284: Chapter 285 Nezha has grown up!

Within the Supreme Creation Daluo Grotto-Heaven, not far from the Hall of Longevity, stood the Lingchu Palace.

Though not as grand as the Hall of Longevity, this palace was still imbued with dense Spiritual Qi, tranquil and elegant.

Residing within the palace was a little girl, who appeared to be only five or six years old, with her hair tied in two small buns. Adorning the side of one bun was a red lotus, no larger than a thumb.

That red lotus was crimson throughout, with layered petals—no ordinary spiritual object. It was precisely the nine revolutions reincarnation immortal lotus.

The little girl was named Nezha.

This name was given by Gu Yan, and the reason was quite simple.

Back then, when Long Da found her in a Secret Realm of the Spirit Realm, she was lying atop that red lotus, a tiny bundle like a newborn infant.

Gu Yan had originally intended to let her choose her own name when she grew older.

Who could have known that decades would pass in the blink of an eye, yet she always maintained the appearance of an infant, showing no signs of growing up.

He couldn't keep calling her 'little girl' forever. After some thought at the time, Gu Yan temporarily decided on a name for her: Little Nezha.

Unexpectedly, this name has been used ever since.

Centuries flashed by.

Although Nezha gradually grew from an infant, her stature remained fixed at that of a child, around 1.3 meters tall.

Her senior apprentice-niece, Hu Tao, who was responsible for her care year-round, once grew concerned and specifically inquired with Gu Yan.

Gu Yan merely offered a calm reassurance at the time, saying there was no issue.

This was an Innate characteristic of the nine revolutions reincarnation immortal lotus. The lotus body's reconstruction of the Physical Body was inherently extremely slow. Only when her cultivation reached a predetermined Realm would her physique complete its transformation.

Although Hu Tao didn't understand what the nine revolutions reincarnation immortal lotus was, knowing that Little Nezha was fine put her mind at ease, and she didn't press further.

Now, Little Nezha had successively experienced several great transformations within the Supreme Creation Daluo Grotto-Heaven.

First, the grotto-heaven ascended and transformed, giving rise to countless Major Thousand Worlds. The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surged wildly, and the Heavenly Dao Laws became increasingly complete and perfected.

Then, Gu Yan achieved a Breakthrough to the First Revolution of the Immortal Emperor Realm. Majestic Dao rhythms permeated the surroundings, and world-shaking phenomena enveloped the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

When Gu Yan broke through his Realm again today, stepping into the Second Revolution of the Immortal Emperor Realm, celestial phenomena once again descended upon the world.

With the successive blessings of heaven and earth, her cultivation, honed over many years, finally welcomed a Breakthrough, steadily entering the Early Stage of the Heavenly Immortal Realm.

At the moment her cultivation broke through, the small red lotus on her head suddenly blazed with brilliant light. Crimson radiance enveloped her entire person.

Immediately afterward, things buried deep within her memory surged up like a tidal wave.

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The Immortal Realm. A majestic immortal palace, wreathed in mist and clouds, with jade towers and golden pavilions—a sight full of splendor.

This palace was named the Thunder Radiance Divine Palace.

Within the palace resided a figure named Hong Ting, with cultivation at the Middle Stage of the Immortal King Realm. He presided over a vast territory in the Immortal Realm, a veritable overlord.

This person was none other than that little Nezha with the small red lotus atop her head, now residing in the Lingchu Palace.

Immortal King Hong Ting governed five immortal domains under his command, with dozens of Golden Immortals and hundreds of Profound Immortals under his banner—his prestige was immense.

But in the next instant, an overwhelming, bone-chilling killing intent suddenly swept through heaven and earth.

The one who arrived was precisely the Netherworld Emperor.

The Netherworld Emperor personally took action. With one palm strike, he shattered Hong Ting's immortal palace; with another, he pulverized Hong Ting's Physical Body.

To the Netherworld Emperor, a Middle Stage Immortal King was merely a slightly larger ant.

At the final moment, Hong Ting activated a secret art he had prepared for many years.

He stripped away a wisp of his Divine Soul and cast it into the nine revolutions reincarnation immortal lotus he had long prepared.

That red lotus was a supreme treasure Hong Ting had expended immense effort to find. It could generate immortal spirit energy and nourish the Divine Soul, preventing its extinction.

The soul gestated within the lotus. Once the Physical Body was remolded and cultivation achieved, memories of the past life would fully awaken.

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However, attempting to rebuild the Divine Soul and Physical Body under the assault of an existence at the Immortal Emperor level was no easy feat, even with the nine revolutions reincarnation immortal lotus protecting one's Origin.

The nine revolutions reincarnation immortal lotus inherently required a slow, grinding process. It needed to be watered by time and nourished by Spiritual Qi. There was no room for haste.

This was the reason why Little Nezha hadn't grown for centuries.

If not for the unbelievably dense Spiritual Qi within the grotto-heaven, coupled with the successive births of several celestial phenomena, she might not have been able to step into the Heavenly Immortal Realm even after another thousand years.

Now, having stepped into the Heavenly Immortal Realm and with her memories awakened, it was a true rebirth.

But the Hong Ting of the past was dead.

Now, the one living was Nezha.

The celestial phenomena did not cease due to Nezha's Breakthrough.

The Dao rhythm fluctuations triggered by Gu Yan's advancement to the Second Revolution of the Immortal Emperor Realm lasted a full nine years.

During these nine years, spiritual rain fell continuously throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Worlds, golden lotuses frequently appeared, and all living beings benefited.

And Nezha within the Lingchu Palace also underwent a transformative, rebirth-like change during these nine years.

Her petite frame slowly elongated and grew.

In the first year, she grew from slightly over three feet to four feet.

By the third year, she resembled a girl of twelve or thirteen, her features beginning to unfold, her figure slender.

In the fifth year, she was like a maiden of sixteen, graceful and elegant.

By the seventh year, she was no different from an ordinary adult woman.

When the ninth year arrived, as the phenomena were about to subside, Nezha's height finally settled.

Approximately five feet four inches—in the mortal world, that would be a tall stature of over 1.8 meters.

She wore a light-red immortal dress, a celestial Spirit Treasure casually bestowed by Gu Yan in earlier years.

This treasure changed with its master. When she was young, it was children's clothing. Now that her physique had matured, the dress transformed accordingly into attire fitting an adult woman's form—a slender waist cinched with a plain sash, skirt hem trailing on the ground.

As for her face, it was not lacking either.

Eyebrows like distant mountains, eyes like stars, a tall and straight nose bridge, lips a vibrant red.

It held neither the soft charm of mortal women nor the aloof chill of immortal Cultivators. Instead, it exuded a heroic spirit.

That was the lingering aura of her past life as an Immortal King, engraved within her Divine Soul.

Now that her Physical Body had fully grown, it naturally revealed itself.

Nezha lowered her head to examine her own hands, then condensed magic power to form a water mirror. Gazing at the reflection within, she stared blankly, lost in thought.

After a long while, she let out a soft sigh, raised her eyes towards the direction of the Hall of Longevity, and bowed from afar.