Zhan Shen: I am the spokesperson for the Great Love Immortal

However, for now, these are trivial matters. This time, you helped Yaochi to set things right, which is a great achievement. Since you have made a contribution, you should be rewarded.

"Tell me, is there any treasure you desire?"

Upon hearing the words of the Queen Mother of the West, Lin Qiye was taken aback, but he did not refuse. Instead, he pondered for a moment.

After a moment, he looked up at the Queen Mother of the West and said.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you for two peaches."

The Queen Mother of the West was taken aback, then frowned.

She frowned, not because she thought Lin Qiye was asking for too much, after all, these two peaches were nothing to her.

The reason she frowned was mainly because Lin Qiye had arrived at the wrong time; the banquet at Yaochi had just ended, and there were very few peaches left.

The Queen Mother of the West sighed and spoke to Lin Qiye.

"Your name is... Lin Qiye, right?"

As Lin Qiye nodded, the Queen Mother of the West continued.

"It's not that I don't want to give you any, but a banquet has just been held in Yaochi, and a great upheaval has occurred. Although there are still peaches left, they are either old peaches that have been around for a long time or young peaches that are not old enough."

These two kinds of peaches are incompatible. The former is beyond the reach of mortals; consuming it would cause them to burst due to the divine power within. The latter is newly born, and its divine essence is not yet strong enough. Even if the weakest guest ate it, he would at most advance three steps, increasing his lifespan by no more than five years.

As she spoke, the Queen Mother of the West glanced at Hu Jia at the back of the crowd, then waved her hand and summoned a wooden gift box from the Dan Hall behind her.

"Currently, the peaches from this year are the most suitable for your use in the Jade Pool. So, Lin Qiye, would you like to change your request?"

Looking at the gift box in the hands of the Queen Mother of the West, Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, then asked the Queen Mother of the West a question.

"Your Highness, besides the peaches of immortality, do you have any elixirs that can elevate a mortal's cultivation level?"

The Queen Mother of the West thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and casually took out a jade bottle containing a golden, perfectly round elixir from the Pill Hall.

"It's quite a coincidence that I happen to have one pill left that can elevate a mortal's cultivation level. Moreover, it's a Nine-Turn Golden Pill that was personally refined by the Primordial Celestial Venerable not long ago."

Although this pill is of high grade, it contains divine intent, so even if a mortal takes it, there will be no great danger. Moreover, it can directly raise the user's cultivation level to the limit of the sixth realm.

I suppose I've met your request.

Upon hearing the Queen Mother of the West's words, Lin Qiye excitedly cupped his hands in thanks to her.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Your Majesty!"

The Queen Mother of the West shook her head, and as she handed the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir and the Peaches of Immortality to Lin Qiye, she said with a smile.

"This is your reward for helping Yaochi overcome this calamity; it's hardly a reward."

As Lin Qiye put away the pills and peaches, the Queen Mother of the West's expression darkened once again.

"However, now that we've discussed the rewards, let's talk about the punishments."

"Galan, don't you need to explain to me where this aura of immortality on your body comes from?"

As the Queen Mother of the West's voice faded, Garan immediately knelt on the ground, somewhat at a loss for words.

“Your Majesty… the immortal aura on my body was formed by consuming the Immortal Pill.”

"Had the Immortal Pill?" Upon hearing Jialan's words, although she was somewhat prepared, the Queen Mother of the West still felt a wave of dizziness before her eyes. She then suppressed her anger and spoke to Jialan.

"Galan, do you know how precious this Immortal Pill is? What do you think these extraterrestrial creatures are attacking Yaochi for? Is it merely to kill some insignificant gods?"

Their goal has always been the immortality elixir you consumed!

The Queen Mother of the West took a deep breath to calm her anger before shaking her head helplessly.

"Very well, now that things have come to this, we can only ask the Celestial Venerable to take action and see if the Immortal Pill can be restored."

Chapter 558 The Heartless Man

The Immortal Pill is one of the two raw materials used in conjunction with the Eternal Life Pill to refine the Eternal Immortal Pill, which can elevate the Heavenly Court to a higher dimension.

It could even be said that either of these two pills is unique in the world and cannot be replicated.

Therefore, when the Queen Mother of the West says she wants to ask the Primordial Celestial Venerable to restore the elixir, there is actually only one way to do so: throw Garan into the alchemy furnace and re-refine the immortal elixir.

Upon hearing the words of the Queen Mother of the West, Jialan, who was kneeling on the ground, turned pale with fright and gripped her skirt tightly with her jade hands.

Although he did not speak, his fear was palpable.

Although she was born in Yaochi, she was still terrified of the difference between life and death, a flaw that the living cannot eliminate.

Of course, seeing Jialan so frightened, Lin Qiye would not remain indifferent.

Immediately, as Lin Qiye once again employed his persuasive policy, which was illogical but of great importance, he soon convinced the Queen Mother of the West.

After glancing at Jialan kneeling on the ground, west Wangmu remained silent for a long while before speaking in a cold voice.

"Although he vouched for you with the word 'cause and effect,' mistakes are mistakes, and merits are merits."

"Zhu Hun Jialan, you have defied my decree by secretly consuming the Immortal Pill, a treasure I was supposed to protect. You are spared death, but you cannot escape punishment. From this day forward, you are banished from Yaochi, and from this day forward, you have no further connection with me."

After saying this, the Queen Mother of the West ignored the dazed and kneeling Garan and turned to walk towards the Martial Hall among the three main halls.

Of the three main halls, the Pill Hall stores the precious elixirs from Yaochi, the Dharma Hall enumerates the secret manuals of famous masters, and the Martial Hall oversees all the large and small magic arrays in Yaochi and can assist the Kunlun Mirror in its operation to the greatest extent.

Although the matter here is over, Khusun is not dead yet.

Before returning to Heaven, since she couldn't kill Kusun, she needed to stall him for a while, or at least prevent him from rushing into the human cities so quickly.

Watching the Queen Mother of the West's departing figure, Garan stood there, stunned.

She was kicked out of her home.

Where else could she go...?

As she thought about it, tears began to fall from Jialan Qiaoli's cheeks, eventually pouring down her cheeks.

Seeing this, Lin Qiye sighed and stepped forward to comfort Jialan.

Do you hate me?

"Waaaaah... I told you not to save me... but you insisted... insisted on giving me the Immortal Pill... Waaaaah... Now even the Empress doesn't want me anymore... Waaaaah... I have no home anymore..."

"It's okay, she doesn't want you, but I do."

The world seems to come full circle. Back then, Jialan fell in love with Lin Qiye for no apparent reason, and now Lin Qiye has fallen in love with Jialan for no apparent reason either.

However, unlike Lin Qiye's straight-man behavior two thousand years later, Jialan is easily fooled.

As Lin Qiye gently comforted the sobbing Jialan, Fang Si and Huo Qubing exchanged glances, all noticing the strange look in each other's eyes.

Zhan Yuwu gasped and looked at Lin Qiye, whispering something to Yan Zhong beside him.

"Hey Lao Yan, why does Qi Ye's comment sound a bit like... you know?"

Yan Zhong frowned, not understanding what Zhan Yuwu meant.

"What...what?"

"Ahem." Zhan Yuwu coughed twice, glanced around, and seeing that Lin Qiye wasn't looking in their direction, he added in a low voice.

"What a heartless man..."

As soon as Zhan Yuwu spoke, Lin Qiye's face darkened, Jialan's face turned red, and Huo Qubing and Chloe's faces twitched.

Military generals are brainless; they never considered that, given their level of skill, there's no difference between speaking softly and loudly at this distance.

……

After Lin Qiye finally comforted Jialan, they began to divide the spoils of war.

First, he took out the peaches of immortality and the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir that he had obtained from the Queen Mother of the West. He handed the former to Huo Qubing and the latter to Fang Si.

Huo Qubing paused for a moment when he saw the peach Lin Qiye offered him, then shook his head.

"I don't need it. Although I don't know what use these peaches are, they are celestial treasures after all. Giving them to a dying person like me would be too wasteful."

At this time, Huo Qubing appeared to be standing ramrod straight, but in reality, after numerous battles, his lifespan was already running out.

All things considered, it will only take about a month.

Therefore, as the Marquis of Champion who cares about the world, he hopes that the treasure of the peaches of immortality can be used on the younger generation, namely, on rising stars like Gongyang Wan, Hu Jia, and Fang Si.

Upon hearing Huo Qubing's excuse, Lin Qiye firmly shook his head.

"My lord, please eat it. This peach is actually what I asked for for you. Besides improving one's cultivation level, its greatest effect is to prolong life, which can solve your urgent problem."

As he spoke, Lin Qiye paused for a moment, then looked steadily at Huo Qubing and said.

"Moreover, my lord, the Han Dynasty needs the Marquis of Champion, and the common people of the world also need their ever-victorious general."

Hearing Lin Qiye's words, Huo Qubing was finally moved, but he still hesitated, after all, he knew his own physical condition.

Even if these peaches could prolong life, it would only provide temporary relief and could not extend life for very long.

"But this..."

While the Champion Marquis hesitated, Fang Si did not hesitate at all and directly picked up the Nine-Turn Golden Pill from Lin Qiye's hand.

He frowned as he looked at the Nine-Turn Golden Pill and asked Lin Qiye a question.

"The Queen Mother of the West didn't explain how to use it. If I swallow it directly, will there be any danger?"

Lin Qiye was taken aback, then stopped arguing with Huo Qubing and directly handed the peach to Huo Qubing before turning to Fang Si.

"It's alright, Lao Fang, you can eat without worry. I'll protect you."

Lin Qiye, who possesses the supernatural power of cause and effect, has the ability to save Fang Si in time.

Seeing Lin Qiye, who had just been trying to persuade him, turn around and walk towards Fang Si, Huo Qubing gave a bitter smile. Then, looking at the peaches in his arms, he fell silent.

After distributing the spoils of war to Huo Qubing and Fang Si, Lin Qiye then distributed a prize to Zhan Yuwu.

Afterwards, as Fang Si swallowed the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, Lin Qiye stood by his side to protect him.

Seeing this, Huo Qubing didn't delay any longer. He sat cross-legged opposite Fang Si and ate the peach directly.

As the two began refining the peaches of immortality and the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, Gongyang Wan, Chloe, and the others had nothing to do, so they could only wait in place with Lin Qiye.

As time passed, about half an hour later, Huo Qubing, because of his higher cultivation level, was the first to finish refining the energy contained in the peach and opened his eyes.

At this moment, his pale face, which had been drained of his life force, quickly regained its rosy hue, and he exuded a vibrant vitality once again.

Chapter 559 Six Realms

However, although his lifespan has increased and his body has recovered, his realm and strength have not improved much and are still at the ceiling limit.

Upon seeing this, Huo Qubing sighed inwardly.

It seems that taking this eighth step is really not easy.

When Huo Qubing opened his eyes, everyone immediately surrounded him to ask how he was feeling.

Huo Qubing shook his head, indicating that he felt fine, and then he and the others turned their gaze to Fang Si on the opposite side.

Half a day had passed since Fang Si took the golden pill, so Fang Si was certainly not without change.

First of all, the most significant change in him was not his appearance, but his level of strength.

Now, his cultivation level has jumped from the early stage of the second step when he first consumed the Golden Elixir to the late stage of the fifth step, and he is about to break through to the sixth step in one go, matching Gongyang Wan's level.

Such a tremendous change is truly awe-inspiring.

Putting everything else aside, even Zhan Yuwu and Yan Zhong are only at the fifth step right now.

Seeing Fang Si's aura growing stronger and stronger, seemingly heading towards the sixth step, Yan Zhong and the other man couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

It turns out that all the achievements they had worked so hard for most of their lives were nothing more than a single elixir from a deity.

As darkness fell, and another half day passed, Fang Si's cultivation level finally stopped at the peak of the sixth step, and no longer fluctuated.

As Fang Si opened his eyes, Lin Qiye immediately asked him a question.

"how do you feel?"

Fang Si nodded.

"It's alright, but for some reason, even though I feel like the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill still has plenty of energy left, I just can't break through to the seventh step."

Hearing Fang Si's words, Lin Qiye immediately rolled his eyes.

"Alright, Lao Fang, if I didn't know you wouldn't understand, I would really think you were showing off."