#2305 - No compromise, no surrender

The mist in the hot spring pool was hazy, stirring up waves that lapped against the edge.

The rushing sound of the waves mixed with delicate sobs, lasting for a long time.

It wasn't until several days later that the water in the hot spring gradually calmed down.

“My Lord, are you tired?”

Chu Moli nestled in Jun Wuxie's arms, appearing extremely languid.

The warm spring water covered their collarbones, leaving only their necks and above visible above the surface.

“What does Moli think? Can you still handle it?”

Jun Wuxie lowered his eyes, looking at the flushed, charming face in his arms, its afterglow yet to fade, and couldn't help but chuckle.

“This concubine is spent, My Lord, spare me…”

Moistness filled Chu Moli's beautiful eyes, her body trembling slightly in his arms.

In these few days, she didn't know how many times she had “died.” If it happened again, she felt she would truly die.

“Do you regret it?”

Jun Wuxie stroked her flushed, burning cheeks.

“I regret meeting you too late, My Lord, so that I have wasted so many years.”

Chu Moli sighed softly.

How wonderful it would have been to meet My Lord earlier.

Ideally, she would have met him when she was in her teens.

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but chuckle, “This doesn't sound like something the seventh generation Ice璃 Fairy, the Snow Queen, would say.”

“Indeed, sometimes I think about it and find it unbelievable myself.

I never thought I would become like this today.

In the past, I was single-mindedly devoted to the Dao, indifferent to worldly affairs, my heart like still water.

Since meeting My Lord, my inner world has been opened up without warning.

That day, when I decided to serve you, My Lord, I actually didn't know why I made such a firm decision.

Was it because My Lord is powerful and could take me and the Snow Wind Royal Family further?

Or was it to repay your great kindness, My Lord?

I don't know. I only know that I want to follow you, and every day I look up at your heroic figure, My Lord, my heart feels especially full.”

“Silly, you refined my blood essence, so it's normal to develop feelings for me.

If you deliberately kept your distance from me instead of admiring me every time you thought of me, your state of mind wouldn't have changed so quickly.”

“My Lord's blood essence has such an effect?”

Chu Moli was slightly stunned. No wonder she was surprised that she would be willing to go to such lengths for him in such a short time.

“Of course, my blood essence can solve your Yin Curse, which is beyond your understanding.

It's just that there was no other way at the time, so I had no choice.

Blood essence is precious. If it weren't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't use it to save people.

However, it is normal for those who refine my blood essence to feel close to me because your body contains my life force.”

“Thank you, My Lord.

In the past, I thought that being single-mindedly devoted to the Dao was the most meaningful thing in life.

Now, I understand that there are actually more meaningful things in life than the pursuit of cultivation.

People say that the world of mortals confuses the mind, making people infatuated and addicted.

I have always scoffed at this, not understanding why people would bind themselves to the world of mortals and become prisoners of love.

Now, I seem to understand.

The moment My Lord entered, I only felt that my whole person and my whole heart were filled with My Lord, so full that I felt dizzy with happiness and wanted to cry…”

“Heaven and earth, Qiankun, are called Yin and Yang, giving rise to all things.

Everything in the world follows this rule. The combination of Yin and Yang is the Great Dao. Isolated Yin does not produce, and isolated Yang does not grow.

Since there are men and women, males and females in the world, there is a reason and meaning for their existence.

Tracing back to the origin of all races, the most primitive era was like this. This is the most ancient Dao.

Later generations have changed in countless ways, but no matter how they evolve, they cannot escape this principle.”

“Yes, this concubine understands now, but Yudie doesn't understand…”

Chu Moli suddenly sighed.

She thought of Chu Yudie. Such a good opportunity was placed in front of her, but she didn't know how to cherish it.

And her correct choice opened up a whole new world.

She had never felt so wonderful in her life as she had in the past few days.

That kind of wonderful feeling was an unspeakable feeling she had never had before. Even the scenery between heaven and earth felt much more beautiful.

“Why did you suddenly mention her?”

“I just think Yudie is unlucky. If My Lord doesn't like it, this concubine won't mention it.”

“Chu Yudie, she is more proud and has a colder personality than you.

Of course, the biggest difference is that her vision and understanding are far inferior to yours.

After all, she has only cultivated for a few years, just over a thousand years old. She is too young and has been exposed to too few things.”

…

At the same time, in the imperial palace hall of the Snow Wind Divine City.

The ministers and princes of the Snow Wind Divine Kingdom were attending court, each reporting on the affairs of the Divine Kingdom.

Chu Yudie, who was sitting on the throne, was always distracted.

The ministers and princes found it strange and looked at each other in confusion.

In recent days, the Queen often seemed distracted, which had never happened before.

The princes had sent the County Princess to visit the Queen, wanting to know what was wrong with her and why she had been in such a poor state for days, absent-minded in court.

However, they did not get an answer.

Now, the affairs of the court can only be managed by a few princes with great effort.

In private, the ministers were all talking about it, guessing whether the Queen's state was related to the Emperor Consort's elopement.

They were very clear about the Queen's pride.

Did the Emperor Consort's elopement cause a heavy blow to the Queen's heart?

The ministers were secretly anxious.

If this continues, will it affect the Queen's Dao heart?

The court affairs are easy to handle, with the princes in charge, so there shouldn't be any problems.

“Your Majesty, this minister sees that you seem to have many concerns and are in poor condition. Why don't you take a break from court for a while? The affairs of the dynasty will be temporarily taken care of by the old ministers and others. Your Majesty should rest for a while.”

One of the princes said this, feeling a little worried.

The Queen's performance is likely due to the Emperor Consort's elopement that day.

The Queen is the most talented person in the history of the Snow Wind Royal Family.

She must not let this matter affect her Dao heart and her cultivation.

“Very well, then I will trouble all the princes. Dismiss court.”

Chu Yudie did not refuse. She really had no intention of attending court now and found it difficult to calm down and manage court affairs.

Returning to the courtyard where her palace was located, Chu Yudie stood under a snow tree, watching the snowflakes falling all over the sky, her heart still unable to be as calm as before.

That man was really too harmful, just like poison.

In recent days, she could not help but think of him.

Every time, she felt upset and unable to concentrate.

What was even more terrifying was the change in her psychology.

After being the Queen for so many years, she had spent all her time cultivating except for managing court affairs, and never thought about anything else.

Managing the Divine Dynasty and cultivating were all that was in her life, and she felt that it was very meaningful and fulfilling.

But now, she felt that such a life was too boring.

The life that had satisfied and fulfilled her in the past now seemed too bland, without ups and downs, and without any fun.

Everyone around her was cautious in front of her, and their words and deeds were very careful.

She didn't feel anything in the past, but now she clearly felt this sense of distance.

But the days she spent with that man were completely different.

Although she couldn't help but grind her teeth every time she remembered being angered by him to the point of emotional fluctuations or even losing her composure, she couldn't help but want to relive that kind of life.

“Jun Wuxie, are you a demon?”

Chu Yudie sighed softly. She was helpless, she yearned, and she was afraid.

Helpless that she could not restrain herself from wanting to pursue that kind of life.

Yearning for her life to be as interesting as that.

Afraid that such a self was still the real self?

Her Dao heart of thousands of years was shaken by this.

The appearance of a man disrupted her Dao heart.

Why was her Dao heart so vulnerable?

That man always wanted to shatter her pride and self-esteem, but she was still yearning for it, unable to restrain the thoughts in her heart.

How could this be?

She even wanted to leave the Northern Territory to find him many times.

Although she had restrained her behavior every time, this impulse had always been deeply hidden in her heart, spreading like a tide from time to time, sweeping through her entire heart.

“No, I must restrain myself, I must keep my distance from him.”

Chu Yudie kept telling herself in her heart.

At this time, a beautiful figure walked in at the door.

“Ninth Imperial Ancestor, why are you here?”

Chu Yudie turned around and hurriedly greeted her.

“Yudie, that time you went out, you went to find Jun Wuxie, right?

After you came back, your cultivation has greatly improved, and you have even broken through to the Reincarnation Realm.

I can feel the majestic life force of Jun Wuxie in your body.

Did Jun Wuxie refine his blood essence for you?

Ninth Imperial Ancestor doesn't know what you are resisting. You are really not appreciating what you have.”

“Ninth Imperial Ancestor, what appreciation are you talking about? He is simply poison, I will not succumb!”

Chu Yudie said coldly.

“You…”

Chu Yunqing was furious, “Your temperament is too stubborn and your heart is too proud.

You should know that you are now just competing with yourself.

Do you think this is competing with Jun Wuxie?”

“Anyway, Yudie will not compromise and will not admit defeat!

Ninth Imperial Ancestor, please don't say anything more about this matter. Yudie has made up her mind!”

“Yudie, it is better to dredge than to block. You should understand that if you stubbornly build a fortress in your heart, when the fortress collapses, you will be defeated more thoroughly and fall deeper.”

"The words of the Ninth Imperial Ancestor end here. Think about it carefully yourself."

After楚芸菁 finished speaking, without waiting for 楚玉蝶 to respond, she turned and left.

Leaving 楚玉蝶 standing blankly in the wind and snow of the courtyard.

Her head full of black hair fluttered in the wind and snow, a layer of white snow covering her head.

...

Longevity Continent, Northwest Region.

Here, there are two major forces: the Elven Divine Kingdom and Longevity Valley.

君无邪 and 楚茉璃, after leaving that valley, arrived in the Northwest Land.

Despite being winter, there was no wind or snow in the Northwest.

The environment here was excellent, full of green, with many mountains and forests, lush vegetation, and extremely fresh air.

Longevity Valley, as its name suggests, is indeed located in a valley.

It's just that this valley is very large, extremely vast inside, and has a special geographical location.

Beneath the land of Longevity Valley lies a Wood Dragon Vein, making the valley full of divine-grade spiritual herbs.

It is very suitable for the cultivation of various herbs.

君无邪 had 楚茉璃 wait outside Longevity Valley while he went in alone.

Along the way, he swaggered, arrived at the mountain gate, and registered to visit.

The higher-ups of Longevity Valley were alarmed, and soon many figures appeared, warmly welcoming him in.

The higher-ups who came to greet him were all people he had met in the Borderlands with the Alliance or the Wind and Snow Divine Kingdom; there wasn't a single unfamiliar face.

"Divine Lord 君's presence graces our Longevity Valley, bringing glory to our humble abode."

These higher-ups of Longevity Valley were all somewhat excited, their expressions enthusiastic, and they led him all the way to the Longevity Divine Hall.

"Longevity Valley heals the world and only emerges during great eras. The world speaks of it with respect and it is always shrouded in mystery. I have always been curious.

Seeing it today, it is indeed extraordinary.

The vitality within this valley is abundant, a place of outstanding talent."

"Divine Lord 君 overpraises us."

The higher-ups of Longevity Valley brought out the finest tea to entertain him.

君无邪 found some topics to talk about with them, but his divine sense quietly spread out, sensing the situation within Longevity Valley.

Within Longevity Valley, there were still a large number of Supreme God Realm, Primordial God Realm, and Eternal God Realm experts.

However, those experts had not appeared.

They never had in the past, and it was the same today.

君无邪's divine sense sensed the existence of those people in certain areas of Longevity Valley.

While talking with the higher-ups of Longevity Valley, he secretly examined those people, sensing an unusual aura on them.

Although those auras were well hidden, deeply concealed within their bodies, difficult to detect, and seemed to have undergone special camouflage, coupled with the concealment of the Longevity Valley's techniques,

he could discern that it was not the aura of the techniques cultivated by Longevity Valley.

Those reclusive experts of Longevity Valley were secretly cultivating other techniques.

"Enough to create a false appearance, making it difficult for even the people of Longevity Valley to distinguish."

The guesses from before coming here had already been confirmed.

A major problem had indeed occurred within Longevity Valley.

The techniques cultivated by those reclusive experts, the aura within their bodies, were very strange.

"Everyone, I once heard that your Longevity Valley suffered a great calamity ten thousand years ago.

After ten thousand years, your Longevity Valley has declined quite a bit compared to back then.

I see that other forces have significantly more experts above the Supreme God Realm than you do.

Now that we are in a great era, before the outbreak of the apocalyptic torrent, perhaps you can seize the opportunity to develop Longevity Valley and return to its former peak."

Mentioning the events of ten thousand years ago, the expressions of the higher-ups of Longevity Valley present all changed.

Of course, they knew what 君无邪 was referring to.

"That matter is a pain for our Longevity Valley. We have not wanted to mention it for ten thousand years.

Our Longevity Valley has indeed declined quite a bit.

However, Divine Lord 君 may have a misunderstanding; in fact, we have far more experts than what you see before you.

It is precisely because of the decline that our ancient ancestors have instructed some experts to cultivate in seclusion."

The higher-ups of Longevity Valley said.

Although their expressions seemed natural, 君无邪 still saw a hint of unnaturalness deep in their eyes.

This made him realize that the higher-ups of Longevity Valley in front of him likely had something they were not saying.

Assuming that they believed what their ancient ancestors said and had no doubts about it, they would not have that unnatural expression.

After all, although they were in a great era, constantly cultivating in seclusion was not a good way to cultivate.

The Great Era's heaven and earth vitality was abundant, and the Great Dao was friendly and perceptible; this was beyond doubt.

However, if one wanted to cultivate faster in the Great Era, one had to go out and seek opportunities. Why would they choose to cultivate in seclusion all the time?

"So that's the case. Since your Longevity Valley has already made preparations, I am relieved.

In the future, when the apocalyptic torrent breaks out, the Alliance will still need your Longevity Valley's special methods to resist the Dark Curse."

"Divine Lord 君, rest assured. We, Longevity Valley, will do our part in fighting against the darkness and will do our best."

...

君无邪 chatted with them for a while longer before finally bidding farewell and leaving.

Even when leaving Longevity Valley, his divine sense had not entered the depths of Longevity Valley's forbidden area.

To be on the safe side, he did not peek into the depths of its forbidden area, so as not to startle the snake.

After all, with his current physical strength, the divine sense perception he could release was limited.

If there were any powerful beings lurking in the depths of Longevity Valley's forbidden area, they might be detected.

"Divine Lord 君, how was it?"

After leaving Longevity Valley, 君无邪 reunited with 楚茉璃.

"As we predicted, there is a problem within Longevity Valley.

They have a large number of experts cultivating in seclusion, with strange auras in their bodies, likely cultivating some mysterious technique.

From this, we can conclude that the Ghost Witch Clan has already achieved its goal in the matter of ten thousand years ago.

Longevity Valley is no longer the Longevity Valley it once was.

However, there are still a group of normal people within Longevity Valley now, presumably deliberately left to avoid being suspected by the world.

But I suspect that this group of normal experts may also suddenly become variables at some point."

楚茉璃's expression was solemn, and she said, "What about their forbidden area? Did Divine Lord 君 investigate their forbidden area?"

"No, there's no need to investigate. The answer is already clear.

Their ancient ancestors have already been corrupted.

茉璃, you should inform 芸菁 about the affairs of Longevity Valley and have her personally go to the Alliance to inform my mother about this matter.

Longevity Valley must be watched, but it must not be made known to others.

The best person to watch Longevity Valley is a Reincarnation Eternal God, to ensure that they will not be detected by the ancient ancestors of Longevity Valley and startle the snake."

"Yes."

楚茉璃 immediately used a secret technique to transmit the details of Longevity Valley and the Ghost Witch Clan to 楚芸菁.

"Divine Lord 君, the message has already been delivered to 芸菁. She will soon go to the Alliance. Where do we go next?"

"Of course, to the Elven Divine Kingdom.

The problem of Longevity Valley cannot be solved temporarily. We must lure out the Ghost Witch Clan and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Now, we will go to the Elven Divine Kingdom to understand why their Reincarnation Eternal Gods are not appearing and help them solve the problem, so that they can invest in the fight against the darkness without any worries.

After solving the affairs of the Elven Divine Kingdom, I have to find a way to find natural treasures that can quickly nourish the soul, so that the successive Divine Maidens of Longevity Valley can recover sooner.

When the time comes, it will be time to bring 岚岚 to Divine Ancient."

"Is it going to the Upper Realm?"

楚茉璃 couldn't help but look forward to it.

In the past, if she heard about going to the Upper Realm, she wouldn't have felt anything at all.

But now it was different. She really wanted to go to the Upper Realm to see what the prosperous scene was like after the apocalyptic torrent in that world.

She wanted to see what the world ruled by Divine Lord 君 was like, and she also wanted to meet the people who had once accompanied Divine Lord 君.

"That's right.

But we have to wait a while. After solving the affairs of the Elven Divine Kingdom, we have to go to the Misty Forest. Other things will have to be said after coming out of the Misty Forest."

Hearing about the Misty Forest, 楚茉璃's expression changed slightly.

That place was full of mystery and danger. Later, a barrier appeared, and it could no longer be entered, even by Reincarnation Eternal Gods.

Divine Lord 君 was going to enter the Misty Forest, a dangerous journey.

But she didn't say much, nor did she ask what she was going to do in the Misty Forest.

She understood very well how to be a considerate and obedient woman by his side.