Chapter 222: A Thread of Vitality

"Hmm, I want to become a clever Sword Spirit."

"My master has left many traces in this world; I am sure I can find the destiny that the master bears in that life!"

You carefully nurture CloudHeart.

CloudHeart is literally an undying heart.

You say to it, "Cloud, cloud, you have guided the master so many times; can you guide me once more?"

"We will together go find the destiny that the master bears in that life."

"Or you can take me to find the Human Ancestor as well."

You said a lot to CloudHeart, but it gave no response.

"Cloud, you're really stingy."

In the end, you can only rely on yourself.

You made a bold decision: you will take CloudHeart across the boundless universe, back to the Great World.

"Now I can at least be considered half an Ancient God."

You had already exhausted your energy.

But you were surprised to discover that you need not cultivate; you can draw source power from the Chaos Universe.

Because you were born in Chaos.

Your true form is a bud of the Chaos Flower; in Chaos, you are like a fish in water.

After making up your mind, you left the Dead Silence Continent where you and Chuan spent the final moments, stepping into the Boundless Chaos.

You set out on the road to find the destiny that Chuan bears.

……

Tian Yuan Zhou.

Tu Shan Jiao Jiao, after reshaping the Physical Body, saw her cultivation realm surge, finally breaking through the Legendary Realm.

The scenes in the dream, however, could not lift a iota of joy from her.

Time flies; countless years have passed since Chuan's departure.

World order has fully recovered.

The Ancient Gods have vanished.

Chuan succeeded in what he set out to do, but this is not the result you most hoped for.

You thought Chuan would return, fulfilling the promise between you.

"Chuan, where exactly did you go?"

"Are you really still there?"

You have tried many times to enter the Chaos Universe to find Chuan, all to no avail.

"Chuan, you will come back, right?"

Sitting atop the Sangyu tree that has already regrown, you hold in your hands the Soul Lamp that Chuan left before departing.

The Soul Lamp still glows, its light weak.

It signifies that Chuan has not completely lost vitality.

You think, now there is another person by your side—Sangyu has arrived.

Not long after Chuan left, the unconscious Sangyu was sent back to the Great World.

Later, a divine phenomenon fell from heaven, repairing the scarred Great World, ushering a brand‑new era.

At that time, as a Divine Lord, you clearly felt the worldly restraints disappear.

All the restraints that Ancient Gods imposed on the world no longer exist.

Soon after that, Sangyu awoke.

Within a very short time after awakening, Sangyu broke through to the Bian An Immortal realm, and then, at a speed that astonished countless beings, leapt into the Ancient God realm.

Sangyu, the first Ancient God of the new era.

But Sangyu redefined this realm; Ancient God is a term of the old era, and in this age dominated by the Human Race, it is called Immortal.

Ascend to the other shore, the Immortal who traverses the river of ages!

"Empress, I have something to tell you."

Sangyu sits beside you, expression heavy.

Since she awoke, she has not smiled.

You seem to be the same.

You ask, "What is it?"

With Chuan's departure, your relationship with Sangyu grew closer, like sisters.

Even though you speak little, you trust each other in all matters.

You both still wish to see Chuan again.

The still‑lit Soul Lamp tightly binds you together.

Sangyu says, "Lately during cultivation, I always have a premonition, as if fate itself is pulling me, telling me that Chuan will return."

You are startled, "Chuan will return?"

This is probably the only news in the world that can stir your heart.

Sangyu says, "I have decided to go into Chaos to seek this thread of destiny's pull."

Upon saying this, you fall into a daze.

To this day, you still have not progressed beyond the Divine Lord Realm into the Immortal Ascension Realm.

Originally you and Sangyu promised that once you entered the Immortal Ascension Realm, you would together retrieve Chuan from the Chaos Universe.

But entering the Immortal Ascension Realm requires a chance, and you never manage to grasp that chance!

"Opportunities vanish in an instant; perhaps it truly is Chuan guiding us to find him."

"Don't wait for me; you go ahead."

You want to go with Sangyu, but you fear missing this chance even more while waiting.

"Very well."

Sangyu is not an indecisive person; a chance must not be missed, so she decides to go alone into the Chaos Universe.

"Take it with you."

You hand Chuan's Soul Lamp to Sangyu, "With it by your side, the sensing might become clearer."

Sangyu's lips move slightly, "You…"

You say bitterly, "I'm fine."

Rather than yearning, it's better to meet.

You no longer wish to clutch the Soul Lamp day and night waiting for Chuan's return; handing it to Sangyu as Guidance might be a better choice.

Sangyu ultimately still takes the Soul Lamp.

She looks at you with steadfast eyes and assures you, "I will definitely find Chuan and return here; I won't let us wait in vain."

You nod heavily, "Please, I beg you."

"Wait for me."

Sangyu departs with Chuan's Soul Lamp, leaving the Great World; soon after, you can no longer sense her presence.

You close your cultivation again.

The Divine Lord Realm is ultimately limited by lifespan; if you cannot breakthrough for a long time, eventually you will turn into Ku Gu.

Not long after you begin your seclusion, three thousand Long Rainbows pour back into the Heavenly Dome over the Human Race's land.

"Another being has entered the Immortal Realm?"

Your gaze stretches far toward that region.

"Hong? He has ascended to Immortal?"

The Divine Lords of your generation and the Bian An Immortals both have hope of entering the Immortal Realm, but lack a chance.

Hong, one of the Human Race's First True Ancestors, found this chance.

Hong cultivates the Yin‑Yang Complementary Dao, and finally achieves great perfection in this Dao, seizing the Immortal Ascension chance.

Another period passes.

Chi Ye, the ancestor of Human Race's elixirs, also attains perfection and successfully ascends.

Xi follows closely behind, achieving dual perfection in Formation Dao and Artifact Dao.

Thus, the three Human Race First True Ancestors who are contemporaries of Chuan have all entered the Immortal Ascension Realm.

They have all found you together.

They say, "Sangyu Sao Sao instructed us before departing that once we step into the Immortal Ascension Realm, we will trigger the heavens and earth's qi flow to guide and bring her back."