After conquering the Empress, I proved my Dao with the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace!

The woman hesitated for a moment, then took a small bite, and her eyes lit up.

When she squints, her eyes resemble crescent moons.

"Is it tasty?"

Qin Chuan smiled.

The woman blushed and nodded.

"The outer gate is in chaos." Qin Chuan looked at the distant sky.

"I've helped you pay off your debts."

The woman paused, holding the spirit fruit, and lowered her head without speaking.

"Those outer disciples who were unfriendly to you have also been dealt with."

Qin Chuan spoke softly.

Why...?

The woman's body trembled slightly. After a long while, she raised her head and stared blankly at Qin Chuan.

"Why are you doing this to me? I'm just an ordinary outer disciple, why...?"

Qin Chuan shook his head and remained silent.

"Is it because of Li Yunchu? Who is Li Yunchu?"

The woman bit her lip, stood up, and gazed at Qin Chuan with unwavering determination in her eyes; she wanted to know the answer.

Qin Chuan remained silent for a moment.

Today is the third day, and if nothing unexpected happens, Li Yun Chu will wake up today.

And this woman will also disappear, because she... had already perished.

Facing the woman's gaze, Qin Chuan turned his head, a hint of reminiscence slowly appearing in his eyes.

The image of killing Ji Chudong inside the Reincarnation Cave flashed before his eyes.

Looking at Li Yunchu's tears, I could hear the words I had spoken back then echoing in my ears.

"Don't cry, the road ahead is long, and maybe we'll meet again someday."

Qin Chuan still remembers the other person's reluctant gaze.

"I'm waiting for you."

Li Yunchu's voice was filled with unwavering determination, as if it had been destined for three lifetimes.

"You can see Li Yunchu as your reincarnation..."

"And she and I have a promise for the next life: to meet here again."

Qin Chuan murmured softly.

The woman understood, but not completely.

She looked at Qin Chuan, fell silent, and looked down at the spiritual fruit in her hand.

After a while, she took a few steps back, leaned against the rock wall, and ate the entire spiritual fruit.

She looked up and smiled.

"I don't know what you mean by the afterlife. I only know that the woman named Li Yunchu is very happy."

The woman smiled and spoke softly.

A breeze blew by, ruffling her hair, which she gently tucked behind her ear.

After speaking, the woman sat down, took a deep breath, and closed her eyes.

She stopped speaking, covering her eyes to reveal a realization she didn't want others to see.

The woman was very intelligent, far beyond her years.

From Qin Chuan's words, she understood a meaning about death.

She was unsure, and didn't want to be sure.

"If your promise with Li Yunchu is to meet here."

If she is destined to awaken from my body, then... I am willing to grant her wish.

Let her meet you here.

The woman murmured softly to herself.

At this moment, within the Ancient Sect of Demon Immortals.

Because of this proactive willingness, some rare changes have occurred in her.

The cultivators of Tianyuan Continent, by inhabiting and merging with the second realm, returned to this ancient era.

This is not what I wished for, for they have long since perished and their bones lie outside.

But... even though they have been dead for many years, their spirits still linger in the cruelty of the ancient world of demons and immortals.

If this spirit... approves, if it is willing, then the cultivators of the Tianyuan Continent who merge with it...

They will be able to obtain everything that belongs to this host to the greatest extent.

For example, the cultivation method practiced by this inhabitant, and the enlightenment it possesses.

These are the cultivators of the Tianyuan Continent when they merge with the host.

After awakening, they retain memories, but they are hazy. They can use them here, but they cannot take them with them.

It's as if... an outsider.

But now, I can become a semi-insider.

The woman kept her eyes closed and never opened them again.

The surroundings were quiet, and Qin Chuan did not speak again, but sat down cross-legged.

Gazing at the distant sky, he silently waited for time to pass.

Waiting for... Li Yunchu's awakening.

Under his protection, no one will be able to cause any harm to Li Yun Chu's awakening.

On this day, Qin Chuan did not practice his cultivation techniques.

He watched as the sunlight gradually intensified in the sky, and gazed upon the Demon Immortal Sect in this ancient world.

A feeling of complete merging with this place welled up within him.

He suddenly felt very envious of He Jiusheng.

He envied He Jiusheng for having such a sect and for having so many brothers and sisters.

I also envy him for having friends who can kill with him.

But what I envy most is that he has a good father.

For the sake of his son, he could bend his back and silently erase the traces of his child's doodles.

A father who can accept all mistakes with a forgiving heart.

Especially the white hair at his temples, and the deathly aura he tried so hard to hide and suppress.

All of this indicates that He Jiusheng's father, the supreme being of the fourth peak, has reached the end of his life.

"This is a play... I'm just an outsider watching it."

But why am I willing to truly immerse myself in the play and become a character in it…?

Qin Chuan was silent.

He thought of He Anhai, whose seemingly stern gaze held a deep love that he could sense deep within.

All of this made Qin Chuan think of Guiyun City, the Qin family, and Qin Zhantian.

Although Qin Zhantian always treated him as his own son, there was always a voice in his mind telling him that he was just an adopted son.

"Who is my father... is he still alive?"

Does he know that I long for his image in my memories?

Qin Chuan looked up at the sky, feeling somewhat downcast.

Immersed in bitter emotions, Qin Chuan took out a wine pot from the Heaven and Earth Spirit Furnace.

He put it to his lips and took a big gulp.

"Father, Mother, do you know that I can no longer remember what you look like..."

So many years have passed, and the figure in my memory has become blurred.

This is not what I wanted, but the passage of time makes me want to grasp things, but often I can't...

Sometimes I even wonder if those two blurry figures in my memory were just my imagination.

Therefore, I envy He Jiusheng…”

Qin Chuan took another big gulp of liquor; the pungent liquor went down his throat and into his sorrowful heart.

"Ugh…"

Seeing this, Empress Yaoxi shook her head gently and sighed.

Although she already knew some of it, she couldn't speak up, since it was the other party's family matter.

It might even be related to a grand, earth-shattering scheme.

Qin Chuan rarely falls into such emotions.

Having lived with relatives since childhood, he had no choice but to learn to be independent and strong.

But this time, Li Yun Chu stirred up memories of the past, reminding him of the Southern Region and Guiyun City.

The relationship between He Jiusheng and He Anhai resonated with each other.

He couldn't help but think of his parents, and he wanted to know... why they had abandoned him.

Qin Chuan suddenly understood He Jiusheng, such a bully and纨绔 (wan ku, a spoiled and dissolute young man).

If he is still alive, then perhaps he is within the ancient sect of the dead demon immortals.

It has been the only one for tens of thousands of years.

Instead of leaving, they guarded the sect and stood guard on the fourth peak.