Soon, Ao Cheng and the South China Sea Dragon Clan member arrived at the Lingxiao Palace.
The Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother also received the news and woke up from their cultivation. In fact, it was more like enlightenment than cultivation.
During this time, with the help of the knowledge taught by Li Nianfan, they found that they had a more accurate definition and understanding of the world, and had a feeling of great enlightenment.
Although it was just a feeling, it was already extremely terrifying.
You know, they are quasi-saints, even if it is just a little progress, it is incomparable. However, after just listening to Li Nianfan's class, they have already begun to have enlightenment. Once they can comprehend it thoroughly, their future is simply limitless!
The two of them looked at each other, and their tacit understanding over the years made them both feel the shock in each other's hearts.
The Queen Mother sighed, "Jade Emperor, the master is a master after all, and we are really blessed by him this time!"
"Haven't we received enough favors from the master?" The Jade Emperor shook his head and took a deep breath, "To the master, we are just ants. Would he care if you fed the ants some food?"
The Queen Mother said in a serious tone, "Of course I know this, but the master may not care, but we can't forget it!"
"Do you need to tell me? The biggest difference between us and ants is that we have brains, we have hearts, and we know how to repay kindness!" The Jade Emperor said solemnly, and then said: "Queen Mother, what do you think?"
The Queen Mother frowned and said: "I feel that the world in my eyes has begun to change. It should be the state of seeing mountains not as mountains and water not as water. But at the same time... I vaguely feel that this world has a hint of rejection towards me."
"Me too." The Jade Emperor pondered for a moment and then said, "Do you remember what the Taoist said? In order to become a saint, you need not only merit but also Hongmeng Ziqi. There is no other way! You and I ruled the Heavenly Palace together. We had a lot of merit back then, but we are still far from becoming saints because we lacked that little bit of Hongmeng Ziqi!"
The Queen Mother's pupils shrank suddenly, and a drop of cold sweat suddenly appeared on her forehead. She trembled and said, "The Jade Emperor means... that we don't need Hongmeng Ziqi now?"
"This is just my guess."
The Jade Emperor's face was calm, and he analyzed in a low voice: "Hongmeng Purple Qi is just a restriction of the rules set by this world. As the saying goes, the sea of Tao is boundless. Although there will be bottlenecks in cultivation, there will never be an end! Therefore... in addition to Hongmeng Purple Qi, there must be a method of cultivation to the saintly realm! But... either the Taoist didn't tell us, or he himself didn't know the method of cultivation. It's most likely the latter!"
The Queen Mother took a breath of cool air and suddenly said: "And this method of cultivation, the master has already pointed out the direction for us, but because it is restricted by the rules of this world, I feel repulsive?!"
"That should be the case. I guess... once you can become a saint without the help of Hongmeng Purple Qi, you will probably be close to transcending the shackles of this world!"
The Jade Emperor's eyes were shining. Although he was guessing, he was obviously determined in his heart. "Such a precious method, the master actually told us casually. I, I really want to kneel in front of him and call him Master."
At the end, his voice was choked with sobs, and he was already moved.
For a cultivator, preaching is no less than the grace of rebirth.
"Yes, such precious things were presented by the master in an almost playful way. What kind of realm does one need to reach to achieve this?"
The Queen Mother also rubbed her moist eyes, calmed herself down, and said solemnly: "We can only repay the master's kindness with our own actions! Since Ao Cheng has come here, he must have something urgent, maybe it is related to the master, we have to hurry!"
The Jade Emperor nodded immediately, "You are right, go quickly!"
The two of them tidied their clothes, returned to their dignified and majestic state, and slowly came to the Lingxiao Palace.
Ao Cheng and another person immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Little Dragon Ao Cheng (Ao Li) greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty."
The Jade Emperor raised his hand and said straight to the point, "No need to be polite. What is the matter that has brought you here in such a hurry?"
"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. Little Dragon dare not make a decision on his own, so I have come to ask for Your Majesty's instructions." Ao Cheng paused and said to Ao Li, "Ao Li, tell me what you know."
The Jade Emperor looked at Ao Li.
He knew that the entire South China Sea Dragon Clan was gradually becoming an undercover clan. It must be said that this idea was really...awesome.
"Your Majesty, Madam, now except for the Dragon King who is in seclusion and a few senior elders who do not go out all year round, almost all of our South Sea Dragon Clan have been convinced and voluntarily abandoned darkness and joined the light."
Ao Li first reported the results of the battle, and then said: "Recently, for some unknown reason, the Kunpeng Demon Master has been gathering a large number of demons, and has even contacted our South Sea Dragon Clan and the Qilin Clan, asking us to join forces with him and start chaos at the same time!" The Jade
Emperor frowned and said, "Do you know what his purpose is?"
Ao Li said, "He wants to... Let us attack the East China Sea, and he will deal with the Nine-tailed Sky Fox personally, and strive to suppress the remaining forces of the demon clan in the shortest possible time, and then join forces to destroy the Heavenly Palace and the Underworld, etc., and carry out a great cleansing between heaven and earth, so that the demon clan can unify the Heavenly Palace! "
The Jade Emperor sneered disdainfully, "What a big ambition! Just rely on him?"
Ao Li said: "According to reliable information, the Kunpeng demon master seems to have invited the Styx Patriarch." The Jade
Emperor's face suddenly froze, and he couldn't laugh anymore, "Is that so..."
This is difficult!
If this group of people really join forces, the Heavenly Palace will really be in danger. Fortunately, the South China Sea Dragon Clan and the Qilin Clan have already rebelled, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.
Ao Cheng reminded with a serious face: "Your Majesty, the most critical thing now is that the demon master Kunpeng is going to personally take action against the Nine-tailed Sky Fox. We must protect the Nine-tailed Sky Fox and never let it get into trouble!"
The Jade Emperor said in a deep voice: "Of course I know this. The master personally told me to take good care of the Nine-tailed Sky Fox and the Fire Phoenix."
He felt particularly heavy-hearted, and the burden on his shoulders was even heavier.
There must be no accidents, absolutely no accidents!
"This time, I will take action myself!" He decided without even thinking about it.
"I will also take action!" The Queen Mother also spoke up, and then said: "In addition, we must ensure that the patriarch of the Qilin clan and the Dragon King of the South China Sea Dragon Clan do not take action!"
The Styx Patriarch plus the Kunpeng Demon Master are already very difficult. If the unknown South China Sea Dragon King and the Qilin clan leader are added, then this battle will be too difficult, with too many variables and very unstable.
The Jade Emperor looked at Ao Li and said: "It is also easy to make the Dragon King and the clan leader not take action, but it depends on you!"
...
Courtyard.
Li Nianfan brought Long'er and Nannan back again, and the warmth of home immediately came over him.
Xiaobai ran over and bowed, saying, "Master, welcome home."
"Hello, Xiaobai."
Nannan and Long'er laughed and started running around happily in the yard. Then they all ran to the chickens and touched the round eggs. Some of them were still warm. They were so kind. Nannan smiled and said
, "Little chickens, you did a good job. You laid so many eggs, which shows that you didn't slack off."
"Cheep, cheep, cheep!"
The chicks were full of vigor and immediately stood up, lined up, and stuck out their butts, and rolled down an egg together.
Li Nianfan said with a smile, "Let's go to the backyard."
"Squeak."
Pushing open the door to the backyard, a scent of grass mixed with fruit immediately rushed into the nose, intoxicating.
"Wow——"
Nannan and Long'er immediately exclaimed, their eyes shining like stars.
In the backyard, next to the pond in the center.
The peach tree planted by Li Nianfan has grown to a height of more than six meters, with thick branches and trunks, which looks particularly healthy. The most important thing is that it is full of pink peach blossoms. A gust of wind blew, and a few peach blossoms flew in the yard with the wind, fell into the pond, and began to swirl in the water.
On the other side of the peach tree, the plum tree is also covered with flowers. The pure white flowers are similar in appearance to peach blossoms, and emit bursts of floral fragrance.
The peach and plum trees echo each other, and the fragrance of flowers is overflowing. Many golden flame bees surround them, looking particularly excited.
Trees, flowers, water, and bees interweave into a harmonious and beautiful picture.
"Moo--"
A cow's cry broke the tranquility of the picture. Two five-colored sacred cows came to the edge of the pond, lowered their heads and began to drink water. Next to them was an old turtle basking in the sun.
Li Nianfan walked forward, looked at the peach and plum trees, and immediately smiled: "Sure enough, the peaches are really ripe, but the plums haven't grown yet, they are a little slow."
"Wow, the peaches are so beautiful!" Nannan and Long'er looked at the peaches hanging on the trees, their mouths watering.
Li Nianfan nodded, "It's really beautiful, these juicy peaches are definitely top-quality."
He was already planning in his mind. It would be a pity if there was only one peach tree of such a high-quality variety. He would have to cultivate their seeds later and try to grow more trees.
Long'er swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother, are the peaches ripe?"
"Ripe."
Li Nianfan was about to fly up, but he stopped because of something in his mind. He waved to the old turtle and said with a smile, "Old turtle, come here quickly."
Although flying up is convenient, the peaches picked in that way are soulless and will lose a lot of fun.
It is still the happiest to be like before.
The old turtle slowly opened his eyes, then slowly walked over with his limbs, and squatted under the peach tree very consciously.
"Let's go, get on the turtle!" Li Nianfan gave an order, and Nannan and Long'er immediately followed closely and happily climbed onto the old turtle's back.
Looking at this peach up close, even Li Nianfan felt a lust for it.
The peach was actually the size of a palm, with no hair on it, very clean, and white with pink. To describe it in one word, it was tender and beautiful. The
appearance was natural and very regular, without a single flaw on the surface. The peach was full and had a faint fragrance.
He raised his hand and touched it lightly. It was just the right hardness and softness. Li Nianfan didn't even dare to use force, as he felt that it would squeeze out juice at any time.
"Plop."
Li Nianfan carefully used force to pick a peach, then brought it to his mouth and took a light bite.
He didn't dare to use too much force, but even so, a lot of juice still spurted out, even overflowing from the corners of Li Nianfan's mouth.
Li Nianfan did not dare to neglect it and immediately sucked it with his mouth. Suddenly, the sweet juice poured into his mouth, filling his mouth and wrapping his entire tongue. A sweet taste surged into his heart, almost making his taste buds explode.
The peach flesh fell into his mouth along with the juice. It was soft. With a light bite, the soft and slightly elastic flesh was immediately sunk into his teeth. The taste was simply a great enjoyment for his teeth.
Nannan and Long'er also held one peach each and began to chew it vigorously. The juice in their mouths had already flowed all over their mouths. They exclaimed in ecstasy, "Delicious, so delicious!"
"Good peaches, really good peaches." Li Nianfan couldn't stop smiling, and was happy that there was such a fruit tree in his backyard. "I really have to thank the Purple Leaf Fairy. I must treat her to a good meal of peaches."
While thinking, he opened his mouth, and with a "slurp!", he bit off a large piece of peach meat into his mouth.
This time, the rich juice filled his mouth, and as he chewed, the juice became more and more, almost overflowing from his mouth.
Li Nianfan swallowed it quickly.
In an instant, a feeling of satisfaction and joy arose throughout my body and mind. I have to say, this feeling... is really great!