Chapter 731: Chapter 158: Farewell
The Goddess was stunningly beautiful.
Her mystique, sanctity, and nobility were known to all cultivators across the Ten Thousand Realms.
But what the cultivators didn’t know was that the Goddess was also a woman; she belonged only to Zhou Yan, and only Zhou Yan could truly appreciate the Goddess in her femininity.
It was only through their Dual Cultivation of the soul that Zhou Yan realized how tenderly he should care for this seemingly cold beauty.
If the Holy Daughter Jiang Yuning was like an icy mountain’s snow lotus, pure and perfumed, then Mu Qingyan, the Goddess, was like a bright peony, elegant and ethereal.
Different temperaments, distinct styles, all converged in this spiritually wise woman, leaving one enthralled and restless.
The ghosts in the Netherworld weren’t without physical bodies, but prior to the convergence of the Five Souls, they couldn’t manifest in human form, appearing only as Evil Spirits and Yin Spirits.
However, once becoming one of the Five Soul Envoys, part of the soul evolved into a physical body, materializing a human-like form.
Thus, the Goddess and Lilith were both of incomparable beauty. Indeed, female cultivators above the Five Soul Envoys in the Netherworld, most of whom are extraordinarily beautiful, owe their appearance to the transformation of their souls and the evolution of their physical forms, thereby exhibiting flawless states with few imperfections.
This indeed made Zhou Yan’s physical and soulful interconnection blissful, and with the Goddess’ active "service" at the soul level, words couldn’t describe the immense joy of their heavenly bond.
Zhou Yan’s soul underwent a Nirvana Transformation and ascended; the injuries he sustained after being reclaimed by Lei Yan King began to heal instantaneously, recovering nearly twenty percent.
Although Mu Qingyan also benefited, it was far less than what Zhou Yan gained.
Zhou Yan felt indescribably moved and became even more protective and affectionate towards Mu Qingyan.
In Zhou Yan’s heart, Mu Qingyan didn’t even need to do anything; her beauty and every action left a deep imprint on Zhou Yan’s soul.
In the Netherworld, the ghostly portion of Zhou Yan was initially manifested partly as a physical form which he now retracted into his soul and then...
It was an expression of tumultuous emotions, a release of boundless love.
The soul form, powerful and invincible.
Enduring, everlasting.
This soul cultivation lasted three days and nights.
Although there was no night in the Netherworld, a day in the Netherworld was about two and a half to three days on the Sword Burial Ancestor Star.
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The climate in the Netherworld was somewhat changeable.
The space between Heaven and Earth appeared dim; the Netherworld fog wrapped around the void, making the four fields look hazy. Ahead of them, cultivators without strong Divine Sense or Soul Consciousness could no longer see clearly.
Zhou Yan, holding Mu Qingyan’s hand and accompanied by Lilith, bid farewell to Ping’er.
Ping’er appeared somewhat frail and was reluctant to part with Zhou Yan, but she had to return to the Holy Daughter’s side, as the Holy Daughter would be even lonelier and more lonely alone.
"Master, once Ping’er has completed her tasks, she must return. Although Ping’er would love to stay with Master, the Holy Daughter is now alone and needs Ping’er by her side. Moreover, the Holy Daughter has been continually worried about the Life Soul, so Ping’er must report back."
"Ping’er, go ahead, don’t worry about me. After undergoing my Nirvana Transformation and returning from my ancestral land, I’ll marry both you and the Holy Daughter."
Zhou Yan gently wiped the tears from Ping’er’s eyes, his heart equally reluctant.
But Ping’er had been in the Netherworld for too long, and the Holy Daughter had been constantly in anguish over the Life Soul; Zhou Yan couldn’t allow her to continue suffering because of him.
Moreover—now that he himself had retrieved the Life Soul, and after obtaining the Extreme Cold Ice Soul Stone, he would return to Tianji Mountain on the Sword Burial Ancestor Star to rescue Gu Xi, and then return to his ancestral soul land, Earth.
Lei Yan King’s memories were mostly intact, but some parts remained unclear to Zhou Yan, still elusive from his mind.
For example, his brother Lee Ran; up to this point, his memory of his brother and the incident where Yanyan killed Lee Ran remained blank.
This segment of memory, like the one when he faced Jiang He, seemed non-existent.
It appeared to be erased or perhaps deliberately severed by Lei Yan King himself.
The exact circumstances were unclear to Zhou Yan, and even the Xuanyuan Ancestor couldn’t discern them.
This was why Zhou Yan was eager to return to Earth, to seek the other part of his brother Lee Ran’s soul to uncover the mysteries, simultaneously embarking on the Ancestor Worship path that Xuanyuan Ancestor once mentioned.
Zhou Yan even decided that unless he reached the Sword Ancestor Realm, he would not return to the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, as he stood no chance otherwise.
At the very least, he couldn’t allow his decline to occur in a lower-tier prison plane like the Sword Burial Ancestor Star, lest he fall prey to Demon Hearts manipulating his freedom.
With such a resolution in mind, Zhou Yan knew that even if Ping’er stayed, he would soon depart; thus, when Ping’er wished to return to the True God Plane, Zhou Yan didn’t hold her back.
Still, knowing of Ping’er’s reluctance, he did his utmost to console her.
His promise of ’marriage,’ filled Ping’er’s heart with excitement and happiness, causing tears to blur her beautiful big eyes.
"Master... the Holy Daughter has always been waiting for you, and so has Ping’er. Master, Ping’er is leaving."
Ping’er cried like a little girl.
She had never been good at concealing her emotions, neither in the past nor now.
All her feelings were in those streaming tears.
"Ping’er, after you return, will your family make it difficult for you?"