The two clan leaders slowly turned around and came to Qin Yu. They bowed solemnly once more, their faces still bearing that gentle smile. "Senior." "Please begin." Qin Yu's hand, holding the Wordless Heavenly Book, involuntarily tightened slightly. Qian Wenwan watched the figures embracing each other, her eyes gradually reddening, and a tear slowly slid down her cheek.
She slowly lowered her head, her divine sense transmitting a message to Qin Yu's ears. "Young Master Qin..." "Is there really no other way?" "Do they... have to return to the Wordless Heavenly Book?" Qin Yu remained silent for a long time, his gaze slowly sweeping over the figures standing embracing each other, then he sighed softly.
The voice slowly entered Qian Wenwan's mind. "The human soul is never complete because of a single emotion. If Fate Soul only carries one emotion, it can never become a true life. Joy only brings laughter, but it doesn't know how to cherish what it has lost." "Anger only destroys, but it doesn't know what protection is."
"Sorrow doesn't anticipate tomorrow; fear prevents one from taking a step; love knows no pain of parting; evil will never understand the preciousness of kindness. Desire, on the other hand, will forever be mired in obsession." Qin Yu slowly raised his head, gazing at the ancient tree standing quietly between heaven and earth. "The seven emotions and six desires are never constraints." "Only when they coexist can they constitute a truly complete life." "When joyful, one knows happiness."
"When sad, we understand why tears are scalding; when angry, we hold onto our bottom line; when fearful, we learn to revere heaven and earth; when deeply in love, we know why parting is so unforgettable; when experiencing desire, we understand why restraint is precious. It is because the seven emotions and six desires are intertwined that people grow, make choices, and leave their own marks over the long years."
His gaze returned to the members of the Shade-Guarding Clan, and his voice deepened. "But they are different. Each of them is merely a wisp of emotion manifested by the Layered Realm Void Great Emperor. They only experience joy and love; they are kind, gentle, and willing to embrace all things in the world. But they will never be angry, never rebel, never doubt. They will never draw their swords to survive, which is why they have been oppressed by the Blazing Erosion Clan generation after generation. They are not complete beings."
"It is merely the gentlest part of a complete life... Now that the Wordless Heavenly Book has reappeared, the seven emotions will finally Return to One. They have not disappeared, but have returned to where they truly belong. Only when the seven emotions are united will the true life left behind by the Layered Realm Void Great Emperor be complete once more."
Qian Wenwan listened quietly, tears streaming down her face once more. She slowly looked at the people standing together, embracing each other. At that moment, she finally understood. This farewell was not death, but a homecoming that had been awaited for millions of years. The whole world was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, except for that Shade-Guarding Ancient Tree, still swaying gently, as if bidding farewell to its child.
The entire Shade-Guarding Clan was immersed in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. No one cried, and no one hesitated any longer. The two clan leaders slowly walked up to Qin Yu. The wrinkles on their faces seemed to have smoothed out a lot, and their eyes held a sense of relief after seeing through the long years.
Qin Yu gently lifted the Wordless Heavenly Book and slowly turned the first page. The ancient-looking page turned on its own, revealing the second page. However, this page was still blank. Qin Yu raised his head and looked at the two elders, his voice low and calm. "Seniors." "To open the second page of the Wordless Heavenly Book, you two need a drop of your essence blood each." The two clan leaders did not hesitate at all.
They glanced at each other, their eyes meeting, and a warm smile simultaneously appeared on their faces. There was no trace of sorrow in those smiles; it was as if they had finally returned home after waiting for millions of years. The chieftain of the Joy Clan softly said:
"Old friend." "To be able to protect this ancient tree with you in this life." "It's worth it." The Love Clan Chief gently patted his shoulder, his eyes still gentle. "We are of the same origin." "Now, we are simply going home together." After saying that, the two of them raised their right hands at the same time, and with a gentle stroke of their fingertips, two drops of crystal-clear essence blood slowly floated in mid-air.
One drop radiated a warm, bright golden-red glow, while the other flowed with a soft, emerald-green life-glow. The two drops of essence blood mingled together and slowly drifted toward the second page of the Wordless Heavenly Book, dripping down—the moment the essence blood landed in the center of the page.
The entire Wordless Heavenly Book trembled violently, and the Daoist essence that had been dormant for millions of years on the second page finally awakened completely, with a blazing crimson-gold divine light soaring into the sky. At the same time, another soft emerald-green radiance followed closely behind. The two radiances, one on the left and one on the right, completely illuminated the entire world, and the Shade-Guarding Ancient Tree began to sway violently.
Countless leaves detached from the branches and fluttered in the air, completely enveloping the world in warmth and vitality. Then, the two kinds of light slowly intertwined and finally transformed into two ancient characters, which quietly floated on the second page. On the left, a dazzling golden light continuously gathered, and a simple and powerful character slowly emerged.
The moment the character for "joy" appeared, the whole world resounded with children's laughter. The spring breeze blew, and all the flowers bloomed. At the same time, a pure and genuine joy rose in everyone's heart. Then, below the character for "joy," a line of ancient characters slowly emerged.
The smile stays forever and knows no sorrow, and does not realize that there is resentment in the world. If all seven emotions are abandoned, the empty body may move like a mayfly. When the last word falls, countless golden streams of light from heaven and earth gather together, all integrated into the word "Happiness". Then, the emerald green divine light on the right side begins to flow continuously.
An equally ancient character slowly emerged: Love. The word Love appeared, and suddenly the world became extremely quiet, without a sound. Yet everyone felt a warmth that could not be described in words, as if all things in the world were embracing each other, and the ancient trees swayed gently, their leaves slowly drooping.
The entire world was filled with a gentle breath of life, and then, after the word "love," another line of ancient text slowly appeared.
A heart full of devotion, oblivious to anger, infatuation, resentment, and gratitude; if all seven emotions were severed, only a beautiful skeleton would remain, devoid of soul. The last word slowly fell. The entire Wordless Heavenly Book suddenly burst forth with an even more dazzling brilliance. The four ancient characters "sorrow" and "fear" on the first page, and "joy" and "love" on the second page, resonated with each other.
Four distinctly different emotional energies flowed slowly, eventually returning to the depths of the Wordless Heavenly Book. The two patriarchs of the Shade-Guarding Clan gazed quietly at the two ancient characters on the second page. The confusion in their eyes completely disappeared, replaced by a kind of enlightenment that finally allowed them to find themselves. They finally knew where they came from and where they were going.
After the second page was fully revealed, all sounds in the world gradually quieted down. The ancient tree that had protected the Shade-Guarding Clan for millions of years swayed gently, each branch and leaf flowing with a soft, bluish-green glow. Wisps of extremely warm energy slowly drifted down, enveloping the entire Shade-Guarding Clan.
At that very moment, both chieftains of the Shade-Guarding Clan trembled slightly, and they slowly closed their eyes.
The next instant, the Fate Soul essence that had been dormant within the two for millions of years suddenly boiled over, and countless golden-green Dao patterns slowly spread out from between their brows, and memories sealed for countless years returned to their sea of consciousness like a tide.
The chieftain of the Joy Clan trembled slightly, the confusion in his eyes gradually fading, replaced by a kind of enlightenment that had transcended millions of years. He slowly raised his head, looked at the sky, then looked down at all the tribespeople around him, and a relieved and warm smile gradually appeared on his lips.
"So that's how it is..." "We finally... remembered." The Love Clan Chief's eyes were already moist. He gently reached out and touched his chest, his voice as soft as a breeze.
"We were never complete lives; we were merely the purest joy and deepest love in our master's heart." Millions of years ago, our master perished, and we split off from the Dao Source Ancient Tree to protect this warmest emotion for him. Now, the Wordless Heavenly Book left behind by our master has been reopened. "Our mission has finally come to an end."
Just as the two clan leaders regained all their memories, the bodies of tens of thousands of members of the Shade-Guarding Clan began to tremble continuously. One, ten, a hundred, a thousand... more and more people stopped in their tracks. They slowly closed their eyes, and countless long-forgotten memories returned. A gentle smile gradually appeared on everyone's face.