Yesterday's third update: Chapter 2607! 3/4!
The Haotian Pagoda's spirit had foreseen Shen-bao's destiny long ago, which was why it had invested in her so early.
But the true reason Shen-bao could take control of the Haotian Pagoda was that she had conceived Xu Kun's first child.
The one the Haotian Pagoda truly acknowledged as its master was Xiao Caiyi, still wrapped in swaddling clothes. But just like a child ascending the throne, how could she control Haotian and wield a divine artifact at an age when she could not even control when she peed?
Thus, before Xiao Caiyi truly grew into the Lord of Haotian, Shen-bao would serve as the Empress Dowager ruling from behind the curtain. She possessed full authority over the divine artifact, while Xiao Caiyi herself served as the medium.
Shen-bao had risen in status through her daughter and ruled from behind the curtain.
As for Xu Kun, he was truly getting a taste of what it meant to command Haotian in his daughter's name!
Though she had only just been born, Xiao Caiyi seemed able to understand Xu Kun's words. She played a game of being lifted high with her father, and the tiny baby giggled happily as he teased her.
And amid this parent-child activity, the Haotian Pagoda, which had originally been a catastrophe, became an aid to the human side through Shen-bao's efforts!
Haotian hung upside down—what a miracle! Though the Haotian Pagoda had lost its tip, when inverted, it corresponded to a void of only thirty floors.
Under the control of Xu Kun, Shen-bao, and Xiao Caiyi, the family of three, it descended with earth-shaking force above the heads of the Heavenly Kingdom Guard on the western bank of the Heavenly Reaching River!
The might of Haotian was terrifying beyond measure.