HEAVENLY DAO RANK: I WAS EXPOSED AS A SWORD GOD
Chapter 172 May the Sea of Flowers Blossom Again
“I'm saved! It's nice!” Guo Shengxiu was overjoyed, although his vitality was still absorbed by the invisible devouring power.
However, compared to being imprisoned on the spot and waiting for death, gaining freedom naturally gave him more options.
Moreover, as long as they wanted to, they could leave the lower realms at any time and return to the Eternal Domain to avoid calamity here.
"Tian Hui!" Shouted Dao Yanzi as he led everyone from the Primordial Dao Sect to fly swiftly into the sky to meet Li Yu and the others.
"Family head?" Sacred Lord Hui was surprised to see that person flying over.
Although he had never seen Dao Yanzi before, all the elders in the Holy Land who had ascended to the Eternal Domain had statues and images, so he recognized that the person in front of him was their patriarch, Dao Yanzi's.
He did not expect the Patriarch to descend to help the Primordial Dao Holy Land.
Guo Shengxiu, who was following behind Dao Yanzi, looked at Li Yu and the Qilin saint beast behind him respectfully.
He had seen Li Yu kill Qing Ye with a single strike.
He had experienced Young Master Qing Ye's strength before. With his cultivation and strength, he was no match for her.
It was clear that he was at least a Gold God or even a Sky God.
Even in the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, he could be considered a ruler.
However, peerless experts had been killed by this young man with a single strike. That's really scary.
What was even more unbelievable was that he had just seen Li Yu riding a Qilin saint beast here.
The divine beast Qilin was a powerful existence. In the Desolate Heaven Immortal Domain, only a saint or son from a top ancient family could subdue a powerful divine beast as a mount.
Is this person a saint from an ancient family?
Guo Shengxiu guessed in her mind. He did not expect that even the saints from the ancient family would come down to help. It seems that the Jingxing Realm is not simple.
“Uncle-Master Dao Yanzi, I will look for Young Sister Lu first. Be careful on the road!" Guo Shengxiu was unwilling to take any more risks. He was also in a hurry to find Lu Li so that he could bring him back to the Eternal Region.
"Well, you can go!" dao Yanzi.
Guo Shengxiu left quickly while Li Yu led everyone deeper into the Black Mist Mountain Range.
According to the system's mission instructions, he could find the entrance of the Flower Realm even without You Rong's guidance.
However, You Rong went around, it saved him from a lot of trouble.
The entrance to the Flower Realm was located in a canyon in the depths of the Black Mist Mountain Range. The fog there was so thick that no one could see his surroundings clearly.
They also could not use their divine sense. Even their vision and hearing are affected to some extent.
If it wasn't for the system's guide or someone familiar with the lead, they might have gotten lost and stuck here forever.
It was fitting that the core area of the Black Mist Mountain Range had always been referred to as a forbidden area for humans. No one set foot here.
…
The Flower Realm, a world filled with vitality, flowers, and trees, was now gloomy and silent.
The withered mountains were filled with a deadly aura. The withered trees stood on the dry ground like dried corpses dying of thirst in the desert.
The entire world looked like an endless wasteland in sight.
Just in the middle of the Flower Realm there was an oasis that was less than one-thousandth of the entire world.
It was as if the last candle in endless darkness swayed in the wind as if it would be extinguished at any moment.
In the oasis, Gu Caiwei looked at Qing Ye with a serious expression and said, “Qing Ye, let go. Don't make mistakes again!”
Qing Ye lowered her head and remained silent. He did not even dare to look at Gu Caiwei.
He had not expected the incarnation of Gu Caiwei to leave the Flower Realm and know his plan.
This was the last situation he wanted to face.
He knew that Gu Caiwei was kind-hearted, and everything he did was against his will.
Therefore, he planned to hide it from her until everything was done. He willingly apologized with his life and endured all the ugliness alone.
However, things did not go according to plan. He had no choice but to face Gu Caiwei now. He had no choice but to look at the disappointment in his eyes and interrogate his conscience.
“Realm Master, please forgive Qing Ye for taking the initiative. I am willing to die to atone for my sins. As long as you and the Flower Realm can survive, I will not hesitate even if my soul disappears and I will never be able to reincarnate!” Qing Ye lowered her head and said.
Li Qingyun stood to the side and watched everything that happened with mixed feelings. He knew that perhaps only Gu Caiwei could stop Qing Ye and save the Eternal Martial World.
“Qing Ye, if you do this, even if you save me and the Flower Realm, I will live in error and sin for the rest of my life. We should not let innocent beings suffer for us!” Gu Caiwei added.
Immediately, he stepped forward and grabbed Qing Ye's hand. He said solemnly, “Uncle Qing Ye, you saw me growing up. You taught me many of my Dao techniques. To me, you are like a father and a brother. I know you can't bear to see me and the Flower Realm perish.
“However, you must understand me. You know that I wouldn't be happy doing this. Even if I live contemptuously, I can only live in pain and blame myself. Can you bear to see me lose my smile forever?”
Gu Caiwei's words touched the heart, causing Qing Ye's steadfast heart to waver.
He knew Gu Caiwei very well. As Gu Caiwei had said, he had seen her grow up. To be exact, he had witnessed many living beings in the Flower Realm growing up.
It was because of this that he had a deeper feeling towards the Flower Realm and this group of creatures.
He could not remember how many years he had lived. Maybe a hundred million years or so.
Ever since he had consciousness, he had been secretly guarding this land and the living beings here. He watched them grow up and become extraordinary experts.
He loved this land and their home, and he was more willing to give up everything for it.
They were also willing to contribute selflessly to the living beings here.
Therefore, all the new children in the Flower Realm would affectionately call him Uncle Qing Ye.
Even Gu Caiwei had called him like this before he became a Realm Master.
Suddenly, Gu Caiwei's eyes flashed. He turned to look into the distance and said in a low voice, "They're already here!"
Before he finished his sentence, Li Yu and the others arrived at the oasis under the lead of You Rong.
"Dad, why are you here?" Li Yu was surprised to see Li Qingyun here. Moreover, his father did not seem to be in danger.
"Yu'er, when are you back?" Li Qingyun was also surprised. He thought that Li Yu was still in the Lingtian Mystical Realm, but he did not expect that she had already returned.
Gu Caiwei looked at Li Yu carefully. Although this was the first time he had seen her, it was not the first time he had heard her name.
She knew that Li Yu was actually the abandoned baby that Li Qingyun had taken back then. Li Yu's appearance was also what changed Li Qingyun's life back then.
Furthermore, according to Li Qingyun, they might be from the same world. Surprise made them meet, and it was Surga who sent them to save him.
If not for Li Yu, Li Qingyun might have already spent her life in depression.
"It's long!" Li Qingyun replied.
"Then we'll talk about it later!" answer Li Yu.
Then, he turned his head to look at Qing Ye and said coldly, “Qing Ye, stop the spell immediately. Otherwise, I will destroy this dilapidated Flower Realm of yours. You should know that I have the ability!
As he spoke, Li Yu unsheathed the sword on his back.
Although he was shocked when he saw the Flower Realm on the way here, he also felt pity.
However, now that the Flower Realm and the Eternal Martial World were in a dead-or-living relationship, he sympathized but would not pity them.
"Qingye, stop!" Gu Caiwei said solemnly.
Qing Ye's gaze wandered as she struggled bitterly in her heart. He was not a bad person, and he knew that he had made a mistake.
However, he had once chosen the latter between his conscience and the Flower Realm.
Moreover, he knew that he could not be that cruel to separate rational clones to complete his plan of replacing him.
Now that his incarnation had been killed by Li Yu, his main body was unlikely to be cold-blooded.
Li Yu looked at Qing Ye coldly and raised the sword in her hand. Qing Ye looked at Li Yu and her sword. He did not doubt Li Yu's abilities.
He simply did not expect that You Rong would know Li Yu, nor did he expect that he would actually bring Li Yu and the others here.
Maybe everything is destined. He wanted to defy heaven, but in the end he did not succeed.
Faced with Li Yu's sword and Gu Caiwei's gaze, he had no other choice.
"I ... will stop the spell!" Qing Ye closed her eyes in despair and said with a sad expression.
In the Eternal Martial World, strange forces were constantly devouring everyone's vitality.
Many unwilling human cultivators were still trying to destroy the giant tree, but they returned empty-handed.
Many Greater Demon even spontaneously arranged to attack the towering trees growing in the Great Desolate Forest and the Black Mist Mountain Range, hoping to stop everything.
However, the giant tree hanging in the sky was like the door of hell, constantly devouring the entire world and taking the lives of everyone.
The end of the world has come. Death was very real and clear in front of them. They cannot escape or free themselves.
Men, women, young, old, young, rich, poor, birds, beasts, flowers, and trees…
All that awaits them is death.
At this moment, everyone fell into deep despair.
On the border of the Great Sui Dynasty, the two warring armies had dropped their weapons and rushed to their country.
They want to be reunited with their families before they die. Even if they could not return, they wanted to die in the land they knew.
In the imperial capital, two young men hugged their heads and cried.
They had just become adoptive brothers not too long ago, and they had set their great desire to die on the same day.
They did not expect their wish to come true this quickly!
On the road, a miserly merchant was desperate. He hugged a box of gold, silver, and treasure and sat paralyzed in the middle of the road. As he threw away the gold, silver, and jewelry, he lamented to the sky, “Yeah, I am willing to spend all my wealth. Please let us go!”
At the door of a restaurant by the roadside, two burly men with rough faces stood side by side. One of them said solemnly, “Ah Gang, I always wanted to tell you something, but I used to not have the courage.
“Do you know why I have no children after being married to Little Cui for so many years? Because the person I like is actually you!”
Ah Gang: “...”
In a residence to the east of the city, a young and beautiful woman walked up to an old man's bed and said, "Master, I have a secret that I have to tell you now!"
“Actually, Lu Mao is not your son. He's Mr. Wang's son next door! I'm sorry, but you won't have any offspring in this life!
“At first I planned to bring this secret into the coffin, but now that the end of the world has arrived, none of us can escape. I think we should let you die peacefully! It wasn't in vain for you to marry me back then!”
"You, you!" The old man was so angry that his entire body trembled. However, he was already sick and bedridden and did not have much time left. Now that the vitality in his body had been devoured, he was even weaker and did not even have the strength to speak.
"Please help!" He shouted with difficulty. However, the servants had already fled.
The remaining few were already lying on the ground desperately, waiting for death.
No one listened to his orders.
In a farmhouse on the outskirts of town, a terrified woman rests on her husband's shoulder as tears run down her face. The man comforted her gently.
His six-year-old son had no idea what was going on. He looked at his father and asked, “Dad, Mom said that we are all going to die. What will happen if we die?”
"If you die, you will sleep forever!" The man patted the boy on the head and smiled.
"Are you going to dream then?" the boy asked again.
“Yes, and it will always be a beautiful dream. There will be no nightmares. In that dream, Mom and Dad will be with you. We will live in a world where there is plenty of good food and pleasure. We will be free from burdens, have no disease, and not die. We'll be happy together forever!”
"really? That terrific. As long as I can be with my parents, I am not afraid of anything!”
In a certain sect.
“Master, is there really no hope? Can we just wait for death?
"Unless a miracle happens!"
Before he finished his sentence, the world shook. The huge ancient tree hanging in the sky suddenly disappeared slowly. It was as if a dark cloud had spread out, and direct sunlight enveloped the earth.
The power that devoured life also disappeared. The entire world seemed to have instantly returned to heaven from hell.
…
In the only remaining oasis in the Flower Realm, after Qing Ye stopped her spell, she formed some elaborate hand seals.
At the same time, a golden light expanded around him as his body began to become illusory.
Upon seeing this, Gu Caiwei's expression changed as he shouted, "Qing Ye, don't!"
“Master Nature, I'm sorry. I can't protect you and the Flower Realm anymore. I hope my life can give you and the Flower Realm more time.
“Although I do not know what will happen in the future, I hope that one day, the sea of flowers in the Flower Realm can bloom again!”
With that, Qing Ye closed her eyes.
He seemed to be looking at the Flower Realm that was once filled with life.
It was as if he saw himself as a child, running on the grass without worry and flying over the sea of flowers.
A happy smile slowly appeared on his lips, but his body became increasingly illusory.
In the end, it turned into countless light spots that scattered into the surrounding land.
In an instant, the trees that were about to wither in the distance slowly regained their vitality. Green blooms grow in the originally dry soil, and many flowers bloom in the oasis.
"Qing Ye!" Gu Caiwei knelt on the ground, his tears falling like rain. He looked at the specks of light that filled the sky in grief, and his heart felt like it was being pierced by a knife.
Qing Ye was a living being born with the Flower Realm.
He has been around for countless years. He was like the guardian of the Flower Realm, secretly guarding this land and all living things within it.
Now, he had used his cultivation for hundreds of millions of years to turn it into vitality to give life to the dying Flower Realm.
No one knew how long this energy could support the existence of the Flower Realm.
However, he still protects the house he loves until the last moment of his life.
Li Yu looked at everything that was happening and sighed nonstop in his heart.
This was the first time he had respected an enemy from the bottom of his heart, and it was also the first time he had not felt any excitement after winning.
Even though he had gained many experience points from this mission, he still could not feel happy.
There is no winning or losing in this!
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