After I Died My Dao Companion Drowns in Endless Regret Chapter 117

Wei Yunshu smiled but didn’t directly answer Yue Ying’s words.
Yue Ying was silent for a moment, then let out a soft laugh. “Daoist Bo has been in seclusion for so long. Do you know about the changes in the Academy, and even the entire divine realm?”
Wei Yunshu said, “I have already received news from my junior sisters.”
Yue Ying asked again, “Then has Daoist friend decided whether to stay or leave?” Before Wei Yunshu could answer, she said, “But Daoist friend is under the Black Lord. You probably wish to act in line with Dan Mountain’s stance, holding a laissez-faire attitude toward both ‘Severing All Selves’ and the ‘heart-cultivating Dao,’ right?” Seeing Wei Yunshu nod, she said with a smile, “To be honest with you, I initially stayed at the Academy on my master’s orders to gather information. Later, I heard about a Daoist method that could slay demons, and I became interested. Why can’t we cultivate it?” She had previously mentioned that some people had delved into external paths in order to understand and overcome them, only to become trapped. She hadn’t expected to walk the same path herself.
“There will be a battle eventually. Daoist Bo should think carefully,” Yue Ying said meaningfully.
Wei Yunshu smiled without speaking. Her path had never changed from the beginning. After bidding farewell to Yue Ying, Wei Yunshu went to the Zhaowen Hall, which had already become a debating ground. Xuan Immortal Zhaosu, who had previously made a pact with the Academy, was still there. Her Created Being with Intelligence had also come out and become her assistant. She spoke not of “Severing All Selves” nor the “heart-cultivating Dao,” but of a way out for the Created Beings with Intelligence. Among the countless cultivators of the Shang Qing Divine Realm, although the severed “non-selves” were mostly malevolent, there were also pure creations like Zhaoqing. Was their only end to be slain?
But whether they were listening or debating, their killing intent toward “Xuan Tian Ji” was not the least bit diminished. In their eyes, the creations were the “non-kin” that had been severed from themselves in the past; they simply shouldn’t exist. Wei Yunshu was noncommittal. Her gaze fell on the Dao-preaching stone, and images of the past flashed before her eyes like a continuous tide. She reached out and lightly tapped the stone, infusing her Daoist conviction into it, making the “heart-cultivating Dao” within it even purer. After doing this, she left the Zhaowen Hall without alarming anyone and returned to her cave dwelling in Tianque.
But she had only been seated for a moment when she heard a message from A’mang, saying that someone wanted to see her. Wei Yunshu had been circulating her qi and harmonizing the spiritual power in her body. After considering for a moment, she gave up her cultivation and said, “Let them in.” A short while later, two familiar figures appeared before her. The White Tai Sui’s face was calm and composed, but the Black Tai Sui’s face was sullen, her brows knitted in a hostile glare, and her entire body exuded an air of rejection and coldness.
“What do you plan to do next?” the White Tai Sui asked Wei Yunshu directly. “The things that needed to be done, our Wu Xiang Heaven Domain has already done for you.”
“The dispute of the Dao is inevitable. I must also use this to ascend to a higher realm,” Wei Yunshu said without hesitation. She met the White Tai Sui’s gaze and asked again, “Does the White Lord have any news of Yun Huai?”
The White Tai Sui did not hide anything. “She is in the Wu Shi Heaven Domain.” Teng Luo had already been suppressed by Si Jun. The variables in the Wu Shi Heaven Domain would be no less than in the Wu Xiang Heaven. On the surface, it was still the same, but who knew how much had changed inside. “Do you want to see them?”
Wei Yunshu nodded. “Yes.” After they parted back then, her old friends were scattered, and few of the old faces remained.
The White Tai Sui: “Then you may go.”
The Black Tai Sui listened for a while, the displeasure on her face growing even stronger. She glared at Wei Yunshu and said angrily, “Is that all you remember?” This damned Wei Yunshu, whether in her past life or this one, was always indifferent to her master.
Wei Yunshu smiled faintly. “Some things are kept in the heart. Isn’t that enough? What I seek is, one, to ascend the Dao, and two, to see her. This time, I cannot lose again.” After every defeat, what remained before her was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, piles upon piles of bones. If there was no result, this kind of slaughter would never stop.
In the Dao Palace of the Wu Shi Heaven Domain.
Si Jun and Yun Huai sat facing each other, a map spread out before them. After the great changes in the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain, they, like the other major heavenly domains, had taken the opportunity to recall their disciples from outside the sect and had dispatched these disciples to capture the creations in their domain. As for the original cultivators of the Gan Yuan lineage, they still let them temper their hearts with the demons within. The cultivators who “severed their selves” would not give them cultivation resources. In this way, although they were training, their realms could never improve. However, this had now become a trivial matter. After Si Jun took control of the Wu Shi Dao Palace, it was already an easy task to send cultivation resources into the Demon-Hiding Cave.
“After several years of management, the Created Beings with Intelligence of Xuan Tian Ji are almost non-existent in the Wu Shi Heaven Domain. Most of them have fled to the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain,” Yun Huai said.
Xuan Qing Mountain was a very important place for the Created Beings with Intelligence. The first batch of them had quietly replaced their original bodies. In fact, apart from their Dao bodies being man-made, they were in all aspects no different from the “true selves.” Because they were the only “non-selves” left, some people regarded them as the “true selves” and acknowledged their existence. It was just that such voices were too weak, which led to the Created Beings fleeing to establish Xuan Tian Ji. However, a weak voice did not mean it no longer existed. At certain times, if they interfered, they could change things.
Si Jun said in a deep voice, “The Wu Xiang Heaven Domain has already been sorted out. News has come from Dan Mountain that that person will provide cover for us in the Profound Void. It is time to take the first step.” On the map, in a vast sea, dense golden lights floated. These were all cultivators who had converted to the heart-cultivating Dao. In the past, there were only a few, but now they had the strength to contend with the cultivators of the heavenly domain. “Using Xuan Tian Ji as an excuse, we will first attack Xuan Qing Mountain!”
As she was speaking, a talisman flashing with a golden light lit up. Si Jun frowned. Puzzled, she still sent her divine sense to probe it. But as soon as she touched that wisp of aura, her expression suddenly changed.
“What is it?” Yun Huai became nervous.
Si Jun let out a breath of turbid air. She laughed loudly. “An old friend is coming!”
“An old friend?” Yun Huai raised an eyebrow. There were not many left who could be considered their old friends. Suddenly, she thought of a certain possibility, and her eyes widened. “It’s her?!”
After Si Jun nodded forcefully, a smile also spread across Yun Huai’s face. She said, “Good!” If Sang Buwei had returned, they would have another source of support!
A few days later, Wei Yunshu arrived at the Black Sea, north of the Wu Shi Heaven Domain.
At this moment, the sound of chimes rang out, and one after another, large, silver-white boats with dragon flags emerged from the sea and flew towards the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain in the east. Previously, Si Jun had issued a decree from the Dao Palace, stating that the innocent-slaughtering Created Beings with Intelligence had fled into the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain. Their trip into the Xuan Qing Mountain territory this time was solely to slay the creations! Among the six major heavenly domains, the demon cultivators of the Wu Shi Sect were naturally unruly and acted wantonly, but they also had a characteristic: they respected the strong. Before their own power could surpass the sect master’s, they were completely obedient to her. As for whether they should enter the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain, that was not within their consideration at all.
All six major heavenly domains had teleportation gates, and disciples often communicated in the past. Therefore, the first large boats that set out easily passed through the gates and arrived at the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain. But soon, the cultivators guarding the formation altar of the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain realized something was wrong. In the past, the Wu Shi Sect disciples had come to the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain in twos and threes. How could there be so many large boats? It didn’t look like a normal visit, but rather an attack on their Xuan Qing Heaven Domain! The cultivators guarding the dharma altar immediately sent out a message, and then, they activated the grand array. Layers of spiritual light rippled outward, clearly intending to push the flying boats out.
Wei Yunshu stood at the bow of the foremost dragon boat. This great vessel could sail in the water and also traverse the clouds. Standing to her left and right were Si Jun and Yun Huai. After a separation of several hundred years, they had come together again to continue fighting for their Daoist convictions. “The Xuan Qing Heaven Domain’s teleportation gate has opened,” Si Jun said softly.
Xuan Qing Mountain used the Taiyi Wood as its foundation, borrowing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to form a grand array that covered the entire heavenly domain. It was useless to break only one spot; the rotating spiritual energy could instantly restore it. At this time, after the grand array was activated, everyone on the boats could feel a powerful repulsive force, trying to push them out.
Wei Yunshu said, “I’ll cut it.” In countless battles of the past, the grand array that stood before them had always been cut down by her one sword strike. With a thought, she urged her Taiyi Sword, and a brilliant sword light shot across the sky, cutting a crack in the grand array. As the sword mark appeared on the formation, many huge, tentacle-like objects emerged from it, floating around and absorbing the overflowing sword qi. Wei Yunshu lowered her eyes and did not summon her sword again. These tentacles were born from the Taiyi Wood and could swallow a certain amount of spiritual energy. But her current sword qi was not something these tentacles could contain. Sure enough, a few breaths later, countless fine sword lights shot out from the tentacles like burning sparks, falling all at once onto the grand array, tearing that crack longer and deeper.
Seeing the crack in the grand array, Si Jun on the side threw a jade bottle into it. Spiritual energy surged, and powerful qi churned. The jade bottle soon shattered into pieces, and from it rolled out a dark, heavy water that floated in the crack and solidified. But on closer inspection, one could still see the change within. For every fraction the crack spread, this heavy water would squeeze into the crack, quickly occupying it.
To the cultivators of Xuan Qing Mountain, this attack from the Wu Shi Sect was inexplicable and aggressive, making it difficult to contain. Although the guarding Daoists had activated the grand array that covered the heavenly domain, it had no effect at all. In a few breaths, a dense mass of dharma boats appeared before their eyes, and a huge wave crashed down. The place where they stood quickly turned into a vast ocean. After sweeping through several immortal cities, the Wu Shi Sect’s offensive stopped. They lowered their flying boats and began to build a barrier using the precious materials plundered from the cities.
And the news finally reached Xuan Qing Mountain.
The elders were greatly alarmed upon hearing the news. They gathered the disciples and flew in a mighty procession to where the Wu Shi Sect’s flying boats were, to demand an explanation.
In the Dao Palace, Sect Master Shen Zhao’s face was expressionless. She took out a small chime, tapped it lightly, and then rose and walked out of the hall. The scenery before her dissolved, slowly leaving only a long river. And in the long river, shrouded in a luminous mist and rising with clear qi with light and rising with clear qi, one after another, familiar avatars appeared. Looking toward the direction where the Wu Shi Sect used to be, it was indeed empty.
“The Wu Shi Sect has attacked my Xuan Qing Mountain without reason,” Shen Zhao said coolly.
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this and looked up at Shen Zhao. They couldn’t think of any conflict she had with Teng Luo. After a long while, Su Qing finally asked, “Fellow Daoist Teng Luo still hasn’t appeared at this meeting. Could it be that some accident has occurred?”
Shen Zhao suddenly asked, “Previously, Xuan Tian Ji attacked the Tian Nu Domain, and Yun Huai took the opportunity to escape. Does Fellow Daoist Su Qing have any information on her whereabouts?”
Su Qing shook her head. “I do not know.” She had originally thought that after leaving the Tian Nu Domain, Yun Huai would go to the Wu Xiang Academy, which was most friendly to them. But in the news that came back later, there was no information about Yun Huai at all. She had also sent people to investigate the old land of Gan Yuan, but that place was still shattered and desolate, with no signs of human life.
Shen Zhao said, “Could she have entered the Wu Shi Heaven Domain? If she also rescued Si Jun, then wouldn’t it be normal for the Wu Shi Heaven Domain to fall into their hands?”
Su Qing said, “But there have been no disturbances in the Wu Shi Heaven Domain in recent years. Fellow Daoist Teng Luo’s cultivation is similar to theirs. If they were to fight, it would be impossible for there to be no sound at all.” She thought for a moment and then said, “Fellow Daoist Shen, let’s first ask the Wu Shi Sect for the reason. If it is truly Yun Huai’s evil doing, my Tian Nu Pavilion will not stand by and watch.”
“My Tian Yuan Sect will also do the same.”
“The Wushou Alliance will also do so.”
Two voices sounded one after the other.
Shen Zhao wanted their attitude. After a faint smile, her figure was the first to dissipate. On the long river, the water flowed further and further away, and the human figures became more and more ethereal, until only a vast white mist remained, still clustered in its original place.
On the other side. The elders of Xuan Qing Mountain led the disciples through the teleportation gate and arrived at the fallen immortal city. Looking out, the once grand city was now trapped by a boundless barrier, and not a trace of aura could be sensed from within. Although the elders were very angry, they did not want to go to war with the Wu Shi Sect. Seeing them take the initiative to stop, they judged that there was still room for negotiation, so they only threw a flying letter into the barrier.
After waiting for about half an hour, the Xuan Qing Mountain elder finally saw a female cultivator in a black martial-style outfit walk out. A green snake was coiled around her wrist, hissing and flicking its tongue. Her eyes were gloomy, cold vertical pupils, clearly of the demon race. From the dark Soaring Serpent pattern, the Xuan Qing Mountain elder determined her identity and treated her as a descendant of the Soaring Serpent. “What is your name, Your Excellency?” the Xuan Qing Mountain elder asked very politely, not looking down on her because of the difference in their cultivation.
The female cultivator said coolly, “Yu Changfeng.” She didn’t ask for the Xuan Qing Mountain elder’s identity either, just looked at him and said impolitely, “The Created Beings with Intelligence killed cultivators in my Wu Shi Sect and then fled into the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain. We have sent flying letters several times, but have not seen the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain send out the Created Beings. It is clear that Xuan Qing Mountain is powerless to handle this matter, so we are prepared to take matters into our own hands.”
The Xuan Qing Mountain elder’s heart sank slightly. There were many such incidents; how could they remember them all? The Created Beings with Intelligence of Xuan Tian Ji were running rampant everywhere. Did they have to deal with them just because they came to their Xuan Qing Mountain? The Xuan Qing Mountain elder also felt very wronged. He said with a cold face, “If you want to capture the Created Beings with Intelligence, you can just issue a mission on the Merit Record. Is there a need to dispatch so many flying boats? I see that dealing with the Created Beings is false, and using the opportunity to invade my Xuan Qing Heaven Domain is true.” After a pause, he added, “I just don’t know if this is Your Excellency’s intention, or if the Wu Shi Sect wants to fall out with my Xuan Qing Mountain?”
Yu Changfeng sneered coldly. “Is it that we didn’t issue a mission? It’s just that every time we are about to succeed, a disciple from your Xuan Qing Mountain comes out to obstruct us. How do you explain that?”
The Xuan Qing Mountain elder frowned. He didn’t know if this was true or not, but it was very possible that those people had made a move. He softened his tone and said, “If my Xuan Qing Mountain helps you find the Created Beings with Intelligence, will you withdraw from my heavenly domain?”
Yu Changfeng raised an eyebrow. “Naturally.”
Hearing this, the Xuan Qing Mountain elder was slightly relieved. The matter had not yet reached an irreconcilable point. So, he asked again, “May I ask which ones you wish to capture?”
Yu Changfeng raised her hand and threw out a jade talisman.
The Xuan Qing Mountain elder reached out and caught it. He swept his divine sense over it, and his expression immediately changed.
There were only two words on it—all of them!
Xuan Tian Ji had existed for thousands of years and had never been wiped out. Even if Gou Chen was unfortunate enough to have died now, capturing all of them was an impossible task. And to propose a demand they couldn’t meet clearly showed a firm determination to fall out with his Xuan Qing Mountain. “Your Excellency has already thought it through, haven’t you?”
Yu Changfeng said, “The Wu Shi Sect wiped out the Created Beings with Intelligence within its domain in three years. We can do it, why can’t Xuan Qing Mountain?” She looked at the Daoist and said in a low, profound voice, “Or is it that you are unwilling? I have heard about your sect’s Xuan Immortal Zhaosu. In order to save a Created Being with Intelligence, she did not hesitate to sign a contract with the Wu Xiang Academy and stay there. Is she the only one who thinks this way? Or does everyone in Xuan Qing Mountain think so?”
The elder couldn’t refute the matter of Xuan Immortal Zhaosu at all. Unlike those cultivators who voluntarily stayed at the Academy, she was bound by a pact, so Xuan Qing Mountain had not removed her name at all. She was still a true disciple under the Sect Master, and in the future, could possibly succeed her. He frowned, trying to reason with Yu Changfeng. “Not all Created Beings with Intelligence are unforgivably evil and deserve to be slain.”
“I know what the elder means, just as we all have our own Created Beings. But the Xuan Tian Ji are different from our creations, aren’t they?” Yu Changfeng smiled and then said sharply, “The elder is making excuses for Xuan Tian Ji like this. Could it be that you have already been replaced by a Created Being?”
The Xuan Qing Mountain elder was speechless. He had only said one sentence. How did it become making excuses for Xuan Tian Ji? He finally understood. The other party had no intention of retreating. In that case, he could only use other methods to entertain their unwelcome guests. “If you all do not retreat, then don’t blame my Xuan Qing Mountain for being ruthless.” As soon as his words fell, Yu Changfeng retreated a distance. A series of sharp whistling sounds rang out, and one after another, huge balls of light like meteors crashed down, outlining a brilliant crimson fire. These were all spiritual creatures from the seas of the Wu Shi Sect. They had little consciousness and would only instinctively cling to whatever was in front of them. In mid-air, they stretched out their tentacles and whipped them in all directions like whips.
At this point, it was impossible for the Xuan Qing Mountain disciples to retreat directly. The Xuan Qing Mountain elder let out a furious roar, channeled his spiritual power into a palm, and smashed it toward the spiritual creatures. But soon, he discovered that this was the wrong thing to do. The spiritual creatures clung to the spiritual energy and absorbed it, their bodies quickly swelling. When they were about three zhang high, they seemed to have reached their limit and exploded with a boom. But after the explosion, countless small spiritual creatures swam out, and before long, they had captured everyone’s attention, concealing the barrier behind them.
This kind of thing grew when it encountered spiritual energy and could constantly split. Although the power it displayed was not great, it was extremely annoying when it stood in the way. The Xuan Qing Mountain elder’s face was as dark as water. He shouted to the disciples to retreat, took out a compass from his sleeve, and threw it upward. The pointer spun rapidly, and a black and white light shield fell, enveloping the spiritual creatures. This artifact was called “Spirit Severance.” Wherever it covered, the spiritual energy was destroyed. Therefore, the spiritual creatures had no way to obtain spiritual energy to grow.
The demon cultivators behind the barrier hadn’t thought they would succeed in one go. They had no intention of showing themselves, but instead kept releasing spiritual creatures to harass the Xuan Qing Mountain cultivators, and step by step, they pushed the barrier forward. Until a cultivator from Xuan Qing Mountain who had reached the True Immortal realm appeared. At this realm, those spiritual creatures were completely useless. No matter if they devoured spiritual energy or not, the other party could wipe out the fragile spiritual creatures from the world with a single sweep. As soon as this cultivator arrived, he channeled a great divine ability and slapped it toward the barrier. In a few breaths, the barrier that had taken several days to build collapsed. And at this time, a demon cultivator of the same realm from the Wu Shi Sect also came out with a decree.
“To go to such lengths for a mere Created Being with Intelligence, don’t you find it strange, Daoist friend?” the Xuan Qing Mountain True Immortal asked, looking at the demon cultivator in front of him.
But the demon race cultivators were originally warlike. Even if they severed their non-selves, many demon cultivators would not completely sever their demonic nature. Hearing this, the demon cultivator smiled and retorted, “Does it matter what it’s for?” The major heavenly domains did not interfere with each other, but if there was an opportunity to seize another heavenly domain, they would not refuse either.
On the dragon boat.
Wei Yunshu, Si Jun, and the others were always observing the changes in the battle situation. The demon cultivators sent out were all those who practiced “Severing All Selves.” Si Jun naturally also had the thought of “borrowing a knife to kill.” “Only the cultivators of the Wu Shi Sect would take such a step,” Yun Huai said. If this had happened in the Tian Nu Pavilion today, there would have been many opposing voices.
Si Jun said, “Since their demonic nature has not been shed, then let’s make use of it.” After a pause, she added, “We have already received messages of persuasion from the other heavenly domains. If we remain at a stalemate with Xuan Qing Mountain like this, they will only pay lip service. But once an irreversible step is taken, the remaining major heavenly domains will also make a move.”
“The heavenly secrets have changed, Fellow Daoist Sang.” Si Jun suddenly turned to Wei Yunshu and said seriously, “You must use this opportunity to ascend the Dao!” Victory in the lower realms was not enough. To win this battle, they had to completely erase the existence of those five. Moreover, in the Fu Li Immortal Realm, the primordial demons were immortal and indestructible because of the existence of these five lords. They hadn’t recognized this point at the beginning, only thinking it was a kind of Daoist technique. They didn’t even have time to consider the power of the upper realm before they were pushed again and again, using every means to survive.
Wei Yunshu answered, “Alright.” Her aura was very full at this moment, but the ladder to ascend had not yet truly formed. The change had already begun, but it was not enough. She focused her attention. In the place where the qi barrier fluctuated, there was faintly a great seal, with the words “Chao Ling” flashing on it. This was the “Imperial Seal” in the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain. At the critical moment, Xuan Qing Mountain would definitely use the power of this imperial seal to drive out the unwelcome guests, and she had to be the first to shatter it! This move would definitely alarm the true bodies of the Divine Lords in the Profound Void. At that time, it would be a battle in the Profound Void