Chapter 961 Visiting Mother Earth
After resolving Tianyun's issue, Li Yuan took some time to visit Mother Earth with Tianyao.
This was also Li Yuan's first time to come to the green courtyard of Mother Earth, a small secret place located outside the human world, where yin and yang are balanced, all five elements are complete, it is full of vitality and the environment is beautiful.
Among the three world masters, if Li Yuan were to say who had the most profound impression on him when he first met her, it would definitely be Mother Earth.
There is no need to say much about the Emperor of Heaven, when he appears he has an endless halo with golden light all over the sky, thousands of roars, and all the immortals coming to congratulate him... the most grand ceremony possible.
The style of the Hades Emperor did not exceed Li Yuan's imagination. He stayed in the dark and gloomy Nether Palace all year round, with ghostly fires and full of pressure.
But the Earth Mother, who is the master of the human world, seemed to be just a farm girl. When Li Yuan first entered the secret realm where the green courtyard was located, she was walking on a green meadow and beside a clear stream, with a few ignorant little animals following her. Her expression was full of leisure and contentment.
There is no dazzling brilliance, no transcendent pressure, and it seems that Mother Earth only possesses endless tenderness and tolerance.
"Junior Li Yuan is here to pay respect to the Earth Mother."
Li Yuan slowly approached the Mother Earth, smiled, and bowed.
"Hmmmm...Greetings to Mother Earth."
Tian Yao followed beside them, looking a little unnatural. He hummed a few times, vaguely mentioned his own name, and bowed along with them.
The Mother Earth is extremely beautiful and has a graceful temperament. She is like the purest snow-white divine lotus in the world. She embraces all things in the world and bears the weight of all spirits. She cannot be desecrated. Even the usually unruly celestial demon dare not offend her easily.
Although Li Yuan is now a Source Master, the Earth Mother has given him a lot of help and is a senior worthy of respect, so the proper etiquette must still be maintained.
The Earth Mother walked along the clear stream, and the little animals beside her scattered adorably. Li Yuan and Tian Yao followed silently behind, looking at the vibrant grassland and savoring this leisurely beauty together.
However, the two brothers stayed in the mountains all year round and were accustomed to the beauty of nature. Seeing that Mother Earth was immersed in a leisurely and peaceful state, they could not help but look at each other and exchange little signals.
"Damn, are we here at the wrong time? Should we evacuate?"
Tian Yao raised his eyebrows and signaled Li Yuan to run away with his eyes.
Li Yuan blinked and responded with his eyes: "Brother, you haven't offended this person before, have you? Why do you seem a little unnatural?"
Tian Yao secretly glanced at the back of the Earth Mother and rolled his eyes at Li Yuan: "I offended too many people back then, I can't remember if I offended the Earth Mother!"
Li Yuan thought thoughtfully: "I heard that you didn't obey anyone back then, but you only knelt before the Earth Mother..."
Tian Yao almost got angry, and quickly responded with his eyes: "Don't think about it, it has absolutely nothing to do with that!"
Li Yuan was speechless and rolled his eyes as well: "I still don't know what that is about, brother, you are only making things more obvious!"
The Mother Earth walked in front, feeling the little movements of the two people behind her, and shook her head and smiled gently.
"You are all well-known and influential people, why are you still acting like two children..."
"I'm not ignoring you. I just saw the celestial demon and thought of some old friends from ancient times. I was a little absent-minded for a moment..."
The Earth Mother stopped and turned around. She stretched out her hand and the space changed. The three of them came directly to the green courtyard.
She asked the two to sit at the stone table, and with a wave of her hand, a pot of clear tea appeared out of thin air and was poured into three empty cups.
Before Li Yuan could say anything about the teasing from the Earth Mother, the Heavenly Demon couldn't help but chuckle:
"In front of you, we are not that important. All living things are your children... Besides, there is a proverb that goes... After half a lifetime of wandering, you are still a young man when you return..."
Li Yuan took the tea respectfully, glanced at Tian Yao who was completely different from usual, shook his head and clicked his tongue a few times.
Looking at his fawning appearance, Brother Tian Yao must have done a lot of bad things in the ancient times, so much so that he still feels guilty when seeing Mother Earth now.
But it was normal. Among the three realm masters, the demon was unnatural when he saw anyone, and he had grabbed every one of them. Especially the Hades Emperor, who was careless at the beginning and almost had the Hades Palace stolen.
Mother Earth also smiled, and with this smile, the green courtyard seemed to be full of spring, and the grass leaves seemed to be much fresher and greener.
"You are still so naughty. I don't know how Gu Tianzun tolerated you back then."
Tian Yao continued to just laugh and covered Li Yuan's mouth to prevent him from asking about the embarrassing incident that happened that year.
Li Yuan slapped Brother Tianyao's hand away with disdain, and had no intention of really exploring. He turned around and chatted with Mother Earth.
"Senior, Li Yuan has always received your care, but he has never come to visit. It is really negligent. I... um, I will punish myself with a drink."
Li Yuan came to the courtyard of the Earth Mother and came into close contact with the peerless master of the human world. He was a little restrained and showed courtesy as a junior, not daring to joke around.
He was used to drinking tea in big gulps on weekdays. In front of the Mother Earth, he put his hands together in a salute and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.
I don't know what kind of tea this is, but with Li Yuan's current strength, after drinking it, he actually felt his body warm, as if the great Dao of heaven and earth was clearly arranged before his eyes, and he could enter the state of enlightenment at any time.
The celestial demon was stunned, and seemed to remember something. He made up an excuse, apologized to the Earth Mother with a grin, and then took the opportunity to drink up the tea.
Then, with his dirty little hands, he picked up the teapot and automatically refilled the tea for himself and Li Yuan.
"This is tea made from the leaves of the Jian tree."
Mother Earth smiled kindly and looked at Li Yuan and Tian Yao as if she was looking at two highly anticipated children.
"When the world was created, Jianmu was born from chaos. Jianmu supported the world. Later, the environment changed and chaos returned to a scattered state. There was no need for anything to support the world. After Jianmu was cut down, only a young seedling was left. I collected it."
"Now, you have grown into a small tree. From now on, you can move a few roots to help the worlds you have created grow into a real big world."
She explained to Li Yuan and Tian Yao the origin of the tea.
After some explanation, Li Yuan and Tian Yao realized that the Earth Mother, whose origins had always been mysterious, was actually the Jianmu tree that was said to have been created when the world was in chaos!
Jianmu had long been extinct before the creation of the Three Realms. If Li Yuan had not browsed the Heavenly Library, he probably would not have known that there was such a wonderful object that supported the world of the heavens.
The three of them drank tea and chatted for a while.
And in the green courtyard, someone pushed open the door.
"Oh my god, Li Xuyuan! And that Heavenly Demon bastard!"
The cute figure of Shota Biao appeared at the door of the house. When he saw Li Yuan and Tian Yao, he immediately exclaimed with joy.
The face of the Earth Mother changed immediately, and she stared at Zheng Tai Biao with a smile.
Zheng Tai Biao's expression trembled and the happy expression on his face froze.
"I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have said such vulgar words."
Zheng Tai Biao glanced at Li Yuan, who had a strange expression on his face, gritted his teeth, coughed lightly a few times, put on a gentle and elegant attitude, and bowed to the Mother Earth to apologize seriously.
“Hahahahahaha…”
Li Yuan and Tian Yao couldn't hold back and burst into laughter.