Bai Suzhen, I really need to punish you properly.

Peony Fairy gazed at the flawless white pearl in Mingzhu's palm, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Is this a South China Sea pearl?"

Wang Xuan smiled faintly: "Of course, isn't it beautiful?"

The Peony Fairy, pure of heart, greatly admired these bright and pure pearls. She smiled sweetly and, without hesitation, offered the small white jade bottle, saying readily, "Hmm! Then I'll trade with you!"

Upon seeing this, the women all smirked and whispered among themselves, secretly marveling at how adorably innocent this fairy was.

The Peony Fairy looked completely bewildered.

Wang Xuan remained calm and changed the subject at the right moment, saying, "Fairy, why don't you take out everything else as well?"

With a gentle wave of her delicate hand, the Peony Fairy revealed several exquisite and elegant celestial objects.

Jade Pool Spring, Fire Date Candied Fruit, Jade Flower Preserves.

These are all "snacks" from Heaven.

Wang Xuan was secretly pleased. Although these things weren't particularly precious, they were of great benefit to him at this stage, as well as to Rouge and the others whose cultivation levels were still relatively low.

"Mingzhu, bring me a few more pearls."

Unexpectedly, the Peony Fairy quickly shook her head gently: "I don't want the pearls anymore. Is there anything else?"

"Yes. We have plenty of good things here." Wang Xuan turned to Yan Zhi and winked. "Yan Zhi, fetch my treasured Cloud Mist Spirit Tea, and prepare some exquisite fresh fruits and pastries for the fairy to enjoy."

Rouge softly agreed and went with Nie Xiaoqian to make the arrangements.

A moment later, the two returned.

Peony Fairy savored the earthly tea and snacks with delight, her eyes crinkling with joy, while everyone else enjoyed the celestial delicacies she had brought out.

Wang Xuan felt his spiritual energy rising and his shackles loosening, with faint signs of breaking through to the mid-stage of Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness.

After he lit up Nie Xiaoqian's illustration last time, his spiritual energy increased significantly, so it's reasonable that he's about to break through this time.

As for those at a lower level, such as Rouge, Fan Shiyi Niang, and Nie Xiaoqian, the feeling was even more pronounced.

Fan Shiyi Niang, being an outgoing person, asked curiously, "Fairy sister, do you eat this every day in Heaven?"

The Peony Fairy nodded gently: "Yes."

"Then why did you descend to the mortal realm?"

Upon hearing this, apart from Bai Suzhen who knew the inside story, all the women present were very curious.

"I descended to the mortal realm to find the peaches of immortality."

Xiaoqing pressed further, "Then why did you come here?"

The Peony Fairy looked at Wang Xuan: "He said he would help me."

Xiaoqing immediately looked at Wang Xuan with a knowing yet resentful gaze.

Wang Xuan ignored her and asked, "Since you, Fairy, are in charge of the Peach Garden and are proficient in cultivating peaches, what conditions are required to grow peaches?"

The Peony Fairy answered truthfully: "First, there must be a peach pit or a peach branch as a seedling, the sacred soil of the Jade Pool to support the roots, the divine water of the Three Lights to nourish the roots, and the mysterious yellow energy to harmonize the soil and water, so that the spiritual root can be awakened and the flower can bear fruit."

A glimmer of hope flashed in Wang Xuan's eyes as she pressed, "Does the fairy possess any of these?"

The Peony Fairy silently lowered her eyes.

She naturally didn't possess the Three Lights Divine Water or the Primordial Chaos Qi, but she had indeed collected a small amount of Yaochi Spiritual Soil during her years of managing the Peach Garden.

She understood what Wang Xuan meant.

But how can the sacred land of Yaochi be given away without permission?

However, she was not good at saying no, which is why she remained silent for a moment.

After a long silence, she finally spoke softly and truthfully: "I only have a little bit of Yaochi spiritual soil."

Wang Xuan smiled calmly, his tone gentle: "Gold and jade are worldly possessions, not worth mentioning. I would like to exchange a piece of my calligraphy for the celestial soil of the Jade Pool. What do you think, fairy?"

"Calligraphy? What calligraphy?"

Wang Xuan walked to the desk.

A group of beautiful women surrounded him, adding fragrance to his ink and spreading out paper.

Wang Xuan picked up his brush and wrote with flowing strokes, completing the work in one go.

"Only after the last petals have fallen does the fragrance begin to bloom."

Its fine name is King of Flowers.

They all boasted of being unparalleled beauties.

"A unique fragrance, the finest in the world."

Wang Xuan also thoughtfully left her signature.

This is, of course, to make it easier for the Peony Fairy to remember him often in the future.

Wang Xuan handed the Xuan paper to the Peony Fairy.

When the Peony Fairy saw this, she realized it was a poem praising her, and she felt both shy and happy.

"But this sacred land..."

The Peony Fairy felt a pang of inner turmoil.

Seeing this, Wang Xuan didn't press the matter. He smiled slightly and took the opportunity to back down, saying, "It's alright. If it's difficult for you, Fairy, then forget it."

The group chatted for a long time, and Xiaoqing insisted that Wang Xuan write a poem for her. Wang Xuan casually wrote a doggerel, which made all the women in the room laugh and joke until dusk, when a servant came to report.

It is said that the monk Daoji was traveling around and was not in the temple.

Wang Xuan was slightly disappointed upon hearing this.

However, upon further reflection, Bai Suzhen had already ascended to the level of a celestial being, greatly increasing her combat power. Moreover, he had promised the Peony Fairy that he would accompany her to find the peaches of immortality the next day, so he did not want to delay any longer.

Wang Xuan said in a deep voice, "Rouge, you take the Peony Fairy for a stroll around the city. We're going out for a bit."

Rouge nodded gently: "Yes, my lord."

The Peony Fairy quickly asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go deal with a bad guy."

The Peony Fairy instantly understood: "Is it because of him that you didn't come with me directly to find the peaches?"

Wang Xuan nodded slightly.

"Then I'll go with you. That way, once you've finished dealing with that, we can go straight to find the peaches."

After a moment's hesitation, Wang Xuan simply agreed.

He then looked at Rouge and instructed her, "We may be away for a few days this time. If anyone asks, just say I am not feeling well and need to rest in seclusion."

Rouge softly replied, "I understand, my lord."

Wang Xuan, Bai Suzhen, Mingzhu, and Peony Fairy set off as a group of four.

Wang Xuan had already inquired about the exact location of the Wutong Temple beforehand.

By the time the four arrived outside the temple, it was already deep into the night.

Wang Xuan's eyes were cold, and he condensed real fire at his fingertips, pointing it into the air and burning it towards the Wutong Temple.

"boom!"

Flames shot into the sky, the wooden buildings ignited instantly, and the raging fire engulfed the entire temple in an instant.

From deep within the temple, a furious shout rang out: "Who is burning my temple?"

Ordinary flames could never have burned his temple to such an extent in an instant.

The Five Gods transformed into a handsome scholar in a blue robe and stepped out of the sea of ​​fire.

His gaze swept over the four people present, and when he saw Bai Suzhen's aloof and ethereal beauty, Mingzhu's delicate and radiant charm, and the Peony Fairy's unparalleled grace, a hint of greed flashed in his eyes.

As a god of lust, Wutong God is most fond of beautiful women.

A fake smile played on his lips as he spoke in a deliberately gentle tone, "Ladies, I am..."

While he was speaking, he was actually secretly using his charm to try and arouse the desires of the three men.

However, everyone present was prepared and determined to kill him, and they had no intention of feigning politeness with him.

Before the myth of the Five Paths could be finished, Bai Suzhen gathered her pure white, boundless water-based immortal energy in her palm and unleashed a powerful and precise attack on the Five Paths God.

Mingzhu parted her red lips slightly and spat out the inner core of the Fire Spirit Pearl.

A bright red blood bead floated in front of him, instantly bursting out with dazzling red light, rolling out and crashing straight towards the true body of the Five Gods!

Under the combined attack of water and fire, Wutong Shen was caught off guard. His scholar's skin exploded instantly, revealing his hideous true form. Five ugly faces were crowded around his head, with fierce eyes and fangs, exuding a terrifying aura.

The five gods roared in unison, and a swirling, foul black wind swept across the land. Countless lewd and poisonous claws emerged from the black mist, attacking madly.

Wang Xuan stepped forward, urging the true fire of the sun's origin to transform into a vast, raging inferno that descended upon him.

Enraged, Wutong Shen finally tore through Wang Xuan's fire net and roared, "You have angered me! Today I will punish you all..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Suzhen launched another attack, her strike swift and decisive, taking his life in one fell swoop.

The Five Gods were still filled with rage. Even with one face missing, they still grinned wildly, "I am immortal! You cannot kill me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, another one was cut off.

"You destroyed my foundation, I will not let you get away with this!"

Moments later, he lost his third life.

Having lost three lives in succession, Wutong Shen was now truly panicked and repeatedly begged for mercy: "Spare me! I haven't offended you at all!"

The three men in front of him were ruthless from the very beginning, pressing him relentlessly and giving him no chance to speak or catch his breath; every move they made was a killing blow.

Taking advantage of his confusion and vulnerability, Bai Suzhen took his life once again.

The Five Gods were in a state of extreme distress and struggled to hold on.

Now he only has a face left, which means he only has one life left. Not only has his magic power been greatly reduced, but it also means that there is no room for error.

Bai Suzhen was a whole realm higher than Wutong Shen, and Mingzhu's Fire Spirit Pearl inner core and Wang Xuan's Solar True Fire naturally restrained his evil and filthy aura.

Of the three, Wang Xuan appeared to be the weakest in cultivation, yet the Five Gods' filthy and evil arts could not harm him in the slightest.

Surrounded by the three, Wutong Shen had nowhere to advance or retreat, and nowhere to escape.

Knowing he was doomed to die today, his eyes blazed with extreme resentment and madness. He decided to stop resisting and detonate his demonic body.

The Five Gods let out a sinister, chilling, and utterly resentful laugh: "Even if I die today, I will make you regret it!"

He condensed all the lust, greed, and filth of his life into a wisp of extremely poisonous blood.

Taking advantage of the moment when Wang Xuan and the other two were dodging the aftershocks of the self-destruction, the filthy blood poison suddenly changed direction and rushed straight at the Peony Fairy.

Peony Fairy followed Wang Xuan's instructions and quietly watched the battle from the sidelines, since she didn't have any means of attack.

By the time she realized what was happening and tried to dodge, it was too late.

That wisp of foul blood poison silently seeped into her body through the pores of her fair and delicate skin, instantly traveling through her meridians and settling into her dantian and spiritual palace, taking firm root there.

Wang Xuan and the other two's expressions changed, and they immediately went to the side of the Peony Fairy.

The Peony Fairy held her forehead with her hand, her face full of pain.

She tried to circulate her immortal power to suppress the abnormality within her body, but the more she activated her immortal power, the more intense the piercing pain, inexplicable heat, and soft, languid desires surged within her.

Wang Xuan and Bai Suzhen quickly helped the Peony Fairy sit down, one on each side.

This poisonous aura, formed from the filth and turbid energy of the Five Gods' entire life, was extremely malevolent. Even with the pure and flawless celestial body of the Peony Fairy, she was powerless to resist it.

Upon seeing this, Wang Xuan immediately asked, "Mingzhu, where is your ambergris?"

This ambrosia can resist the corruption of the blood demon, and it should also be able to resist the filthy and turbid energy of the Five Gods.

Without hesitation, Mingzhu quickly took out the Dragon Saliva Dew.

Wang Xuan gently touched the top of her head with affection.

After all, this represents Mingzhu's second life.

In front of Bai Suzhen, Mingzhu's cheeks flushed slightly, and she felt a little shy.

Subsequently, Wang Xuan fed the dragon's saliva to the Peony Fairy.

After taking it, the innate pure energy washed away the foul blood and poison in her body, and the Peony Fairy was indeed no longer in pain, but her beautiful eyes were still hazy. She subconsciously hugged Wang Xuan, her delicate body swaying slightly.

Ambrosia can cleanse all filth and evil spirits, as well as physical damage, but it can never completely eradicate the desires rooted in the soul.

"Fairy, are you alright?"

"I...I don't know."

The Peony Fairy, who was always pure of heart and free from worldly desires, and whose mind was spotless, had never had the slightest worldly thoughts. But at this moment, her whole body was weak, her mind was in turmoil, and even her breathing was trembling slightly.

Wang Xuan gently embraced the Peony Fairy who rushed towards him, feeling her soft and weak state, and looked at Bai Suzhen and Mingzhu: "Do you have any pills to calm your mind and spirit?"

Bai Suzhen and Mingzhu exchanged a glance and both gently shook their heads.

Peony Fairy's face was flushed, and she just kept hugging Wang Xuan tightly, swaying her body slightly.

Wang Xuan had no choice but to instruct, "Wait for me here."

He led the Peony Fairy into the portable grotto.

The Peony Fairy had no idea what it meant to refuse, and was easily led into the grotto by Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan gazed at the stunning beauty in his arms and said softly, "Fairy, please forgive me."

……

The Peony Fairy felt ashamed to face Wang Xuan at that moment.

She sat on the ground with her knees bent, burying her head between her knees, her ears bright red.

She had just been overwhelmed by the lingering desires of the Five Gods, and her mind and body were out of control, but she remembered every scene from just now.

Wang Xuan quickly washed his face, knelt down in front of her, and gently comforted her, "Fairy, what I did just now was only a last resort."

Peony Fairy slowly raised her head and met Wang Xuan's clean and gentle face, especially the slightly upturned corners of his mouth. She subconsciously lowered her eyes, her cheeks burning, filled with shame.

Her loss of composure in broad daylight just now ultimately tarnished her image as a fairy.

But she just couldn't bring herself to criticize Wang Xuan.

After all, he rescued me in time and didn't take advantage of my vulnerability.

Her chest rose and fell slightly as she spoke in a barely audible voice, "Thank you for saving me, but you must not tell anyone about what happened today."

Wang Xuan looked puzzled: "What are you talking about?"

The Peony Fairy glared at him, both embarrassed and annoyed: "You...you knew perfectly well!"

Wang Xuan could only laugh and explain, "What I mean is, if anyone asks me, I'll pretend I don't know."

The Peony Fairy murmured softly, "Pretend..."

Wang Xuan smiled gently and said, "Fairy, only Heaven and Earth know, only you and I know, and no one else can know, so what does it matter?"

The Peony Fairy calmed down slightly and said seriously, "You mustn't tell anyone. If the people of Heaven find out, you'll be in great danger."

"I am truly moved that the fairy was thinking of me."

The Peony Fairy gently bit her lip: "Just call me Peony."

"Peony," Wang Xuan readily agreed. "This is my paradise. We've spent quite a bit of time here; it's time to go out and find the peaches of immortality."

"it is good."

"I need to hold your hand to go out."

"oh."

The two walked out of the cave, their fingers intertwined.

It was already daylight outside, and the Wutong Temple had been reduced to a charred ruin.

Bai Suzhen and Mingzhu had been waiting for a long time.

Upon seeing the two emerge, everyone's gaze was fixed on their clasped hands.

The Peony Fairy quickly withdrew her hand.

Wang Xuan said, "We're heading to the East China Sea area now; there might be the peaches Mudan is looking for there."

Since the two peaches were obtained by the evil dragon of the East Sea in the drama, they must have fallen into the vicinity of the East Sea.

In his past life, he remembered that there was a compassionate and courageous goddess in the East China Sea who was knowledgeable about the sea.

I wonder if I'll have the chance to meet him during this trip to the East China Sea.

The four of them rode the clouds and headed straight for the East Sea.

Bai Suzhen looked at the back of the Peony Fairy at the front, turned her head to look at Wang Xuan, hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "My lord, you wouldn't really...?"

After all, she was a celestial maiden under the Queen Mother of the West. If Wang Xuan really did something out of line, even if there was a reason for it, the Queen Mother of the West would probably not let it go.

Wang Xuan replied with an air of righteous indignation, "Of course not, how could I take advantage of someone in distress?"

"How was it resolved?"

Wang Xuan simply pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word.

But involuntarily, she recalled the scene in the grotto. As expected of the Peony Fairy, the queen of all flowers, she was truly a peerless beauty.

Seeing that he remained silent, Bai Suzhen couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about, my lord?"

Wang Xuan licked his lips, calming his mind, then put his arm around Bai Suzhen's waist and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I just wanted to discuss the meaning of life with you."