Chapter 1690
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Chapter 1690 Gifting Peaches
“Peach of Immortality?”
Western Queen Mother raised an eyebrow, seemingly unsurprised, “Very well.”
Western Queen Mother turned to Jialan and said: “If this Queen remembers correctly, after the last Peach Banquet ended, there was exactly one peach of immortality left, which I sealed in a golden box. Go fetch it for me.”
“Yes.” Jialan accepted the order and quickly walked away.
“Lin Qiye, follow me.” After Jialan had gone far, Western Queen Mother turned and walked toward the Cinnabar Palace behind her.
Lin Qiye was stunned, hesitated for a moment, but still obediently followed closely behind.
As Western Queen Mother waved her hand lightly, the doors of the Cinnabar Palace opened automatically. After the two entered one after another, the doors slowly closed, completely isolating them from the outside world.
“Why all the secrecy?” Chloe said with a helpless shrug upon seeing this.
Just as Yan Zhong was about to say something, a violent coughing sound came from behind!
They turned to look and saw Marshal Huo doubled over in the ruins, coughing incessantly, with threads of crimson blood seeping through his fingers and dripping to the ground.
Seeing this, Zhan Yuwu and Yan Zhong were greatly alarmed and immediately rushed forward to ask:
“Marshal, you’re injured?!”
Huo Qubing didn’t answer. The color drained from his face, his skin turning deathly pale, and he looked indescribably haggard.
His lifespan was already at its limit. The great battle with Zhurong had consumed too much of his energy, and now he could no longer use his power of domination to control his body, causing his long-suppressed illness to erupt.
Wu Quan also hurriedly ran to Huo Qubing’s side, but seeing the other’s physical reaction, he was first stunned, then seemed to realize something, his pupils contracting violently.
Like Huo Qubing, he was also an “Emperor of Domination.” What Huo Qubing’s current condition meant, others might not know, but he understood perfectly…
The life of this Champion Marquis was coming to an end.
“It’s nothing… I suffered some internal injuries during the battle,” Huo Qubing wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and spoke weakly.
“Marshal, we are after all mere mortals, how could we possibly defeat gods… please don’t be so reckless in the future!” Zhan Yuwu earnestly advised.
“You fool, what are you saying?!” Yan Zhong glared at him fiercely.
Zhan Yuwu also realized he had misspoken and immediately shut his mouth.
“Impossible, huh…”
Huo Qubing murmured, staring at the willow branch that had transformed from Zhurong’s corpse, lost in thought.
…
Inside the Cinnabar Palace.
As the two entered, beams of light ignited throughout the palace.
In the brightly lit hall, Western Queen Mother slowly turned around, her gaze fixed on Lin Qiye, and calmly asked:
“From how many years in the future do you come?”
“You could tell?” Lin Qiye’s face showed surprise.
“The Primordial Spirit Embryo, this Queen recognizes it.” Western Queen Mother pointed at Lin Qiye’s body. “Currently, the Primordial Spirit Embryo is in the Celestial Court, which is far away in the outer realm. How could it appear here? Therefore, you must have come from another time.”
“Your Majesty has keen eyes.” Lin Qiye complimented reflexively. “I come from over two thousand years in the future.”
“Over two thousand years? Such a long time, how did you come back?”
“It’s complicated… and I haven’t fully figured it out myself.” Lin Qiye sighed. “The causality between the two eras is interconnected and complex. Even with my power over causality, it’s very difficult to fully comprehend it.
But I have a feeling that I’m not far from seeing it all clearly.”
Western Queen Mother nodded slightly. “Since you come from the future, naturally I cannot see through you. Since you possess the Primordial Spirit Embryo as your physical body, I presume your relationship with the Celestial Court in the future must be extremely close… If you need this Queen’s help, feel free to ask.”
Lin Qiye’s heart leaped with joy, but then he seemed to think of something. “Just now, Your Majesty mentioned that the Celestial Court is in the outer realm?”
“Correct.”
“Where is this outer realm?”
Western Queen Mother raised her hand and pointed to the sky. “Where the stars are, that is the outer realm.”
Lin Qiye immediately understood Western Queen Mother’s meaning. The outer realm she spoke of referred to what would be known as space in the future. The Celestial Court having the ability to move freely and fly away from Earth to the sky wasn’t a difficult feat.
“What are they doing in the outer realm?”
“Intercepting the Death Star.” Before Lin Qiye could ask, Western Queen Mother voluntarily explained, “When you were in the mortal world, did you see a bright red star? That is the Death Star.”
Red star? Isn’t that the K-system God?
Lin Qiye stared in shock, eyes widening. “They went to space to intercept the K-system God?!”
“K-system God?” Western Queen Mother frowned in confusion, seemingly not understanding the term. “Not long ago, the Heavenly Venerable divined the heavenly secrets and discovered that a great calamity would descend in a few hundred years, with a Death Star as its harbinger, already approaching this world…
So, the Heavenly Venerable mobilized the entire Celestial Court to go to the outer realm to intercept the Death Star and glimpse the face of this great calamity.”
Hearing this, Lin Qiye let out a slight sigh of relief.
Thankfully… they weren’t going to face the K-system Gods alone. From Western Queen Mother’s description, that Death Star should be some kind of “scout” sent by the K-system Gods to explore Earth’s situation before the main K-system forces arrived. It was probably a K-system deity, though not at the level of the Three Pillar Gods.
Western Queen Mother had just mentioned the Heavenly Venerable, indicating that in this era, the three Heavenly Venerables had already become supreme beings. With the addition of the ancient deities of the Celestial Court, intercepting a K-system Outer God shouldn’t be a problem.
The true K-system Gods would probably arrive in a few hundred years.
“When will they return?”
“Unknown.” Western Queen Mother shook her head. “Perhaps days, perhaps months, perhaps years.”
This meant that before the Celestial Court deities returned, only Yaochi had a deity presiding… and now Western Queen Mother had purged Yaochi, which meant that in the current Han Dynasty, Western Queen Mother was the only deity?
If so, killing Kusuen, a K-system God, would be no small feat… Lin Qiye’s brow furrowed slightly.
Just then, Jialan’s voice came from outside the hall:
“Your Majesty, the peach of immortality is here.”
Western Queen Mother opened the doors of the Cinnabar Palace, her gaze falling on the small peach in Jialan’s palm.
She turned to look at Lin Qiye, her eyes carrying a hint of apology:
“You resolved the counterfeit issue for this Queen and deserve a generous reward… but it hasn’t been long since the last Peach Banquet ended, and the peaches of Yaochi have not yet borne fruit. There is only this remaining peach… it’s not aged long and is small in size.
Consider this peach a gift from this Queen. If there’s anything else you desire, feel free to ask.”
Lin Qiye looked at the small peach, his face showing resignation, but he still reached out to accept it and bowed respectfully to Western Queen Mother.
“Thank you for Your Majesty’s gift.”
Although the peach was small, it was still a peach of immortality. For mortal flesh and blood, it had tremendous benefits and could even extend one’s lifespan—something Lin Qiye, having eaten such a peach himself, understood best.
After speaking, Lin Qiye walked directly to Huo Qubing and handed him the peach:
“Marshal, eat this.”
