The picture disappeared, the fragments dispersed, and Yun Che's soul sea returned to a dead silence.
A kind of silence that has never been experienced before.
Yun Che and Li Suo both fell into a long silence.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Suo said faintly, "If Mo'e had told the world the truth about the existence of the Ancestral Sword and the Wheel of Myriad Tribulations earlier, would the ending be different?"
Yun Che responded with an erratic tone: “Impossible.”
"Why?"
“There are many reasons…” Yun Che said slowly, “The essence of the Ancestral Sword and the Wheel of Myriad Tribulations is unknown to the Four Creation Gods and the Four Demon Emperors. And as a ‘correction’, it is indeed a secret of the Ancestral Sword that cannot be known to the world.”
"What Mo'e knew was what the Ancestral Sword Spirit told him. It was both a heart-to-heart talk and a trust. And with Mo'e's extremely upright character, how could he easily reveal the Ancestral Secret to others?"
"Moreover, this truth is too heavy. Once known, the two supreme weapons in one's cognition will become weapons of judgment that always hang in the air. The higher the position, the more soul pressure one will bear that cannot be escaped forever. I think if Mo'e could choose again, he would more likely choose to never know."
"I am even more certain that he buried Musu into the abyss with his own hands. He never thought of telling him all the reasons."
"Why...why?" Li Su asked the same two words.
Yun Che’s soul sea tightened violently. He seemed to relax for a long while before he said softly, “Mo’e loved his son after all. He chose to bury him with his own hands, but he was also willing to watch him die with no regrets, determination, and tragic death, rather than confusion and regret… Just like Qingyue, until she fell into the abyss, she only hoped that I would have pure hatred for her.”
He recalled the last paragraph in the Dragon God's ancient book about the end of the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor:
"On the top of the Divine Palace, the Emperor Zhutian looked up at the sky and passed away. His last words were the name 'Mosu'."
Back then, when he and Qianye Ying'er read this record, they were shocked, but also ridiculed and questioned. As a father, he couldn't imagine what kind of situation could make a person so cruel as to kill his own children... Since he had already killed them mercilessly, why did he still mourn before his death?
Yun Che muttered absentmindedly: “Since I received the inheritance from the Heretic God, some of the ancient ‘truths’ have been pieced together bit by bit in my cognition.”
"In my opinion, the original Emperor Zhutian was a straight-laced and almost foolish creator god. In many pieces of information and various records, they all pointed to him as the source of all disasters. It was his arbitrary and cold-blooded behavior that ultimately led to the destruction of the Age of Gods and Demons, and also caused the 'Scarlet Disaster' that almost destroyed the current era."
“As for the Heretic God, he has always been a savior in my opinion. He cleaned up the mess left by the end of the Age of Gods and Demons, calmed down all the remaining disasters, sealed the Moon Slaughter Devil Monarch and the Evil Infant’s Wheel of Myriad Tribulations, and left behind his legacy and will. Through his descendant… that is, me, I stopped the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor and saved the world.”
“The anger and hatred that the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor has for Mo’e has also deepened my negative view of the Heaven Slaying God Emperor.”
“But…” Yun Che’s voice was filled with sadness. “The shadow of the Heretic God that I saw was so messy and decadent. At that time, I asked him if he hated Mo’e, and he replied, ‘I have no right to hate him.’ This confused me for a long, long time…”
All the sin is mine, not his...
I did not abandon the title of the Elemental Creator God, but I was no longer worthy of it... I retired from the world afterwards, not because I had lost all hope, but because I was too ashamed to face the world...
It is my sin that built this world...
At the beginning, those words that he could not understand finally had clear enough answers at this moment.
"The evil god doesn't hate Mo'e, he hates himself. He feels that if it weren't for his union with the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor, if he hadn't led Mo Su to break free from the shackles of old conventions step by step, and if he hadn't encouraged him to break through the barriers between gods and demons and fall in love with the daughter of Pan Ming... everything that happened later wouldn't have happened. He believes that it was he who harmed the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor, their daughter, Mo Su, Mo'e... and ultimately led to the end of the God and Demon Era."
"And the God-Slaying Emperor Mo'e also hates me. The Ancestral Sword of the God-Slaying God has swung three swords in history. And these three swords are unprecedented and unparalleled..."
"He swung his first sword at his own son, severing the family bond."
“The second sword was swung at the Heaven Smiting Demon Emperor, severing the friendship.”
"The third sword seemed to be swung at the evil god, but in fact it was swung at myself, severing the rest of my life."
Yun Che let out a long sigh: “Mo’e sacrificed his own son to protect the cornerstone of the balance of the world of gods and demons; Ni Xuan was concerned about the safety of future generations until his death… But why did their lives end like this…”
"What is right and what is wrong... What is true and what is false..."
"Why is it that the more I know, the harder it is to tell right from wrong..."
"So... everything I'm doing now... what I've always believed to be right and wrong... is it really what I thought it was right and wrong... is what I thought to be real just a vague illusion..."
“Even the Heretic God and the Heaven-Slaying God Emperor are like this… then is my so-called unwavering persistence… really pointing in the direction I thought it was…”
“Yun Che…?”
“Yun Che!”
“Yun Che!!”
A holy light that was too dazzling suddenly rose from his soul sea, finally calming his overly chaotic soul turmoil.
Li Suo's blurry figure with a holy white light appeared in Yun Che's soul sea, emitting warmth that was enough to warm all the souls in the world.
Her gentle voice, from the very center of his soul, gently penetrated into every string of his soul: "You once said that perhaps there is no real right or wrong, good or evil in this world. What is more important than sticking to right or wrong, good or evil is to stick to your position."
Yun Che: “…”
"At first, I couldn't understand your words. The boundaries between right and wrong, good and evil are extremely clear to me."
"Until, I watched you commit evil deeds again and again, and felt the pain in your soul again and again."
"If there is no good intention, why would the soul be destroyed by evil deeds?"
"If your heart is good, why do you never stop stepping into the abyss of evil?"
Her voice became softer and softer, like the breeze blowing the clouds and the morning light condensing dew: "My cognition is incomplete, and my thoughts are always as slow as you said. But over the years, I have seen everything you have done, and felt the fluctuations of your soul at every moment. I have gradually understood what you said at the beginning."
"Your stance, your persistence, and everything you must protect have transcended your concepts of right and wrong, good and evil, and even your own existence. Therefore, even if every step you take is on thorns that pierce your soul, you never hesitate and never stop."
When she first entered the abyss, she kept questioning, sighing, confused and helpless again and again... Later, she always watched silently, gave reminders, gave comfort, and occasionally, gave advice that would never be adopted.
"Even I have gradually come to understand and accept it, so why do you have to question your persistence?"
The soul sea was silent for a long time before Yun Che’s rather strange voice was heard: “I didn’t know before that you are quite good at comforting people.”
"..." Li Suo said uncertainly: "Is this considered... a compliment?"
Yun Che smiled, his tone was very natural: "Don't worry, I have experienced a lot of bad things, my will is not as fragile as you think, I was just a little confused just now."
In fact, it is by no means “slightly”.
“A creator god who symbolizes holiness and supreme goodness would actually agree to stand above good and evil? If your believers back then knew this, their faith would probably collapse.” Yun Che said in a strange tone: “I’m a little curious, what is your stance?”
Unexpectedly, Li Su gave him a direct answer: "My position is naturally you."
“…” Yun Che was slightly stunned.
"If the end of your path leads to a great evil, I will shoulder the consequences with you. After all, I am the one who 'aids the tyrant' in your words, and I am also a flawed creator god."
“So, there is no need to be anxious or confused anymore. You are not Nixuan, nor are you Mo’e. You are the one and only Yun Che. I hope and believe that the path you are heading towards will be different from theirs.”
“Hmm…” Yun Che pretended to think: “Your words suddenly sound a bit like the divinity of the God of Creation… I am actually a little moved by them.”
Li Suo: “……?”
A white light glowed faintly in the depths of the soul sea.
That was the last memory fragment left by the evil god.
But when this memory fragment appeared, the soul breath it released was completely different from before.
“This soul aura…” Li Suo expressed deep doubts: “Does it belong to… me?”
“Strange!” Yun Che was also stunned for a moment: “How could the Heretic God have your memory fragments? Unless you gave them to him.”
“……” Li Suo couldn’t remember.
The soul breath released by this memory fragment is extremely weak, but it has a strong sense of incompleteness. It may have been diluted by time, or damaged by external forces.
The white light on the fragments spread out, spreading a pure white world in Yun Che's consciousness.
When the world gradually became clearer, Yun Che once again saw the outline of the Temple of Life.
However, the picture was extremely blurry, with broken pieces everywhere.
In the picture, a white fairy figure slowly walked towards the hub of eternity...Although it was blurry like fog, but with that peerless divine posture, it was still recognizable as Li Suo, the creator god of life.
She stretched out her hand, and the white light covered the sleeping girl in the Eternal Core, and whispered: "There are such special soul bases and soul sources in the world, neither human, nor god, nor demon."
"This is... the combination of God and the devil?"
At this moment, the white light covering the girl's body suddenly dissipated.
There was a slight distortion in the space, and a shadow that seemed real and unreal slowly appeared above the girl.
Yun Che could not see the entire appearance of this phantom, but he could vaguely make out that it was the shadow of a girl with long hair as white as night and skin as white as snow… but it was not Hong'er's hair color or body shape.
Faced with the sudden appearance of the girl, Li Suo's hands froze in mid-air, without moving for a long time.
As the creator of life, she has been soul-lost for a long time.
The girl spoke in an ethereal voice: "Hello, Senior Li Suo. It's our first time meeting you. My name is Ni Jie, and I'm the daughter of my father Ni Xuan and my mother Jie Yuan."
Li Suo gently put down her snow-white hands, her eyes still fixed on the girl's figure: "There is such a beautiful thing in the world..."
She is the creator god of life who embodies all the splendor of the ancient world, but she makes a soul-stirring sigh only when people face her.
The girl continued, her voice a little anxious: "Before my father separated my demon soul, I secretly hid a wisp of my soul. Fortunately, he was too confused to notice it. However, I only exist for these last few dozen breaths."
"I beg the kindest and most beautiful Senior Li Suo in the world, when you solidify my soul in my new body, please do not completely destroy my soul base and soul source, but leave a small gap."
Li Suo looked at her: "Why?"
"Because my father was not willing to annihilate my demon soul, but hid it. Therefore, as long as my soul base is not sealed and my soul source is not destroyed, if I can touch the demon soul again one day, there may be a possibility of returning to completeness."
After a brief silence, Li Suo slowly shook her head: "No."
"Although I don't know the details, Ni Xuan was able to bear the pain and do this. It is very likely related to his promise with Mo'e. He is not a person who breaks his promise, and Mo'e is even more a person who will not tolerate breaking his promise."
"Senior Li Suo is so smart." The girl praised, smiling, as if she had no fear of the impending eternity. "But, I'm just a girl who knows nothing, and I don't care about your promises. No matter how many promises you make, they are not as important as my father's safety."
"Father's...safety?"
"Senior Li Suo, didn't you notice? Father's soul has been shattered."
“……” Li Suo did not deny it.
"He is in too much pain, too guilty, and too self-blaming. His soul of creation has many cracks. Now he just wants to hide away and sleep... and if his soul continues to crack like this, he will sleep longer and longer. Perhaps, even a million years won't be enough for him to wake up for a hundred years."
"I... can't do anything." Li Su's voice was filled with deep powerlessness and guilt. She could save all living things, but she could not save the shattered soul of the God of Creation.
"But I have a way to repair my father's soul."
The girl's silhouette became noticeably fainter, and her voice became more urgent. "Moreover, I heard Senior Mo'e say in person that his promise to the Ancestral Sword Spirit and his intolerance of the fusion of gods and demons will last until the end of his life... In other words, after his death, all grudges, insistence, and promises will be resolved."
"So, I won't make things difficult for my father and Senior Li Suo. Even if we want to return to wholeness, it must be after Senior Mo'e dies. Senior Li Suo, I beg you, otherwise, my father will really... slowly fall into eternal sleep."
"But..." Li Suo said, "If you don't restore your soul base and soul source, your new body and mind will never grow and will always remain in the state of a young girl. And the possibility of restoring them to their fullness is infinitesimal. In this case, do you still want to persist?"
"Yes!" The girl responded without any hesitation: "I can't let my father continue to be so miserable. Even if there is only a little hope, I must save him. This is what I must do as a daughter. Otherwise, when my mother comes back, she will definitely be very sad..."
Mother... is coming back?
Li Su did not correct the girl's "fantasy" of her mother's return.
The girl's figure faded even more, leaving only a thin layer of mist.
"Senior Li Suo, please agree to this. In return, I can tell you a big secret. When my father was fighting with Senior Mo'e, I found that I could...sense...the killing..."
The girl's shadow suddenly disappeared with her voice.
Li Su was left stunned for a long time.
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