Wang Lanqing was stunned for a moment after hearing Yan Hua's words, and then belatedly realized that Yan Hua was right. Although she hadn't been the new Heavenly Dao for long, Qi Yu had already made a lot of reforms.
Si Qing was also the same, and had even created many new Heavenly Dao laws that had never been established before.
The rules for the entire Three Realms were rewritten.
"But speaking of which, after this mountain was completely controlled by the Heavenly Dao, the air itself feels different," Chen Xi stood beside them, took a deep breath, and sat cross-legged. "The air is filled with spiritual energy everywhere, and look at those plants..."
The plants were recovering and growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. They had looked malnourished, thin and dry, but now, upon closer inspection, they had all become strong and robust, with lush green leaves.
Chi Shangming stood beside them, reached out, and touched a fallen leaf. He found that although the leaf had fallen, its roots emitted a faint halo. When he squeezed it, he felt a powerful surge of spiritual energy entering his body.
Chi Shangming's expression was one of shock. He never expected that a single fallen leaf could possess such a miraculous effect. He looked up at Qi Yu and Si Qing, his voice tinged with a rare hint of nervousness, "Your Excellencies, why is this tree's fallen leaf so potent?"
Si Qing, who hadn't found anything unusual, went down to take a look. He casually plucked a leaf from the tree.
Only then did he discover the strangeness. The tree before him seemed to be filled with spiritual energy from its very core. The fallen leaf was bursting with spiritual power, more potent than a small immortal elixir.
Qi Yu, noticing this, walked forward a few steps and plucked leaves from other branches.
Finally, to her surprise, she found that almost all the trees in the vicinity were the same.
"There are many leaves like this at the foot of the mountain," Chen Xi called out as he ran back from below.
Qi Yu was taken aback, then looked at the entire mountain peak with disbelief. "I've read historical records. Divine mountains were said to have strong spiritual energy in their valleys, suitable for cultivators to train. But I've never heard of a divine mountain with such immense spiritual power, where even the leaves are more potent than immortal elixirs."
While this might seem like a good thing, it actually posed significant problems.
The most serious issue was that if a fallen leaf or a stone on this mountain possessed spiritual energy a hundred times stronger than a high-grade immortal elixir or spiritual medicine, it would lead to a massive plundering of the divine mountain's resources by cultivators in the mortal realm.
Don't underestimate this. Greed could drive people to lose their minds, and they would stop at nothing.
This applied not only to humans but to other races as well.
For now, the news hadn't spread. But once the existence of the divine mountain became known, and other realms learned that there was a divine mountain in the mortal realm where not only the air was filled with spiritual energy but even fallen leaves contained spiritual power comparable to a small immortal elixir, it could lead to all races in the Three Realms engaging in bloody battles in the mortal realm for control of the divine mountain.
"Who isn't? That's why we can't figure out why this divine mountain is different from others. But speaking of which, this should be the first divine mountain established since you became the Heavenly Dao, right?" Chen Xi, who had been listening, suddenly realized this.
Qi Yu nodded involuntarily. This was indeed the first divine mountain she had personally facilitated since becoming the Heavenly Dao.
Most of the mountains and forests before were already filled with spiritual energy or were inherently spiritual mountains.
For example, Changqing Mountain.
Because she wanted to establish her sect there, the area later became increasingly rich in spiritual energy. But even so, it had never reached this level.
"So, is this an anomaly, or is it a blessing caused by the Heavenly Dao's excessive power?" Si Qing, who had been listening to everyone's discussions for a long time without reaching a conclusion, couldn't help but feel curious.
Qi Yu, however, was quite nonchalant. "Whether it's a good thing or not, let's just leave it as it is. When the spiritual energy of this divine mountain disappears, that will be a more serious problem."
Si Qing considered Qi Yu's words carefully and found them to be quite reasonable. He then decisively waved his hand, deciding to lead the main force to retreat from the divine mountain.
Yan Hua, however, had a different perspective. "Although that's what we say, this mountain cannot be simply abandoned. What if some cultivators discover the secret of this mountain and then start provocatively fighting for its ownership? Many people would die then."
Qi Yu had to admit that this was indeed a problem.
But in reality, it was also quite easy to solve.
She looked down at the ground for a while and finally managed to catch a gecko on a large tree. It had grown longer than a normal gecko from absorbing spiritual energy.
Qi Yu bit her fingertip and dripped a drop of blood onto it.
The gecko immediately grew at a visible rate into a giant beast several zhang taller than a person.
It opened its mouth and let out a roar. Its tail slammed onto the ground with a bang, kicking up dust and even breaking two trees.
"You stay on this mountain. Do not let anyone in, no matter who it is," Qi Yu said, then waved her hand, and the entire divine mountain was enveloped in a thick fog.
This fog was composed of laws and would cause people to lose their way, trapping them in the mountain.
Luo Family Village, which was originally built on Mount Zhou, was also moved by Qi Yu's power to the foot of the mountain.
"Is there any need to keep this village? I think it can be destroyed directly. Except for the people who were trafficked in, almost everyone in that village has blood on their hands. There surely aren't many who can escape," Chen Xi said, hands on her hips, looking confident.
Qi Yu nodded, but still insisted on moving Luo Family Village to the foot of the mountain, separating it from the mountain. "What you say is correct, but it's not necessarily true. If they all can't return, so be it. But if they do return, and are trapped on this mountain, unable to leave, how tragic would that be? So, this village still needs to be moved."
Chen Xi nodded, unable to disagree with this excellent point.
After Qi Yu completed all the preparations, she turned and beckoned to the others. "Everything that needs to be done has been done. There's no reason to stay here any longer. You can all go back with me."
There was still a fox spirit and Xiong Jing to deal with in the Thirteenth Heaven.