Not long after Tongtian left, Qichen brought all that Taishang needed!
Taishang then asked Qichen to have people process the mutton left by Tongtian!
Qichen and the others had seen how Taishang processed it before, so Qichen brought everyone to quickly turn the mutton into mutton skewers!
The Kunlun disciples looked at the mutton skewers in their hands, sniffed them, and a strong mutton odor assailed their nostrils!
The disciples asked confusedly:
"Senior Brother, what is this stuff? It smells so bad, can this really be eaten?"
Qichen heard this and chuckled, "It can definitely be eaten. Don't look at your disgusted faces now; don't start fighting over it later!"
The disciples inwardly scoffed, thinking:
"Who would want to eat this stuff? It's probably not even good enough for dogs raised by humans!"
However, since it was Qichen speaking, they didn't dare to say it out loud, fearing it would displease him!
Tongtian returned shortly after leaving, laughing heartily:
"Brother, I'm back!"
Taishang nodded slightly and said:
"Give the sheep you caught to Chen'er to process. Tell him to keep a hundred whole sheep; I have other uses for them!"
Tongtian's eyes lit up, he stepped forward, winked, and said:
"Brother, you've come up with a new way to eat, haven't you? Tell me in advance!"
Taishang glanced at Tongtian and said mysteriously:
"Guess!"
Tongtian then grabbed Taishang and said:
"Brother, just quietly tell me! I promise not to tell anyone?"
Taishang unceremoniously pushed Tongtian away and said:
"Hurry up and go! Don't you want to eat?"
Tongtian ran off with lightning speed. Compared to the mutton skewers that were about to be eaten, it didn't really matter if Taishang told him or not; he would know soon anyway!
Taishang watched Tongtian scamper away and couldn't help but laugh. Compared to being an orphan in his previous life, having two brothers in this life wasn't bad!
After Tongtian left, Taishang came to Yuqing Mountain! This time, he planned to have Kunlun celebrate. It wasn't so much to celebrate Taihao's sainthood as it was for Taishang to let Yuanshi relax a bit!
Since Yuanshi had self-severed, he had been cultivating almost all the time. Taishang knew that haste makes waste in cultivation, so he used Taihao's sainthood as an opportunity for Yuanshi to relax!
Taishang looked at Yuanshi, who was still comprehending the Great Dao, and said softly:
"Second Brother!"
Hearing Taishang's voice, Yuanshi slowly opened his tightly closed eyes and looked at Taishang. Yuanshi knew that Taishang would not disturb him without a reason!
Yuanshi looked at Taishang with confusion. It seemed that nothing had happened in Kunlun Mountain, so he wondered why Taishang had called him.
Seeing Yuanshi look at him, Taishang explained:
"Second Brother, fellow Daoist Taihao has become a saint, and we plan to celebrate with him. I've come to call you specifically!"
Yuanshi sighed upon hearing this, surprised that Taihao had become a saint. He nodded and said:
"Fellow Daoist Taihao becoming a saint is indeed a great joyous occasion, and it should be properly celebrated! I've also been cultivating for quite some time and should go out for a bit."
Taishang nodded and said:
"Second Brother is right. Let's go down the mountain together and take Taiyi to Sanqing Peak! There are many disciples in the Daoist sect now, and I don't want them to mess with my medicinal garden!"
Yuanshi shook his head and chuckled, "Brother is worried about your garden, but without your orders, only those four little ones dare to run wild in your garden!"
The four little ones Yuanshi mentioned were naturally Jin Jiao, Yin Jiao, Qichen, and Duobao!
Taishang shook his head and said, "I'm just taking precautions! If all the disciples follow, my garden will be in ruins!"
Taishang and Yuanshi chatted and laughed as they walked down the mountain. Taiyi, upon seeing Yuanshi and Taishang, immediately bowed and said:
"Greetings, Master and Martial Uncle!"
Yuanshi looked at Taiyi and asked:
"Taiyi? How long have you been here?"
Yuanshi had spent almost all his time in enlightenment, and Yuqing Mountain was sealed by Taishang, so Yuanshi was naturally unaware of how long Taiyi had been waiting at the foot of the mountain!
Taishang replied:
"Second Brother, since you performed the self-severing, Taiyi has been waiting here!"
Yuanshi looked at Taiyi and said softly:
"You've worked hard!"
Taiyi grinned and replied:
"It's not hard! It's not hard!"
After the three of them left Yuqing Peak together, Taishang retrieved the Chaos Bead that concealed Kunlun's heavenly secrets and placed it in Yuanshi's hand!
Yuanshi looked at Taishang, unsure of his intentions. Taishang said:
"Second Brother, besides me, Third Brother Zhenyuanzi, and Taiyi, no one else knows about your self-severing. I don't want anyone to know. This Chaos Bead can not only obscure heavenly secrets but also conceal your aura. You can take it for now."
Yuanshi looked at the Chaos Spiritual Treasure, the Chaos Bead, in his hand, smiled, and put it away!
The matter of Kunlun's Saint's Fall was known to all the saints in the Great Desolation, as it happened in Kunlun. With human races and Taihao's affairs, and Taishang's intervention, everyone had guessed that Yuanshi had encountered problems. This was also why Taishang had been unwilling to act!
However, Jieyin had gone too far with Taihao's matter, and Taishang couldn't help but intervene!
Although all the saints knew it was likely Yuanshi, Taishang still didn't want the saints to confirm it was Yuanshi!
Tongtian was a bit displeased with Taishang and was in a foul mood. He watched as his disciples threaded mutton skewers. Except for Qichen and a few others who had eaten mutton skewers before, everyone else was slow and still looked at the mutton with some disdain!
Tongtian became furious and yelled:
"Why are you all so slow? You'll be eating the most, so hurry up!"
Upon seeing Tongtian, the disciples, though resentful, dared not show it. They really wanted to say, "We've never eaten this before!"
However, they didn't dare to disobey Tongtian and immediately started threading skewers at breakneck speed, regardless of the smell!
Tongtian looked at Qichen. Qichen, seeing Tongtian's gaze sweep over him, initially thought Tongtian was referring to other disciples, but he didn't expect to be included!
Qichen immediately realized that his master must be upset and it was likely his eldest martial uncle had disappointed Tongtian, so he was taking it out on them!
Qichen knew that only Martial Uncle Taishang and Martial Uncle Yuanshi could make Tongtian act like this. Since Yuanshi had been in Yuqing Peak for a long time and hadn't appeared, it must be Martial Uncle Taishang!
Qichen, fearing being singled out by Tongtian, quickly sped up the threading of meat skewers!
Seeing Qichen working faster and faster, Tongtian couldn't help but scold again:
"Qichen, are you in a hurry for reincarnation?"
Disciples: ??????
Is it not fast enough? Forget it, Master is in a bad mood, can't say anything!
Qichen immediately chuckled and said:
"Master, this was Master's instruction. I dare not delay!"
Disciples: You weren't that impressive just now!
Tongtian didn't say anything further upon hearing it was Taishang's instruction. With a wave of his hand, over a thousand "baa-baa monsters" appeared! Tongtian said:
"Hurry up and process all of these. Also, your eldest martial uncle said to keep about a hundred whole sheep!"
Qichen cautiously asked:
"Master, how many exactly are 'about a hundred'?"
Tongtian's face darkened! Qichen immediately said:
"Master, don't worry, I understand!"
Tongtian swallowed the words he was about to say and glared at Qichen impatiently, thinking this kid was getting more and more cheeky! He hadn't been beaten in a while; he needed to find an opportunity to teach him something new!
Qichen felt a chill down his spine after being glared at by Tongtian and thought, "Oh no!"
After Tongtian left, Qichen immediately said:
"Chang'er, hurry up and process them, and leave about a hundred whole sheep!"
Chang'er, who was diligently threading skewers, suddenly trembled upon hearing this, not understanding why his senior brother had noticed him! He asked softly:
"Senior Brother, how many exactly are 'about a hundred'?"
Qichen's face darkened, and he scolded:
"Are those ears of yours just for show? Didn't you hear Master say 'about a hundred'? Hurry up!"
Qichen then grumbled inwardly, "How would I know!"