Chapter 301 Joy (Transformation)
Ji Rong's return and the arrival of Jiao Jue and his group brought life back to the Shoudao Palace, which had been quiet since its construction.
During the day, they would beg Ji Rong to let the tree trunk out, so they could lie on her branches to bask in the sun and enjoy the cool breeze.
In the evening, they would bring out a table, chairs, and wine, and under the bright, cool moonlight, they would talk about the new things that had happened to each of them in the years since they had parted ways.
When the wine takes effect, Ji Rong will dance under the moon, displaying her magnificent feathers, and then shoot them all out to demonstrate her newly acquired magical skill: plucking feathers to form swords.
This display made Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang, who were also drunk, very envious. Ji Zhuang was particularly jealous of his sister's possession of a set of magical artifacts.
Gu Qingqing was tempted by Ji Rong's fair body after she took off her beautiful feathered clothes. She thought so, and that's exactly what she did.
She stood up, holding the bottle in one paw, and exclaimed, "Arong, you smell so good, let me take a bite!" Then she gently bit Ji Rong's smooth wing.
Then they saw Ji Rong neither dodge nor flinch, but instead gave Gu Qingqing a smug smile.
A thick layer of golden light flowed across Ji Rong's skin. Before Gu Qingqing could react, she bit down on it, nearly breaking a tooth.
The intense pain in her teeth brought tears to Gu Qingqing's eyes. Ji Zhuang flapped his wings and staggered over to her, carrying her back to the seat.
Upon seeing this, Ji Rong immediately raised her slender neck and burst into loud laughter at the bright moon.
After she finished laughing, she didn't retract her sharp feathers. Instead, she stood there with her bare body and said arrogantly, "You didn't expect that, did you? I still have the golden light of faith given to me by Baoshengjun to protect me. Hahaha, now anyone who wants to bite me will have to think twice about how sharp their teeth are."
The cultivators immediately surrounded Ji Rong, staring intently at the golden light of faith protecting her.
Seeing the colorful bird so proud of itself, Jiao Jue immediately spat out a large jade pot from its swollen belly. With its eyes narrowed, it said with great magnanimity, "We haven't yet celebrated your ascension to the throne. This is a promotion gift prepared for you. Take it!"
Ji Rong took the pot, held it, and took a sip. She discovered that it contained the Origin Stream.
Ji Rong was immediately startled. She retracted all the feathers and leaned close to the horn jade, whispering like a thief, "Big brother! Why did you go and steal too? And so much of it."
I had originally left some for you, but when I ascended to the throne, something went wrong. The tree trunk burst out of the bird's body, causing all the essence within me to leak out.
When Jiao Jue heard Ji Rong thinking of him, he immediately narrowed his eyes with pleasure. He involuntarily stroked his swollen belly with one paw and said, "I am the God of Celestial Phenomena, Jue Jun. Why would I need to steal? I obtained this from the Source Pool openly and honestly."
Then, He sighed, “Your senior brother Qingpingzi has attained the Dao of Ten Thousand Laws, causing all the mountains in Zhongzhou to rise.”
There was some trouble at the Fulu Palace, so I went with the Lord Xi and the others and completely separated the source. Now, there isn't even a trace of the source left there.”
As he spoke, He reached into His mouth and searched with great effort, finally spitting out a huge storage ring for Ji Rong to see, saying, "Take a look, these things may be useful to you."
Ji Rong took the storage ring and saw that it contained an endless amount of source sediment.
She immediately twisted her body, bent her neck, and opened her big, beady eyes to look up at Jue, shouting, "Big brother is mighty! You truly deserve to be called big brother!"
"Big brother, are all of these for me?"
Jiao Jue watched as Ji Rong opened her large beak, full of sharp teeth, and feigned cuteness like a fledgling bird. Jiao Jue's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter.
He said, “That’s right, it’s all yours. You used to be able to use even spirit crystal ore directly, so you should be able to use this source mud as well.”
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately nodded happily.
Jiaojue started, and Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing also took out feathers and gave them as gifts to the newly made puppet beasts. They played like this for three days.
There was no banquet on the fourth day. While basking in the sun, Ji Rong suddenly transformed back into her bird form. She squinted at the dragon, two foxes, and bird, spread her wings slightly, and laughed "ha-ga-ga" before running back to the Shoudao Palace alone.
That night, just as the moon rose above the tips of the verdant bamboo, two foxes, one large and one small, took advantage of the dim light and sneaked into Ji Rong's unlocked door.
Then, another gray bird, with its wings tucked in and its neck hunched, slipped inside.
Immediately afterwards, Jiao Jue emerged from the darkness, spat out a huge Ze Ming Pearl, and swaggered inside.
As soon as they entered, they saw Ji Rong take out a string of storage rings from under her wings, all bearing the mark of the Jade Void Palace. Jiao Jue and Ji Rong exchanged glances and immediately understood each other's thoughts.
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and let out a low, cold laugh: "Well, now you don't even wait for me to divide the spoils."
Ji Rong's eyes darted around like pebbles rolling down a slope. She stretched out her wing claws and dragged Jiao Jue inside, then immediately closed the door and laughed, "How could I, brother? If I didn't miss you, why would I call you?"
"But now that you possess the Danxue Mountains, I wonder if you would still be interested in my meager treasures."
Jiao Jue sighed, "The Danxue Mountains are now cracked open. The treasures we left behind probably aren't even enough to repair eight peaks. Otherwise, why would we suddenly come to you for help?"
At that moment, Feng Qing poked his head out from Gu Qingqing's back and asked, "Is there any news from the Mountain and Water God?"
Ji Rong nodded and said, "The last time I saw Him was in a source stream tube. He told me not to steal the source stream anymore, and that when the time came, He would come to find us."
As she spoke, Ji Rong's expression became excited. She stretched her neck proudly, spread her wings, and said, "I bet He's hiding in the coffin of the Golden Mother right now."
Upon hearing this, Jiao Jue said in a deep voice, "If that's the case, then we can't count on Him."
Ji Rong then took out the entire string of storage rings from under his wings, and everyone happily divided the treasure.
Jiao Jue looked at the antique treasures that clearly did not belong to Ji Rong, and leaned close to Ji Rong's ear to ask in a low voice, "Where did your colorful bird get so many treasures this time?"
Ji Rong raised her slender neck and laughed loudly, "Senior Brother Qingpingzi saw that I was cultivating very diligently, so he specially tutored me!"
That night, they all counted their treasures until very late before going to sleep. They could only fall asleep while counting their treasures. For Ji Rong and the others, the Danxue Mountains were their hometown. For Jiao Jue, the Danxue Mountains were their territory and their responsibility. Now they were all in the Shoudao Palace, away from their homeland, but there was always a trace of nostalgia in their hearts.
They slept until the sun was high in the sky before waking up. As soon as they woke up, Ji Rong asked Ji Zhuang to go to the Kun Dan Room to invite the old Taoist priest Gu Lin to the Shou Dao Palace, while he himself rushed to Yun Ya.
Jiaojue has been guarding the Dao Palace for several days. If he doesn't inform Qingpingzi soon, it will be inappropriate.
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