I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Yan Qingqiu knew that the Great Celestial Venerable could know Lin Yi's cultivation progress, so she specially dug out Lin Yi's skull and made it into the Demon-Subduing Sword.

The Demon-Subduing Sword is specifically designed to target demons.

It also embodies Lin Yi's hatred for the demon race.

Therefore, all demons will be suppressed, and after being stabbed, they will experience immense pain.

Everyone knew that Yan Qingqiu forged the Demon-Subduing Sword, but no one knew that Lin Yi's skull was added to the sword.

The Emperor's Sword was merely a ceremonial object. Under the cover of fate, no one knew that this sword was Lin Yi, because Yan Qingqiu used Lin Yi's body to create a clone, who also wielded the Demon-Slaying Sword.

Later on the battlefield, Yan Qingqiu successfully awakened a trace of the Demon-Slaying Sword's spirituality. The Demon-Slaying Sword sensed that Yan Qingqiu had killed its master and directly stabbed the fake master to death.

Therefore, people assumed that the demonic sword had backfired, and they could not see any signs of human intervention.

After Lin Yi's death, the victorious side plundered the spoils of war and reduced Lin Yi to ashes, while Yan Qingqiu's true form died by self-immolation in the Star-Picking Tower.

This was the first time Lin Yi, who had lived a frugal life, had spent a lot of money to build a tall building for her, all to make Yan Qingqiu happy.

In reality, given Yan Qingqiu's strength, there is no difference between looking at the stars from a high place and from a low place.

But every time she climbed to a high place afterward, she would recall the scene when Lin Yi and she snuggled together when the Star-Picking Tower was completed.

After the Shang king was defeated, Yan Qingqiu was immediately reincarnated as a fox.

At this moment, the fox clan, having once again chosen the wrong side, had their fortune cruelly plundered.

As a member of the fox clan, Yan Qingqiu began his arduous cultivation journey.

She possesses innate wisdom and her cultivation has not been diminished; she can fully help the fox clan rise to power.

But that would be too high-profile.

After that, Yan Qingqiu also created countless clones to search for information everywhere.

Only then did I realize that Jiang Linglong had taken both the Demon-Slaying Sword and the Demon-Subduing Sword, which was part of the agreement, and she had done a good job.

It was worth it for her to reveal the secret to Jiang Linglong and tell her the whole truth.

As Lin Yi had predicted, the celestial realm repelled the demon realm in order to receive offerings from the mortal world.

The Zhou dynasty replaced the Shang dynasty and became the ruler of the world. From then on, the highest ruler of the world was no longer the king, but the Son of Heaven.

The fortune of the mortal realm is also continuously supplied to the celestial realm.

The Zhou dynasty, which originally had a national destiny of only eight hundred years, needed a longer period of recovery because it consumed too much of the power of the immortal realm during its founding.

The nation's destiny spanned eight hundred years, but now it has become eight thousand years.

Yan Qingqiu didn't care about any of this.

She was simply using her clone to keep a close eye on the movements of the Demon-Subduing Sword and the Emperor Sword.

Looking at them is like looking at Lin Yi still by my side.

The Emperor's Sword was taken by the Zhou Emperor because the gems on it were very beautiful.

From then on, the Emperor's Sword was passed down and became the sword of emperors generation after generation.

Until the Demon Ancestor wreaked havoc on the world, stirring up bloodshed and chaos.

Among them, there is a most troublesome inner demon that uses the mind as its guide to incite conflict among nations.

At that time, Jiang Linglong had been buried for many years, and the Demon-Subduing Sword, the Demon-Slaying Sword, and the Judgment Sword that Jiang Linglong forged after becoming the King of Qi were all taken into the coffin.

At that time, Jiang Linglong was buried as a princess of the Qi Kingdom, using her identity as her daughter.

At that time, she could no longer suppress her madness. Lin Yi's blood could calm her down, but it was only temporary.

Left with no other choice, she sealed herself away in the Crystal Palace.

With the Demon-Subduing Sword no longer available in the mortal realm, only imperial weapons can be used to suppress it.

At that time, the Zhou emperor had lost power, but only his sword was the true emperor's sword.

Thus, the Emperor's Sword became a sealing artifact, and was sealed beneath the Xiang River.

Coincidentally, Jiang Linglong's tomb is also located beneath the Xiang River.

The two have been neighbors for over a thousand years.

Amidst the chaos of war, new protectors finally emerged, but they vanished within a few years.

But Yan Qingqiu was not disappointed; she knew it was destined to fail.

Her daily routine consists of cultivation, and she has a fox clone who drinks water by the Xiangjiang River.

Her gaze was deep, reaching down to the bottom of the river where her lover slept...

And so another thousand years passed.

The fox had forgotten how long it had been waiting; it just kept waiting day after day.

Finally, one day, the sword moved.

And the baby that Yan Qingqiu secretly preserved as blood has finally grown up.

He and a female ghost fled to the banks of the Xiang River. In order to capture a water ghost, he jumped into the water and was then fatally struck by a fox.

The sword lying at the bottom of the lake gradually transformed into a human form...

"You're finally back, but I have to leave..."

After waiting for more than nine thousand years, she was finally able to meet her lover.

However, she resolutely turned her head and hurriedly left, leaving only a few drops of water vapor in the air.

The fragmented memories finally came to an abrupt end...

written request for leave

There's only one chapter left. I'll take a good look at what plot holes I haven't filled yet, and I'll update tomorrow.

Chapter 721 The Grand Finale

What is love in this world that makes people willing to die for it?

The nine-tailed celestial fox ultimately failed to overcome her love tribulation and thus died in the end.

He paved the way for his loved ones with his own life.

If she hadn't died, the power of fate wouldn't have descended upon Lin Yi, the Great Celestial Venerable's mindset wouldn't have been affected, and Lin Yi wouldn't have been able to kill him.

Without killing the Great Celestial Venerable, Lin Yi could not attain enlightenment.

All laws share the same origin, and all laws return to the same source.

If one cannot reclaim the origin of the Great Dao, there is no point in discussing the attainment of the Dao.

The Great Celestial Venerable is Lin Yi's true tribulation, and without sacrificing Yan Qingqiu, Lin Yi will not be able to overcome this tribulation.

Yan Qingqiu's tribulation is a tribulation of love, while Lin Yi's tribulation is a tribulation of killing.

Lin Yi only now understands this principle.

However, time cannot be turned back.

What's the point of him only finding out about Yan Qingqiu's scheme now that it's already happened?

At this moment, the grief in Lin Yi's heart surged like waves, one after another, without end.

The Rinnegan, transformed from the Six-Tails, slowly descended and stayed by Lin Yi's side. Although it did not speak, its eyes revealed concern.

And so, Lin Yi remained in the endless starry sky, and no one knew how much time had passed.

When the Great Celestial Venerable died, the mortal realm also changed rapidly. The fortune that the celestial realm had once plundered returned to the mortal realm, and the celestial realm began to slowly merge with the mortal realm.

The celestial realm was originally a part of the human world. However, as more people became immortals, the largest part that originally belonged to the human world was separated out, and thus, the celestial beings and humans became two different races.

Ultimately, immortals and humans should be of the same kind.

Besides the immortals who wield power, the celestial realm also contains many ordinary people who have not yet become immortals. These people did not die at Lin Yi's hands, but now their fortune and immortal energy are flowing to the mortal world, which is something that terrifies them greatly.

The land of the immortal realm began to crumble, rivers began to overflow, and flames erupted from the ground...

These are all calamities that the mortal realm has suffered, and now the celestial realm is experiencing them as well. Perhaps this is a form of retribution!

At this moment, Lin Yi was still sitting alone in the starry sky.

Everything that the Great Celestial Venerable possessed was being slowly absorbed by him. Lin Yi's last hope was that after taking control of the Great Celestial Venerable's power, he could resurrect the dead.

He knew that reincarnation was ordained by fate, and that it would be a grave mistake for him to try to control it.

But he didn't care about any of that.

Lin Yi was willing to pay any price if he could bring Bixia and Yan Qingqiu back to life.

"When you attain enlightenment, you will no longer be able to indulge in any human love or affection. To control the Way of Heaven, you must uphold the will of Heaven and extinguish human desires."

Lin Yi was pondering what he would do after gaining control of the Heavenly Dao when he suddenly heard Nuwa's voice in his ear.

Unbeknownst to them, Nuwa also appeared in this endless starry sky, standing opposite Lin Yi.

Lin Yi was deeply saddened. Now, when he looked at Nuwa, he no longer felt that flutter of emotion or desire.

He remained calm and said, "I can choose not to control the Heavenly Way."

"When all things return to their origin, you will be the Way of Heaven."

Nuwa's words were truly a bucket of cold water poured over Lin Yi's head.

Without controlling the authority of Heaven, one has no power to resurrect the dead.

If one were to control the Heavenly Way, one could not do anything that violated the rules of the Heavenly Way, and one must uphold the will of Heaven and extinguish human desires.

"They were merely a test on your path to enlightenment. Now that you have overcome this hurdle, why remain attached to them?"

Nuwa's expression was indifferent, and her stunning beauty, at this moment, made Lin Yi feel somewhat disgusted.

"They are not stepping stones for my growth, they are my lovers, do you understand?"

“I understand, but this is your destiny, and their destiny as well.”

"I cannot accept this statement."