Amidst the churning clouds, the Little Yellow Dragon returned to his original length—an impressively massive dragon, his pale yellow scales shimmering with flowing light.
Yuan Heng watched him perform a majestic tail-whip in the sky, drawing the spiritual spring within the mountain. Before long, clouds instantly gathered across the entire sky, and a pattering spiritual rain fell from the vault of heaven.
The spiritual rain, carrying the Three-Light Divine Water, added another touch of resilience to the newborn, delicate life here.
Yuan Heng nodded in satisfaction. All done~
She descended from the air. Having completed his task, the Little Yellow Dragon shrank back to his original size, flying happily back to her side. His tail wagged back and forth as he stared at her with bright, sparkling eyes.
My, look how happy the child is.
Yuan Heng raised her hand and gently patted his head, not sparing any praise. “Great job! Our Little Yellow Dragon is very impressive.”
The entire length of Huanglong instantly flushed pink, wagging his tail back and forth even more enthusiastically.
Hehehe... Martial Aunt praised me~
Yuan Heng looked at little Duobao not far away and waved at him. “Duobao is also very impressive.”
“You both helped your martial aunt a great deal.”
Duobao's little face turned red. Cough, cough. Truth be told, he had only looked for some spiritual herbs, so he couldn't really be said to have helped. Not at all.
Duobao: (๑'ᵕ'๑)⸝*
Standing nearby and taking in the reactions of both little ones, Jieyin and Zhunti: “...”
Is Junior Sister being a little too doting on these juniors?
Jieyin took a step forward, cupping his hands in a salute to Yuan Heng, a trace of genuine gratitude in his gentle voice.
“Junior Sister...”
Yuan Heng looked at them and waved her hand casually. “Senior Brothers, we have purified and repaired half of the earth veins today, allowing the spiritual veins here to recover a bit...”
She looked down at the vibrant vitality below, a trace of concern in her tone. “The lives taking root here will nourish the earth back, so Mount Xumi will surely get better and better...”
“It is just that the foundation of the Western land has been depleted too deeply... In the future, I must still trouble you two Senior Brothers to labor over it more.”
Zhunti looked at what was once a desolate and barren land, now overflowing with lush green. His voice carried a touch of emotion. “Junior Sister, what we have now is already wonderful.”
“My senior brother and I will continue to work hard. One day, our West will surely welcome a great rise!”
Yuan Heng nodded. Too right. In the future, even the Jade Emperor would have to go to the Western Heaven to ask for the Tathagata Buddha's help.
“There will indeed be such a day. However... before then, you two Senior Brothers will inevitably have to endure a bit more hardship.”
Looking at her two Senior Brothers, whose clothing didn't even cover their chests, Yuan Heng couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy.
Alas, her two Senior Brothers still had a long way to go.
Jieyin was just about to say something else when a clear and translucent heavenly light suddenly poured down through the clouds. An auspicious hum resonated through the sky as a grand display of multi-colored rays burst forth, followed by flashes of golden light.
Yuan Heng: !?
Oh my, oh my!
This familiar scene...
Lord Heavenly Dao is here to award merit!
A trace of heartfelt obsequiousness instantly spread across Yuan Heng's small face. She cupped her hands respectfully. “Thank you, Heavenly Dao! Thank you, Master, for bestowing this merit~”
“Good.”
Look at how excellent this old Daoist's judgment is. My disciple is even helping this old Daoist repay karma. Her karmic fortune is simply too vast~
This voice was very familiar, and it carried a hint of pleasure. It was the voice of Teacher Hongjun.
Jieyin and Zhunti: “...”
Well... let's take some mental notes and learn from this first. Next time, they would also have to follow their hearts in the exact same way.
Soon, the merit was distributed.
As the main force in repairing the earth veins this time, Yuan Heng alone claimed forty percent. Jieyin and Zhunti each received fifteen percent, while the remaining thirty percent was split between Duobao, the Little Yellow Dragon, and the spiritual spring inside Mount Xumi.
Hehehe, merit points +1 +1 +1 +1...
How delightful.
Yuan Heng absorbed all the merit into the golden halo of merit behind her head with a happy smile. Wouldn't she look even more prestigious when she went out in the future~
Because the Little Yellow Dragon had also brought down the rain, the portion of merit he received was slightly more than Duobao's.
He used all of his merit to wash away his negative karma. His entire dragon body instantly felt much lighter; at the very least, he would no longer be plagued by bad luck like before.
Waaaah, Little Junior Aunt truly has him in her heart. He would follow Little Junior Aunt to the death~
Duobao grinned from ear to ear. Hehehe, this little rat had managed to leech some benefits yet again.
Jieyin and Zhunti gathered their merit and happily approached Yuan Heng. “Once again, we have benefited from Junior Sister's grace.”
Hearing this, the corners of Yuan Heng's mouth curled up uncontrollably. “It is nothing, it is nothing. It is also what you two Senior Brothers deserved~”
Ohohoho~ Don't worship her too much.
The group returned to the courtyard on the front mountain and sat down before the stone table. To their right, the golden lotus was immersed in the pool that shimmered with a faint golden light, quietly unfolding its petals.
Jieyin and Zhunti bestowed some more merit upon this spiritual pool. They had a premonition that in the future, this pool might become another foundation for the West.
Looking at her two Senior Brothers, who were full of anticipation for the Golden Lotus of Merit and the pool, Yuan Heng summoned the White Lotus of World Cleansing.
“Lian, drop two lotus seeds for me, would you?”
The White Lotus of World Cleansing shook its petals. Two lotus seeds appeared, floating above Yuan Heng's palm.
“Here you go, Master~”
The White Lotus of World Cleansing could only produce nine World-Cleansing lotus seeds every 129,600 years. Since its maturity, it had only just produced two.
Since Master wanted them, the lotus naturally wouldn't be stingy.
Yuan Heng handed the lotus seeds to her two less fortunate Senior Brothers. “Senior Brothers, these lotus seeds are a gift for you. I hope they will be of some help to you both in the future.”
The seeds of the White Lotus of World Cleansing could be used to cultivate child lotuses, up to the ninth grade, and also possessed purifying effects. She hoped they would add a bit more vitality to the West in the future.
With the West suffering so much, please forgive her bleeding heart, which was beginning to stir again.
Jieyin and Zhunti: !!!
Junior Sister is... so generous!
Jieyin wanted to decline, but Zhunti snatched them up in one motion. “Junior Sister, you are so generous that you make your senior brother feel utterly ashamed of himself...”
Jieyin: “...”
Junior Brother, how can you just take whatever is offered without hesitation?
He patted his forehead helplessly, his old face flushing red. “Junior Sister, our West is barren...”
Yuan Heng waved her hand, not minding at all. “It is fine. Just take them, Senior Brothers. There is no need to be polite with me.”
Alas... not everyone was as wealthy as she was.
Her two Senior Brothers had not received the Golden Lotus of Merit from their master for very long. Although the Golden Lotus should have matured earlier than the White Lotus, she estimated that two lotus seeds were probably its limit as well.
There was really no need to be so reserved.
“Then, many thanks, Junior Sister.”
Yuan Heng nodded slightly. Noticing that there had been no one else around all this time, she asked curiously, “Senior Brothers, how is it that you do not even have a single boy attendant? Do you do all the chores on the mountain yourself?”
Zhunti happily stowed away the lotus seeds and blurted out, “Yes, Junior Sister. Everything is done by Senior Brother himself.”
Oh my~
Senior Brother Jieyin is actually this virtuous? He has to manage the chores of the Daoist field and also take care of his delicate junior brother...
Who wouldn't call him a man-mom upon seeing this?
No wonder she had run into Senior Brother Zhunti when she came out.
Jieyin smiled and explained as he poured more tea for Yuan Heng, “There are not many chores to speak of on regular days.”
That was because they were poor; there were not many spiritual herbs or spiritual treasures in their Daoist field that required tending, and they usually carried everything with them when they went out~
“My junior brother and I often go out to seek opportunities... The West is barren and lacks resources... However, Junior Sister's visit this time has given my junior brother and me a bit more confidence.”
Once they had some "wealth," they would naturally enlighten some spirits to serve them~
Ah, her two Senior Brothers were actually quite considerate, wanting to wait until conditions improved a bit before enlightening some boy attendants.
How very kind of them.
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