All races revere me as the Heavenly Emperor, solely because of my nine disciples!

"I...it seems I've already lost myself!"

After a long while, Xu Zifu murmured to herself. When she looked up again, her face was already covered in tears.

Why is this happening?

"why?"

Xu Zifu held her head in her hands and could no longer hold back her sobs.

She discovered that she was so lonely and so helpless.

"Because you've received too much, you've lost yourself from the very beginning!"

"You only think about cherishing what you have, but you never think that the person you should truly cherish is yourself!"

"Because you don't have yourself in your heart, in the end, you can't even see how much others cherish you!"

Zhou Baoyu spoke calmly, and as soon as he said it, Xu Zifu burst into tears again.

After a long while, she turned to look at Zhou Cheng, and then at Zhou Lin.

Only by cherishing oneself can one understand gains and losses, and be able to take things on and let them go.

"It's the same curse, and although it can bring the benefit of immortality, your husband values ​​himself more, so he gave up the benefits of this curse!"

"Because of your appreciation for him and your dedication to him, he is willing to lose everything, even himself, to repay your appreciation and dedication!"

"Over the years, no matter how much you tormented him, he never lost himself, nor did he ever give up on you. But you couldn't feel it; all you could feel was your own dissatisfaction!"

"Your son, after learning everything back then, although he was unwilling, he earnestly walked his own path and shook off all the shadows. Although he may not have been by your side, he has truly accompanied you for decades, fulfilling his filial duties every single day!"

"Unfortunately, you still can't see these things!"

Do you remember what you once said? "Blessings are not bestowed by others, but reside within one's own heart!"

"What you see in your heart is all blessing!"

"Over the years, your happiness has always been by your side; you could touch it if you just turned around. Unfortunately, you simply couldn't see it. Because you've never seen yourself; all you've seen is the pain others have brought you!"

"This is your choice!"

Duke Zhou spoke again.

Xu Zifu's thoughts were once again pulled back.

She thought of the torment she had inflicted on Zhou Cheng over the years, and of Zhou Lin, whom she saw from the depths of the universe, occasionally going to the Fumu Palace to pay homage on the Xuanhuang Earth.

At that time, she felt only hatred, but now she suddenly realized that it was actually a kind of care that was always surrounding her.

Zhou Baoyu once said that she was the Bodhisattva of Blessing, so Zhou Lin specially built a temple for the Bodhisattva of Blessing nearby. The person enshrined inside was said to be the Bodhisattva of Blessing, but in reality, it was her.

Zhou Lin always felt sorry for her, but it turned out that his pity stemmed from a sense of helplessness towards her loss of herself.

Unfortunately, she never understood it until now, and now that she does, it's already too late.

"does it worth?"

"Zhou Lang... you don't even cherish yourself, so is it worth it for you to cherish me like this?"

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Zifu finally spoke.

With tears in her eyes, she looked at Zhou Cheng with pain and sorrow. She couldn't imagine how Zhou Cheng had managed all these years.

She couldn't understand how Zhou Cheng had endured all the torment she had inflicted on him.

"worth!"

However, Zhou Cheng's response sent a shiver down her spine.

The single word "worth it" says it all.

"Zifu, you and I are one, husband and wife; you are me, and I am you!"

"I've always understood, I've always known, it's just that you don't understand, you don't know!"

"Humans are born foolish and may get lost, but as long as you don't give up on yourself, there is always a chance to start over!"

"I have this opportunity, and so do you!"

Zhou Cheng looked at Xu Zifu with a firm gaze.

Do I really still have a chance?

Xu Zifu's lips trembled slightly as she looked at the utterly shattered world. She couldn't understand where the opportunity came from.

"Yes, there must be more!"

"Duke Zhou, you said that my mother is the Goddess of Blessing!"

"But now, my mother has not yet become the Goddess of Blessing. When the Goddess of Blessing is present, heaven and earth will still exist!"

"Now, everything can start over, right?"

This time, before Zhou Cheng could speak, Zhou Lin spoke first, and at the same time looked at Zhou Gong and questioned him.

Yes, there's always a chance to start over!

"Back then, I only vaguely saw a glimpse of the future, but it wasn't very clear. I don't understand how everything started all over again!"

"What I really don't understand is how I can start all over again!"

"But now I understand, it's just a matter of whether she can understand it too!"

Duke Zhou nodded, and as he spoke, everyone's eyes turned to Xu Zifu again.

"What do you mean?"

Xu Zifu quickly pressed for more information.

"I... Zhou Gong!"

"The so-called precious jade was merely an incarnation of mine during the Great Tribulation of the Primordial Origin. You personally ended all of this, and I finally achieved the Oneness of Dao and entered the Primordial Origin!"

"But this also led to the early arrival of the Great Calamity of Abandonment, and since this calamity was caused by the primordial source, it will be billions of times more intense than before."

"From your perspective, you've seen it for yourself: the Thirty-Three Heavens Great World has completely collapsed and is almost beyond saving!"

"If there is any way to save it, there is only one chance: break the cycle of reincarnation and rebuild a new cycle!"

"This world, because of my existence, has always been separate from all other worlds. This is the best starting point!"

"You possess the divine power I once bestowed upon you, the boundless curse, which is the best vessel to contain the primordial spirit!"

"If you can comprehend the coexistence of divinity and humanity, then I can borrow your body and merge with my true spirit to completely isolate this world from the outside, and at the same time re-integrate into it, allowing everything to return to the course of history and at the same time open a new chapter!"

"The Duke of Zhou said calmly."

"I don't understand. Are you saying you can use my power to change everything?"

Xu Zifu frowned, puzzled. Zhou Cheng, Zhou Lin, and Chen Xuan also didn't understand and all looked at Zhou Baoyu with confusion.

"Yes, I can lend you my power. I want this world to reintegrate into the Thirty-Three Heavens, and at the same time, to transition back to the outside of the Thirty-Three Heavens, becoming the only world that can contain my true spirit and aura!"

“I know it’s contradictory, and you may not understand it right now, but that’s not important. What’s important is that if you want to change everything, you must first possess both divinity and humanity. You must have the compassion you should have, and you must also have the divinity to endure boundless loneliness!”

Duke Zhou nodded.

"Then just tell me, what should I do?"

What do you want me to do?

At this moment, Xu Zifu seemed to have suddenly seen the light, and his whole being became more open-minded.

She would do anything if she could do it all over again.

This time, she was doing it not only for others, but also for herself.

It's to cherish yourself more, and also to care more about others.

Without further ado, Duke Zhou raised his hand and grabbed a jade statue that flew out from the shattered universe.

The jade statue seemed to contain some kind of special power, and even amidst the force that caused the universe to explode, it remained relatively intact.

For some unknown reason, tiny cracks gradually appeared on it, as if it could burst open at any moment.

"This is your idol. If you choose to end this life, it will shatter completely and never have existed. Everything about it will be utterly destroyed!"

"If you choose the path ahead, you will become it. The power I once gave you was enough to allow you to reverse time and space once, but because the time and space before you have been completely shattered, you can only return to the time before the last great calamity of abandonment!"

"You don't possess divinity yet, and even I can't say for sure whether you can cultivate it. But since it has appeared, it proves there's an opportunity. Are you willing to give it a try?"

Duke Zhou shrunk the jade statue, placed it in his palm, and said to Xu Zifu.

"I think I understood!"

"You mean, all I need to do now is decide whether to go back to the time before the last great catastrophe of abandonment, or not to go back!"

"With my current power, I could easily go back to the past, but once I do, I will lose all my power forever!"

"I will be reduced to a mortal spirit and begin my cultivation anew. If I succeed in my cultivation, everything will start anew. If I fail, then many things that have happened in the past will be reversed, never to reappear, as if they never happened. Is that what you mean?"

Xu Zifu's thoughts raced as he looked at Zhou Gongdao.

"Yes, that's what I mean!"

"If you succeed, this statue will be repaired, and I can allow you to be reborn in its body. If you fail, it will shatter, and the fate of your husband and son, your destiny, and the fate of all beings that have ever existed in this universe will be rewritten. They will all be completely destroyed along with this universe when the last great calamity of abandonment arrives, and everything will lose its chance!"

"Whether all of this can be rewritten depends on whether you can cultivate divinity!"

Duke Zhou nodded, awaiting Xu Zifu's decision!