Chapter 125: Taiyi's Premonition

Sister, I know I was wrong! From now on I will certainly not forget my duties; I will return to the starry sky right now and go with you to apologize on the Sun Star.

Changxi's good attitude in admitting his mistake made Xihe's anger vanish completely, and she began to wonder if she had been too harsh before.

But now it's not appropriate to say more; she could only affirm him with:

"Knowing one's mistakes and being able to correct them is the greatest good; let us now go to the Sun Star."

"Mm, sister."

The two turned into a stream of light, disappearing into the primordial world, and rushed toward the starry sky.

Sun Star.

"In other words, you've been picking the fruit one by one from the tree? That's unnecessarily hard on yourselves, though it's also our fault for not being clear."

Originally, when Di Jun and Taiyi harvested the Fusang fruit, they usually just shook the Fusang tree, letting the ripe fruit fall on its own.

They would catch them below with spiritual bamboo or jade plates; although most would fall onto the Sun Star or the Fusang tree, this was also a way of returning to the primordial source, not really a waste.

This method is far more efficient, with few omissions; even if the fruit falls, it will simply be reabsorbed by the Fusang tree, so catching the portion in the air is already enough for long-term use.

Qi, Nüwa, and Fuxi, upon hearing their method, instantly felt that their countless years of hard work had gone to waste, and their gazes toward Di Jun and Taiyi turned hostile at once.

Di Jun, not wanting to incur everyone's wrath, gave an awkward laugh and then said:

"This is my and Taiyi's fault; sorry, sorry."

"From now on, I and Taiyi will handle this; you all can just watch from the side, and if you encounter such a spiritual root in the future, picking it this way will be easier."

Having said that, he walked with Taiyi to a nearby branch; Taiyi shook the branch, and countless mulberry fruits fell like raindrops, which Di Jun caught with his divine power and stored away.

Just this single harvest amounted to two-tenths of what Qi and the other two had gathered over millions of years; after a few more such rounds, the mulberry fruit would be sufficient for many eons.

"These results are already enough to last until the next suppression of the fire poison; the remainder can be left on the Fusang tree, which also counts as leaving some for the Sun Star and the Fusang tree."

"When those mulberry fruits fully ripen, they will fall on their own, the primordial source returning to become the energy source for the Fusang tree to bear new fruit."

Di Jun, while catching the falling mulberry fruits, explained to everyone.

As long as the Fusang tree has sufficient energy, its fruiting faces no restriction; although the effect is ordinary, it wins by sheer quantity.

For a regional power, the importance of the Fusang tree even surpasses that of other top-grade spiritual roots, given the vast number of mulberry fruits that can provide them with an endless supply of basic combat strength.

These people are the foundation of ruling a region, for often high cultivation alone cannot solve problems; governance requires a large population base, and they are the main members sustaining a power's operation.

After only a few collections, Taiyi began to feel bored with the Sun Star's environment, for compared to the primordial earth, the Sun Star was still too monotonous.

Then Taiyi said:

"The mulberry fruit collection is about done; should we now return to the primordial world, or take a break and gather briefly on the Sun Star?"

Qi, Nüwa, and the others instantly understood Taiyi's thought; Di Jun felt it improper, but having just settled the matter, returning to the primordial world so quickly seemed overly eager.

"How about, while the mulberry fruit is freshly gathered, we rest a moment in the great hall and hold a mulberry fruit feast with the harvested fruit?"

Upon Di Jun's words, everyone showed some interest, wanting to try it out; they all set to work, using the mulberry fruit to brew wine or add as seasoning to make pastries, preparing for the feast.

Amidst the bustle, Qi and Taiyi quietly slipped out of the great hall, running to a side to idle and chat.

"Taiyi, you were never this eager before; why are you suddenly in a hurry to return to the primordial world this time? Is there something holding you up there?"

Qi felt a bit curious, thinking Taiyi's earlier attitude was somewhat strange, unlike before.

"It's nothing serious, but for some reason I keep feeling that if I don't leave the Sun Star soon, something will come looking for me."

"Although it doesn't feel like a bad thing, it still makes me very uneasy."

Taiyi also found it strange; that premonition in his heart made him unwilling to linger on the Sun Star, as if something were about to happen.

Moreover, he had a premonition that this matter concerned him and Di Jun.

Taiyi's words surprised Qi, for in his impression Taiyi was the type who only complained that things weren't big enough, never letting him enjoy himself fully.

How could it be that when trouble comes knocking, Taiyi cannot avoid it, and he can't even tell whether it's good or bad?

This instead sparked Qi's interest; he wanted to see what would happen, anyway, given his and Taiyi's current strength, as long as it wasn't those ancient major deities taking action, there shouldn't be danger.

"Whatever it is, with our present strength we can surely turn danger into safety; let's take this feast as a limit and see what occurs."

"The feast will last only a few thousand years; we certainly have that much time."

Taiyi felt a bit annoyed, but now everyone's enthusiasm was high, so he couldn't well say anything.

"There's nothing else to be done; I only hope my premonition is about something bad, preferably a few clueless fools running amok on the Sun Star."

If it were a good thing for everyone, he would rather not throw punches or kicks to vent his annoyance.

Qi expressed helplessness, but indeed that is Taiyi's style: a problem that can be solved with force is a good problem.

In the starry sky, two brilliant streams of light cut through the darkness, continually rushing toward the directions of the moon and sun, leaving a silver-white band that added a hint of color to this silent void.

"Sister, do you think we can catch up? After all, they seem to rarely linger on the Sun Star; even if we rush there, the fastest we could get is already over ten thousand years."

Changxi felt this trip might end in futility, after all, the two Sun Star deities have unpredictable whereabouts, making them hard to find.

"No matter what, we must make the attempt; if we truly cannot meet, then it's simply that we lack affinity and cannot see each other."

"If we can meet, we'll apologize in person; if they don't pursue it, that's fine—consider yourself lucky, and they won't blame you for negligence."

"If they press charges, then it's ultimately our fault; you must remember this lesson—although we both serve as the deities commanding yin and yang, their authority far outweighs yours."

"That's also counting you as half a superior; to shove your work onto a superior—you're rare indeed."

Xihe, speaking to this point, herself felt a bit laughable, after all Changxi's little clever tricks were really rather pathetic.

"Sister!"

Changxi felt somewhat helpless about this; after thinking it over, she also realized what foolish thing she had done, but her sister couldn't keep saying it.

She couldn't retort, and could only express her dissatisfaction through her voice.

Seeing this, Xihe stopped discussing it and began to accelerate her flight toward the Sun Star.

The heavens and earth seemed to sense that yin and yang were about to converge; in the starry sky a faint, extremely vague change appeared, as if something were gestating, awaiting birth.

(End of chapter)