Chapter 82: "I'm Going to Die, What About My Brother?"

Chapter 82: "I’m Going to Die, What About My Brother?"

Shaohua strolled through the desolate Yaochi Ruins.

The younger generations had taken away most of what they could, but under her influence, they hadn’t destroyed the original layout. The palaces and medicinal gardens had simply vanished, leaving only the ruins behind.

She casually reinforced many seals, ensuring the place wouldn’t be desecrated.

As she walked through the courtyard, passing by the familiar divine spring, memories from the past assaulted her.

"Perfect, I can already imagine little Wushi waking up here, looking around at the ruins and being utterly terrified!" Shaohua couldn’t help but chuckle, but she quickly composed herself.

The few times she had seen Wushi, he had no idea what had happened in the real world, as if he had been living in a dream. It was better for a child not to know too much.

I hope my little brother understands my intentions. Maybe I should leave a few more marks in the cosmic wastelands later?

"I will die, bathed in the blood of the Immortal Heaven Emperor, trying to achieve eternal life. I was attacked and it doesn’t matter that I’m dying. I was already in my twilight years, but my parents are long gone, and my brother is still so young. I can’t leave him behind."

"I’m going to die, what about my brother?"

As she thought this, the corners of her lips curled into a smile that she struggled to suppress. Suddenly, a flash of insight illuminated her mind, and the immortal light from her brow shone brightly, illuminating the entire Yaochi Ruins.

This was the activation of the Qian Character Secret Art, which also triggered her You Character Art. It felt as if she had glimpsed a blurry corner of the future.

There stood a towering figure, awe-inspiring and majestic, with thick black hair and eyes that held the wisdom to see through everything. With every gesture, the heavens and earth trembled and mourned for him.

His presence was unparalleled!

Without a doubt, it was Wushi. He spoke of bringing their parents back to life and creating a world where his sister still existed. His voice was resolute, yet filled with the weight of ages.

"Cough, cough, cough!!" Shaohua was so startled that she immediately snapped out of the mystical state.

It seems I shouldn’t push it too far; I don’t want to turn the child dark.

"What a unreliable Qian Character Secret Art, daring to disrupt my Dao heart." She turned to scold the secret art.

Of course, it couldn’t possibly be my fault, right?

To be fair, the Qian Character Secret Art was originally a technique for refining the spirit and enhancing one’s divine sense. The so-called ability to predict the future was not about divining the will of heaven.

Based on her speculation, the true divination technique was the Heng Character Art, which she lacked.

The Qian Character Secret Art’s ability to foresee the future was actually a result of the spirit being extremely sensitive, and the subconscious of a cultivator being honed to the extreme.

It was like how dark clouds signal rain and lightning precedes thunder; sometimes, one could use their sixth sense to simulate a glimpse of the future.

It was all instinct, no technique, and had no relation to divining the will of heaven.

Of course, many times, this primitive instinct was more reliable than divine calculations, as calculations could be wrong, and the will of heaven could be obscured or misled.

Shaohua spent several thousand years in the Yaochi Ruins. When she emerged, the world had seen many generations come and go.

A quick inquiry revealed that the young man from Wangcheng had grown into a formidable figure, becoming the patriarch of the Mountain Clan, with a cultivation level that shook the heavens.

Ning Fei and Xiao Zicheng had long returned to the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land to continue their eternal slumber, and this time, Shaohua didn’t rouse them.

She traversed the Northern Wastes, the Western Expanse, the Central Plains, and the Southern Ranges, revisiting the places of her past. She saw the vastness of the desert, the radiance of Mount Sumeru, the dragon qi of the Central Plains, and the primal beauty of the Southern Ranges.

"I’ve been in the Big Dipper Realm for so long. Perhaps it’s time for a change."

Walking on the Starlight Ancient Path, Shaohua suddenly stopped, closing her eyes.

After so many years, the search for the Virtue Celestial Venerable’s avatars on Earth had finally brought good news.

He was finally dug out.

The Secret of the Ninth Digit was also obtained.

"Excellent, let's see what it's like when all nine secrets are combined!" Shaohua instructed her clones to treat the Virtue Celestial Venerable well, and to remember to cover him back up with soil after digging him out.

The vast heavens, the boundless starry sky, cold and dark, lacked vitality, with desolation as the eternal theme.

The Starlight Ancient Path stretched like a thread, leading to the distant depths of space.

A stunning divine light flickered in the universe, as if it had never existed, leaving only a slender figure standing alone in the star sea.

After gathering all nine secrets, she couldn't wait to try them out, but the results were not ideal. She failed to grasp the essence and accidentally shattered the void, nearly collapsing several star domains.

"Never mind, no need to rush. Where have I ended up?" Shaohua murmured to herself, twirling a strand of her hair.

She followed the traces of the aftermath and arrived at a desolate planet.

A casual glance revealed that this place still held some divine qualities, with the Five Elements Celestial Tree growing here, capable of producing five-colored crystals that could be used to forge the Five-Colored Starborn Altar.

"Wait, who is that?" Shaohua's eyebrows furrowed, her heart trembling as she discovered a one-armed elder in a green robe building an ancient altar alone.

The green-robed elder was tall and slender, with a gaunt face, exuding a sense of divine grace and ancient simplicity, unencumbered by worldly concerns.

"Return to the homeland, do not be buried in a foreign land."

A voice echoed continuously around the altar, as if it had come from the ancient past.

"Sigh, Solar Sovereign Emperor." Shaohua sighed softly. She had once searched for this place but found nothing. She never imagined that fate would bring them together today.

The word "fate" was truly wondrous.

The one-armed green-robed elder was a lingering divine thought of the Solar Sovereign Emperor, a trace of his will that had persisted for countless ages, refusing to dissipate, deeply moving Shaohua.

"Who can bury me in my homeland?" The ancient voice continued before the Five-Colored Starborn Altar.

"I will help you!"

Since she had encountered him, Shaohua felt it was her duty to assist this human sovereign emperor in returning to his homeland, the Ziwei Star Domain.

With a step, she instantly appeared before the lingering will, pointing a finger to stabilize it with the Heng Character Art.

Then, she reached out and extracted a sealed stone coffin from the ancient planet's core, mourned in silence for a moment, and carried both the will and the coffin through the void, arriving at the ancient Ziwei Star Domain.

Before leaving, she also left behind protective arrangements to safeguard the rare planet that could still grow the Five Elements Celestial Tree.

Traversing the universe was like a leisurely stroll for her, but the lack of a traditional golden path was somewhat disappointing.

Shaohua had once visited the Ziwei Star Domain, but that was a long time ago, over forty thousand years, back when she had not yet attained enlightenment and was striving on the imperial path.

This was a magnificent world, vast yet beautiful, grand yet ethereal.

The land stretched endlessly, with towering mountains piercing the clouds and mighty rivers spanning tens of thousands of miles, their spiritual energy reaching the heavens, enveloped by the aura of ancient emperors.

Ziwei, the Imperial Star, was the master of the constellations, holding a unique position. There was a saying that this might be the ancestral star of the human race.

In the ancient era, this ancient star had successively given rise to the Lunar Ancient Emperor and the Solar Ancient Emperor, who had supported the human race during its weak and vulnerable times.

Throughout the long ages, only these two human ancient emperors were revered as Human Sovereign Emperors!

Their achievements were unparalleled, and they were also honored as Holy Sovereign Emperors. The Yin and Yang Imperial Scriptures they created were also revered as the Mother Scriptures.

A saying has always circulated in the world: "Lunar and Solar, which is weaker, which is stronger, yin and yang in harmony, the world proclaims them emperors!"

(End of Chapter)

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