# Chapter 1765: Abyss Prophecy
After Luo Shangchen had gone far away, Yan Tianxiao suddenly sighed with emotion: "I've long heard that the younger generation of the Eastern Domain had produced a prodigy named Luo Changsheng with astonishing talent. Now that I've seen him, though his actions were somewhat naive and foolish, he still had some spine after all. Dying like this is rather a pity."
"Spine?" Chi Wuyue smiled faintly: "Yan Emperor, you don't actually believe that this time he was 'preferring death to surrender,' do you?"
"Oh?" Yan Tianxiao's eyes showed confusion.
Chi Wuyue said leisurely: "From the moment he was born, he had Saint Universe Realm King as his father and Luo Guxie as his master. His talent was unprecedented and unparalleled, and he became the Young Master of Saint Universe Realm very early on. It can be said that every step he took came with halos that others wouldn't dare to dream of in a hundred lifetimes."
"For a person like this, death is certainly frightening, but far more frightening than death is the complete destruction of all of this. And even more frightening than destruction is having those halos turn into crude, ugly scandals."
"If he were to live, he would never be able to return to Saint Universe Sect, and would forever face Luo Shangchen's hatred. That scandal would one day become known to the world."
"So, he chose death. In death, Luo Shangchen's hatred would disappear, leaving only grief and the father-son bond from these years. Saint Universe Sect would never reveal the truth publicly. The world would forever remember his name 'Luo Changsheng,' rather than another name he never wanted the world to know."
"..." Yan Tianxiao frowned: "What do you mean by these words?"
Chi Wuyue smiled and shook her head: "Since the man is dead, let us at least preserve for him this bit of dignity he guarded with his life."
Yan Tianxiao seemed to understand and asked no further.
Chi Wuyue turned around and said: "His choice was somewhat 'smart,' but in the end, it was still too fragile. After all, his life had been too smooth."
However, although Chi Wuyue chose not to reveal Luo Changsheng's "scandal," she had not a trace of sympathy for him.
His use of death to keep the secret, to forever preserve the name "Luo Changsheng"—behind it was undoubtedly the same as Luo Shangchen: from the depths of his bones, he regarded people from lower star realms as "lowly people." The son of a lowly person was naturally worthy of the word "bastard."
In other words, he would rather die than acknowledge his biological father.
He seemed to have forgotten that Yun Che, the one who had thoroughly trampled him and Saint Universe Realm, came from a lower realm even more humble than the lower star realms.
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**Eastern Divine Region, Tianji Realm.**
As the most special upper star realm of the Eastern Divine Region, it had the smallest territory, the weakest Xuan Dao aura, and the entire realm contained only one Tianji Sect with fewer than a thousand disciples.
But it was not only in the Eastern Divine Region but throughout the entire God Realm a special sacred ground.
Every year, a large number of visitors from other divine regions came specifically to visit Tianji Realm.
Now, with the Eastern Divine Region in turmoil, Tianji Realm, as an upper star realm, had also reached the moment of fateful decision.
Before the Tianji Divine Hall, the Three Elders of Tianji—Mo Yu, Mo Wen, and Mo Zhi—sat upright. Before them knelt a group of Tianji disciples, in fact all the Tianji disciples, prostrating deeply.
"Go," Mo Yu said, hands clasped together, his aged voice heavy and long, his face expressionless.
"Grand Elder," the leading disciple looked up with tears in his eyes: "Please don't drive us away. Tianji Realm has no combat power and poses no threat to the Demon Lord. Moreover... all the realms have submitted to the Demon Lord. Even if we submit, what harm is there?"
"This has nothing to do with that," Mo Wen said flatly. "Go."
"We beg the three Grand Elders to come with us. We can go to the Western Divine Region. With our sect's Tianji Divine Power, the Western Divine Region will surely treat us well."
"In this world, there is no longer a Tianji Sect, no longer any Tianji Divine Power." Mo Zhi repeated the decisive words that struck the Tianji disciples like a thunderbolt from the nine heavens: "From now on, no matter where or when, you must never claim to be Tianji disciples... Go."
At this final moment, the Three Elders of Tianji remained unmoved.
The Tianji disciples could no longer plead. They deeply kowtowed: "Three Grand Elders... take care." The Tianji disciples all left. Within the sealed barrier, the once bustling Tianji Realm, always crowded with people seeking heavenly secrets, became cold and silent, leaving only Mo Yu, Mo Wen, and Mo Zhi.
"Alas," Mo Yu opened his eyes, looking at the sky that had darkened at some unknown time, and said slowly: "Heaven's will is hard to fathom, fate is unpredictable. Even knowing the heavenly secrets, what can one do?"
Mo Wen asked: "Looking back on our lives, have we ended in merit, or ended in sin?"
"Sin," Mo Zhi gave his answer. "Perhaps prying into heavenly secrets is itself a sin."
Mo Wen raised his hand. The gigantic Tianji Divine Scripture appeared in a burst of light, and under the combined power of the Three Elders of Tianji, it slowly opened:
*Nine Layers of Heavenly Tribulation Appear*
*When True God Returns*
*If Good, All Heavens Eternal Peace*
*If Evil, Demon God Slays the World*
Their gazes once again lingered for a long time on this prophecy engraved on the first page of the Tianji Divine Scripture—the final prophecy of Huantian Taizu, the founding ancestor of the Tianji Realm, uttered before his death.
In that era, in terms of status, Huantian Taizu was almost on equal footing with Zhoutian Taizu. As for his final prophecy, the Three Elders of Tianji naturally had endless reverence and piety, without a single shred of doubt.
Back then, at the Zhoutian God-Sealing Platform, when the latter part of the prophecy suddenly appeared, the Three Elders of Tianji had promptly covered it up and not made it public. One reason was to protect Yun Che.
During the God-Sealing Battle of the Xuan Shen Assembly, they had seen too many dazzling lights from Yun Che that compelled their admiration. Moreover, his eyes were exceptionally pure, without a trace of gloom or cruelty. Therefore, they believed that when Yun Che grew up, he would certainly be a blessing to the world.
But if they had made this prophecy public at that time, the world would have seen not the first half but feared the second half, and might have chosen to eliminate him early.
Later, Yun Che saved the world and was then betrayed by everyone... After learning of this, they deliberated repeatedly and chose to reveal this prophecy to the Zhoutian God Emperor.
At that time, the Zhoutian God Emperor was already in the depths of guilt and self-blame. Even when Yun Che exposed his Dark Profound Force, he had no intention of killing him. On the contrary, he was agonizing over ways to save Yun Che's life, and refused to reveal the location of Yun Che's birthplace to anyone.
But after seeing the prophecy, his mindset changed abruptly. To prevent disaster early, he immediately revealed the location of Lan Ji Star... Afterwards, in the hunt for Yun Che, the Zhoutian Realm bore the brunt, sparing no effort.
Thus, they utterly drove Yun Che into a desperate situation, and utterly drove him to become a demon.
*If Evil, Demon God Slays the World...*
Today, the Eastern Divine Region was cruelly enacting this prophecy, and perhaps it was only just beginning.
And the three of them...
And this Taizu prophecy...
To some extent, had become the driving force behind all of this.
Every drop of blood that dyed the soil of the Eastern Divine Region bore their sin.
"Let it return to dust forever along with us," Mo Yu said slowly.
Mo Zhi raised his aged eyes, looking at the golden light released by the Tianji Divine Scripture: "Since we have decided to return to dust, let us use all of our remaining lifespan to take one last glimpse at the fate of the Eastern Divine Region. Even a demon god may have compassion. Perhaps we can depart with a little more peace."
No one responded, but after a moment, they all extended their hands.
Forcibly prying into heavenly secrets invites heavenly retribution. Every glimpse costs lifespan.
This time, the three of them sacrificed all their remaining lifespan to the Tianji Divine Power.
Golden light blazed upon the Tianji Divine Scripture. For the Three Elders of Tianji, this was also the most intense Tianji Divine Light they had ever seen in their lives.
Beneath the reflection of the golden light, a huge black hole suddenly appeared on the open Tianji Divine Scripture—like an endless, bottomless dark abyss.
The moment the dark abyss appeared, all the light between heaven and earth, even the golden light of the Tianji Divine Scripture, was instantly devoured. The world before the eyes of the Three Elders of Tianji turned pitch black. They saw countless stars and star realms shattering, star regions breaking apart, order collapsing, and the entire Chaos trembling.
It was as if a heaven-sized demon was opening its abyssal maw, cruelly devouring and destroying the entire Eastern Divine Region... the entire world.
"What... is... that..."
An icy cold spread madly through their entire bodies. Their frames trembled violently... In the darkness, their lifespans completely expired, taking with them their last vestiges of life.
The Tianji Divine Scripture vanished in midair, turning into slowly scattering light dust.
The Three Elders of Tianji still sat upright in their original positions, but their lips were purple, their pupils dilated, and their violently twisted features were all carved with deep fear.
From then on, the world knew no more Tianji Realm.
Nor did anyone know what terrible "heavenly secret" they had seen at the end.
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"Brother Yun Che!"
A joyful cry, as pleasant as a clear spring and jade shattering, rang out as Shui Meiyin descended from the sky, landing in front of Yun Che. The moment her smile bloomed, her entire body seemed to release a bright light so radiant that it could not be desecrated.
Yun Che, who had returned from the Northern Divine Region, had become a completely different person. Whether it was Shui Qianheng, who used to clap his shoulder and laugh heartily while shouting "son-in-law," or Shui Yingyue, proud yet gentle, they all showed obvious deference and fear when facing him. Only Shui Meiyin seemed to feel that the Yun Che in her eyes had never changed.
With a flicker, she was already right by Yun Che's side, her two hands intimately wrapping around his arm... Behind Yun Che, Yan San instinctively reached out, then trembled and withdrew his hand.
"Why have you come running back again?" Yun Che reached out and lightly tapped her delicate nose, a gentle and warm smile appearing on his face: "This place is quite dangerous. The Western Divine Region and Southern Divine Region might attack here at any time."
"Of course it's because I missed you," Shui Meiyin said with a beaming smile, her water-clear eyes looking up at him without blinking: "Brother Yun Che, do you have time right now?"
"I do," Yun Che said with a smile. He was waiting for news from Qianye Ying'er.
When he left the Fan Di God Realm, Qianye Ying'er had told him that in three days she would give him the results of her investigation into the Wood Spirit Calamity back then. But three days had passed, and Qianye Ying'er still hadn't sent him a voice transmission.
"Then... can you tell me about your time in the Northern Divine Region?" Shui Meiyin looked at him with eager anticipation.
"Hasn't Chi Wuyue told you about it?"
"Hehe, I want to hear it from you personally," Shui Meiyin gently shook his arm: "Is that okay?"
Yun Che thought for a moment, then said: "It's too long to finish in a short time. Next time, I'll tell you somewhere else."
"Somewhere else?" Shui Meiyin blinked, her lips drawing close as she whispered softly: "A place only for me and Brother Yun Che?"
The Three Yan Ancestors all turned around simultaneously, their skin crawling with goosebumps, sealing off their hearing tightly... Young people these days, so disgustingly sweet.
Yun Che's smile deepened a few more points, and he said: "I want to know more about how you fared in the Yue Shen Realm over those years. Did Xia Qingyue use any tricks on you?"
"..." Shui Meiyin turned her eyes, then her brows curved slightly, and she said: "Brother Yun Che, how about we make a pact?"
"Oh?"
"From now on, let's never mention the name 'Xia Qingyue' again, okay?" She looked at him, her water-clear eyes shimmering, speaking very seriously.
"Why?" Yun Che asked.
"Because she did such terrible things to Brother Yun Che, and to me as well. Every time that name is mentioned or heard, it brings back memories I least want to recall. Since she's already dead, let's forget her completely, okay?"
Yun Che was slightly startled, then gave a light smile: "Alright."
Indeed—a person already dead, whose mention only brings painful memories to oneself and others—it's better to forget forever.