Chapter 702: Three Days of Enlightenment

"I understand," Mei Gongzi nodded.

Three days—she would spend three days here in meditation.

This was something she hadn't known before coming here, and after arriving, she realized that her communication with Tang San had been cut off. No energy of any kind could be transmitted from this place. As a result, there was no way for Tang San to know that she wouldn't undergo the evaluation until three days later.

Even the White Tiger Demon Emperor hadn't told her that there would be such a process before the report.

Sensing the aura of their ancestral bloodline would undoubtedly be a great opportunity for anyone reporting. However, these three days, which were not part of their original plan, might introduce unexpected variables.

This thought flashed through Mei Gongzi's mind, but she quickly regained her composure.

She had discussed things with Tang San for days on end already, and they had expected the Ancestral Court to have her report immediately, likely on the second day after her arrival. All their timing had been arranged based on this. But now that things had changed, what could she do? All she could do was choose to trust Tang San and his judgment.

As she raised her head to look at the enormous Celestial Pillars before her, Mei Gongzi's gaze quickly locked onto one of the pillars on the left.

On that pillar lay a crouching tiger—a white tiger with massive wings spread wide, emanating an unparalleled killing intent that filled the atmosphere around the pillar with an aura of menace.

The White Tiger!

Without a doubt, this was the aura of the White Tiger Demon Emperor. This pillar stood over two hundred meters tall; Mei Gongzi estimated it to be around two hundred thirty meters in height.

However, Mei Gongzi did not immediately approach this pillar. Instead, her gaze continued inward, searching for another target.

Soon, she found it.

It was a giant pillar that gleamed with a brilliant silver hue, standing over three hundred fifty meters tall. Among all the Celestial Pillars, it definitely ranked within the top twenty.

At the top of the pillar, a massive silver peacock spread its tail feathers wide. The silver light around the pillar flickered rhythmically, filled with strange spatial fluctuations.

The silver peacock's eyes were not large, but when Mei Gongzi looked at them, she was instantly captivated by its gaze. She seemed to see an infinitely distant past and an infinitely remote future in those eyes.

The Celestial Plume in her sea of consciousness began to ripple the moment their eyes met. It was a feeling akin to finding a long-lost relative, mixed with a touch of grievance.

Mei Gongzi knew exactly where this grievance came from—it was clearly because she hadn't chosen the Celestial Plume as her life-bound artifact when she ascended to godhood.

From Mei Gongzi's perspective, she had indeed been willing to let the Celestial Plume become her life-bound artifact. It was simply that she trusted Tang San's judgment more than even her own father’s words. Besides, the power of the Asura Sword far surpassed that of the Celestial Plume, and she had experienced that power herself.

In the history of the Peacock Demon clan, there had been only one Emperor, and it was she who had elevated the Peacock Demon clan from a second-tier bloodline to a first-tier one, making the Celestial Plume a true divine artifact and giving rise to the saying "the Peacock peers into the secrets of heaven."

Now, seeing this Celestial Pillar, Mei Gongzi truly understood just how powerful this former Peacock Demon Emperor had been.

Being in the top twenty didn’t sound like much—at first sight, at least. But that could not be further from the truth.

Altogether, there were approximately sixty Celestial Pillars, with some belonging to the demons and some to the nymphs. Less than half of the Celestial Pillars were over three hundred meters tall, and there were only a handful that exceeded four hundred meters. In fact, most of them were one or two hundred meters tall. In other words, within the framework of the entire Daemon Continent throughout its long history, the Peacock Demon Emperor's ranking was by no means low.

Mei Gongzi took step after step until she stopped in front of this Celestial Pillar. Immediately, her bloodline seemed to sense something, and the boiling feeling within her intensified. Silver flames surged up from her body almost instantly, making it seem as if her entire being was ablaze.

A platinum-colored Peacock Crown appeared upon her brow, and under the glow of the silver flames, Mei Gongzi looked like a heavenly maiden bathed in celestial light.

The Peacock Celestial Pillar, influenced by her presence, also began to ripple with silver light from bottom to top. The light was warm and gentle, but it carried strange spatial fluctuations.

In the next instant, the silver flames on Mei Gongzi's body suddenly flared to their peak, transforming into a pillar of silver light that shot skyward. Almost instantly, she was engulfed by the silver light, disappearing without a trace.

The Golden Mammoth Demon Emperor had been watching Mei Gongzi the entire time. When he saw the silver pillar of light shooting into the sky, a glimmer of astonishment flashed in his eyes.

This was because the silver pillar of light rising from Mei Gongzi instantly reached a height that even surpassed the Celestial Pillar left by the Peacock Demon Emperor, soaring beyond four hundred meters.

Mei Gongzi herself had no idea what was happening, but as a Demon Emperor, he understood very well. When one paid homage to a Celestial Pillar, their potential would be revealed. It was a display of the maximum potential they could achieve in the future. In other words, if this young girl were to become an Emperor in the future, she might even surpass the former Peacock Demon Emperor.

If her light surpassed four hundred meters, that meant her potential power ranked within the top ten in the history of the entire Daemon Continent!

This was an extraordinary achievement.

Moreover, he knew all too well that this girl not only had the bloodline of the Peacock Demon Emperor but also that of the White Tiger Demon Emperor. Although the latter was somewhat weaker than the former, the Celestial Pillar only revealed the potential of one bloodline. If the White Tiger Demon Emperor's bloodline was added into the equation, could this girl potentially reach five hundred meters in the future? That was the pinnacle for an Emperor, and among the living Emperors, only the Crystal Demon Emperor had reached this level; in fact, throughout history, only one being apart from the Crystal Demon Emperor had reached such heights.

The Golden Mammoth Demon Emperor's gaze flickered slightly as he recalled the instructions of the Celestial Fox Demon Emperor. For the first time, doubt arose in his heart.

On the Daemon Continent, the number of Emperors that could emerge was limited, but without a doubt, the stronger the individual Emperor, the greater the benefit to the Empyrean Dominion. If the Empyrean Dominion could produce another Demon Emperor at the four-hundred-meter level, then the Solstice Empire would be put at a disadvantage.

The silver light gradually merged back into the Peacock Demon Emperor's Celestial Pillar, and Mei Gongzi vanished along with it. After a moment of contemplation, the Golden Mammoth Demon Emperor's eyes glinted with gold, and he too disappeared into thin air.

***

Huh? It was cut off?

At this moment, Tang San was at the White Tiger Grand Hotel. He had already completed his preliminary preparations and had climbed the four Sacred Mountains he needed to. Now, it was just a matter of waiting for the right moment.

However, he suddenly realized that his communication link with Mei Gongzi had been severed. This meant that Mei Gongzi had likely reached the Ancestral Court Council Mountain, and there was a barrier in place that cut off their connection.

Their connection wasn't just through communicators; they also shared a bond thanks to having merged their divine consciousnesses multiple times.This barrier that could even isolate divine consciousness was undoubtedly the strongest barrier on the entire Daemon Continent.

Having never been subject to such an evaluation before, they were unaware of the process leading up to it or the timing involved. They only knew about the three evaluation items, which were more or less public knowledge anyway. Therefore, Tang San now had to rely on his own judgment to determine the best time to act to support Mei Gongzi.

But Tang San didn't panic. He quietly pondered for a moment, then placed his right hand on his forehead, activating his divine consciousness as he attempted to sense her presence.