Donghua Daoist returned to Taiqing Peak in a sullen mood, riding on auspicious clouds. He entered the Bajing Palace and arrived in front of the Taiqing Hall, where he saw Xuandu Daoist standing under the Immortal Jujube Tree, smiling at him.
"Senior brother."
Donghua Daoist mustered his spirits and stepped forward to greet him.
"Heh... Do you realize how formidable that person is now?"
The Taoist Master Donghua looked up in surprise, then nodded sadly.
He went to vent his anger on Hu Le this time, but he did so secretly. How did his senior brother know?
However, he quickly realized that with his teacher's and senior brother's supernatural abilities, how could they possibly hide what happened at the foot of Taiqing Peak from them?
After greeting Xuandu, Donghua Daoist went into the hall and bowed down before Taiqing Daoist.
"Teacher, your disciple is guilty."
It was one thing for him to cause trouble for others at the Kunlun Dharma Assembly, but in the end, he couldn't even defeat them.
If he doesn't apologize, who will?
The Taoist Taiqing finally opened his eyes and smiled indifferently, "So, do you know how powerful that person was?"
Donghua Daoist was speechless. His teacher and senior brother were indeed master and disciple, as they asked the exact same question.
"This time, I was rash. I shouldn't have provoked him when my cultivation was not yet complete."
This time he was utterly humiliated. Fortunately, the man respected his status and didn't go too far, otherwise he probably wouldn't have made it back.
Little did he know that it was entirely because the Taoist Taiqing had foreseen this and used a gourd of Nine-Turn Great Rejuvenation Pills to redeem his life.
Otherwise, why would Hu Le let him go so easily?
Even if he is a disciple of the Taiqing Daoist, so what? Would the Taiqing Daoist personally intervene to bully the weak?
Besides, he's not without powerful backers...
The Taoist Taiqing did not tell Donghua any of this, but instead said indifferently, "Come with me."
After saying this, he got up and stepped out of the main hall. Daoist Donghua quickly followed him and went with him to the alchemy room.
The Taoist Taiqing pointed to the various spiritual herbs displayed in the hall and said, "Please help your master dispose of these spiritual herbs."
"Yes," Donghua Daoist replied.
"Remember! Do not engage in cultivation until everything is completely resolved."
"Ah! This..."
Master Donghua was surprised; he was in a hurry to go back and cultivate diligently, preparing to regain his honor.
He glanced around at the various medicinal herbs displayed in the hall. It would probably take at least several hundred years to process them all.
While he was still in a daze, the Taoist Taiqing had already walked out, and the palace door closed silently.
Daoist Donghua paused for a moment, glanced back at the tightly closed palace door, sighed, and walked to a shelf displaying various spiritual herbs.
He picked up a thousand-leaf ginseng and began to use his primordial yang energy to cleanse it, removing its moisture and nourishing its medicinal properties...
Outside the palace.
"With an unclear mind and restless spirit, how can one make courageous and diligent progress!"
The Taoist Master Taiqing left a message outside the hall and then gracefully returned to the Taiqing Hall...
Inside the hall.
While processing the Thousand-Leaf Ginseng, Daoist Donghua's body trembled, and the Thousand-Leaf Ginseng in his palm had turned into powder at some point.
Seeing that his first attempt to process a spiritual herb had failed, Daoist Donghua shook his head, put away his frustration, and laughed, "So be it! There are still many days to come, let's see what happens in the future."
After saying that, he composed himself and focused on processing the medicinal herbs.
...
Meanwhile, Daoist Donghua was dealing with various spiritual herbs with a pained expression, while Hu Le, the victor, had leisurely returned to Duobao's cave.
"I've always felt I should stay far away from Taiqing Peak, but I never expected I still couldn't avoid trouble in the end..."
Hu Le recalled what had just happened and felt a little uneasy.
When he stepped into the hall, he found that Daoist Duobao was hosting a banquet for his fellow disciples.
"Hehe! Big brother's back! Come and sit down!"
When Duobao Daoist saw Hu Le enter, he quickly raised his cup to him from afar and loudly invited him in.
"good!"
Hu Le agreed and sat down at a table to the left of Duobao.
A boy brought over fine wine and delicacies.
Everyone raised their glasses, smiling as they welcomed Hu Le to the group.
The banquet lasted for a long time, until the moon was high in the sky, when everyone finally dispersed.
Hu Le did not use his magic to dispel the effects of the alcohol. He remained slightly tipsy and happily returned to his main hall, where he lay down on the couch and fell into a deep sleep.
I slept for three days and three nights straight.
Hu Lecai finally opened his eyes, floated up, and stretched comfortably.
As a cultivator, he almost replaced sleep with meditation and contemplation, and seemed to have almost forgotten what sleep felt like.
This time, I completely let go of my worries, putting aside the manipulation of magical power and the absorption of spiritual energy, and simply went to sleep.
Waking up now, he unexpectedly felt much more refreshed.
"Oh? Perhaps you were too tense before? Even cultivators don't need to focus all their attention on cultivation..."
"Perhaps sometimes forgetting everything and simply taking a rest is not about slacking off, but about adjusting your mind and body and getting back on track."
Hu Le went out the door, but before he had taken two steps, he saw a familiar figure emerge from behind the waterside pavilion.
"Big brother!"
The Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord first greeted Hu Le.
Hu Le nodded. "The Dharma assembly will be over in two days. Don't forget to pack your things and come back with me."
The Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord waved his hand: "No rush, elder brother, come with me to the outside of the mountain."
"What's wrong?" Hu Le asked, puzzled.
"Just come with me."
The Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord pulled Hu Le by the sleeve and led him outside...
Led by the Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord, the two left Kunlun Mountain and arrived at a flat and open area at the foot of the mountain.
Hu Le lowered his gaze slightly and looked down, discovering that there were some stalls set up on the ground, and the people sitting in front of the stalls were all cultivators.
The stalls displayed various spiritual items, and some cultivators moved among them, constantly scanning the items on the ground.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but chuckle. Good heavens, even cultivators are starting to set up stalls and do business?!
Normally, if cultivators lack any spiritual medicines or refining materials, they will go out to find and collect them themselves, or ask friends to exchange them; they never buy them.
"What are you looking for here? There shouldn't be any good treasures in a place like this, right?" Hu Le turned to ask the Treasure Offering Heavenly Lord.
Who would leave truly valuable treasures out in the open, fearing they would attract the covetous eyes of those with ulterior motives and bring trouble upon themselves?
After all, the cultivation world of the primordial era has never been peaceful.
Let alone killing and robbing, even annihilating an entire race is commonplace for them...
The Treasure-Offering Heavenly Lord chuckled dismissively, "I was just bored anyway, so I came to take a look around. Even if there's nothing good, it doesn't matter. What if I happen to come across something? Wouldn't that be even better!"
He originally came just to join in the fun and try his luck.
Hu Le was speechless upon seeing this.
The two walked side by side into the fairly bustling market...
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