I tried to kill the heroines of destiny, but they ended up chasing after me.

Now, with the added pressure of the previous situation, the ancient primordial spirit has been completely frozen by the Yellow Springs, becoming a giant ice tree statue.

Huang Quan stood beside the Ancient Yuan Divine Tree, his expression complex. Although he already knew everything, the experience of adding insult to injury made him feel as if he were personally experiencing the sorrow of the two brothers.

He knew that the Ancient Primordial Divine Tree was no longer his brother's original consciousness, but had become a new consciousness under the influence of that external secret technique...

He also knew that the black maple tree was his younger brother, who had separated from the ancient primordial spirit tree...

He also knew that when the black maple tree turned into an ice sculpture, a hint of reluctance flashed in its eyes...

Finally, he shifted his gaze to the black maple tree and continued, "Although its consciousness is different now, it is still your brother. Although it didn't save you back then, I felt boundless remorse in its heart. How to deal with it is up to you..."

"I don't want to get involved in the grudges and conflicts between the four clans. You can decide what to do next for yourself!"

At this point, Huang Quan's figure immediately transformed into a streak of light and flew towards a valley. Through the memories of the ancient primordial spirit tree, Huang Quan knew that he was there...

At this moment, only the black maple tree remained on the entire battlefield, silently watching the frozen ancient primordial spirit tree. Its eyes were filled with complex emotions, because Huang Quan's words had deeply moved it.

"I think the hatred between us brothers has lasted for far too long, so let this snowflake take away all our grudges!"

What do you think, brother?

The wind and snow continue, the visitor is not a stranger, but someone who expresses affection, yet not just affection, but a whispered confession, allowing this feeling to endure forever...

……

In the blink of an eye, another six months have passed.

After the war between the four clans, Xiyu finally returned to peace. The black maple tree did not devour the ancient primordial god tree, but instead took it into the dark space, never to emerge again.

Before that, the Black Maple Tree had also released the three races he controlled, restoring their freedom.

Straw hat, raincoat, rainy day.

A person arrived at a door.

when!when!when!

"Is anyone there? I'm just passing by and the rain is so heavy that I'd like to ask for a place to take shelter. I wonder if the owner can help me?" the man called out.

"Oh, it's nothing, come in!" A light voice immediately came from inside the room.

"Excuse me!" Upon hearing this, the person said no more, pushed open the door, and went straight inside.

The room was very tidy, with a bed, a table, and a pile of firewood.

"Please sit down!" The speaker was a young man, who was also the owner of the house.

At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged by the firewood, making a fire to keep warm.

"Thank you!" The person seeking shelter from the rain sat down cross-legged beside him. "The rain outside is getting heavier and a bit chilly. This house may be small, but we can still light a fire to keep warm."

“Indeed, if it rains in Xiyu, it can be cold for several days, and the rain can last a long time…” The young man looked at the rain outside and said softly.

"Hehe, I think this rain will stop in three more days, no, at most three more days!"

"Three days?"

"Yes, and the rain will stop in three days. There will probably be many more footprints on the roads outside."

"The journey... has nothing to do with the weather."

"Hmm?" The person sheltering from the rain asked in confusion, then laughed and said, "That's true, but the journey is related to the person. If a person doesn't want to walk, then no matter how long the journey is, they will stop at their feet. But if they are willing to walk, the journey will never end."

coax……

At this moment, a fire was started. The fire was strong and warm, which was in stark contrast to the cold outside.

"Why walk a road that has no end?" the young man asked.

“Because of the promise!” the person seeking shelter from the rain whispered.

"A promise?" The young man frowned slightly and murmured.

“Yes, you made a promise to someone, and that gives you a reason to keep going. That’s human nature,” the person seeking shelter from the rain explained.

"is it?"

"I believe you will understand that some things need to be let go. The road ahead is still long..."

"Who are you? Hmm? Where is he?" the young man suddenly asked, but when he turned around, he could not see the person who had taken shelter from the rain, as if the person had never appeared at all.

"Is the road... still long?" The young man sighed softly, his expression complicated. "Never mind, although Yu Fei has lost his memory, he has started a new life. Perhaps, I should leave."

This young man was none other than Huang Quan, who had rescued Yu Fei. He had been guarding Yu Fei here for half a year, and now, through his conversation with the person sheltering from the rain, although he didn't know who the other person was, he already knew that he should leave...

Meanwhile, directly above Xiyu, the man who had taken shelter from the rain stood with his hands behind his back, quietly looking at Huang Quan, a smile appearing on his lips: "You're not confused, perhaps you're just missing a point. Now I'll help you find that point, which is the last thing I can do for you..."

Three days later, when the rain stopped, a magnificent rainbow appeared in Xiyu. In addition, a less noticeable streak of light streaked across the sky.

It's drizzling on the road, but the drizzle makes the road work.

It was a very short journey; it had only just begun before it was over.

With a year and a half remaining before the end of his promise to Huang Quan, he had basically finished everything he needed to do.

Moreover, during his six months in Xiyu, he gradually stabilized his state of mind, and his cultivation level also increased significantly, so he successfully opened the fourth word of the True Law.

Those were the characters for "decision" in blue.

In addition, he also refined all his spiritual techniques again, and could raise the Five Elements Array with the slightest thought. He had reached a level of consummate skill, including the most complex Netherworld God Technique, which he had also cultivated to the eighth stage. Entering the final ninth stage was absolutely a certainty.

As for the Transformation Technique he created, the continent formed by it is no longer a simple prototype, but rather has a faint sense of substance. If it is combined with the cycle of time and the power of cause and effect that he has recently comprehended, it is enough to deceive people into believing that it is real. People with lower cultivation levels than him will not be able to distinguish between reality and illusion when they are on that continent.

In fact, Huang Quan had always had a feeling that if his Transformation Technique were to grow to its full potential, he might be able to create a world just like the True Profound Continent, but it was just not the right time yet.

In short, if he were to encounter Zhu Yongyue, who is in the mid-stage of the Heavenly Lord realm, he would definitely be able to put up a fight and would not be as controlled as before. Even if he were to encounter Zhu Yongyue, who is in the late-stage of the Heavenly Lord realm, he would be able to protect himself.

In the Heavenly Mystery Mirror, on an unnamed mountain, Huang Quan stood atop the mountain, gazing at the giant bumblebee thousands of miles away, and sighed softly.

"My power is not enough..." Huang Quan frowned slightly and murmured softly. Then, he slowly sat cross-legged on a smooth rock nearby.

"According to the Tree of Time, the people I will soon face will almost all be at least at the True Profound Realm level, and if I want to fight against them, I must have sufficient strength..."

"The person mentioned by the Tree of Time, that person's younger brother, that person's eldest disciple, that person's second disciple Huang Sheng, and the purple-clad woman who might become my enemy..." In silence, Huang Quan slowly closed his eyes.

"Right now, there are only two ways to improve my strength. The first is the True Law, but I only just unlocked the fourth level of the True Law after three months, so trying to comprehend it again would inevitably waste a lot of time..."

"If that's the case, it seems I only have the second method left." With this thought in mind, Huang Quan's expression became more resolute: "No problem! I'll have to confront them sooner or later anyway, and now might be the perfect time."

Having made his decision, Huang Quan stopped thinking and quickly entered a state of complete emptiness and meditation.

……

A world of red and gray consciousness, peace, and the location of that Rubik's Cube.

"Can you feel it?" On a gray and red plaza that had been transformed, Xiao Gu Qici gently raised her head, looked at the gray half of the sky, and then asked An Ran beside her with a somewhat inexplicable question.

“I sensed it,” An Ran replied. “Didn’t you already know that?”

"It's so awkward! I don't know how to face him," said Xiao Gu Qi Ci.

Do you think he doesn't have the ability?

"No! I just think it's not the right time yet, after all, the power of this Rubik's Cube is too strong," Xiao Gu Qi Ci said with some worry.

"Let's just trust him for now! Besides, he's the only one we can trust," An Ran said.

"Although it's a bit late for me to say this now, I still want to ask, what if we fail?" Xiao Gu Qi Ci said.

"Failed? If we failed, then let's perish together with this True Profound Continent! Anyway, I think dying in our own homeland isn't such a bad thing." An Ran said with a very open mind.

"You're being too pessimistic! This is quite different from what you just said about believing in him!" Xiao Gu Qici said.

"You should always try to look on the bright side! Otherwise, do you expect me to worry about this and that like you?" An Ran shrugged and said very naturally.

Xiao Gu Qi Ci was a little speechless, which made her look at the Rubik's Cube floating above them, and then subconsciously shake her head.

“It’s only been a little over a year,” An Ran said with a slight smile.

"Oh? So, you're experiencing... mortal time right now?" Xiao Gu Qici couldn't help but ask.

"Perhaps it's because 'I' only have a little over a year left to live that time seems to pass so slowly?" At this moment, despite it being a matter of life and death, Xiao Gu Qici appeared unusually calm, as if she were talking about something unrelated to herself.

"You really have a big heart! You should know that if she can't break through in a little over a year, your fate will be sealed, and you will die." An Ran said with a slight twitch of her eyebrows.

But as soon as these words were spoken, both Xiao Gu Qi Ci and An Ran, who were present, fell silent.

After three breaths, An Ran tentatively asked, "Are you confident?"

"A little bit!" Xiao Gu Qici looked up at the Rubik's Cube above her and replied softly.

"Only a little?" An Ran frowned as she spoke.

“Indeed, it’s only a little bit, to be precise, it should be less than one-thousandth!” Xiao Gu Qici said, her eyes flashing.

An Ran and Xiao Gu Qi Ci exchanged a glance, but the worry in their eyes became even more pronounced.

After a short while, An Ran said, "Over countless years, this Rubik's Cube has gathered the power of nine generations of our lives. Even I wouldn't dare say I could withstand 100% of the energy within it. Moreover, during this period, neither you nor I can intervene, so..."

“I know…” Before An Ran could finish speaking, Xiao Gu Qi Ci interrupted, “I will be in considerable danger, but as you said, I have no time left, I can only take a gamble.”

"No, no, no, you still have time. You can come back in six months, or in the last month. That way, the success rate will be higher. You're being a bit too hasty now," Xiao Gu Qi Ci advised.

However, An Ran shook her head and replied, "The leaders from the outside world, Huang Sheng, Huang Sheng's master, and those two mysterious people, I guess they should all be showing up soon. And I don't think we have the strength we have now to deal with them, so I really don't have time."

"Who told you to deal with them? You could have hidden first!" Xiao Gu Qici said.

"Hide? Where can they hide? Once Huang Sheng's master appears, he will definitely purge the True Profound Continent to ensure that they will have no obstacles when they leave the True Profound Continent."

“This?” An Ran was speechless.

"If that time really comes, even if there are only a thousand people, the fire of the True Profound Continent must be passed on!" Perhaps sensing the displeasure in An Ran's tone, Xiao Gu Qi Ci quickly explained.

“Yes! That’s true…” An Ran didn’t refute An Ran. He calmed himself down and said, “But I think even if that person is willing to save a thousand people from the True Profound Continent, those thousand people may not necessarily be able to continue living in some future world…”

"They are from the True Profound Continent, while the person who saved them is from another world. Although there are kind-hearted people in the world, that person is definitely not too kind, because this world was originally a stepping stone he created for his own homeland..."

"I won't say who these thousand people will be, nor how they will be selected, nor what impact the destruction of the universe and the matter of these thousand people will have on the True Profound Continent if this is revealed. I will only say whether these thousand people can truly survive..."

"Whether that person treated these thousand people as slaves, as members of their clan, or as beasts, we don't know. But what is certain is that once these thousand people leave the True Profound Continent, they will definitely lose their freedom and suffer a fate worse than death!" As he said this, his tone seemed to become agitated.

At this moment, Xiao Gu Qi Ci and An Ran fell silent for the second time.

They understood perfectly well. In fact, it was precisely because they understood that they didn't want Huang Quan to come into contact with the Rubik's Cube so soon, because Huang Quan was their only hope. If he failed, they would truly have nothing left.

After he finished speaking, the two fell silent for the third time.

Five breaths later, Xiao Gu Qi Ci sighed.