A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

"what!"

Zhao Yanran screamed, "System! System, what's going on! System, save me!"

The system was still preoccupied with its own problems, and it quickly separated from Zhao Yanran's body, looking at Sheng He with surprise and uncertainty.

Sheng He raised his head and looked at the barely perceptible green ball of light floating in the sky, and suddenly chuckled softly.

The system instantly felt uneasy. Had Sheng He just seen it?

How could that be? It's a system!

The system instinctively wanted to escape; it didn't have time to care about Zhao Yanran anymore, it had to save its own life first.

Before it could escape, flames engulfed its body. Zhao Yanran's screams filled its ears as it watched helplessly as its body was consumed by the flames, and all its stats rapidly decreased.

"Why……"

It looked at Shenghe in despair. It was a sure win, so why did it turn out like this…?

Only when the flames gradually subsided did Sheng He squat down and take the light green ring from Zhao Yanran's hand.

There was an extremely strong restriction on the ring. Sheng He inputted a wisp of spiritual power into it, and the ring seemed to sense the familiar aura, so the restriction automatically dispelled.

Inside is a set of traditional Chinese medicine formulas.

Sheng He remembered that when they were in the cave in Wuling Valley, Master Yuan Chen had said that he had left her something, and she thought this was it.

She carefully handed the ring to Mu Yao, then, as if sensing something, looked up. A golden lightning bolt darted through the clouds like a dragon, and the once clear sky instantly became overcast.

Countless thunderclaps surged and brewed within the dark clouds, which pressed down overhead, accompanied by flashes of lightning and clap of thunder. Blue-purple electric light flickered in the air, as if it might strike down from the clouds at any moment.

Sheng He took a deep breath, opened his arms, and several bolts of lightning suddenly struck down at once.

"This is... the tribulation of ascension?"

Jinglan looked at Shenghe, who was almost enveloped in lightning, and murmured softly. She stroked Tianyu's warm cheek and said with a smile, "Tianyu, get up and look, Xiaohe is about to ascend."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again: "Get up, please get up!"

After an unknown amount of time, the thunder gradually subsided, and a ray of light shone through the clouds.

As the dark clouds dispersed, a golden staircase appeared before Sheng He amidst the rosy glow of the sunset.

With all the wounds and bloodstains on his body gone, Sheng He gripped the Dragon Roar Sword and suddenly turned to look at Mu Yao before stepping onto the stairs.

"Senior sister, make good use of that ring."

Mu Yao quickly agreed. She picked up the ring and carefully examined the set of pill formulas. Her eyes lit up when she saw a particular page.

"Master! Don't be sad, Uncle Tianyu can be saved!"

Jinglan stared at the prescription in disbelief. Could there really be a elixir that could bring the dead back to life?

one year later.

The once desolate Qingyun Sect has been revitalized, and the mountain-protecting formation has been repaired.

Dressed in a black robe and covered in dust, Song Jinzhi clutched the porcelain bottle tightly in his hand as he finally arrived at the Eastern Sea.

A Yuan's body was preserved in the Dragon Palace, and a mermaid's tear was placed back into his originally empty chest.

Song Jinzhi carefully opened the porcelain bottle and fed the pill, which was emitting a chilling aura, into A Yuan's mouth.

Song Jinzhi stared intently at A Yuan until she saw new flesh and blood rapidly grow from A Yuan's previously withered fish tail, and his heart began to beat again. Only then did she breathe a heavy sigh of relief.

Ling'er stayed by A Yuan's side, watching the miraculous scene before her in astonishment.

Will my brother wake up?

"meeting."

"how long?"

"Maybe three months, maybe three years. Mermaids have long lifespans. He's just asleep. He'll wake up someday."

Song Jinzhi left the Dragon Palace with light steps. He looked up at the azure sky with a sense of relief.

"Xiao He, it's all over."

"wait for me."

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Add some details that might be overlooked.

1. Song Jinzhi is the heir of the Song family in Jinzhou. The jade pendant he gave to Sheng He was actually the key to the Song family's private treasury. Yes, he gave all his family's assets to Sheng He at that time, but Sheng He forgot to go to Jinzhou and therefore did not discover this.

2. The Five Elements Armor that A Yuan gave to Sheng He in the Dragon Palace was secretly obtained from his father. He had noticed that Sheng He's sword was broken when the demon attacked the inn. He was afraid that Sheng He would get hurt, so he found this armor (in my original setting, it did indeed help Sheng He block a fatal blow later).

3. The two large pearls that A Yuan wore on his armor were actually formed from his own tears. He had his own little secret thoughts, so when Sheng He was practicing swordsmanship at the Sword Pavilion, Song Jinzhi accidentally learned about this and insisted on giving Sheng He clothes and jewelry as well, which led to the two of them fighting.

4. When Yuan Chen first met Sheng He, he gave her a ring with the intention of having her inherit his mantle, since Sheng He had a single-grade fire spirit root and an innate saintly body for alchemy cultivation. However, he later considered that Sheng He might not want to become an alchemy cultivator, so he added a layer of restriction to the ring and asked her to go to the Qingyun Sect to become an apprentice and choose her own destiny.