Chapter 2067: God Sovereign's Wrath

Half of the Heaven Devouring Divine Kingdom sensed a spatial tremor at the same moment. In the central divine region, all profound practitioners froze on the spot. The entire divine region seemed to be enveloped by an invisible cauldron, bringing a suffocating pressure that left them gasping for air.

Hua Fuchen's robes billowed, his long hair wildly scattered. His suddenly uncontrolled True God power made the entire Sword Pavilion seem to sink into an abyss of rage, every wisp of air transforming into a cold sword imbued with endless fury and killing intent.

"You... bastard..."

Hua Fuchen's originally gentle and elegant features were contorted as if pulled by invisible threads, almost losing their human form.

Boom—

Hua Fuchen burst forth, the terrifying sound of his power tearing the space apart. But just as he was about to rush out of the Sword Pavilion, three azure sword glows suddenly appeared before him, piercing directly towards his eyes. Hua Fuchen's figure halted abruptly, the furious rage in his eyes seemingly torn apart by the sword glows, restoring a measure of clarity.

"Haven't you had enough of the bitter fruits of impulsiveness from your youth?" Hua Qingying's clear, cold voice came from behind him, like icy rain washing over him, a cold spring cleansing his soul.

Hua Fuchen's chest heaved violently. After several seconds, he slowly turned around: "How... how can you expect me to be calm about this!"

Even gods have moments when their reason shatters. If they don't, it only means what they truly care about hasn't been touched.

Hua Qingying met his gaze, her voice imbued with a soul-piercing sword intent: "Don't you want to know the cause and effect?"

As a sliver of reason returned, Hua Fuchen remembered that Hua Caili had always been accompanied by Hua Qingying during her year of training. With her by her side, how could...

Not stepping out of the Sword Pavilion again, Hua Fuchen forcibly suppressed the raging fury in his chest, which felt like an out-of-control demon, and slowly walked back: "Fine... tell me."

The sword intent in Hua Qingying's eyes receded, and she spoke calmly: "Ultimately, the matter between Caili and Yun Che was something I initiated."

Hua Fuchen's brows furrowed tightly, but he remained silent, listening calmly as she continued.

"Their encounter began in an independent birthplace near the Mist Sea, a place called Lin Yuan Realm..." Hua Qingying recounted their meeting, their unexpected reunion in the Mist Sea, Yun Che's rescue, his voluntary departure, and their subsequent reunion in the Mist Sea...

Finally, Hua Fuchen spoke in a deep voice: "Are you saying that you actively requested Caili... to travel with that boy?"

"Yes." Hua Qingying slowly closed her eyes... It was precisely because of that decision she made then that everything that followed came to be. However, as a Sword Immortal, she still had no idea, and could never have believed, that her decision was made under a series of invisible guidance and hints from Yun Che.

"Why?" Hua Fuchen slowly shook his head, his face full of bewilderment: "Qingying, I know your nature better than anyone. Your heart is dedicated to the sword, and your heart is dedicated to Caili. Other than that, nothing else can catch your attention. How could you... how could you..."

Hua Qingying slowly said: "Because, time and again, things I couldn't understand appeared on him."

Curiosity is an innate nature of humans and all living beings. Often, its power can even surpass everything else. No one is immune to it.

"You... couldn't understand?" These five simple words were very unfamiliar to Hua Fuchen. Although Hua Qingying was not a True God, her realm of perception was in no way inferior to anyone in the Six Divine Kingdoms. How could a mere God Sovereign Realm level three boy make her utter the words "couldn't understand"?

"I've promised Caili to keep his secret. So, I cannot elaborate. However, there's one point... though I feel ashamed towards Caili and Yun Che, I should mention it to you."

"Yun Che, he..." Hua Qingying's voice slowed, as she uttered words that would shake the Abyss to its core: "He can use light profound energy."

She revealed this secret only to Hua Fuchen, and the reason and purpose were clear enough. A person possessing light profound energy must have a body and soul that are utterly pure. Back then, it was also because Yun Che "exposed" his light profound energy that she subconsciously lowered her guard against him.

"What? Light profound energy?" From amidst the fury Hua Fuchen had desperately suppressed, he finally squeezed out a strong enough shock.

Hua Qingying glanced at him: "When you suddenly heard about Caili and Yun Che, you must have been extremely angry. Under such preconceived notions, you would see Yun Che as entirely evil. I am breaking my promise to reveal this secret to you, hoping that when you judge this matter, you will not be overly swayed by emotion."

Hua Fuchen was silent for a long time before slowly saying: "What happened then?"

"Brother Yun, this is my Sword Pavilion. My father gave me this Sword Pavilion when I was seven. I usually practice my sword here... Look! These are all the swords I've used since I was little. As long as I've used a sword, Auntie never allows anyone else to touch it."

"Look over there! That's the Folding Sword Tower. It has almost all the sword arts in the world inscribed on it, except for the Heaven Devouring Sword Arts, of course. But Auntie never lets me go there, saying that the sword arts there aren't worthy of me and would only distract my sword heart."

"That place emitting strange sword light is called the Myriad Sword Soul Forging Array; it's a place for comprehending sword intent... Ah, another light? That's a dimensional array personally set up by Uncle Abyss Emperor. Each divine kingdom has one, connecting the Six Divine Kingdoms and the Pure Land. However, it requires a lot of energy to activate each time, so it's usually only used for major events."

Hua Caili led Yun Che, introducing her childhood home in exceptional detail, as if she wished to show him every trace of her life and merge it into his.

"This is my bedchamber."

"Ah... Elder Sister!" Hua Lianzhi exclaimed, but could only watch as Hua Caili pulled Yun Che directly into the Divine Maiden's bedchamber. No man had ever entered Hua Caili's bedchamber... including her father. By this point, no matter how much Hua Lianzhi didn't want to believe it, she couldn't help but see the signs.

"Oh!" Hua Caili flopped onto the soft bed, then took a long breath of the faint sandalwood scent: "So comfortable. What I missed most during my year away was my soft bed."

Yun Che smiled and shook his head, saying helplessly: "Your sister Lianzhi is probably going to be terrified by you."

Hua Caili, however, got up and directly hugged him, softly saying: "Among all my sisters, Lianzhi and Biyi are closest to me. Don't worry, they won't talk nonsense."

"I just remembered, my bedchamber has never had a man enter before. Brother Yun, you're the first," Hua Caili said with a smile, "and you'll be the only one."

"Huh? So, if what you say is true, your father hasn't set foot in here either?" Yun Che was slightly surprised.

"Exactly." Hua Caili twitched her nose: "Don't let Father's constant smiling fool you, making him seem like he doesn't care about anything; he's actually very old-fashioned. When I was ten, he started telling me about 'daughters avoiding fathers as they grow up' and later about 'men and women not touching each other.' It was completely ridiculous. So many girls in the divine region can still ride on their fathers' shoulders and play even when they're teenagers."

Yun Che's heart skipped a beat. This was not good news. The probability of someone so deeply rooted in decorum, upon suddenly hearing that Hua Caili had been... by him, instantly killing him in a fit of rage was probably as high as ninety-nine percent. Fortunately, Hua Qingying was here... She had been the biggest trouble before, but now, she was also the greatest help.

"..." Hua Lianzhi stood outside the bedchamber, faintly hearing the voices within, her heart pounding like a drum. Elder Sister couldn't really have... really with him... This... what should I do... If Father found out, he would surely be thunderously enraged. No... please let it be fake. But... I've never seen Elder Sister smile so freely before.

While she was at a loss, her heart in turmoil, Hua Caili had already taken Yun Che's hand and flew to another place: "I'll take you to see my garden, Brother Yun will definitely like it."

Pure white iridescent cloud branches spread out, forming a continuous sea of clouds, creating a dreamlike fairyland, even in this divine kingdom where Abyss Dust was extremely weak. And when Hua Caili stepped into the sea of clouds, it became the true fairyland of this world.

"Iridescent Cloud Branch... Caili, Yun Che." As Hua Caili softly murmured, the Li Yun Sword flew out and landed in her palm: "Li Yun Sword... also Caili and Yun Che." Her smile surpassed the blooming of countless iridescent cloud flowers: "See, everything around me is telling me that Brother Yun is the one destined for me."

Hua Lianzhi arrived in a hurry. Hearing these words, she was so startled that she stood frozen, then quickly retreated, guarding far outside the flower garden, fearing anyone might approach.

"Are you saying... Caili had just escaped danger, only to encounter another abyssalized dragon, which just happened to be a Horned Dragon... and when Caili was afflicted by the Horned Dragon's blood, her injuries were just non-fatal, yet she just happened to be unable to resist the Horned Dragon's venom, and also just happened to be unable to forcibly expel the poison?"

Hua Fuchen, who had just sat down, stood up again: "How can there be such a coincidence in this world! It's just a mere Horned Dragon venom, a trifling, unsightly aphrodisiac poison!"

"Yes, exactly that coincidental." Hua Qingying sighed lightly: "Or to put it another way, everything... seemed destined."

"Absurd! Utterly absurd!" Hua Fuchen took a long breath, the heaviness in his heart inexpressible. After a moment, he thought of something and said heavily: "Furthermore, Caili possesses a perfect divine core, and her body has been tempered by countless exotic elixirs and divine herbs. A mere Horned Dragon venom, even with severe injuries, might not be impossible for her to resolve on her own."

Hua Qingying turned her gaze, saying coldly: "The Horned Dragon's breath is highly poisonous, and its blood is extremely potent as an aphrodisiac. An aphrodisiac poison won't kill, but if not neutralized, it can severely damage the mind and soul, turning a woman into a 'demented woman.' So, if you were there, would you dare to gamble?"

"..." Hua Fuchen was unable to respond.

"I know your anger, and I know the source of your agitation. But no matter what, you need to understand one thing."

"Yun Che, he saved Caili's life." Hua Qingying's words were soul-chilling: "In that situation, without him protecting her with his life and fighting with his life, Caili would have surely died a hundred times over. And you wouldn't even have had the chance to be enraged."

Hua Fuchen sat back down weakly. After a long time, he stammered: "That so-called 'Mist Emperor,' and the strange appearance of the Ancestral Lin God... did you investigate them afterwards?"

Hua Qingying shook her head: "Caili nearly met her death, so after that, I didn't dare leave her side for even half a step, and I had no time to investigate."

Hua Fuchen tilted his head back, closed his eyes, and slowly said: "If these things weren't said by you personally, I wouldn't believe a single word."

"I understand." Hua Qingying said: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, experienced it myself, I wouldn't believe it either... So, do you truly not feel that they are like two people destined for each other?"

"Heh, destined..." Hua Fuchen revealed a fleeting, sorrowful smile: "These four words, as beautiful as they are when believed, are just as absurd and cruel when shattered."

Hua Qingying: "..."

"Qingying," Hua Fuchen seemed to have calmed down, the wild sword glow no longer in his eyes: "Your subsequent indulgence wasn't just because that boy saved Caili's life, but rather... because you still harbored resentment about what happened back then."

"Yes." Hua Qingying did not deny it: "Wanxin's fate is a demon in my heart that I will never be able to forget in this life. Perhaps, deep down... I wanted to personally see her daughter, under similar circumstances, achieve a different... an outcome she yearned for but never realized."

A long silence followed, and the atmosphere became exceptionally heavy.

"Qingying," Hua Fuchen finally spoke: "You know best why I wanted to arrange the marriage between Caili and Dian Jiuzhi."

"Yes." Hua Qingying's response remained simple.

"Then you should also know that he is the most suitable person for Caili in this world." As he uttered these words, he felt utterly powerless.

"I... cannot deny that," Hua Qingying slowly said: "His background, talent, status, and appearance all match Caili. Most valuable of all, his feelings for Caili are a mix of admiration and gratitude; his sincerity is truly moving."

"Not just you and I, but the Pure Land, the Six Divine Kingdoms, and even all beings under heaven would consider him the most suitable person for Caili."

"Except... Caili herself."

Hua Fuchen's voice was slightly hoarse: "Whether they are 'suitable' or not, relatively speaking, is not that important anymore. Do you know... what the consequences would be if the matter between Caili and Yun Che became public?"

Hua Qingying remained silent.

"Dian Luohou's nature is as unyielding as rock, as fiery as rage, and he especially values honor and trust. What he promises, he will do even if it costs him his life. And promises made to him by others... must likewise not be broken."

"Moreover, this disgraces his Senluo Divine Son... and humiliates his Senluo Divine Kingdom."

"So," Hua Qingying said, "for the sake of your daughter, what will you do?"

Hua Fuchen stood up, his seemingly calm face revealing no discernable emotion: "For now, I should go see this boy."

"Not yet." Hua Qingying stopped him, then slowly walked out of the Sword Pavilion, leaving only a soft voice imbued with sword intent: "Tomorrow, when you are calm enough, I will bring him to you."