“Hmm!” the embarrassing narration began, from the initial seduction to the failure of the charm, and then to the man’s aggressive advances, followed by everything that happened afterward… Of course, Gui Ji obediently described every feeling in her heart.
“…Your Majesty, at that time, I don’t know what came over me, but I seemed to be enchanted by that shameless rogue… and…” Amid her ashamed recollection, Gui Ji couldn’t help but shed bitter tears again, finally repeating with deep hatred: “No matter what, I must personally kill that rogue. Please grant my wish, Your Majesty!”
“Hmph…” The Dragon Mother, possessing thousands of years of magical powers, had certainly witnessed the changes of the human world and the slightest ripples in the wind and grass. However, when she heard how Qiao San sprayed magma onto Gui Ji’s face, chest, and even forcefully poured it into her mouth, even the Dragon Mother couldn’t help but shudder involuntarily, instinctively tightening her round, firm thighs.
When Gui Ji finished recalling with great shame, the Dragon Mother exhaled a hot breath from her vermilion lips. So that’s how it was! Hmph, truly deserving of death; even Heaven won’t spare him!
After Gui Ji finished her humiliating recollection filled with shame and anger, the Dragon Mother’s radiant gaze enveloped her once more. “Gui Ji, I shall grant your wish! I will teach you another immortal technique. With it, you will surely scatter that rogue’s three souls and seven spirits!”
“Thank you, Your Majesty! I wish to flay his skin and break his bones!” Gui Ji’s face, alternating between pale and flushed, burned with intense hatred. It was no longer just a mission, but an eternal shame and undying grudge in her heart. Only the rogue’s blood could extinguish this flame of vengeance. Even if it meant paying a greater price, she would not hesitate!
—She vowed not to reincarnate unless that villain was slain!
“Indeed! I await your good news!” The Dragon Mother gracefully flew back to her white jade throne. With a gentle wave of her delicate hand, her immense divine power “blew” Gui Ji and her daughter away.
“Could it be the Ten Yang Spirit? Ten Yang Pearl! Have you truly appeared?!” Sitting high upon her jade platform, the Dragon Mother fell into deep thought.
“Reporting to Your Majesty, Lady Taiyuan seeks an audience!” The palace maid’s announcement interrupted the Dragon Mother’s thoughts. The ruler of the Four Seas’ expression brightened—Lady Taiyuan was one of her few close friends. “Quickly, show her in!”
“Dragon Mother, it’s been a long time!”
Dressed in a white gown, Lady Taiyuan remained tall and graceful, her colorful sash still swirling around her shoulders as a protective talisman. However, a hint of sorrow lingered between her brows. Beyond her icy purity, she now carried a delicate charm that even the Dragon Mother, another female immortal, couldn’t help but admire.
“Taiyuan, it’s been ten years since we last met. You finally remembered to come see me!” The Dragon Mother smiled joyfully, lightly scolding her friend before shifting tone, her voice soft yet heavy with concern: “Is Yuan Shi still asleep? Is there truly no way to awaken him earlier?!”
“Sigh… Even the Three Sages cannot do anything. We can only hope the thousand-year period passes sooner!”
Lady Taiyuan sighed helplessly, her sacred and beautiful immortal face filled with sorrowful strands of thought. Her gentle eyes lacked the majesty of the Dragon Mother’s but carried a natural distance that evoked the feeling of “admired from afar, never to be approached carelessly.”
After a moment of silence, the Dragon Mother slightly lifted her delicate brows. Half to divert her friend’s grief, half out of genuine curiosity, she asked, “By the way, how is the matter of the ‘Heaven and Earth Eternal Life Sutra’ coming along? Haven’t you found the other two hidden copies yet?!”
“Sigh… The entire heavenly realm has been searching for the sutras and the Ten Yang Pearl, yet there’s still no trace! The sutras were lost under my watch, and I must personally recover them!” Lady Taiyuan sighed deeply, filled with emotion. Thinking of the Ten Yang Pearl, she couldn’t help but feel troubled and miss her still-sleeping husband even more.
“Taiyuan, I’m sorry. The heavenly decree prevents me from leaving the Four Seas, so I can’t offer much help!”
Though the Dragon Mother bore no responsibility, she still felt deep regret for being unable to assist her dear friend. Without thinking, she blurted out: “The matter of the Ten Yang Pearl might soon conclude. Then I will immediately report to the heavenly court, initiating a full-scale search for the ‘Heaven and Earth Eternal Life Sutra’ to help fulfill your wish!”
Hearing this, Lady Taiyuan’s brows lifted with joy: “Really? So the Ten Yang Pearl has also appeared in your Eastern Sea territory. That explains…”
“Also?!” The Dragon Mother of the Four Seas, naturally perceptive, felt a subtle shift in her friend’s words. Her beautiful eyes widened with confusion as she gazed at the suddenly arrived Lady Taiyuan.
“It’s like this…” Lady Taiyuan’s mood improved instantly as she smiled lightly: “These past ten years, I’ve been studying the ‘Celestial Laws’ scriptures. Though I haven’t fully deciphered them, I sensed the existence of the ‘Ghost Sutra’ in the ‘Ghost Forest’ near the Eastern Sea. I came here to search for the sutra and also to visit you, so you wouldn’t keep complaining that I never come see you!”
“Ghost Forest?!” The Dragon Mother was momentarily stunned, never expecting things to be so coincidental. Thoughts raced through her mind in an instant before returning to her heart.
“Oh, I understand now!” One of the Five Beauties of the Immortal Realm lost her calm in excitement. She didn’t need to maintain composure in front of her dear friend, just like an earthly woman joyfully exclaiming: “No wonder everything happened this way. This time, I’m sure! Taiyuan, let me tell you…”
The Dragon Mother quickly recounted the story of the rogue Qiao San, naturally omitting the embarrassing details, then continued firmly: “By utilizing the Ghost Forest’s yin energy, we can suppress the Ten Yang Pearl’s natural resistance. Let’s enter the Ghost Forest together—you help me retrieve the Ten Yang Pearl, and I’ll help you find the ‘Ghost Sutra.’ Then we’ll use the pearl to awaken Yuan Shi first, and afterward deliver the treasure pearl to the heavenly court. How does that sound?!”
“Dragon Mother, on behalf of Yuan Shi, I thank you first!” One of the Five Beauties of the Heavens, Lady Taiyuan, already had tears of gratitude in her beautiful eyes. Though she and the Dragon Mother had been close friends for a thousand years, she still slightly stepped back and bowed deeply in gratitude.
After a brief moment filled with sisterly affection, Lady Taiyuan’s delicate thoughts wandered further: “Dragon Mother, from what you’ve said, that rogue Qiao San should be a Ten Yang Body rather than a Ten Yin Body, proving he hasn’t succumbed to evil. Would forcibly taking the pearl endanger his life?”
The Dragon Mother of the Four Seas was famous for her ruthlessness toward enemies. Once she had marked Qiao San as an enemy, she wouldn’t show mercy.
A flicker of barely perceptible shame and anger flashed in her eyes as the Dragon Mother solemnly stated: “The Ten Yang Pearl changes with its master’s heart. No one can guarantee it won’t transform into the Ten Yin Demon Pearl. Moreover, the Ten Yang Pearl was once infused with demonic energy by several great demons. Its new master might eventually become a demon himself. The heavenly realm cannot afford such a risk! Regardless of whether Qiao San is a Ten Yang Body or not, we must extract the Ten Yang Pearl before his first transformation succeeds, eliminating the potential danger before it arises!”
“Yes! That’s indeed very likely!”
Thinking of the fox demon and the wicked ghost injecting demonic energy, even the pure and sacred female immortal couldn’t help but agree with the ruthless Dragon Mother’s decision, instinctively adding: “The Three Sages once said that after a Ten Yang Body survives its first deadly tribulation and learns cultivation techniques, its progress will be smooth and rapid, beyond description in terms of speed. We should eliminate the隐患 before he reaches the ‘First Yang’ stage!”
Phew… Both Golden Immortals had made their decisions. Qiao San, whose identity was now exposed, was in grave danger!
—Ghost Forest again! Ghost Forest! The gaze of gods and demons instantly made the eastern gate of the mortal realm mysterious and significant!
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