Chapter 2854

The cultivators watching from the side were stunned. They had not expected Yun Xi to invite them merely to witness his ascension; more importantly, he was offering them guidance.

Indeed, the current cultivation world was very peaceful, which was undoubtedly a good thing.

However, this peace was like a gentle knife or a gentle pot for everyone. A gentle knife does not kill instantly but wears people down, eroding their fighting spirit. A gentle pot always boils lukewarm water, treating cultivators like frogs, slowly stewing them until they are soft.

In either case, the cultivators of the world had lost their ambition and will to fight. Such a cultivation world would not be destroyed by others, but by itself.

Thinking of this, the cultivators around him felt a chill in their hearts. They never imagined things would be this way.

Now they understood why no one had ascended for so long. Even though Zhu Zhibin had appeared later, they knew little about him. Aside from knowing he was the leader of the Strategist Alliance, no one knew his whereabouts.

However, members of the Strategist Alliance had mentioned that their leader’s favorite activity was going on various adventures with his wife.

Originally, they had scoffed at this. Now they realized they were wrong. Zhu Zhibin going on adventures with his wife was the true state a cultivator should have.

"Thank you, Senior, for your guidance." All the cultivators bowed deeply to Yun Xi in unison.

Seeing that everyone understood, Yun Xi nodded slightly. "Ascension is actually not difficult. I will wait for you above."

This was polite talk, but it was also encouragement.

At this moment, the clouds in the sky had become very thick, and the ascension lightning tribulation began.

For Yun Xi, he had long been prepared to endure the lightning tribulation, so he was not worried at all.

The lightning in the sky seemed to know someone was waiting, descending very quickly, faster than anyone could imagine.

Yun Xi calmly accepted the cleansing of the lightning tribulation.

Two hours later, the tribulation passed, and a beam of five-colored rainbow light descended from the sky to guide Yun Xi up.

Yun Xi slowly ascended. Looking back, he saw Wang Lanxuan on the nearby mountain peak raising a cup in a toast. He said something, which Yun Xi could not hear clearly, but he read the lips: "We will meet in the Immortal Realm."

Yun Xi smiled. We will meet in the Immortal Realm. He could wait.

Returning to this life, Yun Xi felt it was quite unexpected. In just two hundred years, he had gone from an ordinary farmer’s son to an immortal. Such an experience was hard to fathom.

However, it was undeniable that he had been happy all along this path.

"Really happy," Yun Xi sighed involuntarily.

"As long as you are happy," a familiar voice came.

Yun Xi saw that he was on the Ascension Platform. Not far away, besides the Immortal Emperor, there were two women and one man.

She had seen that man before; it was Yan Aohan, the Yan Emperor of the Yanluo Realm.

Although he had not seen the two women before, judging by their clothing colors, Yun Xi guessed they must be the Immortal Empress and the Yan Empress.

"Even better. Let’s not talk much. Go into the Immortal Pool nearby and shed your mortal shell," the Immortal Emperor said, pointing to a pool emitting seven-colored light nearby.

Yun Xi shrugged slightly, nodded, and walked over.

When he entered the pool, he noticed isolation arrays appearing around it, presumably to prevent outsiders from seeing him bathe.

At the same time, Yun Xi found that the immortal energy in the pool was particularly abundant.

She sat on the ground, bathing and absorbing the energy. Gradually, different memories appeared in her mind.

After going through the memories, a complex look flashed in his eyes. It turned out he was actually the Cloud Emperor. In a past war against evil gods, he had willingly fallen. Before his fall, he had hoped that in his next life, he would receive all kinds of love.

Family love, friendship, and romantic love.

In fact, in this life, he had indeed received them.

The past unrequited love no longer existed. The former Cloud Emperor was merely a dream.

She breathed a sigh of relief. This was good. She had returned, and she had people she wanted to protect.

She put on her clothes and walked out.

"Immortal Emperor, Immortal Empress, Yan Emperor, Yan Empress, thank you for fulfilling my wish," Yun Xi said gratefully.

"I say, Cloud Emperor, becoming a god again depends on you. So even if you thank me, I can’t help much," the Immortal Emperor laughed heartily.

Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "It is good that you are back. I see your lover will soon break through and ascend. Then we will arrange your wedding."

"Then I trouble you," Yun Xi said. She found that looking at Zhu Yanyi again, she no longer felt the old hidden pain.

The past unrequited love was now just a memory. For Zhu Yanyi, she now felt only a sense of friendship.

Yan Aohan naturally noticed Yun Xi’s change. He said, "It is no trouble. To be honest, we didn’t expect you to ascend to immortality so quickly, but we like seeing such surprises."

Yun Xi smiled faintly. "How is my lover now?"

"She has entered the peak of the tribulation stage. She only needs one more opportunity. I estimate she will ascend within ten years at most," the Immortal Emperor said from the side.

"In that case, please ask the Immortal Empress and Yan Empress to help prepare. When she comes up, I want to get married directly," Yun Xi smiled.

"No problem. I love lively occasions," the Immortal Empress said seriously.

Zhu Yanyi also nodded in agreement, pulling the Immortal Empress aside to discuss how to arrange the wedding.

Yan Aohan looked at his wife with helplessness. Turning back to Yun Xi, he said, "Do you want to contact Hua Di? He has been paying close attention to everything about you these years."

Yun Xi thought of his good friend, smiled, and nodded. "Okay, then I trouble Yan Emperor to help."

Although he knew where Hua Di was, he had just ascended and could not contact Hua Di directly.

Yan Aohan had no objections and directly connected with Hua Di. Hua Di was overjoyed to learn that Yun Xi had ascended to immortality. Hearing that Yun Xi was preparing for marriage, he immediately agreed to come and help without a second word.

Yun Xi realized that everything he possessed was very happy.

Yun Xi began cultivating in the Immortal Realm. His daily routine involved chatting with a few friends, cultivating, and waiting for Lie Xuan to ascend.

Moreover, Yun Xi found that the Immortal Realm of this universe was quite interesting, especially with so many fun professions. Therefore, he deliberately took up the job of an accountant to experience a different life.

Unknowingly, twelve years passed.

Twelve years later, the cultivation world experienced another ascension lightning tribulation. Although no one watched it, people in the cultivation world knew someone had ascended, though no one knew who.

As soon as Lie Xuan ascended, before she could figure out what was happening, the Immortal Empress pulled her away and dressed her up.

By the time she understood what was going on, she had already completed the wedding ceremony with Yun Xi.

Yun Xi had recovered his memories as the Cloud Emperor, so the experience of cultivating to become a god was already stored within him. He did not worry at all about failing to become a god in the future.

In fact, five hundred years later, Yun Xi, Lie Xuan, and Wang Lanxuan all ascended to become gods in succession.

Whether they would become Imperial Sovereigns in the God Realm depended on themselves.

Regardless, the Cloud Emperor had returned. Becoming the Cloud Imperial Sovereign was only a matter of time.

In this life, he had family love, friendship, and romantic love. Only after tasting them did he understand why gods from higher realms preferred to be in pairs. It did not represent loneliness, but happiness.

In the Yanluo Realm, Yan Aohan accompanied Zhu Yanyi in planting medicinal herbs.

"You don’t need to worry about the Cloud Emperor anymore," Yan Aohan said.

Although Zhu Yanyi did not know that the Cloud Emperor had once secretly loved her, she knew. And Zhu Yanyi had made many efforts to look after Yun Xi these years; otherwise, Yun Xi would not have been so smooth in her journey.

Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan. "Are you jealous again?"

"Wife, you pay attention to too many people. How can I not be jealous?" Yan Aohan said helplessly.

Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "I don’t think I pay attention to that many."

"Hmm. Zhu Zhibin last time, Qian Huansheng, now the Cloud Emperor, and your disciples," Yan Aohan felt his wife’s mind was too scattered.

Zhu Yanyi looked at Yan Aohan with a mix of laughter and tears. "What nonsense. Dou Miao is my brother. Qian Huansheng is from my Azure Sovereign Sect, so I naturally pay some attention. You are just being blindly jealous."

"If you pay attention to other men besides me, I am naturally jealous," Yan Aohan said seriously.

"Alright, alright, let’s not talk about it. Let’s quickly check on Qian Huansheng’s situation," Zhu Yanyi said with helplessness. "You say Qian Huansheng is really something. Such a powerful demon tribe leader, yet she couldn’t pass a love tribulation in the end."

"Qian Huansheng’s love tribulation was destined long ago. When you were still Su Wen, because of him, Ling Shu had problems. Although it was later discovered that he did not love Ling Shu, he still owed this debt of affection. So, being stabbed by Ling Shu’s reincarnation was necessary," Yan Aohan said, feeling that being the Yanluo Emperor was quite helpless.

Other universe plane reincarnation managers only needed to manage reincarnation. He also had to consider the various tribulations of gods and immortals.

Qian Huansheng was just one example.

Fortunately, the Cloud Emperor’s matter was now over, and he could breathe a sigh of relief. As for Qian Huansheng, although the world he went to restricted his cultivation, it did not restrict his memories. So, as long as he worked hard, it was not impossible to pass this tribulation.

Thinking of this, a strange smile appeared on Yan Aohan’s face. Most importantly, he really wanted to see Qian Huansheng trapped by love.

There was no way around it. Qian Huansheng had once been the demon tribe leader, his true form being the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox Emperor. Such a person, regardless of gender, was naturally very attractive but also very cold. Yan Aohan wanted to see what kind of person could tame this fox.

She silently lit a candle for Qian Huansheng in her heart…

(The story of the Cloud Emperor ends)