Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Wu Tian's Tongbi Divine Ape form unleashed its somersault cloud technique at extreme speed, with the sea of ​​clouds surging beneath his feet and mountains rushing past him.

Before long, the entrance to the Jade Pool Grotto appeared before them.

The portal was hidden in a sea of ​​clouds high in the heavens. If one did not know its exact location, ordinary cultivators would not be able to find the entrance. The door was carved from a single piece of white jade, about three zhang high and two zhang wide, and was engraved with countless mysterious incantations, with faint celestial light flowing around it.

Wu Tian descended from the clouds and landed in front of the door.

The door opened silently.

A figure gracefully walked out from inside the door.

She was none other than Zixia Fairy, one of the Seven Fairies of Yaochi.

Perhaps because they had dealt with each other before, this woman was the one who received him again this time.

Today, Fairy Zixia wore a light purple long dress, the hem of which trailed on the ground, and a moon-white ribbon tied around her waist, outlining her slender figure. Her long, black hair cascaded over her shoulders, adorned with a jade hairpin, the tip of which dangled delicate tassels that swayed gently with her steps.

Her face was serene and beautiful, her skin as white as snow, and her features exquisitely drawn. Her eyes were crystal clear, yet they subtly conveyed a cold indifference that kept people at a distance.

But when she saw Wu Tian, ​​a look of respect appeared on her cold face.

"Master of the Palace."

She bowed slightly, her voice clear and melodious like a mountain stream.

"Eldest sister has been waiting for a long time in the Taizhen Palace. Please follow me."

Wu Tian nodded, glanced at her briefly, and then looked away. Among the Seven Fairies of Yaochi, apart from the Queen Mother of Yaochi, this Fairy Zixia had the best aptitude and the deepest fortune.

He could clearly sense the woman's profound potential.

Fairy Zixia turned around and led him deeper into the cave.

The two crossed the lake on lotus leaves, and soon the Taizhen Palace came into view.

The magnificent palace was still shrouded in auspicious light. The palace doors were wide open, and faint celestial music and exotic fragrances drifted from within.

Zixia Fairy stopped in front of the palace gate and stepped aside to make way.

"Honored guest, please come in."

Wu Tian stepped into the hall.

Inside the Taizhen Palace, the Golden Mother sat regally on her cloud bed.

Today she wore a dark black Taoist robe embroidered with golden cloud patterns, exuding solemnity and majesty. Her long, black hair was tied up high and secured with a red-gold phoenix hairpin, revealing her slender, fair neck.

Upon seeing Wu Tian enter, Jin's mother rose slightly and nodded in acknowledgment.

"Fellow Daoist Wu Tian, ​​please have a seat."

Wu Tian didn't stand on ceremony and sat down in the guest seat. Fairy Zixia personally served tea, then bowed and withdrew from the hall.

The palace doors slowly closed behind her.

Only the two of them remained in the main hall.

Jin Mu picked up her teacup, took a small sip, put it down, looked at Wu Tian, ​​and got straight to the point.

"Fellow Daoist Wu Tian, ​​I will no longer beat around the bush with you."

Her voice, clear and steady, echoed in the hall.

"What have you thought about my invitation to be a protector of the Dao?"

She paused, then looked directly at Wu Tian.

"Time is running out, and the competition for the three rankings of Heaven, Earth, and Man is extremely fierce. After all, there are only 365 divine positions, and heroes from all three realms are rising up, with overlords from all sides emerging."

"If we don't take action now, the competition will only get fiercer."

Her fingers tapped lightly on the armrests of the cloud bed, making a rhythmic sound.

"and……"

She paused, a hint of seriousness flashing in her eyes.

"You must have seen the great battle before. The newly promoted Pleiades Star Lord is almost invincible. Even Guanyin, the leader of the Buddhist sect in the human world, was killed by him. He will surely become a mountain standing in the way of the Emperor, and a stumbling block for everyone who wants to win the Emperor's throne."

"If this person is not eliminated, none of us will have any hope of becoming the Heavenly Emperor."

Wu Tian raised an eyebrow and laughed, "This person has already offended the Buddha. He has already sought his own death. He is nothing but a skeleton in a tomb. Why should we be afraid of him?"

The Golden Mother looked at him and said, "This man is protected by the Lord of Yellow Heaven. As long as he doesn't die, he will inevitably be our greatest enemy."

"The waters of the Three Realms are too deep. One day, a terrifying being like the Star Lord appeared before the world almost without any warning."

"Such an existence does not necessarily mean there is no second or third one."

"Although I consider myself to be no less capable than others, I am no longer entirely confident."

"Now that things have come to this, it's time for you to make a decision, fellow Daoist."

Wu Tian put down his teacup and looked at her. "Fellow Daoist, are you already preparing to vie for the divine position?"

Jin Mu nodded, stood up, and walked to Wu Tian. The hem of her dark Taoist robe trailed on the ground, making a rustling sound. Her gaze was solemn and sincere.

"Fellow Daoist Wu Tian, ​​there are some secrets that I can only reveal after you are willing to form an alliance with me, become my protector, and sign a contract."

"I have my own reasons for daring to compete for the position of Heavenly Emperor."

She looked into Wu Tian's eyes.

"Therefore, I would like to hear a definite answer from you today."

Wu Tian remained silent for a moment, then picked up his teacup and took a slow sip. His gaze lingered on Jin's mother's face for a moment before shifting elsewhere, as if he were pondering something.

After a long pause, he slowly spoke.

"Fellow Daoist Jinmu, before answering you, I would like to ask a question first."

The Golden Mother nodded slightly.

"Please speak, fellow Daoist."

Wu Tian asked, "How is Qiong'er doing now? When will she be able to break through successfully?"

Upon hearing this, Jin's mother smiled slightly, a smile that bloomed on her dignified and elegant face, exuding an indescribable stunning beauty.

"Her Highness is currently refining that peach, and the progress is even smoother than I expected."

She paused, then continued.

"The peach contained immense potential. Her Highness is exceptionally intelligent and blessed. Upon entering the ancient peach tree, she entered a state of enlightenment, and the speed at which she refined it far exceeded expectations."

She looked at Wu Tian.

"In seven days at most, she will be able to completely refine that peach and break through to the True Immortal Realm."

She paused, then added.

"As for the realm of immortals..."

She shook her head.

"The chances are slim. That step requires one's own cultivation and understanding, and external help can only provide so much. However, with the foundation laid by this peach, her future breakthrough to the Immortal Realm will be much easier than for others."

Wu Tian nodded slightly after hearing this.

Seven days.

Qiong'er will be able to leave the pass in seven days at most.

He felt somewhat relieved, and after a moment's thought, he put down his teacup and stood up.

"it is good."

“Fellow Daoist Jinmu, I can grant your request.”

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Jin's eyes, and an incredibly bright smile bloomed on her face. Even Wu Tian couldn't help but admire the sudden display of such feminine grace from this dignified and aloof woman.

"but……"

Wu Tian changed the subject, a smile playing on his lips.

“The resources you promised must be increased.” Mother Jin looked at him but did not answer immediately.

Wu Tian held up one finger.

"First, I need a broken branch from the ancient peach tree."

Jin's mother frowned slightly, but did not interrupt.

Wu Tian extended his second finger.

"Secondly, I need the eternal peaches from Yaochi."

Jin's brows furrowed even more.

The "Ten Thousand Year Peach" doesn't simply mean a fruit that has grown on a peach tree for ten thousand years. Ordinary peaches simply cannot grow for that long. It requires not only secret watering methods but also a certain amount of good fortune.

Now, it is extremely rare in her possession and is the most precious material, even more precious than the broken branches of the ancient peach tree in some respects.

Even the peach given to Mo Yuqiong was only 99,999 years old, not a true 10,000-year-old peach.

Of course, even a mere wandering immortal cannot refine a true ten-thousand-year-old peach.

Wu Tian extended his third finger.

"Third, I need your Yaochi library, all those secret techniques, secret arts, insights, and travelogues that are never passed on to outsiders. I need to make a copy of them all."

Jin's mother's brows were furrowed into a deep frown.

Wu Tian withdrew his finger and looked at her.

"These are the three conditions. If Fellow Daoist Jinmu agrees, I will sign a contract with you, protect your path, and help you contend for the throne of the Heavenly Emperor."

"how?"

Jin's mother remained silent for a long time.

She looked at Wu Tian, ​​at this monkey who was making outrageous demands in front of her.

The repeated cutting of branches and leaves from the trees in Pantao Valley has caused almost irreversible damage to the ancient peach trees.

The eternal peaches were one of her greatest assets and strengths, and she would never have a runny nose.

As for the books in the Yaochi Secret Pavilion, that wasn't a big problem. The Taoist scriptures, which were extremely precious to ordinary immortals, Buddhas, and saints, were of little significance to someone of her level.

Jinmu took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

Silence, a long silence.

Inside the Taizhen Hall, you could hear a pin drop.

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps just a moment, perhaps a long time—Golden Mother opened her eyes and looked at Wu Tian.

"it is good."

She spoke, but her words were resolute.

"I agree."

Wu Tian looked at her, his smile deepening.

"Fellow Daoist Jinmu is indeed straightforward."

Jin's mother rolled her eyes at him, a look that held both reproach and helplessness.

"You monkey, you sure know how to take advantage of a crisis."

She turned around, walked back to the cloud bed, and took out a golden silk scroll from her sleeve. The scroll was about three feet long and one foot wide, entirely golden, with countless fine incantations flowing on it.

On the silk scroll, six different auras were faintly intertwined.

That aura was vast and profound, as if it came from the beginning of time.

Wu Tian's gaze sharpened.

"This is……"

"This is a contract forged for my own Great Dao, cause and effect, and life." The Golden Mother unfolded the silk scroll and laid it on the table. "This contract concerns the very foundation of my life. Once signed, before the battle for the Heavenly Emperor ends, you and I will be sworn allies in life and death."

She looked at Wu Tian.

"By signing this contract, we will become true allies. I will fulfill all the promises I made to you."

She paused.

"Of course, if you break the alliance, you will inevitably suffer an unprecedented backlash. At best, your path to the Great Dao will be cut off and you will be seriously injured; at worst, you will die on the spot and your Dao will be extinguished."

Wu Tian stared intently at the golden scroll, his bright golden eyes scrutinizing the contract. He certainly wouldn't sign anything given to him by an outsider; what if there was a trap? His life would be out of his control.

Countless dense incantations floated in his eyes. After transforming into the Long-Armed Divine Ape, his combat power greatly improved, but in essence, it was still the Great Dao of Wishes.

By using the Way of Ruyi, one can obtain unparalleled divine power and speed, and even manipulate the universe and break all laws.

Therefore, his mind and will are extremely pure, and it is difficult for anything in the world to escape his eyes, which is also the source of his supernatural power.

Before him lay a scroll of contracts that seemed to weave together the image of a white tiger, with a tiger's head and a human body, wielding a golden spear, roaring angrily to the sky, exuding an aura of solemnity and majesty.

"Good heavens, it's a tigress!"

Fortunately, Wu Tian didn't say those words out loud, otherwise he might have angered the Queen Mother of the West.

He truly hadn't expected that the Queen Mother of the West was actually a primordial deity, with a tiger's head and a human body, her entire body covered in snow-white hair, both sacred and majestic.

Jin's mother is very mysterious, and outsiders know very little about her background.

Wu Tian only glimpsed a part of it through this contract that was so closely related to his life.

When Yaochi Jinmu saw him staring at the scroll of contracts, she felt a little uncomfortable. It was as if she were naked and being stared at by this guy.

Although it's separated by a contract, it's essentially like wearing a thin, transparent veil, almost completely exposing one's true nature.

Seeing that he kept staring, she finally couldn't hold back anymore. Her usually dignified face showed a hint of anger. "Have you looked enough? You should know very well whether there's a trap in there."

"I won't make a formidable enemy for myself!"

"At our level, no matter what kind of contract it is, it can only provide a certain degree of constraint, and it is impossible to completely control the other party."

"You can't be unaware of this principle..."

Upon hearing her voice, Wu Tian reluctantly withdrew the golden light from his eyes and turned back to carefully examine the woman before him. He found her to be slender-waisted, round-hipped, and with a radiant face.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "A white tiger, and a female at that!"

I don't know if it's because I'm a dog by nature, but I'm becoming more and more sexually attracted to this tigress, Kim. It would be so satisfying to conquer a woman like her.

"Monkey, have you stared enough?!"

Seeing Jin Mu gritting her teeth and scolding him, her dignified and bright face showing a hint of dissatisfaction, Wu Tian laughed and withdrew his somewhat disrespectful gaze.

He walked to the table, used his supernatural powers to leave his mark on the silk scroll.

A mark resembling the Ruyi Jingu Bang (a magical staff) was left on the silk scroll. The incantation on the scroll suddenly lit up, turning into a golden light that entered his brow.

At the same time, he felt an unseen connection that linked him with the Golden Mother.

That connection, though seemingly absent, is undeniably real.

Seeing this, Jin's mother breathed a sigh of relief.

"From this day forward, we are allies."

She looked up at Wu Tian.

In those eyes, there was solemnity, expectation, and a hint of indescribable complexity.

Wu Tian looked at her and smiled slightly.

"Fellow Daoist Jinmu, I hope to receive your guidance in the future."

The two looked at each other, their gazes meeting in the void. Jinmu suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. She felt that after the monkey read the contract, the way he looked at her was a little strange, a little too intense.

It was almost like they were going to strip her naked.

She quickly averted her gaze, turned around, and left Wu Tian with a graceful silhouette. "Come with me, I'll take you somewhere." (End of Chapter)