Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Wu Tian returned to the Divine Dragon Palace, the golden light around him dissipated, and he returned to calm.

Mo Yuqiong stood in front of the palace gate, watching him approach step by step, her beautiful eyes filled with surprise and shock.

"My lord, are you alright?"

Wu Tian walked up to her and gently stroked her cheek.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

Mo Yuqiong nestled into his arms, clutching his clothes tightly with both hands, her beautiful eyes filled with undisguised worry.

“My lord…that’s the Golden Mother, the Golden Mother of Yaochi…how dare you destroy her avatar…”

Wu Tian held her in his arms, gently patting her back with one hand, "Since she dared to humiliate you and make you a maid, she deserves to die."

“How can I allow others to humiliate my wife like this?”

"So what if she is the Queen Mother of the West? I have no fear."

These words would have been ridiculed in the past; a mere True Immortal cultivator like the Dragon Prince would only be seen as boasting.

But now, facing the Queen Mother of the West, he killed her avatar with his staff, displaying boundless supernatural powers and overwhelming might. When he spoke these words, he gave people a sense of reassurance and domineering presence.

Mo Yuqiong raised her head, her eyes slightly red, and looked at Wu Tian, ​​"My lord, it doesn't matter if I suffer some grievances."

"Now that you have destroyed the Golden Mother's avatar and damaged her reputation, Yaochi will not let this go..."

She became more and more anxious as she spoke, gripping Wu Tian's clothes tighter and tighter.

"Perhaps I should inform my father. Although the Dragon Palace is not as powerful as the Taoist sect, it is not one to be bullied. If my father knew about the situation here, he would surely come to our aid..."

Wu Tian looked down at her and suddenly smiled.

"Silly woman," he said softly, his voice gentle, "We're not even married yet, and you're already asking your father-in-law to stand up for me?"

Mo Yuqiong was taken aback, then blushed and said reproachfully, "But...but..."

She kept saying "but" for a long time, but couldn't come up with a clear answer.

Wu Tian hugged her tighter, rested his chin on her forehead, and whispered, "Don't worry, I have my own plans."

Mo Yuqiong raised her head and looked at him.

The seventy-two haloed lights in Wu Tian's eyes disappeared, leaving only clear and deep pupils.

"Are you really sure?" she asked.

Wu Tian nodded.

"Believe me."

Mo Yuqiong stared at him for a long time.

Then she nodded gently and buried her face in his chest.

"Okay, I believe you."

Wu Tian gently stroked her hair, his gaze passing over her shoulder to look at Li Xuanba and General Shenkun, who were still somewhat shaken in the distance.

"General Xuanba, please stay. Everyone else, please step back."

General Shenkun was taken aback. He looked at Wu Tian, ​​then at Li Xuanba, bowed in agreement, and led the Dragon Palace guards away.

Mo Yuqiong lifted her head from his embrace, looked at him with some confusion, and then at Li Xuanba.

Wu Tian lowered his head and gently kissed her forehead.

"You go and rest first. I have some things to discuss with General Xuanba."

Mo Yuqiong nodded and obediently left, not forgetting to glance at Li Xuanba before she went.

After everyone had left, only Wu Tian and Li Xuanba remained in front of the Divine Dragon Palace.

Wu Tian stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the old minister who had followed him from the West Sea Dragon Palace.

Li Xuanba bowed respectfully: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

Wu Tian looked at him without saying a word.

Those eyes were as calm as still water in an ancient well, without the slightest ripple.

Li Xuanba remained bowed, motionless.

After a long while, Wu Tian suddenly smiled.

"General Xuanba, now that things have come to this, are you still going to keep it a secret?"

His voice wasn't loud, but it reached Li Xuanba's ears clearly.

Li Xuanba's body stiffened slightly.

He raised his head and looked at Wu Tian.

A complex expression flashed across his aged face.

After a moment, he sighed.

"As expected, nothing could hide it from His Highness the Crown Prince."

He straightened up, and his previously hunched body gradually straightened. His cloudy eyes also gradually became clear and sharp.

A faint, yet palpable, pressure emanated from him.

That oppressive aura was as deep as an abyss and as vast as the sea.

Where is this true paradise?

This is clearly a paradise on earth!

"This old servant thought he had hidden it very well, but I wonder when His Highness the Crown Prince discovered it?"

Li Xuanba asked, his tone no longer respectful as before, but instead conveying a sense of openness as if they were equals.

Wu Tian looked at him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"There are very few things in this world that can be hidden from my eyes."

He pointed to his eyes.

Li Xuanba was taken aback, then gave a bitter smile.

"I see. This old servant thought he had covered his tracks perfectly, but I never imagined that His Highness had already seen through him."

Wu Tian looked at him and slowly said, "Yaochi will definitely take revenge next."

"I destroyed the Golden Mother's avatar, so this matter is unlikely to end well. If I'm not mistaken, Yaochi will definitely take action soon. It's even possible that the Golden Mother herself will arrive."

Li Xuanba's expression also turned serious.

Wu Tian looked at him and said, slowly and deliberately, "If Yaochi launches a full-scale invasion, General Xuanba, can you protect Yuqiong?"

Li Xuanba remained silent for a moment, then raised his head.

A confident smile appeared on his aged face.

"Your Highness, rest assured. Although this old servant dares not say that he can confront the Golden Mother in person, he is more than capable of protecting the princess alone."

He paused, then looked at Wu Tian.

"but--"

A hint of concern flashed in his eyes.

"Does Your Highness truly not need this old servant's assistance? If the two of us join forces, even if the Golden Mother herself were to arrive, we might not be unable to force her to retreat."

Wu Tian shook his head.

"No need."

His voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable firmness.

"I will handle Yaochi."

He looked at Li Xuanba, and seventy-two layers of light slowly appeared in his golden eyes.

"Since you are a celestial being, protecting the Divine Dragon Palace and Yuqiong is your greatest responsibility."

"The others—"

He paused slightly.

"Leave it to me."

Li Xuanba stared at him for a long time.

Then he bowed deeply and paid his respects.

"Yes, sir."

Wu Tian nodded and turned to walk into the Divine Dragon Palace.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and said something without turning his head.

"If things really can't be done, you can take Yuqiong with you without worrying about me."

Li Xuanba was taken aback, then laughed.

He watched Wu Tian's departing figure, his eyes filled with admiration. "The West Sea Dragon Palace... has indeed produced an extraordinary crown prince. Princess Yuqiong has found a good husband."

He muttered to himself, then vanished in a flash.

……

Wu Tian returned to the depths of the Golden Dragon Palace.

He sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, his eyes slightly closed.

Since his battle with the Golden Mother, he felt that his cultivation had improved again. His seventy-two Sumeru transformations had been tempered in the battle and had become more perfect and complete.

But he didn't rush to continue his contemplation.

Instead, he reached out and flipped his hand over—

In the palm of his hand, a precious tree floated silently.

The precious tree was only about a foot tall, its entire body as clear as jade, its branches spreading out, and its leaves verdant. On each leaf, a faint celestial light flowed, and countless tiny incantations could be faintly seen arising and disappearing within them.

As Wu Tian gazed at the precious tree, seventy-two rings of light slowly rotated within his golden eyes.

With discerning eyes, one can see through even the vastness of Mount Sumeru.

In his eyes, the true nature of this precious tree gradually became apparent.

This is indeed a branch of the ancient peach tree, which the Queen Mother of the West cut off from her original form after attaining enlightenment, to house her avatars. It not only contains the vitality of the ancient peach tree, but also embodies the Queen Mother of the West's understanding of the Great Dao.

Those patterns, those rays of divine light, those incantations flowing on the leaves—all are remnants of the Golden Mother's Daoist essence.

Wu Tian watched quietly, his gaze fixed on the seventy-two radiant wheels spinning within him.

The ancient peach tree is a legendary immortal tree, one of the most famous immortal roots in the Three Realms. The Queen Mother of the West attained enlightenment with it and swept across heaven and earth.

Such a treasure, even a single branch from the main body, is exceptionally precious.

He reached out and gently touched the green leaf.

The moment my fingertips touched the leaf, a system notification sounded in my ear.

Ding! System notification: You have obtained a broken branch of the Immortal Tree. It can be planted in a blessed land to support your grotto. Would you like to refine it?

Wu Tian had a sudden thought and chose yes without hesitation.

The next moment, the precious tree in front of us shone with a dazzling, clear light.

boom!!!
An overwhelming surge of information flooded his mind like a tidal wave.

That is the law of the ancient peach tree.

It is the mark left by this spiritual root of heaven and earth, which has absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, comprehended the mysteries of the Great Dao over countless years, and finally nurtured the peaches of immortality.

These are the profound and wondrous principles of the Great Dao that the Golden Mother comprehended when she attained enlightenment using this divine tree.

Wu Tian's body trembled slightly, and seventy-two light wheels spun wildly in his eyes.

The information flooding into his mind was immense; if it were an ordinary cultivator, their mind would probably collapse in an instant.

But with his discerning eyes, he could see through everything, and he organized everything in his mind in a very orderly manner.

The blessed land of Fangcun Mountain trembled slightly, and countless incantations fell from the Ruyi Jingu Bang, transforming into a waterfall that poured down, breaking down, digesting, and absorbing the incoming information one by one.

I don't know how much time passed.

Wu Tian slowly opened his eyes.

In those golden eyes, besides the seventy-two haloed lights, the faint phantom of an ancient tree could be seen.

The precious tree that had been floating in front of him was now emitting golden light and slowly descending into the blessed land of Fangcun Mountain.

Halfway up Fangcun Mountain, the branches and leaves stretched out, casting a soft glow, and began to slowly take root.

Where the precious tree took root, the rocks of Fangcun Mountain, a blessed land, spontaneously cracked open, and the clear light hanging from the branches flowed to the ground, soon transforming into a clear pool about ten feet in diameter.

Only a misty, ethereal light flowed slowly within the clear pool, and countless tiny incantations could be faintly seen floating and flickering within the light.

The roots of the precious tree penetrated into the clear pond and grew wildly in an instant.

The branches, which were originally only a foot or so tall, grew taller and stretched at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One foot, three feet, five feet, ten feet...

Eventually, it grew into an ancient tree over three zhang tall, with lush branches and leaves, standing tall and spreading like a canopy.

As the tree canopy unfolded, countless rays of light streamed down from the branches and leaves.

That clear light was no ordinary light, but a light of creation containing the original Daoist essence of the ancient peach tree. Within each ray of clear light, countless tiny incantations flowed, were born, died, and were recombined.

Wherever the light shines—

The void began to change.

Within three zhang of the treasure tree, the originally solid rocks and land began to surge like water, transforming into a cave.

As Qingguang grew stronger, the space he opened up also became wider and wider.

Three zhang, five zhang, ten zhang, twenty zhang...

Ultimately, a cavern with a radius of thirty feet was carved out, centered on the precious tree.

Inside that cave, celestial mist swirled and clear light flowed.

The canopy of the precious tree supports a sky, and its roots penetrate deep into the blessed land of Fangcun Mountain, drawing upon the laws and power of Fangcun Mountain.

Around the cave, countless incantations intertwined on their own, forming layers of rosy light that separated the cave from Fangcun Mountain, eventually revealing a gate.

The precious tree completely disappeared into Fangcun Mountain, leaving only an ancient gate standing on the mountainside. The gate was simple and serene, and looked like just two ordinary stone doors.

However, if viewed with the eyes of a celestial being, one would know that this portal contains the profound mysteries of the Sumeru Dharma. Without the master's permission, even if the heavens and earth were to crumble, one would not be able to step into the portal even half a step.

Within that portal lay a cave dwelling, within which grew a precious tree that continuously cast down clear light.

With each ray of clear light that fell, the cave expanded outwards by a little.

This cave dwelling is growing, expanding, and perfecting at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"interesting……"

Wu Tian spoke, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"This precious tree not only contains the vitality of the ancient peach tree, but also carries the Golden Mother's understanding of the Great Dao."

"If I can completely refine it and integrate it into my Fangcun Mountain blessed land, it will be more than enough for me to open up the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave."

"With a great battle approaching, the arrival of this precious tree is perfectly timed. It will allow me to break through to the realm of immortals and save a lot of time and energy."

Having thought this through, he no longer hesitated.

The space between his brows suddenly shone brightly.

Boundless celestial light burst forth from between his brows, illuminating the entire quiet room.

Amidst the celestial light, the image of the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) slowly rose.

At this moment, as the ancient peach tree took root and the cave was opened, the previously dormant incantations on the Ruyi Jingu Bang suddenly awakened.

Countless incantations awoke from their slumber, flowing, intertwining, and recombinating wildly across the staff.

Gradually—

On the staff, in addition to the seventy-two layers of light, new light wheels began to appear.

The halo was initially blurry, like smoke or mist.

But as the cave was continuously opened up, the texture gradually became clearer.

The increasingly dazzling golden light of the Ruyi scepter cascaded down from the staff, pouring onto Fangcun Mountain like a waterfall.

The roots of the Peach Tree emitted golden light from the blessed land of Fangcun Mountain, making its branches and leaves even greener and its light even more intense.

A wonderful cycle has formed between the two.

Golden light irrigated Fangcun Mountain, and the precious tree took root in Fangcun Mountain, breathing out pure light. The pure light opened up a cave, allowing the image of the Golden Cudgel to receive its nourishment, and even more golden light fell upon it.

As time goes by, this cycle becomes stronger and more mysterious.

Wu Tian sat cross-legged in the void, his mind completely absorbed in it.

He could clearly sense that Fangcun Mountain Blessed Land was transforming at an unprecedented speed.

The seventy-third transformation of Sumeru was controlled almost instantly.

The seventy-fourth level, the seventy-fifth level...

At this moment, the mysteries of Mount Sumeru are as clear as the lines on the palm of one's hand, fully revealed before one's eyes.

Those originally obscure and difficult-to-understand profound truths gradually become clear and discernible in this cycle.

His cultivation level also rapidly increased in this cycle.

Wu Tian sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, his eyes slightly closed, his body enveloped in a pale golden divine light, which grew brighter and brighter.

The quiet room was completely silent. (End of Chapter)