"Don't be indignant. This image is exactly what people envision when they think of the God of Giving Birth. If you appeared alluring and charming, people would find it hard not to be moved. How could they then maintain a pure and ascetic heart for devout prayer?"
"Even though I know you're both praising me, why do I still feel uncomfortable?"
"I asked the Guanyin Bodhisattva of the Western Desert Buddhist Sect, and they don't handle the matter of granting children."
"Alright, stop talking. Let's make a bet."
"A bet on what?"
"Let's bet on what wishes they'll make. You bet on cultivation realms, and I bet on praying for children."
"What's the stake then?"
"If I win, I'll kiss you."
"And if you lose?"
"Then I'll let you kiss me."
"You're so improper."
Han Xiaoyu shot Han Xiaofeng a glare. She then looked at Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu, who were devoutly making their wishes, a playful smile gracing her lips. She said softly,
"Diligent and ambitious young people will not be disappointed. Speak your brave and fearless wishes, and your sister will surely help you achieve them."
Of course, her voice was inaudible to others.
Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu raised their heads and voiced their wishes.
"Benevolent and kind Fire Immortal Lady, please bless us to come out safely from this Fire Immortal Secret Realm."
"Beautiful and stunning Fire Immortal Lady, please bless us to complete this mission without danger."
"Beautiful and adorable Fire Immortal Lady, we humbly beg you not to target us this time."
"Fire Immortal Lady, why don't you just give us the tokens directly? It would save us another trip. Please pity us, children."
"Or, why don't you directly elevate our cultivation to the Immortal realm? We're going to become immortals sooner or later anyway, we don't want to cultivate anymore, we just want to lie flat."
In truth, the two of them didn't take their wishes seriously at all, treating it all as a bit of fun.
Watching the two leave, bouncing happily after making their wishes, even with the knowledge and composure of two great Immortal Venerables, they were stunned by their shamelessness.
Where was their bravery? Their fearlessness? Their ambition?
Why had they become so listless?
What was the point of young people not having any dreams?
Han Xiaoyu gritted her teeth in anger,
"Just you wait and see how I torment you both this time. I'll definitely arrange a hellishly difficult mission for you. Little brats, dreaming of lying flat, do you even have the qualifications to lie flat?"
"No, no, no, haven't you forgotten what you just said? You have to grant the wishes people make. Hurry and give them the tokens, then raise their cultivation to the Immortal realm, and then take them to the Immortal realm. We are Immortal Venerables, and our words are our bond. What we say, we must do."
"You dare to gloat at me again!"
Seeing Han Xiaofeng's suppressed smile and mocking eyes, Han Xiaoyu's anger flared.
How could she let him bully her?
"Wife, do you think the wishes we made are reliable?"
Young Master Lei walked along, stroking his chin and thinking seriously.
"Do you really need to think about this? It's just for fun. Do you really think immortals will just give you tokens and let you become an immortal? If that were the case, wouldn't we just go and kowtow to them one by one?"
"Not necessarily,"
Young Master Lei's superstitious thoughts began to act up.
"Think about it, the six immortals who saved the Leifeng Realm, only this Fire Immortal has a temple. What does that signify?"
"That she's good-looking?"
Fang Xiaoyu asked with a hint of suspicion.
Han Xiaoyu behind them nodded with satisfaction.
"No, what do you see on the face of that statue?"
"Beauty?"
Fang Xiaoyu continued to be puzzled.
Han Xiaoyu nodded again. This little girl was really opening up new avenues.
"No, what I see is far more profound than mere superficiality. On the face of the great Fire Immortal Lady, I see kindness, purity, wisdom, compassion, and the incense of the world's prayers. She must be a great deity willing to deliver all beings and lead the world out of suffering. She is so compassionate, so loving..."
Seeing the little Wan Lei in front of her looking worshipful and reverent, Han Xiaoyu continued to nod.
Well, young man, you're really opening up new avenues too.
"Therefore, I believe our wishes will definitely come true."
"Mmm, sincerity yields results."
Little Yu obediently nodded.
As the two left the temple and flew towards the volcano, they had not flown far when they heard calls for help from behind them.
"Brother Jingzhe, save us."
Wan Lei's brows furrowed. He turned and saw that it was Qingfeng, whom he had met several times, accompanied by another acquaintance, True Man Tao Dian.
Wan Lei felt speechless. He had only disguised himself three times since arriving in the Central Region with this mask, and each time he had encountered this Qingfeng. When he didn't disguise himself, he never met him.
Did this face hold some immense attraction for Qingfeng? Or was this a law of karma, that Qingfeng would automatically appear as long as he wore the mask?
In that case, if he wanted to find this guy in the future, he wouldn't need to send a message, just put on the mask?
"Brother Jingzhe, hurry and save me."
Qingfeng was not flying fast, and he was injured. True Man Tao Dian beside him was not much better off. Behind them were two cultivators at the Nascent Soul mid-stage, pursuing them.
"Sigh, you go. I won't."
Fang Xiaoyu sighed. Opponents of this level did not pique her interest.
Wan Lei nodded and his figure instantly moved towards the direction Qingfeng was flying from.
"Kid, this has nothing to do with you. Get lost, don't make me kill you too."
A standard villain extra, with such an insignificant presence that even the author couldn't be bothered to describe his appearance, yelled loudly.
For such a person, even speaking another word was beneath Young Master Lei. He passed between Qingfeng and True Man Tao Dian, flicked his wrist, and sent two bolts of lightning to strike the two Nascent Soul extras.
The two extras immediately convulsed, falling from mid-air to the ground. Wan Lei, without hesitation, leaped down and punched one of the extras in the head, blasting his skull into pieces.
Immediately after, Wan Lei picked up the headless corpse and went to the other extra, who hadn't recovered yet, and smashed it down. The bodies of the two extras were instantly pulverized.
It was too easy.
For mere Nascent Soul realm extras, if Young Master Lei couldn't kill them instantly, he might as well have lived his life for dogs.
Looking at this familiar fellow Daoist "Fang Jingzhe," who effortlessly killed the two powerful cultivators who had been chasing them relentlessly, Qingfeng and his companion's eyes widened with the awareness of mere passersby.
And when they saw Wan Lei leisurely collecting the storage bags of the defeated enemies, their admiration deepened.
"Brother Fang, thank you for saving our lives."
The two approached Wan Lei, cupped their fists, and bowed.
"No need, it's a small matter. If not for Brother Tao's Lightning Refining Pool, I wouldn't have been able to break through to the Nascent Soul realm, nor would I have been able to meet you here."
"Brother Fang only took a little over a year to break through to Nascent Soul. I am truly impressed by such speed,"
True Man Tao Dian said, sincerely convinced.
"It was just a matter of accumulated effort."
Just as Wan Lei was about to chat with these old acquaintances he had met in a foreign land, a pillar of fire suddenly erupted from the distant volcano.
The Fire Immortal Secret Realm had thus, without any warning, opened.