Volume 14, Chapter 950 – Grandfather, We No Longer Have a Choice

“Ah? Is this really okay?”

Qi Huang suppressed her excitement and spoke. She had always been someone who knew when to be content.

“No.”

Han Qianyang immediately objected as well. “The Domain of Time is an extremely important treasure for any family. Even if it costs me my life, I absolutely refuse to let it be wasted on me.”

Han Yurou’s expression grew solemn. “Grandfather, the Domain of Time can indeed strengthen one’s power, but it might also cause someone to vanish in the blink of an eye. So, whether it’s truly a blessing or a curse for the Han family is still uncertain. Second, if you successfully ascend to the Immortal Realm, then the Han family would have a permanent protector. That’s far more valuable than merely having the Domain of Time for three hundred years. Third, the Xi Clan ancestor was killed by us, and he was a general of the Heavenly Court. If Miss Chen fails, do you really think we’ll be able to stay out of it? So, we really don’t have any choice left.”

As she spoke, Han Yurou slowly stepped forward and grasped her grandfather’s age-worn, wrinkled hand. “Fourth, and this is the most important, you’re my only family. Nothing is more important than you in your granddaughter’s eyes.”

Han Qianyang stood there in a daze after hearing those words.

“I think Miss Han is absolutely right. If we fail, there’s no way the Heavenly Dao or the Heavenly Court will let the Han family off. So, there’s no need to worry about the future anymore,” An Xuan, the maidservant, said bluntly.

A look of conflicted hesitation appeared on Han Qianyang’s face. After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and said, “Fine. If that’s the case, then this old man will gamble everything on this one chance.”

With Han Qianyang’s consent, Han Yurou immediately activated the remaining three hundred years of the Domain of Time.

Qi Huang once again entered with her entire family in tow. One by one, their power began to surge rapidly once more.

Fifteen minutes later, Qi Huang felt as though she had been reborn. Her divine sense separated from her body and could now monitor thousands of worlds in their entirety. If she extended it in a straight line, she could even touch the outer edge of the Five Elements Heavenly Dao, the “Heavenly Dao Wall”. That was proof that she had already reached the very threshold of the Heavenly Dao.

Within these thousands of worlds, Qi Huang discovered countless ghost tomatoes and a terrifying number of fragmented Assimilation Qi. These were all sources of power she could absorb and utilize.

Scanning even more carefully, Qi Huang suddenly discovered something that left her stunned. Many lower-tier worlds’ Heavenly Dao Walls had already begun to crack. Countless powerful evil spirits were flooding in from the outer space, clashing violently with the heavenly soldiers and generals.

“To think the Five Elements Heavenly Dao is also facing external threats…”

Qi Huang was startled. She quickly extended her divine sense through one of the cracks in the Heavenly Dao Wall, and what lay outside was exactly the same as the space Han Qianyang had seen after breaking through a space barrier earlier. It was devoid of matter, composed only of the most basic elements: time and space. And of course, endless Yin energy and evil spirits.

“So what I saw before… was the space outside the Heavenly Dao.”

Qi Huang immediately understood and her heart surged with joy. If she could escape through the Heavenly Dao cracks into the outer space, wouldn’t that mean that Zombie Cheng Hongling would have access to an endless supply of power to absorb?

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Just thinking of that made Qi Huang almost lose her composure from excitement.

“Did you see that, darling? There are so many cracks on the Heavenly Dao Wall,”

At that moment, Zombie Cheng Hongling stepped forward and asked. This also meant that her strength had skyrocketed, her sensory range was now on par with Qi Huang’s divine sense.

“Yes. Looks like they were caused by those evil spirits. I never thought the Five Elements Heavenly Dao was facing external threats too,”

Qi Huang replied.

“No wonder the Heavenly Court was in such a hurry to awaken the Heavenly Dao—it’s likely because of these external threats,”

Zombie Cheng Hongling deduced.

“Exactly. But that’s a huge opportunity for us. Not only can these invaders drain the power of the Heavenly Dao and tie down the Heavenly Court, they’ve also opened a shortcut for me to grow stronger. Did you notice? The space outside the Five Elements Heavenly Dao is incredibly saturated with Yin energy, and it’s boundless. Once you get out there, you can absorb freely without restraint.”

Qi Huang said with excitement lighting up her face.

“Yes, that’s what I was thinking as well.”

Zombie Cheng Hongling nodded in agreement.

Qi Huang then led her family members out of the Domain of Time. The Life Soul of Cheng Hongling had already reached the “Hundred Realms” level, and An Xuan had ascended to the “Ten Thousand Domains” tier.

“Miss Han, your grandfather has about sixty years of lifespan left, correct? I promise that before that runs out, I’ll destroy the Heavenly Dao and let your grandfather achieve true immortality.”

Qi Huang solemnly promised Han Yurou. She was someone who always repaid kindness.

“I’ll leave it to you, then!”

Han Yurou slightly bowed in response.

“Time is short, we should be leaving now. If you run into any trouble, don’t hesitate to contact me.”

Qi Huang handed Han Yurou a Universal Communication Tube.

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“Will we meet again?”

Hope shimmered in Han Yurou’s beautiful eyes.

“Don’t worry. Before the final battle with the Heavenly Dao, I’ll come and tell you in person.”

Qi Huang gently reassured her. She was never the heartless or indifferent type. She just knew it wasn’t time to settle down and enjoy life yet.

Qi Huang soon left with her family members. Her first step was to capture a heavenly soldier and interrogate him about the Heavenly Dao. After all, knowing the enemy was key to victory.

“Good luck out there.”

Han Yurou whispered, watching Qi Huang’s departing figure.

Qi Huang quickly arrived at a certain place in the cosmos. There, a spatial crack existed. This was the one Xi Lin had used to bring the heavenly soldiers and generals into this world. Now, only four heavenly soldiers remained stationed at the site.

“Hey brothers, when do you think General Xi will be back?”

“Hmph, cleaning up the cultivation world is easier than slaughtering pigs for a Celestial. He’ll be back in less than a day.”

“Not necessarily. General Xi finally made it back home. Surely he’s catching up with his descendants, building some family bonds?”

“I think so too.”

“How about we set up a table and relax a little? Just standing here stupidly like this is really boring.”

“Set up a table? Are you tired of living? If General Xi sees that, you’ll be the one laid out on a table!”

The four heavenly soldiers couldn’t stop bickering about whether or not to slack off.

“Want to relax? Then relax forever!”

Qi Huang let out a cold snort. Her divine sense instantly annihilated three of the unfortunate ones on the spot.

“Who?! Who’s there?!”

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The last remaining heavenly soldier shouted in panic, completely lost.

Qi Huang appeared like a ghost before him, then tightly bound him with her divine sense and threatened coldly, “I ask, you answer—or you die. Understood?”

“Who are you?! How dare you attack a heavenly soldier?! Do you want to die?!”

The heavenly soldier still tried to bluff, his bravado quickly collapsing.

Crack…

Without hesitation, Qi Huang tore off one of his arms using her divine sense.

“AAAHHHH…!”

The heavenly soldier let out a blood-curdling scream. Even as a pure soul body, he could still feel the searing pain.

“Spare me, please spare me, my lord! Ask me anything! I’ll tell you everything I know!”

The heavenly soldier begged for his life.

“Where is the Heavenly Dao located in the Heavenly Court?”

Qi Huang interrogated directly.

“In… in the very center of the Heavenly Palace, inside the Heavenly Dao Tower!”

The heavenly soldier sobbed as he revealed everything. Under the crushing pressure of Qi Huang’s terrifying divine sense, he felt like he was drowning in an abyss, every inch of him screaming in agony.

“Is it still in a dormant state?”

Qi Huang asked her second question.

“Yes. It fell into slumber after a great battle with the Assimilation Heavenly Dao hundreds of thousands of years ago.”

The heavenly soldier continued.

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Qi Huang nodded thoughtfully. This matched the information she had previously gathered, proving he wasn’t lying.

“Does it have any ability to resist right now?”

She pressed on.

“Yes… Its main consciousness is dormant, but its subconscious remains. That subconscious maintains the basic order of all the myriad worlds.”

The heavenly soldier confessed.

“How powerful is that subconscious?”

Qi Huang frowned as she asked. She hadn’t expected the Five Elements Heavenly Dao to have left behind a contingency.

“I… I’m not sure. But its divine sense surely still covers all the worlds under the Five Elements Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to preserve even basic order.”

The heavenly soldier answered based on his own reasoning.

“Fair enough.”

Qi Huang nodded in agreement, then mercilessly erased him from existence.

“Good thing we didn’t act recklessly before… or we’d already be regretting it.”

The Life Soul of Cheng Hongling said, still a little shaken.

“How powerful can a subconscious really be? If it was truly capable, it wouldn’t have let us grow this strong.”

Zombie Cheng Hongling remained defiant.

“Regardless, we should be cautious. We must never follow in Master Lu Yao’s footsteps.”

An Xuan quickly reminded them.