Chapter 12546 All previous efforts were wasted

Chapter 12546 All previous efforts were wasted
When Haotian Lanshen saw that Ye Chen wanted to enter the space-time rift, he tried to dissuade him, saying, "What if it's a rift that connects to the outside world? If you go in, you won't even know how you died."

The other side of the starry sky and beyond the world are no longer completely isolated. The barriers between worlds are weakening, especially with the birth of Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent, which has brought more of the aura of the outer world.

Even on Yin-Yang Heavenly Continent, there may exist some spacetime rifts that lead directly to the outside world.

Even the pillar gods dared not enter such a spacetime rift.

The world beyond is now extremely harsh, with the Primordial Chaos and the Abyss locked in a fierce battle, turning the entire outer realm into a cruel purgatory. Pillar gods who stay there for too long will die.

"My daughter might be inside!"

Ignoring Haotian Lanshen's warning, Ye Chen flashed and directly entered the space-time rift.

Upon entering the spacetime rift, Ye Chen found himself in a vast, desolate wasteland, littered with broken walls and rubble. Eerie black smoke billowed from the ruins, obscuring his vision.

Ye Chen couldn't see anything in the distance, but he could see a woman in a black dress with a long sword at her waist, leaning against a half-pillar. It was Feng Qingxue.

Feng Qingxue stood there, seemingly guarding something. Seeing Ye Chen enter, her expression remained unchanged, still cold and indifferent. She pointed her unsheathed sword at Ye Chen and said:
"Lord of Reincarnation, you have gone astray."

"This is my home, you are not welcome here."

"Please get out!"

Judging from her appearance, she had obviously heard Ye Chen calling her from the outside and knew that Ye Chen was coming, so she was not surprised.

"Qingxue..."

"Is this the Ruins of Shiqiu?"

"Where is Xiyue?"

When Ye Chen saw Feng Qingxue there, his heart skipped a beat, and a thousand thoughts raced through his mind.

He came in from the outside and felt a burning pain on his skin, as if he had been subjected to some kind of intense friction.

This is the friction of entering a small world from a larger one, the repulsion brought about by different times and spaces.

With his keen sense of the laws of time, Ye Chen discovered that the flow of time here was completely different from that outside.

What happens in the outside world in one day may have happened here in two or three years.

This place should be the Shiqiu Ruins that Xiyue mentioned, the place where she grew up.

The small world has a huge flaw: it is isolated from the larger world, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth lacks the "Dao." Even if one cultivates here for ten thousand or a hundred thousand years, one's cultivation level will almost never break through.

Only by placing oneself within the world of the Great Dao, achieving harmony between humanity and nature, can one have the possibility of breakthrough.

Whether seeking the Dao from heaven and earth or exploring within oneself, one must do so within the framework of the larger world. All things in nature are created to nourish humanity, and all people are children of the Dao, unable to survive apart from it.

"Say it again, my name is Oni-hime."

"Xi Yue is fine, no need for you to worry."

Feng Qingxue stared at Ye Chen warily, shifting her body intentionally or unintentionally, as if trying to hide something.

"Is Xiyue ahead? Let me go see her!"

Ye Chen looked into the depths of the ruins, where thick black smoke obscured his vision, and a faint, inexplicable ghostly aura concealed the cause and effect.

This is clearly Feng Qingxue's ghostly aura; she's trying to cover it up!
Ye Chen couldn't see anything, but based on his father's intuition, he judged that Xi Yue was right in front of him!

"stop!"

Feng Qingxue drew her sword and blocked Ye Chen's path.

Ye Chen suddenly grabbed her wrist, pulled her body towards him, and then lowered his head to kiss her lips, his hands tightly encircling her waist.

"Well!"

This sudden turn of events caught Feng Qingxue completely off guard; Ye Chen was so domineering and direct.

Ye Chen also possessed an aura of "heaven," vast and magnificent, irresistible to all.

Wisps of water vapor emanated from Ye Chen's body, gathering into a river that flowed slowly, creating a misty atmosphere—it was the River of Love.

Ye Chen unexpectedly created a love river on the spot!
Upon seeing this, Feng Qingxue was immediately stunned, unable to believe it.

This was actually the form of Ye Chen's Great Dao of Memory. He released his deepest memories, creating an illusionary scene.

But Feng Qingxue couldn't tell the difference between reality and illusion for a moment. In her daze, she thought she had returned to the past, back to the time when she and Ye Chen were deeply in love.

Ye Chen released his grip on Feng Qingxue's waist, but Feng Qingxue remained limp against his chest, breathing heavily, the knife in her hand nowhere to be seen.

"What...what's going on?"

Feng Qingxue stared at Ye Chen in disbelief. The pure love law that filled her with affection washed over her, making her dizzy. All her guard and indifference faded away, and she became completely love-struck.

Ye Chen kissed her again forcefully and asked, "How are you? Are you more awake now?"

He used the techniques of the Memory Dao to reproject the memories of the Love River from his mind.

The projected memory scenes appeared incredibly real to Feng Qingxue, as if the two had returned to the bliss of love, with an atmosphere of pure affection permeating the air.

The river water soaked Feng Qingxue's clothes, outlining her beautiful figure, while Ye Chen's hands held her tightly without any hesitation.

Feng Qingxue seemed to have regained her senses, but she still looked somewhat confused, and said haltingly, "You...you..."

Ye Chen said, "What are you talking about? What am I talking about? You women just love to act silly."

"You clearly have me in your heart, but you refuse to acknowledge it."

"I am Ye Chen, and you are Feng Qingxue. We are entangled in worldly affairs and have a daughter named Xiyue. Do you remember me now?"

Hearing Ye Chen's rather domineering voice, Feng Qingxue was stunned, and then said softly:

"Is not likely to……"

"I...I clearly cut off my feelings for you a long time ago, I...I shouldn't fall in love with anyone again."

In fact, long ago, when she was still with Tianzu, she had already severed her longing for him; her longing even turned into red beans.

Ye Chen had also visited her world of longing and red beans. At that time, her longing even manifested in an incarnation, which was eventually killed by the Heavenly Ancestor.

Without the longing for love, Feng Qingxue should not have fallen in love again.

But now, her heart was pounding like a deer, filled with thoughts of Ye Chen. She felt that even if she died, she would have no regrets, just to be held in Ye Chen's arms like this.

"It is a dream, a dream that sleeps eternally in the abyss."

"In dreams, anything is possible."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and decided to explain to Feng Qingxue.

The dream distorted reality, and Feng Qingxue, who had long since severed her feelings for Ye Chen, began to rekindle her love and fell deeply and unconditionally in love with him.

"A dream from the abyss?"

Feng Qingxue trembled and asked softly, "Then...then our love for each other for ten thousand years is also a dream?"

Ye Chen said, "Yes."

Feng Qingxue said, "Xiyue...Xiyue is the daughter born in our dream?"

Ye Chen said, "Yes."

Feng Qingxue was completely stunned. She grabbed Ye Chen's arm and asked, "So, are we still in a dream now?"

"I...I can't tell, I really can't tell."

Ye Chen gently stroked her hair and said, "Hmm, don't panic. Dreams and reality are sometimes one and the same. If it's a beautiful dream, then you might as well accept it calmly."

"At least, I like Xiyue very much. She is our daughter. I will take good care of you and she."

Upon hearing this, Feng Qingxue's eyes reddened, and she was on the verge of tears. She didn't know what to say for a moment, so she gently nestled her head in Ye Chen's arms.

Ye Chen said softly, "Do you want another ten thousand years?"

Feng Qingxue's delicate body trembled, and she softly said, "Yes."

……

The river of memories flowed, filled with the misty haze of pure love, rising around the two of them. Ye Chen activated the Time Domain, and once again, a glance felt like an eternity.

Although there are still many dangerous causes and effects that have not been resolved, Ye Chen was able to easily extract them in the blink of an eye.

His ultimate calamity has been almost resolved, and now that it is allowed to rage and explode, it will not cause much harm to his body. He and Feng Qingxue have been entangled in love for ten thousand years, cultivating both yin and yang.

Although in the Time Ruins, where heaven and earth were without order, Ye Chen completely eliminated the seed of the final calamity and resolved the knot between himself and Feng Qingxue. With his Dao heart clear, after ten thousand years, his cultivation also broke through smoothly and he advanced to the peak of the eighth level of the Abyss Realm!

"Peak of the eighth level of the Heavenly Realm... My recent breakthroughs in cultivation have been much faster than before."

Ye Chen was very satisfied. His past accumulation was beginning to erupt. With his deep reserves finally being released, his cultivation level improved rapidly, which was a natural outcome.

His body is now very stable, and the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Path will not collapse for the time being.

He still cherished the memory of Xi Yue, and after their ten thousand years of passionate love ended, he said to Feng Qingxue:
"How is Xiyue? Take me to see her."

Feng Qingxue hesitated for a moment, then said, "She is fine. Ni Changjun said that she should inherit the spatial divine authority of the Yu God. With her body, she should be able to bear the authority of the Pillar God."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was startled and said, "What did you say? Xi Yue is going to inherit the divine authority of the God of the Universe?"

Feng Qingxue said, "Yes, Ni Changjun borrowed the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron to refine the corpse of the God of the Universe and inject the spatial mustard seed condensed within it into Xi Yue's body."

"In this way, Xiyue will be able to inherit the spatial divine authority of the God of Space."

Ye Chen was shocked. Yu Shen was not dead. He had been condensed into a mustard seed of space. Even Ancestor Tingyou had not noticed this, but Ni Changjun had.

This should be the effect of the Law of the End. Those who cultivate the Law of the End can see the trajectory of the end. As long as a person has not reached the end, even if they appear to be dead and become a corpse, they are actually still alive. Death is just an appearance; there must still be traces of life at a deeper level.

“You are incredibly audacious to try to strip the God of the Universe of his authority and even allow Xiyue to inherit and merge with him.”

Ye Chen didn't expect Ni Changjun to be so bold. "Aren't you afraid that Yu Shen will turn around and possess Xi Yue?"

Yu Shen is absolutely unwilling to relinquish power; he will definitely rebel.

How could Xiyue withstand the resistance of a pillar god?

Although Ye Chen had previously used the Sword of the End to catch Yu Shen off guard and cause Yu Shen to suffer an unexpected defeat.

But no matter what, even a broken ship has some nails. Yu Shen is, after all, a pillar god. Forcibly stripping him of his divine authority is undoubtedly extremely dangerous.

He feared that Xiyue would be possessed.

Feng Qingxue said, "No, Xiyue has already fused with a Xuanjia Sigu beast, and her body is very strong. Yu Shen cannot possess her."

Ye Chen then asked, "What about the Great Calamity of Burning Heaven?"

Even if Xi Yue successfully inherits the divine power of space, the calamity of burning heaven behind the power of the pillar god is still an extremely deadly existence.

Feng Qingxue said, "With her body, she should be able to handle it, right?"

Ye Chen said, "Should?"

Feng Qingxue remained silent, knowing the terrifying nature of the Heaven-Burning Calamity.

Ye Chen said, "She's still a child. How can you, as her mother, let her bear such a great karmic calamity?"

Feng Qingxue sighed, "This is a last resort. Lord Li Ye of the Silent Heaven has his eye on me and Lord Ni Chang, and wants to cultivate Yin and Yang with us. We must protect ourselves."

"Let Xiyue inherit the divine power of space, so that she can at least protect herself. Even if she is no match for Li Yejun, she can still travel through the void and escape to the myriad worlds by relying on the wonderful methods of the divine power of space."

Ye Chen's face twitched, and he said, "Lord Li Ye?"

Feng Qingxue said, "Yes, the Ghost Blade Princess in front refused to agree to Li Yejun's request for dual cultivation and was killed by him."

"Restricted by the rules of the Temple of the End, he doesn't dare to be too presumptuous. He hasn't put up too much pressure yet, but we must prepare to protect ourselves in advance."

Ye Chen recalled Li Yejun's figure, but he never expected that this guy would actually set his sights on Ni Changjun and Feng Qingxue.

After a pause, Ye Chen said, "I will protect you. In short, we can't let Xi Yue suffer!"

Feng Qingxue gave a wry smile and said, "It's too late. It's been a month. The divine succession ceremony should be almost complete."

Ye Chen was taken aback and said, "A month? No, although we have loved each other for ten thousand years, time in the outside world is but a moment."

Feng Qingxue said, "No, it's not your time domain, it's the time law of the Time Hill Ruins."

"The flow of time here is different from that outside."

“When Ni Changjun went to Emo Island, she borrowed the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron. It only took half an hour, but in reality, a long time had passed in Shiqiuxu.”

"In short, the divine succession ceremony has been going on for a month now and is irreversible. Xiyue will become the new God of Space."

Ye Chen was shocked. He had seen Ni Changjun before, and she disappeared into the horizon. Then he rushed over and entered the Time Ruins. In such a short time, a month had actually passed!

"Take me to see it!"

He was worried, so he grabbed Feng Qingxue's hand and ran forward quickly.

Within the ruins, there lingered a great deal of black mist, as well as ghostly energy specially arranged by Feng Qingxue.

"Radiant Bead, break!"

Ye Chen took out the Sun Corona Bead. As soon as the sunlight shone on it, the black aura dissipated, and the scene in front of him appeared.

On the ruins of a palace, crisscrossing iron chains bound a little girl.

It was the moon of yesteryear!

Xi Yue was suspended in mid-air by iron chains, and below her was a large cauldron, which was the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron.

The Innate Soul Refining Cauldron was continuously spewing out raging flames, roasting Xi Yue's body.

"Paiyue!"

Ye Chen screamed, his heart trembling. He saw that Xi Yue's hands and feet seemed to have been severed from her body.

Those iron chains weren't suspending her, but rather her limbs!

This scene looked extremely eerie and terrifying, but no blood flowed out.

Xi Yue appeared somewhat weak after being refined by the Innate Soul Refining Cauldron, but she didn't look too miserable. There were chaotic interweaving spatial laws around her.

The chaotic and intertwined spatial laws left Ye Chen somewhat bewildered. At times, he felt that Xi Yue was far away, and at other times, she was right in front of him, seemingly within reach.

Xi Yue's hands and feet were not severed, but rather, due to the disorder of the spatial laws, the space containing her hands and feet separated from her body.

As long as the disordered spatial laws can be restored, Xiyue will be as good as before.

"Big brother... no, father!"

When Xi Yue saw Ye Chen arrive, she first called out softly, then her spirits lifted and she shouted loudly, her expression full of excitement and joy.

Ye Chen leaped into the air, intending to rescue Xi Yue, but a powerful spatial storm was raging and howling in the void ahead.

Forced to retreat, he drew the Heavenly Emperor's Divine Sword, intending to cut through the storm.

"Don't kill Xiyue, the Lord of Reincarnation."

A woman's voice rang out from the side.

Amidst the palace ruins stood a woman in magnificent attire, with three fluffy pink fox tails swaying behind her—it was none other than Ni Chang Jun.

“Miss Ni Chang, you…”

Ye Chen was somewhat surprised to see the fox tail behind Ni Changjun.

Ni Changjun smiled slightly and said, "Actually, there is also an ancient beast fused within me, called the Nine Heavens Demon Fox."

"I hope these fox tails won't scare you."

She gently wagged her tail, her face showing a relaxed and carefree teasing expression, but her aura was one of strict vigilance.

It's not about guarding against Ye Chen, but against Xi Yue!

The spatial laws on Xi Yue's body were disordered, causing spatial storms and even spatial disturbances powerful enough to kill a person.

Ni Changjun was on high alert, and even used the power of the Nine Heavens Demon Fox.

"Quickly put Xiyue down!"

Ye Chen said urgently.

Ni Changjun gently shook her head and said, "No, the ceremony is at its final stage. There's only a little time left before Xi Yue can inherit the divine authority of space."

"We can't let all our efforts go to waste. If you stop it, Xiyue will suffer a backlash and die on the spot."