"Thank you for stepping in, Senior Brother Shangqing!"
Hou Yi put away his longbow, helped Xing Tian up, and bowed to Tongtian, expressing his gratitude for Tongtian's righteous assistance.
Tongtian waved his hand, his expression calm. "No need to be so polite. You two get along well with my grand-disciple, so it's only natural that I help."
With that, Tongtian transformed into a streak of sword light and flew toward the summit of Kunlun Mountain. He had just come out of seclusion when a minor monster came to deliver experience. What a refreshing feeling.
"What are you two doing here?"
Shi Yu looked at the two who had traveled countless miles to Kunlun Mountain, puzzled. Could something have happened to the Witch Tribe?
Damn, what about the Heavenly materials and earthly treasures that the Ancestral Witches lost to me?
"Our Ancestral Witches asked us to bring this to you. It's the Heavenly materials and earthly treasures you wanted!"
As he spoke, Xing Tian poured the Heavenly materials and earthly treasures from the bundle on his back, forming a small mountain. So they had come to deliver the goods to Shi Yu.
"Oh, look at you—even delivering it right to my door. The Witch Tribe really is generous!"
"Sorry for the trouble, Brother Xing Tian and Brother Hou Yi. These gifts are just a small token of my appreciation!"
The Purple Gourd at Shi Yu's waist flew out and poured forth two Golden Elixirs. They were no ordinary pills—in fact, they were genuine Nine-Turn Golden Elixirs that Shi Yu had obtained from Taiqing.
"Thanks. We won't stand on ceremony!"
The two exchanged glances, then each accepted one Golden Elixir. Afterward, they prepared to leave Kunlun Mountain and return to the Witch Tribe. The Witch Tribe was currently facing troubled times, and they could not remain away from their tribal lands for too long.
"Brother Shi Yu, the Witch Tribe's situation is urgent right now, and we can't stay away for long. We'll take our leave first." With that, the two hurried back to their tribal lands beneath Mount Buzhou.
Watching their departing figures, Shi Yu furrowed his brows. Judging from what had just happened, it seemed that Di Jun and Tai Yi had already begun planning to establish the Demon Court.
"Disciple, come here for a moment!"
"Coming, Master!"
After receiving Taiqing's summons, Shi Yu hurried back to the small courtyard, only to find that Taiqing and Yuanshi had both emerged from seclusion.
Taiqing was standing beneath the immortal tree in the courtyard. Its lush green leaves had fallen evenly into individual jade boxes.
"Disciple, you aren't the type who can sit around doing nothing anyway, are you?"
"Take these boxes of Enlightenment Tea and deliver them to your various martial uncles!" Several jade boxes transformed into balls of light and flew into Shi Yu's Purple Gourd.
Shi Yu exclaimed in surprise, "Enlightenment Tea? Don't tell me that this shabby tree in our courtyard is an Enlightenment Tea tree?"
Taiqing nodded. "That's right. You never noticed? Disciple, your eyes aren't very sharp~"
Shi Yu had never imagined that the tree he often used as a sunshade was actually an Enlightenment Tea tree...
"Coincidentally, your Second Martial Uncle and Third Martial Uncle and I are planning to travel through the primordial wilderness and put unity of knowledge and action into practice."
Tongtian had already led Kui Ox and Azure Ox out of the cowshed, while Yuanshi had summoned his Nine Dragon Agarwood Carriage.
"Fine, fine, Second Martial Uncle and Third Martial Uncle, go travel around. Remember to find me a few junior martial brothers and sisters. And remember, my junior martial sister has to be pretty~"
"If she isn't pretty, I won't acknowledge her, okay~~"
Shi Yu rose to his feet. With a flash of light, he transformed into Tai Xu Shui Yun He and shot into the sky.
"Caw~" Tai Xu Shui Yun He let out a crisp, refreshing cry that echoed across the sky above Kunlun Mountain.
Watching Tai Xu Shui Yun He disappear into the distance, Tongtian spoke thoughtfully:
"Second Brother, Eldest Brother!"
"I suppose it's time for me to find a disciple~"
"Third Brother is absolutely right. I think I should take on some disciples too and pass down my teachings."
The mountains and rivers of the primordial wilderness all had true names. Silently reciting one's destination in the heart would provide guidance. Following that guidance, Shi Yu flew for a long time before finally reaching Mount Buzhou.
He passed by a Witch Tribe settlement. Looking down through the clouds, he saw that the Witch Tribe was clearly on high alert.
"Forget it. Delivering the tea to Martial Aunt Nuwa is more important for now!"
Tai Xu Shui Yun He wove through the dense clouds. Moments later, he passed through a layer of cloud, and his vision suddenly opened up. Before him lay the valley where Nuwa and Martial Uncle Fuxi's cave dwellings were located.
"Martial Aunt Nuwa, Martial Uncle Fuxi!"
"I'm here!"
Tai Xu Shui Yun He slowly descended. With a flash of light, Shi Yu emerged from it, while a faint, crisp sound of qin music drifted out from within the valley.
Following the music, Shi Yu entered the valley. He had visited once with his master and the others, so he knew the way fairly well.
Beside the stream in the valley, five unfamiliar Fairy Maidens were playing and laughing together.
Suddenly, one of the Fairy Maidens noticed Shi Yu. She looked him over curiously and asked in a clear voice:
"Who are you? How did you come here?"
"Ah, I'm Shi Yu, a disciple of Taiqing from Kunlun Mountain!"
"By my master's command, I've come to deliver something to Martial Aunt Nuwa." Since this was Martial Aunt Nuwa's sanctuary, he decided to be direct and announce himself.
"And you are? Why didn't I see you the last time I came here? Could you be disciples accepted by Martial Aunt Nuwa or Martial Uncle Fuxi?"
Looking at the five Fairy Maidens before him, Shi Yu was extremely puzzled. Could these be newly accepted disciples of Martial Aunt Nuwa?
"No, no, we aren't disciples of Empress Nuwa or Great God Fuxi!"
"I'm Ya. These two are my sisters, Yun and Yuan. We are the Three Blue Birds!" the Fairy Maiden who had first noticed Shi Yu slowly explained.
"I'm Qingluan, and she's Golden Phoenix!"
"We're the Empress's attendants. You must be Senior Brother Shi Yu, whom the Empress mentioned! Meeting you is even better than hearing about you." The Fairy Maiden dressed in a cyan immortal dress bowed to Shi Yu.
"Hello, Senior Brother. I'm Golden Phoenix!"
"Please take good care of me!"
The Fairy Maiden in the golden immortal dress gave Shi Yu a slight bow. They had only recently been taken in by Nuwa as attendants who also served as disciples.
"Hahahahaha!"
"I'm a senior brother now, and I even have two such adorable junior sisters!"
"Here, these are my meeting gifts for you!"
Two golden streaks of light flew into Golden Phoenix's and Qingluan's hands. When the light faded, two small gourds of pills appeared. These were special-flavored pills Shi Yu had refined, with every flavor of spiritual fruit imaginable.
They were specially made to coax—no, to entertain other people, especially these Fairy Maidens. They worked every time~
"Oh, look at me—I've forgotten!"
"I forgot that everyone gets a share. Please forgive me. Flying from Kunlun Mountain to Mount Buzhou wore me out!"
Shi Yu waved his hand, and each of the Three Blue Birds received a small gourd of pills as well. He believed in keeping things fair.
"Then we've taken advantage of you too. We'll call you Senior Brother!"
The Three Blue Birds bowed to Shi Yu in unison.
"Hahaha, Little Yu Zi!"
"Since you've seen your martial uncle, shouldn't you give me a share too?" At some point, Fuxi had quietly appeared behind Shi Yu.
Shi Yu hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed. "Naturally, Martial Uncle Fuxi!"
After accepting the small gourd, Fuxi took out two pills and tasted them. He smiled faintly. "Not bad. They were refined from Jade Heart Fruit. My little sister should like them."
"By the way, what brings you here? It's not easy to see you. Apart from when the Dao Ancestor lectures at Zixiao Palace, we only get to see you once in a while~" Fuxi teased.
The primordial wilderness was vast, but there were few people as interesting as Shi Yu. Too many were constrained by rigid rules and conventions.
"Martial Uncle Fuxi, where is Martial Aunt Nuwa?"
"My master made some Enlightenment Tea and asked me to bring her some to try!"
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