Chapter 551: Chapter 450: The Flavor of Tea Grows Stronger

Nuannuan’s confused look didn’t seem fake.

Gongyang Jin’s heart immediately hung in suspense.

She had just intended to summon the Xuanyuan Sword, only to find that she couldn’t use any of her innate talents!

"You really don’t know?" Gongyang Jin asked.

Nuannuan shook her head, looking innocent.

Not long after.

An elderly man with kind, benevolent features arrived belatedly, still wearing that amiable smile.

"Ladies, you finally came out."

"I am Taibai Jinxing, sent by the Queen Mother of the West to find you, she said—"

The déjà vu of this scene made Gongyang Jin feel a bit delusional.

Just as she was suppressing her emotions, planning to listen carefully, the speaker’s action unexpectedly paused again.

Once again, darkness descended.

When she woke up, Gongyang Jin lay on her bed, staring blankly at the empty ceiling. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"..."

This Kunlun Twin Fruit World, could it be so perplexing?

Was the initial difficulty really so extreme, wasn’t it a bit inhuman?

This time, Gongyang Jin got up decisively and walked outside to meet Nuannuan.

She refused to believe in this evil!

Sure enough, just like the previous two times, Nuannuan walked out from inside, and when she saw the furious Gongyang Jin, she looked a bit surprised.

"What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so angry? Did someone offend you?"

"No need to say it, you don’t remember anything, do you?" Gongyang Jin looked at Nuannuan as she spoke.

Nuannuan was stunned by what Gongyang Jin said.

She confusedly pointed to herself, "I... should I remember something?"

Gongyang Jin: "..."

At this time, an elderly man with kind, benevolent features appeared in the distance.

"La—"

He had just started speaking when Gongyang Jin interrupted him, "I know you are Taibai Jinxing, sent by the Queen Mother of the West to find us."

"You... how did you..." Taibai Jinxing’s silver-white eyebrows twitched twice.

"Hurry up and say it, what exactly are you here to tell us about." Gongyang Jin urged, "If you don’t say it now, you’ll lose the chance."

"Why would I lose the chance?" Taibai Jinxing looked at her puzzledly but returned to the task at hand, continuing, "The Queen Mother of the West said—"

Taibai Jinxing’s voice suddenly paused, and the scene froze there.

Once again, Gongyang Jin’s vision blackened, finding herself back on her bed.

"See, I told you there’d be no chance."

"So what did the Queen Mother of the West actually say?!"

Gongyang Jin angrily pounded the bed.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Li Lingzhen and her team refreshed and revived, appearing in the Crystal Area.

Jiang Lingling’s hand showed the number "2."

Just moments ago, Jiang Lingling had taken a deadly strike for Li Lingzhen, sacrificing herself first.

The Fruit World refreshed.

"Did it work?" Li Lingzhen first looked around and, seeing no trace of Shang Siteng, showed excitement.

"Not yet fully successful, just need to wait a bit more." Unlike the overtly pleased Li Lingzhen, Main Palace Lady Xia Youwei remained more composed.

Thus, the three of them moved to a spot near the canyon entrance, waiting quietly for a moment.

Before long, intense fighting sounds came from the dense immortal mist, and Shang Siteng’s voice emerged from it.

"Quick!"

"The plan is flawless, everyone go!"

Hearing Shang Siteng’s voice, everyone felt a sense of relief.

Having failed their original bug-exploiting strategy, they decided to find another way. After much thought, Li Lingzhen proposed a fresh approach:

She, Youwei, and Lingling would hold off the Celestial Soldiers, while Shang Siteng would make a break for it to find and activate a second rhombic crystal in the immortal mist.

Activating the crystal would break the seal, boost their Cultivation Realm, and reset the memory anchor, untouched even if the Fruit World refreshed.

After discussion, they all unanimously agreed on this plan, which led to the events that began it all.

Jiang Lingling’s Haotian Tower debuff was indeed powerful, with Li Lingzhen and Xia Youwei providing battle support; they bought much-needed time.

Unfortunately, Jiang Lingling eventually ran out of Spiritual Power, allowing the Celestial Soldier to break free of the seal’s influence and deliver a fatal blow.

Fortunately, before Jiang Lingling was killed by the Celestial Soldier, Shang Siteng had reached the second rhombic crystal area and activated it.

The world reset, with her new refresh point at the second rhombic crystal area, and her cultivation realm reached Tier Two Peak!

"Great! Siteng, hold him here first, let’s go!"

Li Lingzhen nodded without hesitation.

Shang Siteng and the Celestial Soldier were both at Tier Two Peak, evenly matched in battle for the time being.

After a while.

All four, now at Tier Two Peak, easily defeated this Celestial Soldier.

This time, no new Celestial Soldiers spawned.

It made sense; they’d all reached Tier Two Peak. No matter how many Celestial Soldiers appeared, it wouldn’t matter.

They had successfully passed the first trial.

After defeating the Celestial Soldier, they picked up three items dropped, keenly spotted by Li Lingzhen.

First was a map, with "Kunlun Immortal Palace" written prominently on top, presumably where they currently were.

The map had several blue rhombic symbols marked, which were undoubtedly the crystal areas unlocking their seal.

With this map, at least they wouldn’t wander aimlessly like headless flies.

The second item was a token.

The front had a grand and ethereal depiction of Kunlun Immortal Palace, while the back bore the words "Queen Mother of the West."

The third item was a decree from the Queen Mother of the West.

The decree seemed to fully record the truth of the four "fairies" being imprisoned on this Immortal Mountain:

"The Fourth and Fifth Fairies informed the Queen Mother of the West that the First, Second, Third, and Sixth Fairies broke the lady’s rules and descended to the mortal world. The lady was enraged and ordered them to East Xian Mountain to reflect for a hundred years."

"Oh, so it was the Fourth and Fifth Fairies playing tricks behind our backs? What are they trying to do?" Xia Youwei wondered aloud.

"Hmm." Jiang Lingling pointed to the end of the decree with her finger.

"She says the reason should be here. Where?" After Li Lingzhen translated, she followed Jiang Lingling’s finger down to look.

Sure enough, at the end was a note, "The Peach Blossom Assembly will be held soon, at which time the Queen Mother of the West will appoint fairies to manage specific affairs and reward them."

So, the Fourth and Fifth Fairies had backstabbed their fellow fairies before the Queen Mother of the West to secure roles in the Peach Blossom Assembly, resulting in the others being grounded for a century.

This was truly... a heartwarming sisterly bond!

...

"Taibai Jinxing, speak, what exactly did the Queen Mother of the West send you here for?"

Gongyang Jin looked resignedly at the benevolent old man who appeared for the fourth time.

"The lady says, all other four fairies are grounded, and you two are to go to Kunlun Mountain to prepare immortal spring water for her bath."

"Yes. Huh?" Initially, Gongyang Jin nodded, then froze.

This time, why wasn’t there a reset?