Gao Qingxuan froze on the spot and shut her eyes. She raised her head and remained silent.
Long Xingquan remained silent as well. He simply stood beside his wife.
"You can't be blamed." After a long time, Gao Qingxuan opened her eyes and said desolately, "Master's personality is always this unyielding."
She let out a faint sigh, "Relax, I'm fine. With the Nine Underworlds' foes before us, we should band together and defend against external threats. As for master's funeral, we'll talk about it after this tribulation is over."
"Only, we still have to search for Little Ye and Nie Jingshen's whereabouts, lest the Nine Underworlds take advantage of them and repeat what happened to master."
Gao Qingxuan lowered her eyelids, and her tone gradually turned calm.
"Of course." Yan Zhaoge said, "I believe that senior apprentice-brother Nie and senior apprentice-sister Yu will be able to survive."
Gao Qingxuan nodded silently and took the lead.
Long Xingquan immediately followed behind and held onto her hand. He saw Gao Qingxuan's sorrowful expression.
As her husband, Long Xingquan knew that his wife's sorrowful heart wasn't as calm as she appeared.
The Vine Sovereign – Li Ying's lineage was filled with talents.
The Tai Sovereign and Di Qinglian died young, the Lofty Sovereign – Zhang Qingchao left, and Kong Qingxi perished as well.
Other than them, most of the Vine Sovereign's disciples had perished as well.
As Li Ying's eldest disciple after the Great Calamity, Gao Qingxuan was the one with the highest achievements. At the same time, she was also the Vine Sovereign's final hope.
As her fellow disciples left one after another, her master experienced the tragedy of sending off his descendants. Gao Qingxuan hoped that her master could be more forgiving in her later years.
However, when interacting with the Exalted Gold Luminary – Yan Xintang's lineage, she couldn't fulfill her master's wishes.
Ever since the conflict with Yue Zhenbei began, it had been accumulating.
In the end, when the Roving Jade Heavens moved into the Pill Hall, while the Vine Sovereign – Li Ying didn't object to it, she still left the Roving Jade Heavens.
Gao Qingxuan originally hoped to use time to slowly resolve the conflict and welcome her master's return.
Who would've thought that their parting would become an eternal parting?
When they met for the last time, the Vine Sovereign had already been captured by the Nine Underworlds.
Although Yan Zhaoge and the others' original plan worked, and they successfully sent the Vine Sovereign and the Blood Star Devil Monarch to the designated location, the person waiting there was Yue Zhenbei. In the end, the Vine Sovereign – Li Ying would rather die than accept Yue Zhenbei's help.
He didn't blame Yue Zhenbei, Yan Zhaoge, and the others.
Gao Qingxuan could only blame herself now.
But ask yourself honestly, if you had to start all over again, would your choice change? Or was everything the same?
Thinking of this, Gao Qingxuan felt even more bitter. Sorrow and guilt intertwined with each other, hard to resolve.
Long Xingquan was well aware of her thoughts. However, this matter wasn't unrelated to him. Currently, he wasn't in the position to console Gao Qingxuan. He could only silently accompany his wife.
Yan Zhaoge could only sigh.
Although saying this might be disrespectful to the deceased, the Vine Sovereign's decision made everyone feel awkward.
Fortunately, Yu Ye was present at the scene. As long as Yu Ye returned safely, her words could be compared to Yue Zhenbei's. With that, the Jade Clear Lineage wouldn't be in the wrong.
However, it was hard to say whether this would eventually cause an invisible rift between the Roving Jade Heavens and the Realm Beyond Heavens.
Fortunately, Gao Qingxuan was the one in charge of the Roving Jade Heavens now. As such, there shouldn't be any huge trouble.
"If you really want to blame someone, the responsibility is on me." Yan Zhaoge let out a sigh and said to the Sword Sovereign – Yue Zhenbei, "Considering that you're familiar with the Female Emperor, I requested for you to stay outside."
If Long Xingquan or Daoist Cloud Conquest were outside, the outcome would be different.
"Previously, no one knew that Householder Ziteng would fall into the hands of the Nine Underworlds." Yan Di sat on the Grand Simplicity Splendour Cloud and said, "We can only sigh at how fate makes fools of us."
Yue Zhenbei shook his head, "There's no such thing today. One day, I'll have to fight against Li Ziteng. Moreover, that day might come very soon."
Due to her old injuries, the Vine Sovereign – Li Ying couldn't possibly pass through the Profound Origin Tribulation and attain the Five Qis Unification, which was the Grand Virtual Realm.
She was someone born before the Great Calamity, and was from the same era as the Earthly Sovereign – Jiang Shen.
After so many years, the Vine Sovereign was already an old woman who had entered her twilight years based on the Profound Immortal's lifespan.
On the other hand, Yue Zhenbei's improvement was extremely rapid. He had already attained the Four Qis Fused Aura, which placed him at the pinnacle of the Profound Immortal Realm.
With the potential and strength she displayed, it would only be a matter of time before she entered the Virtual Immortal Realm.
Although she allowed the Roving Jade Heavens to move into the Pill Hall, based on the Vine Sovereign's decision to leave the Roving Jade Heavens and her decision today, this Prime Clear old Grand Master's temperament was still firm despite her age.
It was foreseeable that before Yue Zhenbei became a Virtual Immortal, or before the Vine Sovereign reached the end of her lifespan, she would have to settle things with Yue Zhenbei.
The hatred of the past couldn't be described by the word "obsession."
Yan Zhaoge sighed and said, "Under such circumstances, she still didn't succumb to the devil. The Vine Sovereign's willpower can be said to be extremely firm. However, it could also be said that such a firm willpower resulted in such a tragedy."
Overly strong evil thoughts or obsessions would eventually transform into devilish thoughts, causing one to succumb to the devil and fall into the Nine Underworlds.
The Vine Sovereign – Li Ying harbored intense hatred towards Yue Zhenbei and even towards Yan Xintang's lineage. She was even captured by the Great Devil, threatened, and tortured. Yet, she was still able to maintain a clear mind. Even Yan Zhaoge was impressed by how firm her willpower was.
Unfortunately, it was precisely because of this that such a tragic ending occurred.
Yue Zhenbei and Yan Di looked at each other with a complicated expression. They agreed with Yan Zhaoge's words.
"The dead have perished. May they rest in peace," said Yan Di slowly.
"May they rest in peace." Yan Zhaoge smiled bitterly, "We still have to worry about the living. I hope that senior apprentice-brother Nie and senior apprentice-sister Yu are blessed by the heavens."
Yue Zhenbei shook his head, "The spatial turbulence might lead to different universes. After I settled down, I searched around, but I didn't find anything. They should have landed somewhere far away from me."
"I can only hope that they're still within the void's boundless outskirts and not in the heretics' territory, Buddhism's, or the Demon Race's territory." Yan Zhaoge asked, "They shouldn't have gotten separated from each other, right?"
Yue Zhenbei thought for a while and said, "They shouldn't have."
"If that's the case, the two of them can take care of each other. It'll be safer for them." Yan Di said, "No matter if it's junior apprentice-niece Nie or junior apprentice-niece Yu, they're both peerless geniuses. If the two of them work together and keep a low profile, they should be able to deal with most situations."
"A friend in need is a friend indeed. I wonder if sparks would fly between the two of them after going through thick and thin together?" Yan Zhaoge tried to be cheerful and said, "Although they occasionally fought against each other, they actually admired each other and got along quite well."
Yan Di and Yue Zhenbei's gaze turned weird.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm seriously thinking about this." Yan Zhaoge didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "According to senior apprentice-uncle Yue, when they disappeared, they didn't witness the Vine Sovereign's final moment of death. Now, they're just worried, but they still have some hope."
"Father, I heard that you and mother didn't get to know each other without fighting. Grandfather and grandmother, senior apprentice-uncle Long, and senior apprentice-uncle Gao aren't worth mentioning. They're all very strong, and they turned their hostility into marriage. Senior apprentice-brother Nie and senior apprentice-sister Yu are their disciples. I can't help but think about it. "
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