Chapter 1934: Nightmare Abyss (1)
As long as Xia Yuanba revealed his relationship with Yun Che, the middle-level Realm King who had just wanted to take him as a personal disciple would definitely be scared shitless.
But he didn’t want to. In this new world, this new starting point, he wanted to walk with his own feet, step by step, to grow.
“Good!” Yun Che naturally respected his choice. From the look in Xia Yuanba’s eyes, he saw a deeply hidden fervor. As his Overlord Emperor Divine Meridian gradually awakened, his thirst for strength, along with a matching pride, grew heavier.
He believed it wouldn’t be long before he heard of Xia Yuanba’s reputation, earned entirely through his own efforts.
“Yuanba, this is for you.”
In Yun Che’s hand was a jade that refracted a faint red light… it was actually the last Qiankun Jade he had.
“It’s called a Qiankun Jade. Wear it on your person. In the future, if you ever encounter an unresolvable crisis, no matter where you are, it can teleport you to Diyun City within just a few breaths.”
Three Qiankun Jades: one given to Yun Wuxin, one to Jun Xilei, and this one he chose to leave for Xia Yuanba.
Such a spatial divine object was equivalent to having an extra life at your side; no one could refuse it. But Xia Yuanba directly waved his hand: “No need, no need. I’ve seen how difficult space travel is in the God Realm. Such a precious thing shouldn’t be wasted on me. Better to keep it for Wuxin.”
“Besides,” Xia Yuanba said seriously, “if I really die in the God Realm one day, it’ll be because of my fate or insufficient strength. I’ll accept it all.”
This time, Yun Che did not go along with his wishes. Instead, he firmly attached the Cosmic Thorn to his waist and ribs with Profound Force.
“Yuanba, I know that your path ahead will surely be resolute and fearless, but I don’t want you to gamble your life too extreme. If anything ever happens to you… I will never find peace.”
“…” Xia Yuanba opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn’t refuse the Qiankun Jade any longer.
Yun Che smiled: “You can still call me Brother-in-law, just like before.”
“Ah?” Xia Yuanba’s reaction to these words was greater than anything before, his expression visibly excited: “Really… really? Brother-in-law… uh, Brother-in-law, have you… already stopped hating my sister so much?”
“Hate?” Yun Che turned his gaze and chuckled lightly: “I have no right to hate her. Never.”
“??” Xia Yuanba was completely puzzled.
In the time he had been in the God Realm, he had already learned “everything” about his sister. After all, the name Xia Qingyue was truly known by everyone in the God Realm… He knew she was the Yue Shen Di, knew she had tried to kill Yun Che several times back then, knew she had personally destroyed the Lan Ji Star…
And he knew that it was Yun Che who had… ended her.
At this meeting, he no longer called Yun Che “Brother-in-law”. Not because he didn’t want to, and not out of resentment, but because he felt… he no longer deserved it.
“What she left me is not hatred, but a debt that I can never repay.”
Unable to explain too much to Xia Yuanba, he patted him on the shoulder and said with extreme seriousness: “Yuanba, from now on, no matter when or where, be sure to treat yourself well. Remember this: you have never owed anyone anything, but this world owes you far too much.”
Yun Che left. Xia Yuanba stood frozen in place, his heartstrings trembling for a long time, and his tiger-like eyes blurred for a long while.
Although Yun Che hadn’t fully explained, his words were enough for Xia Yuanba to understand that his sister was not the cruel and heartless villain of the rumors…
That heavy knot of guilt and shame dissipated in the midst of an overwhelming surge of emotion.
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Tian Xuan Continent, Liu Yun City.
The morning at the Xiao Sect was as peaceful as ever.
Xiao Lingxi was quietly folding pieces of clothing. These clothes looked somewhat old, occasionally worn and torn, but they were spotless.
And these were all the clothes Yun Che had worn when he was young. Now that Yun Che had become the Yun Di, everything he wore was extremely luxurious, and he no longer needed these. Yet Xiao Lingxi had never been willing to discard them; instead, she often took them out to fold and arrange.
Back then, the Yun Che who wore these clothes was a Yun Che who belonged only to her.
Now, he stood at the highest place in this world, no longer needing to rely on her, nor could he stay by her side as he once did. Since he had taken Yun Wuxin to the God Realm, it had been nearly a year without seeing each other.
At that moment, her hand stopped. She felt something in her heart and instinctively turned around.
In her line of sight, Yun Che stood there, gazing at her affectionately. He might have been standing there for a long time.
“Xiao Che.” Xiao Lingxi called out softly, but before she could say anything more, the figure in her eyes quickly approached, then gently embraced her.
“Ah…” Xiao Lingxi let out a soft gasp. After a brief moment of disorientation, she gently wrapped her arms around his back: “You’re back… Has your journey through the God Realm with Wuxin ended?”
“Not yet,” Yun Che replied. He closed his eyes, holding her tightly, his arms gently tightening.
“Huh? Did something happen?” Xiao Lingxi asked with a bit of concern.
Yun Che shook his head: “No. It’s just… suddenly missed you a lot, so I came back.”
“…Mm.” Xiao Lingxi didn’t ask further and responded very softly.
You will never know what “surprises” this world will throw at you in the next moment.
The woman in his arms, his “Little Aunt” who had grown up with him, was the reincarnation of the Primordial Divine…
A mere mortal like him had actually made the Primordial God severely harm herself to help him…
Perhaps this was the most absurd thing that had ever happened in the entire Chaos since the Primordial Divine created the world.
He couldn’t say any fitting words. He could only hold Xiao Lingxi tightly, tighter and tighter…
With the slumber of the Primordial Will, she would no longer have those dazed “dreams” and would never know she was the Primordial Divine… only the purest Xiao Lingxi.
After this life ended, the Primordial Divine would enter the next reincarnation. After merging with the Primordial Will, “Xiao Lingxi” would become only a very small memory in her Primordial life, and Yun Che’s existence would be just slightly more special than a speck of dust in heaven and earth, no longer able to treat him as she did in this life.
And after this life of his ended, he would vanish eternally.
The Dragon God’s ancient texts recorded a line: “With the destruction of the Reincarnation Well, there is no more reincarnation in the world.”
With the fall of the Divine Era, “reincarnation” had long been severed. His “reincarnation” back then was a special case brought about by the Primordial Divine power driving the Lunhui Jing.
With the slumber of the Primordial Will, such a “special case” would never appear again.
Then…
This one life only—he would definitely give the Primordial Divine… no, his Lingxi, the most regret-free companionship.
…………
Another year passed in a hurry.
And the biggest event in the God Realm during this year was none other than the Yun Di announcing the establishment of two empresses, making Chi Wuyue the Demon Empress, and at the same time… posthumously honoring the departed Xia Qingyue as the Divine Empress.
At the same time, he announced the suspension of the construction of the Imperial Realm and the rebuilding of the Yue Shen Realm with the full strength of all realms.
There was only the announcement, not a single word of explanation, but it undoubtedly sparked countless speculations and rumors.
And this year, to the many Moon Gods and Moon Divine Envoys, it felt like a dream from which they still hadn’t awakened.
After years of hiding, what they had welcomed was not the Yun Di’s pursuit and punishment, but an invitation to return… The previous emperor was posthumously honored as Divine Empress, and the reconstruction of the Yue Shen Realm was, as he had declared, truly pouring in all available strength.
Yun Che personally chose the most suitable star realm, and the speed of reconstruction, the immense amount of manpower and resources invested, far exceeded the imagination of all the Moon Gods.
In just one year, the newly built Shenyue City, though still unable to reproduce the former moonlit radiance, had already shown a clear outline.
At the same time, during this year, Yun Che spent nearly half of it in this newborn Yue Shen Realm, silently watching it gradually take on the contours of memory.
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Tai Chu Divine Realm, Abyss of Nothingness.
Ding!
Space snapped apart, but the sound was only a momentary light ring.
Jun Xilei slowly turned her body. The nameless sword at her back had not yet left its sheath, but within a hundred li around, the space was filled with nameless sword light.
In the years she had spent in the Tai Chu Divine Realm, her Profound Force had hardly advanced, but her mastery of Extreme Dao Sword Qi had begun to enter a completely different and mysterious realm.
Witnessing her clean, traceless sword that broke space, Jun Wuming’s face showed a long-lasting, gratified smile.
His complexion was ruddy, his eyes clear, and compared to the previous year, he seemed to have grown even younger.
Jun Xilei descended, coming before Jun Wuming: “Master, I have finally… truly touched the realm you spoke of.”
“Heh heh,” Jun Wuming smiled: “You touched this realm in just over three thousand years, far surpassing me back then. Lei’er, to have you as my successor in this life is the greatest fortune of my life.”
“No,” Jun Xilei knelt: “It is meeting you, Master, that is the greatest fortune of this disciple’s life.”
“To have witnessed that scene just now, I have no regrets, and I can only thank heaven a thousand times.” He lowered his eyes, his smile undiminished: “It is time for our teacher and disciple to bid farewell.”
“…!!” Jun Xilei jerked her head up, her eyes instantly filled with tears: “Mas… ter?”
Jun Wuming raised his arm. His skin showed no sign of aging; instead, it was covered with a layer of crystalline faint light.
The sword intent that had poured his entire life’s will into was now surging out as if substantial, seeming to know that it was about to completely dissipate between heaven and earth.
“No need to grieve,” Jun Wuming said with a smile: “Your master will leave without any regrets. These years, you’ve been here with this old man. After I leave, you should finally go pursue the life you want… Be as persistent and as fervent as you are with your sword. Do not leave yourself any regrets.”
Falling to both knees, Jun Xilei was already sobbing so hard she could barely speak: “Disciple… humbly obeys… Master’s teachings…”
A wind blew, but it carried an agitation that shouldn’t have appeared here.
Jun Xilei, full of grief, did not notice.
But this abnormal wind did not dissipate after passing; instead, it grew stronger as it swirled, and then began to bring a trembling of space.
Jun Xilei looked up in shock. In her pupils, filled with light and sword energy, she clearly saw one fine spatial crack after another.
“!?” Even Jun Wuming’s expression, calm as an ancient pine, shifted at this moment.
Boom!
Booom!!
Booooom!!!
The turmoil of space lasted only a few short breaths, followed by a terrifying, unprecedented explosion of space!
This was the world of the Tai Chu Divine Realm, the space near the Abyss of Nothingness!
Sight twisted in the tremors, spatial cracks crazily split and spread… This sudden and dreadful anomaly was a spatial disaster that almost only appeared during Divine Emperor battles.
It was only then that Jun Xilei realized in horror that this sudden change was radiating from the direction of the Abyss of Nothingness.
“Retreat quickly!” Jun Wuming shouted in a low voice.
Jun Xilei snapped back to reality. A surge of Profound Force brought Jun Wuming along as she fled far away at extreme speed… But behind them, the collapse of space grew more violent, like a rolling tide that wanted to devour all spirits, clinging tightly to their heels.