Chapter 501

Xiao Minghuang's gaze was extremely complex as she stared at the Innate Osmanthus... or rather, the Great Immortal Venerable Qing Guang, and slowly asked, "Then... how did you survive the Heavenly Emperor's massacre?"

She was somewhat puzzled. According to what Immortal Venerable Qing Guang had just said, all the beings from the Eight Mountains and Nine Seas should have perished. Yet, the people before her, including the Great Jin Chang Immortal King and the Immortal Venerable Wu Chang, were clearly still alive.

"I cannot say here."

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang shook his head and pointed upwards.

"Heaven is watching from above."

"Hmm..."

Xiao Minghuang sighed softly and asked, "Alright, what happened next?"

"And then?" Immortal Venerable Qing Guang paused slightly, seemingly hesitant, before continuing, "And then..."

"What happened next is hard to say."

Having said that, it seemed impossible to continue; it was all sensitive content, and revealing even the slightest hint of it would be detected by the Great Dao Will.

"Let's leave here and go to a place He cannot reach, where you will know everything and meet someone you never expected."

"Who?"

You'll see when you get there.

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang Qingguang chuckled softly, grasped Xiao Minghuang's wrist, and the two disappeared together into the depths of the void.

On the way, Immortal Venerable Qing Guang told Xiao Minghuang everything about his past that he could tell her.

Including the fact that before she perished, a fragment of her soul dispersed and drifted through the universe, eventually merging with a laurel tree, thus giving birth to her as the Innate Osmanthus.

This also includes her recent escape from the prison and her journey to a secluded place to meet the person they were about to visit.

Furthermore, she emphasized that whether she is the Immortal Venerable Qing Guang or the Innate Osmanthus, she is still herself, a unified person, and cannot and should not be viewed separately.

Xiao Minghuang agreed with this.

A person, as a whole, is the smallest individual that cannot be judged separately. You can't say that a person is both good and bad, can you?

There is a difference; it's just a matter of perspective.

Just like when the sisters Luo Qianhua and Luo Qianrui merged, as they went from two people to one, everything from the past did not disappear with the wind. Instead, it was inherited by the new individual after their fusion. The former two and the latter cannot be separated, nor should they be evaluated separately.

At least in Xiao Minghuang's view, Immortal Venerable Qing Guang, who was born with the Innate Osmanthus, was her friend; the only difference was the time when they met.

Outer Deep Space, darkness and silence reign.

A streak of light silently pierced the void, flying towards the more distant, deeper, and darker space.

After traveling an unknown distance, the streak of light finally stopped.

The light faded, revealing the figure within.

It was Xiao Minghuang and Immortal Venerable Qing Guang.

"Here..."

Looking around, Xiao Minghuang suddenly felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Indeed.

There are no fixed features in the Outer Deep Space, not even the laws of the Great Dao, and no form can be identified.

However, Xiao Minghuang could discern directions by observing some of the meteorites scattered among them.

Everything before her eyes seemed familiar, as if she had been here before.

A moment later.

Xiao Minghuang's expression suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?"

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang turned to look at her.

"Well..."

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Xiao Minghuang's face; she didn't know how to start the conversation.

She remembered why this place felt so familiar.

There is no other reason.

Prior to this, she had carved out New Shanhai Realm from this very area during the pioneering movement.

Now, it's clear that Immortal Venerable Qing Guang brought her here to take her to the New Shanhai Realm.

But at that time, she caused a huge disturbance in the New Shanhai Realm, even killing Immortal Venerable Wu Chang, and showing no respect whatsoever to Xu Ming and Zhi Ming Immortal Venerables.

She hadn't told A Yue any of these things.

However, at that time she did not know that A Yue was an old friend from the Eight Mountains and Nine Seas.

"Let's go!"

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang tugged at Xiao Minghuang's hand and urged her on.

Xiao Minghuang smiled bitterly, and could only follow in the footsteps of Immortal Venerable Qing Guang, entering that deep and dark universe together.

Soon.

They passed through a dark tunnel and arrived at another world.

As expected.

The scene before her was not the same as the one she had seen the last time she came, but the aura it exuded was almost identical.

In other words, she has come to the New Shanhai Realm once again.

"Sigh, one should always leave a way out for others, so that you might want to meet them again in the future. Why didn't I show mercy back then?"

Xiao Minghuang sighed softly.

Indeed.

At that time, Immortal Venerable Wu Chang had provoked her, but she could have easily left, and Immortal Venerable Wu Chang would not have dared to pursue her throughout the heavens.

The reason she chose to stay and fight was not because she couldn't leave, but because she wanted to test her strength.

Immortal Venerable Wu Chang became her whetstone.

Now that things have come to this, Xiao Minghuang can no longer hide it, otherwise it will be even more difficult to explain when she meets the two immortals, Xu Ming and Zhi Ming.

Immediately, Xiao Minghuang stopped in her tracks, stared intently at Immortal Venerable Qing Guang, and solemnly said, "A Yue, there is something I need to tell you!"

She looked earnestly at her friend, her tone sincere.

"Oh?"

However, it seemed that Immortal Venerable Qing Guang had already guessed something.

"You mean, you killed Immortal Venerable Wu Chang here?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang's expression changed immediately, and she blurted out the answer instinctively.

How did you know?

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang patted her shoulder and smiled, saying, "Of course, someone told me."

Xiao Minghuang was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and exclaimed, "It's either the Immortal Venerable Zhi Ming or the Void Bright Immortal Venerable!"

"Um!"

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang nodded.

She frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Actually, you don't need to worry about the death of Immortal Venerable Wu Chang. He disregarded the overall situation and provoked others; he deserved to die!"

"In addition, his son, the Immortal King Jin Chang, is currently imprisoned by Xuming. He will be handed over to you for disposal shortly."

Xiao Minghuang shook her head. "No need, you can handle it as you see fit."

Since A Yue didn't pursue the matter of Immortal Venerable Wu Chang, she also wouldn't pursue Jin Chang Immortal King.

After saying that, he changed the subject.

"A Yue, you must have planned this New Shanhai Realm, right?"

She gazed at Immortal Venerable Qing Guang, a smile playing on her lips.

"Haha... it wasn't exactly premeditated, but this was a base we established to provide shelter for some remnants of the old regime. Later, it gradually developed into a base for our counterattack against the heavens."

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang confessed.

"Alright, let's go!"

Are we going to see Xuming and Zhiming?

"No, you already know them, there's no rush to see them again."

"Where are we going? Who was the person you said you wanted to see?"

You'll find out soon enough.

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang smiled mysteriously, grabbed Xiao Minghuang's arm without saying a word, and leaped into the air, soaring into the distance.

Soon.

They crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, passed through layers of clouds, and finally arrived at a quiet valley.

This valley, ancient and desolate, resembles a prehistoric temple, full of Primordial Era and antiquity, as if it has existed since time immemorial.

In the valley, halfway up the mountain, on a clearing, sit three simple wooden houses, neatly arranged on the hillside, exuding a peaceful and leisurely atmosphere.

On the hillside, there are several sacred trees with lush, verdant branches and leaves, and a faint fragrance wafts through the air.

Beside the wooden house, a tall and graceful figure stood with her back to them, holding a hoe in her hand, working in the vegetable garden.

Xiao Minghuang looked up.

The figure had long, black hair that cascaded down her back, and a slender, graceful spine that stood straight.

Seemingly sensing someone's arrival, the woman turned around.

She had a breathtakingly beautiful face back then.

Her nose was high and straight, her skin was fair and translucent, her eyes were long and alluring, and her features were exquisite. Every part of her face was so perfect that it was breathtaking, as if she were the work of the Creator.

She wore a simple linen dress that hugged her curvaceous figure, highlighting her full, rounded breasts and slender waist. Her entire body exuded a mature charm.

"You've come!"

The woman smiled slightly, revealing shallow dimples that were captivating.

Her smile was breathtakingly beautiful, a beauty rarely seen in the world.

Even though Xiao Minghuang was used to seeing beautiful women, he couldn't help but be stunned.

However, although the woman was as beautiful as an angel, she did not have a trace of aloofness that kept people at arm's length. On the contrary, she seemed approachable, like a kind older sister next door.

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang remained calm and composed.

After escaping from the Heavenly Prison, she quickly merged with the Innate Osmanthus and then headed to the New Shanhai Realm.

She already knew about the death of Immortal Venerable Wu Chang, so she didn't care at all. Although the New Shanhai Realm suffered some damage, thanks to the existence in front of her, no one lost their life.

Therefore, she also felt some gratitude towards the person in front of her.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Immortal Venerable Qing Guang smiled slightly.

"I got used to it soon enough."

The woman's gaze shifted and landed on Xiao Minghuang. After examining him for a while, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

"How wonderful! How wonderful!"

"In all my years, this is the first time I've met someone so similar to me!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Minghuang was startled.

To others, this would certainly seem baffling. What does "similar people" mean?