After staying in the Glazed Light Realm for just a few days, Yun Che said goodbye to Shui Qianheng and his wife and prepared to head to the Snow Song Realm.
What surprised Yun Che was that Shui Meiyin didn't plan to go with him. After all, besides Qianye Ying'er, Shui Meiyin was the one who stuck with him the most.
"Everything has just been settled. In preparation for the Emperor's Enthronement Ceremony in a few months, there are many things to do in the Liuguang Realm. The Demon Queen has also specifically instructed me on many things, so for the next period of time, I will stay here to help my father and sister."
Shui Meiyin looked up at Yun Che and said reluctantly.
Yun Che held up Shui Meiyin's cheek lovingly: "It's obviously my Emperor's Ceremony, but it seems that I'm the only one with nothing to do."
"Hehe, it's because the Demon Queen doesn't want to let you work so hard." Shui Meiyin said with a smile.
The remnants of the Nanming clan were still being cleared out, and the cleanup and control of the Dragon God Realm was also continuing. It was extremely difficult to gain overall control of the three divine realms of the East, West, and South in a short period of time... and Chi Wuyao did everything personally, without letting him worry about anything.
In the past, he had resentment towards Chi Wuyao. But Chi Wuyao made up for it... leaving him with only guilt.
After watching Yun Che fly towards the direction of the Snow Song Realm from afar, Shui Meiyin turned around, but did not immediately return to the Glazed Light Realm. Instead, she faced the southeast, closed her eyes, and stood quietly in the quiet star field... She clasped her hands in front of her chest, and in her palms, she gently held the Qiankun Thorn that was slightly emitting a red glow.
In the silence, she just stood there with her eyes closed for a long time.
Finally, no one in this world can hurt him anymore.
Especially the women around him. After overcoming this disaster together, they all wanted to pamper him and didn’t want him to suffer any more trauma… The vast Northern Divine Region would give him absolute loyalty that would last for who knows how many generations.
Everything is as you wish.
But... I still can't figure out what your final choice was for?
Obviously it could be more perfect... It's the most perfect ending...
But you just...
Why...why...
Looking at this ending you expected from a distant heaven, will you...really have no regrets...as you said...?
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Eastern Divine Region, Snow Song Realm.
Arriving at the Snow Song Realm again, Yun Che took a deep breath of the icy cold air that chilled him to the bone. His eyes were calm, but the slight ripples in his heart still lingered for a long time.
Back then, he followed Mu Bingyun, carrying eight parts of obsession and two parts of confusion, and came to the Snow Song Realm from the Blue Pole Star... Later, under Mu Bingyun's gaze, he left here with pain and resentment and scars all over his body and heart, and walked towards the dim Northern Divine Region.
Coming back now is like returning to the pure snow and spotless dreamland after the evil fog has dissipated.
In order to avoid causing alarm, and also to show that as a former Ice Phoenix disciple he still had respect for his master, he sent a message to the Ice Phoenix Realm in advance from a great distance.
But it was obvious that he had greatly underestimated the influence of his identity as the "Demon Lord".
As he approached the Ice Phoenix Realm, he sensed an exaggerated number of auras already waiting there in the distance, and almost all of the sect's members with Ice Phoenix bloodline were dispatched.
When he appeared in the sky above the Divine Ice Phoenix Sect, the icy heaven and earth seemed to freeze instantly. Mu Huanzhi and Mu Tanzhi hurriedly went up to greet him from afar, prostrating themselves before him, “The Divine Ice Phoenix Sect of the Snow Song Realm respectfully welcomes the Demon Lord.”
Behind them, all the Ice Phoenix elders, palace masters, hall masters, and disciples bowed respectfully, not one of them dared to be disrespectful. They even held their breath, and the air completely stopped flowing. The entire Ice Phoenix Divine Sect seemed to be covered in an invisible cauldron, extremely tense and depressed.
The Demon Lord's current notoriety is evident from this.
“Alas.” Yun Che exhaled, and said somewhat weakly: “Two elders, there is no need to be like this. The Divine Ice Phoenix Sect was once my master, and this will never change. Stand up.”
"yes."
Mu Huanzhi and Mu Tanzhi stood up as ordered, but stood there stiffly, not daring to speak rashly.
"Where is the Sect Master?" Yun Che asked. "Reply...Reply to the Demon Lord," Mu Huanzhi said hurriedly, "The Sect Master is currently in the Holy Temple and will come out to greet us soon."
"No need, I'll go see her, you guys can leave now."
Yun Che said no more as he flew down, his figure passing through the wind and snow, and flew towards the place in the God Realm that he was most familiar with.
In front of the Ice Phoenix Temple, a woman's eyes slowly sank as he followed her figure. She looked at Yun Che, who was now dressed in black and had a sinister aura. She did not bow down in panic like the other Ice Phoenix disciples, but whispered, "Are you the Demon Lord, or... Senior Brother Yun?"
“…” Yun Che’s gaze lingered on Mu Feixue for a long while. Whenever he saw her, he would always feel a subtle, hard-to-conceal throbbing in his heart… It was like this every time.
He said calmly: "The Demon Lord is your senior brother, how does it feel?"
Mu Feixue shook her head lightly, looked at him and said, "It doesn't really matter, as long as it's you."
Slightly stunned, Yun Che smiled and asked, “Is the Sect Master in there?”
"Yes," Mu Feixue nodded gently: "Brother, please come in."
Yun Che took a step forward, and as he passed by her side, he suddenly said, “Feixue, I can no longer see her shadow on you.”
"..."Mu Feixue was stunned for a long time.
After entering the Ice Phoenix Temple, Yun Che only saw Mu Bingyun, but not Mu Xuanyin.
“Master Bingyun.” Yun Che stepped forward and bowed gently.
A pair of icy eyes with a cold light that Yun Che was very familiar with looked him up and down for a long while, and said: “The demon lord who will soon dominate the world actually bows to me. Aren’t you afraid that a mere middle-level realm king like me will be scared?”
Yun Che smiled and said: “Whether I am the Demon Lord or the future Cloud Emperor, in front of you, I will always be the little one who hid under your wings back then…”
Just as he was about to say the word "junior", he suddenly thought of something and stopped himself. He gritted his teeth and uttered two words: "...Yun Che."
He suddenly thought that after he and Mu Xuanyin got married, Mu Bingyun would be his sister-in-law... and it was totally inappropriate for him to call himself a junior!
“Little Yun Che?” Mu Bingyun was slightly surprised, then her lips curled up slightly and she smiled faintly: “A self-proclaimed Demon Lord like this will probably make countless people in the world stare in amazement.”
Yun Che: “Uh…”
"Sister said that after you destroyed the Dragon God Realm, the evil thoughts in your heart quickly dissipated. Now it seems to be true. I don't need to worry too much."
Mu Bingyun’s voice was filled with a hint of relief. She and Yun Che were now very close, and she could very clearly feel that Yun Che was still Yun Che. At least, even though he had stained the realms with blood, he had not turned into a true devil.
“I just didn’t expect that a momentary thought back then would completely overturn the fate of the God Realm… and even the entire Primal Chaos World.” She sighed softly, feeling endless emotion, and then said: “My sister is concentrating on worshiping the deceased Ice Phoenix God at the Nether Frost Heavenly Lake, and perhaps she hasn’t noticed your arrival yet.”
Yun Che nodded: “Thank you for telling me, Sect Master Bingyun. I’ll be there right away.”
“Wait.” Yun Che was about to turn around when Mu Bingyun called out to him, “Sister said that you will establish the Snow Song Realm as the new kingdom of the Eastern Divine Region?”
“Yes,” Yun Che said. He thought Mu Bingyun was worried about the fate that had suddenly been imposed on her, so he comforted her, “You don’t have to worry. No matter what the situation, I will not allow any harm to the Snow Song Realm.”
Mu Bingyun shook her head gently and said, “I’m not worried. This is a great honor for the Snow Song Realm, bringing glory to the clan and future generations. Moreover, the news that my sister killed the Scarlet Destroying Dragon God with one sword has already spread throughout the realms. This prestige is enough to suppress countless noises and doubts.”
“I want to say…” The icy eyes that had been looking at Yun Che suddenly turned away slowly, and the snow-white body covered by the icy gauze also turned slowly: “The Snow Song Realm regards her as the Realm King, but, she… does not need to stay in the Snow Song Realm any longer. I am capable of taking care of everything.”
"She...should live for herself. You must want that, too, right?"
Yun Che looked at Mu Bingyun’s back… She and Mu Xuanyin had completely different auras and eyes, but deep in their souls, they were so similar.
“Master Bingyun,” he did not answer, but called out softly, “Do you still remember the slap you gave me five years ago in Minghan Tianchi?”
Mu Bingyun’s snow-white body trembled slightly.
She moved her lips slightly, wanting to say something, but Yun Che's voice, which had become exceptionally gentle, could already be heard in her ears: "I want to tell you that for some people, even if I kill them a hundred times, I will not be able to vent all the hatred in my heart. And for some people... even if I slap them ten thousand times, I will not be able to have even a trace of resentment or hatred in my heart."
“…” Mu Bingyun stood there, as if something was silently unfolding in her heart, and she suddenly felt inexplicably dazed.
After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly turned around, but Yun Che was no longer in her sight.
Mu Feixue walked in here, but Mu Bingyun had a look in her eyes that she had never seen before. She stared blankly at the vast snow and wind outside the temple, as if she was not aware of her existence at all.
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Dark and cold sky lake.
"Why are you here?"
As soon as Yun Che entered, the immortal figure beside the pool stood up and looked at him with a pair of icy eyes that were even colder than the Nether Frost Lake.
“Of course it’s because I missed you so much!” Yun Che quickly moved over and said with a smile.
Mu Xuanyin's icy eyes rippled slightly, and she dodged subconsciously, but her snowy face and voice were still as cold as ice: "The Emperor's Ceremony is only a few months away, and you still have the leisure to come here."
Yun Che looked helpless: “The Demon Queen has taken over all matters. Apart from asking for my opinion on the name change of Qiankun Dragon City, there is no need for me to intervene in anything else. If I stay with her, it will only get in the way. So, I can’t wait... ah, it hurts!”
Mu Xuanyin pushed away his hand that was quietly resting on her waist and said coldly, “Humph! She just spoils you too much! Isn’t she afraid that she will spoil you to the point of becoming more and more lawless?”
Yun Che looked at her expression, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Xuanyin, do you... hate her now?"
Xue Yan did not show the slightest emotion that Yun Che had expected. Even her voice was calm without any ripples: “I used to hate her. But after I stabbed her with my sword, all the grudges between us were gone. I no longer have any hatred for her.”
Yun Che’s eyebrows jumped, and he asked in surprise: “You stabbed her with a sword? When!?”
“Before you left for the Southern Divine Region.” Mu Xuanyin replied.
“…” Yun Che’s mouth twitched slightly: “Sure enough! Not only Caizhi, but even the Demon Queen knew long ago that you were still alive.”
“At that time, Bingyun was abducted by the Brahma Emperor God Realm, so I had no choice but to show up and take action.” Mu Xuanyin said: “Also, before facing the last and most terrifying enemy, I had to… work with Chi Wuyao to resolve the obstacles in our hearts.”
“Really… you don’t hate me at all?” Yun Che’s voice lowered a notch, and his eyes became a little vague.
Mu Xuanyin glanced at him and said, “Back then, before I died, I learned about Chi Wuyao’s existence and how my will had been hijacked by her silently for ten thousand years. I couldn’t help but hate her.”
No matter who you are, it is impossible not to hate.
“But, when my consciousness was fading, I heard the voice she left for me.” After a brief pause, she softly recounted Chi Wuyao’s words from the past: “Go with peace of mind. I will protect him for you until the day I die.”
Yun Che: “…”
“She didn’t lie to me.” Mu Xuanyin said softly, “So, I don’t hate her anymore.”
She suddenly turned her head and looked into Yun Che’s eyes: “I know that you can’t open your heart to her because of me…whether I’m alive or dead.”
Yun Che: “…………”
"Now I am safe and sound, and I have no hatred or resentment towards her. On the contrary, because of the fusion of our souls for ten thousand years, we can easily communicate with each other. The knot in your heart because of me is completely unnecessary."
“And… there is one thing. Don’t deceive yourself anymore.” Mu Xuanyin continued, “The Mu Xuanyin who took you in and taught you, who was bullied by you in the Flame God Realm, and who resolutely rushed to the Blue Pole Star for you, was only half me, and the other half was him… Especially when we flew to the Blue Pole Star at the end, her eagerness was no less than mine.”
"You have a knot in your heart because of me, but her knot is far heavier than yours. Do you have the heart to continue to torture her with the guilt that has already been made up a thousand times?"
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