Chapter 54: Three Thousand Years of Ascension

Chapter 54: Three Thousand Years of Ascension

Unbeknownst to her, Shaohua had already ascended three thousand years ago.

For the first thousand years, she was busy researching the mysteries of the Holy Spirit to save her father, refining her own path and techniques, and tending to her garden.

After Lan Ling found an unconventional way to ascend, Shaohua immersed herself in the grand project of elevating the Holy Spirit, ensuring a backup plan for the future, which took another thousand years.

In the final thousand years, she traveled across the cosmos, refining the Immortal Gold Holy Embryo and imprinting it with the essence of myriad paths, leaving her legend in many places.

“It feels a bit strange to suddenly have nothing to do,” Shaohua sighed softly.

She placed the Holy Spirit furnace in the Chaos Heavens Domain she had created after her ascension. It would need to be observed for a few thousand more years to ensure there were no issues before the rest could be left to time.

This was somewhat similar to how the Dao Zun brewed wine with the Holy Spirit, but she was leveraging the Holy Spirit's innate ability to nurture and imprint myriad paths, using them to cultivate Chaos True Blood.

Fortunately, the Immortal Gold Spirit Communion was up to the task; a regular stone-bodied Holy Spirit wouldn't have been sufficient.

The flawed Chaos Blood, like an embryo, drew nourishment from the myriad paths within the Immortal Gold Holy Embryo, growing and developing. When fully mature, it would give birth to a Chaos Body!

Of course, this was still just Shaohua's idea, and whether it would succeed was uncertain.

But her goal wasn't necessarily to create a Chaos Body; more importantly, she wanted to understand its mysteries.

Perhaps in the future, it could provide significant help, becoming a crucial support for her to live another lifetime.

Even if it didn't work, she had a backup plan. She could follow the Dao Zun's example and use the Holy Spirit and Chaos Blood to brew immortal wine.

Shaohua took off the Heavenly Veil Bracelet, and beneath her feet appeared the Ancestral Golden Path. In just a few steps, she returned to Beidou.

Over the years, she hadn't neglected the Yaochi Holy Land, but every time she returned, she had to seal away a new batch of people.

There was still plenty of Divine Origin Liquid left in the Holy Land, including what her mother had left behind, but she chose to handle the sealing herself to avoid any mishaps.

She also imbued each person with the Eternal Will Art on the Immortal Platform to help them maintain their condition better.

Some chose to live out their current lives, and Shaohua respected their wishes, not forcing them.

Becoming a foundation was a cruel fate.

With limited lifespans, they would awaken in a lonely future, briefly return, and see no familiar faces, only to exhaust their last bit of strength for the Holy Land.

Not everyone had such resolve, nor was it the only way to contribute to the Holy Land.

Living in the present was equally important.

As the world changed, one had to adapt to the flow of the times.

Those who sacrificed themselves to become a foundation did so to protect the continuation of a future "present."

“I’m back, Yaochi,” Shaohua said to herself as she stood at the gate.

She shook her head, a bit dazed, and paused, recalling the scene when she returned from her travels with Little Wushi.

“Master!”

Just as Shaohua was lost in thought, two stunning women emerged from the Yaochi Holy Land to greet her.

They were followed by numerous disciples, whose enthusiastic cheers welcomed their ancestral master back.

“I’ve said many times not to make such a fuss, but it always ends up this way.”

Shaohua reached out, her fingers as smooth as white jade, and lightly tapped the heads of her two disciples.

Nan Jinping and Li Xingruo, these cousins, were both over three thousand years old. One practiced the Xihuang Sutra, the other the Donghuang Sutra, and they had long stood at the peak of the Great Sage, about to step into the Quasi-Emperor realm.

Hmm, although Shaohua had named her scriptures "Shenzhao", most of her disciples simply called them the Donghuang Sutra.

Even her imperial weapon, the Mortal Realm Sword, was often referred to as the Taiyi Sword.

Just as the world knows Xihuang but not her original name, Yaochi.

One might say that simplicity and memorability were the guiding principles.

Speaking of which, it seems that not many people know Shaohua’s name anymore; they only know of the might of Donghuang.

Coupled with her own low profile, it’s easy to predict that in the future, some will inevitably confuse Xihuang and Donghuang, treating them as one and the same.

"Master, this time you’ll stay for a while, right? Jinyu and I want to serve you properly", Li Xingruo said with a childlike sincerity, maintaining her usual carefree demeanor.

"Yes, please stay longer in the Holy Land, Master", Nan Jinping added, making her request.

"Alright, alright, I’ll stay as long as you wish", Shaohua nodded gently, a mix of helplessness and indulgence in her eyes.

These two had grown up under her watchful eye, and their relationship was more like a mother and daughters than just master and disciples. She would certainly fulfill this request.

Besides, they were about to break through to the Quasi-Emperor realm, and she needed to be there to oversee their progress.

Soon after, the cosmic wasteland resonated with a powerful tremor as both Nan Jinping and Li Xingruo successfully passed their Quasi-Emperor Tribulations, adding two more Quasi-Emperor level powerhouses to the Yaochi Holy Land!

Shaohua immediately presented them with the gifts she had prepared long ago.

One of them was a divine pill made from the Peach of Immortality and the White Tiger Divine Herb, which could grant them another lifetime.

If any unexpected situation arose, it could also be used to save their lives.

The other gift was a pair of secret treasures crafted from the skin and bones of the White Tiger Ancient Emperor: a formation chart and a malevolent sword.

These were magical artifacts personally refined by Shaohua. The formation chart was imprinted with her Emperor-level Slaughter Formation, and the malevolent sword was modeled after the Spirit Treasure Heavenly Sage’s Slaughter Sword, bearing her Imperishable Sword Intent.

If used to their full potential, they would almost be equivalent to her own full-force attack, and even with the passage of time, they would still pose a significant threat to Supreme-level beings.

As for the Spirit Treasure Slaughter Formation and the other two slaughter swords lost during the battle between her parents, she had searched for them while traveling the universe to refine the Immortal Gold Holy Embryo.

Unfortunately, her efforts were in vain, and she found no trace of them. She already had a hunch about their whereabouts.

Who else could it be?

It wasn’t hard to guess; they had likely fallen into the hands of some Forbidden Zone.

"Alright, and this is for you", she didn’t neglect anyone, presenting a white hairpin to Lan Ling.

"Thank you, Supreme Master!" Lan Ling gently touched the hairpin on her head, her joy unmistakable.

The hairpin was crafted from pure white gold, smooth and jade-like, adorned with three small bells that seemed ordinary but were, in fact, a terrifying forbidden artifact.

Especially the bells, which were imbued with a special power to clear the mind and enhance wisdom.

Over the years, Lan Ling had been dispatched to suppress the remnants of the Underworld. Without any Supreme beings, the Underworld had long fallen into decline, forced to submit and cease causing havoc in the world.

It must be said that after Lan Ling’s unconventional ascension, though she had enlightened her true self, her thoughts still had a unique twist.

Upon arriving in the Underworld, she initiated a bloody crackdown, executing countless unfortunate souls with her chain sword. After all, the Yin soldiers and generals weren’t living beings.

Once a revered goddess, she had transformed into a ruthless female demon.

When Shaohua learned of this, she was speechless. She worked through the night, adding a few more Clarity Bells to the hairpin, crafted from Eternal Blue Gold.

She also stopped sending Lan Ling on missions, quickly recalling her to stay by her side. She needed to properly guide her and correct her misguided thoughts!

At her age, what was she doing playing with Yin soldiers and crickets? Why not spend that time refining a Ten Thousand Souls Banner?

Wishing you good health and longevity, I love you all!

(End of Chapter)

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