night.

Turtle Mountain was decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and was filled with a joyous atmosphere.

A grand banquet was laid out in the courtyard, with gold and jade vessels, fine wines and rare fruits, and countless delicacies on jade platters...

Clang! Clang!

Little Fatty and Black Rabbit stood on the hilltop, each holding a large bronze cymbal, striking it with a deafening roar.

"Welcome! Welcome!"

"Little lions, little calves, little puppies... come quick, everyone! Senior Sister Goose is back! Goose is treating you to a feast!"

Yi Cheng went down the mountain early and invited the thirteen demons of Ma Jiang Mountain over.

"Haha, Sister Yicheng, we've missed you so much!"

"Yeah, yeah, lately, Sister Yicheng, you haven't been torturing us at Sesame Sauce Mountain, and we're starting to feel a little lost."

"Not bad, not bad, Sister Yicheng, come visit Sesame Sauce Mountains again another day, we brothers will keep you company and help you stretch your muscles."

"Hahaha, the immortal's banquet is truly wonderful! Every time I finish a feast, my demonic power increases significantly, surpassing decades of arduous cultivation."

"Hehe, we brothers will stuff extra in our pockets to take back with us later..."

The Thirteen Demons of Sesame Sauce Mountain are already frequent visitors to Turtle Mountain.

Now, whenever they come, they are no longer as reserved as they were on the first few visits. Instead, they seem very relaxed, chatting and laughing.

"Goose is incredibly powerful now; it could smash several mountains with a single punch."

Yi Cheng, head held high, said arrogantly, "So, I won't fight you guys. I'm afraid I might accidentally poop you out."

"Wow! Sister Yicheng, you're amazing!"

In recent years, the emotional intelligence of all the demons has also improved dramatically.

"Goose, goose, goose...that's it."

Yi Cheng, hands on her chubby waist, proudly boasted, "Let me tell you, Senior Sister Goose even brought back some candied hawthorns for Goose! Have you guys ever tried candied hawthorns? They can be sweet or spicy!"

"Sister Yicheng, what are candied hawthorns? Can I have a bite?"

The fiery toad, its neck stiff, asked.

Yi Cheng resolutely refused, "No, that was brought for me by Senior Sister Goose. I want to eat it all by myself."

"oh. "

The Flaming Toad was a little disappointed. Many of his brothers had been to human cities, but he had never been.

He had heard that there were many fun and novel things in human cities, and he wanted to see and eat them. However, he had also heard that human cities were very dangerous. His older brother had been chased by human cultivators and was almost captured and used as a mount.

Therefore, he will never come out of seclusion.

"But Master Goose also brought me lots and lots of delicious food, and I can share some with you all."

"Wow! Thank you, Sister Yicheng!"

The Flaming Toad was very happy and started croaking loudly.

......

"Senior sister, these are all the goose's friends."

At the banquet, Yicheng happily introduced Wenqing.

He nodded warmly with a smile, responding to each question.

"The thirteen demons of Sesame Sauce Mountain greet the fairy."

All the demons rose to their feet and gave a solemn salute.

She responded with a warm smile and politeness.

"Hahaha......."

At the head of the banquet, Qin Shou and Master Gui drank and chatted happily.

Changsheng poured wine for the two of them.

"Hee hee hee... Senior sister, let the goose show you its punches."

After a few rounds of drinks, Yi Cheng got drunk again. Holding a wine jar in one hand and clenching his fist in the other, he drunkenly started acting crazy at the banquet.

"Wow! Yi Cheng, you're amazing!"

Warmth accompanied the applause.

Upon hearing this, Yi Cheng became even more smug and exclaimed, "Senior Sister, the goose has other amazing skills too! You'll see!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a three-hundred-foot-tall, golden, gleaming giant appeared on the mountaintop.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The fat giant patted his little belly and made a series of mesmerizing "goose" cries.

"Goose, goose, goose............."

"Goose, goose, goose............."

"Goose, goose, goose..."

The screams were both demonic and deafening, causing the demons with lower cultivation levels to cover their ears.

"Senior sister, what makes you look so young?"

Yi Cheng looked down, unable to see her senior sister, and took a few steps back with a "thump, thump, thump," peeking out from under her senior sister's head and asking, "Hee, hee, hee... Senior sister, does a goose laugh like a big white goose?"

Warmth:............

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Wen Qing clapped her hands cheerfully and laughed loudly, "So alike! So alike! Yi Cheng, how are you so amazing?"

Receiving praise from her senior sister made Yi Cheng even happier. She immediately declared that she wanted to make her senior sister laugh for several more hours. Fortunately, Qin Shou stopped her in time, saying, "Yi Cheng, if you don't eat some meat soon, Little Fatty will eat it all up!"

"Squeak, I want to perform too! I want to perform too!"

Black Rabbit has been eagerly raising his hand for decades, and today he has finally had his chance to shine in front of his own people.

At that moment, Black Rabbit ran to the side of the courtyard, picked up a huge stone plate weighing a thousand pounds, and began to squat.

Qin Beast: ..........

Warmth: ............................

Demons: ...................

Little Fatty, holding a chicken leg in each hand, shouted, "Wow! Black Rabbit, you're amazing! Keep it up! Keep it up!"

"Ya hey~~, ya hey~, ya hey~"

Upon hearing this, the black rabbit immediately squatted down more than a dozen times.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Everyone snapped out of their daze, applauded, and said, "Black Rabbit, you did a great job holding it up. Don't hold it up anymore, take a break."

"No, I have another special skill to demonstrate."

Black Rabbit immediately lay down, pressing the large stone slab against its belly, and roared, "Yi Cheng, it's your turn!"

Everyone: ? ? ? ? ?

"Here they come, here they come!"

With a "whoosh," Yi Cheng flung the wine jar from his hand, frowned, picked up the gleaming iron hammer at his waist, and charged forward shouting "Black duck~ Black duck~".

A loud bang!

The large stone disc pressing on the black rabbit's belly was shattered.

Pfft!

Black Rabbit spat out a mouthful of blood, which flew dozens of meters high.

"Holy crap!"

Qin Shou was stunned for a moment.

Fearing that Yi Cheng might be drunk and not control her strength, he immediately checked on Hei Tu's injuries.

To everyone's surprise, Black Rabbit jumped up, wiped her mouth, and strutted around with a nonchalant and arrogant air, her eyes darting towards the sky, waiting for everyone's praise.

To everyone's surprise, the crowd was still stunned by the performance.

Especially the Thirteen Demons of Sesame Sauce Mountain.

They were well aware of Sister Cheng's terrifying power, and this rabbit... was truly damn tough.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

The first to speak was Black Rabbit's most loyal friend, Little Fatty.

Little Fatty broke the silence, and everyone snapped out of their daze, applause instantly drowning out everything else.

"Black Rabbit, you performed wonderfully. Don't do it again next time; it's too dangerous."

The Qin beast spoke.

The Thirteen Demons of Sesame Sauce Mountain chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, Brother Rabbit, do you want to join us, the Thirteen Demons of Sesame Sauce Mountain?"

(╯^╰) "Hmph."

Amidst the numerous praises, Black Rabbit gradually became arrogant.

With tenderness and affection, she took the black rabbit into her arms and began to examine its injuries.

"Don't worry, Sister Wen, I haven't built these muscles for nothing over the decades."

Black Rabbit even comforted Wenqing, which really made Wenqing laugh.

"I want to perform too! I want to perform too!"

Among the thirteen demons, another representative was chosen.

Every year when they come to eat and drink for free, they have to put on a few performances, otherwise they feel embarrassed. The recitation of the Three Character Classic by the Flaming Toad is one of the must-see performances.

"In the beginning, demons were inherently good; their natures were similar, but their habits differed greatly..."

"Little toad, you're so clever!"

He smiled warmly.

Having received praise from the host of today's banquet, the Fiery Vermilion Toad instantly became the focus of the entire event.

Seeing his disciple happy, Qin Shou immediately waved his hand and laughed loudly, "Good job! You deserve a reward!"

Immediately, a bottle of pills floated in front of the Flaming Vermilion Toad.

A Grade 3 Beast Heart Pill can increase the demonic power of a Foundation Establishment Realm demonic beast by ten years.

Seeing this, the other powerful demons all shouted eagerly, "Me! Me! Me too! I can recite it too! I can even do somersaults..."

Looking at the beautiful scenery on the mountain, Wenqing couldn't help but smile.

This feeling is very warm.

The moon hangs high in the sky.

The people and demons at the banquet fell silent, each sitting cross-legged in meditation.

Qin Shou was overjoyed at the return of his disciple today and specially took out a jar of Enlightenment Wine to share with him.

Now, these people are all immersed in their own enlightenment.

Only Yi Cheng was truly drunk, fast asleep.

Wenqing held Yicheng in her arms, occasionally pinching her chubby little face and chuckling.

........

As night deepened, a gentle breeze stirred.

Qin Shou carried the wine jar alone to the top of the back mountain.

He poured three bowls of wine in turn at the graves of his master, senior brother, and senior sister.

"Master, senior brothers, senior sisters, I've come to see you again."

"I've been coming here so often over the years, aren't you all getting a little tired of it? Haha."

"Anyway, I don't care, I'm coming! I'm going to make a racket and keep you all quiet, hehehehe..."

Qin Shou rambled on and on, then turned his gaze to his senior sister's cenotaph.

"Senior sister, Xiao Qing'er is back. She avenged your blood feud, but she suffered a lot herself."

"Fortunately, it's all over now."

"She's doing well now, and she'll be happy from now on."

"Senior sister, how are you........."

Perhaps tired from talking, Qin Shou lay down on the lawn, gazing up at the starry sky.

Stars, existing since time immemorial, beautiful, mysterious, desolate, cold...

But what kind of world lies above those stars?

Everyone yearns for it, everyone wants to go.

However, my desire for immortality has never changed.

Perhaps no one in this world can understand Qin Shou's persistence.

He was a mortal who had died twice.

And each time, they left in despair and hopelessness.

"Senior sister."

"Senior brother."

"Master."

"What do you say?"

"If I were to become the Celestial Emperor someday, would I be able to sever the River of Time and retrieve you from that past era?"

"I'm really curious."

Qin Shou was drunk, his eyes were blurry, and even the entire starry sky seemed to dim.

And so, he slept on that mountaintop, in front of his senior brothers' and sisters' graves, for one night.

...

Three days later, the banquet ended.

The demons came in high spirits, and they left in high spirits as well.

Yi Cheng generously gave away many snacks and even secretly stole a lot of pills from her master's alchemy room to give to Thirteen Demons, but Thirteen Demons refused to accept them no matter what.

They would never accept it unless it was a gift from the immortals.

In the end, Wenqing learned of the situation and smiled as she told Thirteen Demons to accept it, saying it was no trouble.

Because she knew that these pills were just for her master to refine for fun, and their grade was not high. Her master wouldn't have much use for them, but they were very precious to these second- and third-tier demonic beasts.

"Hmph, you guys saw that? Senior Sister Goose told you to accept it, so you'd better hurry up and accept it."

"Let me tell you, Senior Sister Goose has the final say on this mountain. Even Master Goose is no match for her."

"You can eat these candies without worry. After you've finished them, the geese will steal more for you, because the geese are good friends."

As time went by, Yi Cheng not only learned to be generous, but also became incredibly righteous.

"Thank you, Sister Yicheng. Thank you, Fairy Sister."

The demons departed happily.

Wen Qing playfully pinched Yi Cheng's nose. "You, you, don't expect me to beg for mercy when Master spanks you later."

"Wow~, no goose! Senior sister, don't you love geese anymore?"

Yi Cheng clung pitifully to Wen Qing's arm, feeling a little scared when she thought of her master's shoe soles.

......

The next morning, Da Mei called Yi Cheng to go patrol the mountain.

However, Yi Cheng refused, shouting:

"Da Mei, I'm not going on patrol today. I'm going to help my senior sister with chores."

"Oh? Then I'll work with you."

Da Mei is still very loyal.

"Okay, let's work together."

Little Fatty nodded obediently.

This older sister is very gentle, and I like her, so I'm happy to work for her.

"Ya-hey~, ya-hey~"

Under the peach tree beside the courtyard, Black Rabbit was lifting a large rock to build muscle, squeaking and calling out, "Yi Cheng, Da Mei, Xiao Pang, I still have two hundred squats and three hundred push-ups to do today. Once I'm done, I'll come help you with the chores!"

"Okay!"

The little ones responded.

"Giggle giggle..."

Wen Qing covered her mouth and laughed, "Yi Cheng, Da Mei, Xiao Pang, you're all so thoughtful. But there's nothing to do here, so go and have some fun."

"Yes, Yi Cheng, go patrol the mountain, and while you're at it, catch a few powerful demonic beasts to nourish your senior sister."

At this moment, Qin Shou also walked over and said with a smile.

"Okay, Master."

Yi Cheng, with her small, beady eyes, smiled at Wen Qing and said, "Hehe, Senior Sister, the area down the mountain is all geese's territory now. We'll wait for them to catch some good food for you."

"OK. "

Wenqing patted Yicheng's head gently. "Then you be careful too."

"Uh-huh. "

Yi Cheng nodded.

Then, wielding their little golden hammers, they shouted "Charge!" and the little ones dashed down the mountain in a flurry of activity.

...

Inside the alchemy room.

Qin Beast used hundreds of rare and precious medicinal herbs to brew a cauldron of purple medicinal liquid.

Wenqing removed her clothes, sat cross-legged inside the cauldron, and began to circulate the Water God Technique, absorbing and refining the medicinal power within.

"This is a life-giving elixir, which I refined using a drop of the Spring of Life as a catalyst. It can revitalize your broken body, remove all hidden injuries, and help you rebuild your foundation."

After that, you only need to rest and recuperate on the mountain for a decade or so, and then you will be able to attempt to cultivate again and condense your golden core.

Qin Shou stood outside the eaves, his back to the window, and spoke.

"Understood, Master."

She spoke softly and gently.