Chapter 1923: Moon Memories (7)
After burying Yue Wuyai and Yue Wugou, and receiving the Yuehuang Liuli from Yue Wuji, she officially became the Moon God Emperor.
In the face of the sudden overwhelming pressure that descended upon the Moon God Realm from all sides, Xia Qingyue, who was almost completely alone from the start, did something that shocked everyone.
When Moon God Crown Prince Yue Xuange led a sudden, aggressive confrontation against her, she did not retreat, did not feign compliance, did not forcefully resist… Instead, a flash of purple light that sliced through everyone’s pupils.
Before the eyes of the crowd, she slew the Moon God Crown Prince in an instant.
“Those who defy the Divine Emperor deserve death!”
The reason, eight words were enough!
No matter who he was!
At that time, only nine short days had passed since Xia Qingyue had received Yue Wuyai’s Purple Que inheritance.
But the Purple Que Divine Power she unleashed made all the Moon Gods tremble.
This single sword strike established her authority, her momentum, and also severed Yue Wuji’s hesitation, causing this Moon God second only to the Divine Emperor to stand by the new emperor without further doubt.
The sudden death of the Moon God Crown Prince meant that the forces opposing the new emperor collapsed at their core before they could even formally launch their attack.
What remained was to break them one by one.
She schemed step by step, and every step struck at the core, either deeply impressing the various Moon Gods or heavily intimidating them… When all Moon Gods willingly submitted, all opposing voices became nothing but a joke. The Moon God Realm was now entirely within her jade-like fingers.
The internal strife of the Moon God Realm lasted less than two years.
A time that no one, before that, could have dreamed of in their wildest imaginations.
Chi Wuyue’s mastery over people’s hearts and her control of situations came from ten thousand years of accumulated experience.
But Xia Qingyue had never been a ruler for even a single day before becoming the Moon God Emperor.
Although when she received the Yuehuang Liuli, she naturally inherited the core memories of all previous Moon God Emperors and knew every Moon God and Moon Divine Envoy like the back of her hand, being able to control them to this extent was beyond what ordinary people or common sense could achieve.
Even with Chi Wuyue’s abilities, without using the Nirvana Wheel Demon Soul, Yun Che did not believe she could have done better.
Liuli awakening… seeing the truth beneath the void…
The changes in her, the things she saw… just what are they!
The scenes of the Void Memory continued to flow, gradually arriving at three years later… the time when Yun Che returned to the God Realm.
Huo Poyun’s betrayal caused his whereabouts to be exposed the moment he returned to Yin Xue Realm.
Upon receiving the news, Xia Qingyue did two things first: she led Zhou Tian Shen Di to Yin Xue Realm, then personally went to intercept Qianye Ying’er.
On the Yin Xue Realm side, even if Luo Guxie had not had her arm severed by Mu Xuanyin, she would have been blocked by Zhou Xuzi. And the most dangerous one, Qianye Ying’er, was perfectly forced back by her.
If not for her, the consequences would have been disastrous… Later, when she mentioned this matter to him, she glossed over it lightly.
Later, they entered the Zhou Tian God Realm to participate in the “Zhou Tian Assembly” dealing with the Calamity of Crimson.
And Xia Qingyue had already developed vigilance towards Long Bai at that time:
“Instruct them to focus their investigation on the recent spate of clan annihilation tragedies in the Dragon God Realm. Especially the time and location of the first incident… And try to search for the traces of power left behind at each scene, the more detailed the better!”
“Investigate this matter with all resources for now; everything else can be temporarily set aside!”
He also saw that in the Zhou Tian God Realm, after talking with him, Xia Qingyue looked at his back and let out a very long sigh:
“He possesses a strange jade, the Dragon Emperor is eyeing him covetously, Qianye’s venomous heart… Once the Crimson Calamity subsides, he might become an enemy to the entire world.”
“What can I possibly do to protect him?”
Before the Chaos Wall, Jie Tian Mo Di returned.
All the Divine Emperors and Realm Kings knelt trembling. Xia Qingyue, also prostrated on the ground… A Hidden Moon Shadow Pearl had already been quietly placed on her purple sash, its aura perfectly blending with her Moon God divine aura, undetected by anyone.
It completely engraved the image of the kneeling emperors and Yun Che facing the Demon Emperor alone.
This was the image contained in that first Phantom Heart Shadow Jade!
Later, Yun Che returned to Yin Xue Realm, bringing news that Jie Tian Mo Di would not bring disaster to the world. All the Divine Emperors and Realm Kings treated Yun Che with utmost respect, hailing him as the “Savior Divine Son”. At this time, another Hidden Moon Shadow Pearl on Xia Qingyue’s body was quietly releasing a faint moon aura.
The image in the second Phantom Heart Shadow Jade came from this.
With a scheme interweaving reality and illusion, Xia Qingyue forced Qianye Fantian into a desperate situation, and also forced Qianye Ying’er to be branded with a slave mark by Yun Che… And it was on that very day, just as he left the Moon God Realm, that Jie Tian Mo Di suddenly appeared before her.
Curious about her possessing both the Liuli Heart and Exquisite Body, Jie Tian Mo Di forcibly probed Xia Qingyue’s memories, and then spoke words that left Yun Che stunned one after another:
“Xia Qingyue, you are the most fateful person I have ever seen in my life… Even I, who has experienced the Outer Chaos calamity, feel pity for you!”
“What’s more tragic is that, after finally becoming aware of it, you actually chose to comply? Do you think you simply cannot resist, or…”
“But thanks to you, I have learned a secret I shouldn’t have known… Heh, fate really is a strange thing, truly strange.”
Jie Tian Mo Di had already left, the Crimson Calamity had ended, Xia Qingyue had fallen into the Abyss of Nothingness… And now, Yun Che could not understand a single word of what Jie Tian Mo Di had said to Xia Qingyue back then.
Not a single word.
Jie Tian Mo Di used the Cosmic Thorn to forcibly take Xia Qingyue away from the Moon God Realm. The scene shifted to an endlessly dark world.
The Northern Divine Region.
Jie Tian Mo Di looked ahead at the eternal, lightless dark cage, her voice sad and angry, her eyes full of desolation:
“Back then, I sincerely went to meet that Mo E of the Divine Clan, but I was ambushed by him. With such despicable means, yet the records of that time only praised him… Ha, how ridiculous.”
“If not for Yun Che… if not for not wanting to tarnish Ni Xuan’s name as the Evil God because of me, I truly would have… erased Mo E, Xi Ke… and all inheritors of the Divine Clan’s power and will from this world forever!”
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This was the scene recorded in the fourth Phantom Heart Shadow Jade, documenting Jie Tian Mo Di’s redemption of all living beings in that era.
But the words that followed, which the Phantom Heart Shadow Jade did not capture, were earth-shattering to Yun Che’s ears.
“It seems I should leave, and I must leave.” Jie Tian Mo Di’s eyes reflected a demonic light, as if speaking to herself, as if confiding: “It’s for the best, fulfilling Ni Xuan’s wish, and also Yun Che’s intent… but after all, there is a little reluctance.”
Yun Che had always thought that Jie Tian Mo Di initially only said she would not bring disaster, not that she would leave. He had always believed that Jie Tian Mo Di’s final choice to sacrifice herself and leave the Chaos was due to her long association with Hong’er and You’er, witnessing the gradual chaos sweeping the world, and making that choice after being deeply moved.
It turned out that this choice of hers was actually made after seeing Xia Qingyue!
What exactly did she see in Xia Qingyue?
“Leave?” Xia Qingyue turned her eyes. “With Senior’s ability, all under heaven is your domain to command. Where could you possibly go?”
“Take my people and leave this Chaos forever,” Jie Tian Mo Di said. “The current world no longer belongs to us. With ‘her’ present, I am destined… not to bring destruction to this world.”
She revealed a very strange smile: “‘She’ actually still exists in this world. How incredibly…”
For a moment, she couldn’t find words to describe it. She could only shake her head: “Before me, Yun Che simultaneously used Light Profound Force and Dark Profound Force. I should have guessed it back then… But at that time, even if I had ten thousand heads, I wouldn’t have dared to guess that possibility.”
“Yet the only, and most unlikely, possibility turned out to be the truth.”
Xia Qingyue did not ask who the “her” in Jie Tian Mo Di’s words was. She looked at Jie Tian Mo Di’s face, covered in horrific scars, and said softly: “Senior’s grace and virtue will surely be remembered by all generations. However… this junior is shameless and has one presumptuous request, hoping Senior will grant it.”
“Oh?”
“I hope… when Senior makes this matter known to the world, you could incidentally mention that this was the result of Yun Che’s utmost effort.”
Yun Che: “!!”
Jie Tian Mo Di stared at her for a long time, then revealed a complex, faint smile: “Even if you didn’t ask, I would have done so. It seems the rather concealed Mysterious Shadow Stone on you is prepared for his sake.”
“However, the ‘interference’ imposed on you does not include ‘emotion’. Heh, how interesting. I increasingly want to witness your final outcome with my own eyes… Unfortunately, the time I have left is far from enough.”
“Thank you, Senior, for granting my wish.” Xia Qingyue gave a slight bow. Then, she asked a very strange question: “Senior, can you tell me… what exactly is this ‘interference’ imposed on me?”
Jie Tian Mo Di took a deep look at her, her gaze still so strange: “Out of pity for you, I will not tell you. The later you know, the better. But it seems you are not far from seeing the full ‘truth’. If you are unlucky, it might be within the next two or three years.”
Xia Qingyue: “…”
“However, given your current state, even if you haven’t seen it completely, you must have some inkling. Or perhaps, you have touched upon a clue, yet you dare not approach it any further, afraid that it might be a cruel result you cannot accept.”
Xia Qingyue’s moon-like eyes trembled violently. After a long silence, she asked faintly: “I never used to believe in so-called fate. Now, I want to know… can this kind of fate be defied?”
“First ask yourself in your heart, do you want to defy it?” Jie Tian Mo Di countered.
“…” Xia Qingyue did not answer.
“The question you asked me, I cannot answer,” Jie Tian Mo Di said. “But the question I asked you, when one day you see the full truth, give yourself an answer. I am very much looking forward to your choice then.”
Jie Tian Mo Di raised her head, gazing at the dim void: “The world exists because of balance. Where there is life, there is death; where there is light, there is shadow. Fate, too, has its balance.”
“?” Xia Qingyue looked at her, not understanding her meaning.
At this moment, Jie Tian Mo Di reached out her hand. The Cosmic Thorn, shimmering with a faint crimson light, and a pitch-black stone tablet slowly floated before Xia Qingyue.
“Senior?” Xia Qingyue did not reach out, her eyes filled with shock.
“The Cosmic Thorn was originally Ni Xuan’s possession. When we pledged our love, he gave me the Cosmic Thorn, and I gave him the Heavenly Poison Pearl.” Jie Tian Mo Di’s voice softened. “It allowed me to survive for long in the Outer Chaos, and it also helped me endure these millions of years without my heart breaking.”
“If love is a blessing, it lasts until death; if love is a wound, it pierces the soul for ten lifetimes; if love is a calamity, even gods and Buddhas cannot cross it… Xia Qingyue, you have already seen my choice. Let my Cosmic Thorn witness your final choice.”
“As for this Heaven-Defying World Scripture, I originally intended to give it to Yun Che. But your existence makes me suddenly not want him to see all the ‘truth’ too early. So, I will leave it to be seen after your ‘choice’.”
A faint red light flickered, and Jie Tian Mo Di and Xia Qingyue vanished from the scene.
Yun Che stood blankly before an endless darkness, as if trapped in a heart-confusing dream.
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