Translator: CinderTL
"Bai Wei possessed the beauty of a celestial maiden, while Xu Yuhang was a dashing and romantic figure. Their hearts became deeply entwined shortly after their first meeting, forging a bond of mutual understanding and commitment."
"Like jade amidst the dust, a peerless young master. Bai Wei and Xu Yuhang were a match made in heaven."
"Yet deep affection rarely endures, and fleeting moments of bliss are destined to fade. Half a year later, Xu Yuhang vanished without a trace, disappearing overnight like a yellow crane into the clouds."
"Initially, Bai Wei believed Xu Yuhang had departed suddenly due to urgent matters. She spent her days waiting for him in their cultivation cave outside Great Tan City. But instead of Xu Yuhang's return, she discovered she was pregnant."
"Later, when the child was born, Bai Wei named her 'Mengyu,' still clinging to the hope of Xu Yuhang's return. But her unwavering devotion ultimately went unrewarded."
"Time flows mercilessly. A century passed in the blink of an eye before she gradually awakened from her repeated disappointments. Xu Yuhang would never return."
As Wang Qiuyue spoke, her gaze swept toward Song Wen, who was riding beside her, a hint of scrutiny in her eyes. She continued,
"After her disillusionment with Xu Yuhang, Bai Wei showed no interest in any man. She even disguised her stunning beauty to avoid unwanted attention and harassment. Yet, she fell for you? I truly don't understand what she finds so captivating about you."
Song Wen was speechless, unsure how to respond.
His relationship with Bai Wei had begun with treating Xu Mengyu's divine soul injuries.
To protect Xu Mengyu from being "taken advantage of," Bai Wei had reluctantly compromised herself.
Perhaps it was precisely because of that saying:
The quickest way to a woman's heart is through...
Seeing Song Wen's silence, Wang Qiuyue continued, "This is a private matter between you and her, and I shouldn't pry. However, very few people know that Xu Mengyu is her daughter. Besides me, only two Grand Elders within the sect are aware. Ji Yin, I implore you to keep this secret."
Song Wen nodded. "This concerns Bai Wei's reputation. I will guard this secret with my life."
"Oh, right," Wang Qiuyue suddenly remembered. "You still haven't explained why you won't heal my injuries."
"It's not that I'm unwilling," Song Wen said casually, "but treating divine soul injuries drains my own divine soul significantly. Besides, your injury isn't severe; a medicinal pill should suffice. There's no need for me to intervene."
"I see..."
The two chatted idly, their laughter carrying them a million miles away.
Eventually, they parted ways.
Wang Qiuyue headed to the rendezvous point Yuanrong had arranged.
Song Wen, meanwhile, set course for the far west.
He intended to seek out the Mirror Sea Mirage Abyss.
Currently, he had two primary methods for returning to the Eastern Profound Continent:
1. The Mirror Sea Mirage Abyss. 2. The teleportation array left behind by the Divine Blood Gate.
As for Wang Qiuyue's promise to help him return, Song Wen didn't hold much hope.
It wasn't that he doubted her sincerity, but with Yuanrong's interference, she would likely struggle to fulfill her pledge.
The Mirror Sea Mirage Abyss, located in the Endless Sea of the far west, had already been swallowed by Primordial Qi.
The Divine Blood Gate's teleportation array might yield clues if he could extract information from the Remnant Soul within his sea of consciousness.
However, the Remnant Soul's consciousness was currently fragmented. He needed to heal its injuriesβif not fully restore it, at least stabilize its soul platform.
These two methods were not mutually exclusive and could be pursued simultaneously.
The journey to the far western lands was long and perilous, teeming with demon beasts, including several massive demon beast clans.
Song Wen specifically targeted these large clans with relatively weak individual members.
With the Blood Sea Seal activated, a vast blood sea stretched across tens of thousands of miles, blotting out the sky.
Few demon beasts below the eighth-tier could withstand the Blood Sea's power. Even those who managed to resist posed no threat to Song Wen's life and couldn't even rescue their kin, forced to watch helplessly as their lower-tier brethren were devoured by the blood sea.
Song Wen felt no remorse for his wholesale slaughter of the demon race, even those with intelligence comparable to humans.
Demon beasts were simply demon beasts. No matter how high their intelligence, they remained nothing more than spiritual materials for cultivation.
During his campaign, Song Wen occasionally stumbled.
Though he meticulously investigated each target beforehand, using the Truth-Hearing Technique to gather intelligence from various demon beasts about their target's strengths and weaknesses, unexpected events still occurred. He eventually encountered an eighth-tier demon king who had concealed its true cultivation level.
However, with his inexhaustible supply of Substitute Puppets and Minor Teleportation Talismans, even an eighth-tier demonic beast couldn't hold him back.
Three years later, Song Wen, his hands stained with countless lives, appeared above a canyon steeped in corpse qi.
At the bottom of the canyon, the skeletal remains of demon beasts lay scattered in a tangled mass.
The sheer cliffs on either side were swarming with countless moth-like demon beasts.
Ranging in size from a foot to several yards, their bodies were pitch-black. As their scaly wings fluttered, they emitted waves of icy, sinister energy.
These were the Bone-Corroding Butterflies.
According to Qing Lian, the Endless Sea lay millions of miles west of this location.
The Mirror Sea Mirage Abyss was situated approximately five hundred thousand miles offshore, in a sea region studded with countless jagged reefs.
A smile spread across Song Wen's face.
Finally, I've found it!
The Bone-Corroding Butterflies' habitat was the most distinctive clue in locating the Mirror Sea Mirage Abyss.
Song Wen didn't attack the Bone-Corroding Butterfly swarm, even though their strongest members were only at the late sixth-tier.
The Bone-Corroding Butterfly swarm had once been powerful; otherwise, the distant Willow Serpent Clan wouldn't have recorded them in their Ancient Texts.
The Bone-Corroding Butterfly clan had once been ruled by a Ninth-Tier Demon Venerable, but time had passed, and the world had changed. Now, the clan had been reduced to living in a remote corner of the world.
Along his journey, Song Wen had slain countless demon beasts. He spared only the Bone-Corroding Butterfly clan, reasoning that if he ever needed to return to this place, they would serve as convenient landmarks.
The blood essence of all the demon beasts Song Wen killed flowed into the Blood Sea Seal, greatly increasing the amount of blood essence within it.
Currently, the Blood Sea Seal had expanded to cover eleven thousand miles and reached a depth of over three hundred miles, with the amount of blood essence within it having increased several dozen times.
Meanwhile, the Demon Souls of the slain beasts were all absorbed into Song Wen's sea of consciousness, becoming nourishment for the Remnant Soul.
The Remnant Soul's injuries had healed considerably, and its Soul Body had solidified somewhat, but it still showed no signs of regaining its divine sense.
Song Wen felt a mix of astonishment, suspicion, and resentment toward this.
Such a vast quantity of Demon Souls should have been enough for the shadow void to advance an entire major realm, yet they couldn't even awaken the Remnant Soul.
Song Wen continued flying westward. Before long, a pitch-black mist stretched across the horizon, swallowing all things in its path.
Only a murky darkness remained between heaven and earth. Mountains and rivers were submerged, beasts and birds vanished, and trees and flowers withered away.
This was the Primordial Qi Death Zone of the Western Rong Continent.
Song Wen summoned the Nether Fox and ordered the shadow void to guard their surroundings. Just as he was about to step into the Death Zone, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
"W-where am I?"
The Remnant Soul within his sea of consciousness had awakened.
Song Wen's face lit up with joy, and he immediately stopped in his tracks.
"This is my sea of consciousness. I am Ji Yin. May I ask for your esteemed name, Senior?"
As he spoke, Song Wen materialized a figure within his sea of consciousness and approached the Remnant Soul.
"How did this immortal end up here?" the Remnant Soul countered, ignoring the question.
He glanced around, confirming that he was indeed within a sea of consciousness.
But what was that Black Hole hovering above the sea?
"Senior, you would do well to answer my questions honestly," Song Wen said with a cold smile. "Otherwise, I won't hesitate to make you suffer."
(End of the Chapter)
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