# Chapter 1578: Mysterious Chan Yi
The Five Wasted Realms of the Void, Divine Lords rule the heavens.
In the Eastern Wasted Realm, Western Wasted Realm, Northern Wasted Realm, and Southern Wasted Realm, there were over a dozen Divine Lords in total.
The Central Wasted Battle was a battle of peak Divine Kings, second only to the level of Divine Lords.
And on this day, with a single sword strike from Yun Che, these supreme existences of the Five Wasted Realms perished like fragile weeds, one after another.
Of the four Realm Kings, three lost their lives.
Even Bei Hanchu and Lu Bubai, who had come to oversee the Central Wasted Battle, met their end here.
The Central Wasted Battle had become a terrifyingly calamitous war. And all of this...
A shadow flickered. Yun Che's body sank down and landed in front of the Nanhuang battle formation. His aura was dark and heavy, devoid of any bloodthirst or aggression, yet it startled the Nanhuang crowd into tensing up and retreating in panic.
Dead...
Everyone... all dead...
One sword... just one sword?!
Was such a person actually representing them, the Nanhuang... in the Central Wasted Battle?!
Was there anything more ridiculous, more absurd in this world?
Nanhuang Mofeng stepped forward, his entire body stretched taut like a pulled spring. He cupped his hands and bowed to Yun Che: "Thank you, Yun... Venerable, for your mercy."
Nanhuang Jian's legs trembled back and forth three times before he finally managed to take a step forward, forcing calmness as he said: "To witness Yun Venerable's bearing today, Nanhuang Jian... has no regrets even in death."
"Alas." Nanhuang Divine Lord let out a long sigh. Looking at the Central Wasted battlefield that had turned into an abyss, his heart was filled with endless fear, endless sorrow, and endless desolation.
Three Realm Kings, millions of profound practitioners, all dead just like that.
Including Bei Hanchu, who was on the Northern Domain Heavenly Lord Ranking, and Lu Bubai, who held no low status in the Jiuyao Heavenly Palace.
Even for him, fully accepting what had happened today would require no short amount of time.
The Northern Divine Region was an extremely cruel world. The things that should least exist there included soft-heartedness and pity. But to annihilate millions without changing expression... this could no longer be described by cruelty or cold-bloodedness; this was a true demon.
He could foresee that for a long time to come, these survivors of Nanhuang, including himself, the Nanhuang Divine Lord, would shiver with cold every time they recalled the scenes of today.
He did not speak to Yun Che. Turning around, he waved his hand: "Let us go."
He knew that all of them wished to get as far away from Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er as possible.
"Farewell, Father King." Nanhuang Chanyi gave a graceful salute.
No one spoke or asked anything more. They left with a deep, profound palpitation and bewilderment in their hearts. Only Nanhuang Chanyi remained behind, facing Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er alone.
Nanhuang Divine Lord did not seem to be worried about her safety.
"Rest assured, no one from my Nanhuang will utter a single word about today's events," Nanhuang Chanyi said. "On the Jiuyao Heavenly Palace's side, they won't know your names either. However..."
"You two are truly ruthless enough."
Her face was not visible, nor were her eyes. But her voice did not carry much turmoil.
If it were anyone else, even her elder brother Nanhuang Jian, let alone being so calm, they probably wouldn't even be able to speak clearly and fluently.
"Hmph, that's all because of you!" Qianye Ying'er said coldly.
They could kill Bei Hanchu and Lu Bubai now, but they definitely couldn't afford to provoke the Jiuyao Heavenly Palace. They knew very well how powerful a sect from an upper-level Star Realm could be.
If they truly wanted to leave no lingering troubles, they should have completely wiped out the Nanhuang side as well... But neither Yun Che nor Qianye Ying'er chose to lay a hand on Nanhuang, especially Yun Che, who deliberately avoided it.
It wasn't that they didn't want to; it was that they couldn't.
Because of Nanhuang Chanyi, this person...
The reason Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er participated in the Central Wasted Battle was to obtain a region and resources within the Central Wasted Realm. That things had developed to such an extent was indeed mainly due to Nanhuang Chanyi. Whether it was her "entanglement" with Bei Hanchu or her various instigations.
"Me?" Nanhuang Chanyi's gaze shifted lightly, landing on the white-dressed young girl who had been staring blankly for a long time: "Wasn't it because of her?"
Before this white-dressed girl appeared, Yun Che had only stepped on Bei Hanchu's face and snatched his Cangtian Sword to probe Nanhuang Chanyi in return. But the girl's appearance caused the conflict to escalate completely, and Bei Hanchu was even beheaded by Qianye Ying'er with a single sword... the difference before and after was enormous.
"I want the Central Wasted Realm," Yun Che suddenly said coldly.
"Alright." Nanhuang Chanyi nodded without hesitation: "From now on, the Central Wasted Realm is yours. Within five hundred years, you can use it for as long as you wish."
"Until I leave the Central Wasted Realm, I don't want to be disturbed by anyone," Yun Che continued.
"...Agreed." Nanhuang Chanyi nodded again: "Starting tomorrow, no one other than you will set foot in the Central Wasted Realm. You can do whatever you want, even blow up the entire Central Wasted Realm if you feel like it."
Those who were supposed to die were all dead. Although the Jiuyao Heavenly Palace wouldn't know exactly how Bei Hanchu and Lu Bubai died, they would definitely know that they died in the Central Wasted Realm. It wouldn't be long before they had to send people to the Central Wasted Realm.
Furthermore, the Realm Kings, battle formations, and even all the spectators from the Eastern, Western, and Northern Wasted Realms had vanished without a trace. It wasn't hard to imagine how chaotic the Central Wasted Realm would become next.
With Nanhuang's capabilities, they could still manage to block the other three realms, but there was no way they could stop the Jiuyao Heavenly Palace.
Yet Nanhuang Chanyi still agreed.
She had said that whatever Yun Che wanted, she could definitely provide.
And the answer she wanted had already been obtained.
Qianye Ying'er's lips moved slightly, transmitting a sentence to Yun Che.
"Alright. In six months, I will come to the Central Wasted Realm to see you both," Nanhuang Chanyi said.
"...!!" Both Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er's expressions shifted slightly.
Because the words Qianye Ying'er had just transmitted to Yun Che were precisely "Tell her to come to the Central Wasted Realm in six months."
"Rest assured, we are friends," Nanhuang Chanyi seemed to be smiling. "Only those fools from the Eastern Divine Region, Western Divine Region, and Southern Divine Region would choose to become enemies with a monster... and an irreconcilable mortal enemy at that."
"..." Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er remained silent.
Nanhuang Chanyi turned around, floated up, and slowly drifted away: "Yun Che, Yun Qianying, welcome to the Northern Divine Region. The elegance you displayed today has made me even more convinced that this world, abandoned by the Heavenly Dao, has finally welcomed the dawn to turn the tables and defy fate... even if it is a dawn of darkness."
Qianye Ying'er's golden eyes slowly narrowed. Beneath her golden brows, what was reflected was not shock or relief, but an extremely dangerous, cold light... In an instant, the corners of her lips curled up slightly into an extremely beautiful arc.
Her expectations had come true. Nanhuang Chanyi's various unusual actions were indeed because she had long known the name "Yun Che."
The Northern Divine Region and the other three divine regions mutually rejected each other, and information was also blocked from each other. Although Yun Che had shone with an extremely dazzling halo in the Eastern Divine Region... that was, after all, the Profound God Convention for young profound practitioners. When Yun Che achieved first place in the God-Sealing Platform, he was only at the mid-stage Divine Spirit Realm.
Given the difficulty of the Northern Divine Region obtaining news from the other three divine regions, why would they specifically pay attention to a figure at that level?
Just like Qianye Ying'er, with her status as the Fandi Shennü, she knew of the existence of the Northern Domain Heavenly Lord Ranking but never knew who topped the list in each generation, nor did she care to know. After all, young geniuses were too numerous and changed too frequently.
Even Yun Che, who suddenly became a demon and was hunted across realms, was only a first-level Divine King.
As for Jie Yuan's return, Yun Che saving the world, and everything that happened in between—the information was tightly sealed. Even in the other three divine regions, not many people knew about it, let alone the Northern Divine Region, which had never participated at all.
Strictly speaking, it wasn't completely impossible for the Northern Divine Region to know about the above events... but it definitely shouldn't be at the level of the Five Wasted Realms of the Void.
Someone who could extend their reach to such an extent should be...
Nanhuang Chanyi knew Yun Che's identity, and she likely also knew Qianye Ying'er's identity.
Yet they knew nothing about Nanhuang Chanyi... except for "Nanhuang Crown Princess."
"Can you roughly guess her cultivation level?" Yun Che suddenly asked.
Qianye Ying'er shook her head: "At the very least, we are definitely no match for her."
Just by how easily she intercepted her sound transmission.
"..." Yun Che's face darkened. To encounter such a person in a middle-level Star Realm of the Northern Divine Region was truly a great misfortune... because this was a variable that was too large, too sudden, and completely beyond their control.
"She said we are friends. What do you think?" Qianye Ying'er asked.
Yun Che lifted his gaze and said coldly: "In the Northern Divine Region... there are only tools, no friends!"
"Good." Qianye Ying'er was very satisfied with Yun Che's answer. "Then let's turn Nanhuang Chanyi into a tool, or..." A strange glint flashed in her eyes: "a slave."
Yun Che turned around and looked behind him. Soon, this Central Wasted Realm could become a place exclusive to him and Qianye Ying'er. But with the huge variable that had arisen today, this was no longer a place to stay.
Seeing the look in Yun Che's eyes, Qianye Ying'er immediately caught on and said: "So that means, when you asked Nanhuang Chanyi for the Central Wasted Realm and for no disturbances earlier, those were all bluffs? Your real intention was to deceive her and leave this place?"
"From the moment she wanted me to fight the ten Divine Kings alone, I knew she was testing me," Yun Che said. "You're right. What we need right now is time, and we must avoid any variables. With Nanhuang Chanyi here, we shouldn't stay."
"My view is exactly the opposite," Qianye Ying'er said. "Precisely because of Nanhuang Chanyi, the Central Wasted Realm will become the safest place."
Yun Che's brows furrowed slightly.
"Furthermore," Qianye Ying'er continued, "when you were on the Central Wasted battlefield, I was observing her the entire time. I found that she has no flaws in many aspects, but she possesses one very foolish trait."
Yun Che: "?"
"And that is benevolence," Qianye Ying'er said. "Especially when you swung that sword earlier, she clearly had the intention to act but barely restrained herself until the very last moment... If it weren't for not wanting to reveal anything, she would surely have stopped your power in other circumstances."
"And also, her respect for her father is genuine." After saying this, a trace of icy mockery flickered in her eyes.
After a brief moment of thought, Yun Che looked at the white-dressed girl who had been saved. When facing Lu Bubai earlier, she had been brave and stubborn, but now, her small face was full of fear. She stood there motionless, not daring to speak.
"What is your name?" Yun Che asked.
"..." The girl parted her lips. After a long while, she timidly replied in a small voice: "Yun... Shang."
Yun Che extended his hand toward her: "Come with me. I have some questions to ask you."
She had personally witnessed him turn the world she was in into an abyss of death with a single stroke. She didn't dare refuse, nor did she have any other choice. Obediently, with extreme caution, she placed her small hand into Yun Che's.
"Aren't you going to explain to me first?" Qianye Ying'er said coldly.
Yun Che didn't answer. Holding the girl's hand, he silently walked deeper into the utterly quiet Central Wasted Realm.
At the border of the Central Wasted Realm, Nanhuang Chanyi stopped her figure and quietly turned around.
She extended her jade hand, and on her slender finger, a black ring slowly materialized. As light flickered in her pupils, a strange black lotus silently bloomed on the ring:
"Master, he has come..."