Chapter 389
Xiao Minghuang looked at General Juming, somewhat puzzled, and said, "I have been to the realms of some reclusive earth immortals. Their realms seem to be a paradise on earth. Why is this place so desolate and devoid of life?"
Upon hearing this, a deep sorrow appeared in the eyes of General Juming.
"Your Majesty knows that even the power of heaven and earth has its limits. In the past, our small world absorbed too many people, exhausting its power, which is why we are in this state today..."
Xiao Minghuang felt a chill run down her spine, realizing that the present state of this small world seemed to mirror the Epochal Annihilation of the Five Directions One Realm.
If we cannot integrate the five realms in time, work together, expand our domains, and broaden our origins, then the Five Directions One Realm will also be like this small world, utterly desolate after the cataclysm!
"... However, fortunately, since Your Majesty is the ruler of this realm, even if the reign of Emperor Zhu Yan were to be restored, leaving only Your Majesty in the entire Ziwei Divine Clan, you can still multiply and evolve endlessly!"
"I am slightly excited," said General Juming.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's expression froze, and she immediately thought of how Emperor Zhu Yan had "reproduced and evolved endlessly" back then.
Emperor Zhu Yan only has one companion, the Undying Divine Phoenix, but she has five!
Does that mean she'll have five times as many children as Emperor Zhu Yan?
Xiao Minghuang quickly banished the thought from her mind and explained with a smile, "Don't worry, the Ziwei clan is thriving in the outside world, numbering in the tens of millions, multiplying and thriving, so there's no need to fret."
Next, she told General Juming about the current external situation and the purpose of her trip.
Upon hearing this, General Juming's expression turned solemn. "So, if Your Majesty does not unify the five realms, then the beings within each realm will perish along with the realm itself?"
It was no wonder that the Divine General Juming was astonished. After all, in his era, the Heavenly Dao was flourishing and all kinds of cultivation resources were abundant. No one would doubt that such prosperity could not last forever.
To them, the Epochal Annihilation was as ridiculous as the ravings of a madman.
"That's right, exactly!"
Xiao Minghuang nodded and said in a deep voice, "I wish to integrate the five realms, unify them into one, and give this realm a new life!"
Xiao Minghuang spoke with unwavering resolve and his eyes were sharp.
Upon hearing this, General Juming's expression turned solemn, and he praised, "Your Majesty's talent and strategy surpass even the Five Emperors! If Your Majesty can truly achieve this, you will surely be remembered in history and recorded in the heavens!"
Then, he said solemnly, "In that case, I have nothing more to hide. The North Sea Boundary Source is right here with me!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's face lit up with joy.
"Oh?"
"Your Majesty, please look..."
As the voice rang out, the figure of General Juming blurred, and the last trace of his aura dissipated with the wind.
The withered tree condensed into a milky-white ball of light, floating in mid-air. It was only the size of a thumb, yet it seemed as vast and boundless as a world.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Minghuang's eyes widened in surprise. "The Origin of the Boundary!"
This moment.
She understood completely.
Why is this small world so desolate, devoid of life, as if no living beings have existed since a very, very long time ago, yet the Divine General Juming has been able to live on forever?
Why is it that no Earth Immortals have ever appeared in the North Sea World, and even Supreme Beings rarely hear of them?
This is all because the North Sea Boundary Source has long been in the hands of General Juming.
He used the North Sea World as a screen to isolate this world from the Eastern Pole of the Central Heaven, preventing those holy families from invading the North Sea and harming the Ziwei clan.
However, the World Origin was ultimately insufficient in size, and after he took control of it, it was no longer enough to support the birth of new Earth Immortals.
Even supreme beings find it difficult to conceive.
Therefore, the North Sea World had long been desolate since the origin of the boundary. If Xiao Minghuang had arrived a few years later, the Epochal Annihilation would probably have broken out from the most unexpected place, namely the North Sea World!
"Thank goodness..."
Xiao Minghuang sighed, feeling increasingly moved by this desolate little world.
Although this was her first time here, this small world was indeed a place where countless generations of people had lived and thrived since ancient times.
But now, completely swallowed by the sandstorm, the people who lived here, with the sacrifice of General Juming, have vanished without a trace...
"To rebuild the glory of the Ziwei Imperial Court is our inescapable duty!"
Xiao Minghuang spoke solemnly, as if making a promise to Juming God who sacrificed himself and dedicated the North Sea Boundary Source, or as if making a promise to the deceased clans who have lived on this land throughout history, or as if making a grand oath to this world!
The words had barely left his mouth.
Xiao Minghuang waved her hand, and the milky white light, like a swallow returning to its nest, merged into her brow.
Boom!
In an instant, Xiao Minghuang's head buzzed violently, like thunder, and a dazzling light surged from between her eyebrows, radiant and brilliant.
She was bathed in brilliant light, her whole being like a blazing sun, so dazzling that it was hard to open one's eyes.
These rays of light contained a majestic and awe-inspiring aura that stretched across the void and pierced the heavens, seemingly transcending the boundaries of the mortal world and surpassing all laws and laws!
At this moment, Xiao Minghuang's aura rose steadily. Previously, the World Origin and the Northern Sea World Origin were triggered together, causing Xiao Minghuang to wash away all worldly impurities, be filled with Immortal Qi, and directly enter the realm of the Great Perfection of Earth Immortal!
At this moment, the void around her rippled, as if it could not withstand this power and was about to collapse.
Her body was ever-changing and translucent, with every bone, muscle, fascia, and blood vessel filled with countless mysterious runes, as if it possessed the power to destroy the world.
Every single cell of hers shines like an immortal star, radiating endless light and heat. With each breath, she inhales and exhales billions of starlight, like a galaxy of the universe, containing boundless vitality!
Xiao Minghuang was surrounded by surging Immortal Light, illuminating the nine heavens and making this void hazy.
This scene was absolutely astonishing.
"Um?"
505. With the common people at heart
Suddenly.
Xiao Minghuang's eyebrows twitched, as if she could feel an attraction from the endless heavens, as if some invisible will was constantly calling out to her. She couldn't help but want to respond, to leave this small world, and to explore the location of this will.
But this call came quickly and disappeared just as quickly, as if it had never existed.
Xiao Minghuang frowned, then relaxed, closed her eyes again, and continued to meditate and consolidate her cultivation.
This breakthrough was a natural and inevitable outcome, propelling her to the peak of the Earth Immortal realm. Once she has accumulated enough, she can condense all her Immortal Qi into one, creating Immortal Embryo Minor World, and thus... transform from mortal to immortal!
With the source of the boundary completely absorbed, the small world where Xiao Minghuang was located fell into complete silence, devoid of any signs of life.
Xiao Minghuang looked around and could clearly see that the earth was collapsing like a reflection in a mirror, the void was shattering inch by inch and disappearing into nothingness. This ancient little world, which had given birth to countless living beings, no longer existed.
"Well..."
With a soft sigh, this last remaining trace vanished without a trace; all that had passed had disappeared into nothingness...
The Beihai World is vast and boundless, a boundless ocean, its depths unknown, stretching to the horizon.
In this world, the ocean covers 99% of the world's area, while land accounts for only a small fraction, less than one percent.
The few pieces of land that were originally scattered in different parts of the sea were gathered together by cultivators of different eras over different years with the willpower to move mountains and fill seas, forming a land area of considerable size.
This land is called the "Cangwu Continent".
The first generation of settled monks established Cangwu City in the center of the continent.
As time went by, the city's built-up area continued to expand, gradually occupying the entire Cangwu Continent. Thus, this continent was more often simply referred to as Cangwu City.
The Cangwu Continent, or Cangwu City, is extremely vast, with the city stretching for tens of thousands of miles. Almost all the creatures of the North Sea World live and thrive here.
However, at this time, this ancient continent was ravaged, with scorched earth, withered trees, and piles of ruins, reduced to a desolate wasteland.
Every open space was piled high with corpses, stained with blood, resembling a scene of carnage.
Clearly, this place has just experienced a devastating disaster.
Moreover, it all happened within just half a day.
"Splash--"
Suddenly, the distant waves rolled in, and huge waves crashed in, sweeping away many corpses and revealing a scene of devastation, with large rocks lying on the beach.
"I never imagined that those people from Dongji would be so ruthless in just half a day!"
"They've been bound by the Holy Court for too long; their minds are probably somewhat warped..."
"Beihai's Daoist tradition was already in decline, and after this calamity, it's unlikely to recover!"
Earth Immortal Xuan Du and Wei Clan Old Ancestor stood in mid-air, looking at the bewildered, desperate, sad, and angry cultivators of the North Sea, and discussed with great emotion.
Cangwu City, Ye Ruoshui, Lin Wanqiu, and others were running around, helping to rescue some of the wounded.
"Junior Cangyu greets the two seniors!"
As a voice rang out, a female figure flew out of the ruins and bowed to the two Earth Immortals, Xuandu and Wei.
With a face full of gratitude, she said, "If it weren't for the help of you two seniors, I'm afraid the millions of lives in Cangwu City would have been lost!"
You're too kind.
The Earth Immortal Xuan Du shook his head and said, "Are you the only Supreme Being left in this North Sea Realm?"
When they arrived in the North Sea World from the Endless Sea, the holy lands of the Eastern Pole had already breached the defensive array of Cangwu City and were wreaking havoc within the city, causing countless innocent lives to perish.
A trace of sorrow appeared on Supreme Cangyu's face. "Fellow Daoists Lingyi and Peilin have both died at the hands of the Eastern Pole people. If it weren't for these two seniors, I'm afraid I would also..."
"Cangwu City has been reduced to ruins, and it's unknown how long it will take to rebuild. What are your plans for the future?"
"I was born and raised here. Even if the future is uncertain, I will rebuild Cangwu City!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
At that very moment.
The void trembled slightly.
A glimmer of light appeared, the void distorted, and a stunningly beautiful figure emerged—it was Xiao Minghuang.
"Welcome, Princess!"
Upon seeing Xiao Minghuang appear, both the Xuandu and Wei clan immortals stood solemnly and bowed in unison.
Xiao Minghuang raised her hand to help the two up, then looked at Supreme Cangyu.
At this moment, the face of the Supreme Being Cangyu was full of doubt and surprise.
She wasn't surprised by the woman's cultivation level, but rather by the feeling she got from her—an invisible, overwhelming force of heaven and earth, as if telling her that the woman standing before her was the ruler of this world!
"In that case, I'll lend you a hand!"
Xiao Minghuang said calmly, extending her slender, white fingertips.
In an instant, a pure life force surged forth, spreading outwards and reaching towards the horizon, enveloping the entire sky!
"Click, click..."
"Buzzing..."
In an instant, the sky roared, thunder roared, and thick bolts of lightning tore through the clouds. A gale arose, and torrential rain poured down. A vast and boundless life force swept across the eight directions and six realms, showering equally upon every living being in Cangwu City.
"Buzz--"
The next second, countless living beings in Cangwu City felt warm all over, their spirits were lifted, and even their hidden ailments seemed to have improved a lot!
"This, this is..."
The Cangyu Supreme opened his eyes wide, staring blankly at the sky, his eyes filled with disbelief.
As a supreme being, she could naturally touch the power of the Heavenly Dao of this world. Therefore, she could clearly perceive that this was the legendary power of the Heavenly Dao Source!
In the North Sea world, the Daoist tradition has declined, and the Heavenly Dao is obscured. Since the beginning of the era, countless years have passed, and no one has ever been known to have successfully Dao Integration.
But now, she witnessed firsthand, and felt it with her own eyes, a stranger using the power of the Heavenly Dao of the North Sea to benefit all living beings in the North Sea...
The eyes of the Supreme Being of Cangyu welled up with tears.
For some reason, she felt a strong sense of comfort and joy!
"Cangyu thanks the World Lord for his kindness."
Finally, after a long while, the Supreme Cangyu came to her senses. She wiped away her tears and knelt down to thank Xiao Minghuang.