With these two celestial treasures, the Peach Tree would surely recover completely.
"Fellow Daoist, when can we begin?" Queen Mother of the West asked hurriedly.
"We can begin now!" Ye Jun said slowly. As soon as the words left his mouth, the S-grade Breathing Earth before him fell beneath the Peach Tree, while Three Lights Divine Water poured down from its crown.
Ye Jun kept his hands tucked inside his sleeves. The Xi Rang and Three Lights Divine Water were both treasures he possessed.
If these two celestial treasures couldn't solve the problem with the Peach Tree, Ye Jun truly had no other options.
After a short while, nourished by the Xi Rang and Three Lights Divine Water, the entire Peach Tree was wreathed in iridescent light, and Dao Rhyme flowed around it.
The Peach Tree, which had been losing Spiritual Energy and whose trunk had begun to wither, now sprouted new branches.
Green returned to the places that had withered!
Dao Rhyme flowed around the entire tree as radiant clouds of light shimmered over it. Faintly, auspicious clouds seemed to gather above its crown!
Seeing this, Queen Mother of the West was overjoyed. The Xi Rang and Three Lights Divine Water were indeed as miraculous as she had hoped!
Ye Jun dusted off his sleeves and said slowly, "Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West, nourished by the Xi Rang and Three Lights Divine Water, the Peach Tree is now out of danger."
Queen Mother of the West nodded slowly. "Then I must thank you, Fellow Daoist Ye Jun. You've done my West Kunlun an enormous favor. I'm deeply grateful!"
Ye Jun waved his hand. "It was nothing. I only did what I could."
Queen Mother of the West seemed like a different person now that the greatest problem weighing on her heart had been resolved.
She was positively radiant!
Even Ye Jun couldn't help but be momentarily dazed. Queen Mother of the West truly was a peerless beauty. The stories about her were no exaggeration!
"Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, since you've come to West Kunlun and done me such a great favor, I ought to do my best to play the gracious host," Queen Mother of the West said softly.
Ye Jun didn't stand on ceremony. He'd even handed over Xi Rang and Three Lights Divine Water. He couldn't very well leave empty-handed!
Queen Mother of the West then led Ye Jun toward the main hall of West Kunlun. Before leaving, Ye Jun gave Taotie a smack, leaving the beast—who had wanted to follow them—lying on the ground with a wounded expression.
Taotie glared after Ye Jun, grinding its teeth. Shameless!
He was off to enjoy all the good food and drink by himself, leaving Taotie in the back garden to keep company with the trees, bugs, and fish.
Taotie was miserable!
But Ye Jun paid the foolish beast no mind. He followed Queen Mother of the West at his leisure and soon arrived at the main hall.
Queen Mother of the West sat in the seat of honor, delighted as she looked at Ye Jun, so handsome and distinguished. How had she failed to notice his talents when she'd listened to the Dao at Zixiao Palace?
"Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, what do you think of West Kunlun?" Queen Mother of the West asked, gesturing toward its beautiful scenery.
"West Kunlun is a Blessed Land in its own right, and with you looking after it, it's all the more lovely," Ye Jun replied.
A blush appeared on Queen Mother of the West's peerless face.
"Since you think so, Fellow Daoist Ye Jun, have you considered cultivating here in West Kunlun?" she asked in a sweet voice.
Ye Jun's heart skipped a beat. Did she even need to ask? Of course he was willing!
Otherwise, what would have been the point of coming to West Kunlun?
"I've always preferred traveling, but West Kunlun truly is a wonderful place. I'd be happy to stay for a while," Ye Jun said slowly.
Everything was understood without a word!
Beautiful scenery, a beautiful woman, and candlelight!
It was all so lovely!
As for Taotie, the foolish beast would never get to enjoy the happy life its master was living.
The next day, Ye Jun awoke with a spring in his step. Queen Mother of the West had already risen and was sitting nearby.
"You're awake?" Queen Mother of the West asked with a smile.
Ye Jun waved his hand. "Of course. Daoist Yaochi, you truly are as beautiful as a celestial maiden!"
Queen Mother of the West, Yaochi, was beaming from ear to ear.
"Brother Ye Jun, what are you planning to do next?" Yaochi asked, her red lips parting slightly.
"I don't have any particular plans. I'll probably keep traveling through the Primordial World. It's so vast, and I still have so much to see," Ye Jun said casually.
Queen Mother of the West knew that someone like Ye Jun couldn't stay in West Kunlun forever.
"Even so, Brother Ye Jun, don't forget about me," Yaochi said softly.
"Don't worry. I'll come back to West Kunlun when I have time," Ye Jun assured Queen Mother of the West, Yaochi.
With that, he transformed into a beam of light and shot into the sky, grabbing the sleeping Taotie from the back garden on his way.
Taotie stared at its master, completely dumbfounded and at a loss for words.
"Xiao Qi, let's go!" Ye Jun called.
Taotie looked aggrieved. What a shameless man!
But it didn't slow down in the slightest.
Queen Mother of the West watched Ye Jun disappear into the distance from the mountaintop, then slowly returned to her cave abode.
Taotie carried Ye Jun at a tremendous speed. Whenever Taotie slowed down, Ye Jun would give it a few taps to hurry it along.
At last, on Ye Jun's signal, Taotie stopped beside a mountain.
"Master, this is..." Taotie rumbled.
Ye Jun stood with his hands behind his back and said slowly, "This is Immeasurable Mountain, the Daoist temple of Qiankun Ancestor!"
Standing at the foot of the mountain, they saw its peaks shrouded in thick fog and enveloped in Qiankun energy. Ye Jun said slowly, "Qiankun Ancestor is dead, but the Qiankun One Qi Formation above is still intact."
No wonder no one had come to Immeasurable Mountain in all this time. The Qiankun One Qi Formation wasn't easy to break.
And without breaking the formation, there was no way to climb the mountain.
But for Ye Jun, it was easy. After all, he still had the Qiankun Cauldron.
It was all Qiankun energy, and it came from the same source!
Ye Jun swept his sleeve, and the Qiankun Cauldron spun out of it in a burst of radiant light.
"Go!" Ye Jun cried. The Qiankun Cauldron shot straight up the mountain, and Qiankun energy poured wildly from within it, forming a torrent that surged directly into the Qiankun One Qi Formation.
"Master, will this work?" Taotie asked from behind him.
"Just watch," Ye Jun replied slowly, keeping the answer to himself as he waited to see what surprise the Qiankun Cauldron would bring.
After a short while, the Qiankun One Qi Formation, which had been calm and still, suddenly stirred into a tempest. Waves of Qiankun energy burst from the mountaintop and scattered in every direction.
Ye Jun's brows lifted. His chance had come!
"Let's go, you fool!" Ye Jun tossed out the words and shot toward the mountaintop in a beam of light. The God-Slaying Spear appeared in his hand, and he thrust its tip toward the formation's eye!
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