PFC Chapter 12813 Tragic Fate
Chapter 12813 Tragic Fate
Chapter 12813 Tragic Fate
"Stop." The Emperor Xi's voice was old and deep, and with just one sentence, the entire divine realm fell into a deathly silence.
The Imperial Guards of Tianhuang stood solemnly to one side.
Haoyang put on a respectful expression, quickly stepped forward, and bowed: "Disciple greets Your Majesty the Emperor Xi."
Emperor Xi did not look at Haoyang. His gaze slowly fell on Ye Chen and Danxi. His eyes were complicated, with regret, helplessness and a trace of guilt that was not easily detected.
He gently raised his hand, and a soft golden light fell on Danxi, calming her emotions. Then he said in a deep voice, "You two, come with me."
After speaking, Emperor Xi turned around and walked towards the Xiguang Palace deep within the Divine Realm.
Ye Chen and Dan Xi exchanged a glance and immediately followed Xi Huang.
Haoyang stood still, watching the two figures with a sinister look in his eyes, but dared not follow rashly, since the Emperor Xi had not called his name.
Inside the Hall of Dawn, the floor was paved with glazed tiles and surrounded by golden light. In the very center of the hall stood a throne made of pure light crystal.
Emperor Xi sat on his throne, catching his breath for a moment before looking at Ye Chen. His tone softened slightly: "I never expected that the Lord of Reincarnation would grace my Xi Clan with his presence. I apologize for not welcoming you properly."
Ye Chen bowed slightly and said politely, "Your Majesty is too kind."
Danxi, standing nearby, asked anxiously, "Your Majesty, is what Haoyang said true? My mother... my mother was really executed by you? She really had an affair with the Chaos Pill Emperor?"
Emperor Xi looked at Danxi and gently shook his head, his tone tinged with helplessness and guilt: "It's true. Your mother had an affair with the Chaos Pill Emperor, which defiled the purity of the Xi Clan and violated the clan rules. I had no choice but to execute her."
"No...no way!" Danxi trembled all over, her eyes reddening. "My mother isn't that kind of person! Your Majesty, you must be mistaken!"
“I’m not mistaken.” Emperor Xi shook his head. “Your father is indeed the Chaos Pill Emperor, Lord Fei Zhao. During the sea sacrifice ceremony back then, you didn’t fall into the outside world by accident; it was something I deliberately arranged.”
“Your Taoist magic and supernatural powers were all personally taught to you. Although we are not in the name of master and disciple, we are in the reality of master and disciple. I couldn’t bear to kill you, so I exiled you to the outside world. I thought you would never come back, but I didn’t expect that you could wash away the dust and come back here.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen was shocked, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He never expected that Danxi was actually the daughter of the Chaos Pill Emperor, and that her exile was deliberately arranged by the Xi Emperor.
Danxi was struck dumb, collapsing to the ground with vacant eyes, her heart shattered.
She always thought she was the Holy Maiden of the Xi Clan and a candidate to succeed the Xi Emperor. Little did she know that she was actually the daughter of a traitor, an illegitimate child exiled by the clan, and that even her mother's death was closely related to her own background.
She secretly sensed the secrets of heaven and found that everything matched perfectly without the slightest error; she was indeed the daughter of the Chaos Pill Emperor.
Seeing Danxi's devastated state, Emperor Xi felt a pang of pity in his eyes, but he hardened his heart and said in a deep voice, "Danxi, go. Don't come back. This is no longer your home, and the Xi Clan will not tolerate you."
Danxi froze, slowly raising her head, her eyes filled with despair and sorrow, her lips trembling, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Xi Huang turned his gaze to Ye Chen, his tone softening considerably, even carrying a hint of appreciation: "Lord of Reincarnation, you are the most dazzling genius of our time, and the only one who has the opportunity to kill Tai Chu."
"From now on, I'll be entrusting Danxi to your care."
Ye Chen said, "Me?"
Emperor Xi nodded and said, "Yes, taking care of Danxi is actually just a small matter."
"The real important matter is to slay Tai Chu!"
"In the beginning, the ambition was immense. Light was the ultimate good in the world, and all colors in the world are reflections of light. But if the light were too intense, everything would be bleached to transparency and eventually return to nothingness. That would be an extremely terrifying destruction."
He coughed lightly a few times, his body swaying slightly, his voice tinged with weariness: "We, Sichen, are born of light. The deeper we cultivate, the more we are bleached and made transparent by the light, until we finally vanish completely. I am now in danger of extinction, and I can only pass on the authority of Sichen's lineage to continue its legacy."
The Emperor Xi's gaze fell on Ye Chen, with a hint of regret: "You have come too late. If you had come earlier, I could have passed on my Si Chen Dao lineage to you to help you grow and eventually slay the Primordial Beginning and save the world."
"But unfortunately, the inheritance ceremony has already been set, and my lineage can only be passed on to my disciple Haoyang, and I can no longer give it to you."
Although Ye Chen felt regret, he knew that this matter could not be forced, so he bowed and said, "Your Majesty is too kind. The inheritance of the Dao lineage is predetermined, and this junior dares not force it."
Emperor Xi nodded, pondered for a moment, and a resolute glint flashed in his eyes: "However, I have a method that I can teach you."
"This method is not a pure path of light. Instead, it incorporates some of the essence of the abyss's darkness. I was corrupted by light for a long time, which gave rise to inner demons. I once wanted to throw myself into darkness. Fortunately, I finally woke up in time. Although I did not fall into darkness, I was still tainted by some dark aura. I used this trace of dark essence to create this method."
"Haoyang's mind is pure, and he only cultivates light, so he cannot cultivate this technique. Perhaps, this method can be of some help to you."
Ye Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "What kind of Dao technique is it?"
Xi Huang raised his hand, and a golden light surged into Ye Chen's mind. Countless cultivation techniques and incantations were instantly imprinted on his soul, carrying the domineering power of the blazing sun, while also concealing a trace of cold, dark aura.
"This technique is called the Eight-Section Fiery Sun Collapse. It is a martial arts divine power containing eight layers of blazing Fiery Sun power, which is extremely powerful. What's even more wonderful is that, in addition to the eight layers of Fiery Sun power, there is also a hidden dark Yin energy that can kill the enemy unexpectedly."
Ye Chen focused his mind and quickly comprehended the incantation of the Eight-Stage Fiery Sun Collapse. After a short while, he had already mastered it.
As Emperor Xi said, the Eight-Segment Fiery Sun Collapse is indeed extraordinary. In addition to the eight layers of fiery sun power on the surface, it also contains a trace of yin energy. If the enemy is not careful during the battle, he will be ambushed.
Emperor Xi sighed, “I am passing on this method to you in the hope that you will take good care of Danxi in the future. She has a pitiful background and is now homeless.”
Ye Chen glanced at Danxi beside him and saw that she had already shed tears. He cupped his hands to Emperor Xi and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will."
"Thank you." Xi Huang felt relieved to have resolved a matter, then squinted at Ye Chen, "You have many karmic entanglements on your body. Is there something you wish to ask?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's expression immediately turned serious. He stepped forward and spoke earnestly:
"Your Majesty, I have come to the Heavenly Emperor Origin Sea to search for someone. The patriarch of the Great Sun Clan, Xin Dan, was captured by a dark hand while trying to save me last time. I have searched everywhere without success. I have heard that the Xi Clan controls the laws of the Heavenly Emperor Origin Sea, so they must know her whereabouts. I beg Your Majesty to inform me."
Upon hearing Xin Dan's name, Emperor Xi's previously relaxed expression instantly darkened. He frowned, sighed heavily, and said in a tone full of helplessness and regret, "There's no need to ask anymore."
Ye Chen's heart tightened, a sense of foreboding washing over him. He pressed for an answer, "Emperor Xi, why?"
“That fairy has at most ten days to live.” He shook his head. “You don’t need to waste any more energy, and you don’t need to throw your life away for her sake.”
"What?!" Ye Chen was shocked, his body swayed violently, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by that?"
He couldn't accept the news. Xin Dan had risked her life to save him last time, but now she was in dire straits and her life was nearing its end. He couldn't just sit idly by.
Emperor Xi remained silent for a long time, a complex emotion flashing in his turbid eyes, before finally speaking slowly: "She is about to be devoured and refined by the Chaos Pill Emperor."
"The Chaos Pill Emperor?" Ye Chen's pupils shrank sharply. Recalling the pitch-black hand that had captured Xin Dan last time, he said, "That pitch-black hand that captured Xin Dan, was it the hand of the Chaos Pill Emperor?"
Emperor Xi slowly shook his head, his tone solemn: "No. That was the hand of the second-generation Yin God, but that second-generation Yin God has long been controlled by the Chaos Pill Emperor and is at his beck and call."
"A second-generation Yin God?" Ye Chen frowned, his face full of doubt. "What do you mean?"
He thought of the dark sun, which might be related to the newly born Yin spirit, and his heart couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Now it seems that Emperor Xi must know some secrets.
"Although you killed the first Yin God, the abyssal aura that remained in the world has not been completely extinguished."
Emperor Xi slowly said, "Those abyssal auras gathered in the Heavenly Emperor Origin Sea a long, long time ago, like a malignant tumor, parasitizing the Heavenly Emperor Origin Sea, just like that malignant tumor parasitized the Primordial Era back then."
He paused, then continued, "The Chaos Pill Emperor was the first to discover this. He came to me, wanting to work with me to purify this abyssal tumor. But after my investigation, I found that the tumor had already penetrated deep into the foundation of the Heavenly Emperor Origin Sea and could not be purified at all, unless Tai Chu personally intervened."
"But at that time, the Primordial One was fighting against the Abyss and was unable to spare any attention. How could he have come here?"
"Later, the Chaos Pill Emperor left directly, intending to resolve the matter on his own."
At this point, a hint of helplessness flashed in Xi Huang's eyes: "He just left, he didn't actually defect. He just wanted to use his own strength to purify this abyss tumor and share the burden for Tai Chu."
"He was originally one of the twelve earthly branches in the beginning, in charge of sunrise at the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), which embodies the law of dawn, and dawn itself represents hope."
"After he left, he didn't know how to purify himself, but in the midst of despair, he actually saw hope and even glimpsed a word of the ultimate law."
"The ultimate law?" Ye Chen was shocked.
Emperor Xi said, "Yes, it is the four-word law that was concealed by the Primordial Chaos Ancestor and contains the ultimate mystery of the world."
His gaze fell on Ye Chen: "Lord of Reincarnation, I see that you have already comprehended one of the words. Is it the word 'Dharma'?"
Ye Chen was greatly shocked and subconsciously nodded: "Your Majesty's insight is keen. This junior has indeed comprehended the law of the word 'law'."
"That's good then." Emperor Xi nodded gently and said slowly, "Back then, the Chaos Pill Emperor also glimpsed a word, the word 'out'."
"Out?" Ye Chen felt a sudden boom in his mind, as if layers of fog had been cleared before his eyes, and his heart was filled with excitement.
The four-word rule he had been searching for has now finally revealed another word.
The single character "出" (chū, meaning "out" or "to go out")!
But what exactly do these two words mean when put together?
Does the law originate from Yin and Yang?
Did the law originate in the beginning?
Or is the law emerging from chaos?
He racked his brains but still couldn't figure it out, his heart filled with doubt and inexplicable fear.
Xi Huang then said, "Hmm... or to be more precise, the Chaos Pill Emperor did not comprehend it, but merely glimpsed it."
“He did not integrate the source of the law like you did. He only comprehended various alchemy methods from the word ‘out’. After he comprehended it, the word ‘out’ completely disappeared and dimmed, with no light left.”
"The four-word principle contains the ultimate secrets of the world, and the methods that can be comprehended from it naturally represent the ultimate."
"From this point on, all alchemy methods in the world were in the hands of the Chaos Pill Emperor. The alchemy skills of the Great Pill Ruins under his command became the best in all the heavens, unmatched by anyone."
At this point, Xi Huang's tone turned somber, filled with regret: "What the Chaos Pill Emperor wanted was to refine a pill to purify the Dark Sun."
"However, despite his life's efforts, he failed to succeed."
"Even worse, he himself was corrupted by the dark sun and the aura of chaos, and his mind gradually fell into a pathological state."
"However, he was still intelligent and knew that the Dark Sun was difficult to purify, so he turned his attention to controlling it."
"Therefore, he had the idea of creating a second-generation Yin God."
Ye Chen asked, "So, how does he plan to build it?"
Xi Huang said, "As far as I know, the Chaos Pill Emperor found a corpse, soaked it in the Dark Sun, and let it absorb the abyssal aura within the Dark Sun. Then, it merged with the Dark Sun, thus creating the second generation of Yin God."
"Although this second-generation Yin God is certainly no match for the first-generation Yin God in terms of power, if it can be successfully created, it will be invincible in one region. At the very least, it can ensure that the Heavenly Emperor Origin Sea will not be completely polluted and collapsed by the uncontrolled power of the Dark Sun."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen inexplicably thought of Ji Xuanqiong, and his voice tightened: "That corpse... could it be..."
Xi Huang looked at him and slowly nodded: "That's right, that corpse is Ji Xuanqiong, a named person under the Great Heavenly Emperor. Under heaven, only those named people who have passed through the Great Heavenly Emperor's path can withstand the violent abyssal aura in the Dark Sun and can bear the foundation of the second generation of Yin Gods."
boom--
Ye Chen felt his mind go blank, as if struck by lightning, his body stiffened, and he was speechless for a long time.
He never expected that there was such a mysterious cause and effect behind Ji Xuanqiong, which was completely different from what he had imagined.
At this moment, he peered into the secrets of heaven, and everything he saw matched perfectly; the Emperor Xi's words were absolutely correct.
Ji Xuanqiong's fate was even more tragic than Wu Zangming's.
Although Wu Zangming died by self-destruction, he still retained a shred of dignity. But Ji Xuanqiong had already perished, and his body was taken by the Chaos Pill Emperor and soaked in the dark sun to cultivate the second generation of Yin Gods, becoming nothing more than a tool.