# Chapter 1691: Yinxue Crisis
Inside the world of the Primordial Mystic Ark.
Qianye Ying'er's entire body was shrouded in an extremely dense profound light, her aura utterly pure, yet it churned with a particularly狂暴 profound energy vortex, sweeping across the space for dozens of miles around.
Yun Che sensed the changes in Qianye Ying'er's aura. The second Primordial World Pill—she had already refined nearly half of it, which was undoubtedly much faster than the first pill, which took her a full half year to refine.
And this speed was roughly what Yun Che had expected.
In about half a month, Qianye Ying'er would complete the refinement of the second Primordial World Pill. By then, even if the Yan Ancestors became her servants and the Yan Mo submitted to her, she would definitely be one of the greatest assets by his side.
Without disturbing Qianye Ying'er, Yun Che took He Ling's hand and led her to another area.
The world of the Primordial Mystic Ark remained barren, with few flowers, grasses, or verdant trees seen. The occasional profound beasts encountered were all quite low-level.
To reduce the energy consumption of the Primordial Mystic Ark, Yun Che had never tried to urge it into a more prosperous world, instead maintaining it in a state that would not collapse. Its energy, naturally, was to be reserved as much as possible for emergency spatial traversal.
"He Ling," Yun Che said slowly as he gazed ahead, "you must think I'm terrifying now."
"..." He Ling parted her lips slightly, momentarily lost in thought and unable to answer.
"In the past, I revered every life and respected everyone's destiny. Now, all I see in my eyes are usable tools and useless waste."
"In the past, even toward those I deeply hated, I never resorted to torture and slaughter, nor did I allow myself to lose my humanity. But now, I can torture the Three Yan Ancestors—with whom I had no hatred, not even the slightest past grievance—using the cruelest methods without changing my expression, making them wish they were dead for six days and six nights, without a trace of reluctance in my heart."
"In the past, I took it upon myself to save the divine realm and the present world as a mission I had to bear and fulfill, hoping that this would become the honor and talisman for me and my family. Now, day and night, I yearn to see the despair and anguished wails of the divine realm."
"And what might be the most terrifying part is that I don't even feel afraid of myself like this." Yun Che slowly closed his eyes.
He possessed unique talent, an immeasurable future that was bound to surpass the limits of the present world, yet he lacked the corresponding and necessary ambition... Back then, Shen Xi had said such things to him, Xia Qingyue had said them, and even Jie Tian Mo Di had said them.
He understood, but a person's pursuits and resolve were not easily changed.
On the other hand, if Zhou Tian Shen Di had not betrayed his trust back then and if the three divine regions had set aside their fear of him after Jie Tian Mo Di left, then everything would have returned to peace. Yun Che would have taken Mo Li to seclude himself on Lan Ji Star. Even if he returned to the divine realm, it would basically only be for the sake of Yinxue Realm and Shen Xi.
Even if Yun Che were to truly break through the limits of the world in the future, even surpassing the Evil Infant, the worries of the strong from all realms would never come to pass... because that was Yun Che's true nature, his greatest wish and pursuit, which would not change.
But their fear of the Evil Infant and their fear of Yun Che's future made them bare their utterly ruthless fangs at this savior who had just completed his "mission"...
They would never have dreamed that a Yun Che forced to develop ambition would turn into such a terrifying monster.
"Master," He Ling looked at him, her green eyes shimmering, her soft voice like a gentle breeze in an empty valley: "This is not your fault. It never was. In the future, even if you were to destroy all three divine regions entirely, it would merely be reclaiming the grace you once bestowed upon them."
Perhaps no one would dare believe that such words came from the mouth of a Wood Spirit.
But Yun Che suddenly turned his eyes and smiled. He looked at He Ling's somewhat dazed jade-like face and said softly, "Actually, you don't need to worry about me. Because my world still has you, Hong'er, and You'er. So I will never be willing to abandon my last shred of humanity."
"..." Some startled and chaotic heartstrings were gently touched. He Ling's lips parted slightly, and a layer of dreamlike mist silently rose in her emerald-green beautiful eyes.
Yun Che's changes over the years, He Ling had seen clearly. Now, his entire body exuded a dark pressure that made people tremble in fear. Even figures like Yan Tianxiao were extremely cautious and reverent in his presence.
Only when facing her, Hong'er, and You'er, he remained as in her memories... or rather, the only gentleness he had left.
Yun Che looked into her eyes, his smile carrying no darkness, not even a trace of coldness: "If we cultivate together in dual cultivation, your purest Wood Spirit aura will surely help me comprehend the Law of Void. And likewise, it will help increase your spiritual energy, and might even greatly accelerate the recovery of the Heavenly Poison Pearl's venom power."
"..." He Ling lowered her head in a fluster, not daring to meet his gaze.
"This will speed up our revenge process. But you will never be my tool. You are a part of my life—from the moment our lives became connected, until our deaths, that will never change."
Countless ripples gently spread within her heart, carrying away all her worries, fears, and hesitations without a sound. She lifted her head to look into Yun Che's eyes, as if countless brilliant stars were shining in her beautiful eyes.
She really liked the words Yun Che said—a kind of... liking that words could not describe.
Yun Che suddenly stretched out his arm. A light of pure white mixed with emerald green flashed between his fingers, then quickly bloomed, spreading across the surrounding space and unfolding a dense aura of life.
Back on Lan Ji Star, the royal Wood Spirit Pearl that He Lin had given him had disappeared after triggering a Life Miracle, but it still retained its stored memories and some residual Wood Spirit power.
Instantly, the ground within sight swayed with green grass, was shaded by verdant trees, and bloomed with a hundred flowers—as if, in an instant, they had been transported to an entirely different dreamlike world.
He Ling's vision suddenly became misty.
All these years spent in the Northern Divine Region and the Tai Chu Divine Realm, the colors of the world had only been dimness, gray-white, and blood-red...
The world before her seemed to exist only in distant dreams.
"Ah..."
A flustered, soft cry escaped her lips as her slender waist was suddenly embraced. Then her entire body lost its weight in Yun Che's arms as he gently pressed her down among the gladly blooming flowers and grass.
"..." Her heart pounded like a startled deer. Her gaze wavered and dodged in confusion. Her two hands were at a loss, not knowing where to place them. Uncontrollably, countless images and sounds she had secretly overheard in the past flooded into her mind, making her entire body go limp and her breathing erratic.
"Is... is the dual cultivation... about to begin?" She used all her effort to keep calm, but her breathing grew faster, and the rosy flush on her skin spread more and more quickly.
Qianye Ying'er, Xiao Yaohou, Feng Xue'er, Chu Yuechan, Cang Yue, Su Linger, Feng Han Yue, Feng Han Xue... those images seemed right before her eyes, impossible to shake off.
Yun Che's life, though not long, had already allowed him to witness many women of different charms and styles. The Wood Spirit girl beneath him, so delicate and moving, possessed a divinely bestowed, dreamlike beauty. And her beauty was unlike any of the women Yun Che had experienced before. She was exquisitely fragile, like a petal just blooming, like the first wings of a young butterfly.
"No," Yun Che shook his head, his voice and movements unconsciously becoming gentler: "I have to first turn my He Ling into my Little Ling'er, completely and wholly belonging only to me."
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Yinxue Realm, Bing Huang Realm, Minghan Heavenly Lake.
"Sister, I've come to see you."
At the edge of the heavenly lake, Mu Bingyun knelt down lightly, scattering a few newly bloomed Ice Feather Spirit Flowers into the lake, her icy eyes silently watching them drift slowly away.
They were the flowers her sister had loved most in life... though she had never known why her sister had suddenly become so fond of them.
"Sister, after you left, everyone truly understood how important you were to the sect and to Yinxue Realm."
"Standing in your position, I truly realize how remarkable you were."
Her icy eyes closed, and her long hair brushed across the lake's surface, stirring melancholy ripples. She said softly, "Sister, you are the greatest pride of my life."
"I brought Yun Che here, but he took you away. Yet I cannot, no matter what, truly hate him... because he was the one my sister liked. How could I ever hate someone my sister liked so much..."
"Instead... every year, every day... I worry about him..."
"The thing I fear most is hearing news of his death."
Her soft murmurs were like dreamy whispers.
"Sister, in life, you protected him with your life and the future of Yinxue Realm. In the world after death, you must also be blessing him with all your might, right..."
Mu Xuanyin's fall had caused Yinxue Realm to lose its greatest pillar. If not for the public warning issued by Yue Shen Di back then, Yinxue Realm would have long ago suffered attacks from many star realms that held past grudges or harbored ulterior motives.
Mu Bingyun's cultivation and prestige were, after all, far weaker than Mu Xuanyin's. After she succeeded as Yinxue Realm King and Ice Phoenix Palace Master, the pressure she bore was immense. But precisely because of this, she could not show the slightest weakness.
Once, she had been gentle as light clouds. Now, she had to make herself cold and resolute... even ruthless.
Only when she was alone with her sister here did she allow herself to release her weakness.
She did not stay too long. After the Ice Feather Spirit Flowers had drifted out of sight, Mu Bingyun rose gracefully. When she turned around, the mist in her eyes vanished in an instant, leaving only a chilling cold.
Returning to the Ice Phoenix Sacred Domain, the Second Elder Mu Tanzhi was already waiting outside the hall. His expression was particularly grave as he strode forward and said, "Palace Master, something terrible has happened. What we have feared most these past few years has finally come to pass."
Mu Bingyun let out a faint sigh, but her peerlessly beautiful icy face showed no sign of disturbance: "Is it the Northern Domain, or the Southern Domain?"
Within Yinxue Realm existed three powerful profound beasts at the Divine Sovereign realm, the overlords of profound beasts in their respective territories, located in the eastern, southern, and northern domains of Yinxue.②
When Mu Xuanyin was still in Yinxue Realm, she had suppressed all three beast overlords, making them submit obediently. Not only did they never leave their own territories, but they also obediently managed and restrained the order of profound beasts in their respective domains.
During the profound beast rebellion back then, the Divine Sovereign giant beast of the Eastern Domain had rampaged out of its territory and was killed by Huo Poyun, who had rushed over from Yan Shen Realm for Mu Feixue.
Now, with Yinxue Realm lacking Mu Xuanyin, the two Divine Sovereign profound beasts of the Southern and Northern Domains were no longer willing to continue their submission.
"The Southern Domain," Mu Tanzhi said.
Mu Bingyun breathed a small sigh of relief inwardly. After all, if the beast from the Southern Domain revolted, they still had the ability to forcefully suppress it.
"Palace Master, can we truly not seek help from Yue Shen Realm?" Mu Tanzhi said. "A single mid-stage Divine Sovereign giant beast, we can still join forces to kill it by force, but it can command profound beasts numbering in the tens of millions. Even if we can forcefully suppress it... the losses will certainly be severe."
"If in the future, the one from the Northern Domain also..."
"No," at the mention of "Yue Shen Realm," Mu Bingyun's aura suddenly turned icy cold, and every word from her lips was biting: "Even if the Ice Phoenix is completely wiped out, we must never beg Yue Shen Realm for even a single thing! Anyone who dares to disobey will be immediately expelled from the sect!"
"Send a message to the Grand Elder. Have him guard the sect. This king will personally go to the Southern Domain... Also, try to suppress the news to avoid causing panic."
Mu Tanzhi accepted the order and left, but his eyes were full of concern.
Despite Yue Shen Realm's warning, in the eyes and mouths of the world, Yinxue Realm was still stained with the word "sin" because of Yun Che and Mu Xuanyin, who had helped him escape.
What would become of Yinxue Realm's future...
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①: To save everyone's money, 87,000 words are omitted here.
②: Chapter 1411: Divine Sovereign Giant Beast