The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 298 Mating
The alien laws within Qingyi's body were completely eliminated, and the life force law she obtained from refining the peaches of immortality began to flourish. Her magical power circulated through her physical body, healing her hidden injuries. After a few breaths, her dormant consciousness also awoke, and everything proceeded smoothly.

As her injuries healed and her consciousness returned, Qingyi's figure began to change, and a burst of spiritual light emanated from within.

The turtle demon was about to pick up a peach to continue when it was suddenly jolted away by the spiritual light. It seemed to be greatly frightened, its small head snapping back into itself. Its shell rolled several times in the water, and it was pushed more than ten feet away before it stopped its downward spiral.

After confirming that Qingyi was unharmed, Ding Lin disregarded everything else and immediately withdrew his consciousness and laws back into his body. Although it only lasted for a short time, how serious could the damage be without any obstruction? His body was already riddled with holes, turned upside down, and in complete chaos.

Consciousness returned to normal.

Ding Lin's spatial laws could not tolerate his defeated subordinates running rampant on his territory, so he immediately launched a counterattack. Ding Lin's physical body also contained some spatial attributes, so the five different laws were like turtles in a jar, and were all dealt with in a few breaths.

On the dark star, apart from the Sun Star Lord, all the figures were gray.

After expelling them all, Ding Lin's body began to change from a dragon form.

On the blue stone, another red light shone. A few breaths later, Ding Lin and Qingyi transformed back into human form. One was red and the other was blue. Their cheeks were pressed together, and they clung to each other tightly. Qingyi's disguise was gone. She was no longer her usual androgynous appearance. Her feminine features were fully revealed.

When Qingyi woke up, she saw herself and Ding Lin entangled in this way. A trace of tenderness flashed in her eyes, but when she looked at Ding Lin's face so close to hers, she felt a little worried.

Although Qingyi's consciousness was in a coma at the beginning, it was only at the beginning. Later, as those alien laws were either destroyed or expelled, she had actually awakened to some extent. Therefore, she was aware of Ding Lin's behavior of introducing those laws into her body at the end.

Qingyi interrupted the body's self-healing process, and her slender hand, which was hanging by her side, moved slightly and wrapped around Ding Lin's back, about to help inject vitality into Ding Lin's body.

Just then, Ding Lin suddenly opened his eyes, and their eyes met.

The woman in green had slightly disheveled hair, and her face was pale, which softened her sharp features and added a touch of fragility. Ding Lin's face was so close that a few stray hairs fell onto his face. The woman in green reached out with her other hand and brushed the stray hairs away.

Ding Lin suddenly raised his head slightly and gently pecked Qingyi's face like a chick pecking at rice.

The woman in green was stunned for a moment, her eyes momentarily unfocused.

Ding Lin didn't give her a chance to react. His hands had somehow climbed up to Qingyi's waist, pulled her back abruptly, and then kissed her heavily without a second thought.

Qingyi came to her senses, instinctively dodged a few times, and then began to respond awkwardly.

Just a dozen or so feet away, the turtle demon cautiously poked his head out, but suddenly everything went black before his eyes, and his five senses were clouded. As for how he was then casually flung by the wind and landed on the shore, he had no idea.

On the bluestone, the blue and red colors intertwined. The remaining dozen or so peaches had been swept off the stone at some point. They rolled around and produced a string of tiny bubbles. Then the bubbles disappeared, and an even more intense undercurrent surged forth, which did not stop for a long time.

On the water, even though there was no wind, the lotus leaves swayed gently.

……

An hour later.

The water surface returned to calm.

On the shore, the turtle demon didn't know how much time had passed. Suddenly, he felt a bright light before his eyes and saw starlight again. His eyes flickered a few times, and he cautiously poked one of his short legs into the lake. There was no power to stop him, so he confidently dived in and swam towards the blue stone.

On the blue stone, a male and a female demon king sat upright. According to what he had just seen, they should have been very close, but when he saw the female demon king now, she seemed to be deliberately distant.

"I said that as long as you help me succeed, I will promise you a great opportunity. Tell me, what do you want?" Ding Lin said, while secretly trying to grab the hand of the woman in green beside him, but the latter dodged him without making a sound.

“Little demon…” The turtle demon’s eyes darted around. “Little demon knows that his magic power is weak and he is not worthy of it. But since Your Majesty has granted him this opportunity, if Your Majesty does not abandon him, little demon is willing to follow Your Majesty and serve Your Majesty like a dog or a horse.”

"You little turtle, you know how to seize an opportunity," Ding Lin chuckled. "Alright, since I've already given my word, I'll grant your request, Qingyi." Ding Lin turned to Qingyi cautiously. "Let this turtle stay with you for now, acting as your steward. Later, we'll find a body of water to occupy, so we'll have a place to stay. What do you think?"

"Where...are you going this time?" asked the woman in green.

Ding Lin paused for a moment.

“When I saw you being besieged, I rushed over without thinking. There are still many loose ends left in the Peach Garden. We must hurry back, otherwise we might leave a loophole,” Ding Lin said.

"This is important business, you should go quickly," said the woman in green.

Ding Lin did not move.

"What?" Qingyi looked at him, her eyes seemingly puzzled.

“Qingyi, I know you resent me, it’s all my fault… But promise me, don’t let me lose you again. That matter is important, but it’s not urgent. I’ll accompany you to choose the Water Mansion first, and then we can leave,” Ding Lin said.

“The matters in heaven are of utmost importance, you should go first,” said Qingyi. She paused for a moment and then gently patted Ding Lin’s hand twice. “Since I have already promised you, I will not go back on my word. Do you still remember the small lake where we first met? I will be waiting for you there. Go now.”

"Promise me you won't lie to me again." Ding Lin stared intently at Qingyi.

"Dragons are inherently lustful, you... I really owe you something, yet I have to suffer this injustice!" Qingyi suddenly bit her lip.

Seeing this, Ding Lin finally relaxed.

"Alright, Qingyi, I'll go first. I'll accept the punishment when I get back!" Ding Lin said. Having gotten the definite answer he wanted, he was overjoyed inside, but he dared not show it on his face. Immediately, he couldn't wait to change the subject. He looked at the turtle demon and pointed at it.

A fierce wind was blowing.

The next moment, Guiyao felt a tearing pain in his dantian, and his body involuntarily began to degenerate, quickly reverting to his original turtle form. But he couldn't care less about that at the moment. He turned his attention to his dantian and saw that the gray pill that had just condensed in his dantian had disappeared. At the same time, a huge and pure spiritual energy spread out and entered his limbs and bones.

"This inferior method has absolutely no future. I only acted expediently in a moment of crisis. Now that I have taken you under my wing, I cannot let you go astray. I have already dissolved your gray pill." Ding Lin tossed out a jade slip. "This 'Qi Absorption Technique' is the immortal scripture that is the source of your cultivation method. I bestow it upon you. I have to return to the Heavenly Court. You will serve the Mistress for now and must do your utmost!"

"This little demon... this humble servant thanks Your Majesty!" The turtle demon accepted the jade slip with both hands, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

“Then… I’ll be going now.” Ding Lin looked at Qingyi again.

The man in green didn't speak. Ding Lin leaped away in a flash of light, and just as he was about to cross the water, he heard a soft "Be careful." A smile appeared on his lips. The moon was bright, and the stars were dazzling, but at this moment, what he saw was a beautiful scene.

……

Ding Lin did not return to the Peach Garden, but instead soared to the Thirty-Third Heaven. When he passed the Tushita Palace, he saw two small heads peering at the gate, watching the great battle in the sky. It was Niu Jin and Niu Yin. He then dismounted, intending to see if he could follow the stone monkey and pick up some scraps, but the Tushita Palace was heavily guarded and he could not enter.

No wonder the Seven Fairies felt at ease going to the Peach Garden without taking these two siblings with them. With this protective barrier, as long as Niu Jin and Niu Yin behave themselves and don't come out, they won't be in any danger at all. It's much safer than being in the Peach Garden.

In the distance, the Lingxiao Palace was in a mess, but there wasn't a single person in sight.

Those immortals who were originally going to the Peach Banquet, without exception, after the battle between the four Great Luo Immortals in the heavens reached a stalemate, all of them, led by the Queen Mother of the West, went to the starry sky to wipe out the forces under the command of the Ziwei Emperor.

In the starry sky, a white figure was locked in battle with the Queen Mother, holding its own and displaying a level comparable to that of a Great Luo Immortal.

Ding Lin's eyes flashed, and with a turn of his escape light, he rushed towards the Jade Pool behind the Lingxiao Palace. The restrictions of the Thirty-Three Heavens had been broken, so he entered the Jade Pool without any hindrance. Before his eyes were tables of food.

But there were no cups, plates, or wine cups at all; the table was empty. Judging from the appearance, the good stuff hadn't even been served yet.

The vast square was deserted. The palace maids and celestial officials, those with higher levels of magical power, were already fighting fiercely in the starry sky. The rest were just shrimps at the Nascent Soul stage, hiding in the palace's restrictions, trembling with fear.

Ding Lin looked at the empty table, his heart filled with longing. He then turned his gaze to the starry sky and began to consider the situation. The situation was already clear: the core battle was at a stalemate, but the Jade Emperor held the advantage in the rest of the battles.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a peace treaty should be reached soon.

Ding Lin thought to himself that he had come at the right time. Getting involved now, regardless of whether there were any results, at least he had chosen a side in time.

Suddenly, another Golden Immortal appeared in the senses.

Ding Lin's heart tightened as he looked over, and saw a white-robed man emerge from the palace in the distance. The man's clothes and appearance were exactly the same as those of the minor official who had escorted Ding Lin to the Peach Garden to take up his post, only the style was much more sophisticated.

She must be an official in the Jade Pool.

Ding Lin's eyes flickered. If he came out at this time, what was he planning? Was he just as clever as him?

Tiannu emerged from the barrier and sensed Ding Lin's aura. He looked over and recognized Ding Lin as a newly promoted Golden Immortal. He had taken the same route to the Peach Garden, so he recognized him immediately. After confirming each other's identities, they tacitly looked away and headed towards the starry sky.

at this time……

"careful!"

Ding Lin's pupils contracted, and he shouted a reminder.

When Tiannu sensed something was wrong, it was too late. He only had time to unleash his own laws. The seven laws were bound together, and the highest-level law in the very center was as white as a mirror, with a pale and fragile feel to it, and seemed extremely distorted.

Ding Lin only glanced at it before roughly guessing the attribute of this law: incomplete.

Behind Tiannu, nine laws were bound together to form a steel whip, while the remaining one twisted into a handle, and lashed down heavily.

"what!"

Tiannu let out a miserable cry. A flash of spiritual light appeared on his body, which should be some kind of treasure that could take his life, but he still managed to exhale a breath and his body swerved sideways towards Ding Lin.

Taiyi!

Ding Lin felt a chill in his heart.

This was the first time he had encountered an enemy at the Taiyi Realm.

Where Tiannu had originally stood, the light and shadow distorted, and a figure emerged. Dressed in purple robes, with a tall and imposing figure, the long whip formed from the laws in his hand dragged on the ground. After striking Tiannu towards this direction, his aura locked firmly onto this spot.

There's no way to run anymore.

Ding Lin sighed inwardly. His magical power was inferior to others, and he was locked on. How could he escape? His only consolation was that the initial sneak attack was aimed at Tian Nu. If it had hit him, he didn't want something to die in his place like Tian Nu did.

Tiannu crashed down nearby.

Ding Lin raised his hand to catch Tian Nu. The moment his palm touched Tian Nu's back, he silently channeled a life force into him. Tian Nu's complexion immediately improved. It seemed that the substitute had blocked the Dao injury for him, which was why he only looked miserable, but his injuries were not actually serious.

“Star Lord, a dignified Taiyi, no longer wages glorious conquests in the starry sky, but instead comes to ambush me, a crippled person. You truly have no shame,” Tiannu said.

Ding Lin put down Tiannu, knowing there was no way to hide now. His only option was to fight with his back against the wall. He didn't know if he could conceal himself when facing Taiyi while riding the clouds. He decided to play it safe for now. Tiannu was the chief steward of Yaochi, and in the eyes of that Taiyi Star Lord, he should be far more important than himself. If Taiyi attacked Tiannu again, he could try to escape.

"General Xiao Jin, this is the Star Lord of the Big Dipper, a trusted confidant of the Great Emperor Ziwei, and he is at the Taiyi realm. Since he has targeted us, we have no chance of escape. In a moment, we will work together to entangle him. As long as there is a result in heaven, we will be able to save our lives." Tiannu introduced to Ding Lin in a low voice.

"Rest assured, sir, I will follow your lead without question," Ding Lin said.

“This time, the Great Celestial Venerable has the upper hand. The outcome in the starry sky is imminent. For now, all I can do is occupy Yaochi so that the Emperor won’t be left without any bargaining chips during the subsequent negotiations,” said the Big Dipper Star Lord.

“We are now locked in by the aura of the Big Dipper, and there is no way to escape. We can only fight with all our might. General Xiao Jin has just become a Golden Immortal. In this way, I will still have a few items to protect myself. When he attacks again, I will face him head-on, and General Xiao Jin can just provide support from the side.” Tiannu said.

"brush!"

The Big Dipper Star Lord threw his whip into the sky, and a phantom of law struck down from mid-air.

"General Jin, you will provide support from the left and then supply the multitude with life force later," Tiannu said.

"Okay!" Ding Lin agreed, but his body suddenly exploded, turning into a large cloud of mist.

(End of this chapter)