The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife
Chapter 664: "If You Turn Back, You Will Be Safe, You Are Still the Celestial Sovereign of Immortal World"

Chapter 664: "If You Turn Back, You Will Be Safe, You Are Still the Celestial Sovereign of Immortal World"

Not just the Border Nation.

The entire Nine States were shaken by fierce winds.

First, it was the Lower Realm.

Even the faint spiritual energy there was now surging towards the Human World in a frenzy.

"Welcome back, Celestial Sovereign, to Immortal World!" Qiao Nanyi shouted loudly.

"No," Siheng’s gaze was cold. "This Nine States will reunite, no longer divided between Immortal World and Human World."

"Yes!" Qiao Nanyi was again overwhelmed with excitement. Whatever the Celestial Sovereign said, they would follow.

Siheng opened the Spiritual Bag on Nanli’s body. With a flick of his finger, he cleansed the evil energy from over a thousand souls, restoring them to their physical bodies.

Then, he lifted Nanli into his arms and, without needing the sword, ascended into the sky.

The location was the center of Nine States.

He made a symbol with his fingers, forming a magical array. The golden light of the array seemed to fill the entire sky.

In an instant, a vast amount of spiritual energy gathered.

Siheng took out the Spirit Pearl hanging from her neck. Inside, a small crack was still visible.

He formed a seal and infused spiritual energy into the Spirit Pearl.

Red light scattered, and thousands of red threads guided the spiritual energy, gathering it together.

This spiritual energy was generated by her blood, flesh, and inner dan, so it didn’t repel or need conversion. Moreover, the merits she had accumulated allowed the crack to slowly heal in just a blink of an eye.

Once the crack healed, the Spirit Pearl could be returned to her Dantian.

However—

The destruction of the Immortal Sect and the breaking of the barrier had caused a massive stir, affecting both the Upper and Lower Realms.

The Sky-Tearing Sword Qi not only shattered the Immortal Sect and the barrier, its power hadn’t dissipated and was now approaching the Upper Realm’s barrier.

Qingwu saw the sword energy still flying in the distance and the magic array overhead. His teeth ground in frustration. "Siheng, you’ve made this choice, but there is no longer any boundary between Immortal World and Human World. From now on, you are no longer the Celestial Sovereign of Immortal World! There is no place for you on Jialan Celestial Mountain!"

He immediately sent word to the heads of the Four Major Sects, urging them to unite their disciples and defend the Upper Realm’s barrier.

As for the Lower Realm, they were no longer concerned. As long as the Upper Realm’s barrier remained intact, the purest spiritual energy wouldn’t flow out.

This matter concerned their future cultivation, and even the smaller sects of the Upper Realm lent their strength, passing spiritual power to the Talisman Cultivators to help repair and strengthen the barrier.

When the Sky-Tearing Sword Qi struck, it shook the area as though it was an earthquake, not only shaking the ground but also heating the air.

At the Seven Peaks Sect:

"Master, it’s the Sky-Tearing Sword Qi!" Yun Yubai said, both surprised and pleased. "The Celestial Sovereign has awakened! Since it’s his sword energy, why should we stop it?"

Master Ji knew very well what was happening. His face darkened immediately, and he snapped:

"As Celestial Sovereign, why should he break the Upper Realm’s barrier? Why should we not stop it?"

"The Spirit Tree’s spiritual energy is already scarce. Once the Upper Realm’s barrier is broken, spiritual energy will spill out, and it will be of no benefit to us!"

The other sect leaders, whether sending spiritual energy to the Talisman Cultivators or reinforcing the barrier, agreed with Master Ji:

"The Celestial Sovereign has been asleep for a thousand years; he must be confused."

"Master Ji is right. The spiritual energy is scarce, and we still don’t have enough ourselves. How can we allow others to take it?"

"Indeed, our ancestors founded this sect to guard the Spirit Tree and help it regenerate. We’ve invested so much effort and blood, and we can’t let others take away the Upper Realm’s spiritual energy!"

"The Upper Realm’s barrier must not be broken!"

Yun Yubai gritted his teeth, filled with indignation.

The regeneration of the Spirit Tree wasn’t their effort alone! It was fed by her blood, flesh, and inner dan!

The first thing the Celestial Sovereign did upon awakening was break the Immortal Sect and the barrier. He must know this.

Yun Yubai wanted to speak out, but seeing his fellow disciples so angry and cursing Jifeng Celestial Sovereign for being muddled, he held his tongue.

This matter concerned their own interests. Nanli had no connections with them; why would they defend her? On the contrary, they might even think the sect leaders were wise to take action.

Master Ji squinted his eyes. "Yun, why are you still standing there? Do you want to betray the sect and follow Jifeng?"

Yun Yubai had no choice but to send out spiritual energy.

The Talisman Cultivators struggled but barely managed to stop the Sky-Tearing Sword Qi with their seals. Although the barrier remained intact, the Talisman Cultivators were left exhausted and bloodied, their meridians in disarray. After this, they would need years to recover.

Meanwhile, Qingwu spoke in the Whisper Talisman: "The Celestial Sovereign is repairing the Evil Girl’s inner dan. We cannot sit idly by."

Master Ji immediately flew toward the magic array’s location.

Yun Yubai wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

However, he could not let the Celestial Sovereign be left isolated!

He created a puppet using the Talisman, identical to himself, and sent it into the crowd to avoid suspicion, before leaving quietly.

In the sky, Siheng had repaired the Spirit Pearl.

Aware that the heads of the Five Sects were attacking, he remained calm.

His Immortal Soul Nascent Soul split into two. One placed the Spirit Pearl back into Nanli’s Dantian, while the other raised the Sky-Tearing Sword, standing in front of Qingwu.

"Qingwu, you are so bold," he said with an air of pressure, now an Immortal Being.

Qingwu trembled, his knees almost buckling. He gritted his teeth and steadied himself.

He pleaded, "Celestial Sovereign, you’ve already sacrificed much when you repaired the Demon Ruin fissure, losing a great deal of spiritual power. Even your Nascent Soul was damaged! Yet, for that Evil Girl, you have lowered your cultivation to protect her reincarnation, to gather her soul again. You were deceived by her, but I still respect you! I beg you, Celestial Sovereign, please turn back before it’s too late! If you do, you will still be the sect leader of Jialan Celestial Mountain and the Celestial Sovereign of Immortal World!"

Siheng looked at him coldly but didn’t stop. He raised his sword and slashed out a sword qi of spiritual energy.

Qingwu blocked with his spiritual power, but still, his body was forced back more than ten feet.

"Calling her Evil Girl, you court death," Siheng said, narrowing his long eyes. "It’s been a thousand years, and you’ve already reached the early stages of Great Achievement."

Had Qingwu still been at the Deity Forming stage, he would have been injured by the Nascent Soul strike.

Qingwu never expected Siheng would attack him directly, and his anger flared:

"Siheng! Her sacrifice restored spiritual energy to the entire Immortal World. What’s wrong with that?! How can you still claim to be Celestial Sovereign when you act like this?"

"I never wanted to be Celestial Sovereign," Siheng sneered. "It was you who respected me as Celestial Sovereign because of my talent and my early breakthrough to Immortal Being. Do you think I don’t know that I alone could cultivate the technique to repair the Demon Ruin seal? I knew it was a life-threatening task, but I chose to do it, not for you hypocrites, but for the people of Nine States."

His voice was steady and merciless, carried by his spiritual power so that the sect leaders in other directions could hear clearly.