Just as Yun Qing, the "Heavenly Origin Zoo Keeper," began to get a little absorbed in raising snakes for amusement, in Langhuan Clear Void in the Heavenly Origin Immortal World...
Yun Huang, the "old farmer of Langhuan Clear Void," stood deep within the Immortal Plants Garden in white-and-gold imperial robes, leisurely watering the garden's strange immortal blossoms.
Had the mighty Immortal Venerables outside seen this scene, their eyes would probably have fallen out.
His Majesty the Immortal Emperor, who had once towered over the ages, whose arrogance knew no bounds, and who had crushed the Twelve Dutian Demons like bugs, now carried a jade watering pot and watered flowers himself.
Behind him, three Dao scrolls hovered unfurled.
Wherever Yun Huang went, they followed, broadcasting his elder brother's journey into the mortal world in real time.
In the lower scroll, smoke from everyday hearths hung low over Blackwater Town, the lamplight in A Little Shop glowed faintly yellow, and a gentle smile touched Yun Qing's eyes.
Yun Huang paid no attention whatsoever to the latest "little trinket" his elder brother had casually picked up. He merely pondered what gift he should give his brother when he attained his Dao.
The Immortal Emperor had never even considered the possibility that Yun Qing might fail to attain his Dao during this tempering of his heart in the Human World.
Failure?
That was not in his calculations.
His elder brother might walk a little more slowly, but he would never fail to reach the end.
Yun Huang came to a scarlet immortal blossom, tilted his jade pot slightly, and let the spiritual liquid fall.
A Beauty Poppy.
Enchanting on the outside, man-eating within. Its roots lay buried deep in the soil, its fragrance could bewitch the soul, and its pollen could eat away at