Chapter 399 Evolution (2)
In the twelfth year after Ji Rong sank into the tree, Shan Wu, weary from his journey, carried the withered little mountain water back to Dragon Phoenix Mountain and headed straight for the Dragon Phoenix Palace.
He faced the four little dragons, and they roared and howled for a long time, until the little white dragon found it meaningless and reported back to Jiao Jue before entering the back of the hall.
After a twelve-year hiatus, he returned once again. The pale golden source stream in the Source Regeneration Pool had accumulated to a depth of about one foot. Under the giant tree, Qingpingzi was reading and copying a thick jade book, while seven other jade books were piled up at his feet.
Shan Wu picked up the mountain stream and placed it on the edge of the Source Regeneration Pool to soak. Then, pointing to the giant tree that occupied half of the rear hall and whose top could not be seen, he asked Jiao Jue, "Good heavens, is this my nephew?"
Jiao Jue said, "That's right, Shan Wu, you've come back just in time. We don't have enough jade pages, so come and cut some more." He then led Shan Wu to the jade carving area and continued cutting jade.
The Source Regeneration Pool was very useful. After soaking in the mountain water for three days, it became yellowish-brown and glossy again. He stood on tiptoe, grabbed a root, and said, "Ji Rong, Ji Rong?"
Hearing the sound, Jiao Jue came out from the other end of the tree carrying a plate of jade pages. He said, "Mountain and Water God, this Source Regeneration Pool has pushed her cultivation level up. Now she can only barely communicate with Senior Wanfa about the 'Great Ceremony of Myriad Races' using her roots."
"You've been gone for so long, have you taken over the entire network of resources across the Nine Provinces?"
The mountain stream emerged from the source of the regeneration pool, bowed to the horn jade, and said, "There are still some prefectures that have not been received. Without the source, I rushed back."
Jiao Jue knelt down by the Source Regeneration Pool and said, "Mountain and Water God, you've worked hard. This matter isn't too urgent right now."
Now that the great path has been established, any changes will only result in a new batch of living beings on our land continuing to vie for power and profit.
But the colorful bird couldn't move, and the ancestral tree had grown too tall, almost bursting through the sky. If Xi Jun came out, she would definitely discover something was wrong here.
"God of Mountains and Rivers, do you have a way to awaken her?"
Shan Shui nodded and said, "I'll give it a try."
Then He threw the bowl into the pool of source and regeneration. The bowl gradually grew larger on the surface of the liquid, and the mountain water jumped into it, as if rowing a boat, and burrowed into the roots under the tree.
"Ji Rong, Ji Rong." Shan Shui called out, searching for the brown tree roots with the broken bowl in his boat. The broken bowl created ripples on the golden water.
When the mountain stream reached its deepest point, it found the roots everywhere and could not go any further, so the mountain stream pulled the bowl back over its head.
He lay down at the edge of the roots and took a big gulp of the primordial fluid. Then, climbing along the roots, he shouted as he went. When he saw a sliver of light peeking through the gaps in the roots, he was swept up by an oncoming aerial root and flung back to the ground.
Shan Shui rolled over, stood up, and said to Jiao Jue, "She must have sensed something, but she wouldn't let me get close."
Lord Jue need not worry. The ancestral tree was designed to grow to the heavens from the very beginning. As long as Ji Rong does not recover, I will not go out again.
If Xi Jun is displeased, I will fill in the soil, and you will send down rain; he will surely not be able to burn it.
Jiao Jue frowned, squinted, and said in a deep voice, "She and this tree are one and symbiotic. It must be that a source gradually grew in this pond, which made up for the silly bird's overdose."
No sooner had Jiaojue finished speaking than another thick aerial root drooped down from the tree, and this root curled up Shanshui and placed it on Qingpingzi's shoulder below the tree.
Qingpingzi turned his head to look at the mountains and waters and said, "Mountain and Water God, you have come at the right time. My junior sister and I have a disagreement on the classification of the demons. My junior sister insists that the demon race can reproduce independently and should be considered alien creatures, while I believe they should be classified as scaled creatures."
Shan Shui said, "It doesn't matter much, so let's go with Ji Rong's suggestion."
Kiyohisa then said, "Kiyohisa wants to add a 'Divine Beasts Chapter' after the 'Divine Creatures Chapter' to categorize ancient races such as the phoenix and the five-colored dragon that can attain divine status into a separate category."
I am a Zhen, and there are not many of me in the world. I should be considered a "furry creature," but my junior sister believes I should be a divine creature and has included me in the "Divine Beasts" section. I am truly ashamed.
Shanshui said, "...This...should also be Ji Rong."
"Then we shall do as the deity says, alas."
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Thus, the landscape was left behind by Ji Rong and Qing Pingzi to fill in any gaps.
Shanwu and Jiaojue then worked as jade craftsmen in the back.
During this time, Niu Fen carried the blind and bald Xi Tong back to the Danxue Mountains in a low-key manner. They did not write a letter of invitation in advance, nor did they bring the mountain god.
He followed the group that was going to Yuxu Palace to seek the Dao all the way along the Kunlun Mountains and then turned to Yuxu Mountains to come here;
However, Niu Fen and Xi Tong had an unusual aura. They neither engaged in commerce nor bought goods. What was most striking was that the black bird with its eyes closed on the ox had almost no feathers left, and its exposed skin was covered with scars, making it look very destitute and suspicious.
As soon as they entered the Danxue Mountains, they attracted the attention of the guards under Qingguanzi's jurisdiction.
Upon reaching Dragon and Phoenix Mountain, Niu Fen stopped in front of the Shoudao Palace and looked around. To Feng Qing, whose brain capacity was insufficient and who had long forgotten what Niu Fen and Xi Tong looked like, this action appeared as sneaky.
It squinted at them for a while, then asked them for a visiting card, to which Niu Fen replied that he did not have one.
He addressed Feng Qing, the divine attendant, with a smug expression, saying that someone of his status didn't need a formal letter; he could simply have it delivered.
"Shameless!" Feng Qing cursed inwardly, then had Alan, who was stationed at the bottom of the clouds, throw a small lightning bolt at the two of them.
Just as the lightning was about to strike, Xi Tong spread its wings to block it. The crackling lightning struck the flames rising on its wings, and the crackling explosions were extinguished after a few breaths.
Seeing this, Niu Fen immediately raised his neck and shouted, "Lord Jue, I'm back! Come out quickly, your divine servant is about to kill me!"
The little golden dragon was originally at the top, but upon hearing the sound below, it swam down from the clouds above the treetop.
It peeked out from the clouds to look, and after understanding the reason, it said, "The two gentlemen once raised a cow." After saying that, it went into the temple to invite Jiao Jue.
After leaving the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, Jiao Jue saw the blind Xi Tong with sparse feathers outside. It took him a while to recognize him. He then said to Feng Qing, "Open the palace gates of Shoudao Palace and welcome our distinguished guest into the palace."
Feng Qing did as instructed and opened the gates of Shoudao Palace wide.
Upon entering the inner room, Jiao Jue eagerly asked, "Xi Tong, how are you these days?"
Xi Tong nodded with his gray eyes, then shook his head and said, "Life isn't bad these days, but I've noticed that the power I previously gave away is almost being refined by Xi Jun."
I've come here specifically to discuss countermeasures with you.
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, but finally decided to tell Xi Tong the truth. He said, "The colorful bird's cultivation has encountered some problems, and it is unable to move now. Could you perhaps delay Xi Jun a little longer?"
Xi Tong shook his head, then smiled sinisterly: "Do you think my good uncle hasn't refined the power in so long? I soaked the fire crystal you gave me in fire poison and sent it to Guangyang Palace."
They also asked the Great Cold Immortal Lord to bribe the power-hungry and greedy elegant woman of Guangyang Palace, so that she would pretend not to see it. This is why it has been delayed for many years. If they were to take any further action, they would probably be discovered.
"I don't mind dying, but I'm not willing to die before Him!" As he said this, Xi Tong paced back and forth in agitation, then turned around and plucked a hair from his own body.
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