âA transmission?â asked Su Zhu in a daze.
âAt the time, I was in secluded cultivation, and had been repressing my bodyâs spiritual energy, but even so a transmission appeared in my sea of consciousness.â
âŠ..
âWould you like to see your big sister again?â
Su Liuâer had been deeply immersed in meditation when this sentence suddenly popped into her consciousness.
Instinctively, she reached out with her spiritual awareness and transmitted back, âWho?
âThereâs no need for you to concern yourself with my identity. I simply wanted to ask: would you like to see your big sister again?â
âLudicrous, everyone knows that Iâm the empress of the Nine-Tailed Foxes,â said Su Liuâer, refusing to give even an inch. âWhatâs all this nonsense about a âbig sister?ââ
âOh really? And here Iâd thought that back when you were still a child, you once had an elder sister. I am not your enemy; thereâs no need to be so guarded. I simply wanted to ask if you wanted to see your sister or not. If you do, then I can give you some guidance.â
âWho exactly are you?â
âDo you want to see her? Or not?â
Su Liuâer was silent. One after another, fragments of memories flashed through her muddled consciousness.
Slowly, she clenched her fists, and transmitted back, âI want to see her.â
âThen depart immediately for the lands of the Dragon Race and search for a girl named Su Yan.â
After this final transmission, no matter how many times Su Liuâer tried to ask more questions, she got no response at all.
âŠ...
âAt the time, that senior had me go visit the Dragon Race and look for a girl called Su Yan. Once Iâd found her, I took her back with me. From the start, I only have believed her. I never wouldâve guessedâŠ. She really is big sister.â
Su Liuâer was normally imposing, but now her transmission sounded almost like a whimper. Others might not understand, but Su Zhu had been there when theyâd lost Su Yan, and understood how important their sisterâs return was to Su Liuâer.
Visions of heavenly lightning swallowing up Su Yan had tortured her for a hundred yearsâŠ.
A hundred years!
The whole time, sheâd loathed her former weakness. If sheâd been this strong back then, perhaps her elder sister wouldnât have died?
Sheâd agonized over this for so long.
You could say her hard exterior was merely a front, a way of disguising her inner fragility. She wanted to make her clansmen forget everything that happened that day through her own strength.
That way, perhaps it might be easier for her to bear.
Su Zhu frowned ponderously, and after a while, transmitted, âDid that expert leave you their name?â
âThey didnât,â replied Su Liuâer.
âThen, do you know if they were a man or a womanâŠ..â
âIf I remember correctly, it was a female voice.â
âThen we can try the process of elimination. Anyone who knows of our elder sisterâs existence ought to be a ten-thousand-year-old monster at the very least. Looking at the current Three Realms, who do you think it could be?â
âMany powerful figures of that era still survive, but they have long since grown disconnected from the world. Our Nine-tailed Fox Clan shares lineage with spiritual beasts, so they donât pay us any heed. Furthermore, they shouldnât have the talent needed to divine something like this. There probably isnât anyone who could do it!â
âNo, thereâs one person,â said Su Zu certainly. Su Zhu said decisively, and Su Liuâer stopped and mulled it over for a while.
Suddenly, her eyes widened as she looked at Su Zhu and said, âCould it beâŠ. Lady Providence?â
Within the Profound Pavillion.
âWho just called my name?â
At the Lady Providenceâs current level, she was extremely sensitive to things like that
When you reached Lady Providenceâs level, you could sense, albeit only slightly, when someone called your name.
But given her current mood, she had no desire to look into the matter any further. She lazily stretched and skimmed some documents, then looked at the woman and said, âItâs about time for your son to wake up. It will cause quite a stir, so as his mom, you ought to cause a bit of a commotion yourself and help hide his secrets!â
âThereâs no need for you to say anymore,â said the woman coldly.
âIf youâre going to treat me like this, then we canât be sisters any longer,â said Lady Providence, pursing her lips. The woman didnât respond, but her body began to glow.
In an instant, her clothes transformed into deep blue Daoist robes, her back adorned by seven stars.
âTch, looks like youâve long since prepared for this,â said Lady Providence with an inquisitive grin. âBut thatâs only right, no matter what you say, heâs still your own flesh and blood. As his mother, you might talk like you donât care, but in your heart, youâre definitely overcome with worry.â
The woman gave her a look. âStop talking nonsense and help me.â
âOkay, okay, okay!â
With that, her lazy demeanor vanished, and her gaze grew serious. She formed a hand-seal, and Heaven and Earth shifted.
Rumble.
The daylight suddenly twisted into night skies, and the people of the God Realm panicked as the seven stars of the Big Dipper emanated intense, dazzling light.
âHow unfortunate. It seems in the future, Iâll be living a lonely, solitary life here in the Profound Pavillionâ
Lady Providence sat in the courtyard, legs crossed. Gazing up into the Seven Stars illuminating the night skies, she sighed despite herself.
In the center of the courtyard, those same seven stars manifested on the blue-robed womanâs forehead, resonating with the Big Dipper in the sky.
âSeven stars, illuminate the world.â
As she said this, the light of the Big Dipper grew even more dazzling, to the point that the rest of the night skyâs vast sea of stars was no longer visible.
Immediately after, the seven beams of starlight shot out of the Big Dipper and connected with the seven stars on the womanâs forehead.
The power of starlight flooded into them, and they grew more and more lustrous.
âThe Lord of Seven Stars has descended.â
On all nine continents above the Three Realms, everyone from hidden experts to mighty warlords simultaneously gazed up at the seven stars of the Big Dipper in awe.
Then they all started frantically trying to locate their sourceâŠ.
The Lord of Seven Stars had to have saint-level innate talents.
No matter which family recruited this sort of talent, it would inevitably change their fortunes at a fundamental level.
A Saint.
This sort of âsaintâ had nothing to do with the âdivinerâ cultivation level or anything like that; rather, it referred to someoneâs level of innate talent.
Saints didnât just have astonishing comprehension and cultivation speed; their existence could improve the aptitude of those around them. Spending a long period of time by their side could even help you break through long-standing cultivation barriers.
But a star-bearerâs position was even higher than a saintâs.
And the master of a primary star had an even higher position than that.
The woman was master of the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper, a figure even Emperor Clans longed to befriend.
Six hours passed.
The woman in the courtyard absorbed every last bit of starlight. Looking at her now, she seemed free and graceful, yet as faint and distant as the starry sky.
and looking at her now you could sense that her body
Since sheâd absorbed the power of starlight, her strength had reached the half-step ruler level, but she nevertheless remained aloof; she seemed to have no expressions whatsoever.
âA half-step ruler, not bad at all.â
To the side, Lady Providence clicked her tongue in astonishment, but the woman only nodded coolly and said nothing.
Seeing her act like this, Lady Providence couldnât help but worry, but when she considered that her friend had always been like that, she decided to let it go.
âReally⊠Nevermind, I have no energy to deal with this. Itâs been long enough that soon people will come here looking for you. Iâll be curious to see who exactly shows upâ
With that, Lady Providence took a deep breath, then called out, âCome in, everyone!â
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