572: Ancient Yao Dynasty

The atmosphere in the grand council hall was extremely solemn and heavy.

However, just as the Old Ancestors of the Ancient Yao Dynasty were discussing, a beautiful woman with an extraordinary Aura entered the imperial palace.

The woman's face was like a painting, her features exquisite and perfect yet naturally graceful, as if she had undergone a Nirvana of creation that gathered the essence of heaven and earth.

As she walked into the Ancient Yao Imperial Palace with her slender, graceful legs, no guard dared to stop her; instead, upon seeing that peerless figure that seemed to belong only in the heavens, they lowered their heads in shame.

The maids in the imperial palace garden were even more worshipful and admiring when they saw the woman.

“Princess Yaoxi has returned!”

“I heard Princess Yaoxi went to a mysterious place and left the Origin Star; I really don’t know how she did it!”

“But Princess Yaoxi seems to have become even more beautiful, so beautiful she doesn’t look like a Fairy from the human world, but like a true Fairy from the heavens.”

Whispers echoed, but they didn't affect the woman's mood in the slightest.

It wasn't until the Old Ancestors of the Ancient Yao Dynasty, who were discussing in the imperial palace, noticed her and came out to greet her, their expressions filled with shock.

The Ancient Yao Imperial Lord even stammered, “My child, you, you… have returned from that world?”

Even with her physically present before him, the Ancient Yao Imperial Lord still found it hard to believe, perhaps due to the sheer shock.

Nearly a year ago.

His youngest daughter, who had been missing for twenty years, suddenly appeared and returned to the Ancient Yao Dynasty, and once became the most monstrous among his many Imperial Princes and Princesses.

As for her past, why she went missing, and who abducted her, he had originally planned to send people to the Eastern Wilderness to investigate.

But she said there was no need.

Instead, a few months later, his youngest daughter said she was leaving the Origin Star to go to another star world at the end of the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

He was still confused and bewildered at the time, until she truly left the Origin Star.

This departure was tantamount to disappearing; if she weren't standing alive before him at this moment, he would even have thought his youngest daughter had perished outside.

“Mm.”

The woman nodded softly, her calm, placid eyes sweeping over the Old Ancestors of the Ancient Yao Dynasty.

And many Old Ancestors had also seen her, because from the first time she returned, she caused a sensation within the Ancient Yao Dynasty, with a large number of Old Ancestors coming out of seclusion.

“Yaoxi, you’ve returned from that world, and now your cultivation…” An Old Ancestor couldn't help but ask, his eyes filled with endless anticipation and trepidation.

This returning descendant of the Imperial Dynasty was truly too mysterious, possessing mysterious power and influence that made them terrified and unable to fathom!

“Heavenly Venerate Level.”

The woman spoke indifferently.

Upon hearing this, the Old Ancestors widened their eyes in surprise.

Immediately, they burst into hearty laughter, extremely relieved.

“Hahahahaha! Heaven does not abandon my Ancient Yao Dynasty! With Yaoxi here, that Uncrowned Demon Lord will no longer be able to harm my Ancient Yao Dynasty!”

“We must fight back! That demon massacred so many living beings in our Imperial Dynasty; blood debts must be paid with blood!”

The eyes of the Ancient Yao Old Ancestors became ecstatic.

“Yaoxi, can you make a move now?” an Old Ancestor inquired.

The woman nodded, then shook her head.

Everyone was puzzled.

“You invite someone to the Ancient Yao Dynasty; he can fight that demon,” the woman said.

“Who?”

“Chu Ying.”

The Old Ancestors of the Ancient Yao Dynasty exchanged glances.

The Ancient Yao Imperial Lord couldn't help but say, “My child, since you have now become a Celestial Venerable, even if that Chu Ying is monstrous, he can't compare to you, so why are you so insistent…”

The woman looked up, her calm, unruffled eyes sweeping over him, seemingly not particularly fond of this blood-related father.

“If you don't invite him, I won't make a move.”

Her words were indifferent, as if the crisis of the Ancient Yao Dynasty and the massacred Cultivators were irrelevant in her eyes.

“You’re being presumptuous—” An Old Ancestor's expression turned angry, and just as the words left his mouth, a cold and indifferent Aura burst forth from the woman, completely surpassing the Great Saint Realm level; the so-called Peerless Saint King was simply not worth mentioning in front of this Aura!

“Pfft!” That Old Ancestor spat out fresh blood, utterly horrified.

“I respect you as an elder Old Ancestor, which is why I speak to you as an equal.”

“If based on strength, you aren't even worthy of standing before me.”

The woman's gaze was cold; she had returned to the Origin Star for only one person.

As for anything else, what did it have to do with her?

“Good, good, don’t be angry, we’ll help you find Chu Ying!” Everyone spoke up to persuade her; they were truly helpless, but they couldn't force her with familial affection.

After all, what kind of familial affection could there be after being lost for twenty years? Even the woman's current achievements had nothing to do with them.

It was merely a matter of bearing the 'Yao' surname and the so-called Bloodline of the Ancient Yao Clan.

Immediately, several Old Ancestors of the Ancient Yao Dynasty personally departed, but not to suppress the demons wreaking havoc within the Imperial Dynasty's territory, nor to confront the Uncrowned Demon Lord currently entrenched in the southeastern region.

Instead, they went to find that monstrous talent from the Eastern Wilderness named 'Chu Ying'!

...

The woman left the Ancient Yao Imperial Palace.

She quickly arrived at a mysterious place in the Central Province, which was the headquarters of the ‘Netherworld’.

“Welcome, Young Master, back!”

The powerhouses of the Netherworld came out to greet her, their faces filled with pleasant surprise and fervent zeal.

The world only knew of the Netherworld First Grade Hall and the Forget River, but they didn't know that their Netherworld was also a mysterious existence no weaker than the former two!

“How many people do we have now?” the woman asked.

“Two at Great Saint Realm Peak, five at Late Stage Great Saint Realm, thirty at Great Saint Realm Early and Middle Stage…” a Cultivator said.

“Good, everyone, go and make that matter from back then public.”

“Not only spread it in the Central Province, but also spread it to the Endless Sea and the Eastern Wilderness.”

“…”

Soon, all the people of the Netherworld went to work according to the woman's orders.

The woman, meanwhile, walked across the Central Province, feeling a bit melancholic; she thought for a moment, then suddenly tore open the void, stepped out, and actually leaped directly across the vast and boundless Central Province and the Endless Sea, arriving directly in the Eastern Wilderness!

Outside the Tai Xuan Holy Land.

Three Old Ancestors, who had already broken through to the Great Saint Realm Early Stage, flew out from within the Holy Land, as if facing a formidable enemy.

“Which Fellow Daoist has graced us with their presence, and for what purpose—”

When the Transmission Elder and the other two came out, they found a female figure standing gracefully outside the Holy Land.

Upon seeing the woman's face, the three Old Ancestors were amazed, and at the same time, felt a sense of familiarity.

“Yao Ruoxi greets the three Old Ancestors.”

The woman spoke softly, her gaze calm, and made a slight bow.

“You, you are the Holy Daughter of my Tai Xuan Holy Land?” The Transmission Elder, Yin Old Ancestor, was greatly surprised, not because Yao Ruoxi's appearance had changed somewhat from before.

But because Yao Ruoxi's cultivation was so powerful that it made his heart tremble, and he couldn't perceive the slightest bit of it!

He was already at the Great Saint Realm Early Stage; even when encountering powerhouses at the Great Saint Realm Middle and Late Stages, he could still sense something, and even for a Peerless Saint King, he could make a judgment.

But at this moment, he only felt that this woman's Realm had completely transcended the Peerless Saint King—

It was similar to those powerhouses from the Celestial who attacked the Tai Xuan Holy Land back then!

There was a powerful oppressive feeling that transcended this Realm!

“Indeed.”

“It has been a long time since I returned, and I was unable to share hardships with Tai Xuan; I ask for the forgiveness of the three Old Ancestors.”

The woman spoke softly, waving her jade hand lightly.

Large swaths of shimmering, colorful objects floated in the air, all of them incredibly precious resources and treasures!

There were many Saint Weapons, Saint Grade elixirs, and spiritual treasures!