novelhk Chapter 40 Queen Mother of the West
Chapter 40 Queen Mother of the West
Yaochi is magnificent and beautiful. The sacred mountain is majestic and the peaks are ethereal. Entering it is like entering a fairyland, which makes people intoxicated and lost.
Here, divine springs flow gently from the cracks in the rocks, spiritual herbs grow in abundance, and auspicious beasts lurk in the mountains. It possesses both celestial aura and wondrous scenery, making it one of the most renowned divine lands in the Eastern Wilderness. It even has dragon energy, rarely seen in the Central Plains, which mingles with the mist beneath the floating divine island, transforming into a great dragon.
The Yao Guang Holy Land, the Jiang family, and the Ji family all carried supreme weapons, making it impossible for them to bring imperial weapons into this pure land. Therefore, they were placed on the outermost perimeter.
However, Yuan Qingsu, Yao Xi, Yao Guang Shengzi, as well as Ji Haoyue, Ji Ziyue, Feng Huang, Jin Chi Xiao Peng Wang, and the descendants of the Thirteen Great Bandits—the younger generation destined to compete for the torch—were assigned to various locations within Yaochi.
To prevent disputes from arising again before the grand event begins.
Yuan Qingsu's residence is very elegant and quiet. The house is nestled in a grove of purple bamboo, with a babbling brook flowing gently beside it, creating a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere.
Purple bamboo is like jade, with each joint crystal clear, which is very special. Many medicinal herbs also grow in the forest. They are not very dense, and you can only see a few occasionally. Upon closer inspection, they are all hundreds of years old, and you can even see ancient herbs that are over a thousand years old.
Instead of touching the medicinal herbs, he became intensely interested in the arrangement of the rocks and springs in the area.
The site of Yaochi was the most powerful holy land in the world. The Western Emperor personally excavated it and dug out Immortal Tears Green Gold from the deepest part of the divine spring, forging it into an ultimate weapon.
The current strength of the Yaochi Holy Land is inseparable from the lineage of the Yuan Tianshi.
When the Yaochi Holy Land was relocated, Master Yuan exerted a great deal of effort. After the Holy Land was moved, he also inscribed countless Yuantian patterns on it, striving to make the Holy Land immortal and transform it into a pure land to nourish the cultivators within.
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The emerald green and gold gate mark was outlined on Yuan Qingsu's forehead. He listened to the divine sound of the Great Dao that resonated between "Dao I" and the universe, and strolled casually through the forest, but had to stop after only a few steps.
A stunningly beautiful figure stood silently in front of him, blocking his path.
The newcomer had her hair styled in a high bun, with a nine-phoenix hairpin adorning her jet-black hair. She wore a feathered robe and had a graceful figure. Even just her back view exuded beauty and an unapproachable air of nobility.
"I have met the Queen Mother of the West."
The mark between Yuan Qingsu's eyebrows disappeared, and her aura became more restrained. She clasped her hands in gratitude and said, "Thank you for your help from the Queen Mother of the West not long ago."
"No need to thank me, it was A Yao who went to save you." The Queen Mother of the West shook her head and turned to look at Yuan Qingsu.
Their eyes met, and she studied his face carefully for a moment, nodded slightly, and continued, "He is indeed very handsome. I heard you plan to conquer Yaochi and give it to A-Yao as a betrothal gift?"
"..." Yuan Qingsu was stunned, wondering why the Queen Mother of the West brought this up.
"What, didn't you say that?"
"It was indeed 'me' who said it." Yuan Qingsu did not deny it and readily admitted it. "I'm just very curious, I have never said this to anyone else, I wonder who the Queen Mother of the West heard it from."
After all, it's unlikely that Ayao, one of the parties involved, would specifically discuss this matter with her master.
"Actually, it wasn't something I heard from anyone. I was right next to you when you said it, but you didn't realize how weak you were at the time."
The Queen Mother of the West's lips curled slightly upwards, her eyes fixed on Yuan Qingsu's face with interest, seemingly observing his expression. She said, "I didn't expect you to change so much in just a year and a half. So, do you still want to conquer Yaochi as a betrothal gift?"
"..." Yuan Qingsu paused for a moment, recalling the stunningly beautiful figure resembling a young girl from the Western Emperor beneath the Immortal Tears Green Gold Pagoda not long ago, and honestly replied, "Yes."
The Queen Mother of the West choked for a moment.
She had never cared about the pride and arrogance of young people, because her status as the Holy Lord of Yaochi was enough to make them dare not be arrogant or haughty in public. But now the situation was a little different.
"You're really honest."
A mocking smile appeared on the Queen Mother of the West's lips: "Saying such things in front of me in the Jade Pool, aren't you afraid you won't be able to leave here? Even if I don't take the initiative to attack, as long as I make my stance clear and remove the protection of the Western Emperor Tower from you, the Hengyu Furnace and the Void Mirror working together will be enough to make you suffer a loss you'll never forget. Your Western Desert Buddhist forbidden artifact, which you used as a trump card, may very well be destroyed."
"Indeed."
Yuan Qingsu's expression shifted slightly, and he asked, "So, what is the purpose of the Queen Mother of the West's visit to me this time? Is it to prevent me from conquering Yaochi and giving it to A-Yao as a betrothal gift?"
"You brat, are you never going to stop?"
The Queen Mother of the West looked at him with an unfriendly expression: "You think you can conquer Yaochi? Keep dreaming. Even a perfect emperor wouldn't dare to say such a thing."
She paused, ending the topic abruptly, and her tone turned serious: "I want to know, how did you know about the site of Yaochi, and how were you able to enter it through a hidden place? What do you know?"
In the end, it all comes down to the old site of Yaochi... Yuan Qingsu naturally couldn't tell the truth, so she could only make up a story: "I saw it in an ancient book."
Which ancient book?
"I forgot for a moment."
"You will soon be facing off against Jiang Yifei of the Jiang family. Take this opportunity to think things through carefully. If you can't come up with a plan, you'll be in trouble once you leave Yaochi." The Queen Mother of the West turned and left with a flick of her sleeve.
Yuan Qingsu watched the mature, voluptuous, and extremely beautiful Queen Mother of the West leave. Thinking of the Hengyu Furnace of the Jiang family, he felt that it would be troublesome to have someone use this ultimate weapon against him.
However, there are solutions.
The Gate of All Time and Space is a good attempt. The ancient Jiang family is indeed powerful, with tens of thousands of years of accumulated wealth. The ultimate weapon is their most core item, and no one in the Big Dipper dares to be afraid of them.
But what if he brings up the name of Jiang Hengyu, the patriarch of the Jiang family?
This is impossible for others, but for Yuan Qingsu, anything is possible as long as he gently pushes open that "door".
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Ziweixing, Beihai.
On the black ocean, the waves surged furiously, one after another crashing against the sky, shattering the dark clouds in all directions.
Countless bolts of lightning roamed the sky, like luminous dragons roaring, unleashing a storm of wind and rain.
The "Yellow Rainstorm" was like a toy in the hands of a giant, lifted high by wave after wave and then thrown down heavily. Jiang Hengyu, inside the jade boat, looked pale and couldn't help but sigh, "Going out for training is really too difficult."
The ancient bronze lamp was beside him, its crystalline, reddish beads glowing with firelight.
Amidst the violent shaking, wisps of firelight coalesced, outlining a hazy fire spirit that murmured, "A dream spanning millennia, what year is this tonight? Young man, our meeting is fate..."