Yuan Heng glanced sideways at the White Lotus of World Cleansing floating around her, and without knowing whom she was cheering up, her tone suddenly rose a few notches.
“Ah-Lian, do you have the confidence to dissolve the demonic baleful calamity Qi below?!”
The petals of the White Lotus of World Cleansing shook violently, the entire treasure bursting with spiritual light. “I do!”
“Well, I don't, Lian.”
White Lotus of World Cleansing: “...”
Yuan Heng rubbed her nose sheepishly and coughed lightly. “There is too much demonic baleful calamity Qi below. It's the main branch of the West's earth veins. Complete purification won't be the work of a single day.”
Jieyin and Zhunti: “...”
Next time Junior Sister cheers herself up, perhaps she could do with a little less confidence.
Yuan Heng gave her clever little brain a nudge, a plan forming in her mind. She looked at Jieyin and Zhunti, her tone carrying a hint of inquiry. “Senior Brothers...”
“Junior Sister, what do you need my junior brother and me to do?”
Jieyin took a step forward, his brow filled with solemnity.
Yuan Heng nodded and gently instructed, “Mount Xumi is your Daoist field, Senior Brothers. Please transplant some of the native Western plants that naturally have the ability to purify and combat demonic baleful Qi.”
Life always finds a way in desperate situations, just like how cacti can grow in a barren, hot desert...
Everyone: ???
What is she trying to do?
Those few plants probably won't be able to do much, right?
Uncomprehending, but respectful.
Yuan Heng turned her head to look at the completely bewildered Duobao and Little Yellow Dragon. On a whim, she added, “Please also allow Duobao and Huanglong, whom I brought along, to go with you. They might be of some help as well.”
Jieyin's and Zhunti's senses tingled sharply; there seemed to be something quite extraordinary in this.
“Of course, that is fine.”
Duobao and Huanglong cupped their hands and tucked in their claws together. “Yes, Little Junior Aunt.”
The two of them went off to work with the two little ones.
Yuan Heng stood where she was, staring down into the pitch-black abyss below, falling into deep thought.
After a good while, she finally communicated with the White Lotus of World Cleansing. “Lian, for this main branch of the West's earth veins, can you purify half of it and suppress the other half?”
“If we purify all of it, the two of us will have to spend a long time here. What do you think?”
Reviving the West was where her two senior brothers' Dao lay, after all, so she shouldn't interfere too much.
It would be enough as long as she restored some vitality to this place.
The White Lotus of World Cleansing unfurled its petals. “No problem, Master! Lian can do it!”
It listened to everything its fragrant Master said~
Yuan Heng began to praise it with a beaming face. “Then thank you, Ah-Lian. Today, you will prove that you are a hundred times stronger than the Golden Lotus of Merit~”
“Mm-hmm! I am the most formidable little lotus, none of them can compare to me!”
Golden Lotus of Merit: “...”
Don't invite the rat race to our industry, fellow peer! That's just a trap to make you do more work, hey!
Yuan Heng nodded in satisfaction, raising her hand to begin her movements. “Very good, Lian. Let us get to work~”
Calculating the time, her two senior brothers and the two little ones should be returning soon.
“Okay, Master~”
Yuan Heng raised her hand and made a light guiding motion. The spiritual light in the void rippled slightly as the Twelve-Petaled White Lotus of World Cleansing slowly floated up in front of her.
The translucent white petals unfurled layer by layer and expanded, as the clear and gentle radiance of world cleansing overflowed like ripples of water, enveloping the entirety of Mount Xumi from top to bottom.
“Grand Dao of World Cleansing! Rise!”
On the other side, Jieyin and Zhunti, who had noticed Yuan Heng's actions, looked at each other, their eyes filled with gravity.
Junior Sister is only at the Daluo realm. Will purifying and repairing the entire main branch of the West be too much of a strain for her?
Ahhh, please don't let her get hurt—Purple Heaven Lightning warning!
This won't do; they had to go help her!
The two of them flew together toward the back mountain where Yuan Heng was. Duobao and Huanglong looked at each other, resignedly continuing to search for spiritual herbs.
Oh dear, why do these herbs always love to take root on steep cliffs... It really makes things difficult for a rat and a dragon.
Yuan Heng controlled the White Lotus of World Cleansing, allowing the purifying spiritual light to seep gradually into the ground. However, as the confrontation with the demonic baleful calamity Qi in the main branch deepened, she also began to feel it getting rather strenuous.
Waaaaah, Lian can, but she cannot.
She was probably still too weak and lacked experience. If she had known, she would have waited for her two senior brothers to return before starting.
There is no turning back once the arrow is shot... Classmate Yuan Heng, hang in there!
Right at this moment, however, two familiar fluctuations of Dao rhymes came from behind her.
A flash of joy crossed Yuan Heng's eyes. Ehehe... the senior brothers are back!
Jieyin and Zhunti raised their hands to transfer their spiritual power to her, helping her stabilize her own strength.
Jieyin's tone carried a bit of reassurance. “Junior Sister, just focus on the restoration. My junior brother and I are both here.”
This wave was no less than “true love descending”~ It was a full sense of security.
Yuan Heng's heart warmed, and her confidence grew a bit. She nodded and continued to exert her magic power.
No one knew how much time had passed, but all the violent backlashes within the earth veins were dissolved, refined, or suppressed by her one by one.
It was done!
All the mixed demonic baleful calamity Qi within the main branch was converted into pure, refreshing spiritual energy... Even the fractured, stagnant spiritual veins were slowly regaining their connection and flowing again under the nourishment of vitality and the spiritual light of world cleansing.
The mountain body of Mount Xumi trembled softly... Was it happy as well?
The joy and compassion in Yuan Heng's eyes grew deeper. She flew up into the air above this area of Mount Xumi.
Right at that moment, Duobao and Huanglong returned, carrying a pile of spiritual herbs.
Perfect timing!
Yuan Heng completely let go of her mind as a gentle, warm jade-pink aura of light overflowed from around her... That was the unique Dao rhyme of her cultivated Grand Dao of Life.
“My Dao comes from my heart; vitality covers all dust.”
A golden light suddenly condensed in her eyes as the Grand Dao of Life unfolded completely. “I say, withered desolation shall meet spring, and vitality shall dwell in the barren soil...”
As Yuan Heng's voice fell, upon this land covered by her Dao, the resilient life-forces before Duobao and Huanglong fell one by one, each plant landing exactly where it should.
In less than a moment, they would pass down this vitality generation after generation, and the seeds gradually took root and sprouted.
In an instant, this place became vibrant with life, filled with patches of green... but this was still not enough.
The life here needed a more resilient and stubborn vitality.
Yuan Heng gave her clever little brain a nudge. Looking at her young martial nephew down below whose face was full of shock, she thought of a great idea.
She called the Little Yellow Dragon over and took out a small bottle of Three-Light Divine Water that was originally meant for pill-refining.
“Little Yellow Dragon, your martial aunt commands you to draw a spiritual spring, blend it with this Three-Light Divine Water, and bring down a spiritual rain for this region. Can you do it?”
The Little Yellow Dragon nodded. Letting out a loud howl, “Awooo—”, he tucked the small bottle into his claws and went to work.
Are you kidding? He was a dragon, after all. A simple task like summoning clouds and bringing rain was a piece of cake for him~
Yuan Heng: “...”
Be that as it may, please don't howl “awooo” directly at your martial aunt next time. There's spit everywhere, waaaah...
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