The Empress's phantom scattered on the wind. Without divine power to sustain it, the Devouring Heaven Demonic Jar returned to its plain, unadorned state. Though it was Ruthless's first-lifetime body, it was not her true body after all. Its awareness remained muddled, and it could not endure for long.
Emperor Yuhua secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The Red-Dust Immortal Path was arduous. No emperor undergoing nirvana could wield flawless battle prowess.
If a Great Emperor could remain at their peak throughout their transformations, that would be far too terrifying. Even Emperor Zun had periods of weakness. If such a person truly appeared, their battle prowess would stand above the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, making them the supreme Heavenly Emperor.
In the years that followed, the Ascension Stone Embryo nestled like an infant within the shattered Immortal Fetus, cultivating the Heaven-Mending Scripture. It actually produced some wondrous effects, drawing Kunlun's immortal qi back in as mist steamed from the dragon veins.
Long ago, the Great Perfection Saint Spirit had been defeated and ultimately slain by the Daoist Heavenly Venerable, leaving this scripture behind. It could not be considered truly perfected, sufficient to attain the Dao and become an emperor.
Now, with a Three-Lifetime Saint Spirit Great Emperor taking action, the Heaven-Mending Emperor Scripture was perfected upon its original foundation and raised to an even higher level. It could not only mend his own body but also restore Kunlun and complete the Immortal Pool, making the Immortal Fetus ever more whole and nourishing his stone embryo.
The stronger the stone embryo became, the more complete the Immortal Fetus grew. Like the relationship between the human body and the universe, they formed a positive cycle.
"Roooaaar!"
Under the control of several Source Heavenly Masters, Ascension Star's ancestor dragon vein successfully merged