Yellow Court Daoist-Chapter 472 - 448: Reunion

Ao Yun’s gaze lifted, falling upon eight figures dressed like immortal children but who in reality had the frightful visages of demons, fierce and terrifying, with auras as deep and unfathomable as an abyss. Though their cultivation levels were obscured, she could sense—

"Surely, they are at the peak of the Fourth Realm!"

Such formidable demons serving as Guardian Immortal Children was truly a grand spectacle.

Prior to this, Ao Yun only heard bits and pieces within the West Sea Qionghua Palace and had a vague understanding of her son-in-law’s significant influence in Shang River. But only upon arriving in East Chen State did she realize that his influence was far from minor—

It was overwhelmingly vast!

Catching Ao Yun’s gaze, Lu Qingfeng couldn’t help but smile, "Today is a joyful occasion with Mother’s return. As your son-in-law, I seldom employ such a procession."

Speaking thus,

Lu Qingfeng glanced towards the eight demonic Daoist children, asking in puzzlement, "Isn’t the Hall Officer God Monarch at the mansion?"

The leading Daoist child with hazy eyes replied, "To report to the Divine Monarch, a few days ago the junior general from Poison Dragon Pond visited the Divine Monarch Mansion. The Hall Officer God Monarch went with the junior general to Poison Dragon Pond and has not yet returned." fгeewёbnoѵel_cσm

"That’s just as well."

Hearing this, Lu Qingfeng, who was planning to visit Poison Dragon Pond anyway, decided not to press further and addressed Ao Yun, "Mother, please."

Ao Yun was slightly disappointed not to see her daughter, but without further comment, she simply nodded slightly and boarded the ceremonial carriage.

Lu Qingfeng did not enter but took the lead holding the carriage reins. Accompanied by the eight demonic Daoist children, they immediately stirred up a trail of azure spirit light, with immortal music resonating. Along the way—

Demons scurried out of the way in panic.

Cultivators bowed with utmost respect.

They advanced mightily, heading straight for Poison Dragon Pond.

...

Poison Dragon Pond.

Over three thousand three hundred years ago, Ao Zhan was demoted here, assuming the role of a Third Grade Poison Dragon Pond Water Lord. At that time, Poison Dragon Pond was still occupied by a venomous dragon, and it faced powerful enemies on three fronts, making for a dire situation.

Fortunately, his son-in-law Guang Yuan rose to power with the winds of fortune at his back, taking charge of the vast Investigation Divine Bureau. Even the Commander of East Heaven and the Commander of the Southern Sky, who led the Heaven Suppressing Army, dared to voice their anger against this Investigation God Monarch but felt helpless to act.

Ao Zhan benefited from this.

He was promoted to a Second Grade Dragon Lord of Poison Dragon Pond and simultaneously became a Second Grade general tasked with executing assassinations.

Commanding numerous Fourth Realm demons, he swept through Poison Dragon Pond, cleared thousands of mountains and rivers, and became the true master of Poison Dragon Pond.

In recent years.

The main focus of Poison Dragon Pond was on defense and governance, coupled with slow and steady outward expansion, maintaining a secure and cautious approach to cultivation.

Ao Zhan, for his part, devoted most of his energy to cultivation.

In his early years by the Min River, he was already at the peak of the Primordial Spirit Emergence Realm. Only with such power could he awe the region and hold sway over the waters of Min River.

After thousands of years of ups and downs in cultivation,

He had already advanced to the Unification Realm.

However, after ascending to the Unification Realm, cultivation inevitably began to slow down. In haste and impatience, a few days prior, he fell victim to demonic possession during cultivation.

In the Water Palace of Poison Dragon Pond.

Ao Zhan sat crossed-legged in the inner hall, his face pale without a hint of color, his eyes dim of spirit light, somewhat deflated and listless.

He rested undisturbed, quietly recuperating. Outside the hall,

Ao Le, Ao Jun, and Minister Turtle gathered together.

Ao Le handed over the Jade Purifying Bottle in her hands to Minister Turtle, her brows slightly furrowed, "The ’One Yuan Golden Elixir’ can regulate energy and counteract the dangers of demonic possession, but it is not all-powerful. Even if it does save him this time, the foundation and potential are damaged from demonic possession. After three or five such incidents, the foundation will be shaken, and potential depleted. Then, stagnant or regressing cultivation might become a possibility, and my father—"

Ao Le paused, her gaze lingering on the inner hall.

Back at Min River Dragon Palace, Ao Le felt somewhat distant from Ao Zhan, appearing timid before him. Now, having spent more time together and with significantly changed status, knowledge, and horizons, she became much more composed.

Yet, she still found it difficult to preach to her father.

Thus, she halted her words midway.

However.

Her husband had concocted several batches of ’One Yuan Golden Elixirs’, and the first bottle was immediately delivered to her father. Three pills were contained within, but this occurrence of demonic possession was not restrained by himself; instead, it was forcibly suppressed until Minister Turtle noticed the issue and had Ao Jun hastily seek the elixir from the Investigation God Monarch Mansion.

Had she arrived a few days later, his life might have been in danger.

More importantly—

"Did father use all three ’One Yuan Golden Elixirs’ he had?"

Ao Le turned to Minister Turtle, questioning with a hint of urgency.

"Grandfather had ’One Yuan Golden Elixirs’?" Before Minister Turtle could respond, the stunned Ao Jun, donning armor and wielding weapons, expressed his surprise first.

He went to the Investigation God Monarch Mansion to seek medicine, assuming the ’One Yuan Golden Elixir’ to be so rare that his aunt and uncle must have few at hand.

But now it seemed,

That was not the case.

By the side, Minister Turtle shook his head with a sigh, "The Monarch is anxious in his cultivation journey; with slow progress over the years, his impatience has grown. In the past five hundred years, he’s succumbed to demonic possession three times—this is the fourth."

Ao Le felt her supposition confirmed upon hearing this and furrowed her brows further.

Ao Jun also frowned, "Why is Grandfather so anxious in his cultivation? Now he has countless strong soldiers under him at Poison Dragon Pond, with numerous demons at his command. He could proceed more calmly; why such haste?"

Ao Jun was puzzled.

Minister Turtle exchanged a glance with Ao Le.

Something seemed to dawn on Ao Le, who fell silent. Minister Turtle then gestured westward to Ao Jun.

Initially confused, Ao Jun’s realization hit after a moment—

"Grandmother?!"

Minister Turtle nodded lightly.

Ao Le grew even more reticent.

Ao Jun too fell silent, having been born later but aware of the deep love between his grandparents and that his grandmother was imprisoned in the West Sea, unable to reunite. In previous years, his uncle had repeatedly communicated with the West Sea, all to no avail.

Now, it all made sense—

"Grandfather, seeing Uncle powerless to help, became zealous in cultivation, hoping to achieve the status of True Immortal sooner, which might give him the chance to reunite with Grandmother. But with such deep obsession and undue haste, he saw no progress in his cultivation and repeatedly fell into demonic possession."

Ao Jun had an epiphany.

Looking toward the inner hall, seeing the fluctuating energy of ongoing recuperation, he did not empathize, but he understood.

Just like his uncle and aunt, their deep affection was as profound as the seas. Should they be suddenly separated for thousands of years, his uncle would likely overturn the Nine Heavens to find his aunt back.

Thinking this way, the mood became somewhat heavy for a moment.

Suddenly, at this moment, a celestial green aura and colorful clouds shone down from the sky, with strains of immortal music echoing across the vast heavens. A nine-colored path unfurled above the clouds, and eight demon Daoist Children escorted a carriage that swiftly arrived.

Ao Jun looked up to the sky and saw this grand procession, his expression instantly soaring, eyes shining as he exclaimed, "Uncle is here!"

Saying this, he went out to meet him beyond the Water Palace.

Ao Le wondered, "What’s the reason for such extravagance from my husband coming to Poison Dragon Pond?"

While speaking, she too stepped outside of the palace.

Minister Turtle followed suit.

Outside the Water Palace, the carriage descended. The immortal music abruptly halted.

Ao Jun was the first to see and was astonished to find that his uncle Guang Yuan was actually driving the carriage, while the curtains of the luxurious carriage were drawn, seemingly hiding a woman inside.

In his heart, Ao Jun wondered, "Given my uncle’s status, even the Heavenly Empress or the Dragon Queen would not be worthy of having him as a charioteer. Could it be a True Monarch from heaven seated within the carriage?!"

Not only Ao Jun, but Ao Le and Minister Turtle knew Lu Qingfeng better and could guess his temperament.

Seeing this scene, they were all shocked.

But then they saw Lu Qingfeng stand up, lift the curtains, and a beautiful woman in plain white stepped out gracefully.

Seeing her, Ao Jun furrowed his brows, "Nourishing God Realm?"

Merely at the Nourishing God Realm and uncle is treating her like this today, I fear —

He mulled this over and turned to look at his aunt.

He saw, indeed, that his aunt’s face was stiff, her body trembled slightly, her eyes held disbelief, even turning slightly red.

Seeing her condition, Ao Jun was furious, "If you, Guang Yuan, dare to mistreat my aunt, even if you’re the Investigation God Monarch, I, Ao Jun, will make you pay!"

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he glared at Lu Qingfeng.

However, as his gaze swept over the woman by his uncle’s side, the woman had already lifted her head. Ao Jun was taken aback by her resemblance to his aunt, momentarily stunned, "This — "

He turned his head back towards his aunt, more surprised now.

"Why does this woman look so similar to my aunt?"

He pondered, looking more closely at his aunt, he finally realized that her expression seemed a bit different from what he had assumed.

Filled with confusion and about to speak, he suddenly heard his uncle say to his aunt with an indulgent smile, "Le’er, why don’t you come forward and greet your mother?"

"Mother?!"

Ao Jun’s eyes widened, feeling as if a thunderclap had exploded in his mind, leaving him dazed and clueless.

Ao Le had yet to move when from within the Water Palace, a figure flashed like lightning, his face pale but tinged with an abnormal flush, appearing rather emaciated.

It was Ao Zhan.

Seeing the newcomer, his face flushed deeper, and he showed a smile he never had before, softly calling out, "Yun’er —"

Just as he spoke, "Pu!" A mouthful of blood spurted out.

Ao Zhan then collapsed to the ground, straight as a rod.

...

In the Poison Dragon Pond Water Palace.

Lu Qingfeng walked out from the inner hall, with Ao Le, Minister Turtle, and Ao Jun hastily approaching him.

An anxious Ao Le was the first to ask, "How is father?"

"He was on the verge of a frenzied cultivation breakthrough and hadn’t had time to recover, and on top of that, his emotions were too agitated, causing exhaustion of both mind and spirit."

"He’s no longer in danger now, with mother looking after him."

"He’ll be fine with rest for three to five years."

Lu Qingfeng replied with a smile to Ao Le.

Hearing this, Ao Le finally relaxed.

Beside her, Ao Jun looked at his uncle with excitement and curiosity. After seeing his uncle and aunt converse for a while, he couldn’t help but speak up, "Uncle, did you go to the West Sea and steal... snatch grandmother out?"

After voicing the question, Ao Le and Minister Turtle also looked towards Lu Qingfeng. They too were curious; the West Sea was so adamant about not letting Ao Yun go free, how exactly did Lu Qingfeng bring Ao Yun back?

Could it really be as Ao Jun said—

Snatched back?!

Curious, all three of them focused their attention on Lu Qingfeng.

Seeing their looks, Lu Qingfeng couldn’t help but laugh, "A few days ago, I went to the West Sea and to Qionghua Palace to take mother out. I didn’t notify the West Sea when I went in or out."

Did not notify them on entering or leaving?

"That’s stealing, right?!"

Ao Jun was shocked; his uncle was truly formidable beyond measure. That was the West Sea Dragon Palace that even Mahayana True Immortals wouldn’t dare to barge into recklessly. His uncle not only came and went as he pleased but also took grandmother out with him. Such a feat, throughout Ancient Shang Region and Chunshen Nine Provinces, he feared no second person could be found.

"Uncle, please tell your nephew, is the water palace of the West Sea as magnificent as this one?"

Ao Jun, though also over three thousand years old, still retained the heart of a child in front of Lu Qingfeng and Ao Le, eagerly asking. But he suddenly felt a disapproving gaze from the side. Turning his head, he saw his aunt glaring at him, "Don’t interrupt."

Ao Jun shrank his head and immediately shut his mouth.

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