~Chapter 65~
Qi Yue Hall.
A Jiu and Qing Yi, who had woken up from alcohol, squatted in front of the sleeping A Yin's bed, blaming themselves.
"Why aren't you awake yet?" A Jiu muttered as he wandered around, "Why aren't you awake yet?" He would poke A Yin's forehead from time to time, his brows furrowed deeper than the little old man's, "Is there something wrong with the God-Returning Pill?"
Yan Shuang rolled her eyes with enthusiasm and wanted to throw this noisy fox out. Before she could take action, she turned around and saw the person standing by the door.
Gu Jin did not know when to enter the room. He stood by the door and looked at the sleeping person on the bed. The suppressed emotion in his eyes was actually a bit colder than yesterday when A Yin was seriously injured and vomited blood.
Yan Shuang felt uneasy and was about to ask. Gu Jin had walked straight up and sat beside A Yin's bed.
As soon as the irritable Fire Fox saw his love rival appearing and acting like his master, he immediately became angry and struck Gu Jin with a slap, "You still have the nerve to come? The person you encountered with A Yin was the devil; despite A Yin's injuries, you are still alive and well. She just gave up half her life for you, and this is how you protect her? What? Only because you're a disciple of Dong Hua and one of the three Da Ze Mountain lords? "
Yan Shuang failed to hold him, so A Jiu rushed to Gu Jin and grabbed his front collar, "Gu Jin, I want to take A Yin back to the Fox Clan. If she is by your side, she will be killed by you sooner or later!"
A Jiu's angry words were tantamount to heartbreaking words for Gu Jin, who had just learned the truth.
For the first time, he did not refute the anger of the fire fox. He shook A Jiu away from him with a sweep of his immortal power, and said coldly: "She is from Da Ze Mountain, she is my junior sister. Da Ze Mountain and I will protect her, she's not going anywhere."
A Jiu snorted coldly and left the Qi Yue Palace.
Yan Shuang knew that A Jiu blamed himself for not protecting A Yin because he felt that he had made a mistake by drinking last night and failed to protect A Yin. She sighed and went out to comfort him. Along the way, she very thoughtfully took away Qing Yi who was watching the excitement.
The hall became quiet, leaving only the sleeping A Yin and the silent Gu Jin beside the bed.
He looked at A Yin's pale face and held her hand. Those hands were cold and thin, no longer as vibrant as when she were first born.
Hong Yi was right. If it weren't for him, A Yin wouldn't be like this.
Even if she breaks out of her shell and lives ignorantly in Da Ze Mountain, she should have ten years, instead of lying on the bed full of scars like now, not even a year left.
The magnificent scene in Chang'an's night sky was completed by the trembling figure in front of the God-killing Flower in Nine Nether Purgatory, the fearless and calm person who sacrificed half her life in Zhong Ling Palace, and A Yin, who attempted to block the devilish energy with her life last night in order to save him. These figures alternately appeared in his eyes.
Gu Jin leaned down and touched A Yin's forehead with his lips, which were hot and warm.
"You will be fine. I will let you live peacefully for a long time."
The door was pushed open, and Yan Shuang was standing guard outside the palace. She was stunned when she saw Gu Jin coming out so quickly.
"Yan Shuang, I have to go down the mountain for a few days or half a month. You can take good care of her for me. If A Yin wakes up, just tell me that I have something to do and come down."
Da Ze Mountain had just been invaded by devils, and at the time of the turmoil, A Yin was seriously injured and still unconscious. How could Gu Jin leave Da Ze Mountain at this juncture?
Yan Shuang felt uneasy in her heart and hurriedly asked: "A Jin, has something happened?"
Gu Jin paused, remained silent for a moment, and shook his head, "It's okay. Brother Master has ordered something to me, and I need to go down the mountain in person. There are devils in the mountain, and it may not be peaceful recently. While I'm away, Princess, please keep an eye on the mountain for me."
Seeing Gu Jin's peaceful expression, Yan Shuang calmed down her worries and said with a smile: "Why are you being so polite to me? That fox and I will help the master guard the mountain." She paused and explained to A Jiu. She said, "That fox looks fierce. In fact, I can tell that he really likes your Da Ze Mountain. He treats Qing Yi and the rabbits in the back mountain better than me. He was too worried about A Yin just now. He will say those words without any hesitation, so don't take his angry words to heart."
Gu Jin nodded, "I know, don't worry, I won't take his words to heart."
After he finished speaking, he gave Yan Shuang a few more instructions, glanced into the palace, and then headed down the mountain with his sword.
When Gu Jin went down the mountain to Zi Yue Mountain, the Nine-Star Lantern in the Hall of Eternal Life was officially lit by Xian Shan and Xian Zhu.
Three days later, outside the barrier of Zi Yue Mountain in the Demon Realm, Gu Jin was too lazy to shout anymore. He struck the barrier left by Tian Qi with a sword, alarming Bi Bo who was basking in the sun on the back mountain to gain weight.
Bi Bo rushed out in an awesome manner carrying the little mountain guard flag tailor-made for him by Tian Qi. When he saw that his little god was back, he laughed so hard that he couldn't find it and rushed towards Gu Jin.
"A Qi, A Qi, you're back!" Bi Bo rubbed against Gu Jin so hard that he was almost covered in saliva.
At this time, a moderate cough sounded from behind, and an untimely hand stretched out and pulled Bi Bo straight away from Gu Jin.
"Bi Bo, don't be ridiculous." The arrogant Three-headed Fire Dragon held up Bi Bo's collar and bowed humbly to Gu Jin, "Three-headed Fire Dragon has met the little god Yuan Qi."
There was no one else around Yuan Qi this time. He knew Yuan Qi's identity, so he was naturally polite.
Bi Bo was suddenly lifted up, and his two short legs fluttered in the air for a long time, unable to find a place to land. He turned his head and said fiercely: "Stinky Demon Dragon, put me down quickly! I want to go to A Qi!"
San Huo narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled mischievously. There seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes, "Don't be ridiculous, the little god has a noble status. In the God Realm of gods, your behavior is blasphemy and you will be beheaded."
This demonic dragon was simply being arrogant. Bi Bo opened his eyes wide and was about to retort. Somehow he caught a glimpse of the dangerous light in San Huo's eyes. He suddenly gave in and became short of breath. He opened his mouth but did not utter a single word.
Gu Jin looked at San Huo and said: "Lord Dragon, there is no need to be polite." He looked at Bi Bo with eagerness in his eyes, "I came back specifically to see Bi Bo this time."
As soon as these words came out, Bi Bo and San Huo were a little surprised, and their thoughts were rarely the same.
He's such a loser who doesn't know anything but eats well and is lazy to bask in the sun. What can he do?
I'm not interested in anything except a mellow and cute mascot who likes to sleep, what do you want me to do?
However, Bi Bo's heart was still towards his old master. Seeing Gu Jin's solemn expression, thinking that with A Qi's temperament, something big might happen this time, he turned into a handsome young man and fell to the ground.
San Huo on the side looked at the freshly baked humanoid Bi Bo in front of him, his eyes widened, and he was actually a little grand and surprised. This water-condensing divine beast has been in Zi Yue Mountain for more than a hundred years, and it has never been transformed. San Huo didn't expect to see it again today. He took a look and sighed twice.
It is indeed a mythical beast that has been passed down from ancient times. Even though it has not yet fully grown, it can be regarded as one of a million in the lower three realms.
"A Qi, let's go into the mountain and say why did you come to see me?" Bi Bo happily brought Gu Jin into the Zi Yue Palace, and along the way he handed him life-saving elixirs such as the Divine Pill for free. With stuffed in his arms, he felt uncomfortable looking at San Hu hanging behind him.
It would take him six weeks on weekdays to track down this little boy and ask for a pill; in the meantime, he would have to take care of his little ancestor and eat and drink. Look, with Yuan Qi here, things are different. This young child must serve him; for others, serving their ancestors is akin to serving them.
The two people in front had their own concerns, and they couldn't care less about the jealous dragon behind them.
In the Zi Yue Hall, Gu Jin sat upright and faced the blue waves straight to the point.
"Bi Bo, my senior brother told me two days ago that A Yin's lifespan is only ten years."
As soon as Gu Jin said these words, San Huo let out a sigh of surprise, but Bi Bo only frowned slightly, without much surprise.
Seeing his expression, Gu Jin's expression darkened, "You already knew this?"
Bi Bo shook his head quickly, his expression of warmth in the animal body was particularly lively at this time, "No, no." He glanced at Gu Jin's face, "At that time, when I looked at A Yin, I just felt that her soul power was inherently weak. I'm afraid that unlike ordinary water condensation beasts, I didn't expect that she only has a lifespan of ten years."
Gu Jin's eyes were gloomy, and he did not hide his emotions in front of Bi Bo who had been growing up with him. "Senior brother said that she was attacked by devilish energy when she was in her mother's belly. She lost her lifespan. Even if she could break out of the shell, she would only be able to survive ten years."
Bi Bo was immediately surprised, "Are you attacked by devilish energy? There haven't been devils in the Three Realms for many years!"
Gu Jin told the story of A Yin's life experience, and Bi Bo realized that A Yin was actually a member of the tribe who stayed here more than 70,000 years ago, and was quite moved for a moment.
"I just said that in that war, all the water condensation beasts were wiped out. How did A Yin appear out of nowhere? It turns out that's the case."
"Bi Bo, you are a water condensation beast. After all, you are from the same clan as A Yin. Do you know how to extend A Yin's lifespan?"
San Huo on the side raised his eyebrows, extending her lifespan? This is something that goes against the will of heaven, it is too difficult to do, but the little god Yuan Qi really values that water condensation beast.
When Bi Bo heard this, he rubbed his hands and stared at the ground without looking at Gu Jin.
As soon as his expression appeared, Gu Jin knew that he had a solution. A hint of surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he walked up to Bi Bo and said, "Bi Bo, do you have a solution? Tell me quickly."
"This, this..." Bi Bo looked at A Qi with dodge in his eyes, unable to say anything for a long time.
Gu Jin was anxious and raised his head, "What can you do? Don't hesitate, her life is at stake!"
Seeing that Gu Jin was really anxious, Bi Bo flattened his mouth and whispered: "I know a way, but I don't know if it will work."
"What way?"
"Except for the rare mythical beasts of our Water Condensing Beast clan, the average lifespan of the clan members is not very long. It would be good if they could live for a thousand years. I heard the elders of the clan said that there was a senior who did not believe in destiny and devoted his life to continuing the Water Condensing Beast clan and make God Transformation Pill..."
"Did he refine the magic pill?" Gu Jin asked hurriedly.
Bi Bo shook his head honestly, "No."
If it were refined, the water condensation beast clan would not be so short-lived.
"What kind of method is this?" Gu Jin couldn't help but be disappointed.
"That senior was actually a genius at elixirs. He didn't succeed in refining it because he was too short-lived. He was only a few hundred years old and couldn't wait for the last elixir to appear, so he regretfully failed to refine the elixir and died."
"Since this god-transforming pill is so magical and can make immortal beasts directly become gods, why didn't your tribe find the last medicine to free the water-condensing beast tribe from their short-lived fate?" San Huo on the side couldn't help but ask. He has been cultivating for 60,000 years and is still only a demigod. When he heard about such cheating, his eyes almost glowed green.
"There are two reasons. One is that this God Transformation Pill is only suitable for the Water Condensing Beast clan and is completely useless to other races. The Water Condensing Beast clan cannot find help from other immortal beasts, and the various medicines used in the God Transformation Pill are too difficult and it cannot be refined on a large scale; secondly, because of the special nature of this last medicine, the elders of our clan thought it was too harmful to heaven and gave up..."
"What is needed to refine the magic elixir? What is this last medicine?" Gu Jin asked in a deep voice.
Bi Bo hesitated slightly, but finally spoke: "The person who refines the Transformation Pill needs to sacrifice a hundred years of spiritual power to sacrifice the pill fire, and also needs three kinds of medicine, one is the Ten Thousand Years Snow Lotus on the top of Kunlun Mountain, and the other is the divine dew in Heavenly Palace Yao Chi. The third is..." He sighed, "A Qi, after all, our water condensation beasts are a clan of flying beasts, and the last medicine needed to transform into gods is a flying beast inner core that has been cultivated for more than ten thousand years. "
Inner core? Regardless of the immortals, demons or flying beasts, the inner core is life. Unless one of the flying beast species' elders who are over 10,000 years old dies naturally, taking this last medicine is tantamount to damaging a life.
"One life is exchanged for another. If you want to successfully transform into a god, you must exchange the life of another person. This is too harmful to the world. Our water condensation beasts have been responsible for saving lives and healing the wounded since ancient times. Most of them are kind-hearted people who are unwilling to hurt others. So in the end the entire clan agreed to give up refining the God Transformation Pill, and this secret was buried in the Three Realms with the death of the clan."
Bi Bo looked at Gu Jin, as if he couldn't bear it, and his voice fell heavily: "A Jin, if you want to save A Yin, you have to sacrifice a life. Can you do it?"
At the same time, Bainiao Island in Jing Shu Pavilion.
Hua Shu had just read the betrothal gift sent by the Heavenly Palace, and the ten thousand years of spiritual treasures were packed in dozens of sunken wood boxes.
She had the shyness and joy of a bride-to-be on her face, the red sparrow was joking aside, and the people in the pavilion were also beaming with joy.
Suddenly, Hua Shu's expression changed, and she waved her hand towards Hong Que.
"You go down, I'll take a nap. If my father calls me, tell him I'm cultivating."
Although Hong Que was puzzled, she retreated.
The footsteps outside gradually faded away, and it was so quiet inside Jing Shu Pavilion that you could hear a pin drop. Hua Shu suddenly spoke.
"She's gone far away, why doesn't you show up yet?"
A cold laughter sounded, and a black mist appeared in the room, turning into a blurry figure sitting on the main seat. It looked at Hua Shu and showed a smile. It was the devil lord's figure in Nine Nether Purgatory.
"Congratulations to Your Highness Princess. You have made your dreams come true. You are about to marry Lord Lan Feng. When he succeeds to the throne of Heaven, Your Highness will be the legitimate Heavenly Empress."
As the black mist appeared, Hua Shu's eyes flashed with a hint of invisible fear and disgust, but the emotion passed away in a flash. She still had an indifferent face and said: "All of this is due to the help given to me by the Devil Lord. If it weren't for the Devil Lord's suggestion, I would not have thought of going to Da Ze Mountain to borrow the Sky-Shielding Umbrella to refine it. Don't worry, I promised that when I become the Heavenly Empress, I will work with the Heavenly Emperor to convince the Demon Emperor to leave a place for the Devil Clan to live, and I will keep my word and will never break my promise."
The Immortal Clan's most powerful Immortal Lord in the last 100 years is Hua Shu. She has outperformed all of her predecessors despite her young age. She has ascended to the highest level of the Supreme Lord after refining the Sky-Shielding Umbrella. However, no one knows the reason why her immortal power has grown so fast over the past hundred years is because this devil with a mysterious origin provided her with many rare spiritual treasures from the Three Realms, which she forcibly devoured and refined to obtain her current immortal power, rather than from her own cultivation.
"I naturally believe what Your Highness the Princess said. Everything I have done is just to give my Devil Clan a place to survive safely." The Devil Lord smiled calmly and changed the subject, "But I am here today. It's not to remind Your Highness about the agreement."
"Oh? Then why are you here for?"
The Devil Lord smiled unpredictably, "I wonder if the Princess has ever heard that the Immortal Lord Gu Jin from Da Ze Mountain has been searching for the soul of Little Phoenix of Wutong Island in the Three Realms?"
It is not a secret that Da Ze Mountain and Wutong Island are searching for Feng Yin's soul in the Three Realms. Almost everyone in the major immortal clans knows about it.
Hua Shu paused, "I heard about it, so what?"
"I heard that Feng Yin's soul was scattered among the sycamore trees in the Three Realms." Devil Lord paused.
"Devil Lord, what exactly do you want to say?"
The Devil Lord glanced at Hua Shu's unnatural expression before curling up its lips and said, "I also heard that there is a ten-thousand-year-old sycamore tree hidden in the North Sea. Princess, is this true or not?"
Hua Shu's expression changed, and after a while, she said coldly: "The Devil Lord is well-informed. Yes, there is indeed a sycamore tree on an island in the far north of our clan."
Hua Shu was secretly surprised in her heart. The sycamore tree was full of treasures, and everyone in the Three Realms could dream of it. This one on the isolated island in the North Sea has always been a secret of the Peacock clan. Only she and her father knew it. Where did this strange evil learn this from?
"Why does the Devil Lord ask about this matter? Does the Devil Lord also have a relationship with Feng Yin's death?"
Since Hua Shu knew that Feng Yin's soul was scattered among the sycamore trees in the Three Realms, she guessed that there was a high possibility that Feng Yin's soul was hidden in the sycamore trees on the isolated island in the North Sea, but she did not intend to tell anyone.
Since Feng Yin died at Gu Jin's hand, then it was God's will that she could not come to this world.
"I didn't care before, but now I really care. How can Immortal Lord Gu Jin care about the life and death of that little phoenix?"
Gu Jin? What's important about him? Hua Shu couldn't understand the deep meaning of Devil Lord's words.
"Princess, I hope you can tell Gu Jin the news about the sycamore tree hidden on the isolated island in the North Sea." The devil suddenly said.
Hua Shu was stunned and blurted out: "Why?" There was a hint of reluctance on her face, "Feng Yin's life and death has nothing to do with you, right? Sooner or later, Phoenix Queen will ascend one day, and the future Heavenly Palace will be controlled by my husband Lan Feng. Why should you meddle in our own business?"
There was an unknown emotion in Devil Lord's eyes, "Will it be really under your husband's control?" It smiled, "The days ahead are long, and who can say for sure what will happen in the future. What are you afraid of, Princess? As far as I know, the last sycamore tree hidden in the Three Realms is this one in North Sea. Feng Yin has only gathered three souls and five souls so far. Even with this soul, as long as her last soul is missing, she cannot return to her place, she will never be able to awaken to Nirvana, and she will not pose any threat to the princess."
Seeing Hua Shu's relaxation, the Devil Lord continued: "I say this all because of the princess. The Princess has had a rift with Da Ze Mountain for refining the Sky-Shielding Umbrella. This time Feng Yin's soul is what Da Ze Mountain needs most. As long as the Princess sends this news, the previous grievances will be wiped out, and even Wutong Island will be very grateful to the princess. It kills two birds with one stone, why wouldn't the princess do it?"
Hua Shu had been persuaded by the Devil Lord, but she still had doubts and asked suspiciously: "The Devil Lord came all the way to Bainiao Island just to facilitate this matter and help me?"
"Helping you is helping me. With the recognition of Da Ze Mountain and Wutong Island, you will have a smooth journey to the position of Heavenly Empress."
Devil Lord smiled honestly, dispelling Hua Shu's last concern.
~End of Chapter 65~
P.S: Sorry for no updates in the past week. Due to my heavy workload, I have been very busy and have not had time to update.