Just as Ye Chu had anticipated, walking along the bluestone avenue, he saw countless cultivators kneeling and worshipping as they went. The entire avenue was polished to a mirror-like shine, reflecting the pure blue sky, truly beautiful to the extreme. People’s hearts also became as pure as the clean avenue and the washed-blue sky.
At this moment, the primordial spirit seemed to empty itself. All accumulated depression and negative emotions in one’s heart were swept away. What remained was that kind of freedom and relaxation of galloping across lush green grasslands.
Ye Jingyun and Yang Hui actually broke through again. With the transformation of their primordial spirits, plus the effect of Lin Shixin’s medicinal pills, their strength rose another level.
Ye Chu similarly felt his own primordial spirit improving, faintly grasping some traces. It was as if he would soar away and merge into this pure world. The black iron textures also flickered continuously, constantly merging into Ye Chu’s primordial spirit. Ye Chu became increasingly ethereal and empty, truly like this blue sky, returning to nature.
This feeling became clearer the further Ye Chu walked forward.
“Is the young master about to break through?” Yang Hui looked at Ye Jingyun with some excitement, staring straight at Ye Chu before her, who had nearly forgotten himself, completely immersed in this free and ethereal world.
Ye Jingyun shook her head. She did not know what Ye Chu’s situation was either. They did not disturb Ye Chu, just following behind him like this, also feeling the purity of this heaven and earth.
All the way along, they saw too many devout people, worshipping as they went. Some people’s knees were already bleeding from kneeling, yet they remained calm in expression, continuing to kneel and worship with every step and every kowtow.
This was a silent faith. Ye Chu could not imagine how difficult it must be for them to kneel and worship across this distance of over a thousand li.
“To live to such a degree, one truly has no regrets!” Ye Jingyun murmured to herself, too shocked. This kind of devotion was beyond their imagination. If it were still the era of the Hongchen Female Saint, it could be understood. But the era of the Hongchen Female Saint had passed so many years ago. Yet the world still held such devotion towards her.
“What kind of personal charisma did the Hongchen Female Saint possess, to still make people like this after tens of thousands of years?”
These scenes shook people’s hearts. Ye Jingyun felt her own primordial spirit was affected. In this kind of shock and purity, the group of four walked towards the pilgrimage cliff.
After several days, Ye Chu and the others finally saw a sacred cliff towering into the clouds. The sacred cliff was covered by misty vapours. Looking from afar, one could feel its majestic and towering presence.
All the way here, Ye Chu became increasingly ethereal and empty. If Ye Jingyun did not rely on her eyes to see, she could almost not sense Ye Chu’s existence. He gradually had a bit of Lin Shixin’s temperament. This made Ye Jingyun extremely astonished.
The closer to the sacred cliff, the more devout worshippers there were around them. The devotion on their faces also became increasingly focused. Every bow towards the sacred cliff came from the heart.
“Bang… bang…”
What shocked Ye Jingyun and the others the most was that the closer they got to the sacred cliff, they discovered these devout people’s strength was continuously breaking through. This breakthrough could no longer be described as rapid. The more devout they were, the more terrifyingly their strength skyrocketed.
This kind of terror simply exceeded the common sense of cultivation. Ye Jingyun even saw a person whose clothes were torn from kneeling, skyrocketing from low-grade king level to sovereign level.
This once made Ye Jingyun watch with dumbfounded eyes, staring blankly at this person, feeling it unbelievable. This was too shocking and extraordinary, simply heaven-defying.
But even such a breakthrough did not make this devout person stop his footsteps. It seemed as if nothing had happened to him. He still continued to kneel and worship step by step. The devotion on his face remained.
Each devout person, upon arriving here, would see their strength skyrocket, only differing in how much. And some people who came with illnesses, after coming here with devotion, were completely healed.
Ye Jingyun watched a person with broken hands and feet actually grow new hands and feet. Her beautiful eyes widened enormously, full of disbelief. She only felt that there really were gods in this world. This was too far beyond their imagination.
All the way along, they saw too many miracles. Every devout person, more or less, received their due blessings.
“Is this the charm of the pilgrimage cliff?” Ye Jingyun murmured to herself, looking at Yang Hui and Tan Miaotong. The two girls were also shocked, only feeling that there really were gods in this world.
The closer to the sacred cliff, the more miracles they saw. Devout people’s strength skyrocketed, illnesses healed, the blind regained sight, broken feet regenerated. These miracles flashed one by one, shocking every person who came to the sacred cliff.
“Is this the sacred cliff?” Ye Chu recovered from that ethereal state, feeling his own primordial spirit had doubled in strength. His comprehension of concepts had reached an unparalleled degree. His heart could not be calm either. Especially after witnessing the miracles along the way, he felt even more that the Hongchen Female Saint had astonished the world.
Who could, after a thousand years, still bestow such kinds of miracles upon people? Only her, perhaps.
Previously, Ye Chu’s understanding of the Hongchen Female Saint was limited to knowing she was very strong, with many legends. Only by coming to the sacred cliff could one know that what came before was only the surface. She was the true Supreme in this world. Even after tens of thousands of years, countless people still received her grace. Ye Chu could completely understand why that bluestone avenue could be polished to a mirror-like shine, why countless devout people would kneel and worship as they came.
“This is a woman who astonished the world. Perhaps no one can compare throughout all ages.” Ye Chu let out a light breath, his gaze looking towards the sacred cliff.
“Let’s go.” Ye Chu said to Ye Jingyun and the group, taking the lead towards this cliff that reached into the clouds. Ye Chu’s mood suddenly became excited. He wanted to see what else this peerless woman had left behind. He especially wanted to understand more about her, to know what kind of myth she was.
Ye Jingyun and the others were clearly also extremely excited. Each one quickened their pace and caught up with Ye Chu. Every one of them wanted to witness the Hongchen Female Saint’s astonishing grace. For a woman to be able to live to such a degree, this was simply the dream of all people.
Step by step they walked upward. The devout people along the way became increasingly numerous. The closer they were to the sacred cliff, the more devout they became.
Towards these people, Ye Chu also felt respect in his heart, carefully avoiding them. Letting them go first, not blocking their worship.
Perhaps no matter how hard-hearted a person was, seeing this scene would be shocked, would revere these persevering and steadfast devout people.
The group walked very slowly, not rushing because of this. The four slowly stepped upward, climbing the sacred cliff. With every step, they felt one step closer to the divine.
This feeling made Ye Chu cannot help but raise his head to look at the sacred cliff, thinking that in many people’s hearts, the Hongchen Female Saint was already a god, right.
“Hongchen Goddess.” Ye Chu suddenly thought, perhaps this suited her very well.