I, the mortal, come from the great world of Xuanhuang

The Spirit Race and the Stone Race are gone!
This was the message Xiao Xun'er brought him. Fang Yu was somewhat surprised by Xiao Xun'er's arrival, because he didn't expect her to come here in person to bring him such a message. This really surprised him. However, even though he was surprised, he didn't say much, because Xiao Xun'er's arrival didn't mean much to him. She was just here to tell him a message. He could guess the purpose of Xiao Xun'er's visit.

"Father said you are not from the Dou Qi Continent, so Father hopes to get your help to fight against the Soul Clan together. At that time, our clan will fully support you to become the ruler of this Dou Qi Continent."

Xiao Xun'er's words surprised Fang Yu, as he hadn't expected her father to be so clever. However, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, but I really can't trust your family's reputation. After all, you should know very well how your family treated ours. Therefore, I can't and won't agree to the condition your father proposed. After all, the Soul Emperor is now a tool in my hand, and what I need to do is use this tool to wipe out all your families. The Soul Emperor will achieve his goal, and I will achieve mine. Then all I need to do is destroy the Soul Emperor. Of course, it's also possible that the Soul Emperor will destroy me..." "We're finished. No matter who kills whom, we'll achieve the same goal: you're all gone. That's our objective. Do you understand? If I were alone, wiping out your entire clan would be incredibly difficult. So, I plan to use the Soul Emperor's blade to exterminate your clan and all those other filthy and foolish clans. Why are they filthy? Because their actions haven't been much more honorable than the Soul Clan's. They're foolish because they clearly knew of the Soul Clan's threat—I've already warned them—yet they refused to listen. They're a bunch of idiots, and their demise is only natural." After all, the fewer fools like you, the better. Besides, you've dominated this Dou Qi Continent for far too long; it's time for a change. It would be a great pity if you didn't. So, I'm saying I won't help you. You can go back and tell your father I won't help. I won't help with this, and I can't do it. Even if I could, I would absolutely not help your family fight the Soul Clan. I can't possibly break a sharp blade I've painstakingly forged for the sake of fools like you. I'm sorry, I can't do it, I can't. I can't do that. Therefore, you shouldn't even think about it. So, you should just obediently go back and wait to die with your father. "Of course, for Xiao Yan's sake, I can give you a way out: stay here and marry me as my concubine. That way, you'll have a chance to live; otherwise, death is your only fate. I'm not deceiving you; I'm just stating a fact. You should understand this fact, so stop struggling in vain. It's pointless. If you had any other way to survive, you wouldn't be begging me. Your father wouldn't let you do this; they can't bear the shame. The reason you're doing this is because they're desperate. Their only option is to get my help, to find a way to destroy the Soul Emperor. This is their only hope, their only chance to survive."

"So I hope you understand what I'm saying: if you want to live, stay; if you want to die, go back. Don't linger here any longer, because if you delay any longer, you might not even have the chance to collect your father's body. I know your father is very powerful. If he had the courage to self-destruct like my ancestor did, perhaps he could have delayed the Soul Emperor's plan, or perhaps he could have taken the Soul Emperor down with him, completely destroying the sword I forged. But I don't think your father has that kind of courage. If he did, the Soul Clan should have been wiped out long ago, and your family..." They would become the most powerful family in the Dou Qi Continent, perhaps even unifying the entire continent. Therefore, your family lacks the ambition, and neither does your father. So, you'd better hurry back to collect your father's body. I believe his corpse has been waiting for you for a long time. Don't think I'm talking nonsense or lying, because it's pointless. Your father was absolutely no match for the Soul Emperor. Although their strength and cultivation levels were comparable, he was still no match for the Soul Emperor. Because compared to the Soul Emperor… He's incredibly stupid, unbelievably stupid. In this situation, how could he possibly be a match for the Soul Emperor, right? So, all you can do now is go back and collect your father's body. There's no other choice. It's the only thing you can do. Of course, after collecting the body, you might lose your life. That's a possibility, and I don't want that to happen either, but there's no other way. You and your father are both so foolish. You'd better stay here, or you might really die. Honestly... "If it weren't for Xiao Yan's sake, I would have already left you here forever, because the benefits of killing you would be immense. But for Xiao Yan's sake, I've ultimately chosen to spare your life, and I hope you'll stay and become my servant. That way, perhaps your family's bloodline can be preserved. Otherwise, your family will be completely wiped out in this Dou Qi Continent. This is something that will happen very soon, and I think you understand this, otherwise you wouldn't be here. So stay, or you really will die."

"I'd rather die than stay and become your concubine, so give up on that idea."

Xiao Xun'er left in a huff. She was extremely angry, but it was all in vain.

After Xiao Xun'er left, Xiao Yan also arrived, and he arrived very quickly, seemingly wanting to see Xiao Xun'er one last time.

Unfortunately, the two did not meet.

"She is coming?"

"Yes, Xiao Xun'er came and left, very quickly, so you won't see her. If you're here as a mediator, I advise you not to speak. It won't do you any good, because her purpose in coming is to ask me to help her resolve the problem of the Soul Emperor. However, that's impossible. I absolutely cannot help her, because I painstakingly forged the Soul Emperor's sword, and I cannot break it myself. That's why she left disappointed. I hope you understand what I'm saying, so please don't say anything more. This isn't good for either of you. There's absolutely no possibility between you two, and I hope..." You understand this: there's absolutely no possibility between you two. If there were even the slightest possibility, things wouldn't have ended up like this. Besides, what was her purpose in coming to our family? Don't forget, she came to our family not for you. You're not handsome, not dashing, and have no charm whatsoever. Under these circumstances, you'd better not do anything foolish or stupid, thinking that if you ask me for help, I'll step in. That's impossible. Even if she makes the best promises, I absolutely will not help. It means nothing to me. I hope you understand this; I'm not lying. I'm telling you a fact, a truth, and honestly, this isn't good for me. I've gone through so much hardship for this moment, and I can't let your words change what I'm doing. So I hope you won't do anything to put me in a difficult position; you'd better not do anything like that. What you need to do now is focus on your cultivation. Don't think about those things; they're of no benefit or value to you. Only with sufficient strength can you accomplish what you need to do. If you truly want to save her, you'd better strive to become stronger; otherwise, you really have no hope whatsoever. To save her, you at least need to become more powerful. "At the very least, you need to become a Dou Sheng, or even a Dou Di. That's the bare minimum you need to do, instead of begging me for help. Because I won't help. How could I possibly help, right? You should also know very well that I won't help, so don't even think about doing anything foolish. If you go to her with your current abilities, it's pure suicide. You'd better not do something so stupid, because if you do, you really won't survive. Not only will you not survive, but all your previous efforts will be in vain. Is that what you want to see? Sacrificing so much for her alone, that's not what you want to see, is it? So I hope you can be rational and not do anything foolish for a woman."

"But I still hope you can help me. As long as you can help, I will agree to do whatever you want me to do in the future. My request is very simple: just let her live. Nothing else matters. I have no good feelings towards their family, so I hope you can promise me to let her live."

After listening to Fang Yu's words, Xiao Yan hesitated for a long time before making his request: to let Xiao Xun'er live alone. He also had no goodwill towards Xiao Xun'er's family. However, Fang Yu said:
"It's not that I don't want her to live, but I gave her a chance, and she didn't want to stay. If she had stayed, everything would have been fine; she would have survived without any problems or harm. I can guarantee that. I will never let the Soul Emperor harm her; I can also guarantee that to you and to her. But she doesn't want to stay. She insists on going back to collect her father's body and then seeking death. In that case, I have no way to keep her alive. Going to their family to save her is impossible. My mission isn't finished; I can't risk that for her. It's absolutely impossible. Forget about it; I will never agree to that. I hope you understand what I'm saying. Everything I'm saying is for our family. Although I no longer belong to your family, I am doing this for your family. I may not have much of a connection with your family, only that my bloodline belongs to them. But I'm doing all this so that your family can become stronger. After all, when I unify the entire Dou Qi Continent, the entire family will gain immense benefits." The biggest benefit would be that I'd done my part for the family, right? So what you all need to do now is wait for me to unify the entire Dou Qi Continent. Don't think about anything else; it won't benefit you or make any sense to you. If you insist on doing something foolish, I won't stop you, but you need to think carefully about the consequences. You will die, and die a horrible death. Don't blame me for not saving you then. Because I won't save a fool. To me, if you really go to their family to save her, then I can only say that you are a complete and utter fool, not... A person of deep affection and loyalty should do the following: find a way to buy her a good coffin and send her off to the afterlife. That's what you should do, not seek death. Doing so will only add another corpse to their family, and not even one of theirs. No one will be there to collect your body, so you won't even have anyone to bury you. I won't bury you either, because you're far too foolish, foolish to the point I can't even imagine. Therefore, I hope that for the sake of the family, you won't do anything foolish again. This will bring you no benefit whatsoever; it's purely suicide. Please, don't go and seek your death.”

Fang Yu's words silenced Xiao Yan.

(End of this chapter)