Chapter 576 507: Shang Miaoyan Meets Lin Qianyan Again, the Two Saintesses' Unified Front

Decades of experience rushed into Ye Liyuan's Divine Soul like a torrent.

The memories of a completely different Ye Liyuan brutally forced their way into her.

Before she could even register the soul-rending agony, in a matter of mere breaths, she had experienced the full spectrum of another person's life—their joys and sorrows, their love and hate...

No, that wasn't right... Ye Liyuan was rediscovering her true self.

The self who navigated court intrigue with masterful ease.

The self who refused to yield an inch when her interests were at stake.

But just as the last of her memories were about to fuse,

a thought surfaced in her mind.

'Will Pei Yuhang... like this version of you?'

'Pure, gentle, innocent, and carefree... That is his ideal Dao Companion.'

'And you are becoming the very kind of person he despises most.'

Ye Liyuan's fingertips trembled, and a flicker of doubt crossed her eyes.

'Will Ah Han... despise me?'

'Will he... leave me?'

Her breath caught. The black waters of her Heart Lake churned as if countless icy hands were clawing at her, trying to drag her into an even deeper Abyss.

However—

"Heh…"

She let out a low laugh, a sound tinged with mournful finality.

"What am I hesitating for?"

"Ah Han… is already gone."

Shang Miaoyan's emotionless voice echoed in her ears again, like a dull blade slowly, cruelly carving away at her sanity:

'He was taken away.'

'The Divine Calculator of the Celestial Secret Pavilion can't find him, and his Life Lamp in the Xuanyuan Dao Sect gives no sign of whether he lives or dies...'

'He might already be dead.'

'And you don't even have the power to avenge him.'

"That's right…"

Ye Liyuan slowly lifted her head. The last trace of hesitation in her eyes shattered, replaced by a near-maniacal resolve.

"I don't even have a way to find him… How can I worry about whether he'll 'like' me or not?"

"How ridiculous! Even if he comes to hate me, I will bring Ah Han home safely!"

Ye Liyuan's hand clenched into a fist, her nails digging so deep into her palm that blood dripped from her knuckles, but she was completely oblivious to the pain.

In the next instant—

"BOOM!"

She stopped resisting, allowing the surging memories to completely consume her.

The moment the memories fused, the cracks in her Divine Soul—lingering from a past tribulation—began to mend at a visible rate.

The bottleneck of Divinity Transformation Peak shattered!

Ye Liyuan was about to step into the Void Refining realm!

'Even if the price is… becoming someone else entirely.'

She would gain the power to protect the man she loved, even if it meant becoming a wife Pei Yuhang could no longer bring himself to love!

...

「Outside」

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn passed.

Lu Ruoxi's fingertips hovered in mid-air, hesitating to touch down.

But Ye Liyuan's body had grown as cold as winter jade, her face a mask of tormented struggle.

'I can't wait any longer...'

She bit her lip and finally made up her mind, reaching for her junior sister's shoulder.

BOOM—!

Before her fingers could make contact, a violent wave of Suppression erupted!

Caught off guard, Lu Ruoxi was thrown back three steps by the shockwave. With a loud RRRIIP, the fabric across her full chest tore open, revealing a startling flash of white.

She looked up in horror. Ye Liyuan was wreathed in a faint purple Spirit Flame, her hair stirring as if in an unseen wind. The cinnabar mole between her brows was so vivid it looked as if it might drip blood.

What was even more terrifying was—

RUMBLE...

The clouds above Dan Yun Pavilion churned madly, coalescing in the blink of an eye into a vast, pitch-black Cloud Sea.

Lightning snaked through the clouds, exuding a suffocating, destructive aura so potent it forced the Pavilion Protection Array to activate on its own!

On the top floor of the Dan Yun Pavilion,

the Alchemy Cauldron in front of Pavilion Master Fu Haixia suddenly split, a fine crack running down its side.

The normally composed Pavilion Master's eyes snapped open, the half-formed Technique in her hand freezing mid-motion.

She looked up out the window, her brow deeply furrowed.

"Such a powerful aura… Who on earth is Crossing the Tribulation in the Dan Yun Pavilion? The scale of this Thunder Tribulation might even surpass Chen Tiansheng's."

Then, the corners of her mouth lifted into a smile that was equal parts relief and wistful admiration.

"Still, this is a stroke of good fortune. With a great calamity on the horizon, our Dao Sect continues to produce heroes."

"It seems the destiny of our Dao Sect is not yet extinguished."

She casually pushed the cracked Alchemy Cauldron aside, and with a flicker, her figure vanished from the spot.

Down on the lower floor.

"Pavilion Master!"

Lu Ruoxi saw the suddenly appearing figure and hurriedly bowed.

Fu Haixia waved her hand, her gaze fixed on Ye Liyuan.

"No need for formalities. I'll take her elsewhere for her Crossing the Tribulation."

"The Dan Yun Pavilion is the heart of the Dao Sect's Alchemy operations and the logistical core of our entire sect. We can't afford any mishaps because of a Celestial Tribulation."

Lu Ruoxi nodded. "Pavilion Master, she is my junior sister. I must go with you to act as her guardian."

Fu Haixia shook her head nonchalantly.

"My presence will be protection enough."

"Pavilion Master, you're going to act as Junior Sister Ye's guardian personally?!"

Lu Ruoxi's voice was filled with astonishment. She couldn't understand why the incredibly busy Pavilion Master had suddenly taken such an interest in Junior Sister Ye.

"The Thunder Tribulation she has triggered is no ordinary one. After she enters the Void Refining realm, she may be no weaker than Nangong Jin, the Celestial Extinction Sword, who is hailed as the strongest cultivator below the Mahayana realm."

"With a great war on the horizon, we cannot allow a prodigy of her caliber to come to any harm."

As she spoke, Fu Haixia turned to look at Lu Ruoxi's pale, drawn face—a clear sign of her recent indulgence in wine and debauchery—and sighed.

"Ruoxi, I know you've been in great pain since Pei Yuhang was taken by that woman."

"But this is a time of crisis for the Dao Sect, and indeed, for the entire Human Race in the Cultivation Realm. As my chosen successor, I need you to step up…"

At these words, Lu Ruoxi glanced at Ye Liyuan, whose eyes were shut tight as she focused on her breakthrough.

She recalled the crazed determination that had flashed in Ye Liyuan's eyes—all for the sake of bringing Pei Yuhang back.

Then, she couldn't help but contrast that with her own life these past few days: drinking herself into a stupor, indulging in solitary pleasure with the things Junior Brother Pei left behind, and wallowing in her own self-destructive misery as if she were nothing but mud.