I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 708 Finale (Part )

The vast dream of three thousand worlds is like fleeting clouds; all worldly affairs are but a passing thing.

Jiang Yi awoke from her long slumber, feeling as if bathed in warm sunshine, her body warm and light, with faint, enchanting music reaching her ears.

When one's merits are fulfilled, one will ascend to immortality.

Jiang Yi's mind was a complete blank. She couldn't remember when she fell asleep or how long she had been asleep. She had almost forgotten who she was and where she was.

It wasn't until a cloud-like creature, also enveloped in golden light, rushed into her arms that she slowly began to remember.

"So it turns out that receiving incense and offerings has such side effects. No wonder the gods that are worshipped rarely respond to those who offer sacrifices."

As she received more and more offerings and merits, she unknowingly became increasingly drowsy, sleeping without dreams, her consciousness drifting in a state of chaos, and even her memories of her original self were fading.

Incense is poisonous!

Jiang Yi looked up and saw that all the demons who had been trapped in the ice palace with her were now standing in front of her, each of them shrouded in golden light of merit.

Zhu Xin is the smallest in stature, yet he stands at the very front.

"You've been asleep for nearly three thousand years. Do you want me to tell you about the current situation in the outside world?"

Jiang Yi, slow-witted and deliberate, shook her head and said, "No need. I'm about to leave this world, and the people and things here will be irrelevant to me. Knowing too much will only add to my troubles."

Zhu Xin's eyes held a hint of agreement. Over the years, Jiang Yi had been in a deep sleep. Occasionally, when she was woken up, she would only say a few words before falling back asleep. She herself couldn't even remember how many times she had woken up in the middle of the night.

"Everything is fine, you can rest assured."

Over the years, Zhu Xin has been helping Jiang Yi deal with Meng Xian's affairs. Indeed, as Jiang Yi said, knowing too much only brings trouble. Going to the Immortal Realm might not be enough to manage the affairs of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

But Zhu Xin also understood Jiang Yi and cared about her to some extent, so telling her that everything was fine was enough.

"When one attains enlightenment, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. We are all thanks to you this time. Even though our cultivation is not high enough, we can still ascend with you."

Zhu Xin scanned the demons around him. Hong Li's tail stood on end with excitement, and her eyes widened. Hua Gu was a little nervous and trembled in Jiang Yi's arms.

Zhenshan was eager to fight, while Duanjin remained calm and composed. Zhaoming and Yaoling were still mute and unable to express themselves, although the flames around Yaoling were a bit chaotic, indicating a mix of excitement and nervousness.

The bluebirds darted about on the ground like wild dogs running wild.

Jiang Yi stood up from the ground, holding the cloud dumpling. With a little effort, she felt as if she was about to fly into the sky. The gravity of this world was gradually losing its effect on her, and a gradually increasing suction force came from above her head.

Jiang Yi looked around the entire ice palace. This place had been sculpted by Zhenshan Duanjin into an ancient ruin, and traces of everyone's life and cultivation could be seen everywhere.

Inside and outside each ice palace, there are remnants of what the demons have cultivated over the years: words they casually carved on the ice, magical treasures and elixirs they crafted, and puppets that Duan Jin can no longer use.

Jiang Yi sighed, "In the future, this place will also become a relic cave that the cultivation world will fight tooth and nail for. If that's the case, then I'll leave something for those who come after me."

Jiang Yi left the mayfly pillow in the place where she usually slept, and took out her Floating Life Zither and Broken Tribulation Sword, which she had long since stopped using.

These two items should have been taken away as a keepsake, but Jiang Yi felt that keepsakes didn't need external objects; they could be kept in her heart, so she left them behind.

Jiang Yi casually tossed countless unused books, magical artifacts, materials, and so on throughout the Ice Palace.

Seeing this, the demons also took out their useless items and left them in their respective palaces, leaving feeling light and carefree.

With everything prepared, Jiang Yi simply said "Let's go" to the demons before putting them into her sword-nurturing gourd. Jiang Yi took one last look at the ice palace that imprisoned her. With a slight thought, and without any incantation, a vast and boundless golden light of merit erupted from her Yang God body, instantly breaking through the thick, northern glacier.

Rumbling--

A dazzling pillar of light, reaching straight to the heavens, broke through the barriers of time and space, piercing the sky. Its brilliance and holiness instantly illuminated the northern sky of the entire Mountain and Sea Realm. No matter day or night, no matter where you are, as long as you look up towards the direction of Beixuan, you can witness this unparalleled spectacle.

Bei Xuan, Xuan Ying Sword Sect.

Jiang Yurong, who was instructing her disciple on swordsmanship, suddenly stopped, looked up abruptly, and followed the golden light with her eyes. She didn't say anything, but simply let out a very slight breath, and a trace of relief and... pride flashed deep in her eyes.

Zhongzhou, Cangling Sect.

Danxi rushed out of the main hall without regard for her image. Her fiery red robes fluttered in the wind. She stared intently at the golden light, tears streaming uncontrollably from her eyes. But in the next moment, the corners of her mouth turned up in a bright and proud smile.

"Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! You truly are worthy of being my disciple, Danxi! You go first, I will go to the Immortal Realm to find you later!"

She wiped her face haphazardly, her laughter filled with a triumphant sense of triumph.

Xuan Hui stood not far behind her, his eyes also filled with tears, and a smile on his lips, "You're finally leaving, don't come back!"

In the square, the newly erected statue of Meng Xian, bathed in the golden afterglow from afar, appeared even more sacred.

Throughout the realm of mountains and seas, countless storytellers recounting the tale of "The Immortal in the Pillow" and cultivators rubbing "Crane Tokens" were all startled by this extraordinary phenomenon.

People flocked to the windows and doors, gazing at the golden sky to the north.

"Did the Dream Immortal attain enlightenment and ascend to heaven?"

"Look! Cranes! Cranes are flying in the golden light!"

Within the towering golden pillar of light, countless illusory crane figures faintly circled and danced, emitting clear and melodious cries that resounded throughout the heavens and earth, as if bidding farewell to this mortal dream immortal, the Crane Shadow Immortal Lord of the cultivation world.

Deep within the Northern Xuan Sea, just as the golden light was about to pierce the sky of this realm, an unimaginably enormous giant tortoise slowly emerged from the sea, raised its head, and was bathed in golden light.

Its carapace is ancient and thick, covered with the marks of time and battle, with a hideous crack running through part of the shell.

The giant tortoise gazed silently at the golden light that stretched straight into the sky, its eyes filled with complex emotions, its thoughts unreadable.

After a long while, the golden light completely disappeared at the end of the sky, and the sound of the cranes faded away.

The giant turtle silently sank back into the sea, as if it had never existed.

Amidst the golden light.

Jiang Yi felt as light as a feather, yet also as if connected to the entire universe. Her senses extended infinitely, then instantly converged.

A heavenly staircase woven from countless glittering stardust and pure golden light of merit unfolded beneath her feet. The sword-nurturing gourd floated within her dantian, and the demons inside were also bathed in the ascending immortal light and merit, completing their ultimate transformation.

Jiang Yi took one last look at the Shan Hai Jie, which was rapidly shrinking in her field of vision. There were people she cared about, traces of her struggle, and the lights of thousands of homes that she had risked her life to protect.

There is nostalgia, there are feelings of regret, but more than anything, there is a firm belief and expectation for the future.

Without lingering, she resolutely embarked on her immortal journey along the towering celestial steps.

　I was planning to update tomorrow to finish up my perfect attendance bonus for the month, but I feel a little guilty, so I'll keep writing. This is the last chapter!
　　*
　　By the way, this chapter could actually have been the grand finale, but because everyone strongly requested a meeting with the Lazy Immortal in the Immortal Realm, and because the Nine Emperors needed an explanation, this next chapter was written. If you're not satisfied, just treat it as a side story, a dream, and it will end with the ascension. Please be prepared!
　　(End of this chapter)