After I Died My Dao Companion Drowns in Endless Regret Chapter 119

Zhaosu grew up in Xuan Qing Mountain, a place filled with the atmosphere of Created Beings with Intelligence, and her own creation, Zhaoqing, had also given her a different way of thinking. Therefore, finding a new path for the creations was also her Daoist conviction. At this moment, if she returned to Xuan Qing Mountain, she could not protect Zhaoqing, nor could she save her master. As for Xuan Tian Ji and the creations, they were even further beyond her reach. Therefore, upon receiving this flying letter, Zhaosu weighed her options and decided to deal with the matter of Xuan Tian Ji.
On the other side, after the Gan Yuan lineage had started the conflict, the disciples of Gan Yuan who had been hiding finally stopped concealing their identities. One by one, their fighting spirit soared, determined to avenge the shame of over two hundred years ago and seek revenge for their fallen comrades! The storm swept to every corner of the divine realm, and no Daoist cultivator could remain aloof.
In the Xuan Qing Heaven Domain, where the conflict had first begun, the battle was particularly brutal. Although Shen Zhao was a Daoist who had cultivated to the Supreme Immortal realm, she was facing the siege of three cultivators of the same realm by herself. Before those who could lend a hand arrived, she was already showing signs of defeat. She had originally thought that by relying on the imperial seal, she could suppress the other side, and even if Si Jun and Yun Huai came together, she would have no need to fear. But Sang Buwei had ruined her plan. Her sword intent had risen to a new level compared to the past. One sword strike from her, and the advantage brought by the imperial seal was completely gone.
In the sky, a violent spiritual energy churned, and a collapsing vortex of qi appeared out of thin air, spreading outward. The deep void was bottomless, as if it could swallow the sun, moon, and stars, and nothing in the world could ever fill it again. Shen Zhao tilted her head slightly and sighed softly. Crystal-clear water droplets rolled toward her, and the spiritual energy on her body sank, as if submerged in that water. But soon, a treasure wood was reflected behind her. Green branches swayed back and forth, stirring the sluggish water droplets. However, the other side had more than one trick. The cloudy sky was a single qi, with ten thousand changes. Although Shen Zhao resisted, a sword qi streaking across the sky suddenly slashed downward. As the swift light leaped, it instantly reflected upon her divine soul. A few breaths later, Shen Zhao, who was at the end of her rope after fighting against three people, could no longer hold on. But she was unwilling to be captured by the other party. Instead, she transformed into a green light and merged with a branch extending from behind her, instantly pouring all her spiritual power into it. And the green branch, nourished by the spiritual power, instantly extended forward. An aura floated from it, and with a light flick, it teleported to another dimensional space. It seemed to be in everyone’s eyes, but in reality, the other end had already reached another place.
“This green branch must be a treasure left behind by a Divine Lord,” Si Jun said with a frown. As soon as her words fell, the unbreakable green branch trembled. Then, a huge void appeared in the dimensional space, with only a speck of green light remaining. Slowly, the green light grew brighter, and in the space of a single breath, it flowered and bore fruit. The fruit fell to the ground and transformed into one Daoist after another, clearly cultivators who had been brought over from other heavenly domains! They had crossed the battle lines and barriers, arriving directly at the center of the Xuan Qing Mountain battlefield.
“Senior Sister.” Su Qing’s body was suffused with light. She gave Yun Huai a Daoist salute.
Yun Huai looked at Su Qing indifferently, without a word.
Seeing her like this, Su Qing only smiled and said, “Pardon my offense,” then spread her spiritual power. A heavenly fire raged, instantly surging forward. This was not the Tian Nu Domain; she would not receive the protection of the imperial seal. But on second thought, with Sang Buwei appearing with her sword, the imperial seal was already useless. After Su Qing made her move, another fruit fell from the green branch, and from it walked out a Daoist with a transcendent spirit. It was the sect master of the Tian Yuan Sect, Mo Chengfeng. After giving Shen Zhao and Su Qing a Daoist salute, she stood opposite Wei Yunshu and her group, gazing calmly ahead.
“Fellow Daoist Sang, Shen Zhao has been eliminated, leaving only her primordial qi in the green branch. The remaining two will be dealt with by us,” Yun Huai said.
Si Jun also agreed. Although among the higher powers, the Wu Xiang Emperor was willing to help them, she was ultimately not one of them. For the past few thousand years, they had seen the indifference of the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain. If Sang Buwei succeeded, it would truly mean infinite possibilities.
Wei Yunshu looked up at the crack and also felt that the time had come. She pondered for a moment, left the True Nature Sword with Si Jun and Yun Huai, and then flew out from the dragon boat. If she wanted to climb to a higher realm, she would naturally not go to a place still locked by the power of an imperial seal. The Xuan Qing Heaven Domain’s imperial seal had just been broken, and with battles raging everywhere, it was not suitable for advancement. The only place left was the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain. After a moment of thought, she flew out from the dragon boat and teleported towards the teleportation gate. Her figure flickered, flowing like an electric current, and in an instant, she was gone, leaving only the vast, boundless, and indistinct world behind.
In the Wu Xiang Academy.
Wei Yunshu returned to the Tianque Blessed Land. Thanks to A’mang’s care, the grass and trees were flourishing. Wei Yunshu didn’t say much. She left a flying letter for Xie Zhichao and Ran Xiuyun, and then pulled her aura upward. At the same time, countless flashing streams of light floated like stars, and wisps of light surged from her body, her qi and intent gradually becoming full and complete. Wei Yunshu’s eyes flashed, and she spread this vast aura without reservation, covering the entire Tianque Blessed Land and the Wu Xiang Academy. But this strange phenomenon only lasted for a moment before it completely disappeared. And Wei Yunshu herself had completely teleported away from this place, sitting in a patch of clear light.
This was not the Shang Qing Divine Realm, but she had not truly reached the Profound Void either. Here, her qi and intent constantly intertwined with the heavenly secrets, constantly climbing upward, approaching the Profound Void. To take that step, one’s own formidable cultivation was certainly important, but rushing upward in one go would not get her there. As she went further away, her connection with the mortal world actually weakened. If this continued, she was very likely to get lost on the vast path of the Dao. So at this time, she needed something to cling to, to use as the foundation of her Great Dao. For these thousands of years, her tribulation body had turned again and again, cultivating only one path, and the Dao opportunities of the tens of thousands of people in the world were her foundation.
In the void, Wei Yunshu gradually climbed upward. And at this moment, in the Profound Void, the long river formed by the flaw in the Great Dao also rippled one after another. The Azure Lotus in the river bloomed one petal after another, and in contrast, the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus also bloomed, quietly landing in the Profound Void. Outside the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus, the figure of a Daoist was faintly visible. The qi and intent of the five lords constantly intertwined and were whittled away, having already successfully returned to one. It was just that his figure had not yet solidified and had not yet truly descended. But even so, he was still able to use some tricks. He absolutely did not want to see someone climb to this realm and stir up ripples in the Profound Void. He gently pushed the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus, and that lotus flower floated down into the long river, its aura intertwining even more fiercely with that of the Azure Lotus. After doing all this, he turned his gaze to the Dao Palace in the void and said again, “Wu Xiang Emperor, why not return with us?”
In the Dao Palace.
Yuan Chu had actually been watching the changes in the Profound Void all along. When the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus floated down into the long river, she did not stop it. When climbing the Dao, anyone’s interference would cause a change in the Dao opportunity. Her actions could very well affect Wei Yunshu’s path to the Dao. One after another, rays of light gathered in the Profound Void. Amidst the gurgling sound of water, Yuan Chu’s figure manifested. She gazed calmly ahead. When the five lords became one, the heavenly order gradually solidified, and the variables of the Great Dao were actually whittled away by a portion. But when Wei Yunshu began to climb, the Great Dao began to surge violently again. It wanted to repel those five lords, so it would instinctively lean toward their opposite. Originally, it was also an insurmountable obstacle for cultivators, but at this moment, it would no longer obstruct the Dao, but would secretly push Wei Yunshu over that obstacle.
In the void that was constantly approaching the Profound Void, Wei Yunshu’s body endured all kinds of Dao opportunities. One after another, scenes appeared before her eyes, sometimes clear, sometimes blurry. Her eyes were calm. In the countless auras, she recognized the power belonging to the “heart-cultivating Dao.” She cast her gaze down and saw some people. There were Si Jun and Yun Huai fighting with Su Qing and Mo Chengfeng; there were Xie Zhichao, Ran Xiuyun, Ying Yue, and others who had come to the divine realm with her; and there were also Chi Fengchao, Jiang Jiuxiao, and Yu Changfeng who had separated halfway. They were all cultivators who practiced the “heart-cultivating Dao,” and they were all the foundation of her Great Dao. At this time, as long as her qi and intent connected with them, she could set her Dao foundation and no longer be a rootless tree. But just as this thought moved in Wei Yunshu, a warning sign appeared deep in her heart. It was as if by doing this, she would only end up in a state of eternal damnation, with no chance of return.
When she tried to cling to them, it was impossible for those five lords not to come and obstruct her. Their figures would not materialize, but their influence would be carried out silently. In the Shang Qing Divine Realm, the heavenly order was almost under their control. So what about the people who grew up under this heavenly order? Even if they could abandon the Dao and leave, they could not truly break free from the five lords. The five lords only needed to have a thought, and they could make reality and illusion intertwine, affecting her judgment. As for Xie Zhichao, Ran Xiuyun, and the others, although they were not cultivators of the Shang Qing Divine Realm, their own levels were not high enough, and the five lords could also easily reflect their illusory images to affect her judgment. The heart-cultivating Dao of the Shang Qing Divine Realm was shrouded in a layer of gloom. Whether it would become her Dao foundation or a life-taking object was hard to say.
Fortunately, she didn’t only have the Shang Qing Divine Realm to choose from. The Fu Li Immortal Realm also practiced the heart-cultivating Dao and had never been interfered with by the five lords. Its path was purer! With a turn of her thoughts, an endless void mystic cave appeared before her eyes. And beyond this void mystic cave, what she saw was the Western Continent’s Buzhou Peaks, standing tall like sharp swords! Wei Yunshu’s eyes flashed, and an illusory figure walked forward, stepping into the void mystic cave first. She looked up and saw a white-haired figure deeply imprinted on her divine soul.
“Keep going,” Luo Lingfeng looked up at her and smiled. From getting to know each other to their final parting, everything was reflected in her mind.
Wei Yunshu said softly, “Alright.” Her figure overlapped with Luo Lingfeng’s. The void mystic cave covering the sky above gradually converged, and the rugged mountain peaks below became clearer. One after another, familiar and unfamiliar figures materialized before her eyes. It was the self of the self, the self of others, and the self of all, jointly forming a ladder to ascend to a higher realm. Wei Yunshu’s qi and divine will all fell into the Fu Li Immortal Realm! In the void, it was as if endless stars exploded, and a world-shaking sound swept out. A divine light flashed in Wei Yunshu’s eyes. She grasped with her right hand, holding the Taiyi Sword, and slashed down at the darkness before her! A crack instantly appeared in that barrier! Wei Yunshu saw an Azure Lotus. Before the crack could mend again, she pulled her qi and intent upward, and with one effort, she passed through it and landed in that Azure Lotus!
At the same time, countless figures surged from her body. Previously, when she had plucked the Dao Fruit, it was the shadow of the past, the countless past selves. And at this moment, as she settled in the Profound Void, it was the countless future selves, returning one by one after proving their Daoist methods, nourishing her Dao body with the power of their future selves. The past, the present, the future—the selves of three lifetimes, all in one body. And after all the selves returned to one, she existed in any moment of the past, present, and future, having obtained a naturally indestructible body. At this point, she had successfully ascended to a higher state of existence. Back then, the six lords had each occupied a heaven to establish themselves, but she was slightly different from them. Of the six realms of the Profound Void, the only thing left for her was a flaw in the Dao. And at this moment, in the flaw of the Great Dao, another being was trying to seize her true body! Her eyes sharpened slightly. Wei Yunshu raised her hand and her sword, and instantly repelled that Five-Colored Chaos Lotus from the long river.
The qi and intent of the Azure Lotus beneath her feet connected, transforming into a lotus platform. Wei Yunshu sat on the platform, holding a horsetail whisk in her left hand and the Taiyi Sword in her right. Ten thousand points of bright light adorned her body, and wrapped in her Daoist conviction, they continuously spread out in all directions of the Profound Void. As her Daoist conviction touched the heavenly secrets, that flaw became deeper and wider. If Wei Yunshu did not actively stop, the “flaw” would continuously encroach upon the Profound Void. When the “flaw” occupied the entire dimensional space, it would be renamed “complete.” But before that, the Dao name she had left in the Profound Void was still “flaw.”
Wei Yunshu did not retract her aura. Her Daoist technique expanded outward, improving herself in the collision with the heavenly secrets. After leaving her name, she rose from the lotus platform and stepped into the Dao Palace that seemed to be within reach. The swirling cloud qi and the brilliance of the stars intertwined, and a clear qi surged. Endless splendor clustered around, like a brilliant silver river. It was hazy and yet profound. Wei Yunshu looked up and saw the figure sitting on the jade platform. She raised an eyebrow and smiled. “I have already established my Dao in the Profound Void. Will you fulfill your previous promise and travel with me?”
To destroy the formless chaos was a “flaw”; to merge one’s self into the formless was also a “flaw.”
To be separate is to have a flaw; to be united is to be complete. And this kind of “completeness,” because the “flaw” brings variables, can also continuously advance upward.
For a congenital spirit, for the congenital flaw in the Dao, and for the Great Dao, this was a path that could be freely traveled.
Yuan Chu’s eyelashes drooped. The Dharma Manifestation behind her spread outward, and the countless profound qi and watery marsh gradually evolved into half of a Taiji yin-yang diagram. Wei Yunshu understood. The stars behind her revolved, transforming into the other half of the Dao path to merge with it. The black and white qi intertwined, and as the heavenly secrets revolved, the Dao opportunity of the Profound Void suddenly changed!
With a change in the Profound Void, other changes were naturally born. In the Five-Colored Chaos Lotus, one after another, lotus leaves fell. The Daoist technique flowed within them, and new flower buds were born. A radiant, treasure-like light circled endlessly between the petals, emitting a series of profound and strange auras. As ripples stirred in the Profound Void, this Five-Colored Chaos Lotus also began to sway. Then, one petal, two petals… a total of fifty petals bloomed. The spirituality became more and more mellow, and the light shone out, the Daoist’s illusory figure gradually becoming solid. At almost the same time, the Dao names and imperial seals of Yong He, Ji Jun, and the others in the Profound Void disappeared, replaced by another title: Xuan Yi. This was the “True Self” that the five of them were going to merge with the Great Dao after being whittled down. Because this “True Self” was infinitely close to the Great Dao, at the moment of its birth, it briefly suppressed the Great Dao. If this continued for a long time, Daoist Xuan Yi would be able to merge into the Great Dao.
“The supreme one after severing all selves.” Wei Yunshu’s eyes flashed. She urged a sword light to slash at Daoist Xuan Yi, but it passed straight through his body, as if it had only struck empty space. In fact, the sword light did touch Daoist Xuan Yi, but his mending speed was very fast, making it difficult to cut his foundation.
“A variable has also appeared in the divine realm,” Yuan Chu said coolly.
The cultivators in the divine realm could not see the changes in the Profound Void, but they could sense the changes in themselves. The Daoists who cultivated “Severing All Selves” were at first still fighting against the cultivators of the Gan Yuan lineage, but soon, they were horrified to discover a change in themselves. Originally, they would sever their “non-selves” during advancement to push themselves to a higher level, but at this moment, they found that they seemed to have been whittled away by something invisible, and something was disappearing in the unseen. The Daoists of the Severing All Selves lineage had a contract with their Created Beings with Intelligence. As one waxed, the other waned. Even if the true body didn’t know, the “non-self” avatar, the Created Being, saw the change. This time, the “severing” was not active. Whether it was good thoughts or evil thoughts, all the emotions possessed by the true body were severed, leaving only a wisp of extremely pure power that finally escaped the body and rushed toward the high heavens! Who could do this but the five lords who had spread the Dao?! At this time, let alone fighting against the Gan Yuan lineage, they themselves were in a complete mess.
But worse was to come. Because not all cultivators who practiced Severing All Selves could afford a “Created Being with Intelligence,” and the Wu Xiang Heaven Domain had no Heavenly Mystery Institute at all, the fallen “non-selves” flowed directly into the divine realm and, influenced by the Profound Void, gave birth to one after another, demons. The only good news was that these demons had not merged with the “non-selves” of the five lords, so it was impossible for them to grow indefinitely.
“What is going on?” Si Jun and Yun Huai frowned tightly, their expressions not looking too good. They were fighting with Su Qing and Mo Chengfeng, and had not yet reached a conclusion, when all kinds of strange changes appeared on the other party’s body. And the Created Beings with Intelligence, forced to carry countless “non-self” thoughts, changed into different people, wanting both sides to stop fighting and solve the problem of the surging demons together.
Just as the two were hesitating, a message came from the White Tai Sui.
“The master says there is a change in the Profound Void. The five Divine Lords have transformed all their selves into a supreme one, and are now taking the ‘True Self’ from the cultivators of the ‘Severing All Selves’ Dao to replenish their depleted power.”
Si Jun’s eyelids twitched. To them, this meant that the power of the Severing All Selves cultivators in the divine realm was weakened, but in the Profound Void, their counterparts would become more and more formidable. If they were to be defeated, the Divine Lords could completely erase them and re-evolve the world, and everything they had done would be meaningless.
“The master’s imperial seal is suspended in the air and can temporarily block them. The ‘True Selves’ of those Daoist cultivators cannot flow up, but must go down,” the White Tai Sui said again.
“Down?” Yun Huai’s eyes flashed. “The Fu Li Immortal Realm?”
“Yes,” the White Tai Sui said. “There are five primordial demons in the lower realm. They can also swallow these ‘True Selves.’ But after the previous defeat, the power of those five primordial demons has been greatly reduced, not even reaching the Cavern Heaven level. They will be nourished by the ‘True Self’ and grow upward continuously. But within a certain period of time, we can suppress them. Moreover, with ‘Dissolving Yin and Yang,’ the power on them will be severed and will not turn back into gloomy qi to nourish themselves, but will cease to exist completely.”
“Then we have to guide the Fu Li Immortal Realm back.” Si Jun paused for a moment and then said, “Only those few sects have this method.”
As soon as her voice fell, she heard someone report that the sect master of the Tian Nu Pavilion had sent a flying letter. With the “pure one” of her true body gone to the Profound Void, what sect master was left? What remained were the Created Beings with Intelligence formed from all the non-selves. Although they were the closest to the original body’s many selves, a bit of their spirit was already extinguished. They were not the true body after all.
Yun Huai said, “I will go see her.”
In the hall, “Su Qing” stood tall and graceful, an immortal and jade-like beauty, elegant and charming. A Created Being with Intelligence looked the same as its true body. When Yun Huai saw her, from those bright, spirited eyes, she saw a bit of the figure of her junior sister from thousands of years ago. But some non-selves had flowed to the Realm of Ruin, some had turned into a wisp of pure qi and been swallowed by the one in the Profound Void. No matter how much the remaining one resembled her, it was not her.
“Senior Sister,” “Su Qing” called out.
Yun Huai did not reply as usual, but only asked coolly about her intentions. These Created Beings with Intelligence, nourished by the non-selves, whether they would lean toward Xuan Tian Ji or act as ordinary people was still an unknown. Her right hand was hidden in her sleeve, ready at any moment to kill the other party.
“The void mystic cave above the Realm of Ruin has already disappeared. Our various sects have already made arrangements and can truly pull it back into the divine realm.” “Su Qing” looked at Yun Huai for a moment and then said, “If Senior Sister agrees to a truce with us and establishes a pact, we can stop this action.”
Yun Huai retorted, “Why stop?” Times had changed. What they wanted now was for the Fu Li Immortal Realm to return.
In the Fu Li Immortal Realm.
The three continents had turned into a watery marsh, and the Western Continent was like a deserted island.
Under the cover of the void mystic cave, they no longer feared the intrusion of the divine realm’s power. But on a certain day, the mystic cave, which had been streaked with lightning, quietly dissolved. The vast seawater also retreated, restoring the original appearance of this land. This matter alarmed Shi Wufang, Yan Danwo, and the others in Buzhou.
They were shocked, fearing an invasion from the divine realm. But before they could react, a vast and powerful aura like a sea of stars fell upon them! Spiritual light entered their bodies, and a familiar figure suddenly appeared before their eyes. Then, their own spiritual energy rose layer by layer, breaking through the shackles that bound them in one fell swoop, and in an instant, they entered a higher realm!
In the ancestral hall of Buzhou, a decree floated lightly down.
“Daoist Shi, what has happened?” The Phoenix Lord, who had rushed here, asked.
“It’s… it’s the Ancestor. She has achieved the highest state of being!” Shi Wufang suppressed the joy at the corners of her lips, but then a hint of confusion appeared. Because when she had received that spiritual light, the figure she had seen was clearly the Cloud Sovereign.
Before she could voice her confusion, Yan Danwo also rushed over, running. She pressed her lips together and said seriously, “The Ancestor has passed down a decree, saying that the Fu Li Immortal Realm will soon return to the divine realm. The demons of the Northern Continent will be born again. We are to go and suppress them.”
“Alright!” Shi Wufang responded.
This day had come much faster than they had imagined. They had thought it would take hundreds or even thousands of years.
This was not a battle for one person alone.