Chapter 5: Beauty Emerges from the Bath

Chapter 5: Beauty Emerges from the Bath

Empress Xi couldn’t hide her admiration for her daughter, but her expression soon darkened, and she sighed softly.

If she could, she would have left the opportunity to achieve enlightenment for her daughter. However, at the time, there was no choice. If she hadn’t achieved enlightenment, the Sovereign of the Forbidden Zone would have come after them, putting the whole family in grave danger.

A certain old father’s face showed a wry smile. He might now become the weakest in the family, but the slight upward curve of his lips betrayed his true feelings.

“Truly worthy of being my daughter!”

Empress Xi, seeing how difficult it was to suppress her husband’s smile, which was even harder to hide than an Ultimate Emperor Artifact, knew exactly what he was thinking. She said,

“The situation has taken a sudden turn, and I didn’t have time to cover for her. If the Sovereign of the Forbidden Zone finds out, it won’t be good. We need to prepare in advance.”

“Some of the old timers are running out of patience, and there are still some old grudges that haven’t been settled. We can wait a bit longer; we still have time.”

“This is between us,” Empress Xi emphasized.

“Indeed it is.”

The couple shared a silent understanding, not wanting to involve their child.

In their eyes, Shao Hua had been deeply influenced by them. The Imperial Dao Principles and the Saint Body lineage, which others might covet, were a kind of constraint for her. She was meant to go much further.

Moreover, they had left her when she was young, failing to fulfill their parental duties, and felt deeply indebted to her.

Shao Hua, of course, had no idea what her young imperial mother and her saintly father were thinking.

She slowly awoke, her eyes opening abruptly, dispersing the chaotic energy. Her body radiated divine light, and she couldn’t help but let out a long, refreshing sigh, feeling more clear-headed and invigorated than ever before.

After sitting in the immortal land for eight hundred years, she had taken an extremely important step.

She had created her own Dao and Fa, confident that it would not be inferior to any ancient imperial scripture. In some unique aspects, it might even surpass them.

She hadn’t yet realized the magnitude of the stir she had caused, still immersed in the afterglow of her creation, trying to refine a few unparalleled great techniques on this foundation.

Dao is the foundation, Fa is the essence, and techniques are the manifestations of Dao and Fa, the external means of expression. The Immortal Path is long and arduous; without a few secret techniques for protection, how could one possibly go further?

The most widely known and renowned secret techniques in the world are undoubtedly the “Nine Sacred Seals” created by the nine Celestial Respects of the Mythical Era. She had already obtained the majority of them, with only the Lin, Shu, and Qian seals remaining.

The Dou and Zhe seals were taken from the Dominant Body lineage, the Jie seal was insights gained from the ancient scriptures of the Imperial Gate, and the Zu seal was understood from the killing array diagrams of the Spirit Treasure Respect.

The rest she either discovered herself or exchanged with others, having obtained six of the nine seals.

Moreover, there was the example of the Great Emperor of Ferocity, who had independently created nine immortal techniques, using his own strength to counter the Nine Sacred Seals of the Celestial Respects.

Shao Hua felt that she didn’t necessarily have to compete with the Nine Sacred Seals. She had her own ideas and already had a few initial concepts in mind.

“Splash.”

Water splashed, steam rose, and colored mist swirled as Shao Hua emerged from the Immortal Pool, stepping out gracefully, like a beauty emerging from a bath.

Her tall, slender figure was illuminated by the morning light, her porcelain skin glowing with a radiant sheen. Every inch of her body was translucent and radiant, each strand of hair flowing with divine light. She was a masterpiece of divine favor, a stunning beauty.

Unfortunately, no one could appreciate this beauty.

According to a certain old father: “There is no man in this world worthy of her.”

Actually, there was a second part to that statement, a bit of self-praise: There is one man in this world who is incomparably great, and that man is himself.

Shao Hua, of course, wouldn’t be interested in anyone. Men would only slow her down when she drew her sword!

Of course, many people have had designs on her. After all, she’s both beautiful and powerful, and the top second-generation cultivator in the world. It would be strange if no one pursued her.

But they all ended up on the receiving end of her father’s massive fists.

What right does a man have to covet his own white cabbage if he can’t even withstand the Six Realms Cycle Fist?!

“It’s time to go back.”

Shao Hua pulled the Ginseng God Tree out of the pool, and the White Tiger Spirit Herb obediently leapt into her arms, showing its docility and understanding.

She didn’t take the broken Immortal Cauldron, leaving it where it was, still in its original state.

The most important Immortal Dao patterns had already been copied. Taking it would only add another weapon capable of countering an Ultimate Emperor Artifact, but it wasn’t particularly significant.

When the time came, she would come back for it.

Besides, how could she monopolize such a place of ascension?

She casually gathered a few more King Herbs. Although the Immortal Pool Elixir was excellent, in a sense, it was now like her own bathwater, so she didn’t take any more and left gracefully.

Returning to the Northern Dipper, Shao Hua planted the Ginseng God Tree and the White Tiger Spirit Herb beside an Immortal Pool, where they complemented the Life Ancient Tree on the other side, creating a scene that resembled a fairyland.

The Immortal Tears Green Gold used to forge the Xi Pagoda was obtained from the deepest part of this pool, which was also the original location of the Jade Pond, not far from the Primordial Mine.

After Empress Xi attained enlightenment, she directly established a palace here, sitting in command and intimidating the Forbidden Zones.

“Where did you get these two Immortal Herbs?”

This was the first time Shao Hua had seen her mother so surprised. After all, her mother was an Empress, and there were few things in the world that could astonish her.

“A hug and I’ll tell you.” She glanced at her father, who was passing by, and a plan formed in her mind. She sent a telepathic message to her mother.

Wasn’t this a different kind of "challenging the Empress"?

“You little one.” Empress Xi’s beautiful face showed a hint of helplessness, but she still reached out affectionately and embraced her daughter.

Their somewhat similar faces pressed together, and Shao Hua glanced at her father with a touch of smugness.

It was a clear provocation.

“...”

Her father’s lips twitched. It was infuriating. His own wife was now in someone else’s arms, and it looked like she loved the other person more than him.

Alright, he was jealous.

Although their relationship was still strong, as the Empress, his wife rarely showed such a tender and playful side, which couldn’t help but make him heartbroken.

He really wanted to shout: "Let her go, let me take her!"

But considering his position in the family and the power gap, he quickly dismissed this dangerous thought.

“Father, when did you come?” Shao Hua feigned surprise.

“A while ago...”

Empress Xi gently stroked her daughter’s smooth, black hair, then turned and glared at the taciturn figure standing nearby, saying with a hint of annoyance, “You’re even jealous of your own daughter, Wu Ning. You really are something.”

Indeed, Shao Hua’s father, a perfected Saint Body, was named Wu Ning, and her mother, Empress Xi, was actually named Yaochi. They had named their daughter in a unique way.

Shao Hua, Shao Hua, beautiful times, dreamlike years.

Wu Ning couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly. People often said that a perfected Saint Body could challenge an Empress, but he thought it was nonsense. If he dared to say such a thing, his position in the family would be in jeopardy.

After this little interlude, Shao Hua didn’t hide anything. She told her parents about the ascension place and the Immortal Cauldron, hoping they could benefit from it as well.

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(End of Chapter)

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