After the Red Dust Fairy went into seclusion in the Red Dust Pure Land, she no longer saw anyone, but her appearance was recorded by painters, and her portraits also caused quite a few people to fight over them. In the end, at the suggestion of knowledgeable people, all portraits of the Red Dust Fairy were destroyed.
Nowadays, it is likely that only the treasure vault of the Red Dust Pure Land holds a portrait of its Ancestor. Although Jiang Li marveled at the Red Dust Fairy's beauty, he did not lose his composure.
This was not something that could be explained simply by having a high cultivation level, but he himself had not figured out the reason behind it.
"This Jiang is merely an outsider, it is not proper for me to gaze upon the remains of your sect's Ancestor. Please, you two, go to the tomb chamber to check if your sect's Ancestor's immortal body is still there."
"What are you saying, Human Emperor Jiang? From the moment you revived the Immortal Tree, you became the benefactor of our Red Dust Pure Land. How could a benefactor be considered an outsider?"
Jiang Li could not refuse Holy Maiden Jing Xin and went to the place where the Ancestor's immortal body was kept. The Red Dust Fairy's tomb chamber was extremely simple, with no decorations. The empty room only had a person-high crystal placed in the center.
Inside the crystal, it was empty; the immortal body was gone.
"To prevent her immortal body from being taken, the Ancestor left a seal outside the crystal that only she herself could undo. It must be that the Ancestor revived and left on her own!"
Holy Maiden Jing Xin quickly made a judgment.
"The only question now is the Ancestor's state, whether she has completely recovered her memories or is acting on instinct."
"Indeed, the one in the Golden House is your Ancestor!"
Although he had his suspicions, seeing a case of the dead coming back to life happen right before his eyes still left Jiang Li slightly startled.
"Jing Xin, you and Human Emperor Jiang, go quickly to the Dream River Emperor's place and check on the situation!"
Daoist Nun Qingyu said immediately. She knew this was also what Holy Maiden Jing Xin was thinking, but she couldn't always let Holy Maiden Jing Xin make the decisions herself. Otherwise, where would she, the Sect Master, put her face? ...
The Dream River Dynasty was right next to the Red Dust Pure Land, otherwise the Red Dust Fairy wouldn't have been found by the Dream River Emperor during his Western Hunt after she descended the mountain. The two soon saw the red-robed woman slumbering in the Golden House.
"It really is the Red Dust Ancestor!"
The moment they met, Holy Maiden Jing Xin felt a sense of intimacy from their shared bloodline with the red-robed woman. Otherwise, even as a woman, it would be difficult to resist the Red Dust Fairy's charm. The Red Dust Pure Land had many beauties, a fact that had endured through time, because its disciples came from two sources.
First, elders would descend the mountain to travel and accept women they took a liking to as disciples. Second, the Red Dust Pure Land had an Immortal Peach Tree. Eating an Immortal Peach could cause a woman to become pregnant, and the newborn infant would naturally be considered a disciple of the Red Dust Pure Land.
The Red Dust Fairy herself had once consumed an Immortal Peach. And Holy Maiden Jing Xin naturally belonged to the latter category.
"The Ancestor's beauty is truly not something we mortals can compare to."
Although Holy Maiden Jing Xin was confident in her own beauty, she was not arrogant enough to compare herself with the one and only Red Dust Fairy of all eternity. At most, she considered herself a beauty seen once every five thousand years.
"But why is the Ancestor always sleeping? When will she wake up?"
"Perhaps the Dream River Emperor knows the answer." ...
"That's the situation. This woman is the founding Ancestor of the Red Dust Pure Land. We just don't know if this is a case of resurrection or a Body-Born Spirit. Right now, she is in a deep slumber, likely because she hasn't adapted to the transition from death to life. So, do you know how to awaken her?"
Although there were no recorded instances of resurrection in the Nine Provinces, such cases were documented in manuscripts left behind by Immortals.
There were no more than two possibilities for revival: one was the soul escaping the Underworld to return to the mortal realm, and the other was the original soul disappearing but the physical body giving birth to a new consciousness. However, the latter case wasn't considered resurrection in the true sense, but could only be counted as a new life.
The Dream River Emperor and the other two were a bit slow to accept all this. It took them a good while after Jiang Li finished his explanation to finally react.
"Human Emperor Jiang, you must be joking. Ever since I brought her to the Golden House, I felt that even touching her would be a blasphemy, how would I dare to awaken her? The Fairy sometimes wakes up only after several months, and sometimes she wakes up in just a few days. I can't quite grasp the pattern."
Jiang Li nodded. The Dream River Emperor's answer was not beyond his expectations. He then said to the Dream River Emperor, "The matter of the Red Dust Fairy is of great importance.
Keeping her here will only cause trouble. Moreover, she is the Ancestor of the Red Dust Pure Land. I have discussed this with Holy Maiden Jing Xin, and it is only right and proper that she be returned to the Red Dust Pure Land.
What are your thoughts on this?" Upon hearing this, the Dream River Emperor immediately objected, "Of course not! The Red Dust Fairy has slept here for three years and has long since grown accustomed to this place.
You cannot take her away!" Although he knew the Red Dust Fairy's status was noble and her origins astonishing, he was unwilling to just watch helplessly as such a beauty was taken away by others. One must know, if she left this time, he might never see her again.
"I know your rules. When in doubt, fists speak loudest. The strong are revered, the weak bite the dust. Come, Dream River Emperor, let's exchange a few moves."
Jiang Li hadn't expected these two sovereigns to be very enlightened. It was just a fight, the simplest thing in the world.
"Then please excuse my offense!" the Dream River Emperor said in a deep voice, full of confidence.
"Count me in!"
Emperor Wei also took a step forward, standing side-by-side with the Dream River Emperor with an imposing air. He was also unwilling to let Jiang Li take the Red Dust Fairy. So what if she was the Ancestor of the Red Dust Pure Land?
It was just one of the Six Great Sects. Their two great eternal Imperial Dynasties had also produced Immortals, their foundations were no weaker than the Red Dust Pure Land's. Were the two of them, as sovereigns, not worthy of the Red Dust Fairy? They refused to accept it!
So what if you were the Human Emperor? We are all emperors. Is your status that much higher than ours that you can take her away just because you say so?
So what if the Human Emperor Palace is revered by all Nine Provinces? This time, our two great Imperial Dynasties will show no respect! Seeing this, Zhang Konghu quickly hid far away to avoid getting caught in the crossfire.
Unlike these two inflated fools, he had seen Jiang Li in action before. The Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons that could only be slain after suffering immense casualties were slaughtered by Jiang Li as if he were chopping melons. The power of the Mahayana Stage was unfathomable!
The Dream River Emperor wore a noble and magnificent Imperial Robe, a Heaven-leveling Crown on his head, and held the Star River Golden Scepter in his hand. He stretched out a hand and pointed to the sky. The river of stars, hidden by the sun's brilliance, reappeared in the sky.
Specks of starlight, containing the endless power of the stars, gathered upon the Star River Golden Scepter. The Dream River Emperor's aura climbed steadily, making him seem like a Great Emperor holding the river of stars in his hand! The National Fate of the Dream River Dynasty, the Brilliant Star River!
The Dream River Emperor released his suppression on the Great Wei Dynasty's National Fate, allowing it to also arrive here. Not to be outdone, Emperor Wei wore a Turtle-Snake Patterned Imperial Robe and held the Imperial Jade Seal of the Realm.
The eight seal script characters for "Having received the Mandate from Heaven, may he live long and prosper" shone brilliantly, gradually twisting and contorting until they finally formed a Black Tortoise Pattern.
Northern Rengui Water, each drop as heavy as a mountain, coiled around Emperor Wei, making him seem like an Ancient God who could blot out the sky with a single hand! The National Fate of the Great Wei Dynasty, the Water God Black Tortoise!
"Human Emperor Jiang, come fight!"
The two sovereigns shouted in unison. At this moment, their minds were clear, and they had used every means to arm themselves, becoming immeasurably stronger than when they had fought Zhang Konghu! Three breaths later.
The Dream River Emperor collapsed on the ground, gasping for his last breath, and shouted, "Imperial Physician... quickly summon the Imperial Physician to save me..."