Chapter 544: Both Perish?

Chapter 544: Chapter 545: Both Perish?

Zisang Jin clutched the Peach Blossom Divine Sword, her lifespan nearly spent. Not only was her hair completely white, but even her once-girlish skin had become ancient and covered in deep wrinkles.

She could feel her end was near. She would either die of old age or be bitten to death by a resurgent Yun Mengshang. She thought back to the Cyan Emperor’s silhouette, always gazing north, drinking and lost in thought. If it weren’t for him—the great Cyan Emperor of the Fox Demon Race—she would never have ended up like this.

Then, looking at the silver-white fox gasping for air over there, as if it might not draw its next breath, Zisang Jin burst into laughter.

It was the laughter of one spirited and triumphant, as if her great vengeance had been achieved!

Her laughter was wild and cathartic!

HAHAHAHA~!!!!

Unlike Zisang Jin, Yun Mengshang’s azure fox eyes gazed into the distance, toward Chen Dong, who was wrapped in vines. It was as if from the moment she fell in love, hatred had already left her. Now, her eyes held only that man.

Hearing that laughter, Yun Mengshang grew thoroughly annoyed. Mustering her strength, she said, “What are you laughing at? Just wait until I get back up. I’ll be sure to bite you to death!”

“You still have the strength to get up? I think you’ll die before I do!”

Yun Mengshang snorted coldly. “That’s not for certain. My Demon Pill is still here. It may be shattered and broken, but once it recovers its Demonic Power, you’ll be the one who dies!”

Zisang Jin’s laughter died. Yun Mengshang was right. Though both were on the brink of death, her own condition was more severe. Her Nascent Soul and divine soul had already been frozen, and now her lifespan was at its end. Yun Mengshang might still be able to get up and bite her, but she couldn’t even crawl.

But even in her final moments, she refused to show weakness before a member of the Fox Demon Race, especially not before Yun Mengshang.

She said weakly, her voice catching, “I… still… have the Peach Blossom Divine Sword. It wouldn’t be difficult for me to use it to kill you right now!”

Yun Mengshang was stunned for a moment, then jeered, “If you really had the strength, you would’ve done it already instead of just talking about it!”

After that, both of them fell silent. At this moment, they both knew the other had run out of fuel. Neither could actually do what they had just threatened.

A deep silence fell. The sky descended into darkness, and a vast, heavy snow began to fall, burying them.

The thick snow piled up silently, until the entire world seemed to be nothing but white.

A pair of exquisite, bare feet landed on the snow, yet left no tracks.

In the snow, her crimson dress was dazzling, even in the dead of night.

Besides her, a black-robed figure floated in the sky.

With a wave of her hand, the red-robed figure lifted the three bodies out from the snow.

Her delicate hand gently caressed Chen Dong’s face.

At this moment, Chen Dong had already fainted, unable to resist the effects of the Joyful Fragrance. Under the continuous control of a bewitchment Divine Technique, he was completely devoid of consciousness.

A voice spoke slowly, “It has been two years since I last saw him, and he has actually stepped onto the Extreme Dao. Cultivation itself is a defiance of heaven. The Extreme Dao is even less tolerated by heaven and earth. The path is fraught with peril, its trials countless times harder than those of an ordinary Cultivator. He is only at the Golden Core Stage; he hasn’t even truly set foot on the Immortal Dao. It is not wise for him to see you at this time.”

The red-robed woman lowered her gaze and said gently, “I know. That’s why we waited until he was completely unconscious to appear, isn’t it?”

The black-robed figure spoke softly, “In truth, you should not have come either. You are using a tomb burial method to forcibly extend your life. It is better for both you and him that you do not meet right now.”

“But… but I…”

“I know. Which is why I did not stop you.”

The red-robed woman gazed at Chen Dong’s face and sighed softly.

The black-robed figure shook his head gently. “This is one of the tribulations of the Extreme Dao, and it is also his fated entanglement. It cannot be avoided. I bestowed the Tier Nine Protection Talisman, hoping that young woman could help him overcome this trial. I did not expect that Female Fox to become so deeply entangled with him. He possesses some strange destiny that I cannot see through, so I did not foresee this particular fated connection.”

The red-robed woman showed no hint of blame as she said softly, “This is fine too. I can see this Female Fox is also undergoing a love tribulation for her Divinity Transformation. She could clearly let go with a single thought and overcome it, yet she has sunk this deep. She is a foolish child, too.”

The black-robed figure’s eyes were like the deep, starry sky, devoid of the bloodthirsty aura they once held. If Chen Dong were to awaken, he would surely recognize him—it was You, whom he had not seen in three years.

“When one is in the midst of a tribulation, how can it be overcome so easily? Divinity Transformation is a crucial step, and a love tribulation is like a deep abyss of mire—you can’t just climb out because you want to. You slept for ten thousand years, absorbing all the spiritual essence of the Jiuzhou Realm. Upon waking, you were already far beyond this Realm, which is why looking back, you feel it can be overcome with a single thought.”

The red-robed woman reluctantly released the corner of Chen Dong’s robes. Her exquisitely beautiful face was none other than Li Wang’s.

“Another love tribulation, another fated entanglement… Big Brother is really something, getting tangled up in these things everywhere he goes!”

You knew of Li Wang’s reluctance to part, but had to remind her, “Alright, it’s about time.”

Li Wang walked toward Yun Mengshang. “I’ll be taking this Female Fox with me. In a way, she counts as one of my sisters-in-law. I’ll leave the rest to you!”

You said earnestly, “Of course.”

Li Wang gazed at Chen Dong once more, as if to sear his image into her eyes, even in her current Demon Race form.

Then, she picked up Yun Mengshang, who was in her demon form, and with a single step, vanished without a trace into the night.

With a wave of his black robes, You, along with Chen Dong and Zisang Jin, vanished from the snow-covered ground.

At that moment, a sort of restriction in the sky seemed to shatter. A few breaths later, a streak of red light arrived in an instant—it was Yun Misha. Behind her, numerous streaks of light radiating demonic auras flew in from all directions.