Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 1364 - 25: Remnant Wine Reflects Old Shadows (4)

As he spoke, he casually flicked his wrist.

The flat peach instantly transformed into a streak of white light, "whoosh," flying from his palm, piercing through the barrier of the Immortal Peach Orchard in the blink of an eye, disappearing into the vast sea of clouds and glow, destination unknown.

The direction where the peach flew was precisely the location of the hole Xiao Jie had previously discovered.

So it turned out that’s how the peach flew out. Xiao Jie was a little taken aback.

He quickly visualized the peach flying out into the Jiuzhou World, becoming what mortals call the Demon Star, and through a series of coincidences, ending up in his possession. His arrival here owed some credit to this peach. It turned out everything had already been arranged.

The Tongtian Saint’s control over the Heavenly Dao and fate truly lives up to the name "Tongtian."

"With that, it’s done." Tongtian Saint clapped his hands as if he had just done something trivial.

"This..." The Queen Mother hesitated to speak. Though she said nothing, the puzzlement in her eyes and the expression of "Are you kidding me?" were unmistakably clear.

This... peach? Even if it possesses extraordinary spiritual qualities and might become a spirit, what can it accomplish? Compared to the major catastrophe concerning the Saint’s survival, potentially affecting the entire heavens and earth, what does it count for?

Tongtian Saint looked at the puzzlement in the eyes of the Queen Mother and the surrounding immortal attendants. He smiled slightly; his expression suddenly became deep and unfathomable, "The heavenly secret in chaos, the intertwining of cause and effect, all things are connected; a small move can affect everything. How does the Queen Mother know that today’s runaway peach won’t become the leverage of fate in days to come? How can one not know, a single peach might save the world?"

He said no more, and his gaze swept across the chaotic, broken branches and leaves of the Flat Peach Forest. He suddenly remembered something and asked leisurely: "By the way, what happened to the ’Demon Ape’ causing trouble? How did the Heavenly Court deal with it?"

The Queen Mother suppressed the many doubts in her heart and replied: "That Demon Ape’s cultivation is profound, reaching the Daluo Realm, its body Vajra Unbreakable, adept in manipulating divine skills. The gods of the Heavenly Court found themselves helpless against it, suffered quite a few injuries by it. It was only after the emperor personally acted and united the power of the gods to capture it. It has now been imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison with secret techniques of ’Heavenly Amber God Sealing’."

"Heavenly Prison? Is it the Demon Suppression Heavenly Prison on the opposite bank of the Heavenly River, built on ’Profound Nether Black Iron’, and using ’All Heaven Stars’ for its formation, specifically for detaining heinous demons?" Tongtian Saint asked, his tone plain as though casually confirming.

The Queen Mother felt a strange feeling again. What’s wrong with the Saint today? His words frequently convey meaning contrary to the given situation, just as if asking known facts. Remember, Tongtian Saint comprehends the Heavenly Dao, his thoughts spanning past and future, almost nothing in the three realms escapes his perception. How come he needs confirmation for the location and name of the Heavenly Court’s prison? Very puzzling indeed.

But then she considered, Tongtian Saint always acts unpredictably; his words are elusive and difficult to grasp. Perhaps there is deeper meaning, or "a Saint has no constant mind," she couldn’t discern his intent. Not daring to inquire further, she respectfully answered, "Indeed, it is the Demon Suppression Heavenly Prison on the other bank of the Heavenly River. Does the Saint have any instructions?"

"No, no, just casually asking." Tongtian Saint waved his hand, stood up, brushed nonexistent dust from himself, suddenly winked at Liu Yun, startling him—unsure what possessed the Saint.

In Xiao Jie’s heart something stirred, perhaps these words were meant for him. Could it be that Tongtian Saint wants him to find the ’Demon Ape’ in the prison?"

At this moment Tongtian Saint turned around, "Now that I mention, I haven’t met and talked with the Heavenly Emperor for a long time. Since I’ve come, not saying hello wouldn’t do. Queen Mother, why not lead me to the Nine Heavens Cloud Palace for some tea with the Heavenly Emperor and reminisce?"

The Queen Mother was even more perplexed, but when a Saint speaks, who dares disobey? Hurriedly standing up as well, "Please follow me, Saint."

Tongtian Saint casually placed the wine cup back on the stone table, turned to walk outside the Immortal Peach Orchard.

The Queen Mother was half a step behind, then followed.

Liu Yun, Yinfeng, and the other immortal attendants readied themselves to follow.

"You two," the immortal official leading called out to Liu Yun and Yinfeng, pointing at the stone table in the pavilion, "Clean this place up, then tidy the pavilion inside and out. Once sorted, return self-reportedly to the Turquoise Pool."

"Yes." The two children quickly bowed in assent.

Once the Saint and the Queen Mother disappeared at the Immortal Peach Orchard’s entrance, they sighed in relief and returned to the pavilion.

Yinfeng went to the stone table and reached out to pick up the jade plate holding the flat peaches: "Ah, this plate..."

Before he finished speaking, a look of surprise appeared on his face. His hand clearly reached for the jade plate, yet felt nothing, passing right through it! The jade plate and the peaches on it had seemingly become an intangible phantom, visible but untouchable, unreachable.

Seeing this, Liu Yun was equally astonished, his mind spinning: "Could the wine cup also..."

He cautiously extended his hand, attempting to grasp the Glazed Cup on the table, which still held half a cup of Immortal Wine.

His fingertips met a cool, smooth sensation—he grasped it!

He gently picked the wine cup up from the stone table.

At the moment the Glazed Cup left the surface of the stone table—

Buzz!

The scene before him rippled as if a stone had been thrown into water, violently wavering, distorting, blurring! Pavilion, stone table, peach orchard, distant palaces and clouds...everything began to spin, stretch, shatter into countless brilliant fragments!

"Ah!" Liu Yun—or should say Xiao Jie—felt his head spinning, as if thrown into a turbulent flow of time and space.

When the dizzying distortion finally calmed, the surroundings stabilized and became clear once more...

Xiao Jie jerked back to reality, finding he stood alone in the silent pavilion of the Immortal Peach Orchard.

In his hand, he still steadily held the half cup of leftover wine.

All around was dead silent except for the rustling of demonized peach grove branches and leaves carried by the distant breeze.

No sign of the Queen Mother, Saint, immortal official, fairy or immortal children anywhere.

What just transpired seemed nothing more than a fleeting dream.