The speaker was Chongxu Taoist.
Chongxu Taoist said, “Ye Qiu killed the little snake, this snow lotus is rightfully his.”
Fairy Hundred Flowers recalled the scene of fighting the little snake earlier, still shaken, and said, “If Ye Qiu hadn’t saved me, I would have been bitten by the snake. I have no objections to him taking this snow lotus.”
With no other choice, Master Longbrow turned to Xiao Zhan, Hu Zi, and Lüluo.
“What about you?” Master Longbrow said, “Was it easy for you to get here? You finally encountered a ten-thousand-year snow lotus, don’t tell me you’re not tempted?”
“I know you’re close to that little rascal, but I must tell you, if you consume this ten-thousand-year snow lotus, your cultivation can improve immediately.”
Xiao Zhan said, “Senior Chongxu is right. The boss resolved the danger, so this ten-thousand-year snow lotus belongs to him.”
Lüluo said, “Even the Palace Master has no objections, so what opinion could I, a mere maid, have?”
Hu Zi added, “My master does things with discretion. It’s not for others to criticise. If you have objections, go ahead and take the snow lotus from my master.”
Well, it turns out I’m the clown!
Master Longbrow was very frustrated.
“Old man, if you have objections, feel free to speak up,” Ye Qiu said, waving his divine whip.
“I have no objections, you’re right, treasures belong to the capable,” Master Longbrow said with a smile uglier than crying.
How could he dare have objections?
Even if he did, he wouldn’t say them, as speaking out would get him beaten.
“That’s for the best,” Ye Qiu continued, “The old man said something right earlier, it wasn’t easy for everyone to get here, so I’ve decided, we’ll split the ten-thousand-year snow lotus equally.”
“This snow lotus has eighteen petals, so each person gets three.”
Master Longbrow was delighted and said, “But there are seven of us, it can’t be divided evenly!”
Ye Qiu smiled slightly, picked three petals, and handed them to Master Longbrow.
Then, he picked three more petals for Chongxu Taoist.
Next, he picked nine petals and handed them to Fairy Hundred Flowers, Hu Zi, and Xiao Zhan in turn.
At this point, Ye Qiu had only the last three petals left in his hand.
He handed the three petals to Lüluo, smiling, and said, “These are for you.”
“For me?” Lüluo didn’t reach out to take them and said, “Young Master Ye, if you give the petals to me, what about you?”
“I don’t need them.”
“But Young Master Ye…”
Before Lüluo could finish, Ye Qiu stuffed the last three petals into her hand.
“I don’t like being refused, so take them!”
For a moment, Lüluo was overwhelmed with gratitude, looked up at Ye Qiu, and said emotionally, “Young Master Ye, you’re so kind to me.”
Little did she know, when Ye Qiu last came to Kunlun Mountain, he had obtained a ten-thousand-year snow lotus.
He later consumed it, boosting his cultivation. Now, let alone three petals, even a whole snow lotus would have little effect on him.
But this small gesture made his image even greater in Lüluo’s heart.
“The petals are too big to carry conveniently, so everyone should eat them now.”
“If your cultivation improves, make sure to suppress it.”
“Finding the dragon vein is the priority.”
After Ye Qiu spoke, everyone began to eat voraciously, even Fairy Hundred Flowers and Lüluo, who no longer cared about their ladylike image.
After eating the petals, they circulated their energy for a few minutes.
Ye Qiu observed quietly from the side and noticed that Xiao Zhan gained the most. It seemed he only needed to overcome the heavenly tribulation to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
As for Lüluo and Fairy Hundred Flowers, their auras had noticeably strengthened, just half a step away from the King Realm.
In comparison, Hu Zi, Chongxu Taoist, and Master Longbrow gained less.
Their cultivation was already high, as they were King Realm experts.
However, this was a ten-thousand-year snow lotus, with potent medicinal effects, providing some nourishment to their bodies.
After circulating their energy, they continued onward.
Passing through the clearing, they arrived at a mountain peak and encountered a bronze gate.
“Let me handle it!”
Master Longbrow stepped forward willingly, tinkered for a bit, and opened the bronze gate.
Inside, it was pitch black, so dark they couldn’t see their hands in front of their faces, silent except for the sound of each other’s breathing.
“Everyone, be careful.”
Ye Qiu reminded them, leading the group through the bronze gate, moving forward.
They didn’t know how long they walked.
Suddenly, Ye Qiu stopped.
“There’s something ahead!”
Just as Ye Qiu spoke, a red light appeared in the darkness, followed by a lion appearing in their line of sight.
This lion was three metres tall, extremely majestic, covered in red fur that shimmered like a blazing fire in the dark.
“This is… a fire lion!”
Master Longbrow’s eyes narrowed, and he said softly, “According to the ancient records of Dragon Tiger Mountain, fire lions are ferocious, unruly, and fond of eating people.”
“Roar!”
The fire lion clearly noticed the approaching humans and let out a loud roar in Ye Qiu’s direction, so powerful it nearly deafened them.
“So strong!” Chongxu Taoist exclaimed, realising from the roar alone that the fire lion’s strength was formidable.
Even stronger than him!
Master Longbrow said, “A fully grown fire lion can devour King Realm experts alive.”
Hiss!
Lüluo gasped and quickly hid behind Ye Qiu. Though her cultivation wasn’t weak, she was still a young girl.
At this moment, the fire lion stared at Ye Qiu’s group, its eyes glowing red like divine flames, not angry but excited.
“Roar!”
With another loud roar, the fire lion charged towards them like a spark.
Ye Qiu was about to act, but Hu Zi dashed forward first.
“I’ll deal with it.”
Hu Zi tossed aside his battle axe and charged, colliding fiercely with the fire lion.
“Bang!”
Surprisingly, Hu Zi, a peak King Realm expert, didn’t knock the fire lion back.
In their first clash, man and beast were evenly matched.
“Again!”
Hu Zi’s eyes turned blood-red, black mist rolled off his body, and he charged at the fire lion again.
After more than a dozen collisions, the fire lion finally couldn’t withstand it and was knocked back by Hu Zi.
Hu Zi chased after it, leapt onto the fire lion’s back, and pummelled it with punches and kicks until it lay on the ground, whimpering.
“Be my mount from now on, or I’ll beat you to death.”
Hu Zi sat on the fire lion’s back, shrouded in black mist, like a demon god.
Everyone was shocked, not expecting Hu Zi to tame a fire lion so quickly.
“This lad is truly a divine being!” Master Longbrow sighed.
“Let’s go!” Ye Qiu led the group forward.
Soon, another bronze gate appeared before them.
Master Longbrow quickly opened it.
The next moment, a cold breeze hit them.
Looking ahead, not far away was a ten-thousand-foot snow mountain, and at its peak, dragon veins were coiled.
Not just one, but…
Ten in total!
