Chapter 1877: Deep Abyss's Chant

Yun Che let out a cold laugh, his gaze chilling. "Then did you see the devil in my eyes?"

Cang Shuhe looked straight into his eyes and softly said, "The devil in the Devil Master's eyes is dark and ferocious, as if it longs to devour someone at any moment. Yet, it seems to reside only in your pupils, unwilling to fully occupy your soul."

Yun Che fell silent.

Qianye Ying'er fell silent too.

"Cough, cough, cough!" Noticing Qianye Ying'er's strange expression, Cang Shitian quickly interjected, "Devil Master, how is Shuhe doing?"

Yun Che stared deeply into Cang Shuhe's gentle, watery eyes. A faint white glow appeared on his body, then slowly spread from her delicate hand, which he held in his palm, to cover her entire form.

Her congenital life meridians were incomplete; without a King Realm God Emperor extending her life at great cost, she would never have lived to this day.

Within the white glow, life surged through Cang Shuhe's body like withered crops nourished by rain, rapidly generating an increasingly powerful vitality.

A person who had been sick and frail their entire life would undoubtedly be overcome with emotion and ecstatic at such a divine miracle. However, Cang Shuhe, in Yun Che's perception, remained as still as undisturbed water, with scarcely a ripple in her aura or soul.

Yun Che frowned and looked up, only to find Cang Shuhe still silently watching him, with an inscrutable calm and focus.

An hour passed, and Yun Che maintained the same posture throughout, not uttering another word.

Finally, he withdrew his arm, but the white glow remained on Cang Shuhe. Beneath her, a light profound formation, created by the miracle of life, slowly unfolded.

Cang Shitian's previously tense expression shifted dramatically. He stepped forward and asked, "Shuhe, how do you... feel?"

Cang Shuhe bowed gracefully. "Shuhe thanks the Devil Master for this grace."

"Hmph, you certainly should thank me," Yun Che said coldly, turning away. "But don't ever forget what you owe in return for this gift!"

Cang Shuhe looked up and softly said, "The Devil Master's grace and the Devil Queen's favor — Shuhe will surely not disappoint them for the rest of her life."

"It had better be!" Yun Che said. "Spend at least six hours a day in the formation. In a month, you'll be no different from an ordinary person, and in two months, your cultivation will return to the peak you once achieved. At that time, I will return to help you attune to the Canglan divine power."

Without waiting for any response from Cang Shitian or Cang Shuhe, Yun Che's figure flickered, and he moved outside the profound ark. "Qianying, let's go."

"Ah... Farewell, Devil Master!" Cang Shitian had no time to react. Suppressing his strong urge to check on Cang Shuhe, he quickly teleported to follow Yun Che.

Qianye Ying'er moved, but just as she was about to leave the profound ark, she suddenly stopped and glanced sideways. "To be chosen so decisively by that woman, Chi Wuyao, there must be more to it than just being Cang Shitian's younger sister. I'm eager to see just how capable you are, this ailing princess so reclusive that even I almost forgot about you."

Cang Shuhe softly replied, "Shuhe has always lived a reclusive life, without desires or ambitions. To be reborn now is an immense gift. I have no extravagant hopes for this life and can hardly bear the expectations of the Brahma Heaven God Emperor."

"Hmph, are you questioning the Devil Queen's judgment?" Qianye Ying'er let out a cold chuckle. "Putting everything else aside, that woman's eye for people has never been wrong."

Cang Shuhe raised her head, her gaze meeting Qianye Ying'er's sharp golden eyes directly.

"Excessive wisdom wounds, deep affection shortens life," Cang Shuhe murmured softly. "Shuhe spent the first half of her life detached from worldly desires, cultivating her mind. For the latter half, she will also be free from infatuation or delusion. Only by ensuring the peace and stability of the Southern Region can I repay the grace of the Devil Master and Devil Queen."

"Peace and stability in the Southern Region? You, by yourself?" Qianye Ying'er scoffed. "Then you had better achieve it. I do not wish for useless trash among the women bearing his imperial consort's name, disgracing his future imperial title!"

"Oh, and there's something I might as well tell you in advance," Qianye Ying'er said, turning her back to Cang Shuhe. "The price for forcibly attuning to the Canglan divine power is a short life."

"Perhaps even shorter than the life you could have eked out originally."

Her cold words struck deep, and Qianye Ying'er's figure was already far away.

Cang Shuhe's expression remained undisturbed, but Rui Yi, standing beside her, paled dramatically.

"Miss, what she just said..."

"Don't tell my brother about this," Cang Shuhe said, slowly closing her eyes.

"But..."

"Do not defy this," Cang Shuhe said faintly. "My brother protected me for half my life. Now that the world is undergoing drastic changes, it's time for me to repay him."

"...Yes," Rui Yi said, lowering her head and biting her lip hard.

Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er traveled north, returning to the Eastern Divine Region.

The two finally parted ways. Qianye Ying'er went to the Brahma Emperor God Realm; after all, she was still the Brahma Heaven God Emperor, and the Brahma Emperor God Realm was severely weakened. She ought to return and lead it.

It was somewhat ironic that she, who had once aspired to the title of "Brahma Heaven God Emperor" for her entire life, was now practically being forced back by Yun Che to reluctantly handle matters.

Crossing vast star realms, Yun Che arrived at a desolate place. Traces of disaster were everywhere, especially a fissure that split the earth, as if severing the entire world, a sight that would shock anyone.

This was the former Star God Realm.

Soon, the petite figure of Caizhi appeared in Yun Che's sight.

She stood quietly before a massive stone monument, hands clasped at her chest. Engraved on the monument were the names of six Star Gods.

Although the place had long been utterly destroyed, it was, after all, the origin and place of glory for the Star Gods. Caizhi chose to bury them here and guarded it for a very long time.

"Caizhi," Yun Che said, walking to her side and calling out softly.

Caizhi slowly opened her eyes. She looked at the monument before her and murmured as if in a dream, "All these years, I hated them so much... but why? In the end, they died for me."

Yun Che took her small hand and said, "They had to obey the God Emperor's command; they were not truly free back then. Their demise for your sake can also be seen as an atonement. I believe they departed peacefully and willingly."

"After all, my Caizhi is so adorable, who could truly dislike her?"

Caizhi lightly pinched Yun Che's palm with her finger and hummed, "You must have said that to my sister too."

Yun Che thought hard for a moment, then said with a serious expression, "It seems I really did."

Caizhi didn't respond. Instead, she suddenly stared blankly ahead, her vision gradually blurring. "Brother-in-law, I want to tell them that I've forgiven them. Will they... hear me?"

Even though she wielded the Heavenly Wolf divine power born of resentment, and even though her power and body had fallen deep into darkness, the soft nature at the deepest core of her soul had never truly changed.

Yun Che's smile faded. He sighed inwardly and took out the Star God Wheel from the Sky Poison Pearl. "If you have any regrets, then find suitable inheritors for their powers. In this way, it can be considered a rebirth for them... and also for the Star God Realm."

On the Star God Wheel, six points of starlight slowly flickered... while the source powers of the Sky Poison, Sky Origin, Sky Fiend, and Sky Chief Star Gods had already been sacrificed by him, vanishing forever.

The appearance of the Star God Wheel caused the Heavenly Wolf divine power within Caizhi to resonate. She slowly reached out, took the Star God Wheel into her hands, paused for a moment in surprise, and murmured, "Why isn't my sister's power here?"

Yun Che's voice was heavy. "The inner and outer chaotic realms are completely separated; the divine source is destined not to return."

Caizhi remained stunned, then suddenly looked up. "Brother-in-law, could my sister... possibly... still be alive?"

Yun Che froze, his gaze averting, unable to answer for a long time.

Caizhi put away the Star God Wheel, turned, and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm leaving now."

Yun Che snapped back. "Where are you going?"

"To the God Realm of Absolute Beginning, of course," Caizhi said. "I should have returned them a long time ago."

"Okay," Yun Che smiled. "Then come back soon. The day we return to the Azure Cloud Continent, I want to take you to meet my parents first thing."

Caizhi was momentarily stunned, then spun her face away with a "swish," suppressing her rapidly beating heart. "Hmph! You must have said that to every woman. I won't fall for it."

"I only said it to you! After all, you're the only one I've properly married!" Yun Che said with a stern face. "Also, I've told you many times, stop calling me 'brother-in-law'! I'm your husband!"

Caizhi tilted her nose playfully. "No! I'll keep calling you 'brother-in-law'!"

Yun Che looked surprised, then a wicked smirk suddenly appeared on his face. "Oh, so that's it. You actually have such a strange fetish!"

"Fetish?" Caizhi looked half-understanding, then her face straightened. "I just want everyone to know that you're a great villain who, despite having a sister, still went after her younger sister!"

Yun Che remained speechless.

"And... this way, you'll never forget my sister, hehe."

Caizhi stuck out her tongue, and her graceful figure floated away, leaving Yun Che standing there, lost in thought for a long time.

He turned his head and looked towards the east.

"Brother-in-law, could my sister... possibly... still be alive?"

Caizhi's soft murmur echoed in his mind again and again... He looked eastward, unmoving, silent for a long time.

Several hours later, he finally collected himself and flew in the direction of the Glazed Light Realm.

God Realm of Absolute Beginning, Abyss of Nothingness.

Jun Wuming sat cross-legged on the ground, his aged eyes closed. A withered leaf, appearing from unknown origins, drifted down. Before it could reach him, it was evenly severed by an invisible sword qi.

Jun Wuming opened his aged eyes and looked at the two scattered withered leaves... He could clearly sense that his remaining lifespan was less than five years.

Perhaps he was ultimately fated not to witness the day Jun Xilei achieved the highest realm of sword dao.

"Lei'er, you've returned," he said faintly, his voice like a thin mist.

Jun Xilei's figure slowly descended, and she respectfully knelt on the ground.

"Master, it's all true," Jun Xilei said. "Long Bai is dead. In the Western Region, besides the Azure Dragon and Qilin Realms, the core of all other King Realms has been destroyed. What's even stranger is that the God Realm didn't descend into complete chaos because of this; instead... everyone seems to have accepted Yun Che's dominion over the world."

Jun Wuming let out a long sigh. "I once praised him as a true Son of Heaven. It turns out, no one in this world is truly qualified to judge him."

Jun Xilei suddenly recalled her life-or-death battle with Yun Che at the Profound God Convention back then, and her heart was filled with indescribable complexity.

"Cast aside distracting thoughts, and focus your heart on the sword," Jun Wuming slowly said, while murmuring inwardly: "Your master doesn't have much time left to accompany you. After this, you will truly be... all alone."

Fortunately, they had formed a subtle good connection with Yun Che back then. In a world where Yun Che reigned supreme, her future might be a little more secure.

"Yes."

Facing Jun Wuming, whose remaining life force was dwindling, Jun Xilei was utterly compliant. She sat down, and just as she was about to focus her mind, her soul suddenly stirred inexplicably.

Her clear, closed eyes snapped open again, looking towards the Abyss of Nothingness.

"Why are you suddenly distracted?" Jun Wuming asked.

Jun Xilei's slender brows gradually furrowed, and her gaze was fixed on the Abyss of Nothingness, but for a long time, that soul tremor did not return.

"Master, did you... hear any unusual sounds?" she asked, turning her gaze.

"Alas," Jun Wuming sighed lightly, "Distracting thoughts surely disturb the soul. Ever since your battle with Yun Che back then, his shadow has never truly been erased from your sword heart."

Jun Xilei suddenly panicked. "Master, I..."

"This is neither wrong nor demonic," Jun Wuming said gently. "He is the monarch who overturned the world, and you, only by becoming truly powerful, can you truly come close to him."

Jun Xilei wanted to deny something, her lips parting and closing several times, but no sound escaped.

Unbeknownst to her, her heart had already immersed itself in the sword, and an invisible disturbance rippled around her... approaching a breathless sword intent.

Not far away, the white mist in the Abyss of Nothingness stirred, suddenly swirling without wind for a moment, then returning to peace.