“Chun’er, quickly, let Mother see.”
Tantai Xuan stepped forward, grabbing Su Chun’s hand to carefully examine her body.
She could clearly feel the smooth, harmonious aura of Yin and Yang flowing within Su Chun, which served as proof that the bloodline conflict had been resolved.
Previously, two conflicting energies had been clashing inside her.
“Mother, I feel better than ever before. My body is brimming with power,” Su Chun said excitedly.
Lan Suxin also approached and stroked Su Chun’s silver hair.
“Good child, you have suffered. Now that your bloodline is harmonized, your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds. You have already reached the Spirit Wheel Realm. It seems the medicinal meals and spirit fruits the family provided for you daily have finally taken effect.”
Although Tantai Chun had been unable to cultivate for all these years, the Tantai Family had never stopped nourishing her body.
The things she ate every day appeared ordinary, but in reality, they were all brewed from spirit herbs.
Just then, a slightly weak but still majestic voice called out. “Chun’er, come to Grandmother.”
Su Chun followed the voice and saw Tantai Qiong Hua sitting cross-legged nearby, beckoning her over.
Seeing that Tantai Qiong Hua and the others had returned safely, Su Chun immediately lifted her skirt and ran over.
“Grandmother, this is wonderful! You all returned safely. How are you? Are you injured?”
Su Chun asked with concern.
They had just experienced a great battle and had forcibly activated a secret technique.
Their faces were still somewhat pale, but the gaze they turned toward Su Chun was filled with a strange, hopeful brilliance.
Tantai Qiong Hua waved her hand to indicate she was fine.
She then stared intently at Su Chun and asked directly, “Chun’er, tell Grandmother honestly. When you used that Heavenly God Pen gifted by the Wang Family to draw that Family Portrait, did anything special happen? Or rather, was there anything unusual when you were drawing Lady Yun and the other four aunt grandmothers?”
Su Chun was stunned, not understanding why Tantai Qiong Hua would suddenly ask this.
She carefully recalled the scene at the time and shook her head.
“Grandmother, nothing special happened. I just wanted to make them look as lifelike as possible. As for my thoughts… well, I didn’t want to see you or Mother be sad because our relatives had passed away. I hoped our family could be reunited in the painting, even if someone is no longer with us in the future.”
Her answer was honest and simple, without the slightest concealment.
This had indeed been her true thought at the time.
Tantai Qiong Hua frowned.
Beside her, Xiao Lan also chimed in, “Chun’er, think again. For example, when you were dotting the eyes, did you feel anything strange? Or did you unintentionally inject some special power into the portrait?”
Su Chun became even more confused.
She tried to recall every detail of her painting, especially the portraits of the five deceased grandmothers.
She remembered that she had indeed poured a great deal of heart and soul into it, hoping to capture their spirit.
She had even prayed silently in her heart, hoping they could come back to life to accompany her grandmother.
“I… I really did wish they could be like real people, appearing in the painting to stay with Grandmother. As for power, I couldn’t even cultivate back then, so what power could I have injected?”
The more Su Chun spoke, the stranger she felt, so she asked in return, “Grandmother, did something happen? Or did something occur related to that painting?”
Seeing Su Chun’s bewildered expression, which did not seem like a lie, Tantai Qiong Hua and Xiao Lan exchanged a look.
Both saw deep confusion in the other’s eyes.
‘Could it really be a coincidence?’
Xiao Lan wondered silently.
Tantai Qiong Hua remained silent for a moment before finally shaking her head and sighing.
“Never mind. Perhaps something happened that even I cannot understand.”
She did not question Su Chun further. Instead, she reached out, and several golden fruits flew out from her storage treasure.
“These are the Celestial Spirit Fruits we fought for. Xuan’er, each of you take one.”
Tantai Xuan and the others naturally tried to refuse.
“Mother, we are still young and do not need this. Leave them for the elders.”
The fruits were limited, and it was impossible for everyone to get one.
Tantai Qiong Hua had nine wives and concubines; if even one did not receive one, she would feel guilty.
With only a ten percent chance of success, she felt it was better not to take it.
“Take them. There are plenty, so do not decline. Qing’er, you take one too.”
Tantai Qiong Hua tossed a fruit to Tantai Qing.
“Grandmother, what would I need this for? The Feng Clan has plenty of good things. You would be better off giving it to this girl instead of me.”
Tantai Qing used her power to send the fruit back.
“You girl, have you stayed in the Feng Clan so long that you look down on your own family?”
Tantai Qiong Hua asked, displeased.
“I really don’t. Please don’t be so polite with me. I’ve been married for hundreds of years. If I still took things from home, wouldn’t that imply I’m not doing well in the Feng Clan?”
Tantai Qing quickly explained.
Since Tantai Qing insisted on refusing, Tantai Qiong Hua had no choice.
After the distribution was complete, Tantai Xuan finally couldn’t help but ask her mother.
“Mother, you asked Chun’er about the Heavenly God Pen just now. What exactly happened? You used the Nine Yin Facing the Sun Formation, right?”
A complex light flashed in Tantai Qiong Hua’s eyes as she nodded.
She briefly narrated the events that had occurred at the Immortal Spirit Fruit Battlefield and the miracle of the Manifestation of Remnant Souls of the five ladies.
“What?”
Everyone was shocked, including Su Chun.
“Lady Yun and the others used Chun’er’s painting to descend to your side as remnant souls to help you perform the secret technique?”
Tantai Qing had met those aunt grandmothers before.
Before she left for the Feng Clan, she had been the darling of the family, just like Su Chun.
When the aunt grandmothers passed away and the family held their funerals, Tantai Qing had cried her eyes out.
“It was the Manifestation of Remnant Souls. Once the matter was finished, they returned to the scroll. We all speculated that this must be related to Chun’er using the Heavenly God Pen to paint, but when I asked her, she couldn’t give a clear reason.”
Tantai Qiong Hua sighed.
Everyone’s gaze focused on Su Chun once more.
‘Could this Heavenly God Pen possess some mystery we are unaware of?’
Lan Suxin thought to herself.
The Wang Family had studied this pen for many years and only knew that it could paint objects into reality, but they had never heard of it being able to restrain remnant souls or manifest heroic spirits.
“The Wang Family probably doesn’t fully understand the true power of this pen either. Every immortal artifact from the Ancient Immortal Era has heaven-defying aspects. Perhaps Chun’er accidentally triggered a special effect of the Heavenly God Pen,” Tantai Qiong Hua mused.
“Wait, Grandmother, why don’t I try drawing a portrait of an aunt grandmother again?”
Su Chun volunteered.
Hearing this, Tantai Qiong Hua and the others immediately nodded.
“Alright, give it a try.”
“I wanted to try it anyway. Now that I am a cultivator, I should be able to use my power for Void Condensation Drawing.”
After saying this, Su Chun gripped the Heavenly God Pen at her waist.
She took a deep breath, recalled the appearance of the five aunt grandmothers in the painting, and then injected her power into the pen.
Immediately, the Heavenly God Pen trembled slightly, and the tip emitted a soft, nine-colored radiance.
This energy, like nine-colored ink, began to outline the form of a woman in the void.
The Heavenly God Pen was an immortal artifact and did not require paper or ink; she simply hadn’t been able to control it before.
Su Chun painted very quickly, her movements as smooth as flowing water.
It was almost as if the pen were moving on its own.
Su Chun only needed to visualize the person she wanted to create.
She finished the drawing almost in a single breath.
The outline became clearer and clearer.
As Su Chun finally dotted the eyes, the woman in the void lit up with nine-colored light, and an ethereal woman appeared before everyone.
It was Lady Yun, who had appeared previously.
“Grandmother Yun?”
Tantai Qing cried out in surprise upon seeing her.
Tantai Qiong Hua, Xiao Lan, and the others were also shaken, their faces full of disbelief.
Lady Yun’s remnant soul in the void seemed a bit dazed.
She looked around blankly, and when she saw Tantai Qiong Hua and Su Chun, she understood what had happened.
“Little girl, I just returned to the painting. Why have you summoned me out again?”
Lady Yun asked Su Chun. Her voice was ethereal and carried a sense of unreality, yet she truly existed.
“I… I did it! Grandmother, it seems I can use the Heavenly God Pen to temporarily summon the remnant souls of Lady Yun and the others,” Su Chun said excitedly.
At this moment, everyone understood.
It wasn’t a coincidence; it truly was because of Su Chun and the Heavenly God Pen.
However, less than ten seconds after Lady Yun appeared, she began to dissipate.
“Husband, let’s talk more when we get home. With Chun’er’s current strength, she cannot keep me here for long.”
Lady Yun gave a greeting before turning into nine-colored light and vanishing.