It Hatched, Coming Out of Seclusion, Gross?

In the Primordial Land, Heavenly Retribution truly exists, a fact that Houtu is well aware of. For example, when she encountered the Demon Ancestor Clone, killing it would bring Merit, and this was Heavenly Retribution.

Going back further, in the era when Fierce Beasts roamed freely, slaying Fierce Beasts was also considered Merit, which was also Heavenly Retribution. This shows just how devastated the Primordial Land was by Fierce Beasts at that time.

Just as Houtu was silently lamenting this in her heart, the Butterfly Lady finally stopped crying and poured her Primordial Spirit and the Indestructible Spirit Light into the insect egg.

In an instant, the insect egg emitted a burst of light.

As the light faded, the insect eggs began to slowly grow larger, and the vitality within them continued to increase, as if a powerful life was rapidly developing.

However, this rapidly growing vitality soon came to a standstill.

Seeing this, Hong Yun reached out to Little Moon Spirit and said, "Little Moon Spirit, give me that Fish Drum I gave you some time ago."

Little Moon Spirit took out Fish Drum from her Storage Bag and handed it over. Hong Yun gently tapped the Fish Drum, and a stream of spiritual spring water flew out from the Fish Drum and landed on the insect egg.

He explained, "This spring is the Bright-Soul Spirit Spring, which is very beneficial to the Primordial Spirit. You can drink from this spring at other times. Since you are still at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, it will have some effect."

Actually, Wu Chu drank this spring water before, and it did have some effect, but it wasn't very noticeable; it required long-term consumption.

It was helpful even to Celestial Immortal like Little Moon Spirit, let alone the unhatched insect egg. Sure enough, when the spring water fell on the insect egg, the life force emanating from it was strengthened once again.

A moment later, Hong Yun returned the Fish Drum to Little Moon Spirit and said, "Take this insect egg back with you and water it with the Bright-Soul Spirit Spring from time to time to help its Primordial Spirit recover."

Little Moon Spirit blankly took the Fish Drum and said, "Senior, don't you carry it with you?"

Hong Yun coughed lightly and said, "You should take care of it! I don't know when it will hatch, and we can't take it with us when we go to repair the earth veins! I'll feel at ease leaving it in Purple Jade Mountain for you to look after.

He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Once it grows up, it would be best if you taught it some Dao of Cuisine skills. That way, if I miss your cooking, I can have it make some."

Little Moon Spirit covered her mouth and chuckled upon hearing this, "Don't worry, senior, I will teach her then."

As a culinary master, Little Moon Spirit has now developed a slight tendency to be a know-it-all. Of course, this little quirk is actually harmless.

The Little Fox chimed in, "I can teach her music, chess, calligraphy, painting, winemaking, tea brewing, singing, dancing, and other skills. What do you think, senior?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Yun coughed lightly again, "No, no, it has to be what she likes!"

The Little Fox covered her mouth and giggled, "Is Senior looking for a Daoist apprentice?"

Seeing Houtu, Houtu reached out and gently tapped her on the head, "You have no manners!"

The Little Fox rubbed its head and stuck out its little tongue.

Hong Yun, however, smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. Letting her be a Daoist disciple is actually good. This girl is just a bit unlucky, but her background is not bad."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded slightly.

How could a being capable of cultivating to the Taiyi Realm Peak on its own have a poor foundation?

Compared to them, they are far better.

The Little Fox was better off, after all, it was born from the Qingqiu Fox and had confidence in itself.

Little Moon Spirit was far inferior, with a shallower foundation. She only managed to Transformation Form thanks to the effects of the Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple. Although Nuwa later used the Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple to enhance her foundation, she was still no match for Butterfly Lady, who possessed the cultivation of the Taiyi Realm.

And so, they stayed in this Heavenly Nether Valley, which was unlike any other valley, for more than a decade.

On this day, the insect egg that Little Moon Spirit treated as a spiritual plant and watered with the Bright-Soul Spirit Spring every day finally cracked open.

Under Little Moon Spirit's care over the past ten years, this insect egg has grown from the size of a pigeon egg to the size of a palm.

Click, click...

With a series of sounds like chewing eggshells, the crack grew larger and larger, and a caterpillar crawled out of the eggshell.

As it continued to wriggle, its body emerged further and further...

"Senior, senior, it's born! It's born..."

Little Moon Spirit called out. Hong Yun, who was sitting to the side playing chess with Houtu and drinking wine, responded, put down her chess pieces, got up, and walked over.

The Butterfly Lady, who was swaying her body, seemed somewhat shy when she saw the Hong Yun. She lowered her head slightly, embarrassed to exert any more force.

Hong Yun laughed and said, "Keep up the good work, I'll go catch a fish to treat you."

Houtu, who had also come to watch the spectacle, couldn't help but smile slightly as she curiously observed the colorful little worm struggling to crawl out of its eggshell.

Her colorful body was quite different from how she looked in life, but it was understandable since she was just an insect and hadn't yet transformed into a butterfly.

"Sister, what should we feed it?" Little Moon Spirit asked curiously, glancing at Hong Yun's departing figure. "Does it really eat fish?"

The Little Fox squatted to one side, and I had an urge to give it some water to wash its sticky body.

"Just feed it some spiritual spring water first, or give it some fruit juice. If that doesn't work, try giving it some shredded meat and see if it'll eat it..."

The Little Fox might have been influenced by the Hong Yun, and started spouting nonsense.

Houtu was somewhat speechless. She pointed at the girl's little head and said, "Don't you have many silkworms on Purple Jade Mountain? This thing is no different from those silkworms! Just find some tender leaves of fragrant wood to feed it..."

As Houtu spoke, she took out a fragrant wood branch from her Storage Bag, plucked a few tender leaves from it, and handed it to the caterpillar.

Just as Hong Yun, holding a fishing rod, leisurely humming a tune, arrived at the lakeside to fish, a splash suddenly appeared in the center of the lake.

A figure suddenly leaped out of the water and flew into the air.

Hearing the noise, everyone looked over and saw the figure plunge into the lake again, then swim towards the shore like an arrow released from a bow.

Before long, the figure emerged from the water, already dressed.

"A Chu, you're out of seclusion! Want me to get you something to eat?"

Wu Chu tossed his long hair, shaking off the water droplets, and laughed, "Have a drink first! Huh? You're actually playing with such a disgusting caterpillar..."

Wu Chu couldn't help but recall the unbearable itching sensation he felt when he was a child after being pricked by a caterpillar, and he immediately felt terrible.

"..."

Everyone was stunned, glancing at Butterfly Lady and then at Hong Yun not far away.

Nausea?!

Butterfly Lady: orz!