Chapter 65 Zhulong

Wei Yuan looked at the Jiuyou (Nine Nether) God with a calm and composed expression, his tone quiet and gentle as he said,

"Zhu Jiuyin, you've finally come."

"If you had been any later, things would have turned dire."

Zhu Jiuyin frowned slightly, his voice even, "What is it?"

The atmosphere instantly turned heavy and沉凝 (chen ning - somber).

The young Daoist raised his hand, pointed at the grilled meat with two fingers together, and suddenly smiled, saying,

"Any later, and it would be overcooked and not tasty."

***

Wei Yuan used the technique of 御风 (yu feng - Wind Riding) to send the prepared food over, hovering in the air, his eyes fixed on Zhu Jiuyin, wanting to see how this dragon who illuminated the Nine Netherworlds would finish it in the blink of an eye. Zhu Jiuyin's expression was calm as he picked up a chopstick, took a piece, and very elegantly placed it in his mouth.

He took a bite.

This meat was from the spine of a fierce beast, fiercely grilled with intense flames, the outer skin crispy, the inner juices tender, the taste superb. Wei Yuan used his sword qi to cut this piece of meat into bite-sized pieces, and evenly sprinkled it with chili powder and cumin, the taste was excellent.

Zhu Jiuyin's expression didn't change, but the speed of his chopsticks increased slightly.

Wei Yuan pointed to the grilled meat next to him and said, "Try this one too."

Zhu Jiuyin took a chopstick.

This piece, Wei Yuan chose a piece of meat with a ratio of seven parts lean meat to three parts fat, grilled by flames, the outer skin was crispy, after biting down, it was the tenderness of the lean meat, and the fat layer and honey wrapped the grilled meat inside and out, biting down, various tastes and flavors intertwined, quite wonderful.

Wei Yuan also made a few thin pancakes using the method he used to make mung bean cakes for Feng Siyu.

He placed the fatty meat, crispy skin, and lean meat on the thin pancakes in different proportions, and then wrapped the cut vegetables, saying: "This is a human way of eating. It's said to have a lot of rules, but it's all about wrapping things inside, it's all the same. It's fragrant and refreshing."

"Here, is it like this?"

Wei Yuan jokingly handed it forward, indicating that it was probably like this.

Then he retracted his chopsticks.

Zhu Jiuyin seemed thoughtful.

Zhu Jiuyin reached out his chopsticks.

Wei Yuan realized that he was having food snatched from his mouth.

He was about to open his mouth to stuff it in, but found his chopsticks empty.

Zhu Jiuyin chewed it twice, felt the ratio of flavors, the perfectly grilled meat was extremely rich, and the crisp and refreshing vegetables diluted the greasiness of the meat, he nodded and said, "I see..."

Wei Yuan looked at his chopsticks, his mouth twitching.

Zhu Jiuyin, do you have any manners?

I haven't eaten yet.

In the end, almost all of the food Wei Yuan prepared was eaten by Zhu Jiuyin alone.

Zhu Jiuyin put down his chopsticks, nodded slightly, and said in an even voice,

"Acceptable."

Wei Yuan looked at the empty scene and helplessly smiled, "I'm glad you're satisfied."

"So, what is it you wish to ask?"

Zhu Jiuyin's voice was calm as he gazed at Wei Yuan, "Humans offer sacrifices to the gods, and the gods respond."

"This is the contract that Kunlun initially established."

"You came back specifically, there should be something you want to ask."

The smile on Wei Yuan's face faded slightly, and he said, "That's right, there is a matter in the human world that I want you to take action on."

Zhu Jiuyin shook his head, his voice calm, "This violates the contract, I will not act."

Wei Yuan said, "I'm not asking you to personally take action, I just want to ask you for a favor."

He briefly explained the matter of Buddhism in the human world, and then said, "I suspect that the foundation of Buddhism is no longer the original orthodox Dharma, but has become the divinity transmitted from India. I can't let them run wild in the Divine Land, and this matter also concerns the people of the Divine Land."

"I know the contracts of the gods, and I have ideas about this matter."

He paused and said, "I have a divine ability that can accommodate a world in a very small place, so I plan to take out the Kunlun Emperor Pool built by Yu in the past, as a blessed land, to suppress the arrogance of Buddhism."

"However, it takes divine power for me to travel between the human world and the Mountains and Seas."

"And the Emperor Pool is too big."

"If I were to do this myself, it would take at least three to five hundred years to accomplish."

Zhu Jiuyin's eyes were calm, and he said, "So, you want me to take action?"

"To help you complete this divine ability?"

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "Yes."

"Your divine power, Zhu Jiuyin, is in the first echelon even in the Mountains and Seas."

"The few who are stronger than you are only vaguely mentioned even in myths."

"King Yu walked with me through the Mountains and Seas and completed the Classic of Mountains and Seas, but even so, we never saw Nuwa. There are only ten gods related to Nuwa in the Classic of Mountains and Seas; if Nuwa doesn't appear, you are one of the strongest gods."

"If you can't do it, then no one else can, right?"

Zhu Jiuyin pondered for a moment, and finally slowly said, "Originally, this matter has already touched the contract, I shouldn't take action, but since you say that they are insulting the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors once signed a contract with the gods of Kunlun, and I also have old ties with Zhuanxu, therefore, I can help you this time as an exception."

"However, this one sacrifice is far from enough."

Wei Yuan said frankly, "I know."

Zhu Jiuyin was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Bring the last true spirit of Gu back to the Mountains and Seas."

"I will help you refine the Kunlun Emperor Pool into your divine ability, so that you can take the Emperor Pool out of the Mountains and Seas. As for your sacrifice today, I will tell you a secret in return."

"The Emperor Pool is based on Xiang Liu's blood, and King Yu personally cast it. In order to prevent demons from using Xiang Liu's blood, King Yu left a seal. Even you cannot open the seal, let alone refine the Emperor Pool."

"To break the seal, you can only obtain the weapon used by King Yu."

"Yu's weapon?"

"Yes..."

Zhu Jiuyin said, "Go to the east side of Mount Chongwu."

"You should be able to find what you need there."

East side of Mount Chongwu?

Wei Yuan frowned slightly. He was very familiar with the terrain and orientation of the Mountains and Seas world, but he had no impression of what was east of Mount Chongwu. He vaguely remembered that it was a flat land, and nothing else, right? Just as he was about to ask again, Zhu Jiuyin had already disappeared.

Wei Yuan had to put the doubts in his heart away for now.

In the end, he still had to solve the matter of Gu, but before that, he had to go to the east side of Mount Chongwu to take a look. Just as he was about to leave, he saw the Bo beast staring at him with a look of anticipation and desire. Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Do you want to try it too?"

Looking at the remaining fierce beast meat next to him, he said, "Alright."

"Although the best part was eaten by Zhu Jiuyin, the rest is not bad either."

"Eat your fill before you leave."

Wei Yuan summoned the Earth Fiend Flame Spit Curse again, and re-grilled it once according to the steps just now. Just as he was about to casually reach out and grab the last bit of cumin powder, his movements paused slightly, and he actually touched empty air. Wei Yuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly thought of a possibility.

He lowered his head and looked at the Bo beast, who was looking forward to it, almost emitting light, and his mouth twitched, saying:

"It's gone."

The Bo beast was dumbfounded: "???"

Wei Yuan: "The last bit of inventory."

"Was taken away by Zhu Jiuyin."

He was silent for a moment, and tentatively suggested, "Why don't you go ask him to return it?"

Bo Dragon: "............"

***

The Bo Dragon righteously and firmly rejected Wei Yuan's suggestion.

And stated that grilled meat without cumin powder and chili powder was also very good.

It just liked this taste!

Of course, when it really ate it, the taste and deliciousness of the grilled meat still conquered the Bo Dragon, allowing it to briefly forget the extremely tempting taste just now, and feast on it. Afterwards, the Bo Dragon, as a mount, took Wei Yuan to Mount Chongwu, identified the direction, and flew towards the eastern plain.

For some reason, when he entered the east of Chongwu, Wei Yuan felt a burst of discomfort in his heart.

The original plain was now shrouded in thick fog.

Starlight fell.

The Bo Dragon stopped reverently and said, "Mountain God, there is a formation."

"Formation..."

Wei Yuan looked ahead at the special formation that was shrouded in clouds and mist and involved the power of the stars. He recognized that this formation was the kind that mobilized the general trend of heaven and earth. Once activated, its power would definitely be terrifyingly strong, but for some reason, he felt a sense of familiarity.

A familiarity that made his heart block.

The Bo Dragon was still looking around, and suggested with suspicion that they should find the formation nodes before entering.

Turning his head, he saw that Wei Yuan had already walked into the fog.

This Bo beast, who had cultivated a dragon form, thought about it again and again, and finally gritted its teeth and directly rushed into the formation that connected the mist and starlight. Relying on its sense of smell, it followed Wei Yuan's footsteps and actions, worried and frightened, fearing that it would be struck by lightning and turned into coke, but fortunately, it was finally able to find Wei Yuan without any danger.

Seeing that figure, the Bo Dragon finally breathed a sigh of relief, and ran forward. It originally planned to speak, but for some reason, the atmosphere was heavy and oppressive, making it unable to speak, and its footsteps slowed down unconsciously. It saw Wei Yuan standing there, but for some reason, it seemed as if he was standing in the distant past, seeing a crude and simple stone tablet in front of him.

In front of the stone tablet was a broken sword stuck upside down in the ground.

The opening was smooth, as if it had been cut off by some kind of divine weapon.

This is...

The Bo Dragon looked at the stone tablet.

Tushan Tribe, Yuan's Grave.

—Brother Yu left the words.

King Yu?!!

The Bo Dragon lost his mind.

Wei Yuan reached out and gently touched the sword.

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It should have been mentioned several times before, Mount Chongwu, looks east to Yan Yuan.