Narrowly Escaping Death, I Return

"Boom—"

A bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the sky above the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, a place where nothing ever happened, tearing a hole straight through the heavens. Immediately after, an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes drifted down from the rift.

"What's that commotion?!"

The various immortal herbs, startled awake by the thunder, looked up in confusion just in time to witness this bizarre scene.

"Youyou, it looks like something fell down."

"Lulu, I know your eyesight is good, but even we could see a disturbance this large. You don't need to specifically point it out to me."

Youyou rolled her eyes at the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew. Although as plants they lacked facial expressions, they had spent so long together that they could still sense each other's emotions.

At this moment, Youyou was staring unblinkingly at the object in the sky. She had a premonition: this thing from beyond the heavens was likely something good!

Just as she thought this, the infant fell within the range of her soul power.

"I'll catch it!"

As soon as she spoke, the leaves at the base of her flower stem grew rapidly, reaching out toward the falling baby...

Meanwhile, Su Qing, wrapped in his swaddling clothes, was at a loss. He remembered that when he was locked onto by the Asura judgment and had nowhere to run, he had instinctively tried to use his god position to block it. Instead, the moment his god position collided with the Asura judgment, it shattered. Immediately after, a spatial turbulence swept him and his god position away. His consciousness had blurred afterward, and he had no idea what had happened.

But looking at the current situation, he wasn't dead yet. Still, where was he? Why was everything gray and hazy? And what was this sensation of weightlessness?

Wrapped tightly in his swaddling clothes, Su Qing could only see what was directly in front of him. Unless he was an astronaut, he was clearly in freefall.

"What the hell? Am I just going to die like this, all confused?"

Before his sorrow could fully manifest, he felt a sense of softness against his back, and the weightlessness vanished.

"Huh? Something caught me? Great, I don't have to die!"

But soon, he couldn't smile anymore.

Once he had finally come to a steady stop, he happily opened his eyes to see his savior, only to be met by a massive, pale pink flower...

"What is all this?"

Seeing him caught securely by Youyou, the other immortal herbs stretched their stems to crowd around. Looking at the circle of flowers and plants surrounding him, Su Qing felt like dying. Wasn't this the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well? Had he been swept here by the spatial turbulence?

"Is this a human? Why is it so ugly and small?"

The Aromatic Silk Beauty recalled that the last time he had seen humans was ten thousand years ago, and they were all handsome men and beautiful women. He had never seen such a tiny infant.

"Since it's a human, why don't we just kill him? If this treasure land is discovered, will we even be able to survive?"

"The chrysanthemum has a point. We can't keep him. But we've been here for ten thousand years; it's been quite boring. Why don't we raise him for a bit, and kill him once we're done playing?"

Seeing that none of the immortal herbs objected, Youyou was in high spirits. She curled her leaves closer around Su Qing, curiously inspecting the little guy.

"Qiluo, he's not as ugly as you say. Human cubs are just this size. I saw one before at the home of that old man who refined medicine. This little guy is actually quite cute. Come on, little guy, call me Sister Youyou."

"Youyou, human infants shouldn't be able to talk yet, right?"

The Earth Dragon Golden Melon spoke up silently from the side.

"Of course I know that, but this is how humans tease children. It's to help him start talking early. Oh, right, you're responsible for this little guy's food from now on. You produce the most melons, so you have to contribute a little."

As the big sister of this place, Youyou's words were rarely challenged by the other immortal herbs. After all, the entire Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well relied on her protection. Since they had eaten her food and taken her favors, the Earth Dragon Golden Melon had no choice but to agree repeatedly.

Listening to the conversation of these immortal herbs, Su Qing breathed a sigh of relief. At least he had survived. He didn't know how long he would last, but this was infinitely better than facing God King Tang head-on.

"Although I now have a second chance to overthrow the God Realm, Gu Yuena, she..."

Recalling how Gu Yuena had chosen to self-detonate to delay the pursuit of the several God Kings, the sorrow in his heart condensed into a mist that clouded his vision.

"If I had been able to refine that godhead faster back then, perhaps I could have avenged her on the spot. But I couldn't control my second martial soul at the time. That Ring Jade didn't show any signs before I ascended to godhood—no, it was before I touched Gu Yuena's godhead—it didn't move at all."

"But its power is truly terrifying. It can refine everything, and more importantly, it can feed back one hundred percent of that power to me."

Thinking of that mysterious Ring Jade, he recalled the wisp of destruction god power he had secretly refined while ambushing the God of Destruction. It was a pity that Tang San had activated his domain immediately; otherwise, he could have snuck in an attack and refined a bit of Asura god power. Even if he couldn't use it then, it would have given him a better understanding of that god power.

"What is this little guy doing? Why is he just sitting there, motionless? He hasn't been broken by Youyou, has he?"

The immortal herbs gathered nearby were puzzled to see him staring blankly, neither crying nor making a fuss. Although they had never raised a child, human infants shouldn't be this quiet.

"Nonsense, he must be hungry. Let's feed him something."

To prove she hadn't broken him, Youyou stuffed a handful of herbs into his mouth, their medicinal properties neutralized after being mixed together.

"What is this? It's so bitter!"

Su Qing, immersed in his memories, was jolted back to reality. He instinctively tried to spit out what could hardly be called food.

"See? I told you he wasn't broken. But this kid is actually a picky eater. Not obedient at all."

As she spoke, she wrapped her leaves around Su Qing's mouth, forcing him to swallow the food she had meticulously prepared.

"Ugh!"

"Damn you, Tang San, I will definitely slaughter you!!!"

Forced to eat this terrible food, Su Qing felt like dying. All his words and grievances transformed into a single, heaven-shaking vow.

"That's a good boy. Eat well so you can grow up fast, and then I can hear you call me Sister Youyou soon! Hehe!"

Watching Su Qing, who had no choice but to obediently swallow the food, Youyou swayed in satisfaction.

"Let me hold him too, Youyou. You've been holding him for so long..."