Chapter 2346

"What internship? To put it plainly, it’s about letting Yan Huajun slowly guide Little Northwest to understand how to be a capable leader."

Yan Huajun had no objections. "Alright, I’ll arrange this. But honestly, you could have arranged it yourself."

Yan Aohan shook her head slightly. "The path must be walked by oneself. As a father, the most I can do is watch over her from the side. I shouldn’t interfere with other matters. I’ve never involved myself in such things, so I wouldn’t know how to teach her these skills anyway. It’s better for her to learn from you. Growing up around you, she will naturally gain experience."

This was the advantage of family heritage. Even if Yan Aohan understood the principles, he wouldn’t speak much since he didn’t work in that field. It was better for the child to experience it personally. Of course, he would remind him when necessary.

Yan Huajun agreed. "Since that’s the case, send Little Northwest to me whenever he has free time. I’ll take him around."

Yan Aohan added, "I want Little Northwest to attend the primary school here. That way, Mom and Dad can pick him up and drop him off."

The Old Madam was naturally happy. "Sure, no problem."

The Old Master asked, "Do you two have more business to attend to?"

Yan Aohan explained, "We received news yesterday of a tsunami on the edge of the North Sea. An entire island was submerged. Rescue efforts are underway. Although Ani and I won’t leave immediately, we will depart in a couple of days. After a tsunami, other disasters like typhoons or earthquakes are likely. We must go then. I was wondering how to arrange for Little Northwest, but since he wants to start primary school, I thought of placing him here. It allows you to care for him and fulfills his wish to attend school."

The Old Master nodded. "Go do your work. We will take good care of Little Northwest."

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan acknowledged this.

Little Northwest’s entrance exam went very smoothly. As he had said, he had already self-studied up to the fourth grade. Thus, the first-grade entrance exam was too easy for him. Originally, he intended to skip directly to the fourth grade, but Yan Aohan stopped him, insisting he start from the first grade.

In Yan Aohan’s words, "You’re just a bean sprout. What fourth grade? Start from first grade. If you want to skip grades, wait until you are five years old."

Thus, Little Northwest’s wish to jump to the fourth grade was suppressed.

After Little Northwest started school, Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi left the capital again. They were heading to the North Sea area for rescue operations.

Standing in mid-air, Zhu Yanyi looked down at the people engaged in disaster relief, but her attention was mostly on the sky.

No one noticed, but a faint crack had appeared in the sky. Although thin, any object with a crack is close to breaking. The sky was no different.

"The sky crack has appeared," Zhu Yanyi said with some worry.

Yan Aohan hummed, then said, "Wife, shall we start preparing the materials for you to mend the sky?"

"What materials are needed to mend the sky?" Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan. She truly didn’t know.

"Have you forgotten the herbs I asked the Silver Fox for? Many of them are minerals. Have you heard the legend of Nuwa mending the sky?" Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi seriously.

Zhu Yanyi recalled briefly, then nodded. "I know that legend. It is said Nuwa used Five-Colored Stones to mend the sky."

"Correct. The so-called Five-Colored Stones are actually fusion objects of the Five Elements’ generation and restriction cycles. Now, we need to do two things," Yan Aohan said seriously, looking at Zhu Yanyi.

"What things?" Zhu Yanyi looked back at her. She knew Yan Aohan would give her the answers she needed.

"First, we must find various ores with specific attributes. Later, you will refine the Sky-Mending Pill. Second, we must find the Five Elements Living Spirits and auxiliary Living Spirits. You have already integrated the Night Living Spirit into the night. We still need to find the Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth Living Spirits, and the Day Living Spirit."

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi, her expression somewhat heavy. "Once we gather all the Living Spirits, we can stabilize all elements in this world. This way, even if there are cracks, there will be no immediate danger."

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi. "This is your world. Even I exist within this world. Therefore, only you can mend this heaven and earth."

Yan Aohan could save many planes, but she was helpless regarding this one. This was karma. Because Zhu Yanyi was born here, she needed to protect everything here. If she passed this karmic trial, Zhu Yanyi could ascend smoothly. Otherwise, she would be annihilated.

Zhu Yanyi understood this as well. She smiled and said, "In that case, let’s find the Living Spirits. But where should we look? We found the Night Living Spirit by accident."

"Finding one Living Spirit proves this world can sustain them. At night, call out to the Night Living Spirit. See if it can provide any clues," Yan Aohan thought for a moment before giving this answer.

Zhu Yanyi considered it. For now, this seemed to be the only option. There was nothing else they could do temporarily.

They descended. Zhu Yanyi continued to help treat patients. However, the patients’ conditions were not severe. It was polarized: some had already died, while those who were alive and sick mostly suffered from excessive coldness. So, it wasn’t too serious.

Regardless of the patients’ conditions, Zhu Yanyi treated them carefully and meticulously.

As a doctor, Zhu Yanyi was always impeccable.

At night, after everyone had fallen asleep, Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan walked to an open space. Zhu Yanyi extended her hand and smiled slightly. "Little Night, are you there?"

The Night Living Spirit transformed into a fluorescent butterfly and landed on her finger.

Zhu Yanyi tapped its wings gently and said, "Little Night, I need to find other elemental Living Spirits, and also the Day Living Spirit. Do you have any clues?"

Little Night pondered for a moment, then flew up and directly drilled into the backpack on Zhu Yanyi’s back.

Zhu Yanyi was stunned. There was nothing in the backpack; it had always been just a decoration for her. She opened it and found a crystal ornament inside.

Zhu Yanyi remembered that when she bought this crystal ornament, the owner said she didn’t know what it was. Now, Little Night was circling it. Zhu Yanyi pondered briefly and guessed, "Little Night, do you mean this is one of the Living Spirits?"

Little Night nodded.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan looked at each other. Zhu Yanyi felt incredibly lucky.

Yan Aohan said to Zhu Yanyi, "In that case, give it a try."

Zhu Yanyi agreed. She took a needle, pricked her middle finger, and let a drop of blood fall onto the green crystal.

Gradually, the outer crystal shell began to peel away, revealing the shape of a leaf. The leaf trembled slightly, and then a small spirit appeared, flapping its wings.

Little Night also returned to its small spirit form and flew in front of the green spirit, saying, "I am Little Night, the Night Living Spirit."

The green little spirit looked a bit shy and coquettish. "I am the Wood Living Spirit. I don’t have a name."

"Let the Master give you a name," Little Night flew onto Zhu Yanyi’s shoulder. "Master, give it a name."

Zhu Yanyi extended her hand, opening her palm. The green spirit flew onto her palm. Zhu Yanyi said, "You are the Wood Living Spirit. From now on, let’s call you Little Wood. Is that okay?"

"Okay, my name is Little Wood." Little Wood coquettishly acted shy again, looking very embarrassed.

Zhu Yanyi asked, "How should I release you back into the world?"

Little Wood hummed. "Find a very, very large forest, and release me into it. That will suffice."

Zhu Yanyi nodded and smiled. "Alright. Tomorrow, I will send you to Senling to find you a very large forest." She then added, "Do you know where your other friends are?"

Little Night shook its head. "We don’t know. But if there are friends nearby, we can sense them." This explained why the Night Living Spirit could be found.

Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment and said, "You all need to balance the elements of this plane. I can’t keep carrying you around all the time."

"Master, you are mistaken. We don’t need to stay in the element piles to balance the elements," Little Wood said. "Master, find seven attribute-less spirit stones and refine them into a chain. The chain will have seven spirit beads made of attribute-less spirit stones. We can each choose one to become our elemental spirit stone. Then we can follow the Master. The Master only needs to place us in a place with abundant elements for the first time. Once we activate the elements, it will be fine."

Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned. "So, even if I ascend later, you can all go with me?"

"Yes, because we are the Master’s elements," Little Wood said seriously. Living Spirits were not elements. Elements could not leave their places, but Living Spirits could go anywhere. As long as they activated the local elements, it was fine.

Hearing this, Yan Aohan casually took out seven attribute-less spirit stones and refined them on the spot. Soon, a chain appeared.

Yan Aohan gave the chain to Zhu Yanyi and said to Little Night and Little Wood, "I added spatial elements to the attribute-less spirit stones. It’s like building an attribute-less room for you. You can rest and cultivate inside, or put things you like in there. It’s your territory, but you cannot put living creatures inside."

"Great!" Little Night cheered, spun around, and flew directly into one of the elemental stones. The stone turned black, and Zhu Yanyi clearly felt Little Night’s happiness inside.

Little Night even poked its head out. "Master, can you make us each a bed?"

"Okay." Zhu Yanyi did not refuse this request. Given their small size, making beds was very simple.

Little Wood also smiled happily, then flew into another stone. That colorless elemental stone turned into a green Wood Elemental Stone.

Zhu Yanyi not only sensed the condition of the elemental Living Spirits but also discovered that her body felt different because of this bracelet. The elements within her body seemed more balanced. Since she was of the Wood element, the Wood element seemed to have become stronger.

Zhu Yanyi sat down immediately. Although she could not break through, she knew her cultivation had progressed differently. Mainly, the Yaopu (Medicine Bodhi) within her had absorbed a lot of cultivation base.

When Zhu Yanyi opened her eyes, it was already daytime. She looked at Yan Aohan beside her. Yan Aohan smiled. "Hurry up and tidy up in the space."

Zhu Yanyi then noticed her hair had reached her ankles again. It seemed this cultivation progress had restored her true form.

She smiled, then flashed into the Ruyi Space. After tidying up and changing clothes, she came out again, her hair now shoulder-length.

Seeing she was ready, Yan Aohan came over and said, "Let’s go. Today is the last day for treating patients. Tomorrow, we return to Huaxia."

Zhu Yanyi hummed, then said, "I didn’t expect Little Wood’s ability to be so powerful. It’s a pity I don’t have a Chaos Constitution."

Yan Aohan smiled. "Humans are composed of the Five Elements. Even if you don’t have a Chaos Constitution, having other Living Spirits by your side can still adjust your body, bringing your physical condition to its best state. Most importantly, when you have children in the future, you won’t need to worry about them being unhealthy."

Cultivators’ pregnancies last at least a hundred years. Moreover, the further along, the more energy and cultivation base the cultivator needs to nurture the child. Thus, it is difficult for cultivators to have children. If Zhu Yanyi could collect all the elemental Living Spirits, she wouldn’t need to worry about having children in the future.

"There are such good effects?" Zhu Yanyi smiled satisfactorily. "Since there are such good effects, we must find the Living Spirits even more urgently."

Well, it had to be said that Zhu Yanyi was easily satisfied. If others obtained Living Spirits, they would surely want to dominate the world. But she wanted Living Spirits for one benefit: to have healthy children in the future.

Seeing Zhu Yanyi’s satisfied look, Yan Aohan was also very pleased. For her, this was the only good use of Living Spirits.

Yan Aohan actually thought not having children was fine too. But she also knew that Zhu Yanyi would definitely want a child. Therefore, she planned to have only one, of course, that was a future matter. They would not have children before ascending.

That day, Zhu Yanyi continued to treat patients and prescribe medicine. The next day, they left.

The situation here was under control. Even without Zhu Yanyi, it wouldn’t matter much.

When Zhu Yanyi and her group returned to Huaxia, the first thing they did was go to the Greater Khingan Range next to the capital.

Entering the Greater Khingan Range, after going deep inside, Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan released Little Wood.

Little Wood said to Zhu Yanyi, "Master, you can play here for seven days. I need seven days to activate the Wood element of this plane."

"Okay," Zhu Yanyi smiled. "You play your part. Don’t worry about me. I can gather some herbs here."

Little Wood giggled, then turned into a beam of green light and directly merged into the forest. Zhu Yanyi then noticed that the Wood element spiritual energy here was increasing rapidly.

Zhu Yanyi, of course, would not wait in one place. She and Yan Aohan began searching for herbs.

There were really many herbs in this place, and their efficacy was good. Mainly because this forest had not been developed, so it remained in good condition.

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan mainly looked for herbs of high age. In Zhu Yanyi’s words, although she had many herbs, some were too old, and she felt embarrassed to take them out to scare people. It was better to look for them here.

Two days passed. On this day, they arrived at a cliff.

This was a real cliff. Standing on top and looking down, one could not see anything below. Moreover, due to the misty atmosphere, it felt like being in a fairyland.

"This place is beautiful. It feels like we are in the Immortal Realm," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile.

"It is indeed beautiful, but it is still different from the scenery of the Immortal Realm," Yan Aohan said with a smile.

Zhu Yanyi was about to say something when she smelled a very peculiar fragrance. "Husband, do you smell that? It’s so fragrant. It’s a very unique scent."

Yan Aohan was slightly stunned, then said, "This scent seems to be that of the Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass."

"Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass? Is that the legendary miraculous herb that allows one to successfully refine the Three Corpses Pill? I heard that with the Three Corpses Pill, one can successfully sever the Three Corpses. Is that right?" Zhu Yanyi had also heard of this. Although she had already severed one corpse, it didn’t mean she would disdain the Three Corpses Pill.

"Yes. The Three Corpses Pill is a ninth-grade pill, and its ingredients are extremely hard to find in heaven and earth. One of them is the Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass. Come, let’s go take a look." Yan Aohan held Zhu Yanyi and quietly jumped down the cliff.

They searched slowly. When they reached the middle of the mountain, they found a herb.

The leaves of this herb resembled lotus leaves, particularly large. In the center grew nine beads connected like grapes. It could be seen that this herb had matured.

"Ani, transplant this into the space," Yan Aohan recognized it at a glance. "This is the Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass."

Zhu Yanyi also recognized it and smiled. "Great. With this in my space, I won’t have to worry about lacking Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass in the future." She flicked her finger slightly, as if playing a zither in the void. In fact, it was faintly visible that Zhu Yanyi was using her Wood异能 (ability) to cleverly dig out the herb and transplant it into the Ruyi Space.

After Zhu Yanyi finished everything, the couple returned to the top of the cliff. Then Zhu Yanyi asked, "How did the Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass end up here?"

"I don’t know," Yan Aohan said. "But one thing is clear: the maturation of the Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass indicates that the spiritual energy in this area is beginning to slowly recover. Of course, mainly the Wood spiritual energy."

The Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass usually looks like ordinary grass. Only when mature do its leaves become as large as lotus leaves, and the medicinal beads turn red like flames, emitting fragrance. However, maturation is not easy. Most importantly, the maturation of the Nine-Star Connected Pearl Grass represents changes in heaven and earth.