Shopkeeper Yang had his men build several thatched huts on the hillside and settled down there.
He had not brought many subordinates with him and lived there alone, which was rather peaceful.
Whenever Kunlun Mountain's disciples descended the mountain, they would make a wide detour around the hillside. They feared Shopkeeper Yang deeply, afraid that if they got too close, he would attack them.
Sometimes, Shopkeeper Yang did not even need to make a move. A single glance from him was enough to frighten them senseless.
Standing atop the hillside, Shopkeeper Yang watched those Kunlun Mountain disciples and shook his head. "Each generation of you is worse than the last. Back when Yuanshi Tianzun accepted Antarctic Immortal Elder as his disciple, Antarctic Immortal Elder had merely been an ordinary man, yet he possessed tremendous backbone."
Before any powerful foe or hardship, Antarctic Immortal Elder never retreated. Whenever he encountered a problem, he faced it head-on and solved it; whenever he met difficulties, he confronted them directly. He never hid from them.
Now, these people had all changed. Perhaps they had lived in comfort for too long, and that was why.
Whether it was the Buddhist Sect or the Dao Sect, once they had developed and remained stable for too long, people would naturally grow lax, becoming concerned only with profit and timid in the face of trouble.
Above the Heavenly Court, at Jade Pool.
Queen Mother of the West summoned the Curtain-Rolling General.
"What instructions does Your Majesty have for this minor god?" Curtain-Rolling General asked.
Queen Mother of the West said, "Curtain-Rolling General, go back and make your preparations. In a while, you will accompany me to the Jade Pool Sacred Land on Kunlun Mountain."
"Is Your Majesty returning to the lower realm?" Curtain-Rolling General asked.
"Yes. It is