Fang Xiu's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the Queen Mother of the West, as if she had known him for a long time.
Why was that? He clearly remembered that this was the first time he had met the real Queen Mother of the West.
"Is the Queen Mother alright?" the Jade Emperor asked.
The Queen Mother of the West in the Kunlun Mirror slowly shook her head: "There's nothing seriously wrong. She was just imprisoned for a long time. It seems the matter should be resolved."
The Jade Emperor nodded, then looked at the crowd: "Everyone, follow me to remove the seal from the Queen Mother."
"It is Your Majesty."
Subsequently, several top immortals and gods exerted their power together, and their immense divine power surged like a raging sea, engulfing the Kunlun Mirror.
Golden light shimmered on the Kunlun Mirror, and under the influence of divine power, several jet-black chains of divine order appeared, wrapped with ferocious demonic energy.
However, despite the terrifying demonic energy, under the attack of the Jade Emperor and several other top immortals and gods, the pitch-black chains of divine order broke inch by inch in the short time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
Then, the Queen Mother of the West's primordial spirit transformed into a stream of light, broke free from the Kunlun Mirror, and returned to her original body.
When the real Queen Mother of the West fully awoke, the Jade Emperor and others hurriedly inquired about what had happened.
The Queen Mother of the West gave a bitter smile: "Since the invasion from the other shore, the Heavenly Dao has been polluted, and the future of this world has become increasingly unclear. I am worried that the Three Realms will suffer a great calamity, so I have been constantly using the Kunlun Mirror to explore the future, hoping to find a solution from the future."
One day, while I was exploring the River of Time, a figure inexplicably appeared on its surface. It was a woman dressed in a black gauze dress…”
A woman in a black tulle dress?
Fang Xiu interrupted him instantly, a fierce glint flashing in his dark eyes: "What does she look like!"
The crowd was somewhat surprised by Fang Xiu's reaction, but they didn't say anything more.
The Queen Mother of the West pondered for a moment, as if trying to figure out how to describe her: "Beautiful, perfect, it's hard to see any flaws in her."
"Is it her!" Fang Xiu waved his hand, and his wife's projection instantly appeared in the scene.
The Queen Mother of the West's expression changed slightly upon seeing her wife: "Indeed."
Upon receiving an affirmative answer, the hatred in Fang Xiu's heart was like a long-suppressed volcano, on the verge of erupting.
"Damn bitch, it really was you!"
He knew he couldn't possibly be wrong, even if there was a physical barrier between them. That look, that familiar look, he would never forget, even in death.
"Young friend Fang, do you perhaps know this woman? Do you know her background?"
Fang Xiu said coldly, "I would recognize her even if she were ashes. As for her origin, I don't know, but she is very likely the source of the pollution."
Upon hearing this, the gods' expressions changed instantly.
"The source of pollution?"
"Is this woman the source of the pollution?"
A hint of hesitation appeared on the Queen Mother of the West's face: "I only met her once, and then she sealed me in the Kunlun Mirror. It was a brief encounter. I don't know if she is the source of the pollution, but she is definitely not the main body. She should be an avatar."
The Jade Emperor looked astonished: "You sealed away the Queen Mother with just a clone?"
The Queen Mother of the West smiled bitterly: "Indeed, even if it was an avatar, I could not sense its strength from beginning to end. It did not fight me, but instead used the River of Time to submerge me."
Driving the river of time?
Fang Xiu's eyes flickered, not surprised at all. His wife could even ignore death and rewind, so driving the river of time was naturally no problem for her.
"Why didn't she kill you?" Fang Xiu asked the question that had been on his mind. Given the strength of this wife's clone, since it could imprison the Queen Mother of the West, it could naturally kill her as well, but it didn't.
The Queen Mother of the West's expression darkened slightly: "Perhaps she is wary of the Heavenly Dao. After all, I am the Queen Mother of the West, in charge of Kunlun, the head of all female immortals in the world, and enjoy great fortune. If I were to perish, the Heavenly Dao would surely notice."
Is it the Way of Heaven?
Could those two beings be my wife and the Heavenly Dao?
"By the way, you seem to know me?" Fang Xiu asked the question that had been hidden in his heart. He always felt that this was not the first time the Queen Mother of the West had met him.
The Queen Mother of the West smiled slightly: "Actually, this is our third meeting."
The third time?
Fang Xiu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be...?
"The first time was when you asked the gods for help through the Kunlun Mirror."
Fang Xiu instantly recalled that back in the mortal world, when the other shore launched a full-scale invasion and the Xia Kingdom was on the verge of collapse, he had climbed Mount Kunlun and used the Kunlun Mirror to inquire about the ancient beings' method of saving the world, but at that time, no god responded.
"At that time, I was already imprisoned in the Kunlun Mirror, and the Kunlun Mirror was also sealed by that woman, so your voice could not be transmitted at all. Only I, who was in the Kunlun Mirror, could hear it. Unfortunately, I was unable to respond because I was sealed."
I see.
Fang Xiu had initially thought that the gods had abandoned the mortal world, but now it seemed that his wife had cut off the signal.
At this moment, the Queen Mother of the West said again: "The second time was when you stepped into the Kunlun Mirror and tried to make the Kunlun Mirror recognize you as its master. I was imprisoned in the Kunlun Mirror and thought about how to get out all the time, but I was trapped by the seal and could only wait. Finally, I waited until you began to accept the test of the Kunlun Mirror, so I asked the Kunlun Mirror to send you, the person of the future, to the Heavenly Court."
It turns out that my being transported to ancient times was the work of the Queen Mother of the West.
"Was this a test you set?"
The Queen Mother of the West shook her head: "It was not me. The test was set by the Kunlun Mirror, but the Kunlun Mirror took my request as one of the tests."
"One of them?" Fang Xiu frowned slightly. "Are there other tests?"
"Indeed, the Kunlun Mirror is a very special existence among the ancient artifacts. It is the only artifact that can control time. It spans the past, present, and future. Time is continuous in front of it, like a straight line that can be touched. The endless time has endowed it with a rule-like consciousness. You must follow the rules in order to gain the approval of the Kunlun Mirror."
When I gained the Kunlun Mirror's approval, I had already completed three tests. If I'm not mistaken, you should have two more tests to complete.
Two more times?
Just as Fang Xiu was about to ask a question, he suddenly realized that all the sounds around him were moving away from him. He looked sharply at the Jade Emperor and the others, and the distance between them was rapidly increasing. In the blink of an eye, they were already tens of thousands of miles apart.
Whoosh!
The sound of the river of time rushing through the void echoed in his ears, and the surging waves engulfed Fang Xiu until his figure completely disappeared.
When Fang Xiu regained his sight, he was shocked to find that everything in front of him was gray and hazy, with wisps of gray mist flowing into his mouth and nose, refreshing his senses.
"Is this...the other side?"
Fang Xiu realized that he had not returned to the original time, otherwise he would not be on the other side, but on Kunlun Mountain.
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