Chapter 1042 - 315: The Final Reunion (Part 4)

Before the path of Yangnao Land collapsed, Shen Xiubai would often manifest with his Divine Soul Body before the crowd.

But after the path of Yangnao Land collapsed, to stabilize the operation of the laws of Jiuzhou World, Shen Xiubai actively merged his spirit into the world’s origin.

From that time on, throughout the Shen Family, no one except Shen Li, who was proficient in the Heavenly Prayer Skill, ever saw him again.

In the dawning light, Shen Xiubai seemed to have heard Shen Xiuyan’s murmurs and slowly turned his head, stepping into the small courtyard with a glowing figure.

"Brother."

In front of him, Shen Xiubai’s human nature seemed to be briefly activated, still humble and courteous as before, he smiled and cupped his hands towards Shen Xiuyan.

"Xiubai..."

Shen Xiuyan’s expression was dazed, with a hint of complexity on his face.

"Aunt Li’Er is about to break through the Purple Mansion..."

Feeling the sadness emanating from his brother, Shen Xiubai changed the topic.

"Ancient shamans revered gods, they had faith in gods."

"Aunt Li’Er’s breakthrough this time is a good thing for Xiubai."

"Xiubai has something he wishes to ask Brother’s help with."

Shen Xiuyan suppressed his thoughts, quickly nodded and said, "Please, my brother, speak."

After a brief consideration, Shen Xiubai said, "I hope Brother can later make my statue and temple in the city squares of Jiuzhou World, offer sacrifices with the four seasons and five domestic animals."

"By borrowing the faith of the populace, I might be able to retain a trace of humanity and not fully transform into a heartless will of the Dao’s origin essence."

"The family annals can erase my existence, slowly sever the karmic connection between me and the family."

"In the future, when I transform into the Dao, the Shen Family will not have to withstand the calamity with me."

Shen Xiuyan remembered his words without missing a single word, after confirming nothing was overlooked, he said, "Does my brother have any other instructions?"

Shen Xiubai looked up into the sky, after a brief reflection, he spoke, "When Jiuzhou World manifests in Cangmin Sea Region, as the current Patriarch of the Shen Family, Brother must plan for the present, Jiuzhou World is different from all small worlds and Dao Source Secret Realms of the Seventy-Two Cangmin Realms."

"This is a very dangerous opportunity containing immense risks, if this plan succeeds, our Shen Family has a chance to become an eternal Noble Family in this realm."

"Naturally, if we fail, Heaven’s wrath will await, the Shen Family will be completely erased."

As the words fell, he slowly raised his palm, pointing it at Shen Xiuyan’s brow.

In an instant, a large amount of information flooded into Shen Xiuyan’s Sea of Consciousness, making him somewhat dazed.

After a brief digestion of the information Shen Xiubai conveyed, he stood there in a stupor.

"This..."

"Apart from Great-grandfather, only the Patriarch of the Shen Family should know of this matter in the future."

"Brother must painstakingly devise detailed plans, it cannot be rushed for hundreds, thousands... even tens of thousands of years."

Shen Xiuyan suppressed the shock in his heart, his gaze gradually becoming resolute.

"Rest assured, brother, for this, even at the cost of my life, I will not let your sacrifice be in vain!"

Shen Xiubai smiled and nodded: "Brother also must make sacrifices, all for the Shen Family."

Shen Xiuyan said nothing, but the expression in his eyes showed his determination.

"Oh right, here, take this."

Shifting the topic, he immediately took out the Jade Scroll that Shen Yuan had given him.

"Great-grandfather has re-understood the Mystic Mechanism Escape Armor, and said that if it can be integrated into the world barrier of Jiuzhou World, it would have miraculous effects."

Shen Xiubai extended his palm, the moment he grasped the Jade Scroll, its contents were easily absorbed by him.

In the blink of an eye, the Jade Scroll turned to powder, scattering with the wind.

"Great-grandfather’s mastery on the Path of Great Derivation is becoming more refined..."

After a brief reflection, the glow on Shen Xiubai’s body also became more intense.

"Brother, I must go."

"No need for Brother to worry about Aunt Li’Er’s breakthrough, she has her own method to separate the Golden Nature within."

As his words fell, his expression had already become a bit colder.

Clearly, his humanity awakened by the prayers was being suppressed by divinity.

Watching his figure slowly disappear into the void, Shen Xiuyan’s expression was very complicated.

"Xiuyan, was that... was Xiubai here just now?"

Beside him, Hu Mei’Er’s questioning voice sounded.

Apparently, Shen Xiubai just now was only seen by Shen Xiuyan as the Patriarch of the Shen Family, even nearby Hu Mei’Er didn’t see him appear.

Shen Xiuyan nodded as he came to his senses: "Xiubai said Aunt is breaking through."

"Everything will go smoothly, no need for us to worry."

Picking out some trivial things to tell Hu Mei’Er, other matters were too significant for him to mention.

Hu Mei’Er nodded slightly, her gaze directed at the dozens of feet tall phantom in the void, sighing with relief.

In the room in the backyard, Shen Li sat cross-legged with a large amount of Power of Laws swirling above her head.

Numerous Powers of Laws intertwined, what was condensed wasn’t a Purple Mansion Dao Palace phantom, but rather a simple and ancient altar with triangular and five-sided shapes and many strange patterns.

On that altar stood a black boulder, vaguely human-shaped, yet its face and gender could not be discerned.

When the altar fully formed, under the pull of a force, it slowly descended below.

Unlike Shen Wen’an and Shen Chongming, the altar condensed during Shen Li’s breakthrough of the Purple Mansion didn’t settle into her lower abdomen’s Dantian but instead directly merged into her forehead.

Ancient cultivators spoke of Upper, Middle, and Lower Dantians.

Upper Dantian cultivates spirit, Middle Dantian cultivates life, Lower Dantian cultivates Qi.

Witchcraft Dao cultivates spirit, Shen Li’s breakthrough this time abandons all previous practices, directly opening the Upper Dantian.

As the simple altar merged into her forehead’s Upper Dantian, a strange aura instantly permeated her body.