The agony lingered. It seemed he had reluctantly grown accustomed to it as he felt the immense power within his body, barely managing to stand up...

「 」

"When I first returned to the Ancient Tomb, I learned he cultivated this technique to save me," the light-blue figure murmured. "At the time, I had no idea the cultivation process would be this painful… Moreover, when you passed it to me, there was no introduction to the Divine Skill... only the Mantra of the Cultivation Technique. I didn't know that the Seven Emotions Divine Skill would be so agonizing for a man to cultivate..."

Reflecting on when she cultivated the Seven Emotions Divine Skill, her constitution had improved significantly in all aspects. Although she lost her emotions, she hadn't suffered much pain...

"The pain of severing feelings is to be borne by the man; such a Cultivation Technique... I wonder which woman created it…"

The light-blue figure sighed deeply.

She continued to watch.

After leaving the Ancient Tomb and returning to the Medicine King Valley, she quietly watched Wang Mu. Once she herself had recovered, she sought him out, only for him to deceive her and teach her the Seven Emotions Divine Skill.

"It seems that originally, when you taught me this technique, your true intention was to strengthen my constitution…" the light-blue figure whispered softly. "This technique, when cultivated by a woman, offers tremendous benefits besides rendering one emotionless... and it doesn't require high aptitude... It was the most suitable for my cultivation..."

"You knew that if I continued to follow you, I would be the one to suffer because you were emotionless. Continuing like that would have been torture for me."

"If you had refused to let me follow, it would have also broken my heart..."

"So, you chose this method. You directly taught me the Seven Emotions Divine Skill. To ensure I wouldn't overthink it, you didn't show me the introduction to the Divine Skill. Once I cultivated it and lost my feelings, I wouldn't feel much for you anymore, nor would I feel sadness or pain..."

Thinking this, the light-blue figure closed her eyes, and the Heartbreak Flower in her hand shone even more brilliantly...

「 」

In the following years, Wang Mu wandered the north and south of Jianghu alone. Many visitors came and went in a hurry, yet none stayed by his side.

Sometimes he rested alone in a decrepit temple, the cold wind blowing past, yet he felt no chill.

Sometimes he lay drunk on the streets, attracting strange looks that failed to move his cold heart.

Like a drifter, he roamed Jianghu, unable to hear a single confidant's words, nor drink a cup of warming wine...

For a few moments each month, he would endure all sorts of pain, his power completely drained, his temperament drastically altered. He would lie in a street corner or in a dirty ditch like a beggar...

Years drifted by, unknown to anyone, as time swept past...

Until one day, he met the indifferent swordsman Liu Yibai. After much hardship and fulfilling numerous conditions, he finally received that message...

Everything seemed to have reached a turning point then.

「 」

The light-blue figure watched silently.

The Heartbreak Flower in her hands grew brighter.

Years later, she saw Wang Mu learn from Liu Yibai the method to break the Divine Skill.

Perhaps this is fate... She gently shook her head and smiled.

Brother Dongfang's original intention was only for her to learn this Divine Skill, to strengthen her body so she would no longer be affected by her frail constitution. She never expected that, by a twist of fate, she would learn the method to counteract the technique from another person...

Yet, during these years, witnessing the journey of the person in the memories, she felt a degree of bitterness... This was something she had never known...

Now, viewing his memories of their love from this different perspective, a multitude of feelings overwhelmed her. The resentment she had held for a millennium seemed to diminish slightly.

Especially upon seeing them meet again.

The emotions in her heart surged, and even the Divine Skill seemed unable to restrain them...

She herself, with a dagger in hand, had stabbed him in the chest...

"Ah..." the light-blue figure murmured softly. "It was the same back then... What on earth have you been doing all these thousand years..."

The more she thought about it, the more distressed she became.

The memories led directly to the final great battle, one she was so familiar with...

「Eve of the great battle.」

"Brother Dongfang, I want to be with you!" Mo Xilan spoke sweetly. "I'm very strong now too!"

"Okay!" Wang Mu nodded. "You and I together! Even if we die, we'll die together!"

"Hehe, who wants to die with you? Don't say such discouraging things!" Mo Xilan said.

The experience led right up to the aftermath of the battle with Piao Miaoxu—her defeat, and the reappearance of the Gate of Apocalypse.

Wang Mu suddenly snapped back to his senses.

"Damn, what's happening?"

Wang Mu looked bewildered, yet seemed to have a flash of realization. What's going on? Is this another Three-Life Illusion Realm? No, no, I remember Mo Xilan fed me that Elixir... Could it be I've traveled through time and am re-experiencing the game's events?

This time, it seemed to only be the storyline with Mo Xilan...

It wasn't very long, but it was extremely rough.

Because for a few years in the middle, it was very uncomfortable.

As a player, one wouldn't truly feel it; it would be a quick blur, perhaps add some action points for development, and it would be over.

But to experience it himself...

Wang Mu trailed off, speechless.

He gazed at the distant Gate of Apocalypse.

Wait, I remember at this point, I cast aside my belongings and punched the Gate of Apocalypse... That means the Emperor Spirit Pearl was lost at this moment! Someone must have picked it up!

Last time in the Three-Life Illusion Realm, because Nanrong Biyou didn't participate in the battle, the scenes that followed were very vague!

This time, however, it was due to using that Elixir, and it replayed the storyline with Mo Xilan; Mo Xilan had indeed appeared in the final battle.

Back then, he had Mo Xilan join merely for extra security, purely as a buff. As long as Mo Xilan didn't die, he wouldn't die either. As for the other heroines, he had let them go first to wear down Piao Miaoxu; their defeat was an acceptable outcome.

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