Chapter 2528 - 2526: Making Connections
The five Little Kylins sat under the pavilion, enjoying the rain and drinking wine.
The Vermilion Bird had recently obtained an ancient qin and was playing it to add to the festive mood with them.
Little Kirin asked Little Qing, "Sister Qing, what do you think is still missing on this island now?"
Little Qing glanced around, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "Missing what?"
The White Tiger laughed heartily, "Big brother must mean it’s missing some greenery."
Little Kirin laughed while drinking, "Tiger brother understands me best."
Little Qing rolled her eyes at them and said, "What, do you want me to learn from that silly Black Dragon and work for free for you guys?"
Little Kirin replied, "How could you say that? This will be your home in the future too. It’s only natural for you to add some vegetation to your home."
Little Bai praised, "Indeed, none of us siblings understand vegetation better than you. You have the Azure Dragon Bloodline, born from the essence of the Heavenly and Earthly Wood Elemental Force. If you don’t act, none of us siblings have such abilities."
"Does planting trees require such abilities?"
Little Qing looked at the Vermilion Bird and Little Xuan.
The Vermilion Bird’s music paused, she raised her wine cup, took a sip, and giggled, "Sister Qing, don’t look at me. I only know how to set forests on fire; I can’t handle planting trees."
Little Xuan half-narrowed his eyes, shrank his head into his turtle shell, and said, "I’m sleepy, I need to take a nap first."
Little Qing nodded at them and said, "Alright, you’ve all conspired to make me the laborer. Fine, planting trees it is. But planting trees is like making rain; there’s no water without a source, and no trees without roots. If you want me to plant trees, you have to give me some seeds!"
Little Kirin suppressed a mischievous smile and said, "Sister Qing is absolutely right, and that’s the second thing I wanted to bring up."
All the siblings looked at him.
He looked up at the sky and said, "There are countless plant seeds in the world, but they’re all worldly mundane items, unworthy of our Liangshan Island. If we’re going to plant, let’s plant some Divine Root Immortal Grass. I’ve heard there’s a place in the heavens that manages the plants of the world, filled with exotic flowers and rare herbs. We should head to the heavens and ’borrow’ some plants from there."
"To the heavens?"
The four siblings raised their heads all at once, with a glimmer of interest on each of their faces.
They hadn’t truly ventured to the heavens since coming to this world.
The Vermilion Bird, naturally cautious, raised her eyebrows at Little Kirin, "Big brother, didn’t our father tell us not to wander off? If we get into trouble in the heavens, wouldn’t we infuriate him to death?"
Little Kirin waved his hand and said, "Don’t worry about that. I know father’s temperament best. Even if we poke a hole in the heavens, as long as we’re doing something righteous and above board, he wouldn’t blame us."
Little Xuan poked his head out of the turtle shell and chuckled, "I’ve heard there’s a Peach Garden in the Heavenly Court. Can we grab some peaches to satisfy cravings?"
Little Bai laughed loudly, "Our fourth brother, the foodie, can’t wait already."
Little Kirin jumped up and said, "Then what are we waiting for, to the heavens!"
Little Bai, Little Qing, and the other four looked at each other, shared a mischievous smile, and disappeared from the spot with Little Kirin.
The Immortal Realm has Thirty-Six Heavens, each heaven being a universe.
The Jade Emperor’s Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall is on the Thirty-Second Layer of Heaven, above which are the Sanqing Sage’s domains.
Only Immortals can travel between the heavens; ordinary people can’t even traverse the spatial barriers of the first heaven.
The skies are populated with Divine Monarchs and Loose Cultivators across the heavens.
The most bustling and filled with Immortals, naturally, is the Thirty-Second Layer where the Jade Emperor resides.
This Thirty-Second Heaven is guarded by four Heavenly Gates.
Only by passing through the Heavenly Gates can one enter this layer.
Not knowing the way, Little Kirin and the others realized heaven is vast beyond their imagination when they dashed out of the first heaven.
Fortunately, they encountered an acquaintance, none other than the Old Dragon King dressed in full regalia, wearing a Golden Dragon Robe and a Purple-Gold Crown.
He was seated in a chariot covered with a canopy, being pulled by a Water-Avoiding Golden Gaze Beast, heading straight for the Ninth Heaven.
Although they hadn’t met before, the imposing display of the Old Dragon King ascending to the heavens revealed much about his identity.
Little Kirin led a group of siblings, conveniently following behind, traversing through layers of spatial storms alongside the Dragon King’s chariot.
At every junction between heavens, there are enormous spatial storms.
These are the places where two spaces attract and rub against each other; the higher you go, the fiercer the spatial storm, known as the Celestial Realms’ Fierce Wind.
Ordinary Immortals need the protection of a Magical Treasure to traverse through.
After reaching the Ninth Heaven, magnificent palaces began to reveal themselves among the clouds.
The Azure Southern Heavenly Gate, carved and cast with Baoyu, stood majestically, towering a hundred feet high.
Inside the great gate, golden light rolled red rainbows, and auspicious气 burst purple mist.
All buildings float among the clouds, as if constructed in the sky layers.
Rich Spiritual Energy rushed forward.
Standing here, it’s like soaking in a pool of Spiritual Water.
The five Little Kylins were all invigorated, whispering among themselves, "No wonder everyone wants to ascend to the heavens, the Spiritual Energy up here in the Nine Heavens is completely pure."
"If one lived here, even ordinary people could live for hundreds of years."
"Do you think the Dragon King in that chariot is the East Sea Dragon King?"
"I don’t know, let’s go and ask!"
Little Kirin chuckled mischievously, leading the siblings over, blocking the Dragon King who had just stepped out of the chariot.
The Dragon King had instructed the Water-Avoiding Golden Gaze Beast to wait outside the Southern Heavenly Gate and was tidying his attire to enter alone.
Seeing Little Kirin and the group come over, the Dragon King, observing their young and handsome appearance, with an extraordinary aura, mistook them for young Immortal Monarchs from some heavenly family and courteously saluted them, saying, "Greetings to the esteemed Immortal Monarchs and Fairies."
Little Kirin clasped his fists in salute, smiling, and asked him, "Is the Dragon King from the Netherworld? I heard the Jade Emperor is not in court today; what business brings the Dragon King to the Heavenly Court?"
The East Sea Dragon King quickly nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I am the East Sea Dragon King, here to complain to the Heavenly Court. There’s a formidable neighbor in the East Sea, who has been up to no good, killing and burning, committing all sorts of evils. Recently, they even extorted a lot from us. I had no one to voice my grievances to, so I had to come to the heavens to ask the Jade Emperor to do me justice."
Little Kirin furrowed his brow and exclaimed, "Under the bright clear sky, to still have such things happen is outrageous. We happen to be the attendants serving before the Heaven-Piercing Palatial Hall, and we just went out for some business and are about to return. If the Dragon King doesn’t mind, why not accompany us?"
"That would be excellent, truly excellent!"
Dragon King joyfully stroked his beard repeatedly, unexpected to find a connection with the attendants of the hall here.
If anything happens here in the future, he might have a chance to get inside information early.
He glanced around and took five top-quality Thousand-Year Pearls from his Storage Ring, handing them to Little Kirin, saying, "Young friend, as this is our first meeting, this is a small token of my appreciation. If it’s convenient, we can exchange names. If anything happens in the future, if you could give me a bit of a heads-up, I’d certainly reward you handsomely."
"Certainly, certainly!"
Little Kirin accepted the pearls, mischievously made up a name for himself, and said to the Old Dragon King, "My name is Qingfengg; if there’s any information, I will surely send it to you ahead of time."
"Good, good, very good!"
Dragon King was delighted, taking Little Kirin’s hand, and together they headed towards the Southern Heavenly Gate.