He trusted her, and he was even more curious about her.
The Ancestor, still a young man, begged her to stay by his side. She was so powerful, fully capable of saving all living beings; they could travel together, explore everywhere, and experience all sorts of things!
Liu Yao couldn't refuse the young man's passionate plea; she vaguely agreed.
Thus, the two embarked on their journey together.
It was in this life that they fell in love again.
They traveled across the Five Continents, encountered various dangers, and overcame them together. Time is a magical thing; love can be diluted, but it can also be rekindled. Liu Yao once again found that feeling of first love.
Although she had loved twice, and her lovers' personalities were completely different, she knew that she loved the person before her at this moment!
When they returned to the Eastern Continent, Liu Yao was already pregnant.
Conceiving offspring in the Cultivation World is extremely difficult, especially since Liu Yao's true form is a Spirit Plant. Her child was destined to be extraordinary, easily attracting covetous eyes.
Fortunately, both of them had fairly high cultivation bases; barring accidents, their future Ascension would be without problems.
But accidents did happen.
That Demonic Cultivator from before, after so many years of harming countless people, had greatly increased his cultivation base. He had his sights set on the child in Liu Yao's womb, deliberately framing her, falsely portraying her as a murderous demonic creature, causing the Ancestor's former Sect to despise her immensely.
They wanted the Ancestor to personally carry out a righteous act of eliminating a family member, but the Ancestor naturally refused, causing the couple to be hunted by their Sect.
The Ancestor refused to fight back, yet was injured by the Sect; they were forced to flee, eventually falling into the Demonic Cultivator's trap, caught in a pincer movement.
With nowhere left to escape, the Ancestor self-destructed, forcefully protecting Liu Yao and her unborn child. Liu Yao escaped, and after years of secluded cultivation, she annihilated the Ancestor's former Sect and the Demonic Cultivator.
Her unborn child was also affected, needing a long period of rest within her womb before a safe birth.
Having avenged her revenge, Liu Yao searched for the Ancestor's reincarnation, but this lifetime's Ancestor was heartless, wholly focused on cultivation, with no interest in love. No matter how Liu Yao tried to get close, the Ancestor remained unmoved.
This Ancestor was exceptionally talented, a rare genius in the Fu Immortal Sect; Ascension was inevitable.
And Ascension meant the end of Liu Yao's hope...
How cruel this was for Liu Yao!
Liu Yao, pregnant, waited in the Fu Immortal Sect for a hundred years. On the day of the Ancestor's Ascension, during the Heavenly Tribulation, as Heavenly Thunder struck, and it seemed the Ancestor would succumb and perish, Liu Yao, in the end, couldn't bear it and forcibly blocked the Heavenly Thunder for him.
Karma entangles, the mortal world continues.
Knowing it was this Tree Demon who had saved him at the critical moment, as the Ancestor departed, they left a protective talisman in Liu Yao's body and left her a Secret Realm for cultivation.
Finally, the Ancestor also advised Liu Yao that the past is dark and cannot be pursued, the future path is bright and glorious.
Every reincarnation is a new beginning. Although the soul remains the same person, the living environment and personality determine that the person of the previous life is completely gone. They each have their own path, their destined end is here, no need to be too persistent.
A hundred years after the Ancestor's Ascension, the Fu Immortal Sect treated Liu Yao with great respect during her recuperation.
Later, they even reached an agreement with Liu Yao for the Six Sects Grand Competition: she would create a clone to become the Demonic Beast King within the Secret Realm, helping the direct disciples gain combat experience.
In return, the Fu Immortal Sect would provide Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures as compensation.
This had been the arrangement for a hundred years, peaceful and uneventful, so it was unexpected that something would happen this time.
After finishing this convoluted love story, Elder Liu sighed repeatedly: "I don't know what methods the Demonic Cultivator used to deceive Liu Yao, actually making her attack the Six Sects' direct disciples..."
Tian Ning: "It must be your Ancestor."
Everyone: "?"
Without thinking, Tian Ning said bluntly: "Didn't you hear Zhou Mengya mention the Demon Venerable just now? Let me guess, she definitely told Liu Yao that if the world falls into chaos, perhaps they would send Ascending Immortals to save the world. At that time, Liu Yao could see her beloved again."
Everyone: "..."
No wonder she's a woman who has read countless storybooks!
Wang Dameng had a sudden inspiration: "Or should we tell that Liu Yao that harming people will disappoint her Ancestor! What she is doing is wrong!"
Tian Ning: "Are you lecturing a baby?"
That's a ten-thousand-year-old Tree Demon!
Wang Dameng: "..."
Even if they knew Liu Yao's past, they couldn't do anything about it!
"Liu Yao's obsession is too deep; even she herself can't count how many reincarnations she's waited for her Ancestor."
She had long since gone mad.
She thought that even if she couldn't spend a lifetime with him, it didn't matter, as long as she waited for the next life; she would always wait for the person she longed for in her heart.
But she didn't expect him to Ascend...
After hearing Elder Liu's story, the direct disciples' emotions were quite stable. Most of them were inexperienced young men, and they didn't think Liu Yao was terribly evil.
Liu Yao is a pitiful person, but unfortunately, pitiful people must also have hateful aspects.
Currently, they couldn't defeat Liu Yao directly, so the direct disciples discussed whether they could persuade Liu Yao with words; at least, this was a method.
Tian Ning had some questions for the Elder: "When you weren't here, Zhou Mengya wanted to deal with me, but she never used any demonic creatures, so I think the Demonic Cultivators here are the same as us in this Secret Realm."
Elder Liu nodded, his expression unchanged, but inwardly he marveled at this girl's observational skills.
Even in this situation, she could still notice these things.
Elder Liu: "This Secret Realm was originally left by the Ancestor to Liu Yao; she's perfectly at home here; it's not an exaggeration to say she's the little Heavenly Dao of this place... Now, all the Spiritual Energy in the Secret Realm is being absorbed by her; if she truly completes it, even if the Ancestor in seclusion in the Fu Immortal Sect emerges, dealing with her will take some effort."
Tian Ning didn't speak, seeming to be thinking about something. After a long time, she spoke.
"I have an idea."
Elder Liu: "?"
Tian Ning: "Elder, you said she's continuously absorbing the Spiritual Energy in this Secret Realm, including ours. But what if she absorbs too much Spiritual Energy and can't handle it?"
If a water container is already full, but water is still being poured in, the container will explode!
Elder Liu didn't understand what crazy idea she had come up with, only saying: "Liu Yao has lived for ten thousand years, her strength is immense; even if the entire Secret Realm, plus our Spiritual Energy, were added together, she could completely absorb it. Your idea of her not being able to handle it is unrealistic."
Even Liu Yao couldn't handle that much Spiritual Energy; even if all the Sect Leaders entered the Secret Realm, they probably couldn't do it...
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