Chương 139: Little lotus

From the very next day, I began the Galaxy project, training a dozen elite groups in special forces tactics. I had to start from the basics, but luckily I already had the 500 cluster women as a guiding line. They even joined the Galaxies on outgoing missions, pointing out worthy targets among criminals, and in one lucky case, actually finding and destroying a demonic cult in a nearby city. And from that single spark, a fire arose.

Proof of concept, but getting over-analyzed and re-tested in many towns and cities around our sect. In a month, 46 new cults have been discovered and eliminated, plus more criminal groups and regular gangs, which polluted the world for no reason. It was enough of a show and scandal that I got called by Green Willow for explanations, which wasn't as fun as my interviews with the other Dao Kings worked.

"... Level 3 Saint King. Pef Tian, I can only wonder how the hell are you cultivating this fast." Willow wondered aloud, then performed her First Kick at Saint speed, on me. I wasn't stupid enough to block and retaliate, since I would only get bruised and tired. Instead, I dodged and tapped her ankle with my stick.

"Almost here, Willow. But you're still using qi, when there is no need. It just gives away the move too soon." I explained with my Tian voice, then kicked back and stopped a millimeter away from kicking her Yin spring. Willow looked down and blushed, for some reason. Uh, I was touching her a little, almost like a gentle kiss... or foot rub?

"Idiot! Don't think that aloud!" she yelled and ran off, only to return a minute later fully composed, and holding a storage ring in a wooden box.

"This is some money for your help. It really did work... and saved me a lot of time. How long until you become a Sage?" she asked instead. To be fair, I had my wives and maids already, and enough Dao insight to last me until Dao King realm.

"I need a Tier 6 cauldron, and an update on my lotus." I demanded instead. No improper demands, I was a new man now. Polite and humble. Willow frowned, possibly suspicious and weirded out.

"Just ask for a virgin Sage or something! I can trust an honest scumbag, but not this humble hero vibe. What the hell is that?" she yelled and ran off again. A minute later, she returned again, this time with a wooden bowl and my blue lotus, already grown up a bit and holding 4 lapis lazuli-colored petals. Did plants even grow that fast? I mean, perhaps bamboo or kudzu did, but not a lotus... wait!

"Did you use your Wood meridian on it? Bonded the lotus..." I asked with a paranoid voice. Willow took a step back, sensing something was wrong.

"That is why you gave it to me, and not to Rose or Petunia, right?" Well, yes. But actually no.

"I gave it too you, Willow, because you were alive after 20000 years, so my lotus will be safe. But, the lotus means something else, and you shouldn't have bonded with it. I had my Gema with a Wood meridian for that. Do you understand eternity? Infinity? Forever and ever? Because that's what this lovely herb is. Aren't you, baby lotus?" I cooed at the blue lotus, and it dropped a glowing petal in my hand. This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it.

Willow's eyes grew wide, maybe in horror.

"What do you mean? Forever what?" she asked just as I wrote the light oath on a paper.

"Just recite this now, before the big bad lotus erases you from existence. The Bodhi Lotus, not its tiny baby left in my care." I whispered with a wary glance at the ceiling, and stored the lotus back into my Yang ring. Sorry little guy, we can't depend on the silly Dao King anymore. We'll wait for Gema and her Sage realm before you come out again. Three glowing petals wasn't bad either, we matched now. I got three flowers, you got three petals, and the Bodhi Lotus didn't kill this world yet.

"Become your loyal woman? What does it mean? And why would the world end?" Willow asked in a panic.

"Just read your future, Green Willow. Your Wood Dao is now imprinted on the little lotus, so its parent can see you from above the Heavens. I'm sure nothing bad will happen in... maybe in one hour, or less." I said with a nonchalant voice.

"It doesn't work like that! I get flashes of precognition, not entire world histories on demand. The Willow grotto connects to... oh. I couldn't be the only one with a link outside. Of course! This is not your first life..." Green Willow muttered as her eyes began to glow. Will the big lotus take her eyes first, or will the Willow Immoral protect her for a while? Was the world above ruled by plants? Cultivation... damn it. I was thinking about the lotus too soon! Let's hope we don't all get erased again!

Green Willow might be a Dao King, but she wasn't a good one. I only had to think in induced panic, and she read my surface thoughts too. And then acted on it. The oath descended from Heavens as expected, and a blue flower, perhaps a rose burst inside her chest. A flowermind, let's call it, even though it wasn't a mind, just a dharmic ritual and projection, likely installed by Blue Rose as a check and locator beacon. Only the Heavens did not include dual loyalties in its code.

Willow coughed and sat down to circulate some qi and heal.

"It seems we're good. A mild punishment, for a minor transgression. It's always funny when a demon gets burned alive and screams in pain." I added with a smirk, then went to check on her body, this time without fear. Why would I fear my loyal woman? Green Willow still glared at me, but didn't fight my body checkup, nor the meridian scan. Then I hugged her tight, and patted her back.

"You should realize, many of my relations and marriages have been arranged and ordained by a higher power. Part of it is karma from my good deeds in another life. But the active effects are from a deadly Immoral Bodhi Lotus, that Tian met at the end of his life. A being that exists in an infinite number of worlds, and can erase one world which doesn't like. Snap, and everything is gone. Well, except me and the little lotus. We're special and get to live again." I said as half-apology and half-explanation.

To my surprise, Willow just sighed and hugged me back.

"I don't mind it now, Pef Tian. You healed Rose, and with the little lotus, we can heal Petunia too. My Willow... it doesn't speak or explain. Just blinds me with visions from another world, where we all die in horrible ways. So I have to avoid that future." she spoke in a soft tone, and just held me close as moral support. So of course, I sneaked my hands around, grabbing her ass and boobs, just to test her resolve.

"That's the scumbag I know and trust. Do I have to suck your dick now?" Willow asked to make sure. What a silly question.

"Wrong question, silly.

'How deep and how many times?' Much better!" I spoke with my scum voice. Green Willow laughed and kissed my cheek.

"You know, a horny teenager shouldn't be someone to care for, or respect. And yet, you're my Young Master now. I guess I have to do whatever you say, right?" she asked rhetorically. I wrote that oath myself.

"Forevemore. You should be very careful how you treat that word. It means exactly what it says. But there's time enough for love, and I don't have enough milk power to raise you into Empress realm, not yet. It will take some time." I offered with a kind voice, then leaned close to steal her full lips. Willow moaned in my mouth, possibly too happy about her impending ascension. We needed a lot of hard work. A minute later, a third Dao King was sucking my dick, but this time without a medical reason.

I was winning so hard in this life, that even if I fucked a woman or a hundred, I remained a virgin, because I just couldn't lose!