Chapter 306: Grand Wedding! Joining Forces with the Heavenly God Clan

Three Pure Palace.

The sleepless Three Pure Mystic Maiden stood in the void.

Behind her, a female attendant lowered her head and approached, respectfully reporting.

"Mysterious Maiden, the Wuxiang Clan Chief requests an audience with the deity."

The Three Pure Mystic Maiden did not respond, obviously unwilling to deal with it.

The attendant then said nothing more and withdrew silently……

"Wait."

The Three Pure Mystic Maiden spoke.

The attendant immediately came forward again.

The Three Pure Mystic Maiden flew back to the hall.

And in this remote audience, the Wuxiang brought her a new face.

It was also this audience that opened a new world for Cang Pei.

He finally understood why he had always been stuck at the half-step Divine Transformation, unable to advance any further.

Afterwards, he, who had been standing alone by the window for a long time, summoned Cang Cong.

"Divine Venerable, you mean we're returning to Immortal Island tomorrow?"

Cang Cong was greatly surprised; the Divine Venerable had finally given up, no longer trying to compete, right?

"Not bad."

Cang Pei gazed emotionlessly at the sky above the West Demon Sea; unlike Shen Ting, which never knows night, the West Demon Sea is always shrouded in darkness.

But the Hall of Stars in the east shines with myriad stars, while the Buddha Realm in the west, with its day-night cycles, often presents wondrous changes, making the West Demon Sea instead an excellent spot to admire marvels.

Before this, Cang Pei also thought the scenery was not bad.

Now, he had no heart to appreciate it further.

"Good, disciple, I'll make the arrangements right away."

However, Cang Cong also asked, "Should we inform the Divine Lord?"

Cang Pei nodded, "Say hello to Chimo as well."

Since we're leaving, we naturally ought to make it look thorough.

Upon hearing this, Cang Cong felt much more relieved, "Then may you meet the Divine Maiden once more?"

Because the Battle Saint Lord's marriage to the Divine Maiden has been settled, all those earlier schemes to aid the Divine Venerable can no longer be realized.

Cang Cong also felt a bit regretful, but the settled fact cannot be changed.

Moreover, the Battle Saint Lord is tied to the Buddha Realm; if their marriage alliance encounters problems, the impact on the Divine Realm would be enormous.

"Good." Cang Pei nodded, "I'll write a letter and you deliver it."

"Yes." Cang Cong breathed easy, and while sending the letter, he made an additional request.

But Shen Qingli truly did not want to see this person again; yet Master Huayuan, who stood before her, said, "Go see him."

Shen Qingli frowned, "What's there to see? Everything that should be said and shouldn't has been said; further wrangling is pointless."

"He sent his disciple to invite you; you ought to return the courtesy." Master Huayuan, of course knowing Shen Qingli's dislike, added, "I'll accompany you; I can ask him a few questions while we're at it."

The Fifth Clan's ancient texts, Master Huayuan treasured them as if they were priceless, studying them constantly, yet his own foundation paled in comparison to the Cang Clan's.

"A Li is just a tool, huh~" Nine Black also didn't like reading; having just about fallen asleep, it perked up at the mention of Cang Pei.

"Fine, since you're my teacher." Shen Qingli replied to Shen Jing, but instead of going herself to the appointment, she had Cang Pei go to the Hell Path to meet her.

Nine Black gleefully said, "A Li, A Li, are you trying to scare him?"

Shen Qingli hugged it and gave it a rough rub, "You're so clever~"

Nine Black lay sprawled out, soft as a ball of fur, making Liu Meng look on with envy.

"Li Li, let me touch you too~" Liu Meng begged.

"No!" Nine Black flipped over and lay on Shen Qingli's legs, contentedly narrowing its glossy black eyes.

It still likes A Li the most; everyone else! They're just making do.

But it usually won't wrong itself~

"Your iron-eating beast is truly peculiar."

Master Huayuan had observed Nine Black for a long time; not only was it different from other iron-eating beasts, it also deviated considerably from the records.

A creature the size of a cat like Nine Black is usually an infant iron-eating beast, yet Nine Black clearly is not an infant.

"I keep forgetting to ask, how old are you?" Master Huayuan asked seriously.

Nine Black immediately raised its paws to count, "One, two, one, two,"

"How are you counting? No three?" Zhan Yue Feng looked at Nine Black's paws, "Aren't you supposed to have six fingers?"

"You don't understand!" Nine Black rolled its eyes at him, "Ah! You made me forget; I have to count again…"

Master Huayuan saw black lines across his forehead; "Enough! This is someone who can't count; asking is pointless."

"One hundred years old? No, ten thousand? Doesn't seem right either; I don't even remember how long I've slept."

Nine Black scratched its head, nearly driven to fury by the counting……

"Let's go, first see Cang Pei."

Shen Qingli received a reply from Shen Jing.

Cang Pei, on the other hand, agreed quite readily.

Shen Qingli's wariness likewise eased a bit.

Choosing the Hell Path was actually still out of safety considerations.

She has not yet fully attained Divine Transformation; her cultivation is far inferior to Cang Pei's, so she cannot afford to let her guard down.

"Speaking of which, how come you haven't become a deity?" Master Huayuan asked again.

Liu Meng was also curious; she had also heard that, given Junior Sister's situation, she should be able to become a true deity.

"Actually, it's possible." Shen Qingli explained, "But the people of the Shen clan's territory do not ascend on their own; if the two realms suddenly merge, I fear those with low cultivation won't withstand it, so I want them to slowly integrate into the upper realm."

"Junior Sister, you're truly beautiful and kind-hearted!" Liu Meng praised, "But you should be about to enter seclusion soon, right?"

"Yes, the plan was to close up after seeing you all." Another reason Shen Qingli was suppressing her cultivation was that she still needed to organize her techniques and divine arts.

Although her comprehension is good, she can't want everything.

At the very least, she needs to undertake some merging and integration.

The other matters are easy to discuss; her main purpose in seclusion is still to further integrate dark matter.

"Perfect, we'll also enter seclusion then." Liu Meng sighed, "Even this senior sister of mine has been surpassed by you! I must redouble my efforts to fully fuse with the Heaven Sword Star."

"Us too." Li Yidao and Zhan Yuefeng were actually also waiting for Shen Qingli; after seeing her, they too planned to enter seclusion.

The battle teachings gave them many insights, exactly the time needed to enter seclusion and digest them; if Shen Qingli's whereabouts weren't unknown, they could have rested easy and gone into seclusion long ago.

Long San and his people had already each returned home, but they actually all missed Shen Qingli; upon hearing she had returned safely, they all rejoiced for her.

The Hell Path.

Cang Pei looked at the vast crowd and furrowed his brows.

"Senior Cang." Shen Qingli directly paid her respects.

This made Cang Pei feel worse: "I am of the same generation as the Holy Sovereign."

"Not the same." Shen Qingli distinguished clearly: "You returned to your position after surviving a tribulation; he was directly reincarnated."

Like her mother, these returning deities of Cang Pei's kind basically have their souls transmigrate into the six paths to be reborn as humans; after their mortal bodies perish, they then return to their divine positions.

But her A Jin is different; the A Jin who turned into an infant to be raised by her father is an infant that completely shed its Dao body and divine power, then was reborn anew from the Heavenly Dao.

Otherwise, how could he reverse karma?

Such a him essentially entrusts his own fate entirely to her.

If she cannot change it, he is very likely unable to awaken his divine power again.

In this world, the person Di Jin may cease to exist, including the memory of him in the hearts of the gods, which would also vanish.

In a sense, he truly is the Young Sovereign; he merely gave his Dao to her. At that time, he surely knew that in the realm of Creation, only one can exist per world, yet he still chose this.

If you ask him, he certainly won't admit that he would rather she become a Creation Deity and that he doesn't care; he'll only say that, given his ability, he could achieve even greater heights.

So how could they be the same?

"I don't know what senior wishes to see me for?"

Shen Qingli still maintained her aloof courtesy.

Cang Pei looked at her; he had already said everything that should and shouldn't be said.

She still chose to be obstinate and oblivious, so he had no need to say more…

"Farewell." Cang Pei said, "I will return to Penglai soon; if you have time, you may come to my Penglai at any moment."

"Fine." Shen Qingli gave a perfunctory agreement.

Cang Pei knew she wouldn't go, but it didn't matter; he would make her go.

"And Di Jin, why didn't he come?" Cang Pei suddenly asked.

"What, have you fallen in love with your arch-enemy?" Jiu Li retorted.

Cang Pei glanced at it; in fact, he had originally hoped to reconcile with A Li.

The appearance of this chubby ball always pricks his heart, driving a wedge between him and A Li.

"What's with your look?" Jiu Li felt creeped out, "You're not going to try to kill me again, are you?"

It's sharp! This nasty thing has always wanted to kill it, and it can sense it clearly.

"You're the most talkative iron-eating beast I've ever seen." Cang Pei said lightly, then looked again at Shen Qingli, "Farewell."

"Farewell." Shen Qingli would love that, "but Li Li's mouth isn't broken; everything it says is true."

Master Huayuan feared conflict, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "Honored Cang, please wait a moment."

"Your Excellency,"

"I dare not accept; I am the minor deity Huayuan, and I wish to seek some knowledge from the honored one."

Master Huayuan does not accept Cang Pei's honorifics; he does it only out of respect for Shen Qingli.

In terms of status and cultivation, Cang Pei is certainly considered a senior of their Heaven Star Hall.

Shen Qingli didn't say more, holding Jiu Li as she went to find Jiu Ying.

Last time she returned, Jiu Ying ultimately couldn't hold back, and still applied to Shen Qingli to reside here permanently.

Cang Pei watched her retreating figure, didn't call out to stop her, and had already thoroughly clarified things for Master Huayuan.

Until Hou Tu reminded Shen Qingli that Cang Pei had left, she was still a bit surprised, saying, "Seeing that is my petty heart."

"Ah?" Jiu Li didn't understand, "What do you think he would do to you? Oh! That's the reason you chose the Hell Path!"

"Otherwise, but I also prepared to enter seclusion here." Shen Qingli had considered it, yet still decided to cultivate in the Hell Path.

After all, her main purpose in this cultivation is dark matter; her soul will directly exit the aperture! Thus, her physical body placed anywhere would not be as safe as in the Hell Path.

No space……

Once she entered meditation, it lasted over a month.

Within the Shen clan's territory, it was already filled with joyous cheer.

Big red happiness characters, big red lanterns, big red silk drapes were arranged to create a full festive atmosphere.

The immortals from the four seas and eight wildernesses had basically all arrived! Instead, the bride and groom-to-be were nowhere to be found.

"How's A Jin over there?" Zhong Minglan was also getting a bit anxious.

Shen Kuo didn't mind, saying, "He'll definitely come out; don't worry."

That A Li,

That's hard to say.

Shen Kuo had been to the Hell Dao, but he did not sense any sign of Shen Qingli's soul returning to the divine body.

It's fine, A Li didn't come, Di Jin being here is also okay.

"?" Zhong Minglan didn't understand.

But who knows if it's Shen Kuo's jinx, the day before the wedding!

On Di Jin's side, there are already signs of emerging from seclusion; on Shen Qingli's side……

What did you say? A Li is missing? Zhong Minglan looked at Shen Kuo in disbelief!