Chapter 689: Gu Yue Ning Yan

Rain began to fall from the sky. It was like tears and blood, yet its color was not red, but golden.

At this moment, golden tears and golden blood descended from the heavens, spreading across the entire Sacrificial Moon Grand Domain!

Yet, it was not real. The illusory rain seemed imbued with the essence of the River of Time, giving the impression of falling, but in reality, it might have landed at a distant point in time or perhaps in the future.

This was a consequence of the unique nature of deities. On the Continent of Wanggu, few could truly describe the essence of such beings, life forms that transcended the current level of existence.

They inherently possessed an ineffable quality. Although the God Child's breakthrough failed, for a brief moment, he had already acquired the characteristics of a deity, which naturally led to the flowing of this divine blood rain.

Moreover, a profound sense of sorrow, carried within the blood rain, permeated the heart of every living being, crystallizing into a single question:

“Which is more sorrowful: to be the only one sober when all others are drunk, or to be the only one drunk when all others are drunk?”

Xu Qing was silent.

His mind echoed not only with this voice but also with the last words the God Child spoke to him before his death.

“Will my past be your future?” This question was etched into Xu Qing's heart and permeated his soul.

After a long while, Xu Qing raised his head, gazing at the Red Moon Star in the sky.

From his position, the Red Moon Star appeared as a massive, crimson meteor, dominating half the sky and bathing the entire world in red light.

A tremendous oppressive force accompanied its arrival, enveloping the heavens and earth. Even the illusory blood rain gradually blurred, fading with the Red Moon Star's appearance.

In an instant, the firmament seemed to warp, and the Heavenly Dao was compelled to retreat. All rules and laws disintegrated with the Red Moon Star's appearance; mountains and rivers crumbled into non-existence.

The earth suffered similarly: tides reversed, mountains collapsed, the ground shattered, and rivers flowed backward, as if the apocalypse had descended.

“It's arriving sooner than expected. It will be here in three days at most.”

The captain stood beside Xu Qing, observing the Red Moon Star and licking his lips. He then raised a hand, recalling the nine artificial suns, which he idly toyed with as he spoke in a low voice.

“Regarding what the Fourth Son of the Dominator said to you before he died, junior brother, there's no need to heed it. You should know that some people always like to utter mysterious words before their death to be remembered by the world!”

“This habit is actually quite good. I plan to do the same. I've already thought of my lines. When I die, I'll say: ‘When the remnant face of the sky deity opens its eyes again, I will return to see my junior brother!’ How about that... isn't it cool? Doesn't it perfectly embody our sentiment? Won't it also leave those who hear it with endless speculation, perhaps even believing I am the remnant face of the deity?” The captain winked at Xu Qing.

“I've also come up with a line for you. If you ever die, remember to say in a low voice just before: ‘On the eleventh day after my senior brother's arrival, I shall return!’”

Xu Qing glanced at the captain. “Thank you, senior brother!”

“Haha, no problem, what's between us, right?” The captain laughed gleefully, his eyebrows dancing with triumph.

“So, senior brother, what did you see during the time of the God Child that you visited?” Xu Qing asked the question he had been meaning to ask.

The captain's smile remained, but a deeper meaning flickered in his eyes as he spoke softly.

“Li Zihua died. He severed his own divine flame before his fourth son underwent the third tribulation of his Nascent Soul.”

Xu Qing looked thoughtful.

“So, in the era you visited, Li Zihua was still a deity?”

The captain nodded.

Xu Qing glanced at the captain, asking no further questions. Meanwhile, with the God Child's death, the Reverse Moon cultivators around them were exhilarated beyond anything they had ever experienced.

Even with the Red Moon Star's impending arrival, today's events were unprecedented in the entire history of the Sacrificial Moon Grand Domain.

The Red Moon God Child's annihilation, the sealing of his Temple Emperor, and the demise of the God Child—all of these symbolized hope.

In contrast to the Reverse Moon cultivators, the Red Moon cultivators breathed rapidly, an endless turmoil rising within their hearts.

The Red Moon was visible overhead, but for them, death could descend at any moment.

Having lost their Temple Emperor and God Child, during the three-day window before the Red Moon Star's arrival, the Prince and others in the sky held supreme power within the Sacrificial Moon Grand Domain, capable of deciding life and death with a single word.

At this moment, the Prince on the sky curtain gazed at the Red Moon Star with a solemn expression. Princess Mingmei and Old Eight, standing beside him, shared the same grave look.

Only Old Nine observed the Red Moon Star with a cold, expressionless gaze, a hint of battle intent rising within him.

“We only have three days!” The Prince withdrew his gaze from the Red Moon Star and looked at Xu Qing and the captain.

“This is a critical moment. Regardless of whether your master truly arranged everything, I only have one question: Do you truly possess a method to revive my father?”

As the Prince spoke, his siblings beside him all turned their gaze to the captain and Xu Qing.

Hearing this, the captain looked up at the Prince and the others, speaking with pride.

“Rest assured, venerable elders, I, Chen Erniu, never boast. If I say I can revive someone, I absolutely can. However, I will need your cooperation, perhaps by performing certain spells or drawing some blood!”

The captain spoke these words decisively, without a hint of hesitation.

However, after pondering, the Prince and the others still chose to look at Xu Qing.

They instinctively distrusted Chen Erniu's words, but Xu Qing's relationship with them was different; he was akin to a half-disciple, so his words held different weight.

Seeing this, the captain felt a little awkward. He looked expectantly at Xu Qing, knowing in his heart that a hundred of his words would not sway the Prince and the others to cooperate as much as a single word from Xu Qing.

Xu Qing did not hesitate, gazing at the Prince and the others as he spoke respectfully.

“Elders, my senior brother says it is possible, and I believe it absolutely is!”

The Prince was silent for a moment before nodding.

“For these three days, we will cooperate fully. If it ultimately cannot be achieved, Xu Qing, I will send you out of the Sacrificial Moon Grand Domain. You can return to deal with these matters when you possess the means to resolve them. As for you,” the Prince said, glancing faintly at the captain, “you will remain here.”

This preferential treatment left Erniu quite helpless, but he also knew that he often gave people the impression of being excessively honest.

And extreme honesty often led others to consider him unreliable.

Alas, honesty isn't my fault; it's my virtue!

Though indignant inside, the captain quickly put on a fawning expression. “Venerable elders,” he said, “I, too, wish to stay with you, but I truly can revive the Dominator. The revival process requires the assistance of my junior brother and many preparations on my part; none can be missing. The first step, in fact, absolutely requires my junior brother.”

“Junior brother, I need your Curse-Dispelling Pills to perform a cleansing of all beings in the entire Sacrificial Moon Grand Domain, thereby reducing their curses by at least thirty percent. What do you need to achieve this?”

The captain looked at Xu Qing, who thought for a moment before speaking in a low voice: “I need the Red Moon power within their bodies!”

Xu Qing pointed to the Red Moon cultivators below. At this, all the Red Moon cultivators' expressions changed drastically.

“I need the Red Moon power within their bodies as a medicinal primer, and the core of the Reverse Moon Palace's artifact spirit as the pill furnace!”

When Xu Qing finished speaking, the captain immediately looked at the Prince.

The Prince and the others showed no hesitation. Each of them raised a hand and pressed down with full force towards the ground below. Five immense divine pressures descended with a roar, enveloping all Red Moon cultivators on the earth.

A resounding roar echoed, and as the earth trembled, the Red Moon cultivators let out piercing screams, their bodies convulsing and disintegrating. Regardless of their cultivation level, they had no power to resist when facing five such divine pressures.

Blood was squeezed from their shattered bodies, forming a rising sea of blood that surged directly towards Xu Qing.

Powerful Red Moon cultivators, including the Blood Guards and the three ancient Red Moon cultivators, were among those consumed.

Though they endured slightly longer than the others, they ultimately could not escape the catastrophe. Soon, their fragmented bodies and all their essence transformed into blood, merging into the vast sea.

This scene resembled a living hell, yet no one felt a shred of sympathy.

Xu Qing's expression remained calm. Feeling the dense Red Moon power within the surrounding sea of blood, he raised his right hand and pointed into the void. Immediately, a mirror appeared above him, shimmering to reveal a scene from the Reverse Moon Mirror's artifact spirit's domain.

In reality, Xu Qing began the refining process, though with a distinction. This time, he wasn't concocting pills, but rather, utilizing the Reverse Moon Mirror to refine a specialized rain—a curse-breaking rain that would infuse the power of the Reverse Moon into the minds of all beings.

Soon, the blood boiled. Under Xu Qing's refining, everything within it was transformed. Finally, Xu Qing commanded all the blood beasts present.

He drew their blood to merge, and then, coordinating with his Red Moon authority, he emitted a low, resonant sound.

“Disperse the Curse!” His words were like a decree. As they echoed, the surrounding sea of blood exploded and roared, surging towards the Reverse Moon Mirror. Once absorbed by the mirror, a crimson storm appeared within the minds of all beings throughout the Sacrificial Moon Grand Domain.

In an instant, all beings trembled. Regardless of their race or cultivation level, the curses within everyone in this grand domain began to melt away as if ice had met boiling water.

“Next is the second step, venerable elders. To revive the Dominator, your bloodlines will serve as a catalyst. You must also ignite your divine blood and merge it into the Dominator's statue to revive its flesh and blood.”

The captain suddenly looked up at the Prince and the others.

The Prince and his siblings exchanged glances, then each closed their eyes. Drops of blood, imbued with their life essence and cultivation, flew from their brows and merged into the Dominator's statue.

This continuously accumulated. Then came the third step: gathering the purer spiritual power from all beings whose curses had been reduced, to converge within the Dominator's statue and awaken the Dominator.

The captain's body ascended into the sky, his hair disheveled, and his eyes gleamed with madness as he shouted loudly. His voice entered the Reverse Moon Mirror, echoing within the minds of all beings.

Soon, points of light ascended from the earth, traversing the void from all directions to appear here, then plunging one by one into the Dominator's statue. For the first time in countless years, the Dominator's statue trembled.

A large amount of dust scattered, and the ground shook, but that was all. The Dominator's statue merely trembled once before calming down, failing to awaken.

The Prince and the others continued to supply blood, and seeing the situation, they cast their gaze toward the captain.

The captain showed no panic. Instead, the madness in his eyes intensified as he shouted towards the Reverse Moon Mirror.

“Xiao Aqíng, bring Ning Yan and Wu Jianwu here!”

Xu Qing nodded and immediately performed a hand seal. The Reverse Moon Mirror instantly shimmered, and from far away,

Ning Yan and Wu Jianwu, who were in the small pharmacy in the Bitterlife Mountains, were forcibly teleported here by this domain treasure!

As they appeared, both wore confused expressions. After clearly seeing their surroundings, Ning Yan gasped, and Wu Jianwu cried out in surprise.

The captain's eyes widened, and he roared, “Wu Jianwu, summon all your pets! Their bloodline comes from the Dominator's close companion. Make them kneel and summon together!”

“Ning Yan, I know your bloodline originates from the Imperial Capital Grand Domain. Your father is the current Human Emperor, isn't he? Your surname isn't Ning, but Gu. Go and kneel before the statue, and as a descendant of the ancient Human Emperors, however many generations removed, worshipfully summon the Dominator!”

Wu Jianwu froze for a moment but immediately summoned without hesitation. Ning Yan, however, changed his expression drastically upon hearing this, looking startled and uncertain.

Xu Qing cast a cold glance. “Are you not going to comply?”

Ning Yan recoiled. He feared the captain, but he feared Xu Qing even more, so he instinctively adopted a fawning expression and quickly nodded.

“Understood!”

“I'll go kneel right away!”