Chapter 252: Returning to Huashan to Distribute Treasures and Plan; Spirit Fruits of the Flat Peach Help Cultivation

Huashan.

Yang Chan's dojo.

All around, the azure sky sang in emptiness, with crimson hues and pale gold; colorful clouds drifted gloomily, shading the jade towers and marble halls, while feathered canopies cast shadows over the pearl pavilions and terraces.

From time to time, immortal cranes came fluttering by, their wings like wheels, unfolding slowly.

Clear, resonant mysterious sounds flickered above and below.

Within the dojo, groups of three or five female immortals were scattered about.

They all appeared to be no more than sixteen or seventeen years of age, dressed in delicate palace gowns with flowing skirts; some carried bamboo baskets, some flower baskets, others held jade bottles... and so on, each different from the next.

These female immortals were the handmaidens under Yang Chan's command, and naturally had nothing to do after Yang Chan went into seclusion.

Some were in the garden collecting flower dew for brewing wine, some were picking ripe spirit fruits and precious herbs in the medicine garden, or simply gathered together to play and frolic...

Youthful and beautiful, with voices like swallows and orioles.

Carefree, lively, and peaceful.

It was precisely at this moment that a wondrous sound echoed, the familiar sound of the dojo's portal opening.

The hearts of these female immortals stirred almost in unison, and one by one, they looked toward the sound.

They saw the cloud light being pushed aside, and ripples spread through the space, fading into the surroundings, gathering into halos of varying sizes; patterns collided, Yin and Yang outlined the shapes, deriving the hexagrams.

Empty and wondrous, wondrous and mysterious.

A figure with a heroic bearing and towering presence appeared in the dojo.

"Greetings, Dragon Lord!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, these female immortals hurriedly bowed in salute.

This figure was none other than Fang Longye, who had returned to Huashan.

He was seen with his hair bound by a jade crown, wearing a white robe embroidered with coiled dragons and clouds. His eyebrows slanted into his temples, the corners of his mouth turned slightly upward, and he looked magnificent and handsome, his face carrying a sense of relaxed and carefree joy.

"Hmm!" He surveyed his surroundings, nodded and smiled at the crowd of immortal attendants, and with a wave of his hand, thousands of brilliant rays shot forth from his Inner World, shimmering and gorgeous, suffused with five-colored mist.

Then, from bottom to top, they condensed into a treasure tree, upon which hung all sorts of treasures: Dharma Pill Gourds, Dao Scriptures, Spirit Treasures, divine weapons... and so on—overflowing with flowing light, enough to make one forget the mundane.

The treasure tree soared and drifted about, pausing before each female immortal, whereupon suitable treasures would automatically fly down and land in their hands.

"Many thanks for the generous gift, Dragon Lord!"

Every female immortal who received a treasure had a face blooming with smiles, full of joy, their beautiful eyes filled with gratitude.

Seeing the reaction of these female immortals, Fang Longye nodded inwardly, feeling very satisfied.

In his past life, even when wooing an ordinary girl, he knew to use benefits to bribe her best friends! Let alone now, when he was wooing Yang Chan, a "white-rich-beautiful" among the Divine Immortals.

Although these female immortals were merely Yang Chan's handmaidens and couldn't be counted as best friends, bribing them would at least leave a better impression.

Besides—some things are ruined by the smallest details.

He didn't ask for these immortal attendants to provide him with any assistance; he only needed to ensure they wouldn't ruin things! A few small favors could resolve avoidable problems.

In short, it was not a wasted effort.

After a circle, the various treasures hanging on the treasure tree had all fallen into the hands of the female immortals.

Finally, the treasure tree shook gently, turned into a rainbow light, re-entered Fang Longye's Inner World, and disappeared completely.

"Alright! Everything as usual, continue with your work!"

Fang Longye glanced at these beaming, grateful immortal attendants, smiled, and waved his hand, signaling them to continue their previous tasks.

He then vanished in a flash, returning to his residence within this Yang Chan dojo.

"Alright! Stop looking, the Dragon Lord has already left—keep looking and your eyeballs will be hooked out."

After Fang Longye left, a female immortal in white, whose dark hair was bound by only a single silk ribbon, looking exceptionally clear and refined, reached out and waved her hand several times in front of her good sister's eyes to bring the girl in green beside her back to reality.

This girl in green, who had a small braid at each temple, came to her senses and giggled foolishly: "The future master-in-law is truly handsome!"

The girl in white rolled her eyes at her foolish laughter and said: "The Second Miss hasn't actually declared it yet!"

"Be careful of trouble from the mouth; if the Second Miss hears you, you little minx, gossiping about her here, it wouldn't be strange if she locked you in solitary confinement for a thousand or ten thousand years—"

The girl in green stuck out her tongue and retorted unconvinced: "I think it's already a done deal! All these years, have you seen any other man who could be so intimate with the Miss?"

"Even this dojo of ours is left open for the Dragon Lord to come and go; what kind of relationship is this?"

Having said this, a trace of infatuation flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she asked her good friend: "Mingjun, you are from the Human Race; I remember that when those wealthy young ladies get married, they often have dowry maids, right?"

"Yo—I didn't notice, little Bishao is actually lovesick?"

Before the girl in white could answer, a sound of jade pendants, crisp and pleasant, accompanied by teasing laughter, came from afar.

The two were in a water pavilion by a lotus pond.

The spring water was calm, with green waves rippling.

Amidst the green lotus leaves appeared two female immortals, barefoot, drifting on a flat boat, laughing softly as they reached out to pick Lotus Seeds.

The one teasing them was the leading female immortal in red; she wore a red gauze dress, toyed with a small bell in one hand, and behind her, wings were faintly spread, glowing like clouds.

"Sister Hongyuan! You—" The girl in green blushed, lunged forward, and clawed at her.

The girl in red shook her skirt, dodged the girl in green's entanglement, and laughed: "What, did I hit the nail on the head?"

"You have quite the nerve, actually daring to have designs on the future master-in-law; be careful that the Miss doesn't cast you into the eighteenth level of hell when she comes out of seclusion!"

"Who says so—I just think the future master-in-law is handsome!" the girl in green retorted stubbornly.

"Alright!" The other female immortal who had come on the flat boat with the sister Hongyuan she mentioned, tucked back a lock of hair blown by the wind, waved her jade hand, and smiled: "No need to quibble!"

"To explain is to cover up, to cover up is to be guilty, and to be guilty is the truth—"

"That's right! You don't need to cover it up! It's nothing, really—" Hongyuan chimed in while shaking the small bell in her hand, which rang crisp and pleasant.

She thought to herself that this future master-in-law was truly generous; any random gift was a rare and precious treasure.

She sighed inwardly, but her mouth didn't stop: "Actually, come to think of it—"

"If the young lady truly marries the future master, wouldn't that future master be the master of us little sisters?"

"If the master summons us to attend to him in bed, could you or I possibly refuse?"

Hearing this, Bishao's eyes lit up, and she nodded repeatedly: "Good sister, that is exactly what I meant!"

"Pfft—"

"Ha, ha, ha! Look, you all, I just tested her, and she actually admitted it!"

Hongyuan burst into a giggle, laughing so hard she swayed back and forth, pointing her finger at Bishao.

A female immortal on the side also teased: "Bishao, we know you covet the future master because he is handsome~"

"But when I was young and had not yet entered the Dao, my nanny told me that the better-looking a man is, the more he will deceive people. You must be careful!"

"Don't let a handsome man trick you out of your body~"

Even the first female immortal in white could not help but laugh: "Bishao, the future master you speak of is of the Dragon Clan! With your small frame, I fear you wouldn't last a single round."

"When the time comes, it will truly be a case of crushing the flower and breaking the stamen~ Don't end up dying of exhaustion on the Dragon Lord's bed!"

"Giggle, giggle!"

One word after another, they teased and jeered, their laughter ringing incessantly in the ears.

"Ah! You gossiping women! I'll fight you!"

Flustered and exasperated, Bishao looked like a cat with its fur standing on end, baring her fangs and brandishing her claws as she charged at the women.

"As if we're afraid of you!"

For a time, they were tangled in a playful scuffle.

……

On Fang Longye's side, having returned to his original residence and sat down, he suddenly let out a breath, completely relaxing.

The pressure in his heart when facing Xiwangmu Niangniang earlier had been no small matter.

Just as he had said before, in the Honghuang, there were no shortage of Great Divine Ability holders who dared to ignore the prestige of Xihuang and strike directly at him.

And Xiwangmu Niangniang absolutely possessed the strength and confidence to be ranked among those Great Divine Ability holders who dared to strike at him. What Xihuang? I fear that even if it were Xihuang's incarnation—that Tianhuang Fuxi in person—she would still strike without hesitation if she wanted to.

Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary immortals and gods, although this Xiwangmu Niangniang belonged to the ancient Great Powers, the impression she gave people more was that of the Jade Emperor's virtuous helpmate—the identity of Yaochi Golden Mother.

But he, who knew many secrets, was well aware that Xiwangmu Niangniang was not that simple.

Just the fact that she could firmly sit in the position of "Head of Female Immortals" was enough to show her extraordinariness!

Unlike what he knew in his previous life, the title "Head of Female Immortals" was not appointed by some Hongjun, but was something Xiwangmu Niangniang fought for with her own strength.

At the beginning of the primordial era, before the Hunyuan Saints appeared, Xiwangmu Niangniang was the undisputed Head of Female Immortals.

There was no room for dispute~

Even Nuwa and Houtu Niangniang, who now held the positions of Hunyuan Saints, were once defeated by Xiwangmu Niangniang.

Comparing horizontally, Dongwanggong, the Head of Male Immortals, had no idea how many fathoms high the grass on his grave had grown!

Not to mention Donghua Dijun~

Although the two were the same person, after reincarnation, there was no longer a Head of Male Immortals, Dongwanggong, in the world, only the Penglai recluse, Donghua Dijun!

Of course, the reason for Fang Longye's anxiety when facing Xiwangmu Niangniang naturally did not stop there; it also lay in—

Xiwangmu Niangniang had a deep relationship with Donghuang Taiyi.

And he, Fang Longye~ had unfortunately borrowed the Zhanxian Gourd from Lu Ya for a period of time recently.

Originally, this would have been nothing.

If Lu Ya's identity, in the eyes of Xiwangmu Niangniang, was still the Little Golden Crow.

Unfortunately~

Although Lu Ya had used his methods to deceive Xiwangmu Niangniang for a very, very long time, shortly after the Conferring of the Gods, his original identity was exposed.

You tell me, could Fang Longye not be anxious when facing Xiwangmu Niangniang?

As for what kind of relationship Xiwangmu Niangniang and Donghuang Taiyi actually had? To be able to be described by the word "deep."

Fang Longye could only say that in the records of the Demon Master Mansion, Xiwangmu Niangniang had another title—Western Emperor.

"Its form is like a human, with a leopard's tail and tiger's teeth, good at howling, with disheveled hair and wearing ornaments; it is in charge of the disasters of heaven and the five punishments."

This was a Dharma body of a demon condensed by Xiwangmu Niangniang when she was the Western Emperor of the Demon Clan.

Western Emperor, seeing this title, have you tasted the flavor? Yes~

Xiwangmu Niangniang was a Xiantian Shengsheng who had existed since the opening of heaven and earth.

She was not some Human Clan divine immortal who would be influenced by the concepts of the later Human Race~

In the Honghuang, Xiwangmu Niangniang was admired and worshipped by a host of female immortals precisely for her many Dao companions~

Devoted to one person until the end?

Keep dreaming~

Even the current Human Race did not yet have such a concept.

Not long after her first Dao companion, Dongwanggong, fell, Xiwangmu Niangniang joined the Demon Court of that time and even became a Dao companion with Donghuang Taiyi.

Of course, after Donghuang Taiyi fell, Xiwangmu Niangniang naturally would not remain idle, and soon found a "little puppy."

She even helped this "little puppy" onto the throne of the Heavenly Emperor. She herself also became the Yaochi Golden Mother of the Heavenly Court.

This was also the reason why that Jade Emperor Great Heavenly Venerable Haotian Shangdi was despised by a group of Great Powers.

It was not only because of his background as a boy attendant, but more importantly, in the eyes of those who knew the details, he was just a kept man who ate soft rice~ naturally, they felt disdain for him.

"Fortunately, it seems now that Xiwangmu Niangniang doesn't care much about that old flame, Donghuang Taiyi~"

"There isn't much old affection left."

Fang Longye sat alone in the room, with a tripod burner in the corner burning sandalwood, blue smoke curling in all directions, lush and elegant, and he let out a breath, thinking this in his heart.

He did not believe that with Xiwangmu Niangniang's abilities, she would not notice that Lu Ya's Zhanxian Gourd was on his person.

It can only be said that, having little lingering affection for an old flame, she turned a blind eye to it.

Speaking of this matter, his consideration was somewhat lacking. At the beginning, he had not thought that much through.

It was not until he was face-to-face with the Queen Mother of the West and felt the strange movement of the Zhanxian Gourd that he recalled these things in a state of awe.

He shook his head and smiled; even the most careful plan has a flaw, who could think of everything? He cast various distracting thoughts to the back of his mind, and then, took out the Jade Box bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West.

Just as he was about to open it, as if thinking of something, a thought arose, and iridescent colors rose from the crown of his head, circling left and right, lifting up an illusory Talisman Order, which he then held in his hand.

Besides the Jade Box bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West, he was not without other gains from this trip.

After he left Weiyang Palace, he naturally had quite a discussion with the Jinghe Dragon King and that Green Bull Divine Venerable, who had been waiting outside all along.

Afterwards, when bidding farewell, these two also unanimously presented him with a generous gift.

The Jinghe Dragon King was indeed of extraordinary background, directly gifting him an Innate Spiritual Object; it could be called lavish.

Of course, the Green Bull Divine Venerable did not lag behind.

Although, due to his circumstances, as a dignified Water God, he was not very well-off, he still gritted his teeth and sent a grand gift.

It was precisely this Talisman Order that looked very illusory.

Fang Longye held it in his hand, and his first feeling was that it was heavy, incomparably heavy.

Looking closer, there were twisted patterns on the Talisman Order, shining with bright gold, emitting wonderful clear sounds, and countless bizarre scenes.

But when he looked again, they seemed to fade away and disappear; with his current level of insight, he could not understand it.

Only a thin layer of Innate Aura inside could be seen clearly.

"An Innate Divine Dao Edict, it truly is extraordinary!" Fang Longye exclaimed.

This Talisman Order was, of course, not a complete Innate Divine Dao Edict, but it was a part torn off by the Green Bull Divine Venerable from his own Innate Divine Dao Edict.

It possessed an innate essence, which for those walking the path of the Divine Dao, could be called a treasure.

After playing with it for a while, Fang Longye closed his eyes to meditate, communicating with his Divine Golden Body far away in Beiju Luzhou, and sent this Talisman Order over.

For him, he did not have that much time to refine this treasure related to the Divine Dao, so he naturally handed it over to his Divine Golden Body to handle.

Afterwards, he then refocused his gaze on the Jade Box bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West, and without hesitation, he shifted his Dharma and opened this Jade Box.

In an instant, like clouds parting in a clear sky and the great sun shining down, astonishing brilliance erupted before his eyes.

At the same time, all kinds of wonderful sounds resonated, echoing back and forth, lingering around.

Golden light shot out, and wonderful sounds filled his ears.

An inexplicable Aura rushed toward his face, hitting his brow, going straight into his spirit platform, and his whole body felt lively and exceptionally comfortable.

"Good fellow, this is what you call being lavish!"

Without surprise, there were naturally many Flat Peaches inside the Jade Box. But besides that, there were also two top-tier Innate Spiritual Objects.

One of them was unexpectedly an extremely rare Innate Spiritual Object of the path of time—Innate Zhouguang Divine Water.

And those Flat Peaches, besides the Purple-Veined Xiang-Kernel Pan Peach, also included three Ren Water Flat Peaches, suffused with dense Innate Dao Rhyme.

These three Ren Water Flat Peaches were Innate Spiritual Fruits grown on the Innate Nurturing Water Flat Peach Tree, far incomparable to the Purple-Veined Xiang-Kernel Pan Peaches produced after division.

He placed various Restrictions on the two Innate Spiritual Objects in the Jade Box and put them away.

Fang Longye looked at the purple-green, mist-shrouded Flat Peaches before him and smiled: "With this, the Golden Immortal Great Accomplishment is secure!"

He immediately picked up a Purple-Veined Xiang-Kernel Pan Peach and swallowed it into his belly; instantly, a vastness of energy, unimaginable, filled his true body.

He carefully sensed the energy within his body; such power was far stronger than the heavenly materials and earthly treasures he had consumed in the past.

Even the Fusang Glazed Fruit he had consumed before, although also an Innate Spiritual Fruit, had different effects; in terms of increasing Dharma alone, it really could not compare to a Purple-Veined Xiang-Kernel Pan Peach that was not even innate.

One after another, vitality, thick to an unbelievable degree, surged out and permeated his whole body.

Furthermore, a continuous stream of clear, spiritual Qi was generated, washing over everything of his.

It seemed endless.

His entire essence, Qi, and spirit climbed step by step during this process, constantly improving.

(End of chapter)