Chapter 1691
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Chapter 1691 Expelling Jialan
Huo Qubing stood frozen in place.
“This is… for me?”
“Yes.” Lin Qiye nodded and said, “This peach can extend your lifespan, repair hidden ailments in your body. After eating it, you’ll feel much better.”
Huo Qubing stared at Lin Qiye for a long time, his expression incredibly complex.
“I am but a broken vessel. Even with this peach extending my life, how much longer could I struggle on… I appreciate your kindness, but this peach was obtained by you, you should eat it.”
“I’ve already eaten one. If I eat this one too, it would be a waste.”
Lin Qiye forcefully placed the peach back into Huo Qubing’s hand, “You are the Champion Marquis of the human realm. No one deserves this peach more than you. If you don’t eat it, I’ll destroy it right now.”
Under Lin Qiye’s persistent persuasion, Huo Qubing finally sighed and put the peach in his mouth.
As the peach entered his body, color visibly returned to his pale, weak face. His life force, previously on the verge of withering, rapidly regenerated. Powerful waves of spiritual energy surged from within him, and his eyes once again shone with vitality!
“My lord, please sit in meditation. I will stand guard for you,” Lin Qiye’s voice sounded beside Huo Qubing’s ear.
Surging power rolled within Huo Qubing’s body. He closed his eyes tightly, immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, and concentrated fully on absorbing the essence of the peach. His spiritual power, already at the ceiling of human capability, began to grow once more!
Sensing the changes in Huo Qubing, the others’ faces showed expressions of shock. They hadn’t expected that the peach contained such terrifying power.
“What an amazing peach,” Chloe’s eyes widened. “Is this the mysterious power from the East?”
Absorbing the peach was a lengthy process. According to Lin Qiye’s estimate, it would take Huo Qubing about half a day to fully absorb it. Although this peach couldn’t make him a god, it should be enough to extend his lifespan.
Theoretically, one peach would be enough to extend an ordinary person’s life by several decades, but for the “Emperor of Domination,” this effect would likely be greatly reduced… exactly how much longer it could extend his life, perhaps only Huo Qubing himself would know.
“Jialan, where is the Immortality Pill?”
Just then, the Queen Mother of the West turned to Jialan and asked.
Jialan: (⊙x⊙
“Uh…”
Large beads of sweat formed on her forehead, and she suddenly became tense. She knew this day would eventually come.
Seeing Jialan’s reaction, the Queen Mother narrowed her eyes. She reached out her hand, and a white pill container automatically flew out from Jialan’s sleeve and landed in her palm.
The Queen Mother opened the container and looked inside. Her expression immediately darkened.
“Where is the Immortality Pill?”
Just as Jialan was at a loss for words, a voice came from behind her:
“Your Majesty, the Immortality Pill… I had her eat it.”
The Queen Mother frowned and looked over to see Lin Qiye in his blue robe calmly walking in front of Jialan, speaking respectfully.
“Ate it?” The Queen Mother’s voice grew low. “Lin Qiye, do you know that this Eternal Immortality Pill was refined by the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Venerable for all living beings, using materials even rarer than your Primordial Spirit Embryo? There are only two in the world, and it will never be possible to refine more…
The culprits who disrupted the Jade Pool and the monsters hunting Jialan all came for it. If it had been destroyed out of necessity, at least it wouldn’t have fallen into enemy hands.
But once this pill is consumed, it remains in the body forever. Not only can it no longer combine with the Immortality Pill to save all living beings, but she will also become the target of those monsters… If she is captured and they forcibly extract the Immortality Pill, it will cause a catastrophe of immense proportions.”
The Queen Mother’s deep voice resonated in front of the Great Three Hall. As her eyes gradually narrowed, a terrifying divine pressure weighed on Jialan’s shoulders, forcing her to kneel on the steps.
Although the Queen Mother appeared gentle and peaceful, her actions were always swift and decisive. If not for this, she wouldn’t have personally purged her own Jade Pool, not even sparing the visiting major deities… She had her own set of principles, and Jialan’s disobedience in secretly consuming the Immortality Pill had undoubtedly crossed her bottom line.
Jialan knew the Queen Mother’s temperament very well. Her face was now extremely pale, her head lowered, not daring to look directly at the figure before the hall.
The Queen Mother took a deep breath, her gold-threaded purple-patterned robe trailing over the steps as she slowly walked toward Jialan:
“Before I sent them away, I repeatedly warned them not to take the pill privately… Now that this situation has occurred, you’d better give me an explanation.”
Just as Jialan’s head was bowed almost to the ground, a figure stood between her and the Queen Mother.
“Your Majesty, do you believe in cause and effect?”
The Queen Mother stared at Lin Qiye before her, and after a long while, she spoke, “Cause and effect is one of the highest principles of heaven and earth. Of course I believe in it.”
“Then if I say that Jialan consuming the pill was an inevitable consequence of cause and effect, would you believe it?”
“An inevitable consequence?” The Queen Mother shook her head. “Lin Qiye, I know you carry the power of cause and effect, but if everything in this world were inevitable consequences, what meaning would our existence have?
There are no inevitable consequences in this world. What we call inevitable results are merely because someone has planted the ’cause’ beforehand.”
Inevitable results… because someone planted the “cause” beforehand?
As these words reached Lin Qiye’s ears, it was as if a flash of inspiration crossed his mind. He seemed to realize something, and a gleam appeared in his eyes.
“Your Majesty, you are right. All seemingly inevitable results in the world exist because someone planted the ’cause’… and I am that person who planted the ’cause.’
Jialan consuming the Immortality Pill was orchestrated by me. This is the ’cause’ I planted for future generations.”
The Queen Mother frowned at him. “Lin Qiye, do you know what great risk you’re taking by doing this?”
“All of this was done by me alone, so naturally, I alone will bear the risk.” Lin Qiye clasped his hands respectfully and bowed. “I beg Your Majesty to be merciful and spare Jialan.”
The Queen Mother maintained her stern expression, her gaze constantly shifting between Lin Qiye and Jialan, as if contemplating something.
Finally, she made her decision, her gaze fixed on Lin Qiye.
“Since you insist on planting this ’cause’ with her, I will grant your wish. I only hope that one day, you won’t regret it…”
The Queen Mother gave Jialan one last look before turning to leave. As her gold-threaded purple-patterned robe sleeves swayed, her voice slowly carried over,
“Pearl Soul Jialan, for defying my orders and secretly consuming the Immortality Pill, you are hereby expelled from the Jade Pool. From this day forward, you have no connection with me.”
Hearing these words, Jialan’s gaze suddenly froze. She looked in astonishment at the Queen Mother’s retreating figure, standing still like a statue.
Only after the figure had walked far away did she suddenly come to her senses, her forehead heavily touching the ground:
“Jialan… kneels to bid farewell to Your Majesty.”
