237: The Holy Mother questions you, revealing secrets of the Celestial Realm!

"Without the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, this immortal seed of yours would have completely withered and died."

Lu Yuan sighed softly, planting the sapling on the other side of the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, forming a tripod with the Enlightenment Tea Tree and the nine marvels undying medicine.

"Buzz!"

As soon as it entered the soil, the Nine Heavens Breath Soil erupted with a massive Origin power of the earth, furiously pouring into the withered root system.

The originally lifeless sapling seemed to have found sweet rain after a long drought, greedily absorbing nutrients.

"Crack, crack."

The dry old bark began to peel off, revealing new, tender green bark like jadeite underneath.

On the branches, tiny buds emerged at a visible speed, unfurling into crystal-clear leaves.

Each leaf was naturally imprinted with an ancient immortal pattern.

As the sapling revived, a faint Immortal Qi permeated the air.

In the sky, faint phantoms of immortal cranes even danced, with thousands of auspicious rays, illuminating this back mountain Forbidden Ground like a fairyland on earth.

"What a fine Peach Tree (Pan Tao Tree)."

Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Given time, once this Peach Tree (Pan Tao Tree) grew, the Peaches (Pan Tao) fruit, each capable of extending life by ten thousand years, would become one of Qingyun Dao Sect's top Foundations.

After doing all this, Lu Yuan looked at Luo Lianyi, who was already fully dressed and waiting not far away.

"Let's go, it's time to send you back. The nine marvels undying medicine also needs to be returned to its rightful owner, lest your Revered Master worry."

Upon hearing this, Luo Lianyi's joyful expression instantly turned pale, her fingers anxiously intertwined, her eyes filled with trepidation.

"Husband... my Revered Master values rules above all else, especially the Saintess's chastity and Cultivation.

If she knew that I already... she would probably be furious."

Lu Yuan walked over, gently held her hand, and gave her a reassuring look: "Don't be afraid, I'm here for everything. I will explain everything to her."

Feeling the warmth and strength from his palm, Luo Lianyi's heart settled slightly, and she nodded heavily.

"Great Dao of Space, open."

Lu Yuan raised his hand and swiped.

The Void Realm in front instantly split open a huge portal, and on the other side of the portal was the cloud-shrouded Yaochi Holy Land.

The two stepped in, their figures instantly disappearing... Yaochi Holy Land, Jade Pool Grand Hall.

The Yaochi Holy Mother was sitting cross-legged on a lotus platform, her eyes closed, comprehending Void Immortal Laws.

Suddenly, she felt something, abruptly opened her eyes, and her gaze pierced through the grand hall, looking at a certain spot in the Void Realm.

"This aura... is Lu Yuan? And Lianyi?"

The next moment, space fluctuated, and the figures of Lu Yuan and Luo Lianyi appeared out of thin air.

Upon seeing Lu Yuan clearly, an unconcealable look of astonishment appeared in the Yaochi Holy Mother's usually calm eyes.

"Late Stage Mahayana?!"

She remembered clearly that when Lu Yuan left not long ago, he had just broken through to Mahayana Middle Stage.

How many days had passed? He had actually broken through another minor Realm?

Such a Cultivation speed was simply unheard of, truly a Prodigy!

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Lu, on your great advancement in Cultivation; you are one step closer to the True Immortal Dao." The Yaochi Holy Mother rose to greet him, her tone filled with genuine admiration.

"Holy Mother overpraises me, it was merely luck." Lu Yuan slightly cupped his hands.

After the pleasantries, the Yaochi Holy Mother's gaze naturally fell upon Luo Lianyi beside him.

With just one glance, her expression subtly changed.

As a Void Immortal expert, how keen was her perception?

Although Luo Lianyi appeared no different from usual, and even her aura was more profound, the mature charm emanating from her brows and the vanished Primordial Yin Qi within her body could not escape her eyes.

"Lianyi, your Primordial Yin..."

The Yaochi Holy Mother's voice instantly turned cold, and an invisible pressure permeated the grand hall, "What exactly is going on? Who did this?!"

The Yaochi Holy Land's Cultivation Technique was special; before reaching the Great Ascension Stage, maintaining a Primordial Yin body resulted in the fastest Cultivation speed and the easiest way to comprehend the Great Dao.

Now that Luo Lianyi had lost her virginity, although her Cultivation was not damaged, her future Cultivation path would undoubtedly be much more difficult.

In her view, this shook the Foundation of the Jade Pool!

Luo Lianyi's face turned ashen with fright, and she was about to kneel and beg for forgiveness.

Lu Yuan, however, stepped in front of her first, meeting the Yaochi Holy Mother's icy gaze with a calm expression.

"Holy Mother, please calm your anger. This is a long story, and... this matter is my fault."

"Your fault?" The Yaochi Holy Mother was stunned, then a hint of complexity flickered in her eyes.

If it were anyone else, she would have slapped them to death by now.

But this person was Lu Yuan... the benefactor who had saved the Jade Pool Saintess twice, and also the Ancestor Qingyun, whose strength was unfathomable.

"When we were exploring the South Heaven Gate Secret Realm again, we encountered the remnant spirit of a demonic Buddhist monk named Pure World Bodhisattva."

Lu Yuan explained: "That demonic monk used a strange curse technique called the Jing Shi Ming Wang Curse, which stirred up Lianyi's desires, causing her to burn with lust and her Primordial Spirit to almost collapse.

In that situation, only the harmonization of Yin and Yang could resolve this calamity and save her life."

"If it weren't absolutely necessary, I would not have taken advantage of her.

But compared to life, a mere Primordial Yin body should be nothing, right?"

After hearing Lu Yuan's explanation, the Yaochi Holy Mother fell silent.

She looked at Luo Lianyi, who was hiding behind Lu Yuan, her face full of reliance and shame, and sighed deeply in her heart.

The deed was done, the die was cast.

Moreover, Lu Yuan was right; what good was Primordial Yin when life was gone?

What's more, with Lu Yuan's current strength and potential, he wasn't disgracing the Jade Pool Saintess; in fact, it could even be said that the Jade Pool was climbing higher.

"Enough."

The Yaochi Holy Mother waved her hand, dispersing her pressure, and her tone softened, "Since it was a matter of circumstance, I will no longer pursue it, but..."

She looked at Lu Yuan, her expression serious: "Fellow Daoist Lu, you can maintain your current relationship with Lianyi; I will not object.

But Lianyi is, after all, the future hope of my Jade Pool; she cannot stay in Qingyun Dao Sect for a long time and must remain in the Holy Land for Cultivation.

Of course, I will not restrict her personal freedom; she can go to see you anytime she wishes."

This was her biggest concession.

"Holy Mother is understanding, Lu admires you." Lu Yuan nodded in agreement, "That is natural."

With that, he flipped his palm, and the myriad things mother qi cauldron appeared. He took out the perfectly intact, even more vibrant, nine marvels undying medicine and returned it to the Yaochi Holy Mother.

"Fortunately, I did not fail in my mission; the divine medicine has healed."

The Yaochi Holy Mother took the divine medicine, a hint of joy flashing in her eyes.

She could feel that this divine medicine had not only recovered but was even more vigorous than before.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu."

As if to return the favor, or perhaps to resolve some of Lu Yuan's doubts, the Yaochi Holy Mother suddenly spoke: "Regarding the South Heaven Gate Secret Realm, I know some hidden secrets."

"Oh?" Lu Yuan became interested.

"Actually, the Void Immortal Realm was not created out of thin air, but rather several Void Immortals from back then jointly intercepted and refined a piece of a True Immortal Realm fragment."