Chapter 121: The Emperor's Heart Stirs, the Divine Realm Transforms

Zhong Minglan stared, though she had guessed she had a daughter, after all it was just a sudden thought.

Even if she deeply believed, at her level it was impossible to suddenly have a thought; there must be a cause.

But when this cause, what she had in mind, truly appeared before her eyes as a concrete existence, she still suffered a great shock.

"Daughter..."

She reached out to touch the golden light of Zhong Minglan, and her fingertip passed through the light.

After all, this was only a projection; she could not truly caress Shen Qingli's face.

But this was enough to shake her thoughts, to the point that even within the Vermilion Bird Palace divine ripples stirred.

It startled countless gods and immortals...

At their level, it is hard to stir the heart or mind, especially when it is this kind of uncontrolled emotion that ripples outward.

However——

For Zhong Minglan, this was indeed a shock beyond imagination!

She is an ancient deity, sharing heaven's lifespan, eternal through the ages.

Throughout the long ages, she has been alone; now——

Unexpectedly she gained a child of the same bloodline; even though it was natural, she still could not imagine that she truly had a daughter.

"Indeed, in Sheng Long Tian."

Zhong Minglan gathered her emotions and confirmed Shen Qingli's whereabouts.

"Your Majesty."

The Three-legged Golden Crow came, concerned.

"Convey my divine decree."

Zhong Minglan rose and walked; the splendid palace attire's skirt spread out like gold covering the ground.

The gate of the Vermilion Bird Palace Main Divine Hall stood open, brilliant golden light covering hundreds of li!

Those who had just stirred thoughts due to the divine ripples were all shocked into calm.

Primordial Origin Sect.

On the alchemy platform.

Shen Qingli's forehead bore a lifelike Vermilion Bird mark.

The Vermilion Bird divine fire bursting from her palm was blazing to the extreme.

The evaluator elders who raised a protective barrier for her were all sweating hotly, barely able to hold on.

The other alchemists on the alchemy platform also inevitably felt the heat; even though they had received isolated protection, they were still affected by Shen Qingli.

Yuanyuan Ying stared at Shen Qingli with rapidly changing thoughts; the fire in his hand almost lost control, sparks flying beneath his cauldron! If he had not steadied his mind in time, he might have been the one to explode the cauldron.

However, he steadied himself, but the Cave Heaven Old Ancestor trembled as he rose!

Because, under the burning of the pure Vermilion Bird divine fire, the Nine Heavens Mystic Cauldron changed color.

It shed its golden light, releasing instead a heavy, simple earthen hue.

"A Thick Earth Cauldron?"

The Cave Heaven Old Ancestor dared not recognize it.

Because the Thick Earth Cauldron is a legendary divine-realm artifact!

But after shedding its golden light, the Nine Heavens Mystic Cauldron's entire pattern changed, becoming extremely simple lines.

The Nine Li, which sealed the endless vitality of the fertile soil, stared blankly: "What is this drawing? Is it Xi Xi?"

No wonder it said that; look, it's just a group of clumsily drawn little chicks!

Of course, if Xi Xi were here and heard the Nine Li say that, it would definitely cry!

After all, it is far more exquisite and beautiful than the cauldron's painting, and it is a phoenix! The painting on the cauldron really looks like a chicken.

"Really, truly a Thick Earth Cauldron?" People all looked toward Pei Heng, after all he was the most learned!

But Pei Heng didn't know either; in the Pei clan's ancient texts there is no record of the Thick Earth Cauldron's appearance.

On the contrary, Pei Jianshu spoke up: "It is a Thick Earth Cauldron."

The clan's records have none, but his Cangsheng Inheritance memory does.

"Does this thing come from Mysterious Mountain?" The heads of all forces suddenly felt a frenzy of excitement!

For all these years, they have actually not paid much attention to the inheritance of Mysterious Mountain, after all they themselves possess ancestral lands not inferior to Mysterious Mountain's inheritance for their descendants to awaken.

Only those whose attributes do not match the clan's are sent outside the clan to awaken, but the first choice is also another great power's ancestral land.

It can be said that usually only trash are sent to the Xuanti Continent.

Pei Jianshu's case is such a special situation, and moreover the Pei clan currently oversees Mysterious Mountain, and thus also needs someone to garrison and watch over it.

"You already figured it out?" Shen Kuo asked Di Jin, who was helping Shen Qingli request the Nine Heavens Mystic Cauldron, and he was right there beside them.

Not only Shen Kuo was present; at this moment those who knew of this matter also included Pei Jianshu, Ji Wanxing, and Liu Meng—the three senior/junior siblings—all looking at Di Jin, especially Pei Jianshu!

"I just think it looks nice, fitting for my sister, but now looking at it, it seems a little ugly." Di Jin could hardly bear to look at the picture on the cauldron, fortunately this is not the cauldron's ultimate form.

"So, is it about to become a pill?" Huang Lao Gou, who had little interest in studying cauldrons, just wanted to know! This, this seems to be the Shen family's young master who just turned eighteen— is he going to refine a God-Ascension Pill?

The other old monsters, including Shen Jing of their own family, actually all stared fixedly at Shen Qingli's cauldron!

God-Ascension Pill, it can almost guarantee that they will absolutely be able to ascend to godhood.

After all, whenever a person ascends, they must face heavenly tribulation!

Although it can help mortals forge a true divine body suited to the divine realm, it is the necessary path to becoming a god.

But it is extremely dangerous; ten thousand years ago, nine out of ten who ascended were struck down by heavenly tribulation, reduced to ashes, body and dao extinguished.

The ascenders of great power families, if they can obtain a God-Ascension Pill sent from the divine realm, or obtain a God-Ascension Pill refined from divine medicine, then basically they can succeed in ascension.

So——

Once Shen Qingli forms a pill.

Huang Laogou couldn't hold back, first he shouted, "Speaking of which, would you, the Changshui Shen clan, consider merging with my Jiangxia Huang clan?"

Shen Yuan gave him a white eye, and looked at the old man beside him, "Senior, aren't you going to discipline your own?"

The Huang clan's old monster stroked his beard and chuckled, "He's always been like this; if he could change, he would have changed long ago."

Shen Yuan: "... Our Changshui Shen clan has no intention of expanding everywhere; we don't even want the territory of the Su Nv Sect."

The Changshui Shen clan is now unrivaled in prominence; while Shen Yuan is happy, he also realizes that this is precisely the time to be most cautious in speech and conduct. Against enemies, they can be domineering, but toward friendly and neutral forces, they must still remain humble.

So ever since he arrived at the Hunyuan Sect, he's been constantly engaging in friendly outreach outside, isn't it just to give the Changshui Shen clan more friends and less hostility?

Coincidentally, the little ancestor created a longevity pill, which greatly aided his friendly interactions; now, aside from the Demon Extermination Sect, the Hunyuan Sect, and the Cave Heaven Realm, almost all forces are on good terms with him.

"We..." the Huang clan's old monster was about to say, "Understood."

Opposite them, Ji Bai, seated on the main stage, suddenly spat blood.

The Cave Heaven Elder Ancestor was startled, "Sect Leader Ji, what's this...?"

Could he not withstand the blow? Surely not?

Even an old man on his deathbed can hold up, and Ji Bai is much younger than him.

Ji Bai wanted to comfort him, but——

"Wah!"

He, spitting blood in large mouthfuls, was suffering a devastating attack!

He, with his meager rule power, combined with the Hunyuan Sect's inherent mysterious seal, the layered seals on the Earth Core Fire and Jiang Yuan shackles, are being utterly destroyed by Shen Qingli!

At the same time, Shen Qingli shook the ground with a palm, and the pure Vermilion Bird divine fire sank into the alchemy platform below.

She then, as if summoning her subordinates, commanded, "Get up for me!"