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"Ye Qingchuan, why did you suddenly bring Zhenzhen back? What do you want?" Jiang Wan couldn't help but question him, remembering that Ye Qingchuan had fallen into demonic ways and become the Demon Venerable. She had been shot by Shen Xingyan's arrow while trying to save Ye Qinghui, thankfully it hadn't pierced her heart, and Ye Qinghui had saved her life with a Foundation-Stabilizing Pill. Now, seeing Ye Qingchuan, she worried that he might harm Ye Qinghui.
"Don't worry, I'm just taking my Junior Sister home," Ye Qingchuan said calmly.
Xie Jingshu walked over, took Ye Zhenzhen from Ye Qingchuan's arms, and gently kissed her forehead. Tears streamed down her face, wetting her eyelashes. "Zhenzhen, don't be afraid, we're going home."
Ye Qingchuan watched Ye Zhenzhen being carried away with reluctance, then gestured to Ye Qinghui with his eyes, inviting him to talk to him aside.
"What? You want me to give you the Seven-Colored Heaven-Mending Stone and the Primordial Chaos Pearl to revive my Junior Sister?" Ye Qingchuan found Ye Qinghui's idea utterly absurd.
Ye Qingchuan recounted the story of the Old Daoist appearing to him in a dream, and also showed Ye Qinghui the little notebook the Old Daoist had given him, which detailed how to use the Five Divine Artifacts to activate the Resurrection Formation and revive a person.
"Ten thousand years ago, after Female Drought Demon transformed into the Evil Drought Demon, she wreaked havoc on the world. The gods sealed her away with the five divine Five Divine Artifacts and entrusted them to the Five Great Sects for safekeeping. They also suppressed Evil Drought Demon's Divine Soul beneath my Cloudsky Mountain. If we forcibly gather the Five Divine Artifacts together, it might cause Evil Drought Demon to be resurrected, disrupting the Six Realms and bringing further calamity to the world!" Ye Qinghui said solemnly. "Just because of a book of dubious origin, we're taking such a huge risk to gather the Five Divine Artifacts. Who knows if we'll fall into a trap set by treacherous people?"
"How will you know it won't work if you don't try?"
"But if we try, what will happen to the safety of the Six Realms? What will happen to all living beings?"
"First Senior Brother, you only care about the common people, but what about Junior Sister? Can you bear to watch her die at such a young age?" Ye Qingchuan roared.
In his heart, the world's inhabitants were far less important than Ye Zhenzhen. If she were alive, he possessed the whole world; if she were not, what did the world matter to him?
"Junior brother, my love for Junior Sister is no less than yours!" Ye Qinghui's emotions also surged. "But if the Evil Drought Demon is resurrected, and all living beings in the Six Realms are plunged into chaos, Junior Sister will become a world-destroying sinner, condemned by everyone. How can she live as happily and peacefully as before?"
His Junior Sister had saved him from the brink of despair, retrieved his Inner Core, and given him a new life. More than anyone else, he wished she could come back to life, look at him with adoration again, and smile at him with two sweet dimples. But he was Immortal Venerable, and he could not defy the heavens for his own selfish desires, risking the lives of all beings in the Six Realms. Moreover, he felt that his Junior Sister would certainly not agree to him doing so.
"If I had a way to revive my Junior Sister while also ensuring that the Evil Drought Demon wouldn't be resurrected, would you agree to give it a try?" Ye Qingchuan said.
"What method?"
After Ye Qingchuan whispered something to Ye Qinghui's expression turned serious, and he asked, "Are you really willing? Are you truly willing to sacrifice yourself for your Junior Sister?"
"I do." Ye Qingchuan's answer was without the slightest hesitation.
In order to stay as far away as possible from Cloudsky Mountain, where the Evil Drought Demon Divine Soul was sealed, and to prevent the Evil Drought Demon from being affected by the combined power of the Five Divine Artifacts, Ye Qinghui followed Ye Qingchuan's advice and took the Five Divine Artifacts and Ye Zhenzhen to the Far North.
It was extremely cold here, with Iceberg everywhere. Ye Zhenzhen's Divine Soul instantly felt the chill; how did she end up in this godforsaken place again?
Following the diagrams in his notebook, Ye Qinghui arranged an ancient formation on the Iceberg and placed Ye Zhenzhen in the center of it. The bright-eyed girl lay peacefully, as if she were simply asleep.
He glanced at the girl in the middle, took a deep breath, gripped the Xuanyuan Sword tightly, and drew Runes as he walked past the Primordial Chaos Pearl, the Thunderbolt Chain, and the Sky-Gate Zither. At each location, the artifact would release a dazzling wave of light that merged into the center of the formation.
Finally, he arrived before the Seven-Colored Heaven-Mending Stone and placed it on Ye Zhenzhen's heart. In an instant, the Five Divine Artifacts shone brightly, converging into a dazzling pillar of light that shot straight into the sky, illuminating the entire heavens.
"Come back, Junior Sister!"
The formation began to operate, ancient Runes leaped in the air, Ye Zhenzhen's body gradually became transparent in the light, then gradually solidified again.
At the same time, Ye Qingchuan sensed the weakening of the seal on the Evil Drought Demon Cloudsky Mountain.
"If this is going against the will of Heaven, then let me bear the consequences of the backlash for you; if only one of us can live, that person must be you!" Facing the direction of the Far North, he seemed to see Ye Zhenzhen's smiling face, saying to him, "Husband, I'm back."
He curled his lips into a smile, his deep, affectionate eyes swirling with black vortexes, and resolutely charged toward the seal of the Evil Drought Demon, preparing to sacrifice his physical body to reinforce the seal and prevent the Evil Drought Demon's Divine Soul from having any chance to escape.
Just as he was about to touch the seal of the Evil Drought Demon, a beam of icy blue sword light blocked him. Ye Ruheng suddenly appeared, pushed him aside, and merged with the seal of the Evil Drought Demon before him, blocking the Evil Drought Demon's eager Divine Soul from escaping.
"Chuan'er, Zhenzhen is my daughter, so of course I should do this. Go and see if Zhenzhen has woken up. If she has, she will definitely want to see you as soon as possible." After saying this, Ye Ruheng's figure disappeared around the seal.
Several years ago, Ye Ruheng sensed the weakening of the seal on Evil Drought Demon, so he stayed at the bottom of Cloudsky Mountain, reinforcing the seal every day. After he and Xie Jingshu learned that Ye Qingchuan and Ye Qinghui were going to use the Five Divine Artifacts to revive Ye Zhenzhen, they did not stop them, but chose to help them. They also deeply loved their daughter and were willing to make the sacrifice in place of Ye Qingchuan.
"Master, no!" Ye Qingchuan cried out in pain, rushing forward hysterically, only to be repelled by an incomparably domineering force comparable to the Heaven and Earth Laws.
"You ants think you can trap me?" A distant voice rang out, filled with contempt and mockery.
Although the Five Divine Artifacts gathered in a distant place, the earth-shattering energy was too powerful and still awakened the Evil Drought Demon's Divine Soul. After a deafening roar, the Evil Drought Demon broke through the seal and rushed out like a bolt of lightning.