The Divine Laurel Tree, Sacrificing Herself to Become One with the Dao

Although both Li Jingshu and Yan Xiaojun left the Palace of Vast Cold, their situations were completely different.

Even with the Bagua Compass guiding them, the two still took many detours and avoided many dangers before finally arriving at the gate of the Palace of Vast Cold.

And it was different from the fragmented Great Yin Star that Li Xuandu and the others had seen.

At this point in time, the moon is complete, and outside it grows a towering tree.

That was a laurel tree, its branches and leaves lush and its fragrance overwhelming, completely out of place with its surroundings.

Beneath the laurel tree, a graceful young woman dressed in simple yet elegant clothes stood, gently stroking the trunk.

"It turns out it's you who have come. It seems my attempt has failed again."

Slowly turning around, Heng'e looked at Li Jingshu and Yan Xiaojun not far away and sighed.

His slightly furrowed brows, yet exuding an air of domineering power, completely stunned the two future travelers from the future.

"What exactly is going on?"

With his eyes fixed intently on Ji'e, Yan Xiaojun was the first to react and whispered a shout. After all, he had cultivated the Divine Ability of [Foreknowledge of the Future] and had already seen the intricately intertwined timelines on Heng'e's body.

That was a causal node where countless timelines intertwined, and also evidence of his role as the mastermind behind it all.

Intertwined with countless timelines, Heng'e is like an amalgamation of countless moon goddesses across time and space; her terror is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

Things can be complicated in some ways, and simple in others.

Looking up at the vast, ancient land in the distance, Heng'e revealed a faint smile on her face.

Did you see the scene of all ten suns appearing at once?

Following the direction Heng'e pointed, Li Jingshu and Yan Xiaojun both saw the battle taking place on the primordial land.

"That's what you know as the War of Shooting the Suns."

"My sister has sacrificed herself, transforming into the Sun-Shooting Arrow in Dayi's hand."

"As her older sister, I could only watch, because her future was already sealed."

"I pulled her from the timeline where she was still alive, thinking that this opportunistic method would allow me to resurrect her."

"But she arrived earlier than I expected, and she even became Dayi's wife in my place."

As she said this, the smile in Heng'e's eyes became even more pronounced.

It was a smile that was self-deprecating, pitying, and mixed with anger.

"My poor, pitiful sister!"

"The human world is not like the Palace of Vast Cold, and those greedy and foolish gods are not our brothers and sisters."

"This kind of role-swapping game is destined to bring her only disaster."

Her fists clenched involuntarily, Heng'e's voice became sharp at that moment.

Do you know what I hate most?

"What I hate most is that my sister made such a huge sacrifice, yet that so-called hero knew nothing about it!"

"She even begged me not to tell Dayi what had happened."

"So for a long time to come, I will have to pretend to be my sister and accompany Dayi through the last period of his life."

"How ridiculous!"

"What makes him so fortunate?"

Faced with Heng'e's stern rebuke, Li Jingshu suddenly thought of the empty coffins in the inner hall.

It is obvious that Heng'e brought back more than just her younger sister from other timelines.

"You couldn't even save one of your younger sisters?"

"Or is it that E'e is already the sister who has come closest to success for you?"

Before Heng'e could react to Li Jingshu's question, Yan Xiaojun, looking terrified, stepped in front of her and blocked her path.

This person right now is a genuine Great Heavenly Deity, Dao Assimilator has Refining Spirit and Returning to Emptiness.

Yan Xiaojun simply couldn't imagine what would happen if what Li Jingshu said was true.

So, what is Heng'e's mental state now, after experiencing repeated failures?

Do you think I'm crazy?

Heng'e saw through Yan Xiaojun's thoughts at a glance and suddenly turned her gaze to him and smiled.

No, I am more clear-headed than ever before.

"Ever since my mother gave up her path to Dao Proving and transformed into this laurel tree, I have had only one goal: to resurrect my sisters."

"So even if it means defying the Father God and killing my brothers, I will not hesitate."

As she said this, Heng'e looked up again at the desolate land that was being scorched by the ten suns.

"After all, to be honest, apart from the Great Golden Crow and his group being somewhat innocent, there are no innocent people on that land!"

Even the Great Golden Crow were born with original sin!

"Moreover, I have left a glimmer of hope for us, just as my Father God left a glimmer of hope for us twelve sisters."

When mentioning the Heavenly Emperor, Heng'e gritted her teeth, a rare occurrence for her.

It wasn't until she took Changxi's place in Dao Proving and went through repeated time rewinds that Heng'e truly understood how cold-blooded her father god was.

The mother sacrificed herself to become Divine Laurel Tree after the deaths of her sisters.

And the disappearance of the sun goddess Xihe— almost all of these events are inextricably linked to the high and mighty Father God.

"So, what's the reason you brought us here?"

Just then, Li Jingshu finally spoke again.

"I've never been pulling you, I've always been pulling my sisters."

"But such attempts don't always succeed; situations like yours are quite common."

He shook his head, denying Li Jingshu's explanation.

Heng'e seemed to have regained her pride and indifference as the moon goddess.

His cold gaze swept over Li Jingshu and Yan Xiaojun, and his tone became unusually domineering.

"You have a direct or indirect causal relationship with E'e, and the moon in your time and space is also experiencing problems, which is why you have come here to me."

Heng'e attempts to peer into the Long River of Time and pinpoint the era in which Li Jingshu and Yan Xiaojun live.

However, aside from confirming that the other party came from the future, an inexplicable force disrupted his observations.

This situation is rare, but every time it occurs, it means that there are Dao Proving One in that era who are stronger than themselves—and they do not like outsiders spying on their time.

"Ever since my mother Dao Transformation and became the eternal laurel tree on this Great Yin Star."

"The moon goddess is different in almost every era and on every timeline; I am merely the moon goddess of this era."

"But because of my birth and the era I lived in, I am also the moon goddess who knows the most of the truth."

"Regardless of which era or timeline you come from, if your moon has a problem, it must be related to the Heavenly Emperor, Hao Jun."

Tell my sister that her Father God is not trustworthy!

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