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Chapter 1

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:54:48 +0000

Chapter 1#

“Su Xue! Su Xue? Are you awake?”

Someone shouted outside the house.

…Su Xue?

Who?

What a familiar name.

An Wuxue pulled back the quilt and slowly sat up.

He had been dreaming all night, and even after waking, his mind was in a daze. It took a long while for him to realize that daylight had arrived.

The side window was not closed, and the morning’s cold wind whistled incessantly. Deprived of the quilt’s cover, the chill finally found an opportunity to slip into his sleeves.

Chapter 2

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:32:32 +0000

Chapter 2#

The newcomer stood amidst the scorching sun and frost. The snow lotus sword mark on his brow flickered faintly due to fluctuations in spiritual power, and his starry eyes were stern.

Everyone lowered their heads, silent as cicadas in winter.

An Wuxue’s expression froze slightly.

He still hadn’t managed to avoid Xie Zhefeng’s return to the mountain.

The person he had just been thinking about having no further connection with in this life was now standing high above him.

Chapter 3

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:07:56 +0000

Chapter 3#

Immortal Venerable.

As the address left his lips, An Wuxue felt a moment of trance.

After he became Suxue, Xie Zefeng never returned to Luoyue Peak.

During the daytime at the mountain gate, he still regarded the person in front of him as that heartless and emotionless junior brother. Therefore, when all the cultivators bowed, he stood on the long steps, only wishing not to see the other person again, and said nothing.

Chapter 4

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:54:48 +0000

Chapter 4#

The moon hung low in the western sky.

Among the thousands of peaks of Luoyue Peak, the spiritual energy was dense. At night, the mountain summits were shrouded in clouds and mist, hiding the moonlight within the layers of clouds. For thousands of years, the night saw no moon—hence the name “Luoyue” (Falling Moon).

The only place where moonlight could be seen was the Buried Frost Sea, floating above the clouds.

Chapter 5

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:54:48 +0000

Chapter 5#

Aside from the bedroom with the slightly ajar door, there was only one other room at the other end of the long corridor.

If nothing had changed in a thousand years, that room should be where Xie Zefeng kept some unused magical tools.

There were no restrictions around the room; as long as he didn’t touch the spirit treasures or magical tools, he wouldn’t alert Xie Zefeng.

Chapter 6

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 6#

Talismans?

…What talismans?

Xue Su’s body felt as if it had fallen apart, soft and aching. If another soul were in this shell, it would have fainted by now.

He didn’t want to lie on the ground in such a sorry state, so he slowly got up, supporting his frost-covered frame.

The ice frost formed when Xie Zefeng released his spiritual power cut his palm. The blood had just flowed out when it froze, like red plum blossoms blooming in the snow.

Chapter 7

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 7#

“In recent years, the Immortal Venerable has actually clarified some of the charges that were wrongfully placed on the Chief’s shoulders during the chaos back then, but those are small matters after all…”

The disciple could only see An Wuxue’s slightly lowered profile and couldn’t see his expression, assuming he was frightened.

“You don’t need to worry too much. This matter is currently only being gossiped about by some people who don’t know the full story. Many elders and seniors in the sect have a vague attitude toward this matter.

Chapter 8

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 8#

Xie Zefeng seemed not to have heard Qi Xun’s words.

The snow lotus sword pattern between the man’s brows flickered indistinctly amidst the black mist, sometimes pale white like snow, sometimes like deep ink spreading into the sea, blurring into a dark black.

He did not deny it.

Qi Xun frowned deeply: “There’s something very strange about the turbid energy. The departed souls who infiltrated Luoyue Peak haven’t been identified yet, and there’s also…”

Chapter 9

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 9#

For Su Xue to say these words to Xie Zhefeng, it was nothing short of defiance.

If he wants to be angry, let him be angry.

Although he didn’t want to expose his identity, even if he were suspected by Xie Zhefeng, fought to the death, and died once more, it was impossible for him to fawn over Xie Zhefeng in the capacity of a “cauldron.” He wasn’t going to serve him.

Chapter 10

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 10#

An Wuxue stood silently in place for a long time.

He held the bag of spirit stones without moving.

The snow of the Frost Sea fell rustlingly, piling up bit by bit in his hands, nearly burying the spirit pouch containing the stones.

In his spare moments over the past few days, he had been emptying the spiritual energy in his body to reshape the foundation of Su Xue’s body. His spiritual power was even weaker than before, and after just a short while, he felt the cold.

Chapter 11

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 11#

Exterminated.

If that were truly the case, the nature of this matter would be entirely different.

The disciple was shaken a few times by Yun Zhou but didn’t dare speak, only sighing and saying, “I dare not make a final conclusion. It’s better to let the Immortal Venerable decide.”

The room fell into silence.

Yun Zhou glanced at Xie Zhefeng but didn’t dare look directly, immediately withdrawing his gaze.

Chapter 12

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 12#

Could Xie Zhefeng not think of any other fake names to use??

To actually use the name of his natal sword?

He preserved his natal sword, and even when traveling in disguise, he used the name of that natal sword.

Was this man not afraid that someone who still remembered the events of that year would recognize “Chunhua” as the sword name of the First Seat of Luoyue Peak, who deserved ten thousand deaths a thousand years ago?

Chapter 13

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 13#

As soon as An Wuxue finished speaking, Yun Zhou and Yun Yao, who were following behind, happened to catch up with the two of them.

Hearing this, Yun Zhou blurted out, “Fellow Daoist Xie, why are you bringing up such a sore subject! Su Xue entered Luoyue Peak all by himself, so he must be all alone—”

“Yun Zhou.” An Wuxue interrupted him.

“Huh?”

“You’re also bringing up a sore subject.”

Chapter 14

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:12:09 +0000

Chapter 14#

These words carried a hint of reminiscence.

An Wuxue was stunned for a moment.

Reminiscence?

Reminiscence of what?

Xie Zhefeng reminiscing about someone he had personally killed?

He would rather Xie Zhefeng forget him completely than inexplicably use his sword’s name as an alias and remember those useless past events.

Just like last night, why did Xie Zhefeng punish those cultivators?

And the matter of his name being removed from the disciple roster that the Luoyue disciple told him about.

Chapter 15

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:28:15 +0000

Chapter 15#

An Wuxue was startled.

In an instant, his tensed body completely relaxed.

But only for a brief moment.

His mind was a blank, yet many thoughts surged forth.

Is this how the charm poison is resolved?

What about Xie Zhefeng’s emotionless path?

The four seas and two realms were all waiting for the moment his junior brother ascended to immortality to cleanse the world. If it failed at the last step…

Chapter 16

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:28:15 +0000

Chapter 16#

It’s all the same person.

The speaker seemed to be saying a most ordinary phrase, his low voice drifting away with the sound of gongs and drums beside the float, dissipating into the laughter of children.

These words came too quickly and left too quickly.

So quickly that An Wuxue almost thought he had misheard.

He had heard Xie Zhefeng mention an “old friend” several times.

Chapter 17

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:28:15 +0000

Chapter 17#

An Wuxue’s mouth twitched.

Xie Zhefeng realized that his hair was a bit messy. With a casual spell, he tidied his clothes and hair and asked, “Jiang Qing?”

Yun Zhou was startled. Still covering his eyes, he nodded like a pounding pestle. “Ah, yes, yes, Jiang Qing, that Tailing tribe cultivator from Beiming City. I thought of practicing my sword this morning, and just as I went down, I saw Daoist Jiang getting off the carriage. He told me he was the person we were looking for.”

Chapter 18

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:28:15 +0000

Chapter 18#

Why care if Xie Zhefeng would mind?

Anyway, in other people’s eyes now, Xie Zhefeng was just a Luoyue Peak disciple; he had a reason for everything he did.

He didn’t want to be questioned further by Xie Zhefeng, nor did he want to be so close to him, so he quickly followed Jiang Qing’s direction and got on the carriage to sit down. Yun Zhou and Yun Yao followed closely behind, as quiet as cicadas in winter.

Chapter 19

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:28:15 +0000

Chapter 19#

Why didn’t Xie Zhefeng use the tree spirit himself?

Why did he have to let someone like him, who appeared to have the lowest cultivation, hold it?

He was a lonely soul who should have vanished a thousand years ago, and the original soul of Su Xue’s body had disappeared for some unknown reason. Whether it was the body or the soul, he had too many things that couldn’t be explained.

Chapter 20 - 1

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 20 - 1#

It was deep in the night over Thornbriar Creek, moonlight pouring down in floods, blanketing the barren land in a layer of pale white.

Thorns crawled across every inch of visible ground, like rivers running overland, rushing and endless.

An Wuxue’s consciousness drifted along with the memories the Soul-Nurturing Tree Spirit had drawn out, gazing from a distance. He couldn’t make out his junior brother’s expression beneath the night, only the faint impression of a face even paler than moonlight.

Chapter 20 - 2

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:46:11 +0000

Chapter 20 - 2#

An Wuxue knew his own condition. The elixirs for replenishing spiritual energy were all but useless to him. He forced his eyes open a little and struggled to sit up, his voice faint: “I—”

Suddenly.

His left arm blazed with searing heat. Every last drop of strength drained from his body in an instant, and the moment he had propped himself upright, his whole body went limp and he crashed hard to the floor.

Chapter 21

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 21#

Daylight spilled in from the gap by the window, the candle on the corner stand had burned out, and the bed curtains had been loosened by someone, hanging limply, blocking the floating dust in the dilapidated small courtyard.

An Wuxue opened his eyes.

The window was slightly ajar, and the morning breeze seeped into the room, but he didn’t feel cold.

His gaze moved slightly, finding himself covered with a thin silk quilt. The quilt was woven from spiritual materials, trapping warmth.

Chapter 22

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 22#

Xie Zhefeng’s whole body stiffened.

The grip of his hand holding the sheath of the Chunhua Sword loosened slightly, his gaze went blank, and his lips were tightly pressed; he actually seemed dazed.

He had stood on the high platform of the two realms for a full thousand years. Everything in the world, as long as it existed, was under his command. Now, because of such a simple sentence, he was at a loss.

Chapter 23

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 23#

An Wuxue sighed again.

His expression grew increasingly disappointed.

“No, you acted well,” he said. “Too well, in fact. Even just now, I was hoping you would refute me once more.”

He had envied Yun Zhou before.

When the three of them were staying above the Burial Frost Sea, every morning he would gaze out the window and always saw Yun Qiao standing with sword in hand beneath the long pines, while Yun Zhou danced with his sword in the courtyard.

Chapter 24

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 24#

Everything played perfectly into Yun Zhou’s hands.

After speaking those words, Yun Qiao froze.

He was Yun Zhou’s elder brother. He should be clear-headed, composed, not stumble into temptation.

But what was he doing?

A single sentence from his junior brother had made him abandon all composure, easily speaking aloud the feelings he had hidden for years.

His mind was in chaos. He hurriedly shook his head. “No, junior brother, I—“

Chapter 25

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 25#

The scattered crowd came to a halt, and the retreating cultivators turned back to shout: “Zhaoshui Sword! — It’s the Zhaoshui Sword!!”

The cloud boat was pushed away by the pressure of the Zhaoshui Sword. His dharma robes were tattered, torn by the surging spiritual energy, and a deep bloody gash was carved into his cheek by the residual light of the sword. Blood mingled with dust; he had never been in such a pathetic state.

Chapter 26

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 26#

How could there be any method of soul-nurturing resurrection?

It was nothing more than a dream and a phantom.

Yun Yao’s remnant soul should have gradually dissipated two hundred years ago, but Yun Zhou had forcibly found the last of it and condensed it onto a puppet, which instead caused Yun Yao to develop an obsession.

He was muddled and ignorant of worldly affairs; his only thought was for Yun Zhou to let him go.

Chapter 27

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 27#

Qin Wei was choked by An Wuxue’s words, and his look of astonishment slightly subsided.

After a moment of surprise, he also immediately understood—“An Wuxue” had already passed away a thousand years ago.

He knew perfectly well that he could never see An Wuxue again.

It was just… too similar.

The youth before him wore a light green long robe, his hair tied with a ribbon and no hairpin, even simpler than the newly admitted disciples of Luoyue Peak. But standing amidst the mess, with scattered branches and mud everywhere, his sleeves and hem were somewhat dirty and disheveled, yet none of it seemed to touch his inner being.

Chapter 28

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 28#

As expected!

Xie Zhefeng was not that easy to fool.

During the trip to the Yunjian Sect, there were too many suspicious points.

Previously, when Xie Zhefeng was questioning him, Qin Wei had suddenly arrived, and Xie Zhefeng had not asked anything further.

On the way back to Zhaoshui City, neither of them spoke, making him somewhat unsure of what Xie Zhefeng was thinking. Now that the man had asked, he finally let go of his lingering heart.

Chapter 29

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 29#

An Wuxue had dared to strike Xie Zhefeng and take advantage of his sealed spiritual power to lock him in the room because Xie Zhefeng was having a heart-demon flare-up. Most likely, he would forget everything once he woke up.

At that time, An Wuxue could just make up some excuse, saying the injuries on Xie Zhefeng’s body were self-inflicted to suppress the heart-demon.

Even if Xie Zhefeng were to become suspicious, An Wuxue already had too many suspicious points on him; one more wouldn’t hurt.

Chapter 30

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 30#

Below the inn, the previously leisurely flow of people suddenly became chaotic. Mortals fled inside in terror, while brave cultivators stepped out with swords, seemingly wanting to see what had happened.

Xie Zhefeng was still inside the room, showing no movement.

On the high gallery of the building, the surrounding turmoil seemed isolated; only An Wuxue and Qin Wei stood facing each other in the long corridor.

Qin Wei stared fixedly at the person holding him, forgetting even to blink.

Chapter 31

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 31#

He quickly composed his expression and turned with a light laugh: “Miss Song, the Heavenly Pillars of the East Cang Sea have collapsed, and the turbid energy of thousands of years has no suppressing object. The coastal cities of the four seas are the most chaotic places today. As one of them, Zhaoshui City faces internal troubles and external threats. Until the sword array is completed, this place will not know peace for a single day. If you have lived in your sect for a long time and are not suited to this place, please reconsider.”

Chapter 32

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 32#

Establishing a sword array is not the work of a single day. The final formation of the array actually only took a few months, but before that, building the sword mound, modifying the spiritual veins, and forging the giant Zhaoshui Sword to replace the Heavenly Pillar had taken a full ten years of effort.

At that time, the immortals had just fallen, and the demonic and immortal cultivators had essentially both suffered heavy losses. Many great demons at the Tribulation stage were still scattered throughout the two realms and four seas.

Chapter 33

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 33#

The Luoyue disciples and Zhaoshui cultivators who followed closely stood far away, not daring to take a step closer.

Qin Wei’s face twitched violently, and his eyes immediately turned red. His lips trembled, unable to speak. He dragged his steps forward and fell before the shattered child’s clothes, his trembling hands picking up a piece of the spiritual cloth.

He suddenly stood up and rushed out with his sword.

Chapter 34

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 34#

The moment the array was fully formed, Lou Shuiming’s body and bones vanished without a trace.

An Wuxue gripped Chunhua tightly, motionless.

He thought he would be sad, perhaps even cry for the first time in a long while. But he looked down, saw Lou Shuiming’s blood staining his robes, and felt only emptiness in his heart.

He remembered that outside Lou Shuiming’s bedroom in the City Lord’s Mansion, there was a spiritual tree a hundred years old. Ten years ago, he had buried several jars of immortal wine he had personally brewed under that tree.

Chapter 35

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 35#

Qin Wei’s mind was in turmoil, the spiritual energy cutting off the array heart fluctuated, and he was negligent for a moment.

Lou Shuiming had just stood up.

Song Wu’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and she burst into laughter.

She said nothing, only laughed.

From another array heart that had not been cut off, turbid energy surged out!

An Wuxue immediately came back to his senses, about to act.

Chapter 36

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 36#

Qin Wei’s expression stiffened slightly.

He looked a bit at a loss, clutching the scabbard of his natal sword, his fingertips incessantly rubbing it.

His gaze fell on An Wuxue, wanting to look at him, but as soon as he met An Wuxue’s questioning eyes, he abruptly looked away, actually not daring to look.

He hurriedly explained: “I don’t have a purpose…”

An Wuxue’s brows furrowed.

No purpose?

Chapter 37

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 37#

Song Buwang was dumbfounded.

It was his first time facing such blunt speech, and he was immediately at a loss: “Mr., Mr. Su…”

An Wuxue gave a laugh.

He still remembered when Zhaoshui was in trouble, Song Buwang had a stern face, calmly and methodically ordering the Luoyue disciples to disperse and protect the mortals, undaunted by the crisis.

If he experienced another hundred years, this child could indeed stand on his own.

Chapter 38

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 38#

An Wuxue sat in the courtyard holding Kun-kun, waiting for Xie Zhefeng to come.

Immortal Venerable Xie was not easy to fool. Now that his heart-demon had been suppressed, he would surely think of everything that happened on the day the Zhaoshui Sword Array malfunctioned.

And An Wuxue also wanted to investigate the matter of the furnace mark, so he decided to wait for Xie Zhefeng’s arrival, remaining unchanged in the face of all variables.

Chapter 39

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:44:03 +0000

Chapter 39#

Morning.

The drifting flakes on the Frost Sea were slightly more numerous than usual. Tall pines stood upright, hung with a few white specks.

A cool breeze entered through the window.

After reaching the Great Success stage, An Wuxue’s body was no longer as sensitive to the cold as before. Instead, he liked the feeling of the gentle breeze blowing in thread by thread and no longer closed the window at night.

Chapter 40

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 40#

As soon as these words were spoken, Qin Wei’s expression went blank, as if he had been shaken.

He had just drawn his natal sword to drive back Xuan Fang and the others, but his grip on the hilt loosened.

The natal sword fell, landing on the ground with a “clang,” then soared into the air again, circling around Qin Wei.

His gaze fell blankly on the person before him, completely ignoring his natal sword.

Chapter 41

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 41#

When the Tianya Haijiao Talisman arrived from afar, An Wuxue happened to be “passing by” the entrance of Shuanghai.

He pretended to be taking a stroll, slowly walking toward the fake soul-calling bell he had swapped in.

Even though it had been swapped for so long, the soul-calling bell still hung there quietly, and surprisingly, no one had noticed anything wrong.

Even Xie Zhefeng seemed to have no inkling of it.

Chapter 42

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 42#

The snow lotus sword-mark between Xie Zhefeng’s brows flared suddenly into view.

His gaze settled on An Wuxue’s face — his dark pupils deep and unfocused, his expression carrying a trace of desolation.

He held his body rigid. The murderous edge in his eyes rose slightly along with the black that seeped into the snow lotus sword-mark, then was suppressed in an instant.

The inner demon, held fast within the sea of consciousness, stirred. A voice identical to his own rang out through that inner sea once more.

Chapter 43

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:04:24 +0000

Chapter 43#

Kunkun shifted in his arms, nuzzling its head against his wrist — soft and fluffy, tickling him.

He knew the little creature was laughing. He gave Kunkun a light pat on the head and smiled at Pei Qian: “Then I’ll have to thank Fellow Daoist Pei in advance.”

Pei Qian waved a generous hand and stepped onto the spirit-boat. “We’re all fellow cultivators — it goes without saying.”

Chapter 44

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 44#

The barrier suddenly jolted!

An Wuxue blankly turned his gaze. Outside the barrier covering them, another pale-faced person with faint turbid qi clinging to their body was clawing at the barrier, trying to get closer.

That person still didn’t seem like a sane, normal person; even after hitting the barrier, they continued to lunge forward.

Pei Qian muttered, “Another puppet? Such realistic puppets. Since when did the Northern Abyss have such puppet-making techniques…”

Chapter 45

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 45#

For the past few months, after Qi Xun arrived at Zhaoshui City, he had begun his search starting from the portrait and the two words “Su Xue” that Xie Zhefeng had given him.

The portrait was painted by a mortal artist in Zhaoshui City, and the identity of Su Xue also had an origin—he was a mortal who had grown up near Zhaoshui City, both of whose parents were deceased.

Chapter 46

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 46#

An Wuxue’s eyes flickered.

He forced a chuckle.

“Daoist Xie, Kunkun is a miasma beast born with a unique gift for the soul path, rare and precious. On the soul path, an adult miasma beast’s divine sense is comparable to the peak of the Dujie stage.”

The more panicked he was inside, the more composed he appeared on the outside. “Kunkun likes me, but that doesn’t mean I can raise such a spirit beast. I’m just being self-aware; how does that count as distancing myself?”

Chapter 47

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 47#

An Wuxue’s breath hitched.

This was his natal sword.

Whenever he saw Xie Zhefeng holding Chunhua in his hand, or using its cold blade against an enemy, he always avoided looking at it. He feared that he wouldn’t be able to resist using his divine sense to command Chunhua and take it back into his hand.

The moment Chunhua was held out in front of him, he almost reached out to take it.

Chapter 48

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 48#

The black-clad man showed a look of disappointment. “Why are you so spineless? Little beauty, I am a demonic cultivator…”

He leaned forward and raised his hand, wanting to touch An Wuxue’s cheek.

An Wuxue’s brow furrowed, and he turned his face away.

The man in black missed. His eyelids twitched, the teasing look on his face vanished instantly, and his expression sank abruptly as turbid qi rolled around him.

Chapter 49

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 49#

An Wuxue: “…”

On his left arm, the cauldron mark that Xie Zhefeng had combed through a few days ago lay quietly.

The chains attached with spiritual energy and turbid qi were still hanging on him. In the eyes of others, he was just Zhao Duan’s prisoner, but he stood there calmly, unmoving, silently observing Zhao Duan’s expression.

Since this beast knew much more than Yun Zhou, he might know some things that Yun Zhou didn’t.

Chapter 50

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 50#

In an instant.

The moment his divine sense was released unscrupulously, the long-suppressed inner demon finally found another opportunity to spread rapidly in his sea of consciousness.

Noises rose and fell within his consciousness, tearing at his soul.

With a tense face, his eyes remained tightly closed.

He had clearly left a “Tianya Haijiao” (End of the World) talisman for Su Xue.

But whether in Zhaoshui or Beiming, no matter the crisis, Su Xue had never sought him out.

Chapter 51

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 51#

Within the sword array, chaos reigned.

The array, missing a corner, clashed with the unconstrained turbid qi under the protection of all the immortal masters, sending out ripple after ripple of spiritual energy fluctuations.

In the vast Beiming, turbid qi filled the sky, and the sound of the wind was full of apprehension.

Xie Zhefeng stood beneath the giant sword of the twenty-seventh city.

The immortal’s divine sense spread out, viewing all living beings and hearing heaven and earth. The world’s myriad noises entered his ears, but they could not fill his heart, which had been empty and vast for a thousand years.

Chapter 52

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 52#

Xie Zhefeng’s lips moved slightly. He seemed to want to say something, but no words came.

An Wuxue couldn’t tell why Xie Zhefeng was bringing up the matter of when he first woke up, and said with genuine confusion: “Is something wrong with that?”

There he goes again, being inexplicable.

He watched Xie Zhefeng’s expression grow increasingly troubled and worried that the man might turn volatile again without warning.

Chapter 53

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 53#

Xie Zhefeng’s eyes darkened.

The madness and malevolence he had been suppressing all this time burst forth unscrupulously at this moment. Above his brow, the snow lotus sword mark fully emerged, surrounded by black qi, looking as if he had entered the demonic path.

Standing in front of him, amidst the turbid qi, he looked more like a demonic cultivator than the woman in extravagant dress.

An Wuxue’s heart tightened. He quietly scanned with his divine sense and, while Qiao Yin and the others were fully occupied with Zhao Duan, he waved his hand and cast an illusion on Xie Zhefeng’s face to hide the signs of the inner demon.

Chapter 54

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 54#

With a “clank,” the Chunhua Sword flew back into Xie Zhefeng’s hand once again.

An Wuxue’s expression was slightly dazed.

Inner demons root in the heart, and splitting the soul cannot eradicate them completely, but by doing this, Xie Zhefeng had indeed temporarily removed the turbid qi from his soul and suppressed the inner demon.

However, the pain of splitting the soul is something even the lonely souls of the dead find hard to endure. Xie Zhefeng was actually cruel enough to split his own soul while alive.

Chapter 55

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 55#

The twenty-seventh city of Beiming was located in the west. Most of the cultivators passing through were from the open and fierce Langfeng City, along with some cultivators entering Beiming from various places.

Compared to other outer cities, the strength of the twenty-seventh city was quite formidable.

Before Zhao Duan was born, the twenty-seventh city possessed two Tribulation Transcendence cultivators at the same time.

One was the previous City Lord, Qiao Gou, whom Qiao Yin had mentioned was killed by Zhao Duan after he entered the demonic path.

Chapter 56

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:33:54 +0000

Chapter 56#

Immortal Chu Han had ascended to the position of Immortal at a young age. Born during the era of the Immortal Calamity, his sword had been stained with untold blood.

During the most perilous times, he had fought several great demons of the Snow Demon Clan alone in the wind and snow, descended into the ten-thousand-foot water abyss of Beiming to slay great demons, and ventured deep into the heart of the demonic territories in the extreme northern border to slaughter evil spirits and seal ten thousand miles of turbid qi.

Chapter 57

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Chapter 57#

Qiao Ting’s cultivation, stored in the Star Grass, was ultimately given to Zhao Duan by Qiao Gou. Zhao Duan thus reached the peak of Great Completion, a half-step into the Tribulation Transcendence stage.

Zhao Duan was inwardly triumphant—he had finally gotten his moment to shine, winning against that bastard who had usurped his place.

The name of Qiao Ting vanished from the twenty-seventh city. There was only Young Master Zhao, who, relying on his two Tribulation Transcendence elders, acted without restraint.

Chapter 58

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Chapter 58#

Zhao Duan’s memory continued to unfold.

It was perfectly normal for a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator to disappear for a few days. Zhao Duan had also taken Zhao Qiuran’s life tablet, so no one in the twenty-seventh city discovered that Zhao Qiuran was dead.

A few days later, the first city had an incident. Turbid qi burst forth simultaneously from all forty-nine sword arrays of Beiming, and a barrier sealed the entire Beiming.

Chapter 59

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Chapter 59#

City Lord’s Mansion.

Due to the intermittent roars of the sword array earlier, the surrounding mortals, unaware of what was happening, were all hiding in their homes.

As for the cultivators, those whose cultivation was insufficient had long since been unable to hold on and were recovering from their injuries, while the rest were all within the sword array. The City Lord’s Mansion was also silent.

The vast twenty-seventh city of Beiming was like an empty city.

Chapter 60

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Chapter 60#

Xie Zhefeng did not respond for a long while.

His gaze, which had been fixed on An Wuxue, seemed to shift away. He stood stiffly to one side, losing all sound.

A long, long time passed.

“You don’t like it,” his junior brother said. “I know now.”

Inexplicable!

Now that you know, leave quickly.

An Wuxue kept his gaze lowered, only able to see the hem of Xie Zhefeng’s robes.

Chapter 61

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Chapter 61#

The sky was already dark. The barrier formed by the light of the Chu Han Sword was like another layer of the night sky, revealing a more distant starry sky and flashing with a faint icy white glow, as if the Heavenly River were flowing through the mundane world.

The twenty-seventh city occupied a vast area, with countless streets and alleys. The long street running through it was like an endless dragon, with crowds surging within.

Chapter 62

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Chapter 62#

The small hours were nearly upon them. The night wind had grown cooler.

Dengyun Tower was named for the clouds, and its guest rooms for honored visitors sat correspondingly high — beyond the bright windows, the stars looked close enough to pluck.

When An Wuxue had first stepped inside, he’d found the view of the world below full of warmth and life. Now it struck him only as lonely.

Chapter 63

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Chapter 63#

An Wuxue was tired.

He suddenly released his grip and lowered Chunhua. His gaze went distant.

He said: “All right. Speak.”

This should have been the greatest obstacle between them. Yet he had yielded far too easily, far too quickly — and Xie Zhefeng was left stunned.

“The wines and dishes the honored immortals ordered are ready.”

Someone stood at the door.

An Wuxue and Xie Zhefeng hadn’t ordered anything. The dishes were most likely ordered by Qiao Ting earlier.

Chapter 64

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Chapter 64#

Word by word, the sentences hung in the night air, wrapped in the barrier created by Chuhan’s sword-light, heavy with irony.

Xie Zhefeng couldn’t manage to speak a single word.

An Wuxue looked down. He watched as lights in home after home began to go out. The crowds in Dengyun Tower were thinning. Only a few lingered still — mortals who hadn’t had their fill of pleasure, or who had drunk themselves high.

Chapter 65

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Chapter 65#

Early the next morning.

An Wuxue slowly sat up and casually withdrew the barrier he had set before sleep.

He looked down at the silk quilt on his body, his gaze distant for a long moment, before he realized he had woken.

Had he dreamed last night?

It seemed not. He had been too exhausted last night…

“Wuwu…”

The sound came from outside the door.

Just waking, his mind still adrift, An Wuxue heard Kunkun calling and rose, using a technique to cleanse himself of dust before pulling on his outer robe and hurrying to open the door.

Chapter 66

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Chapter 66#

An Wuxue took a step back.

He had just been inspecting the array patterns because there was no need to restrain himself anymore. With no one else around, he naturally acted more casually, taking the opportunity to see if the sword array had undergone any subtle changes over the past thousand years.

The teleportation array had been repaired by Pei Qian, so it was safer to leave its activation to him as well.

Chapter 67

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Chapter 67#

Pei Qian froze in place. For a moment, his interactions with “Su Xue” since entering North Abyss and the long-standing rumors from both realms about the former First Seat of Falling Moon Peak flickered through his mind in quick succession.

Then, he thought of the legend where Immortal Venerable Chu Han ascended to immortality and came out of seclusion to execute his own kin for the sake of righteousness.

Chapter 68

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Chapter 68#

In the phantoms of the past, the two of them appeared to have come to the sword array for a specific purpose.

As newcomers who had just been transported here by the Guan Ye Array, An Wuxue and Pei Qian had not yet fully integrated into the First City of this illusion. Consequently, Shangguan Liaoliao and Xie Zhefeng had not yet noticed them.

But it was already too late to avoid them!

Chapter 69

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Chapter 69#

An Wuxue withdrew his hand and sheathed his sword.

Feeling a slight wetness on his cheek, he reached up to touch it; his fingertips came away stained with a small amount of blood.

It was blood from the phantom “Xie Zhefeng” that had splattered onto his face.

The surroundings had dissolved into a vast, dark void, leaving only him and Pei Qian visible.

Pei Qian took a moment to regulate his breathing, wiped the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, and hurried to An Wuxue’s side. With lingering fear, he said, “The Immortal Venerable is also within the array… just now… he likely sensed what happened through the array…”

Chapter 70

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Chapter 70#

Rest assured?

Xie Zhefeng had grown accustomed to the pain of splitting his soul and the lingering ache of having his heart pierced, yet he found those words particularly grating. The sight of Jiang Qing wearing his Senior Brother’s clothes was even more of an eyesore.

In the past, his Senior Brother had been meticulous in his care; after a battle, he would often provide not just robes, but also medical treatment and words of comfort.

Chapter 71

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Chapter 71#

Xie Zhefeng’s body swayed.

Kun Kun flew up silently, clinging to An Wuxue’s arm and gently rubbing its head against his wrist.

An Wuxue used his other hand to stroke the little creature’s head, signaling that he was alright, before turning back to Xie Zhefeng. “Things that have already happened cannot be erased, no matter how many times you promise they won’t happen again. It’s useless.”

“I have died once. These days, you live in constant fear that I will leave you—is that not the same thing? I died once because of you. Even if you say you won’t kill me or doubt me, can I truly set my mind at ease? If I say I won’t leave, can you truly be indifferent?”

Chapter 72

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Chapter 72#

Xie Zhefeng took a few steps forward.

Looking at the Senior Brother from a thousand years ago, his fears and helplessness all piled up.

He didn’t want to disturb the Senior Brother who had not yet experienced the suffering that would follow, yet he also wanted to see him once more and speak a few words with the true “An Wuxue.”

He hesitated and paused. “When Senior Brother ‘killed’ me, I could feel it. If I speak to the Senior Brother from a thousand years ago, since he’s also in this illusion, could he perceive it?”

Chapter 73

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Chapter 73#

The mirage collapsed, and the void poured in, threatening to swallow the phantom “An Wuxue.”

The An Wuxue of the past, unaware of the future, still looked at Xie Zhefeng tenderly, his eyes filled with a moist smile.

Xie Zhefeng’s pain intensified.

He would rather the current Senior Brother look at him coldly than endure this irrevocable tenderness from the past.

Don’t look at me like that.

I am not worthy.

Chapter 74

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Chapter 74#

They were still on the main street with many mortals and cultivators passing by. After thinking for a moment, Pei Qian cast an illusion on his own face to prevent any old acquaintances from five hundred years ago from recognizing him.

Miasma beasts were rare, so Xie Zhefeng also hid Kun Kun’s form.

Now, to outsiders, they appeared as four unfamiliar Great Success stage cultivators.

“You said earlier that City Lord Shangguan would visit the Qu family soon,” An Wuxue asked Pei Qian. “Is there a specific time? Do you remember why?”

Chapter 75

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Chapter 75#

Jiang Qing was also surprised. “Little Pei has never mentioned this. I thought you cultivated the Way of Floating Life!”

An Wuxue added, “There aren’t many cultivators of the Way of Heartless, and those who succeed are all exceptional. For Fellow Daoist Pei to reach the late stage of the Tribulation-Transcending realm is truly impressive.”

“You flatter me. In front of you two…” Pei Qian glanced at Xie Zhefeng and An Wuxue. “I’m not much at all, am I? After all, the Way of Floating Life and the Way of Heartless are just paths; neither is superior to the other. Haven’t the accomplishments of the two of you in the Way of Floating Life far exceeded mine?”

Chapter 76

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Chapter 76#

Pei Qian didn’t know the full details of An Wuxue and Xie Zhefeng’s past, but seeing An Wuxue’s downcast expression, he thought he didn’t want to hear about it. “I said too much,” he said awkwardly.

An Wuxue shook his head and said nothing more.

He only asked, “So this so-called wedding banquet was because Qu Jizhi wanted to join with you, but you weren’t willing—and the head of the Qu family knew about this but let him carry out this nonsense?”

Chapter 77

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Chapter 77#

“I am not what I once was, and I have few treasures on hand. However, I can exchange any ancient curse, spiritual array, or secret technique lost since the Immortal Calamity for the Heartless Curse.”

An Wuxue held out his palm. Seeing Pei Qian’s dazed expression, he urged, “Hurry.”

They were still within the Death Gate of the Guan Ye Array. No matter how long Xie Zhefeng and Jiang Qing could lead away the Qu Jizhi of five hundred years ago, they would eventually return.

Chapter 78

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Chapter 78#

An Wuxue raised his hand. His spiritual energy rippled as he gently closed the door.

Xie Zhefeng seemed somewhat overwhelmed by the attention. His dark eyes reflected the light from the window, and his pupils held only An Wuxue’s figure.

An Wuxue was silent for a moment.

In this Death Gate illusion, if they successfully waited for Shangguan Liaoliao to appear and reunited with the real one through the fake, there might not be another moment of quiet solitude with Xie Zhefeng like this.

Chapter 79

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Chapter 79#

An Wuxue had never seen Xie Zhefeng like this.

His junior brother was cold yet close; the Immortal Venerable was heartless and distant.

But never had Xie Zhefeng been so terrified, not even during an episode of his inner demons had he been so disheveled.

Sitting by the bed, An Wuxue looked down at Xie Zhefeng, who was trapped within the spiritual chains on the mattress.

It’s not as if I’m trying to kill him.

Chapter 80

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Chapter 80#

Those with immortal bones can enter the path to cultivate as immortals. When a cultivator enters the path, if their foundation is clear and can be detected, their elders in the sect or family will choose a path for them based on that foundation. If the foundation is not clear, the decision is based on the person’s personality or the sect’s tradition.

For instance, in the story An Wuxue had told Qin Wei about the man in North Abyss who broke his Way of Floating Life to turn to the Way of Heartless—that was because he hadn’t known his foundation as a child and had followed the wrong path.

Chapter 81

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Chapter 81#

After Pei Qian finished speaking, An Wuxue didn’t respond.

He didn’t know what he was thinking, but his head was lowered, and his expression was complex as he looked at the unconscious Immortal Venerable Chu Han.

The white spiritual pet was lying beside Xie Zhefeng, looking at An Wuxue and Pei Qian with confusion, as if it didn’t understand what they were doing.

The room fell silent once more.

Chapter 82

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Chapter 82#

An Wuxue was slightly stunned.

He didn’t quite understand Xie Zhefeng’s words.

“Immortal Venerable,” he said, “I didn’t cast the curse on you.”

Xie Zhefeng’s expression froze.

He was terrified of An Wuxue casting that Heartless Curse he had never heard of, yet hearing the other say so calmly that he hadn’t cast it, he found himself unable to believe it.

He still remembered An Wuxue’s completely unmoved expression before he lost consciousness…

Chapter 83

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Chapter 83#

Xie Zhefeng sat alone in the moonlight for a long time.

His Senior Brother hadn’t continued further, nor had the Heartless Curse been cast. Yet even now, recalling his Senior Brother’s indifferent and unconcerned expression when attempting to cast the curse, he still felt a lingering fear.

Gradually calming down, he found the situation strange.

Why was he so afraid?

He had never feared anything like this before.

Chapter 84

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Chapter 84#

The surrounding cultivators remained with their heads bowed, and the Qu clan members receiving guests were still paying their respects.

Shangguan Liaoliao had just withdrawn her spiritual power, and the dissipation of her pressure was only a few breaths old.

Yet in her shock, she forgot to restrain herself. Her peak Tribulation-Transcending pressure suddenly spread out, turning the faces of the nearby immortal cultivators pale.

She spoke no word and made no move, and no one else dared to stir.

Chapter 85

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Chapter 85#

On An Wuxue’s side.

With Xie Zhefeng having spoken, Pei Qian didn’t dare delay and began his divination.

An Wuxue used this time to exchange the information they had gathered during their separate activities the previous night with Jiang Qing, including the matters regarding Qu Jizhi and the Qu family.

Pei Qian pointed at the gate on the right. “This one. It was easy to calculate this time; it should be a Life Gate.”

Chapter 86

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Chapter 86#

Xie Zhefeng’s gaze darkened.

“City Lord Shangguan,” he said, “whether I am deep in affection or fickle, it is not your concern.”

His tone was tinged with a layer of detachment and even a hint of frustration.

—The person Immortal Venerable Chu Han kept by his side at every step was clearly his Senior Brother. How had his deep affection become “nothing more than this”?

He glanced at An Wuxue again.

Chapter 87

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Chapter 87#

The scenery before him was one he hadn’t seen for a long time, yet An Wuxue could recall the exact location of every plant and tree near the sword array if he simply closed his eyes.

His footsteps faltered.

Aside from the day the North Abyss Immortal Lord was slain, during the Immortal Calamity of a thousand years ago, the only day Shangguan Liaoliao would be most unwilling to remember was the day he killed Shangguan Ran.

Chapter 88

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Chapter 88#

The lighting of a life plate meant that the owner was nearby.

On the day of the battle between Nan He and the North Abyss Immortal Lord, the entire North Abyss was in chaos, with turbid energy surging.

Shangguan Liaoliao was not the only descendant of the North Abyss Immortal Lord.

She had an elder brother and a younger brother.

However, her elder brother had conspired with her mother, the North Abyss Immortal Lord, to turn North Abyss into a source of turbid energy for thousands of demon cultivators to settle and practice.

Chapter 89

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Chapter 89#

Shangguan Liaoliao was momentarily stunned.

For a thousand years, no one in the two realms except Xie Zhefeng had ever caused her to lose face like this.

She hadn’t felt this way for a long time. It wasn’t until a period of time had passed in the illusion that she regained her composure, letting out a light laugh. “Since you say it so frankly, I find it hard to say anything in return.”

Chapter 90

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Chapter 90#

“Shangguan Ran” stared with eyes wide, his gaze filled with complete disbelief.

“You… someone like you…” he rasped, “who forced others… to commit suicide… to sacrifice themselves for the Four Seas Ten Thousand Swords Array… H-how could you…”

An Wuxue gripped the hilt of Chun Hua tightly, meeting his gaze. He appeared neither smiling nor angry.

But the veins on the hand holding the sword bulged, and he bit his lower lip hard. If anyone who knew him well were here, they would see that his state of mind was on the brink of collapse.

Chapter 91

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Chapter 91#

The words still drifted outside the Ancient Tower, but An Wuxue had already turned, swallowing the pill that sealed his spiritual power, and stepped into the top floor amidst the thick frost.

A hundred days in the Ancient Tower was freezing to the bone, cold enough to freeze one’s soul into a daze.

Sometimes he would look toward the direction of the Frost Sea through the narrow window at the top of the tower, from which nothing could be seen.

Chapter 92

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Chapter 92#

Xie Zhefeng’s barrier enveloped them, isolating the past from the present.

The Shangguan Liaoliao of a thousand years ago stood questioning An Wuxue beneath the North Abyss Sword, while everything concerning the Shangguan Liaoliao of a thousand years later was kept within the barrier.

It was as if two threads of time were never meant to cross.

Shangguan Liaoliao’s entire body trembled. Her brow was linked to her soul, and a chaotic blackness had begun to manifest—a sign that an inner demon was about to arise.

Chapter 93

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Chapter 93#

Someone flew in on a sword, their cultivation at the Tribulation-Transcending stage. Hanging from their waist was a spiritual pouch used by an esteemed immortal family, which looked quite familiar to An Wuxue.

It seemed to be a cultivator from the North Abyss Qi clan.

“City Lord!? You’re injured?”

Shocked by Shangguan Liaoliao’s appearance, the person hurried forward to support her, asking urgently: “I was wandering in the trapping array the whole time. The moment it broke, I saw this tribulation cloud. What’s going on? Someone is undergoing a tribulation? There’s turbid energy beneath the cloud, but don’t demon cultivators lack bottlenecks…?”

Chapter 94

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Chapter 94#

With Shangguan Liaoliao’s state being as it was, the surrounding immortal cultivators could hear the turmoil in her words and didn’t dare say much.

An Wuxue only gave her a glance.

They were now strangers who had met by chance. Whatever Shangguan Liaoliao decided or wanted to do was of no concern to him, except for its impact on the North Abyss crisis.

He withdrew his gaze and looked toward the center of the tribulation cloud, his heart gradually turning cold—burying Shangguan Ran was something he had done alone, wasn’t it? Not only were those who might have known dead, but from beginning to end, no one had ever known about it!

Chapter 95

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Chapter 95#

Qu Wenxin hadn’t originally spared a look for any of the other cultivators; even Jiang Qing had been ignored. But at Pei Qian’s shout, she followed his gaze and looked over.

An Wuxue’s brow moved slightly; he was already prepared to strike.

But Qu Wenxin was momentarily stunned.

She looked at An Wuxue’s face, then at the Chun Hua sword in his hand, and back to his face once more.

Chapter 96

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Chapter 96#

Inside the branch sword array of the Twenty-Seventh City.

Qi Xun sat with his hands forming a seal, his eyes closed, remaining completely motionless.

Qiao Yin and Qiao Ting stood behind him, waiting anxiously for a long moment until Qi Xun finally opened his eyes.

“Sect Master Qi!” Qiao Yin hurried forward to ask, “How is the First City? Why does it look pitch black from a distance? Why has the teleportation been closed?”

Chapter 97

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Chapter 97#

The moment the lightning fell, the barrier formed by the North Abyss Sword was suddenly complete.

The giant sword met the bolt, and the First City shook as if the earth were swaying and the mountains were moving!

Cracks like spiderwebs appeared on the barrier.

But it did not shatter.

The first bolt of lightning had been successfully intercepted!!!

The North Abyss Sword, linked with the forty-eight surrounding sword shadows, mobilized the full power of all the sword arrays across North Abyss.

Chapter 98

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Chapter 98#

Xie Zhefeng had arrived just a moment ago.

The snow lotus sword mark on his brow, which had been faintly shimmering with black, finally faded, and the clamor and persuasion of his inner demons fell silent at this moment.

If An Wuxue’s cultivation hadn’t suddenly soared at the last moment, allowing him to successfully re-trigger the North Abyss sword array to intercept the second bolt of heavenly lightning, the Chu Han sword would already be pointed toward the tribulation cloud.

Chapter 99

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Chapter 99#

That cautious call of “First Seat” came through the crack of the door, accompanied by the wind through the window, drifting amidst the dust and making him feel as if he hadn’t yet truly awakened.

He rubbed his eyes and looked at the exceptionally familiar furnishings of the room.

Chun Hua lay by his side.

Am I in North Abyss?

Is this not the City Lord’s manor of North Abyss?

Chapter 100

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Chapter 100#

The newcomer was Qi Xun, and An Wuxue instinctively wanted to turn back inside.

But what Qi Xun said confused him.

Apologize?

Thank him?

He still held Chun Hua, maintaining a defensive posture, but a hint of vacancy flashed through his eyes.

Regardless of his relationship with his junior brother and Xuan Fang, they were once from the same sect. He could understand their change in attitude over the thousand years after his death, even if he was surprised.

Chapter 101

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Chapter 101#

The plum courtyard was hidden in the quietest corner of the City Lord’s manor. The bustling city that never slept roared with noise, but no mortal sounds reached beneath the sprawling plum trees.

In North Abyss, the deep winter wind and snow were harsh. The fine snow of the morning had turned into a heavy downpour by late night.

In a few moments, the Han Sang flowers in the courtyard were covered in fallen snow.

Chapter 102

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Chapter 102#

An Wuxue was momentarily stunned.

He had completely unexpected such a reaction from the other.

He remembered their youth, when they were ordered to leave the mountain to eliminate demons and hid together in a small cave. The entire mountain forest was covered in turbid energy, and at night, the cries of Great Demons, whose origin could not be discerned, pierced their ears repeatedly.

Even though An Wuxue had already gained some experience traveling outside, and knew he should be steadier as the elder brother, he had found it difficult to sleep all night listening to those screeches.

Chapter 103

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Chapter 103#

An Wuxue looked at the cluster of spiritual pouches in Kun Kun’s hand. He casually took one and opened it, finding many precious spiritual objects.

Each one was a treasure that only an esteemed immortal family could produce.

He had seen many rarities in his previous life, but he had never possessed so many things at once.

But he still didn’t want them.

He had no use for them and wouldn’t use them.

Chapter 104

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Chapter 104#

To the side, Shangguan Liaoliao waited for a moment, but An Wuxue didn’t say anything in surprise.

She sighed: “Back when the four seas were still in chaos and we were busy with the North Abyss sword array, you were always the one making arrangements and I was the one listening. I thought after so many years, I should be able to arrange everything for you… I didn’t expect you to have already seen through my plans.”

Chapter 105

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Chapter 105#

An Wuxue looked at the lanterns, finding them exquisite and meticulous. Even the thin wood for hanging them had no sharp edges, and their sizes were uniform.

The ink-painted details on the lanterns were lifelike; the little rabbit lantern was even cuter than the one An Wuxue had taken from Zhaoshui City.

As he looked at them, he began to imagine how beautiful they would be when lit, hanging from the eaves and beside the windows.

Chapter 106

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Chapter 106#

An Wuxue: “…”

Only after he finished shouting did Pei Qian notice that Xie Zhefeng was still sitting to the side.

He looked up at the ever-changing landscape of fireworks and then glanced at the lanterns hanging throughout the courtyard.

He remembered the things he had seen in the Guan Ye Array that he shouldn’t have.

It seemed he had arrived at a very bad time.

Something even more terrifying than being placed under an illusion by Qu Jizhi had appeared!

Chapter 107

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Chapter 107#

Beneath the plum trees, silence fell over the group.

The Li Huo Sect was once a major sect near Thorn Stream, specializing in arrays and dharma tools.

Most of the natal dharma tools and spiritual swords held by cultivators in the immortal realm had been sought from the Li Huo Sect.

The foundation of the Li Huo Sect’s smithing was the massive spiritual vein they guarded.

But on the day of their extermination, the spiritual vein was completely hollowed out, and the turbid energy suppressed beneath it instantly poured out.

Chapter 108

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Chapter 108#

Qi Xun’s pupils shook, and after a long silence, he spoke in a hoarse voice: “…No, my parents and the sect elders wouldn’t have foolishly trusted a villain. If the killer was young Immortal Master Qu, the identity of the Qu Young Master alone wouldn’t have been enough.”

Xie Zhefeng said: “Old Sect Master Qi was indeed a cautious man.”

It was because of this that, after a millennium and seeing the mastermind’s style revealed in Zhaoshui and North Abyss, they could connect the events and arrive at this point.

Chapter 109

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Chapter 109#

Jiang Qing had been listening with a smile, but as An Wuxue finished speaking, his expression suddenly froze.

The secret prison was where the City Lord’s manor kept demon cultivators and immortal cultivators who had committed heinous crimes. Enclosed by barriers on all sides, it was airtight, with not a sliver of natural light to be seen.

The flickering candlelight danced, appearing as eerie as the human heart.

Chapter 110

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Chapter 110#

Qu Jizhi spoke up: “What did the First Seat need me for? Is there a problem with my mother?”

Important business was the priority. An Wuxue snapped back to his senses and said: “I have a question for young Immortal Master Qu.”

“Please, speak.”

“Have you ever heard the name—Qu Wendao?”

“Qu?” Qu Jizhi’s brow twitched. He thought for a moment before shaking his head. “No. I’ve been purging the demonic members of my clan lately and just finished checking the Qu clan genealogy. I didn’t see that name.”

Chapter 111

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Chapter 111#

An Wuxue raised his hand, spiritual energy churning in his palm, and Chun Hua was summoned into his grasp in an instant.

By the flickering, dim light of the prison, he looked down at this famous sword that had been hidden for a thousand years.

On the blade, the two characters “Chun Hua” caught the light and shadow, engraving the past.

It had once been Nan He’s sword.

Chapter 112

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Chapter 112#

Qu Wenxin recounted the person’s words exactly as they had been spoken.

The four people present—An Wuxue, Qu Jizhi, and Pei Qian in front of her, and Jiang Qing listening from outside the barrier—all straightened their expressions, showing shock and surprise.

An Wuxue’s heart was in even greater turmoil.

—Even he and Xie Zhefeng didn’t know this!

No one else in the world could ascend!?

In his previous life, he truly had no sense of an impending ascension until his death. In this life, he had indeed wondered why there hadn’t been a new Long-Life Immortal for a millennium, which was why he had specifically asked Shangguan Liaoliao in the Guan Ye Array.

Chapter 113

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Chapter 113#

An Wuxue was indeed a little torn.

But Jiang Qing had already spoken, and the man had just been offended by him and then helped him; for the sake of reason and politeness, it wouldn’t be good for him to say anything more.

He simply laughed it off.

But Xie Zhefeng’s face grew even more unsightly.

Immortal Venerable Chu Han rarely smiled to begin with. The Falling Moon Peak disciples guarding the secret prison had been standing with their backs straight ever since they saw him from a distance, afraid he might suddenly walk over—they didn’t even dare to move now.

Chapter 114

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 114#

The sound transmission talisman floated in the air, swaying gently in the light breeze blowing into the room.

The breeze passed by An Wuxue and reached the bed, lifting the messy strands of hair of the sleeping man.

Xie Zhefeng’s eyes were tightly closed and his brow was furrowed, as if still struggling with the inner demons in his sea of consciousness. But with his spiritual power and consciousness sealed, he was locked in a painful dream yet unable to wake.

Chapter 115

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Chapter 115#

An Wuxue had already forgotten about the Han Sang flower hanging from his belt.

He had rushed back as soon as he obtained the method for breaking the curse. While flying, he had used his divine sense to scan the jade slip, confirming there were no issues with the technique Qu Jizhi had sent.

Upon landing, he naturally forgot the Han Sang flower he had taken only out of necessity.

Chapter 116

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Chapter 116#

The dawn-drenched North Abyss was not as windy as the night. The snow lay quietly around them, and the thousand-year-old immortal plums stood like graceful, silent beauties, freezing time in this very moment.

Everything was exceptionally still.

An Wuxue heard every word Xie Zhefeng said clearly.

Yet he doubted if he had heard wrong after a night of reading the jade slip.

He had already decided to trust his past choice and feelings once, to tell Xie Zhefeng of the Heartless Curse and wait for the man to break it and explain everything from back then.

Chapter 117

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 117#

Xie Zhefeng’s pupils shook, his expression one of shock.

Deep within his soul, there truly was an Unfeeling Curse buried so deeply!

Moreover, the immortal spiritual energy on this curse indeed originated from his master, Nanhe Xianzun!

When was this placed?

Why did he have no memory of it?

Just how many things had he forgotten because of this curse back then?

The dual cultivation in the Underworld Sea that his senior brother mentioned, could it also be…

Chapter 118

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 118#

The Unfeeling Curse was still slowly unraveling.

The curse was many years old and deeply etched. Even with the method to break it, completely removing its influence was not something that could be done in a short time.

The memories of his youth were but the beginning.

…

In the Langfeng City Lord’s Mansion, Xie Zhefeng had grown accustomed to being solitary. Even after joining Luoyue, he still couldn’t become a socially adept person.

Chapter 119

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 119#

The past turned over as finely as the pages of a book.

Memories from a thousand years ago were gradually unsealed. Xie Zhefeng followed the long river of time and finally found the moment when the Unfeeling Curse was placed.

…

Cultivators abstain from grains to enter the Dao. Reaching the initial stage of success counts as becoming a proper immortal cultivator, the great success stage allows one to stand on their own, and reaching the Tribulation Crossing stage means becoming an expert known in both realms.

Chapter 120

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Chapter 120#

Xie Zhefeng clearly felt his own heartbeat.

After he broke through to the Great Success stage and established his Dao, his swordsmanship moved even further forward. The snow lotus sword mark appeared faintly, showing signs of completion.

The elders of the sect all said that the youngest disciple of Nanhe Xianzun was truly the peerless genius of the Unfeeling path.

When he was in Langfeng City, the cultivators there called him “Young Master Xie.” After coming to Luoyue Peak, the elders called him “Little Nephew Xie” or “Junior Brother Xie.”

Chapter 121

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 121#

The mid-winter frost and mist of the First City drifted from the Underworld Sea behind the city, carrying a faint saltiness and an unshakable, clinging cold.

An Wuxue’s ears seemed blocked by the cold mist, making it hard to hear what Qi Xun was saying.

But he clearly heard every word.

He dazed for a moment before realizing he didn’t fail to hear, but rather didn’t want to hear clearly.

Chapter 122

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 122#

An Wuxue suppressed the urge to step forward again.

—Everything around him, except for himself, was a phantom image.

This was Xie Zhefeng’s life and death.

But it was also the moment of Xie Zhefeng’s ascension.

He didn’t understand what Xie Zhefeng was trying to do, nor did he understand how Xie Zhefeng could have died during his ascension.

He could only watch as his junior brother pointed his sword at his own soul, as if he couldn’t see the ascension tribulation clouds overhead, and slowly forced the inner demon’s muddy energy within his soul together.

Chapter 123

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 123#

When Xie Zhefeng slew himself, he didn’t take the inner demon’s words “we’ll meet again” seriously.

He thought those were just the resentful words of an inner demon putting up its last struggle.

For the sake of a way to satisfy both sides, he risked his life and finally managed to win a slim chance at ascension.

Before triggering the ascension lightning tribulation, Xie Zhefeng had actually prepared for the total annihilation of his soul.

Chapter 124

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 124#

On An Wuxue’s side.

As soon as Pei Qian’s message was cut off, the two people sitting on the bed went silent once again.

One had a heart as messy as hemp, and the other’s heart was in utter turmoil.

Xie Zhefeng hesitated for a long time, not daring to speak. But as soon as An Wuxue moved his lips, the man grew anxious that An Wuxue would say something heartless, and said urgently: “Senior Brother, I remember everything. I shouldn’t have forgotten. It’s truly my fault that you hate me and loathe me. But I will never forget in the future. What I promised but didn’t fulfill, I will surely fulfill a thousandfold or ten thousandfold!”

Chapter 125

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 125#

Xuan Fang was stunned for a moment, doubting his own ears.

As a grand Xianzun, was being scolded something worth being happy about?

He couldn’t help but glance back at the disciples not far away.

If these disciples were placed outside Luoyue Peak, each would be a master capable of guarding a territory or founding a sect. Yet right now, they were nervously waiting for Chu Han Xianzun to give orders first.

Chapter 126

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 126#

Seeing that An Wuxue didn’t respond for a moment, those people simply sent one person to ring the soul bell in front of the courtyard.

As An Wuxue was speechless, a bell suddenly rang in his sea of consciousness.

Those several furnaces sent by the Xue family naturally couldn’t hear it. They all looked at the courtyard gate with apprehension yet expectation, seemingly wanting to see the person who would come out, yet also somewhat fearing them.

Chapter 127

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:21:04 +0000

Chapter 127#

As soon as Xie Zhefeng followed An Wuxue into the room, that subtle smile was completely hidden away.

The joy was real, but the worry was also real.

There were many things to worry about, but a single open door was enough to wash away all the gloom in Xie Zhefeng’s heart.

With a movement of spiritual energy, the door closed. An Wuxue set up the fire essence again, and the surroundings became brightly lit.

Chapter 128

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 128#

Early morning.

When the first ray of sunlight spilled from the sky, Xie Zhefeng had already risen.

But as his divine sense swept out, he found that An Wuxue was gone, and those few “furnaces” placed in another guest room were also missing.

This time, Xie Zhefeng wasn’t particularly panicked.

Last night, Senior Brother had said he would return the “gifts” to the Xue Clan; he should have gone already.

Chapter 129

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 129#

An Wuxue had just finished speaking.

A Tianya Haijiao talisman bearing the Luoyue seal drifted into the courtyard and stopped before Xie Zhefeng.

Immortal Venerable Xie listened for a moment and understood what had happened today.

He stood up: “If Senior Brother wanted to vent his anger, why didn’t you tell me?”

“Vent my anger?” An Wuxue’s eyebrows twitched slightly. “Someone pretended to be pitiful last night to get me to open the door; I actually haven’t settled that debt yet.”

Chapter 130

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Chapter 130#

What happened next in the illusion gave An Wuxue the answer.

Xie Zhefeng once again condensed his soul, separating the part of his soul that was surrounded by the turbid energy of the inner demon.

This time, An Wuxue even used spiritual techniques and spells.

“Junior Brother!!”

He called out.

But even spiritual techniques and spells couldn’t stop the Chuhan sword from a thousand years ago.

As the sword light fell, Xie Zhefeng trembled all over, his spiritual power unstable. The flesh formed by his transformation instantly disappeared, revealing many white bones.

Chapter 131

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 131#

An Wuxue took another step forward.

He and Xie Zhefeng were already extremely close.

Any closer, their noses would bump, their breaths intertwining, warmth mingling.

He felt the “living” breath of this person.

Xie Zhefeng’s breathing deepened slightly, and his hands seemed to move subtly.

—An Wuxue suddenly moved so close that he almost instinctively wanted to embrace him.

But An Wuxue was even faster than Xie Zhefeng.

Chapter 132

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 132#

Xie Zhefeng was looking at his Senior Brother’s lips.

He watched those thin lips move slightly, sending out a clear and moving voice.

His Adam’s apple bobbed, his eyes were dark, and his hand gripping An Wuxue’s tightened unconsciously.

With those words spoken.

The string that had been pulled taut in Xie Zhefeng’s heart finally snapped.

—Stop talking.

—He was about to lose control.

An Wuxue couldn’t hear the struggle in his Junior Brother’s heart.

Chapter 133

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 133#

The cold wind on the floating island was relentless, and the frost and snow had been falling for a thousand years. Thick white layers accumulated one after another on the continuous stretches of long pines.

The barrier isolated everything in the world, as if freezing time beneath the sky.

As An Wuxue’s consciousness drifted, he heard his Junior Brother whispering softly in his ear again.

“A-Xue.”

More than a thousand years ago, among the mountains beneath the floating island, he had heard the youth call him this, only to pretend to be angry and tap the other’s forehead, making him call him “Senior Brother.”

Chapter 134

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 134#

An Wuxue’s eyes moved slightly.

He blinked his eyes slowly, his raven-feather eyelashes trembling.

“…You thought I left?”

Xie Zhefeng stiffened.

The hands encircling him seemed to tighten a bit more.

The snow lotus sword mark gradually calmed down.

“I…” Xie Zhefeng’s voice still carried lingering fear, “No, I know that many things are currently undecided, and Senior Brother would not leave the common people behind. I just… I just wasn’t thinking clearly when I first woke up. You… don’t need to pay me any mind.”

Chapter 135

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 135#

He really knows how to talk.

How could the people of Langfeng City say that Young Master Xie was a mute?

This person, when coaxing someone, clearly had a whole set of tricks.

He didn’t even know how to respond.

An Wuxue lowered his eyes, hiding his awkwardness.

He felt the yang seal in his sea of consciousness.

He could directly know the location of the other yin seal. As long as his divine sense moved, he would know where Xie Zhefeng was… no matter how far away.

Chapter 136

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 136#

The contract spiritual talisman drifted between them.

An Wuxue didn’t take it.

Even the method to dispel the curse was available, so why was he still afraid of him casting a curse?

This dispelling method was even something he personally gave to Xie Zhefeng!

He didn’t speak.

Xie Zhefeng, however, didn’t care at all about doing something a seven-year-old child would do; he still waited for him uneasily.

Chapter 137

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 137#

By the time An Wuxue and Xie Zhefeng hurried to Langfeng City together, heavy snow had already covered the vast earth in white.

Dark clouds filled the sky, and the sun could not be seen in the four seas.

The turbid aura was originally suppressed under the spiritual veins of various places and purified after thousands of years, but it would re-condense due to the incessant grievances in the human world over thousands of years.

Chapter 138

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 138#

She smiled as she walked toward Xie Zhefeng.

The seawater was calm, the snow lotuses swayed, and the floating ice bypassed them to drift to both sides.

The Snow Demon was the incarnation of wind and snow, the darling of the Guixu Sea. She walked upon the sea surface as if entering uninhabited territory.

All the slaughter from before seemed to be swallowed by the waves, leaving only a pervasive tranquility.

Chapter 139

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 139#

He seemed to fall into a state of reminiscence.

“The one who broke the sword in his youth…” An Wuxue’s tone had become certain. “It’s you.”

“It’s me, and it’s not me.”

Jiang Qing still gazed at the Chunhua in his hand.

“‘I’ died in the Underworld Sea when the sword was broken, and also died in the karmic array when the immortals fell. Our tribe was born from the raging karmic fire; as long as the soul is not extinguished, the karmic fire will burn brightly, and reincarnation will be without death. ‘I’ told Qu Wendao back then that my tribe’s demonic body was indestructible; how did he forget?”

Chapter 140

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 140#

The memories that followed were incomplete.

When the Soul-Nourishing Tree spirit extracted Jiang Qing’s memories through Chunhua, Jiang Qing had not been dwelling on the details of the Immortal Disaster.

The past flashed by as quickly as drifting shadows.

An Wuxue could only see a blurred history.

He saw the beginning of the Immortal Disaster, when the first Turbid Immortal to ascend to immortality appeared, throwing the four seas into chaos within a single day.

Chapter 141

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 141#

An Wuxue’s pupils trembled slightly.

Snow flakes hung on his trembling eyelashes, like snow lotuses blooming in the deep sea.

Chunhua vibrated, and he gripped the sword so hard that the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

The wind and snow, laden with turbid energy, struck his body. Even with spiritual power protecting him, he still felt a bone-piercing chill.

Pei Qian gritted his teeth and said: “How is An Wuxue exactly like you? If you went to such great lengths to create the situation a thousand years ago where everyone pointed fingers at him, then what about now? Have you succeeded now?”

Chapter 142

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 142#

“Win…?” An Wuxue’s eyebrows twitched slightly.

He reached out, brushing away the stray hairs on Xie Zhefeng’s forehead, and gently straightened his Junior Brother’s disarrayed clothes and crown from the battle.

Xie Zhefeng gazed at him with red eyes.

He could not hear the clamor in his Junior Brother’s soul or sea of consciousness, nor did he know exactly what the demon bone was doing inside his Junior Brother’s body.

Chapter 143

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 143#

Outside the Leaf-Watching Array.

In the Guixu Sea.

Immortal spiritual power and demonic power competed, the entire sea surface was turbulent, and heavy snow and floating ice were in close contact.

Qu Jizhi held the hand seal, and the spiritual power surrounding him was even more turbulent than the overwhelming waves.

—The array was laid in a hurry, and its coverage was extremely vast. He simply didn’t have a spiritual vein or a large number of spiritual stones to supply such a grand array.

Chapter 144

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 144#

Jiang Qing also looked up at the tribulation clouds overhead, saying in disbelief: “You actually dare to directly trigger the immortality-ascending lightning tribulation? An Wuxue, even if you don’t care about your life, you don’t care about the demon bone throwing the world into chaos either!?”

He had specifically left An Wuxue in a dilemma because An Wuxue had no other choice.

If he followed his plan, An Wuxue could at least preserve some things by making trade-offs.

Chapter 145

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:49:28 +0000

Chapter 145#

End of Main Story

He had never been as resolute in facing death without hesitation as he was just moments ago, nor had he ever been as afraid of dying as he was now.

The final lightning tribulation would give the person undergoing it ample time to respond. When Xie Zhefeng crossed his tribulation a thousand years ago, the final strike didn’t fall until he had manifested his bone incarnation and found and eliminated his inner demon.