After returning to the Celestial Realm, the Supreme God Chongming got busy again.
Yaohua used the system to plant potatoes and asked the system about their growth every day.
"Aren't you bored asking every day?" the system said grumpily. "If you want to know, just check for yourself!"
"Where can I check?" Yaohua blinked. Why didn't the system tell her earlier that she could check?
"Close your eyes and enter your spiritual consciousness like you do when you meditate."
Hearing this, Yaohua quickly sat up straight and delved into her spiritual consciousness.
She closed and then opened her eyes, and suddenly found herself in an endless expanse of wasteland.
Wow! It was so vast here!
Wait, where were her potatoes?
Yaohua looked around and finally saw her potato seedlings in a very unremarkable corner.
She counted them slowly. There were exactly thirty, no more and no less. The system was really stingy!
However, since she was here now, it was no longer up to the system to dictate to her.
There was so much open space here. If she just reclaimed a few patches, she could plant more grains. Then more people could have enough to eat. This was a great thing. The system should have no reason to refuse, right?
Yaohua observed the growth of the potatoes and then spat out a ball of fire.
First, burn the weeds, and then use an ox - cart to plow the land. Then a great deal of grain could be planted here!
Yaohua was daydreaming beautifully, but unexpectedly, the system suddenly let out a cold snort. Then the fireball she spat out rebounded towards her at lightning speed!
Then Yaohua was ejected from her spiritual consciousness.
"Detected that the host tried to obtain rewards through illegal means. The system will impose a lightning punishment!"
What! Lightning punishment?
No way! She just wanted to reclaim a tiny bit of land. Why was the system so stingy!
And it was a lightning punishment...
Even when punishing sinful immortals in the Celestial Realm, such a severe punishment had never been used!
She swallowed hard, licked her lips, and showed an obsequious smile. "Big Brother System, can we negotiate? Don't punish me with lightning this time. I didn't do it on purpose. I promise I won't scold you anymore, okay?"
The response to her was a booming thunderclap.
Unexpectedly, the Cangling Hall of the Supreme God Chongming was struck by the tribulation thunder!
This news quickly spread across the entire Divine Continent. Everyone was speculating about who on earth was undergoing the tribulation.
"Anyway, it can't be the Supreme God Chongming," said Xilan, the eldest princess of the Vermilion Bird Clan, who respected Chongming the most. "In my opinion, it must be a celestial maid in the Cangling Hall who borrowed the spiritual energy of the Supreme God Chongming and luckily advanced to a higher level."
"What? That female phoenix who apprenticed to the Supreme God Chongming?" she sneered disdainfully. "The Supreme God Chongming hasn't visited her for years. If she were in the Cangling Hall, I'd twist Lanhua's head off."
Lanhua was Princess Xilan's beloved pet. She cherished it so much that she would be heart - broken even if it lost a single feather. Since she said this, it seemed that the one undergoing the tribulation in the Cangling Hall must not be the little princess of the Phoenix Clan.
At this time, Yaohua was completely unaware of the outside speculation.
She revealed her true form and lay dizzy on the small couch of the Supreme God Chongming, spitting out a mouthful of black air.
When Chongming came in, he saw that most of the feathers that she had finally managed to grow under the care of Qingcang and his son over the years were bald again, and the floor was covered with scorched feathers.
"Master!" Yaohua flapped her wings pitifully, got up from the ground, and came up to Chongming for comfort.
This system was so vicious. How could it be so cruel to her!
Chongming picked her up with his hand and slowly healed her with his spiritual power. A smile flashed across his eyes that contained the stars of the sky. "How did you end up like this?"
Different from others, he could tell at a glance that the thunder that fell in the Cangling Hall was not a real tribulation thunder, but a false one caused by improper operation of spiritual power.
Yaohua's eyes filled with tears. "Master! You're even laughing at me!"
It had almost killed her with pain just now!
"I've set up a barrier in the Cangling Hall just now. You don't have to worry about such things happening in the future."
Woohoo, Master was so kind!
Yaohua was so touched that tears fell. Unlike the system, which was stingy all day long and even struck her with thunder!
Chongming lowered his head slightly. The hair on his temples fell on Yaohua's head, tickling her. "The matter of the Immortal Lord Xingye still needs to be dealt with properly. I don't have time to accompany you this time." He hesitated for a moment and finally said, "Yaoyao, you haven't been back to see your father and brothers for a long time. I'll send you back today."
Yaohua was stunned. She quickly jumped out of his palm, resumed her human form, and said, "Master, you're abandoning me again?"
Last time he left her alone for five years. She didn't know how long it would be this time! Thinking of this, she quickly grabbed Master's arm and looked at him warily.
"Don't think too much." Chongming gently tidied her hair and tied a new hair - ribbon for her.
The previous one had lost its effect and she had taken it off and treasured it in her space. She touched the new hair - ribbon on her head and smiled again. "Thank you, Master! Master, when will you come to pick me up?"
"After Xingye is buried, I'll come to find you."
Since Chongming had made a promise, he would not break it easily. Yaohua smiled. She threw herself into Chongming's arms. "Master, you mustn't forget me!"
Yaohua was in a great mood until she was sent back to the Phoenix Clan.
Master always indulged her. Before leaving, he even stuffed her with a bunch of treasures. The potatoes in her spiritual consciousness were growing well. They would probably mature soon. Then she would dig them out and distribute them all to the clan members.
Oh, she had to come up with a reliable excuse. Otherwise, if she suddenly took out so many potatoes, people would surely suspect her.
"Yaoyao?"
Her younger sister was grinning stupidly. Yan Ling called her twice but didn't get a response. He gently patted Yaohua's shoulder.
Yaohua came back to her senses. "Huh, Big Brother? When did you come?"
She blinked and found that several of her brothers had come to pick her up. So she showed a happy smile again. "Why did you all come? I know the way home."
Her brothers were really making a fuss. She wasn't a child anymore, but they still protected her like this.
Mo Qing couldn't help laughing. "We're not afraid that you don't know the way home. We're afraid that you'll be so happy here that you forget about home." He squeezed out from among the brothers and came up beside Yaohua. "Sister, where did you go to play with the Supreme God Chongming?"
Yaohua chuckled, folded her arms, and tilted her little head. "I won't tell you!"
Her gaze swept across the faces of her brothers, and she gradually became puzzled. "Why have you all lost so much weight?"
Feng Jing smiled. "Look, our little sister really cares about us."
Yaohua pouted, spread her arms and let Yan Ling pick her up. She tapped Feng Jing's nose with her little finger. "Second Brother, what you said makes it seem like I'm heartless and never cared about you before! Come on, tell me what's going on?"
The brothers looked at each other, and finally pushed Junxi forward.