“Oh? So you are from the Chessboard Mountain? I’ve heard my brother mention the Human Emperor Temple on the mountain.”
“So you are the sister of the Heavenly Emperor! I apologize for my disrespect!”
“I wonder what the legendary Thirty-Three Heavens looks like?”
“Never mind that, it’s a very cold and lonely place, far less lively than this Earth Immortal Realm.”
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The two exchanged pleasantries, each revealing their identities. Yu Lei even pretended to be surprised by Yao Ji’s identity.
After all, the Heavenly Court nowadays had a very low presence. Most living beings only knew of its existence, they didn't even know who Haotian was, let alone his sister, Yunhua Xianzi.
It was normal for Yu Lei not to know Yao Ji.
Time flies in the mountains, let alone for immortals.
In the blink of an eye, Yu Lei and Yao Ji spent several years discussing Daoism on Peach Mountain. Every day they admired the peach blossoms, sipped celestial tea, chatted about everything under the sun, and discussed Daoism and the past and present.
Yao Ji was simple in personality but exceptionally intelligent. She was curious about everything in the Earth Immortal Realm.
Yu Lei, having lived two lives, was experienced, witty, humorous, and easygoing, never allowing the conversation to die down.
The relationship between the two gradually warmed.
For Yao Ji, as a primordial being, she had lived with her brother after becoming an immortal and had hardly met any men.
After arriving in the Earth Immortal Realm, she first met a sinister Yang Tianyou, and then Yu Lei.
The contrast between the two was too stark, it was difficult not to develop feelings.
For Yu Lei, Yao Ji was undoubtedly the number one celestial in the world, with a beautiful face and personality he liked, it was hard not to be moved.
His only concern was not Haotian, but the approaching Conflagration of Gods, he was caught in the middle of it and might not be able to survive, so he didn’t want to involve this beautiful woman in the calamity.
Besides, thinking about how his interference led to Erlang Shen Yang Jian's death, he felt quite strange.
Time flew by, and one day, while walking with Yu Lei, Yao Ji’s face suddenly changed.
The Haotian Mirror in her arms was buzzing and emitting a dazzling golden light, as if it was about to rise into the sky!
“Oh, brother discovered I secretly came down to the mortal realm, he’s calling me back!”
Yao Ji looked at Yu Lei, her eyes filled with reluctance.
Yu Lei was very calm, the calamity was coming, it was a good thing for Yao Ji to return to the Heavenly Court sooner.
Yao Ji didn’t say much either, after all, she should indeed go back and tell her brother about the plot of the Saint of the Heavenly Dao.
The Earth Immortal Realm was ultimately too dangerous for her.
Yao Ji suddenly spoke, “Yu Lei, have you ever thought about going to the Heavenly Court? With your talent, you will surely become a Golden Immortal in the future, the Heavenly Court is now in need of talents, if you go, you will be a Heaven Official without a doubt.”
Yu Lei was taken aback, scratching his head.
Yao Ji was inviting him to the Heavenly Court?
Frankly speaking, Yu Lei was not opposed to it.
Who knows how far he could go in the future, what if he was directly killed and listed in the Conflagration of Gods?
Moreover, the Heavenly Court immortals, though bound by rules, were still considered carefree immortals.
The only problem was that he was still a True Immortal now, although he had the ability of a Golden Immortal, he wasn’t a Golden Immortal after all.
Even if the Heavenly Court was short of people, even if Haotian was eager to attract talented people, he wouldn’t favor those below the Golden Immortal level.
If he went to the Heavenly Court through Yao Ji, Haotian would at most give him a good position for the sake of his sister, he might even despise him for flirting with his sister.
So what would he do in the Heavenly Court?
Most importantly, the calamity was coming, everyone was vying for power, it was both dangerous and an opportunity.
Just look at how fast his strength has increased recently.
If he really went to the Heavenly Court, firstly, he might not be able to escape the calamity, and his speed of strengthening would also be slowed down.
He would go to the Heavenly Court, but not now.
After weighing the pros and cons, Yu Lei finally smiled and said, “The Heavenly Court is good, but I am a wild hermit after all, I prefer freedom.”
Yao Ji sighed softly, not seeming surprised.
“If that’s the case, I won’t force you. Today I part ways with you, I hope we can meet again in the future.”
Yu Lei smiled and nodded, “If fate allows, we shall meet again.”
Yao Ji looked deeply at Yu Lei, then turned into a stream of light and returned to the Heavenly Court.
Yu Lei watched Yao Ji leave, feeling a little lost.
But Yu Lei quickly put his sentimental feelings aside.
During his time discussing Daoism on Peach Mountain with Yao Ji, Yu Lei had also gained a lot.
First of all, there were two innate spirit treasures, one was the magic flute that could attack and manipulate minds, which Yu Lei named the Soul-Seizing Flute.
Yu Lei, relying on his heaven-defying comprehension, learned the minor divine ability, Nightmare Prayer, with this flute.
Nightmare Prayer is a divine ability that attacks the soul and spirit, it can also pull opponents into a dream, those with weak will can’t even escape.
It’s a rare but very powerful divine ability.
As for the Yaochi Clear Light Sword gifted by Yao Ji, it was a middle-grade innate spirit treasure, extremely sharp and powerful.
After refining it, Yu Lei comprehended the Law of the Sword.
Besides these two spirit treasures, there were also the Fire Pattern Peach Tree and a Merit Golden Lotus Seed.
There’s nothing much to say about the Merit Golden Lotus Seed, it’s too high-level, Yu Lei couldn’t comprehend it even if he wanted to.
Moreover, because it was too precious, Yu Lei didn’t dare to refine it directly, he planted it in the Hundred Herbs Diagram, hoping to cultivate a Golden Lotus.
As for the Fire Pattern Peach Tree, Yu Lei learned the Law of Fire through it.
As for the Fire Pattern Peach Tree itself, it was also quite precious.
There is a Peach Ancestor Tree in the Heavenly Court, one of the ten primordial spirit roots of the Primordial Era.
Legend has it that the Peach Ancestor Tree blooms every three thousand years, bears fruit every three thousand years, and takes another three thousand years to mature, a total of nine thousand years.
A single Peach Ancestor Tree Peach has medicinal power no less than a Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, even Golden Immortals covet it.
Besides the Peach Ancestor Tree, there are also many peach trees in the Heavenly Court’s Peach Garden, including those that ripen every six thousand years and every three thousand years, all transformed from the Peach Ancestor Tree’s seeds, each with different medicinal properties.
These peach trees, though not primordial spirit roots, are almost as good as them.
The Fire Pattern Peach Tree gifted by Yao Ji this time was the one that ripened every six thousand years, and because it was imbued with a trace of primordial Bing fire essence, it became a variant among peach trees, its medicinal power was even better.
The fruits it bears contain Bing fire energy, for cultivators who practice fire-based divine abilities, its value is not inferior to an upper-grade primordial spirit root!
It can only be said that the dignified Yunhua Xianzi is truly generous!
The Fire Pattern Peach Tree came with dozens of Fire Pattern Peach fruits, Yu Lei naturally refined them without hesitation, solidifying his fleshly body realm, and his Fire Law was also upgraded to ten percent.
After transplanting the Fire Pattern Peach Tree into the Hundred Herbs Diagram, the grade of this Primordial Era artifact was also upgraded to the innate level, the spirit roots planted in it could shorten their maturity time by a hundredfold!
The Fire Pattern Peach Tree, which originally took six thousand years to mature, now only takes sixty years!