Qing Qing Ziqin, Long Long My Heart

At the Yan Jue Mountain, there was a crimson spatial rift hundreds of feet long.

Inside, heavenly fire burns eternally, spreading in all directions without end, inspiring awe.

The deeper one goes, the red flames turn almost black.

Compared to his first time cultivating in the Heavenly Fire World when he was at the Dao Seed Realm, where his physical body was scorched and he had to activate the defensive power of the Provincial Governor's Official Robe to resist, Li Weiyi's current powerful body, having broken two Longevity Lock, can easily withstand the Heavenly Fire as if soaking in a hot spring.

Li Weiyi and Yu He split up to search.

Li Weiyi flew along the array jade platforms crafted by the predecessors of Dongxu Camp, releasing all Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors. He then opened his Heavenly Eye his eyebrows and shouted loudly.

They flew for more than ten miles.

As the intensity of the heavenly fire increased, Li Weiyi's body was enveloped in protective magical energy.

Let's continue searching deeper.

"Boss Li, we've found something!" Sifeng shouted.

Its eyes are like two balls of lightning, and it has a natural ability to see very far.

From afar, Li Weiyi saw a long-haired figure floating in the void of the Heavenly Fire. It was only the size of a matchstick, as if it were floating on the crimson seabed. His heart sank, and he rushed over with trepidation.

If she returns to Dongxu Camp, she will enter the Heavenly Fire World.

More than a month has already passed.

Upon approaching, Li Weiyi saw her wrinkled body and face; her skin had lost all its luster and color, looking like wax, and her body was like withered wood. He was speechless with emotion.

He embraced her, used the defensive power of the Provincial Governor's Official Robe to isolate himself from the heavenly fire outside, and immediately rushed towards the exit of the Heavenly Fire World.

Too light!

Li Weiyi stared intently ahead, carefully placing his palm on her chest, gently sensing and probing.

Severe dehydration damages both the physical body and the soul.

He took out the Life Medicine and the Life Medicine, plucked a leaf from each, mixed them with the spiritual spring water, and fed them into her mouth. He only fed her a small amount each time, not daring to be too forceful.

Upon arriving at the exit of the Heavenly Fire World, Yu He rushed over after hearing the news.

They rushed out together and landed on the summit of Yan Jue Mountain.

Li Weiyi held Qing Ziqin in his arms, sat on the ground, and repeatedly fed her small amounts of medicinal spring water. He pressed his palm against her chest again; her heartbeat was as weak as a candle in the wind, as if it might die at any moment.

Yu He's expression was a mixture of crying and laughing; she was speechless and almost went mad.

"Whoosh!"

Zhuang Shiyan receiving Yu He's message, Zhuang Shiyan descended from the sky and landed in front of the three. Seeing Qing Ziqin's withered appearance on the ground, he changed color and immediately released liquid magic power to protect her heart meridian.

Then, tears streamed down his face as he instantly thought of thirty-one years ago, and then of the bloody battles of a hundred years ago. He couldn't help but cry out to the heavens in anguish, "Why, God, how can this ever end? A hundred years have passed. Must everyone die before you finally give up?"

Zhuang Shiyan picked up Qing Ziqin and prepared to leave to treat her.

Li Weiyi's eyes were serious. "Sir, can this matter be kept secret for now? We mustn't let anyone know?"

Zhuang Shiyan and Yu He both looked at him with puzzled expressions.

"Letting her die like this is a good thing; it's a Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell!"

Li Weiyi suppressed his various emotions and quickly regained his composure, then said this.

Yu He, as expected of a top expert among the Sentinels, instantly understood Li Weiyi's intention. "Let's save her first!"

Li Weiyi instructed Liu Ye to mobilize everyone to search for Qing Ziqin. Then, he used spatial teleportation to rush to the Sacred Hall Life Realm to ask Yu Yaozi for the Life Spring and to ask Nangong Ancient Years Clan for the Spring of Life.

Three days later.

In the sea of coffins in the cave behind the mountain, Li Weiyi selected a mummified corpse resembling Qing Ziqin and dressed it in Qing Ziqin's magical artifacts and Magic Tool Martial Robe. Then, he carried it out of the fire abyss and wept bitterly.

Liu Ye and a group of sentries and spirits searching for Qing Ziqin arrived at the Yan Jue Mountain and witnessed this scene.

"Li Weiyi, what's going on? Don't tell me she's Qing Ziqin." Liu Ye had been searching for three days and was mentally prepared, knowing something might have happened.

Li Weiyi held the mummified corpse's head, raised his head, and cried with tears in his eyes, "It's all my fault, my fault... I have Fiancée, I shouldn't have gotten so close to her. After leaving the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, I still have to face reality..."

As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from Qing Ziqin's bosom and handed it to Liu Ye.

Two lines of text were carved on the jade pendant with a fingernail.

Liu Ye recited the first line. "Qing Ziqin, deep is my longing. For your sake, I have hesitated until now."

"This is what I wrote to her," Li Weiyi said.

Liu Ye recited the second line. "Bright as the moon, when can it be grasped? Sorrow arises from within, and cannot be severed."

"This sentence must have been carved by her fingernail before she died, specifically for me. She wanted me to never forget her for the rest of my life. She was so cruel, why was she so stubborn? Zijing, open your eyes! Open your eyes, and I will go to Zuoqiu Courtyard to annul the engagement..." Li Weiyi cried out in anguish.

Liu Ye's eyes flashed with cold light, and her fists clenched tightly. "Li Weiyi, what exactly were you doing in the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin? When you left the Ancient Kingdom of the Years Ruin, the two of you were arguing in the Netherworld because of this?"

"I have no choice."

Li Weiyi nodded.

"You're a complete scoundrel. If you can't offer someone a future, then keep your distance. I don't have a friend like you."

Liu Ye suppressed the urge to rush over and beat up Li Weiyi, choosing instead to break ties with him, her heart aching terribly.

In his view, Li Weiyi was bound to be someone who started a relationship but then abandoned it.

Otherwise, why would Qing Ziqin do something so extreme?

"Liu Ye, Ye Zi, I didn't expect her personality to be so extreme. It's not my fault... Let me explain..." Li Weiyi shouted.

The remaining sentries and sentries all stared coldly at Li Weiyi, some scornfully cursing, others spitting on him.

Standing at a distance, Yu He frowned. If she didn't know the truth, she would have already taken action, and even suspected that Qing Ziqin's suicide might have been partly due to him.

But for now, all we can do is cooperate with Li Weiyi and finish this charade.

One reason, of course, is to have Qing Ziqin "die," Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell.

Secondly, the truth must be concealed; Qing Ci must not know that the Dongxu Camp already knows his secret of being alive. Therefore, there must be a reason for Qing Ziqin's death.

Third, if the truth cannot be concealed, Qing Ci's thinking should be guided towards the real reason for Qing Ziqin's death, rather than doubting whether she is already dead.

After a dramatic display of grief, Yu He snatched the body of "Qing Ziqin" from Li Weiyi and left.

Zhuang Shiyan appeared and took Li Weiyi away, fearing that some of the older members of the sentry spirits would harm him, especially Qing Ci's former trusted subordinates.

The courtyard where the sage resides is isolated from the outside world by an array.

It features artificial hills and lakes, is planted with rare medicinal herbs, and boasts a tranquil environment filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.

Li Weiyi entered the room and looked at the bed with white curtains hanging down.

"Don't come any closer, you're so ugly!"

After taking the Life Spring and the Life Spring, Qing Ziqin has regained consciousness under the care of Zhuang Shiyan.

"It's not like we haven't seen it before."

Li Weiyi sat down in a chair, poured himself a glass of spring water, and drank it down. "After all this fuss, I'm the one who's sacrificed the most. Not only is my reputation ruined, but I might also incur the hostility of the previous Sentinel's subordinates. I told you I'd figure something out when I got back, but you insisted on doing it on your own."

After a long silence on the bed, she whispered, "I'm sorry."

"I'll settle the score with you once you've fully recovered," Li Weiyi said.

"Don't worry about those old spirit sentinels, I will personally warn them."

Zhuang Shiyan and Yu He walked in together; the former had a slight smile on his face, while the latter had a somber expression.

"Sir, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark," Li Weiyi sighed, his face full of worry.

This air of superiority was, of course, only half genuine.

Zhuang Shiyan took out a talisman from his sleeve. "This is a high-grade Spirit Talisman. Carrying it on your person will automatically form a defensive light shield in the event of a sneak attack. It can even block an attack from the Seventh Realm Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator. As for attacks from other Great Longevity Realm cultivators, it can block them multiple times before exhausting the talisman's magical power."

"Automatic defense?"

Li Weiyi hurriedly accepted this treasure, which was a rare treasure at the Longevity Realm level. It was extremely rare and required very specific materials for refining talismans, so it must have been made by the Saint Spirit King Mind Master.

Other Protective Talisman require magical energy to activate. Often, enemies won't give you that chance.

After another healing session for Qing Ziqin's soul.

Li Weiyi followed Zhuang Shiyan to the lakeside.

"Many people probably wouldn't believe that someone would self-immolate because of love," Zhuang Shiyan said.

Li Weiyi said, "Wouldn't this be a good opportunity to lure out those who came to investigate? Especially Qing Ci's direct subordinates hidden inside the Dongxu Camp."

After Qing Ziqin woke up, she told him everything.

This includes the secret that her father saw Qing Ci thirty-one years ago.

However, Qing Ci told her a different version.

Qing Ci claimed that a hundred years ago, he was not devoured by the ancestral insect of the Taixu Worm and had the ability to resolve the Taixu Worm calamity. However, the Sentinel Spirit Army and the Demon Kingdom did not consult with him at all and directly launched a massacre, severely injuring him and almost preventing him from escaping.

Revenge must be sought for the Departed of the Immortal Mist Sect.

Her father chose to immolate himself because he believed that the killings of that year could have been avoided, but because of his wife, countless people died tragically.

Qing Ziqin chose to speak out because Li Weiyi told her, "A person who cares about you and loves you wouldn't drag you into the abyss of hatred or put you in danger. As the previous generation's Sentinel Master of the Dongxu Camp, how could he not have his own loyal followers? Those Sentinel Elders are stronger and more shrewd than you, so why would he want to drag you in? He's too selfish! It's self-evident who you should trust."

Zhuang Shiyan solemn. "If he had returned more than thirty years ago, there might have been quite a few old spirit sentinels in the Dongxu Camp who were subdued by him. A hundred years ago, he truly became a monster, his body half-real and half-ethereal, his bones visible, with ethereal insect wings growing out of his mouth, emitting insect chirps, extremely ferocious. There were even those who died at his hands, their souls and spirits drained by him."

Li Weiyi said, "Could it be that the Soul Burning Heavenly Fire you unleashed, while severely injuring him, also injured the ancestral insect of the Taixu Worm, allowing him to benefit from the misfortune and subdue it, thus mastering the spell? Strong individuals are very arrogant and would never admit that they were once monsters. Perhaps he truly believes he has the ability to resolve the Taixu Worm calamity and truly hates you to the bone."

Zhuang Shiyan stopped in his tracks, thinking of something extremely distressing.

If everyone had known back then that Qing Ci still retained consciousness and hadn't been completely devoured by the Taixu Worm, and had chosen to do everything in their power to help him refine the Taixu Worm Ancestral Worm, would the outcome have been completely different?

Of course, this is on the premise that Qing Ziqin saw Qing Ci, not the Taixu Worm Ancestral Insect.

"This is a very important matter, and I will report it to the Sentinel Commander immediately. You are just a little kid, so don't get involved or try to think about it," Zhuang Shiyan said.