Chapter 211

Inside the Dao Palace prison.

The place that should have detained Lou Guansue.

She is still here……

"Wrong."

Tai Jin swept a white gleam toward Lou Guansue.

The "Lou Guansue" under the shackles instantly turned into green smoke and dissipated.

Immediately after, the Queen Mother of the West appeared, staring at that wisp of green smoke!

"Queen Mother of the West, the person is no longer here." Tai Jin said solemnly.

He does not doubt the Queen Mother of the West, but precisely because of that, the situation becomes even more dire.

As the person in charge of arranging the Dao Palace patrols, he had heightened the vigilance, yet detected nothing unusual.

"Investigate all those who entered, exited, and came into contact." After the Queen Mother of the West issued the order, she looked toward Shen Qingli.

Shen Qingli was also looking at her; neither spoke, and Tai Jin felt something was off, quickly saying, "Junior Master, the Queen Mother of the West absolutely could not know."

"Your Highness, shall we return first?" Jin Wu said, fearing Shen Qingli would insist on pushing forward! Her body couldn't take it.

Shen Qingli looked at him, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Jin Wu secretly let out a breath of relief; he was genuinely worried!

After returning to the Vermilion Bird Hall, Shen Qingli said, "Have all the Kunlun people returned?"

"Not yet; they're all waiting for your news." Jin Wu said, "They won't leave until they're sure you're safe."

Shen Qingli frowned again, "Not a single one returned? Then who is in charge of Kunlun now, and has anyone sent word there?"

"Little sister, are you worried Lou Guansue will return to Kunlun to cause trouble?" Shen Qingting asked.

"I'll check right away." Jin Wu released the little golden crows, which instantly vanished, heading toward the Northern Palace of the Divine Court.

Shen Qingli, however, was not reassured, "I still need to go to Kunlun myself, tell them, and return together."

"Okay." Jin Wu immediately arranged it, then said, "His Majesty has sent inquiries; I have already reported all the details from this side."

Shen Qingli nodded; she also needed to send a message to report her safety.

"Then you rest a bit more?" Jin Wu asked again.

"Okay." Shen Qingli prepared to enter a space.

Shen Qingting then stood up and left together with Jin Wu and the others.

Jiu Li immediately asked, "A Li, do you suspect her?"

Shen Qingli said nothing, taking Jiu Li and entering the space first.

Inside, there wasn't much change, no—

"Ah! Xi Xi seems about to finish seclusion!"

Jiu Li paid the most attention to Xi Xi, immediately noticing its change.

The little golden phoenix on its back had also visibly grown a size larger.

Xi Xi doted on this little sister phoenix, bringing it along wherever she went.

Inside the egg where the ancestral phoenix resides, the eggshell cracked, revealing circles of blue-red patterns?

Jiu Li leaned in to sniff, but Shen Qingli pulled her away, saying, "Don't get that close."

"I won't swallow it whole." Jiu Li pouted, "Come on, let's go feed your brother A Jin some medicine."

"You know that again."

"Of course."

Jiu Li bounced ahead, and from afar saw Jiu Ying digging the soil.

"What are you doing?"

"Old Tree Sir told me to loosen its soil!"

Jiu Ying was truly speechless; an ancient fierce deity has sunk to this point, fortunately no one saw.

Shen Qingli ignored them, already climbed the tree, and arrived before the green cocoon wrapping Di Jin.

"Fusang, this pill—"

As Shen Qingli just took out the pill, the branches of the Fusang divine tree rolled it away, feeding it into the cocoon!

Really fast……

"How is it?"

Shen Qingli asked, one hand touching the trunk of the Fusang divine tree.

This time, the divine tree did not answer, but gave her an image.

Inside the green cocoon, Di Jin, with eyes tightly shut, had just swallowed the Soul-Transforming Pill.

The patterns spreading across his body,

Shen Qingli's emotions stagnated for a while before she eased from the pain that seemed to spread throughout her body as well.

Those were cracks.

The Fusang divine tree hadn't let her see before for a reason; his condition was truly unbearable to behold.

Just like that, he still hasn't come back! Perhaps it's not that he won't return, but that he can't.

At this moment, she was immensely grateful he had the Fusang fruit; otherwise, even if the divine tree wanted to heal him, it might not be possible.

"Look."

The divine tree sent a thought.

Shen Qingli steadied her emotions and looked again at Di Jin.

Strands of fluorescent light "sewed" into his body, smoothing the cracks.

How effective is this pill of mine?

Shen Qingli didn't expect that either, and Jiu Li, who had also climbed up the tree, rolled their eyes.

Don't you think about how you refined it? The commotion was huge!

That's true.

Even if I let you refine another, you might not be able to replicate it.

Shen Qingli thought for a moment; indeed, the final moment of merging the pill really relied on luck.

It's not that she couldn't have merged it originally; rather, the opportunity her father happened to send gave this pill its immortal vitality.

It contains the awakening power from her awakened Kunlun bloodline, a power that cannot be replicated, and it is this very power that makes this pill a unique treasure.

"You're being so nice to him, aren't you angry?" Jiu Li wondered.

It thought Di Jin kept tricking A Li, so A Li must be angry! But it doesn't look like it.

"First, he has to be here." Shen Qingli knew full well that to be angry at someone, they at least have to be alive, right?

Jiu Li understood instantly, then flopped onto the tree trunk, asking, "When will he get better?"

Shen Qingli didn't know either; she asked the Divine Tree, but the Divine Tree didn't know...

The Divine Tree even remarked, "I've never met such a worrisome offspring!"

Shen Qingli chuckled; indeed, the Divine Tree treats him as its offspring.

"If this continues, all the other fruits will have to be offered to him."

The Fusang Divine Tree also remarked, making Shen Qingli feel a pang of pain instantly.

"If there really is a need, just give it."

What can Shen Qingli do? Even if it's like using a meat bun to beat a dog, she still has to do it.

It's truly a gold‑swallowing beast!

This younger brother...

Without some capital, I really can't afford to raise him.

He actually dares to say that he raised her!

Hehehehe!

Shen Qingli gritted her teeth, "If it doesn't get better, I'll chop it up! You guys can split and eat it."

"That's not the case." Jiu Li scratched their ears, "I don't eat people, and Xiao Ying—it definitely wouldn't dare to eat."

"You Ninth Grandpa, I have nothing I dare not eat!" Jiu Ying was furious; all we do is chat, and it just digs in the dirt, right? It's about to kick off!

Jiu Li punched it, "You're the elder! You're still the elder!"

Shen Qingli then reached her hand toward the green cocoon; the Divine Tree said the cocoon could be touched.

But as soon as her hand touched it, the cocoon burst forth with a crystal‑green light!

Almost at the same moment——

Inside the building with the identical outline, the one who had been seated in the main hall's upper seat, wearing embroidered dark robes and a golden mask, suddenly constricted their pupils!

Strands of five‑colored splendid light seemed to pour uncontrollably from within him.

Divine radiance enveloped.

Golden radiance triumphs!

The next moment——

"Congratulations, Young Lord!"

"May the Young Lord endure for eternity!"

""

Voices of congratulation rose, one higher than the next.

The congratulators, kneeling in layers, all wore kasaya robes.

Gold, red, and yellow—all were present, a mighty tide that knelt outside the hall.

The sutra chanting entered the ears, bringing calm and peace……

"Rise."

The one in the upper seat, their voice a distant chant.

All the monks rose, and throughout the hall golden light shone brilliantly!