Is It A Pity ? (1-3)
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“Is it a pity…”
Divine King Luo Xue closed his eyes, but his lips tugged up slightly into a heart-wrenching smile.
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Ten thousand years ago, between the clouds and mountains, the flowers were in full bloom. There were vibrant blooms, chirping of birds, natural wind, and fluffy clouds at the mountain ranges.
A man in snow-white clothes with outstanding looks was walking.
“You are Divine King Luo Xue… I am You Yun from the Central Mainland. I like you.”
It was as though that lady walked out from a painting; she was so beautiful that one could not bear to touch her.
Divine King Luo Xue’s heart raced as he looked at that alluring face.
Many seasons later, the lady became a respected goddess of the people, and together with Divine King Luo Xue, they led the masses toward a brighter future.
However, years later, the lady’s divine powers were slowly bled dry.
As the lady’s divine powers were exhausted, the world was filled with abomination.
The ancient people smashed the lady’s statue, destroyed the temple, and tainted the faith with resentment; it was a dark era.
“I want her heart.”
In the temple, Divine King Luo Xue wielded the Regicide Sky Blade and killed the ancient people like a madman, making them pay with their lives.
However, in the end, a few elite family clan powerful figures appeared and joined forces to suppress Divine King Luo Xue.
“I want her heart. I want her heart…”
Ultimately, Divine King Luo Xue seemed to gave in and became a puppet without emotions in front of the millions of powerful figures. After swallowing the lady’s heart, he left the temple and disappeared for ten thousand years.
“Yun…”
Suddenly, Divine King Luo Xue opened his eyes, and a surge of white-colored divine power emerged in his eyes and rushed into the clouds.
In Ye Qingtang’s disbelief, an extraordinarily stunning lady appeared in the form of a virtual image. She stood beside Divine King Luo Xue protectively with an elegant smile on her face.
“Yun…”
Divine King Luo Xue used all his energy to touch the lady, but his palm passed through her body. It was mystifying.
Ye Qingtang looked at that perfect lady, perplexed.
At this moment, Ye Qingtang finally understood everything that the Regicide Sky Blade and Divine King Luo Xue were talking about.
That lady… should be the extraordinary lady from ten thousand years ago.
Ten thousand years ago, she once adored Divine King Luo Xue and was willing to remain on this mainland for him.
Divine King Luo Xue did not hesitate to bear the countless sins and conceal his identity for ten thousand years, just to leave this mainland with her heart and revive her once again.
Ten thousand years elapsed quickly…
In these ten thousand years, Divine King Luo Xue clung onto that last trace of hope and lived with the company of loneliness.
As for that extraordinary lady, even after she died, her obsession with her loved one was also hidden deep in her heart.
When Divine King Luo Xue encountered a calamity today, the obsession transformed into the appearance of that extraordinary lady when she was alive and appeared here to protect the most important person in her life…
As the lady waved her hand, the blood-colored lightning exploded and vanished without a trace.
“I am You Yun… from Central Mainland… Divine King Luo Xue, I like you.”
The lady looked at Divine King Luo Xue as she continuously repeated the words she said when they first met.
“Yun…”
Divine King Luo Xue trembled. A strong man was, however, no longer able to bear the pain as he sobbed softly.
The scene from ten thousand years ago seemed to replay once again.
After the extraordinary lady died back then, Divine King Luo Xue brought her heart to a small tree, and no one knew the location of it.
Once the little tree grew into a tall tree of a towering multitude, Divine King Luo Xue’s jet-black hair had already turned white.
He remained under the tree for thirty years.
Without knowledge of what year it was.
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“Ancient clan…”
Ye Qingtang stared at the gold carriages that were being pulled by a few demons in the air, and her expression changed.
She never expected that the historical records were actually real and not a hoax.
No one knew how powerful the hidden ancient clan was, and the initial Blood Moon Sect probably could not be compared to it.
The development of the issue had way surpassed Ye Qingtang’s expectations.
All of this was a chain reaction after the Dimension Wall broke.
Once the Dimension Wall broke, powerful figures from the outside world would come to snatch the Spiritual Abode. As such, Divine King Luo Xue made up his mind to destroy the world, and his determination activated the Heavenly Tribulation array formation that had been laid on him ten thousand years ago.
Ye Qingtang guessed that the hidden ancient clan was probably from the same generation as Divine King Luo Xue and was closely related to Divine King Luo Xue and the extraordinary lady…
The blood-colored lightning continued on, but the sky darkened. A small drizzle rained down in no time.
The virtual image of the lady remained beside Divine King Luo Xue, and her face was as calm still water.
Ten thousand years later, it was as though it was their first meeting ten thousand years ago.
Divine King Luo Xue stood up slowly and looked at the familiar yet foreign lady before him. After ten thousand years of longing, he could no longer hold himself back.
Divine King Luo Xue stretched a hand out towards the lady. His fingers trembled as he desperately wanted to hold onto something.
However, his five fingers passed through that lady’s body. There was nothing other than air.
“Yun… It’s me… Have you forgotten? In the Nine Lives Palace under the bodhi tree, you said that in this life… you will marry no one but me…” There was a trace of anticipation in Divine King Luo Xue’s eyes as though he was hoping for You Yun to react.
Nonetheless, it was as if the lady did not hear anything as she merely guarded in front of Divine King Luo Xue to dispel the blood-colored streaks of lightning.
He clearly remembered what happened ten thousand years ago.
After You Yun died, Divine King Luo Xue came to a little tree with You Yun’s heart. With that one sit, no one knew how many times the grass on the ground withered and the skies changed.
Day after day. Year after year.
Over the years… The little tree grew into a towering tree with fertile soil in the surroundings.
That day, Divine King Luo Xue’s black hair turned into snow-white.
It was also that day where he buried all his love under the soil. From then on, he changed his appearance and concealed his identity. There no longer was a Divine King Luo Xue in the world anymore.
Now, ten thousand years later, Divine King Luo Xue finally met You Yun once again.
That lady who dared to love and hate and always told him that she would not marry anyone else but him.
That lady who exhausted all his divine power and scattered her love all over this mainland.
That lady whose temple was destroyed and flesh was distributed out to be eaten, who left the world with intense resentment.
In these ten thousand years, he tried his best to forget himself and You Yun and almost went insane.
At this moment, ten thousand years of hard work was so fragile.
Even for a lady who died from misery, her obsession at the very last moment was still Divine King Luo Xue.
Ten thousand years ago, Divine King Luo Xue faced a huge calamity, and You Yun’s obsession appeared once again.
“You can’t hear my voice… You can’t hear my voice…”
As Divine King Luo Xue looked at You Yun, it was as though his heart was being ripped apart.
Luo Xue was already old, but You Yun was still like back then. Her face had never changed… It was so familiar… and so foreign.
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Divine King Luo Xue called out to You Yun, but that lady who had been imprinted in his heart for ten thousand years did not respond; she was so near yet so far.
“Hahaha. Divine King Luo Xue! I already thought that you were harboring evil designs back then… In the end, you really betrayed us. You deserve it!”
Just when Divine King Luo Xue fixed his gaze on You Yun, several elderlies walked out of the gold carriage and floated in the air.
Divine King Luo Xue looked in the direction of the voice and saw those ancient clan powerful figures. His face turned extremely cold in an instant, and overpowering martial willpower rushed into the horizon.
“Ha. If you swallowed that dumb woman’s heart from the start, you could have been free from the curse, went to the outside world, and still be that Divine King Luo Xue. Yet, look at you now. What are you?!”
A white-haired elderly stared at Divine King Luo Xue and scoffed.
This elderly similarly possessed the power to contend against the heavenly might.
“Yin Yang Tenth Heaven…”
Ye Qingtang sensed an enormous power around that elderly that was actually the same as that of Divine King Luo Xue: Yin Yang Tenth Heaven!
Yin Yang Tenth Heaven, which had disappeared from this world for a long time, actually appeared in two people today!
“Could it be that… in the era ten thousand years ago, these martial realms are not as simple as Yin Yang Perfected Lord realm…” Ye Qingtang frowned slightly as a perplexed expression emerged in her eyes.
No matter the ancient clan powerful figures or Divine King Luo Xue, although they had the power of a Yin Yang Tenth Heaven, their martial aura was no weaker than hers when she was a Holy Venerate back then!
It was also to say that the martial skills of these people were definitely not as simple as Yin Yang Perfected Lord realm…
In reality, just as Ye Qingtang had guessed, Divine King Luo Xue was unparalleled ten thousand years ago and might defeat even an Emperor-level cultivator ten thousand years later. He was known as a magnificent man who was just a small step away from a True God.
Ten thousand years ago, those powerful family clans were almost at the Emperor level.
Ten thousand years ago, an Emperor-level figure was nothing much as that was a generation where the Divine King was highly respected. There were traces of divinity everywhere, and the brilliance scattered by True Gods could be easily spotted.
Powerful figures only had one goal: to become a True God.
This lasted until the extraordinary lady arrived, made this entire mainland, and led the masses towards an even brighter martial route and the realm of a True God.
However, as the extraordinary lady’s divine powers were drained, everything calmed down. The masses could not see any hope of becoming a God and thus vented all their anger on the extraordinary lady and shared her flesh to be consumed.
After the extraordinary lady died, her indignation turned into a curse. She cursed the ancient clan of this mainland to never attain liberation and to be unable to leave this mainland forever, and she dispersed all the spirit energy away from this mainland.
Without the support of spirit energy, the ancient clan members, who were once neck and neck with Emperor-level figures, were as good as having lost all their cultivation base and could only be stuck at the Yin Yang Perfected Lord realm forever. This was also the same for Divine King Luo Xue.
However, those hidden ancient clan members did not know how to break the extraordinary lady’s curse though they were still the most powerful people of this mainland when they remained. They did not allow any member of the ancient clan to leave, especially Divine King Luo Xue.
If Divine King Luo Xue left this mainland and restored the power of a Divine King, everlasting perdition would greet them.
“Divine King Luo Xue, you are heavily injured by the Heavenly Tribulation today, and you will die here!”
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Obsession (1-4)
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The powerful figures in the carriage landed into Falling Sky Valley instantly.
“Yun… It’s been ten thousand years… Seeing you today… you are still so beautiful… But I am old and feeble…” Divine King Luo Xue’s eyes landed on the lady before him, and a sorrowful smile was seen on his face. He did not bother about those few hidden ancient clan members.
“It’s a pity that you cannot hear me anymore now…” Divine King Luo Xue smiled gently and slowly picked up the Regicide Sky Blade beside him.
“Actually… I have always been avoiding… seeing you again… I have betrayed you… I always did not have the courage to face you again… Perhaps it is not a bad thing now that you can’t hear me… Yun, I will avenge you.”
Divine King Luo Xue stood up, and his martial willpower was like a strong wave that swept through the entire place and completely enshrouded it.
“Divine King Luo Xue, you’re already severely injured by the Heavenly Tribulation. What threat can the current you still deal to us?” One ancient clan elderly sneered.
However, just as he finished his sentence, a strange black mist appeared around Divine King Luo Xue.
“From now on… In this world…” At this point, Divine King Luo Xue looked longingly at You Yun, who was not far away. Ultimately, determination filled his eyes as he said, “In this world, there will not be Divine King Luo Xue anymore…”
In a flash, the black mist turned into demonic air and combined with his martial willpower. An enormous pair of pitch-black wings tore Divine King Luo Xue’s back apart.
At this moment, there was no emotion in his eyes, which seemed like a freezing abyss.
Like a supreme Demon Lord, he was to bring calamity to the entire world.
From now on… the dark night engulfed the air. There no longer was any white light or Luo
Xue.
It was at this moment when the ancient clan members’ expression changed drastically.
They finally recalled that ten thousand years ago before the name ‘Divine King Luo Xue’ was known, he was the first-generation Demon Lord…
“Divine King Luo Xue, are you insane! Turning into a demon forcefully will drain your body’s vitality. From now on, you will lose yourself and eventually die too!!” That elderly immediately said in a frenzied rage.
Back then, Divine King Luo Xue was the first-generation Demon Lord and was known as the everlasting Degeneration Demon Lord. Afterward, Divine King Luo Xue realized that the path of the demons was not the right path and not what he was searching for. He then turned his demon breath into vitality and became the leader of the orthodox, Divine King Luo Xue.
However, as Divine King Luo Xue was demonized once again, he would drown in his mental demons forever, and everything that belonged to him would turn into evil spirits. Once his vitality was completely burned away, he would die!
At this instant, a black pearl in the air returned to Divine King Luo Xue’s glabella once again. It was his third demon eye.
The appearance of the demon eye spelled the resurrection of the demon body; Divine King Luo Xue turned into a demon once again.
Black mist surged out from Demon Lord Luo Xue’s demon eye.
It seemed as though there was a recovery of the traces of divinity at this instant.
All the people of Falling Sky Valley and even the Peerless School wardens and disciples, who were previously killed by Demon Lord Luo Xue, actually reappeared in Falling Sky Valley. The dead actually came back alive…
“I… I am… sorry…”
Demon Lord Luo Xue’s ice-cold demon eye looked at the lady.
Swoosh!
In the next second, a frightening demonic air erupted instantly.
Demon Lord Luo Xue turned into a black shadow and appeared before the ancient clan figures in a few breaths’ time.
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“This is bad…”
The hidden ancient clan members’ expression changed drastically.
Divine King Luo Xue turned into a demon and was burning his body’s vitality. His power in this period of time would be magnified greatly, and it was unimaginable!
“Run!” The elderly shouted alarmingly.
However, just as this elderly spoke, Demon Lord Luo Xue’s cold demon eye had already locked on to him, and the Regicide Sky Blade made a frightening roar.
Swoosh!
The Regicide Sky Blade in Demon Lord Luo Xue’s hand slashed down.
Before the stunned masses, the Regicide Sky Blade actually chopped the elderly into half.
The enormous black wings behind Demon Lord Luo Xue flapped. He pulled the long, white hair of the elderly and lifted his upper body as he hovered in midair.
Hiss…!
Regardless of the Falling Sky Valley masses or the ancient clan people, everyone was dumbstruck by this scene. How tremendous was this force!!
Roar!
Demon Lord Luo Xue, who had been completely demonized, let out a shrilling demonic roar, and the elderly’s upper body exploded into bloody fog immediately.
Boom, boom!!
Before waiting for Demon Lord Luo Xue to make another move, the Heavenly Tribulation above him seemed to be even more infuriated as a blood-colored streak of lightning emerged and struck towards Demon Lord Luo Xue.
Noticing the situation, Demon Lord Luo Xue howled in fury. He opened his mouth to spit an endless black flame that contained an unimaginable destructive force, making it seem as if he wanted to burn this entire world down.
As the blood-colored streak of lightning and black demonic flame crashed into each other, monstrous destructive energy exploded in the air.
Ye Qingtang looked up in the sky. The frightening force produced from the collision of the Heavenly Tribulation and Demon Lord Luo Xue shattered the Dimension Wall completely this time…
It was unpreventable and irrevocable.
In no time, the powerful figures from the outside world would officially invade in…
“Roar”!
At this instant, the remaining bolts of lightning struck Demon Lord Luo Xue’s body aggressively.
Demon Lord Luo Xue roared in agony as he used his tough body to block the attack of the Heavenly Tribulation.
“Old Valley Master… Why are you… doing this!”
Tears flowed from Perfected Xuanchen’s eyes like an unbroken stream as he looked at Demon Lord Luo Xue, who was no longer human.
Perfected Xuanchen was not foolish and had already understood what happened to the old Valley Master from the conversation before.
In order to save his daughter, Perfected Xuanchen once headed to the area between the clouds and mountains to search for the hidden ancient clan, which was documented in the historical records, and he wanted to find divine elixirs that could save his daughter’s life.
However, Perfected Xuanchen never found any traces of the ancient clan and originally thought that the ancient clan did not even exist. Yet, today, they actually appeared in Falling Sky Valley, and what Perfected Xuanchen never expected was that there seemed to be a deep-seated hatred between the hidden ancient clan and the old Valley Master.
“Old Valley Master…”
The disciples of the twelve peaks were brimming with tears as they looked at the completely-demonized old Valley Master in the air.
How many young men and women in this world were deeply in love but unable to fulfill their passion and could only end their story on a heartbroken note?
“Quickly flee! Divine King Luo Xue is burning his vitality. His thinking and body are completely demonized already. He is unable to live for long. We just need to wait for him to die!”
One hidden ancient clan member shouted hurriedly.
At this instant, several hidden ancient clan elderlies fled towards the gold carriages.
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However, a black destructive force shot out from Demon Lord Luo Xue’s third demon eye.
In a split second, the destructive light pierced through those hidden clan figures who were escaping in a flurry, and they exploded into a bloody fog.
All of the ancient clan powerful figures present at the scene died.
After killing the ancient clan figures, Demon Lord Luo Xue gazed down at Falling Sky Valley. A glint flashed across his demon eyes as he opened his mouth to condense a black flame that was enough to destroy the entire Falling Sky Valley.
“Old Valley Master…!”
Perfected Xuanchen fell on his knees immediately, and tears streamed down his cheeks as he looked at Demon Lord Luo Xue.
A complicated expression emerged in Demon Lord Luo Xue’s demon eye, and the black flame ultimately dispersed.
Just like that, Demon Lord Luo Xue flapped his wings and circled above Falling Sky Valley before looking at You Yun and flying toward her.
However, he stopped a few meters away from You Yun and did not dare to get close to her. All he did was watch her silently from nearby. One could faintly notice his confusion and struggle.
“Old friend… Let go… It’s time to wake up from this dream…”
The Regicide Sky Blade sighed softly.
Persuading Demon Lord Luo Xue to part from You Yun… Perhaps only the Regicide Sky Blade itself knew how helpless it was.
Soon, it was already nightfall.
The force of the Heavenly Tribulation eventually faded. Bright stars dotted the sky.
The moonlight penetrated through the clouds and lit Falling Sky Valley up.
Demon Lord Luo Xue looked at You Yun without moving, fearful that he would disturb this lady, though he made a soft sound every now and then.
“He… can’t hold on any longer…”
Ye Qingtang felt a bitter feeling as she looked at Demon Lord Luo Xue, who was standing a distance away from You Yun.
“Woo…”
Demon Lord Luo Xue made a soft noise once again as he looked at You Yun.
Ultimately, Demon Lord Luo Xue eventually finished burning the vitality in his body. That extremely big and tall frame fell from the sky, and his enormous wings no longer had the energy to flap.
This descent, intentionally or unintentionally, landed beside You Yun.
Laying on the cold ground, Demon Lord Luo Xue looked at the lady and opened his mouth, seeming to wish to say something, but he eventually did not utter a word.
Just as the misery of Divine King Luo Xue previously, she could no longer hear his voice.
Demon Lord Luo Xue stretched his demon palm out, wanting to touch You Yun.
“I… heard… your… voice…”
Suddenly, what shocked everyone was that You Yun seemed to have gained consciousness, and she looked at Demon Lord Luo Xue, who was sinking into death.
You Yun appeared bemused as she walked to Demon Lord Luo Xue and sat beside him.
“Why are you… so sorrowful… Are you very sad… But why is my heart aching so badly… Have we met… Where was it…” As You Yun spoke, her face was streaked with tears, though she was still as stunning and never aged.
Ye Qingtang looked at You Yun, the extraordinary lady from ten thousand years ago, in astonishment
It was clearly just a conception of her obsession, but it actually… had its own consciousness… Was this… a trace of divinity?!
At this moment, Demon Lord Luo Xue let out a grief-stricken cry. The vitality in his body was completely burned out, and the pain tortured him like no tomorrow.
Ye Qingtang did not know what kind of power allowed Demon Lord Luo Xue to hold on, but this was too cruel to him. Every time he breathed, it was the most miserable torture on earth…
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“Old Valley Master… Don’t… suffer anymore… Old Valley Master!”
Tears raced down Perfected Xuanchen’s cheeks, and he kneeled and bowed to Demon Lord Luo Xue.
“Old… Old Valley Master!”
Falling Sky Valley’s disciples, Peak Masters, and senior executives burst into tears, and they bowed to Demon Lord Luo Xue as well.
At this moment, Demon Lord Luo Xue was still persevering. He stretched his demon hand out and gently wiped the lady’s tears away. However, his demon hand passed through the lady’s body and could not hold onto her.
“Woo…”
Demon Lord Luo Xue sobbed softly.
Looking at this couple who had been separated for ten thousand years, Ye Qingtang looked down, and her heart weighed down as well.
In both lives, she did not know what love was, but what she witnessed today made her feel that love was deep and impactful…
At this moment, You Yun finally heard Demon Lord Luo Xue’s voice.
However, Demon Lord Luo Xue could no longer speak and could only make soft whimpers like a wild beast. It was just that his demon eye seemed to want to say something.
“Old friend… Stop persevering already… Take it as I’m… begging you…” the Regicide Sky Blade said in a complicated tone.
Currently, probably no one other than Demon Lord Luo Xue and the Regicide Sky Blade knew the intensity of the pain that Demon Lord Luo Xue was bearing.
“She has already heard you… seen you… and known you…” Ye Qingtang said softly as she looked at Demon Lord Luo Xue.
Every breath that Divine King Luo Xue took was an excruciating torture. Without vitality, the torture was not just limited to his body but more so a misery from the soul.
In her previous life, Ye Qingtang had admiration for the Divine King Luo Xue, who was documented in the historical records. Today, she met him and even learned of the deep love between him and You Yun. Looking at how Divine King Luo Xue refused to give up and rather bear the agonizing pain, Ye Qingtang eventually could not hold back and said, “Divine King Luo Xue, she is already dead… don’t obsess anymore…”
If You Yun were still alive, she probably would not be willing to see Divine King Luo Xue go through such torture.
Divine King Luo Xue had never betrayed You Yun.
Ye Qingtang’s voice repeated in Demon Lord Luo Xue’s mind over and over again.
“Woo…”
Demon Lord Luo Xue looked up at a bright star in the sky, but a woeful cry escaped him…
The day was replaced by night. As Demon Lord Luo Xue looked at the lady who gradually disappeared, he was in a state of calmness.
His demon eye was blurry while his demon palm was still up in the air, wanting to hold onto something which no longer existed.
“My heart… is aching so badly…”
Before You Yun disappeared completely, this sentence resounded for a long time.
Demon Lord Luo Xue’s raised arms finally fell down powerlessly at this moment.
Ten thousand years ago, the man sat before a little tree for god knows how many years as he waited for the little tree to grow into a towering tree, for his jet-black hair to turn snow-white.
The man stood up slowly and buried all his love into the soil. From then on, he no longer mentioned it and sealed all of himself in this place.
Between the mountains and clouds.
That year, the flowers were in full bloom, and the forest was filled with the pleasant scent of flowers.
Birds chirped in harmony. The sunlight was just right.
Under the brilliant sunlight, the lady looked at him with certainty and declared that he would be hers.
The man’s white shirt blew in the wind. He looked at the lady in confusion, subsequently shook his head, and left.
However, as the man turned around and left, his lips tugged up unknowingly. His heart that had been sealed for a long time, perhaps unbeknown to even himself, was melted by that lady’s bright smile.
“I am You Yun…”
“I am Luo Xue…”