"Dear Immortal, may I ask if there is any hope left for this world?" True Man Qinghua maintained a respectful bow, his tone sincere.

"Since I've come, there is naturally hope."

Without hesitation, Li Ye's voice came through: "If you want this world to endure, then restrain the cultivators under your command and never let them cause chaos when the sun sets.

This place has long been marked by our Four Seasons Sect.

If I find out later that someone was harmed innocently because of this, I will start to settle accounts, no one can escape."

After saying this.

The courtyard continued to fly forward.

Only True Man Qinghua was left standing in mid-air, deep in thought, his body trembling with excitement.

——Throughout her long life, she had long since held a disdainful attitude towards mortals, yet did not expect that a strong person would be willing to serve justice for the mortals.

This shows that the Four Seasons Sect.

Is truly a reputable and righteous sect.

Could it be that she also has the chance to glimpse the world beyond?

...

The courtyard eventually stopped atop a village nestled in the mountains.

This village was very peculiar, surrounded by vast snowy plains, even a hundred miles away from the nearest human settlement, truly isolated from the world.

Moreover, this place was close to the "border".

In this world, there were very few areas where humans could live; the remaining places had long been polluted by the Demonic Qi of the white demons. Further to the east, there lay endless white demonic qi and a true no-man's land.

Li Ye stood at the courtyard entrance, looking down.

His eyes shimmered with brilliance.

But his expression was exceptionally solemn.

Because there were no living people here anymore.

"Did I still come a step too late?"

"But if the souls have not yet dispersed, I still have a way..."

He sighed lightly, stepping out of the courtyard.

A white halo belonging to the Heart Soil swirled around him, isolating all demonic qi and prying eyes.

He walked slowly through this already silent village, the only sound being his own footsteps, the dull sound of stepping on snow in a long-deserted place.

His senior brother followed beside him, curiously observing and reminding: "There are quite a few treasures here, worth spending some time to uncover."

Actually, without the senior brother's reminder, Li Ye also noticed that the walls of these low houses were covered with numerous runes and text, all chapters of various divine techniques and spells.

At a glance,

there were items like the "Alchemy Method of the Sui Ke World," "White Demon Qi Sacrifice Method," "Phoenix Spirit Invocation"...

There were dozens of divine magic techniques, scattered here and there.

And all were depicted with blood.

In this vast, desolate, and broken village, there lingered an ominous aura no matter how you looked at it.

"This Child of Fate has considerable skill."

"What is recorded here should be the essence of the Sui Ke World, with the Celestial Dao sparing no expense, passing down all its legacies to him."

"Yet what I don't understand is..."

Li Ye stopped in front of a courtyard, and then gently knocked on the door ring.

"Creak——"

The door immediately opened.

The scene inside was fully revealed——there was a figure in a white robe lying on a lounge chair, holding a brightly feathered, splendidly tailed chicken in his arms.

"You've come?"

The figure sat up straight, with a joyful smile on his face.

Surprisingly, a young man who seemed not yet of age.

There wasn't a trace of demonic qi emanating from him; instead, he exuded an indescribable purity with eyes gleaming with bright joy.

His looks couldn't be described as handsome, but were very pleasing, possessing a natural charm that made one feel good upon first glance.

"I suspect you noticed me from the first time I arrived here, didn't you?"

At this moment, if Li Ye couldn't see what was happening, he'd be a fool. This Child of Fate... must have deliberately let the sun set in order to summon him.

He was not at all angry at being deceived; instead, his interest was piqued.

The Child of Fate of a world was indeed intriguing.

Most importantly.

He raised an eyebrow and said to the senior brother beside him: "So senior brother also makes mistakes, huh? This is not a pitiful child needing my teaching, but rather someone enticing us."

Senior brother: "..."

At this moment, the young man got down from the lounge chair, slightly bowing to the two, "I know you both came from another world.

Let me be straightforward.

I invited you both here because I hope you can plant me inside a tree — I once saw an immortal dressed in white as pure as snow, using thunderous methods to plant several corrupted Golden Cores into a peculiar type of tree.

Driven by curiosity, I went to see those trees.

To my astonishment, the Golden Cores planted inside the trees could survive to this day, without being eroded by the Demonic Qi."

Having said this, Li Ye already understood his intention and frowned, "The Demon-Suppressing Tree can indeed preserve mana and divine soul from withering, but you will endure the pain of filled meridians.

If it were you, perhaps the Demon-Suppressing Tree would remain unyielding for a thousand years, unbroken for ten thousand."

"It doesn't matter,"

The young man shook his head, "As long as my Golden Core can follow the rise and fall of the sun, I can overlook the world through my Golden Core, any bit of corporeal pain is insignificant."

"That's not right." Li Ye suddenly looked around, his tone filled with obvious confusion, "If you can endure, then wherever you are, whether in a Demon-Suppressing Tree or not, you can abide by the sun's cycle.

According to my senior brother, you must have encountered unbearable pain, thinking of using the Tree's pain to suppress your own.

And I happen to know the treatment of a Child of Fate.

Qi Fortune, Phoenix.

I'm afraid your childhood sweetheart has already passed away!"

In a flash, he pushed open the half-closed door, revealing a clean and tidy room, inside which lay a lifeless girl on the bed, with a dead bird by her side.

The young man was completely caught off guard, a profound pain flashed across his face.

Being the world's beloved Child of Fate, no matter what he did or cultivated, it was swift and effortless, enjoying familial affection, friendship, and love unavailable to ordinary people.

Living harmoniously with family, parents fully alive, many friends... and a devoted childhood sweetheart.

But Qi Fortune could only protect him alone.

He watched one villager after another die, then family members one by one, until even his wife could not be protected — the Qi Fortune shielded him from all harm, yet the repercussions fell upon those around him.

Even discarding this fortune was beyond his ability.

Now his family and friends had all passed away, still, many people in this world hoped for the sun to rise each day.

All he could do was maintain the rise and fall of his Golden Core day after day.

Finally.

Discovering outsiders had entered, he thought of a plan, to harness their power to plant him into a tree and erase his consciousness.

After all, the world only needed his Golden Core.

Whether he existed was utterly inconsequential.

In this way, he could repay this world's "meticulous nurturing," and also free himself, a fitting resolution for both sides.

Thus he immediately caused the Golden Core to fall, attracting Li Ye and his companion.

Reflecting on this, his expression showed no more hesitation.

He said to Li Ye, "Help me this once, and I'll offer you everything I know, along with this world's spatial coordinates."

But Li Ye shook his head, "It's not yet beyond salvation; this world's order has long collapsed, even reincarnation can hardly bear it anymore.

You are still the Child of Fortune.

Even if you cannot save their bodies, their souls are unconsciously trapped here by you, open your eyes and see carefully."

With a point from Li Ye.

In the originally empty village, numerous vague figures suddenly appeared, bound in chains, unable to move, as if trapped like trees.

——The world still cares for its Child of Fortune though it almost fell into the Demon Path.

So its method of care is somewhat extreme.

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