Chapter 3263: Farewell... Indefinitely

Chapter 3263: Hou Hui Wu Qi

No one knows when the universe will finally find peace.

Gazing up at the vast expanse, there are countless wonders and strange phenomena, along with profound heavenly sounds.

With the universe made whole, all living beings benefit.

Ye Chen did not return home immediately. Instead, he entered a vast continent and arrived in a bamboo grove.

In the grove, the Jiu You Xian Qu echoed.

A woman danced gracefully, her laughter ringing out joyfully and endlessly.

It was Chu Lingyu, Zhong Xiao, and Hong Chen.

Months earlier, they had left Da Chu and sought refuge in this secluded paradise. She played the qin, she danced, and the usually taciturn one enjoyed a rare moment of clarity.

"Do you have any food? I'll join in for a meal."

Ye Chen revealed his true form, not treating himself as an outsider. He sat on a stone bench and casually picked a lingguo from the fruit plate, eating it without a care.

The qin music stopped.

The dance halted.

The clear-minded Hong Chen fell back into a daze, becoming taciturn and vacant once more.

Hong Chen Xue and Chu Lingyu said nothing, only silently watching Ye Chen.

This Tian Dao had not come just for a meal; he must be here for Hong Chen. That was why their expressions were so tense. From the previous epoch, they had known Hong Chen's identity as an outsider from another spacetime. Ye Chen's arrival might mean taking Hong Chen away, for he constantly disrupted the balance of the universe.

Indeed, Hong Chen disrupted the balance.

Not just Hong Chen, but also Shen Xuanfeng and Liu Dao. From the beginning, they had interfered with fate, much like Tang San Shao, whose memories were incomplete because the cycle of reincarnation was imperfect. And the cycle was imperfect largely because of these three.

Their three parallel spacetimes had intersected.

Even as Tian Dao, Ye Chen could not erase this fact.

Ye Chen said nothing, merely sitting there quietly eating the lingguo, as if waiting for someone.

Sure enough,

Soon, a figure streaked across the sky—it was Shen Xuanfeng.

More accurately, it was the future Ye Xingchen.

Today's Shen Xuanfeng was equally taciturn.

He came because Ye Chen had summoned him.

As soon as Shen Xuanfeng landed, Qian Shangyue followed, her expression also tense.

"Do you have any last wishes?"

Ye Chen suddenly spoke, asking Shen Xuanfeng the same question he had once asked Hong Chen.

In truth, he was addressing the future Ye Xingchen.

"The era when all living beings are destroyed will be my destination."

Shen Xuanfeng's response was identical to Hong Chen's.

Ye Chen understood their mindset. This spacetime was not their home; their original one was. With different trajectories, they had walked a strange path, turning familiar faces into strangers.

"Very well, I will fulfill your long-cherished wishes."

Ye Chen said lightly, finally standing up.

"Ye Chen."

Zhong Xiao and Chu Lingyu blocked the way in front of Hong Chen, while Qian Shangyue blocked Shen Xuanfeng.

He and he were equally taciturn.

The three women spoke with voices choked with tears, their tones pleading.

Ye Chen remained silent. With a wave of his sleeve, he moved the three aside, sealing them with eternal restraints, even taking away their ability to speak. Their beautiful eyes filled with tears.

Their premonition had true.

Their loved ones were about to be taken away by Tian Dao.

But Ye Chen was not that heartless.

Like Hong Chen and Shen Xuanfeng, they each had dual personalities, or dual souls within one body.

In their dazed state, one was the future Ye Chen, the other the future Ye Xingchen.

In their clear state, one was the ninety-seventh generation Shengzhu of Yan Huang, the other the Shenwang of the killer dynasty.

That was their condition.

And what Ye Chen was sending away was the future him and the future Ye Xingchen.

Some would leave, and some would stay.

The Yan Huang Shengzhu would remain, for he was the loved one of Hong Chen Xue and Chu Lingyu.

The Shenwang of the killer dynasty would also remain, for he was the loved one of Qian Shangyue.

Ye Chen raised his hands toward Hong Chen and Shen Xuanfeng.

From their bodies, a light emerged— the souls of the Yan Huang Shengzhu and the killer dynasty's Shenwang. Using great divine abilities, Ye Chen forcibly separated and redefined them, then released them into the reincarnation cycle of this universe and this spacetime.

They needed to be sent for rebirth, to sever their karmic ties through the wheel of reincarnation.

As Tian Dao, he could accomplish this.

The three women could not see any of it.

The future Ye Chen and the future Ye Xingchen still stood in place.

Both were like stone statues.

Even if the Jiu You Xian Qu's awakening melody were played again, they would not awaken, for Ye Chen had already stripped away the Yan Huang Shengzhu and the killer dynasty's Shenwang. What remained was the purest form of the future Ye Chen and the future Ye Xingchen.

"Safe travels."

Ye Chen spoke, eternally opening a path through spacetime. They would return the way they came. This was a heaven-defying great divine ability. The Nüdi of the original spacetime could barely manage it, but in this spacetime, Ye Chen did it even better, solely to safely send them home.

Both moved, stepping onto the spacetime path together.

Before leaving, they both looked back, showing a clear smile to Ye Chen for the first time. It was full of vicissitudes, perhaps lament, or contentment. By reversing spacetime, they had altered this spacetime's trajectory but saved the myriad realms' living beings.

"Hou Hui Wu Qi."

They turned and walked further along the spacetime path.

As they walked, the two merged, for they were originally one.

Two figures became one.

Ye Chen said nothing, just quietly watched until the spacetime path closed, never averting his gaze. Through the illusory void of spacetime, he seemed to see a scene: In the original spacetime, the universe was dark and lightless, all living beings destroyed, leaving only that person who had reversed spacetime. He was now clad in the Huntian battle armor, gripping the Lü Tian great halberd.

He was the Ye Chen of the original spacetime.

By reversing spacetime, he had finally returned to his homeland.

War!

This roar came from his soul. The last person in the original spacetime charged toward the endless demons with his blood-stained great halberd, his back desolate and lonely. It was his solitary charge.

That was his long-cherished wish.

That was his destination.

Even in death, he would be buried with his homeland's mountains and rivers.

Only after a long while did Ye Chen lower his gaze.

In that instant, the original spacetime was completely severed from this one.

Only then did he release the three women's seals.

"Ye Chen, you have such a cruel heart."

The three women collapsed at once, sobbing uncontrollably, tears streaming down their faces.

"Come on, here's your Hong Chen."

Ye Chen handed a jade slip to Chu Lingyu and Hong Chen Xue.

"And here's your Shen Xuanfeng."

He gave another jade slip to Qian Shangyue.

Inside were records of the reincarnated Hong Chen and Shen Xuanfeng.

The three were stunned for a moment before understanding.

"On the day of your weddings, don't forget to invite me for a cup of wedding wine."

Ye Chen waved as he walked away, soon disappearing.

"You dead Ye Chen."

The three women wiped away their tears and couldn't help but scold him, but as they cried, they laughed. Just as they thought, the tenth emperor of Da Chu wasn't one to break up loving couples.

The three hurried off in different directions.

One went to find the reincarnated Hong Chen.

Another went to find the reincarnated Shen Xuanfeng.

Their loved ones would return as complete individuals.

"Senior, I hope I didn't disturb you."

By now, Ye Chen had arrived at a small village by the Star River, where birds sang and flowers bloomed.

The senior he referred to was Di Ji.

Having sent away the other two, he would not overlook Liu Dao.

Like the others, Di Ji's expression was inexplicably tense.

"As a junior, I still have professional ethics."

Ye Chen smiled and extracted a light from Liu Dao's body.

That was Qing Yu, a name unknown to the world, but Di Ji's loved one.

As before, he sent Qing Yu into reincarnation.

"Senior, go find him!"

Ye Chen smiled and handed her a jade slip, marking the exact location.

"What about him?"

Di Ji hesitated, pointing to the dazed and vacant Liu Dao.

"The era when all living beings are destroyed will be his destination."

Ye Chen took a deep breath and opened the spacetime path. This path, Di Ji could not see, but she understood Ye Chen's words as Tian Dao. He was sending the future Hong Chen back to his own spacetime.

"Thank you."

Di Ji left a word and vanished into the Star River.

Boom!

The future Hong Chen stepped onto the spacetime path, glancing back with a clear smile, ancient and full of vicissitudes. By reversing spacetime, he had witnessed a myth.

And Ye Chen was that living myth.

"Safe travels."

Ye Chen smiled faintly, seeing him off alone.

"Hou Hui Wu Qi."

He walked, step by step along the spacetime path, toward his own spacetime. As he went, the Huntian battle armor emerged inch by inch, and a great halberd appeared in his hand. Like the other Hong Chen, it was a solitary charge.

"Hou Hui Wu Qi."

Ye Chen stood quietly, watching for a long time.

The future him was gone; the future of his future was also gone.

The universe's order was truly back on track.

He should thank those three who had reversed time.

Without their arrival, this spacetime would not have continued.

"Why do I feel a bit sentimental?"

Ye Chen rubbed his eyes and finally set off on his return journey.

Back at Yunu Peak, the scene was delightful: a group of wives, all with big bellies, including Chu Ling'er and Ji Ningshuang, who were no exceptions. They had given birth to Ye Ling and Ye Fan, and could have more.

Am I really that accurate with my aim?

Well, yes, a whole month—if my aim weren't accurate, at least one shot would hit.

"Don't you know when to come back?"

Chu Ling glared at him. See, this is all your doing.

"Don't stay too long."

"When the time comes, all of you hurry out."

"Because of you, I can't even get on the bed."

These were the words of a certain father, pointing at his wives' bellies and scolding cheerfully. If he had known his aim was this good, he should have gone for a half-year package. As the universe's Tian Dao, even a year would be full of vigor.

"You're asking for it!"

The beauties' eyes flashed with fire.

Even with their big bellies, they could still kick Ye Chen.

"Don't make a fuss."

The man shamelessly came back, wanting to listen to the fetal movements.

Well then!

The little one in the belly gave him a kick too.

"This one takes after me, and this one takes after me."

Ye Chen spoke earnestly.

Good you little rascal, kicking your old man before you're even born?

Hee-hee-hee!

The women covered their bellies and laughed. That little one not only took after his father but also his mother. She had a fiery temper, and so did the little one.

"If we hold a full-moon celebration, we'll get a lot of gifts."

In the shadows, who knows how many emperors sighed meaningfully.

"If the gifts aren't enough, special products can—"

"Get lost."

"Listen to me, this time we'll use the collector's edition."

"Hmm, that sounds reliable."

Unserious people shouldn't gather; they chat nonsense wherever they go.

Overall, the scene at Yunu Peak was still very warm.