Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: Fusion of Spirit Fire

Several days later, the entire continent had fallen under the control of the Spiritualist Guild. Yun Ke ordered all the city lords, clan leaders, minor sect masters, influential merchants, and even the emperor of the West Cloud Empire, Yun Xun, to gather in the square of the Spiritualist Guild.

Nangong Luo presented the newly formulated system to Yun Chuxue and Yun Ke for inspection. After some discussion, they confirmed its accuracy and began to announce it to the others.

Yun Chuxue stood at the forefront as Qu Qi began to announce the new system.

"Starting from today, the territories of the former North Xun Empire, South Yue Empire, East Yu Empire, and West Cloud Empire are all under the control of the Spiritualist Guild. The Spiritualist Guild has established a new empire called the Snow World Empire, with the current leader of the Spiritualist Guild, Yun Ke, as the emperor."

There was an uproar among the crowd, but most of them expressed their agreement.

Qu Qi continued, "Our Snow World Empire does not adhere to the traditional imperial system. We will implement a new system called 'Fall'. This system signifies that there can only be one empire on this continent. We have established a new political regime, abolished the sect system, and adopted an academy system. We uphold the principles of strength and righteousness, oppose evil forces, and promote faith-based governance. We will weaken the aristocratic system, allowing more commoners to have access to resources similar to those of the nobility. Strength is respected, and righteousness is revered. We will also establish agreements with the spiritual beasts, mutually developing and benefiting each other."

Upon hearing this, many people expressed their dissatisfaction and began to resist.

Upon hearing such a noisy scene, Yun Chuxue angrily shouted, "Silence!"

With just one shout from Yun Chuxue, the pressure she exerted silenced everyone present.

Yun Chuxue rose into the air and questioned, "Do any of you have objections?"

One small family raised an objection, "I object. Why abolish the sects and weaken the aristocracy?"

"Let me tell you the answer. Because I am Yun Chuxue, I am the heavens, I am the master of this continent. Opposing this system is equivalent to opposing me. The consequence of opposing me is death without burial. Do you have any objections?"

Yun Chuxue's clear voice echoed in everyone's ears, leaving them too afraid to speak. Even if it were the Spiritualist Guild intervening, they might not be able to withstand it.

Yun Chuxue turned to Qu Qi and said, "Continue."

"Yes. We will demolish the former sects and imperial sites, and establish eight major academies, which will be unified under the Snow World Empire for management, exhibiting talents from various regions. We will not confront the spiritual beasts, and humans are not allowed to enter the forests where the spiritual beasts reside, otherwise, they will be killed without exception. Detailed regulations will be announced in front of the gates of the Snow World Empire for your careful reading."

After Qu Qi finished speaking, everyone expressed their agreement.

After everyone left, Yun Chuxue looked at Yun Ke and said, "Yun Ke, take care of the Snow World Empire."

"Aunt, are you leaving?"

"Yes, I'm going to avenge Yuxi."

Yun Ke clasped his hands and said, "Aunt, may you return safely."

Yun Chuxue smiled faintly, "Okay."

With that, she soared into the air and left the Spiritualist Guild.

Following Mo Xian's instructions, Yun Chuxue went to the cave where the spirit fire had once existed.

Upon entering, Yun Chuxue found it as dark as ever. She stepped on the mechanism she had previously stepped on, and suddenly the surroundings lit up.

"Mo Xian, do you think I can absorb this spirit fire?"

"Yun Chuxue, let me think. I feel like this spirit fire is very familiar... You can absorb it, but the process may be very painful."

"I'll try to break the seal."

Just as Yun Chuxue was about to act, Mo Xian stopped her.

"Wait a moment."

"What's wrong?"

"Let me take a look."

Mo Xian emerged from Yun Chuxue's spiritual sea and flew to the side of the spirit fire, carefully examining it.

After a while, the control switch for the spirit fire suddenly opened, and its erupting flames instantly filled the surroundings, even blocking the entrance to the cave.

The temperature gradually rose, and the core of the spirit fire became restless, jumping around aimlessly.

Seeing this, Yun Chuxue wanted to grab it, but its speed was too fast for her to catch up with.

"Temporal Domain."

Yun Chuxue activated the Temporal Domain, attempting to slow down its speed. Unexpectedly, the spirit fire suddenly became furious, its speed increasing rapidly, far beyond what Yun Chuxue's realm could catch up with. The spirit fire jumped and darted around, then suddenly surged into Yun Chuxue's body.

Yun Chuxue suddenly felt a scorching sensation throughout her body, as if she were about to melt, overwhelmed by the intense heat.

"Yun Chuxue, absorb it quickly while it just broke the seal."

Yun Chuxue immediately sat down, attempting to refine the spirit fire within her body.

The spirit fire rampaged within Yun Chuxue's body, causing her to sweat profusely. She struggled to control it.

After an hour, Yun Chuxue felt every cell in her body boiling, the pain causing her to tremble.

A day later, Yun Chuxue cried out in pain. By this time, her clothes had been burned away by the spirit fire.

Mo Xian reminded her, "Yun Chuxue, try to absorb it slowly, gradually refining its energy."

"...Okay."

Yun Chuxue gritted her teeth, using her spiritual power to slowly absorb and refine the spirit fire.

Thus, time passed second by second, and in the blink of an eye, Yun Chuxue had been sitting here for ten years.

Yun Chuxue raised her head, a faint red light flashing in her eyes before she returned to normal.

"I finally refined the spirit fire."

The spirit fire remained quietly in Yun Chuxue's spiritual sea, evidently having acknowledged Yun Chuxue as its master.

"It's strange, Yun Chuxue. This spirit fire should have already recognized a master, but why did it recognize you as its master?"

"I don't know, maybe my persistence convinced it."

"...You should put your clothes on first."

"Ah..."

Yun Chuxue changed into a white robe. Just as she was about to move her body, she suddenly felt dizzy and slowly fell down.

Five years later...

Yun Chuxue opened her hazy eyes and yawned.

"Are you awake?"

"Mm."

Mo Xian stared straight at Yun Chuxue.

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Yun Chuxue asked, "Mo Xian, what's wrong?"

"You've been asleep for five years. What do you think?"

"Five years!"

Yun Chuxue looked around at the still-burning fire and the small altar.

"So long?"

"Otherwise?"

Yun Chuxue stretched lazily. Mo Xian said, "During these five years, I remembered something."

"What is it?"

"It seems that this spirit fire was placed here by me before, which is why you were able to merge with it so quickly."

"What? Placed by you? Quickly?"

Yun Chuxue stared at Mo Xian, displeasure evident on her face.

"This is a divine-level spirit fire gathered from heaven and earth. Ten years is already very fast. I remember it took me more than twenty years to succeed."

Mo Xian wore a proud expression.

"Uh..."