161: Chapter 161 Lord of Life

The zhou tian star boat, like a divine mountain returning from ancient times, slowly sailed into the Southern Heaven Gate.

Ten thousand dragons escorted it, their roars converging into a magnificent and stirring song of triumph.

The Immortal Qi of the entire "Little Heavenly Court" boiled due to the return of this fleet.

When Dragon Emperor Aotian personally presented the world rings filled with endless treasures to the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, the president of the Heavenly Court Bank, little fatty Li Yuanbao, stared blankly, drool nearly dripping from his mouth.

"Holy moly... Dad, did they empty out the Dragon Clan's entire stash?"

Li Yuanbao stumbled over, hugged a world ring, and rubbed his little face against it, looking like a greedy miser thinking, "Mine, mine, all mine."

Li Xuan irritably grabbed him by the collar and tossed him aside.

Following Li Xuan's order, the Dragon Clan's treasuries were opened, and massive amounts of Immortal Crystals, divine ores, and primordial divine herbs were distributed to various departments of the Heavenly Court.

The Dragon Clan's vast and majestic racial Luck also flowed like a golden celestial river, formally merging into the Heavenly Court's Golden Dragon of National Fortune.

"Roar—!"

The Golden Dragon of Fortune coiled above the Lingxiao Treasure Hall grew a size larger, and as its dragon scales opened and closed, they radiated the divine light of Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level Law.

The entire Little Heavenly Court was like oil poured on a fire, the concentration of Immortal Qi rising sharply.

The once-thin Immortal mist now almost condensed into substance, turning into trickling streams flowing between the pavilions and towers.

Some Cultivators who had been stuck at a Bottleneck for years only needed to take a deep breath of the air, which was saturated with the Dragon Clan's Luck and vast life essence, for the shackles within their bodies to break instantly.

"I broke through! I was stuck at the Middle Stage of True Immortal for three hundred years, and just like that... I broke through?"

"The Heavenly Emperor's divine grace! The Dragon Clan is mighty! This air is just too intoxicating!"

Similar cheers rose one after another throughout the Heavenly Court.

Just as the Heavenly Court was reveling, a brilliant green light suddenly erupted from within the "Changchun Palace," a palace deep inside the Heavenly Court.

That light was not the sharp radiance of a sword, nor the dignified and heavy divine light; it was a gentle, warm light of life, filled with endless vitality.

The green light soared into the clouds, transforming into the phantom of a green lotus that blotted out the sky.

"It's time!"

Li Xuan sensed it; he took a step, his figure vanishing from the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, and when he reappeared, he was already outside the Changchun Palace.

The one who lived here was his beloved concubine, Liu Shenyan, who possessed the "Wood Spirit Sacred Physique."

The influx of the Dragon Clan's vast life-Luck unexpectedly became a catalyst, allowing the fetus in her womb to sense the prosperity of this world early, making it impatient to arrive.

With the appearance of that green lotus phantom, outside the Southern Heaven Gate, an ancient tree that had been dead for countless millennia suddenly produced a tender, verdant green sprout from its withered bark with a 'crack' sound under the illumination of the green light.

In the Heavenly Court Academy, clusters of purple flowers swayed in the wind, forcing their way out from the crevices of the stubborn rocks used as landscape ornaments.

In the Peach Garden, the newly transplanted pantao mother tree swayed gently, as if cheering for the birth of a kin.

A pure aura of life permeated every corner of the Heavenly Court, silently nourishing everything.

An old soldier of the Yuhua Immortal Dynasty, who had lost an arm on the battlefield years ago, was leaning against a pillar, enviously watching the young people cheering for their Breakthroughs.

Swept by the green light, he suddenly felt an intense itch at his severed arm.

He looked down and was stunned on the spot.

Inside his empty sleeve, flesh and blood were rapidly regenerating, bones and sinews were reshaping, and a brand-new arm grew out within just a few breaths!

The old soldier tremblingly raised his "recovered" right hand, clenched his fist, and felt that familiar yet strange power. Finally, with a 'thud,' he knelt on the ground and wailed towards the direction of the Changchun Palace.

These miracles were constantly repeating throughout the Heavenly Court.

The hidden injuries and old ailments of countless Cultivators were all healed under the baptism of this light of life, and their Dao foundations became more stable.

Everyone realized with awe that another extraordinary little master was about to descend!

"Waaah—"

A cry rang out, not as loud as a normal baby's, but crisp and melodious, like the swaying of wind chimes, like the playing of celestial music.

As soon as the cry faded, the green lotus phantom that filled the sky transformed into a stream of light and surged into the Changchun Palace.

Li Xuan pushed the door open and entered.

Liu Shenyan's face was full of the tenderness and joy of new motherhood; she was holding a baby girl.

The baby girl had opened her eyes the moment she was born, and a pair of clear, bright eyes were curiously examining this world.

Her skin was lustrous like jade, emitting a faint green halo, and in the center of her forehead was an exquisite, tiny green lotus mark.

She didn't cry or fuss; seeing Li Xuan enter, she grinned with her toothless mouth and giggled.

With this laugh, a pot of orchids in the corner of the palace that was about to wither suddenly bloomed with seven-colored light, and its grade improved accordingly.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of your tenth offspring! Born with the "Pure World Green Lotus Physique," possessing the potential of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor!]

[Pure World Green Lotus Physique: A companion Physique of the Chaos Green Lotus, a natural Dominator of life, capable of purifying all filth in the world and stimulating the spirituality of all things. Her flesh and blood are the top-tier healing medicine of the Myriad Realms!]

[Reward for the Host: Obtained the supreme life Divine Ability "Light of Creation"!]

[Reward for the Host: Cultivation level increased to Level 2 of Grand Unity Golden Immortal!]

The System's notification sound exploded in Li Xuan's mind.

A power far more magnificent than before surged within his body.

If Level 1 of Grand Unity Golden Immortal allowed him to initially step out of the River of Time and overlook all things.

Then Level 2 of Grand Unity Golden Immortal meant that he possessed the ability to sail against the current and stir the waves within that river!

The Grandmist Chaos Law within him merged with that new life force, evolving into various mysteries.

In his eyes, the scene of the entire Heavenly Court had changed.

He could "see" the breathing of every Immortal Plant, the joy of every flower blooming, and could even see the essence of metal and iron in the building Materials unconsciously longing for that aura of life.

The entire world, in his eyes, became a harmonious scroll woven from the rhythms of countless lives.

And he was the conductor of this musical movement.

He cast his gaze towards the seven-colored orchid outside the hall.

With a slight movement of his mind, a barely perceptible speck of green light flicked from his fingertip and merged into the orchid.

That was the "Light of Creation"!

"Hum!"

The seven-colored orchid grew rapidly, its petals blooming in layers, and within a few breaths, it evolved into a graceful, Immortal light-encircled phantom of an Orchid Fairy, which bowed elegantly towards Li Xuan before transforming into the purest essence of plants and trees, feeding back into this world.

Turning stone into gold, granting life to objects!

This is the power of a Dominator of life!

"Husband."

Liu Shenyan held the child and called out softly, interrupting Li Xuan's realization.

Li Xuan came back to his senses, stepped forward quickly, and took his tenth child from his beloved concubine.

The little one felt warm and smooth in his arms, like a piece of warm jade, emitting the milky scent of a newborn baby mixed with the fragrance of lotus flowers.

She seemed to like her father's embrace very much, grabbing at the lapel of Li Xuan's chest with her little hands and babbling.

"This child is our treasure."

Li Xuan lowered his head and kissed his daughter on the cheek.

"Let's give the child a name."

Liu Shenyan said softly.

Li Xuan held his daughter, looked at the green lotus mark on her forehead, and felt the pure and powerful life force within her, a thought flashing through his mind.

He remembered the [Yaochi Ruins] filled with endless resentment and Death Qi.

The darkness there needed light to purify it.

The silence there needed life to revive it.

"Let's call her... Li Yao."

Li Xuan said softly.

Yao, a stone like jade, and also like the Yaochi where Immortals lived in legends.

He had a premonition that this newborn daughter might be the key to opening that forbidden area.

Holding the newborn Dominator of life, feeling the power in his body rising again, Li Xuan's gaze crossed over the palace roof and looked towards the distant Star-Fall Sea.

Yaochi, it is time to go and take a look.