A tall, handsome white-haired man, with features so flawless they seemed carved by the gods, appeared before her, dressed in the clothes of that hideous Chu Mo she was so familiar with. Initially unsightly clothes on the ugly monster now gave him an aura of natural elegance.

Too handsome!

The Ninth Princess dared to swear that she had never seen such a handsome man before, not even in her imagination... She had never dared imagine there could be such a divine and handsome man in this world.

The Ninth Princess was utterly stunned. His appearance was so abrupt and his beauty so striking, yet it left her frozen in fear, unable to utter a single word. She could only gaze blankly at this white-haired man.

Then, the white-haired man extended a hand, gently lifted her chin with a finger to raise her equally stunning face, examined it for a moment, sighed lightly, and praised, "Indeed, very beautiful! Truly beautiful. A masterpiece of the heavens."

Smiling faintly, he continued, "Thank you, thank you all, for allowing me to finally feel the malice of this world, to taste the bitterness of ridicule, and to experience the sting of... betrayal!"

"I... I... You..." The Ninth Princess was flabbergasted, unable to believe that the incredibly handsome white-haired man in front of her, making her heart race uncontrollably, could be the same detestable Chu Mo that used to disgust her with just a glance.

How could this happen? Why would this happen? How could a person... a worthless being, instantly transform into a celestial figure?

Yet this man was clearly wearing the ugly one's clothes!

Could it be that Master wasn't lying to me!

The Ninth Princess's heart was in utter disarray!

She could only stare foolishly at this white-haired man possessing an unimaginable aura.

"Well, actually... it's normal, right? This is, after all... human nature." The white-haired man gently shook his head, letting out a sigh as if coming from ancient times, then pulled the Ninth Princess's arm and soared into the high sky.

The Ninth Princess felt as if she were dreaming, and in the next moment, they appeared in the palace of the Great Xia Empire.

Before she could react, countless scenes flashed before her eyes in an instant, an experience she had never encountered before in her entire life.

It was simply too magical and too profound.

In those scenes, she vaguely saw many things, such as Liu Dakai, who impersonated the emperor, being exposed. He was both shocked and angry, his expression as vile as it was gratifying for the Ninth Princess. Then, a bloody conflict erupted throughout the Imperial Capital. However, the conflict was one-sided, for all those who died were from Liu Dakai's faction.

They all fell dead suddenly.

She even saw the unparalleled terror in Liu He's eyes before his death.

The Ninth Princess didn't even have time to savor the satisfaction before being stunned by what she saw.

Because she was sitting on that dragon throne!

In front of her, civil and military officials knelt and shouted long live!

"I... How did I become the empress?" The Ninth Princess couldn't accept the reality. The white-haired man had vanished without a trace. Everything seemed like a fantasy.

Just then, a soft sigh reached her ears: "Alas... you lack the destiny."

"Master..." The Ninth Princess... no, it should now be the new empress of Great Xia, Xia Zhenzhen, was completely dumbfounded, her voice shaking as she spoke.

She saw her master, the Sleeping Lotus Fairy, appear before her, while the civil and military officials seemed frozen in place, kneeling there.

The entire Golden Throne Hall was deathly still!

Time and space seemed frozen.

"Child, just be at peace and be the empress. He... truly is an immortal beyond the three realms!" The Sleeping Lotus Fairy sighed before gradually fading.

"No, Master, tell me, what is going on?" Xia Zhenzhen stood up, shouting loudly.

"Perhaps it relates to reincarnation, but I cannot explain it. In any case, you missed an enormous opportunity. But that person was kind-hearted and treated you well. He cleared all obstacles for you, and now... you are the new empress of the Great Xia Empire. Go forth in this red dust world and be a great empress."

The ethereal voice of the Sleeping Lotus Fairy echoed in Xia Zhenzhen's ears.

But Xia Zhenzhen's mind suddenly went blank, and she collapsed onto the dragon throne, tears silently streaming down her face.

At that moment, the civil and military officials below seemed to come to life again, continuing their cries of long live.

Xia Zhenzhen took a deep breath, trying to steady her emotions, and coldly said, "Rise."

Thus began the reign of a new empress.

Moreover, she never married throughout her life.

No one knew that countless times in the dead of night, she would dream of someone—not the tall, white-haired, flawless man, but the frail, unattractive Chu Mo who couldn't cultivate and was incredibly ugly...

She knew that she would never love another for the rest of her life.

Only then did she truly understand that she had already fallen for the boy with a kind heart, though ugly in appearance, during those eight years of waiting.

But that was all in the past.

Pangu World.

The pinnacle of the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Chu Mo stood there quietly, slowly opening his eyes. In his unwavering gaze that spanned ten thousand ages, a rare trace of complexity appeared. A wry smile emerged at the corner of his mouth, "Is this... considered a kind of consummation?"

Whether this could be considered a kind of consummation, Chu Mo did not know. His Dao and methods told him that this was not truly consummate. It could only be said that it supplemented something he had never experienced before in the past. Such an experience was something he had never felt in untold ages gone by.

Thus, the third Heavenly Tribulation was filling in a certain flaw from his past—a flaw that no one would willingly experience.

In retrospect, that feeling was still vivid in his memory.

Chu Mo sighed lightly, "The first Heavenly Tribulation was reincarnation, the second was causality, and this third one should be the human heart, right?"

Is there more?

Chu Mo looked up at the sky. At this moment, the fourth Heavenly Tribulation descended directly from the sky, striking directly towards him.

However, this fourth Heavenly Tribulation was actually colorful!

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet... The colors mingled together. This did not seem like a Heavenly Tribulation; rather, it resembled a dazzling heavenly light!

It was truly beautiful!

At the instant the Heavenly Tribulation descended, Chu Mo had a feeling of wanting to become intoxicated by it. In his heart, a sense of heightened alertness suddenly arose. He felt something was amiss!

Indeed, this fourth Heavenly Tribulation was even more dangerous than the sum of the previous three!

This time, Chu Mo was directly drawn into a magnificently enchanting fairyland. Within this fairyland, Chu Mo was born into a prestigious sect, and he was a peerless Heavenly Genius since childhood. Everything went smoothly for him, with hardly any hurdles.

He had a top-class family background, the most formidable Master, the most beautiful Dao companion, and the most outstanding and loyal friends. His enemies, though also excellent, were not as excellent as he was.

In that world, Chu Mo was virtually the greatest winner in life!

He had fame and status, his prestige was unmatched.

In that world, he lived for tens of thousands of years. Eventually, he even lost his inner drive and almost became completely absorbed in it.

This fourth colorful Heavenly Tribulation was truly the most dangerous Heavenly Tribulation. It appeared to have no lethality, but it could keep someone trapped in that illusion forever.

The limit was one hundred thousand years!

If Chu Mo spent one hundred thousand years there, he would never come back. He would be eternally lost there. After a hundred thousand years, he would simply perish, and his true body here would disappear as well.

However, after forty-five thousand years, Chu Mo sensed something, and then he directly gave up everything he once had, focusing solely on cultivation.

Finally, during a grand Heavenly Tribulation, he broke free from that illusion.

When Chu Mo opened his eyes above the firmament of the Thirty-Three Heavens, the time here had only passed in an instant!

But this time, Chu Mo had gained profound life insights, on reincarnation, causality, good and evil, the human heart... on everything in this world, gaining a new understanding.

At this moment, Chu Mo finally attained full enlightenment, his entire being exuding an infinite Dao resonance.

This Dao resonance began to spread from the peak of the Thirty-Three Heavens, like an invisible field, enveloping the entire Pangu world in a mere instant.

The people undergoing tribulations suddenly felt that the terrifying killing intent had diminished. There was even a feeling that the power of the Heavenly Tribulation... had been reduced by many times!

Those who were previously in a desperate plight during their tribulations almost instantly became composed.

"By my Dao, I blend the myriad paths." A wondrous divine charm flickered between Chu Mo's eyebrows.

Very quickly, everyone's Heavenly Tribulation passed peacefully and without danger in such circumstances.

Simultaneously, the token that was continuously condensing within Chu Mo's body also began to become clear, with an ancient design, emanating an imposing field. The aura around Chu Mo was almost entirely erupting from this token.

The Lord of Heaven Token is completed!

The entire Pangu world was shrouded in a mysterious field.

This world is complete!

And at the very moment this Heavenly Realm took shape, the first detachment of the expedition forces from the Four Great Heavens had already arrived!

This expedition force came from the Great Immeasurable Free Heaven.

The leader of the group was a very formidable Realm Master. He was the first Heavenly Person in the entire Great Immeasurable Free Heaven to become a Celestial Lord.

In terms of seniority, he was second only to the four Celestial Lords.

In terms of strength, his divine abilities and spells were not much inferior to those of the four Celestial Lords.

In the Great Immeasurable Free Heaven, his status was extremely revered, and although he was one of the Three Thousand Realm Masters, almost every Realm Master, upon seeing him, had to respectfully acknowledge him as the Patriarch Lan Guang.

Though Patriarch Lan Guang was truly an ancient patriarch-level figure, in appearance, he looked very young, at most about twenty or thirty years old. He carried an ancient sword on his back, wore a gray Daoist robe, and had his hair tied up. His face always showed no expression, as if he never had any emotions. And no one had ever seen him draw his sword.

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