Chapter 844, Farewell

Translator: Jon

Translation Checker: Silavin

 

As they wandered around Purple Star Palace, Pang Huanyin thanked Lu Ye in a gentle voice.

 

The Corpse Race had been harassing the Peerless Continent for over 1,000 years. Generations of people from the Palace had been persevering and working hard to get rid of them. The problem was solved upon the arrival of Lu Ye and the others. As the current Palace Master, Pang Huanyin expressed her gratitude with sincerity.

 

Although she was aware that they were in this world for some training and had gotten a lot of benefits, it was the truth that they had saved this world. Therefore, she could never thank them enough.

 

“Palace Master, I’m sorry for the depletion of the ley lines in the Palace. I’m afraid it won’t be recovered.”

 

The Divine Opportunity Columns had exhausted the power of the ley lines in all four Hidden Realms. Although the Hidden Realms were still around, they had lost the ability to wander around the Void. Their locations were now permanent.

 

Lu Ye didn’t tell Pang Huanyin about it in advance. Even if he did, he knew the woman wouldn’t stop him.

 

“It’s fine. Without the Corpse Race in the Peerless Continent, we won’t have to keep hiding. However, it’ll take a long time before we can rebuild this world.”

 

Lu Ye fell silent. It was hard for him to understand why Pang Huanyin would carry the burden of the future of an entire world and the Humans on her shoulders. At the very least, he wouldn’t do that. He would only be concerned about the future of the people closest to him. As for those whom he didn’t know or wasn’t familiar with, he wasn’t interested in helping them, nor was he capable of doing so.

 

However, that was what Pang Huanyin had been taught since she was a child. As such, Lu Ye wouldn’t criticise her.

 

“Senior Brother.” Pang Huanyin stopped in her tracks and turned to look at him. “Will we have a chance to meet again?”

 

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ye said, “There are Divine Opportunity Columns in the Peerless Continent now. Supposedly, this world will become a Hidden Realm in Jiu Zhou as well. In the future, many cultivators from Jiu Zhou will come here and get some training. If you want to lead the Humans here to get out of this predicament, you might make use of the power of those cultivators from Jiu Zhou.”

 

“I’m talking about you, Senior Brother!” Pang Huanyin stared firmly at him.

 

Lu Ye had no idea why he was suddenly her Senior Brother, but he wouldn’t correct her over such a small matter. He explained, “The capacity of every world has a limit. Presently, the Peerless Continent can only accommodate Cloud River Realm and below. As such, the cultivators in this world can only make it to the Cloud River Realm at most. Similarly, the reinforcements sent from Jiu Zhou are all Cloud River Realm Masters. I’ve acquired many benefits this time, so I’ll get prepared to ascend to the Real Lake Realm when I return to Jiu Zhou.”

 

The light in Pang Huanyin’s eyes went out. “It means you won’t be able to come to the Peerless Continent again.”

 

“Yes.” Lu Ye dipped his head.

 

After a long silence, Pang Huanyin suddenly flashed a smile at him. “I wish you a bright future, then. Let’s end the conversation here, Senior Brother. You’re supposed to go back now.”

 

“Farewell!” Lu Ye said.

 

“Take good care of yourself, Senior Brother!”

 

After Lu Ye was gone, Pang Huanyin stood there with her hands behind her back and remained silent for a long time.

 

Suddenly, a figure approached her from a distance. He was none other than Elder Xiao. After a sigh, he said, “Palace Master, many people come and go in our lives. Some things cannot be forced. You and him are from different worlds, after all.”

 

Pang Huanyin put on a cheeky smile. “Who says we’re from different worlds?”

 

Elder Xiao looked at her in surprise. He initially thought the woman was downcast, so he decided to console her. Now, it seemed that he was overthinking things. However, he didn’t understand what the woman was trying to say.

 

“What do you mean, Palace Master?”

 

“You’ll find out soon. Anyway, it’ll be good news for all of us in the Peerless Continent.”

 

…

 

When Lu Ye returned to the door of Purple Star Palace, he discovered that most cultivators from Jiu Zhou were gone.

 

He saw Hua Ci, Ju Jia, Li Baxian, and Feng Yuechan waiting for him.

 

Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan had come back a while ago. Most of the Corpse Race members had been eliminated. Even if some of those had survived, the local cultivators in the Peerless Continent could easily destroy them.

 

When Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan heard that Lu Ye was recuperating, they decided not to disturb him. They only waited outside.

 

Then, they saw that Lu Ye stepped forward and stopped the two sides from getting into a fight. Li Baxian felt that his Junior Brother had grown up to be an independent and powerful man.

 

He recalled meeting Lu Ye for the first time on Goldentip on the Spirit Creek Battlefield. At that time, he and Shui Yuan had to protect Lu Ye most of the time, but now, Lu Ye was already more powerful than him.

 

Anyway, Li Baxian felt sincerely gratified.

 

“Well, I’m surprised you’ve returned. Didn’t she propose to you or anything?” Hua Ci said bitterly as she shot the man a glare. It was apparent that she had seen Lu Ye and Pang Huanyin leaving together earlier.

 

Ignoring the woman, Lu Ye stepped forward and saluted the other two people. “Fourth Senior Brother and Senior Sister Feng!”

 

“You were the centre of attention, Junior Brother,” Feng Yuechan said with a smile.

 

“Please stop teasing me, Senior Sister.”

 

Li Baxian said, “She’s not teasing you. I was even awestruck by how confident you carried yourself. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a good ranking in the Fight for Supremacy. Otherwise, I could’ve stood by your side and assisted you.”

 

Then, Li Baxian patted the other man’s shoulder. “Alright, we should leave now. Is there anything you need to retrieve before we go?”

 

“No.” Lu Ye shook his head.

 

Hua Ci glanced at him. “Are you sure?”

 

After some deliberation, Lu Ye replied, “Yes, I’m sure. I only gave the people from the Palace some Spirit Artifacts, but it’ll be difficult for me to retrieve them. Just let them keep the artifacts.”

 

Those artifacts were his booties. The items were meant to be sold to the Vault of Providence and traded for Contribution points, so they were not valuable. Anyway, he didn’t have the intention of retrieving those artifacts. The people from the Palace had paid a huge price for restricting the Corpse Race members, after all.

 

Feng Yuechan covered her mouth and giggled. “I guess the Spirit Artifacts are not the only things you’ve left behind, Junior Brother.”

 

It was apparent that she knew something.

 

Lu Ye was puzzled. “What else?”

 

It wasn’t like he had no idea what else he had left behind.

 

While he was perplexed, they passed through the door that led to Jiu Zhou as the view around them shifted.

 

…

 

It didn’t take the cultivators from Jiu Zhou much time to leave. It had only been several hours since the door was opened, and it was now closed.

 

After all, they had received an instruction from the Heavens stating that they had to arrive at Purple Star Palace before a specific time. Since they had to return to Jiu Zhou, they wouldn’t dare be negligent. Naturally, all of them would rather go there earlier than be late.

 

After the door was closed, the area was no longer clamorous. Only the local cultivators were left.

 

Interestingly, some cultivators from the bases had wanted to hide among the cultivators from Jiu Zhou and passed through the door to enter Jiu Zhou.

 

It was a good idea, but it wasn’t feasible.

 

The cultivators from Jiu Zhou could easily move through the door, but the local cultivators were unable to do that. The door seemed able to identify the cultivators. All the local cultivators who tried to sneak in would be blocked out, which was why they were dejected.

 

It was only natural that the local cultivators longed for life in Jiu Zhou. Although the Corpse Race had been eliminated, the Peerless Continent was still a broken world. Not only was the World Spiritual Qi here thin, but there was also a lack of cultivation resources. They didn’t even have enough food to survive.

 

In comparison, the cultivators from Jiu Zhou were clad in beautiful clothes, and they used Spirit Artifacts of fine quality. Having witnessed their elegance, the local cultivators naturally wanted to go to the other world as well.

 

Unfortunately, their wish wasn’t granted.

 

Just then, everyone in Purple Star Palace suddenly received an order from the Palace Master.

 

Not long after the epic battle ended, those from Purple Star Palace were ready to wage another war.

 

This time, they were not going to deal with the Corpse Race. Instead, they were about to launch an attack against the other two Hidden Realms.

 

In the past 1,000 years, even the cultivators from the bases had paid a huge price and put in lots of effort to go against the Corpse Race. However, those from Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru had been hiding in their Hidden Realms and living luxurious lives. Even when they went out to select some Humans from the bases, they only wanted to replenish the number of slaves in their Hidden Realms. As such, they would only choose some naive young people and kids.

 

When those from Purple Star Palace launched the final battle against the Corpse Race, they had called out to everyone for help, including the two Hidden Realms. Nevertheless, the two Hidden Realms simply ignored them.

 

Now that all the Corpse Race members had been eliminated, the people from Purple Star Palace had no more worries left.

 

They were not trying to settle the score with them, but to build a future for the Peerless Continent, they had to subdue the other two Hidden Realms first.

 

Pang Huanyin had to make sure that she was the only one who could call the shots in the entire Peerless Continent.

 

She wasn’t trying to vent her fury, nor was she doing that for her vested interests. Instead, she was bringing hope to everyone in the Peerless Continent.

 

Many cultivators hadn’t returned to their bases. When they heard of the news, they offered to lend them a helping hand.

 

The cultivators from the bases were fully aware of what the three Hidden Realms had been doing over the years. As such, when they heard that the people from Purple Star Palace were ready to launch the final battle against the Corpse Race, they came all the way here to give them a hand.

 

Purple Star Palace had a good reputation while the other two Hidden Realms were infamous.

 

Therefore, when the cultivators from the bases, who hadn’t left Purple Star Palace, learned that the people from the Palace were ready to launch an attack against the two Hidden Realms, they were more than willing to participate in it.

 

From their perspective, they believed that if Purple Star Palace took control of the entire Peerless Continent, everyone would have a bright future. As such, they were willing to be part of the mission.

 

In the past, it would’ve been difficult for those from Purple Star Palace to look for the other two Hidden Realms. Although Elder Xiao knew how to find them and open the doors, it would be unrealistic for them to wage a war against the two Hidden Realms.

 

But now, the ley lines were exhausted, so the three Hidden Realms were no longer able to wander around the Void. Their locations were exposed. As such, it would be much easier to find them.

 

The subdual process was relatively easy. There hadn’t been much intense fighting.

 

That was because when the doors of the three Hidden Realms were exposed, those from Purple Star Palace had the help of Jiu Zhou cultivators to kill the Corpse Race members. As such, everything was intact in the Palace.

 

Silver Snake Valley and Mount Sumeru didn’t have the luck, though.

 

The cultivators from Jiu Zhou didn’t appear in their areas.

 

A lot of Corpse Race members streamed towards the two Hidden Realms. They were caught off guard and forced to resist in a hurry.

 

Having been hiding in their Hidden Realms for years, they had lost the courage and determination to fight the Corpse Race. Therefore, even though there were a lot of cultivators in the two Hidden Realms, many of them were injured or killed.