"Immortal, this is a small token of appreciation from our Qingyang Village, please accept it!"
The old village chief said to Li Xiaoyao with great reverence.
Li Xiaoyao's gaze shifted to the tray. It was piled with a messy assortment of gold ingots, silver, and a lot of copper coins.
This...
Clearly, it was gathered with the combined efforts of the entire Qingyang Village.
Qingyang Village was remote, poor, and arduous.
To be able to gather so much money truly represented the "primordial power" of the entire village.
Li Xiaoyao swept his gaze over the villagers. They were all timid, their expressions awkward. It was evident they greatly feared Li Xiaoyao, this powerful "immortal." Yet, the eyes of every villager were filled with gratitude, their faces brimming with sincerity!
"Immortal, thank you for saving all of us, young and old, in our village!"
With that, the old village chief led by example, bowing down with trembling hands.
The villagers behind him followed suit, kowtowing to Li Xiaoyao to express their heartfelt gratitude.
This scene deeply moved Li Xiaoyao.
Life is hard, and mortals have it tough!
In this world, the lives of ordinary mortals were truly a "sea of suffering"!
They had to face the exploitation and oppression of the imperial court.
They could also encounter rampaging demonic beasts at any moment, killing and devouring people.
Most infuriating of all was the persecution from demonic cultivators!
"Demonic cultivators" refined magical treasures like the "Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner" and cultivated divine abilities such as the "White Bone Claw," all of which required the souls of mortals for refinement.
When "demonic cultivators" killed, they often massacred villages, and could even annihilate an entire city!
Insane!
Therefore, the lives of ordinary mortals were too bitter!
Li Xiaoyao was a rogue cultivator, and he had witnessed much of the "suffering of the mortal world," feeling deeply for them!
Alas!
The villagers of this village were all kind and honest people. He should help them!
Li Xiaoyao took out two items from his storage bag.
One thousand taels of gold!
A talisman!
Li Xiaoyao gave both the gold and the talisman to the old village chief.
"This cannot be, it cannot be, absolutely not!"
The old village chief repeatedly waved his hands, refusing to accept Li Xiaoyao's gift.
"Immortal, you saved all our villagers, young and old, how can we possibly accept your things?"
Li Xiaoyao smiled slightly and said.
"Elder, there's no need to be so polite! I am an immortal cultivator, and gold and silver are not of much value to me. Take this thousand taels of gold to repair the damaged houses in your village!"
The fight between Li Xiaoyao and the "Black Mountain Five Ghosts" earlier had caused some houses in Qingyang Village to collapse due to the aftermath of the battle.
The thousand taels of gold Li Xiaoyao produced was enough to repair these collapsed houses to their former glory.
Li Xiaoyao continued.
"This talisman is a Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman. If your village encounters another attack from demonic cultivators, you can light this talisman, and I will rush over immediately!"
This...
The old village chief stared blankly at the thousand taels of gold and the shimmering talisman, his heart filled with complex emotions.
Gratitude!
Excitement!
Deeply moved!
...
Li Xiaoyao smiled faintly and prepared to leave, activating his sword light.
"Immortal!"
The old village chief's voice, choked with emotion, sounded again.
"Please leave us your name, so we can build a shrine for you and worship you day and night!"
The Qingyang Village villagers also shouted in unison.
"Immortal, please leave your name!"
Everyone pleaded!
This scene was incredibly touching!
...
A certain mountain cave.
A certain senior.
(～￣▽￣)～
Seriously watching the show...
The certain senior thought with a "wicked humor," what if Li Xiaoyao suddenly shouted, "My name is Hong Ling Jin!"
Heh heh heh...
That would be hilarious!
...
Li Xiaoyao could feel the genuine sincerity of the "Qingyang Village" villagers, and he was deeply moved, his heart swelling with emotion, unable to contain himself.
Li Xiaoyao turned around, looked at the "Qingyang Village" villagers, and said loudly.
"You don't need to thank me. If you really want to thank someone, then thank the senior!"
The old village chief asked.
"May I ask, Immortal, who is that... senior?"
When speaking of the "senior," Li Xiaoyao instantly transformed from a lofty, ethereal "cool sword immortal" into an absolute "little fanboy."
His eyes shone with "starry light."
Admiration! Respect!
"The senior is the light, the senior is the lightning, the senior is the only myth..."
Unable to control himself, Li Xiaoyao inadvertently began to "sing."
A certain mountain cave.
A certain senior.
(￣ェ￣；)
Sweat!
A waterfall of sweat!
Watching the show and it's about me!
And, Comrade Li Xiaoyao, can you just speak normally? Why are you singing?
Your sudden outburst of singing is so embarrassing!
...
The old village chief, and the "Qingyang Village" villagers, listened stunned as Li Xiaoyao sang the "battle song."
After the song ended.
The old village chief
(☆＿☆)
The "Qingyang Village" villagers
(☆＿☆)
Although they didn't quite understand, they felt it was very "awesome"!
Mysterious but impressive!
The old village chief waved his hand and said with great passion.
"Good, from today onwards, our Qingyang Village will build a shrine for the senior and worship him!"
Li Xiaoyao was overjoyed to hear this!
If "Qingyang Village" were to build a shrine for Li Xiaoyao himself, he wouldn't have felt much!
But now that "Qingyang Village" was building a shrine for the senior, it struck Li Xiaoyao's "itchy spot," making him incredibly excited.
Li Xiaoyao actively participated, offering suggestions.
"Good, good, good! Since you plan to worship the senior, then I must support you with all my might... Hmm, this should be the senior's first shrine, so we can't be careless. First, we need to build a statue of the senior... The material for the statue must be good, perhaps pure gold!"
A certain mountain cave.
A certain senior.
(╯°Д°）╯︵┻━┻
Damn it!
I can't stand it!
You're going to build a shrine for me, did you even ask my opinion?
As a "hiding cultivator," low profile, low profile, low profile!
The most important things are said three times!
Low profile is the kingly way!
"Shrines" are too eye-catching and will attract enemies!
Besides, what's with a "pure gold statue," that's so tacky!
No, I must stop Li Xiaoyao!
...
The certain senior planned to communicate with Li Xiaoyao through the "qi luck network" to stop him from doing anything foolish.
However, before the certain senior could do so, Li Xiaoyao had already used ten thousand spirit stones to condense a "Dragon Knight statue."
Li Xiaoyao probably felt that a gold statue was too tacky, so he changed it to spirit stone material.
Not to mention, this Li Xiaoyao actually had some "artistic flair."
The "Dragon Knight statue" he sculpted from spirit stones was lifelike and vivid.
The old village chief and the "Qingyang Village" villagers looked at this lifelike "Dragon Knight statue," and a strong sense of worship arose within them.
The old village chief led the way, and he offered incense to the "Dragon Knight statue."
The incense smoke curled, slowly rising.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have received active worship from mortals, qi luck value +0.001, merit and wish power +0.001...]