Luo Wuhen looked down from above at the group of people who had betrayed her.
If she could, she truly wanted to haul them all into the dungeons for questioning one by one.
But to seize so many people at once would throw the court into chaos, and, after all, this hadn’t entirely been their own will…
“All of you, stand down～! I need some time to get used to my new powers. Go about your business as usual and keep the court and country stable.”
Luo Wuhen’s voice was colder than usual, yet the ministers’ eyes shone with excitement as they retreated, their faces fervent.
Once everyone had left and Luo Wuhen had opened all the restrictions in the Royal Secret Realm, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Luo Wuhen needed to carefully consider a solution to the current predicament…
For now, those who had been corrupted could at least maintain normal behavior. Though their minds were controlled, their skills and experience seemed unaffected.
But in the long run, this was obviously not a viable solution. Sooner or later, these people would become ticking time bombs!
“In the short term, there’s no way to resolve the corruption in them. I can gradually replace some people and find reasonable excuses to keep the problem from spreading further…”
Of course, the most important thing right now was to adapt to her new powers!
Luo Wuhen raised a hand, pure spiritual energy dissipating. With a thought, it turned into Faith Power that glowed with golden light, and now…
Suddenly, the power in Luo Wuhen’s hand transformed into a dangerous, corrosive force of jet-black darkness!
For some reason, after that grand dream, the Abyssal Force no longer corroded Luo Wuhen; in fact, she could now to some extent control and utilize the part of this power that had fused with her body.
Though this power did not significantly increase Luo Wuhen’s combat strength, some of its functions were extremely important!
Luo Wuhen’s consciousness sank into her Soul Sea. There, a ball-shaped mass of black energy gathered, moving slowly as though alive, but entirely devoid of “consciousness.”
Luo Wuhen was nearly certain this was why she could control and resist Abyssal Force corrosion.
She suspected it once possessed some consciousness, or at least some memory, but now that was gone—likely because of Su Qianqian…
Now, this mindless mass had established a profound connection with Luo Wuhen, almost on the level of a “natal treasure.”
When she controlled it with her Divine Sense, she suddenly felt as if she had activated the Heavenly God Perspective.
She could sense the location of every corrupted person within Ziyuan Kingdom, and even far beyond, she could vaguely detect many similar auras!
“So many… I’ll have to find a way to warn Su Qianqian to stay safe and not expose herself…” Luo Wuhen murmured quietly, having already witnessed Su Qianqian’s uniqueness.
The Heavenly Yin Power within Su Qianqian was naturally opposed yet strangely complementary to the Abyssal Force, but in any case, Su Qianqian herself would inevitably become the target of all!
“At present, the many corrupted people in Ziyuan City seem to… be subordinate to me? Why is that? Is it cultivation level, or something else…? But whatever the case, this makes things much easier…”
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While Luo Wuhen was still making her plans, Su Qianqian’s consciousness returned to her body.
Her breakthrough was at its final stage. Distracted, Su Qianqian quickly calculated—about three more months had passed since her consciousness had left her body. Luckily, it hadn’t taken too long.
With her spirit’s return, the long-stuck progress bar finally entered its final phase!
The seated shadow grew completely solid—a perfect replica of Su Qianqian!
Though her Yuan Ying form was already established, and at this stage she could practically declare her advancement complete, Su Qianqian felt that the most crucial step was only just beginning!
With a thought, the White Lotus Immortal Medicine slowly fused with Su Qianqian’s Yuan Ying.
She sensed countless profound mysteries pouring into her soul, the Sword and Lotus Origin Intent unraveling within her mind!
And as she painstakingly absorbed these fundamental truths, Su Qianqian’s Yuan Ying underwent a world-shaking transformation.
Her Yuan Ying, which was previously a perfect miniature of Su Qianqian, began to change dramatically, growing in size!
Ethereal robes manifested, alluring markings appeared on her forehead, and the Divine Weapon: Natal Sword she’d rarely had a chance to use floated before her Yuan Ying.
As she absorbed vast, enigmatic origin knowledge, Su Qianqian felt as if each second stretched into eternity, her soul on the verge of overflowing!
After a while, Su Qianqian’s consciousness returned as if waking from a lifetime away.
If thoughts could drool, she’d probably be babbling under the weight of so much new information.
As soon as she regained awareness, Su Qianqian was startled—the figure before her was her Yuan Ying…?!
Why was Su Qianqian so surprised and unsure? Because her Yuan Ying had completely transformed!
If not for their connection and the familiar features, Su Qianqian really wouldn’t have associated this image with herself.
Her Yuan Ying’s figure had grown from Su Qianqian’s “child form” straight to “adult form”! Its grandeur was already comparable to Lin Muxue!
Her face too had matured considerably. To describe it, it was as if Su Qianqian had grown up into a mature woman—though Su Qianqian herself was already grown.
Moreover, this “Su Qianqian” bore a lotus mark on her forehead, giving her mature face a touch of bewitching allure.
She wore a Daoist robe of pure white patterned with mysterious runes, emitting a faint moonlight, giving her an ethereal air.
Su Qianqian was stunned—how had her Yuan Ying changed so much?
But before she could ponder further, she felt her Heavenly Tribulation beginning to gather!
“No time to think about this now—let’s see just how strong I am!”
Calming herself, Su Qianqian hurried to get accustomed to her new strength before the Heavenly Tribulation descended.
First, she needed to synchronize with her Yuan Ying as quickly as possible…
Su Qianqian’s consciousness merged into her Yuan Ying, and suddenly, an uncanny sensation arose. As if by instinct, she began to wield the new power of her Yuan Ying—her own new power!
Her body and Yuan Ying opened their eyes simultaneously. Strength far beyond her previous level—far beyond a normal Yuan Ying stage—flooded out at once!
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Meanwhile, Lin Muxue was gravely watching the tribulation clouds in the sky, preparing to undergo the Heavenly Tribulation at the final stage of advancing to Yuan Ying.
But the scale of this tribulation was anything but normal!
“If Qianqian can’t withstand it, even if I have to risk the wrath of heaven, I will…”
Watching the churning clouds overhead, feeling the destructive power within, Lin Muxue’s serious expression made Su Lingling and Luo Siqian, who stood beside her, all the more nervous.
But they had no idea what they could do—only silently praying for their elder sister and mother…
Soon, the tribulation clouds condensed fully, and the first bolt of tribulation lightning struck.
A figure soared into the sky and was hit squarely by the bolt! After that, thunder rained down in a violent barrage!
Yet, the one struck by lightning seemed merely to have been zapped by static—utterly unharmed, standing quietly tall!
However, those familiar with Su Qianqian now wore confused expressions: “Who is that?”
Standing in the sky was a mature, bold woman clad in fluttering robes of white!
Looking at her face, one could still discern Su Qianqian’s features, but her temperament and figure were so strikingly different it was hard to recognize her…
After the storm of lightning, Su Qianqian felt a bit fatigued. A pure white sword adorned with lotus patterns appeared in her hand.
She formed a hand seal and swung toward the horizon. A transparent sword aura pierced through the tribulation clouds.
In a heartbeat, a shockwave swept down from the sky, and at that moment, sunlight burst through, the dark clouds parted, and the tribulation clouds were split cleanly in two!
Su Qianqian nodded in satisfaction, turned, and greeted Lin Muxue and the others, then soared toward them on her sword.
“Are you… Mother?” Luo Siqian asked uncertainly.
Though this person looked so different from her old mother, she could still feel that familiar, heartwarming closeness.
Su Qianqian flashed a fleeting smile and scooped Luo Siqian into her arms!
“It’s me. Now I can finally hold you properly. Do I finally look like a mother now?”
Luo Siqian snuggled up to Su Qianqian and answered earnestly, “No matter what you look like, you’ll always be my mother.”
Su Qianqian chuckled, then looked at Su Lingling and pulled her into a hug with her other arm!
“Hehe, now I can finally be like a real big sister!”
“Mmm, so nice—” Su Lingling couldn’t help but exclaim, buried in Su Qianqian’s now ample embrace.
But when Su Qianqian looked at Lin Muxue, “time” was up.
She suddenly felt all her strength leave her, gently set Luo Siqian down, released her little sister, and plopped to the ground, her figure returning to its original form.
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