Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 427 Peach Blossoms Blooming
A heavy snowfall came suddenly, like a dense carpet of snowflakes, falling gracefully.

In just a moment, all that remained in sight was an endless expanse of white.

Song Xinci's gaze pierced through the obstacles, calmly gazing at this rare snow scene.

She once told Yunyi that she had always loved snow, but rarely saw it.

At that time, Yunyi asked her why she liked snow, was it because it was pure and flawless?

She shook her head without answering, but judging from today's events, it was clear that Yun Yi had already figured out the answer.

As the rugged outlines of the ancient cliffs were gently smoothed by the snow, the battlefield, which had been shattered and cracked not long ago due to fierce fighting, instantly fell silent.

Bloodstains, broken blades, puppet remains, scorch marks and furrows... all the glaring traces and all the mixed colors were completely covered by this pure white that fell from the sky.

All that remained between heaven and earth was a vast expanse of pristine white, so clean it was breathtaking.

Like a new life.

Yun Yi looked up at the sky, his eyes filled with sorrow, and before he knew it, he had been covered in snow.

The Eye of Heaven was also staring at him, as if time had quietly stopped at that moment.

Song Xinci suddenly sighed, "If he and I were just ordinary people, and lived our lives in peace and quiet until we grew old together, we would not have lived in vain."

She sensed Yun Yi's feelings and guessed that the name of this move was "Heaven and Earth Turn White".

"Unfortunately, nothing in this world goes perfectly." Song Xinci longed to brush the snow off his shoulders and wipe the frost from his eyebrows, but in the end, she could only dream about it.

Before the golden phantom could speak, she suddenly withdrew the passage that had been used to spy on the mortal realm, and the heavens instantly returned to a state of solitude.

She was left with only endless loneliness.

Living in such a place requires extraordinary courage and determination.

Song Xinci tilted her head back, mimicking Yun Yi's gesture. However, while her husband gazed at the sky, she looked at an endless starry expanse.

In that infinitely deep darkness, a figure was about to descend. Its size far exceeded imagination, and the shadow it cast alone was almost enough to cover the sky.

Compared to the previous Boundless Realm and Longevity Realm, this extraterrestrial object is the real... annihilation.

The golden phantom said, "Yun Yi seems to be about to ascend."

Song Xinci still tilted her head back: "Why bother? Are we here to become nourishment for the Heavenly Dao?"

"I just think... maybe having someone with you when something from outer space descends will at least make you feel a little better."

"How could that be? Over the past thousands of years, countless Ascension Realm cultivators have come to the Heavenly Realm, witnessed the inevitable destruction of the Three Realms, and then chose to perish, leaving behind the Great Dao to strengthen the Heavenly Realm. How could Yun Yi be an exception?"

The golden phantom, once the Heavenly Dao, had pondered for countless years but had failed to find a way to completely preserve the Three Realms.

He said, "If the Three Realms are beyond saving, would you reconsider my proposal?"

Song Xinci: "Sacrifice all living beings to fight against it, erase everything and start over? I can't do that."

"why?"

“Yun Yi said that if destruction is inevitable, then let the Heavenly Realm do what the Heavenly Realm should do, and let the Human Realm do what the Human Realm should do. Neither you nor I have the right to make the choice for them.”

"My choice at least offers a glimmer of hope. As long as the Three Realms are preserved, there is a chance to start over."

Song Xinci suddenly laughed and said, "What if we've already started over?"

The golden phantom was shocked, never expecting that Song Xinci, who had not yet fully taken over the authority of the Heavenly Dao, had already thought of this.

Song Xinci: "Actually, you understand this principle, which is why you haven't stopped the Futian Pavilion and let them break the pillars of heaven one by one. So why not calm down and do what we should do, and leave the rest to the mortals?"

"Do you want to?!"

Song Xinci gazed at that indescribable object in the sky, her eyes seemingly burning with fire. "If I had a suitable sword, I would really like to fight it."

The golden phantom was initially puzzled, then suddenly realized.

Ever since the Heavenly Dao became aware of this extraterrestrial being, it has been gripped by a fear of death.

He has always considered himself the guardian of the Three Realms, and the sacrifices of those who have ascended to the Ascension Realm and those who have become immortals are only natural in order to protect the integrity of the Three Realms.

Just like the monk who sacrificed his life to seal the realm of ignorance, the Taoist who transformed himself into the Void to imprison the immortal realm, and the swordsman who dispersed the Great Dao to cleanse the secret realm of flying heaven...

But the Way of Heaven is contradictory. It can sacrifice everything for the Three Realms, yet it cannot, because if it dies, the Three Realms will also be destroyed.

So he's like a worm that's trapped in its own cocoon, immersed in his self-righteous plan to save the world, which has led him to do many wrong things over the years.

Today, Song Dynasty porcelain offers a completely new option for the celestial realm.

The golden phantom almost forgot that, in addition to being a practitioner of the Supreme Dao of Forgetfulness, she was also a sword cultivator.

He's a troublemaker in the cultivation world, the kind of person who leaves you speechless.

When faced with a strong opponent, one becomes stronger; one forges ahead relentlessly.

Faced with that extraterrestrial object, Song Xinci felt not only fear, but also a surge of fighting spirit.

Do you want to swallow the entire Three Realms in one gulp?
Sure, but you'll have to ask the sword in my hand first.

I never consider the cost of failure; as long as I can have a thrilling and exhilarating battle, that is the best reward for the victor.

This is the answer that sword cultivators give when faced with annihilation.

Although the golden phantom could not fully agree, it had to admit that if the destruction of the Three Realms by something from beyond the heavens was a foregone conclusion... or even, the same thing had already happened before.

So why not try a different approach this time?

……

The strange phenomenon caused by the shattering of the Heavenly Pillar gradually disappeared, and the heavy snow came and went quickly.

Just after the lady withdrew her gaze, the snow gradually subsided.

Yun Yi and Feng Mo landed on the top of the Absolute Cliff, exchanged a smile with Lan Zhenxin, and it was as if everything was understood without words.

Lan Zhenxin complained, "Your wife is really scary."

Yun Yi smiled helplessly, "She meant you no harm... Anyway, I have to thank you for your help this time."

"No need for that. Thinking about it carefully, it was all just wishful thinking on my part. I didn't expect you to be able to invite someone like Feng Mo to help you."

Thank you, truly.

Lan Zhenxin's eyes widened. "What did you call me?"

"sincere."

"Your wife is still watching from heaven!"

"Okay, true love."

Feng Mo joked, "Master Lu always said that Brother Yun is henpecked, and now it seems that he was right."

Yun Yi curled his lip and said, "She's so smart!"

The three of them laughed in unison, feeling extremely pleased. Today, they had actually managed to defeat the Overturning Heaven Pavilion and even kill an Ascension Realm cultivator; they had finally vented their anger.

Those people were stirring up trouble all over Kyushu, but did they ever think that they would also be caught off guard and lose their lives?
However, after a moment of joy, reality still needs to be faced. Yun Yi: "Only the last pillar of the Righteous Qi Sect remains. I'm afraid they will spare no effort from now on, and the Righteous Qi Sect will be under great pressure."

Feng Mo: "Sometimes I wonder, what's the point of what we're doing now? Can we really stop the Overturning Heaven Pavilion?"

Yun Yi: "That pavilion master at the Immortal Realm hasn't made a move yet. In fact, if he were to personally attack the Heavenly Pillar, I'm afraid no one but my master could withstand him. The reason he hasn't made a move might be to accumulate strength and wait for a great battle with the Heavenly Dao."

"As long as we are not a match for the Lord of the Overturning Heaven Pavilion, we cannot stop him from shattering all the Heavenly Pillars."

"But even if we know the outcome is predetermined, does that mean we should stop resisting?"

As expected of a married couple, Yun Yi once again made the same choice as Song Xinci without either of them knowing.

Feng Mo nodded and said, "That makes sense. Since the Overturning Heaven Pavilion wants to attack the Righteous Qi Sect, then let each side use its own methods. Our Righteous Qi Sect disciples can lose and die, but they cannot lose their backbone."

Yun Yi: "On a side note... you're no longer considered a disciple of the Righteous Qi Sect."

Feng Mo: "..."

Choosing between a master and a wife is indeed a difficult question.

Lan Zhenxin smiled and said, "Why don't you two find another place to make your plans? It's freezing cold here, and it's really quite uncomfortable."

As soon as he finished speaking, a magnificent, sky-covering treasure ship slowly approached.

Clearly, both Su Qing and Wen Daoxian had noticed the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth, and they were still worried about it.

Seeing that only three familiar figures remained atop the precipice, the two breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they found it quite unbelievable, as the Heavenly Dao had sealed off the precipice, preventing outsiders from knowing what had happened inside.

Did they really join forces to kill someone who had ascended to the Ascension Realm?!
Wen Daoxian was very excited and was about to go up to ask about the results, but suddenly he had a bad feeling and stopped in his tracks.

The smile on Su Qing's face suddenly froze, completely unlike her usual gentle and warm demeanor.

She wasn't targeting Wen Daoxian, but rather staring at Lan Zhenxin over there, as if she had a thousand words to say.

But none of them were pleasant words.

Lan Zhenxin glared at Su Qing, refusing to admit defeat.

Wen Daoxian immediately understood what was going on and stopped trying to disembark, calling for Feng Mo to come back.

Feng Mo asked naively, "Brother Yun, want to come along?"

Yun Yi, with a stern face, cleared his throat and said, "You go back first, we'll be there in a bit."

It has to be said that this upright and proud young man was truly oblivious to what was about to happen. He even greeted Su Qing as they passed each other, but Su Qing ignored him, which he found a bit strange.

Wen Daoxian put his arm around Feng Mo and said familiarly, "I didn't have a chance to get to know you properly the last few times we met, Brother Feng Mo, please don't mind."

Feng Mo quickly shook his head and said, "Of course, of course."

While they were busy becoming sworn brothers, the top of Jue Tian Cliff was fraught with danger.

After confirming that Yun Yi was unharmed, Su Qing said to the "fellow disciple," "Sister Lan is truly elusive. I couldn't find you at the Demon Extermination Conference, but we unexpectedly met again at Jue Tian Cliff."

Her words were sarcastic and ambiguous, clearly indicating her dissatisfaction with leaving the Burial Sword Valley to face the Demon Extermination Conference alone, and her feeling that the remaining members of the Demon Sect, the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and the Yin God Palace, might as well just remain cowards for the rest of their lives.

Yun Yi immediately wanted to help explain.

Unexpectedly, Lan Zhenxin interrupted first, saying, "Sister Su, it seems your medical skills have improved since I last saw you. I've just learned about a new poison. Shall we have a contest?"

Su Qing's nose twitched slightly: "Isn't it just those few herbs you found in the Longevity Realm? When you used them to make spices, I guessed you were up to no good again."

Lan Zhenxin: "I didn't expect you to have noticed it so early. Tsk tsk, if you were here today, it seems my little tricks would have been completely useless."

Su Qing: "What do you mean? Did you help out today?"

She turned to look at Yun Yi, who forced himself to explain, "This time, it was thanks to Zhenxin's help in poisoning that we were able to drive away those Dao Integration Realm cultivators from Futian Pavilion. Otherwise, even with Feng Mo and me working together, we wouldn't have won so easily."

Su Qing's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, recalling the several figures she had seen earlier transform into streaks of light and fly away from Jue Tian Cliff.

She said, "So Sister Lan was helping Yun Yi. Was it to poison the Futian Pavilion? She even risked her life to infiltrate their den and completely deceive them?"

Lan Zhenxin: "Sister Su is really smart; she guessed my plan right away."

Su Qing: "Then... are you injured?"

Lan Zhenxin: "Why are you suddenly concerned about me again?"

These two, one a doctor and the other a poison master, were naturally at odds. Back in the East Sea, Lan Zhenxin, relying on her Dao Integration Realm cultivation, had thoroughly bullied Su Qing.

However, words can be deceiving, and they were ultimately all successors of Xu Junfang, having sworn never to kill each other. So after a few sarcastic remarks, they couldn't help but show concern for each other.

Seeing that the two had softened their tone, Yun Yi quickly smoothed things over, saying, "It's all over now, everyone's fine."

What a weak statement.

Lan Zhenxin sarcastically said, "Sigh, I'm really destined to be all alone. Everyone dislikes me. Why don't you tell Su Qing that your wife was so angry when she saw me that she didn't even help you kill Po Jun, and you had to do it yourself?"

Yun Yi said awkwardly, "It's not that bad. Xin Ci is actually quite generous."

He himself didn't have the confidence to say that.

Although Song Xinci is no longer alive, her name seems to possess a kind of magic.

Zhuque misses her mistress dearly and becomes much gentler towards Yunyi. Nangong Zhuozhuo and Ye Nianyi, on the other hand, become unusually quiet for a moment when they think of that person, turning into two well-behaved children.

As for Su Qing, she would feel inexplicably guilty whenever she heard Song Xinci's name.

Yun Yi thought to himself, "No wonder everyone says I'm destined to have a love triangle. If there are too many of these women, it can be quite troublesome."

He suggested, "Shall we head back now?"

Su Qing nodded slightly, and then the two of them flew onto the ship. However, Yun Yi suddenly returned and saw Lan Zhenxin standing there motionless.

He asked, "Aren't we coming together?"

Lan Zhenxin: "Yunyi, I hurt you before, but from now on we're even."

"I don't remember those things anymore."

"That's good."

"Where are you going?"

"Of course I'll go back to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and become its leader. Would I be an eyesore to go to the Burial Sword Valley with you?" Lan Zhenxin slowly walked up to Yun Yi and whispered in his ear, "Even if you're not afraid of your wife, I'm afraid she'll strike me dead with lightning."

Yun Yi felt a slight itch in his ears and couldn't help but laugh, "Alright, but you should be careful of the Overturning Heaven Pavilion. I wonder if they will take the opportunity to retaliate."

Lan Zhenxin tilted her head and looked at her beloved, "Didn't they say that only the Righteous Qi Sect was left as the pillar of heaven? They should be busy with important matters."

"Right."

"If you miss me, remember to come find me at the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect... I'll wait for you." She couldn't help but bite Yun Yi's earlobe.

Before Yun Yi could respond, she pushed him away forcefully, not forgetting to raise an eyebrow at Su Qing on the boat.

Su Qing gritted her teeth: "You vixen!"

(End of this chapter)