Myriad Daos of the Heaven

Youu. He stood behind him, hands clasped behind his back, his expression wooden. His eyes were fixed on him, unblinking.

Jiang Jichen jumped in fright.

He had no idea when Youu had appeared.

From the looks of it, he seemed to have been standing there for a very, very long time.

And yet, he hadn't sensed a thing.

He possessed a Seven-Colored Divine Soul Spiritual Thought, after all.

In the Six Paths Illusion Realm, no one should have been able to appear beside him so silently.

"Youu, are you a ghost? When did you get here?"

"Don't you know you'll scare someone to death, appearing silently like a Ghostly Soul?"

Jiang Jichen immediately launched into a tirade.

He was extremely agitated, his pride wounded.

"Forget."

However, no matter how agitatedly Jiang Jichen berated him, Youu didn't even raise an eyelid, coolly uttering a single word.

Shit!

Hearing Youu's response, Jiang Jichen nearly flew into a rage.

He finally warned, "Youu, don't follow me. Or else, I swear I'll lose it!"

Jiang Jichen was far from calm. Flustered and exasperated, he darted out of the Cultivation Room.

The night was deep, the faint moonlight enchanting and dreamlike.

Jiang Jichen had just passed through a small courtyard when he saw a woman in blue, standing under the moonlight, her jade hand plucking a flower.

Her delicate figure was graceful, her temperament gentle and refined. Ethereal as a fairy, her features were exquisitely perfect. Who else could it be but Luochen Fairy?

"Plucking flowers under the moon, Luochen Fairy; a beauty like wine, intoxicating my heart!"

"On this long, sleepless night, I thought I was the only one who couldn't rest. It seems Luochen Fairy can't sleep either!"

"It seems you and I are truly fated, Luochen Fairy!"

Jiang Jichen had been flustered and exasperated, but upon seeing Luochen Fairy, a series of strange words came out of his mouth, inexplicably and uncontrollably.

Moreover, he realized the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique within him had begun to circulate on its own.

They had drawn close without even realizing it.

Their hands were clasped tightly together.

"I... I have something on my mind!"

Luochen Fairy spoke the words from her heart, unable to stop herself.

This was a private courtyard. Sleep would not come tonight.

'She was thinking about her relationship with Jiang Jichen.'

'From their first meeting to their journey together.'

'From a gradual attraction to a lingering connection they couldn't forget.'

'She knew she had already fallen for this man.'

'But she couldn't love him, because doing so would bring him harm.'

'She was betrothed to that terrifyingly powerful person from the Nine Heavens.'

'She was supposed to become his twentieth concubine.'

'But she had escaped.'

'Yet one day, if that person so wished, he would eventually find her.'

'And in that person's eyes, both she and even Jiang Jichen were as insignificant as dust.'

'But she couldn't stop herself from loving him.'

'Even though she knew it was like a moth flying into a flame...'

'She would still do it without hesitation!'

Jiang Jichen held her hand. He could sense her love, but also the anxiety and fear in her heart.

"Since you have something on your mind, tell me. With me by your side, you need not fear all the Divine Demons in the heavens."

"What joy is there in life if you can't love as your heart desires?"

Jiang Jichen's sweet words were as gentle as the moonlight, intoxicating her.

"Lingchen, if... if one day I suddenly left, would you look for me?" Luochen Fairy suddenly asked.

"Even if you were on a divine altar in the Nine Heavens, I would still come and take you away!"

"Because you are mine. Never mind all the Divine Demons in the heavens—not even the firmament itself can stop me!"

At that moment, the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique inside Jiang Jichen began to circulate faster and faster.

Hearing Jiang Jichen's words, Luochen Fairy's face was filled with adoration.

She suddenly felt herself sinking, completely lost in him.

'Even if she knew a cliff lay ahead, she would still jump without a moment's hesitation.'

'Because she believed the man before her would surely be there to catch her.'

'So be it. If I love him, I love him. What does it matter if that person's subordinates find me?'

'If I'm captured and taken back, it's just some torture and eternal imprisonment. What is there to fear?'

'As long as I have loved, I have no regrets!'

Luochen Fairy whispered in her heart.

This private courtyard was Luochen Fairy's residence.

Her room was only a dozen or so meters away.

As the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique circulated, Jiang Jichen felt a shackle on his body suddenly break open.

If anyone had been there at that moment, they would have seen two spheres of undying demonic fire burning in Jiang Jichen's eyes, looking incredibly sinister.

The Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique in Jiang Jichen's body had broken a shackle, and it seemed to have become more complete.

At the same time, Jiang Jichen could feel the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique within him operating at its absolute limit.

BOOM!

His mind shook as he vaguely saw the subsequent parts of the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique.