The spirit returns to heaven
The fiery clouds gradually faded, and a few stars rose in the distance, which was a sign of the bright moon rising into the sky.
Tianshu Star Lord immediately arranged the stars in formation and stabilized the star that was about to rise behind him.
"After all, she and you were married for seven years in the mortal world, and it was you who disrupted her original life and made her a controversial god. Yet, you are so cruel as to wait for her demise?"
"How do you know that this Emperor has never looked for it?"
"I forgot that the Emperor never sticks to petty love affairs. For the sake of the people, he can even give up his beloved, let alone a fleeting romance in the mortal world." Tianshu said sarcastically.
The clear moon showed its pointed corner, and the bright moonlight was full. He took out the ball of light from his soul and caressed her tenderly with reluctance. The flame wrapped around his fingers, making them warm.
Circulating the spiritual power in his body, he took her straight to the bottom of the Zhisheng Sea. The old turtle of gods and ghosts was already waiting in the center.
The old turtle said slowly, "Old friend, it has been a long time since I last came to this Zhisheng Sea. Have all the things I was thinking about and looking for turned back to me?"
He smiled in return and passed the ball of light in his hand to the old turtle. "It's almost done. Please send her back for me."
The turtle-back book glowed, waves surged in the center of the Zhisheng Sea, and wisps of clouds gathered. Everyone's eyes were fixed on it. As Tianshu prayed to the heavens, Yuanli's consciousness condensed and returned to the position of god.
As soon as Yuanli opened her eyes, she saw Zhishenghai surrounded by numerous heavenly soldiers. She immediately caught a glimpse of him in the crowd. Although they were the same soul, but at that glance, Yuanli knew that he was no longer her Aci.
On the way back to the Heavenly Emperor Palace to report, a group of divine beasts were flying in the sky and passed by the cloud rack she was riding. The huge black wings brought up a strong wind that blew in her face, and the sharp eagle beak and the fierce eyes staring at the prey made Yuanli lose her balance and almost slipped off the cloud rack. Heng Jin did not look back at all.
Tianshu protected her and said in a soft and concerned tone, "There were many divine beasts in the heavens in the past. Ah Li should get used to it sooner rather than later."
Yuanli subconsciously avoided Tianshu's protective hand and kept a distance from him. She said with an unnatural expression, "Well, thank you, Tianshu Star Lord."
"Instead of relying on others to get used to it, it's better to improve your divine power and magic to save your life."
Heng Jin's words brought the atmosphere to a freezing point, like a bucket of cold water pouring down on her. "Thank you, Emperor, for your advice. I'll remember it."
Heng Jin turned her head slightly to glance at the two of them and then increased the speed of the cloud rack. Yuan Li was a little afraid of being thrown off, so she had to move to the center of the cloud rack next to Heng Jin.
Inside the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, all the immortals and gods stood solemnly on both sides, staring at her with incredible eyes.
"Lord Broom Star, do you still remember where your consciousness went after the tribulation was completed?"
"Replying to the Heavenly Emperor, I don't remember anything. I only felt that after my body died, my consciousness became drowsy and I fell asleep. When I opened my eyes again, I was in the Sea of Life."
Upon hearing this, the glimmer of hope in the eyes of several old immortals dimmed, and the Emperor of Heaven began to feel troubled. The last bit of hope of finding the remaining spiritual consciousness that had not returned was gone.
"Recently, many immortals and gods have lost their consciousness, causing heavy losses to the heavens. Return to your residence and think carefully about this. If you have any doubts, report them immediately."
Speaking of doubts, she was not unaware of them. Those warm hands and familiar embrace made her feel as if she had touched them before, as if she had been born with them.
That person had no ill will towards her. Instead, he caused her damaged consciousness to miraculously heal itself. She couldn't easily betray him, so she could only perfunctorily respond, "Little God understands."
"Well, this mission was completed quite well. I didn't misjudge you. You should go back home and have a good rest. You can fully recover your consciousness so that you can face the next tribulation. Heng Jin, please come with me."
Everyone said in unison: "Farewell to the Emperor of Heaven."
After seeing off the Emperor of Heaven, Yuanli stood up and wanted to go back home. Several old immortals stopped her with tears in their eyes and earnestly told her to think it over carefully.
She was indeed helpless in doing anything about the loss of her spiritual consciousness on the same day. She really could not remember anything except that long dream.
In the dream, she was just a little girl, living in a huge red palace with an impressive sacred tree in the center.
The roots of the tree stand in the air, not touching the soil but still growing luxuriantly. The branches of the sacred tree pass through the structure of the house and spread outside the roof. From a distance, it seems as if the palace and the sacred tree are integrated into one.
The tangled roots tightly wrapped around a massive, ginseng-fruit-shaped ball of warm yellow light, its glow seeming to flicker with the rhythm of its breathing. From a distance, its frosty leaves resembled irises, emitting a pale blue glow. Dots of silver, like stars, swirled around the tree, as if it had been there since the palace's founding.
There was another little boy accompanying her in the palace, who seemed older than her. The little boy was handsome and lovable, with fair and delicate skin. He always stuck to her tenderly, and the two words he said most often were "Ari".
She seemed to be very respected in the palace, and the little boy had a much higher status than her, but he seemed to listen to her very much and always cleaned up the mess left after her mischief.
In her dream, she had parents, children, and his love and companionship. Everything was so beautiful that it seemed unreal. She didn't even want to wake up from the dream.
However, before her consciousness returned to the Sea of Life, she once again dreamed of the man who had entered her dreams countless times, but this time was different from the past.
The man's eyes were empty and numb, his expression was painful, and he stood in the sea of flowers like a walking corpse. He would come here every few days, sit cross-legged at the end of the sea of flowers, as if waiting for someone, but he always returned empty-handed, but that didn't stop him from coming again next time.
The red sun in the sky cast rays of dazzling golden light, so bright that people could not look directly at it. Yuanli stayed in the sea of flowers and looked at him, but he always ignored her.
He no longer knelt on the ground and cried heartbreakingly, but the pain on his face was no less than before. The more often he came, the more haggard and haggard he became.
Yuanli always felt that he had some connection with herself. The dreams that she would forget upon waking up on other days were vivid in her mind today. The harder Yuanli tried to recall him, the fainter his shadow became in her mind.
"Xingjun? Xingjun? Do you remember anything?"
Yuanli came back to her senses and saw the Three Gods of Fortune, Longevity and Happiness gazing at her expectantly. "No, no, it's just that my consciousness has been damaged and my body is a little tired. If I can think of any useful clues, I will come to visit and let me know in person."
With the three stars of Fu Lu Shou Shan expressing their gratitude, Yuan Li quickly slipped back to the mansion. As soon as she left the Heavenly Emperor Palace, Tian Shu caught up with her, but fortunately, he didn't ask those questions.
Yuanli pushed open the door of the mansion. It was deserted inside. There was no one else except her. After ascending to heaven, she was in a hurry to go to the mortal world and had no time to find a fairy messenger or fairy child. However, the uninhabited Broom Star God Mansion was very clean at this moment.
Yuanli subconsciously thought that it was Tianshu who did it. As a brother in the same trench, he was so thoughtful. Yuanli looked at him with a little more gratitude at this moment.
"Your Star Lord's Mansion has no immortal servants or children to take care of it. You just ascended to heaven and have not lived in the lower world for a long time. Yet it is so neat and tidy. Yuanli is really capable. How did you do it? Can a broom like you clean it yourself?"
Looking at the broom hanging in the center of the hall that Tianshu was pointing at, Yuanli said speechlessly, "That's just an ordinary broom that Emperor Hengjin gave to me. It doesn't have spiritual consciousness like your ancient divine weapon, Xingjun."
"Heng Jin is so stingy! Even though he mistakenly brought you to heaven and made you a god, forcing you to leave your homeland, he didn't even give you something good to compensate you. There are many collected artifacts buried in the pond in the backyard of his God of War Mansion."
"It is because of the divine energy and spiritual power of the old Emperor that I have the divine status. I am already content. If I rely on my own cultivation, who knows how long it will take me to cultivate."
"Should I say you have a good attitude, or should I say you're used to making excuses for him? I have quite a few handy artifacts in my house, so feel free to pick any you like."
"Thank you very much. I appreciate your kindness, Star Lord. My divine power is low, and the best divine artifacts would be wasted in my hands. I will choose one when my divine power is stronger."
Yuanli responded casually. It would be bad if the Emperor saw her using the artifact given by someone else and thought she was ungrateful and complained about this and that.
She herself had not realized that even after returning to heaven, even though he was no longer her husband Wen Yici, she would still consider his feelings when doing things.
Speaking of magical artifacts and treasures, Yuanli remembered the magical silver bell that she had left in the human world, and the little white dragon that she had forgotten for several years.
Yuanli asked anxiously, "Can the Star Lord take me to the lower realm?"
"Of course you can. When I return from the mortal world, I'll take you to Taibai Jinxing's mansion to ask for a Nurturing Pill to feed your little white dragon. You can use it as a mount in the future."
Yuanli looked excited. She closed the door of the mansion casually and followed Tianshu down to the mortal world.
As the saying goes, one day in heaven is one year on earth. The stars move and the sky changes in a blink of an eye. At this moment, one year has passed on earth. Although dynasties have changed and kings have come and gone, the name of Liangzhu State is still retained, and the streets of Kyoto are becoming more prosperous than ever.
Chang Xiangsi still has a large number of customers and has expanded by half. Xiaotao has taken over as the manager now, and Ziyun, who had nowhere to go due to the war, also stayed in Chang Xiangsi Pearl and Hairpin Shop.
Yuanli and Tianshu disguised themselves as mortals and blended in. As soon as they entered the store, Xiaotao greeted them warmly, "Misses, would you like to buy a pearl hairpin or a hairpin?"
The silver plate symbolizing identity was still placed in the silver treasure and silver bell. Now that the spiritual treasure and silver bell were not by her side, Yuanli had to transform an identity card according to her memory and hand it to Xiaotao.
When Xiaotao's eyes fell on the silver medal, her expression suddenly changed. She held the wooden medal in her hand and carefully identified its authenticity. Xiaotao's seriousness made Yuanli feel inexplicably guilty, and she was even afraid that she would recognize that the silver medal was fake.
When she first opened the Chang Xiangsi Pearl and Hairpin Shop and signed a contract with Xiao Tao's family, she made this ID card and agreed with them that if someone came to collect her share of the silver after her death, they would use this silver card to identify their identity. If no one came, then all her share of the silver would belong to Xiao Tao's family.
"The silver and account books will be brought to you two distinguished guests immediately. Please wait a moment."
Yuanli quickly grabbed Xiaotao and said, "This visit is not for money, but to find out the location of Prince Wen's tomb."
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