Chapter 720: Between Hell and Heaven
Within the furnace world, a bizarre and blood-stirring scene unfolded. In midair, two naked figures intertwined, while on the ground, two identical individuals looked up.
Yi Qingwu let out a high-pitched scream. Her normally melodious, magnetic voice was now exceptionally piercing. She could hardly believe this, finding it almost impossible to accept.
Her counterpart in the sky was completely naked, her body pure white and flawless, flowing with radiance—a masterpiece of heaven's divine craftsmanship. Her slender legs were long, every inch of skin shimmering with luster.
That "her" was entangled with six other men, so glaring that it nearly made her faint. She would never have dared imagine such a thing in the past.
Yi Qingwu witnessed everything about herself, as if standing outside, an onlooker, yet she felt it all as if it were her own experience. Every event was truly perceived by her.
Her primordial spirit was connected to her physical body; every sensation was no different from what she would personally endure. Now, unclothed, her skin flushed with patches of rosy clouds.
On the other side, Ye Fan's expression was also strange. This matter was bizarre—he clearly stood on the ground, yet he saw and perceived the actions of another version of himself.
It was clearly him experiencing it, him acting, yet he had this perspective, examining his own indulgence. At this moment, he too felt dazed.
In midair, that man was like a war god descending to the mortal world. His thick black hair draped over his chest and back, his body shimmering with precious radiance, strong and powerful.
And that woman lay sprawled, her curves undulating, slender and graceful, her jade body glowing with rosy light, moist and white, stirring the blood. The two intertwined, everything too dreamlike.
This was too unreal. Before he had any thoughts, it all happened. His primordial spirit and physical body were inseparable, personally experiencing the actions of that other self.
Two naked bodies merged together, endless intimacy.
Yi Qingwu stood in the distance, leaning against the Eight Virtues Precious Wheel, nearly collapsing to the ground. Her black hair flew wildly as she struggled to accept this.
From midair, panting sounds occasionally drifted down. The woman, surrounded by seven-colored light, had her jade body covered in pink mist, driving Yi Qingwu nearly mad. She screamed incessantly. "No, this is all fake!" Yi Qingwu called out weakly, her body limp, unable to stand, her skin flushed pink.
"Under my Dao, all is empty," Ye Fan muttered to himself.
Hearing his words, Yi Qingwu's black hair shimmered, her starry eyes filled with radiance. She wanted to scold him, but her sensual, rosy little lips finally closed.
The chaotic scene in midair, along with the heart-stirring sounds, was enough to enchant the world. Everything was so extraordinary.
Finally, no one knew how long passed, but the midair calmed down.
On the Eight Virtues Precious Wheel, Yi Qingwu, with autumn water for spirit and jade for bones, was drenched in sweat. She wanted to withdraw that primordial spirit, but for her, this was a torment of traveling between heaven and hell.
But now, both her physical body and primordial spirit were languid and weak, almost unable to move. She collapsed there, her body covered in pink mist.
"Bang!"
Ye Fan's primordial spirit acted, using the God-Slaying Whip to defend across the sky. His golden divine thoughts transformed into Dao swords, imprinting onto that alluring, ivory-white naked body.
"You…!"
Yi Qingwu cried out in alarm, unable to struggle. Her primordial spirit form was sluggish and couldn't escape. Suppressed by the God-Slaying Whip, the Dao swords pierced in, leaving indelible imprints.
"You…!"
Yi Qingwu's willow-shaped brows shot up. Her oval face was filled with unwillingness. Her spirited pupils contracted sharply, and her delicate fists clenched tightly, but it was useless.
Offering the primordial spirit and branding it with imprints—this was her demand of Ye Fan, and now it was being realized on herself. This filled her with shame and fury.
"Just kill me!"
"Why would I kill you?" Ye Fan's primordial spirit returned to his body. Standing in the distance, he said, "From now on, I can help you contend with Yin Tiande, Sanque Daoist, Taiyin Divine Son, Lu Ya, and others, letting you attain the Dao in the Ziwei Ancient Star Domain."
"You want to use me to deal with them, make me your slave? I won't submit!" Yi Qingwu withdrew her primordial spirit, slowly standing up. The pink glow on her body faded, her graceful, jade-like figure tall and straight, white and captivating.
"Cut them down, and you'll be the number one of the future. No one can rival you. Only you will attain the Dao. I won't compete with you in the Ziwei Star Domain. There's no conflict." Ye Fan smiled.
"You devil! You want to lift me up to eliminate your great enemies, saying it so grandly, but you want to turn me into your puppet!" Yi Qingwu was pure as ice and clean as jade, gathering divine beauty in one body. Even with a cold expression, she was still incredibly alluring.
"Hell and heaven are separated by a single thought. It depends on how one understands and chooses. I think we can get along well. There's no talk of using or puppets." Ye Fan said.
Yi Qingwu bit her glossy red lips with her crystal-white teeth. Her black hair covered half of her immortal face, but it couldn't hide her alluring jade skin. She really wanted to stomp Ye Fan underfoot, but at this moment, she felt a sense of powerlessness.
"Devil!"
"Perhaps I've opened a path to the heavens for you, letting your life sing all the way, soaring to immortality from now on, with no one to compare." Ye Fan said.
"The path of a Great Emperor is paved with countless bones. If you let me walk ahead, how will you handle yourself?" Yi Qingwu mocked.
"My path is not here. This world is yours." Ye Fan smiled calmly.
"You really are a devil, wanting me to be your spokesperson." Yi Qingwu smoothed her hair, took out a snow-white long dress, and slowly put it on in front of him, covering her radiant, flawless, perfect body.
"Don't put it so harshly. One day, you will become the most brilliant light in this world, the sacred goddess everyone worships. You will astonish the ages and shine upon this land." Ye Fan said with a faint smile.
"The flawless goddess in the eyes of the world, lofty and aloof, transcending the mundane, not eating the food of mortals, yet controlled by a devil. Is this your goddess-raising plan?" Yi Qingwu mocked herself.
"You need to have confidence in yourself. If you have the heart to attain the Dao, what are primordial spirit imprints? They will be cut away by you sooner or later." Ye Fan said.
"Do I have any other choice? Falling into your hands, I can only look up at heaven from hell." Yi Qingwu was peerlessly graceful. After putting on her clothes, she was unstained by any worldly dust, as empty as a speck.
"Why say such things? We don't need to distinguish between you and me. We'll cooperate happily." A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Ye Fan's mouth.
Yi Qingwu could no longer maintain her ethereal demeanor. She thought of the intimate scene just now, their naked bodies facing each other, truly without distinction. She wanted to scold him but held back.
She calmed her emotional fluctuations, her voice very cold. "The Ziwei Ancient Star Domain is a land of outstanding people and countless talents. With your current self, wanting to contend for supremacy in the world is probably far from enough."
"As long as you have confidence in yourself, one day you will become the goddess worshipped by the world." After Ye Fan finished speaking, his primordial spirit transformed into a sword, cutting his own self.
He was erasing the traces of the Path of Human Desire. Having gone through all that, something had indeed been left behind. He feared it might truly affect the future.
In the past, when he broke the Sacred Body's curse, he was suppressed by the Great Dao, leaving terrible scars that were eventually smoothed over. Naturally, he wasn't afraid of this single law. His body steamed with golden mist, boiling like water. After half an hour, everything was erased.
Ye Fan opened his eyes and said, "Do you need me to clear the Dao marks for you?"
"No need for your concern. I can cut away all traces myself." Yi Qingwu regained her ethereal quality, her voice very magnetic. Her immortal flesh and jade bones flowed with rosy light and auspiciousness.
Half an hour later, she too had cut away all traces, transcendent and aloof, like a banished immortal on a misty cliff, ready to ride the wind away at any moment.
Ye Fan was startled. This woman's talent was indeed terrifying. No wonder she was considered one of the most likely to attain the Dao in the future.
He felt that not killing her and raising her into an ice-clear, jade-pure fairy maiden might indeed prove very useful in the future. The Guanghan Spiritual Body was so stunning, capable of suppressing the world.
The divine furnace's deity had long since hidden away. The Six Desires Divine Tribulation ended, no longer descending. The two didn't speak, the atmosphere delicate, involuntarily thinking of everything just past.
Outside, the battle was fierce. The two brothers, Yan Yixi, had seized several jade slips but were also severely wounded, surrounded by the crowd.
Li Tian couldn't help but smirk. He knew the Divine Maiden Furnace must have taken effect, because just now, the power of the Path of Human Desire had been emitted, driving back those who attacked him.
"You attacked me. Now I'll give you a big gift, returning the number one beauty in the world to you."
"Buzz!"
The void trembled. He flipped the Divine Maiden Furnace, releasing the person he had taken in, and loudly transmitted to everyone, "Gentlemen, take a look."
Countless gazes turned, all from experts of various sects. The Divine Maiden Furnace was infamous. Everyone wanted to know Yi Qingwu's fate, especially the younger generation. Many were already anxious to kill.
The people of Guanghan Palace had pale faces, extremely terrified. If something happened to Yi Qingwu, even Guanghan Palace would lose face.
Now, it was night. A divine moon hung in the sky. The black ocean surged in the distance, the island hazy.
The Divine Maiden Furnace steamed with auspicious mist. Yi Qingwu, in snow-white clothes, flew out lightly. Her beauty instantly dimmed heaven and earth, making the sun and moon lose their luster, surpassing all beautiful things.
An elder of Guanghan Palace activated his heavenly eye, examining Yi Qingwu, then let out a long breath. "Qingwu is unharmed. She has passed this tribulation. Future attainment of the Dao is promising!"
Other immortal inheritances naturally had supreme experts here. Their divine eyes were like lightning, also finding her body unharmed, flawless and undamaged. All showed surprise.
"Fairy Yi Qingwu is stunning through the ages. She is the first person since ancient times to pass through the human desire tribulation and come out!"
Many of the younger generation immediately cheered. Yi Qingwu was the number one beauty in the world, the goddess in many hearts. Now they all breathed a sigh of relief, setting down the great stone in their hearts.
"Fairy Qingwu looks down on the ages. Even the Divine Maiden Furnace cannot harm her. She is holy and unparalleled. Even heaven cannot bear to let her be harmed."
"Fairy Yi is pure as ice and clean as jade, the number one beauty in the world. That evil furnace cannot defile her!"
Everyone exclaimed and praised, all extremely excited. Yi Qingwu's charm was evident.
"Damn it!" Li Tian cursed, feeling extremely frustrated. He had thought the fairy would turn into a lustful woman, making Guanghan Palace lose all face, but instead witnessed a miracle. As a successor of the Path of Human Desire, he could naturally see that she was truly unharmed.
Ye Fan slowly flew out, also surprising everyone. But they didn't think much of it, since he was on the same side as Li Tian and the others, naturally able to come out unharmed.
Everywhere, people were exclaiming and praising Yi Qingwu. She was the holy goddess in many hearts.
Her snow-white clothes fluttered, like a reincarnation of the Guanghan Fairy, so lively and agile. The divine moon in the sky seemed born for her alone, the moonlight flowing to set her off.
Yi Qingwu, with her tall figure, her black hair as smooth as silk, reaching her slender waist, a red mole between her brows emitting rosy light, adding endless divine beauty.
A faint smile appeared at the corner of Ye Fan's mouth. He stood in the distance, quietly watching all this.
Li Tian's expression shifted. He squinted at Ye Fan and said, "I feel like you bastard are sneering, as if saying, 'The goddess you worship was once my woman.'"
"You're overthinking. But find a chance to release the Guanghan Que and return it to Yi Qingwu." Ye Fan said.
"You bastard!" Li Tian cursed.
Ye Fan ignored his cursing and flew downward, landing not far from the six-zhang golden Fusang Divine Tree. He bowed to the green-robed old man and said, "Senior, I have brought you back to your homeland. Where is the fortune you promised to give me?"
Many were shaken, staring at the green-robed old man, at the stone coffin, at Ye Fan. What did this mean? Homeland... This was the place where the Sun Ancient Emperor had passed away!