The lightning tribulation stopped, and the punishment ended.

Fortunately, they escaped unharmed.

Xiao Ning was convulsing all over, in excruciating pain.

Si Xingqing leaped onto the execution ground, took out the divine pill, and immediately fed it to Xiao Ning, which helped to improve her complexion.

The deity let out a long sigh, slowly stood up, and prepared to announce that the execution was over and everyone should return to their places.

However! ---

Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and a total solar eclipse appeared again in the east.

The divine lord descends.

Before anyone could utter a single word, a dull, spiritual sound forcefully pierced their eardrums from above the heads of the gods.

"Si Xing Huan Ning should have perished, body and soul destroyed, but was prevented from living by external forces. He forcibly defied the heavens, and those who obstructed him shall be punished as well."

"Pan Si Xing Huan Ning was kicked out of the God Realm and transformed into a phoenix star to descend to the mortal world, where she will protect the Hidden World Continent for all eternity."

“Si Xing Qing Ning has violated the divine way, defied the mandate of heaven, and abandoned her divine bones. She shall be punished accordingly.”

"Si Xingye, a goddess from the divine realm, helped him defy the heavens and was punished to be sent to the mortal realm for ten lifetimes, suffering the torment of birth, aging, sickness, and death for a thousand years."

"Boom!"

Thunder roared out, and a flash of silver lightning appeared on the horizon, hurtling down swiftly towards the tribulation platform.

In an instant, the pupils of the people on the stage trembled. Before they could react, they were both enveloped in silver light and completely merged into it.

The silver light split in two, and Si Xing Qing Ning and Si Xing Huan Ning transformed into two dazzling stars, gradually rising into the night sky before disappearing.

Upon seeing this, the God Lord was greatly alarmed. He immediately activated his divine sense and instantly transferred all his belongings to the little goddess's storage ring not far away, and quickly left a wisp of divine power within her body.

Before she could make any other move, the Divine Lord swiftly struck, and the Little Goddess was teleported to the lower realm in an instant, her figure disappearing from the spot.

The Ninth Heaven left behind only a single sentence containing a vulgar word.

Whether it was an illusion or not, the gods seemed to hear a deep sigh, as if it were coming from the nose of the god.

The black fog dissipated, and sunlight streamed down.

The sky returned to normal.

All of this happened so fast!

The deity stared blankly at the places where the three had disappeared, unable to recover for a long time.

Only after all the gods had left did she finally cover her face and weep, her heart filled with unbearable grief.

The illusion has come to an end.

…………………

"Phew~"

Leng Qingning suddenly stood up, taking deep breaths, as if the lingering pain of having her bones pulled was still eroding her brain, and the thought of separation from her life was cruelly squeezing her heart!

Ouch! It hurts so much!

Xiao Ning slowly opened her eyes, her face full of pain and her eyes filled with tears.

"Sister... are you alright?"

"I...I'm fine."

After a long while, Leng Qingning calmed down and turned to look at Xiao Ning.

His gaze and expression were incredibly complex.

She took a few steps toward him and hugged him tightly.

"Little sister...it's so good that we can see each other again!"

"Sister, I'm sorry... I was being unreasonable." Xiao Ning hugged her back, tears streaming down her face.

The sisters embraced tightly, their thousand-year-old bond of kinship transforming into a mutual comfort in a hug.

…………

Back to reality

Leng Qingning wiped away Xiao Ning's tears, "So, the reason why our two sisters' lives are intertwined and our destiny charts are connected is because of the bone transformation?"

Xiao Ning nodded in agreement, “Sister, that golden thread is what connects our destiny charts. Only when our bloodlines are connected can our bones merge into each other’s bodies.”

"So that's how it is." Leng Qingning let out a heavy sigh.

"Then why do you have memories while I don't? Is it related to the Lord of the Divine Path?"

Xiao Ning slowly said, "Yes, after the heavenly lightning struck down, my sister and I were banished to the mortal realm and transformed into twin phoenixes to guard the Hidden World for a full thousand years, just to atone for our sins. The God Lord knew that Cang Lin had not perished but had fallen into the mortal realm and created the Hidden World Continent, becoming its creator. So a thousand years ago, the God Lord gave my sister and me a chance."

"What opportunity?" Leng Qingning asked hurriedly.

Xiao Ning gently shook her head: "The Divine Dao Lord did not say it explicitly. He only said that the Hidden World had split into six kingdoms, and that he would let the two of us be reborn as humans and work together to reunite the Hidden World continent."

"But this is both an opportunity and a test for us sisters. If we can do it, we can return to the God Realm. If we can't, when our physical bodies die of old age in this life, our souls will once again become Luan Xing and remain in the Hidden World forever. It will be impossible for us to return to the God Realm again."

"The divine way allows me to be reborn with my memories, but forces me to be born separately from you. According to the original course, I should be descended into a world where there is no spiritual power. This is the divine way's test for us."

test?

Leng Qingning fell into deep thought: "He allowed you to retain your memories, but did not allow you to cultivate. Yet, I was sent to the Hidden World without any memories. This will greatly increase the difficulty of unifying the Hidden World."

"And if you don't let the two of us sisters join forces to separate us, then if I had been the sixth princess of Dayue from the beginning and hadn't experienced all of this, perhaps I would never have wanted to unify the six kingdoms."

Xiao Ning nodded: "Exactly."

Leng Qingning suddenly realized, "So that's why you wanted to exchange star positions with me and forcibly descend to the secluded world so that you could cultivate and remind me to help you complete the task of the God Dao Master?"

"yes."

"Then what about your forced exchange of star positions...?"

Xiao Ning noticed Leng Qingning's worry and forced a smile, saying to her, "Sister, don't worry about that. I have a feeling that the God Lord wants us to successfully merge the Hidden World, but he just wants to create some obstacles for us. I am only one step away from becoming a god, so I am not afraid even if the God Lord punishes me."

Upon hearing this, Leng Qingning nodded slightly.

Having figured everything out, Leng Qingning felt a pang of regret. If Xiao Ning hadn't switched places with her and been born into this world, she would have missed the opportunity.

However, she could understand the arrangement of the God Lord. After all, she had made a big mistake, and it was not easy to wash away her sins so easily.

Having uncovered all the mysteries, Leng Qingning smiled with relief, feeling gratified as she considered the current situation.

My sister is still here, she is still here, and the important task entrusted to me by the God of the Way is about to be completed. Now that we have recovered two countries, we are very confident that we can recover the Jin Kingdom. It is not a problem to leave only the Lin Kingdom and the Li Kingdom.

Speaking of Lin Kingdom and Li Kingdom, these two countries are the motherlands of Wen Yanche and Shen Su...

Leng Qingning carefully considered her options and decided to find an opportunity to have a proper talk with the two of them, lest they harbor resentment towards her because of this.

She loves Wen Yanche and also likes Shen Su. How can she balance her love for her lover and her country so that they can accept each other?

Seeing that her thoughts were wandering, Xiao Ning assumed she was still thinking about her past life and asked with concern, "Sister, what are you thinking about?"

Leng Qingning snapped out of her thoughts, "It's nothing, little sister. I was just wondering if A-Che and Shen Shaojun would become distant from me if they knew I was going to reclaim their country."

Leng Qingning had thought about this problem before, but her determination to unify the six kingdoms was unwavering, so she temporarily put these issues aside.

Now the time has come when we have no choice but to face it, and we must move on to the next step immediately.