Chapter 1 Understanding the Source

Zhang Yuanqing knew where the cyclical power protecting the spring of Rebirth came from! If he wasn't mistaken, it was from this unknown item in his hand.

As for which existence this item originated from, and what profession they belonged to, he had a certain guess in his mind.

The electronic watch's attributes were all question marks, in line with the characteristic of "unknowable." Combining this with the information revealed by the King of Cat Speakers that "an supreme existence is helping," as well as the information he obtained from his conversation with Haotian Shangdi, Zhang Yuanqing suspected that the supreme existence helping the Demon Monarch was Haotian Shangdi.

The cycle could affect Demigods, so it must be a God-level power. Among the supreme existences of the Lawful faction, only Haotian Shangdi remained.

Moreover, the cycle was similar to his "time" rules, and similar to the description of "unknowable." The electronic watch was a timer, symbolizing time.

When I received this electronic watch again from the reward of the character card, the cycle's buff should have appeared. Anyone who touched me or was related to the Demon Monarch would fall into the cycle.

This was an insurance that Haotian Shangdi had applied to me. If I lost the protection of the shards of the Sun's Source, Ling Tuo and the Taiyi Sect Leader would definitely be able to see through my true identity. At this time, the existence of the electronic watch could protect my secret as the Demon Monarch.

Only in this way could he descend unexpectedly into the dungeon during the battle for the Sun's Source, awaken the remnant soul within the Sun's Source, and become the Lord of the Sun.

Otherwise, he would have been killed by the Lord of the Stars and the Lord of the Moon long ago, and would not have survived until the Sun dungeon opened. The reason it was解除(jiěchú) (lifted) was because I became the Lord of the Sun and possessed the power to purify everything. The cycle rules on my body were purified. Therefore, the Old Ancestor of the Xie family, Xie Su, and I re-remembered the S命宫(Sì mìng gōng) dungeon and the clone at the bottom of the Rebirth Pond.

As for why the "Demon Monarch" would forget Haotian Shangdi, and why the self who became the Lord of the Sun would forget the memories of contacting Haotian Shangdi during the Demon Monarch period, but Yuan Shi Tianzun remembered the conversation with Haotian Shangdi...

Zhang Yuanqing believed that the latter was intentional by Haotian Shangdi, to let him remember the conversation in the chaotic world.

Haotian Shangdi knew that the Sun's Source was flawed, knew that the Evil Gods would invade the Lingjing Xingzhe at all costs, and that he must go all out and have no time to recall. Therefore, he allowed Yuan Shi Tianzun to retain that memory from the chaotic world.

If even that memory was forgotten, Zhang Yuanqing would not have associated it with the electronic watch at all. I can purify the electronic watch's buff, but I cannot recall the information about the Demon Monarch contacting Haotian Shangdi, indicating that the electronic watch's level is at the Demigod level, unable to suppress the incomplete Lord of the Sun.

"Even if it is a causal item at the Demigod level, it may not be able to reverse the situation. Moreover, I don't know how to use it yet..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing had an idea, which was to open the treasure vault of the Yuhua Immortal Sect. He knew that there must be relevant clues in the treasure vault. The reason was simple—he had forgotten what was in the treasure vault.

Forgetting was the manifestation of Haotian Shangdi's power of rules.

And the first step to opening the treasure vault was to meet with his former lovers.

"I can't avoid it after all," Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself.

The Demon Monarch's six key fragments were: one in Teng Er's hands, one in Yin Ji's hands, one on Bing Ge's body, one in Betty's hands, and the other two were kept by Winnie and Chris respectively.

The three key fragments from Teng Er, Bing Ge, and Betty had already been collected by him.

He had to ask his lovers for the remaining three, one by one. The Lord of the Sun felt a headache just thinking about it.

Looking at the Silver Yao Princess, whose life had experienced great ups and downs, Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Don't be so depressed. Those things I did to you before were done by the Demon Monarch. What does it have to do with me, Yuan Shi Tianzun? Don't let the Demon Monarch affect our friendship."

"I will never be resurrected in this life," the Silver Yao Princess glanced at him and raised the small speaker hatefully.

The King of Cat Speakers took the opportunity to play background music: "You hurt me and just smiled and moved on."

Beijing.

In Elder Sun's courtyard, a golden light fell from the sky, transforming into the tall and handsome Lord of the Sun.

Elder Sun, who was lying on the rocking chair, immediately opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was not Zhang Yuanqing, whose skin was dark gold and whose brow was imprinted with a golden sun, but a round of blazing,

Majestic and domineering sun.

This made him instinctively tremble and feel awe, and a sense of submission from the bottom of his heart arose. Immediately, the golden sun disappeared, revealing the transformed Yuan Shi Tianzun. Elder Sun jumped up from the rocking chair, involuntarily hunching his back, daring not to straighten his waist, and said with surprise and uncertainty, "Yuan Shi Tianzun, you..."

This was a sense of oppression that even the Great Elder, the Scarlet Sun Executioner, had never given him.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded slightly, "I have become the Lord of the Sun."

These words were like a thunderbolt, exploding in Elder Sun's ears, bringing a tsunami-like mental storm.

Absurd! Outrageous!

In everyone's mind, the Lord of the Sun could only be born from the Lord of the Stars and the Lord of the Moon, and they had strong confidence in their sect leader.

Suddenly being told that Yuan Shi Tianzun had become the dark horse of the year and became the Sun! Elder Sun's heart could not accept it, and his body could not accept it either, so he was dumbfounded.

But reality forced Lao Sun to believe it. If he was not the Lord of the Sun, how could he form such a terrifying suppression on him? As a Day Wanderer of this profession, he had a感应(gǎnyìng) (a telepathic sense) of the Sun's Source.

Ignoring the dazed Elder Sun, Zhang Yuanqing looked at the gradually darkening sky and issued a magnificent and layered voice: "All Day Wanderers, come and worship the Lord of the Sun."

The voice seemed to possess some kind of magic, spreading rapidly with the golden sunlight, entering the ears of specific people.

In the next second, golden lights came from afar and landed in the courtyard. Among them were the Great Elder, the Scarlet Sun Executioner, who had the highest seniority and the strongest strength, Elder Zhao of the same era, Elder Hong Ying of the younger generation, and the newly promoted King of Ghosts of E’du and Yin Ji, a total of thirteen people!

As soon as the elders of the Taiyi Sect landed, a majestic golden sun appeared in their eyes. Instantly, they felt that their bodies and souls had been baptized from the inside out.

Instantly, they were no longer surprised, no longer doubted, and from the awe and submission from the bottom of their hearts, they confirmed that the person in front of them was the Lord of the Sun, the end of the divine power of the Sun.

He was Yuan Shi Tianzun!

At this moment, the elders of the Taiyi Sect had the same shock, confusion, and doubt in their hearts as Elder Sun.

And they realized that there had been an accident in the battle for the Sun's Source. Zhang Yuanqing's gaze lingered on Yin Ji Ji for a few seconds, and he said slowly, "I inform you that the battle for the Sun's Source has ended. Ling Tuo has fallen, and the Lord of the Stars has defected to the evil camp, holding the two sources of the stars and the moon. I am the Lord of the Sun. In a few days, I will fight the Lord of the Stars to the death. The survival of the world depends only on the outcome of this battle."

The elders of the Taiyi Sect stood there woodenly, losing all expression.

They took a full half minute to digest the information revealed by Yuan Shi Tianzun and still could not accept the fact that the Sect Leader had betrayed Lawful and defected to the evil camp.

And there was a sense of confusion and pain that subverted their world views. The young and vigorous King of Ghosts of E'du took a step forward and stared at him intently: "What evidence do you have? Are we supposed to believe everything you say?"

When he said these words, he resisted the psychology of fear and submission, relying entirely on a surge of spirit to support him. The Taiyi Sect Leader was the faith and leader in the hearts of the disciples. It was by no means something that could be done in a few words to make him admit that the Sect Leader had betrayed Lawful.

Zhang Yuanqing said slowly, "The Wind and Thunder Gods have awakened. Where did the Night Emperor go?"

The King of Ghosts of E'du was stunned, not understanding what he meant by this question. Zhang Yuanqing sighed, "The Night Emperor secretly entered the Sun dungeon. It was the Lord of the Stars who summoned the Night Emperor at a critical moment, pulling the Demigods of the Lawful camp into a slumber from which they would never wake. Now, the only Lawful Demigods who can move freely are Void, the Old Ancestor of the Xie family, the Goddess of Beauty, and me."

Everyone present was smart and immediately understood what Yuan Shi Tianzun meant. The awakening of the Wind and Thunder Gods meant that the Night Emperor had already awakened, and the Lord of the Stars, who calculated everything in the world, must know this.

The Night Emperor could pull the Lawful Demigods into a slumber, which could only mean that either the Lord of the Stars did not warn them, or the Lord of the Stars orchestrated everything.

But Yuan Shi Tianzun said that the Lawful Demigods had fallen into a slumber, so it must be true. Although so far, the Lawful Demigods had indeed not appeared.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at everyone, his majestic face showing a hint of pity: "It is already the greatest pity and grace that the giant is willing to explain to the ants. You are the high-level members of the Lawful camp and have the right to know the facts, that's all."

Everyone was speechless for a while. The Great Elder, the Scarlet Sun Executioner, was silent for a few seconds, then bowed and said, "Great Lord of the Sun, we are willing to be loyal to you. What are your orders?"

The Scarlet Sun Executioner's attitude silenced the elders of the Taiyi Sect and made them lower their heads and eyes.

Elder Sun lowered his eyes and produced an extremely sad thought: Yuan Shi Tianzun, who was once discarded by me like worn-out shoes, eventually became the Lord of the Sun!! He is going to be notorious for ten thousand years!

"Retreat!" Zhang Yuanqing commanded like a majestic king: "Yin Ji, stay."

The Scarlet Sun Executioner and the others turned into golden lights and fled. The King of Ghosts of E'du glanced at the woman he liked, but finally chose to obey the Lord of the Sun's order.

In the end, only Yin Ji and Lao Sun were left. Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the tactless Lao Sun, "Are you waiting to be purified if you don't leave!"

The muddleheaded Lao Sun slipped away in a sorry state.

Yin Ji, whose face was covered with a black veil, examined Yuan Shi Tianzun with her moist and bright beautiful eyes, and sighed softly, "I didn't expect that you would be the one to become the Lord of the Sun in the end."

She couldn't help but think of her lover, the heartless man she had always been thinking about.

Ling Tuo, the Lord of the Stars, and the Demon Monarch had all aspired to become the Lord of the Sun. No one expected that the one who would become the Lord of the Sun in the end was the dark horse who had emerged last year, Yuan Shi Tianzun. The impermanence of the world was sighing.

Zhang Yuanqing's gaze penetrated the veil, looking at that gentle and beautiful face. The individual features were stunning, and when combined, they had the gentleness of a girl next door. It was the kind of gentleness that would comfort you and tolerate you even if you made a mistake or lost your temper.

Looking at this face again at this time, his state of mind was completely different.

When Yuan Shi Tianzun looked at this face, he would have a strong sense of affection, the kind of affection that came from the悸动(jì dòng) (thrill) of "人鬼情未了(rén guǐ qíng wèi liǎo)" (a love affair between a human and a ghost).

Now, looking at this face again, it was the感(gǎn) (feeling) of moving on and looking back to find that the one you love is still in the dim light.

"Give me the treasure map fragment of the Demon Monarch," Zhang Yuanqing said in a low voice.

Yin Ji did not refuse, did not resist, opened the item bar, and handed over a piece of jade that was as white as mutton fat. The jade piece was fan-shaped, with small concave dots on the surface, like stars. When handing over the key fragment, Yin Ji unconsciously avoided Yuan Shi Tianzun's gaze, feeling that this friend's eyes were a little hot, with a strange emotion.

This made her a little flustered and uneasy.

Sure enough, when Yuan Shi Tianzun took the key fragment, he held her hand. Yin Ji instinctively缩(suō) (withdrew) her hand, but did not succeed. The panic in her eyes deepened, and a pleading look flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Zhang Yuanqing sighed and said in the Demon Monarch's unique hoarse voice, "Sister Yin Ji, it's me!"