Opening his eyes, Xiongba found himself and his two wicked disciples unable to move, like insects trapped in amber.
No, the mouth can still move.
"Nie Feng, if you can survive, I beg you to take care of You Ruo for me."
"I will." Nie Feng nodded. "Jian Wu, no, You Ruo, she has always been my friend."
Bu Jingyun snorted coldly. He did not speak sarcastically, but looked at Jian Chen and said, "If I die, I hope you can take care of Chu Chu in my place. I hope you can bury my body in the Houling Mausoleum so that I can stay with Kong Ci."
"Senior Jian Tan, I wonder if you could spare the lives of Jing Yun and Nie Feng?" Jian Chen really wanted to agree immediately so he could smoothly inherit Chu Chu.
He had realized his feelings for Chu Chu, but his upbringing and his friendship with Jing Yun prevented him from doing so.
It must be said that Wuming's teaching was indeed a success.
Jian Chen can be described as a born demon, the kind who, if he practices demonic arts and enters the evil path, will soar to great heights.
Even as an infant, he was valued by Xiao Sanxiao, the host of the Dragon Turtle True Essence had lived for five thousand years. Xiao Sanshao believed that he was exceptionally talented but harbored demonic nature, so he deliberately placed him in front of the nameless thatched hut so that the nameless man could teach him and guide him back to the right path.
If it weren't for the so-called destiny at play, he might really have been a good person.
Jian Tan raised an eyebrow in surprise, especially since he, who was possessed by the Sword of Death, had already sensed the darkness lurking in Jian Chen Chenmingyao's heart, a demonic nature that Jian Chenmingyao himself was unaware of. "I'm not the one in charge, I'm just an observer. Besides, Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng won't die. This is actually a good thing for them."
"Two young ladies—"
Jian Chen's words were interrupted by Amber and Die Wu.
"Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun will not die."
"The power of the Maha Wu Liang can reach its limit and even split (or control) time and space."
"That future demigod did just that; he even actually traveled to the ancient times before humanity was born."
"But the reason why Half God was able to do this was because of the [Heavenly Evil Treasure Mirror], and most importantly, the Dragon Yuan Blood left behind by Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun."
"All of this is because of the Wind Destiny and the Cloud Destiny."
"You are two of the three breaths left behind by Nuwa."
"You share the same talent as Guan Yu, the invincible martial saint of the Three Kingdoms period; you were both born for the great calamity."
"But Martial Star did not reach the right place. He possessed invincible power, but did not face a real calamity and died an ordinary death."
Becoming a martial arts saint, worshipped and admired by people for thousands of years, and having one's name remembered for eternity, was just ordinary in the eyes of the two.
Just like the power they were currently holding, which was hundreds or thousands of times stronger than the Maha Wu Liang Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun Wuliang, it obediently followed their fingertips and their will.
"And you are destined to rid the world of great calamity."
"But even if you do all the good things for the people of the world, you will not be remembered, you will not be grateful, and you will not be remembered in history."
Nie Feng, Bu Jingyun, Jian Tan, Jian Chen, and even Xiongba were all shedding tears.
The words of Amber and Die Wu created synesthesia once again.
They witnessed the deeds of the goddess Nuwa at the beginning of time.
After refining the stones to mend the sky, she had already consumed half of her vital energy.
Even so, with the remaining half of her vitality, she will be able to live on forever.
However, having glimpsed that humanity was destined to suffer many calamities in the future, she decided to defy fate.
She created the star.
She personally named each star, and each star was formed by combining Nuwa's blessings and hopes for the world with her primordial energy. Therefore, each star possesses a special spiritual power, and some even represent certain heroes who will be born in different dynasties.
This includes both famous and unknown individuals.
Unable to care for the world for eternity, she transformed herself into a star in the sky.
When the people or heroes symbolized by these stars are born into the world, they can do their best to relieve all living beings of certain calamities and sufferings arranged by fate.
To this end, she exhausted all her strength, leaving her with only three breaths, barely enough to keep her from being completely destroyed.
But for that most crucial Great Tribulation of Qianqiu, she created the three most crucial stars— the Martial Star, the Wind Star, and the Cloud Star —using up her last three breaths.
They should have all fallen to the far south.
The Feng Yun 2 sacrificed themselves, pushing the Martial Star to the far north, so that it would face the calamity of the Three Kingdoms period.
He himself was located in the far south, facing the most arduous and dangerous Great Tribulation of Qianqiu.
"I see." Nie Feng sighed.
"The suffering that Junior Brother Feng and I have faced so far is all because we were born for a calamity. There should have been another brother to share this calamity with us." Bu Jingyun didn't know how to react—hatred, resentment, or acceptance.
"So my death wasn't without value after all." Xiongba Ba laughed heartily. "I died for the world, to protect the Feng Yun 2, and then to help them unleash their power!"
Amber and Die Wu nodded.
"Yes."
"You should have been a true overlord, another benevolent ruler whose achievements surpassed those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors on this Dadi."
Right now, the black and white Wind Destiny and Cloud Destiny have materialized above Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun's heads, hunting a five-clawed golden dragon emitting black aura.
"The absence of the Martial Star means you are destined to sacrifice yourself, to walk the path of demons, rejected by the dragon vein that should have chosen you, and transformed into a human-demon."
"Your cruelty, your mistakes, your background, your master's inexplicable rejection and wariness of you—it's all destiny."
"The death of the goddess Nuwa was also like this."
"The three stars that break the calamity are also part of the will of Heaven."
"Fate has planned everything."
"Now, this is your only chance to escape your destiny."
Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun saw the distant future.
They seem to have abandoned worldly affairs and lived in seclusion in the Tianshan Mountains, playing chess. But in reality, they use all living beings as chess pieces to drive the birth of half-gods and their own clones, in order to completely end the Great Tribulation of Qianqiu.
The demigod successfully returned to the beginning of time and 'recreated' humanity.
The Great Sun Tathagata the world from a distance, with detached indifference.
"Great Sun Tathagata the will of Heaven?" Xiongba also sensed these things.
Amber nodded, and Die Wu shook her head.
"Yes."
No, not exactly.
They continued to move their hands even as they spoke.
The dragon let out a mournful cry and vanished completely.
Xiongba then stopped breathing.
Nie Feng sighed, and Bu Jingyun closed his eyes.
They simultaneously felt an invisible force fully developing within them, which then completely detached from their bodies.
The tops of their heads.
The two stars are slowly approaching, and the world seems to be a furnace, forging them and returning them to their original state.
"The Great Sun Tathagata is dead."
"Because it offended the master."
Amber and Die Wu continued.
Their words seemed to have lifted some kind of restriction.
In the memories of the Great Sun Tathagata appearing in the minds of all living beings in the world, his previously blurry face began to become clear, as did the sword on his forehead and his death.
Zhong Mei and Wen Nu almost knelt down, gazing at [Hongyan] with the eyes of pilgrims, unable to believe that they had just overlooked its existence.
"What a beautiful sword. What a powerful sword."
Just now, Zhong Mei was about to exclaim, "Heaven and earth are the furnace, and creation is the craftsman; yin and yang are the charcoal, and all things are the copper," praising the two's superb skills.
Now, all he wanted to do was gaze at [the Hongyan] forever, not even wanting to blink.
"There will never be a more perfect sword in this world, not even the Tribulation-Breaking Sword that you are about to forge."
The sword's soul has already taken shape.
Time and space are distorted under its blade. Anyone who sees it for the first time will understand that it has the power to cut through everything, whether tangible or intangible, even the elusive concept of fate.
But Zhong Mei still believed that [Hongyan] was stronger than it, a belief without reason; the swordsmith's intuition made him trust the porcelain sword.
"Nature."
"The master is naturally the greatest."
Amber and Die Wu's expressions thawed, revealing smiles.
"This sword."
"It's just to break the calamity."
"Breaking the bond of seven lifetimes of enmity, seven lifetimes of love."
"Breaking the future where man can conquer nature."
The group once again shared a synesthetic connection.
A different world from theirs, a dynasty founded by humans and demons, whose demon lord's name has a Buddhist connotation.
Yi Xi (Yi Xi he became a demon).
Bu Er (the Bu Er).
San Sheng (Previous Life, present life, and Afterlife).
Four phases (separated from the four phases).
Wu Jie (contemplation of the Wu Jie).
The Six Realms (the cycle of reincarnation).
Seven Nights (Night of Seven Killings).
Clad in black armor with silver patterns, the Demon Lord named Qi Ye drew his longsword from his waist and shattered it instantly. The silver light swirled in his hand like a galaxy.
In the vortex of the Milky Way, the [Tribulation-Breaking Sword], a weapon of both elegance and malevolence, was drawn out, its black and white colors mingling with a fierce spirit.
"Gone!" Jian Tan suddenly awoke from his synesthesia.
He discovered that the sword spirits in Die Wu and Amber's hands had disappeared.
Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun have broken free of their restraints, and the Snow Drink and Peerless Swords are still in their hands.
Faced with everyone's doubts.
Amber and Die Wu said calmly, "Bu Jingyun, Nie Feng, [Snow Drink] and [Peerless] are all remnants of the swords we are going to forge."
"The Wind Destiny and the Cloud Destiny, as well as the so-called will of heaven, the calamity energy is the main body of the sword."
"Our mission is complete."
"The world will no longer be plagued by disasters."
Their conversation did not create any further synesthesia.
Because they have already disappeared to complete the next task, which may or may not have truly originated from the sword's original intent.
Inside the Demon Palace of the Yin Yue Dynasty.
Qi Ye stroked the brand-new sword in the room. "As long as it is a sword, it will inevitably be disturbed. Thank you, my other self. I am very satisfied with the new [Yi Xi]."
"Very well, then I should go and face my so-called mother."
The woman who looked exactly like him in another world, Murong Shu, yet possessed a completely different temperament.
The banyan tree, whose roots filled the entire room and exuded an almost endless, sinister vitality and Demonic Aura, had its roots covering the entire room. On the bed made of the tree roots, a beautiful woman, both eerie and majestic, lay on her side and opened her eyes.
"Seven Nights, you've finally remembered to see your mother, the Queen Mother." The elegant woman quickly removed her sharp finger guards, then hurriedly stroked Seven Nights' face as he approached, her eyes filled with extremely complex emotions.
Qi Ye nestled into the woman's arms. "Should I call you Moon Demon or Mother? No, you're not my mother at all. Our relationship isn't even that of caregiver and caregiver. You're my enemy, you've destroyed my right to be a human being."
The woman's body trembled. "I don't even know who I am? Am I the real demon who once loved the Jing Wuyuan, who will never perish as long as the moon remains, and who almost destroyed the entire Demon Palace?"
"Am I Empress Dowager Yin Yue, who, because of her husband's death, is determined to destroy the Xuan Xin Sect, kill Yan Chixia, and use the boy from the Seven Lifetimes of Resentful Lovers as a tool for revenge?"
"No, none of them are right."
"It's not that Empress Dowager Yin Yue and the Moon Demon have already truly merged into one and cannot be separated."
"Instead, I have already let go of everything. The responsibilities of the demon and the responsibilities of the Empress Dowager Yin Yue have long been forgotten by me."
"You are the only one in my eyes, Seven Nights."
"Only you."
She buried her head in the top of Qi Ye's head, almost frantically inhaling his breath.
"You can seek revenge against me, and I won't resist."
Qi Ye remained nestled in her arms, seemingly asleep.
After a long silence, he finally uttered a sound that resembled a dream, "Why would I seek revenge on you? I'm so glad you're not my mother."
A sinister and powerful aura, brimming with the warmth and vitality of life, erupted from his body, enveloping the entire banyan tree.
"Seven nights, Mother's seven nights." Yin Yue's face flushed, and droplets of water appeared on the tree roots on the ground.
The banyan tree rustled.
"Empress Dowager."
"A wise ruler."
Early in the morning, two voices broke the silence in the room.
It's Xiaoqian and Xiao Xue.
"Your Majesty, you're well!" x2
To their surprise, the giant banyan tree rooted in the Demon Palace's Earth Vein — the Empress Dowager Yin Yue— had vanished. Her legs were now intact, and she stood behind Qi Ye, dressing him and tying his hair.
"Qi Ye healed me." Empress Dowager Yin Yue looked at Qi Ye with 'kindness'. "He not only mastered the [Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique] to perfection, but also innovated upon the [Heavenly Demon Sacred Armor Scripture], which was used as an auxiliary to contain the chilling sword energy that annihilated the three realms."
"He cultivated that kind of demonic energy full of yang and vitality, which promoted blood circulation and cured my chronic illness."
"The Holy Ruler truly lives up to his name," Xiao Xue and Xiaoqian exclaimed as they skillfully helped Qiye put on his boots.
Qi Ye's expression remained unchanged.
This is nothing.
His talents in this life come from the accumulation of seven lifetimes. In his first life, he was the founder of the Yin Yue Dynasty and a close Gan Jiang of Yi Xi.
Gan Jiang also knows the so-called "Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique" and "Heavenly Demon Sacred Armor Scripture".
Moreover, he is not only Gan Jiang and Qi Ye, but also Li Lin.
As Li Lin, he had already won over Xiaoqian, who should have only seen him as her brother because of the curse.
Xiaoqian both loved and respected him, and even dared not call him "Brother Qiye".
Her and Xiao Xue's roles were merely that of Qiye's maids.
After Xiaoqian and Xiao Xue left.
Yin Yue's expression changed. She had just realized that Xiaoqian and Xiao Xue had both been defiled. "Qi Ye, are you confused?"
"Now that you know your own background, you should also know that you and Xiaoqian are Seven Lifetimes of Resentful Lovers."
"As long as you two, like in every previous life, still fail to be together."
"On the day of the [Heavenly Demon Charges Seven Sha], the [Heavenly Demon Star] will descend, granting you the power to dominate the human world and make you a true demon."
"Even if Xiao Xue alone isn't enough, you can find someone else. You are the Holy Emperor, the ruler of the entire dynasty."
Why must I have Xiaoqian?
"The curse of the Seven Lifetimes of Resentful Lovers still exists," Qi Ye said. "Unlike me, who has regained my human form in the Huan Bo Pond and become one with the demon, Xiaoqian's human form is still in the Huan Bo Pond. She is still a fox demon, and we only have a physical relationship; we are not truly married."