Chapter 1983: "White Big Sister"

A slender figure passed through the swirling sand and landed before the man. She gazed at the severely injured man, extending an arm, but for a moment, dared not touch him. Only the cape behind her fluttered loudly, stirring an inexplicable turmoil in her heart.

"Junior Sister Lingzhu!" Mo Cangying had already landed beside her and quickly grabbed her arm. "Look at his attire; he's clearly from outside this region. There's no need to cause extra trouble."

"Besides," he glanced at the man, "injured to this extent, he's certainly doomed. There's no need to save him at all. The fact that he could just now stand and move is basically a final burst of energy before death."

As he spoke, Mo Cangying's brows were furrowed with doubt. He knew Helian Lingzhu extremely well; she was certainly not someone who was blindly soft-hearted. After all, she was born into a royal family rife with scheming.

Helian Lingzhu also knew her actions were quite impulsive, and even she was surprised by what she was doing. But immediately, she offered a rather forced reason: "I just glanced at him out of curiosity. Although he's severely injured, his eyes still show a hint of arrogance. Based on my experience in judging people, his background must be extraordinary."

"He feels very young, yet he possesses the cultivation of a Divine Sovereign at its peak... What if he's from some divine realm? If we save him, wouldn't we gain a great favor?"

"If we leave him here, injured like this, he'll soon be eroded by the Abyssal Dust and die."

Mo Cangying frowned, about to say something, but found Helian Lingzhu had already stepped forward, raising her hand to help the man's upper body up, letting the patches of dried, dirty blood stain her palms and sleeves.

He quickly moved, taking the severely injured man from Helian Lingzhu's grasp, and his gaze softened considerably. "It seems no matter how many storms you've weathered, Junior Sister Lingzhu, your kind nature remains unchanged. Very well, let's take him back with us."

Following that, he added, "I hope he lives until then, so as not to disappoint Junior Sister Lingzhu's good intentions."

Helian Lingzhu's gaze briefly lowered, wanting to get a clearer look at the man's face, but she immediately turned her gaze back, dispelling the slight unnaturalness from her brows, and smiled slightly. "Ninth Senior Brother, you're still the same as before—strict on the surface, but always indulging my willfulness."

A woman's intuition is a very mysterious thing.

She always felt that this severely injured, dying stranger was no ordinary person... even from just a distant glance.

Mo Cangying lifted the injured man, and together with Helian Lingzhu, flew back towards what they called the "Royal City."

As they moved further from the desert's core, the sandstorm gradually subsided. Helian Lingzhu would periodically check the severely injured man's life force.

One hour, two hours... Although his life force was extremely weak, it was incredibly tenacious, stubbornly refusing to dissipate.

This greatly astonished Mo Cangying, who had been certain he would die within fifteen minutes.

What they absolutely never would have imagined was that the severely injured man's consciousness had been clear the entire time.

A strange world, a completely different worldly aura...

This was the world called "Abyss."

I succeeded.

Although this first step was so miserable, I ultimately succeeded.

Yun Che calmed his mind and slowly circulated the profound energy within his body.

When he awoke, he was in this desert, a sandstorm sweeping his body, threatening to bury him forever in the boundless barren sands.

His injuries looked extremely terrifying, but in reality, they were mostly external; his internal injuries were far lighter than his external ones.

However, he did not heal his external injuries.

A severely injured appearance might not necessarily evoke pity, but it would certainly make people lower their guard.

What he needed was not others' help, but an opportunity to naturally integrate into this world.

But...

Yun Che kept his eyes closed, silently sensing the two people's presence and listening to their conversation while "unconscious."

He was an invader in this world.

Everything in this world was his enemy!

If he couldn't overturn this world, his own world would surely be overturned!

This was a principle he must never abandon, no matter what situation he faced or whom he encountered in this world.

In the silence, his consciousness sank into the Sky Poison Pearl.

Without He Ling, the world within the Sky Poison Pearl was dim.

"Oh my! Master, you're awake! Is this strange world the place Master calls 'Abyss'?"

Unchanged was Hong'er, who always smiled sweetly and seemed to never know what worry was.

"That's right," Yun Che said, walking over and gently rubbing Hong'er's and You'er's heads with each hand. "This is the Abyss, a completely different world from before."

His eyes showed a hint of sadness. "Now that we're here, only you two are with me."

You'er hugged his palm, rubbing her fair face against it.

Yun Che thought she was worried about his injuries, so he smiled and comforted her: "Don't worry, my injuries are fine. I'm just deliberately keeping the external ones."

"We know," Hong'er said, blinking her crimson eyes. "Because Big Sister White healed you a long time ago, You'er and I aren't worried at all."

"...!?" Yun Che's expression froze, then he frowned sharply. "Big Sister White?"

In his final battle with Mo Beichen, he was severely injured, but he woke up within a few days, and upon waking, his injuries had healed significantly... far beyond what was normal.

The same was true this time!

Yun Che lowered himself, speaking in a gentler tone, "Hong'er, who is this 'Big Sister White' you're talking about?"

"Big Sister White is Big Sister White," Hong'er replied very seriously. "White clothes, a white face, white light... In short, she's a big sister who's all white."

You'er nodded in agreement.

"What does she look like? Is she someone I've met before?" Yun Che asked patiently.

"Looks... hmm..." Hong'er tried hard to recall, then shook her little head. "I couldn't see clearly, but she was all white, and her voice was very pleasant. She also told us not to tell Master about her existence... Eh?"

Suddenly realizing something, Hong'er quickly covered her lips with her small hands, her crimson eyes wide.

Yun Che's heart jolted. "Told you? She can enter here?"

What's going on?

This was the Sky Poison Pearl; apart from him, He Ling, Hong'er, and You'er, it was absolutely impossible for anyone or any consciousness to enter without his permission.

"...What else did she say?" Yun Che reached out and playfully nudged Hong'er's nose with his knuckle. "If you tell me everything, I'll let you eat the Crimson Shadow Evil Rainbow Sword you've always wanted."

Hong'er's eyes instantly burst forth with ruby-like red light, and her small hand "whooshed" away from her wide-open lips. "Re... really!? Master has to keep his word... Big Sister White hasn't talked to us many times. Let me think... The first time she appeared, she seemed to be saying something like... 'Little Azure Dragon's heart is pure... save her life'... Hmm..."

You'er nodded.

Yun Che: "!!"

"Oh, right!" Hong'er's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "I remember some of Big Sister White's words very clearly. She said she was actually here the whole time. But when Big Sister He Ling was here, she couldn't appear. Only after Big Sister He Ling left, she could manifest... Huh? I think those were the words."

"...!?" Yun Che froze, stunned for a long time.

Suddenly, he stood up, releasing his spiritual sense to cover the entire space of the Sky Poison Pearl. "Who are you? Come out."

For a long time, there was no response.

Yun Che tried to keep his tone calm and gentle. "You saved the Azure Dragon Emperor and secretly healed my injuries. You bear no ill will and are not an enemy, so there's no need for you to hide yourself. At least come out and let me express my gratitude in person."

The Azure Dragon Emperor, who was supposed to die, was actually saved by this person whose existence he had never known.

And she used profound light energy!

His own rapidly healing injuries were also silently bestowed by this person.

She had always been present within the Sky Poison Pearl... and he had been completely unaware?

Hong'er said she had always been there? And she couldn't appear when He Ling was present?

Moreover, He Ling had clearly never known of her existence; otherwise, given He Ling's unreserved affection for him, she would never have concealed it.

A series of guesses and possibilities intertwined chaotically in his mind, ultimately leaving only a tangled mess.

Profound light energy...

In this world, besides himself and Shen Xi, there was absolutely no third person who could use profound light energy!

But it definitely couldn't be Shen Xi. Not to mention this was the Sky Poison Pearl's world... how could Hong'er not recognize Shen Xi?

Who was it? Who on earth was it!?

"Master, no need to call out. Big Sister White won't hear you," Hong'er reminded him with a giggle, a trace of unswallowed drool at the corner of her mouth.

"Why?" Yun Che asked, looking down.

"Whoosh!" Forcefully sucking the drool back from the corner of her lips, Hong'er mumbled, "Because Big Sister White just healed you for a long time. She said she has to go to sleep and will probably sleep for many days... Oh! Never mind Big Sister White, that red sword, I want to eat it, I want to eat it, I want to eat it!"

Yun Che's palm was swayed by her shaking.

Yun Che withdrew his divine sense, finding no abnormal aura within the Sky Poison Pearl's world.

No wonder... when he awoke this time, though his external injuries were severe, his internal injuries were surprisingly light. Someone had already healed him.

"Here you go," Yun Che said, gesturing. The Crimson Shadow Evil Rainbow Sword, which Hong'er had long coveted, flew before her.

Hong'er let out a delighted cry and pounced, hugging the sword hilt to her chest. The next instant came a sound Yun Che was all too familiar with... the terrifying crunch of a wondrous divine sword being bitten apart by a young girl's jade teeth.

You'er rested her chin on her hand, quietly watching Hong'er devour the sword... She didn't eat swords, but she loved seeing Hong'er's incredibly happy expression when she did.

Mo Cangying and Helian Lingzhu had long since left the desert region. Soon, human auras began to appear within Yun Che's divine sense. After another half an hour, a rather large city appeared in their sight.

"Let's return to the sect first." Helian Lingzhu glanced at Yun Che, feeling her heart's tension significantly ease.

For three whole hours, he hadn't died. Once they reached the sect, the erosion of the Abyssal Dust would be largely isolated, and he would likely have a good chance of survival.

"Alright!" Mo Cangying did not object.

The two flew side by side towards the place with the strongest aura.

Mo Cangying carried Yun Che in his hand. From beginning to end, he had not cared about the man's life or death; he brought him back simply to indulge Helian Lingzhu's sudden impulse.

At this moment, neither of them could have possibly imagined in their wildest dreams that the person they had casually "saved" would completely tear apart the fate of this entire world...