Meng Zibin sat down cross-legged, and Chu Yang stood before him, saying sternly, "The power within you is now immense, a chaotic mix of various divine beast and ferocious beast bloodlines. While these bloodline energies grant you great strength, they also place a severe strain on your meridians."
Meng Zibin nodded. Sometimes, he wished he could stop absorbing more, but his meridians couldn't bear it.
After Chu Yang had bestowed upon him the title of "Bloodline Collector," it had solved his problem, but with an ever-increasing number of bloodlines, he sometimes found himself unsure how to wield his own power.
"Even though they have become your own bloodlines, if they haven't been fused into something uniquely yours, they will always remain someone else's."
Meng Zibin nodded. The powers he most frequently used were those of the Jiuying, Phoenix, Golden-winged Great Peng, and Golden Crow. However, he still possessed the bloodlines of the Taotie, Demon Dragon, and others within him.
Chu Yang held a bottle of blood in his hand and said, "This is the essence blood of the divine beast White Tiger. Among the Four Spirits, the White Tiger represents slaughter and warfare. Since you have already absorbed the power of the Taotie, my suggestion is to utilize the Taotie's devouring ability to fuse all the bloodlines within you together."
Meng Zibin's cultivation journey could be described as ordinary. He didn't have many powerful cheats; his combat prowess was built solely through the accumulation of various top-tier bloodlines.
However, this "ordinary" was only in comparison to individuals like Li Qingyun. How could any ordinary person possess so many high-level bloodlines simultaneously?
"Then let us begin. With me here, you can absorb with peace of mind. However, the process will be excruciating, no less than a physical reconstruction."
Meng Zibin took the White Tiger's essence blood handed to him by Chu Yang, his eyes flickering with determination.
Compared to Chen Xiaohan's suffering, his pain would be temporary. He firmly believed that as long as he didn't die, there was no pain he couldn't endure.
Accompanied by a swirl of blood-red energy and an eruption of dark, devouring power, Meng Zibin embarked on his path of fusion.
After his last Nirvana, his cultivation had reached the late stage of Great Accomplishment. If nothing unexpected occurred, this fusion would most likely grant him the qualification for ascension.
Chu Yang stayed by his side, guarding him. Ascension was a significant event.
Furthermore, to initiate the immortal path on the battlefield would test their strength even more. At that time, if multiple individuals interfered with each other's ascension, the heavenly tribulations would be of world-destroying magnitude.
...
Shen Yingxue returned to the "Wan Hua Palace."
"Great Elder!! I missed you so much!"
Shen Yingxue climbed onto Liu Ruoyi's body, burying her face in her and letting out a torrent of tears.
Although Liu Ruoyi was happy internally, she still threw Shen Yingxue aside with a look of disdain.
"Why are you back, you brat? Didn't I tell you not to see me again until you reached Immortal Emperor?"
"Alas, Great Elder, what you say! I fear that by the time I reach Immortal Emperor and return, our reunion might put great pressure on you!"
After a bout of playful affection, Shen Yingxue also stated her needs: she required resources for rapid cultivation advancement.
Under normal circumstances, such a major sect would certainly possess some foundation. However, the problem was that Shen Yingxue was not from this world.
It wasn't a matter of prejudice against her, but rather that to prevent a generational talent gap, certain things had to be reserved for their own people.
After all, if the sect faced danger while Shen Yingxue was away, who would save them?
Liu Ruoyi did not immediately agree to Shen Yingxue's request; she had many things to consider.
"You couldn't make it on Blue Star anymore, so you've come back to me?"
Shen Yingxue chuckled sheepishly, "Great Elder, look at what you're saying. With our relationship and the strength of our Wan Hua Palace, it shouldn't be a problem for you to snatch a couple of Grade Nine immortal pills for me, right?"
Liu Ruoyi's face darkened, and she immediately took off her shoe, declaring, "I'll make you understand today why flowers are red!"
As the two were playfully tussling, the Wan Hua Empress arrived. "Little Ruoyi, you go attend to your matters. This brat is my responsibility!"
The Empress took Shen Yingxue away.
The two stood in the vast expanse of the sky, and the Empress asked, "What kind of effect do you think the 'Wan Hua Eye' has?"
Shen Yingxue looked down, not understanding why the Empress had brought her here.
However, she still instinctively replied, "Copy and paste?"
The Empress smiled and shook her head, "Yes and no. Ultimately, it is all an illusion."
"An illusion?"
Shen Yingxue mused.
The Empress continued, "For Taoists, the world is divided into yin and yang. For us, it is the interplay of the virtual and the real."
She closed and then opened her eyes, and instantly, Shen Yingxue felt as if the entire world blinked.
Seeing Shen Yingxue's astonished expression, the Wan Hua Empress proudly said, "Unlike your petty skirmishes, I have already imprinted the entire world within my pupils. If I wished, I could make the whole world enter an illusion at any moment."
"Awesome..."
As soon as Shen Yingxue finished speaking, she felt a restraining force bind her tightly.
"Master, what are you doing, Master! Are you trying to play a binding game with your disciple?"
The Wan Hua Empress displayed a sinister smile and said, "Let me teach you how to develop the 'Wan Hua Eye.' From now on, you will be bound here by me, and then..."
Shen Yingxue's eyes were forced wide open, suffused with a seven-colored glow.
"I will forcibly awaken your 'Wan Hua Eye.' You need to cover your field of vision across the entire continent and then gather it all into your eyes. You won't be leaving until you complete this."
Shen Yingxue looked down and immediately panicked, "Master! Are you serious? I'm still just a child in the Great Accomplishment stage!"
"As serious as can be. Your master is going out to play. You're on your own!"
With that, she vanished without giving Shen Yingxue another chance to speak.
Shen Yingxue felt a sense of despair. If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have returned!
She tried to break free but found herself unable to.
With no other option, she resigned herself to her fate.
This continent was vast. To capture the entire world within one's sight was an enormous undertaking, requiring the spread of spiritual power.
Two months later, Shen Yingxue's eyes were bloodshot, tears of blood streaming down her face. Her mind had become extremely disoriented.
Her spiritual power had covered half the continent, and she was on the verge of madness.
She desperately wanted to ask if this was even a task a human could accomplish.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the Wan Hua Empress and Liu Ruoyi watched Shen Yingxue, who was enduring immense pain, their expressions perfectly calm.
Liu Ruoyi asked, "What do you want her to understand?"
"I've already hinted at it at the beginning. It depends on her own comprehension. But she looks so pathetic, it's quite endearing, isn't it?"
Liu Ruoyi: "..."
She often suspected that her Empress had some psychological issues.