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When this picture scroll opened, a lifelike scene immediately leapt out before them. There was a chain of mountains, hamlets, lakes, and marshes were all so vivid so as to honestly be true to life.
Everyone scrutinized the profile of this landscape. One of the men said: “Could this be a map of the Western Kunlun Mountains?”
“Indeed. This ‘Kunlun Map’ has some records. It has explanations of Kunlun Mountain’s treasures and Spirit Beasts, but none for the Nine Divine Gates.” Wan Xinyi answered.
Qi Lin heard the others repeatedly mention the Nine Divine Gates, which sounded like they should be palaces that linked to the Kunlun Void. In truth, he was correct. The Kunlun Void was the Queen Mother Of The West’s Divine Palace, and nine large gates were outside of it. So long as one could pass the nine gates, they could reach the Kunlun Void.
“Can it be that this is the legendary Weak River?” An old man pointed to a large black river and asked in wonder.
“Indeed, that is the Weak River. The Kunlun Palace is surrounded on all sides by the Weak River. It is impassable, not even a feather can float on it. The journey to the Kunlun Void will be especially dangerous here.” Wan Xinyi said.
“Why not just fly.” The Golden Core Late Stage female cultivator disagreed.
Wan Xinyi faintly smiled but did not respond.
“Fellow Xinyi, since you are descended from Wan Village’s Kunlun bloodlines and went to Kunlun Mountain before, you presumably have an abundance of experience. What purpose have you in assembling us together for this trip?” The crane-like old man spoke softly as he asked the big question.
“If we truly receive the Queen Mother Of The West’s reward, This Old Man will not yield it to you.”
Wan Xinyi smiled amicably, “Everyone is going to greet the Queen Mother Of The West presumably for the peaches at the Jade Lake.”
“I am very interested in the Heavenly Ascension Pill and medicines for immortality and eternal youth.” The female cultivator chuckled.
“Of course, who is not interested. However, unless you are of such exceptional talent that you impress the Queen Mother Of The West during your meeting, it would be impossible to obtain them. Back then, the Immemorial Royal Family’s Yi1 was so formidable, second only to the Holy Emperor and Five Emperors. He brought his wife and child to meet and plead for immortality medicine from the Queen Mother Of The West.”
“The legends say he obtained them, do they not? I heard there was even a Heavenly Ascension Pill.” The male cultivator said. This was a universally acclaimed achievement not only in the Western Sea but all of the Primordial. Because of this, the rumors of meeting the Queen Mother at Kunlun Mountain spread through the four seas.
“He indeed received them, but Yi had spent nine years at Kunlun Mountain, experiencing all kinds of hardship before he finally even sensed the Queen Mother Of The West. Does everyone feel themselves more formidable than a Divine Name?” Wan Xinyi continued.
His words stirred interest in everyone, though Qi Lin also frowned.
Given the Great Yi’s Realm, to cross through the Nine Divine Gates clearly would not be difficult, but he had spent nine years to finally receive the Queen Mother Of The West’s greatest reward. It would basically be a dream for any other cultivator, something impossible to achieve.
“Could it be that no one has crossed the Nine Divine Gates?”
“If it is difficult for even the Great Yi, then cultivators have no choice at all.”
“Is this not making a mockery of us?”
The cultivators were indignant.
“Fellow Xinyi, just what are you trying to say. If this is for her reward, you should not be saying such things.” The white-robed old man opened his eyes, which gleamed as coldly as a hawk’s.
“To be quite honest, I gleaned from this Kunlun Map’s records that there is a place with a Jade Lake Peach Tree. Everyone, I wonder if you would perhaps be interested in accompanying me there?” Wan Xinyi finally revealed his objective.
“What? A Jade Lake Peach Tree in another location?”
Everyone was astonished.
“Do the legends not say that the ‘Jade Lake Peach Trees’ grow only at Kunlun’s Jade Lake, that they are unable to thrive in any other place in Primordial World?”
“When I obtained this map, there indeed were such records. This Jade Lake Peach Tree is outside the Kunlun Void. We do not necessarily need to visit the Queen Mother Of The West to obtain the peaches. So long as we find it, that tree’s peaches can be split among us impartially, no matter the amount. However, it is very dangerous in there, so I still need all Fellows to work together.” Wan Xinyi was full of confidence.
Qi Lin hesitantly asked: “Since there are other peach trees, why would you not collaborate with other villagers on something so wonderful? To work with us instead, wouldn’t you be helping outsiders?”
Hearing him ask this question, everyone also felt this was inexplicable.
As they say, keep the goods in the family. Other than prolonging life, one Jade Lake Peach Tree could also aid in body reformation and increasing Realm, which were also very important. If Wan Village’s people obtained it, they would achieve meteoric success.
The middle-aged man at this time amicably smiled: “Perhaps everyone is unaware that Wan Village’s people are all Kunlun slaves. If they were to actually discover other Jade Lake Peach trees, they would be required to defend them, not pick it for themselves.”
“What about you?”
“How can I be pedantic with the villagers. The Queen Mother Of The West’s Divine Name has also been born and destroyed for countless generations, yet the Kunlun slaves have been so for a thousand years below the Kunlun Mountain, unable to receive any benefits. The reason I sought you all out was, firstly, we need capable cultivators, and secondly, everyone has come from distant parts for the peaches. We share a mutual objective, so we should work together.” Wan Xinyi said uprighteously.
Qi Lin inwardly wanted to laugh.
“Fellows, what do you think? If you refuse now, you may leave. The lord is not afraid of anyone spreading this information. To be frank, without this Kunlun Map, that outlying peach tree would not be found by anyone else.” The middle-aged man smiled very confidently.
Wan Xinyi stored the Kunlun Map away.
Everyone glanced at each other. They had also braved thousands of li and myriad dangers in search of the divine mountain for its elixirs. As it turned out, there was no need to visit the Queen Mother Of The West. Since it was possible to obtain one without visiting her, what reason was there to refuse, especially for the two Primordial Infant old men who were like dying candleflames. How could they refuse the chance to obtain the immortality peaches.
“This Old Man, Ancestor Three Truths, is willing to try.” The black-robed old man was the first to assent.
The white-robed old man also nodded.
The Primordial Infant old men then cast their glances to Qi Lin and the other two. The Golden Core cultivators immediately sensed pressure. Qi Lin did not doubt in the slightest that if he refused, these two Primordial Infant old men would kill them to silence them. They would not want event he slightest bit of information to leak.
The three introduced themselves and agreed to go in search of the other tree.
“Right, can it be this little girl is also accompanying us?” The female cultivator abruptly glanced at Qi Qi, her gaze suddenly keen.
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