I have nothing left

Zhou Kingdom Imperial Palace, inside Yangxin Hall.

Xiao Mo slowly opened his eyes.

Xiao Mo lowered his eyelids.

In his heart, there was a sense of loss, an emptiness that lingered.

Although this was merely a life experience, and Xiao Mo had only been playing the role of "Xiao Mo,"

he had still spent over a decade inside the Book of a Hundred Lives.

Moreover, Xiao Mo possessed all of "Xiao Mo's" memories.

In the Book of a Hundred Lives, everyone had emotions, flesh, and blood.

Thus, even if it was just "playing a role," Xiao Mo had fully immersed himself, truly treating Jiang Qingyi as his own disciple.

Even though she was fake, a construct of the Book of a Hundred Lives, in Xiao Mo's heart, she was real.

It was like reading a novel or watching a TV series.

After binge-reading a thousand chapters or binge-watching dozens of episodes, how could you not develop feelings for the female lead?

Let alone when the female lead was someone you personally raised.

"Ah, no use dwelling on it. Reality is what matters."

Xiao Mo sighed and opened the Book of a Hundred Lives again.

This life experience was over. Time to see what reward he would get this time.

[The Book of a Hundred Lives is settling the mission reward. Estimated completion time: one hour (real time). During this period, the host may enter the Book of a Hundred Lives as an "Observer" to watch Jiang Qingyi's subsequent experiences, but may not intervene.

Note 1: After one hour, the first life settlement will be complete, and the host may no longer enter the first life.

Note 2: When the host enters the Book of a Hundred Lives as an "Observer," it will feel like stepping into a river of time, with time flowing over a thousand times faster. Upon returning to reality, the host may experience some discomfort.

Will the host enter the Book of a Hundred Lives?]

"Yes!"

Xiao Mo didn't hesitate at all. He chose to enter the Book of a Hundred Lives.

He wanted to see what happened to Qingyi afterward.

Even if Qingyi was fake, he still hoped she would have a good ending.

In a daze, Xiao Mo's consciousness entered the Book of a Hundred Lives again.

Xiao Mo found himself standing in front of the Xiao Royal Mansion's main gate.

But this time, he noticed his body was transparent, like a soul, and he couldn't touch anything.

"Boom!"

A loud crash came from the front courtyard of the Xiao Royal Mansion.

Xiao Mo drifted inside.

In the courtyard, Ye Sandao had already slashed twice at Xiao Mo's Sword Domain.

And just as Ye Sandao's final slash was about to land, against everyone's expectations, Xiao Mo's Sword Domain collapsed on its own.

The slash kicked up a massive cloud of dust.

A young girl walked out from the dust, holding the Xuan Shuang Long Sword.

Tears streaked the corners of her eyes. Her eyes were like those of the dead, utterly devoid of light.

"Dead."

"Everyone's dead."

"No one's left."

"I have nothing left."

She walked forward step by step, the long sword dragging along the ground, scraping sparks across the marble floor.

She muttered something under her breath, her whole being as if completely broken.

With every step Jiang Qingyi took, the Sword Qi around her grew denser and sharper.

Her realm kept climbing.

Xiao Jing frowned. "I didn't expect that even after his soul scattered, he would still return the Sword Bone to you. It seems Xiao Mo truly valued you."

"Shut up!"

Jiang Qingyi roared in anger and took a step forward.

Ye Sandao tried to block Jiang Qingyi, but she had already passed him.

"So fast!" Cold sweat broke out on Ye Sandao's forehead.

Jiang Qingyi's speed was on an entirely different level compared to before.

Was this the strength she had after reclaiming her Sword Bone?

"Prince, be careful!" Ye Sandao shouted.

But it was already too late.

Jiang Qingyi appeared before Xiao Jing in an instant, her icy gaze as if she had sealed away her own soul: "You have no right to speak his name."

She swung her sword.

Blood sprayed from Xiao Jing's left shoulder as an arm fell to the ground.

"Father!"

Xiao Han's heart jolted, and he moved to save his father.

"Don't come over!"

Xiao Jing yelled.

But it was already too late.

Jiang Qingyi turned her head, her eyes pitch-black like ink, frost-cold like ice, as she glanced at Xiao Han.

With just that one look, Xiao Han felt as if he had fallen into an abyss.

His body couldn't help but tremble, and he even subconsciously took two steps back.

By the time Xiao Jing reacted, the frost-covered longsword was already before him.

"Clang!"

This time, Ye Sandao made it in time and blocked the strike.

The longsword pierced against Ye Sandao's blade.

Ye Sandao felt his body grow heavy, as if struck by a great mountain. His entire form flew backward, smashing through the courtyard wall before slamming violently into the Xiao Royal Mansion Formation.

If not for the formation covering the mansion like an air wall, Ye Sandao would have been sent flying hundreds of meters by the force of that strike.

Ye Sandao sucked in a sharp breath and opened his eyes, feeling as though every bone in his body had been shattered.

The Sword Bone had originally been taken from Jiang Qingyi's body, so the two were naturally a perfect match.

Thus, Ye Sandao was not at all surprised that Jiang Qingyi had stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm because of the Sword Bone.

But he hadn't expected that, having just entered the Nascent Soul Realm, her strength would be this terrifying.

Was this the Innate Sword Bone?

No wonder it was called a saintly body that only appeared once in ten thousand years.

"Little girl, what a pity. Your future was boundless, but you can only die here. I'll send you to meet your master right now."

Ye Sandao raised his long blade, and a Manifestation of Law appeared behind him.

Only cultivators at the Jade Realm could manifest the Manifestation of Law. Sword cultivators could use it too, but it consumed an enormous amount of Spiritual Energy.

Most sword cultivators, when locked in a life-or-death battle, would choose to unleash the Sword Domain they had comprehended.

Ye Sandao's blade momentum gathered without pause.

At the same time, Xiao Jing waved his hand, and the Xiao Royal Mansion Formation gradually condensed the phantom of a Fire Phoenix.

This was the last Fire Phoenix Xiao Jing could summon, pouring all the formation's power into it.

The two of them aimed to kill her in a single blow, even if it meant destroying the Sword Bone!

She absolutely could not leave alive.

Otherwise, once she grew stronger, all of them would die!

"Die!"

Xiao Jing pressed his hand down, and the Fire Phoenix cried out to the heavens, its screech echoing throughout the entire Liang Kingdom Imperial Capital as it lunged toward Jiang Qingyi.

At the same time, Ye Sandao slashed his blade toward Jiang Qingyi.

But Jiang Qingyi remained standing where she was.

She seemed to care about nothing.

She simply lifted her head to look at the sky.

Tears slowly slid from the corners of her eyes.

"Master, can you see your disciple's Sword Domain?"

The moment the young girl's tears hit the ground, the hard marble floor rippled outward in circles.

In an instant, the entire Xiao Royal Mansion was enveloped within the young girl's Sword Domain.

One by one, the maids and servants of the Xiao Mansion looked around at their surroundings.

Beneath Xiao Mu's twilight sky.

The ground had transformed into a vast lake.

But unlike an ordinary lake—

The water was a pitch-black ink color.