# Chapter 944: Farewell, Lan Ji Star
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In the Huan Yao Realm, at the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley.
After Yun Che and Xiao Yaohou entered the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, the scene before them left them silent for a long time.
"The flame aura of the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley has been weakening, and it's weakening faster and faster." Xiao Yaohou gazed into the distance. The volcanoes that had once raged endlessly were now more than half of them fallen silent. The sea of fire that had once blazed to the sky now only occasionally stirred up tongues of flame a few dozen feet high.
"..." Yun Che knew in his heart that all of this was because of him. When the Golden Crow had bestowed its final source blood and soul source upon him back then, it had said that its existence could only last another ten years. Later, it forcibly sealed the Demon Source Pearl for him twice more, which had greatly shortened the time it had left.
"Let's go. It said to bring you to see it after you've recovered. Come to think of it, this is the first time it's taken the initiative to summon you. It must have something very important." Yun Che said with a tinge of melancholy, though he already had a vague guess in his heart.
The two arrived at the end of the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley. Just as they were about to call out, a golden eye pupil opened in the sky above.
"It seems this one has awakened just in time." The Golden Crow Soul Spirit's pupil light shone down from the sky, then settled upon Xiao Yaohou's figure.
Xiao Yaohou bowed deeply. "Golden Crow Sacred Spirit, I heard you summoned me. May I ask what instructions you have?"
Compared to a month ago, Xiao Yaohou's profound force aura had weakened dramatically, dropping from Half-step Divine Profound Realm to Lord Xuan Realm, Level 6. But her life aura was no longer intermingled with her profound force; instead, it had become independent and vigorous.
"You... actually broke free from the three-year death sentence!?"
Sensing Xiao Yaohou's current state, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's pupil light trembled violently, and its voice was clearly filled with deep shock. Because, in its understanding, this was something that shouldn't have happened.
"Yun Che, exactly how did you heal her?" The Golden Crow Soul Spirit asked in a deep voice, its tone extremely grave.
"Well..." Yun Che thought carefully for a moment, then answered truthfully: "It was a method devised by my medical master from the Cang Yun Continent. Over the course of a month, while slowly dispersing the profound force you granted her back then, we gradually separated her primal qi from her profound qi, allowing her life pulse to become independent again, thus cutting off the devouring of her lifespan. There was no absolute certainty at first, but the effect far exceeded expectations. The entire process went smoothly without any danger."
"A medical master from the Cang Yun Continent? That person called Yun Gu?" The Golden Crow Soul Spirit had seen Yun Che's memories twice, so it naturally knew of Yun Gu's existence. "Impossible! He's clearly just a mortal, and even people from the God Realm couldn't do something like this. Your profound way master should have told you that there was no way to cure her."
"..." Yun Che was slightly startled. Mo Li had indeed said that either he find the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal, or cultivate the Great Dao Pagoda Art to an extremely high level, otherwise there was no way to save Xiao Yaohou.
But, using the method taught by Yun Gu, combined with Su Ling'er's passion for medicine, her focus, and her astonishing talent, she had used only one month to completely free Xiao Yaohou—whom even Mo Li and the Golden Crow Soul Spirit couldn't save—from the threat of death.
"But Cai Yi was indeed cured by the method my master Yun Gu taught. Although her profound power has greatly diminished, aside from some lifespan loss, she's now basically completely fine." Yun Che said seriously. "To be honest, when my master first said he had a way to cure Cai Yi, I was also shocked."
The golden eye pupil in the sky continued to tremble, clearly unable to accept this fact. Because the method it had used to grant Xiao Yaohou immense power in a very short time was a life-sacrifice technique at the divine level, a method of gaining great power by walking the path of death in desperate circumstances. Even in the ancient era of the gods, it was utterly irreversible.
How could it possibly be reversed by a mortal's medical skills?
And in such a short time! And so thoroughly!
Unless...
After a long silence, the Golden Crow Soul Spirit rapidly searched through the memories it had obtained from Yun Che, especially those concerning Yun Gu... Soon, a name became fixed in its soul.
Heaven — Way — Medical — Classic!?
"Hahahaha, hahahahaha! So that's it... so that's it!!"
The Golden Crow Soul Spirit suddenly burst into laughter, loud and resounding, but also filled with relief. "Yun Che, the medical classic that Yun Gu studied is called the 'Heavenly Way Medical Classic.' Do you know its origins?"
Yun Che shook his head. "My master said he found it by chance somewhere, and it was only half a volume. Even with just half, he spent his entire life and only comprehended thirty percent. Do you mean to say you know this medical classic?"
"Thirty percent? Hmph, to comprehend thirty percent with the power of a mortal, that person called Yun Gu is truly a medical genius of earth-shattering talent, rarely seen even once in hundreds of thousands of years among mortals."
The Golden Crow Soul Spirit praised a mortal other than Yun Che for the first time, and even used such high-level evaluations as "earth-shattering" and "rarely seen once in hundreds of thousands of years." "This is the place where the last true god fell. The Evil God left quite a few good things here. The Heavenly Poison Pearl, the Lunhui Mirror, the Evil God Seed... and even this divine book that I thought had disappeared into Chaos."
"Di... vine... book?" Yun Che was startled. The Golden Crow Soul Spirit's words indicated that it truly knew the "Heavenly Way Medical Classic," and its origins seemed far from ordinary.
"'Heavenly Way Medical Classic' isn't the true name of this divine book, but your master Yun Gu's name is quite fitting. You've already memorized this half volume of the 'medical classic.' In your spare time, you can study it more deeply. If you can fully comprehend this half volume, not only will your medical skills be unparalleled in the world, you'll even be able to reverse fatal conditions under divine power. It will also benefit your profound way cultivation... immensely."
"Golden Crow Soul Spirit, what exactly is this divine book, the 'Heavenly Way Medical Classic'?" Yun Che asked urgently.
"The Creation God Li Suo, while creating countless lives, wrote it over tens of millions of years, referencing the life inscriptions in the Primordial Chaos Life-Death Seal!"
"...Huh!?" Yun Che's mind went blank with shock.
The medical principles recorded in the "Heavenly Way Medical Classic" were extremely profound, yet throughout the history of the Cang Yun Continent, there had been no record of it. While comprehending it, Yun Gu had also been searching for its origins, but had never found anything. Yun Che had heard him lament countless times about what kind of extraordinary person could have written such a medical text.
The Heavenly Way Medical Classic... the half volume that Yun Gu had studied his entire life and that Yun Che had memorized by heart... was actually written by the Creation God of ancient times!?
A true god... a divine book left by the highest level of true god!
Had the Evil God, unable to bear seeing this life-saving divine book disappear into Chaos after the fall of the gods, placed it on the Cang Yun Continent?
The Heavenly Poison Pearl and the Lunhui Mirror...
The Evil God Seed...
The undying ancient Demon Lord and the Eternal Night Demonic Sword...
The dark world and mysterious girl beneath Jueyun Cliff...
Even the Heavenly Way Medical Classic was also...
This planet, where the Evil God fell and where the last true god perished, just how many secrets had the Evil God buried here!?
Rumble...
At that moment, the ground beneath them and the surrounding space began to violently shake. The silent sea of death around them suddenly surged, sending waves of flame covering the sky. Yun Che snapped out of his daze and exclaimed in alarm, "What's happening?"
"Huan Cai Yi!"
The golden light from the sky suddenly became intensely bright. Looking up, the Golden Crow's golden eyes had transformed into two blazing balls of fire, and even its voice had become incredibly majestic and thunderous. "This one's connection with your clan has lasted for ten thousand years. Everything in the Huan Yao Realm has already been settled. You are the final sovereign. In this world where power reigns supreme, without sufficiently overwhelming strength, how can you rule for long?"
"This one's time is limited. Rather than using my remaining power to sustain this lingering life and this world, it's better to perfect you!"
Boom!!!
In the sky above, two spheres of golden flame exploded.
Xiao Yaohou jerked her head up. Although Yun Che had mentally prepared himself, his heart still shook violently. "You... you want to?"
"Hmph! The great calamity approaches. That Phoenix Soul Spirit was willing to abandon its divine dignity and bestow its final existence upon a mortal; why can't this one do the same! Although this one's remaining power is negligible before the great calamity, the Evil God has great grace upon the Golden Crow. At the very least, with this small amount of power, I can guard this planet that the Evil God cherished for a time!"
These were the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's final words. Then, the surrounding space, even the entire world of the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, suddenly burst into intense golden flames. The entire world became a vast, boundless sea of golden crow fire. The sea of fire churned violently, then, under the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's last power, surged madly toward Xiao Yaohou.
"Cai Yi, don't think about anything. Focus your mind immediately and release all your energy channels!" Yun Che said quickly. He looked up at the golden sky and sighed silently.
When he first met the Golden Crow Soul Spirit, its arrogance, tyranny, and overbearingness had nearly disgusted him.
But beneath its violent temperament lay a proud and noble soul...
Though it was only a fragment of the Golden Crow's soul, like Mo Li, it was a great benefactor in his life.
The Golden Crow Soul Spirit dissipated, and the Thunder Flame Valley began to collapse amidst the endless flames. All of the Golden Crow Soul Spirit's remaining divine power and soul power, even the power that maintained the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley, was completely drawn away and surged into Xiao Yaohou's body.
Boom!!!!
The Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley finally collapsed completely. The blazing firelight illuminated the sky for a thousand miles, turning the entire Yaohuang City into a city of gold.
All the profound practitioners in Yaohuang City were alarmed. The Twelve Guardian Clans and the various prince's mansions all swarmed over, but not a single person could get close.
At the center of the flames were Yun Che and Xiao Yaohou, who had been expelled from the Jinwu Thunder Flame Valley world. He stayed by Xiao Yaohou's side without moving an inch. A full three hours passed before the golden flames finally extinguished completely.
And Xiao Yaohou, who had been silent for three hours, finally opened her eyes at that moment... Her eyes, which had always been eternally cold, now emitted a golden light.
"Thank you... Golden Crow Sacred Spirit."
She murmured absently. Beneath her golden pupils, a teardrop slowly fell, sliding down her delicate cheek, leaving a watery trail that refracted a beautiful golden light.
"I can finally... go to the God Realm with peace of mind." Yun Che murmured softly, filled with infinite melancholy.
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On the Tian Xuan Continent, in the Ice Extreme Snow Domain, it was the day of Yun Che's departure. Snowflakes filled the sky.
The Ice Cloud Immortal Soul, shimmering with mysterious radiance, rose from the back of Yun Che's hand, passed through layers of flying snow, fell toward Murong Qianxue, and quietly merged into the back of her hand.
"Senior Murong, from now on, the Bing Yun Fairy Palace will be in your capable hands." Yun Che said with a smile. "If you encounter any difficult problems, use the teleportation array to contact Yaohuang City or seek help from Xue'er. I believe that before long, the Bing Yun Fairy Palace will become the new sacred land of the Tian Xuan Continent."
"Palace Master..." Murong Qianxue lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly. "I will definitely... not let you down. I will protect the Bing Yun Fairy Palace that you risked everything to preserve for us."
"Palace Master..." Feng Han Yue and Feng Han Xue were both sobbing uncontrollably.
"Alright, the Palace Master is only leaving temporarily. He'll be back in just a few years. The two of you are still among the Ice Cloud Seven Immortals. It's not good to let the Grandmaster see you like this." Chu Yueli said softly, comforting them.
Mu Bingyun silently watched the palace master succession ceremony complete. She extended her snow-white hand, and a blood bead, crimson with a hint of pale blue icy light, condensed at her fingertip. It then suddenly scattered into six points of light, flying toward Murong Qianxue, Jun Lianqie, Mu Lanyi, Chu Yueli, Feng Han Yue, and Feng Han Xue, directly entering their brow centers.
"Ah..." Mu Xiaolan exclaimed softly, but thinking of Mu Bingyun's concern for the Bing Yun Fairy Palace over the years, she swallowed the words that were about to come out.
"This is a drop of my essence blood. Although the Ice Phoenix bloodline within it is extremely weak, it should be enough for you to cultivate the Ice God Divine Art." Mu Bingyun withdrew her arm and said gently.
The loss of essence blood was almost impossible to make up for. Murong Qianxue and the other five were deeply moved. They all bowed together. "Thank you, Grandmaster."
"Yun Che, it's time for us to go." Mu Bingyun looked at Yun Che. "You can still change your decision now."
Yun Che smiled and turned around to look at the people who had come to see him off... the most important people in his life.
"Grandfather, Father, Mother, Xiao Yun, Seventh Sister, Yuan Ba, Yue'er, Lingxi, Cai Yi, Xue'er, Ling'er... I'm leaving. Although this decision was sudden, and might take three to five years, I promise this is my last willfulness. Once I fulfill my wishes and return, even if you try to chase me away, I won't leave."
"Che'er, you... you must... must never... never do anything dangerous. You must return safely..."
Before Mu Yurou could finish, she had already fallen into Yun Qinghong's arms, crying.
"Don't worry. When has Che'er ever disappointed us? He's going to a broader world. We should be happy for him." Yun Qinghong said with a smile, comforting her.
"Husband, go in peace. We will take good care of Grandfather and Father and Mother. When you return, everything will be even better than you imagine." Cang Yue said softly. She had a smile on her face, but at the edges of her eyes, watery traces rippled, restrained with great effort.
"Big Brother, you must return safely." Xiao Yun said, tears glistening in his eyes.
"Don't forget the three things you promised us! You'd better repeat them in your heart every hour!" Xiao Yaohou said coldly and severely.
"Brother Yun, I will... will take good care of everyone. You don't need to worry about anything here... Just come back early..." Feng Xue'er's scattered words were accompanied by five or six falling teardrops.
"You all, really. Yun Che Gege is just going to another place to find someone. It's not like he's going to fight or kill. He'll be back soon. It's not a parting of life and death. Basically, it's almost like going out for a trip. No need to worry so much." Su Ling'er said with a light smile, then gently rolled her eyes at Yun Che. "And you, Yun Che Gege, making so many people worry about you. If you're late coming back, none of us will forgive you."
"Alright, alright. I promise again, whether or not I achieve my goal, I will definitely, definitely return within five years. Not a single day more." Yun Che quickly promised. "Maybe I'll be back in two or three years."
"Brother-in-law, I..." Xia Yuanba stepped forward, somewhat excited. "I want to go with you. Is it really not possible?"
Yun Che smiled and shook his head. "Yuan Ba, you've only just become the master of the sacred land. How can you abandon the Huangji Sacred Domain? Your sister might be in that world. When I get there, I'll also try to search for her. There might be a miracle."
Xia Yuanba's lips moved. Finally, he nodded and clenched his fists. "Brother-in-law, while you're away, I won't slack off. I promise that when you return, you'll be amazed."
"Mm, I'm looking forward to it."
"This person... the Overlord Emperor Divine Meridian?" Mu Bingyun looked at Xia Yuanba, a deep surprise flashing in her icy eyes.
"Eh? Master, what did you just say?" Mu Xiaolan leaned in and asked.
"Nothing." Mu Bingyun shook her head. "Activate the dimensional array."
"Alright!" Mu Xiaolan took out the dimensional stone, injected her profound aura, and a blue-ice dimensional array slowly began to form. She muttered softly, "I have to bring a lecherous bad guy back with me... I always feel so unwilling. Hmm... he saved Master's life. I should be very grateful to him... Ahhh, but why is he so annoying?"
The dimensional array had opened. Yun Che waved to them. "I'm leaving. I'll be back soon."
After saying those final seven words, Yun Che turned around and walked straight into the dimensional array. Then, with his back to them, he didn't look back.
He didn't know what he would encounter on this journey to the God Realm. He was afraid that if he faced those eyes filled with deep concern, worry, reluctance, and teardrops again, he really wouldn't be able to leave.
"Palace Master, we will wait for you to return too!" Feng Han Yue shouted loudly.
Blue light flashed. The dimensional array began to rotate slowly, and as it spun, it lifted Mu Bingyun, Mu Xiaolan, and Yun Che off the ground. It spun faster and faster, gradually approaching the clouds.
Xiao Lingxi's gaze had been following Yun Che's figure, never leaving for a single moment. As she watched Yun Che gradually receding from her sight, her vision suddenly blurred... She saw a ball of flames. Yun Che's figure was enveloped by the firelight, then suddenly shattered, turning into scattered ashes...
Sss!!
A faint spatial hiss came from high in the sky. The dimensional array had completely disappeared with the three of them.
"Xiao... Che..."
An indescribable feeling of discomfort and pain stirred in the depths of Xiao Lingxi's soul. She raised her arm, wanting to reach toward Yun Che's direction, but her arm had only risen halfway when her vision went black, and she fell straight backward.
"Ah! Little Aunt!" Tianxia Diqi, who was standing right behind Xiao Lingxi, quickly reached out and caught her.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Yaohou turned around instantly, then her brow furrowed sharply... Xiao Lingxi's face was abnormally pale, and clearly showed pain, as if she was enduring some cruel torment.
"Ling'er Sister, hurry... come quick!" Feng Xue'er called out urgently.
Su Ling'er quickly came to Xiao Lingxi's side and grabbed her wrist. But immediately, her hand jerked away as if shocked, and she exclaimed in alarm, "What... what kind of pulse is this?"
"What's wrong with her pulse? What's happening? Could it be some serious illness?" Xiao Yaohou said in a deep voice.
"Her pulse is so fast," Su Ling'er said, her face full of shock. "So fast that it's simply—"
"Ah..."
Just then, Xiao Lingxi let out a soft sound and slowly opened her eyes.
"Lingxi, how are you? Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Mu Yurou asked with concern.
"I..." Xiao Lingxi supported herself on Tianxia Diqi's arm and stood up effortlessly. Then she shook her head and forced a smile. "I'm fine. Maybe I just couldn't bear to see Xiao Che leave. Seeing him go made me a little sad."
Su Ling'er checked Xiao Lingxi's pulse again. It was already extremely steady. This made her slightly open her pink lips and begin to doubt whether she had just had an illusion... Her pulse earlier had been at least a dozen times faster than normal. That should not have been a pulse belonging to a living person.
It must have been an illusion caused by my anxiety... Su Ling'er said to herself.
"That's good," Even though her face was still somewhat pale, there was nothing unusual about her aura. Mu Yurou also breathed a slight sigh of relief and comforted her. "With so many of you missing him so much, he will definitely come back early."
"Mm." Xiao Lingxi nodded with a smile. But in her soul, the image of Yun Che turning to ashes in flames remained frozen.
Xiao Che...
At that moment, Yun Che was already in the space tunnel leading to the Yin Xue Realm.
He was going to the Realm of the Gods, only for Mo Li. Xiao Yaohou's warning was also firmly etched in his heart. He was naturally restless, but for his parents and for those who cared about him, he had deeply resolved that in the God Realm, he would only strive to find Mo Li and would never take risks for anything else... even if he had to endure and compromise.
His current strength couldn't even stir the slightest ripple in the vast God Realm. Mu Bingyun was taking him to the Yin Xue Realm only to repay his great kindness in saving her life. As for his wish to meet Tiansha Xingshen, although she would do her best to help, deep down she didn't believe there was any chance of success.
She never imagined that this decision of hers would change the entire structure of the God Realm.
Nor did she imagine that this person she had brought back from the lower realm would, in the near future, turn the entire God Realm upside down...
The wheel of fate for the Realm of the Gods began to turn anew from this moment.
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(Note: Divine Origin Realm → Divine Soul Realm → Divine Tribulation Realm → Divine Spirit Realm → Divine King Realm → Divine Sovereign Realm → Divine Lord Realm → Divine Annihilation Realm...)
(Note: Fan Di Realm, Zhou Tian Realm, Yue Shen Realm, Xing Shen Realm. Fan Di is the strongest, Zhou Tian second, Yue Shen Realm and Xing Shen Realm are roughly equal.)
(Note: Western God Domain > Southern God Domain ≈ Eastern God Domain > Northern God Domain)
(Note: Falling Snow Hall → Cold Snow Hall → Ice Phoenix Palace → Ice Phoenix Temple → Realm King's Personal Disciple.)