In the Celestial Realm, by the banks of the Jasper Lake, all the gods had gathered.
Yaohua entrusted the task of finding out the truth about her father's death to her elder brothers. As the clan chief, she attended this feast by the Jasper Lake herself.
The God - Lord sat at the head of the table. The other gods and immortals with their own territories all wore worried expressions.
The water mirror showed the current situation in Henan Prefecture. Flames of karma were spurting out. Most of the once - prosperous Henan Prefecture had been destroyed. The common people's houses were burned down, and many people who hadn't had time to evacuate were directly burned to death by the flames of karma!
The God of Culture and Elegance sighed, "Henan Prefecture was the most well - developed place among us. It was a certain distance away from the flames of karma, yet it has become like this. I think there's no need to describe in detail to the God - Lord how miserable the other places are."
The God - Lord was always steady and majestic in front of others. At this moment, he just slightly frowned. "The barrier of the flames of karma was accidentally broken by Chongming and the others..."
Here, he deliberately paused.
Judging from his words, it seemed that he wanted to punish Chongming on this occasion.
The others looked at each other. Out of respect for the God - Lord, they didn't say anything. But the God of the Sinking Fish scoffed, "At a time like this, are you still trying to get rid of your rivals? Chongming almost lost his life while trying to repair the barrier. Yet you still want to blame him for his failure. Next time, you might as well go and repair it yourself!"
The God - Lord was left speechless. Naturally, he couldn't confront the two war gods alone. So he changed the subject. "That's not what I meant. Chongming has made great contributions in repairing the barrier. Although he made a big mistake, there's still room for redemption. In the future, he can just make up for his mistakes with his merits."
At this point, he winked, and the chief of the Wolf Clan immediately presented a small map. "Our Wolf Clan has suffered 50% losses."
"My territory in the south of the Yangtze River has suffered 40% losses."
"Our Dragon Clan has suffered 30% losses, but only 10% of our food crops remain."
"Our Tiger Clan..."
One by one, the gods and clan chiefs reported their losses.
The once - prosperous Divine Land had all its achievements destroyed by this sudden flames of karma. Although they didn't say it out loud, they still had some complaints about Chongming.
Yaohua keenly sensed this complex emotion. Looking at the water mirror showing all the tragic scenes of the disaster, she thought that her own power had also been involved in the breaking of the barrier of the flames of karma. She couldn't help but feel extremely guilty.
The clan chiefs and gods all complained to the God - Lord about their poverty. "There's no food left in our clan. If this goes on, we'll have to hunt the Rabbit Clan!"
"Hey, you stinky tigers! Our rabbits in the clan don't even have enough to eat, and you still want to catch us?"
"Please, God - Lord, be fair. Although our South Yangtze Prefecture was usually rich, this flames of karma came so suddenly that we could only barely protect ourselves. We're unable to transport food to other places."
After much thought, Yaohua made a decision. "I actually have a way."
Everyone looked at her in unison. "What way?"
Yaohua replied, "Our Phoenix Clan still has a hidden granary. There's a lot of food and seeds stored in it, which can be distributed to everyone."
She led everyone to a cave. Inside were the seeds and food she had squeezed out from the system.
Everyone was overjoyed. After dividing these things up, they still sighed. "With the seeds, we can plant crops again, but it's still far from enough for the large population in our clan. It's just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, in the places where the flames of karma passed, crops can't be planted again in a short time."
Yaohua then asked, "System, do you still have any crops and seeds?"
The system replied weakly, "I've given you all I had."
Yaohua asked unwillingly, "But you can cultivate fields in your space on your own. Those crops grow very fast!"
The system sighed, "My dear young lady, planting these seeds requires energy. And my energy source is demonic qi. You haven't collected any demonic qi for me for so long. I've been as kind as I can be by giving you so much food and seeds!"
Yaohua thought about it and found it reasonable. "Then, I'll go and collect demonic qi for you. Will you help me get more food and seeds?"
The system said listlessly, "Collecting demonic qi is secondary. There's a better target now. I just don't know if you're willing to part with it."
"Who is it?" Yaohua was shocked. "You don't want me to kill Zhao Wu, do you?"
Seeing her strong reaction, the system was a bit speechless. "What's Zhao Wu? I want you to kill Qingque!"
"Why do I have to kill Qingque?" Yaohua asked in confusion.
The system smiled. "If you're willing to promise to kill Zhao Wu for me too, I'll tell you the whole truth."
Without even thinking, Yaohua directly refused. "No. I already owe Zhao Wu enough. I definitely can't drag him into this again."
While everyone was dividing up the things, she went into another cave.
The system gave her two big sacks full of seeds. "These are all rare spiritual seeds. Just infuse them with spiritual qi, and they'll grow very fast. If you take good care of them, they might even transform into human forms and gain intelligence. They will surely solve the urgent problem at hand."
Yaohua carried the two big sacks of seeds and walked out. The chief of the Tiger Clan said happily, "What good treasures are these?"
The chief of the Dragon Clan stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Yaohua, Uncle has been good to you for so many years, right? Shouldn't you let Uncle choose these things first?"
"Don't act like an old fool." The chief of the Fox Clan blinked her fox - like eyes. When she smiled faintly, she exuded a charming aura. "Chief Yaohua, come and visit our Fox Clan sometime. You can choose any of our fine young men!"
"Bah! Your Fox Clan is so shameless as to use seduction in public!"
"What seduction? That sounds so bad! We're just forming an in - law relationship."
The once - steady and dignified clan chiefs all lost their composure in front of the seeds. It seemed that they were about to fight. Yaohua coughed lightly. "I'll divide them equally."
Thanks to the food and spiritual seeds brought by Yaohua, the Divine Land got another chance to catch its breath. It was spared from the external threat of the Heavenly Demons and the internal threat of famine.
Yaohua returned to her room and was in a daze when a little yellow chick fell out of her sleeve. It rubbed its fluffy head against her hand and then jumped to the ground, transforming into the form of Yaoyao. "Mother! Why did we give our food to others?"
Yaohua stroked her head. "Because they're all hungry now. Only when they're well - fed can they resist the Heavenly Demons."
Yaoyao hesitated and asked, "Heavenly Demons are bad things. But if I eat Heavenly Demons, does that mean I'm also a bad thing? No no, Yaoyao doesn't want to be a bad thing!"