Seeing Ao Guang bleeding profusely, staining a large area of the sea red, Hu Le knew that if he didn't intervene, Ao Guang would likely perish in the belly of the dragon-eating loach.
So, he flicked his finger, and a bolt of black and white intertwined Yin-Yang lightning crashed down, striking the dragon-eating loach directly.
"roar!"
The dragon-eating loach roared angrily, and with a flick of its tail, it shattered the lightning surrounding it.
Then, it leaped into the air, its massive body bursting out of the sea, carrying countless splashes of water, and opened its blood-red maw to pounce on Hu Le.
"Hey! You're pretty tough, aren't you!"
Hu Le shook his head and chuckled, then simply waved the purple bamboo staff in his hand.
The innate five-colored divine light surged forth, rushing and swirling towards the dragon-eating loach, instantly sweeping it into the divine light.
Hu Le withdrew the Five-Colored Divine Light and activated its transformation. In just a few moments, he suppressed the Dragon-Eating Loach.
Originally, he planned to strangle the dragon-eating loach, but then he remembered that this ferocious beast was an endangered species.
Since it posed no threat to him anyway, he decided to spare its life, hoping to broaden the horizons of future generations and let the world know that there was once a species called the dragon-eating loach in the primordial world...
"Thank you, Divine Lord!"
Seeing that Hu Le had taken away the dragon loach in one move, Ao Guang felt relieved. He turned back into human form and flew to Hu Le's side.
"No need for formalities. You are also badly injured. Go back to the island to heal."
Seeing that Ao Guang was pale and listless, Hu Le prepared to send him back to Penglai Island.
"Xiao Long obeys."
Ao Guang was also barely holding on. Upon hearing this, he felt as if he had been granted a pardon, responded, and staggered away on his escape light...
Hu Le continued on his way, and when he passed a deserted island, he pointed at it, and the island moved away. He then suppressed the dragon-eating loach beneath the island, leaving behind a talisman before drifting away...
And so, Hu Le arrived at the foot of the Jianmu tree in the east, without any further incidents along the way.
He found a branch on the Jianmu tree, where the innate spiritual energy of the Yi wood was still quite abundant.
He sat cross-legged on the tree, closed his eyes and concentrated, breathing in and out the wood-elemental energy surrounding him.
Hundreds of years passed like this, until one day, he exhaled a long breath and uttered a murmur.
"It's done!"
This time, condensing the wood element energy was surprisingly smooth compared to the previous two times, so smooth that even he himself was surprised.
However, this is for the best. One accident is a surprise, two accidents are a thrill, and if it happens a few more times, even Hu Le would find it unbearable...
Hu Le grabbed the bamboo cane beside him, stood up, and looked up at the top of the Jianmu tree, but could only see thick clouds.
Thinking back to the old Zhulong I encountered up there, I wonder if he's still around?
With this thought in mind, he had no intention of disturbing the tree's hibernation. He simply bowed towards the top of the tree as a way of thanking it for its guidance last time...
Having successfully condensed the Wood element energy, Hu Le naturally wouldn't linger. With a leap, he jumped off the Jianmu tree and landed on a seven-colored auspicious cloud, his figure disappearing into the distance...
This day.
He leisurely rode the clouds back to Lingyun Palace on Penglai Immortal Island.
After sitting on the cloud bed, he counted the time on his fingers and realized that in a little over a hundred years it would be the birthday of the Heavenly Empress. He should prepare some gifts for his master's wife.
He pondered for a moment, then got up and went to the treasury in the back hall. After carefully selecting some items, he took them out.
As a gift for his master's wife, Hu Le naturally wouldn't be stingy.
The selected treasures are all rare treasures, some even unique in the primordial world...
And just like that, the day of the Queen of Heaven's Christmas arrived quickly.
Hu Le led Guan Kong to the Heavenly Court, first visiting the Jade Pool Immortal Palace to pay respects to Empress Jin De. He then ordered Guan Kong to stay there and serve, while he himself led Zi Wei and the others to the front to greet the guests.
As the birthday guests arrived one after another, the celestial palace became thoroughly lively.
As the guests paid their respects to the Heavenly Empress, auspicious clouds gathered over the Jade Pool Palace, and celestial music filled the air as a grand banquet began.
The table was laden with countless delicacies and fine wines.
Amidst the clinking of glasses and the lively atmosphere of the banquet, in the center of the hall, beautiful and dignified palace maids danced gracefully to celestial music, creating a vibrant and festive ambiance…
After the birthday banquet ended, all the guests left in high spirits. Hu Le helped see the guests off and then stayed in the Heavenly Court with his disciples for a few more days.
Throughout this time, Hu Le stayed by Taiyi's side, constantly asking him questions about cultivation.
And so, once Hu Le had completely resolved his doubts, he bid farewell to Taiyi and his wife, left the Heavenly Court, and returned to Penglai Immortal Island.
After returning, Guan Kong went directly to the Twelve-Petaled White Lotus to continue his cultivation.
She sensed that the day she would transform into human form was not far off, and now she needed to work even harder to make the transformation more perfect.
Hu Le continued his previous cultivation, refining his magical power to impact the remaining two internal organs and acupoints.
Having learned from the previous three attempts, he had become quite adept at attacking the remaining acupoints...
On this day, Hu Le's mind stirred, and he felt a large hole suddenly open in his lung orifice. In the darkness, countless innate golden energies began to surge towards him, flooding into that orifice like a torrent.
However, that acupoint seemed like a bottomless pit, allowing the innate metal element energy to flow in continuously, but it was always just a drop in the ocean for the black hole, and it seemed that there would never be a day when it would be full...
well!
I need to find a place with abundant metal element energy to cultivate.
Otherwise, if one only cultivates on Penglai Island, it would take at least ten thousand years to accumulate enough metal element energy.
Rumble!
Just as he stopped cultivating, a thunderclap suddenly rang out over Penglai Island.
Hu Le's heart stirred, and he got up from the cloud bed, went outside the hall, and looked up at the back mountain.
Suddenly, a bright light shone above Yuxiu Cliff, and a cloud of colorful mist rose into the sky, spreading out in the heavens and transforming into the image of a dragon and a tiger intertwining.
Wisps of auspicious light and auspicious energy, accompanied by bursts of exotic fragrance, permeated the world.
A pure white pillar of energy shot into the sky, amidst rippling colorful clouds. From within it, a beam of light emerged, and countless celestial flowers fluttered down, falling like snowflakes across the entire fairy island.
Nourished by smallpox, countless spiritual roots and immortal herbs seemed to have taken a powerful tonic, and began to grow wildly. Some rare birds and beasts even developed intelligence as a result...
Upon seeing this strange phenomenon, Hu Le understood that his cheap disciple was beginning to take human form.
He did not go over, but stood quietly on the jade steps in front of the hall, gazing into the distance.
After an incense stick had burned, the strange phenomena in the world gradually dissipated.
A moment later, a seven-colored auspicious cloud rose from Yuxiu Cliff and drifted to the front of Lingyun Palace.
Auspicious clouds descended before the jade steps, and a little girl in a white dress jumped down from the clouds, quickly walked to Hu Le, and prostrated herself in worship.
"Master, your disciple Guan Kong pays his respects."
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