After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

You absolutely cannot blame yourself.

This time it's all the fault of the Lord of Loulan.

After all, the character attribute panel that always surrounds him is almost equivalent to the laws and will that the Lord of Loulan has placed in the Heavenly Principles.

Although... it might be a little bit stiff.

After all, she is no longer the Loulan ruler who sacrificed herself to feed the demon a thousand years ago and ultimately met her demise.

However... the Loulan will that had always followed him was unaware that he had signed a contract with the Womb Mandala and even gained the authority and recognition of the Womb Mandala.

That's really outrageous.

However... if the Lord of Loulan is the same person I was in my first playthrough...

It seems the blame has fallen back on Shi Yan's head.

He shook his head vigorously, refusing to take the blame for this.

For a moment, Shi Yan even wondered what it would have been like if the girl he took with him when he left Nanjun City was not the Pure Color Mandala but the Womb Mandala.

Then... why am I running away when I'm facing Qin Ge?

The authority of the Pure Color Mandala is completely ineffective when faced with Qin Ge, whose will has been exploited, whose personality has been sealed and shattered.

Can--

The authority of the Garbhadhatu Mandala is completely different.

Leaving aside the power of the Womb Mandala, which can reduce the power of both sides to zero.

Even without willpower, a girl's body is still there.

With just a glance, Xiao Tai Cang could make Qin Ge make a peace sign with both hands, roll his eyes, and fall from the sky, trembling all over.

As for... why did destiny intervene at this time?

The girl making a peace sign with both hands instantly turned into two.

If she had been carrying the Womb Mandala, she probably wouldn't have had her chest ripped open by that demonic blade of death, and Jun Qianrou... probably wouldn't have chosen to become the "Demon Lord of a Lifetime" to avenge herself.

Honestly—

It still hurts quite a bit to have my chest ripped open by that deadly blade.

Mo Shu... The feeling of being killed time and time again also made Shi Yan feel sorry for her.

Jun Qianrou's fall into the "Demon Lord of a Lifetime" was similar.

But there are no ifs—

Time may be possible to travel through, but at least... there's no way to reverse it right now.

Shi Yan couldn't simply reload a save file in a game and return to Nanjun City to make another choice.

Shi Yan felt that the Lord of Loulan was unaware of how outrageous the Womb Mandala was, just as the Lord of Loulan felt that it was outrageous that Shi Yan was able to sign a contract with the Womb Mandala.

why?

Why?!

Loulan didn't understand.

Even though all that remains is her will, she deeply understands the meaning of the name Womb Mandala.

She is the Queen of the Land of Joy.

The highest heaven.

The only Great Free Demon in the Outer Heavens.

It is almost... well, you could say it is the embodiment of the outer heavens.

All the extraterrestrial demons are her offspring, including even the Lord of the Free Heaven, Hualetian, and the Pure Color Mandala, who are below one demon and above countless demons.

Can--

How could Shi Yan actually sign a contract with her?

Even if this contract is a form of servitude, it's still a huge profit.

Thinking of what his teacher said, he felt like he was sitting in the arms of a beautiful, voluptuous older sister, as alluring as the true form of a pure-colored mandala, wearing only a thin veil.

The Lord of Loulan felt that he was cured.

Um--

As we all know, the Lord of Loulan, or rather... Shi Yan in the first and second playthroughs, harbored a tiny bit of longing for an older sister deep down.

Especially the older sister who exudes a captivating charm or maternal glow.

She felt no sense of contract at all.

Naturally, one wouldn't sense... that in that contract, Shi Yan... might be the active party.

Even more unexpectedly—

Although the celestial demon form within the womb-mandala is indeed an older sister, she is... the embodiment of mortal will, no, she represents—

However, she has the appearance of an adorable little girl, much like a Pixiu.

But thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so bad.

The will of the Garbhadhatu Mandala represents the manifestation of the true form of the Heavenly Demon, possessing the same will and the same emotions, yet having two completely different appearances and personalities.

This wave... this wave is both offensive and defensive.

but--

The two people looked at each other.

This is vitality.

Shi Yan slightly turned Shi Jiuzhou around and rushed towards the small town at the foot of Frost Rainbow Valley.

That place... the place where she and Mo Shu first met.

The city was filled with panic. The elderly and children, who were physically weak, were unable to escape the overwhelming force that seemed like a catastrophe. Even moving their bodies became a difficult task.

Accustomed to the nourishment of spiritual energy, the body suddenly found itself struggling to breathe in the harsh environment ravaged by demonic energy.

Those cultivators whose cultivation level was only at the Golden Core stage were not much better off.

One by one, their faces turned pale, their beauty faded.

With no time to worry about anything else, including the plight of the world, Shi Yan dismounted from Shi Jiuzhou and headed straight for the tavern.

The tavern was closed.

It was exactly the same as it was back in Jizhou City.

But... this time is different from when we were in Jizhou City.

Back in Jizhou City, although that guy was avoiding Shi Yan, Shi Yan knew that she might be behind the wooden gate of the tavern, reaching out to gently touch the wooden fence and watching his back.

And this time...

Shi Jiuzhou was temporarily taken back into the Purple Mansion Jade Palace, and Shi Yan's figure transformed into a gust of wind and entered the tavern.

There was actually a formation set up at the entrance of the tavern.

Having been tempered and refined over countless years, Mo Shu's array formation skills are no weaker than Xing Jiu's.

However, once the formations detected Shi Yan's aura, they immediately separated, making way for him.

The teacher felt a mix of emotions.

She didn't see... after she stepped into the tavern, a panting young girl's figure fell from the distant sky like a streak of light.

The pure-colored mandala stopped in front of the tavern.

"Wait a minute!!"

They lost their anchor in the teacher's words.

The cultivation level of the Pure Color Mandala rapidly dropped to the highest Golden Core realm in this small city.

Jun Qianrou was locked in the great formation that Mo Shu had finally set up, using her own blood as ink and her remaining body and attacks as the brushstrokes.

Although it appears to be only a stone's throw from the foot of the mountain, that "stone's throw" feels like the ends of the earth.

The Pure Color Mandala, with its cultivation at only the Golden Core Realm, was completely unable to break through the formation left behind by the tavern owner.

Shi Yan entered the tavern.

The tavern was deserted and deathly silent.

Looking at the empty counter, Shi Yan suddenly felt a surge of sorrow.

Loulan's will gently grasped Shi Yan's hand.

To be honest... Shi Yan's body in this life is the same as the young lady he once admired the most.

Back when I was playing the game, I spent ages just creating the character Shi Yan.

I control myself!

"She's not dead yet—"

"Although Jun Qianrou sealed her in the glacier... she also saved her."

"Otherwise, the backlash from that Death Demon Blade would have been enough to kill her."

"After everything is over, you, embraced by that blade of death, or perhaps... that girl from the 'Taiyi Sect'—"

"Anything can save her."

"I understand." Shi Yan gently squeezed the base of Loulan's small hand.

Since it's yourself, you naturally know best where your weaknesses lie.

Whispering in someone's ear is too inappropriate. But... pinching the soft flesh on the base of your thumb is fine.

pity--

Loulan's will was almost nonexistent.

It doesn't feel like Xiaxia's at all when you squeeze it.