In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 16 The Strange Changes at Seven Emperors Mountain

At the same time, people from Peach Blossom Village also arrived in other villages.

Everyone learned of the news that there were immortals on Qihuang Mountain. At first, they were skeptical, but they only believed it when the people of Peach Blossom Village brought out clean water and lush green wild vegetables.

People from several villages headed towards Qihuang Mountain.

Inside the Golden Sacred Palace, Gu Yuexi prepared to refine the sun's heat. She arranged for several puppets to have the system remove the protective barrier.

In an instant, the life force of Seven Emperors Mountain spread out, and the listless demons in the mountain were all as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They looked at Seven Emperors Mountain with shocked and incredulous eyes!
On a mountain relatively close to Qihuang Mountain, a group of monkeys were chattering and rushing towards a huge cliff cave. The surrounding trees were withered, and they jumped and used their long tails to hook onto the dead trees on the cliff.

With a whoosh, he was thrown into the cave.

A group of monkeys gathered in the dry cave.

An old monkey hopped and skipped to the stone throne: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Why did you summon us here?"

On the throne, a lithe monkey sat upright, its golden fur dry, frizzy, and messy. It closed its eyes as if sensing something, then suddenly opened them wide.

"Hahahaha!" it burst into laughter.

“Vitality, the inexhaustible power of life.”

“My children, I sense a life force emanating from the Seven Emperors Mountain, which is not far from us, with a faint spiritual energy mixed within it.”

It leaped to the foot of the throne and said to the knowledge-hungry monkeys, "This means a plant has revived. It must be! We must quickly occupy this treasure land and not let other demons get there first!"

"Does Your Majesty mean that plants have sprouted?"

"So, does that mean we can eat bananas and peaches and have plenty of food like before?"

"Great! I've had enough dried fruit and monkey wine already."

"These past three years have been anything but a monkey's life."

"Your Majesty, what are we waiting for? Let's go quickly!" a monkey urged anxiously.

The wise old monkey beside him stroked the long hair on his chin and said, "Your Majesty, could it be that a great demon has been born? Logically speaking, the life on Seven Luminaries Mountain has been revived, so there is no reason why this place is still barren."

Before the drought, the Jin Sheng Mountains were full of demons and monsters, including ancient demons that had been around for thousands of years. After the drought, the monsters lost the spiritual energy in the mountains and could no longer cultivate.

Highly skilled demons, some thousands of years old, left the mountains to seek opportunities in the mortal world.

Only these weak little demons, who couldn't even transform into human form, were left behind.

This cave was also the place where they picked up a thousand-year-old snake demon that it didn't want.

Before the drought, this place was a blessed land, but now it is only used for cooling off and living.

The Monkey King waved his hand and said, "Hey! You're overthinking it. Even those ancient demons couldn't solve the drought and left. What demon in this world has such great power that it can revive plants overnight? There's a saying among humans: fortune favors the bold. We have no other way to continue our survival and cultivation, so why don't we go and find out what's going on?"

"Your Majesty should still be cautious," the old monkey advised.

The Monkey King nodded: "I will personally investigate. If we can truly obtain this extraordinary opportunity, then it will be our great fortune."

The Monkey King set off with several of his monkey followers.

The demons and evil spirits deep in the mountains all noticed the changes in Qihuang Mountain.

Bear demons, fox demons, wolf demons, snow demons, fire demons... all rushed to Qihuang Mountain.

As soon as the people from the eight villages arrived at Qihuang Mountain, they saw the lush greenery deep within the mountain.

The people of Peach Blossom Village had already witnessed it, and apart from some awe of the Golden Saint Goddess, they had no other expression. However, the villagers from other villages did not think so. When they saw this scene, they became restless.

"There's a river! So what you were saying was true!" Upon seeing this scene, Grandpa Zhou, the village chief of Lihua Village, was moved to tears.

"My God! A miracle! There really is a goddess!"

"Great! We're saved! We're saved!"

"Hurry, let's go and pay our respects to the goddess."

The villagers chattered excitedly, each one talking at once, wishing they could grow wings and fly to the Divine Palace.

Like Peach Blossom Village, people from other villages also made offerings. After discussing it, they decided to buy different offerings. Your village bought meat, my village bought wine. This time, the offerings included not only chicken and duck, but also lamb legs and several walnut pastries.

It was all purchased with the savings of every household in Huacun.

Zhang Youhe led a large crowd toward Shenque.

"Please do not approach!"

Suddenly, a little boy in a red shirt and a little girl in a light blue shirt appeared out of nowhere, blocking the villagers' way.

The villagers were startled.

Where did this child come from?
Grandpa Zhou rubbed his eyes, staring incredulously at the two children, around five years old, who had appeared out of nowhere. His heart tightened. They just appeared out of nowhere! There was no one there just now!

Zhang Youhe grabbed Old Master Zhou's hand: "Old friend, are there any outsiders around here?"

The villagers behind them were terrified, trembling, their faces covered in cold sweat, and unable to speak as if something was stuck in their throats.

"Where did these outsiders come from? Don't you know? Two children appeared out of nowhere!" Grandpa Zhou told Zhang Youhe in alarm.

A child? Appearing out of thin air?
Zhang Youhe pondered in surprise.

monster! ?

No, this is the territory of the goddesses, which demon would dare to cause trouble here?

"Excuse me...excuse me, could you two..."

On Wednesday, Grandpa was so nervous that he couldn't even speak clearly.

The two children were fair-skinned and clean-cut; they didn't look like they came from a year of famine, and might not even be human.

"Are you villagers from the foot of the mountain?"

The two children asked.

Zhang Youhe and Grandpa Zhou nodded hurriedly.

“We are the five spirit children under the Empress’s command. I am the Fire Child, and she is the Water Child.”

Huowa told them, "The goddess needs to go into seclusion for a few days. You must not go up the mountain, so as not to disturb her cultivation."

What a bad timing!
The villagers' hearts sank.

"Two celestial children, when will Her Majesty emerge from seclusion?" Zhang Youhe asked respectfully.

Shuiwa's clear, crisp voice rang out.

"The date when Her Majesty will emerge from seclusion is yet to be determined."

Zhang Youhe said helplessly, "Well, it's really unfortunate that the Empress is in seclusion. Let's go up the mountain whenever the Empress comes out of seclusion. What do you think, Uncle Zhou?"

On Wednesday, Grandpa discussed it with several other village chiefs.

They all agreed: "This is the only way."

Some villagers spent a day or two climbing the mountain, only to be told that the goddess was in seclusion. They were filled with sorrow: "It seems we won't be able to get water for a while."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty instructed us to send rain for you while she is in seclusion. When you return to Peach Blossom Village, you will have water to drink. Just like before, it will rain heavily for three days. However, the rain will only reach Peach Blossom Village. Go to Peach Blossom Village to collect water."

Shuiwa repeated Huowa's words clearly.

The villagers knelt down in excitement.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, the two celestial attendants."

"Let's go down the mountain."

"Let's hide the offerings in the cellar first, so they'll deteriorate more slowly. We'll come back to worship after the goddess comes out of seclusion. Now, everyone go home and get the tools to fetch water. Let's call everyone in the village and go to Peach Blossom Village to fetch water!"

The village chiefs arranged the tasks in an orderly manner.

The villagers' efforts were not in vain.

They were ecstatic.

Half an hour later, they will be able to drink water.

[Host, you can begin absorbing solar heat now. Remember not to overexert yourself, and call me if you feel unwell.]

The system reminded.

"I see."

Then, a giant phantom of a golden-clad woman, as sacred as a mountain, suddenly appeared above the Divine Palace. She was holy and solemn, and from below, she appeared to be sitting cross-legged in mid-air.

Surrounded by countless rays of dazzling light, and with golden radiance emerging from behind, she seemed like a true deity!

Golden rays of heat appeared around the sun, moving toward a single point in a visible manner.

"Look!"

The monsters had just arrived at Mount Qihuang when they witnessed this strange scene.

Their eyes widened in surprise.

(End of this chapter)