Chapter 701 - Chi Songzi (2/2)
Even from the celestial strength of the woman as well as the vital force of the celestial environment, Shen Lian could not see the arrival of the other party.
The woman replied, ”Since my Master has invited, please follow me in, my friend.”
Shen Lian pointed to water buffalo, ”As for my ride, I implore dear fairy to please arrange a suitable place for him.”
With a nod, she replied, ”Yu, please bring this little buffalo to the herb garden at the back.”
The beautiful phoenix-like Jade Rooster lifted its head and faced the water buffalo. With a plop of its wings, it flew on top of the water buffalo's head and immediately brought water buffalo away.
Shen Lian knew deep down that water buffalo was controlled through the means of the woman, but he was also startled at the strength of the Jade Rooster.
”This rooster,” he said, ”appears to be considered extraordinary. I wonder where it came from.”
”Yu,” she replied, ”used to be the Sun Deity of Mao in the Heaven Courtyard. Later on, when the Heaven Courtyard was no longer, it returned here.”
At its worst, Maori Zingjun was still on par with an immortal. If his military strength were slightly more skillful, he might surpass Taiyi in general. Sun Deity of Mao was one of the more renowned Xingjun of Heaven Courtyard, yet surprisingly, it was able to become mere poultry of a master in such a place. Because of this, the origin of this woman's Master appeared to be nothing short of grand. Furthermore, Shen Lian did not know who this person was. Perhaps this mystery man could be a former ancient celestial.
However, even if he was one of those ancient Saints of folklore and legends who wanted to discuss the rights and wrongs with Shen Lian, a match must be held before he could know. Thus, Shen Lian was astonished but not so much as being shocked.
The woman led Shen Lian to enter the abode of immortals. They reached the hall of the palace, and it was as if a sentence of warm jade and new smoke was present. Surprisingly, the palace hall was a strange and grand king's jade, as if made by heaven. A lot of manpower would surely be used in building it and creating it completely.
If a person who had absolutely no idea about cultivation breathed in the place's fumes every day, they may well be able to live to a thousand years old, maybe even longer than the life of pine and cypress trees.
With a clear mind where Dao could be made aware, a Daoist welcomed Shen Lian at the door. Immediately, wind and rain were born in Shen Lian's heart, along with floating clouds of life and death as well as flourishing blossoms of loneliness. All those great waves of events that happened long ago instantly came before his eyes.
He refined his supreme primordial spirit and in a flash a fire rushed forth from the gaps of his heart, burning completely all the trials and hardships and events of the past, ridding himself of their disturbance.
The Daoist smiled, ”I did not know that Zhenren Shen would be paying a visit. Please excuse me for not going out to meet you. Disciple, get some exquisite wine ready. I shall entertain Zhenren Shen.”
He stepped forward and grabbed Shen Lian by the hand. Such a grab could be said to have created a mystical art. As the wind and rain, there was no orifice which it did not enter. Shen Lian could deduce that this charm and grace of grabbing him by the hand was traceable to the same stock as the 'summoning of wind and rain'. However, it was far more superior to the 'summoning of wind and rain', possibly even better by a hundredfold or thousandfold.
Without a trace of his steps, Shen Lian entered the hall, no longer being dragged by the Daoist. This exhibited Shen Lian's ingenuity. The considerable ease of movement between various Boundless Universes coupled with the mysteriousness of the Free Form Incantation caused the Daoist to be somewhat emotionally moved.
One after the other, they reached the hall and sat opposite each other.
Shen Lian asked, ”How may I address you, my Daoist friend?”
The Daoist gladly replied, ”Poor Daoist goes by the name of Chi Songzi. I am a cultivator in the Era of the Heavenly Emperor. As for my disciple, she is the daughter of Shennong. From the beginning, she has been cultivating along with me up until this day.”
Shen Lian was very shocked. It was a name Shen Lian had definitely heard before. Chi Songzi was not only a famous celestial, but he was also the bearer of a title known as the 'Rainmaker'. He was the God who managed the rain of the world, with profoundly mysterious supernatural powers. Even if he was not a person of Daluo, he was still an apex person of Taiyi.
Shen Lian smiled, ”I see. So you are senior Chi Songzi. I wonder, how did senior manage to know a person such as myself?”
Translator's note:
[1] 他化自在天 - refers to the Heaven of the Devas; it is the sixth and last of the six heavens of desire. The beings there do not create the things that they desire, but they enjoy a good environment and have their desires created by the Devas that wish for their favor.
他化自在天 - refers to the Heaven of the Devas; it is the sixth and last of the six heavens of desire. The beings there do not create the things that they desire, but they enjoy a good environment and have their desires created by the Devas that wish for their favor.