After Chang Xi arrived at Mount Fang Island, she stayed there, keeping Queen Mother of the West company day and night. The two had been close friends to begin with, and now their relationship seemed to have grown even closer.
With the Taiyin Goddess around, the two Daoist companions engaged in that intimate activity far less often. Sometimes they might go a hundred years without doing so even once. East King Duke could only smile wryly at this. It wasn't that he craved fleeting pleasures; after all, they were all cultivators pursuing immortality and the Dao. Their Yin-Yang Union benefited their cultivation, and what he cared about was their respective Dao Paths.
Also, just as he'd expected, Di Jun and the others from the Demon Clan never came to Mount Fang Island. Xi He hadn't tried to bring her younger sister back, either. It seemed they had accepted that she would be the only one to occupy the Heavenly Empress Position.
Thus, Chang Xi lived quite freely on Mount Fang Island, spending her days sharing her thoughts with Queen Mother of the West and occasionally discussing the Dao with her and East King Duke.
After casting off her Heavenly Mandate, Chang Xi suffered no Heavenly Dao Punishment. After all, the greater trend remained unchanged: Taiyin would still become the empress, and the Heavenly Court would still come into being.
Not only had she avoided punishment, but once her thoughts were clear, her cultivation had actually begun to stir. Though she was already at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Peak, she hadn't shown any signs of breaking through. Yet in less than a thousand years after arriving on Mount Fang Island, her Primordial Spirit began to stir, and she felt she might be able to Sever her Corpse.
It seemed that