Chapter 559: Blue
"Sister, here are one, two... thirteen Soul-Binding Flowers. That's enough to refine a furnace of Great Yin Origin Pills." At this moment, the "little bone" whom Yu Xi had been longing for was eagerly engrossed in the study of alchemy.
After more than ten years since the advent of Spirit Qi, alchemy, once a relic of a bygone era, had recaptured its former glory.
A large number of pill formulas, some created by unknown methods, perhaps even conceived on a whim, were uploaded to the internet. With legions of individuals, who feared mediocrity more than death, blazing the trail, hundreds of truly useful things were unearthed.
In this insane era where strength signified everything, there was never a shortage of pioneers willing to stake their lives. With their own blood, they tested and derived one conclusion after another.
Although low-grade pills had undergone another decade of re-engineering, with pharmaceutical giants mastering new mechanisms for mechanized production, some mystical, high-grade pills involving soul manipulation remained the exclusive domain of high-level transcendents, handcrafted, as machines had yet to reach such a level.
This gave birth to a new "profession" — the alchemist. Xiao Yan, the "Undying Lord" of the Boneyard Realm, was precisely a leader in this field.
Especially after devouring the soul fragment in the ring that had attempted to possess him, he found his talent in this area had grown increasingly formidable.
During the time he took the Boneyard Token and guarded the Boneyard Realm, Xiao Yan set aside his cultivation, dedicating most of his efforts to the study of alchemy.
"We're not even human anymore, what use is cultivating Great Yin Origin Pills?" From a staff floating nearby, a melodious female voice emerged.
Although the possession attempt back then had failed, he had forever lost his physical body, tempered through a thousand trials, leaving him with only a spirit body.
"I heard that person has already recovered his Six Tiers of strength on the Moon..."
"As long as he dares to step foot into the Boneyard Realm, I'll slaughter him like a dog!" Holding the Boneyard Token, which represented the world's authority, Xiao Yan was confident he could suppress and kill any existence below Seven Tiers here.
"I know..."
"Once the thousand-year oath concludes, I will hand over the Boneyard Token, and then I'll openly go to the Moon for my revenge. A thousand years; with my talent, I will surely achieve Seven Tiers." Every time he spoke of this, he became especially agitated.
"He severed my cultivation path, forcing me to cultivate the path of a Ghost Immortal. If this vengeance isn't exacted, my mind will never find peace! Before I kill him, I've decided to rename myself Xiao Chou, to constantly remind myself."
"I'll accompany you. Since Xiao Yan is changing his name to Xiao Chou, I'll be called Xiao Hen. It makes a perfect pair."
This past decade had been the happiest time for her. There was no pressure, no external disturbances; the entire world contained only her and her brother.
The only drawback was perhaps that neither of them possessed human bodies, so they couldn't "make a little person to play with."
One "person" and one staff, deeply intertwined in this empty realm, the atmosphere was truly romantic.
"How's that Ghost Immortal natal method he gave you coming along, Sister?" After a strange moment of tenderness, Xiao Yan, now renamed Xiao Chou, asked.
"It's a very unique concept: continuously nurture a life-bound object, and eventually, the person and artifact merge as one, transcending tribulation to become a Ghost Immortal."
"Where would we get a tribulation from?"
"The True Spirit Tribulation..."
"Isn't that unique to Celestial Immortals?!"
"No. Seven Tiers is a boundary. From the moment one crosses that line, every step taken is an act of defying the heavens."
"Wait, Sister, how do you know so much?"
"He told me."
"Why wouldn't he tell me?"
"Perhaps... he tacitly acknowledged that our hearts are intertwined. What I know, you will also know." Xiao Hen gleefully showered him with affection, yet there seemed to be no lonely hearts around to witness it.
...
"It's time to go," the Holy Progenitors remaining in the Manghuang Realm suddenly said in unison.
"Boom!"
"Did the earth dragon just roll over?!"
"An earthquake?"
"Look over there!"
No sooner had the hidden forces of the Bloodline Houses "ascended" than another anomaly occurred!
Accompanied by a ground-shaking, sky-trembling tremor, the sky, previously shrouded in white, inexplicably tore open a massive rift.
Above Hanluo City, a colossal void appeared, large enough to swallow half the city in a single gulp.
Peering into the void, everyone vaguely sensed the presence of an unimaginably vast world perhaps lurking behind it.
"The world has undergone some changes."
"This is the domain of Great Wei..." The loyalists were heartbroken and exasperated, lamenting that their nation would soon be no more.
"Not for long," a transmigrator coldly stated.
The Bloodline Houses, having been rooted in this land for thousands of years, were most sensitive to changes in the world. The moment the anomaly occurred, they already sensed that something was amiss.
"Something is forcibly connecting to our world."
"Perhaps it's that shadow lurking behind the void."
...
"Lin Yan Yang, can you see clearly?"
"It seems to read 'Wheel-Turning Hall'."
In the center of the void, the phantom image of a grand hall was reflected, and many gazed into it with curiosity.
"Wheel-Turning Hall? Could it be that he truly intends to create an Underworld and Six Paths of Reincarnation?"
One by one, points of light flew out from Hanluo City, rushing towards the void, which resembled a gate to hell. Sharp-eyed observers noticed that these points of light emanated from the Holy Progenitors within the city.
Endless streams of light formed an ocean current of light.
Everyone silently watched this scene, which resembled a divine miracle, speechless for a long time.
Each point of light was a will. Hundreds of thousands of Holy Progenitors who had descended upon the Manghuang Realm, their wills traversed the spatial channel, returning to their original owner.
As the current of light gradually dissipated, the gate to the other dimension also began to slowly close. By the time only a sliver of a crack remained, the overwhelming white light that had filled the sky was drawn into the rift, and above Hanluo City, the long-absent blue sky and white clouds reappeared.
"He really left." Lu Yuesheng, who had witnessed the entire process from beginning to end, was greatly astonished to find that she had lost her perception of the omnipresent power.
The feeling was as if she had been constantly basking in warm sunlight, only for the sun to suddenly set.
"The cheat system still works!" Lu Yuesheng then curiously attempted to operate her stat-point allocation system. She had originally thought the system would become inactive with Bai Mo's departure, but the reality defied her expectations.
"From now on, you shall be known as the Blue Enchantress," she gleefully named her system.
"System, can I transform into a life-bound object?" Bai Mo cast a final glance in Lu Yuesheng's direction, then decisively severed all contingencies he had left behind.
Compared to a dispensable pawn, his curiosity towards the path of the Ghost Immortal was far greater.
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