Scene: Mortal Realm – Hidden Farmer Village, One Week After the Battle
The scars of war remained—burned-out homes, broken walls, and bloodstained soil—but the heartbeat of the village refused to die. Under the soft morning sun, disciples and villagers worked side by side.
No longer master and peasant, no longer sect and commoner—just people rebuilding what mattered.
Scene: Central Courtyard
Zhao Fei hauled timber over his shoulder, sweat trickling down his brow.
"Who knew being a sword cultivator would include carpentry?" he muttered.
Ling Xue passed by with a bucket of fresh medicinal water. "Master always said a steady hand with a hoe leads to a steady hand with a blade."
"Don't make him sound like a philosopher," Zhao scoffed—then smiled.
Scene: Fields of Renewal
Chen Yu, the alchemist, knelt in the soil. Around him were villagers planting seeds, each one a blend of divine herbs left behind by Li Yuan's farming system.
He distributed special fertilizer: ashes from burnt talismans that had absorbed divine energy.
Elder Tang approached. "This soil was once barren."
Chen Yu nodded. "Now it carries the trace of heaven."
The field shimmered faintly under sunlight.
Scene: Village Shrine – Now Dedicated to Li Yuan
The villagers, without asking permission, had constructed a humble shrine where Li Yuan once tended crops. A carving of him stood beneath a vine-wrapped arch.
A child approached with a small bowl of rice and placed it at the shrine's base.
"To the Farmer God," the child whispered.
Disciples watched in silence. Zhao Fei clenched his fists.
"Master wouldn't want worship."
Chen Yu replied, "Maybe. But faith grows where protection is sown."
Scene: Upper Realm – Divine Realm Observation
In the Divine Farmstead, Li Yuan stood under the Star Gourd Tree, a smirk playing on his lips.
The System, now with a goofy humanoid jelly form, floated in the air beside him eating imaginary popcorn.
System Notification: Village Faith Level Raised – Hidden Farmer Village is now: "Blessed Ground"
New Mission: Plant the Divine Temple Root to anchor the realm's connection to mortal belief
System: "Worship status: unlocked. Want me to send them a miracle or you gonna play the aloof god some more?"
Li Yuan chuckled. "Let the land speak for me."
Foreshadowing – Unknown Realm
A gathering of robed cultivators sat in a circular hall, eyes glowing with celestial light.
"The mortal realm stirs with strange divine energy. Our diviners sense the rebirth of a realm…"
A hooded figure grinned. "It is time. The Silent Farmer walks again."
As villages rise and seeds are sown, legends begin where the soil remembers pain—and grows peace.
(END OF CHAPTER)