After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

At that time, she already knew that she would sign a contract with Shi Yan in the "future".

Shi Yan even understood... exactly what was going on with those girls falling in love with him at first sight.

That was not the result of the laws and principles that Loulan had embedded in the destiny.

Shi Yan saw the red line that was rapidly spreading across the scroll of time.

That is the life trajectory called "Teacher's Words".

From the moment he became part of the Outer Heaven, the being named Shiyan had already detached himself from the world and from time.

Even... just a little bit of scattered authority.

That's enough to influence them and make them part of this magnificent tapestry.

Because of the "effect", there is a "cause".

As for... the so-called time paradox?

For the Garbhadhatu Mandala and Master Yan, who have transcended the limitations of the river of time, does such a thing... really exist?

I think... therefore I am.

Shi Yan slowly turned around.

She looked at the radiant woman who had emerged from the boundless sea of ​​stars, standing naked and smiling before her, and gently embraced her.

The ahoge (cowlick) on the forehead of the womb-mandala, which was shimmering with starlight, trembled and rubbed against Shi Yan's neck like a beast.

"Thanks--"

"But right now..."

"I still have things I need to do."

In front of the tavern in Nanjun City, Shi Yan opened his eyes.

Behind her, the Loulan ruler, who had been sitting there nonchalantly and looking aggrieved as she watched Shi Yan bid farewell to each of the girls, suddenly froze, her expression turning solemn as she jumped down.

"Master... said..."

The girl could sense that, in that instant, a complete and utter change seemed to have occurred in Shi Yan.

She... no longer seems like "herself".

The solitary girl seemed to transform into something like Xiao Jingse in that instant.

Do not--

The Lord of Loulan's will was fading, and he even wondered if his memory was flawed. His master said... hadn't it always been like this?

Gently setting down the womb mandala in his arms, Shi Yan looked at Shi Ya.

"Aunt Ya Ya..."

"Ok?"

"Help me put on some clothes... okay?" Shi Yan's eyes crinkled with a smile. "I'll go and bring Qian Rou back."

A world of pristine whiteness.

Snowflakes fell and piled up on the girl's body like goose feathers.

Those bright red, inorganic eyes gazed upon the bustling world, and only the occasional blink seemed to say... the girl was still alive.

In her heart, the girl who had been swallowed by the surging demonic energy was left with only one helpless hand reaching out, tightly clutching a jade dragon.

Mo Shu succeeded in the end.

Using her own bodies, buried beneath the glaciers, as the foundation, the gunshots and blades etched upon the snow-capped peaks as the brushstrokes, and the blood that soaked the snowy fields as the ink, she ultimately... locked Jun Qianrou here.

The time... was exactly three days.

She could have locked it up for much longer.

but--

The longest a phoenix feather can survive is three days.

If Shi Yan hasn't arrived in three days... what's wrong with letting the whole world be buried with him?

Ultimately, it wasn't for the sake of the world that the woman locked Jun Qianrou up.

She... did it all for one person.

Jun Qianrou looked at the snow-covered mountains that had been piled up again by the wind and snow.

Suddenly... in the pure white world, another bright red figure appeared.

Jun Qianrou... no... the Demon Lord suddenly shuddered.

She almost thought that the woman, who seemed endless and impossible to kill, had returned.

But thankfully... this time, it wasn't her.

Her gaze focused on the girl's figure.

Then... in the Demon Lord's heart, the surging demonic energy suddenly began to struggle violently.

"Teacher's words..."

"Teacher's words!!"

"Don't come any closer..."

"Please... don't come any closer..."

Jun Qianrou had already realized that her current state was abnormal.

Even if Shi Yan came, he would probably be torn to shreds without mercy by himself.

Jun Qianrou is neither Shi Yan nor Loulan.

Her sword is not the "Peerless Sword - Enemy of Heaven and Earth" that slayed all enemies in the world a thousand years ago but had no power to kill her lover, but rather... the "Frost Sword Night Star" of "Frost Rainbow Valley".

bang——

The crimson ice sword, reaching for the sky, fell from the heavens and crashed heavily behind Shi Yan, standing tall on the snowy field as if it were about to pierce the earth.

Shi Yan didn't turn around, but just looked at the "snowman" on the snow-capped peak, and walked forward step by step with unwavering determination.

Her cultivation level is declining.

"Ninth level of the Returning to Emptiness Realm..."

"Eighth level of the Returning to Emptiness Realm..."

"Seventh level of the Returning to Emptiness Realm..."

One ice sword after another fell around Shi Yan and onto the snowy field.

But... perhaps it was the Demon Lord's inner struggle that, although it looked terrifying, actually resulted in not a single sword falling on Shi Yan's path.

The spiritual energy emanating from Shi Yan was like a red silk ribbon hanging on those towering swords, adorning the snowy wilderness.

"Ninth level of the initial stage..."

"Eighth level of the initial stage..."

With each step he took, Shi Yan's cultivation level dropped by one level.

Although... the so-called cultivation level has no meaning for Shi Yan, who has already transformed into Zizai.

But in Jun Qianrou's eyes, it was nothing short of divine retribution.

"don't want……"

"Don't come any closer..."

"Ninth level of the Jade Palace Realm..."

"Eighth level of the Jade Palace Realm..."

As his cultivation level gradually declined, even climbing snow-capped peaks seemed to become a difficult task.

Fortunately, it's alright.

Even if his cultivation level turned into a red silk ribbon adorning the world, Shi Yan's physical strength, which increased day by day along with his cultivation level, remained.

Climbing a snow-capped peak is difficult, but not impossible.

Shi Yan just wanted to be closer to Jun Qianrou.

Closer.

Just like... how she and I first met.

At that time, Shi Yan had no cultivation whatsoever; he was merely a "playboy" at the first level of the Body Tempering Realm.

"I already said that..."

"If I were to marry Qianrou—"

"We must choose an auspicious day..."

"The Three Letters and the Six Rites".

"A phoenix coronet and embroidered robe, a ten-mile-long red bridal procession."

Shi Yan gave Jun Qianrou a big smile.

She and Jun Qianrou were only one step away from being together.

This step... is an insurmountable barrier.

That was the insurmountable barrier that Mo Shu risked her life to create.

At this moment, the young girl was dressed in a red dress, with a phoenix coronet and embroidered robe. Every gesture she made exuded charm and elegance.

Although his cultivation level has not recovered, he is still as "weak" as before.

But... her appearance alone is enough to make the world fall.

"I've seen it."

"Today is an auspicious day."

Shi Yan looked up at the sky, and the dark red clouds that had covered the sky with the descent of the "First Demon Lord" instantly dissipated, revealing a dazzling starry sky.