Chapter 944: Two Guarantees

"Brother Yun," Feng Xue'er asked softly, "If you can never see her again, will you truly... be unhappy for the rest of your life?"

Yun Che shook his head, looking at Feng Xue'er. "How could I be unhappy with all of you by my side? It's just that my soul would have a void that could never be mended. Back then, it was my hesitation and retreat that caused me to lose Little Fairy forever... I never want to experience something similar again."

"Little Demon Empress sister, Xue'er sister, let him go," Su Ling'er whispered. She was the only one who hadn't voiced any objection from beginning to end.

"What good would our opposition do?" the Little Demon Empress murmured. "No one has ever been able to truly stop him from doing something he's determined to do."

"I..."

Just as Yun Che was about to speak, the Little Demon Empress suddenly interrupted him. "Yun Che, I know I can't stop you. You must understand far more than us about what kind of place the God Realm is. If you're still determined to go, it means you truly have an unshakeable reason to. As your woman, how could I stop you?"

Yun Che's eyes flickered. He hadn't expected the strong-willed Little Demon Empress to agree so readily. While it warmed his heart, it also made him feel more guilty.

"But... you must promise me two things!" The Little Demon Empress's voice suddenly turned cold, each word carrying an unyielding firmness that brooked no argument. "As long as you guarantee these two things, I will agree to the healing method you and Ling'er proposed, allowing you to go to the God Realm with peace of mind. Otherwise..."

Before she could finish the word "otherwise," Yun Che gently embraced her from behind. "Caiyi, I knew it. You always indulge my willfulness... Let me promise you first: this will be my last act of willfulness. Whatever you ask me to do this time, I will agree."

Indulge? Do you think... I truly want to indulge you? the Little Demon Empress thought silently. If your soul is incomplete, it's not just your incompleteness alone...

"Good... Remember what you said." The Little Demon Empress closed her eyes, trying to make her words colder and more resolute than ever before. "The first thing I want you to promise—you must not die!!"

"..." Yun Che slowly nodded, speaking softly. "Caiyi, Xue'er, Ling'er, please don't worry. I'm not going to the God Realm to pursue the Divine Dao, nor am I going to seek revenge on anyone. I just want to see my master again, so there won't be any danger. Moreover, I saved Mu Bingyun's life, and with our connection through the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, she will surely protect and help me after taking me to the God Realm. It'll be hard for me to even encounter danger, so you don't need to worry excessively... Alright, alright, I promise that once I'm in the God Realm, I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely won't get involved in anything dangerous. I'll come back with every single hair intact after seeing my master."

"You said something similar when you returned from the Illusory Demon Realm to the Profound Sky Continent back then," the Little Demon Empress said coldly. "But when I saw you again, you were already half-dead."

"..." Yun Che was speechless. After a moment, he awkwardly said, "How about I promise again?"

"Given your personality, what good would a thousand promises do?" the Little Demon Empress said coldly. "I only hope that when you're about to face danger, you'll remember my words today. Think of your parents, your grandfather, Cang Yue, Xue'er, Ling'er, Lingxi... and me. Think about how many people would live a life of sorrow because of you if you died in the God Realm! And these are the people who care about you the most in this world."

"I know." Yun Che's arms instantly tightened around her. Her words deeply moved his heart. "Over the years, I've made you worry time and again. But this time is different from before. Whether it was the Profound Sky Continent or the Illusory Demon Realm, there were too many things I had to desperately protect... including all of you. But going to the God Realm, I simply want to see one person. After fulfilling that wish, I'll return immediately. I promise you that during this time, I absolutely will not take any risks, and I won't even approach potential dangers, alright?"

"Brother Yun, you must... you absolutely must remember this promise," Feng Xue'er said, her eyes growing increasingly red despite her best efforts to hold back, as she thought of their impending separation.

"The second thing." The Little Demon Empress took a shallow breath, her well-developed chest gently rising and falling. "You just said that the Golden Crow Divine Spirit told you to see her within five years, or there would be no chance of meeting again. So... five years at most. Within five years, whether you've seen her or not, you must return! Not a single day over!"

"Alright," Yun Che agreed without hesitation. "I promise you, within five years, whether I've found her or not, I will definitely return!"

Leaving the Demon Empress Palace, the world outside had completely darkened. The journey to the God Realm was too significant; he might be gone for several years. After telling the Little Demon Empress and the others, he also had to inform his parents, Cang Yue in Imperial City of the Blue Wind, his grandfather and Lingxi in Flowing Cloud City, and Xia Yuanba in the Supreme Ocean Palace.

Beside him, Su Ling'er accompanied him on his way.

"Ling'er, am I being too selfish about this?" Yun Che asked with a sigh, knowing that his sole decision would disrupt the emotions and lives of everyone around him.

Su Ling'er smiled and shook her head. "Didn't you do something similar half a year ago? That time, it was for me, when you forcefully went to the Azure Cloud Continent, and you even secretly hid it from everyone so they wouldn't worry. Compared to this time, that seemed even more 'selfish.' But if it weren't for that kind of 'selfishness' of yours, I might never have met you again in this lifetime."

"Ling'er..."

"Brother Yun Che, your heart holds many, many people, and you are so serious and dedicated to each of them. That's why their hearts are willing to be so firmly tied to you. It's the same with your master, and I believe she couldn't possibly be as heartless towards you as she appeared when she left... Brother Yun Che, you must do your best in the God Realm, find your Master Jasmine soon, and then return quickly. Every one of us will be waiting for you, day and night."

Su Ling'er's jade cheeks held a smile, but her beautiful eyes subtly glinted with tears. They had been separated for a lifetime, only to meet again under the cycle of fate. Yet, after just half a year, they faced separation once more... She felt more reluctance and worry than anyone else.

"Ling'er, thank you," Yun Che said, his heart brimming with warmth.

"Between us, there's no need for thanks," Su Ling'er said softly, leaning against Yun Che's chest.

"Ling'er, I also need to ask you... to do something for me." Yun Che looked ahead, his gaze distant. "In at most two or three more years, Xue'er's profound energy will break through the Monarch Profound Realm and reach the true Divine Profound Realm. At that time, if I haven't returned, she might go to the God Realm to look for me... You must help me persuade her to stay."

Su Ling'er, however, said softly, "Brother Yun Che, don't worry. Even without me, Little Demon Empress sister will persuade her to stay, and Sister Xue'er isn't that impulsive. Otherwise, they would have insisted on accompanying you to the God Realm just now... Although Fairy Mu and her disciple can only bring one more person, you could still take them with you through the Primordial Profound Ark. Do you really think they haven't considered that?"

"..." Yun Che was speechless.

"Hehe," Su Ling'er suddenly chuckled. "Little Demon Empress sister and Sister Xue'er aren't unaware of their own beauty. One is the number one beauty in the Illusory Demon Realm, the other is the number one beauty in the Profound Sky Continent. Even I, a girl, often get lost staring at them. Men in the God Realm would go crazy if they saw them! If they went with you to the God Realm, it'd be strange if they didn't cause you countless problems. It's actually much safer if you go alone. Hmm... I suddenly wonder if you'll come back with a few heavenly goddesses when you return."

"Hahaha, how could that happen?" Yun Che laughed.

"It's very possible," Su Ling'er said, looking at him, her beautiful eyes clearly serious. "After all, my Brother Yun Che is the best man in the world. Even heavenly goddesses must have never seen someone as perfect as my Brother Yun Che. Perhaps they'll all be utterly captivated. It seems like my parents, my sisters, and I should prepare ourselves early."

"Hahahahaha." Yun Che hugged Su Ling'er tightly and burst out laughing, his mood instantly improving significantly.

Yun Che solemnly informed everyone around him of his decision to go to the God Realm. He had one month remaining until he would depart with Mu Bingyun and her disciple. During this month, he stopped cultivating, spending his days with his family and loved ones, and also dedicating one to two hours daily to detoxify Mu Bingyun.

Under the powerful purification energy of the Sky Poison Pearl, the millennium flame poison in Mu Bingyun's body weakened each day, and it never spread again. From the fifth day onwards, Yun Che no longer needed to use the power of the Evil God as an auxiliary. As Mu Bingyun's own profound energy slowly recovered, increasingly dense and vast primordial energy rapidly developed within her body.

"Whew!!"

On this day, after completing another session of detoxifying Mu Bingyun, Yun Che withdrew his hand. A flash of Golden Crow flame light flickered on his body, incinerating all the ice crystals formed from his sweat.

Mu Bingyun rose from the ice bed, her gaze fixed steadily on Yun Che. After a moment, she spoke slowly, "Without the blood and soul of the Ice Phoenix as a foundation, you forcefully cultivated the Ice Phoenix Conferred God Canon, which is already extremely unusual. Yet you also possess Golden Crow divine power at the same time. Water and fire are mutually exclusive and counteracting, but you've not only integrated them within yourself but can also control them so freely... It's simply incredible."

"..." Yun Che's mind raced, trying to come up with an explanation.

"To achieve both these things, perhaps the legendary 'Nine Profound Exquisite Body,' which appears once every tens of thousands of years and can transcend the limits of the laws, could do it. But the 'Nine Profound Exquisite Body' only appears in women..." Mu Bingyun's gaze hardened slightly as she looked at Yun Che. "Could it be that you cultivated with a woman who possesses the 'Nine Profound Exquisite Body'?"

"Uh... perhaps," Yun Che casually prevaricated, inwardly sighing: *His wife, Qingyue, possessed the 'Nine Profound Exquisite Body,' and while he indeed wanted to... she never allowed it!*

Qingyue...

Yun Che suddenly looked up and asked, "Fairy Mu, where does the teleportation array you left in the Ice Yi Divine Temple lead people?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Bingyun slightly shook her head. "I don't know. A thousand years ago, due to the Heavenly Mystery Sect's prophecy of the 'Millennium Tribulation' for the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, and fearing the prophecy would come true, I released the power of the Dimensional Stone to create that simple dimensional teleportation array. This was to leave a thread of hope for the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace amidst the calamity. However, I didn't specify the destination space, so I also have no way of knowing where it transports people. With the power of the Dimensional Stone, it's capable of sending someone to extremely distant places... even reaching the God Realm isn't impossible."

"So that's how it is." Although he had long suspected this would be the answer, Yun Che still felt disappointed.

Unknowingly, more than five years had passed since they last met. Qingyue, where are you now?