As soon as Hua Xiangwan woke up, Ling Bei came in with a bunch of documents and said hurriedly, "Young Master, this is today's menu, please check it again..."

"This is today's seating arrangement. Please take a look..."

"This is the staffing arrangement for today..."

Hua Xiangwan listened, nodded, pulled the documents over, and checked them one by one.

After finishing all this, she stood up and looked at the details.

At dusk, tens of thousands of disciples from Hehuan Palace gathered in the square. Senior disciples feasted in the main hall, while junior disciples feasted outdoors. Hua Xiangwan stood on a high place, looking at the magnificent Hehuan Palace with bright lights, with a calm expression.

Afterwards, Hehuan Palace never experienced such prosperity again, and the sect declined. Although it consisted of three palaces, it had no more than a few thousand disciples, and was not even as good as large sects like the Yinyang Sect and the Wugu Sect.

She watched quietly for a while. Qin Yinyu came in, supported by Xiao Wenfeng. Seeing Hua Xiangwan standing in the hallway, she was a little surprised: "Aren't you going in, Ah Wan?"

"Brother, sister," Hua Xiangwan turned around and smiled, "Am I not waiting for you all? Please take your seats first."

"Don't be too busy," Qin Yinyu walked up to Hua Xiangwan and tidied her clothes, her expression gentle, "Take care of your health, drink less tonight."

"Know."

Hua Xiangwan said, turning to look at Xiao Wenfeng beside him: "Big Brother, please bring me in."

Xiao Wenfeng nodded, supported Qin Yinyu, and before entering the house, he glanced at Hua Xiangwan again and said, "If there is still no news about Xie Changji by tomorrow, I will go out and look for him."

Hua Xiangwan was stunned for a moment, then she started laughing. Xiao Wenfeng was always like this. Although he didn't talk much, he always cared about everyone.

She nodded and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

There are a total of 103 inner disciples in Hehuan Palace, most of whom are above the Yuanying period. They are also the future and pillar of Hehuan Palace.

These people entered the main hall one after another. Twenty people remained in the outer palace, leading patrols and guards. They would not come until the shift change at night.

Almost everyone had arrived, and Cheng Wangxiu came in slyly. Hua Xiangwan glanced at him, raised her eyebrows and said, "Second Senior Brother, you are also too late."

"Hey," Cheng Wangxiu waved his hand, "It's because Qin Yunshang talks too much. Wasn't it her turn to guard the border? Now she told me that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell me what was wrong, so she dragged me to talk."

As he spoke, Cheng Wangxiu seemed to have thought of something and coughed lightly: "Do you know when the... Palace Master... will come out of confinement?"

"What?"

Hua Xiangwan glanced at him and knew that he had something to say.

Cheng Wangxiu looked a little embarrassed. He turned around and stood side by side with Hua Xiangwan, hesitating: "It's just... Mingluan Palace has had a bad relationship with us over the years. Yunchang always comes secretly. She and I have been together for... for several years, right? Now that Humian has been found... I want the Palace Master to step in," Cheng Wangxiu turned around and winked at Hua Xiangwan, "Please help me talk."

"When Yunchang was still studying in Hehuan Palace, I asked you to talk to my mother directly and let her stay. Do you regret it now?"

Hua Xiangwan glanced at him. Cheng Wangxiu felt a little embarrassed and touched his nose. "She was still young at that time. I... I just wanted her to see more. I have lived for hundreds of years and have seen all kinds of people. How many people has she seen?"

Cheng Wangxiu said, with some uneasiness in his tone: "If you and I had been together for a long time and then met someone else later," he muttered in a low voice, "it would be better if we had never been together."

"She's not that old now," Hua Xiangwan didn't understand, "Do you think it's okay?"

"That's what I thought a few years ago, but now... I've changed my mind," Cheng Wangxiu said firmly. He turned to look at her, "No matter what the future holds, I have to give it a try, right?"

Hua Xiangwan listened, and after a moment, she chuckled, "Okay, wait until my mother comes out and I'll talk to her."

"Okay."

Cheng Wangxiu felt relieved and waved his hand: "Then I'll leave."

Cheng Wangxiu entered the hall. Hua Xiangwan looked at the time and saw that it was almost time, so she turned around and walked in.

As soon as we entered the hall, everyone started chatting excitedly.

Bai Zhuyue was sitting at a high place, and Hua Xiangwan sat down slightly below her. She asked someone next to her to announce the start of the banquet. Bai Zhuyue took the lead in raising the glass and announced the marriage news of Hu Mian and Qin Xinsheng. The two of them stood up together and saluted everyone.

Afterwards, everyone took turns to toast the two. After three rounds of drinking, Hu Mian stood up and said happily, "Everyone, I brewed a batch of wine myself half a year ago, and I wanted to drink it with everyone today! Come on!"

Hu Mian took the wine pot and walked forward with Qin Xinsheng to pour wine for everyone: "Come and try my cooking skills."

No one suspected anything. Hua Xiangwan sat on a high place and watched Hu Mian happily pouring bowls of wine for everyone.

When they got in front of her, Qin Yinyu said, "Ah Wan, there's no need. She's still injured."

"Oh," Hu Mian laughed, "What a pity, you can't taste my cooking skills."

"Give me a bowl," Hua Xiangwan picked up the wine bowl and said with a smile, "It's okay to have a few sips."

“Glorious!”

Hu Mian poured her some wine. Hua Xiangwan looked at Jingying's drink with a calm expression. After Hu Mian left, she lowered her head and took a sip.

When she was 21 years old, she was not good at using poison, but later she studied with Xue Zidan for a long time in Yaozong, and she could master Xue Zidan's skills in one bite.

Bliss is not a poison, but a colorless and tasteless wine.

It's just that it's too strong for monks and will cause problems with the flow of their spiritual energy.

Shen Yichen is a top doctor, and Xue Zidan is a genius in refining poisons.

Since the one used was not poison, it was normal that Qin Yinyu couldn't detect it.

Hua Xiangwan put down his wine bowl and watched everyone having fun. The noise lasted until midnight and everyone was very drunk. Hua Xiangwan called his disciples in and helped everyone leave.

The only ones who didn't drink were her and Qin Yinyu. Xiao Wenfeng was very drunk, so Qin Yinyu went over to look after him. Hua Xiangwan then went back to the glacier alone, carrying a lantern.

Everything was just as he remembered. At midnight, there was a loud bang and a bolt of lightning fell from the sky, striking the tallest Yunfu Tower in Hehuan Palace!

Hua Xiangwan's mother was in seclusion in the Yunfu Pagoda. Suddenly, the earth shook and everyone looked up, and then they saw thunderbolts striking down from the sky!

Hua Xiangwan quietly looked up at the thunder in the sky, with Shen Yichen beside him under the glacier. After a while, Qin Yinyu came running over with her group.

"Ah Wan," Qin Yinyu panted, "The Palace Master has made a breakthrough. I'm afraid she will have to go through a tribulation."

"Well," Hua Xiangwan nodded and said, "Let the brothers and sisters set up the formation. Where is the master?"

"Elder Bai has already rushed over to protect the Dharma, but the thunder of the Tribulation Period..." Qin Yinyu pursed her lips, "I'm afraid we can't do anything to help."

Although Hua Ranyan is not the Demon Lord, he is also the number one master in the Western Territory for many years. The Lord of Green Blood ascended to the throne with Hua Ranyan's permission. The two have never officially fought each other.

No one in Hehuan Palace can help her with her heavenly thunder, and I’m afraid no one in the Western Territory can do anything either.

Hua Xiangwan looked up at the Yunfu Tower. Bai Zhuyue should have arrived with the other disciples. After the barrier was opened, the movement of the thunder would no longer affect the people around them.

Seeing her calm down, Qin Yinyu was also influenced by her and slowly calmed down. When she realized that she had calmed down under the guidance of her junior sister, she couldn't help laughing: "You have been tempered a lot in the past three years in Yunlai."

Hua Xiangwan turned around to look at Qin Yinyu, who had a bit of heartache in her eyes. "Your senior brother used to say that you were too arrogant and had never been tempered. When you inherit Hehuan Palace in the future, I'm afraid you won't be able to control yourself. Now that you're in Yunlai, I don't know what happened to you, but you look like a young palace mistress, so the palace mistress is relieved."

"People always grow up."

Hua Xiangwan chuckled: "You were the ones who always supported me before. I was ignorant."

"You are immature, but your elder brother is actually happy about it." Qin Yinyu shook her head, her face gentle, "Wen Feng once told me that he hopes you will be sensible, but he also hopes you won't be sensible. In one's lifetime, one has to pay a price to grow up."

Hua Xiangwan felt a slight lump in her throat as she listened to Qin Yinyu's words. She wanted to say something when she felt the ground shaking slightly.

This vibration seemed like an attack from a large army. Qin Yinyu felt something was wrong, and then she heard the sound of drums coming from the city wall.

This was the voice calling for the disciples to gather. Hua Xiangwan immediately raised his hand and opened the voice transmission jade token, and heard Ling Dong hurriedly say: "Young Master, ten miles away, a large number of monsters are heading towards Hehuan Palace!"

"How many?"

Hua Xiangwan asked calmly.

"It's incalculable," Ling Dong said urgently, "at least one hundred thousand."

Hearing this, Qin Yinyu's eyes widened.

The monsters are a foreign race on the western border. They don't have the intelligence of humans, they are pure beasts, but they are very ferocious. The border has long been fortified with a large number of magic arrays and high walls, and there are layers of checkpoints. How could such a large number of monsters come quietly and directly ten miles outside the gate of Hehuan Palace? !

"Let Humian go over and gather all the disciples who are still awake. All the Dharma practitioners should gather on the city wall, and all the physical practitioners should go outside the city."

Hua Xiangwan gave the order directly: "I'll be right over."

"Ah Wan!"

After hearing what Hua Xiangwan said, Qin Yinyu grabbed her and said anxiously: "The disciples who are still awake now are at most in the Jindan stage. If you ask them to go directly outside the city gate, they may not be able to..."

Qin Yinyu couldn't bear to say the rest of the words. Hua Xiangwan raised her eyes calmly and said, "It's difficult for Fa Xiu to kill all the monsters at once. We can't let them get close to the city gate. Once they get close to the city wall, they will be a great threat to Fa Xiu. Sister, you should find a way to wake up the drunk brothers and sisters, and notify the ordinary people in the main city behind Hehuan Palace to leave immediately."

After saying that, Hua Xiangwan pulled Qin Yinyu's hand away and turned to walk towards the City Wall Defense Sword.

As soon as she arrived at the city gate, she saw that the disciples had already formed a battle formation in front of the city gate, and the practitioners were forming a battle formation on the high ground. In the distance, a herd of beasts was running towards them, getting closer and closer. A huge bird-like beast slowly flapped its wings and followed the herd of beasts.

Hu Mian arranged the people, and when he saw Hua Xiangwan coming, he immediately asked, "Where are the disciples stationed along the way? Even if the people at the border didn't notify us, where are our own people? How come there was no notification at all?!"

"It's pointless to say this now."

Hua Xiangwan pulled Xunqing out of his Qiankun bag. Hu Mian was startled, and then he saw Hua Xiangwan said calmly: "I will lead the disciples to guard the city gate. You must ensure that the spiritual energy of the disciples on the city tower is not used up and affects the operation of the golden elixir."

As Hua Xiangwan said this, she walked forward. Hu Mian grabbed her and shouted, "Go back!"

Hua Xiangwan turned around and saw Hu Mian seemed to have reacted: "You are the Young Palace Master, what's the big deal about you rushing to the front? Go contact all the sects and ask for help immediately."

Hua Xiangwan said nothing. Hu Mian whipped out his whip, calmed down a little, and said seriously, "I'll go down."

Having said that, she jumped down from the tower without saying a word.

Hua Xiangwan was looking for love, and remembered that it was the same in the past.

But she didn't know the result at that time, so she felt that Hu Mian was right. Her top priority was to seek help, wake up all the elite disciples, wait for her mother to successfully ascend, and save Hehuan Palace from danger before going to the upper realm.

At that time she was full of hope and felt that there were countless people who could save her.

She pursed her lips and clenched her fist silently. She watched the monster getting closer and closer. When she saw it was within the range where the magician could attack, she immediately raised her hand and raised her voice: "Attack!"

As soon as the words fell, countless magic circles were deployed instantly, and the monsters slammed into the magic circles one after another. Millions of fireballs in the magic circles rushed down and exploded behind the beasts.

At the same time, the birds and beasts flying high in the sky swooped down towards the city tower, flames spurting from their mouths and sweeping across the entire Hehuan Palace. The senior disciples beside Hua Xiangwan tiptoed and jumped to a high place to fight with those flying beasts.

Hua Xiangwan observed the situation while contacting various sects.

Facing these mindless creatures, the Dharma cultivators guarded until the early morning, and finally some of them managed to escape and break through the magic circle. The disciples guarding the city gates immediately rushed forward and killed these beasts that broke in alone.

The sky gradually brightened up, and a white bone dragon slammed into the barrier fiercely. In an instant, a big crack appeared in the barrier. Hua Xiangwan was about to draw his sword when he saw a beam of magic light suddenly burst out from the back of Hehuan Palace, and before the white bone dragon could attack for the second time, it blew the white bone dragon away!

The light of the law fell on the barrier, and the barrier was immediately repaired. Hua Xiangwan looked up and saw Xiao Wenfeng standing on a high place, saying calmly: "Fox sleep."

Hu Mian, who was fighting on the battlefield, turned around and saw Xiao Wenfeng looking at her. His voice was slightly cold: "You and Ah Wan go back to find your second senior sister. She has something to discuss with you. I'll take care of this."

As he spoke, Xiao Wenfeng raised his hand and a raging flame suddenly rushed towards the herd of beasts.

This is the purest Samadhi True Fire, which can only be possessed by the Pure Fire cultivators who have cultivated to the top. The beasts howled instantly, and Xiao Wenfeng urged them: "Go."

Hu Mian did not stop there. He jumped onto the city gate on tiptoe and hurried back to the backyard with Hua Xiangwan.

Lingbei was waiting behind, and when he saw them coming, he immediately led them to the main hall.

"Second Sister, what's the matter?"

Hu Mian panted and wiped the blood off his face.

Ling Bei pursed his lips and shook his head, saying nothing.

Hua Xiangwan didn't ask anything because she knew everything.

The three of them walked to the main hall, and Hu Mian hurriedly opened the door. However, as soon as he opened it, a knife came towards him. Before Hu Mian could dodge, the sharp blade was suddenly placed on his neck!

Hu Mian stepped back in shock and leaned against the door, then saw Cheng Wangxiu holding two swords with a look of hatred.

"Second Brother?"

Hu Mian was stunned to speak, Hua Xiangwan walked in, looked at Cheng Wangxiu's movements, raised his hand to hold down his knife, and said calmly: "Second Brother, let's talk first."

"Is it you?!"

Cheng Wangxiu ignored Hua Xiangwan and stared at Hu Mian, who looked confused: "What?"

"Still pretending?!"

Cheng Wangxiu said excitedly: "Were you drunk..."

"Wang Xiu!"

Qin Yinyu finally spoke and called out to Cheng Wangxiu.

Cheng Wangxiu clenched his knife. Hua Xiangwan pulled him away, but he just stared at Hu Mian. Hu Mian looked confused. He glanced at the main hall and saw that all the inner disciples were there. Some were still dazed, while others were sitting in meditation. Hua Xiangwan turned to look at Qin Yinyu and said calmly, "Second Senior Sister, what's going on?"

"What I ate last night was poisonous."

Qin Yinyu's voice was slightly cold: "Right now, all the inner disciples' spiritual power is unable to function, and those with low cultivation are even in a coma. Ah Wan, you were responsible for the food last night."

"yes."

Hua Xiangwan said calmly, "I have also given them to Second Senior Sister for testing."

"But I didn't test Hu Mian's wine. You gave it to the disciples of the medicine hall. What's the reason?"

"Senior Sister Hu Mian gave the drinks too late. You are pregnant, and I am afraid you will be tired."

Hua Xiangwan lowered her eyes and said these words. She felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

Although she knew clearly that even if Qin Yinyu tested it, she would not be able to detect Xue Zidan's ecstasy, but she still couldn't help but think, what if?

What if Qin Yin Yu can prove it?

How could she think that there must be no problem if it was given by Hu Mian?

"You mean there's something wrong with the wine?"

Hu Mian finally understood, her face full of shock: "Impossible, this wine was brewed by me, it was given to me by Xiansheng, and I gave it to you, there is no third party..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly realized something. Cheng Wangxiu beside her said coldly, "Where is Qin Xinsheng?"

Hu Mian turned around blankly. She looked at Cheng Wangxiu, who had a mocking expression on his face. He asked again, "Where is Qin Xinsheng?"

Hu Mian realized something and turned around suddenly. Qin Yinyu called her, "Don't look for him anymore. He's gone."

Hu Mian was stunned on the spot, she murmured subconsciously: "Impossible..."

"What's impossible?" Cheng Wangxiu became excited after listening to Hu Mian's words. "All the outer disciples were fine, only the inner disciples who drank your wine were in trouble. You still say it's impossible?! Hu Mian, you are blind! Did you collude with him? Are you going to give up your master for a man..."

"I didn’t!"

Hu Mian suddenly spoke up, she clenched her fist, one eye slightly red, she stared at Cheng Wangxiu and said, "It can't be him, I'll go find him now."

As she spoke, she took out the jade token of voice transmission and transmitted the message again and again.

There was no response from the other party.

There was only a ray of soft light at the head of the Broken Intestine Village, floating out silently from the suddenness.

Qin Yinyu closed her eyes, sighed, and said, "I called you here to discuss with you. We have three options now. First, I will help all the brothers and sisters recover, but I am not sure to what extent they can recover. They can go up if they can and wait until rescue, but we don't know whether they will be killed or injured. Second, we will thoroughly investigate this matter, find the antidote, and then let the inner disciples go up and wait for rescue. In this way, the outer disciples... I am afraid that they will suffer heavy casualties. The last option," Qin Yinyu looked at everyone and pursed her lips, "abandon the palace and leave."

If they abandon the palace and flee now, the inner disciples here might be able to save their lives, but the outer disciples would definitely not be able to escape in time, and Hua Xiangwan's mother's heavenly tribulation would definitely be disrupted, making it difficult for her to ascend. Most importantly, behind the Hehuan Palace, one mortal city after another would inevitably suffer.

At the rate these beasts migrate, no city will be able to escape in time.

No one said anything. Qin Yinyu lowered her head and said, "Right now, the Palace Master is going through a tribulation, Elder Bai is also in the Yunfu Tower, and the other three elders are outside. Your eldest brother and I mean that those of you who are willing to stay can stay, and those who are unwilling to stay can leave with the disciples who want to leave."

Qin Yinyu raised her head and said, "What do you think?"

No one responded. After a moment, Cheng Wangxiu said directly: "Senior sister, I will go to the tower first. You can help the other disciples."

Having said that, he turned and left.

Qin Yinyu looked at Hu Mian who was standing next to her. Hu Mian had calmed down a little. She raised the whip in her hand and gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know where Qin Xiansheng is. I'm going to guard the city. As long as I'm still alive, I will definitely catch him and give everyone an explanation."

After saying this, she knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to everyone, then stood up and walked out.

Qin Yinyu looked at Hua Xiangwan, and Hua Xiangwan said calmly: "Hehuan Palace cannot be abandoned. The chances of Qin Xinsheng finding it are too small. If Senior Sister doesn't need my help here, I will go to the city tower."

As she said this, she followed him out.

After returning to the tower, she drew her sword, jumped down from the tower, and swung the sword directly at the beasts.

Just like in memory, what followed was endless fighting and slashing. These monsters were nothing like those seen at the border before. They seemed to be stimulated by something and were extremely ferocious. Each one was almost above the Jindan stage, and it took several outer disciples to encircle and suppress one.

Hua Xiangwan continued to swing his sword and kill the beasts, and gradually he almost forgot that this was an illusion.

She seemed to have returned to the past, fighting with her fellow brothers and sisters, with beasts howling all around and blood splattering everywhere.

She didn't know how long it had been, but on the Yunfu Tower, the light of the Tribulation Period suddenly burst out!

The light of the law carried a powerful force, sweeping across the beasts in an instant. The beasts were reduced to ashes in the light of the law. Someone shouted excitedly, "It's the Palace Master!"

As he spoke, everyone turned around to look at the Yunfu Tower, and saw the thunder on the top of the tower gradually disappear.

Xiao Wenfeng, who was standing high up, also had a look of joy on his face, and all the disciples were delighted: "Palace Master! The Palace Master has successfully transcended the tribulation and has come out of seclusion!"

Hua Xiangwan looked into the distance, she was a little dazed.

She turned her head to look at the crowd retreating in the distance and knew clearly that no, she had not successfully passed the tribulation.

This is just the beginning.

She closed her eyes slightly.

"Flowers to the evening."

On the Yunfu Tower, her mother's cold voice came: "Come here."

"Young Master," Ling Bei stood beside her, panting and turning back, "The Palace Master wants you to pass."

Hua Xiangwan nodded. She looked at everyone's happy faces and turned around with her sword in hand.

When she passed Qin Yinyu who was climbing up the city wall, she paused slightly when she saw the happy look on her face.

She hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Senior Sister."

Qin Yinyu turned around, and Hua Xiangwan said with some reluctance: "You should take a rest, and don't go up to the tower."

"It's no problem," Qin Yinyu waved her hand, "Although I'm a medical practitioner, I'm not that fragile."

Having said that, Qin Yinyu turned around and hurried to the city tower.

Hua Xiangwan clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and walked towards the Yunfu Tower like she did back then.

She was very anxious at that time, she drew her sword and ran to the top of the tower.

But this time, every step she took was very difficult. She felt like she was walking on a knife edge. Every step and every time she raised her head, she felt severe pain.

When she arrived at the Yunfu Tower, she could no longer control her emotions. She pushed open the tower door and saw Hua Ranyan sitting in the middle of the magic circle.

She had white hair and a calm expression. Bai Zhuyue was kneeling on the ground, breathing softly, and it was obvious that she was seriously injured.

Hua Xiangwan and Hua Ranyan looked at each other calmly. After a moment, Hua Xiangwan said hoarsely, "Mother."

"I'm back."

Hua Ranyan smiled, and Hua Xiangwan's eyes filled with tears. She called out again, "Mother."

As she spoke, she walked forward, came in front of Hua Ranyan, half squatted down, and looked at this person who lived two hundred years ago.

Hua Ranyan smiled and said gently: "As you can see, I can't pass the tribulation and can't ascend."

"It's okay." Hua Xiangwan comforted the person in front of her, "I'll find you a panacea to save your life. We still have time, let's try again."

"There is no time." Hua Ranyan shook her head, "I have seen the future in the thunder."

Hua Xiangwan paused, and Hua Ranyan spoke calmly: "This is a ray of hope given to me by the heavens. Hehuan Palace is destined to be destroyed and become prey to others. My cultivation will also be sucked away by someone, and that person has plans for you. He will not kill you. In the future, all living beings in the cultivation world will be annihilated, and Hehuan Palace will be doomed. And you——"

Hua Ranyan raised her head, looked at her, and frowned slightly: "Awan, I can't see you."

She saw the entire Hehuan Palace, but she couldn't see Hua Xiangwan.

Either Hua Xiangwan is dead, or... Hua Xiangwan has left the way of heaven.

Hua Xiangwan listened to Hua Ranyan's words and forced herself to maintain a smile: "So, what does mother plan to do?"

"I have already put soul marks on the souls of all the inner disciples. If they die in the future, you can still find the soul marks and bring their souls back."

Hua Xiangwan said with a hint of pity: "But my cultivation cannot be given to that person, so," Hua Ranyan raised her eyes and pulled Hua Xiangwan's hand to her abdomen, "My cultivation, you can take it."

Most monks have a lifespan of hundreds or thousands of years, and the maintenance of such a long life depends mainly on spiritual cultivation. Once the cultivation is exhausted, the lifespan is over.

Hua Xiangwan looked at the person in front of her. She had clearly experienced this once before.

I had clearly already knelt down and begged, and cried my heart out once before.

She had clearly already asked once if there was any other way, but she didn't want to, she didn't want it.

She could be buried in the ground with Hehuan Palace, but she didn't want to kill the most important person to her with her own hands.

"You asked me to kill you."

As soon as Hua Xiangwan opened her mouth, tears began to fall.

Hua Ranyan didn't say anything, she just looked at her.

"You are the young palace master of Hehuan Palace."

She reminded her, word by word: "You are responsible for the prosperity and honor of the entire Hehuan Palace. So what if you kill me?"

Hua Xiangwan did not move. Her hands trembled slightly. The person in front of her looked at her and said, "The path of cultivation is a matter of sacrifice and gain. A cultivator has a lifespan of tens of millions of years and can achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven. If you are not more determined than ordinary people, why would the heavens give you something different? Make a move."

Hua Xiangwan was speechless. Tears welled up in her eyes and she said in a low, hoarse voice, "Mother..."

Hearing this title, Hua Ranyan's eyes turned slightly red, and what she saw in front of her seemed to be the appearance of Hua Xiangwan when she was a child.

She held her hands and called "Mom" softly.

This is a mortal title. She is the Young Palace Master, so she shouldn't be called that. She didn't know where Hua Xiangwan learned this, so she corrected him coldly: "Call her mother."

But the child was still stubborn and continued to call: "Mom."

From childhood to adulthood, every time she asked her to do something, she would call her "mother".

She was always soft-hearted, but this time, she still insisted: "Do it!"

Hua Xiangwan's breathing became rapid. She knew that this was an illusion and that this was the past.

She had already done it once before. At that time, she cried and inserted her hand into the other person's abdomen, holding the golden pill.

She remembered the touch, the pain and disgust she felt at that time, all her life.

She knew it so clearly that she didn't even dare to move her fingertips forward at this moment.

However, Hua Ranyan held her tightly, just like this fate held her tightly.

Her hands were shaking violently and her eyes were blurred with tears.

Bai Zhuyue beside him also spoke up, her voice somewhat anxious: "Ah Wan, don't delay any longer, hurry up and do it!"

When she was in a stalemate with Hua Ranyan, Xie Changji finally rushed to Hehuan Palace.

When he raised his sword to a higher place, he saw the monsters surging towards the Hehuan Palace like a wave, densely packed, just like the moment when hundreds of sects conspired to attack the Tianjian Sect.

He could tell at a glance that something was wrong here. There was a strange spiritual power flowing, as if it was controlling these monsters. He knew that there must be other monks around who were setting up formations to help these monsters.

But he didn't have time to care about other things. He dived down quickly and landed in front of Hehuan Palace. Hu Mian was loudly asking Cheng Wangxiu: "What's going on with these things? Why are they here again?! Don't they want to die?!"

"Where's Wanwan?"

Xie Changji staggered into the crowd and grabbed Hu Mian.

Hu Mian was stunned when he saw Xie Changji. Xie Changji shouted, "Where's Hua Xiangwan?!"

"Yunfu Tower," Hu Mian responded, raised his hand and pointed to the distance, "The Palace Master called her..."

Before she could finish her words, she saw the young man running away with his sword in hand.

There is a barrier in Yunfu Tower that prohibits the use of swords.

He could only climb up from the first floor. The stairs of the tower spiraled upwards. White light leaked down from above. He was wounded and blood dripped down the stairs. He heard quarreling sounds from above and he was getting closer and closer to Hua Xiangwan.

"mother……"

"Get started!"

"Mother..."

"Ah Wan," Bai Zhuyue advised, "Go ahead. Your mother's cultivation is better for you than for others."

"What are you reluctant to give up? Hua Xiangwan, take action..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a bang at the door. Everyone turned around and saw light pouring in. A young man was standing at the door, breathing heavily and looking at Hua Xiangwan in the room.

His hair was askew, his body was covered in blood, his face was weather-beaten, and he was covered in dust and dirt, as if he had come overnight.

His sword had already cut a hole in the doorway, and he stood at the backlight, looking at the three people in the room.

Hua Xiangwan's face was full of tears. Her hand was held by Hua Ranyan. She stared blankly at the person standing in front of the door.

"Xie Changji?"

Bai Zhuyue was the first to react. She propped herself up and said, "You..."

Xie Changji said nothing. He walked straight into the room, like a god or Buddha falling into dust, cutting open the sky between mortals and the immortal world. His flesh and blood were blown away by the strong wind, and he came with light and salvation.

He walked quickly to Hua Xiangwan, pulled her hand away, and hugged her in his arms.

Hua Xiangwan stiffened her body and leaned in his arms blankly, listening to his hoarse voice: "It's over."

"Xie Changji," Bai Zhuyue panted, "This matter is the internal affairs of my Hehuan Palace, you..."

"This is an illusion," Xie Changji ignored Bai Zhuyue and told Hua Xiangwan in a hoarse voice, "If you don't want to experience it, don't experience it again."

This is an illusion, and it has been two hundred years.

She can avoid going through it again, can make new choices, can break free from the shackles of the past and move towards a completely new ending.

She felt as if air was refilling her lungs, and she seemed to be climbing out of a glacier that was burying her. Pain and coldness suddenly hit her, and the emotions that had been suppressing her body suddenly exploded.

Her whole body began to tremble, and she couldn't help but hold on to Xie Changji tightly.

"Xie Changji..."

Her voice was shaking, and she seemed to have returned to that moment two hundred years ago. This time, Xie Changji came. He held her in his arms and listened to her trembling, hoarse voice, full of fear: "I killed my mother..."

Listening to the previous words and looking at the scene in front of him, what else is unclear to him?

He closed his eyes, as if he felt all her emotions.

In the past, he was always just watching, he could understand but not experience. But at this moment, he felt that his heart was connected to Hua Xiangwan, and every word she said was a picture in front of him.

"I cut open her golden elixir... absorbed her cultivation... and she died... I killed her with my own hands..."

He hugged the person tightly, feeling her curl up, she grabbed his sleeve and choked out: "I killed her."

After hearing these words, everyone present was stunned. Hua Xiangwan raised her voice and howled, "I killed her! I killed her!"

"I killed her..."

Hua Xiangwan laid on the crook of Xie Changji's arms, crying so hard that she could hardly breathe.

"I took her power... but I can't become her. I can't handle anything. I have been humble for two hundred years. I can only endure everything."

"She said this was the only chance for Hehuan Palace to survive. She could have ascended to heaven and left, but she stayed."

"But where is the hope? They are all dead! Everyone is dead! How can it be a hope if I am the only one left alive?!"

"Ah Wan..."

Hua Ranyan murmured as she listened to these words. Hua Xiangwan raised her head and looked at her mother not far away.

Hua Ranyan looked calm, as if she understood everything. She only replied, "To me, your being alive is life."

These were the words Hua Ranyan had never told her back then.

Hua Xiangwan suddenly widened her eyes.

She stared at Hua Ranyan blankly, but Hua Ranyan raised her eyes and looked at Xie Changji: "Has everything already happened?"

Xie Changji bowed his head respectfully: "Yes, this is just an illusion. It has already happened once, and she has done what you wished. Hehuan Palace was preserved, she became the young palace master, and I married her. Everything is fine."

"Will you accompany her in the future?"

Hua Ranyan looked at Xie Changji, as if examining him. Xie Changji responded, "Yes, I will always be with her."

"That's good."

Hua Ranyan smiled. She turned her head and looked at Hua Xiangwan who was staring at her blankly. After a long time, she reached out and hugged Hua Xiangwan.

"Don't indulge in illusions for too long, it can easily shake your mind." Hua Ranyan said in a gentle voice, "Do what you need to do. Let's go. That person will come over soon, and you may be in danger in the illusion."

If a real person dies in an illusion, he will also lose his life.

Hua Ranyan let go of Hua Xiangwan and looked up at Xie Changji: "Take her away."

Xie Changji nodded, and he reached out to pull Hua Xiangwan, but Hua Xiangwan suddenly woke up, and she pulled Hua Ranyan like crazy: "I won't leave, let me stay, I will stay here forever, mother, I won't leave... I don't want to leave..."

It is better to die here than to live alone for two hundred years.

Bai Zhuyue saw this and came forward to pull her back: "Ah Wan, don't be willful, listen to your mother."

"I don't want it!"

Hua Xiangwan pushed Bai Zhuyue away, rushed over, and grabbed Hua Ranyan tightly: "Mom, let me stay, let me stay here... Let me die with you."

"Ah Wan..."

Hua Ranyan's eyes were slightly red. She looked at the child in her arms, and saw her face full of tears and pleading. She raised her hand and wiped her tears: "I am dead, but you are still alive."

Hua Xiangwan stared at Hua Ranyan blankly, and Hua Ranyan reminded him again: "You are alive."

Hua Xiangwan said nothing. There were constant shouts and screams outside. Hua Ranyan looked at Xie Changji and said, "Let's go."

Xie Changji lowered his eyes, stretched out his hand, picked her up, and walked out.

Hua Xiangwan looked over his shoulder and saw Hua Ranyan and Bai Zhuyue standing there watching her go.

When Xie Changji walked out of the hall, the two people in front of her finally disappeared. She leaned in Xie Changji's arms, feeling a little dazed.

She felt him leading her away step by step, and when they reached the bottom of the stairs, she finally spoke.

This time her tone was much calmer and more tired.

"I killed her myself."

"You didn't kill her," Xie Changji said gently, "she gave you her love and everything she had."

As he spoke, he carried her out of the gate of Yunfu Tower. The light suddenly fell into her eyes, causing her to squint slightly.

"Wanwan," Xie Changji's voice seemed so soft, pouring into her heart, "your mother loves you."

She wants you to survive, not only because you are the Young Palace Master, but also because you have to take responsibility for this Hehuan Palace.

Also, she loves you.

When Hua Xiangwan heard these words, it was like warm water soaking her already cold and tense heart.

That was a feeling she hadn't had back then. She couldn't help but wonder if he had been there, would that period of time have been