Chapter 155: Ye Fan Sets Off, Dark Imperial Sovereign!

Chapter 155: Ye Fan Sets Off, Dark Imperial Sovereign!

Over the past decade, Shao Hua had been busy constructing a new spiritual domain, using Earth as a test ground.

It must be said that Hen Ren truly possessed extraordinary talent. Her various ideas were astounding and mostly feasible.

Even Shao Hua felt somewhat inferior, watching her with a mix of admiration and envy as she made adjustments to the world.

One word from Hen Ren, and Shao Hua had to run herself ragged!

Of course, Shao Hua wouldn’t let herself do all the hard work alone. With such a capable helper right there, how could she let Hen Ren sit back and watch?

Working together, they finally managed to establish a framework. The remaining work was much simpler, just a matter of fine-tuning.

One day, Shao Hua called Wu Shi, who was far away in Beidou, to inquire about the Nine Dragon Coffin.

As expected, the Nine Dragon Coffin appeared on the ancient star path and would soon descend upon Earth.

"Ten thousand years have passed, and even though we promised to let go, there's still a lingering reluctance. Let's take one last walk together."

Shao Hua smiled brightly, setting aside her work for the moment. She picked up Xiao Nannan and led Wu Shi and Hen Ren into the mortal world.

The two were a bit puzzled but didn’t ask any questions, silently following her.

Everyone has their secrets, even the closest of loved ones sometimes keep things to themselves. This is normal.

Shao Hua led them to a small courtyard from ten years ago. Time seemed to have stood still there, everything remained as it was, a place where the Red Dust Immortal had once stayed.

Wu Shi was taken aback.

What did he see?

His stunningly beautiful sister, now gently and gracefully cooking, which left him almost in disbelief.

"What’s so surprising? Who hasn’t come from the mortal world?" Shao Hua shook her head and sighed, "Before I embarked on my path, I grew up alone in the countryside, and I stayed here for nearly ten thousand years."

"Sometimes, I think living a simple life is also good. The more you cultivate, the closer you get to the Great Dao, but the farther you are from the mortal world."

In the evening, the setting sun cast a warm glow, turning the reed pond outside the courtyard a beautiful shade of red.

Shao Hua had already changed out of her ancient dress, now wearing modern summer attire: shorts and a T-shirt, her long legs and excellent figure on full display.

Her hair was tied back with a black silk ribbon, and she wore sandals, her toes gleaming with a crystal-like luster.

Wu Shi leaned against the door, watching his sister’s gentle profile, his expression changed. He then stepped out, returned in a suit, exuding the air of a domineering Ceo.

He thought it suited him well.

Shao Hua glanced back, her eyebrows raised. "Huh, change again."

"Sure thing!" Wu Shi, looking at the wok ladle in his sister’s hand, instinctively saw it as a supreme immortal sword. He winced and came back in shorts and a T-shirt, with tousled hair, looking like a young man.

Hen Ren, as always, stood out, dressed in a stunning white gown, indifferent to the world’s gaze and never conforming to others.

But watching the playful interaction between the siblings, she felt a rare moment of nostalgia.

If her brother were still here, would they be like these two? Her usually stoic heart stirred with emotion.

She glanced at a young man in the neighboring courtyard.

Shao Hua hummed a nameless tune, her arms moving gracefully, her delicate fingers deftly stir-frying home-cooked dishes, a natural beauty in her movements.

At her level, every action was in harmony with the Great Dao, even cooking was a form of art.

"The immortal descends into the mortal world!" Wu Shi eagerly helped, bringing the dishes to the table, smiling, "Heavenly sister cooking, I almost don’t want to eat it."

"You’re such a flirt." Shao Hua glanced at the cold-faced Hen Ren and fed the well-behaved Xiao Nannan.

What Red Dust Empress? She only recognized the lovable Xiao Nannan!

However, Hen Ren, perhaps moved by the scene, eventually picked up her chopsticks.

Wu Shi ate heartily. This was a meal cooked by the Red Dust Immortal, how many people could ever taste it?

Especially when it was cooked by his own sister, even if it was just simple food, he smiled like a child of tens of thousands of years.

After the meal, Shao Hua suggested they go out to enjoy the city's night views, to experience the true vibrancy of the mortal world.

She took Xiao Nannan out, and after a moment’s hesitation, Hen Ren followed, leaving Wu Shi to clean up.

Soon, many people on the street saw a group of three: a little girl smiling happily, her left hand held by a graceful woman, and her right hand by a cold, white-clad beauty.

However, everyone automatically ignored their faces, only feeling a sense of “beauty,” and their impressions of them quickly faded.

Thus, there were no urban legends of crowds gathering or people bumping into lampposts.

The city was bathed in the golden glow of the setting sun, with many buildings shimmering in the light. The roads were bustling with traffic and people.

As the sun set, the sky darkened, as if stained with blood, and the city was enveloped in a thick, grey cloak, the night about to fall.

At that moment, nine massive dragon corpses were pulling a huge bronze coffin through the dark and cold universe, heading toward an unknown destination.

A Mercedes drove by, stopping at a red light. Ye Fan, glancing out the window, saw something that made his heart race.

A young and beautiful woman was bending down, offering a skewer of candied hawthorns to a small, adorable girl.

It was too familiar, this scene brought him back to ten years ago, to the memories of the neighborhood sisters from his youth.

Back then, he was still young, in his teenage years, and after the older sister left for college, she and Xiao Nannan vanished without a trace.

He was heartbroken for a long time, consoling himself that Shao Hua must have gone to a distant university, and perhaps they would meet again one day.

But as time passed, he gradually lost hope.

Such a sudden departure suggested something significant had happened. If he thought of the worst, they might never meet again.

But today, three years after his graduation, on his way to a class reunion, he saw that familiar silhouette.

"Beep beep beep!!"

"It must be a hallucination. It’s been ten years; Xiao Nannan can’t possibly still be a child, right?" Ye Fan was jolted back to reality by the honking from behind, shaking his head to clear his thoughts.

He couldn’t stop his car on the road to check if it was an old acquaintance.

So, he parked his Mercedes in the nearest spot and hurried back to where he had seen them.

"Up ahead is a theater, and there are various street snacks. Let’s go check it out." Shao Hua led Xiao Nannan forward, moving through the city as if she had never left.

After ten years away from the mortal world, she was still at ease, her immortal aura seemingly vanished, appearing like an ordinary person.

"Red Dust Heart Cultivation, cleansing the soul, another form of transformation!" Hen Ren’s eyes flickered, sensing something.

Even Hen Ren was impressed. This transformation was continuous and relentless.

She often praised Shao Hua’s unparalleled talent, but now it seemed someone else was even more stunning.

Indeed, she liked to tease others.

By the time Ye Fan hurried back, the two were already gone, leaving him with a sense of déjà vu, as if it had all been a hallucination.

"Shao Hua doesn’t linger for the young. Hate lingers, when will it end?"

He thought of an ancient poem, its meaning that youth doesn’t wait for the young, and the pain of parting never truly fades.

Thinking of Shao Hua, who had left ten years ago and might never return, he felt the same deep sense of loss.

What was gone was not just the moonlight of his youth, but also the irreplaceable years of his youth.

"There’s no need to be so melancholic. What’s lost may return. If there’s a fated connection, perhaps we’ll meet again."

Ye Fan, lost in thought, was suddenly patted on the shoulder. Wu Shi, having finished the dishes, came out and tried to console him.

"Let’s hope so." Ye Fan, though not hopeful, appreciated the stranger’s kindness.

He gathered his spirits, returned to his car, and continued to the reunion.

The next day, he and his classmates returned to their alma mater, learning that some classmates studying abroad were returning, extending the reunion to a visit to Mount Tai in three days.

Ye Fan, being a car owner, drove his Mercedes straight to the foot of Mount Tai.

At the parking lot, he unexpectedly saw the young man who had comforted him a few days ago.

The man was dressed in a cheap security uniform, but he wore it with such style that Ye Fan could see how handsome he was, not much less attractive than himself.

"Dude, why are you working as a parking lot security guard?"

"Absolutely genuine!" Wu Shi pulled out a business card, which clearly read "Security Captain Wu Di."

Ye Fan took the card, speechless.

"Remember to pay the parking fee when you leave." Wu Shi knocked on the car window, smiling.

"..."

Mount Tai, majestic and ancient, has always been a symbol of sacredness.

The next day, after resting at a hotel, Ye Fan and his group began climbing Mount Tai, finally reaching Jade Emperor’s Peak at dusk.

The setting sun cast a golden glow on the mountain peaks, creating a breathtaking scene.

Suddenly, black dots in the sky grew larger, accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder.

Amidst the crimson sunset, the Nine Dragon Coffin descended from the sky!

The peak of Mount Tai cracked, revealing a buried Five Color Altar. Ye Fan and his group fell onto it and were carried away by the nine black dragons pulling the bronze coffin, heading into the depths of space.

"Safe travels." At the foot of the mountain, Wu Shi took off his security uniform, opened the car door, and drove Ye Fan’s Mercedes away, feeling intrigued by this young Holy Body and the mysterious attitude of the Empress.

"Destiny’s gears have started turning. The Three Lifetimes Bronze Coffin sets sail again. What will this life bring? I’m looking forward to it." Shao Hua appeared on the peak of Mount Tai.

Hen Ren had already left, her cold demeanor always focused on her brother, which pained Shao Hua deeply.

Inside the bronze coffin, Ye Fan suddenly noticed his Amulet of Nothingness trembling, nearly scaring him out of his wits.

But soon, the bronze coffin shook violently, a crack appearing.

The group cheered and rushed out, only to find themselves in a desolate landscape, stunned.

"Mars... Could this be Mars?" Ye Fan was the first to leave the Five Color Altar, approaching a large rock with ancient inscriptions.

But when he saw the simplified Chinese text beside it, he was dumbfounded.

It read, "Shao Hua was here."

Great, the lost moonlight is still chasing me?

Ye Fan realized his Amulet of Nothingness was indeed trembling and emitting a faint light, allowing him to see the message, which others couldn’t.

They then discovered the ruins of the Great Thunder Temple, and Ye Fan found a copper lamp.

However, the eternal flame suddenly went out, its residual divine power absorbed by the green copper Amulet of Nothingness, turning the treasure into an ordinary object.

Ye Fan took a deep breath, stepping out of the temple, and found a Bodhi Seed under the Bodhi Tree. This time, the green copper shard remained calm.

Unbeknownst to him, a different kind of battle was unfolding.

The Bodhi Seed contained a faint, vague will, and the green copper shard harbored a hidden spirit imprint, now awakened.

"Hmph, mere mortal!"

Clearly, the spirit imprint in the green copper shard was more powerful, quickly erasing the vague will in the Bodhi Seed.

At that moment, in a desolate ancient temple in the Amitabha Ancient Galaxy, a stone statue’s forehead cracked.

And in a distant, unknown part of the universe, a tall figure in a dark imperial robe suddenly turned, eyes piercing through the chaos, illuminating several galaxies.

"A mere wisp of soul awakening is no match for my return. I will become king, and no one will stop me this time!"

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