It turns out, they were the main characters.

In the Tianhe Garden within the Liangyi Sect, heavy, leaden-colored clouds slowly drifted in with the cold wind.

Just a short while later, a cold wind began to blow, carrying a light drizzle that made the entire Tianhe Garden courtyard appear exceptionally hazy and beautiful.

Bai Ruoxi held the teacup in both hands, raised her head and gazed in the direction where the Heavenly Dao's will appeared, and said softly, "The aura of the Heavenly Dao seems to be coming from the border region."

A hint of worry appeared in her eyes, "He went to the border region this time, and coincidentally, the will of Heaven descended upon the border region. I wonder how Mu Lang is doing."

Snow lotuses swayed in the pond in the courtyard. Wei Mengrou looked up at the gloomy sky and said, "With Ye Qingxin with him, there shouldn't be any problems..."

Although she said that, a hint of worry was also evident in her eyes.

The will of Heaven does not descend easily. In the end, even Heaven itself needs to abide by the rules of heaven and earth. The fact that it was able to send down a wisp of its will this time means that someone has violated the rules of heaven and earth, so it can descend in a reasonable manner.

But why exactly...?

The young master went to the border region, and coincidentally, the will of Heaven descended upon the border region...

If he did something that violated the rules of heaven and earth... then it seems that it could only be something related to Ye Yu.

"How is the other spiritual consciousness within you doing now?" Wei Mengrou suddenly asked.

Bai Ruoxi shook her head and said, "She hasn't woken up yet, but it seems that the arrival of the Heavenly Dao's will earlier startled her."

Among the several Dao-Merging Great Powers, Gong Lianyue is probably the most perceptive about matters of the Heavenly Dao.

After all, she had already sensed the abnormality of the Heavenly Dao ten thousand years ago, so she severed her own Dao and cut off her connection with the Heavenly Dao, and instead merged with the Dao of 'humans'.

Now that the will of Heaven has manifested, Gong Lianyue can roughly sense it even while she is asleep.

At this moment, Ye Lingxuan, who was not far from the two, suddenly whispered, "The will of Heaven has disappeared."

Beside her, a tall woman in a loose black robe stood quietly behind her, like her guardian spirit, always secretly protecting Ye Lingxuan.

A smile appeared on Bai Ruoxi's cool and delicate face: "Sister Lingxuan has a constitution that is naturally compatible with spiritual energy. Since you have said so, I am relieved."

"But why would the will of Heaven suddenly descend?" Ye Qian suddenly questioned softly.

The other girls present also looked puzzled, but Wei Mengrou suddenly looked up and stared at the white light that was gradually disappearing.

If we were to discuss the reasons for the descent of the will of Heaven, there would likely be many possibilities.

However, if we consider that it landed in a border region, then the scope narrows considerably.

...Ye Yu!

Ye Yu was once a genius who fell into ruin, but later, the Heavenly Dao bestowed upon him great fortune, and he gradually began to rise, becoming one of the top geniuses in the Nine Provinces.

Ye Yu may have been subjected to an abnormal attack in the border region, which is why the will of Heaven descended.

As for abnormal attacks...

Due to the limitations imposed by the rules of heaven and earth, a Dao Integration Realm expert cannot easily make a move, which can be deduced from the fact that there can only be one Dao Integration Realm expert in each lifetime.

After all, the methods of a Dao-Merging Grandmaster are far too overwhelming.

Wei Mengrou's eyes flickered slightly, as if she had thought of something, and her eyes widened a little.

A powerful cultivator at the Dao Integration Realm attacked Ye Yu...?

As long as destiny endures, the chosen one will find it difficult to die, because the chosen one will always find a way to escape their predicament.

But what if a powerful Dao-merging expert forcibly intervenes?

The answer may be that the will of Heaven will descend, either to stop or to protect the chosen one.

So, does that mean Ye Yu might already be dead?!

Or perhaps the Dao Integration Realm was the first to break the rules of heaven and earth, thus allowing the will of heaven to descend and protect the chosen one?

Wei Mengrou gazed at the raindrops falling outside, her thoughts seemingly drifting away with the rain.

At that moment, she suddenly noticed a slightly abrupt gaze and subconsciously turned her head to look.

It was Miss Fei Ying, who had just come to Tianhe Garden this morning looking for the young master. She was leaning lazily against the pillar behind her with her arms crossed, gazing in our direction.

When Wei Mengrou glanced at Lan Feiying, she quickly smiled and nodded in acknowledgment before looking away.

With her eyes slightly lowered, her beautiful eyes appeared somewhat dim under the gloomy sky.

……

"Is Ye Yu dead?"

The Demon Queen decisively dealt with Ye Yu, while on the other side, Mu Zhian and the Demon Realm's First Seat had just arrived by sword.

When he saw that wisp of the Heavenly Dao's will being crushed in the hands of the Demon Queen, a look of astonishment finally appeared in his eyes.

Even if it was just a wisp of will that split off from the Heavenly Dao, it would still have an innate restraining effect on cultivators. As a result, the Demon Queen ignored the backlash from the Heavenly Dao and directly killed Ye Yu and Yao Shan.

"It seems Ye Yu's luck is indeed running out..." Mu Zhian muttered to himself.

The strength of the backlash from Heaven's will likely be related to the fortune of the chosen one.

The higher one's fortune, the harder it is for the chosen one to be killed. Moreover, if a powerful being who has reached the Dao forces an attack and breaks the rules of heaven and earth, the will of the Heavenly Dao can descend and retaliate against them.

Conversely, if the luck of the chosen one is greatly reduced, the backlash from Heaven will be much smaller.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Mu Zhian quickly noticed a trickle of blood from the Demon Queen's fingertip, which was dripping onto the ground. He immediately went forward to inquire.

"She killed Ye Yu and suffered a partial backlash from the Heavenly Dao. However, even the will of the Heavenly Dao cannot descend in this abyss. The wisp of the Heavenly Dao's will just now was merely a clone it had split off."

Ye Qingxin's voice echoed in Mu Zhian's heart, her voice carrying a complex emotion.

Even the will of Heaven cannot descend upon the Abyss...?

Mu Zhian was utterly shocked.

The Demon Queen gazed at the sky, as if she could see the wisp of Heavenly Dao will that was gradually disappearing through the Abyss Palace.

After a while, she withdrew her gaze and said quietly, "It's no wonder that the chosen one selected by Heaven has such talent and fortune."

"Ye Yu was able to transform himself from a good-for-nothing, which must have been due to the blessing of Heaven's fortune." Mu Zhian said, glancing at the fortune on his personal interface.

However, this glance made him pause slightly.

"Strange... my luck value hasn't changed at all?"

Logically speaking, if Ye Yu died, his luck value should have become his luck.

After all, Ye Yu's death was due to his involvement in it.

But his luck value is still '95', and there has been no change.

After Xiao Hua was executed by the Enforcement Hall in the Liangyi Sect last time, his fortune as the Chosen One was transferred to Mu Zhian's innate furnace.

And Ye Yu now should be doing the same.

But right now, there has been no change in the fortune within him.

Could it be...

Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly as she gazed at the empty Abyss Palace before her, and suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, how did Ye Yu die?"

"The mortal serpent I summoned devoured his and his teacher's spiritual consciousness together," the Demon Queen said calmly.

"You doubt he's still alive?"

As if guessing Mu Zhian's thoughts, the Demon Queen's voice was as gentle and calm as ever, making one doubt that the backlash from the Heavenly Dao had had little effect on her.

Mu Zhian was silent for a moment, then said, "Perhaps."

Before their luck value completely disappears, the Heavenly Dao always manages to allow the chosen one to survive by various means.

But Ye Yu died too quickly; he didn't even have a chance to fight back.

Even though a Dao Integration expert could indeed crush Ye Yu like an ant, the will of Heaven had already descended when Ye Yu was devoured by the Mortal Python. If Ye Yu's luck had completely plummeted to rock bottom, the will of Heaven would not have manifested.

This shows that Ye Yu's luck hasn't reached the point where he'll die.

Outside the Abyss Palace, dark, leaden clouds slowly rolled in from afar, gathering together before thunder rumbled, seemingly brewing a storm.

"Perhaps your feeling is not wrong."

The Demon Queen paused, glanced at the bloodstains on her fingertips that were gradually healing, and said, "If we kill him directly, the backlash from Heaven should not be so minor."

Mu Zhian's eyes showed a hint of contemplation, and he suddenly asked, "Ye Yu still has a piece of Heavenly Dao Qi on him. Does Your Majesty know where that piece of Heavenly Dao Qi went?"

The Demon Queen glanced at him and shook her head, saying, "I have never seen him before."

Mu Zhian raised an eyebrow slightly, remaining silent.

He suddenly thought of an absurd possibility.

Perhaps Ye Yu is dead... but is 'Ye Yu' still alive?

If that's the case, it explains why Ye Yu's luck value wasn't absorbed by the innate furnace after his death, and why his personal interface didn't react at all.

Yao Shan is an alchemist, so he might have some elixirs that allow him to shed his skin. In addition, after the will of Heaven descended, the Demon Queen's attention would naturally be focused on the will of Heaven.

If we assume that Yao Shan has taken over Ye Yu's body, what will he do next?

Escape from Dongzhou?

Given his current injuries, it is absolutely impossible for him to do that.

The safest place now is actually Liangyi Sect.

No matter how powerful the Demon Queen is, she can't possibly chase you all the way to the Liangyi Sect, because Shang Yanfei is there to protect you.

Regardless of the circumstances, this trip to the border region can be considered a successful completion.

Although the exact effects of that drop of blood, suspected to be from an immortal in the Ascension Realm, are still unknown, since it can be absorbed by the innate furnace, there must be a way to 'digest' it.

We'll investigate further once we get back.

Mu Zhian pondered for a moment and said, "In any case, I am very grateful for Your Majesty's help this time. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have been in grave danger."

Even if we don't say the odds are against them, at least Ye Qingxin's wisp of spiritual consciousness that descended from the Heavenly Court will probably no longer be able to remain.

The Demon Queen smiled alluringly, her beautiful eyes gazing at him tenderly: "You don't need to thank me, I'm the one who should be thanking you."

A hint of doubt flashed in Mu Zhian's eyes; he didn't understand what the other person was saying.

"If it weren't for you, Consort Shang Yan probably wouldn't have allowed me to devour the essence of the first Demon Emperor," the Demon Empress said softly.

However, her tone gradually shifted from gentle and charming to cold.