Chapter 186 Becoming a God (2)
She winked at Shan Wu again, then poured out the spirit crystals from her storage ring and piled them up thickly around herself.
Shan Wu immediately took the storage ring from Ji Rong's wing claws and knelt down beside her.
Ji Rong lay within the spirit crystal circle, and roots sprouted from under her wings, frantically drawing in the spiritual energy beneath.
A few drops of spiritual energy emanated from Ji Rong's body, and Shan Wu absorbed them with all his might. When the spiritual crystal lost its spiritual energy and turned into powder, falling down in a flurry, Shan Wu quickly stacked another layer on top of it using his storage ring.
As night deepened, the cold wind, like a thief, crept in through the cracks in the rocks, carrying away the overflowing spiritual energy. It swept across the yellow earth and past the white bones, finally crashing into the half-yellow, half-green grass beside the stone wall. The grass absorbed a wisp of spiritual energy and immediately burst into pale red blossoms.
The four great cultivators, who were hiding in the cracks of the rocks absorbing spiritual energy, were completely unaware of this, having reached a state of selflessness.
What is Jiao Jue doing now, after Ji Rong pondered for two breaths?
Jiao Jue was sitting cross-legged on the main seat in the Dragon and Phoenix Hall, watching Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang enter the hall dejectedly once again.
No need to ask, the answer is that these two got a lesson from Ya-nu again.
After the elegant ladies of Guangyang Palace held a banquet for Jiaojue, Jiaojue stayed in the Dragon and Phoenix Hall and never went out.
Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing, however, were told by Ya Nu that they had not yet fully mastered the rules, so that the servant would summon them to the side hall of Guangyang Palace every few days to learn etiquette, to go at Chenshi (7-9 AM) and return at Youshi (5-7 PM).
Jiao Jue looked up and surveyed the main hall. The Dragon and Phoenix Hall was kept clean and exquisite, and the pillars inside were thoughtfully carved with positions for the dragons and phoenixes to place their claws.
The roof of the hall is decorated with a dragon and a phoenix made of dragon scales and phoenix feathers, which are very lifelike, but also make it look empty.
Inside the vast hall, only He, Ji Zhuang, and Gu Qingqing lived there.
Jiao Jue's heart went from the initial joy of entering the Heavenly Palace to the heroic spirit after the lively banquet, but then the initial joy was cooled by the current desolate gate, leaving only that heroic spirit of doing something great.
Jiaojue thought to himself, "I am such a great god, yet no god comes to befriend me, no clansmen come to join me, and no cultivators volunteer to serve me. It is truly outrageous!"
Perhaps it's because my own treasure trove is empty, and I haven't been generous enough to them.
This time, the Horned Jade did not bestow gifts upon the gods who came to the feast, because they had not brought gifts to pay homage to it either.
Back when they were in the Canglan Mountains and waterways, the Mountain and Water God had offered a gift on his behalf and the Silver Plate. That's why, before coming up, he generously gave Ji Rong eighty percent of his spirit crystals.
But it shouldn't be because of the treasure; it should be because they looked down on themselves for becoming gods after all! It should be because they were jealous of themselves for being able to prove their faith and become gods in the mortal realm!
Jiao Jue squinted at the outside of the hall, wondering what Ji Rong would say if she were here.
So Jiao Jue summoned Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing, who were bowing their heads, to the quiet room behind the hall. He closed the door, made a hand seal with his hands, and created an isolation barrier to cover himself, Ji Zhuang, and Gu Qingqing. Then he said, "Tell me, if Ji Rong were in my position, what would he think?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing immediately raised the six fluffy three-colored tails that were dragging on the ground and said loudly, "She will definitely laugh out loud with joy, and then flap her wings and fly around every pillar in the hall ten or eight times a day."
Ji Zhuang agreed wholeheartedly and nodded repeatedly as he looked at Gu Qingqing.
Thinking of Ji Rong's superficial appearance, Jiao Jue also deeply agreed. So, He asked again, "If she were in my position, and saw the gods come to the banquet empty-handed, and afterwards none of them came to befriend me, nor did any cultivators take the initiative to come and submit to me, what would she think?"
Gu Qingqing immediately jumped to the ground, stood up, and stretched her neck like Ji Rong, putting her hands on her hips with her two front paws, saying: "Don't you have any sense of propriety? Don't you know who you are? What face do you have to come to pay your respects empty-handed!"
These words seemed to sweep away the dull and cold atmosphere in the quiet room. Ji Zhuang added from the side, "My sister always says that we must not lose our momentum. If she were here, she would definitely keep her eyes on the top of her head."
Gu Qingqing added, "Jue Jun, we are used to being poor. If Ji Rong were in a high position like yours, she would be happy and wouldn't care about the opinions of other gods at all."
Since they don't come to greet you, we don't need to pay them any attention, don't you think?
Jiao Jue squinted and laughed, "That's right, that's exactly it. But why don't you two go and cultivate properly after you come back? Instead, you look so dejected."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingqing immediately lowered her head again, swept her tail on the ground, and whispered, "Lady Ya said that our cultivation is low, we are dull and stupid, and we cannot learn elegance. She also said that I am ugly and that Ji Zhuang is as rigid as a piece of wood and is not worthy of serving the God Lord closely."
"Our cultivation levels are indeed low, and I'm quite ugly, so we feel truly ashamed before you."
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "She is a servant of the main god, and you are also servants of the main god. How can you call her 'Master'?"
"You come from a prominent family, yet she can still find fault with you regarding etiquette?"
Gu Qingqing raised her head, glanced at Jiao Jue, and nodded, saying, "She is a phoenix, having reached the Saintly Realm. Her demeanor is graceful. What she taught us was the Phoenix Etiquette, which requires soaring through the sky and dancing in the air. We cannot learn it."
She also said that the etiquette I learned in the past was that of a minor clan, and was not presentable in public.
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and sneered, "She's just a divine servant, yet she dares to reject the divine servant I appointed."
You two are not learning proper manners, especially Ji Zhuang, don't always have such a stern face.
I'll teach you a trick. From now on, just do what I teach you, and no one will be able to find fault with either of you.
"This method is simple. Come on, you two squint your eyes into slits, then stretch your mouths back and smile."
Upon hearing this, Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing immediately narrowed their eyes, grinned, and smiled at each other, then laughed until their stomachs hurt from the sight of each other's faces.
"That's how it is!" Jiao Jue squinted and forced a smile, saying, "From now on, this will be the etiquette of our Dragon and Phoenix Palace."
If that elegant lady sends a servant to summon you again, just smile and tell the servant that you have already been taught manners, and that you think you have learned them very well, so there is no need to trouble that old lady anymore.
Instead of wasting her time teaching you, she should be thinking about how to gain power and recognition in the imperial court before she dies.
Upon hearing Jiao Jue's domineering words, Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing both bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for protecting us, Lord Jue!"
After that, without Jiao Jue saying anything, the two of them took their leave and went to the side hall to cultivate.
Although Ya Nu's words were unpleasant to hear, there was one thing she was right about: their cultivation was too low, and they had indeed disgraced Jue Jun.
As soon as Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing left, Jiao Jue's face fell; he was very unhappy!
He has been the master of the Dragon and Phoenix Palace for so many days now, it's already a shame that the Golden Cauldron Palace hasn't returned the original Danxue Mountain Range to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace.
That old fellow Ya Nu is nothing more than a divine servant in Guangyang Palace, yet she dares to look down on me and openly harasses my servants, slapping me in the face!
Hmph! Both of us are gods who rose from weakness to strength. What the Mountain and Water God can do, Jiao Jue can do as well.
Jiao Jue lowered his head, concealing the anger in his eyes, and called out, "Red Dragon, deliver a message to Lord Aogu, and ask Him to come see me."
Then, Jiaojue slowly wrote in the air with its claws, and soon golden divine runes appeared in the air.
After Jiao Jue finished writing, a fireball on its horn fell down on its own. The fireball transformed into a small red dragon in mid-air. It opened its eyes and flicked its tail to draw a divine character in the air: "Nuo".
It then transformed into a ball of fire, carrying the divine inscription written on the horn, and flew towards the Canglan Mountain Water Vein Temple.
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