Northern Heavenly Realm.
Amid the clouds, dazzling light flickered brilliantly.
Before long, a massive rift tore open the sky.
A figure suddenly dashed through the gap and finally landed steadily atop the clouds.
If Ye Yu had been here, he would have immediately recognized her.
This was none other than Xin Wan’en, his dearly missed wife from the Underworld.
Looking around at the unfamiliar surroundings, with cranes calling in chorus and auspicious clouds drifting, Xin Wan’en’s heart surged with excitement.
She had finally arrived in the Heavenly Realm; all her years of effort had not been in vain.
Now, all that remained was to find her husband Ye Yu—then everything would be complete.
However, the most urgent matter now was to replenish her ghost aura.
The ascension to the Heavenly Realm had completely drained her ghost energy.
And here, the Heavenly Realm was suffused with abundant immortal energy, which conflicted with her ghost aura.
This truly troubled Xin Wan’en.
Still, she did not despair.
Having overcome the difficulty of crossing into the Heavenly Realm, what other problem could not be solved?
She scanned her surroundings.
Suddenly, she sensed a mysterious power ahead pulling at her.
Without hesitation, she flickered forward.
Within a single incense stick’s time, Xin Wan’en arrived in a mountain range, staring at the pitch-black peaks before her.
An inexplicable sense of belonging welled up in her heart.
Indeed, the mountains of the Underworld were just like this—dark and lifeless.
In contrast, the immortal mountains of the Heavenly Realm shone brilliantly, full of vitality.
Most importantly, here she unexpectedly sensed a thick ghost aura.
This gave her the illusion of returning once again to the Underworld.
This was truly puzzling.
How could there be a place suitable for ghosts to survive within the Heavenly Realm?
Xin Wan’en did not dwell too much on this question.
Instead, she seized every moment to absorb the surrounding ghost aura to nourish herself.
Unbeknownst to her, hundreds of pairs of scarlet eyes were watching her from within the mountains.
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Knowledge changes destiny.
This is not an empty phrase, but a solid truth.
For example, now.
Ye Yu accepted Shangguan Jiujiu’s suggestion to go to the northern Heavenly Realm but did not know exactly where the Soul Nourishing Temple was located.
So, naturally, he had to trouble Shangguan Jiujiu to act as a guide.
Shangguan Jiujiu gladly accepted this.
She knew well this was a task that others would beg to have.
For instance, Bai Xichu and Bai Miaoleng stomped the stone slabs of Wu Wei Tower in frustration on the spot, much to Zhuo Lanqing’s heartbreak.
Zhu Diezhen, Zuo Yingchun, and others also wished to come along, but all were firmly refused by Ye Yu.
What a joke—it would be impossible to handle so many wives traveling together.
If anything happened, he wouldn’t be able to manage it.
So he could only reject them strongly.
Shangguan Jiujiu also treasured this rare opportunity to go out alone with Ye Yu.
She prepared many immortal fruits and even borrowed Zhuo Lanqing’s immortal ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) boat.
Like a spring outing.
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Yu finally agreed.
Judging by the thickness of the ice block, it would take at least ten more days to fully melt.
No need to rush.
Moreover, even if Xin Wan’en broke out early, she was already inside Wu Wei Tower.
The wives would take good care of her.
As long as she did not go out recklessly, no one would discover her.
But honestly, sitting in the immortal boat, Ye Yu couldn’t help but think of Zhuo Lanqing again.
Shangguan Jiujiu, your good sister once trampled your vegetable garden right here.
Unexpectedly, you specifically chose this boat for the trip—and even picked the same room.
Tell me, was that on purpose?
Still, it was a little exciting!
“Here, husband, eat this immortal fruit. It has miraculous effects, very good for immortals.”
Shangguan Jiujiu took out a plate of immortal fruit, intending to feed Ye Yu herself.
But he stopped her.
“If it’s miraculous, we’ll eat it together—no need to give me all of it.”
Hearing this, Shangguan Jiuu smiled gently.
“This immortal fruit affects you. It doesn’t work on me.”
Ye Yu was slightly stunned, then immediately felt a bit helplessly amused.
That night, the immortal boat arrived in the northern Heavenly Realm, though there was still some distance to the Soul Nourishing Temple.
From this, it was clear the boat’s speed couldn’t compare to an immortal flying freely through the air.
But the comfort was very high.
Like a motorhome on Blue Star.
Idle, Ye Yu casually asked about the Soul Nourishing Temple.
Honestly, after two Heavenly Realm dreams, he had supposedly traveled all over the realm.
He had at least heard of most immortal sects.
So how had he never heard of a Soul Nourishing Temple in the northern Heavenly Realm?
Hearing his question, Shangguan Jiujiu patiently explained.
The Soul Nourishing Temple was no minor sect in the Heavenly Realm.
Before the Six Realms’ passages closed, it was a prominent great immortal sect.
The immortals within specialized in nurturing ghosts, refining peerless ghost pets to repel enemies.
Of course, such methods were seen as insults by many ghosts of the Underworld.
At that time, many Underworld big shots tried to eradicate the sect.
But after many battles, the Soul Nourishing Temple not only survived but achieved the feat of killing three Ghost King Realm foes within seven days.
(Underworld ranks: Ghost Immortal, Profound Ghost, Earth Ghost, Heavenly Ghost, Nether Ghost, Ghost Lord, Ghost King, Ghost Emperor!)
Thus, the Soul Nourishing Temple gained fame and unmatched prominence in the Heavenly Realm.
Later, its fifth sect leader performed great divine feats, gathering supreme ghost aura in the three thousand immortal mountains behind the sect, forcibly turning them into Underworld ghost mountains.
This was used to nurture the sect’s ghosts.
This marked the sect’s pinnacle.
Afterward, the Six Realms’ passages closed.
Underworld ghosts could no longer enter the Heavenly Realm.
This undoubtedly severed the Soul Nourishing Temple’s lifeline!
Remember, the sect had risen by nurturing ghost pets.
Without ghosts, what could they nurture?
They couldn’t nurture immortal souls, after all.
Though some immortal arts could extract the souls of fallen immortals and turn them into ghosts, there was a failure rate.
Over time, the number of ghosts in the Soul Nourishing Temple dwindled, and the artificially created ghosts couldn’t meet demand.
Newly joined immortals had no ghost pets to practice with.
Thus, gradually, the Soul Nourishing Temple declined.
This was a trend in the Heavenly Realm that no one could change.
Even though the sect tried many methods, the decline was irreversible.
