"I see... it has been hard on you, Senior."
Su Qing smiled and replied.
Since Laojun indicated that everything was under control, she naturally felt completely at ease...
Hearing Su Qing's words, Laojun shook his head slightly, laughed, and said:
"I wasn't particularly hard-pressed. I didn't exert much effort in capturing Wukong this time..."
"I even left the Eight Trigrams Furnace to the Daoist boys to watch over. How could there be any hardship?"
"On the other hand, what are your plans, girl? Do you intend to return to the mortal world to build a temple in a while, or do you plan to stay in the Moon Palace for a bit longer?"
Su Qing thought for a moment upon hearing this.
Although she wanted to reach the Heavenly Immortal realm quickly, she knew this matter could not be rushed.
Furthermore, she didn't have any plans for building a temple yet... she didn't know where to start.
So Su Qing replied, "I'll stay in the Moon Palace for now! After some time, once I'm better prepared, I'll consider returning to the mortal world to build a temple."
"Mhm, that works too, but don't keep dragging this out. There isn't actually much time left for you..."
Laojun nodded slightly and said:
"Hundreds or thousands of years might seem long to you now, but if you look back, you'll find that time is still too short."
Su Qing nodded thoughtfully and said, "Senior Laojun, please rest assured, I will be as quick as possible."
"Mhm... when the day comes that you want to return to the mortal world, come and tell me. At that time, I'll go to the Jade Emperor to request a title for you and allocate a piece of land in the mortal world to you, making it easier for you to accumulate incense power."
Laojun stroked his beard and said:
"Don't find it troublesome or think that a mortal divine position is meaningless. The treatment of an Orthodox Deity officially titled by the Heavenly Court and an untitled Grass-Headed Deity is completely different in the mortal world."
Laojun wasn't saying this to deceive Su Qing...
An Orthodox Deity titled by the Heavenly Court is equivalent to a civil servant.
Not only do they have the recognition of the Heavenly Court, but they can also receive offerings from the mortal imperial court, and the local government will help build temples and spread their fame...
In this way, as long as one isn't too lazy and doesn't completely ignore mortals, they can receive a significant amount of incense power.
As for those Grass-Headed Deities without a title from the Heavenly Court... they have to figure out everything themselves.
By comparison, it's countless times harder.
Su Qing naturally understood the logic. To better collect incense power, she couldn't start completely from scratch.
So Su Qing thickened her skin and said, "Senior's great kindness is something this junior will never forget."
It's better to be flexible with things like thick skin and bottom lines.
Laojun nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this and said:
"It's just a small matter, not really a favor. Just focus on your cultivation."
Su Qing nodded and said, "This junior will certainly work hard on my cultivation!"
She indeed did not dare to slack off. Only after reaching the Heavenly Immortal stage could she better deal with the things that would happen in the future.
As for whether she could reach the Heavenly Immortal stage before everything arrived, Su Qing herself wasn't actually sure...
All she could do was work hard on her cultivation.
She had done her best; the rest was up to fate.
Laojun also nodded slightly upon seeing this and said, "Speaking of which, have you finished the things I gave you the other day?"
Su Qing naturally knew what Laojun was referring to, so she shook her head slightly and said, "There are some left..."
Although no Peaches of Immortality remained, there were indeed quite a few golden elixirs left.
After all, they were golden elixirs, not jelly beans. She wasn't made of stone and wasn't as durable as the monkey.
If she ate too many at once, she wouldn't be able to digest them.
"Not much left? Very well, I have some more pills here. You might as well take them all."
Laojun stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and took out a gourd of pills, saying:
"Although you are currently at a bottleneck period and pills can't help you increase your cultivation much, they can help consolidate your foundation... so that your future 'high-rise' can be built more smoothly."
"In addition to cultivation pills, there are some other types of pills here... you'll likely have a use for them in the future. I'll give them all to you."
Su Qing couldn't help but be stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then hurriedly shook her head and said:
"Senior's previous pills were already precious enough. Accepting more... would be somewhat inappropriate."
Although she could accept Laojun helping her request a position from the Jade Emperor, it was harder to accept these pills.
After all, no matter how thick her skin was, she felt embarrassed to constantly accept someone else's favors.
Laojun shook his head slightly and said:
"There's nothing inappropriate about it..."
"Pills are refined to be used when needed... keeping them stored away is the greatest waste of them."
"Besides, these pills aren't particularly precious. It doesn't take much material or time for me to refine them... so just take them."
Although the claim that these pills weren't precious was just to deceive Su Qing, for Laojun, giving these things to her didn't cause him any regret, nor did he find it inappropriate.
Since they had placed so much expectation on a child...
Then naturally, they should help her grow as much as possible.
As for the cost, with the wealth of these old fellows, would they care about such a small expense?
Su Qing looked at Laojun, and after a long while, she nodded slightly and said, "Then this junior will thicken my face and accept them..."
Though she didn't know how many times she had been thick-skinned, this time she really felt somewhat embarrassed.
After all, she was always receiving things from the senior but had nothing to give in return.
Laojun finally nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this and said:
"That's more like it! Alright, I have some matters to discuss with the Lunar Deity, so I'll be going now. Cultivate well. When you're ready to leave the Moon Palace, remember to tell me."
Laojun's visit to the Moon Palace this time was actually primarily to discuss future matters with the Lunar Deity.
Talking to Su Qing about these things was merely incidental...
Seeing that Laojun had other things to do and was leaving, Su Qing naturally didn't try to make him stay. She just stood up and said, "This junior understands! Safe travels, Senior."
Laojun waved his hand, and in the blink of an eye, he left the courtyard together with the green ox.
Leaving only a golden gourd on the table.
After Laojun left, Su Qing also put the things away...
Regardless, since she had accepted it, she had to make good use of it... otherwise, it would truly be a waste.
If it were wasted, that would be truly failing to live up to the senior's painstaking efforts.
On the ginkgo tree nearby, Gongsun Zhixue, who had been hiding earlier, peeked out again and said:
"Big Green Sister, are we going to leave the Moon Palace in a few days?"
"Not for the time being, at least not within a year or two?" Su Qing thought for a moment and replied, "After all, there's still something left to do!"
The unfinished business she spoke of naturally referred to the fact that Lady Chang'e had not yet taken her to see Yang Chan.
After all, if she left the Moon Palace, Lady Chang'e wouldn't have the chance to take her to see Yang Chan.
So she definitely had to leave only after they had met.
Gongsun Zhixue didn't know about these things. After hearing Su Qing's words, she fell silent for a moment, then said hesitantly:
"Um... can we, can we wait a few more years before leaving the Moon Palace? For example... for example, waiting for five or six years or something like that?"
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