The True Gods || Kim Taehyung ||

Huajing Pond

Sixty thousand years later, Qingchi Palace of Qilian Mountain. Near Huajing Pond.

Two immortals on auspicious clouds looked at each other bitterly, their large eyes filled with remorse.

“Ha-da, what should we do? We lost the celebratory gift. If High Deity learns of this, we will be punished. If we knew this earlier, we wouldn’t have coveted the magic dew of Huajing Pond. Now…sigh, what do you think we should do?” The round-faced immortal sighed, looking at his immortal friend who always came up with ideas as he impatiently asked.

Knowing High Deity Chun Jung-hee's temper, they would probably be punished by being sent to Green Dragon Platform to be flogged. This would cost them at least several thousands of years of immortal cultivation.

Huajing Pond was renowned as sacred in the Three Realms, the magic dew that gathered daily in the pond at sunrise could enhance the power of an immortal. This was coveted by many immortals, but Huajing Pond was located behind the barrier of High God Min Yoongi ’s property. Although many immortals coveted it, no one dared to enter without permission.

The two of them were ordered by their master High Deity Chun Jung-hee to bring the gift to High Deity Yang Hyun-jung’s birthday banquet. When they passed, they saw the immortal energy overflowing from the pond. Curiously, they discovered that there was a fist-sized gap in the barrier. They couldn’t help sneaking in to steal some magical dew but when they hurried out, they accidentally dropped the present into the pond, which was a Ten Thousand Year Coral Tree from the Eastern Sea. When they turned to go back in, the gap had already disappeared and the two were helpless. They could only sigh at Huajing Pond from behind the barrier.

The immortal known as Ha-da flicked his long sleeves, glanced at the nearby Huajing Pond with a bitter face and shook his head. “Ga-ram, Huajing Pond is behind the barrier of High God Min Yoongi ,if we break in privately again and are discovered, the charge will be much heavier than losing High Deity’s gift. Have you not heard of the fate of that scaled dragon?”

Hearing this, Ga-ram shuddered, waved his hand continuously, and took a few steps back as he shivered in horror, almost falling off the auspicious clouds. Of course, he had heard of the event Ha-da had mentioned…Twenty years ago, the Jeup Clan of the Demon Realm had produced a genius named Yang Hong. He was only twenty thousand years old, but his demon power was one of the most powerful. He had forced his way into the Heavenly Realm, and even the Heavenly Emperor avoided him for the time being. Fortunately, this demon was not interested in the throne as it would cause war between the demons. But he was violent and liked to compete, which would always result in a dissipating soul. For some time, all the immortals of the Nine Continents and Eight Lands panicked, fearing that this demon would come to the door for a decisive battle. In desperation, some retreated into cultivation while others avoided each other. This was not a trivial matter of losing face. If failed, tens of thousands of years of cultivation would be scattered just like that. When he was out of demon opponents, Yang Hong left the Demon Realm and went straight to Huajing Pond to challenge High God Min Yoongi. Both were transformed from scaled dragons and High God Min Yoongi had not appeared in many years, the immortals could not help but be filled with a little anxiety and anticipation. If High God Min Yoongi was also defeated, then…in the Three Realms, only the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress could be his opponents. Yang Hong stood outside Huajing Pond for several days and was unable to enter the barrier, let alone touch a single piece of High God Min Yoongi’s hair. In his rage, he created violent winds and storms in the lower realm, causing floods and displacing people. Countless people were injured or died. This was a prohibition of the high gods. There is a permanent law in the Three Realms that is known to all immortals – one must never harm the foundation of the Three Realms, the Mortal Realm. When High Deity Gae-hee was ordered by the anxious Heavenly Emperor to capture Yang Hong, three black streaks of lightning burst out of the barrier of Huajing Pond and struck the body which transformed into a scaled dragon. Before a cry was heard, the circling scaled dragon instantly turned to smoke and his soul separated. The being that was closest in existence to a high god of the Three Realms in thousands of years disappeared just like that. It could even be considered comical to disappear from the Three Realms that way. After this incident, the Three Realms shook, especially High Deity Gae-hee. He had personally witnessed Yang Hong being destroyed so that not even a grain of ash was left. High God Min Yoongi’s simple move was described with admiration and some exaggeration. His level of skill was elevated. Even in the time after the ancient period, his past achievements were notable.
Remembering this, Ga-ram stopped thinking of trying to enter Huajing Pond privately. He suggested to Ha-da, “We perhaps should go to Qingchi Palace, and say…and say that we just passed by and accidentally dropped the coral tree into Huajing Pond.”

Ha-da looked at him as if he was an idiot, frowning so much that his eyebrows had joined together. “Are you reckless? High God Min Yoongi is not there, High Deity Lee Nari is now in charge of Qingchi Palace. She and our high deity have some misunderstandings, how would she agree to our request?”

Ga-ram knew that this suggestion was problematic, but he couldn’t see another way. His master, High Deity Chun Jung-hee, was very noble because of his high deity status. Even in the Nine Skies, few people dared to offend him. But with High God Min Yoongi and High Deity Lee Nari…then it wasn’t so clear. Ga-ram paced left and right on the auspicious clouds, unwilling to go back to be punished. His eyes lit up, he suddenly raised his voice and said, “Ha-da, High God Min Yoongi is not there. Isn’t there another high god in Qingchi Palace? No matter how overbearing High Deity Lee Nari can be, she wouldn’t dare boss us around in front of a high god!”

Ha-da’s legs weakened, and he hurriedly reached out his hand to cover Ga-ram’s mouth. He looked around, seeing that the surroundings were quiet and let out a long breath. Scolding in a low voice, “How could you think of such a reckless idea? Don’t mention this high god in future. If Princess Ji-woo learns that you once asked her for help, don’t expect to live a good life in the Heavenly Realm. I’m afraid we can’t retrieve the coral tree so let’s head back first and report it to High Deity.” After talking, Ha-da turned around to leave, not caring a tiny bit about Ga-ram, who was behind him.

Ga-ram had just advanced to a little immortal these past few thousand years. Seeing Ha-da look at him like an enemy, he replied with a low grunt and flew off behind him into the distance. As he head off on the auspicious clouds, Ga-ram silently glanced at Huajing Pond, which was growing smaller and smaller….A whisper sounded in his heart. Why on earth would the high god in Qingchi Palace be regarded as a taboo by the Three Realms?