# Chapter 1327: Flying to the Star God Realm
"..." Shen Xi turned her gaze, momentarily stunned. With all her life's experience, she could not understand why Yun Che was so resolute.
He knew clearly that he couldn't save her, knew clearly that going would be nothing but throwing his life away. Even if she were the most important person to him, it shouldn't be so utterly irrational.
"I won't let go of you," Shen Xi said softly. "Your heart has fallen into madness. Calm down first."
"I am calm. I am calmer than I have ever been in my entire life!" Yun Che's voice grew hoarser with each word, blood seeping from between his gritted teeth. "Everything you said, I understand it all—every single word! But you don't understand what she means to me... You will never understand!"
Shen Xi: "..."
"Let me... go... I beg you... let me go... LET ME GO!!!!"
CRACK!!
An extremely terrifying tearing sound rang out as two shocking blood streaks burst open on Yun Che's arms simultaneously.
His body was completely suppressed, yet he erupted with such astonishing, desperate struggling force... Shen Xi's beautiful eyes trembled violently. The Yun Che before her was like a despairing beast locked in a dark cage, roaring and struggling with his own blood and life.
Without Mo Li, Yun Che was just that waste who was cast out of his family, subjected to cold stares, unable even to protect his own family. Was he grateful to Mo Li? No... absolutely not. His feelings for Mo Li were very strange, unlike those for any other woman who had walked into his life. He couldn't name that feeling. But it was this inexplicable bond of the soul that had driven him to pursue her to the Divine Realm, to achieve the number one sealed god of the Eastern Divine Region in just three years despite never having entered the divine path... all for the sake of seeing her again.
Now, he heard that she was about to be sacrificed, to vanish forever from this world... In that instant, he felt his entire world collapse.
He had to go to her side—no matter what, even if he died, even if he lost everything. He knew very well that this thought of his would seem foolish beyond cure to anyone else. But in this life, these two lives, he had never been as determined as he was now.
"Master," He Ling stepped forward, then knelt gently before Shen Xi. "I beg you... let him go."
Shen Xi's brows furrowed slightly. "Ling'er, why are you being so reckless too?"
"Because Ling'er understands his feelings," He Ling said, her eyes misty and her voice mournful. "If it were Lin'er, I would definitely go too... even if I knew I couldn't save him, knew it was just throwing my life away... I would still go."
"..." Shen Xi looked at He Ling, then at Yun Che. "At a loss"... an emotion she hadn't felt in ages coiled around her heart.
What exactly was he doing this for?
Wan Hu... if it were you...
"Let... me... go... let me go!!"
"Master..."
Amid Yun Che's hoarse roars and He Ling's pleas overlapping in her ears, Shen Xi turned around, her back to the two, and slowly closed her eyes.
"Do you know how to get to the Star God Realm?"
She asked softly, her voice like a gentle breeze, light as gossamer.
"..." Yun Che's struggle stiffened slightly. He had been to the Star God Realm before, but that time it was via a teleportation formation from the Zhou Tian God Realm. He didn't know where the Star God Realm was located.
Shen Xi reached out, gently tapped, and a speck of white light flew out, piercing into Yun Che's brow. Instantly, the location of the Star God Realm was clearly imprinted into his soul.
"Your life was saved by me, but... fate is ultimately your own. If you choose this, it is your freedom. I can advise, but indeed, I have no right to stop you... Since you have chosen so, go."
Bang!
With a soft sound, the white light that had been binding Yun Che dissipated.
The suppression vanished. Yun Che stumbled heavily, nearly falling face-first. After steadying himself, he did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood frozen, staring blankly at Shen Xi's back... for a very long time.
He stepped forward slowly, gently embracing her from behind.
Shen Xi: "..."
"Shen Xi..." Yun Che breathed calmly, whispering by her ear. "Although I still don't know why you have been so good to me, but... my life was saved by you, my Light Profound Force was given by you, and you worked hard to reshape my state of mind, guiding my originally unworthy pursuits... I know all that. I can feel it."
"When I broke through to the Divine King Realm, I even thought my state of mind had undergone a great transformation."
"But... when I heard her name, I realized that I have always been just an unworthy mortal!"
"..." Shen Xi did not speak, nor did she push him away.
"Although it must sound childish and ridiculous to you... but... she is someone for whom I would give everything, without regard for anything."
"Your kindness, your expectations—in this life, I am destined to let you down. If there is a next life... I will strive to find you, and then listen to you well..."
Abruptly releasing Shen Xi, Yun Che soared into the air and flew into the Dun Yue Immortal Palace. A dense moonlight burst in the sky, and the Dun Yue Immortal Palace transformed into a fleeting star trail, disappearing into the distant horizon.
"Master..." He Ling called out softly, but before she could even bid farewell, she had turned into a streak of emerald light, vanishing behind Shen Xi and returning to the Heavenly Poison Pearl.
After a long pause, Shen Xi finally turned around. She extended a jade finger and gently traced in front of her, constructing a high-level sound transmission formation.
"Do me a favor... Yun Che is now heading to the Star God Realm. No matter what, please protect his..."
Shen Xi's words cut off. After a few seconds of silence, she slowly lowered her hand, and the sound transmission formation dissipated in the air.
"Never mind..." Shen Xi looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with endless melancholy. What she had thought was a gift from heaven was about to wither so quickly.
"Is this also destiny?"
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The Dun Yue Immortal Palace maintained maximum speed, flying straight toward the distant Dong Shen Domain. As the top-tier profound ark in the world, even Qianye could hardly catch it, but Yun Che still felt it was too slow.
"Yun Che, we are master and disciple after all... If you still respect me as your master, promise me one last thing... I want you to swear immediately that you will never set foot in the Realm of Gods for the rest of your life!"
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"Even if you could enter the Realm of Gods, you would never find me... And even if, by a million-to-one chance, you did find me... I would absolutely not see you!"
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"From today onward, I am no longer your master. Let our ties be severed, and we owe each other nothing!"
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"What I, Tiansha Xingshen, do—when did I ever need to explain myself to a mere mortal from the lower realm? I, a proud Star God, came to you of my own accord today, which is already a great honor! Not only are you ungrateful, you dare to get cocky!?"
"Back on Blue Pole Star, I had no choice but to rely on you... But now, what are you in front of me? What right do you have to demand to see me? And what right do you have to demand an explanation from me!?"
"Get... lost... NOW!!"
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"You... this... idiot... big idiot... waaah... waaah..."
"Yun Che, Cai Zhi—I want the two of you to become husband and wife here today!"
"There has always been an abyss in Cai Zhi's heart. Now that you are Cai Zhi's husband, it is your responsibility to make sure she never falls into that abyss!"
"Yun Che, three years from now, you must not only protect me but also protect Cai Zhi—protect her for her entire life."
"Yun Che, remember every word I have said to you—don't forget a single one."
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Countless words, countless scenes replayed chaotically in his mind: her ruthlessness, her determination, her tears, her soft words, her entrustment... Everything pointed to the most merciless reality.
He sat on the ground, his whole body growing cold, his clenched teeth barely loosening for a moment.
"If you don't see her within five years, then in this lifetime, you will never see her again."
Those were the words the Golden Crow Soul Spirit had spoken to him back then, and they were the direct reason he had rushed to the Divine Realm... Clearly, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit had long known this day would come—either because Mo Li had told it, or from its ancient memories.
The Golden Crow Soul Spirit's words, Mo Li's strange statements, her abnormally intense hatred for her own father, and her almost entrusting behavior toward Cai Zhi...
I should have noticed. I should have noticed! Why was I always naively unwilling to think in that direction...
Mo Li... You say you've killed countless people, always portraying yourself as bloodthirsty and heartless. But I know better than anyone that although you bear the Star God's power of heavenly slaughter, you never kill indiscriminately or unjustly. You even dislike having blood on your hands, and you strictly ordered Cai Zhi never to take lives casually. The blood on your hands—how many times was it ever for yourself...
You, who were never treated kindly by the world, have always treated the world around you with such kindness... For your brother, for your mother, for me... and for Cai Zhi...
Why didn't you take Cai Zhi and run away together? Cai Zhi relies on you so much. Compared to losing you, she would surely rather defect from the Star God Realm with you, even if she had to live in the shadows and be hunted for the rest of her life... You are so smart—why did you also act so foolish in such matters?
You scolded me so many times for my impulsiveness and disobedience, but aren't you just the same?
Yun Che's hands slowly clenched. In his right palm was the Void Stone that Cai Zhi had given him.
If he could make it in time, if he could get close to Mo Li, he might be able to take her and flee. But he knew all too well how slim that hope was. For this ritual, the Star God Realm had gone so far as to deploy the Star Soul Absolute Barrier, and would never allow any accidents to happen.
He Ling stepped quietly over and lightly leaned against Yun Che's side.
Yun Che turned to look at her. "He Ling, I..."
Before he could finish, He Ling gently shook her head. "Don't say it. Don't even say sorry. The day I became your poison spirit, I said that no matter what the outcome in the future, I would not regret it."
Yun Che: "..."
"Lin'er died. I couldn't protect him, couldn't save him, couldn't even see him one last time. I know that pain," He Ling said softly. "Don't leave yourself with the same regret as me. No matter the outcome, I will be with you."
"He Ling..." Yun Che murmured, unable to speak for a long time. He Ling's presence and words were undoubtedly the best companionship and comfort for him at this moment. But he understood that the debt he owed her could never be repaid in this lifetime.