I am Guhuoniao, not an umbrella demon, please do not disturb me.

Xiaoya's little face immediately fell, an expression exactly the same as Xiaoyao's when she was reading. It just goes to show that children are generally afraid of reading and memorizing, especially when they are punished for not being able to memorize something.

"Xiaoya, do you remember what you told your mother before? You said you wanted to become the Human Emperor and lead everyone out of their current situation. You also said you wanted everyone to be happy."

Patting the little girl's head, Bai Qingyu picked up a book, opened it, and said softly, "These two books are the key. Perhaps there will be a third or fourth book as well. What's important is not how much you have to memorize, but how much you have to learn. The content of these books is, in some ways, more important than powerful cultivation."

"What you are about to do is extremely difficult, so you will have to put in double the effort. You cannot neglect these books or cultivation. With cultivation and knowledge, when you truly become the Human Emperor someday, you will find that you have the ability to do it and you know how to do it."

"If you have knowledge but no cultivation, you can only know what to do, but you often lack the ability to do it. If you have cultivation but no knowledge, that's even more terrible. You have a lot of skills but nowhere to use them, and you don't know how to apply them. You're like a headless fly bumping around aimlessly."

"Your mother actually got this book a long time ago, but she thought you were still too young, so she didn't give it to you. Alas, it's a pity that we don't have much time left."

As Bai Qingyu gently stroked her head, Bai Xiaoya held one of the books in her arms. She had taken in everything Bai Qingyu had said, especially the last few sentences.

Having ability but lacking knowledge is indeed a terrible thing.

Because they don't know what to do, they often end up taking the wrong path, which can lead to tragedy.

Even if you have knowledge but lack ability, at least you can strive in the right direction, even if the process is very, very slow.

I hadn't intended to memorize or read, but suddenly the books in my arms felt incredibly heavy.

She wanted to change something, and she was working towards it.

"Mommy, I know. I will definitely study hard and won't let you down," Xiaoya said softly.

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the hand on her head move to her cheek and gently stroke it.

She looked up and met Bai Qingyu's equally gentle eyes.

"No, Xiaoya, no matter what you become in the future, you will always be your mother's child. Your mother will not be disappointed. So, you just need to make sure you don't disappoint yourself. Keep going."

Xiaoya paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously, "Yes!"

As it turned out, Bai Qingyu's words were extremely useful. After hearing them, Bai Xiaoya stopped being lazy and spent her time either reading or cultivating. She would also take the initiative to ask questions when she encountered something she didn't understand.

When she encounters something truly difficult to understand, she will ask for other people's opinions and then make a summary.

The changes are naturally good, but it's too tiring. Bai Qingyu couldn't bear to see a ten-year-old girl working so hard, but there was nothing she could do. Xiaoya was different from everyone else; she was born a chosen one with a mission to complete.

It's tiring now, and it will be even more tiring later. Right now, I'm just learning. Once I become the Emperor, it will be practice, and it will be a practice where there's no going back if I make a mistake.

The things in books are always static, but in reality, there are only unimaginable situations that might occur.

With Xiaoya working so hard, Bai Qingyu was also pondering some questions, such as whether he should help Xiaoya win over some assistants.

They were not the court's helpers, but cultivators.

Her first consideration was naturally the Heavenly Cult, but the alliance between the Human Emperor and the Demonic Cult was a difficult one.

Not everyone in the Heavenly Cult is like Ji Canghai; most are crazed and bloodthirsty members of the demonic sect.

She could consider Tianyang Palace. She didn't have any particular opinion about Tianyang Palace; it wasn't bad or bad. But she had to admit that as the most powerful sect in the world, Tianyang Palace had done a decent job. For example, it didn't bully smaller sects, didn't vie for power, and most of its disciples had pure and kind hearts.

Not bullying ordinary people, not being greedy for money, and not pursuing status—these are things that 80% of the disciples of Tianyang Palace can do.

The only problem is that Xiaoya wants to deal with the cultivators, and Tianyang Palace is also a group of cultivators.

Unless Tianyang Palace also intends to separate immortals and mortals, it will be difficult for them to join forces.

With this in mind, Bai Qingyu knew what she needed to do next.

That is naturally...

Let's go check out the ruins.

Yes, although she wanted to talk to Tianyang Palace, that wasn't the most important thing right now.

Xu Yuanqing said that this site might be related to Xiaoya, and she thought that was indeed the case, and there was a high probability of that.

She planned to try it using Xiaoya's blood essence.

Xiaoya is still young, and it's only because she has cultivated to a certain level that she can manage to become seriously ill for a long time with just a drop of her essence blood.

Even now, with her life essence depleted, she would be sick for at least ten days to half a month, even with meticulous care.

But not trying is definitely not an option. We'll just have to make do with Xiaoya for a while. We'll prepare some rare and precious herbs for her, and she'll only need to lie down for three to five days.

Naturally, given Xiaoya's small stature, one drop of essence blood was the limit; any more than that wouldn't work.

If we can really get the secrets of the ruins, then everything will be much easier.

For now, there's no need to discuss cooperation with Tianyang Palace. Let's wait until Xiaoya takes over and then vigorously develop the Relic Armor Soldiers.

The best time to approach Tianyang Palace for cooperation will be after the whole world has seen the court's strength. By then, Tianyang Palace will know what to choose.

Bai Qingyu had figured out what she needed to do next, and on the Heavenly Sect's side, Changsheng and Ji Xuan's wedding officially began.

It was nothing special, just a wedding, but Ji Canghai made it out to be a major event for all the demonic sects.

It's safe to say that every major demonic sect that has a name or reputation has come to participate, and even some minor demonic sects have sent members. This is a great opportunity to make connections with important figures.

From what Bai Qingyu saw, Ji Canghai had received countless gifts, all of which were precious treasures.

If nothing unexpected happens, this may be the largest wedding in history. Including the Mahayana practitioners of the Heavenly Sect, there are six Mahayana practitioners present. Add Bai Qingyu, and that makes seven.

With this level of strength, there's a good chance they could take down Tianyang Palace directly.

It was terrifying.

The main characters of the wedding, Changsheng and Jixuan, are currently in the house, dressing up their daughter Chacha.

Cha Cha also has to make an appearance at this wedding banquet.

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Volume Two: Journey Through the Demon Chronicles: Chapter Fifty-Three: Ruins!

Changsheng's wedding was a day Bai Qingyu would remember for a lifetime. After all, Changsheng was the child she had raised from the very beginning. When she found him, he was still in an ordinary family. Because his parents were extremely irresponsible, she simply brought him back.

It's worth mentioning that Bai Qingyu still remembers the old Taoist who guided Changsheng to obtain the Demon Sword. Back then, Bai Qingyu knew nothing and didn't even know what a cultivator was, so naturally, he wouldn't know the old Taoist's identity.

Now we know that this old Taoist priest is not a cultivator but a person like Xu Yuanqing. To make a bold guess, this old Taoist priest is Xu Yuanqing's master.

I never saw the old Taoist priest again because he returned to the capital and his health was deteriorating day by day.

These are all just her guesses; whether they are true or not is unknown and unimportant.

Bai Qingyu stood in front of Changsheng, reaching out to straighten his clothes. Her eyes were filled with emotion, on one hand lamenting how quickly time had passed and how her son was about to get married, and on the other hand praising Changsheng for truly living up to her expectations and being such a good young man.

"From now on, in my eyes you are officially an adult. You have your own family, and from now on you will have to work hard for your family."

"There's something your aunt has never told you: Changsheng, you will always be my pride."

Patting the young man on the shoulder, Bai Qingyu saw that he wanted to speak, but before he could say anything, she pushed him away, saying, "Stop talking nonsense. Hold back whatever emotions you have in your heart. We'll talk after you and Ji Xuan have your wedding ceremony."

"I understand, Aunt." Changsheng was dressed in a bright red robe, looking as if it was the first time he had dressed so cleanly, even giving off a somewhat delicate and handsome young man vibe.

After Changsheng left, Bai Qingyu and Ji Xuan exchanged a glance and shook their heads with a smile.

"Xuan'er, don't be fooled by what I said about him. From today onwards, if Changsheng dares to bully you, come straight to me and see how I beat him up."

Ji Xuan covered her face and chuckled softly, but as she laughed, her eyes filled with tears.

She wasn't sad or moved; she was just too happy today, and her feelings were too complicated.

She kept saying that they were an old married couple and it was just a wedding ceremony, but when the day actually came, she couldn't sleep. In the middle of the night, she pulled Changsheng aside and talked until morning, talking about many things, what they should do for the wedding the next day, repeating the process again, and how they should live their married life.

Ji Xuan herself felt that she and Changsheng should never think about living a peaceful life. She had never wanted to live such a boring life before, but now she had changed her mind, and completely so.

She often fantasizes about a secluded life of farming and weaving, rather than fighting and killing.

"Xuan'er, listen to me. Getting married is neither important nor unimportant. I suggest you just let things take their natural course, live each day to the fullest, and if you can both be safe and sound after the great calamity, then it's not too late to think about the kind of life you never dared to imagine before."

"However, getting married will definitely change some things. For example, from now on, Changsheng and you will be husband and wife, so you won't have any reservations if you want to teach him a lesson."

After easing the awkwardness with a joke, Bai Qingyu asked the female elders around her to stay and take care of Ji Xuan, while she carried six-year-old Chacha out. She had her own things to do, and Chacha certainly couldn't stay with Ji Xuan.

When Bai Qingyu arrived at Ji Canghai's place, she saw that the old man had changed into a very festive bright red robe and was greeting guests with a smile.

The leader of the Heavenly Cult was so happy when he received the guests that you could tell how pleased he was. His usual aloofness was gone, and he greeted this person and that person.

Bai Qingyu naturally didn't need to take on this task. She went to the main hall to chat with several vice leaders of the Heavenly Sect. Normally, she would also have to greet them and at least chat with Ji Xuan's elders. Unfortunately, Ji Xuan didn't have an elders' group.

The wedding banquet didn't officially begin until evening. Even though it was inside the Heavenly Cult, Ji Canghai still insisted on bringing in several powerful demonic beasts to carry the sedan chair, with a large group of people following in front and behind, all of whom were members of the Heavenly Cult.

Ji Canghai arranged every step of the wedding ceremony to be extremely grand. He didn't spend much money, since his own people were all there to support him. All he wanted was a grand spectacle.

Bai Qingyu was too lazy to say anything, and once again experienced the feeling of sitting on the stage being bowed to by a newlywed couple.

This time is different from the last time. Last time it was Xu Yuanqing and his foxy wife, so she didn't really feel anything. This time it's different; this time it really is her child.

After a noisy and chaotic day, not only Ji Xuan, but even Bai Qingyu herself was feeling dizzy.

Fortunately, there was no wedding prank. Bai Qingyu had traveled the world and seen many weddings and wedding pranks. She had seen wedding pranks that could lead to death, and she had also seen a bride being defiled by a group of men under the guise of celebration. Those evil hands really did strip the bride almost naked.

She used to think that people in the Great Spirit era had some rules, but that's not the case at all.

After the wedding, Bai Qingyu took the children and left early the next morning.

There's no need to stay any longer; Tongzhou is much more comfortable than here.

On the way back, the kids were still talking about it, especially the wedding ceremony. They had never attended a wedding before, so this gave them a glimpse into what a wedding was like.

They didn't encounter any robbers and returned to Tongzhou very smoothly.

Bai Qingyu didn't have time to relax; she had something more important to do.

I got home at noon and found Xiaoya in the afternoon.

Instead of directly extracting essence blood, she took a drop of ordinary blood with slightly stronger vitality. She wanted to try it out first to see if it would work. If it did, even if this drop of blood couldn't directly open the ruins, it could at least produce some reaction.

We'll decide whether to take Xiaoya's essence blood based on her reaction later; it's just one more trip anyway.

This trip will definitely involve a lot of running around. Even if the barrier can be opened, Xiaoya will still need to be present in person. She needs to be in an absolutely safe place, otherwise, if she is exposed, it will be troublesome because there are cultivators everywhere in the ruins.

She was confident she could protect Xiaoya's safety, but if she failed once, she wouldn't be so sure of a success next time and would definitely strengthen her defenses.

After giving everyone some instructions, carrying Xiaoya's blood, Bai Qingyu disappeared from the courtyard and flew away into the distance at full speed.

She knew the location of the ancient ruins, not far from the capital. It was said that a monster caused the earth to collapse during a battle with cultivators, revealing the barrier of the ruins. This explanation seemed plausible, but upon closer examination, the problems with it became apparent.

Why did such a massive site have to be exposed at this particular time of year?

Was it a fight between a small demon and a cultivator whose strength was below the Golden Core stage?

It's so deliberate; it's hard not to suspect.