After easily erasing all the remaining demon bloodlines on Earth, Qin Yi's mind returned to the imperial mausoleum before him.
Mu Yaoyao snuggled in his arms, feeling that heart-palpitating aura of slaughter quickly recede. Only then did her nervous mood slightly calm down, but looking at the twelve ferocious and terrifying demon corpses floating in the air, she still felt somewhat uncomfortable.
"These filthy things are truly detestable! ——"
With a thought from Qin Yi, a wisp of purple-gold 'Blazing Heaven Purple Flame' (originating from the earth lamp) flicked out from his fingertips, instantly covering the twelve demon corpses.
The 'Dao' contained in the Blazing Heaven Purple Flame directly burned the space of the imperial mausoleum, causing it to distort, yet it did not burn reality itself, as if separated by the void dimension.
In just a few breaths ——
These demons that had once done evil in history and were buried here as funerary objects for the Qing Yao emperor, along with all the filthy aura and lingering obsessions they carried, completely turned into flying ash and dissipated into nothingness.
"Alright, it's clean now! ——"
Qin Yi gently patted Mu Yaoyao's back.
Only then did Mu Yaoyao raise her head from his arms. Looking at the empty imperial mausoleum, her heart relaxed, but then her gaze couldn't help but look toward the center of the imperial mausoleum, at the largest golden-thread nanmu golden coffin.
"Hubby! ——"
"Isn't the one buried in this coffin the emperor of the Qing Yao Imperial Dynasty? Why would they use demons as burial objects?"
She pointed at the interlocking imagery on the coffin of nine golden dragons and twelve ferocious demon figures (corresponding to the twelve demons that had just been destroyed), her face showing an expression of curiosity and doubt.
In ancient times, an emperor was the Supreme Sovereign whose words were law. Carving golden dragons and demon images on his coffin, and even using real demons as burial objects, was an act of extreme disrespect.
Once exposed, it would result in the execution of the nine familial clans, yet it had truly happened right before their eyes. What kind of ulterior motive was hidden within it?
"The Qing Yao relied on these demons to enter the Central Plains and secure the world. Perhaps after death, they wanted to rely on these demons to guard the imperial mausoleum, or wait for the future invasion of exotic demons and resurrect with the help of powerful demons?"
Qin Yi put forward a few guesses.
"The Qing Yao emperor can still be resurrected after dying for hundreds of years?"
Mu Yaoyao felt a slight chill down her back.
"Open it and you'll know! ——"
Qin Yi's expression was calm; he had no interest in the alternation of historical Imperial Dynasties. This time, he came for the original third volume of the tao te ching transcribed by Yin Xi.
He hadn't expected that traces of demons still existed within this imperial mausoleum, so he casually obliterated all the crossbred bloodline descendants of those demons, completely severing the coordinates for the future invasion of foreign gods.
"Whoosh! ——"
Qin Yi stretched out his right hand and pressed into the void. A gentle stream of magic power, like flowing mercury, penetrated into every crack of the coffin, searching for the opening mechanism and Seal nodes.
"Crack! ——"
"Click —— Click click ——"
A muffled sound of mechanisms turning rang out. The eyes of the golden Dragon carved on the coffin seemed to light up for a moment, and those demon images also seemed to distort for an instant, but they were quickly wiped away under Qin Yi's magic power.
The thick coffin lid slowly slid open to one side ——
"Click! ——"
The moment the coffin lid opened, a rich aura mixed with decay, deep cold, and a hint of evil permeated the air.
A bright light illuminated the entire imperial mausoleum ——
Mu Yaoyao saw several night-shining pearls in the coffin, inside of which lay a shriveled corpse wearing a bright yellow dragon robe that had long since decayed beyond recognition and an imperial crown on its head.
On the chest of the corpse seemed to be pressed a special Jade Slip that was neither gold nor jade, neither silk nor paper.
"What an ugly mummified corpse! ——"
She originally thought that after hundreds of years, the emperor in the coffin would be no different from a skeleton, but she hadn't expected him to turn into a mummified corpse. The queue of hair on his head was especially disgusting.
Just as Mu Yaoyao finished speaking, a sudden and bizarre change occurred in this coffin!
The mummified emperor, who seemed to have long since died thoroughly, suddenly ignited two points of ghostly green flames within its empty eye sockets!
At the same time ——
The Yin energy, Death Qi, and the wisps of Evil Qi left behind after the scattering of the demon remains exterminated by Qin Yi inside the entire imperial mausoleum underground palace seemed to be guided by some force, frantically converging toward the inside of the coffin!
"Hah! ——"
"Hah! ——"
A teeth-grating sound of bone friction rang out, and the imperial corpse actually sat straight up!
The decaying dragon robe on its body shattered piece by piece, revealing the withered, blackened skin underneath, which faintly grew fine black down. Its nails became pitch-black and sharp, its fangs were exposed, and its whole body exuded a strong corpse stench and a powerful Yin-evil aura!
Even more alarming was ——
After frantically absorbing the surrounding Yin-evil aura, this zombie emperor's aura was actually climbing step by step, instantly breaking through the limits of ordinary zombies and reaching a level equivalent to the Human race's Foundation Establishment, and even faintly touching the Golden Core tier.
In Earth's era of spiritual depletion and Dharma ending, this could simply be called an peerless fierce entity!
"A, a zombie! ——"
Upon seeing this scene, Mu Yaoyao immediately thought of the zombies in movies.
"Roar ——!!!"
The zombie emperor let out a roar unlike that of a human, its ghostly green gaze locked firmly onto Qin Yi and Mu Yaoyao, filled with tyranny and greed —— greed for the vital blood of living people.
It seemed to regard Qin Yi as an enemy who had disturbed its eternal sleep and even destroyed its funerary objects, and furthermore as the chief culprit who had awakened it from some special dormant or Seal state.
"As expected! ——"
"This Qing Yao emperor truly has a trace of demon bloodline. Before dying, it used a special ability to Seal itself. Just now, when I opened the coffin with my magic power, it absorbed the leaked Spiritual Qi Dao rhyme, coupled with the energy fluctuations triggered by the extermination of the demons just now, which became the final spark to ignite it, causing it to 'awaken' early and absorb the residual energy, transforming into a demon and zombie!"
Seeing the mummified corpse evolve into a demon and zombie in a short instant, Qin Yi gained a deeper understanding of the abilities of foreign demons.
But there was not the slightest ripple in his eyes, because this mere Golden Core level demon and zombie would become an peerless fierce entity if it entered the Human race, but to him, it was no different from an ant.
"Hubby! ——"
Seeing this demon and zombie for the first time, Mu Yaoyao had a reflex-like urge to destroy it, but then seeing her lover's somewhat playful gaze, as if he wanted to study it a bit, she stopped.
"Suppress! ——"
With a single word from Qin Yi, his words became law.
There was no earth-shattering Divine Ability light, no mighty fluctuation of magic power, only a Supreme, formless mighty force as if the rules of heaven and earth had descended, instantly enveloping the entire coffin area.
The zombie emperor that had just stood up with a menacing aura seemed to be crushed head-on by an invisible divine mountain!
"Thud! ——"
The Qing Yao zombie emperor was pressed back into the coffin in a prostrate posture, the ghostly green flames in its eyes beating violently, filled with panic and dread.
"Roar! ——"
The Green Demon Zombie fell to its knees, wanting to kowtow to Qin Yi to beg for mercy, but it found that the energy that had just surged inside its body was completely suppressed, so its ferocity began to gradually erupt.
A pair of sunken eye sockets bloomed with deep blue light, and wisps of bloodthirsty and violent aura leaked out.
"Bang! ——"
At the very moment when the ferocity of the Green Demon Zombie manifested, its zombie body directly exploded, and the remaining wisp of Origin was also annihilated by invisible energy.
"Swoosh —— Woo!"
"Swoosh —— Woo!"
Wisps of profound and mysterious power of Karma locked onto all the bloodline descendants of this Green Demon Zombie, and then they would perish in excruciating agony in various ways!
"Whoosh! ——"
The explosive Yin-qi of the Green Demon Zombie dissipated like melting snow, and the dust of its body turned into nothingness in a short instant, achieving true physical annihilation!
Qin Yi's gaze looked at the funerary objects in the coffin, and he gently beckoned towards that special Jade Slip.
"Swish! ——"
The Jade Slip was shrouded in a brilliant light, automatically purifying all dust and filth, and directly merged into his right hand.
"Hubby! ——"
"This Green Demon Zombie is simply too disgusting, many times more disgusting than the zombies filmed in movies!"
Seeing the Green Demon Emperor Zombie reduced to ashes and the entire imperial mausoleum no longer having any evil and gloomy aura, Mu Yaoyao immediately felt much more relaxed, and the sense of discomfort in her heart completely disappeared.
"Eh? ——"
"Hubby, is the Jade Slip in your hand the same as the one found in the Hangu Pass territory before?"
At this time, she saw that the Jade Slip in Qin Yi's hand emitted a wisp of Dao charm. When probed with Divine Sense, it felt as if a great Sage was lecturing on the ultimate principles of heaven and earth and the true meaning of the Dao right by her ear.
"This is the original version of the tao te ching copied by the ancient great Sage Yin Xi!"
After collecting the complete tao te ching, Qin Yi was in a very pleasant mood, and naturally he would not hide it from his woman.
"The original tao te ching?"
"No wonder when I used my Primordial Spirit to perceive it just now, it felt like a powerhouse was preaching right by my ear!"
Hearing her lover's explanation, Mu Yaoyao's expression turned one of sudden realization.
Next ——
Qin Yi embraced her slender waist, preparing to take Mu Yaoyao back to their love nest.
"Hubby! ——"
"Look, this imperial mausoleum actually has the complete yongle encyclopedia buried with it!"
Mu Yaoyao's delicate hand pointed directly in front of the coffin, where there was a special bookshelf piled with various precious documents, among which was the famous yongle encyclopedia!
She was interested in Ming Dynasty historical documents, so she usually paid attention to some bloggers and knew that the yongle encyclopedia was a treasure of Chinese culture, with only a few volumes left in overseas museums.
However, what she didn't expect was that this Green Demon Zombie imperial mausoleum actually had the complete yongle encyclopedia buried as funerary objects. If this were brought out, wouldn't it shock the entire Huaxia?
"Yaoyao! ——"
"If you are interested, then we will take the yongle encyclopedia away. After all, this was plundered by the Green Demon Zombie. If it can see the light of day again now, it can also lead to a deeper understanding of the crystallization of ancient culture!"
In fact, as early as when he entered this imperial mausoleum, Qin Yi had already scanned all the funerary objects with his Divine Sense.
Although these funerary objects included antiques from various dynasties as well as book Inheritances, and their research and economic values were extremely high, Qin Yi was not interested in these; he mainly came for the third volume of the tao te ching.
"Hubby! ——"
"You are truly the best!"
Mu Yaoyao stood on tiptoes and kissed Qin Yi on the face, her flawless and pretty face filled with surprise.
"Whoosh! ——"
Qin Yi waved his hand once more, storing all the precious books and documents into the Pagoda Space, then hugged Mu Yaoyao's slender waist tightly and directly traversed the spacetime dimension back to their love nest in Modu.
...
Returning to Modu, the time was precisely nine o'clock in the evening.
Qin Yi took out the three volumes of original tao te ching Jade Slips from the Pagoda Space. When placed on the wooden table in the living room, they seemed to have a special attraction between each other.
"Swish! ——"
In order not to cause accidents, Qin Yi directly set up an isolation Formation in the living room.
Next ——
Mu Yaoyao curiously unfolded the three volumes of tao te ching Jade Slips slowly. Looking at the original content written in 'Great Seal script' on them, a cluster of hazy Dao runes bloomed with purple-golden brilliance.
"Yaoyao! ——"
"Immerse your mind and spirit, let us comprehend the tao te ching together!"
Just as her heart was shocked, Qin Yi directly pulled her to sit cross-legged on the sofa, allowing Mu Yaoyao to wholeheartedly comprehend the true meaning of the tao te ching comprehended by the ancient great Sage Yin Xi.
"The Dao that can be spoken of is not the constant Dao!"
"The name that can be named is not the constant name!"
Mu Yaoyao only felt an elderly man with the demeanor of an immortal appear before her eyes. He calmly and leisurely began to lecture on the tao te ching, his body blooming with a layer of special purple-golden brilliant light.
Looking at Yin Xi's spiritual imprint guided by his Divine Ability, Qin Yi smiled and made an obeisance towards this great Sage to show respect, and then quieted his mind, fully comprehending the 'Dao' he lectured on.
"Hum! ——"
As Mu Yaoyao comprehended the true meaning of the tao te ching lectured by Yin Xi, the Taiyin True Scripture inside her body operated automatically, and a vast, profound, yet incomparably peaceful and serene clear stream of wisdom poured into her heart.
She had only embarked on the Cultivation path for a few months, and it was also her first time hearing a great Sage lecture on the true meaning of the Sage's Dao. Her originally ambiguous comprehension of the 'Dao' began to become real.
The essence left in her body by her lover and the energy of the spirit fruit were refined bit by bit as she operated her Cultivation Method and comprehended the true meaning of the Dao, and the aura on her body began to become increasingly refined and powerful.
Qin Yi had once comprehended the true meaning contained in the first volume of the tao te ching. Now, after comprehending the second and third volumes, it was as if he had opened a brand-new window to control the Origin of the Dao.
Because he was currently able to control the Dao Law, and his Cultivation Method was also the Years Dao Scripture, he had control over Dao Laws such as time, space, Karma, destiny, creation, Yin and Yang, and Five Elements.
Therefore, when comprehending the complete tao te ching, he could control the Dao with a brand-new perspective regarding 'purity and inaction', 'Dao follows nature','supreme good is like water', and 'gentleness overcomes stiffness'.
Under Qin Yi's comprehension, the five top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures within the five viscera resonated together, beginning to temper the five viscera through the mutual generation and fusion of the Five Elements, and wisps of the five Qis in his chest gradually sublimated.
The comprehension lasted for three full days. When Yin Xi finished lecturing on the true meaning of the entire tao te ching, Qin Yi leisurely opened his eyes.
"It's a bit of a pity! ——"
"If Senior Yin Xi were a Da Luo powerhouse, or if I were in the Primordial World, then this comprehension of the original true meaning of the tao te ching would have achieved even greater results!"
Not long after ——
Mu Yaoyao's aura reached its extreme, as if she was about to take the final step to attain the Dao and achieve Immortal Ascension at any time, but due to Earth's special Seal and suppression, she was always unable to break through the shackles.
This was actually good news for her, because Mu Yaoyao could digest the energy within her to the maximum extent to temper her Foundation!
Inside the living room, within the isolation Formation, time quietly slipped away.
When Qin Yi opened his eyes, his pupils seemed to contain the phenomenon of Chaos opening up and galaxies revolving, before returning to calmness and becoming even more profound and restrained.
This time, comprehending the true meaning of the original tao te ching enlightened by the ancient Sage Yin Xi, the greatest harvest for him was not obtaining a Sage Dao scripture, but the further perfection and consolidation of his Dao Heart and Dao Foundation.
The true meanings of the Dao advocated by the tao te ching, such as 'inactivity through non-action', 'Dao follows nature', 'being and non-being give rise to each other', and 'the weak overcome the strong', formed a perfect Yin and Yang mutual complement with the 'proactive','strong', and 'purposive' paths of cultivating the Years Dao Scripture and controlling space-time Karma that he practiced previously.
It made his understanding of the "Dao" no longer limited to "control" and "application", but penetrated deeper into the levels of "compliance" and "integration".
Reflected in specific Cultivation, the Five Elements Origin cycle transformed by five top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures in Qin Yi's internal organs operated more harmoniously and naturally, with a few less traces of deliberate urging and a few more rhythms of spontaneous circulation.
The sublimation of the Five Qi in his chest also became more natural, even faintly producing a more subtle resonance with the external world (even though it was an Age of Dharma Decline Earth).
His Dao fruit, the zijin dadao divine wheel, rotated slowly in his Sea of Consciousness, its light becoming softer yet more resilient, as if it could carry all things and pry open the Dao Laws with the least amount of effort.
"Although my cultivation could not advance further this time due to the suppression of the Earth, my Dao Foundation has further sublimated, and my comprehension and control of the Dao are also several notches stronger than before!"
"When I transmigrate to the Primordial World again, not only is my Dao Foundation expected to break through to High Grade Innate Divine Sacred, but it can also greatly shorten the time to break through to the Middle Stage of Taiyi!"
After digesting the gains from this comprehension, Qin Yi's heart was filled with joy.
Returning to Earth this time, using the Karma Dao Divine Ability to find the complete original tao te ching, and listening to the ancient Sage Yin Xi recount the true meaning of the Dao, the harvest simply exceeded his expectations!
Afterward! ——
Qin Yi looked at Mu Yaoyao beside him, and saw that she was still immersed in deep-level comprehension and refinement, her body shrouded in a layer of faint moon-white brilliance, intertwined with the Zijin Dao charm, and her breath steadily and continuously climbing.
The energy essence he left in her body, as well as the various Heavenly Treasures she had taken before, were being jointly guided by the true intents of the Taiyin True Scripture and the tao te ching, efficiently transforming into her cultivation and Dao Foundation.
Qin Yi could perceive that Mu Yaoyao's Divine Soul was becoming more and more refined, her understanding of the Dao of "Taiyin" was advancing by leaps and bounds, and her internal magic power was surging like a river, getting closer and closer to the bottleneck of the "separation between immortals and mortals", yet she was firmly suppressed by the Earth's Seal power and could not truly step across.
This "high-pressure" state instead prompted her to use more energy to repeatedly temper her Physical Body, meridians, and Divine Soul, consolidating her Foundation, making her Foundation shockingly solid!
Qin Yi nodded with satisfaction. Mu Yaoyao's accumulation was already deep enough, and what she lacked was just a suitable opportunity and environment—a place that could allow her to smoothly trigger the Heavenly Tribulation and attain the Dao to achieve Immortal Ascension.
And he decided to personally prepare this opportunity in advance for Mu Yaoyao!
"Whoosh! ——"
Qin Yi took out more Innate spiritual crystals from the Pagoda Space, and then arranged them in the living room Formation to ensure that Mu Yaoyao had enough Spiritual Qi to temper her Foundation.
Next——
He left a Divine Sense imprint on the table, which would be transmitted as soon as Mu Yaoyao woke from seclusion to ensure that no accidents would occur.
"It's time to make final preparations for Yaoyao to 'attain the Dao and achieve immortality'!"
With a thought in Qin Yi's mind, his gaze looked out the window. At this time, it was more than five o'clock in the morning, night enveloped the earth, and only all kinds of neon lights shone and flickered.
"Swish! ——"
He directly used the Dao Divine Ability to pass through the Earth's atmosphere in a single thought and enter the Universe and outer space.
This time, he didn't fly aimlessly, but directly locked onto the target—the outer periphery of the solar system, those planets where the First Emperor of Qin had set up the sealing Formation.
After entering outer space, Qin Yi felt wisps of faint Dao Laws, and the sealing power on Earth also melted away rapidly like snow, so with a thought shuttling through spacetime dimensions, he arrived near Neptune's orbit.
Unlike when he came last time——
Now Qin Yi's cultivation had broken through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal, and he had mastered the Dao Laws in advance. He no longer observed with just his naked eyes and Divine Sense, but could directly control the Dao Laws to examine this starry sky.
"Hum——!"
Qin Yi's eyes glowed with a faint purple-gold light, and the world and Universe in front of him instantly became different.
What he saw was no longer cold and lonely planets and the void, but countless crisscrossing "Law Chains" exuding an ancient and heavy aura!
Taking the sun as the core, these chains connected the nine planets (including Pluto, which had been redefined), forming a huge network covering the entire solar system.
Every planet was an important node!
Especially the eight planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—the Law Chains on them were the densest and most complex, faintly forming the shape of the Eight Trigrams, while Pluto seemed to be a variable or alternate node.
At the intersection of these Law Chains, Qin Yi "saw" twelve vague and powerful phantoms!
They had various forms, some holding swords, some holding halberds, some holding Seals, some driving exotic beasts... Although they were only phantoms condensed by Laws, they exuded a terrifying might that suppressed the heavens and sealed all Daos! It was precisely the projection of the legendary "twelve metal colossi" Formation!
The complexity and power of this Formation far exceeded Qin Yi's previous imagination.
It not only sealed the Spiritual Qi of the Earth and isolated the inside from the outside, but also seemed to extract a certain "Origin" or "energy" from the solar system and even more distant starry skies in a special way. On the one hand, it maintained the operation of the Formation, and on the other hand, it seemed to be nourishing something, or rather, waiting for something!
"The twelve metal colossi Seal heaven and earth; the First Emperor of Qin's handiwork is truly earth-shattering!"
After Qin Yi finally saw through the First Emperor of Qin's layout, his expression was filled with emotion.
He vaguely had a strong intuition that with the sealing Formation laid down by these 'twelve metal colossi', I'm afraid even a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would find it difficult to shake even a fraction!
Even though it had experienced a long time now and the Formation's energy had declined somewhat, its core structure was still stable, and it was not something he could crack or control at present!
But the purpose of Qin Yi's trip was not to crack this sealing Formation, but to create an 'opportunity' for Mu Yaoyao to attain the Dao and achieve Immortal Ascension!
Combined with his previous experience of attaining the Dao and achieving immortality in outer space and the Universe, if Mu Yaoyao and Dahuang wanted to smoothly attain the Dao and achieve immortality, they must guide the power of Laws in outer space and the Universe.
These Dao Laws could be guided and controlled from the 'nodes' of the sealing Formation, or by himself!
Qin Yi sat cross-legged in outer space, using the Dao he controlled to comprehend the sealing grand array deployed by the "twelve metal colossi", hoping to deduce some reasons from it, as well as the traces of ancient cultivation experts.
"Swish! ——"
"Swish! ——"
When wisps of Dao Laws fused with the grand array under the control of his Divine Sense, twelve peculiar manifestations of the "metal colossi" that overawed the heavens and earth materialized in the cosmic Universe.
Each of them wore golden armor and held sabers, spears, swords, and halberds. Their bodies were shrouded in the supreme might of the "Dao of Arrays", aiming at Qin Yi from special positions.
Perhaps they were merely lifeless objects, or perhaps Qin Yi was of the pure Huaxia Human race, so his offensive actions were not punished. After briefly manifesting the might of the sealing grand array, they merged into the sealing grand array through the "Dao of Arrays".
"If I leap out of this sealing grand array, will I be able to find the world where the ancient sages live in seclusion?"
Through comprehending the Dao of Arrays condensed by the "twelve metal colossi", Qin Yi discovered that he could leap out of this sealing grand array, but if he wanted to return to Earth again, it would be very difficult to accomplish.
Thus, he guessed whether the First Emperor of Qin and the ancient sages and experts were in other worlds outside the sealing grand array.
"Forget it! ——"
"I'll wait until my strength is stronger in the future!"
Qin Yi had no intention of leaping out of the sealing grand array. This time, his entry into the cosmic Universe was to help Mu Yaoyao find a venue for her Dao confirmation and Immortal Ascension. Through his understanding of the sealing grand array just now, he had already locked onto twelve "nodes".
"Swish! ——"
With a single thought, he traversed time and space dimensions to enter Earth's atmosphere, and then crossed the void to return to Modu.
"Husband! ——"
Mu Yaoyao had long since finished her secluded comprehension and was waiting for his return in the living room. Therefore, upon seeing Qin Yi, she directly threw herself into his arms.
"After waking up from this seclusion, I feel like the energy in my body can hardly be suppressed anymore! ——"
"Good! ——"
"Then I will take you to the cosmic Universe and help you achieve Dao confirmation and Immortal Ascension!"
Qin Yi gently hugged her willow-like waist and told her the location he had prepared for her breakthrough.
"Achieve Dao confirmation and Immortal Ascension in the cosmic Universe? ——"
Mu Yaoyao was both nervous and full of excitement, her alluring peach-blossom eyes blooming with unusual radiance.
Achieving the Dao and becoming an immortal, gaining eternal youth! ——
This was the ultimate goal of countless princes and nobles in ancient times, and now that she had only just reached adulthood not long ago, she could achieve this accomplishment. How could her heart not be filled with anticipation?
Next ——
Mu Yaoyao began calling her counselor and school leaders, asking them to notify her parents under the guise of participating in advanced studies, preventing her family from worrying when she entered the cosmic Universe for secluded cultivation and breakthrough to immortality.
After resolving all of this, Mu Yaoyao began to adjust her mindset.
"Husband! ——"
"I am ready! ——"
Spending a day, Mu Yaoyao adjusted her essence, Qi, and spirit to their absolute peak.
"Good! ——"
"Then empty your mind and spirit, and I will take you into the cosmic Universe!"
Qin Yi took her hand, then used his Dao Divine Ability to traverse time and space dimensions, crossing the atmosphere in a single step, and subsequently arriving at the "array node" left behind by the "twelve metal colossi" on Mars.
"Yaoyao! ——"
"Dao Laws exist in the cosmic Universe, but because they are too weak, your breakthrough to immortality will not trigger a Lightning Tribulation. Next, you only need to let your essence, Qi, and spirit break through the shackles, and you will naturally break through to the immortal realm!"
Qin Yi passed his insights on Dao confirmation and Immortal Ascension on Earth to Mu Yaoyao, and deployed a Gathering Spiritual Qi Grand Array all around to ensure she had a sufficient supply of Innate Spiritual Qi during her breakthrough.
"Good! ——"
"Husband, I will definitely break through smoothly! ——"
Mu Yaoyao stepped forward and kissed Qin Yi, then sat cross-legged atop the "array node", closing her eyes to fully operate the Cultivation Method "Taiyin True Scripture", beginning to break through the shackles and assault the immortal realm.
Qin Yi retreated outside the Gathering Spiritual Qi Grand Array. He stood in space with his hands behind his back, his Divine Sense covering all directions, closely monitoring the changes in the surrounding void, especially the subtle undulations of the sealing grand array's energy fluctuations.
Although no abnormalities occurred when he broke through to Immortal Ascension, the same might not be true for Mu Yaoyao. Once the "twelve metal colossi" manifested to target her, he would have the ability to protect her at the very first moment.
Seven days passed in a flash.
"Boom! ——"
When Mu Yaoyao broke through to the immortal realm, wisps of Dao Laws swept across the entire star system. The nine planets trembled in unison, and the Sun Star and the Moon became extremely resplendent, bursting forth with powerful light.
"Swish! ——"
They saw the Moon condense an incomparably pure Taiyin Origin, shooting directly toward Mu Yaoyao's location.
Sensing that this was a gift from the Moon, Qin Yi did not make a move to stop it, letting this wisp of Taiyin Origin merge into Mu Yaoyao's body to help her condense her immortal realm Dao fruit.
...
Earth.
The entire world once again staged the wondrous phenomenon of the Sun and Moon shining together. Wisps of solar power and the brilliant luminescence of the moon poured down, and countless people who had stepped onto the path of Cultivate looked up at the firmament.
"Another instance of the Sun and Moon shining together? Could the Age of Dharma Decline really be coming to an end?"
"Great! ——"
"The Age of Dharma Decline has ended, and the glory belonging to us immortal cultivators has begun!"
Because the wondrous phenomenon of the Sun and Moon shining together had been staged when Qin Yi achieved Dao confirmation and Immortal Ascension, its reappearance did not cause too much turmoil. Cultivators and astronomers from various countries successively began to observe the reasons for the appearance of this wondrous heavenly phenomenon.
The internet began to buzz with excitement once again. Countless netizens enthusiastically discussed the arrival of the immortal cultivation golden age, leaving messages under the official blogs of major religions to request apprenticeship for cultivation.
"Do you all think this wondrous phenomenon of the Sun and Moon shining together might be related to Mr. Qin again?"
During a meeting, the Huaxia high-level officials could not help but discuss Qin Yi.
Previously, countless descendants of demons and monsters had all self-detonated and been obliterated at the same time, and later many Tartars died in various ways, which made them certain that it was done by Qin Yi.
"Mr. Qin's strength is unfathomable. If this Sun and Moon shining together phenomenon is truly related to him, it is extremely likely to be very important to him, and it is even highly possible that Earth will end the Age of Dharma Decline and welcome the recovery of Spiritual Qi!"
"Let's find an opportunity to have a good chat with Mr. Qin and see if we can probe for some news. If the recovery of Spiritual Qi truly arrives, our Huaxia can also seize the initiative in this drastic change!"
"Sigh! ——"
"If Spiritual Qi truly recovers, I wonder if it will be good or bad for ordinary folks!"
Several high-level bigwigs felt some internal worry.
In the absolute-spirit Age of Dharma Decline, everyone had to abide by Laws and regulations, which could guarantee the safety of ordinary people's lives and property. But if they entered the era of Spiritual Qi recovery, when supreme might belonged to oneself, it would be difficult to accomplish this again.
"Elder Tang! ——"
"Sometimes the general trend is irreversible. With Mr. Qin holding down the fort in Huaxia, even if Spiritual Qi recovers, we can still seize the initiative and guarantee the lives and property safety of all our compatriots!"
In Outer Space ——
The Taiyin Origin bestowed by the moonlight was like a gentle stream, continuously merging into Mu Yaoyao's body, blending and complementing her Cultivation Method, the Taiyin True Scripture, helping her stabilize her newly formed immortal body and Dao fruit.
Twelve Days Later ——
When the last wisp of Taiyin brilliance faded, Mu Yaoyao's aura completely converged inward. Her skin was as lustrous and smooth as jade, and as her eyes opened and closed, cold moonlight seemed to flow within them. With an ethereal immortal bearing, she had completely stabilized her immortal realm!
"Yaoyao! ——"
"How do you feel? ——"
Seeing her wake up, Qin Yi asked with a smile.
Mu Yaoyao moved her body slightly, feeling the immortal power within her—more than a hundred times stronger than before and faintly resonating with the Taiyin Law—and a bright smile bloomed on her face.
"Husband! ——"
"I feel like I've undergone a complete rebirth, achieving an immortal body and Dao fetus. Moreover, the entire world has become so clear that I can'see' many things I couldn't see before!"
Mu Yaoyao's expression was filled with pleasant surprise. Having just achieved Immortal Ascension and refined the Taiyin power gifted by the moon, she was beginning to gain a vague understanding of the Great Dao Laws and energies in the Universe.
"This is just the beginning." Qin Yi took her hand. "Let's go, let's return to Earth first to handle some matters, and then I will take you to experience the truly vast world!"
"Mhm! ——"
Mu Yaoyao nodded heavily, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"Whoosh! ——"
Wrapping his arm around her slender waist, Qin Yi shuttled through space-time dimensions, returning to their love nest in Shanghai, Earth, in just a few breaths.
This time, Mu Yaoyao's achievement of the Dao and Immortal Ascension took a total of fifteen days. Three of those days were spent adjusting her mindset, spirit, and vital energy, while the other twelve days were spent refining the Taiyin power gifted by the moon to successfully make the breakthrough.
It is worth mentioning that ——
When she achieved Immortal Ascension, Earth also staged the phenomenon of the sun and moon shining together, which lasted for a full twelve days just like Qin Yi's.
"Husband! ——"
"I'll call my mom and dad first to let them know I'm safe! ——"
The first thing Mu Yaoyao did upon returning home was take out her phone from her Storage Ring to call her parents and grandparents so they wouldn't worry.
Not wanting to disturb her, Qin Yi went to the bedroom.
When he took out his phone from the Pagoda Space, he saw several special 'numbers'. Having had the experience of communicating last time, Qin Yi immediately knew the identity of these special numbers, so he immediately called back.
"Mr. Qin! ——"
"May I ask if this heaven and earth phenomenon of the sun and moon shining together is related to you?"
Once the call connected, the top leaders first exchanged pleasantries with Qin Yi, then spoke with undisguised excitement and a hint of cautious probing.
"That's right! ——"
Given his current strength, there was no need for Qin Yi to hide or hold back.
He hoped the country could become more prosperous, so revealing his strength to the high-level leaders was also a way of signaling that he would back Huaxia. In the future, if Huaxia's development faced targeting from other countries, it wouldn't need to remain low-profile and endure in silence.
Sometimes, appropriately displaying military might could also earn the respect of other forces around the world!
"Congratulations, Mr. Qin! ——"
Hearing Qin Yi frankly admit it, all the top leaders immediately realized the meaning behind his words. One by one, they stood up from their seats, their expressions filled with excitement and thrill.
Ever since the Qing demons seized the country, Huaxia had been colonized and bullied by major global forces. Through the efforts and forbearance of several generations, it had finally slowly returned to its peak.
However, other forces did not want to sit back and watch Huaxia rise again. Relying on their strength, they had been suppressing and bullying it over the years, forcing many high-level leaders to adopt a strategy of keeping a low profile and enduring.
Now that Qin Yi had emerged out of nowhere and become Huaxia's most powerful anchor of the sea, Huaxia could completely disregard the suppression and bullying of other forces.
"Mr. Qin! ——"
"According to investigations by special departments, after the appearance of this heaven and earth phenomenon, quite a few cultivators on Earth have broken through one after another. Discussions about 'Spiritual Qi revival' and the 'Era of Cultivation' are also in an uproar."
"Our Huaxia level is under immense pressure and urgently needs to understand the more accurate situation in order to make the correct response. I wonder if Mr. Qin could spare some time to offer a few words of guidance?"
Swordsmen use martial arts to break prohibitions ——
Let alone immortal cultivators whose mighty power belongs to themselves. Therefore, the high-level leaders were taking precautions in advance for the 'Spiritual Qi revival', which was also considered for the sake of all Huaxia citizens.
Qin Yi could understand their considerations, so he said calmly:
"The Earth's Seal core remains solid, and it is still too early for a complete Spiritual Qi revival. However, the slow recovery of heaven and earth energy (Spiritual Qi) and the increase in extraordinary 'windows of opportunity' are general trends."
"My suggestions are: First, follow the trend. The authorities can gradually and orderly popularize basic Cultivate knowledge, enhancing the overall quality and response capabilities of the citizens, but a strict supervision and guidance system must be established to prevent the abuse of power and social disorder."
"Second, concentrate forces to strengthen the excavation, protection, and research of ancient ruins and Inheritance, which is the key foundation for future development."
"Third, explore a new path combining technology and cultivation!"
After stating these three points, Qin Yi began to continue supplementing.
"As for order maintenance, if needed, I can provide some simple detection, early warning, and restraint-type techniques or Formation blueprints and materials, but the foundation still lies in the country's own system and strength."
As an orthodox Huaxia person, Qin Yi naturally hoped the country could become as strong as possible, so he intended to use some resources that he no longer needed to allow the country to prepare in advance for the future 'Spiritual Qi revival'.
"Mr. Qin is far-sighted, and every word is like a pearl! ——"
"We will definitely conduct scientific research earnestly and resolutely implement your suggestions. At the same time, on behalf of all the people of Huaxia, we thank Mr. Qin for the contributions he has made to the country and the nation!"
All the top leaders in the conference room were extremely excited and immensely admired Qin Yi's noble character and integrity.
"There is no need for that! ——"
"I am also a member of Huaxia! ——"
Qin Yi's tone was calm, and he didn't care about the gratitude of the top leaders. He only hoped that Huaxia could return to the peak of the world and that all Huaxia compatriots could live a happy life.
Next ——
Qin Yi thought of the Moon God Palace ruins he had detected earlier in Kunlun, as well as the yongle encyclopedia he had obtained previously in the Qing demon imperial mausoleum, so he spoke up once more.
"Our Huaxia Cultivate Inheritance has a long history. Although many top-tier major forces have sunk into the long river of history, many of their ruins are in Kunlun. We must prevent other forces from going there to explore and avoid them obtaining our Huaxia treasures."
"At the same time, some time ago I obtained the complete yongle encyclopedia, as well as many rare authentic works from the Song and Ming dynasties. I will return them to the country after I finish reading them!"
As Qin Yi finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the phone for several seconds.
Soon, the excited and trembling voice of the top leader came through: "The complete yongle encyclopedia and rare authentic works from the Song and Ming dynasties? These are the treasures of our Huaxia nation!"
"Thank you, Mr. Qin, thank you, Mr. Qin!"
Elder Tang's excitement was beyond words, and he even carried a trace of choking up.