Good News! Dan Jing Did Not Call Himself "Laozi"!

Dan Jing put away the golden-foil jade scroll.

Xi He raised her beautiful eyes and looked at Dan Jing as she asked seriously,

"When will we begin proving this opportunity?"

She still knew where to draw the line.

Since Dan Jing had already made it clear that he did not want to seek a Dao companion, then there was certainly no way to rush things for the time being.

At worst, she could spend several calamity epochs slowly working toward it!

Give up?

There was no such possibility!

There was nothing Xi He set her eyes on that she could not obtain.

Although Dan Jing was not a thing... Dan Jing was a thing... Well, Dan Jing was simply Dan Jing!

In short—

What Xi He wanted, Xi He would get!

It was that simple and clear!

But clearly, now was not the time to take things a step further—

Only after handling all the miscellaneous matters at hand could she devote herself wholeheartedly to the serious business.

"Two Yuanhui from now!"

After pondering briefly, Dan Jing gave a time.

Having received his answer,

Xi He nodded casually.

"That will do."

It was merely two Yuanhui.

No more than the time it took to snap one's fingers; it was not long at all!

Besides,

this opportunity was indeed no small matter. Two Yuanhui would also allow her and her younger sister to thoroughly comprehend its crucial points,

so that nothing could go wrong!

"Then it is settled."

Having finished discussing business, Dan Jing was already thinking of leaving.

He said directly,

"Two Yuanhui from now, the two of you should act according to the movements of the Sun Star!"

"I have other arrangements to make, so I will take my leave first."

As soon as he spoke,

Dan Jing nodded to Xi He and Chang Xi. His body then transformed into a streak of golden rainbow and flew straight toward the Primordial World.

In an instant,

he had vanished from the starry sky.

Watching the direction in which Dan Jing had departed, Chang Xi calmly turned her beautiful eyes toward Xi He beside her.

She asked,

"Elder Sister, Dan Jing does not want us! What should we do in the future?"

Hearing her younger sister's words,

Xi He revealed a confident smile and glanced at the golden-foil jade scroll in her hand.

With high spirits, she said,

"It does not matter—"

"When the time comes, just watch your elder sister work!"

What a joke!

As the grand Lunar Goddess, if she personally made a move, would taking down Dan Jing not be as easy as lifting a hand?

Hahaha...

The advantage was mine!

In the blink of an eye,

one Yuanhui and another sixty thousand years passed.

In the southern lands—

atop an immortal mountain,

before Dan Jing sat a Heavenly Armillary suffused with the Dao rhythm of the Great Dao of Time.

It was an innate high-grade spirit treasure. Yet because it was an exceedingly rare time-type treasure, it could still be considered a precious and uncommon item.

Not long afterward,

Dan Jing raised his hand and swept it out, drawing the Heavenly Armillary, which he had fully refined, back into his body!

He glanced over the bright and radiant world,

and lightly raised an eyebrow.

"I should make a trip to Western Kunlun and borrow Queen Mother of the West's Kunlun Mirror to study it!"

"I presume—"

"She will not refuse me!"

As his voice fell,

buzz—

soft golden immortal light circulated around Dan Jing's body, and he vanished from that immortal mountain.

At the same time,

Western Kunlun.

Within the Innate Ren Water Flat Peach Grove of the Jade Pool Immortal Realm—

Queen Mother of the West, who was strolling through the peach grove with her younger sister Xuan Nü, suddenly felt her spiritual senses twitch, and a premonition arose in her heart.

Tap!

Her footsteps halted.

Queen Mother of the West's expression changed several times. In the end, she bit her lip.

She felt only bitterness in her heart—

Why, of all things, was such a great scourge coming to her place?

At this moment,

Queen Mother of the West's face, which rarely showed ripples as a Quasi-Sage, unexpectedly carried a trace of grievance.

At her side,

Xuan Nü noticed the change in Queen Mother of the West's expression and showed a hint of nervousness.

She asked,

"What happened? Elder Sister, why has... your expression changed so greatly?"

The leader of the female immortals.

The mistress of Western Kunlun.

Her elder sister, whose heart in pursuit of the Dao had always been steadfast, was actually showing such an aggrieved expression.

This truly startled Xuan Nü, to the point that she almost felt frightened!

Who was it?

Who could be so formidable as to make her elder sister reveal such a wronged feeling, angry yet unable to speak?

Xuan Nü wanted to see which divine figure could be so damned arrogant!

Facing Xuan Nü's question,

helplessness flowed through Queen Mother of the West's eyes.

Then,

after taking a deep breath, she spoke with a solemn expression.

"Younger Sister, prepare a banquet!"

"Use the very best things. There must not be the slightest inadequacy. Have all the cultivators of Western Kunlun who have no urgent duties attend the banquet as companions!"

"An honored guest is coming!"

Upon hearing this,

Xuan Nü frowned.

"Who is it?"

"Who is worthy of Elder Sister arranging such a grand display?"

Pressing her lips together,

Queen Mother of the West's gaze carried an inexplicable pressure.

"That one from the Sun Star!"

The moment those words were spoken, Xuan Nü asked no more.

Likewise,

Xuan Nü understood why her elder sister was acting this way.

That madman Dan Jing from the Sun Star was coming to Kunlun Mountain...

Just thinking about it made Xuan Nü feel the unhealed injuries to her Great Dao faintly ache again.

This was a true honored guest. They truly could not afford to neglect him.

With that thought,

Xuan Nü solemnly nodded to Queen Mother of the West.

"Rest assured, Elder Sister. I will make the preparations personally!"

There was nothing more to say.

Even if guests such as the Three Pure Ones or Nuwa arrived, Western Kunlun would not need to be on such solemn alert as though facing a great enemy.

After all, they were all Dao friends and observed propriety and rules.

Even if there were conflicts or unpleasantness, they would not make things excessively ugly between themselves.

They all cared about their reputations!

But that madman Dan Jing of the Sun Star was different—

He did not care what status anyone held, nor did he observe any propriety or rules. He was also a maverick who did as he pleased and delighted in spectacle.

Moreover, he did not care at all about so-called face!

More importantly—

He was strong.

He was incomparably strong!

His supreme strength, unrivaled beneath the Sage Realm, gave him the qualifications to do whatever he pleased!

A thousand words, ten thousand explanations.

In a single sentence—

This madman Dan Jing of the Sun Star had the strength and capital to be overbearing!

"I wonder whether this is fortune or disaster!"

After watching Xuan Nü leave, Queen Mother of the West sighed, worry rising in her heart.

She had not sensed disaster descending upon her, nor had she sensed any good fortune approaching.

Therefore,

Dan Jing's visit to Kunlun Mountain this time—

whether it was fortune or disaster depended entirely on the discussion between them.

But honestly speaking,

Queen Mother of the West did not believe she had any confidence in negotiating something good with a madman and brute!

As long as the talks did not collapse and Dan Jing did not start a great fight in Western Kunlun, she would be satisfied.

After all, the wounds to her Great Dao that Dan Jing had inflicted during the battle over the Primordial Purple Qi had only healed by half even now!

If they fought again—

then for the next hundred-odd Yuanhui, she might as well stop seeking further progress in the Great Dao and spend every day in seclusion healing her injuries.

Not long afterward.

Outside Western Kunlun—

Buzz!

Amid streams of golden immortal light, Dan Jing's figure appeared above the sea of clouds, casually seated upon an auspicious cloud.

He glanced at the immortal mist-shrouded, breathtakingly beautiful Western Kunlun.

Then he called out loudly,

"Where is Queen Mother of the West, leader of the female immortals? Hurry out and see me!"

His voice rang thunderously between heaven and earth. As it swept through the land, every living being within Western Kunlun naturally heard it.

Queen Mother of the West was no exception.

However—

when she heard Dan Jing's voice, the tension in Queen Mother of the West's heart eased somewhat.

The situation did not seem to have reached its worst point yet!

Why?

Because Dan Jing had not called himself "Laozi"!