Chapter 334

Shen Qingli was never just a little cultivator waiting for Di Jin to get out of trouble.

All along this journey, her fate has long been in her own hands.

"You don't need to prepare a gift; I'll get it ready for you."

After sending the reply, Taiqing Elder also arranged to come, knowing that Shen Qingli, who had just arrived in the Three Pure Heavens, was surely "poor."

Shen Qingli, however, pulled out a stalk of primordial spirit lingzhi, saying, "Will this do?"

Taiqing Elder's eyes widened, "Of course! Where did you get it?"

"Could it be from a childhood sweetheart? Impossible—they came up together; they're surely all paupers."

"It's a homegrown specialty." Shen Qingli understood it could be used, "I haven't yet presented my respects to you,"

While speaking, Shen Qingli took out a crystal vial and gave a primordial spirit pill to Taiqing Elder.

Taiqing Elder felt embarrassed to take her things, "Just keep it yourself; I'll find a place to put this primordial spirit lingzhi, and then we'll set off."

The wedding invitation is dated three days from now; at Taiqing Elder's pace, it's actually reachable in the time it takes to finish a cup of tea.

But crossing realms by flight would be overly consuming; Taiqing Elder didn't plan to go that way, preparing to ride the old green ox slowly.

He also told this plan to Shen Qingli, "It's a perfect chance to show you the Three Pure Heavens."

Heavenly Clarity Abbey lies at the eastern extremity of the Three Pure Heavens, while the He clan's Cloud-Harmony Realm is at the western extremity, twenty-eight thousand li away, passing through many places.

Taiqing Elder had already handed the map to Shen Qingli; upon unfolding it, she exclaimed, "The Central Lands actually aren't under the jurisdiction of the Five Great Heavenly God Clans?"

"Not at all." Taiqing Elder explained, "Even though Taiqing Dian has been isolated from the world for many years, its authority remains unchallenged to this day."

The Central Lands nominally belong to none of the Five Great Heavenly God Clans. Of course, various forces secretly intervene, but they still follow the old system of Taiqing Dian.

The chiefs of the Five Great Heavenly God Clans take turns every million years, using the nominal revenues to maintain order in the Central Lands and cover various expenses.

Shen Qingli wondered, "Do they truly respect it, or are they afraid?"

"It's mostly fear, for the True Lords and Princely Lords of Taiqing Dian possess strength not inferior to the Taiqing Realm."

"That Divine Sovereign is regarded as having surpassed the Taiqing Realm, with none daring to provoke or test him."

As Taiqing Elder spoke, his mount—the Old Green Ox—slowly approached, a red-and-green floral cushion placed on its back.

Though called an ox, the Old Green Ox originally bore an immortal, daoist aura.

But now it looks just like a rustic farm ox, very down-to-earth.

From the Old Green Ox's resistant gaze, it was clearly embarrassed by its new attire, yet unable to resist Taiqing Elder's insistence.

"Grandmaster Uncle, this floral cushion..."

Looks nice! I prepared it for you! I'm just a decrepit old man—I have no use for these. You, a young lady, pretty as you are, should use this youthful, beautiful, vibrant flower cushion. Come on, sit on it.

Shen Qingli wanted to say, but it wasn't really necessary to go to such trouble.

But seeing Taiqing Elder's expectant expression made her feel embarrassed to refuse.

Forget it—just a few more glances are quite nice, so she sat down.

The old blue ox doesn't look big, but its back is actually quite wide; an old and a young sitting on it still feels spacious.

Nine Li, who had been dozing, was already rubbing her eyes; upon seeing the ox, she blurted, 'Ox, how did you get all decked out like this?'

The old blue ox remained silent, but its tail flicked it once!

Nine Li giggled and dodged, already lying between its horns, playing with it: 'Uncle Ox, don't hold it against me—come on, let's go out and play!'

The old blue ox didn't bother with it, feeling wronged as it left Heavenly Pure Observatory heading west.

The scenery along the way was truly something Shen Qingli had never heard of nor seen before!

What the Penetrating-Chest Kingdom, No-Intestine Kingdom, Undying Kingdom, Feather Kingdom...

Nine Li stared dumbfounded: 'Isn't this the Classic of Mountains and Seas?'

'What Classic of Mountains and Seas?' Shen Qingli asked casually.

Taiqing Elder already answered: 'You big cat know quite a lot—the geography of the Three Pure Heavens is called the Classic of Mountains and Seas, compiled and written by the Divination True Lord under Taiqing Dian when it ruled the world.'

'Old man, old man, does the Undying Kingdom really have deathless trees and scarlet springs, and are its people all immortal?' Nine Li was very curious! She really wanted to go down and have a look.

But their time only allowed them to ride the old yellow ox across the sky, not enough to roam around, so Taiqing Elder had said early on that they could only look down from above.

'When the book was first compiled, that was indeed true. But starting fifty million years ago, the deathless trees gradually withered and the scarlet springs gradually dried up. Nowadays, it is said the trees are dead and the springs dried.'

'However, there are also legends that every five million years the deathless trees sprout fresh leaves and the scarlet springs gush water—but as soon as they appear, they are already divided up by the Five Celestial God Clans.'

Taiqing Elder was like a sage who answers a hundred thousand whys, clearing up doubts for Nine Li and Shen Qingli along the way, and seemingly knowing everything.

'And what about the people of the Undying Kingdom?' Shen Qingli was also curious.

'Not exactly immortal, but their lifespans are about the same as the Celestial God Clans—nearly deathless and indestructible.'

The person and the beast both nodded, feeling they had learned a lot!

Shen Qingli looked down at the marvels below, feeling for the first time how vast the world is, with nothing strange absent.

'If we have time later, we can stroll around slowly,' Taiqing Elder said, noticing their curiosity.

For him, it's actually fine—he's seen it all before.

Every place in the Three Pure Heavens that can be visited, he has been to.

'Great!' Nine Li stared downwards, 'We can still go look for the little Fusang's brothers and sisters.'

According to Taiqing Elder, the Three Pure Heavens really do have other Fusang divine trees, but they are not open to the outside.

Moreover, the Fusang divine fruit is something only the Five Celestial God Clans can control.

It can be said that the natural treasures of the Three Pure Heavens basically all belong to the Five Celestial God Clans.

'Truly domineering.' Shen Qingli shook her head, 'Even the Earth God Clans have to live under their breath.'

'Not bad.' Taiqing Elder sighed, 'So whether or not there is a Taiqing Dian, for ordinary beings of the Three Pure Heavens it makes no difference—they never get a chance at good resources.'

That is why the He clan will surely spare no effort to awaken the Huaxu bloodline; otherwise they may very well lose the ability to maintain the Celestial God Clans' authority.

As far as I know, if three generations fail to awaken the ancient bloodline, then the fourth generation of the Celestial God Clans will produce offspring born without divine rings; by the fifth generation, all will be without divine rings and will automatically be downgraded to Earth God Clans.

Shen Qingli exclaimed, "If I awakened the Huaxu bloodline, why haven't I seen a divine halo appear? And what exactly is that divine halo? When I sensed it before, it seemed to be just a ring of the Three Pure Qi."

"Moreover, the divine halo naturally gathers the Three Pure Spiritual Qi, allowing the Celestial God Clan to continually advance in cultivation even without deliberate practice. Put simply, even if a Celestial God Clan descendant is born a fool, they can easily advance to the Profound Pure Realm."

"But to go further, one needs a certain level of comprehension, or to awaken the Primeval Ancient Bloodline. If one cannot progress further, their lifespan will halt at tens of millions of years." The Heavenly Purity Ancestor said leisurely, "As for why you lack a divine halo,

"It's simply because, although you have awakened the Huaxu bloodline, you have not yet fully awakened the Primeval Divine Form. Only by awakening the Primeval Divine Form can you pass on your bloodline."

"That is to say, when you also manifest a divine halo, your children will be born as Celestial Gods. Moreover, according to my speculation, your parents and all of your Shen clan will thereby have their bloodline restored to the Ancient God level."

Jiu Li's eyes lit up, "Does that mean Old Shen and them will all become Celestial Gods?"

"I cannot rule out that possibility." The Heavenly Purity Ancestor stroked his beard and laughed, "According to my knowledge, there are currently no records of such a feat; presumably no one can be born non-Celestial God yet awaken a divine form, after all it's too difficult."

"If I enter the Huaxu Tomb, will that be enough?" Shen Qingli pursued, "If I can, can our Shen clan come to the Three Pure Heavens without being bound by cultivation barriers?"

"The first question, I'm not sure. The second question, yes." The Heavenly Purity Ancestor smiled, "You little girl, are you striving toward this goal?"

"Of course!"

"Why not?"

Shen Qingli was eager to try!

The Heavenly Purity Ancestor did not discourage her either.

Although even he doesn't know the method!

But Shen Qingli is the Master of the Universe!

Moreover, the Star Phenomenon Mountain acknowledges her as its master!

"How is Little Star doing?"

"Ah,"

Shen Qingli scratched her head; since the Heavenly Purity Ancestor didn't mention it, she forgot she still had Little Star.

On the contrary, Jiu Li Men'er Qing said, "It seems to be in seclusion; I don't understand either, but whenever I try to play with it, it ignores me."

"Seclusion?" The Heavenly Purity Ancestor exclaimed, astonished; he had never known that the Star Phenomenon Mountain needed seclusion! Can it still cultivate?

"Old Man Bai Xiaosheng, you don't know why either?" Jiu Li stood up, "There are still things you don't know!"

The Heavenly Purity Ancestor laughed and cried, "Of course! The world is vast, nothing is strange."

"What preparations are needed to awaken the Primeval Divine Form, do you know?" Shen Qingli had already taken out a small notebook, ready to record.

This concerns her reunion with her family! She must definitely record it well, and moreover finish it before setting out to find Di Jin, so she can have family she can absolutely trust accompany her!

Otherwise, if she went alone, she would inevitably lack prestige.

She herself didn't mind, but she feared the people of Taiqing Dian would look down on Ah Jin.

"You don't need to record it; I don't know either." The Heavenly Purity Ancestor truly laughed and cried.

"Oh." Shen Qingli wore a face of regret, also somewhat puzzled, "How could such an important matter be unknown instead?"

The Heavenly Purity Ancestor sweated, "Yes, it's all my fault for not being more learned."

"You can't blame me either; perhaps the Five Great Celestial God Clans have blocked the way. Otherwise, wouldn't other Celestial God Clans keep appearing, competing for profits?" Shen Qingli put away her small notebook.

The Heavenly Purity Ancestor, however, wore a look of astonishment, "Don't say that; your idea is extremely plausible! Although someone as legendary as you would be a rarity seen only once in hundreds of millions of years.

But the Three Pure Heavens are eternal; there should at least be one or two extraordinary stars! How could there be none all this time? I need to study this thoroughly."

Jiu Li, however, pointed ahead and shouted, "Who is that?! Good heavens, I must not be seeing ghosts!"