At the Heavenly Palace.
The clouds were everywhere in the sky. The sunlight and the Star River were endless.
Holy light poured out along with Immortal Music. The background music was a beautiful touch to the gracious scenery.
As the Immortal Realm went back on track, the Heavenly Palace was running smoothly, too. They also had more staff.
The guards and the Princesses flew around from time to time.
Li Nianfan stood in the Palace of the Deluxe Merit Saint. He stood on the observatory and enjoyed the majestic view of the Heavenly Palace. A row of Chang’e’s had floaty dresses. They held trays and floated toward him like the wind.
They immediately stopped when they saw Li Nianfan at the observatory. They bowed with respect and said, “Greetings to the Lord Saint. We’re here to tailor custom wedding dresses for Goddess Daji and Goddess Fire Phoenix.”
Li Nianfan also saluted. He smiled and said, “Thanks for the trouble, pretty Goddesses. What are the materials for the dresses?”
‘Pretty Goddesses?’
Everyone pursed their lips and chuckled at that.
They replied, “Lord Saint, this is made from Rainbow-tainted clouds.”
“No wonder the color’s so dreamy.” Li Nianfan nodded and waved it off. He said, “Go ahead.”
“Yes.”
Every Chang’e bowed. Then, they floated into the Palace of the Deluxe Merit Saint.
Nanan treated them as guests. She poured them some beverages and served fruit platters.
They were stunned. They realized why everyone said it was a huge blessing to visit the expert. The beverages and fruits were unimaginable.
Lord Saint rewarded them with blessings, but he also treated people with kindness.
They were grateful and they were more respectful.
Li Nianfan stood on the observatory. He looked at the busy Heavenly Palace and smirked.
The red ribbons hung high. Every palace was decorated with lights and lanterns.
The news was out. Their Lord Saint was getting married. It naturally shocked the three realms.
The entire Heavenly Palace got to work without the orders of the Jade Emperor and the Empress. Juling Shen and the others ran around to decorate the four Heavenly Gates with Hibiscus flowers. He also called Goddess Flower to help decorate the area with thousands of flowers.
The Underworld, the Immortal Realm, and the Demons were also busy. They put aside everything else to work for the expert!
Meng Po of the Underworld decided to stop collecting lost souls. She delayed the dead by a day. It was a public holiday for the Underworld.
The wedding of the Lord Saint shall be celebrated by everyone!
The three realms were also stricter with the order. The Heavenly Guards, the Underworld Onis, the Demons, and the Human Sovereign were ordered to avoid conflict. Any grudges should be put off until later. Any conflicts were huge offenses punishable by death!
No one dared to disobey in the Eldritch World. They all played nice, including the arrogant Demons. They chose to stay low.
The world was instantly peaceful.
Meanwhile.
In the Chaos.
Two figures flew across dimensions, emitting huge Power of Law. They were swift.
They were Goddess Nuwa and Yun Shu.
They never rested. They did not stop crossing dimensions in the Chaos for a day and a night.
It was not their first journey, but Goddess Nuwa had to complain, “The Chaos…is too big.”
Goddess Nuwa and Yun Shu were both Chaos Daluo Golden Immortals. They were fast. They could cross millions of miles in a day. However, they felt small in the Chaos. The Chaos was endless.
Moreover, it was easy to get lost without a guide. Perhaps they would wander for 10,000 years before finding their footing again.
“Let’s not talk about the Chaos. I heard that some worlds birthed by the Chaos are huge. It’ll take a long time for us to cross those worlds,” Yun Shu finally spoke. She exclaimed, “Those worlds are powerful, and our worlds can’t compare to them. I heard that Chaos Daluo Golden Immortals died there. It’s horrifying. They call it the Area of the Gods.”
Goddess Nuwa nodded. She was not surprised.
It took her a lot of time to cross the Eldritch World. Those worlds were far bigger than the Eldritch World.
The Eldritch World had beasts like Dragons and Kirins. The beasts in the Area of the Gods and in the Chaos must be a hundred times more ferocious and terrifying!
They suddenly stopped being pleased about becoming Chaos Daluo Golden Immortals. They did not want to mention anything else. The beasts in the cookbook alone were better than them.
‘I still have a long way to go. I have to work hard.’
Goddess Nuwa asked curiously, “Cultivator Yun Shu, have you been to the Area of the Gods? What does it look like?”
“Never.”
Yun Shu shook her head. Then, she said, “I heard it from the ancient legends, too, but I don’t know if it’s real or not. I heard that a lot of people have searched for the Area of the Gods. They might be looking for huge opportunities.”
“Really?”
Goddess Nuwa pondered. She thought of the expert.
She did not believe that the opportunities would be better than what the expert gave them. However… Perhaps the expert came from the Area of the Gods?
Yun Shu suddenly said, “Cultivator Nuwa, thanks for accompanying me on this trip.”
“Why are you being so courteous?”
Goddess Nuwa shook her head. “Back then, the Eldritch World was in danger. You risked your life to help us. Also, we work for the expert now. Do you really have a television in your world?”
They went on the trip to look for the television.
It was the wedding day of the expert. They must prepare a wedding gift. The expert would be pleased if they gave him a television.
“Yes.”
Yun Shu nodded and said, “I remember it clearly. One cultivator has an Immortal Item named the Mind Orb. You can visualize anything in your mind and the Mind Orb will actualize it. It’s the best tool to help others learn. It’s a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure!”
Goddess Nuwa nodded.
They did not speak after that.
A day passed. Yun Shu guided her into an area filled with stars.
Goddess Nuwa slightly frowned. She could sense the impure Spiritual Qi. She was disgusted by it.
The air was muddy, too. It was gloomy and smelled awful. The smell was extremely weird and nasty.
The dead stars floated in the sky with dim lights.
The world was far worse than the Eldritch World.
Goddess Nuwa had to look at Yun Shu. She sighed internally. She felt scared. Yet, she was glad.
‘If there was no expert, I’m afraid that my Eldritch World would look like this, too.’
Yun Shu was in a daze. Her lips were trembling. She was overwhelmed with mixed emotions at that moment.
It had been thousands of years.
Merely thousands of years.
“I… I’m back.”
She felt like a child that returned to her hometown. She looked at her fallen hometown that she could no longer recognize.
She could not believe it. ‘What happened since I left? How did it end up like this?’
She slowly landed with Goddess Nuwa.
The place was dead silent. It was gloomy. They gradually saw the lands.
The lands were dried out. There were no plants at all.
A breeze blew by, dust and sand were sent flying. There was no life on the land.
“Cultivator Nuwa, my world’s too flawed. I’m the only one who became a Saint,” mumbled Yun Shu.
It was like she was mumbling to herself.
“It’s a good thing. Nobody tried to hurt me or fight me. I slowly filled up the flaws of my world alone. My world was small, but it was getting better. It slowly improved and it was peaceful.
“I treated them like my own children. I preached religion and taught them.
“They respected me. They see me as their Saintly Mother.
“But…”
Yun Shu had a trembling voice. She could not continue.
Goddess Nuwa could guess.
‘But then, their world was exposed. Yun Shu was no match for some unwelcomed cultivators. She had no choice but to leave, so she fled to the Chaos.’
The guilt of abandoning her world was worse than death.
“I am my world’s hope. Countless living beings relied on me, waited for me to come back and rescue them. But I had to go.
“This is all my fault.”
Goddess Nuwa could not say anything. Yun Shu had tears in her eyes.
Bam!
Suddenly, a fiery red flame fell from the sky like a meteor. It was crashing down on Goddess Nuwa and Yun Shu!
Goddess Nuwa barely glanced at it. The fireball instantly turned to dust. Then, she simply waved. A bony lady was captured from the sky and dragged toward them.
The lady had no pupils. Her body was deformed. A lot of her skin was sunken but it was not gory. She barely had flesh or blood. Her white bones were exposed. Her body still looked human, but not at all. The lady was struggling with her life.
She seemed to be deranged and crazy.
“Xiao Rou?”
Yun Shu felt thunderstruck when she saw the lady. Then, she hurriedly tapped on her forehead.
The lady shook violently. Then, she instantly stopped like she was exhausted. Pupils half-appeared in her eyes. She looked horrible.
“Master… Master?”
Xiao Rou barely gained consciousness. Her body continued to shake. She struggled and said, “Master, they forced us to learn a Forbidden Spell. They made us fight each other, and we tore each other apart. Our Immortal powers weren’t compatible with Demonic powers. We’re barely human and half-Demons.
“Master, please kill me…
“Run, Master. They’re too horrible!”
