The Great Road of Shading the Sky

Chapter 260 The Willow Goddess Revives, and the Amazingly Talented Yao Yao!

Yao Yao's grandfather escaped by chance and stumbled upon a void rift that is rare to see in ten thousand years. He was left behind in this world and survived only because he received a heaven-defying blessing in the Kunlun Mountains.

"That mountain seemed to possess some kind of supreme energy, nourishing spiritual roots everywhere, sacred herbs in abundance, and even divine herbs were plentiful." He couldn't help but exclaim in amazement as he recalled the scene he had witnessed.

With a thought, Shao Hua realized that the so-called supreme aura should be the traces left by her walking on the stone steps at the entrance of the temple several times in her previous life, as well as the slight power leaked out by the temple after the calamity and turmoil.

Before the grand ceremony began, she was only half a step away from the end of the road, and had even stepped into the realm of Immortal Emperor. This Daoist temple was established at that time.

Even the aura left behind by a casual stroll is hard to erase with time, still retaining a touch of the divine, turning an ordinary half of a stone step into a sacred mountain.

The leaked power may have carried away some pollen from the immortal elixir in the temple, which then permeated the mortal plants, causing them to undergo extraordinary evolution and creating the wondrous sight of spiritual plants everywhere.

"I gathered many divine herbs to save my life, but after that, that energy dissipated and my spiritual roots withered. I had no choice but to transplant the sacred and divine herbs to famous mountains and rivers."

Yao Yao's grandfather pointed to the deepest part of the divine land and said, "It was precisely because of this that the ancient Earth suddenly rose to prominence."

Before this, Earth was just a remote and wild planet, and no one knew that such a place existed; it was completely unknown.

Later, two powerful beings who shone throughout the heavens emerged from Earth, dominating the universe. Some secrets also came out, saying that Kunlun had unparalleled fortune, and that the two had both evolved to perfection in this place.

This is incredibly enviable. It's unimaginable that two figures of the highest caliber, shining like the heavens, would emerge from the same pure land in the same era.

Because, in this world, those who evolve to reach the strongest level will try their best to avoid other powerful beings who reflect the heavens at the final moment, so as not to be hindered.

But Kunlun Mountain is special; two people have been reflected in the heavens one after another without any effect.

Aside from the theft of breathing techniques, this was also one of the reasons that triggered the ancient war.

“Originally, I wanted to use that sacred mountain to suppress myself, but I didn’t expect that there was also a purgatory suppressed beneath the sacred mountain, so I could only seal myself in Purple Gold Mountain,” said Yao Yao’s grandfather.

"After our defeat in the ancient war, those extraterrestrials wanted to seize Kunlun and destroy this star, but they accidentally opened the gates of purgatory and fled in panic, not daring to look back." Yao Yao also snorted coldly.

Those who started the ancient wars would not have deliberately spared this planet; they intended to exterminate it. However, they never expected that Earth would hide a colossal secret from thousands of years ago.

Killing some Earth creatures is one thing, but daring to destroy the Earth itself is just wishful thinking.

Let alone the so-called "reflection of all heavens" in this world, even a Celestial Emperor who can truly "reflect all heavens" would have to kowtow before leaving!
Shaohua patted Yaoyao, who was a little flustered, and listened quietly to their story.

She hadn't really noticed that Purgatory; it must have been suppressed by stone steps, and the gates had long been closed. She could take a look while she was there.

The rare treasures of the Land of Gods held no appeal for the three of them, and they quickly traversed a large area, arriving at its deepest point.

"Where is the sacred mountain?!" Yao Yao's grandfather looked at the collapsed mountain in front of him and almost fainted.

Yao Yao's gaze fell on her cheap master.

"Don't be too surprised," Shaohua said with a light laugh, winking at her.

A beam of seven-colored divine light descended from the unknown place, like a rainbow bridge, causing flowers to fall from the sky and petals to scatter, filled with a sacred aura.

Shaohua walked over first, beckoning the grandfather and grandson to follow. The next moment, they were already standing on a stone step.

The stone steps may seem ordinary, but they are actually extraordinary, shimmering with a faint rainbow of light.

"This stone staircase is absolutely superior to the 'Reflecting the Heavens' level. What level of ancient magical artifact is it?" Yao Yao exclaimed in amazement.

"No, could this be... could this be the true face of that sacred mountain?!" Yao Yao's grandfather shouted from behind, unable to resist lying down on the stone steps to examine it closely.

He noticed that the first half of the stone steps was covered in cracks and broken in the middle.

The immortal sacred mountain of Kunlun was actually just the product of half a stone step falling and breaking apart. How astonishing!
Shao Hua nodded slightly and led the two up the steps into the Daoist temple that only she could open. An ancient aura rushed towards them.

In an instant, Yao Yao let out a scream, her whole body felt like it was burning, burning with pain, her obsessive body surging and trembling, almost dissipating.

At the critical moment, a slender, fair hand pulled her up, and a gentle, warm force came through, allowing her to catch her breath.

"I almost forgot, you're too fragile right now and can't handle the environment here." Shao Hua reached out and put her arm around her little grand-disciple.

Yao Yao's eyes were filled with resentment, and she clenched her teeth. Just now, she almost felt like she was about to vanish into thin air.

Her grandfather also reacted strongly, feeling a tremor in his heart.

He took just one breath and was overwhelmed by unimaginable energy. He couldn't help but collapse to the ground, blood seeping from every pore of his body, looking quite horrifying.

"Grandpa!" Yao Yao exclaimed in surprise.

"It's nothing. He's being drawn by the energy, which has awakened his dormant bloodline. He's undergoing a transformation. After a life full of hardships, he's finally seeing the light. It's a great opportunity for him," Shao Hua said.

If Yao Yao hadn't died and her soul hadn't been destroyed, leaving only her obsession, her reaction here would have been even stronger.

Right next to where Yao Yao's grandfather had fallen, there was another tall horse that had also collapsed and was not able to get up. It was the Western Regions Horse King that had come in with Shao Hua earlier.

Now, all the hair on this horse has fallen off, and beneath the scabs are ancient, crimson-gold dragon scales. Its whole body is fiery red, resembling a dragon's body, and it has dragon horns on its head. It has completely evolved into a dragon horse!
Without consuming any divine medicine, simply by staying in such an environment, it was forcibly reverted to its ancestral form and transformed into a dragon-horse, achieving a heaven-defying evolution from an ordinary beast to a divine beast.

Well, to be precise, it's not that the horse didn't take anything; it did nibble on some weeds before it lost consciousness.

All I can say is that the Dao Ancestor's Daoist temple is terrifyingly powerful!
Any random weed on the ground would be comparable to a rare and precious medicine on Earth. Just breathing in it could prolong life. If it could survive for a long time, it could easily evolve without doing much.

A little further away, a figure with a straight back like a sword sat cross-legged on a blue stone. That was Tongtian. He was not completely asleep. The last blessing left over from his previous life allowed him to carry out instinctive cultivation here. His aura was calm yet sharp.

"Almost at the Golden Body Realm!" Yao Yao was slightly surprised.

It should be understood that the Golden Body Realm is already the backbone of the major forces in the universe, with an extraordinary status. To advance further would mean touching the Saint level.

“Slaying the past with a sword, what a heaven-reaching feat!” Shao Hua stepped forward, her eyes deep, as if she had seen through everything, and suddenly smiled.

Last time, Tongtian's last will from his previous life was revived in the sword intent. After seeing the person he wanted to see, he took the initiative to sever the memories associated with his current body.

He had long since died, but his remnant spirit could still retain some consciousness and had not become confused because he had almost stepped into the realm of the Immortal Emperor.

But he was not a Celestial Emperor after all, and his so-called reincarnation was not a true rebirth. He did not have the ability to reflect his return; it was merely a resurgence of consciousness using another body to search for someone.

Having achieved his wish, he did not want to create another similar version of himself, so he wielded his sword to sever the past and restore his freedom.

In a sense, the current Tongtian should be considered a successor of the ancient Tongtian, though from a different generation. In other words, Shaohua has gained another disciple-grandson.

"Well, let's just say he's your junior brother," she introduced to Yao Yao.

"Hello, junior brother. Goodbye, junior brother." Yao Yao greeted Tong Tian.

The two ventured deep into this vast land and, in the center, they first saw nine majestic sacred mountains, connected together, encircling each other to form an endless abyss.

"A desolate and forbidden land." Shao Hua sighed. This was her best friend's former residence, which she had moved here. She wondered what became of that woman whose talent had amazed the ages.

Thinking of this, she felt a little gloomy, fearing that the outcome would not be good.

"Is there a divine herb on each mountain peak?" Yao Yao gazed at the sacred plants on the nine holy mountains from afar, surrounded by celestial light and displaying extraordinary grandeur.

"It's not a miracle drug, it's an elixir of life," Shaohua corrected her mistake.

That wasn't the ruthless person's original operation of dividing the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine into nine plants, but rather nine genuine Immortal King Medicines, among which the Nine Wonders Immortal Medicine was prominently featured.

"An elixir of immortality?!" Yao Yao's mouth gaped slightly. No wonder her cheap master said he could revive her; now she finally believed it completely.

"Stop looking. If you want them, they'll be yours sooner or later, but your resurrection won't be achieved with elixirs." Shaohua tapped her little head.

Reviving a person is not difficult, but a perfect resurrection, a true recreation of that person, is almost impossible.

To achieve this, one must either not be completely dead, or one must step into the realm of the end of the road and bring back the person from ancient times.

After crossing the desolate and forbidden land, a magnificent black mountain range came into view.

On the edge of the mountain range, a huge willow tree stands tall.

It was enormous, towering higher than mountains, its canopy reaching into the clouds, with thousands of branches hanging down. Its entire body radiated a bright green light, carrying the power of sacred order, full of the divine charm of the Great Dao, and permeated with wisps of chaotic energy.

"How did it grow so big?" Even Shaohua was surprised when she saw the willow tree.

It was only a foot long when it was planted, but in just a few days it has already broken through the nine heavens and clouds, and its aura has become extremely vast, far surpassing itself, at least equivalent to a Saint King of the Ancient Era.

Without the suppression and constraints of the outside world, and without being bound by any shackles like she was, the willow tree grew rapidly in this extremely suitable environment, seemingly regaining some of its former glory.

Suddenly, a divine thought arose, saying, "You've arrived."

"Who?" Yao Yao exclaimed in surprise.

"Is it you who has developed self-awareness, or is it the awakening of spiritual consciousness?" Shao Hua raised her beautiful eyes, a glint of light flashing in them.

“Both exist, reviving from oblivion and ushering in new life; it is me and it is her,” the willow tree responded.

"Do you have a name? You can't just leave it at that if you can't tell me," Shaohua asked.

Her real name is unspeakable; if she were to utter it, some earth-shattering upheaval would surely occur. By analogy, this willow tree is probably similar.

"I have no name or surname, I am just a willow tree, a name is useless to me," the willow tree said calmly.

"Then I'll call you Liu." Shao Hua smiled. It seems that people of extraordinary origins often prefer to be addressed with single characters, and the same goes for the 'Luo' character within her.

"Man, what's your name?" the willow tree asked in return.

"Just call me Shaoguang." Shaohua waved to the willow tree, and in the instant she turned around, she seemed to catch a glimpse of a tall and slender figure out of the corner of her eye.

But when she looked back, where was that stunningly beautiful figure? Only a tall willow tree stood silently.

Continuing onward, the black mountain range is the former Immortal Mountain, and beside it lies a vast ocean, the reincarnation sea.

Of the seven forbidden zones of life in the ancient Big Dipper, this place occupies four. There is also the Divine Ruins, which was long integrated with the Undying Mountain and has been restored to its original state. You can see palaces sitting on the Undying Mountain.

She disliked places like the Immortal Tomb because they were considered unlucky, so she didn't pay attention to them from the start. As for the Primordial Ancient Mine and Burial Island, she left them in the Big Dipper.

"Let's do it here." Shaohua sat down on the ground beside an ancient tea tree.

Yao Yao clung tightly to her side, not daring to stray far. Although this world was full of opportunities, it was too dangerous for obsessions; a slight misstep could cause everything to vanish.

"Do you know why I didn't use the elixir of immortality to save you?" Shaohua asked.

Yao Yao shook her head, being very obedient.

“Because even the elixir of immortality cannot completely revive a person; it is ultimately imperfect. I do not want to leave any flaws, so I hope you can revive yourself in another way,” Shao Hua said.

She reached out and touched Yao Yao's forehead, imprinting runes into the light of Yao Yao's will. The runes combined and condensed into a supreme celestial scripture.

"Only I am true and unique!" Yao Yao murmured to herself subconsciously, closing her eyes to comprehend the scriptures and their meanings within her will, and incredible emotions surged within her heart.

"Is there really such a method in this world? It is definitely countless times stronger than immortal techniques. Even a wisp of obsession can create great fortune!"

She was so shocked and surprised that she opened her eyes again, her beautiful eyes gradually shining with a radiant light, filled with a light called hope.

“By cultivating this Heavenly Scripture, even if I am but a wisp of obsession, there is a complete possibility of rebirth, spiritual nirvana, the birth of a complete soul, and even the rebirth of soul and blood, reshaping my true form and allowing me to truly and completely reappear in the world!”

"As long as a single thought remains, one can defy fate and start anew. This celestial scripture also possesses countless incredible powers, involving unimaginable realms. For now, I can only contemplate and comprehend to this extent. Only I am true, only I am unique!"

Yao Yao's obsession shone brightly, gradually revealing its vibrant vitality. Her spiritual body condensed, radiating brilliance, and a rich spiritual energy permeated the air.

"Buzz!"

She shone like a small sun, illuminating the entire Undying Mountain, shaking the void, and making a buzzing sound.

This is not a power she could possess. The Dao Ancestor's Daoist temple is not something that mortals can shake. Even if a Celestial King came, he wouldn't be able to cause any waves.

However, Yao Yao suddenly understood some of the true meaning of that supreme heavenly scripture. Her spirit resonated with the scripture, and it was the scripture that was displaying its supreme power!

Such talent is amazing; even Shao Hua was astonished.

"Clad in the same pristine white, with the same breathtaking talent, she will be reborn. But where are you, my dearest friend?"

A soft, murmuring whisper echoed through this ancient and desolate land.
(End of this chapter)