Chapter 523

Chapter 523: Subjective Initiative

Seeing the arrived Vermilion Bird and Sun Ruowei.

Shangguan Huanling couldn’t hold back the grievances in her heart any longer.

Tears streamed down her face.

“Vermilion Bird, I…”

But the Vermilion Bird impatiently interrupted Shangguan Huanling.

“Are you really intent on entering the Ten Thousand Souls Banner?”

She had already figured it out—Sixth Heaven was Shangguan Huanling’s limit.

Next, Shangguan Huanling needed a massive amount of resources; advancing each realm would require exponentially more resources. In this world, other than Lu Ye, who could help her find so many resources?

If everyone else ascended and left Shangguan Huanling behind in the Sixth Heaven, with her level of intelligence, who knew what kind of trouble she’d get into.

She was different from Yue Hongling.

Yue Hongling had her own opinions and was of normal intelligence.

Shangguan Huanling, on the other hand, had significant deficiencies in that area.

So, keeping Shangguan Huanling inside the Emperor’s Banner, always by her side, wasn’t such a bad idea.

Although Shangguan Huanling hadn’t condensed a Dao Fruit in her past life, she was still an emperor, and the increase in her cultivation would naturally nourish her soul, making it stronger.

Even if she was sealed in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, her intelligence wouldn’t vanish overnight.

With Lu Ye’s cultivation speed, perhaps in just a few thousand years, he could return to the Celestial Lord Realm, and within twenty thousand years, he might become a Saint.

By the time Lu Ye became a Saint, no one would dare harm him, and how he dealt with Shangguan Huanling would be entirely up to him.

However, what frightened the Vermilion Bird was that even though Shangguan Huanling had already made such a mess of things, obsessively thinking of framing Lu Ye, he hadn’t shown up at all.

A man could allow such happenings to unfold?

What did that mean?

Shangguan Huanling stared blankly at the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

What she wanted to enter was Lu Ye’s Ten Thousand Souls Banner, so she could accompany him in her soul form.

It was definitely not the Vermilion Bird’s!

What use was entering the Vermilion Bird’s Ten Thousand Souls Banner?

“Vermilion Bird, I don’t want to enter your Ten Thousand Souls Banner,” Shangguan Huanling said.

“But Lu Ye’s Ten Thousand Souls Banner doesn’t accept you!”

“Think about it, with your current cultivation, you can’t even sit still, let alone cultivate. How then will you ascend? If you can’t ascend, how will you follow in Lu Ye’s footsteps? Since you want to enter a Ten Thousand Souls Banner, this one in my hands might as well do.”

“As long as my cultivation speed is fast enough, even if you can’t be with Lu Ye, at the very least, you can be with him in the First Heaven; otherwise, your fate will be to remain in the Sixth Heaven.”

“If your cultivation speed is slow, you won’t be able to cross the tribulation either.”

“Entering the Ten Thousand Souls Banner now is your only way out!”

The Vermilion Bird analyzed this for Shangguan Huanling, and she was taken aback.

Huh?

That makes sense!

How did I not think of that?

After all, the Vermilion Bird would definitely ascend; if even the Four Spirits of Heaven couldn’t ascend, then countless Tianjiao in the world would also be meaningless.

If she entered the Vermilion Bird’s Ten Thousand Souls Banner, getting the Vermilion Bird to take her along to ascend meant she wouldn’t have to sweat it out in cultivation and could often be near her brother Lu Ye… well, not too far away.

Shangguan Huanling pondered for just a moment.

“Okay, then I’ll enter your Ten Thousand Souls Banner.”

Sun Ruowei hadn’t spoken until now, but once Shangguan Huanling agreed to enter the Vermilion Bird’s Ten Thousand Souls Banner, she couldn’t help but slap her forehead.

No saving that kid!

This girl really is hopeless!

At this moment, Sun Ruowei didn’t even know how she should react.

The corners of the Vermilion Bird’s mouth twitched violently.

Look!

See that?

It was that simple; she had just said a few words, and Shangguan Huanling easily agreed to enter the Ten Thousand Souls Banner as if it were nothing!

The Vermilion Bird was so furious that she slammed the Ten Thousand Souls Banner on the ground, her chest heaving violently, her finger trembling as she pointed at Shangguan Huanling.

“Vermilion Bird, don’t be angry; I’ve already agreed to enter the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.”

One sentence was all it took for the Vermilion Bird’s barely contained temper to explode, her fist coming crashing toward Shangguan Huanling.

Shangguan Huanling instantly transformed into a spray of blood.

Her brain didn’t even have time to think; it was just a genuine reflex.

“Don’t run!”

The Vermilion Bird was even angrier and charged madly after Shangguan Huanling.

Sun Ruowei followed helplessly.

…

Lu Ye felt a bit regretful; the Vermilion Bird was indeed soft-hearted and hadn’t taken Shangguan Huanling away.

But he guessed that by the time he ascended, Shangguan Huanling should enter the Vermilion Bird’s Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Because Shangguan Huanling really couldn’t ascend anymore.

She couldn’t cross the Heavenly Tribulation.

There were two opportunities to get to the Seventh Heaven.

The first was during the Dark Cataclysm when a Celestial Lord would make a final stand; if unsuccessful, they would perish.

At that time, this Celestial Lord would directly confront the Great Sage of the Nine Heavens; although they would be killed, they would significantly weaken the remaining power of the Sage’s laws.

The boundaries above the Sixth Heaven, including the Sixth Heaven, wouldn’t be so clearly defined anymore.

The strong could temporarily descend, and the weak could also rise with the help of the strong.

The second method was what was happening now—Shangguan Huanling transformed into a shadow spirit, entered the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and tried to stay conscious inside while watching Lu Ye grow step by step.

The Dark Cataclysm would take some time; Shangguan Huanling didn’t have that much patience.

So in the end, she would simply become a part of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

The Emperor’s Banner let out a sigh of relief.

It had temporarily passed its tribulation.

The shadow spirits inside it knew just how nervous the Emperor’s Banner had been, fearing that Lu Ye’s impulsiveness would cause it to take her in.

That would turn it into a foolish imperial banner.

Terrifying!

After finishing the gossip, Shen Xitang closed the light curtain.

Just as she was about to take Little Heavenly Dao back into Lu Ye’s body, she glanced at Dark Yaner once more.

Her brows furrowed slightly.

She looked rather pitiful.

“Darkness Origin, do you just sit here doing nothing every day?” Shen Xitang asked.

Dark Yaner’s heart suddenly sank.

Was she trying to drive her away?

“Sister, the ancient one in my body hasn’t awakened yet; there really isn’t anything going on for the time being…”

“That’s your mistake; if you want to help my host, it’s not about staying by their side, but about taking the initiative…”

“Initiative…”

Shen Xitang couldn’t recall the word for a moment, so she looked at Lu Ye with a pitiful gaze.

Her watery eyes stared at him.

Lu Ye’s heart raced uncontrollably.

This system really had such captivating eyes!

“Subjective initiative.”

“Right, big brother knows the most.”

Lu Ye…