Chapter 723: Chapter 725: Avatar of the Saint Mother!
“Yang Yan, is it? We know you.”
“Our seniors have already informed us that as long as you come, we will let you pass,” an old voice echoed from within Li Mountain.
As those words fell, a rustling sound emerged.
The trees trembled, and dispersed one by one.
A grand path appeared before Yang Yan, Liu Niang, and Fei Hong.
“Thank you.” Yang Yan then stepped onto the path leading up the mountain.
Liu Niang and Fei Hong followed behind.
The trees swayed, attempting to block their way.
Liu Niang emitted layers of divine light from her body, causing most of the trees to shatter before they even approached.
“Above the Saint… Stop, let her pass!” the old voice came again from amidst the trees.
The trees parted, allowing Liu Niang and Fei Hong to proceed up the mountain.
They realized Liu Niang’s cultivation was profound, and they didn’t dare to provoke her.
If the one approaching had only been of the King Realm, they certainly would have stepped forward to obstruct.
After all, Li Mountain was the territory of Li Mountain’s Saint Mother.
She didn’t wish for anyone to enter without her invitation.
Liu Niang snorted coldly and followed Yang Yan with Fei Hong in tow.
“Who is she, to possess such profound cultivation!” voices murmured from within the woods.
They gazed at Liu Niang’s retreating figure with trepidation.
Before long, their group reached the summit of Li Mountain. There, at the mountain top of Li Mountain, stood another crystalline tree, towering at the center.
Beneath it was a stretch of water.
The scene was exactly the same as what Yang Yan had witnessed at Li Mountain in the Human World.
“Young Master Yang, you have arrived.” From within the tree emerged a beautiful and graceful woman.
Yang Yan nodded.
She was the Heaven Supporting Sacred Tree, the one who had made a deal with him.
“Yang Yan, is it?” Suddenly, another authoritative voice resonated.
At the peak of Li Mountain, a Stone Mountain appeared.
Atop the Stone Mountain was a spot that seemed to have been hewn with blades and axes.
Sitting there was a woman, her appearance obscured in the mist, adorned in luxurious garments.
She resembled an empress dowager, lofty and exalted.
“Who are you?” Yang Yan looked over and asked curiously.
Liu Niang leaned in and whispered.
“Your mother-in-law!”
Mother-in-law?
Li Mountain’s Saint Mother?
“Greetings, Mother-in-law.” Yang Yan bowed slightly as he addressed her.
Since he had wed her daughter and shared the bridal chamber, it was natural for him to show a bit of respect to this mother-in-law.
“Hm, I used to not care much for you as a son-in-law.
Now it seems you are indeed remarkable.
My daughter falling in love with you was truly destined by heaven,” Li Mountain’s Saint Mother remarked solemnly.
Yang Yan cupped his hands in thanks.
“Thank you, Mother-in-law, for the compliment. I wonder what orders you have today with your presence?”
The figure before him was clearly an avatar, not the true body.
Ever since Yang Yan’s True Profound Immortal Pupil had advanced to the Immortal Divine Eye, he could see through it all at a glance.
Even the features she tried to conceal, he saw with perfect clarity.
Mother-in-law and Yanran bore a striking resemblance, but compared to Yanran,
she was even more mature and charming.
The avatar was crafted from a Divine Stone, so Yang Yan couldn’t discern what Li Mountain’s Saint Mother’s true body was.
And her avatar wouldn’t come here just to give him a few compliments; she certainly had important matters to discuss,
“There are no orders per se, but I do want to know if you obtained the Primordial Life Tree,” Li Mountain’s Saint Mother inquired.
Yang Yan’s eyes shifted slightly.
“Mother-in-law, you should be aware of what surrounds the Primordial Life Tree, right?”
“I know a little. Seeing her guarding by your side,
I think even if you didn’t pluck the Primordial Life Tree, you must have obtained some branches and leaves,” Li Mountain’s Saint Mother said, looking toward Liu Niang.
She recognized Liu Niang!
Yang Yan wasn’t surprised; he had guessed as much.
When Liu Niang recognized Li Mountain’s Saint Mother as his mother-in-law, it was apparent she knew her.
If Liu Niang knew Li Mountain’s Saint Mother, then it wasn’t surprising Li Mountain’s Saint Mother knew her as well.
“Li Mountain’s Saint Mother, you’re too good to your son-in-law.
If not for his good fortune, he might have died trying to acquire the Primordial Life Tree,” Liu Niang said with a sarcastic tone.
It was unclear if she was truly standing up for Yang Yan or if there was some friction between her and Li Mountain’s Saint Mother.
The words she spoke stung sharply.
“My son-in-law should indeed be tested.
Otherwise, how could he be worthy of my daughter, worthy of being my son-in-law,” Li Mountain’s Saint Mother remarked coldly.
Liu Niang rolled her eyes.
“Pretending to be all high and mighty, do you really think you’re that noble?” she scoffed. “You don’t feel sorry for your son-in-law,
just wait till your son-in-law doesn’t think highly of your daughter or you.
In the end, you’ll have to kneel and beg your son-in-law not to leave!”
She knew well Yang Yan’s strength and potential.
What did Li Mountain’s Saint Mother amount to?
Once Yang Yan grew stronger, even Li Mountain’s Saint Mother would have to kneel.
“What did you say!” Li Mountain’s Saint Mother’s voice sank.
A pressure emanated from her, suddenly pressing upon Liu Niang.
Liu Niang’s body shone with divine light.
“Ha, don’t think I’m still the same as before, where you could easily bully me.”
Her divine light effortlessly withstood the pressure from Li Mountain’s Saint Mother.
“Your son-in-law respects you because of your daughter,
so don’t think it’s because of you!
I’m just advising you to treat your son-in-law better, so you don’t regret it later!” Liu Niang shouted boldly.
“Enough, Liu Niang, step back, and let us not engage in a war of words any longer,” Yang Yan urged firmly.
Liu Niang retreated slightly.
“Okay.” She listened to Yang Yan.
Li Mountain’s Saint Mother was moved to see that with just one word from Yang Yan, Liu Niang stepped back.
She had originally thought Liu Niang was protecting Yang Yan because she favored him.
Now it seemed that Liu Niang’s protection of Yang Yan wasn’t simply due to favor.
Otherwise, based on her understanding of Liu Niang, Liu Niang’s temper wouldn’t allow her to retreat so easily at Yang Yan’s command.
After all, Yang Yan’s strength was merely in the immortal realm.
How could such strength earn the respect of a Sovereign like Liu Niang?
“Could my son-in-law really be extraordinary?” Li Mountain’s Saint Mother’s avatar pondered.
She scrutinized Yang Yan from head to toe, yet still couldn’t see through him.
At this moment, Yang Yan raised his hand, and the Primordial Life Tree appeared in his grasp, bound by the Small Burial Immortal Technique.
“Mother-in-law, if there’s something you’d like to discuss, by all means do so. I did indeed obtain the Primordial Life Tree, and if the Heaven Supporting Sacred Tree requires it, she can take it.
But let me remind her, the power of the Primordial Life Tree has reached the Sovereign realm.
Its divine strength is no less than any Holy Medicine. If the Heaven Supporting Sacred Tree intends to suppress the Primordial Life Tree with merely a first-day avatar,
it would be a delusion!” he said.
Staring at the Primordial Life Tree in Yang Yan’s hand, both Li Mountain’s Saint Mother’s avatar and the woman within the Heaven Supporting Sacred Tree widened their eyes.
They had thought it was remarkable enough that Yang Yan survived entering the Cloud Forest.
Seeing Liu Niang here further elevated their expectations of Yang Yan.
Getting some leaves or branches would have sufficed.
Who would have thought Yang Yan not only acquired leaves and branches but even took the body of the Primordial Life Tree.
This left them utterly astounded.
“This is the Holy Medicine, the Primordial Life Tree!” The woman within the Heaven Supporting Sacred Tree gazed, coveting it.
If she could obtain the Primordial Life Tree and devour it,
she would have a chance to become Half-saint Medicine, significantly boosting her strength.
However, she knew in her heart that what was present on Li Mountain was merely her avatar.
Whether an avatar could suppress the Primordial Life Tree was one concern, and even if obtained, she couldn’t absorb its power.
Compared to the Primordial Life Tree, her avatar was far too weak.
“Saint Mother, should we open the Luotian Gate?” she asked.