Chapter 678 555: Come Visit Me Often in the Future

Ji Shenyun tore open the blood-red coffin that imprisoned Pei Yuhang, and Pei Yuhang, lying within, slowly opened his eyes.

As their eyes met, Ji Shenyun unleashed a torrent of Suppression, scrutinizing Pei Yuhang.

"You don't need to be nervous. I haven't been possessed by him."

Pei Yuhang spoke faintly. Although his tone was calm, Ji Shenyun still keenly caught the glint of tears in the corner of his eyes.

Out of caution, Ji Shenyun said,

"Your word alone isn't proof. You must prove yourself."

"But considering that when someone is possessed, all their secrets and memories are exposed, even if you mention something only the two of us know, it won't be enough for me to let my guard down."

Pei Yuhang said nothing. He extended his wrist, showing the red Mother Seal upon it.

At the same moment, the purple Child Seal on Ji Shenyun's neck lit up.

The Mother-Child Unity Curse: the one branded with the Child Curse must unconditionally obey the holder of the Mother Curse.

Ji Shenyun let out a muffled groan. Under the suppression of the Mother Seal, her long, slender legs pressed together unnaturally.

A blush crept across her face as she said, flustered and annoyed, "Stop it!"

Pei Yuhang slowly lowered his hand, and only then did Ji Shenyun return to normal. She panted lightly, a humiliating flush still lingering on her White Jade-like cheeks.

"I was just proving to you that if I were truly possessed, with this Curse Seal, you wouldn't be able to resist in the slightest."

"So please, rest assured. I, Pei Yuhang, haven't changed. I will still honor our previous agreement."

"You helped us defeat Yuan Tianming, so these God King's Remains are yours. But from now on, you are forbidden from setting foot in the mortal world. Once you comprehend the method of transcendence, you must immediately ascend and leave this realm."

Ji Shenyun gently caressed her still-burning cheeks, the sensation stirring a complex look in her eyes.

Suddenly, the corner of her lips curved into a highly aggressive, wicked smile. Her beautiful eyes, looking at Pei Yuhang, held a hint of provocation and a touch of playfulness.

"Our agreement is just so, that's right. But what if, after I master my divine skill, I decide not to honor our promise? What countermeasure do you have?"

Ji Shenyun leaned forward slightly, looking directly into Pei Yuhang's eyes without any reservation. Her smile grew even more bewitching.

"If you let me transcend, this Mother-Child Unity Curse will no longer be able to bind me."

She frankly pointed out the flaw in her agreement with Pei Yuhang, showing no concern that he might go back on his word and refuse her freedom out of fear of her.

In response, Pei Yuhang was calm, as if he had long foreseen this future.

"The method of transcendence isn't as simple as you think. Even with your talent, success is at least three thousand years away."

"Three thousand years is enough to change many things. Perhaps the Human Race will produce a prodigy capable of rivaling you, or perhaps you will let go of your hatred for the Human Race and ascend with a clear heart. Or perhaps the Human Race will simply destroy itself in the vast river of time.

Even if I reach the Mahayana realm, I won't live that long. I can't be bothered with what happens in the future. I'll just leave it to those who come after."

Ji Shenyun narrowed her eyes. She tilted her chin up slightly, her pretty face filled with defiance and arrogance.

"My talent is far superior to Yuan Tianming's. Even if I don't use an Evil Technique like his—sacrificing tens of thousands of Cultivators—to master these God King's Remains, I won't be that much slower. Why would it take me more than three thousand years?"

"Because Yuan Tianming was a remnant of the Ancient Divine Spirits. He is not human, nor is he a Demon. He belongs to the same race as these God King's Remains, so mastering them is naturally far less difficult for him than it is for you."

Ji Shenyun frowned. "What do you mean?"

Pei Yuhang did not answer her immediately.

He took out the Rebirth Lotus Root that Xiaoxiao had collected earlier and began to carefully mash the white root into a paste.

True Qi flowed from his fingertips, and the lotus root paste gradually began to glow with a moist luster.

His expression was focused, as if this was the only thing in the world worthy of his full attention.

Seeing him broach such an important topic only to proceed at a leisurely pace, Ji Shenyun felt a surge of anger well up inside her.

But she also sensed the faint Nascent Soul aura within Pei Yuhang's body and understood that he had something more important to do right now. In the end, she let out a cold snort, suppressed the urge to question him further, and simply stared at him intently with her beautiful eyes.

Gradually, Pei Yuhang molded the paste into an initial shape: that of an adorable, exquisitely carved little girl who looked very much like Shang Miaoyan.

After injecting Pure Yang True Qi to maintain the paste's vitality, Pei Yuhang slowly raised his eyes and continued to speak:

"These... are vague clues I obtained from the memories of Yuan Tianming's Split Soul."

"In the past, the King of Gods had an eldest son named Di Jun, who was born with the wise eyes to divine all things.

"In the middle of the era ruled by Divine Spirits, Di Jun had already foreseen the corruption of the Innate Divine Race and the prairie fire that was quietly igniting among the enslaved Ten Thousand Races."

"He knew that the rule of the gods would eventually be overthrown. Even as a Divine Spirit, he could not escape the reincarnation of the Celestial Dao or the cyclical nature of history.

"So... he chose to continue the rule of the gods in another way."

"He used a Secret Technique, abandoned his divine body, and possessed a lowly Human Slave—and that Human Slave was the very Human Ancestor who would later lead the Ten Thousand Races to overthrow the rule of the gods and usher in the Divine Desolate Era."

"What!?"

Ji Shenyun's pupils shrank. She leaned forward abruptly, all the arrogance gone from her face, leaving only incredulous horror.

'The legendary Human Ancestor, so noble and brilliant, who led all living beings to freedom... was actually the reincarnation of an old god?'

'The enemy's throne was overthrown, but the new ruler was still the enemy... If word of this got out, it would be enough to shatter the culture and beliefs of the entire Cultivation Realm!'

Pei Yuhang met her shocked gaze and slowly nodded.

"Di Jun has always been lurking among the Human Race, the Asura Race, and the Demon Race, looking for a chance to reclaim divine authority.

"But the Celestial Dao is just, and those who go against it will eventually suffer a backlash.

"In each reincarnation, his lifespan was extremely short, and his memories and great wisdom decayed with each life... The time it took for him to awaken his past life's consciousness also grew later and later."

"And in this life... his reincarnation was my master, Yuan Tianming. He probably awakened after the Righteous-Demonic War, around the time he left the Sect to travel the world."

Pei Yuhang's voice grew heavy.

'He never expected that their farewell that day would be the last time he saw the old man. The person he met afterward was merely another entity.'

"I see... So the one who made a deal with me in the Kunlun Secret Realm was actually Di Jun, a remnant of the Ancient Divine Spirits."

Ji Shenyun clicked her tongue in amazement.

"So his purpose in forming the Chosen Organization was to release his kinsmen from the Abyss?"

Pei Yuhang shook his head.

"That was just a front for recruiting forces."

"Divine Spirits also have lifespans, they're just exceptionally long. But after so many years in the Abyss, they all died long ago. That Demonic Qi that pollutes all things is what's left after the bodies of the Divine Spirits decomposed."

"Ten thousand years ago, Di Jun succeeded in opening the Abyssal Seal once, triggering the Abyss Rift disaster. After learning that all his kinsmen in the Abyss had long since died at the end of their lifespans, he became disheartened and fell into despair."

"In the end, he decided to reclaim his identity as a god, no longer lingering here, and to fully transcend to a new world. But before ascending, he wanted to destroy this place, to make this world a funeral pyre for the old gods."

"The Demon Race's Blood Skull Chalice is formed from Di Jun's skull. To quickly establish a connection with the God King's Remains, he had to use the divine spirit's bloodline from his original body. That's why he used you and me to help him retrieve the Blood Skull Chalice."

After learning all these secrets, Ji Shenyun couldn't calm down for a long time.

Wary of Di Jun's madness and his eons of scheming, she asked Pei Yuhang if Di Jun would reincarnate again.

Pei Yuhang shook his head.

"After Di Jun reattached his consciousness to the skull of his original body, his Reincarnation Secret Technique became ineffective. He no longer has a chance to reincarnate."

Ji Shenyun pouted with some concern. "How do you know the memories you saw aren't just what he wanted you to see? What if he can still reincarnate?"

"Even if he can reincarnate, it has nothing to do with me. That would be thousands of years from now. By the time he regains his memories, another thousand years or more will have passed. How could I possibly manage things that far in the future?

By then, you'll probably be the only one still alive, so I'll just have to ask you to handle it yourself!"

Pei Yuhang stood up and began to push Ji Shenyun toward the door.

"I need to refine the Lotus Body for Shang Miaoyan now. Don't get in the way. I've told you everything I was going to. Now, get out.

By the way, help me explain to Qianqian and Yueqiu. Ask them to wait for me for a few days."

"Wait... Don't push me! I can walk on my own!"

Ji Shenyun broke free from Pei Yuhang's hands, but when she reached the door, she stopped.

Pei Yuhang watched as the usually decisive and swift Asura Empress stood there, uncharacteristically hesitant. Puzzled, he asked, "What is it?"

A blush appeared on Ji Shenyun's pretty face, and she fidgeted with her fingers behind her back.

"Hey... Pei Yuhang, I'm just saying, if..."

"If... if your lifespan is nearing its end, you can come to the Abyssal Sea Palace again. I will be merciful and extend your life. Just consider it my way of thanking you."

A flicker of emotion crossed Pei Yuhang's eyes, but in the end, he didn't respond. He silently closed the door in front of him.

Seeing that Pei Yuhang hadn't answered, Ji Shenyun grew a little anxious.

She pounded on the door and shouted, "Hey, Pei Yuhang! You're the one human I find most pleasing to the eye! Don't you dare die before I do... Come visit me at the Abyssal Sea Palace often in the future, or... or I'll come visit you..."