Chapter 2099: Carp, Mustard, and the Old Willow Tree

Hey, young man, say hello, don't just stand there.

We're all ancient residents of Mount Xi Huang, several million years old; treat us as your seniors and you won't lose out.

Eh, that's right—I'm the white carp in the water; you should call me Senior White.

I'm the big mustard green in the vegetable garden; call me Senior Vegetable.

I'm the small mustard green in the vegetable garden; call me Little Senior!

And also, have you seen this big willow tree? It's our most formidable Senior Willow King, older than Emperor Yu!

Voices came one after another.

Xiao Feng stared in disbelief to discover that besides the four fish in the water, the five vegetables in the garden, and the old willow tree nearby, all were Controllers!

Two or three are planetary-level, while most are stellar-level.

Especially the old willow tree, after emitting a wisp of aura, it unexpectedly reached eternal-level strength!

I... I have greeted all the seniors.

Xiao Feng's head buzzed; not knowing who was who, he just addressed them all uniformly.

Ah, truly obedient. Young man, hurry and knock on the door; Luo'er is immersed in her game again, and if you don't call her she won't wake up." said the red carp in the water.

Oh, okay.

Xiao Feng didn't see Feng Feng Shi, knowing she was at home, so he followed the red carp senior's instruction and went to knock on the main door.

Feng Feng Shi Daoist friend, Feng Feng Shi Daoist friend.

Xiao Feng shouted twice.

As a result, no one responded.

The red carp said: "She can't hear you; why not just go in directly?"

Go in directly?

That wouldn't be proper!

Earlier, when I trespassed into He Yurou's home, I got targeted by Bi Yunshuang.

If I were to trespass into the home of the ancient Fu Xi ancestor, things would probably get serious.

He thought it over, decided not to keep knocking nor to barge in rashly, but instead

He used his online avatar in the game to send a message to Feng Feng Shi, telling her he had arrived and was at the door.

Upon hearing that, Feng Feng Shi immediately replied: "Wait outside the door, don't open it!"

Her tone sounded somewhat urgent.

Xiao Feng asked: "What's wrong?"

Feng Feng Shi explained: "This residence is shrouded by a special rule left by my father from ancient times; if you intrude without permission, you will surely be hurt."

Um...

Xiao Feng froze.

That red carp senior harbors ill intent! Clearly he just wants to watch him make a fool of himself!

Fortunately he didn't listen to the red carp's advice, otherwise he would surely embarrass himself.

Feng Feng Shi didn't log off.

Her willpower is also very strong; while keeping the game running, she can still move freely in reality, but earlier she was idle and focused, so she didn't hear the knocking.

Xiao Feng waited a short while, then heard footsteps inside.

Immediately after, the wooden door creaked open.

A woman in green robes appeared before him; her looks weren't stunningly gorgeous, but she was very pleasing to the eye, with delicate, snow-white skin, refined and elegant features, bearing the charm of a classical beauty that never grows tiresome.

Seeing Xiao Feng, a faint smile appeared on her face as she said: "Have you settled your friend?"

"Mm, I sent her home." Xiao Feng nodded.

Feng Feng Shi didn't let him in; instead, she stepped over the threshold and came out herself.

Just as she stepped out, the gate automatically shut, as if stubbornly insisting on being cut off from the world.

Xiao Feng sensed her aura; she seems to have just reached the peak of the Supermundane stage, still a short distance from becoming a Controller, let alone her previous lifetime's Eternal-level realm.

You guys, every time someone comes you like to tease them. Being beings of several million, even tens of millions of years old, you still

act so childish.

Feng Feng Shi walked to the edge of the stone table and sat down, then said to the carp in the nearby pond:

Her tone carried gentle reproach; not only did it not make anyone unhappy, it actually made several carp swim more happily.

"Not childish, not childish, we're just lively! Look at those folks in Yu Emperor City—some are younger than us, yet they're as lifeless as the dead, how boring." The red carp retorted.

Feng Feng Shi chuckled lightly: "That's also true; being like you, detached from the world, free of worries, is itself a rare state of mind."

Immediately she picked up the teapot on the stone table, drew a pot of water straight from the pond, and tossed in some tea leaves.

"Have a seat, Xiao Feng." she said.

Xiao Feng glanced at the stone bench, then at the willow tree and carp beside it, and asked: "This bench isn't alive, is it?"

Plant life, fish life—all are accomplished masters of cultivation.

If this bench were a stone-life form, sitting on it would get me beaten up—what then?

Hahaha, he's been scared by us, he's been scared by us!

The carp and the mustard greens are very happy.

Xiao Feng's face showed an embarrassed expression.

Feng Feng Shi smiled faintly: "There are no stone-life forms here; only the vegetables and willow by the pond, and the fish in the water, are powerful beings."

Then that's good.

Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and then sat down.

A willow branch extended from the side, lightly scraping the bottom of the teapot.

Hum~

A burst of flame ignited, and soon the water boiled.

"Drink tea."

Feng Feng Shi poured out the brewed tea and gave him a cup.

Then she poured another cup and placed it beside him; finally, she poured one for herself.

The stone table had three seats, with the one beside him still empty.

Xiao Feng down

His consciousness glanced over, and immediately he saw the old willow tree's branches swaying; a strand of greenish light fell down, transforming into an old man in cloth robes.

"Senior Great Willow Tree King." Xiao Feng shouted.

"No need for formalities. Heh... you kid, you have the aura of the Lord of All Things; no wonder you come from the same source." The old willow tree laughed and sat down.

The Lord of All Things was formerly the title of the Lord of the Universe; it seems the spirits of Sage Rulers Mountain all know him.

"Senior, does the Lord of the Universe often come here?" Xiao Feng asked.

The old willow tree shook his head: "Not many times, but he once trained here for a period. Later he attained the Great Dao, and his appearances became rarer; only recently sending the young lady back made it rare to see him."

Dao Ancestors are mostly like dragons seen only head or tail; even their own hometown may not be found.

Let alone surpassing the Dao Ancestor, the Lord of the Universe.

The most recent time was when the spacetime rift collapsed; the Lord of the Universe prematurely revived Feng Feng Shi and sent her back.

It's not far from now, only less than two years.

"I don't know when I'll be able to touch that level of the Great Dao." Xiao Feng longed in his heart.

The old willow tree smiled without speaking.

Feng Feng Shi said: "Why compare with others? Surpassing oneself is achievement."

The three drank tea.

Xiao Feng nodded and said: "Indeed, as the saying goes, 'To conquer others requires strength; to conquer oneself is strong.' As long as we continually surpass our past selves, we do not waste time."

"How do you find this place?" Feng Feng Shi suddenly asked him.

Xiao Feng didn't know what she wanted to express, so he dared not respond rashly.

After thinking, he said: "The environment is excellent, spiritual energy abundant; it feels like a blessed cultivation holy land."

No

But he is an illusory body; cultivation is useless, so it means nothing to him.

Feng Feng Shi said: "Besides spiritual energy, more importantly, this place has an aura of creation very close to that when heaven and earth first opened. Not long after the Nine Provinces World took shape, my father fortuitously obtained a trace of the Great Dao's opportunity, but it did not match the path he sought, so he buried it here and transformed it into this Daoist training place."

Xiao Feng suddenly realized.

No wonder the plants, trees, fish, and insects here can attain the Dao; it turns out this is a specially crafted illusion.

But speaking of which, these willow trees, carp, and mustard greens are not human; wouldn't they turn toward the plant and water civilizations' foreign races?

"You can comprehend the Dao here. Although as an illusory body you cannot cultivate, what you gain from comprehending the Dao is the same. How long you can comprehend depends on your own fortune. After finishing this cup of tea, with a blink as the boundary, when you open your eyes next time, you will have to leave." Feng Feng Shi added.