Water Curtain Cave

As if she knew how without being taught, Weaver Girl took the lollipop, stuck out her pink tongue and gave it a gentle lick.

"Delicious!" She immediately clutched the lollipop tightly in her hand and spoke in excitement.

"I'm glad you like it." Jiang Zhe breathed a sigh of relief, then looked in the direction of the Water Curtain Cave.

He had no idea how much time had passed, and there was no point asking Weaver Girl. After all, time flowed at entirely different rates in heaven and on earth.

"Do you have anything else to do?" Jiang Zhe asked, looking at Weaver Girl as the thought occurred to him.

"No, and it seems no one noticed me when I came down to the mortal world this time. I can stay and play a little longer." As Weaver Girl spoke, she waved her hand. Starlight flickered, and the Weaver Girl Star, which had been shining in the sky, suddenly vanished back into the sea of stars.

"So! I'll take you to Mount Hua myself next." Weaver Girl licked her lollipop as she spoke.

"All right, but before that, I want to have a taste of monkey wine." Jiang Zhe could not help licking his lips as he said this.

Monkey wine was a rare and renowned wine wherever one went, let alone wine brewed by the monkeys of the Water Curtain Cave themselves, here in a world of myth.

"Wine? It sounds delicious." Weaver Girl grew thoughtful at this. A great many immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court were very fond of wine.

Indeed, a great deal of wine appeared at every banquet.

Weaver Girl had once been curious enough to try some with her sisters, but she had thought it was just so-so.

Does he really like wine?

At that thought, Weaver Girl looked at Jiang Zhe. Starlight covered his body like a gauzy robe.

Weaver Girl wondered whether she should bring some wine the next time she came to see Jiang Zhe.

As for going to Mount Hua, Jiang Zhe only suspected that the Buddhist sect might have some designs on it.

Who knew whether he could actually trigger a mission?

Besides, even without a mission, Jiang Zhe intended to explore every part of the Journey to the West world.

White Tiger Ridge, the Women's Kingdom, and even Spirit Mountain, among others.

"You can try some then." As he spoke, Jiang Zhe started toward the Water Curtain Cave.

At the same time, he began sending magic power into the jade slip containing the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

Compared with the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, Fire Virtue Star Lord's so-called use of merit could wait until later.

Cultivation techniques, magic power, and the divine abilities and transformations they possessed were what Jiang Zhe most wanted to learn about right now.

"Mm-hmm. Wait, let's ride a cloud there." After speaking, Weaver Girl waved her hand, and a cloud as white as snow appeared beneath her feet.

She then reached out and gently flicked her sleeve. It wound around Jiang Zhe's waist and, with a gentle tug, pulled him onto the cloud.

"What a magical feeling." Wasn't cloud riding considered a basic technique mastered by immortals and gods?

"It's very simple. You have magic power, so you should be able to do it too." Weaver Girl held her lollipop tightly, then gently edged closer to Jiang Zhe.

She did not know why, but his scent was so fragrant that she could not help wanting to get closer.

A flash of divine sense then passed through her eyes. Weaver Girl had just been about to check how far the karma between them had developed.

But she discovered that her divine ability seemed to have vanished. No matter how she tried to observe him, she could see nothing about Jiang Zhe.

All she saw was a expanse of chaos, and if she tried to probe deeper, thunder would rumble in warning.

Coming back to herself, she gently bit her lip. Since she could not see the karma between them, she could only guess.

Come to think of it, can the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts really repay the debt of saving my life?

Didn't Yue Lao say the only way to repay someone for saving your life is to offer yourself in marriage?

I only came down for a bath. How did I end up owing someone my life?

Oh, if I really did offer myself in marriage, the person before me seems rather nice.

He was handsome and smelled nice, and he was even highly talented at cultivation. She had only gone back to the Heavenly Court to look for a cultivation technique, yet by the time she descended to the mortal world again, Jiang Zhe had already gone from a mortal to an immortal.

But! Doesn't Mother forbid the immortals and gods in heaven from forming marriages?

Then what other way is there to repay him?

While she pondered, the two of them arrived at Flower-Fruit Mountain without realizing it.

To be honest, Weaver Girl was not very skilled at riding clouds.

And because she wanted to keep smelling Jiang Zhe's scent, they drifted along very, very slowly.

Jiang Zhe looked at Weaver Girl, who was pressed almost against him, but did not think much of it. He simply assumed the cloud was too small.

As he digested the mysteries of the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, he gazed intently at everything before him.

Flower-Fruit Mountain lay close to the East Sea, so when the cloud flew high enough, the boundless ocean was the first thing that came into view.

Together with Flower-Fruit Mountain's beautiful surroundings, it was truly a place where the spirit of heaven and earth gathered and beauty flourished.

There were mountains and water, monkeys and peaches. It was perfect for spending one's old age.

At that moment, the heart that had been tightly wound ever since he transmigrated finally relaxed completely.

"We're here. Is the one with the waterfall the Water Curtain Cave you mentioned?" Weaver Girl reluctantly ate the very last of her lollipop.

Then she stood on the cloud and poked her little head over the edge to look down.

"I think so." Jiang Zhe nodded. His powerful vision had already allowed him to see monkeys hanging from the trees, some sleeping and others wandering about.

The white cloud descended, turning into mist and dispersing the moment it touched the ground.

At the same time, the sun began to rise in the east, bringing a new dawn.

With Jiang Zhe's current innate aptitude and comprehension, although the contents of the jade slip were as vast as a sea of smoke, his foundation as an Innate Living Being allowed him to reach the entry level almost the instant he finished reading the Eight-Nine Arcane Arts.

The magic power inside him, once like stagnant water, seemed to find an outlet. After circulating and being refined, it settled instantly in his dantian.

It began tempering Jiang Zhe's body of its own accord.