"Mom!"
The Little Black Dragon couldn't help but flutter excitedly inside Shion's body. Even though the Emperor desperately tried to stop it, it was about to rush out! "News about Lu Ya's mother! Father!"
But Shion didn't seem to care at all; she just nodded and said nothing.
The Little Black Dragon immediately became anxious.
"Excuse me, Dad! Ask her where she met my mom!"
Why ask?
"Let's go find Mom!"
Shion simply turned the ring lightly and said casually, "No need."
Seeing that his eldest brother wasn't in a hurry at all, the Little Black Dragon turned around and hugged the Emperor, looking at his second mother with teary eyes, "Mom, look at her, we even agreed to go find Lu Ya together—"
The Emperor patted the Little Black Dragon's head with a hint of helplessness, then asked gently, "Wouldn't it hurt to ask?"
But then Shion sneered, "Ignorant and lowly cultivator."
"What a coincidence that she revealed Lu Ya's information at this time."
"Why does she seem to know everything about this world, yet after deliberately mentioning Lu Ya's name, she acts as if she knows nothing about our relationship?"
"You know, she's the leader of the Dream Hatchers, and Little Seven's boss!"
"How could she not know Little Seven's information? This is all just a hook set up by Shang Xiu!"
"It's ridiculous that they couldn't wait to bite the hook."
The Little Black Dragon was dumbfounded for a moment, and the Emperor couldn't help but smile wryly.
But upon closer reflection, both of them were surprisingly persuaded by Shion.
Yes, it's really suspicious.
The timing was indeed a bit too coincidental; suddenly, they started telling a Tang Dynasty joke by Lu Ya to attract everyone's attention.
Could this guy be a cunning and shrewd old fox?
So the Little Black Dragon and the Emperor both looked at the girl more carefully once again.
Fengqin was kneeling on the ground, a rather silly grin on his face, clearly Tang Sect disciple who had suffered from malnutrition since childhood.
I was practically drooling.
It's really hard to associate him with some cunning old fox!
"Remember, never judge a book by its cover."
This isn't a question of whether or not to judge people by their appearance, is it?!
Fengqin, who is cowardly from beginning to end, lacks intelligence, is dull-witted, timid, submissive, obsequious, sycophantic, servile, cowardly and incompetent, and despite her good looks, is actually a coward with countless soft bones and joints, she is a cunning old fox.
It's like taking a guy with a broken leg to play soccer, then putting him in goal and telling him not to judge a book by its cover.
Physical defects and illnesses that are easily visible have nothing to do with judging a person by their appearance!
Just like seeing a whip and immediately thinking of farmers, Black people, and cotton, this is a normal association, not prejudice, much less discrimination.
"What should we do then?" the Little Black Dragon asked softly.
"Taking the initiative to ask will only make you look bad," Shion sneered. "You need to keep the pace firmly in your own hands and not let yourself be led by the nose."
The Little Black Dragon looked at his father with adoration, "Dad, you're so amazing! You really are omnipotent!"
"So how should we ask?" The Emperor pondered for a moment. "Should we approach it indirectly? I can do that for you."
Although she was the last emperor, she didn't really think she was anything special.
However, she felt she had some experience in guiding the conversation.
Unexpectedly, Shion shook her head, "You are still too inexperienced. You'll probably give yourself away as soon as you open your mouth. When communicating with such a high-level cultivator, you must be tactful and approach them indirectly. You can't do without some art of communication. The best approach is to conceal your purpose and let the other party reveal it themselves."
Both the Little Black Dragon and the Emperor nodded in deep agreement.
After all, it involved the information gap between the upper and lower levels. When the Emperor heard this, he felt that the current situation was not the same as the court situation back then, and he did not dare to confidently help. So they all quietly watched their master operate.
But Shion gazed confidently and calmly at the blankly playing Fengqin: "Tell me, what do you want to exchange for Lu Ya's information?"
Both the Little Black Dragon and the Emperor staggered, almost losing their balance and falling inside Shion's body!
Yuan's body was like a vast universe, and within it they sat atop a Golden Core resembling the sun. The Little Black Dragon flapped its wings and cried out first, "Where's the subtlety!"
But the Fengqin still stared blankly at Shion, "Huh? Change what?"
"What do you want in exchange for revealing Lu Ya's whereabouts?"
The Emperor also covered his forehead.
I realize how foolish I was to genuinely anticipate Shion's negotiation skills just now.
But then the Fengqin on the other end suddenly cheered, "Really, really can we exchange Lu Ya's information for something?"
Shion sneered, but in her heart she said to the mother and daughter, "See? This is the art of speaking; it can save you a lot of trouble."
The Little Black Dragon had its head pressed down by the Emperor, and the two of them nodded repeatedly.
"Watch carefully, learn well, and remember my approach so you won't be embarrassed when facing your superiors in the future."
After giving her a long and earnest plea, Shion continued speaking to Fengqin, "If you don't speak, I'll cut you into a thousand pieces!"
Fengqin immediately raised her hand excitedly, "Then, then when I kowtow afterwards, Miss Shion mustn't be angry!"
".--"
In the ensuing silence, the Little Black Dragon still whispered, "Boss, is she really just pretending to be cute?"
She coughed, but Shion ignored her and just looked at Fengqin, then nodded after examining her for a moment.
"OK."
Fengqin, without suspecting anything, immediately said, "I met Sister Lu Ya at Chongxu before. Later, I had to come back to save the world with everyone, so I parted ways with Sister Lu Ya. But that was a long, long time ago. I don't know if Sister Lu Ya is still in Chongxu— "
What are you going to do at Chongxu?
"The technology to piece together this world was obtained from Chongxu," Fengqin said without reservation. "With enough money, you can buy anything in Chongxu!"
Is it really the upper realm?
Shion then asked about Chongxu, but as she asked, the questions ended up having nothing to do with Lu Ya.
The Little Black Dragon, listening nearby, paced anxiously, "Why aren't you asking about Lu Ya's mother anymore?"
The Emperor shook his head and simply sighed.
"Is it possible that she didn't actually care much about Lu Ya's affairs from the very beginning?"
"That's so cold-hearted! Lu Ya's mother likes her so much and has done so much for her—"
After a moment of silence, the Emperor suddenly asked, "Do you think Jiang Si has wronged Lu Ya?"
The Little Black Dragon was stunned. It had been flying around anxiously in circles, but suddenly became quiet.
Shion only cares about the people who have stayed by her side long enough.
Lu Ya, the biggest problem right now is that you've been separated from Shion for too long.
Moreover, both the Little Black Dragon and the Emperor knew one thing.
That initial kick essentially settled all grudges between the two sides, and unless there were further interactions, Shion probably didn't take it to heart.
Even though Lu Ya was Shion's only friend at the time, they hadn't known each other for very long, and they had been separated for a long time afterward. To be honest, if Zi Yuan hadn't seen Lu Ya in her Mental Image a few times, Shion probably would have forgotten that such a person even existed.
Later, Lu Ya may have really done a lot, but that really had nothing to do with Shion.
The Little Black Dragon, who had been excitedly searching for its mother, suddenly became depressed. "Mommy, she'll be so sad—"
The Emperor patted her head. "It's alright. Now that you know it's in Chongxu, there will always be opportunities to look for it. Once you find it, with our past relationship, if you get along well, you'll soon be on good terms again."
The Little Black Dragon immediately perked up and nodded vigorously.
"And another one."
The Emperor suddenly chuckled mischievously, "You both call me 'Mom,' so between me and Lu Ya, who is the better mother? There has to be a distinction of who came first, right?"
The Little Black Dragon suddenly felt a chill run down its spine. "Just as good, just as good!"
The mischievous smile gradually took on a slightly oppressive tone. "Isn't that a bit much? I've given so much, and the result is only the same as Lu Ya's. If Lu Ya came back and spent a little more time with you, wouldn't she be better off than me?"
The Little Black Dragon was a little out of breath!
"No, absolutely not! Now, the Emperor Mother is better!"
"Hmm." The Emperor chuckled softly. "I'll brag about it to Lu Ya later."
"No!"
The chaotic world was as silent and lifeless as a tomb.
The shattered stars fluttered like leaves, but there was mostly darkness, an endless expanse of darkness that seemed to have no end.
Relying on her connection with the Dragon Lord Shion, she kept adjusting her direction, not knowing how long she had been flying.
It might take several days.
The only way to reach the Ruins of Chongxu is to traverse through Hyperspace; that's what the Fengqin initially said, until after defeating the Mirror King.
Later, Shion discovered that this chaotic interlayered space seemed to be Infinity large.
"How can I get to Chongxu from the interlayered space? No, no, no----"
The Fengqin's head wriggled on the ground. "No, it's too far. I don't know how long it will take. The best way is to Full Bloom and then go to the highest level of the world [ Hyperspace ]----"
"Then I 'Full Bloom now."
"No, if you Full Bloom it now, the New World will become fragmented—"
2
When I came to my senses, the sound of the Fengqin's sobbing and kowtowing seemed to still be there beside me.
The flow of time outside this world seems to be different from that below, but fortunately, she controls the Three Corpses, so she's not worried about getting lost or encountering accidents.
At worst, I can disintegrate my corpse and recreate an immortal body.
With her consciousness divided into three, she dealt with the Bingtang below while discussing the wedding groomsmen.
He learned about various things about Chongxu from Fengqin.
It wasn't boring at all. I was thinking about how to find Keke and arrange things for Keke so I could focus on my ascension.
The boundless space ahead suddenly flickered.
The chaotic interlayer, which was originally so dark that it was impossible to tell which way was which, suddenly burst out with dazzling light!
When you close your eyes, you can hear the rustling of leaves in the wind.
The Witch Shion did not hesitate at all.
The moment I opened my eyes, a vast expanse of ink-black demonic mist spread out before me, simultaneously giving rise to countless blood-red lotus flames that formed the eighteen levels of hell.
[ Chaos Qi ]! [ Red Lotus Karmic Flame ]!
Chaos grinds the physical body, karmic fire burns the soul; at this moment, she transforms her worldly thoughts into endless karmic fire.
The deeper the karma, the more intense the destruction!
It was as if Heavenly Emperor Ye Red Lotus Karmic Flame!
What a huge fire!
What a terrible crime!
I never imagined that my honest and upright act of saving and protecting people would be considered such a sin in the eyes of Heaven!
Today, let us defy the heavens once again!
The moment the thought arose, magical power surged wildly, gathering into a vast thundercloud above his head.
[ Chaos Lightning Tribulation ]!
The might of Heaven, vast and boundless, brought with it the terrifying prospect of annihilation.
In an instant, the ascension lightning struck down on him like a waterfall!
The reason I didn't undergo tribulation before was simply because I didn't know when I would find a place to ascend.
What if the Fengqin's directions are wrong, and there's no upper realm in this direction? Wouldn't I have wasted my tribulation?
Think things through carefully; never open the champagne prematurely.
But now, as they charged forward, the Magic Sense detected an aura first, regardless of what it was.
Let's get through the lightning tribulation first!
Otherwise, it will be too late to undergo the Immortal Realm Heavenly Tribulation once you reach the Immortal Realm!
Bathed in lightning, the Witch Shion, plunging headlong into the chaos and karmic inferno, showed no mercy to herself.
Sharp and terrifying lightning crackled across his body, and endless karmic fire seemed to be forging and destroying his soul and thoughts, even causing his pitch-black demonic armor to show signs of melting!
He braved the Heavenly Tribulation and gradually approached the true Immortal Realm.
Until she saw the source of the light, flying straight towards her from the space behind the Chaos Qi!
It was a giant white maggot!
Poisonous insects from the upper realm!
Tragic news once spread through the cultivation Immortal Realm: a Immortal Emperor named Niyang was walking barefoot in the street when she stepped on a dead insect from the God Realm and unfortunately succumbed to its poison, ascending to a mortal planet and collapsing onto a flat board.
Shion's expression was solemn.
There is a giant worm in the God Realm that wants to poison all those who ascend to immortality; it is the final test for ascension!
He then let out a cold snort.
So what if she's poisoned by a god? She's not Niyang, and she would never be killed by a poisonous insect piercing through the sole of her shoe!
Going with the flow makes one mortal, going against the flow makes one immortal, mining makes one a god.
Should I avoid its sharp edge?
Today, with the intention of mining, I'll give this poisonous insect a try!
Don't even think about stopping my path to ascension!
So Shion stepped on it, and the giant insect exploded instantly.
But they found debris scattered all over the floor, all of it from machinery.
Mechanical ascension?
As the aftershocks of the explosion subsided, the first thing Shion sensed was the celestial aura.
The ethereal aura, the intoxicating fragrance, and the mesmerizing chimes echoed around her. Once her vision stabilized, the Witch Shion had emerged from the Ascension Tribulation, looked around with a hint of anticipation.
A massive landfill stretched out before us.
The drifting smoke is burning garbage; the ethereal smell is some kind of disinfectant; and the soothing chimes are simply the sound of garbage constantly colliding.
Putting everything else aside, it was truly breathtaking.
All sorts of machinery, household waste, including severed limbs and other strange creations, are piled up in the landfill.
After a long silence, Shion finally prepared herself mentally.
It's alright, it's not bad, it's not bad. Nobody said the Immortal Realm is necessarily a good environment.
Moreover, this might only be the outer perimeter; the outer perimeter is desolate, but things might improve once you get inside.
However, after looking around, the area was almost entirely desolate, except for a huge pile of garbage.
I can't see anything.
In all directions—east, west, south, and north—there was only darkness.
The lower-level corpse cultivator had the weakest cultivation level and couldn't use Divine Sense or Magic Sense to scan out, so it couldn't detect anything.
The rank in the Immortal Realm is indeed higher.
Just as she was thinking this and preparing to slowly search around, two mechanical dogs suddenly approached.
Each of them carried a cannon on its back, which slowly lit up towards her.
The Witch Shion was slightly surprised.
Because what's brewing inside that cannon barrel is magic!
"Unauthorized intruders, surrender immediately!"
It could even speak human language.
It was a bit strange, but Shion simply raised her hands obediently, "I won't resist."
"I can mine."
A life of ascension, starting as a miner.
Shion had already made all sorts of preparations, just waiting to start mining before her ascension.
He was unaware of the power here. Although there was no divine power infusing his body, it was a crude method that transformed his body into a "divine body" capable of adapting to the environment of the God Realm.
But whether it's spatial structure, energy density, or the laws of nature, they should be far more complex and advanced than she imagined—probably.
It should be known that the " True History of the God Realm " written by Yang Qi's ancestor recorded that even a wisp of air from the God Realm would immediately transform into a divine mountain capable of crushing all the heavens if placed in the mortal realm!
There's no need to confront the entire God Realm right away. Let's compromise first, mine for a few days, observe the situation, and then make a decision.
As Fengqin had said, one couldn't directly ask about Chongxu, or one would be treated as an enemy. So Shion simply raised her hands and said, "Take me to the mine. I can start work today, and you can calculate my working hours in advance."
Both robotic dogs have crashed.
They had probably never seen an ascendant so cooperative, not resisting at all, and even actively asking to work.
After they bumped into each other, the mechanical dog threw a control ring from its neck.
"Wearing."
Shion immediately put it on her wrist, but before she could even admire it, she heard a "snap".
The entire control loop collapsed.
The two mechanical dogs immediately began to hiss!
"It has nothing to do with me." Shion somewhat innocently, "Try one more."
Then the other mechanical dog took out a control ring and handed it over.
As if performing magic to avoid suspicion, Shion pinched the pendant between her index and middle fingers and, under the watchful eyes of the two dogs, slowly hung it on her wrist.
When you let go.
The control loop snapped again with a "snap"!
Shrugging, Shion casually tossed the broken control ring into the trash heap. "Any more? Give me one more."
A dog murmured, "This is the last one."
"The workmanship is terrible."
For a moment, both dogs wore expressions that seemed somewhat speechless.
That's enough to lock down a Rank A Calamity Beast over a hundred tons without any problem, but it'll be useless against you!
After a long silence, one of the dogs turned and ran back, saying, "I'll go get it again—"
Before he could finish speaking, a little girl in a black Raincoat peeked out from the side of the garbage heap. "Want to try mine?"
The two dogs immediately went on alert, their eyes fixed on the little girl in the Raincoat behind the pile of garbage. "She's the one we found!"
"It's not about who sees it first, but who controls it first," the little girl said with a grin. "Isn't that the rule of Chongxu?"
Shion raised an eyebrow slightly and nodded.
As long as you haven't come to the wrong place.
One of the dogs immediately looked at Shion, "Come with us first."
"No, that won't do. Outsiders without a control ring can easily get killed if they run around recklessly."
The little girl immediately ran to Shion's side.
Shion then realized that she was actually a little taller than her. Looking down, she saw that she was wearing tall boots with thick soles.
He wasn't wearing anything under the black Raincoat, but some small wounds revealed the peeling of electrical wires.
Is it a machine too?
The little girl skipped over to her, revealing a pair of tiny tiger teeth, and smiled sweetly, "Sister, sister, lower your head, let me put it around your neck for you?"
The two robotic dogs immediately barked nervously, "Don't listen to her! Once the control ring is on, it can't be removed! Come with us, we can give you better treatment!"
The little girl in the black Raincoat simply shook Shion's wrist, "Shall I help you put on the necklace? Pretty lady, the control rings are all the same, they're the passes here, ours are safer."
"Fart!"
Seeing the two sides arguing, Shion felt a slight sense of satisfaction.
After the classic ascension, it caught the eye of two powerful figures, which led to them tearing each other apart and fighting over it!
Although lacking in strength, they were still the focus of the entire arena and could influence the situation.
After being fought over, going to mine is a whole process that feels as comfortable as a massage!
"I'll go with whoever offers the highest price."
Upon hearing this, the two dogs naturally retreated.
The girl in the Raincoat clapped her hands happily, "That's great, sister! We always treat newcomers the best!"
What a load of rubbish! Why aren't you arguing anymore?
Let's argue a little longer, I haven't had enough of the experience yet----
Seeing the mechanical dog run away, Shion had no choice but to bend down slightly and let the little girl in the Raincoat fasten the control ring around her neck.
After putting it on, the little girl in the Raincoat changed her expression in a second!
"Come with me."
The voice instantly turned icy cold.
Once a competitor runs away, the treatment drops drastically.
When it comes to the fickleness of human relationships, the warm hand of Hayek's market economy and free competition is still the most comforting.
Shaking her head, Shion wasn't surprised; she simply patted the dog collar and followed.
The inside of the dog collar was very rough, with many protrusions. As it pressed against my neck, a strange, icy sensation spread from my neck.
The magical armor he wore even began to turn deathly pale.
Truly God Realm intervention!
This dog collar can actually alter the properties of magic, and even the way it alters magic is through the patterns of the periodic table of elements, reacting to magic accordingly.
Unexpectedly, Chongxu was able to sever cause and effect and copied my Azure Cloud Canon first.
With such methods and scheming, one should also plan and scheme, and be less reckless.
Things are different now than they were then; perhaps we can emulate the ancestor of the Way of the Gou family.
"Come with us, we'll take you to the mine."
Following behind the girl in the Raincoat, the Witch Shion's magical outfit turned deathly pale, resembling a prison uniform.
His jet-black hair was also left to scatter, making him look somewhat disheveled.
Even miners shouldn't be too conspicuous.
However, he had already used his own periodic table of magical elements to detect some Remnants magic, which silently seeped into the collar.
Make sure you can break free at any time.
The temperature here is extremely low, and a layer of cold mist always covers the ground, giving you a bone-chilling cold just by stepping on it.
There were still quite a few living creatures in the garbage dump. As people walked around, things would occasionally splash out, but they mostly avoided the little girl.
They then came to an open space.
The little girl in the Raincoat jumped and spun around, and after a while, she even lay down on the ground and rubbed herself.
Then the ground slowly became transparent, revealing a huge crater!
It was an unimaginably huge, funnel-shaped pit, with no bottom in sight. Only then did Shion realize why there was nothing outside.
Perhaps the Chongxu and other buildings are all below!
If I were to fight recklessly, it would probably take a lot of effort, perhaps even smashing the ground, to find this place. After all, it's undetectable by Magic Sense and invisible to the naked eye; it must have been hidden using some special method.
Gou Dao is right.
However, the layers of platforms and corridors below the pit were completely obscured. After putting on the dog collar, Shion pretended to be unable to use magic and did not intend to release her Magic Sense. She could only follow the girl in the Raincoat obediently, like an ordinary little girl.
I sometimes had to jog to catch up with her.
The little boy in the Raincoat stopped at a certain platform, turned around and said indifferently, "You've reached your workstation."
Shion immediately stretched her body.
Dig!
"Put this on first."
Shion casually accepted the safety helmet from the girl and couldn't help but nod.
That shows good safety awareness; this God Realm mine is very well-organized.
It made her want to compose a poem.
A safety helmet is a protective charm; wearing it can ward off all hardships and difficulties, ensuring safe and meticulous work!
"Then go lie there."
"I can start work anytime without taking a break."
"To mine, you need to ensure you have enough physical strength first."
Shion nodded and lay down on the bed.
The next second, the entire platform lit up.
The platform was filled with neatly arranged, densely packed items, resembling medical pods.
Above were densely packed cables, with the helmet connected to them. Then the collar detached, and the medical pod was completely sealed off.
Shion was slightly taken aback.
"No, where's my mine?"
"Isn't it right here?"
Immediately afterward, a strange power emanated from the helmet, and his consciousness began to change.
All thoughts, calculations, and deductive reasoning abilities were mobilized, like a river being channeled into a canal.
A message even popped up in the corner of the screen. "Computing power connection complete. Welcome to join node #40721."
Next block reward: 0.00000012 BTC.
Why is it mining?!