CHAPTER 836: CHAPTER 838: [XIAOXIANG] FINALE (PART 2)

"Unless what?!" Peony Fairy couldn’t help but ask.

"Unless, when the remaining Three Souls and Six Spirits of Princess Yu Yin become strong enough, they will automatically attract this spirit over," Yuan Miao said.

Peony Fairy furrowed her eyebrows and paced back and forth: "Strengthen, actively attract... doesn’t that mean..."

Yuan Miao: "Yes, you guessed it right. To reunite the Three Souls and Seven Spirits, Princess Yu Yin must be reborn in the Lower Realm, undergo thousands of reincarnations, and reshape her soul and spirits through constant rebirths, empowering them.

Once she’s reincarnated for a long enough time, this spirit from the Qingmu Emperor Palace will sense it and fly to merge with Princess Yu Yin’s body in the Lower Realm."

Although Fairy Yuan Miao spoke lightly, Peony knew the hardships involved.

Not to mention that lacking one spirit at the beginning causes ordinary people to experience weakness, illness, and early death, which is quite tragic.

On the other hand, Emperor Qingmu daily nourishes this spirit in the Earthly Palace with Immortal Water and Spiritual Power. Even if Princess Yu Yin’s Three Souls and Six Spirits are strong by then, it doesn’t guarantee that this spirit will be summoned down.

Unless, at that time, Princess Yu Yin happens to be a cultivator in the Lower Realm, achieves success in seeking immortality, and is brought to the Heavenly Palace; otherwise, it’s uncertain!

Fairy Yuan Miao also sighed and added: "I also think it’s uncertain, but there’s no other way. This is the only path that heaven has shown me. As for anything else, I’m truly powerless to help."

After Yuan Miao left, Peony Fairy immediately reported the matter to Emperor Qingmu.

It seemed the Great Emperor had already anticipated it, and he didn’t react particularly to what Peony said; he just acknowledged it and then dismissed her.

The next day, the Qingmu Emperor Palace, which had remained secluded for millennia, suddenly issued an order for Cultivation Sects in the Lower Realm, commanding them to generously open their gates, collect more disciples, and promote the way of immortality!

Other immortals were curious about the Master Qingmu’s command, but only a few insiders understood Bai Ze’s intention.

As time passed and seasons changed, another tens of thousands of years flowed by.

During those days, Hua Yushuang became the ruler of the peacock clan. While training in the Lower Realm, he fell in love with a woman and pursued her ardently, eventually winning the heart of his beloved girl.

Bai Xuan found his true love even earlier than Hua Yushuang and had a daughter.

Peony continued to manage the elf replicating the Kunlun Mirror. Since the Kunlun Mirror wasn’t a toy to be played with, she invented a new role-playing game to amuse herself, only daring to play it once every thousand years.

Fairy Yuan Miao seemed somewhat wretched, rumored to have shortened her lifespan by revealing too many celestial secrets, and was always seeking immortality elixirs from Lord Lao Zi of the Great Monad.

When everyone thought her life was drawing to an end, it was discovered that Yuan Miao liked Lord Lao Zi, and her numerous visits for elixirs were just for chatting and making an impression.

This news, once spread, shocked all beings in the Immortal World.

Lord Lao Zi is a newly appointed one of nearly ten thousand years; the previous Lord had passed away, and the current Lord was the apprentice of the last.

The newly appointed Lord Lao Zi, youthful in appearance and absorbed in alchemy, had little understanding of worldly matters. Upon hearing this news, he felt somewhat embarrassed facing Yuan Miao and often avoided her.

Yuan Miao simply decided to pursue him rigorously, and after nearly a thousand years, she finally won the handsome man.

...

Those who knew Yu Yin back then had all found new lives and pleasures.

Yet only one person found interest in only a single potted plant that neither bloomed nor had leaves, nor anything else in this world.

A thousand years later, it was time again for a thousand-year guiding of the elves, and this time the guide was Peony.

Since Princess Yu Yin disappeared, Emperor Bai Ze lost interest in governance, and the millennium guiding work was handed over to his disciples to complete.

Every thousand years, his disciples would take turns dispatching people for the guiding, and this time it was Peony’s turn.

When guiding the little elves, she saw a group of cultivators who had ascended from the Lower Realm, each carrying a wooden token issued by the Qingmu Emperor Palace, signifying they were trained in the Immortal Sect established by the Qingmu Emperor Palace in the Lower Realm.

Seeing this, Peony rode the clouds over, bringing this group of disciples along with the little elves back to the Qingmu Emperor Palace.

"Wow, so this is what the Immortal Palace in the sky looks like; it’s much more magnificent than the Immortal Sect on the ground!"

"Wow, it’s really beautiful up here; how could there be so many novel sceneries?"

"It’s said that one day in the sky is a year on the ground, I wonder if it’s true?"

The little elves were simple-natured. They braved wind and dew in the Lower Realm, painstakingly absorbing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth to become elves.

For the sake of cultivation, they hadn’t explored elsewhere, focusing solely on training, achieving complete virtue only through this dedication.

At this moment, seeing the Immortal Sky so magnificent and grand, they couldn’t help but express their admiration.

On the other hand, the cultivators were also somewhat amazed, but all remained prudent, fearing to speak too much.

Having experienced many hardships in the Lower Realm to attain immortality, they understood the adage "silence is golden," and upon entering an unfamiliar place, they dared not speak loosely before understanding the preferences of the powerful.

There was only one exceptional woman; she didn’t hold herself with airs, instead mingling with the little elves, making them laugh and play, bringing smiles to their faces.

Peony Fairy watched this with a tsk of wonder in her heart.

Though it was her first time guiding little elves to the Immortal Palace, she knew well the nature of these little beings.

For little elves, seeing the Immortal Palace was half fear and half curiosity, and they were particularly wary of these cultivators who had ascended from the Lower Realm.

Resources being limited in the Lower Realm, survival of the fittest was the rule, with resources needed overlapping between elves’ and cultivators’ practices.

To cultivators, elves were highly beneficial, and many talented elves were caught by cultivators for alchemy to boost their own strength.

On this, Peony Fairy had nothing to say; as long as they hadn’t attained immortality, affairs of the Lower Realm were considered insignificant.

The group laughed and played, the little elves growing fond of that female cultivator, willing to call her Sister Yu.

"Sister Yu, I want to do things with you, could you take me along?"

"Sister Yu, I like you, please take me with you!"

"Sister Yu, are there any other good stories you haven’t shared? Hurry and tell me; Little Guozi wants to listen!"

...

Peony Fairy escorted them to the entrance of the Immortal Palace, smiled upon seeing this, and said:

"All of you, stop crowding around your Sister Yu. Your positions and responsible areas will be allocated by someone else, and your Sister Yu cannot make such decisions. Now quickly go inside!"

The group entered the gate, experiencing a dizzying whirl, and they arrived at the miscellaneous room.