# Chapter 1067: Far Escape to Heiya Realm (Part 1)
Above the Burial God Fire Prison, the Primordial Mystic Ark had been floating in the air. Since the Three Flame God Sects retreated, no one had returned, and naturally no one discovered a strange mystic ark parked here.
Inside the world of the Primordial Mystic Ark, after confirming that the flood dragon blood within Mu Xuanyin had been completely dissolved, Yun Che dressed her in her snow-white robes. Then he gazed at the sky, standing motionless for a long, long time. As his brows gradually tightened, he finally reached his final decision.
Not far away lay the massive body of the ancient flood dragon. The ice on its body had melted, revealing wounds covering its entire dragon form.
Yun Che flashed to the corpse of the ancient flood dragon, extended his left hand toward its wide-open dragon mouth, and as green light flashed, a large amount of flood dragon breath was absorbed into the Heavenly Poison Pearl.
After a moment, Yun Che withdrew his hand and roughly assessed the amount of flood dragon breath. He muttered softly, "This amount, if used properly, should be enough to poison several thousand people."
After hesitating for a while, he also absorbed some flood dragon blood from its wounds... It might come in handy someday.
This was a Divine Lord realm dragon, with a lifespan of at least several hundred thousand years. Every part of its body was a rare treasure of heaven and earth... including its highly yang-natured dragon blood and its extremely toxic dragon breath.
But aside from these two things, Yun Che took nothing else... not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't. Even without the protection of its power, the corpse of a Divine Lord realm flood dragon was far beyond his ability to damage. Let alone cutting open the dragon body to obtain the flood dragon's heart, even breaking off a single dragon scale was completely impossible.
Mu Xuanyin's injuries and aura had both stabilized, and she was no longer in danger. However, due to extreme weakness and severe depletion, she would certainly fall into a deep sleep for a long time. Perhaps a few days, perhaps a few months.
Her profound energy was beginning to recover... but having forcibly unleashed a forbidden formation, suffered massive losses of blood essence and talent, and lost her Ice Phoenix primal yin, Yun Che couldn't predict what level she would ultimately recover to.
But one thing was certain—it would be far weaker than before.
And for any profound practitioner, that was an unacceptable outcome... especially for someone as proud as Mu Xuanyin.
If he stayed, the first thing Mu Xuanyin would do upon waking was kill him.
Thus, the only choice he could think of was to leave the Yin Xue Realm before she woke up. Because he didn't want to die, and he couldn't die.
*Thump.*
Yun Che knelt heavily before Mu Xuanyin, his head deeply bowed.
"Master," Yun Che spoke with shame and guilt, "When your disciple first arrived in the God Realm, he repeatedly made grave mistakes. If not for your reminders, he would have already exposed many of his secrets without even realizing it. Master knew that your disciple carried the power of the Evil God and possessed the Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure, the Heavenly Poison Pearl, yet never had any intention of seizing them. Instead, you accepted me as a personal disciple. After that, Mu Sushan and Mu Fengshu disappeared from the Cold Snow Hall, and I knew that Master must have eliminated them to remove potential threats to your disciple..."
"Your disciple originally thought that Master was repaying the favor for saving the Ice Cloud Palace Master. But Master obtained the Golden Crow World-Incinerating Record for me, retrieved the flood dragon's heart, and even sacrificed a great amount of Ice Phoenix primal yin to benefit your disciple. All the Nine-Turn Buddha Heart Lotus, which Master had spent half a lifetime cultivating, was also used entirely on me..."
"Twice, your disciple left your side. Once to go to the Bing Feng Empire, and Master was secretly protecting me the whole time. Another time, because of a grave mistake I made, I was punished to enter the Mist Abyss Valley... Though Master was furious, you still worried for my safety and secretly protected me again..."
"Master is a figure like a heavenly maiden, while your disciple is merely an insignificant junior from the lower realms. What virtue and ability do I have to receive such immense favor from Master... I already had no way to repay you in this lifetime, and now I have committed such an outrageously unfilial act against you."
Yun Che took a deep breath and closed his eyes in shame. "Master has given me a new lease on life. When you wake, you will surely be furious and heartbroken because of me... Your disciple no longer has the face to face you. If Master wishes to execute me, it is only natural and just. However, I still have an important wish unfulfilled... Once that wish is accomplished, I will definitely roll back to your side and submit to whatever punishment you deem fit."
Yun Che bent forward and lightly kowtowed three times before Mu Xuanyin.
He came to her side, gently and carefully tidied her snow-white robes, brushed aside the disheveled hair on her forehead, then lightly picked her up and walked out of the Primordial Mystic Ark's world.
Before leaving, he had to safely return Mu Xuanyin to the Yin Xue Realm.
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**Phoenix Sect, Main Hall**
Mu Bingyun and Mu Huanzhi had arrived in the Yin Xue Realm and directly came to the Phoenix Sect. After waiting there for a long time, someone finally arrived... and it was three people.
The Phoenix Sect Master Yan Wancang, the Fenghuang God Sect Master Yan Juehai, and the Golden Crow Sect Master Huo Rulie.
Seeing the three sect masters appear together, Mu Huanzhi was clearly startled, then somewhat flustered as he said, "Mu Huanzhi of the Ice Phoenix God Sect pays respects to the three sect masters. Heh heh, I didn't expect Sect Master Yan and Sect Master Huo to be here as well. What a coincidence."
"Ah... Brother Huanzhi is too polite." Yan Juehai said, all three sect masters wearing extremely unnatural expressions.
As for Mu Xuanyin and Yun Che's "death" in the fire prison, they had not yet transmitted word to the Yin Xue Realm. Even now, they hadn't figured out how to account for this to the Yin Xue Realm. Since returning from the Burial God Fire Prison, Yan Wancang had been at a loss, when he suddenly received word of Mu Huanzhi and Mu Bingyun's arrival.
Regardless of the reason, since they had already arrived, the matter of Mu Xuanyin could no longer be concealed. In his panic, he dared not face this alone. He quickly summoned Yan Juehai and Huo Rulie.
Not only did the three sect masters come to greet them together, they were also extremely polite in their words, which somewhat flattered Mu Huanzhi. But this abnormality made Mu Bingyun's heart sink. She stepped forward and said coldly, "Shouldn't you all be at the Burial God Fire Prison? Where is my sister? Where is she?"
These words also jolted Mu Huanzhi awake, and his expression changed. During the flood dragon's scale-shedding period, the three sect masters should all have been near the Burial God Fire Prison. Since they had already returned, it meant the flood dragon hunt was over... but Mu Xuanyin was completely missing.
"Well..." The matter of Mu Xuanyin was too significant, making even the three sect masters struggle to speak. Yan Juehai forced a smile and said, "This matter... it's a long story."
As sect masters, yet they hemmed and hawed, Mu Bingyun's unease magnified a hundredfold. Her voice lost all its coolness, replaced only by fear: "Where exactly is my sister... Tell me quickly! Tell me!"
"Palace Master Bingyun, please calm down first." Yan Wancang sighed softly.
"Fine, let me say it!" Huo Rulie could no longer hold back. He strode forward and said directly, "Mu Xuanyin was in battle with an ancient flood dragon yesterday... she has already fallen!"
"What... what did you say!?" Mu Huanzhi's entire body trembled violently, his soul fleeing his body in an instant.
"..." Mu Bingyun stared coldly at Huo Rulie. After a long silence, she said in a low voice, "Im... possible..."
"Right! Right... impossible, it's impossible." Mu Huanzhi shook his head in panic and confusion: "With our sect master's strength, how could a mere flood dragon possibly harm her? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Sect Master Huo... this... this kind of joke is not funny."
"I know you can't believe it, but it's the truth!" Huo Rulie said heavily. "An ancient flood dragon naturally couldn't harm your sect master. But none of us expected that there had always been two flood dragons in the Burial God Fire Prison. She was ambushed and severely wounded, then suppressed by the combined force of two ancient flood dragons, unable to escape, and in the end..."
"..." Mu Bingyun stood motionless, silent. Her snow-like face rapidly turned deathly pale, and her body swayed unsteadily as strength left her.
"How could such a thing happen... impossible... impossible..." Mu Huanzhi plopped down onto a chair, his vision spinning, his eyes staring vacantly, muttering over and over like a man suddenly possessed.
If Mu Xuanyin had truly fallen, it would be a disaster of unimaginable proportions for the Ice Phoenix God Sect and the entire Yin Xue Realm... a catastrophe too terrifying for anyone to even contemplate.
"I... do... not... believe... it..." Mu Bingyun's lips moved slightly, her voice calm and gentle, yet carrying a gloom that oppressed the soul.
"This fault lies with our Flame God Realm," Huo Rulie said. "Rest assured, we will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation."
"Explanation?" Mu Bingyun murmured woodenly. "Can you... give me back my sister..."
Huo Rulie fell silent, unable to speak. Yan Wancang and Yan Juehai had no idea what to say either. The other party didn't curse, didn't rage, didn't show pain, but the cold sorrow that spread in that instant deeply pierced their hearts... They seemed to hear the sound of Mu Bingyun's heart and soul shattering.
"Yun Che... where is Yun Che?" She suddenly asked, her voice like drifting willow fluff.
"Yun Che..." Huo Rulie still took on the task of speaking. He sighed heavily, his regret over Yun Che's death boundless: "He tried to save your sect master, charged over by force... and the result was... alas! I truly liked that kid, who would have thought he would... alas, alas!"
"..." Mu Bingyun suddenly reached out and took out a faintly glowing Ice Phoenix jade. She said softly, "Yun Che... is it really you?"
"What... what did you say?" Mu Bingyun's sudden words stunned all three of them at once.
Mu Bingyun's snow-like eyes suddenly regained focus and a hint of vitality. Her jade hand holding the Ice Phoenix jade trembled slightly, then she suddenly raised her head and said urgently, "Quick! Take me to the Burial God Fire Prison immediately!!"
"Ah? This... what is this about?" The three sect masters were completely baffled.
But Mu Bingyun had already rushed out in a gust of cold wind.
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The dimensional profound formation near the Burial God Fire Prison flashed with light, and the three sect masters brought Mu Bingyun and Mu Huanzhi back again. As they stepped out of the formation, the three sect masters instantly felt as if struck by lightning, their eyes widening like bulls, as if they had just seen a ghost.
Right in front of them, they clearly saw Yun Che standing there alive and well... in his arms, he held a sleeping woman.
"Yun Che... and... Yi... Yin Xue Realm King!?" Yan Juehai exclaimed, biting his tongue in his shock and panic.
"Ah... what... what is this about?" Huo Rulie's jaw nearly hit the ground.
"Sister!"
"Sect Master!"
Mu Bingyun and Mu Huanzit had already rushed forward. Yun Che stepped forward and carefully handed Mu Xuanyin over to Mu Bingyun: "Elder Huanzhi, Palace Master Bingyun, rest assured. Master is fine, just overexerted. She'll be unconscious for a while."
"Good... phew, that's good." Mu Huanzhi pressed his hand to his heart and took several heavy breaths. Between great sorrow and great joy, it felt as if he had just walked along the edge of life and death.
Mu Bingyun took Mu Xuanyin in her arms, her hands slowly tightening... She said nothing, feeling her sister's aura, tears falling silently.
"Palace Master Bingyun, I entrust Master... to you."
Yun Che's voice was very light, so light that almost only he himself could hear it. He took one last look at Mu Xuanyin's face, then stepped forward. Passing the stunned gazes, he arrived beside the three sect masters, but without glancing at Yan Wancang or Yan Juehai, he spoke directly to Huo Rulie: "Sect Master Huo, this junior has a matter I wish to discuss with you in private... Could we speak aside?"
"..." Huo Rulie continued to stand dumbfounded for a while longer, then nodded. He took Yun Che's arm and flew far away.
"Yun Che, where are you going?" Sensing his aura suddenly receding, Mu Bingyun turned around and called out. But Yun Che's figure had already vanished along with Huo Rulie beyond her sight, with no reply.