That day.
The sun had just risen.
A minor piece of news began to circulate.
It was said that the famously renowned Immortal Su Hua had appeared at the mausoleum in Lord Chixiao's hometown in the early morning.
Once this news spread, it nearly ignited the entire Four Regions. Many people immediately rushed toward the Qingyang region.
Su Hua—that was the renowned, heaven-defying Immortal.
Possessing a peerless beauty that could topple cities and kingdoms.
Mastering all ten arts of the Immortal Dao, proficient in everything.
She knew the Mandate of Heaven above and the opportunities below.
She was not only an envoy of the Immortal Dynasty but also a benevolent preacher of the Dao.
Wherever she went, she would lecture on the Dao for three days, guiding the lost, pointing out Immortal fates, resolving calamities, and delivering all living beings.
Over the years, many people in the world, after receiving her guidance, either broke through cultivation bottlenecks that had stagnated for millennia, obtained great opportunities, or averted impending disasters. Among these people were experts who shook entire regions, various prodigies, and even those who had seized bodies for rebirth or reincarnated through the cycle.
Therefore, the name Immortal Su Hua was not only a goddess in the hearts of men but also a goddess in the hearts of many women.
Now that she had suddenly appeared in the Great Northwest Territory, and at the mausoleum in Lord Chixiao's hometown no less, it naturally filled the people of the Four Regions with excitement and fervor.
If they were lucky enough to receive her guidance,
their cultivation might advance by leaps and bounds.
Or perhaps they would obtain some kind of opportunity.
Even if luck was not on their side, personally witnessing Immortal Su Hua's peerless, kingdom-toppling beauty would still be a wonderful thing!
However, when they traveled thousands of miles to the mausoleum in Lord Chixiao's hometown in the Qingyang region, they did not see Immortal Su Hua's figure. But they heard that Immortal Su Hua would lecture on the Dao at the Tai Xuan Platform five days later, which somewhat alleviated their disappointment.
Among the crowd,
a woman with crimson-red hair stood in the distance, a look of confusion on her exquisite face, murmuring, "Has Elder Sister Su Hua really come?"
The woman was none other than Ouyang Ye.
She had long known that Su Hua would come to the Four Regions by the end of the year and had been waiting all along. When she heard the news about Su Hua in the morning, she also rushed over immediately. Like many others, she did not catch a glimpse of Su Hua, leaving her heart disheartened.
"She should have come. Many people saw her with their own eyes."
Ouyang Feiyue also said, "Immortal Su Hua mentioned long ago that she would come by year's end. Counting the days, it's about time."
"But if Elder Sister Su Hua has come, why won't she see me?"
"Silly girl, Immortal Su Hua has just arrived in the Four Regions. She must have many matters to attend to. Besides, I already informed Immortal Su Hua about your situation. She definitely hasn't forgotten."
"I hope so."
Ouyang Ye knew Su Hua, and their relationship was very close. Back when she was young, Su Hua had examined her bloodline for her, saying at the time that the moment had not yet arrived and telling the little girl to wait a while. That wait had truly been long, making the little girl increasingly uncertain because the events happening to her were growing more and more bizarre.
Especially since being violated by Gu Qingfeng, Ouyang Ye could clearly feel the changes occurring within her.
And these changes filled her with both wonder and a deep-seated fear.
Whenever she closed her eyes, she could sense the life force of all things.
That's right.
All things.
Flowers, grass, trees, wind, thunder, rain, lightning—all were like this. Even a single ant, she could sense.
It wasn't just sensing.
She discovered that when she was unhappy, it would affect the flowers and plants around her. If her mood was low, the flowers and trees would gradually wither; if she was angry, wind and thunder would stir; if she was happy, flowers would bloom.
One day, she dreamed of wanting to see what the clouds looked like. When she woke up, she was truly among the clouds. It wasn't a dream; it was real.
Ouyang Ye didn't know what was happening to her.
But one thing was certain: the changes in her body must be related to that fellow Gu Qingfeng!
Absolutely!
Over these past days, Ouyang Ye had wanted to ask Gu Qingfeng face-to-face just what he had done to her to make her neither human nor ghost.
She had intended to go, but Ouyang Feiyue stopped her every time.
If possible, Ouyang Feiyue also wanted to know what exactly had happened to the little girl. But could they go ask Gu Qingfeng?
That fellow, on Liuren Mountain, had with a wave of his hand caused over ten thousand casualties in the Feng Hui Sect, driven Patriarch Jiangzhu insane, and made twelve Chixiao veterans kneel and bow to him.
Such a terrifying person—they should be avoiding him, not seeking him out!
Who knew what kind of person this fellow really was!
"Let's go back first. Once Immortal Su Hua finishes her matters, she will definitely come to see you."
Ouyang Feiyue pondered that meeting Gu Qingfeng was out of the question no matter what. For now, the best course was to see what Su Hua had to say.
The two returned to First-Class Manor.
The manor was very quiet.
Ever since Ouyang Ye began to change, Ouyang Feiyue had lost the heart to manage the manor and had long since closed it. Because the events surrounding the little girl were too bizarre, and fearing she might be mistaken for an evil cultivator, Ouyang Feiyue had dismissed almost everyone from the manor, leaving only the two of them.
Just as the two returned to the courtyard, they couldn't help but freeze. In the pavilion across from them sat a woman in white robes, transcendent and peerlessly beautiful, like a fairy from the Ninth Heaven.
Who else could it be but Immortal Su Hua.
"Elder Sister Su Hua?"
Ouyang Ye stared wide-eyed, as if unable to believe it.
"Ye Ye, it's been a long time."
"Wow!
It really is Elder Sister Su Hua!"
Ouyang Ye almost flew over and embraced Su Hua. Perhaps she missed Su Hua too much, for the little girl cried tears of joy, her eyes instantly reddening: "Wah... Elder Sister Su Hua, you've finally come...
I've waited for you for so long...
Wah!
I thought you had forgotten me, wah...
It's so good to see you!"
"Silly girl, I said I would come to see you by year's end. How could I forget?"
Su Hua smiled faintly, comforting the weeping Ouyang Ye.
"Feiyue pays her respects to Immortal Su Hua."
Ouyang Feiyue bowed to Su Hua. Although she also knew Su Hua, it was merely an acquaintance—at best, a nodding friendship. Ouyang Ye was young and could be willful, but she could not. After all, Su Hua's status was not merely that of a renowned, heaven-defying prodigy.
She was also an envoy of the Immortal Dynasty. With that identity alone, anyone under heaven would hold her in awe.
Rumors said Su Hua was also a great power who had reincarnated, and before her reincarnation, she was said to have been a True Immortal from the Nine Heavens.
Even without these identities, Ouyang Feiyue would willingly bow to her. Guiding the lost, pointing out Immortal fates, resolving calamities, delivering all living beings—all these filled her with immense admiration.
Su Hua did not treat Ouyang Feiyue as an outsider, signaling her not to be so formal. Then she looked at Ouyang Feiyue and said with a smile, "Ye Ye, it hasn't been that long since we last met, but you've changed so much... almost a grown woman now...
What's with your hair? Why is it so crimson? And the spiritual aura on you..." As she spoke, Su Hua's expression suddenly shifted. She noticed that the flowers, plants, and trees in the courtyard were undergoing strange changes, as if they too were weeping. Immediately after, rumble—crack!
The sky darkened, dark clouds gathered, and a torrential downpour began.