Chapter 284 Enjoy
As soon as they left the Blood Pill Workshop, Qingpingzi asked Ji Rong, "Junior Sister, did anything change while we were in Kunlun?"
Ji Rong nodded, looking regretful, and said, "Yes, we can't go anymore."
Senior brother, ever since I discovered that source could be obtained there, I never thought that one day I would be unable to steal that source.
For the past three years, we've been using the source stream to verify the new path, which is quite extravagant. If we continue like this, whether we'll attain enlightenment or become monsters in the end, even you, senior brother, don't know.
Upon hearing this, Qingpingzi stared intently at Ji Rong and slowly nodded.
Ji Rong thought to herself, "Just as I thought." She drooped her wings and said, "Senior brother, since the construction of my Shoudao Palace, it has always been Junior Nephew Gu Lin who has been managing it for me."
Looking back now, it's clear that because of this, he, as a Pill Saint, never attended a single banquet.
"Senior brother, you should go back first. I need to go to the Guardian Palace to give him a small bottle of Origin Stream so he can taste it."
Upon hearing this, Qingpingzi sighed and said, "It's rare for Junior Sister to be so thoughtful."
"In that case, could you please generously spare another pot, Junior Sister? I'd also like to let the other cultivators stationed at Jade Void Palace, who can't leave to prepare the banquet, have a sip."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately put on a stern face and asked, "Senior Brother, would you like to have a small banquet before going into seclusion?"
Seeing Ji Rong's drooping face, Qingpingzi asked, "You don't want to start the banquet?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong immediately shook her head and said, "I don't want to hold a banquet. Both large and small banquets are too extravagant. We are of extraordinary status. If we take the lead in holding banquets, wouldn't our Jade Void Palace become a place of extravagance?"
Qingpingzi replied, "Then we will not hold a banquet."
Qingpingzi took out the gourd containing the source, then took out a wide-mouthed jade bottle, filled it with some, and handed the gourd to Ji Rong, saying, "Junior sister, this is yours, keep it safe."
When Ji Rong saw that Qing Pingzi had even given her the gourd, her lingering fear vanished, replaced by a delighted feeling as she bowed to receive the gourd-shaped magical artifact that had fallen from the sky. She smiled and said, "Senior brother is so generous. Thank you for bestowing upon me this magical artifact."
Qingpingzi looked at Ji Rong, wanting to say that the little gourd was made for him by his master and couldn't be given away. But seeing Ji Rong's happy expression, he thought to himself that his master had died long ago, and since Ji Rong liked it, he should give it to her.
Ji Rong and Qing Pingzi parted ways and flew off to their respective dojos.
As soon as Qingpingzi reached the top of the cloud cliff, Qingguangzi, who was lying on the octagonal palace roof, stood up and respectfully lowered his head, saying, "Senior brother, you're back."
Qingpingzi nodded slightly, stood up, made hand seals with his hands, and chanted a spell to make the lotus seat bigger again. Then he took out a whisk from under his arm and stuck it on the lotus seat. The lotus seat then flew back to Qingpingzi's cave.
At that moment, Qing Guangzi leaped down from the octagonal palace, stood up, and presented the whisk to Qing Pingzi with his hooves.
Qingpingzi took the whisk and said, "Junior brother, you've worked hard."
Qing Guangzi shook his head slightly and said, "Of course. Now that Senior Brother has returned, I will return to Danlou."
Qingpingzi smiled and said, "Junior brother, no rush. I will go into seclusion again to seek the Dao."
During this trip with Junior Sister Qing Ji Zi, we acquired some treasures, which I would like to share with all of you junior brothers and sisters. Please invite fellow cultivators like Junior Nephew Gu Lin, who are stationed in the Jade Void Palace, to come as well.
The date was set for the day after tomorrow.
Upon hearing this, Qing Guangzi's eyes showed confusion, and he asked, "Senior Brother, are you going to hold a banquet?"
Qingpingzi shook his head and said, "Holding a banquet is too extravagant. Your Danlou should prepare some pills, and your Yaolou should prepare some spiritual materials and fruits. Let's all have a cup of the Radiant Glow Wine that I have stored."
Upon hearing this, Qingguangzi immediately became interested. He nodded to Qingpingzi and then swished his tail and ran away.
On Shoudao Mountain, the old Taoist Gulin had been guarding the mountain for a long time. Over time, he handed over all the affairs of the Kundan Room to his disciple. Now, it doesn't matter whether the Kundan Room has him or not.
With nothing to do, Gu Lin gradually felt empty, so he often went to the Blood Pill Workshop in the middle of the mountain to have his disciples guide the blood cultivators on the essentials of pill making. Then he would occasionally open the furnace himself to refine a batch of pills. He lived a fairly enjoyable life.
Ji Rong flapped her wings and returned to Shoudao Mountain. The old Taoist Gu Lin was squatting in the simple alchemy room that Feng had built in the middle of the mountain, refining pills. It was the crucial moment for the pills to be completed.
Hearing the commotion outside, he assumed it was Shan Zhongfeng coming back to freeload again, so he didn't pay much attention.
But Ji Rong thought she was an auspicious person who brought treasures today, so she didn't think too much about it. She raised her head and shouted triumphantly outside the door: "Nephew, Nephew Gu Lin, where are you? Come out quickly and see what good things I brought you."
Gu Lin, who was inside, heard Ji Rong's voice and thought to himself that things were going to get bad. Fortunately, after calling out those few words, Ji Rong went somewhere else.
The old Taoist priest quickly formed hand seals and chanted incantations to roughly extract the essence from the elixir and hastily form it into a pill.
Before long, five small pills were found lying in the huge furnace. Old Daoist Gulin picked up the pills and breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself, "It's fortunate that my Uncle-Master Qing Jizi is still sensible. If it were my master, who had just pushed the door open, I wouldn't have been able to make a single pill in this furnace."
Gu Lin opened the door and found Ji Rong in the front hall. He respectfully bowed to Ji Rong and asked, "Uncle-Master, did you have any instructions for returning this time?"
Ji Rong nodded and said, "That's right, Nephew Gu Lin, I'm about to go into seclusion, so you still have to help me guard this Shoudao Mountain."
Gu Lin calmly nodded and bowed, saying, "Uncle-Master, rest assured, I will guard the mountain well."
He had just bent down when Ji Rong handed him a winged claw holding a jade bottle. The bottle's lid was already open, and she winked and said with a smug look on her face, "Nephew, look what this is, haha! I brought it especially for you. Take it and enjoy it slowly."
Gu Lin took the jade bottle and looked at the golden source inside, but he wasn't entirely sure.
"Drink up, drink up!" Ji Rong urged eagerly from the side.
Ji Rong urged him on, so Gu Lin had no choice but to stop and examine the jade bottle. He took a small sip.
The source flowed into his body, quickly penetrating his bloodstream. Each drop seemed to contain boundless vitality, making Gu Lin's body feel incredibly comfortable.
Gu Lin was deeply moved and felt that it would be worth it to guard the mountain gate for this cheap bird uncle for ten thousand years.
After taking a sip, he looked at the entire jade bottle of Origin Flow in his hand and suddenly pulled Ji Rong aside, saying, "Uncle-Master, are they all for me?"
Didn't each cultivator only receive a small cup at the Nine Provinces Banquet?
"Where did you get so much? You didn't steal it, did you? You can't steal this; if the palace finds out, you'll be beaten to death."
Ji Rong said smugly, "This is what my senior brother Qingpingzi and I obtained during our travels. You can drink it without worry, just don't tell anyone else."
I was thinking about how you've guarded the mountain gate for me for so many years, never attending a single banquet. With my seclusion imminent, I specially asked my senior brother to find this so you could try it.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Lin felt even more heartened and said, "Thank you for your concern, Uncle-Master."
Ji Rong nodded and flapped her wings, heading towards the cloud cliff.
Not long after Ji Rong left, Shan Zhongfeng sneaked up to Shoudao Mountain.
Hearing the noise, Gu Lin came out of the door, only to be pulled by Shan Zhongfeng to sit on the threshold. He took out a tiny jade bottle that was originally sealed with the Nine-Turn Healing Pill and exclaimed impatiently, "Master, this is good stuff, drink it quickly."
Looking at the golden liquid in the bottle, Gu Lin knew its origin and couldn't help but ask, "Did you drink it yourself?"
Shan Zhongfeng shook his head happily and said, "We still have a small bottle left. If you drink it, I'll go back and share it with Shan Wu."
Gu Lin drank the bottle of Yuanliu, which had the aroma of healing pills. Then he took out the jade bottle and two small cups that Ji Rong had given him, and placed a plate of spiritual fruit on the spot.
He sat on the threshold and beckoned to Shan Zhongfeng, saying, "Feng'er, sit down and have a couple of drinks with me."
Seeing this prospect, Shan Zhongfeng happily lay down at the feet of the old Taoist priest from Gulin. Just like in the past when they were poor, they used a stone as a table and the ground as a mat, sharing a cup of precious food with each other.
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