"Follow me, Xuanzong. When we return from the Nine Underworlds, everything will start from the World beyond Worlds!"
"Never. Impossible."
Radiance intertwined in the void. In an instant, billions of miles were frozen. The dark universe became an eternal frozen land.
In the end, the radiance was extinguished forever.
Astro Sovereign Chen Xuanzong held his palm like a blade and maintained the posture of slashing forward.
Under his palm, there were ice crystals and dust scattered in the endless void.
An ice sculpture had its upper body completely shattered, and its lower body also turned into ashes.
Chen Xuanzong's expression was emotionless as he watched everything that was happening in front of him.
The Water Demon had only been reborn as an Ice Demon for a short period of time.
Although he was an Exalt Martial Saint and had pushed open the Immortal Door after being reborn as a devil, he had limited time after all.
Chen Xuanzong personally took action and killed him not long after he was reborn as a devil.
However, Chen Xuanzong didn't feel happy at all.
He killed his best friend with his own hands.
The last good friend of the Exalted Gold Luminary – Yan Xintang after his death.
Chen Xuanzong stood at the center of the universe expressionlessly as if he was a statue.
After a long time, his eyes flickered. He turned his head and walked towards that direction.
In the void that wasn't affected by the battle, there was an ice mountain floating quietly.
On top of the ice mountain, there were pavilions and terraces. A beautiful palace was built with ice and snow.
Chen Xuanzong walked into the palace.
Suddenly, a few small beasts flew out. Then, a little girl ran out and chased after those beasts to play.
Seeing Chen Xuanzong, she was stunned. Then, she remembered that she should greet him like an adult, "Greetings, Uncle Chen."
"… At ease." Chen Xuanzong's lips moved, but he only said two words.
The little girl tilted her head and looked at Chen Xuanzong curiously.
Suddenly, Chen Xuanzong's expression changed. He grabbed one of the little girl's hands and rolled up her sleeves.
On the little girl's arm, a rune that was flickering with faint blue radiance was faintly visible.
There wasn't any special aura coming from it. However, as the radiance flickered, it seemed like a person was breathing.
The breathing was long and even, just like a person who was sleeping.
"Crazy! You're really crazy! Even your daughter …" Chen Xuanzong felt anger surging up his head.
The little girl was still confused. "Uncle Chen, where's Daddy?"
"…" After a moment of silence, Chen Xuanzong said softly, "Your father went to a very far place. He won't be able to come and see you for a while."
"Daddy said he would bring me along," the girl mumbled.
In her memory, her father had mentioned going somewhere.
However, that place was obviously different from the "very far away place" that Chen Xuanzong mentioned.
The little girl couldn't understand, and Chen Xuanzong couldn't explain either.
"Uncle Chen, can you bring me to see my father?" The little girl looked at the white-haired young man in front of her with a hopeful expression.
Chen Xuanzong stared at the rune on the little girl's arm and remained silent for a long time.
In the end, he didn't send the little girl to see her father.
Instead, he brought it back to the World beyond Worlds, to his Jade Sky Peak.
Half a year later, the Earthly Sovereign and the Concealed Sovereign, who had just returned from the Outland Void, fell silent after learning about what had happened.
In the Sweeping Snow Pavilion of the Jade Sky Peak's Cold Wave Locale, the Earthly Sovereign – Jiang Shen stood by the window and looked at the little girl who was squatting by the pond. After a long time, he said, "Not only do you want to keep her in the World beyond Worlds, you also want to teach her martial arts?"
The Astro Sovereign – Chen Xuanzong said slowly, "If it's possible, I hope she can live a peaceful life as an ordinary person. But that's obviously impossible."
"If I want to remove the devilish mark on her body, she needs to have her own cultivation. And the higher the cultivation, the better."
Jiang Shen turned around and looked at Chen Xuanzong.
Chen Xuanzong looked at him calmly.
The Earthly Sovereign – Jiang Shen seemed to be around fifty or sixty years old. He didn't look old. His face looked serious, but his eyes were kind. He looked like a teacher in a private school.
In fact, he had always considered reviving Daoism and educating people as his own responsibility. He had been cultivating many outstanding young talents of Daoism. He had never been stingy with his teachings and would answer almost every question.
Because he was the oldest and had survived the Great Calamity successfully, even some of the figures in the New Kunlun Nine Luminaries had received his teachings.
Other than that, there were innumerable geniuses of Daoism's new generation after the Great Calamity who had received his guidance.
"It's too dangerous." Jiang Shen said slowly, "That's the Water Demon."
Chen Xuanzong shook his head, "I'll bear the consequences. If it's too late … I'll deal with it myself just like this time."
In the shadow, a person who didn't seem to exist said, "There's no harm in trying. Just treat it as accumulating experience in dealing with the big demon."
There were three people in the Sweeping Snow Pavilion. However, the third person always made people ignore his existence.
Since he had spoken, Jiang Shen and Chen Xuanzong wouldn't ignore him.
Therefore, the ignorant girl could stay in the World beyond Worlds in the end.
As for who should teach and take care of her, there was another dispute.
But in the end, she still belonged to the Jade Sky Peak.
"The cause of yesterday, the effect of today …"
The consciousness of the Astro Sovereign came back from his memory. The scene in front of him changed from the Sweeping Snow Pavilion to the world of ice and snow again.
Watching Yan Zhaoge's back gradually disappearing on the ice sea, the Astro Sovereign in the ice pillar shook his head slightly, "Xingtang, you're so lucky to have such a talented descendant."
"However, I don't know where his talent will push him to …"
"If you and your husband didn't die so early, would everything in this world be different?"
A long sigh came out from the ice pillar.
Yan Zhaoge came out from the bottom of the ice mountain and came to the boundless glacier outside.
He saw a beautiful woman in white among the ice and snow far away. Her eyes were closed and her hands were behind her back.
"Your majesty." Yan Zhaoge walked behind her.
The Female Emperor turned around with her eyes still closed, "Have you seen my master?"
"Yes. As you said, the Astro Sovereign couldn't leave this place." Yan Zhaoge let out a sigh.
The Female Emperor nodded, "If that's the case, you can go now. Although your cultivation is outstanding, if you stay here for a long time, the cold air will also corrode your spirit."
"Don't go back to the World beyond Worlds directly. Otherwise, it's easy to leave traces and let others know where you are." The Female Emperor said, "If you go back by taking a detour from the Nine Underworlds, the evil spirits won't notice this place. With your strength, you can still walk in the periphery of the Nine Underworlds if you're careful."
"Okay, I'm leaving now." Yan Zhaoge cupped his hands and left without staying any longer.
The Female Emperor stood on the glacier quietly.
She didn't freeze herself at this moment.
However, she was more like an ice sculpture than a human than ever before.
Yan Zhaoge looked back and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
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