Chapter 285 Kunlun

Hearing Zhang Ruosu's words, Wei Yuan's thoughts froze slightly before he asked, "Disappeared?!"

"Yes, to be precise, it should be a part of Mount Kunlun."

Zhang Ruosu explained, "The general Mount Kunlun is still there, at least without much impact. But the Mount Kunlun that was originally related to the mythology of Shenzhou has disappeared. You can think of it as Mount Kunlun still being there, but the Kunlun where gods like the Queen Mother of the West lived is gone."

Kunlun held immense weight in ancient Shenzhou mythology.

It could be said to be the core of almost the oldest myths.

Wei Yuan subconsciously glanced at Jue, who was tidying up the ancient jade and feathered garment beside him. After thinking for a moment, he walked outside and asked, "Does Jue know about this?"

Zhang Ruosu replied, "Of course she knows."

"This old Daoist doesn't think he can hide anything from her. Besides, that celestial maiden herself has experienced some things, but her cultivation is not low. Given Kunlun's significance to her, no matter what I say, she will definitely go to Mount Kunlun to take a look. But it seems that she hasn't taken any extreme actions yet."

"I don't know if it's because she believes in the Queen Mother of the West and can remain calm enough, or if she knows something."

Wei Yuan thought of the dignified woman he had met a few times and didn't believe she would encounter any danger. According to his guess, it was very likely that the Queen Mother of the West had taken Kunlun Mountain into the *Shan Hai Jing* world or left the human world to go to other cave heavens, like the Qingqiu Country.

If that was the case, there was no need to worry.

Wei Yuan and Zhang Ruosu chatted for a few more words.

Finally, his tone paused, and he asked, "Daoist Zhang, I told you some time ago about someone developing the imperial tomb. Can the Tianshi Mansion do anything about it?" Zhang Ruosu's voice was silent for a moment, and he sighed with a wry smile, "I'm afraid this old Daoist can't help much with this matter."

"Although the Tianshi Mansion is considered a Daoist sect, it is, after all, a religious order. It's not easy to interfere with the development of the imperial tomb. This old Daoist can't control those historians either. I can't just go to their door and threaten them not to develop the imperial tomb, can I?"

Actually, you could…

Wei Yuan silently added in his heart.

But he also knew in his heart.

He didn't know how many people were involved in the development of the imperial tomb.

He couldn't really go to each mountain gate to scare them. There would always be those who were brave and stubborn for various reasons. He couldn't really take action. Finally, he sighed inwardly and decided to accept Dong Yuefeng's invitation to join the team investigating the imperial tomb.

Then, taking the opportunity, he would use the mechanisms that Zhang Han had mentioned to directly seal off the imperial tomb.

He immediately made an agreement with Zhang Ruosu to go to Mount Kunlun to investigate and see what was going on.

Then he put away his phone.

Wei Yuan returned to the flower shop.

Jue had already put away the feathered garment and most of the jade stones. The girl didn't ask Wei Yuan who he had been talking to just now. She just stretched out her hand, her five fingers spread out, with a piece of white Kunlun jade in her palm. There was a Kunlun-specific talisman on it. This kind of纹路 naturally outlines a certain power between heaven and earth, equivalent to the Daoist cloud talisman. It was a power born from heaven and earth.

Wei Yuan looked at Jue curiously.

The celestial maiden Jue's tone was gentle and peaceful as she said frankly, "I wanted to give it to you a long time ago, but I didn't have the chance. It's a thank you for saving my life twice."

Wei Yuan knew she meant the feathered garment and the previous incident in the ghost domain.

Without refusing, he accepted the Kunlun jade.

Although he really wanted to take a good look at this Kunlun jade now.

But the celestial maiden Jue looked calm and composed, and there were other people watching around. Wei Yuan himself could only accept the jade stone calmly. His expression was frank and peaceful, and he didn't seem to care much about this Kunlun jade.

It was rare to have some free time again. Wei Yuan bought groceries and cooked a meal, inviting Jue and Yu Ji to have lunch together. During the meal, he casually mentioned the *bì bì* (a mythical creature that brings drought) matter. Wei Yuan's tone paused. He thought about it, but he still didn't tell Jue that he was going to Kunlun with Zhang Ruosu.

He just said, "Jue, I might have to go out again in a while."

"It's not good to keep this *bì bì* in the museum."

"If you have time, send it to Qingqiu Country. There are enough foxes there, and Nü Jiao can suppress this thing."

The *bì bì* was unwilling and seemed to want to bite Wei Yuan's foot.

Then Lei directly gave it a cat-fist beatdown.

The black cat Lei's four paws stepped on snow, its tail stood up, its fur was soft, and it meowed a few times towards the back.

The *shui gui* (water ghost) elegantly put on a pair of white gloves.

Then it directly dragged the *bì bì* by its two hind legs to the back of the museum. The *bì bì*'s paws dragged on the floor, unwillingly leaving a few scratches. Watching the black cat Lei's reliable expression as it followed, the corners of Wei Yuan's mouth twitched, and he forcibly controlled himself and withdrew his gaze.

There were many strange beasts in the *Shan Hai Jing* era. Some ordinary people could form an array to hunt and kill them with a certain price. Others were very precious spirit beasts, like Lei, and the *bì bì* and other spirit beasts were of similar level to Lei, only with different fortune.

And the most terrifying were those fierce beasts that were actually no different from gods, and were also violent in nature. Among them, the Four Fiends were the most famous among these fierce beasts. As far as Wei Yuan knew, these Four Fiends were all leaders of the fierce beasts who were exiled by Emperor Shun. Originally, it was to let these Four Fiends defend the Shenzhou people from the monsters.

Chaos, Qiongqi, Taowu, Taotie.

In short, they were very famous, had very small tempers, and were even more narrow-minded, especially Qiongqi, who was extremely vindictive.

Wei Yuan felt that he was okay at dealing with ordinary fierce beasts, but if he really faced a fierce god who was famous in the *Shan Hai Jing* era, Wei Yuan felt that he could only hope that the other party's memory wasn't very good and had forgotten about him. Otherwise, he could consider whether the effect of the Kunlun undying flower could resist Taotie's digestion ability.

Jue glanced at the *bì bì* that was being 'dragged away'.

She hummed in agreement, thought for a moment, and said, "It just so happens that I haven't been to Qingqiu for a while. I should also tell Priestess Nü Jiao about the matter of those two friends I mentioned to you before waking up, but…"

The girl's tone paused slightly, and she looked at Wei Yuan, curiously asking, "Aren't you going to Qingqiu for something like this?"

"Have you thought about how you're going to explain it to her the next time you go back to Qingqiu?"

Wei Yuan: "…………"

Jue, if you don't mention this, we're still friends.

……………………

In the end, Wei Yuan left this problem for his future self to worry about.

The *bì bì* was handed over to the celestial maiden Jue, who simply took Yu Ji back to Qingqiu Country to visit Nü Jiao.

While packing things, Yu Ji leaned against the door, watching the celestial maiden consider bringing gifts.

Yu Ji was very curious about that Qingqiu Country Nü Jiao. She asked, "Jue, you and Nü Jiao must have a good relationship, right? Do you still need to prepare gifts so carefully for a trip to Qingqiu Country?" The celestial maiden raised her eyes, her tone gentle, her temperament quiet and elegant, and replied, "Of course I don't need to when I go to see Priestess Nü Jiao."

"Like us now, the world is becoming more and more unfamiliar, and we know fewer and fewer people. It's already very happy to be able to meet. It's just like that saying, 'Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?'"

"Then you..."

"I'm preparing for Yuan."

The celestial maiden said, "It's precisely because there are so few people we know that he's not going this time, so we have to prepare some gifts to express our apologies. Otherwise, Priestess Nü Jiao will definitely tease him next time, although I don't know why their relationship is so good."

Yu Ji had known Jue for a while and knew that the celestial maiden's personality was gentle and peaceful.

She was as open as the long wind and would consider others. So, there was one thing she didn't quite understand. The woman in red, whose temperament was like fire, lightly touched her chin with her finger, her hazel eyes swept over the celestial maiden, and she pondered for a moment before asking, "That Kunlun jade, did you carve the talisman yourself? Why didn't you tell him?"

Jue's movements paused for many years as she frowned and pondered, "Why do you say…"

She couldn't figure out the answer, sighed, and casually smiled and replied, "Maybe it's because I don't want him to feel burdened?"

"You see, sometimes if the gift is too troublesome, the person receiving the gift will also feel more tired, right?"

"If good intentions turn into a burden on a friend's heart, it's better not to say it."

Yu Ji thoughtfully nodded and said, "That's true."

However.

Being as high and clear as the wind of the nine heavens, and silently benefiting others, being open and calm was also her nature.

If it was a normal situation, she would have chosen to speak directly instead of lying… Has she changed?

Yu Ji touched her chin with her finger, lost in thought.

………………

Wei Yuan set off for Mount Kunlun. This time, Wei Mouren (a way to refer to oneself) took a taxi very extravagantly, with a calm expression. After the taxi turned away, he exhaled slightly, solemnly reached into his pocket, slowly took it out, unfolded it, and held the Kunlun jade in his hand.

He took off the finger ring on his neck, and carefully used his sword energy to create a small hole in the Kunlun jade, without affecting the Kunlun纹路. Then he threaded the rope through it and strung the Kunlun jade and the finger ring from the Qin Dynasty together.

Then he put it back on, raised his hand and lightly pressed the location of the Kunlun jade.

His expression was peaceful.

Things happened suddenly, and Wei Yuan didn't have much time to rest. This time, he directly took a plane to the area where Mount Kunlun was located. When he arrived at his destination, the world was vast and boundless. In the distance, he could faintly see the color of snow. When people were here, they only felt that the view was extremely wide. Zhang Ruosu stood in the world, looking far into the sky.

His temperament was ethereal and independent.

The old Daoist turned his head to look at Wei Yuan and smiled freely, "Daoist Wei, you're a little late."

Wei Yuan stood next to Zhang Ruosu, looking at the distant Kunlun Mountains, and answered irrelevantly, "I heard that you can't easily come down the mountain, Daoist Zhang."

Zhang Ruosu said, "I can't easily come down the mountain."

He looked at the distance and sighed, "But the disappearance of Mount Kunlun is worth coming down for. Daoist Wei, your inheritance is ancient enough. I thought that taking you to see the places I went to before might yield some gains. As for the affairs on Dragon Tiger Mountain, as long as I hurry back, there won't be too much of a problem."

Wei Yuan nodded.

Recalling the message from King Yu that he received in Xiangshui, Wei Yuan could basically determine that Dragon Tiger Mountain was also one of the nodes between the human world and the *Shan Hai Jing*. Seeing that Zhang Ruosu had already stepped forward, Wei Yuan immediately followed, and the two of them were like two streams of light, quickly arriving at a mountainous area that was not open to the outside world.

Then, relying on their Daoist skills, they went to the top of the mountain one after the other.

The former mountain of all gods, the residence of the Queen Mother of the West.

Also, Mount Kunlun, the origin of Shenzhou mythology.

What has it become now?

Where is the remaining part?

Wei Yuan stepped on a snowflake, his figure fluttering, and he had already leapt into the air. Then, he steadily landed on the top of the mountain, raised his eyes, and looked forward.

ps: Stuck in writing… There was a water and power outage last night, and it was deadly without air conditioning. Thanks to y0书 for the ten thousand reward

I didn't fall asleep until after three o'clock.

There will be a second update today, it should be later.