Chapter 1312: Yun Zhi's Origins

The moment Lu Yang spoke, he suddenly felt a sense of impending death. Yet, upon closer inspection, there was nothing there, as if it were just an illusion. Only his Senior Sister walked over to pour him some peach juice.

"Junior Brother, you've spoken quite a bit. Have some peach juice."

Then Yun Zhi naturally sat down next to Lu Yang, her intentions unclear.

Lu Yang always felt that Senior Sister had an ulterior motive behind her words, but then Grandma's answer immediately diverted his attention.

"Our Yun clan has survived to this day, thanks to the Immortal River."

"The Immortal River?"

"One hundred thousand years ago, during the late Da Yu Dynasty, the world was plagued by continuous warfare. To escape the turmoil and preserve the clan, the Yun ancestors traveled extensively and inadvertently discovered this secret realm."

"This realm was filled with peach blossoms, so our ancestors named it the Peach Blossom Secret Realm."

Grandma pointed to the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root: "Within the realm, we discovered this immortal peach tree, which can extend one's lifespan and enhance cultivation."

"At the same time, there's an Immortal River in the realm, said to have originated from ancient times and created by an immortal."

"Drinking its water allows for the birth of a baby girl, who will be born with a spiritual root and a cultivation talent that is at least moderate."

"Gradually, the Yun clan became predominantly female, and after one hundred thousand years, there were no men left."

"Beside the Immortal River, there's also a stone tablet. Unfortunately, the inscriptions on it are blurry and incomplete, failing to record which ancient immortal created this river." Grandma shook her head and sighed, lamenting that without this information, they couldn't even offer sacrifices to the immortal.

Lu Yang's expression grew increasingly strange. So, both Senior Sister and Sister Mengmeng were born from this Immortal River?

And the most crucial question was, why did the effects of this Immortal River sound so familiar?

Lu Yang suddenly understood everything: why Senior Sister had been acting so unusually today, and why she hadn't mentioned the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root being in her homeland.

She must have been afraid that the Immortal would find out the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root was here and insist on coming to see it.

Once the Immortal arrived, Senior Sister's true origins would be exposed!

To Lu Yang, the beautiful and lush Peach Blossom Secret Realm now seemed utterly dark and fraught with danger; it was no place to linger!

He mechanically turned his head to look at Senior Sister. She still maintained her usual expressionless face and cold eyes, seemingly no different from before, but Lu Yang now found her incredibly terrifying.

Yun Mengmeng finished her dance and, seeing Xiao Zhi, the Second-in-Command, and Grandma all there, she approached them. "Second-in-Command, why are you sweating so much?"

As she spoke, she used a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Lu Yang's forehead.

Lu Yang forced a smile and waved Yun Mengmeng off. "No, it's nothing. I think it's time we left."

"Why leave?" Grandma interjected, trying to keep Lu Yang. She wasn't just being polite; she genuinely wanted him to stay longer.

"Grandma, Junior Brother needs to cultivate."

Grandma seemed displeased. "You've only just arrived. Cultivation isn't something to rush in a day or two. Practice also requires a balance of intensity and relaxation."

"Come, Grandma will take you to see the Immortal River." Sensing Lu Yang's apparent interest in the Immortal River, Grandma didn't wait for a reply and simply pulled him along.

"Are you going to see the Immortal River, Second-in-Command? Let's go, let's go!" Before leaving, Yun Mengmeng also pulled Senior Sister along.

"Maybe I shouldn't go," Senior Sister said, her expression hesitant, not particularly keen on joining them.

"Come on, let's go!" Yun Mengmeng dragged her along by brute force.

The Immortal River snaked and coiled, resembling a dragon coiled within the secret realm, with waterways everywhere. Lu Yang had noticed the Immortal River on his way to the Peach Blossom Feast, but he hadn't given it much thought, only perceiving it as an extraordinarily spirited and unusual river. Since it was Senior Sister's homeland, it wasn't strange for it to contain such wondrous things.

"Here we are." Grandma led Lu Yang to the Immortal River and the stone tablet standing beside it.

The stream gurgled softly. Were it not for the abundant spiritual energy it emitted, no one would connect this small stream to the Immortal River, let alone imagine it possessed such miraculous effects, where drinking its water could result in the birth of a female heir.

The stone tablet bore the marks of immense age. Even someone unfamiliar with history could tell it was ancient, far older than the history of the Three Great Dynasties—a relic from antiquity.

The stone tablet was inscribed with the Immortal River's true name in ancient script: the Mother-Child River.

Lu Yang, who was proficient in ancient history and recognized ancient scripts, suddenly felt illiterate; he couldn't decipher the characters on the tablet. All he wanted was to leave.

"Oh, this river looks so familiar." This jarring voice sealed Lu Yang's fate. A faint, ethereal figure, seemingly eternal, appeared behind him.

Lu Yang's face filled with despair. "Is it still too late to use my feign-death technique now?"

"Or could the nascent form of the Tracing Origin Dao Fruit reverse my memories, making it as if this never happened?"

Lu Yang trembled violently. The ancient dark history hadn't killed him, but now it seemed Senior Sister's origins were coming to claim his life.

Grandma's expression turned surprised. "Are you the Immortal of Immortality, the ancient immortal Xiao Zhi and Mengmeng spoke of?"

"Indeed, it is I." The Immortal of Immortality puffed out her chest, her expression beaming with pride.

Grandma's heart stirred. "Your Excellency just mentioned that this Immortal River looks familiar? Could it be that Your Excellency knows its origin?"

"Allow me to see." The Immortal of Immortality floated out, carefully examining the Immortal River, while also observing Yun Zhi's reaction with great interest.

The moment she entered the secret realm, she knew exactly where she was: the familiar Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, the familiar Mother-Child River. She finally understood why that Yun girl had prevented her from entering the realm.

However, provoking the Yun girl in this manner was somewhat risky; she couldn't initiate it herself.

But with Little Yang doing it for her, the nature of the situation was entirely different.

Truly, he was her Little Yang; he didn't even need a hint to get the job done. He deserved commendation.

The Immortal of Immortality flew around Yun Zhi, meticulously observing her reactions, unwilling to miss any small detail.

Yun Zhi maintained an expressionless face, but the faint blush rising on her cheeks betrayed her inner thoughts.

Seeing this, the Immortal of Immortality's smile grew more unrestrained, unable to be held back.

"What was the origin of this Immortal River, again?"

The Immortal of Immortality crossed her arms and pondered for a moment. "Oh dear, this Immortal can't quite recall."

"Your Excellency can't recall?" Grandma had hoped to finally learn the origin of the Mother-Child River this time.

Once the Immortal of Immortality was out, it wasn't so easy to send her back. She remained floating in the air, circling Yun Zhi.

While she and Yun Zhi held leverage over each other, and she couldn't reveal the Mother-Child River's origin, this didn't prevent her from seizing the opportunity to thoroughly question Yun Zhi.

"Come here, Yun girl, what should you call me?"

"Immortal Senior," Yun Zhi mumbled, head bowed, afraid the Immortal would hear clearly.

The Immortal of Immortality cupped one ear, tilted her head, and leaned closer to Yun Zhi, grinning widely. "Ah, still calling me 'Senior'? I'll give you another chance, what should you call me?"

The two patches of red on Yun Zhi's cheeks deepened. She had never been so shy in her life.

Her lips trembled, and the words she wanted to say simply wouldn't come out.

Lu Yang was dumbfounded. An arrogant immortal, a shy Senior Sister—was this a scene he was even allowed to witness?

Yun Zhi pulled out a slip of paper and handed it to Lu Yang.

"Junior Brother, these are the coordinates of your homeland that I found from the Zhutian civilization."