This young man before me must be a sixth-level Emperor, right? But why is he kneeling before her? What kind of bizarre turn of events is this?!

"My lord, I have finally seen you!" The boy became even more excited, his eyes instantly welling up with tears, as if he was about to cry. "I have been hoping every day for you to ascend to heaven so that I could see you again. Now... my wish has finally come true, my lord..."

"Wait!" Youyou's mind was buzzing, and she was even more confused. "Brother... no, Sixth Heaven Emperor! Are you sure you've got the right person? I don't know you!" You're making me feel pressured by kneeling like this!

"No! My lord, you have given me a second life. I could never mistake you for anyone else!" The young man said with certainty. Then, as if remembering something, he explained with even more excitement, "I have rebuilt my immortal body. My lord may not recognize me for a moment. I am Zizhe, Yuan Zizhe!"

"..." No, I don't even know what you're called, the atomic bomb!

etc!

"Your surname is Yuan?!" You You suddenly realized something and looked the person in front of her up and down. "You wouldn't happen to be... Ancestor Yuan?"

“Yes, it’s Zizhe!” The other person nodded vigorously. “My lord, you’ve finally remembered your subordinate!”

"..." Holy crap!

She really was the founding ancestor, that teacher she released! The ancestor of the Ling Qi family!

She suddenly remembered the old man with white hair from before. How did he change like this after ascending to heaven? Where is her ancestor? Where is her lineage?

“My lord! Ever since my ascension, I have been thinking of you. I knew that with your abilities, you would soon attain enlightenment and ascend to immortality, and I have indeed waited for you!” Yuan Zizhe was even more excited and subconsciously knelt two steps closer.

Feng Rong, who had just been shocked by the changes in the ancestor, suddenly snapped back to reality and stepped forward, squeezing between the two. "Why are you so close when you're going to talk?" He had been careless; he had almost forgotten that this guy was Youyou's first follower.

You You also came to her senses, "Ancestor Yuan, please stand up and speak first, don't be so polite!"

"Yes, my lord!" Yuan Zizhe sniffed, bowed to her again, and then stood up. "If I had known earlier that my lord had ascended to heaven, I would have personally gone to welcome him at the first opportunity."

"No, I think you've misunderstood! I didn't ascend!" You You said directly.

"Huh? Ah!" Yuan Zizhe was stunned. What did it mean she didn't ascend? Then how did she even get to the mortal realm?!

"This is a bit complicated to explain, I'll tell you slowly later," You You coughed and said, "I came to see you this time because I need your help with something." The Sixth Emperor is actually the Ancestor Yuan, then the matter of breaking the curse is settled!

“Since it is the Lord’s business, then it is my business! Please give your orders, Lord!” After saying that, he glanced at the immortals in the hall and said somewhat embarrassedly, “Your Lordship must be tired from your journey. Why don’t I take you to the side hall to rest first, and we can talk slowly.”

You nodded, having no objections.

The ancestor immediately adjourned the meeting, leaving behind a group of bewildered immortals. He then led them to the side hall at the back, not forgetting to order a table full of immortal fruits and wines, as if he wanted to offer her everything he had.

It was only then that You You learned that after the Ancestor Yuan ascended to heaven, his cultivation hadn't stopped growing; he had actually skipped the first to fifth heavens and directly ascended to the sixth. This was unprecedented in the Immortal Realm, and being unfamiliar with the place, he carefully kept it a secret from everyone. He continued to cultivate diligently while waiting for her ascension.

At that time, the Sixth Heaven was without a ruler, and he unexpectedly resonated with the Heavenly Pillar of the Sixth Heaven, eventually becoming the Emperor of the Sixth Heaven. Because he became Emperor so soon after his ascension, he incurred the displeasure of many immortals. Over the years, he has caused quite a few troubles! Only in recent years has things improved, and he has truly come to control the entire Sixth Heaven.

"By the way!" After explaining his own affairs clearly, the patriarch asked, "I wonder what exactly the matter that the lord mentioned wanting to help with was?"

"I need the water from the Huanze Sacred Pool in the Seventh Heaven. I wonder if you could help me?" You You didn't stand on ceremony and spoke directly, explaining in detail how the celestial maidens in the lower realm were cursed.

"Such a thing actually happened!" Ancestor Yuan exclaimed angrily. "If they really succeed, and all the celestial maidens of the various sects perish, wouldn't the entire Immortal Marsh be cut off from the path to immortality?"

Indeed, if so many celestial maidens were to perish, at least half of the immortal sects in the Immortal Realm would vanish. This would be a tremendous loss for the entire mortal world.

This is why Youyou has been unable to understand who placed the curse. After all, it seems that no one benefits from this situation; it doesn't seem to be advantageous to anyone.

"Rest assured, my lord, I will definitely report this matter to the Seventh Heaven Emperor. However..." He frowned, and said with some uncertainty, "After all, we are only in the Middle Heaven. Although we have no enmity with the Seventh Heaven, we are not particularly close to them either. Moreover, the Seventh Heaven has never had much contact with the other heavens. I cannot guarantee whether the Seventh Heaven Emperor will allow us to use the water of the Huanze Sacred Pool."

"I understand, I'll do my best." You nodded. So many celestial maidens have been cursed, and the Seventh Heaven is said to be a place that highly values ​​female cultivators, surely the Seventh Heaven Emperor wouldn't ignore this.

Furthermore, Yuan Qi had also mentioned that while the so-called Huanze Sacred Pool was precious, the pool water itself wasn't particularly rare. Moreover, aside from its purifying effect, it had no other uses, especially for immortals; it wasn't anything special. They simply wanted to obtain some pool water, which shouldn't be difficult.

Even assuming, hypothetically, that seventh-level emperor is truly unreasonable and refuses to help, You You can find another way to obtain the pool water, though that might require some unconventional methods.

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You You and Feng Rong waited for three whole days in the Sixth Heaven before the Seventh Heaven responded. They had originally thought the other party would notify them to go to the Upper Realm, but they didn't expect the Seventh Heaven to send someone down directly.

Three people arrived again: two were female immortals, though their cultivation levels weren't very high; the third, leading the group, was a man. His aura was completely different from the others, and even the Ancestor Yuan was slightly suppressed by him.

Feng Rong frowned instantly and said in a deep voice, "Youyou, this person has already cultivated into a human god!"

god?

Youyou was startled. Although she had heard that there were immortals who had become gods in the Upper Heaven Realm, she never thought she would meet them under such circumstances.

"I was surprised to learn that Divine Lord Mingye had personally come; I have failed to greet you properly!" Ancestor Yuan was also taken aback, but he immediately guessed the other party's identity and stepped forward to greet him with a salute.

"Your Majesty, there's no need for such formalities!" The deity named Mingye smiled and turned to look in their direction. He was visibly taken aback when he saw Feng Rong, a flicker of something seeming to cross his eyes, before his smile deepened. "So there's already a deity here as a guest, and a member of an ancient divine race at that. My apologies!"