Chapter 932: White Light Exiting the Pass

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Inside the palace, a woman in a light purple long dress slowly opened her eyes. Her face was picturesque, her features poetic, and her skin as white as jade. Her powerful cultivation allowed her to retain the most youthful and enchanting appearance of her life. Although she was a Soul Transformation Old Ancestor aged over a thousand years, she still looked like a pure, graceful young girl.

Yu Baiguang extended her hand, and a talisman landed in her snow-white palm. Confirming it was the talisman she had given to her disciple, she subtly furrowed her delicate brows and pressed a hand to her forehead. She hadn't woken naturally; she had been summoned? Did that mean her seclusion period wasn't over yet? Had something gone wrong with her reincarnated body, or had the Immortal Sect encountered an unstoppable enemy?

After Yu Baiguang awoke, her mind was filled with questions. However, as her spiritual consciousness surged and her Sword Heart attuned to the heavens and earth, she found that everything in the Immortal Sect was as usual, with no anomalies in the sky or earth networks. Unable to comprehend, she decided to simply ask someone. With that thought, Yu Baiguang rose.

As the palace gates of Ju Xian Peak opened, Yu Huiping saw the graceful figure stepping out from within. She immediately bowed respectfully, saying, "Disciple greets Master!"

"Why did you awaken me?" Yu Baiguang asked, her expression calm.

Yu Huiping immediately explained the current situation of the Immortal Sect, stating that the War of Expansion was imminent. Old Ancestor Qianxing, facing the Matriarch, feared being overwhelmed alone and thus had no choice but to awaken her Master.

"So, my seclusion period is over?" Yu Baiguang was slightly surprised upon hearing this. "That shouldn't be the case!" Logically, her reincarnated body should have reached the end of its natural lifespan by now, and the memories of that life would have returned to the sea of consciousness of her true body, waking her from seclusion. Could it be that her reincarnated body's cultivation broke through to Foundation Establishment?

"Reporting to Master, your reincarnated body is currently enjoying familial bliss. It might be due to a fulfilling life and the assistance of a Nascent Soul Venerable in nurturing her body, so her lifespan may have extended by a few years." Yu Huiping chose her words carefully, trying to avoid saying anything that might displease her Master.

"Familial bliss? A fulfilling life?" But after hearing this, Yu Baiguang's eyes widened in astonishment. "What exactly happened?" Yu Huiping wiped the sweat from her forehead and roughly recounted the events following Shi Wanyu's reincarnation.

Rumble! Chen Mobai, who was walking and chatting with Shi Wanyu in the courtyard, looked at the dark clouds and lightning suddenly gathering above Wangwu Grotto-heaven and couldn't help but frown slightly. "How is the weather forecast so inaccurate? Wasn't it supposed to be clear skies today? Our daughter didn't bring an umbrella to work today, I wonder if she'll get wet..." Shi Wanyu, beside him, murmured with some surprise. As she grew older, she became increasingly relaxed within this family, no longer as reserved or shy as when she first faced Chen Mobai. She now truly regarded herself as the lady of the house.

"With her cultivation, she'd be fine even if struck directly by lightning, but this change in weather is indeed a bit strange?" After saying this to Shi Wanyu, Chen Mobai picked up his phone to check the weather forecast. The Immortal Sect's accuracy in this regard was almost one hundred percent. The "almost" was because there were instances where high-level cultivators breaking through would stir the spiritual energy in the surrounding area, causing weather forecasts to be incorrect. Using his Insightful Spiritual Eyes, Chen Mobai observed that the dark clouds covered the entire Wangwu Grotto-heaven. Only Nascent Soul cultivators could achieve this. However, cultivators of such a realm were few and far between in Wangwu Grotto-heaven. Ying Guanghua had already reached completion, and Wenren Xuewei had just broken through to the second layer of Nascent Soul recently. That left only Gongye Zhixu and Ye Yune.

While Chen Mobai was silently contemplating, Shi Wanyu had already picked up her phone and called Chen Xiaohei, who was about to finish work, asking her to pay attention to the weather and buy some groceries. Upon hearing that her father was home today, Chen Xiaohei on the phone was also very happy. Since the War of Expansion, Chen Mobai had spent most of his time overseeing the Hall of Righteous Law. After all, with Shuixian, the chief hall master, gone to Dragon God Star, he, as the deputy hall master, certainly had to dedicate himself fully at such a crucial juncture.

At this moment, a torrential downpour began. Chen Mobai immediately cast a Water Repelling Art, causing the raindrops to automatically avoid him and his wife beside him. "Thank you, husband!" Shi Wanyu finished her call, saw this scene, and was delighted. She then naturally reached out, embracing Chen Mobai's right arm, her posture slightly tilted as she leaned against him. Chen Mobai also naturally raised his right arm, allowing his wife to hold on. The old couple thus strolled in the rain.

Over the years, Chen Mobai had helped Shi Wanyu refine three Xuan Tian Wujin Pills. However, there was a limit to how much a Qi Cultivation cultivator's lifespan could be extended. Even if she took the Great Chun Fruit, it would likely only extend her life by a few decades at most. Therefore, these three Xuan Tian Wujin Pills only extended her lifespan by twenty years. However, Shi Wanyu was already very satisfied with this. It was precisely because of this that she let go of her inhibitions, revealing her true personality in her later years. Whenever she had time, she would cling to Chen Mobai's side. Although Chen Mobai was somewhat unaccustomed to this, after all these years, he had developed feelings for Shi Wanyu. Considering she didn't have many years left to live, he indulged her.

Throughout these years, despite his busyness, Chen Mobai would usually go home whenever he had free time. He even returned home more often than he visited the Eastern Barrens. When Chen Xiaohei returned home, she happened to see her mother strolling hand-in-hand with her father in the rain. That romantic atmosphere made her, as their daughter, feel a bit like an outsider. "You're back..." Seeing their daughter return, Chen Mobai and his wife also stopped, and the family of three walked towards the dining room.

On Ju Xian Peak! Yu Baiguang used all her self-control to barely suppress the urge to draw her sword. However, her almost frantic spiritual consciousness fluctuations triggered wind, rain, and thunder centered around the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains, causing a heavy downpour across the entire eastern region of the Immortal Sect.

"Where is my reincarnated body now?" After calming down, Yu Baiguang spoke expressionlessly. "Master, Pure Yang Venerable is actually a victim in this matter..." The moment Yu Huiping saw her Master's expression, she knew what she was thinking and immediately began to plead on Chen Mobai's behalf. "Silence!" After hearing this, Yu Baiguang's face flushed, and she reprimanded her disciple. Did she not know this? Although she was domineering, she could still distinguish right from wrong. The thought that her reincarnated body's methods were so despicable, nearly destroying the Immortal Sect's future, made her feel somewhat ashamed. But knowing it was one thing; she still couldn't accept it. As a Soul Transformation cultivator of the Immortal Sect, she was pure and unsullied. How could she emerge from seclusion with a husband and daughter?!

"How many people know about this?" Yu Baiguang, who cared about her reputation, thought of the most crucial point: if those below knew, she would probably die of shame. "Not many know. Besides me, there are only a handful of others like the Three Uniques. I'm sure they wouldn't dare gossip about Master's affairs." Yu Huiping, having been on the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains for a long time, was unaware that this matter was almost common knowledge among the upper echelons of the Immortal Sect. "That's good, that's good..." Yu Baiguang secretly rejoiced after hearing this. As long as her reincarnated body reached the end of its natural lifespan, this matter could be kept hidden. The main problem now was how to face Chen Mobai and his daughter, Chen Xiaohei. If she were to abandon them, Yu Baiguang felt she would be too much of a scoundrel. But to suddenly have a husband and daughter out of nowhere—she couldn't accept it!

"Pure Yang Venerable just happens to be a graduate of the Martial Instrument Dao Academy. After you emerge from seclusion, Master, you can legitimately summon him. Shall I inform him?" Yu Huiping understood her concerns and spoke up. "Can I not see him?" Yu Baiguang hesitated, shrinking back. Yu Huiping was truly astonished; she had never seen her Master trying to evade something in her life. "You have to see him eventually. Or should I notify all Nascent Souls remaining in the Immortal Sect at once?" Yu Huiping proposed a method. "Let me think carefully..." Yu Baiguang shook her head, still unsure how to face this husband who had appeared out of nowhere. "Old Ancestor Qianxing is still waiting for Master in the alien world. That Matriarch is consuming the essence of the star core every moment, and Dragon God Star has already begun to move away from Earth Star..." Yu Huiping reminded her of the current situation. "Then I'll contact Senior Brother Qianxing first." As Yu Baiguang spoke, she took out her mobile phone, but found it had no power. She immediately replaced the battery from within her spatial domain and then dialed Qianxing's number.

Old Ancestor Qianxing, who was observing the Matriarch's cocoon on Dragon God Star, was startled when his phone screen suddenly lit up. Fortunately, he had set it to silent mode, but the vibrations from the incoming signal still caused the massive cocoon to throb slightly. Old Ancestor Qianxing thought for a moment, first rejected Baiguang's call, then left the area along a passage. He only redialed once he was near the surface.Qianxing: "What's going on? Why are you only waking up now?"Baiguang: "A small accident occurred. Let's not talk about that for now. How are things on your end?"Qianxing: "All is calm. Once you arrive, the two of us can join forces to slay this Nibbling Gold Fire Ant."Baiguang: "Are you in a hurry?"Qianxing: "Not extremely urgent. Coincidentally, a few individuals from the Ascension Cult are stirring, so I can see what kind of play they intend to put on."Baiguang: "Alright then, wait a few days for me!"Qianxing looked at the disconnected call, slightly puzzled, but glad that Baiguang had awakened. With the two of them joining forces, unless this Matriarch reached the Void Refining stage, she was practically doomed. But given Baiguang's decisive nature, why was she so dilatory this time? Amidst his doubts, Qianxing seemed to recall something and called Chen Chun, who was staying on Ju Xian Peak, telling her not to leave the mountain under any circumstances. Perhaps only his Ju Xian Peak in the entire Immortal Sect could give Baiguang some pause.

After dinner, Chen Mobai was chatting with Shi Wanyu and their daughter. "A new batch of Golden Liquid Jade Reversion Pills is about to be refined. As your father, I need to avoid suspicion somewhat, but everything has already been arranged..." The family was discussing Chen Xiaohei's Core Formation spiritual medicine. She had accumulated sixty-four years of service, and according to the rules, she could now exchange it for a Golden Liquid Jade Reversion Pill. In recent years, due to the War of Expansion, the Immortal Sect had brought out a significant portion of its accumulated resources, as many Immortal Sect cultivators who went to Dragon God Star were aiming for the Three Foundation Establishment Treasures or even Core Formation spiritual medicines. The Golden Liquid Jade Reversion Pills, which were previously refined once every ten years, were now produced twice a decade. Furthermore, due to the discovery of many earth and water elemental crystals from Dragon God Star, Yuan Xu and the Three Uniques researched and improved them into new Earth and Water Core Formation Pills, using them as primary ingredients. As a result, cultivators in the Immortal Sect practicing earth and water attribute cultivation methods were now applying to go to Dragon God Star to accumulate merit, awaiting the imminent large release of these two types of Core Formation spiritual medicines by the Immortal Sect.

"Dad, as your daughter, even without Core Formation spiritual medicine, I'm sure I can successfully form my core..." But Chen Xiaohei was already boasting. She had reached the perfected Foundation Establishment realm a long time ago, so she spent most of her time cultivating the One Yuan True Qi using the techniques Chen Mobai taught her, with her sights set directly on forming a Nascent Soul. She had long dismissed mere Core Formation as trivial. "Form your core first!" Chen Mobai, in response, sternly lectured her. Forming a core was not that easy. Although he boasted in the Immortal Sect about forming his core through enlightenment, he actually had access to maximum resources. It was estimated that even the Dao Children and Saintesses of the major holy lands in the Tianhe Realm didn't receive such treatment when forming their cores. Although Chen Xiaohei possessed a Pure Yin Body, with talent comparable to Old Ancestor Yuanyang, she ultimately lacked a suitable Soul Transformation cultivation method, so she might still fail. Although due to personal privacy, there were no photos of Shi Wanyu and their daughter on his personal profile online. Even when their relationship was officially announced, they were censored. However, while the general populace was unaware, almost all high-level cultivators knew that Chen Xiaohei was his daughter. If by any chance she failed to form her core, where would he, as her old father, put his face? He certainly couldn't say that Shi Wanyu, as her mother, had lowered her daughter's talent!

After lecturing his daughter, Chen Mobai went into seclusion in his cultivation chamber.

Late at night. Shi Wanyu, sleeping in bed, suddenly opened her eyes. Sensing the frail body of her reincarnated self, she couldn't help but frown slightly. Soon, Yu Baiguang found herself lying in bed, her expression suddenly tensing as she turned to look beside her. She breathed a slight sigh of relief upon realizing she was alone in bed. Although it was set that all memories and experiences would only return to her true body after this reincarnated body died, Yu Baiguang was, after all, a supreme Soul Transformation True Monarch of the Immortal Sect. She could, by following the soul fluctuations of the same origin, enter the reincarnated body's Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness in reverse.

After confirming she was alone in the room, Yu Baiguang sat on the bed and meticulously absorbed all of Shi Wanyu's life memories into her mind, from beginning to end. The timeline quickly reached the train ride where she first met Chen Mobai: her youthful, beautiful self, and the spirited young man. However, the subsequent developments were somewhat beyond Yu Baiguang's expectations. She saw the alley where they met for the second time, and when she saw Chen Chun, her brows furrowed slightly. And when it was time for graduation, as she made that request to Chen Chun, Yu Baiguang's cheeks flushed slightly. Although Yu Huiping had already told her about this, experiencing it herself still filled her with deep shame. How could she do such a thing? Were there no other men in the world? Did it have to be him? Yu Baiguang chastised her reincarnated self, but she soon realized that, it seemed, among the entire Immortal Sect, there really was no man who could compare to Chen Mobai. From what she knew and from all the memories of Chen Mobai she gained from Shi Wanyu, every scene indicated that he was an impeccable, gentle, and powerful, truly good man! To be taken as his wife could be said to be the dream of all girls in the Immortal Sect! It was precisely for this reason that, although Shi Wanyu's memories of the two or three decades after giving birth to Chen Xiaohei were painful and tumultuous, once Chen Mobai sought them out and acknowledged her and their daughter, only light and happiness remained. This was an emotion Yu Baiguang had never experienced.

In her youth, she possessed unparalleled talent, with the Heavenly Gold Spiritual Root attribute. She could grasp any sword art or cultivation method at a glance and master it with a single practice. It was precisely for this reason that from a young age, she looked down on everything, believing she was born to stand at the pinnacle of the Immortal Sect! This belief had never wavered. At sixteen, due to her immense talent, she achieved Foundation Establishment in Yumu City through enlightenment and was exceptionally admitted early to the Martial Instrument Dao Academy. By twenty-four, she was the chief disciple of the Martial Instrument Dao Academy. During her first participation in an offline exchange meeting among Immortal Sect academies and palaces, she suppressed all other chief disciples with a single sword. Upon graduation, her cultivation had already reached perfected Foundation Establishment, with no further progress possible. However, even with her astonishing talent, the Immortal Sect's system meant she could only take official examinations. Under the Martial Instrument Dao Academy's arrangement, she joined the Enforcement Department, and by the age of sixty, she had already become a deputy minister. Twelve years later, while swinging her sword, she entered the supreme realm of divine clarity in the Sword Dao, forming her core through enlightenment. Upon her core formation, the Grade 5 Supreme Finger of Mystery Sword, enshrined in the Wangwu Grotto-heaven Museum, automatically flew to acknowledge her as its master. After acquiring the Finger of Mystery Sword, Yu Baiguang's Sword Dao cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, even granting her the opportunity to comprehend the Immortal Sect's Sword Arts.

However, a terrible news arrived. Her mother fell seriously ill. Yu Baiguang put down her sword and returned to Yumu City, a place she hadn't visited in decades. She saw her mother on her deathbed, holding onto her last breath to see her, and her aged father standing by the bed. Her mother's last words before death left her bewildered: "If only my daughter were just an ordinary person, how wonderful that would be..." After her mother passed away, Yu Baiguang and her father buried her. Before the tombstone, she pondered the meaning of those words. Six months later, her father also lay on his deathbed. In his final moments, Yu Baiguang asked him about it. "Although you, my daughter, are exceptional, if you were ordinary, our family wouldn't have had to be separated. Your mother wished to see you grow up by her side, marry, have children, and bring your husband and children home for meals, happily, during festivals. However, as your father, I am still very happy that you could achieve such things..." Her father gently comforted Yu Baiguang, and as a man, he understood both his wife and his daughter.

After burying both her parents, Yu Baiguang stayed in her hometown, Yumu City, for three years. It was during these three years that her Sword Dao reached a higher level. She condensed all her emotions into Sword Intent, even entering the path of One Sword Shattering All Laws and achieving the extremely profound realm of Condensing Sword into Silk. After condensing all her feelings for her parents into sword threads, Yu Baiguang no longer encountered any obstacles in her Sword Dao. At ninety, she became the head of the Enforcement Department. Having reached the realm of One Sword Shattering All Laws but unable to advance further due to her own cultivation, she began to comprehend the path of One Sword Creating All Laws within the Immortal Sect, a path no one had ever successfully traversed. At one hundred and twenty, she became the Deputy Hall Master of the Hall of Righteous Law, officially beginning her comprehension of the Immortal Sect's Sword Arts. On her two hundredth birthday, she consumed a Nascent Soul spiritual medicine and successfully formed her Nascent Soul in the Five Peaks Immortal Mountains, subsequently becoming the Hall Master of the Hall of Righteous Law. At four hundred, she also reached the threshold of Soul Transformation on the path of One Sword Creating All Laws. At five hundred and twenty, she intended to break through to the Soul Transformation realm and met with Qianxing. She received a deduction from him using the Square Inch Scroll, learning that if she used the Can Tong Qi and the Finger of Mystery Sword together to break through, there was a one-third chance of entering the One Sword Shattering All Laws realm, which was the Immortal Sect's conventional Sword Dao Soul Transformation realm. However, if she wished to walk the path of One Sword Creating All Laws, the chance was only three percent! After descending the mountain, Yu Baiguang meditated for another twenty years. At five hundred and forty, she drew her sword and unleashed her most dazzling strike, entrusting her primordial spirit, and stepped onto the absolute pinnacle of the Sword Dao, a place no one in the Immortal Sect had ever touched! After achieving Sword Dao Soul Transformation, she advanced even more courageously, quickly catching up to Qianxing's realm. Even the True Yang Abbey Master, who had cultivated a primordial spirit, became a soul slain by her sword. Yu Baiguang initially believed she would soon be able to assault the Void Refining realm, a realm no one in the Immortal Sect had ever achieved. Alas, she was ultimately stopped at the threshold. When she intended to unleash that sword strike for Void Refining, she discovered lines on her sword that she had never noticed before. These lines were the sword threads she had condensed throughout her life! After comprehending the Seven Great Heavenly Books and conversing with Qianxing, she conceived a method to resolve these sword threads: that was to reincarnate for one lifetime, using another self to bear the burden! However, she had never, ever expected that after all her sword threads merged and evolved, they would manifest as a life like Shi Wanyu's! Her mother's wish!

After accepting all of Shi Wanyu's memories, Yu Baiguang quickly understood the reason. After all the sword threads merged, this particular thread ultimately took dominance. But in doing so, it seemed to have transformed into another, even harder-to-sever thread! Yu Baiguang sighed, stood up from the bed, put on a coat, and opened the door. Following Shi Wanyu's memories, she walked into the courtyard. Images of walking with Chen Mobai during the day flooded her mind, and waves of uncontainable, never-before-experienced emotions of happiness and contentment surged through her. She instinctively wanted to condense these into sword threads, but after a moment of hesitation, she stopped herself. As she continuously experienced these unprecedented emotions, her footsteps unconsciously led her to a closed door. This was Chen Mobai's cultivation chamber. Yu Baiguang recognized it instantly from Shi Wanyu's memories.

Creak! At that moment, Chen Mobai inside the room also sensed Shi Wanyu's aura outside. He strangely stopped his Lamp Lighting Art cultivation and opened the door. "What's wrong? Why aren't you asleep so late?" Chen Mobai walked out and asked Shi Wanyu, who was standing at the door. "I..." Yu Baiguang didn't know how to interact with this husband who was both strange and familiar. She opened her mouth to say something but then closed it again, afraid of giving herself away. "Is it because I came back that you're a bit unaccustomed and can't sleep?" Chen Mobai said, then gestured for her to come in. After all, it was night, and a heavy rain had just fallen, making the wind and cold quite severe. Shi Wanyu's constitution was weak, and she shouldn't catch a cold. "No, I just suddenly woke up! I won't disturb your cultivation..." Although Yu Baiguang had accepted all of Shi Wanyu's memories, she still didn't quite dare to interact with Chen Mobai. After saying this, she turned to leave. However, just as she turned, Chen Mobai suddenly closed the door to the cultivation chamber, then walked to her side and said something that made Yu Baiguang stiffen all over. "It's rare for me to be home today, so I'll rest for a night too."