Chapter 249 Ordering Food (1)
If we were to say whether Ji Rong had any troubles while living with Qing Pingzi, then yes, she did. The problem was that the cloud cliff was too high, so the sun didn't seem warm enough, the nights were windy and frosty, and the days seemed much shorter.
Ji Rong couldn't help but complain to Qing Pingzi, saying that even such an important god as Xi Zhu had the nerve to slack off, and that his divine body must be failing him, which made Qing Pingzi smile with his lips pursed.
Then, Qingpingzi let out a roar towards the sky, and soon a giant, earthen-yellow dragon climbed up the rock; it was none other than Qing Guanzi.
He looked at Qingpingzi and Ji Rong with his large, lantern-like eyes, lowered his head slightly as a sign of respect, and said, "Senior brother, what brings you here?"
Qingpingzi handed the jade box containing the scroll to Qingguanzi and said, "Junior brother, go to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace immediately and give this box to Juejun in person."
Qing Guanzi opened his mouth wide and put the jade box under his tongue. He twisted his huge body, grabbed a large patch of cloud from the cliff with each of his four claws, and flew towards the Danxue Mountains.
Ji Rong's feeling was correct. As the Yaochi Feast approached, the Xi Zhu in Guangyang Palace felt restless and irritable every day, and consumed far fewer fire crystals, so the sunlight was naturally not as abundant.
The day after Ji Rong stuffed the Mountain and Water God into the Source Stream, Nan Lu came to pay his respects to the Lord of the Rising Sun with a joyful expression and said: "Lord of the Rising Sun, all the leaks in the Spirit Locking Array have been restored. Now the array is self-contained and operates freely."
Upon hearing this, Xi Zhu frowned deeply and went to Lu Chi with Nan Lu that very day.
The Lord of the Sun transformed into a gigantic black golden crow engulfed in flames. In an instant, the golden source of energy within the formation was rapidly evaporated by the scorching heat emanating from the Lord of the Sun.
The Lord of the Sun couldn't worry about so much. He flew into the air, his third claw on his chest groping through the source stream, but found nothing.
At the bottom of the source, as the Lord of the Sun stirred with his claws, the figure of the mountains and rivers floated upwards like duckweed.
It had barely shown any sign of detachment when it was quickly covered by the glaze that was soaked with the source of the source.
The earthen bowl, upside down above the mountains and rivers, is slowly and autonomously repairing the fine lines on its surface, one by one.
With each restoration, the bowl wraps the landscape more tightly, and together they adhere to the bottom of the source, just like real soil.
The stubborn Lord Xi tried to retrieve the sediment three times, but only managed to collect a large amount of sediment from the source. He then tossed the sediment onto the ground like trash.
Then He once again enlarged His body, and a great fire blazed forth, becoming a giant sun. He plunged His three claws into the source stream and stirred it continuously until the bottom of the source stream was turned into a paste. Only then did He fly into the sky, devour the source stream energy that was locked up by the great formation in the air and condensed above, and leave satisfied.
As soon as the Lord of the Sun left, the minor gods guarding the Lu Pool reluctantly collected the mud-like sediment into several storage rings. Then, one of the minor gods used his claws to throw the remaining sediment, along with the hard mud-like mountain water, back into the source pool.
It took several dozen days for the Lord of the Sun to calm down after returning to Guangyang Palace. Feeling his own powerful energy, he smiled and called out to the empty hall: "Ya Nu, Juan Gui, pass on my order. Ten days from now, hold the Origin Banquet in the Fu Lu Hall. All those who have become emperors in the Nine Provinces may attend the banquet."
The elegant maiden and her companions descended silently from the central pillar of the hall, transforming into celestial beings the moment they landed.
Ya Nu lowered her head and said, "My lord, the banquet at Jin Ding Palace is less than two months away. If you hold a grand banquet now, the ingredients for the Yao Chi Banquet will have to be of a lower grade."
Xi Zhu smiled and said, "Then let's give the Golden Mother some face and make her happy. Let's arrange my grand banquet after the Yaochi Banquet."
The elegant woman and her retinue bowed deeply and quietly withdrew.
The banquet menu was something that the elegant ladies and the other divine servants of Guangyang Palace were already very familiar with.
As soon as the banquet menu was opened, the atmosphere among the various tribes of the Guangyang Mountains became heavy. The tribesmen drew lots in an orderly manner in front of the servants sent by the Guangyang Palace, their faces all deathly silent.
"Wow!" A Xuanling Realm ape cultivator drew a jade slip with the word "tribute" written on it and couldn't help but let out a low wail.
The divine attendant from Guangyang Palace laughed and said, "You are truly blessed. Let your offspring come over so I can see them. If there are any particularly good ones, I can take two back to the palace to serve as my master's attendants and share wealth and honor with us."
Upon hearing this, the ape-like man grasped at a straw. He pointed to his partner, who was tightly embracing him, and said in a trembling voice, "My Lord, I have no children, but my wife is more talented than me. Please take her with you. She is skillful and doesn't talk much. Tell her to go outside Guangyang Palace and do some cleaning and sweeping work for you gentlemen."
The divine attendant carefully examined the female gorilla cultivator at the mortal demon realm beside him and nodded, saying, "Approved."
Unlike the wailing sounds echoing through the Guangyang Mountains below Guangyang Palace, not a single bird or beast could be found in the Danxue Mountains.
The head of the Academy, Long Yan, had no choice but to transform into his true form and, accompanied by a group of celestial maidens, bow down outside the Dragon and Phoenix Hall, saying, "Lord Jue, Long Yan of the Academy of the Golden Cauldron Palace has come to pay his respects."
As soon as he finished speaking, the side door of the Dragon and Phoenix Palace opened, and an old white bird with phoenix feathers trailing behind it walked out; it was none other than Tang Ye.
She raised her head, squinted her eyes, and smiled, "So it is the Great Sage Longyan. Unfortunately, Lord Jue has been having a very pleasant conversation with his fellow clansmen lately and has not gone to bed until very late. I should not disturb him."
But Jue Jun is diligent and usually wakes up around noon. The Great Sage Long Yan can drink some syrup and eat some fruit here while he waits.
As they spoke, a three-colored fox and a gray bird directed a group of junior cultivators to move tables, set out seats, and serve fruit and juice for them.
These minor repairmen, despite being small and weak, needed to work in groups of three to five, quietly chanting as they carried even a small table.
But they all squinted and wore smiling faces, giving them an inexplicable sense of order.
A true dragon that has already attained divinity has no need for sleep.
Upon hearing this, Long Yan knew that Jue Jun had no intention of seeing him at all.
But he had a reason why he absolutely had to see Jue Jun, so Long Yan transformed into a celestial being and plopped down on the rough spiritual grass mat that had been temporarily brought over.
With the grand banquet imminent, not a single meat dish had been brought up from the vast Danxue Mountain Range. Normally, Long Yan would simply lead the celestial maidens to quell the rebellion.
Now that the Danxue Mountains have a main god, if I continue to act as before, even if I manage to kill Juejun by chance, I will be seen by the other main gods as disrespecting divine authority.
That's not just going to die; it's being skinned alive, having your bones crushed and scattered to the winds.
At noon, the gates of the Dragon and Phoenix Palace opened wide, and dozens of emperors and elders of different races quickly emerged, standing on either side of the gate.
Looking at the group of familiar faces outside the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, Long Yan glanced at the group of lesser cultivators standing crookedly due to their low cultivation level and couldn't help but feel contempt.
When he transformed into a true dragon and led a group of celestial maidens into the hall with Tang Ye, he deliberately paused and said to the old cultivators standing on both sides, "You are old and your minds are not clear anymore. Considering that we worked together for the Golden Cauldron Palace in the past, I will not report you."
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