In the past, when Jinwu Xianzi recounted her past life to Mingyue, Mingyue listened as if hearing a story.
She hadn't taken it seriously, but after seeing the scenes displayed by the Yuehua Pearl, Mingyue's memories resurfaced, and various images flashed through her mind.
That wisp of white moonlight from the ancient Great Desolation, the war between Immortals and Demons.
Rebirth in the apocalypse, self-detonation to protect the world, reincarnation.
And the lingering regrets with Ji Shiyou in modern times and ancient times.
Naturally, she also understood that Jinwu Xianzi was Baobao.
She never expected that just as she remembered who Baobao was, Jinwu Xianzi would sacrifice her life to help her awaken her Witch clan bloodline.
She hadn't even called Jinwu Xianzi "sister" or "Baobao" from the bottom of her heart.
Jinwu Xianzi had died, and it was all Qinglan's fault.
Mingyue opened her eyes, the innocent and naive expression on her face gone.
It was replaced by a gaze that was cold, wise, and decisive.
Her memories had been restored, and her Witch clan bloodline had awakened.
Now, she was not just Mingyue, the pear blossom tree demon.
She was also Mingyue, the princess of the ancient Witch clan, and Mingyue, the city lord of the apocalypse.
She was also the Mingyue of modern times and the Mingyue of ancient times.
Now, she was filled with rage, the Mingyue who would avenge her friend Zhuji and her sister Baobao.
She sat there, and without even rising, her figure vanished.
Ji Shiyou saw Mingyue disappear. The moonlight scattered, and his figure also vanished within the Purple Gold Palace.
Outside the Purple Gold Palace, Qinglan was controlling the Ten Directions Resentment Demon Array, attacking the Purple Gold Palace.
Suddenly, his hair stood on end, and his heart pounded.
It felt as if a primeval beast was approaching him, and his guard was instantly raised.
However, before he could react, the area of Wuliang Mountain, which had been sealed by the Ten Directions Resentment Demon Array, became chaotic.
Space, wood, metal, water, fire, wind, lightning, electricity, time, weather, rain, earth, and other energies erupted.
They intertwined and clashed, space distorted, and then with a flash of golden light,
Twelve colossal Dharma Idols appeared, encircling the Ten Directions Resentment Demon Array.
These twelve Dharma Idols towered into the sky, each as grand as a mountain.
Some had human faces and beast bodies, some had dog-like ears, and some had green snakes hanging from their ears.
Each exuded an imposing aura, making it impossible to look directly at them.
The pressure they emitted carried the desolation and mystery of the Great Desolation.
Upon closer inspection, they were indeed Dijiang, Jumang, Zhurong, Rushou, Gonggong,
Xuanming, Houtu, Qiangliang, Zhujiuyin, Tianwu, Xizi, and Shebishi, the Twelve Ancestral Witches of the Witch clan.
"Array rise, slay demons."
A clear shout came from high above, it was Mingyue, her Witch clan bloodline awakened.
Her face was frosty and her expression solemn.
Her hair and clothes fluttered in the wind.
She was like a ruler between heaven and earth, looking down at the sky.
At her command, the eyes of the twelve Ancestral Witches, which had been closed, opened.
They shot out beams of light that intertwined and extended in the air.
They converged into a giant golden net, enveloping the Ten Directions Resentment Demon Array.
This was the Heaven and Earth Net formed by the Twelve Divine Demon Dutian Array.
Mingyue had awakened her bloodline, and the various divine abilities of the Witch clan were restored.
She summoned the Dharma Idol golden bodies of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, intending to break the array with an array.
The resentment demons surrounding the Purple Gold Palace saw the approaching golden net.
Sensing danger, they immediately scattered and fled.
But the net of heaven is vast and misses nothing.
Although the golden net appeared to have large meshes, not a single demon escaped.
Before contact, the golden light on the net flickered.
As the resentment demons were illuminated by the golden light, they instantly turned into smoke.
Qinglan saw this and immediately controlled the ghostly face formed by the Ten Directions Resentment Demon Array to charge towards the golden net.
The ghostly face was already colliding with the gate of the Purple Gold Palace and received the command.
It was about to act, but as soon as it turned,
A beam of moonlight descended from the sky, enveloping it.
The moonlight, seemingly as cold as water, instantly became like boiling oil upon contact with the ghostly face.
The ghostly face roared and struggled within the moonlight, emitting thick black smoke.
In a short while, it vanished completely, turning into wisps of smoke.
The moonlight was cast by Ji Shiyou, who had followed closely. He had followed Mingyue out of the Purple Gold Palace and saw Mingyue breaking the array with an array.
Using the Heaven and Earth Net from the Twelve Ancestral Witches, she broke the Ten Directions Resentment Demon Array and annihilated all the resentment demons.
Qinglan controlled the ghostly face to counterattack, and Ji Shiyou casually unleashed a beam of moonlight.
His moonlight was different from ordinary moonlight.
It condensed the pure Taiyin power from the Moon Palace.
Although the Ten Directions Resentment Demon Array was powerful, it was merely an earthly array.
In front of Ji Shiyou, who had regained his divine power, it was as fragile as a clay dog and a pottery tile.
Ji Shiyou could have destroyed the ghostly face with a mere raise of his hand.
Mingyue instantly summoned the Twelve Ancestral Witches, broke the array, and destroyed the resentment demons.
Ji Shiyou casually annihilated the ghostly face, and the two stood in the void.
They appeared like celestial beings descending to earth, or true gods manifesting.
If mortals saw them, they would either be scared out of their wits or fall to their knees in worship.
As for Qinglan's face, it remained calm.
Even the mountain-like Twelve Ancestral Witches did not startle him.
Instead, he narrowed his eyes, staring at Ji Shiyou and Mingyue.
"I didn't expect that, through reincarnation, you could awaken your bloodlines.
The Witch clan, the Moon clan! You are powerful.
But, the Heavenly Dao is immutable, you must die."
Qinglan's words were astonishing, as he recognized the origins of Ji Shiyou and Mingyue.
He also spoke with certainty about their fate.
"Who are you? Just now, inside the Purple Gold Palace,
I recalled a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation and discovered that you existed in every life.
Moreover, in every life, regardless of your gender, age, or appearance, you were called Qinglan."
Ji Shiyou looked at Qinglan, who stood calmly in the air, and asked in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Mingyue beside him also frowned.
What Ji Shiyou said was true. Although she hadn't reincarnated a hundred times like Ji Shiyou,
now that her memories had returned, the name Qinglan was not unfamiliar to her.
In the apocalypse, although Qinglan did not appear directly,
the spatial bracelet left to her by her mother was forged by Qinglan.
In the most recent three reincarnations, in modern times, Qinglan was her master.
In ancient times, Qinglan was Ji Shiyou's master.
And in the Yuehua Realm, Qinglan was a celestial demon, a living immortal.
Thinking of this, Mingyue also looked at Qinglan with confusion.
She didn't understand why he persistently followed Ji Shiyou and herself.
Qinglan appeared in every life of reincarnation.
"Are you surprised? Can't you understand?
In any case, this is the last reincarnation, and everything is about to end.
So, let me tell you the truth before you die. You have both recovered your memories.
You know your identities, one is the pride of the Moon Palace, the other is the princess of the Witch clan.
However, do you know?
From the moment you two were born, your true identities were already decided.
Whether you would be ranked among the immortals or have other arrangements, your destinies absolutely did not include each other.
They say the Heavenly Dao is heartless, and the Supreme forgets emotions.
You should not have had feelings for each other.
But by a twist of fate, you two developed a romantic entanglement.
We originally thought that after the war between Immortals and Demons, Mingyue died,
and there would be no more connection. Your destinies would return to the right track.
Who knew that Ji Shiyou would swear with his divinity to reincarnate a thousand times to find Mingyue.
This bound your destinies together for a hundred thousand years.
To ensure your outcome, I could only reincarnate with you.
And disrupt your relationship from within, so that you would return to your proper paths sooner.
"So, even though your bloodlines have awakened,
it is just a minor accident, and the trajectory of your destiny will not change.
You two must die today."
The uninhibited and casual demeanor of Qinglan was gone, replaced by a sacred aura emanating from him.
He reached out, intending to destroy Ji Shiyou and Mingyue in this life, and end this thousand-lifetime reincarnation.