The Post Sky Tipping Era

When Li Yi walked into Yongchang Hall, he immediately felt an endless power. This was the gathering place of the incense fire belief of all people under the heavens. In the eyes of mortals, this was just an ordinary palace, but in the eyes of a cultivator, it was filled with the light of faith.

All sorts of incredible phenomena manifested within the incense, illuminating this place like a paradise on earth, as if arriving here made everything under the heavens within reach.

Under such immense nourishment from the incense fire, every floor tile of this palace seemed to glow.

"An emperor of a dynasty, enjoying the incense offerings of all people under the heavens, combined with the cultivation technique, what level of power must this reach?" Li Yi thought to himself, secretly shocked.

Ever since the world broke down the mountains and temples, merging gods, ghosts, and spirit monsters, his father, Emperor Shenwu, embarked on an unprecedented path. As long as he was in this world, he was almost invincible.

"Greetings, Master Taiyi." A dignified and gentle woman appeared before Li Yi. She was dressed in magnificent palace attire, several snow-white tails swaying behind her.

"Fox Girl." Li Yi's eyes moved slightly. He knew this woman was one of his father, Emperor Shenwu's concubines.

As an earthling who traveled between dimensions, his father was somewhat unconventional and enjoyed novelty.

However, Li Yi didn't say anything. After all, with his father's current status, he couldn't be bound by tradition, and as an emperor, taking concubines and appointing an empress was often not out of personal will, but for the stability of the dynasty.

Li Yi returned the greeting out of courtesy.

"Since Master has returned, come to the inner hall for a gathering." At this time, the voice of Emperor Shenwu suddenly echoed in the entire hall.

Princess Consort De smiled in acknowledgment. She did not go to the inner hall but stayed in the front hall, instructing Wang Ning of the Golden Eyes Guard to impose a lockdown on Yongchang Hall tonight, preventing anyone from approaching.

Li Yi strode towards the inner hall.

Soon.

He saw his father, the current Emperor Shenwu, dressed in casual attire, sitting at a large table, smiling while pouring him a glass of wine. The table was already laden with delicacies.

"Yi, come, drink with me. You haven't been back for so long that I thought something had happened to you out there. Fortunately, those Immortals said they are linked to your life. If something happened to you, they would die too. Otherwise, I might not be able to stay in this world."

Li Jiye at this moment shed the emperor's demeanor, returning to the role of a normal father.

"Dad, you're the comfortable one, being an emperor in this world, basking in glory. As for me, I'm miserable, running around everywhere, facing danger at every turn." Li Yi couldn't help but complain.

Li Jiye sighed with both hands, lamenting, "I don't have a choice either, trapped in this world and unable to leave. But I haven't been idle. Since breaking the mountains and temples last time, and with the few Immortals holding the fort, the world quickly unified. I also armed and expanded the Golden Eyes Guard and Jinyi Guard, enforced benevolent governance, reduced taxes, increased the population, fought wars to expand territories, and constantly troubled those Immortals to change the seasons, shift mountains, fill seas, build bridges and roads... Being an emperor isn't easy."

"But the results are remarkable. Now I have a strong army of cultivators, invincible and unstoppable."

Speaking of this, he was quite pleased with himself.

After all, throughout history, even on Earth, few emperors have achieved his level.

"I've seen the strength of the Golden Eyes Guard and Jinyi Guard. Although it's good, it's only viable in this world of incense fire gods. Once back on Earth, without the incense boost, I'm afraid they'd get crushed by enemies." Li Yi said.

Li Jiye said, "I thought about this issue. If we open the cross-border gate with the cross-border machine and maintain it for a long time, the power of incense will not be cut off, so there's room for maneuver."

Li Yi said, "Now is not the time to discuss this. In my travels, I successfully rescued Mom."

"What?" Li Jiye was instantly shocked upon hearing this news, standing up with overwhelming momentum, causing the entire palace to tremble.

Fortunately, Yongchang Hall was reinforced by the power of incense, or else it would have shattered.

"Yi, is what you said true, you didn't lie to me, did you? How is it possible, after so long has passed, that your mom really was rescued?"

Li Jiye's hands trembled slightly, he was both excited and incredulous.

Li Yi said, "Thankfully, that world has an extraordinary being capable of transcending time, changing the past and future, but those are not important now. Mom's soul is very fragile, so I rushed to this world to nurture Mom's soul with the power of incense and then reshape her body to fully bring her back."

Saying this, he released a small black cat from the Red Gold Five Elements Bracelet.

The black cat landed on the table and immediately began curiously looking around.

"This is..." Li Jiye looked at the black cat, initially dazed but quickly realizing that this seemingly ordinary black cat housed a soul of an evolver.

Though the soul was not strong and even very weak, it gave him a sense of familiarity and intimacy.

"Xiaoyu, it's me, Jiye." Li Jiye called out excitedly.

Zheng Xiuyu was Li Yi's mother's name, and the only person who would call her Xiaoyu was her husband, Li Jiye.

Upon hearing this name, the black cat's fur immediately stood on end, looking at Li Jiye in shock.

After so many years, with Li Jiye borrowing another body, even Li Yi almost couldn't recognize him initially. For Zheng Xiuyu, she crossed dimensions only to be hunted by a fierce ghost, fleeing for her life with her husband.

She was saved, had to inhabit a cat, then suddenly encountered what seemed to be her son from more than a decade later, and a husband who was utterly unfamiliar... This series of changes left her unable to comprehend what was happening.

"Dad, let's not say too much now. Quickly confer a title so Mom's soul can enjoy the incense, then we can talk about everything else." Li Yi was calm, as now was not the time for catching up.

As long as they could survive, everything could be worked out.

"Right, Yi, you're right."

Li Jiye collected himself, immediately regained his composure, and returned to the identity of Emperor Shenwu, calling out: "Announce my decree, confer...."

He paused at this point.

Looking at the black cat before him, Li Jiye felt his head heat up.

What was appropriate to confer?

Confer the title of empress? But now my wife is a black cat, and this image doesn't fit. It's a small matter if the world laughs, but it's mainly because it's hard to gather incense, unfavorable for becoming a god through incense in the future.

Confer the title of a small deity, yet when my wife regains her strength, won't I get beaten up?

Immediately, he cast a pleading look at Li Yi.

This matter was too big, let the son take the blame.

Upon seeing this, Li Yi had no choice but to say: "Dad, confer it based on the identity of the black cat, and when Mom's soul is strong and her body is restored, we can then confer her as empress or such, things must happen step by step."

"Right, you're right." Li Jiye immediately became righteous, then looked at the black cat, Xiaoyu, this was what the son said, don't hold it against me later.

"Confer, Black Cat Xiaoyu as the Grand Commander of the Imperial Palace Rat Guard, rank third class."

He quickly made up a miscellaneous title and conferred it.

Although it was temporarily concocted, as Emperor Shenwu, his words bore the weight of law, once spoken, it was recognized, not even needing a written holy decree.

As Li Jiye's words fell.

The conferment took effect.

The black cat immediately gained the identity of Rat Guard General, and with this identity, a surge of incense power rushed towards the black cat.

As the power of the incense surged in.

The soul of Zheng Xiuyu, inhabiting the black cat, was rapidly nourished, immediately shedding its past frailty, and quickly grew.

This is where the power of incense is unreasonable.

As long as your soul isn't dead, even if only a breath remains, with the surge of incense power, you can ascend to the peak and become a god directly.

Though the incense power obtained as Rat Guard General wasn't much, for a soul realm evolver, it was enough.

In just a moment.

The black cat's form emitted a radiant glow, then a female soul emerged along with the incense power.

"It worked." Seeing his wife's soul, Li Jiye was overjoyed.

Seeing his mother's form, Li Yi was momentarily dazed.

How many years had passed?

He never expected the family to reunite in such a unique way.

For a moment, his eyes couldn't help but moisten.