Cheng Xiaofan sat cross-legged on the ground and summoned all the gold bricks from his spatial dimension.
He then closed his eyes, sent a wisp of his divine sense into his Sea of Consciousness, and quickly envisioned the design for a village archway.
A golden dragon coiled around the top of the archway.
The archway was carved with flowing auspicious clouds.
Hidden within these clouds were dense Heavenly Dao talismans.
The pillars on either side bore a couplet: "A hidden immortal realm in the mortal world, a village that reveals creation."
With the experience of refining the Golden Pagoda, constructing this village archway was much easier.
Cheng Xiaofan willed it, and the spiritual energy in his spatial dimension converged into a massive vortex.
As the vortex began to spin, the gold bricks piled on the ground were all absorbed into its center with a clatter.
In Cheng Xiaofan's Sea of Consciousness, the gold bricks began to assemble and piece together according to his design, gradually fusing into one.
Over five hours later.
A beautiful archway appeared before Cheng Xiaofan.
By this time, it was almost three in the morning outside.
After withdrawing from his spatial dimension, Cheng Xiaofan immediately got on his motorcycle and headed to the village entrance.
Not far ahead, near the bridgehead, was the first food village archway erected by Mei Xueyun.
Seventy-two meters from the bridgehead, there was a fork in the road, paved with bluestone, leading south – the main road to Nanshan Lake.
Cheng Xiaofan decided to erect his self-crafted golden archway in front of this three-way intersection.
Placing it here would effectively control those with malicious intent from entering Nanshan Lake and Zhuxi Village.
With this thought!
Boom!
Cheng Xiaofan immediately moved the golden archway out of his spatial dimension, and with a thunderous sound, he placed it there.
Immediately, a beam of light shot up from underground, enveloping the entire golden archway.
This beam of light originated from the petrified demonic beasts guarding the earth below.
As the light covered the archway, it proved that they had solidified into a cohesive whole.
In the blink of an eye, auspicious clouds descended from the dark night sky, landing on the archway and merging with the carved clouds above.
The entire archway then shone brilliantly.
This brilliance lasted for over ten minutes before it receded back into the archway.
Seeing this, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but smile.
He knew that once this magnificent golden archway was erected here, it would not fall even under the onslaught of heavenly lightning.
No one would be able to destroy this archway!
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan saw several figures approaching from the lake island in the distance.
Clearly, the phenomenon caused by the erection of the golden archway had attracted the attention of the people on the island, who had come to investigate what had happened.
Li Mingxi was at the forefront.
Cheng Xiaofan did not want to be discovered by them, so he immediately rode his motorcycle and left the area.
Not long after he left.
Li Mingxi arrived at the scene.
Following behind her were the Shui Huli trio.
"Oh my, where did this golden archway come from?"
Zheng Yixin, the leader of the Shui Huli trio, was stunned speechless upon seeing the golden archway.
Shui Bingqian clasped her hands to her chest, her mouth agape, and said, "It's so beautiful, I've never seen such a magnificent archway."
Le Dandan exclaimed, "This is simply too extravagant!"
"There's actually an archway made of pure gold in this world."
"Besides Zhuxi Village, there's no other place like it!"
Li Mingxi nodded slightly and said, "This must be the archway our master erected here."
Zheng Yixin smiled and asked, "Senior Sister, how can you be so sure it was Master?"
Li Mingxi chuckled, "Are you silly? Haven't you heard that Master erected a golden pagoda by White Python Lake?"
"Who else but our divine master could make such a grand gesture to build an archway out of gold?"
Zheng Yixin laughed, "You're right!"
"I almost forgot, in this world, only Master could do something like this."
Shui Bingqian said, "It seems our responsibilities will be heavier from now on."
"We must protect this golden archway at all times."
Le Dandan added, "Yes, an archway made of pure gold like this, placed here, will surely arouse the envy of many."
Zheng Yixin chuckled, "You're worrying for nothing."
"Since Master was able to erect the golden archway here, he must have set up formations nearby. No one would dare touch this archway."
Li Mingxi said, "Sister Yixin is right."
"Our Master is omnipotent and meticulous. He would have considered all these matters."
...
Dawn was approaching.
At this time, Cheng Xiaofan didn't want to disturb his Bai Goddess, so he returned to the pavilion in the back mountain to rest.
Ding ding ding!
When Cheng Xiaofan woke up, his phone rang.
He fumbled for his phone, opened it, and saw it was his teacher, Zhang Heng, calling.
Pressing the answer button, Cheng Xiaofan said with a smile, "Teacher, why are you calling so early in the morning?"
Zhang Heng asked, "Xiaofan, have you returned to Zhuxi Village?"
Cheng Xiaofan replied, "Yes, I received a call yesterday afternoon about a family matter, so I rushed back immediately."
Zhang Heng inquired, "Oh, are you still heading to Korea today?"
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "Yes, I plan to go this afternoon to treat the last batch of patients before returning."
"Teacher, how did you know I was back in the country?"
Zhang Heng said, "News of you erecting a golden archway in Zhuxi Village today has been all over the martial arts forum. Of course, I know you're back!"
Cheng Xiaofan was not surprised at all.
Many tourists visited Zhuxi Village every day.
Among them were also people from the martial arts world.
It was entirely normal for this news to reach Zhang Heng so quickly.
He couldn't help but smile and asked, "Teacher, do you think I've done something improper?"
Zhang Heng paused slightly and then said with a smile, "As I said, come see me when you return from Korea."
Cheng Xiaofan smiled, "Teacher, I know, I will definitely come."
Zhang Heng said, "Good, I won't disturb you further. We'll talk when we meet!"
*Snap!*
The call ended.
Cheng Xiaofan was slightly stunned.
He knew that his teacher must have something important to tell him this time.
Otherwise, his teacher wouldn't have repeatedly urged him to visit him upon his return from Korea.
Cheng Xiaofan understood his teacher very well.
As an elder, apart from his parents, Zhang Heng cared about him immensely.
His teacher must have received some information that was unfavorable to him, hence his urgent desire to communicate.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager to meet.