She was a beautiful woman, her entire body enveloped in divine radiance, her radiance illuminating the entire world, and countless Spirit Clan experts worshipped her.
Long Chen had met this woman before, and more than once—a woman who deeply pained him, yet he did not know her.
Long Chen had met her in the Tianlong Fire Domain of the Tianwu Continent and was taught the first volume of the Great Brahma Heaven Sutra. In the Brahma Heaven Secret Realm, Long Chen met him and obtained the sixth-star pill formula for the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique.
When he saw that woman, memories flashed through Long Chen's mind:
"You are you, you are not you, you are the only one, you are not the only one."
"Nine stars battle the heavens, the Milky Way overturned, skirts falling, blood staining the vast sky—the pinnacle of martial arts?" The Way is complete? But is this really the final outcome? For
the first time, the words the woman said to Long Chen now seemed to echo in his ears. At the same time, Long Chen's vision blurred, as if he had returned to the Brahma Secret Realm.
Long Chen clearly remembered that when he turned around, he saw a beautiful figure. The shadow was illusory—it was the beautiful woman before him.
She possesses a pair of eyes familiar to Long Chen—clear to the bottom, carrying peace, kindness, and affection, evoking endless warmth.
She was stunningly beautiful, she was full of tenderness. At that moment, she looked at Long Chen with endless compassion in her eyes.
"Why are you going through all this?" The woman's cherry lips parted slightly. Long Chen couldn't hear her voice, but he could understand what she was saying.
She stood quietly in front of Long Chen, but he couldn't sense her presence; it was as if the two of them were staring across endless time and space.
Unconsciously, Long Chen's cheeks were already soaked with tears. He didn't recognize this woman, but for some reason, seeing her made his heart ache unbearably—a pain that felt like being cut by a knife.
Long Chen really wanted to hold her and cry bitterly, but he knew that the person before him simply didn't exist.
"You are you, but you are not you. Caught up in this catastrophe of the Ten Realms, why do you suffer this?" The woman looked at Long Chen, her eyes filled with heartache.
"Because I want to save you." Long Chen suddenly blurted out, not knowing why he would say that.
The woman seemed to hear Long Chen's words, tears streaming down like pearls, and a beautiful curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"You're still so stubborn, so domineering. Fine, even if it's utter ruin, I'll stay with you."
Suddenly, the image in Long Chen's mind vanished. The figure of that woman gradually overlapped with the woman before him. The two of them were one person, stirring endless memories for Long Chen.
At this moment, the woman was still a shadow, but now she was enveloped in endless divine light. As everyone prayed, the power of faith echoed across heaven and earth. Long Chen could feel a gentle energy flowing from the Spirit Clan experts toward her, and the divine radiance from her body radiated over the Spirit Clan beings, forming a strange cycle.
Jin Yi and the elves who came with her had long since knelt on the ground, praying to the woman shrouded in divine radiance. Among all beings, only Long Chen and Jiang Lei stood there.
Long Chen stared blankly at the woman. He clearly didn't know her, but his heart was filled with sorrow and pity. He was racking his brains, digging into his memories, but could never recall who she really was.
As everyone prayed, the divine radiance around the woman grew stronger. Her once ethereal figure began to solidify, and suddenly, the woman wrapped in divine radiance slowly opened her eyes.
When the woman saw Long Chen, a warm glow bloomed in her autumn-like eyes, and the corners of her mouth curved into a beautiful smile.
At that moment, time and space seemed to freeze; everything in the world vanished, leaving only Long Chen and the woman.
The woman slowly descended from the sky, came before Long Chen, and gently reached out her jade-like hand, gently stroking his cheek, her face full of concern: "
You've suffered a lot, suffered a lot, and you've been struggling all along."
For some reason, hearing the woman's words, Long Chen nearly broke down in tears, as if only this woman truly understood him, knew everything he had been through, and knew how exhausted he was.
But Long Chen forced himself to hold back his grievance, trying to stay rational. Looking at the woman, he said, "
I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue, but I'm afraid of loss. It seems I've already lost a lot of things, and I want to get them all back. Can you tell me, have I lost part of my memories?"
Why is it that even though I know you so well, I can't recognize you? This feeling is so painful. As Long Chen spoke, his voice choked up a little.
For some reason, he suddenly remembered Yu Qingxuan, who had lost her memories and wondered if he was just like her.
The woman looked at Long Chen, her eyes tender. A smile hung on her face as she softly said,
"In life, gains and losses are lost. No matter how high your cultivation or how strong your strength, some things simply cannot be forced."
"I don't believe it. I have always firmly believed that as long as strength surpasses the laws, I can rule everything.
Being unable to control only proves I'm not strong enough. I may not be able to do it now, but one day, I will surely be able to build a world of my own, free from any constraints, and live freely with the people I like. Long Chen shook his head, his gaze firm as he spoke.
The woman's body trembled slightly, a trace of sadness in her beautiful eyes, and a hint of bitterness in her smile:
"You once said the same thing: even after countless tribulations, your faith remains firm and unwavering. You are still him."
"Who exactly am I?" Long Chen finally couldn't help but ask.
The woman sighed and said, "Who you are doesn't matter. As long as you believe you are yourself, that's enough. Let me ask you, do you like the Spirit Clan?" "
I do," Long Chen answered without hesitation.
"Why?" The woman asked.
"Not for any reason, just liking them. If I had to give an answer, they are the last pure land in my heart. As long as they're here, the world is full of hope." Long Chen said.
The woman in white suddenly smiled, laughing happily, gently tidying Long Chen's slightly messy hair with both hands and saying,
"Very good, there are still differences. You are you, he is him. I'm very happy!"
"Who exactly are you? What exactly is the relationship between us? Can't you tell me? Long Chen couldn't help but say.
"Who I am doesn't matter, nor does it matter what kind of relationship we have. What matters is that in your heart, there's a pure land, and that's what puts my mind at ease.
Next, I should teach you the true Great Brahma Sutra. The woman looked at Long Chen, her eyes full of satisfied smiles. Her jade-like hand slowly tapped on Long Chen's brow, and countless runes poured into his sea of consciousness.