Chapter 837: Chapter 837

The scene greatly shocked Li Xiaofei.

Little Aunt and Hua Xiangrong actually knew each other? Moreover, it seemed their relationship was quite unusual.

Hua Xiangrong gently reached out and stroked Little Aunt's hair. Her expression was warm and kind, her eyes openly filled with affection, as though looking at her own niece.

Various thoughts flashed through Li Xiaofei’s mind.

Little Aunt was one of the Seven Celestial Maidens. She addressed Hua Xiangrong as My Lady. Could it be... Could Hua Xiangrong be the legendary Queen Mother?

This possibility startled Li Xiaofei even further. However, he also knew now was not the time to delve deeper into this mystery. Their enemies had not been completely eliminated.

Li Xiaofei turned his head toward the poisonous water sub-primal Ruo. Unexpectedly, the creature showed no fear despite the Silver Ruo’s death. Its massive body stood firm, its exoskeleton pulsating rhythmically like a balloon rapidly inflating. It was seemingly accumulating some horrifying energy.

But Hua Xiangrong gave it no chance to act. The peerless beauty casually reached out with her hand and made a gentle grasping motion.

The poisonous water sub-primal Ruo exploded on the spot. It was like a cherry tomato bursting under an invisible giant hand. Li Xiaofei was stunned once again.

So powerful, Sister Hua.

Li Xiaofei knew that when it came to this kind of sub-primal Ruo, he would have to rely on both the Soaring Dragon Spear and the Eight Trigrams Furnace just to barely hold his ground. Even then, there was no guarantee he could kill it.

Yet Sister Hua had merely made a grasping motion in midair and instantly crushed it. What level of power was this? What realm of divine ability?

What made Li Xiaofei shudder even more upon reflection was the realization that if Hua Xiangrong’s soul alone possessed such overwhelming might. Just what kind of terrifying existence had been able to kill her at her peak?

Regardless, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief for the moment. The three sub-primal giant Ruo and the silver Ruo had all been eliminated. The great enemies had been vanquished. The remaining lower-tier, first or second evolutionary stage Ruo were hardly worth mentioning.

Just as Li Xiaofei fully relaxed, he noticed that Hua Xiangrong’s figure was gradually growing faint. The summoning time was nearing its end. She turned to Li Xiaofei and said, "Leave this place. Go to Doushuai Palace."

After speaking, she grew even dimmer. A gentle force enveloped Little Aunt, Tan Qingying, and Luo Ge, sending them all to Li Xiaofei’s side.

"Go quickly," she urged.

A soft breeze brushed across their faces. By the time Li Xiaofei and the others realized what was happening, they had already been transported away from the Peach Garden.

When they looked back, the peach trees were no longer visible. The group now found themselves standing amid the ruins of a place surrounded by white marble railings.

Tears welled up in Little Aunt’s eyes. She gazed in the direction of the Peach Garden, her body several times trembling with the urge to turn back, but in the end, she forcibly restrained herself.

Her vision was now clear. There was no longer any need to rely on the energy of the Peach Garden to see. The moment Hua Xiangrong had stroked her hair, she had already healed Little Aunt’s eye disease.

"Let’s go," Little Aunt said, wiping away her tears. "The Ruo that appeared just now weren’t the strongest. The Mother of All Beasts can produce even more powerful Ruos at any time. We must reach Doushuai Palace as soon as possible, or everything we’ve done so far will be for nothing."

Li Xiaofei nodded in response.

Little Aunt quickly led them forward. All of Heaven seemed to be burning. Many stone and jade walls and houses were engulfed in flames. Everywhere they looked, there was fire.

They made their way carefully, avoiding the burning areas, and surprisingly did not encounter any attacks from Ruo swarms. Most of the Ruos had been drawn to the battlefield during the earlier fight at the Peach Garden, leaving a brief moment of safety in their absence.

"To reach Doushuai Palace, we must first pass through Lingxiao Hall. It’s the shortest route," Little Aunt explained while leading the way.

Li Xiaofei nodded again, though his mind was preoccupied with another matter.

"Little Aunt, that Hua Xiangrong... lady, what is her true identity?" He couldn’t help but ask.

Little Aunt was silent for a moment before answering, "She is the Queen Mother spoken of in legends."

So it really was true, Li Xiaofei found himself both surprised and unsurprised.

He asked again, "So, Little Aunt, you used to serve under Lady Hua?"

"Yes," Little Aunt replied. "My Lady treated me like her own daughter. I was once just a lowly servant at her side, born on a small planet in the Northern Dipper Star Region. It was only because of her and the Holy Emperor’s support that I was able to cultivate and eventually enter Heaven."

"The Holy Emperor?" Li Xiaofei pressed.

"Lord Li Mu, the Immortal Martial Emperor," Little Aunt answered.

Li Xiaofei had heard that name more than once. This was the first time he realized the true nature of Little Aunt’s identity.

In many folk myths and legends on Earth, the Queen Mother and the Jade Emperor were often portrayed as husband and wife. But in the more serious and structured divine systems, that was not actually the case.

Moreover, according to Little Aunt, the Heaven that people spoke of today had been rebuilt by figures like the Immortal Martial Emperor, and was different from the Heaven described in ancient myths. The celestial positions and deities now were no longer those from the old legends.

The group advanced quickly with Little Aunt leading the way. In less than an hour, they arrived before a winding corridor and a waterside pavilion.

"Once we pass through here, we’ll reach Lingxiao Hall..." Little Aunt said, then suddenly let out a soft gasp.

She had noticed signs of a battle. There were traces of Ruo blood here. However, there were no corpses. It seemed that the fallen Ruos had been devoured by their own kind. The Ruos were evolving by consuming their companions and absorbing their energy.

"Be careful," Little Aunt warned.

She took the lead, walking ahead of everyone else. However, nothing unexpected occurred along the way. Before long, they arrived at Lingxiao Hall. The hall towered grandly above them, once the critical place where the Jade Emperor conducted official matters.

Under normal circumstances, this place would have been heavily guarded. Whether in the old Heaven or the new Heaven, Lingxiao Hall remained the very core.

But now, even this sacred hall appeared battered and desolate. The plaque hanging above the main entrance was askew, bearing a terrifying claw mark that nearly tore it apart, leaving the words for Lingxiao Hall blurred and incomplete. Li Xiaofei stepped up to the entrance of the great hall.

The doors of the hall were tightly shut. There were bloody footprints on the ground that had only dried recently. Someone had been here before them.

Li Xiaofei grew cautious in his heart. Just as he was about to push the door open, the light of the heavens suddenly shifted, and the endless night receded. The long night of Heaven finally ended.

Daylight arrived. Warm sunlight bathed the endless ruins and everyone standing there, dispelling the lingering gloom. A sense of safety suddenly blossomed within Li Xiaofei’s heart.

The Ruos would be unable to move during the daytime and would have to hibernate. All of Heaven finally entered a relatively safe period.

Li Xiaofei placed his hands against the doors of Lingxiao Hall and slowly applied force. The massive doors remained firmly closed, as if locked from within, and refused to budge.

He turned back to glance at Little Aunt. Little Aunt stepped forward, pressing her palm gently against the surface of the door, as though performing some secret technique. In the next moment—

A heavy sound echoed from within the hall. Then, the two massive doors slowly swung open. A gust of wind blew out from the interior of the hall. Li Xiaofei did not dare to be careless and immediately circulated his energy, staying on guard. Content orıginally comes from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✶𝓷𝓮𝓽

"Let’s go. We’ll pass through the hall and exit from the rear gate. That way, we can reach Doushuai Palace as quickly as possible," Little Aunt said.

The group stepped into Lingxiao Hall. A wave of solemn, divine pressure rushed to meet them. This was a legendary place, and now, he had arrived in person!