A deal, withstand three moves! The wronged party lived a second life!

The arrival of a great accomplishment sacred body comparable to a peak great emperor at the forbidden zone naturally alerted Lu Qingyun.

His eyes opened and closed, Chaos Qi swirling within them.

His gaze pierced the immortal mist and met Ye Mingyuan's, revealing utter indifference.

Once, twice-but not a third or fourth time.

This was already Ye Mingyuan's third visit to the forbidden zone.

It had already crossed Lu Qingyun's bottom line.

Although ten thousand years had passed, and Ye Mingyuan was probably his last old acquaintance in this world.

But... those prodigies who had died at his hands during the struggle on the imperial path would also have been old acquaintances if they had lived until now!

Affection?

Not a shred!

Precisely for that reason, he was already prepared, the moment Ye Mingyuan officially stepped into the forbidden zone.

To strike with thunderous force and slay him on its outskirts!

He would let everyone in the entire universe see the power of the Chaos Heavenly Emperor!

Only...

Although Ye Mingyuan had raised his might to its peak and looked ready to enter the forbidden zone at any moment.

He ultimately stopped outside it and did not step inside.

He raised his hand, and some of the golden blood Qi around him dispersed.

A great cauldron floated over, bearing only the presence of a quasi-emperor.

Inside that great cauldron, a coffin fashioned from azure firmament nether jade rested quietly.

The beauty within lay still, seemingly sunk into an eternal slumber...

Ye Mingyuan lowered his head and looked at Feng Zixue inside the coffin, his gaze tender and reluctant to part.

But it soon turned resolute!

He raised his head and met Lu Qingyun's eyes through the layers of immortal mist.

Yet there was no fighting intent about him.

It seemed that displaying his blood Qi and might was merely to... demonstrate his qualification.

A qualification for entry.

"I came to make a deal with you."

Ye Mingyuan's hoarse voice carried into the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone.

Beside him, the coffin floated up and down.

The presence emanating from within made Lu Qingyun frown slightly, and some long-sealed memories began to surge.

After a moment of silence.

Before Ye Mingyuan, the immortal mist parted, and the supreme-path formation patterns faded away.

Seeing this, Ye Mingyuan did not hesitate, his expression resolute.

He strode inside!

He looked ready to go and never return!

Then the immortal mist shrouded everything once more, blocking all prying eyes.

No one could know what deal Ye Mingyuan had made with that Chaos Heavenly Emperor.

But since it was a deal, then... surely nothing would go wrong?

Just as everyone thought nothing major would happen and was merely curious about the terms of the deal.

Boom-!!

From within the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone, supreme-path pressure instantly swept across the entire Fallen Immortal Star!

Under the terrifying outpouring of power, the immortal mist scattered.

The sight before them horrified everyone!

Inside the forbidden zone, Ye Mingyuan knelt on one knee, scarlet blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, a great hole piercing his chest.

One could imagine how grievously he had been wounded!

In a single instant, a great accomplishment sacred body famed for his physique had actually been injured this badly!

This should have been utterly inconceivable!

But when they remembered that the one who had struck was that Chaos Heavenly Emperor, everything seemed reasonable.

"Two moves left!"

Ye Mingyuan roared in a low voice.

Flesh sprouted over his chest, rapidly restoring it.

But judging by his abruptly weakened presence and his Sea of Bitterness, its divine power nearly exhausted, he had already reached his limit!

Yet the words he uttered revealed something that shook everyone to the core!

What did he mean, two moves left?

Judging by Ye Mingyuan's stance, was he planning to take three moves from the Chaos Heavenly Emperor head-on?

What kind of joke was this?!

Forget three moves-in this condition, he probably only needed to take one more!

This great accomplishment sacred body would become fertilizer, nourishing the forbidden zone's immortal soil.

Just what sort of deal had they reached earlier?

Could one party's stake in the deal actually be the life of a great accomplishment sacred body?!

No one knew the answer.

But the second move had already arrived!

This strike made many people's expressions change drastically!

Because it was once again that little nine-leafed blade of grass, emerald-green throughout, with a wisp of sword intent that seemed to descend from above the nine heavens!

It was unlike anything mortal, more like something from that vast immortal realm!

Dreamlike and illusory, it severed everything!

Sword light suddenly blazed, seemingly turning the entire world into dazzling daylight, its piercing brilliance making people involuntarily close their eyes.

But when they opened them.

They discovered that only half of Ye Mingyuan's head remained, lying forlornly on the ground.

It seemed utterly devoid of life.

Everything had been completely annihilated by that ray of sword light!

The great accomplishment sacred body Ye Mingyuan... had fallen?

Such a thought surfaced in everyone's minds, and no one could believe it!

But the truth lay before their eyes...

Living beings wept, mourning this great accomplishment sacred body who had sheltered all living things.

Others sighed, lamenting the passing of a supreme of his era.

Yet out in the starry sky, constantly watching the forbidden zone.

The Black Emperor, who wanted to witness the legendary Chaos Heavenly Emperor's methods, frowned slightly.

As a great emperor who held the Heavenly Heart Imprint and had attained the Dao as a Divine Medicine of Immortality.

His sensitivity to vitality surpassed that of any other living being in the universe!

Thus, unlike the others who were certain Ye Mingyuan was dead.

He watched that half of Ye Mingyuan's head with a grave expression for a long, long time before saying, "He actually... lived a second life!"

Just as his words fell.

A sudden change occurred within the Immortal Court!

Vast, immense life essence gathered of its own accord, pouring madly into that half of Ye Mingyuan's head!

Vitality revived, and flesh sprouted!

A voice that seemed to span the ages and see through life, death, and reincarnation rang out softly.

"So I never truly let go."

"But... if I can let her find fulfillment, then I, too, will have found fulfillment."

Ye Mingyuan's body had already been restored, and his might rose to another level!

The marks left by time upon his Wheel and Sea had been swept away.

Now he was young and powerful, having truly lived a second life!

In this life, he had surpassed his limits!

Remaining forever at his absolute peak, he might... attempt that step!

But just as a confident expression appeared on his face.

A quiet voice rang out from the depths of the Immortal Court Forbidden Zone.

"Have you forgotten that what you promised was... three moves?"

The next instant!

A premonition like death descending sent Ye Mingyuan's spiritual senses screaming warnings!

He instinctively protected the most essential wisp of his divine soul.

In an instant...

The Chaos Great Palm Imprint crashed down!

It blotted out the sky and sun, pressing toward him as though ten thousand Daos had gathered!

Splat-!

Under that single blow, Ye Mingyuan, this strongest great accomplishment sacred body who had just lived a second life and was at his absolute peak.

His body abruptly burst apart, and the flesh and blood essence it became not only replenished everything he had just absorbed.

But also brought considerably more fortune into the Immortal Court.

Even the Semi-Divine Medicines grew considerably.

But Ye Mingyuan had not truly fallen. A principal wisp of his divine soul escaped, in an even more wretched and miserable state than before!

"Tsk-"

"Forget it. Being the wronged party and a clown for so many years hasn't been easy either."

Lu Qingyun gazed in the direction Ye Mingyuan had departed.

He did not strike again to keep him there for good.

After all, this time, he had willingly let Ye Mingyuan inside. As for the reason...

Lu Qingyun lowered his gaze.

Looking at the aged beauty's corpse in the nearby coffin, he silently shook his head.

As for Feng Zixue.

His impression of her was actually not particularly deep.

Back then, he had come to this world all alone. Because he possessed a chaos body, peerless talent, and the potential to attain the Dao, he was frequently hunted by the major factions and lineages.

And in the spirit of returning courtesy, he would often sneak into those factions' compounds.

Taking things without asking, or simply robbing them of some resources outright.

And that day, after accidentally being discovered by a Feng Clan expert, he had mistakenly entered Feng Zixue's room while hiding.

Then... everything that should not have happened had happened.

But one point still needed clarifying: he had been the one underneath...

He had always thought it was merely a fleeting affair.

But it seemed... he was not quite aware of his own charm.

"Alas-!"

"Could being handsome and powerful actually be a mistake?"

"Then I'm afraid I'll have to keep making that mistake..."

Lu Qingyun's brow was filled with worry, and he sighed.

Then his gaze settled upon that coffin.

He reached out and gently swept his hand.

A fissure abruptly opened in the ground, and the coffin sank into it.

Buried beneath the earth, it remained in the Immortal Court Forbidden Land.