Hell Emperor.

Chapter 666 Ye Jie - Hope
"In this way, his file will be completed, and he will no longer have to worry about being punished by heaven and earth."

After the file revisions were completed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After many twists and turns, including defeating the Asura King and the Snow Mountain Goddess, the ending was ultimately good. With Ye Jie's help, the infant was spared death, the curse he was born with was removed, and he gained the recognition of heaven and earth.

Seeing that the baby was finally safe, Jamila wept with joy and thanked Ye Jie and his group profusely for their help. Ye Jie simply waved his hand and used his magic to send her back to a safe place at the foot of the mountain.

After the incident was resolved, Yao Bai suddenly said to the Snow Mountain Goddess, "Speaking of which... the Arrow of Kama is so dangerous, we can't let you keep it to harm mortals any longer. It's better to hand it over to us for safekeeping."

The Snow Mountain Goddess glanced at her but didn't say much. She simply took out a gilded arrow and handed it to Yao Bai.
"This is the Arrow of Kama. Now that the matter is settled, may you leave?"

After a pause, the Snow Mountain Goddess gazed into the distance, her gaze settling on the broken mountain ridge in the distance: "The sacred mountain was destroyed by calamity, and countless lives were lost. It will take a long time to recover. During the process of the sacred mountain's recovery, I hope that outsiders will not enter this place."

Ye Jie was not surprised to sense the implied expulsion in the Snow Mountain Goddess's words. Strictly speaking, his previous battle with Emperor Gouchen had destroyed the Snow Mountain Goddess's homeland. Under such circumstances, it was no wonder he couldn't expect to receive a pleasant response.

However, Ye Jie could not leave so easily: "I still have something to finish, and I will not leave here until that matter is resolved."

"What is it?" the Snow Mountain Goddess asked.

"I am searching for the prisoners captured by Emperor Gouchen and brought here. They are very important to me. It's a pity that Emperor Gouchen escaped first and failed to point out the prisoners' location. This snow mountain is so vast that if we continue searching slowly, it may take forever. If you know anything, please tell us. After we have accomplished our mission, we will leave and restore peace to this place," Ye Jie said slowly.

Li Feie seemed to have caught something, and her bright eyes sparkled with curiosity: "By the way, you still haven't told us why you fought against Emperor Gouchen. Emperor Gouchen is a powerful figure who rules this continent. What exactly caused you to fight him?"

Li Feie's words immediately piqued everyone's curiosity. The situation had been urgent, and Ye Jie's arrival had indeed relieved everyone's immediate crisis, to the point that everyone had forgotten the key question: why was he here, and why was he fighting against the Gouchen Emperor who ruled the continent?
Seeing that everyone was concerned about this matter, Ye Jie did not hide anything and told them the truth:

"Following the intelligence I had gathered, I searched for the people in the Ksitigarbha Palace, hoping to find out the whereabouts of Fairy Zixia from them. I finally found them, but they had been captured by Emperor Gouchen, so I came here to investigate."

Upon learning this, everyone's expressions changed, and Yunxiu was overjoyed: "So, as long as we find those people, we can find clues to go home! And thus return to our own era!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions on everyone's faces varied. Some were deeply moved and their eyes welled up with tears, while others felt a pang of sadness, seemingly reluctant to leave the present era. But without a doubt, Yunxiu's words also gave everyone a great deal of motivation, and the hope of restoring order was just ahead!

Even Ye Jie couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of returning to the era he once knew.

In this era, although he possesses the complete Book of Life and Death and his strength has reached the Great Dao level, seemingly far superior to his former self, there is one thing he can never make up for: his companions and family from the past. "Xiao Wei, don't worry, it won't be long before I find a way to return, and we'll be able to meet again."

Ye Jie clenched his fists. His longing for Xia Wei was no less than Yun Xiu's longing for her loved ones. He was determined to find a way home no matter what.

Of the group, only Shen Qingge remained silent, her expression thoughtful. Ye Jie noticed her unusual demeanor and asked her:
"What's wrong? Qingge, you don't seem as happy as everyone else. Isn't the chance to return to our era exciting news?"

Shen Qingge shook her head, her expression not improving despite Ye Jie's concern, and simply said:
"No...that is indeed good news, but things are probably not that simple."

"what?"

Ye Jie looked at her with a puzzled expression, to which Shen Qingge simply explained:

"Everything we do in this era will not disappear into thin air. In other words, the future has already been drastically altered by our actions. Every future is a completely new possibility, and we may not be able to return to the original possibility."

Shen Qingge's words immediately awakened everyone. The cheers and jubilation just moments before quickly subsided, replaced by complete silence. Everyone was pondering the meaning behind Shen Qingge's words, and eventually came to a conclusion that was hard to accept.

Li Feie gasped, "Does Master mean we can never go back to that era? Even if we find Fairy Zixia and return to five hundred years later, everything in that era will be vastly different from what we remember..."

Shen Qingge nodded slightly: "Before final confirmation, we must prepare for the worst, because no one knows what might happen."

Ye Jie's heart skipped a beat, and he had also considered this possibility, but he was unwilling to accept it no matter what: "No... there must be a way!"

If the future era becomes completely different, wouldn't all the experiences he and his companions shared, the bonds that bound them together, be gone? What's the point if only Ye Jie remembers them?
Thinking of this, Ye Jie felt a pang of bitterness. He had long known that returning to the original era would not be so simple, but the current situation still dealt him a heavy blow. The more he drastically altered the current era, the more unrecognizable the future era would become, until it would become something he would never recognize.

Noticing the pain on Ye Jie's face, his companions also showed their empathy and sorrow. If it were possible, they wished that everything could return to normal, but unfortunately, that was just wishful thinking.

“I think I understand what you’re saying now… So you’re not from this world, nor are you demons. In that case, perhaps I have a way to help you.”

Just as everyone fell silent, a voice from behind rekindled their hope.

(End of this chapter)