27: Chapter 27 The Pursuit of the Feathered Emperor, Little Nannan's Metamorphosis

On the other side, Xiao Shitou, who had taken Xiao Nannan away from the Big Dipper Astral Region, temporarily settled down on a deserted planet.

Because she had personally witnessed her teacher die in her arms, Xiao Nannan was depressed every day.

Seeing his sister like this pained Xiao Shitou greatly. Several times he couldn't help but want to tell her the truth, but the words ultimately died in his throat.

After fleeing with his sister for a month, Xiao Shitou spent every day waiting for his teacher's return.

On this very day, Xiao Shitou sensed his teacher's Qi.

“Next, I am headed to the Undying Mountain. I will wait for you inside; you may proceed to the next step.” Chu Tianjiao, having returned to the Big Dipper Astral Region, sent a message to Xiao Shitou.

Upon hearing of his teacher's return, Xiao Shitou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Since his teacher was back, it meant he had already gathered information on the Immortal Emperor.

In that case, he also had to proceed with the next phase of the plan.

Xiao Shitou turned back to look at his sister sitting under the immortal peach tree.

Seeing the sorrowful look in her eyes, Xiao Shitou took a deep breath and then intentionally leaked a trace of his Qi.

Not long after he released his Qi, a terrifying aura descended.

Emperor Yuhua arrived carrying the yuhua divine map. He unleashed a fierce strike the moment he appeared, and in an instant, the entire Ancient Planet was annihilated.

Xiao Shitou was already prepared; he had Tyrant Blade protect his sister, and the immortal peach tree even submerged into Xiao Nannan's body.

“Emperor Yuhua!” Having escaped from the Ancient Planet, Xiao Shitou had Tyrant Blade guard his sister and take her far away before he turned to face Emperor Yuhua.

Only then did Xiao Nannan realize that the person who had ambushed her teacher that day had appeared.

She wanted to go back like a madwoman to avenge her teacher, but she was stopped by Tyrant Blade.

“Mistress, you cannot let anything happen to you. This was the Master's dying wish; we absolutely cannot let you come to harm. If you truly want to avenge your teacher, then become an Emperor! Only then can you defeat Emperor Yuhua!”

“It was Emperor Yuhua who ambushed the Master, along with those Supremes. Right now, Mistress, you are still a Mortal. You must not fail the Master. Furthermore, your brother is risking his life to create an escape opportunity for you; going back now will only drive him into a desperate situation.”

Persuasions from the immortal peach tree constantly echoed from within Xiao Nannan, while Tyrant Blade also advised her from the side.

Hearing the persuasion of the undying peach and Tyrant Blade, Xiao Nannan calmed down slightly. She wiped away her tears and watched the battle between her brother and Emperor Yuhua in the distance, understanding that going back would truly burden her brother.

Right now, all she could do was distance herself from the battlefield; her own safety was the best way to help her brother.

From this moment on, she hated herself so much! She hated why she hadn't been able to step onto the path of cultivation, why she didn't have powerful strength. If she had power, her teacher wouldn't have died, and her brother wouldn't have to fight that villain alone to protect her.

“I want to Cultivate! I must Cultivate! I will become an Emperor! And then I will kill every single person who harmed my teacher!” Xiao Nannan let out a tragic, angry roar.

Just as she vented her roar, a massive change quietly occurred within her Sea of Bitterness.

The immortal peach tree personally witnessed this scene.

It saw Xiao Nannan's Sea of Bitterness suddenly fill with Chaos Qi, in a state that seemed ready to evolve the Origin of all things.

“This is... the embryonic form of a Chaos Body!” The immortal peach tree looked at Xiao Nannan's Sea of Bitterness in shock.

Outside, Tyrant Blade carried Xiao Nannan as they constantly traversed various Star Domains, soon arriving at a remote Star Domain and landing on a lifeless planet.

During the one month of waiting...

Xiao Nannan seemed to have become a different person.

From the once innocent young girl, she had turned into a cold and indifferent woman.

The biggest change was that Xiao Nannan had entered cultivation. In just one short month, she had opened her Sea of Bitterness and even erected a Divine Bridge within it.

At the same time, Chaos Qi constantly permeated the Sea of Bitterness as it continued to expand.

On this day, Xiao Nannan opened her cold eyes. Her aura had reached the Other Shore from the Divine Bridge.

Opening the Sea of Bitterness, erecting the Divine Bridge, and reaching the Other Shore in one month—this speed shocked both Tyrant Blade and the immortal peach tree.

What shocked them even more was that Xiao Nannan was actually creating her own Cultivation Technique!

It was an extremely overbearing technique, one that could devour everything and transform it into her own Origin!

“Too slow! When will I ever catch up to Brother and Teacher... I must avenge Teacher!” Xiao Nannan made a cold vow.

“Cough, cough, cough...” Suddenly, a blood-covered figure fell from the sky.

“Brother!” Seeing the falling bloodied figure, Xiao Nannan immediately panicked, the coldness on her face replaced by a sister's worry for her brother.

Xiao Nannan caught her brother and slowly descended to the ground.

“Kid, hang on!” The immortal peach tree flew out from Xiao Nannan's Sea of Bitterness, wanting to extend Xiao Shitou's life.

However, he was immediately rejected by the weakened Xiao Shitou.

“No need... I am too heavily injured... Stay with my sister... Nannan needs you more than I do... cough, cough...” Xiao Shitou reached out to gently caress his sister's cheek. Seeing her hot tears, he wiped them away.

“I'm sorry, Nannan, Brother can't protect you anymore. But don't worry, Emperor Yuhua was driven away by Brother and is very heavily injured. He will need at least a thousand years to recover...”

“This is the final bit of time Brother has bought for you. Promise Brother, do not go looking for Emperor Yuhua before becoming an Emperor. Only by becoming an Emperor can you...” Before he could finish, Xiao Shitou's hand fell.

“No! Brother! Brother!!!” Seeing her brother die, Xiao Nannan let out a wail of utter despair!

In less than two months, her most beloved teacher and her brother had left her one after another. This was something she could not accept.

While Xiao Nannan was weeping bitterly, Xiao Shitou's Divine Soul flew out from his Physical Body. He looked at his suffering sister with great sadness.

“I'll have to trouble Senior Tyrant Blade and the immortal peach tree to handle the aftermath. Have Nannan bury my body; I will reclaim it later. Teacher has already moved into the Undying Mountain, and I need to head over there.” Xiao Shitou's soul looked at Tyrant Blade and the undying peach tree, sending them a message.

“Rest assured, we will arrange everything over the next few days.” Tyrant Blade nodded; it was well aware of its Master's plan.

“Be at ease, we will handle the aftermath.” The immortal peach tree nodded in agreement.

And so, Tyrant Blade and the immortal peach tree began to persuade Xiao Nannan. “Bury Xiao Shitou properly; we need to leave.”

Xiao Nannan said nothing. She simply held her brother's body and cried for a day and a night. Only after she began to cry tears of blood did the immortal peach tree sternly try to guide her.

“What is the use of weeping now! The dead cannot be brought back to life. You must avenge your brother and your husband. Become stronger! Then take your revenge! Your talent is immense, and your brother bought you a thousand years. Your task is to Break Through and Be Reborn within these thousand years!”

“Instead of weeping here—I've heard that when one's strength reaches a certain level, they can reverse time and space to resurrect people. Powerful existences might even have Reincarnations. Your brother and the Master might Rebirth through Reincarnation one day in the future.”

“What you need to do now is become stronger! Then wait for the Reincarnation of your brother and the Master! Don't just cry here!” The immortal peach tree's reprimand caused Xiao Nannan to stop crying.

“Is it true? Can Brother and Teacher really return through Reincarnation?” Xiao Nannan asked, as if grasping at a lifeline.

“Indeed. With your brother and the Master's strength, there is a great possibility of them being resurrected in the future. However, this time could be very long—it could be tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years! What you must do is live until that time.” Tyrant Blade answered Xiao Nannan.

Hearing the words of the immortal peach tree and Tyrant Blade, Xiao Nannan wiped away her tears and then buried her brother on this Ancient Planet.

By the time everything was handled, three days had passed.