# Chapter 1172: Soul Stirring
"You are not worthy..."
These three words were spoken by Mo Li again and again, each time more contemptuous and impatient than the last.
Back on the Lan Ji Star, Mo Li had looked down on everything. Everything on Lan Ji Star was but an ant in her eyes... except for him.
But now...
He had imagined countless times, countless scenarios of meeting Mo Li. In many of them, Mo Li would curse him, or even angrily strike him... but he had never imagined that when she finally arrived, she would refuse to even see him, offering only disdain, cold laughter, and impatience.
"Mo Li..." Yun Che didn't know how long he had been silent before he managed to force out a hoarse voice: "You are a Star God... and I... indeed... am not worthy."
Mo Li: "..."
"With my background, cultivation, and status, I shouldn't even have the right to speak with a Star God. And my life, my entire existence, being able to stand here—all of it was given by you... Even if I repaid you with my life, it would be far from enough. So what right do I have to demand anything from you..."
"Repay with your life? Hah, no need for that." Mo Li let out a cold laugh. "Back then, your body polluted my soul, but at least it still had some use. Now, your worthless life is worth nothing to me. Even coming close to me pollutes my Star God's body! Keep it for those messy women of yours! Just... get... lost! Don't force me to blast you away myself—that wouldn't look very good!"
Mo Li's words pierced Yun Che's heart like needles. He tried to find even a hint of reluctance or hesitation in her tone... but there was none at all.
"...Mo Li, I truly... shouldn't have arrogantly assumed that you would think of me, that you would want to see me the way I wanted to see you. But at least... in these three years in the God Realm, I've worked desperately every day to find you. In the end, I even barged into the God Conquering Battle just to let you hear my name. Even if you now hold me in utter contempt, at least... let me take one look at you. Let me say all the things I want to say to you face to face, and..."
"Are you deaf?!" Mo Li was not moved by his words in the slightest. Instead, she suddenly grew angry. "Shut your mouth! I don't want to hear your ridiculous nonsense! What you should do now is get the hell out before you cause trouble for me! What right do you have to make demands of me?!"
Yun Che's eyelids trembled. His hands unconsciously clenched, and a strange numbness spread through his body. Soon, that numbness took away all sensation in his limbs... He took a deep breath and said softly: "I truly... have no right. But I... finally found you after so much effort. At least I can't accept this... At least... at least tell me, what must I do to be worthy of seeing you?!"
"Oh?" Mo Li's tone turned mocking. "Your stubborn 'won't shed tears until seeing the coffin' nature really hasn't changed at all. Heh... Fine then. Seeing as you did save my life back then, and you've struggled so desperately in the God Realm to get here... I'll give you a chance."
Yun Che's head shot up.
"But this is the only chance I'll give you. If you can do it, I'll see you. I'll even consider telling you everything you want to know." Mo Li spoke lightly. "But if you can't do it, then get the hell back to your planet! Don't ever set foot in the God Realm again!"
Yun Che didn't hesitate for even a moment. He nodded heavily: "Fine! No matter what it is... I will definitely do it!"
"Very good." Mo Li's voice softened, but it clearly became leisurely and casual: "Though in the eyes of us Star Gods, everything below the King Realms is but an ant, there are indeed a few people who are somewhat qualified to meet a Star God. For instance... oh? Aren't you participating in the Profound God Convention right now? The top-ranked participant of the Profound God Convention is qualified to meet not just a Star God, but even a God Emperor."
Yun Che: "..."
"Hehe, what a wonderful opportunity, already laid at your feet. If you can achieve the top rank in this Profound God Convention, I'll come out to see you immediately. I'll tell you everything you want to know. How about that? Hehehehe..."
Yun Che's face gradually turned pale... The "opportunity" Mo Li had given him was one that was completely impossible to achieve. This wasn't an "opportunity" at all—it was nothing but mockery and ridicule.
Mo Li laughed, full of derision.
He was indeed participating in the Profound God Convention, and had even entered the God Conquering Battle. But everyone knew what "methods" he had used to get in. Moreover, he had already lost in the first round. In the next round, no matter who he faced, he was bound to lose... If he couldn't even win the next round, how could he possibly achieve the top rank?
"Why aren't you saying anything? I've already graciously given you a chance. It would be too pitiful to just send you off directly. First, I wish you success. But if you can't even meet this bare minimum qualification... heh, then remember what you said—get the hell back!"
Mo Li's tone grew more and more impatient, as if she were desperately shooing away a fly she didn't want to see for a moment longer.
The oppression in his heart grew heavier and heavier. He couldn't accept it, couldn't believe that three whole years of effort had resulted in this. Yun Che stood frozen for a long time before finally nodding slowly: "Fine... I'll leave... I'll leave today..."
"But... even if it's just out of pity, let me see you once more before I go... even if just a single glance... and then I'll leave immediately, and never bother you again."
Yun Che had never imagined that one day he would utter words so humble, like dust...
But she was Mo Li...
She was precisely Mo Li...
A brief silence, followed by Mo Li's unrestrained laughter.
"Hahahaha... I must be foolish to waste so many words on an idiot like you!" Mo Li laughed in extreme anger. "Still dreaming even now? Heh, fine then—continue dreaming your grand dream!"
With a contemptuous and ruthless sneer, Mo Li's voice quickly faded into the distance. She clearly couldn't be bothered to say another word to him.
"Mo Li!" Yun Che's gaze sharpened. He shouted loudly, reaching into the Heavenly Poison Pearl and grabbing something—a huge purple flower appeared in his hand.
The purple flower bloomed in solitude, each petal like flowing purple jade, emitting a brilliant purple demonic light. Though it was lightly veiled by the glow of the Heavenly Poison Pearl, it was still incomparably enchanting.
The Netherworld Brahma Flower he had obtained from that mysterious girl with colorful pupils at the bottom of Jueyun Cliff.
Back in the Slay Moon Demon Cave, he had exhausted all his willpower to pick a Netherworld Brahma Flower with only four petals for Mo Li.
And this was a complete one.
All these years, he had longed with all his heart to place it in Mo Li's hands.
"Oh? The Netherworld Brahma Flower?"
Mo Li's soul voice came again from far away, but there was no excitement whatsoever. Just as Yun Che was about to speak, the Netherworld Brahma Flower in his hand was suddenly swept up by a tremendous force and rolled into the air.
"Hmph! Back in that lowly, barren place, with no other choice, I had to use something like this to reshape my body. Now that I'm in the Star God Realm, when would I ever need this kind of thing... Ridiculous!"
Riiip!!
Space suddenly tore apart. The demonic flower glowing with purple light was caught in a spatial storm and instantly turned to nothingness.
Mo Li's voice never echoed again... She had completely disappeared.
Yun Che stood there, his eyes hazy, as if all his soul had been drained away. He didn't move at all...
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Outside the Zhou Tian Realm, among the stars, a tiny red figure emerged from the void.
She was holding a huge, deep purple demonic flower—bigger than her own body. Her body slowly curled up like a wounded kitten, trembling uncontrollably.
"What am... I doing...?"
"What... am I... actually doing...?"
Drip...
Drip...
Crimson blood dripped slowly from the corners of her lips, falling onto the purple petals, reflecting an eerie light.
No one accompanied her. No one could see her tears. No one could hear her words. No one could help her... In this lonely, cold world, there was only this single purple demonic flower. If she could, she would rather let the purple demonic light take her soul and fall into eternal slumber...
One moment...
Two moments...
One hour...
Two hours...
After a long time...
She finally lifted her head. Her eyes, still clouded with the mist of agonizing tears, suddenly erupted with a terrifying crimson light...
"Yu... Luo...!!!"
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Bang!!
The courtyard gate was pushed open, and Huo Poyun rushed in quickly, his face full of excitement: "Brother Yun! I have great news! The battle roster for tomorrow is out. You know what? You actually don't have an opponent!"
Yun Che: "..."
"It's... that Wei Hen. He's been disqualified, his name erased. Your next match was against him, so it became a bye. That means you go directly to the round after next! What great luck! Also, my first opponent in the God Conquering Group tomorrow is Luo Changan. I'm fully confident I can beat him. That'll be revenge for you too... Eh?"
Yun Che sat silently on the green stone by the pond, motionless, utterly unresponsive to Huo Poyun's words.
"Brother Yun, you... what's wrong?"
Yun Che slowly raised his head. His eyes were almost completely devoid of color, and the sight startled Huo Poyun into nearly stepping back.
"I'm fine. Let me congratulate you on your first-round victory." Yun Che forced a faint smile.
"Brother Yun, you... I..." Seeing Yun Che like this, Huo Poyun was at a loss.
"Sorry for letting you see me in such a pathetic state." Yun Che gave a faint, self-deprecating laugh. "Don't worry. Just let me be alone for a while... I'll be fine by tomorrow."
"Ah... okay." Huo Poyun, not knowing how to comfort him, nodded quickly. He wanted to say something but didn't know what. So, looking back worriedly, he left: "Then... I'll come get you tomorrow."
The moment Huo Poyun left, a figure as graceful as clouds appeared beside him.
"Yun Che... what happened?" Mu Bingyun asked softly. This was also the first time she had seen Yun Che in such a dejected, soul-lost state.
"...She came. But..." Here, Mu Bingyun was the only one he could confide in. But as soon as he opened his mouth, a suffocating pain spread through his entire body, making him unable to continue.
Mu Bingyun's brows furrowed. Looking at Yun Che's state, she could vaguely guess what had happened. She said softly: "Did she... ask you to go back?"
"..." Yun Che nodded, then shook his head, his voice hoarse: "She... could drive me away... but why... won't she even... see me..."
"It shouldn't... be like this..."
Seeing Yun Che in this condition, Mu Bingyun could easily imagine how Tiansha Xingshen had appeared before him. Perhaps it was far more than just indifference...
"So, what do you plan to do next?" After a brief silence, Mu Bingyun asked a question that perhaps shouldn't have been asked at such a moment.
"I don't know... Actually, she's right... She's a Star God... What right do I have..." Yun Che took a deep breath, but his chest felt even more oppressed. "I have... no more reason to stay here... It's just... it's just... I can't accept it... Why won't she... even let me see her for one moment... Was everything from before... all fake...? Was I just... being delusional..."
Driven by an endless longing and a deeply ingrained obsession, he had followed Mu Bingyun to the God Realm. In these three years, he had given up so much, paid so much, even risked his life—all just to see Mo Li again. He had thought the biggest obstacle would be the journey to find her. He had never imagined... that even after finding her, the ending would be like this.
Mu Bingyun listened quietly, letting out a long, profound sigh inside.
"Yun Che, I want to ask you a question." Mu Bingyun looked up. The sky was beginning to darken. "If she did appear before you, after you saw her, would you truly feel satisfied, and then return without regrets?"
"I..."
"Don't answer too quickly." Mu Bingyun said. "You were brought to the Yin Xue Realm by me. Among the people in the God Realm, besides her, I was the first to know you. I have been observing your character since the time at the Bing Yun Fairy Palace."
"Many lower-realm profound practitioners strive to come to the God Realm for two reasons: either to pursue higher profound paths or to see a wider world—and most prefer to rule in the lower realms. But you came here just to see one person. You abandoned everything and followed me without hesitation to a God Realm you knew nothing about."
"From that moment, I knew that her place in your heart must be extremely heavy. And afterward, all your actions proved this."
Yun Che: "..."
"When you first arrived at the sect, you stood up against Mu Yizhou, the chief disciple of the Ice Phoenix Palace, for a fellow disciple you barely knew. At the Tianchi Battle, you dared to defy your master because of 'injustice.' At the sect ceremony, after defeating Huo Poyun, you went up to comfort him, afraid he would develop a mental block because of you. In the Burial God Fire Prison, even though the Three Flame God Sects had acted unjustly, you still voluntarily shared half of the ancient flood dragon's corpse with them."
"All of this proves one thing: you are a person with strong personal dignity, who values bonds and upholds principles."
"But ever since you arrived at the Zhou Tian Realm," Mu Bingyun's tone shifted with a sigh, "when you were only a step away from her, you became impatient. And you lost your composure."
Yun Che: "..."
"In the two preliminary rounds, you forcibly bent the rules set by the Zhou Tian Pearl. Technically, you didn't break any rules... but it was cheating, plain and simple. And that is something you would never have done before. You not only disobeyed your master's orders, but also completely disregarded profound path dignity and principles."
"Your body carries so many secrets that cannot be discovered. You know that better than anyone. Entering the God Conquering Battle means exposing yourself to the eyes of the entire Eastern Divine Region... For you, there is no more dangerous situation in the entire God Realm. Yet you did it without any hesitation."
Yun Che: "..."
"A person who made you pursue her all the way to the God Realm, who could make you lose all composure, abandon dignity, principles, and ignore danger without a second thought... I cannot understand what she once did for you to make you this way. But such a person... after you see her, or as you said, after you say a proper farewell to her, would you truly be content and leave without regret?!"
"..." Yun Che's colorless eyes suddenly began to tremble.
"You don't need to answer me. Answer yourself." Mu Bingyun said. "If you find the true answer, perhaps you will understand why she is so determined not to see you."
"..." Yun Che's eyes were fixed and unfocused. His breathing grew rapid, his heartbeat turning from violent to chaotic.
"And... there is something I want to say that might make you feel a little better." Mu Bingyun's long hair cascaded down, inadvertently brushing across Yun Che's pale cheek. "For someone for whom you would go this far—everything about her must already be deeply engraved in the very depths of your soul."
"To be able to carve her shadow so deeply into your soul, it can only come from a soul-deep sacrifice and connection... So, I cannot believe that everything she once did for you was false."
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