The jade bottle shone its mouth at the ground, and after finding nothing, it quickly shrank and disappeared into Rong Jiaojiao's brow.
As the last wisp of the demon's main soul was taken away, a sudden burst of light shone on the ground and in the sky. The previously suppressed Nine Dragons Demon Sealing Formation suddenly erupted with a surge of spiritual energy, and the dense spiritual energy rushed out of the Nine Dragons Demon Sealing Formation and spread outward.
The surrounding flowers, plants, and trees grew wildly in an instant. Some cultivators were so struck by the sudden surge of spiritual energy that their cultivation levels, which were on the verge of breakthrough, were instantly pushed through their bottlenecks, and they opened their eyes wide in surprise.
Countless people exclaimed in surprise, "The spiritual energy is reviving! Could it be that the demonic master has been destroyed?"
Qing Xuanzi arrived at the Demon Suppression Stele immediately, hoping his disciple would appear before him right away.
Leng Qianjue, Lin Xiaoman, Jun Yuangui, Qi Lan, Xuanji Daoren, Han Yunshen, Mo Zhizhou, Mo Zhenting...
One by one, people that Rong Jiaojiao and her friends knew landed in front of the Demon Suppression Stele, hoping that Rong Jiaojiao and her friends would come out.
Before the Demon-Suppressing Stele, everyone held their breath and focused intently.
Suddenly, the monument trembled violently, and twelve golden rays burst forth from the ground, intertwining in the air to form a dazzling lotus platform.
On the lotus platform, Rong Jiaojiao stood gracefully in a white dress, her black robes fluttering in the wind. Zi Ling, transformed into a little sable, perched on her shoulder. Yue Ling and Heiwa had already disappeared.
"Jiaobao!" Qing Xuanzi rushed forward in one stride.
Rong Jiaojiao jumped off the lotus platform, her eyes slightly red: "Master, we're back."
Qing Xuanzi smiled and touched his arm and head: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
Xuanji Daoist and Han Yunshen approached Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai, and led everyone in bowing deeply to the two: "Thank you both for your great contributions to the Xuanxiu world."
Han Yunshen continued, "We will convene all factions to discuss and determine the rewards that you two deserve."
Rong Jiaojiao waited until they finished bowing before reaching out her hand in a gesture of respect: "You two are leading figures in the Xuanxiu world, how can you bow to us?"
She opened her palm, and the jade pendant gleamed warmly in the sunlight: "The evil has been vanquished. This was left behind by Senior Qingli—"
Before the words were even finished, the jade pendant suddenly shot into the sky, transforming into a beam of azure light that pierced straight through the heavens!
"Boom!"
Suddenly, spiderweb-like cracks appeared across the entire sky, as if some invisible barrier was breaking.
The compass in Xuanji Daoist's hand snapped in two with a "crack," and he knelt down tremblingly: "The path to immortality is being repaired?"
The cracks in the sky continued to widen, and spiderweb-like patterns spread across the entire firmament.
Countless cultivators looked up and saw faint immortal light flowing through the crack, while ancient pressure poured down, making their hearts tremble.
"This..." Han Yunshen's voice trembled, "Is the Path to Immortality really being repaired?"
The azure jade pendant in Rong Jiaojiao's hand had completely dissipated, turning into strands of azure light that merged into the sky.
Feeling the surging power within her, she whispered, "Senior Qingli used herself as a conduit to seal away the demon for ten thousand years. Now that the demon has been destroyed, her power has finally returned to the world and begun to repair the broken path to immortality."
Mo Bai stood beside her and said in a low voice, "But that's not enough."
Rong Jiaojiao smiled. Of course, she could sense that this power was far from enough to repair the entire Ascension Ladder, but now was not the time for them to step forward.
After the jade pendant's energy was exhausted, the cracks in the sky stopped widening, and the celestial light gradually dimmed.
But this brief anomaly was enough to cause a stir throughout the entire cultivation world. Communication talismans from various sects went off one after another, and countless cultivators flocked to the location of the Demon Suppression Stele.
Qing Xuanzi gazed at the still unhealed crack above his head, stroked his beard, and sighed, "Just one last step..."
The excited crowd was immediately disappointed. Han Yunshen looked at Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai: "Did Senior Qingli give any instructions on how to repair the Ascension Passage?"
His words immediately drew everyone's attention to Rong Jiaojiao and Mo Bai.
Leng Qianjue stepped forward to block Rong Jiaojiao and said coldly, "What does Alliance Leader Han mean by this?"
Mo Zhenting also stepped forward: "If Fellow Daoist Han has any doubts, why not ask Senior Qingli?"
Jun Yuangui nodded: "Back then, Senior Qingli sacrificed herself to the monument, and now a trace of her will still exists in the Demon Suppression Monument. I believe that as long as Fellow Daoist Han sincerely asks her, she is a kind-hearted and beautiful old lady, and she will definitely come out to tell you the answer."
In other words, if Senior Qingli doesn't come out, then Han Yunshen isn't being sincere enough.
This put Han Yun Shen in a somewhat awkward position, but being thick-skinned, he immediately bowed deeply to the Demon-Suppressing Stele: "Senior Qing Li, I, Han Yun Shen, humbly ask—what should we do to repair the Path to Ascension?"
The stone tablet remained silent, creating an awkward scene.
After a long time, just when everyone was disappointed, Rong Jiaojiao stepped forward and knelt down devoutly in front of the Nine Dragons Demon-Suppressing Stele.
Mo Bai, Jun Yuangui, Qi Lan, and Lin Xiaoman knelt down beside her, two on each side.
The five of them sincerely kowtowed three times to the Demon-Suppressing Stele. Rong Jiaojiao then spoke up, "Please enlighten us, Senior Qingli, on how we should repair the Ascension Path?"
At this moment, the illusory figure of Fairy Qingli floated out, looking at the five people with gentle eyes and saying in a mild tone: "To repair the Ascension Passage, someone with spatial talent needs to go up to the Ascension Passage, find the damaged parts, and repair them little by little."
She looked at Rong Jiaojiao: "Child, I see that you have already grasped a trace of the Dao of Space. It seems that the heavy responsibility of repairing the passage will fall on your shoulders again."
Rong Jiaojiao was taken aback and said, "Didn't you say I had some kind of Twelve Yuan Chen Array Dao Body? How did you bring up spatial talent again?"
The ethereal figure of Qingli smiled slightly: "The Twelve Yuan Chen Formation is a spacetime formation. Since you can fully control it, you naturally possess spatial talent."
With a light tap of her jade-like finger, a beam of azure light entered Rong Jiaojiao's brow. "These are some insights I gained from repairing the passage back then. Perhaps they will be helpful to you."
Mo Bai suddenly grabbed Rong Jiaojiao's shoulder: "Wait!"
His sharp gaze fell upon the illusory figure of Qing Li. "Since you can manifest, why don't you take action yourself?"
Qingli sighed: "I was just a wisp of remnant spirit, and I was not able to repair myself. However, now that the evil has been eliminated, the Nine Dragons Demon Sealing Formation is no longer needed. I can stay by this young friend's side and may be able to help her in the future."
After saying that, the Demon-Suppressing Stele disintegrated, turning back into nine Nine Dragon Seals. Five of them flew back to Rong Jiaojiao's hands, while the others flew back to their respective owners.
The lingering resentment of Fairy Qingli attached itself to the jade seal, determined to follow Rong Jiaojiao.
No one expected things to develop this way, before anyone could even react.
The nine giant spiritual veins began to disintegrate, transforming into countless smaller spiritual veins that flew away from the Nine Dragons Mountain Range.
Everyone was shocked: "What's going on?"
Fairy Qingli smiled and said, "They have been bound here for thousands of years to suppress evil spirits. Now that they are finally free, they will naturally go to find a place they like to live."
She seemed to be talking about the spiritual veins, but also about herself; her eyes were full of emotion.
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