Chapter 1599 - 167: Ceasing War (Part 1)

Chapter 1599: Chapter 167: Ceasing War (Part 1)

"..."

Peacock Venerable fell into a long silence.

As it turns out, this third South-North war... indeed seems unlikely to be fought.

On one hand,

since the fall of Sun Erosion and the change of rulers in Great Marsh, this past year, the Great Divine Ability Users of the Demon Country have suffered heavy casualties.

On the other hand,

Xie Xuanyi has ascended through Harmonization. In terms of realm, save for the Great Palace Master, no one in the Demon Country could surpass him.

Looking around,

it seems only Cui Zhen qualifies to stand on equal footing with Xie Xuanyi.

Yet, the formerly first Great Venerable, now heartbroken, is no longer interested in conflict. Cui Zhen’s decision not to seek vengeance against the Great Holy Lands is already a show of mercy.

"In this way, it is also good."

Peacock Venerable slightly lowered his head, sighed softly, and a thousand thoughts emerged in his heart.

The winds have changed over the years, Qi fortune surging.

Although great times are upon us,

a generation of new replaces the old.

Great Chu and Great Li are like this, so is the Demon Country.

He has actually aged... Besides the Great Palace Master and the Holy Emperor, he is the longest-lived Great Divine Ability User in the Demon Country.

Having fought for hundreds of years,

being able to stop the war now is actually a good thing.

...

...

Xie Xuanyi departed with Ao Ying.

The Tunneling Light soared through the Heavenly Peak, speeding swiftly without the intent to stop.

Ao Ying sat at the tail of the Sword Qi.

She rested her cheeks in her hands, staring blankly at the young man clad in black ahead, his large sleeves billowing up in the fierce wind.

Ao Ying lost herself for a moment.

Having lived so many years,

this was the first time she experienced the feeling of "peace without disturbance."

In her childhood,

just after Awakening, she was chased by Mountain Wild Demons.

Then, as she grew older,

she was hunted by Transformed Great Demons from the Cave Heaven Realm.

Eventually, pursued by Prince Jiu and Chiling City.

Trying to cultivate in the Demon Country and grow into a Great Divine Ability User revered by all required her to take risky steps without joining a sect, resorting to extreme means for seizing Creation...

She had long been prepared for the path of death and Dao disappearance.

But today,

all those causes and effects are wiped clean.

This means she never has to worry about being cornered and slain by the Great Demon of Five-Colored Ridge again.

All past events have become history.

"Thank you."

Ao Ying suddenly spoke softly.

The wind was loud.

The voice of the woman demon was so soft, instantly swallowed by the roaring wind.

Such a small voice.

The young man in black standing at the front of the Sword Qi naturally made no movement, still maintaining his hands-behind-back stance.

Ao Ying immediately regretted speaking.

Fortunately, Xie Xuanyi remained unmoved. Seeing this, she slightly relaxed, thinking it’s good that he didn’t hear.

"After today, you are considered free."

Xie Xuanyi suddenly spoke: "Have you thought of where you want to go?"

"..."

Ao Ying gazed at the thousand feet of mountains and ridges below.

The landscape of the Demon Country turned out to be quite beautiful.

The world is vast,

one as wild grass,

Freedom...

Is this the taste of freedom?

She brushed back her disheveled hair by her temples and smiled broadly: "Not yet."

Interesting to think,

she had escaped arduously for so many years,

yet never considered,

how to live one day when stability arrives.

Moreover...

Ao Ying dared not imagine she’d truly have a day of stability?

"Think carefully, can’t send you back to [Ruins], right?"

Xie Xuanyi laughed teasingly.

"Actually, [Ruins] is quite nice."

Ao Ying said earnestly: "The desert scenery is beautiful, as long as you don’t run into ghosts."

Having cultivated in [Ruins] for three years,

Ao Ying did not feel anxious, but on the last day, running into a shadow scared her immensely.

"Anyway, those filthy things have been cleaned out by you..."

Ao Ying contemplated and said seriously: "Would you want to send me back? If you’re thinking of establishing a sect in the Demon Country, [Ruins] might not be a bad place."

"You’re really thoughtful for me everywhere."

Xie Xuanyi responded casually: "I asked you to think where you’d go...Don’t you have a place you want to go?"

"I am already of the Ancient Dragon Court."

Ao Ying laughed: "Naturally, wherever the Ancient Dragon Court is, I am."

"..."

Xie Xuanyi remained silent.

Seeing Xie Xuanyi’s silent demeanor, Ao Ying teased him: "Of course, I will not go back to Great Chu. You surely shouldn’t have the Ancient Dragon Court established among the Human Race, right?"

"..."

Still silence.

The sky wind was fierce.

Ao Ying suddenly had an ominous foreboding.

"I never thought of establishing a sect."

After a moment, Xie Xuanyi spoke.

"The Ancient Dragon Court..."

Ao Ying paused, then immediately spoke, cautiously asking: "You don’t want it anymore?"

Her biggest worry was precisely this scenario.

For someone as significant as Xie Xuanyi,

to establish a sect is overly simple, just requiring a single announcement to draw universal respect and veneration.

In days past,

Xie Xuanyi was being chased by heroes of the Demon Country, borrowing the name of the Ancient Dragon Court served well for traveling in the Demon Country and obscuring the view.

Now...

Xie Xuanyi has become an esteemed guest of Great Ape Mountain.

He seems to no longer need something like the Ancient Dragon Court.

"After all, I am the Sword Palace Master of Da Sui Sword Palace."

Xie Xuanyi thought for a moment, shaking his head.

"This..."

Hearing this,

Ao Ying pursed her lips tightly, feeling empty inside.

Indeed,

her most feared situation has taken place.

Never thought,

the next instant, Xie Xuanyi shifted his tone.

"Therefore... The matter of choosing the mountain gate for the sect is entrusted to you all."

"???"

Ao Ying was stunned again and raised her head.

Xie Xuanyi stood at the forefront of the Sword Qi, speaking with a light touch: "I spoke to Cui Zhen, he still owes me a favor. The name of the Ancient Dragon Court, spread by me, naturally cannot be let to extinguish randomly."

The Demon Country needs the Ancient Dragon Court.

The Human Race also needs the Ancient Dragon Court.

This Ancient Holy Land, jointly governed by Xie Xuanyi and Cui Zhen, significantly balances the two worlds simultaneously.

"Compared to [Ruins], Cui Zhen prefers the Snow Mountain."

Xie Xuanyi rubbed his chin, speaking seriously: "Actually, I also find the Snow Mountain appealing. It’s said that a thousand years ago, the Dragon Clan nested in the Far North, and Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi began collapsing from there."

"...You!"

Ao Ying’s Heart Lake surged, too angry to speak.

She suddenly realized, earlier, Xie Xuanyi had been intentionally teasing her.

"Also, no need to thank me."

Xie Xuanyi paused, continuing: "Shouldn’t you know? I’ve never been some great benevolent person. Freeing you is to let you owe a cause-and-effect debt you can’t repay in a lifetime. I also asked earlier, if you have no place you want to go, then... follow Cui Zhen and True Monarch Miaofa to the Snow Mountain for cultivation."

"???"

Ao Ying froze, her pretty face soon flushed with redness.

Only now did she notice, after leaving Peacock Venerable’s mountain, this thread of Sword Qi was heading north all along.

From the outset,

Xie Xuanyi had set the course.

Ahead,

the exit location of the First Realm,

Cui Zhen and Qilin Miaofa True Monarch were slowly turning around.

The two figures stood at the top of the clouds, seemingly waiting here for quite a while.

...

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(PS: It seems there will only be one update tonight. There will be a four-thousand-character update at noon tomorrow.)