Chapter 722 721: The Rudimentary Form of Ziwei Palace! The First Meeting Between Gu Yuexi and Immortal Venerable Shi Xi

The recent battle had been too loud.

It must have alerted the Celestial Derivation Sect.

The Celestial Derivation Sect was one of the Ten Great Sects in the Spirit Realm.

It was crawling with Divine Realm experts.

There were even unfathomable experts from the Immortal Realm.

Chu Sheng still remembered it.

The time an Immortal Realm expert from the Alien Race had merely glanced at him.

The feeling of his Divine Soul nearly being annihilated.

Even though he had now reached the Divinity Transformation Realm...

...he didn't believe he could escape from an Immortal Realm expert.

Let alone while also protecting Gu Yuexi.

Chu Sheng shifted into his two-meter-long form.

He prepared to pick up Gu Yuexi.

"Don't, I can walk on my own."

Gu Yuexi shook her head and said stubbornly.

She leaned on the Godslaying Ruins Sword.

Gritting her teeth.

She struggled to her feet.

However, her injuries were far too severe.

The sword wound on her chest was deep enough to see bone.

Due to excessive blood loss...

The moment she stood up...

...she felt a wave of dizziness.

Her vision went black.

Her body swayed...

...and she was about to collapse.

Chu Sheng was quick to react.

He quickly extended his two forelimbs...

...and caught Gu Yuexi securely in his arms.

"Alright, stop putting on a brave face,"

Chu Sheng said helplessly.

"You're half-dead already, yet you're still so stubborn."

Gu Yuexi blushed.

She didn't argue back.

Chu Sheng held Gu Yuexi.

He was just about to unfurl his Boundless Wings...

...and slip away before the people from the Celestial Derivation Sect arrived.

Suddenly.

A cacophony of hurried footsteps and battle cries...

...came from all directions.

"Quick! Seal the area around Gu Yuexi's pavilion!"

"Don't let Immortal Venerable Shi Xi's reincarnation escape!"

Chu Sheng had just heard the voices.

Before he had time to unfurl his Boundless Wings...

A massive red Barrier...

...instantly descended from the sky.

...enveloping a ten-li radius...

...and sealing it completely.

"So fast!"

Chu Sheng frowned.

'I can't believe the Celestial Derivation Sect reacted so quickly.'

'Normally...'

'...when a fight breaks out within a Sect...'

'...they should send someone to investigate first...'

'...before deciding how to respond.'

'But the Celestial Derivation Sect, on the other hand...'

'...didn't bother with any of that.'

'They just threw up a Barrier right away.'

'They didn't even give us a chance to escape.'

It was clear...

...how much importance the Celestial Derivation Sect placed...

...on Gu Yuexi.

"The Celestial Derivation Sect really thinks highly of you!"

Chu Sheng held Gu Yuexi and remarked.

The Celestial Derivation Sect was teeming with Divine Realm experts.

It wouldn't be too hard for him to escape on his own or find a place to hide.

But with the severely injured Gu Yuexi in tow...

...it was impossible to both escape and guarantee her safety.

Gu Yuexi gave a bitter laugh.

"They don't think highly of me."

"Their target is just Immortal Venerable Shi Xi's inheritance."

Chu Sheng knew that, of course.

But hearing Gu Yuexi's lament...

...his compound eyes suddenly lit up.

'The Primordial Grotto Heaven!'

'The Primordial Grotto Heaven, in its current state... '

'...after absorbing fragments of the Map of Mountains and Rivers several times...'

'...can now hold living beings.'

'However, not for too long.'

'Although the Primordial Grotto Heaven has taken shape... '

'...it lacks the most crucial component: the Breath of Life.'

'If a living being stays inside for too long...'

'...its life force will slowly drain away.'

'It's easy for them to 'spoil'.'

'And humans are no exception.'

'Gu Yuexi is severely injured right now.'

'If she enters the Primordial Grotto Heaven rashly... '

'...her injuries will only worsen.'

'Her life might even be in danger.'

'Unless...'

'...unless I fuse the Primordial Grotto Heaven with the Divine Country!'

The system had explained it in detail before.

Once the Primordial Grotto Heaven and the Divine Country were fused...

...Chu Sheng would be able to use the Power of Faith...

...to transform and upgrade the brand-new space.

It was like a desolate wasteland.

With proper development...

...it could be turned into a habitable community.

'Tongzi, hurry up and fuse the Primordial Grotto Heaven with the Divine Country.'

Chu Sheng immediately ordered the system in his mind.

[Ding! The Primordial Grotto Heaven and the Divine Country have begun to fuse. Estimated time: one hour.]

Chu Sheng froze, then asked urgently.

"Tongzi, can you speed it up?"

[The Host can use Power of Faith to accelerate the fusion speed.]

"How much Power of Faith would it cost to complete the fusion instantly?"

[Ten million Power of Faith.]

Hearing the system's reply...

...Chu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

'Good, that's not too much.'

He had saved Great Xia from peril many times.

He'd wiped out the Alien Race, destroyed Sakura, and eliminated the Ancient God...

After all that...

...the Great Xia People had long regarded him as their guardian deity.

Every day, countless people prayed to and thanked him in their hearts.

Thanks to their contributions, his Power of Faith...

...had climbed to 60 million.

Unfortunately, now that he was in the Spirit Realm...

...the Power of Faith from Blue Star couldn't reach him.

But the fusion only required ten million Power of Faith, which was more than enough.

'Tongzi, use ten million Power of Faith and fuse the Primordial Grotto Heaven and the Divine Country right now.'

Chu Sheng ordered without hesitation.

[Ding! Power of Faith successfully used.]

[Ding! The Primordial Grotto Heaven and the Divine Country have successfully fused!]

[Ding! The new Divine Country has been activated. Please name it, Host!]

"Ziwei Palace!"

Chu Sheng said without a second thought.

At the same time, he quickly sensed the state of the fused space.

Just as the system had said...

...the brand-new Ziwei Palace was filled with a faint Breath of Life.

It was now fully capable of housing people.

The only problem was that its infrastructure was still too primitive.

It only contained the Witch Race Divine Hall, the Amazon River, and the Flower Sea.

He would need to use more Power of Faith and fragments of the Map of Mountains and Rivers to gradually improve it.

But for now...

...it was more than enough to temporarily shelter Gu Yuexi.

The voices of the Celestial Derivation Sect disciples were getting closer and closer.

He could already see their figures.

Chu Sheng didn't have time to perfect the details.

He quickly lowered his head.

And said to Gu Yuexi in his arms.

"Don't refuse me."

Gu Yuexi froze.

She didn't understand what Chu Sheng meant.

But out of her complete trust in him...

...she didn't hesitate.

She completely lowered all her defenses...

...and let him do what he willed.

The next second.

Gu Yuexi's vision went black.

A gentle power enveloped her.

She subconsciously closed her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again.

Before her was no longer the ruined pavilion of the Celestial Derivation Sect.

But, a boundless Flower Sea.

When a gentle breeze blew...

...the air filled with the scent of flowers.

In the middle of the Flower Sea.

There were two stubborn little blades of grass.

Gently swaying in the wind.

Gu Yuexi was certain.

They hadn't performed any Spatial Movement.

And yet, she had genuinely appeared somewhere outside the Celestial Derivation Sect.

But Chu Sheng was not by her side.

Gu Yuexi immediately realized.

'This is Chu Sheng's Lifebound Space.'

Back in Secret Realm Zero...

...Chu Sheng had used his Lifebound Space to hold Qin Wudao after he was abandoned by the Ancient God.

But she remembered clearly.

Chu Sheng had said at the time.

The space that held Qin Wudao.

Was very, very small.

It could barely fit one person.

There was no way it could have been a beautiful sight like this!

'How much time has passed since then?'

'Chu Sheng's Lifebound Space...'

'...has undergone such an earth-shattering transformation!'

Just as Gu Yuexi was reeling in confusion...

...from within the towering Witch Race Divine Hall not far from her...

...a white, illusory figure slowly walked out.

This illusory figure was like a projection.

It had no physical form.

When she saw the figure's face, her eyes widened in an instant.

The illusory figure before her...

...looked exactly like her!

Moreover.

From this illusory figure, she also...

...felt an incomparably familiar aura, as if their very souls were intertwined!

It was as if they were originally one and the same!!!

Gu Yuexi opened her mouth.

Wanting to say something.

But didn't know where to start.

The illusory figure that had walked up to her...

...looked at the shocked Gu Yuexi...

...and spoke first.

"Gu Yuexi."

"I am your past life..."

"To be precise, I am the body of your past life from ten thousand years ago."

"You can call me..."

"Immortal Venerable Shi Xi."