76: Chapter 76 What is a true ruthless emperor?

Inside the room, Chu Tianjiao heard Xiao Nannan's roar from outside. His face was instantly filled with embarrassment, and he subconsciously shrank his neck, looking at Willow Deity cautiously with eyes full of apology: "Senior Willow Deity, I'm sorry, I've caused you trouble."

Willow Deity remained calm, even carrying a faint smile at the corner of her mouth as she gently shook her head:

"It's fine. She has the Heart-Nature of a child; it'll pass after some noise. I don't mind."

In her view, Xiao Nannan's anger and jealousy were merely a woman's obsession for her beloved, pure and intense. Not only was it not annoying, but she also found it somewhat cute and humorous.

With Willow Deity's assurance, Chu Tianjiao's hanging heart finally settled. He leaned into Willow Deity's embrace again, peacefully absorbing her life essence to replenish his depleted energy.

Outside the door, Xiao Nannan pounded for a long time, but there was still no response from inside. Only the Formation set by Willow Deity remained immovable.

She gnashed her teeth in anger but was helpless. She could only throw a few harsh words at the door and turn to leave indignantly:

"Willow Deity! You just wait! And Teacher, you can hide for a moment, but you can't hide for a lifetime! Just wait until I Breakthrough to True Immortal, then I'll see how I deal with you both!"

Hearing the sound of Xiao Nannan's departing footsteps, Willow Deity then looked at Chu Tianjiao in her arms, a meaningful smile appearing on her face:

"Your staying here with me is a huge provocation to her. However, this might not be a bad thing. it can give her stronger motivation to Breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm sooner, which can also help us share some of the pressure."

Chu Tianjiao nodded repeatedly, his face full of agreement: "Senior is right! As long as she can behave and focus on her Breakthrough, it's fine even if she's provoked for a few more days!"

"Then I shall trouble Senior Willow Deity," Chu Tianjiao thanked her again, his tone sincere.

"To repay Senior, no matter what you want to know—whether it's the secrets of this era or the past events of the Desolate Era that I know—I will tell you everything without concealment."

Willow Deity nodded slightly, a gentle smile appearing on her face: "Good, then I won't be formal."

Thus, Chu Tianjiao completely settled into Willow Deity's room.

No matter how Xiao Nannan roared or shouted outside the door, he absolutely refused to go out.

For the sake of his waist and to have a good rest, he had long since made up his mind. Even if he was hated by Xiao Nannan, he would hide under the 'big tree' that was Willow Deity to weather the storm.

Spring went and autumn came, cold shifted to summer heat; time flowed on, and in a flash, five hundred years passed.

During these five hundred years, Xiao Nannan never gave up on 'snatching back' Chu Tianjiao. She still came to shout and provoke outside Willow Deity's door from time to time, even attempting to crack Willow Deity's Formation, but every time ended in failure.

As time went on, she gradually restrained herself, putting more energy into her cultivation. She was determined to Breakthrough to the True Immortal Realm, intending to personally snatch Chu Tianjiao back from Willow Deity's side once her strength was sufficient.

Meanwhile, with Willow Deity's help, Chu Tianjiao not only fully recovered his energy but also utilized Willow Deity's Immortal King Dao principles to steadily improve his cultivation. He moved further along the True Immortal path, and his understanding of the Red Dust Immortal deepened.

He also answered Willow Deity's questions one by one. The two often comprehended and discussed the Dao together, their relationship growing increasingly close.

With Chu Tianjiao's help, Willow Deity also gradually became familiar with the landscape of this era and found many ways to restore her Origin. Her strength was slowly recovering, and the aura of the Immortal King Dao principles grew increasingly dense.

Until one day, the boundary of Undying Mountain suddenly flickered with a slight ripple. A somewhat weak figure slowly walked in; it was Xiao Shitou, who had been away for five hundred years.

However, the current Xiao Shitou was like a different person compared to five hundred years ago.

His frame was much thinner, his face pale, and his entire body was permeated with dense Death Qi. That Death Qi was like a disease in the marrow, impossible to hide. Even though he tried his best to suppress it,

it still continuously emanated from his body. Clearly, his Origin was nearly exhausted, his Lifespan was at its end, and he could undergo Dao-dissolution at any moment.

Chu Tianjiao, who was comprehending the Dao in Willow Deity's room, instantly sensed Xiao Shitou's aura. His expression changed drastically. Ignoring everything else, he hurriedly stood up, rushed out of Willow Deity's room, and arrived before Xiao Shitou.

"Xiao Shitou! How did you become like this?!" Chu Tianjiao looked anxious, reaching out to grab Xiao Shitou's wrist. Sensing the weak Origin and dense Death Qi within him, his heart sank.

"Your Origin is almost exhausted, and your Lifespan is nearly gone. I will use my True Immortal Origin to help extend your life now, and then use the undying peach to help you live out a third life!"

As he spoke, Chu Tianjiao prepared to circulate his True Immortal Origin to inject it into Xiao Shitou's body to extend his life.

But Xiao Shitou slowly shook his head and gently pulled his wrist back, a relieved smile appearing on his face as he spoke calmly:

"Teacher, there's no need. I have lived for two lives and have long seen through life and death. To see you and Nannan again before my Dao-dissolution, and to see Nannan having achieved something, I am already satisfied. As for extending my life, there's no need to force it; just let nature take its course."

"No! How can we just let nature take its course?!" Chu Tianjiao was urgent. "You are Nannan's brother, my Disciple, and the Sacred Body Great Emperor who suppressed an entire era. How can you just undergo Dao-dissolution like this?! I must have a way to save you, I must!"

But Xiao Shitou's mind was made up. No matter how he was persuaded, he refused to accept the grace of life extension.

Just as Chu Tianjiao was at his wits' end, not knowing what to do, a cold and domineering figure suddenly appeared before the two of them.

Xiao Nannan had walked over at some unknown point, her face expressionless. In her hand, she held the entirely crimson undying peach, an Undying Medicine that emanated dense vitality and Dao principles.

It was enough to help a Great Emperor live out a third life, and could even compensate for Origin loss and extend one's Lifespan by ten thousand years.

Without saying a word, she directly threw the undying peach hard in front of Xiao Shitou. Then she crossed her arms, staring straight at Xiao Shitou with cold eyes filled with deep anger and an irrefutable majesty.

Being stared at so directly by his sister, Xiao Shitou's whole body stiffened, and the relieved smile on his face instantly vanished.

He subconsciously wanted to say something, wanting to refuse the undying peach, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was glared back by a cold look from Xiao Nannan.

That gaze was full of warning, full of grievance, and contained a trace of indiscernible fear—the fear of losing him, her brother.

"Brother," Xiao Nannan's voice was cold and hoarse, trembling slightly yet carrying an unquestionable decisiveness.

"You lied to me for fifty thousand years, let me cry over your 'corpse' for three years, and left me alone and lonely for fifty thousand years. Now, without saying anything or explaining anything, you want to just silently undergo Dao-dissolution and leave me?"

She took a step forward, the chill in her eyes intensifying, her tone carrying a hint of frantic threat:

"I'm telling you, it's impossible! If you dare to undergo Dao-dissolution, do you believe I'll dare to gouge out your True Spirit, stuff it into my belly, and personally give birth to you?! When that time comes, let's see how you'll escape!"

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap!"

Hearing Xiao Nannan's world-shaking speech, Chu Tianjiao was instantly stunned and speechless, blurting out three curses in a row, his face full of disbelief.

Even though he had lived through four lives and was used to great storms, he had never heard such outrageous words.

Siblings becoming mother and son? If that really happened, the relationships would be completely messed up!