Covering the Sky: Fairy, I really need to control you properly.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West and the others frowned.

Judging from Xu Jinhuan's cultivation level, which is only at the Dao Palace Secret Realm, he certainly doesn't seem like someone who could master such a forbidden technique.

Could it be that some lost ancient taboo was accidentally triggered?

"Very well, now that Your Highness has arrived, investigating the reason is no longer the priority."

The Queen Mother of the West shook her head and looked at Wushi, "Your Highness, what are your plans for this visit? If you have any needs, the entire Yaochi community will do everything in its power."

Wu Shi thought for a moment and said, "I came here mainly to verify a few things."

"Your Highness, please speak."

"The first thing I need to do is to consult all the records in ancient history, the more detailed the better, especially those concerning my deeds and important events that have occurred in the past."

After speaking, the Great Emperor Wushi directly took out an ancient scroll.

"These are some insights and transcriptions I wrote down when I was studying the 'Xihuang Jing' years ago. Perhaps they will be of some help to you."

The Queen Mother of the West hurriedly and solemnly accepted the yellowed ancient book, and then instructed, "Quickly prepare to organize and present all the ancient scrolls and secret books in the palace according to His Highness's request."

"The second thing is that I want to go and see the Jade Pool."

"The Immortal Pool?" The Queen Mother of the West was slightly taken aback. "Your Highness intends to..."

"I have reached a bottleneck in my cultivation and need the innate Dao essence of the Jade Pool to cleanse my physical body and primordial spirit," Wu Shi said frankly.

"Furthermore, Xu Jinhuan has a good foundation, but he lacks some opportunities to hone it. Since he brought me here, it's fate. I want to borrow the peaches of immortality and the water of the fairy pool from Yaochi to help him break through."

Xu Jinhuan was startled.

The innate Dao essence of Yaochi Immortal Pool is renowned throughout the Eastern Wilderness, and it is said to be able to lay an unparalleled foundation for cultivators.

During their previous journey together, I had mentioned this matter to Wushi, and he had remembered it all.

Since Wushi was born with a primordial holy body and Dao embryo, how could there really be a bottleneck on the path of cultivation, and why would he need to use the water of the immortal pool of this era to cleanse his physical body?

Upon closer reflection, this was most likely an opportunity he deliberately sought for himself.

The Queen Mother of the West exchanged glances with the three Supreme Elders and said, "Your Highness's request is of course granted. The Immortal Pool is the foundation of the Jade Pool and contains innate Dao essence, which can help young friend Xu undergo a complete transformation."

"As for the peaches of immortality, there are no immortal peaches that ripen once every five hundred years for the time being, and the next batch will take another hundred years to ripen. However, the spiritual peaches produced by the saplings and saplings also have miraculous effects and can be enjoyed by young friend Xu."

Wu Shi shook his head: "A hundred years is too long, we can't wait."

After a moment's thought, he said, "In that case, I'll make the decision for you. Although the mother tree hasn't borne fruit yet, I see that the dozen or so peach trees are growing well. Why not just give him a ripe one? Giving him just a few peaches would make Yaochi seem too stingy."

This is actually a proposal to dig up an entire peach tree from the Jade Pool Immortal Land and give it to me?

Xu Jinhuan gasped inwardly upon hearing this.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Brother Wushi, if I were not a man, I'm afraid I would really fall for your feelings.

The Queen Mother of the West hesitated, saying, "Your Highness, even if this is a seed tree, over the long years, my Jade Pool has only successfully cultivated eleven of them."

"They bear fruit only once every hundred years, producing no more than a few dozen at a time. They have always been used to preserve the sacred land's heritage, to entertain friendly forces, or to exchange for divine treasures..."

"Moreover, the Peach Tree is no ordinary plant. Without the corresponding innate divine spring to irrigate it, the spiritual soil to nourish it, or a true immortal grotto-heaven to support it, it would be absolutely impossible for it to be transplanted and survive."

"It's alright, just take some divine spring water from the Immortal Pool and dig up a handful of spiritual soil next to the mother plant," Wushi said.

The Queen Mother of the West was stunned and speechless for a moment, so she could only acquiesce.

Is this... really our own imperial prince?

Why do you always side with outsiders and give away your own things?

She couldn't help but turn her gaze to Xu Jinhuan beside her.

That boy looked completely innocent and pure, showing no sign of anything amiss. Could it be that he'd given His Highness some kind of spell?

The Queen Mother of the West had no idea that the mysterious Tree of All Heavens within Xu Jinhuan's body was the very foundation upon which Wushi was able to cross realms and remain in this world.

Wushi hoped that he would grow up quickly so that he could stay in this world longer.

Moreover, with the magnanimity and vision of the Great Emperor Wushi, the mere divine spring and spiritual land are nothing but external possessions. He can simply give them away; there is no need to worry about them.

"The third thing, where are my father's and mother's graves now?"

After a moment of silence, the Queen Mother of the West said, "The joint tomb of Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the West and the Great Accomplished Holy Body ancestor is still located in the old site of Yaochi."

"About 50,000 years ago, the forces of the underworld invaded and attempted to plunder the Emperor's corpse. Although they were repelled by the contingency plan left by His Majesty the Western Emperor before his death, the ominous aura spread, and the old land became a desolate place, shrouded in endless yin and death energy. Even saints dare not easily venture deep into it. We had no choice but to move our entire clan here and establish a new holy land."

"The Underworld..." A cold glint flashed in Wushi's eyes.

"As expected, it was them. My mother had predicted that after she and my father passed away, some villains might covet the emperor's corpse, so she left behind many arrangements. It seems that she still couldn't completely stop them."

Xu Jinhuan remained silent, thinking about the grudges between the Queen Mother of the West, the Great Emperor Wushi, and the Underworld lineage.

The underworld originated from Cao Yusheng, or rather, the Heavenly Venerable of Tribulation Crossing.

Over the long years that followed, this underworld changed hands several times. Each supreme being secretly collected the primordial blood of all races in the heavens, hoping to cultivate an unparalleled bloodline and evolve into a flawless chaotic body.

Unfortunately, all their efforts were in vain.

Due to the lack of key divine blood such as the Ancient Sacred Body, what was ultimately born was not a celestial embryo, but a fragmented chaotic monster.

To remedy this deficiency, after the collapse of the Holy Body Ancestral Star at the end of the mythological era, the Underworld imposed a curse on the Holy Body lineage.

In the past, the Western Emperor's Daoist partner, a man of unparalleled health and unmatched valor, suffered a curse in his later years. Golden hair sprouted from the depths of his sacred body, eroding his immortal battle spirit day and night.

At the end of his life, unable to bear causing chaos in the world and unwilling to implicate his beloved, he whispered under the starry sky: "I cannot spend the rest of my years with you... Send me away."

The Western Emperor wept under the starry sky, yet ultimately brought the final curtain to fall for his beloved.

After that, the Western Emperor was filled with hatred and vowed to flatten the underworld.

She once shattered the plaque of the Heavenly Gate of the Underworld with a single palm strike, but at that time, the Underworld still possessed profound resources, with supreme beings standing side by side. Fighting alone, she ultimately failed to achieve complete success.

As the ancient era drew to a close, the Great Emperor Wushi was born, ascended to the throne, and single-handedly stormed into the Underworld to settle karmic debts. He successively killed two supreme beings of the Underworld, and the rest lost all courage. They took the Heavenly Nether Treasure and fled to the edge of the universe, hiding away and never coming out.

……

After finishing his conversation with the Queen Mother of the West and several Supreme Elders, Wu Shi urged Xu Jinhuan to go to the Immortal Pool at the core of Yaochi. He then took the many ancient books and jade slips that the Queen Mother of the West had ordered her to fetch, found a white stone by the Immortal Pool, sat down, and began to carefully read and memorize them with his divine sense.

Yaochi Fairy Pool is located in a valley deep within the sacred land.

Ancient trees tower all around, a clear spring gurgles, and the area is bathed in the glow of the setting sun year-round.

At the mouth of the valley, a group of female disciples saw a young man sitting by the pond reading a book, while Xu Jinhuan was being led by the Supreme Elder to the depths of the Immortal Pool. They couldn't help but cast surprised glances at him.

The sacred land of Yaochi has always only accepted female disciples.

No man has ever set foot in this core immortal pool.

"Huh? Those were brought by the Holy Lord and the elders? Men can enter the Immortal Pool too?"

"Look at that young man, his demeanor is quite extraordinary. He's sitting by the pond reading a book, seemingly completely uninterested in the Immortal Pool?"

"The other one is about to go into the water... Why are they all gathered in that small area by the pool? The boy isn't even looking at the water; he's just engrossed in reading the scrolls."

"What do you think their relationship is?"