Chapter 771: Another Junior Sister

When her husband and his companions realized they couldn't revive Elder Sister by calling her name, they began searching for other methods.

"After some discussion, they considered Qinghe's suggestion and attempted to use the power of faith to revive Elder Sister. This led to the establishment of the Spark Dynasty."

"Is the power of faith that effective?" Lu Yang asked, surprised. He truly didn't know much about this concept. However, considering that the Great Qian Dynasty practiced 'Divine Faith' and an entire dynasty was built upon it, it suggested that the power of faith had its merits.

Immortal Buxiu shook her head. To her, being worshipped for faith was just a game, and she hadn't paid much attention to this aspect.

Ao Ling continued her recollection: "Based on the Spark Dynasty, my husband and his companions established two major belief systems: the Heavenly Court and the Underworld."

Lu Yang wondered if he was hearing things, as those familiar terms had just appeared.

"The Heavenly Court belief system was established to govern the human realm."

"The Underworld system was created to manage life and death."

"The general principle was to use the Heavenly Court to gather faith for you, Elder Sister, and to reforge your immortal body. That's why, in the Spark Dynasty, the statue of the Heavenly Court's Lord was modeled after you, Elder Sister—you were the Lord of the Heavenly Court!"

Lu Yang and Immortal Buxiu exchanged glances. Lu Yang saw excitement in Immortal Buxiu's eyes, and Immortal Buxiu saw her excited second-in-command reflected in Lu Yang's. *You really do have the ability to foresee the future—oh no, the past!* she thought.

Lu Yang didn't really want to speak.

"As for the Lord of the Underworld, their authority over life and death corresponded with your immortal authority, Elder Sister. Since the Immortal Dao Fruit is imperishable, it could be called back this way."

"If that didn't succeed, we could still use the Underworld system's control over life and death to revive you, Elder Sister."

"Of course, all of this was theoretical. No one had ever put it into practice, and no one knew the outcome. However, judging by my husband and his companions' attitudes, they seemed quite confident in its success."

Lu Yang suspected that Immortal Yingtian and the other three were so confident because they already knew Immortal Buxiu would be revived in the future.

"At the same time, my husband and his companions were also trying every possible way to analyze the perpetrator's identity and abilities."

"Immortal Suiyue attempted to observe the past, searching for the perpetrator's actions, but found that period to be hazy and indistinct; nothing could be seen clearly."

"Some suspected it was the Karma Dao Fruit, others the Command-as-Law Dao Fruit, and some even the Replacement Dao Fruit—there were all sorts of guesses about which Dao Fruit it might be. These Dao Fruits only existed in theory; without a direct encounter, it was impossible to definitively say which Dao Fruit the perpetrator possessed."

"The only certainty was that the perpetrator was immensely powerful, surpassing the four of them, including my husband."

"Ten thousand years after the Spark Dynasty was established, a prodigious talent happened to emerge in a later era. He was a member of the Shi Huang clan and achieved immortality by comprehending the Insight Dao Fruit."

"The Insight Dao Fruit allowed for complete and thorough perception. One could see all ten directions (everywhere) while seated, with no obstructions, whether in the heavens or on earth. Everything was visible."

"Seeing all ten directions—that's quite impressive!" Immortal Buxiu praised. "This is far more useful than the Suiyue Dao Fruit's ability to observe the future. To think such a genius could emerge from a place like the Shi Huang clan!"

To 'see all ten directions' meant being able to perceive past, present, and future. Although Immortal Suiyue could observe the future, he couldn't do so accurately; he could only perceive one possible future. Ao Ling shook her head. "Elder Sister, you're giving him too much credit," she said. "He had barely achieved immortality and was at the very bottom in terms of strength."

Lu Yang's eye twitched. Only a half-immortal like Ao Ling, capable of sensing the suppression of Dao Fruits, was truly qualified to make such a statement. Yet, when he thought about Senior Lianyi, Senior Sister, Immortal Buxiu, Immortal Yingtian, Immortal Jiuchong, Immortal Suiyue, and Immortal Qilin, he realized quite a few individuals were, in fact, qualified.

"My husband and his companions asked this 'Immortal Zuo Shi' to observe the perpetrator's actions. He exerted his Dao Fruit until he was drenched in sweat, but still couldn't discern any useful results."

"When asked to observe the future, he could only see isolated fragments, and he couldn't control which time period these fragments belonged to. For instance, one time he observed a great world-strife occurring 390,000 years later, during which immortals would fall."

"Only when observing the current world could he perceive every minute detail."

Lu Yang's heart skipped a beat upon hearing Immortal Zuo Shi's observation. *Wasn't that happening now?* Did the fallen immortals refer to the First Emperor Yu, or were they other immortals?

"Another ten thousand years passed. My husband wasn't sure when you, Elder Sister, would be revived, so he suggested I enter a deep slumber. He said that once you were revived, you would naturally come and wake me up. So, I went to sleep in the cave dwelling."

Ao Ling's lifespan was limited; she couldn't wait indefinitely.

"So the Spark Dynasty no longer exists?" Ao Ling was still preoccupied with this question.

Lu Yang replied, "It's been 400,000 years since the Immortal fell, and the Spark Dynasty was overthrown 300,000 years ago."

"Moreover, the Immortal and I discovered the ruins of a battle involving Immortal Qilin. It was a fight between Immortal Qilin and an immortal possessing the Nirvana Dao Fruit. The battle location is very likely the very cave dwelling where you, Senior Ao Ling, were slumbering!"

"The energy in the Dragon-Patterned Bracelet that Immortal Yingtian crafted for you, Senior, has been completely depleted." Lu Yang took out the Dragon-Patterned Bracelet and returned it to its owner.

Ao Ling took the bracelet, stunned. She clearly understood what the depletion of the Dragon-Patterned Bracelet's energy signified.

Lu Yang added, "Furthermore, while Immortal Qilin was moving you, you were attacked. This left your soul shattered until the Immortal dispelled your feigned death technique."

"Moreover, no one in the outside world knows of the Spark Dynasty's existence anymore. It's highly likely that the immortal possessing the Nirvana Dao Fruit was responsible. That immortal deliberately erased all information about the Spark Dynasty, even going so far as to make enemies of Immortal Yingtian and the other three immortals."

Ao Ling had not expected so many things to have happened after she fell into slumber.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Immortal Buxiu kindly offered reassurance, taking charge. "Alright, alright, don't dwell on these things anymore. Thinking about them now won't yield any answers. Besides, with me here, nothing can go wrong!"

Ao Ling nodded heavily and uttered a forceful 'Mm.' "I trust you, Elder Sister Buxiu."

Lu Yang thought to himself, *Senior Ao Ling, couldn't you choose not to trust her in situations like this?*

"And you, you're Lu Yang, aren't you?" Ao Ling stood up, her dragon tail swaying. She bowed deeply to Lu Yang and said solemnly, "Thank you for reviving Elder Sister Buxiu. My husband and his companions, along with myself, Lianyi, and Qinghe, all owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude!"

Lu Yang flustered, trying to decline. He dared not accept such a grand gesture, but whether he *could* accept it wasn't up to him; he couldn't even make a single strand of Ao Ling's hair tremble.

Seeing this, Immortal Buxiu quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "Oh, Second-in-Command, don't be so modest. As the second-in-command of the Immortal Lineage, your status is far higher than that of unnamed disciples like Xiao Ling and Lianyi. By seniority, it wouldn't be excessive for Xiao Ling to call you Senior Brother."

"Immortal, don't talk nonsense! That's not how seniority works!" Lu Yang warned Immortal Buxiu with his eyes. Unfortunately, Immortal Buxiu seemed oblivious.