The frosty weather would not stop because of the fall of a mighty lord.
The wind was still, but the snow still kept falling.
Under the silver light of the full moon, the snow drifting from the sky turned into white fireflies spreading across the shattered world.
Ye Anping held the hilt of the Snow Jade Spirit Sword and looked at the two translucent 'ghosts'. He could only lament that he was still just a human being and could not infer all the possibilities that might happen in the future.
"Master, can you explain this to me?"
"Hmm? Weren't you so smart? You can tell at a glance."
Yun Tian walked to Sun Juehu, who had transformed into a spirit, and smiled. "The sword realm is spacious, and it's too big for me to live alone. It's not bad to have a pretty girl and a chat partner for me... Sun girl, what do you think?"
Sun Juehu finally understood that Yun Tian had collected a trace of her soul into the Snow Jade Spirit Sword before it disappeared so that her soul would not dissipate, but be retained in the world with the help of the spirit sword...
Yun Tian was the cultivator who had reached the furthest among the Sword cultivators in the past ten thousand years and had almost achieved the unity between man and sword.
He was probably the only one who could do this in the past ten thousand years.
But!!!
Sun Juehu's eyes widened with anger, looking down at Yun Tian who was a head shorter than her. "Who wants to live with an old man like you in this broken sword..."
However, she didn't get to finish her words.
Slap—!
A slap echoed in the room.
Yun Tian raised his hand and slapped Sun Juehu on the butt, which made her freeze. Then instantly, like a bristling tiger, the black hair on her head puffed out, floating up.
"..."
"Oh, Sun girl, your butt is much more bouncy than before? Haha… I remember when you were a child, your butt was as hard as a rock, and it didn't shake even when you slapped it..."
Buzz—
Sun Juehu's eyes twitched, and a straight punch hit the air with an explosion, aiming straight for Yun Tian's nose bridge. Even Ye Anping's and her own golden shell's hair were blown away by this punch.
However, Yun Tian just turned his head and easily blocked it with his left elbow.
Bang—
"Hahaha... Wooooooooo~~ I like this temper..."
"Yun Tian!!!"
Seeing Sun Juehu's second punch coming, Yun Tian turned around and began to run around the edge of the pit, laughing and teasing Sun Juehu who was chasing him.
Watching the old man and woman in the Void Returning stage chasing and playing like children, Ye Anping pinched his nose with a sigh and scolded Yun Tian. "The old naughty boy is still an old hooligan... Huh—"
It seemed that Yun Tianchong's temperament was also hereditary, right?
But...
Ye Anping looked down at Sun Juehu's golden shell at his feet.
Although there was no soul in this golden shell, the skin still had the color of a warm-blood living person. Worthy of being a Physical cultivator, her body had already been cultivated to the Mahayana stage. The talismans and spiritual pearls that could be preserved in the next few hundred years would most likely remain the same.
From the perspective of a demonic cultivator, this golden shell could be said to be a unique treasure in the world, just like Yun Tianchong's secondary golden pill.
The bones, the organs, even the hair of a cultivator in the Void Returning stage, which one was not priceless?
However, he only thought about it, and would not really collect it.
At this time, three golden lights came from the south and landed into the pit.
Grand Master Zhiming landed from the sky with Zu Yuan and Zu Lingzhi.
When he saw Sun Juehu at Ye Anping's feet, he put his hands together and started to murmur the sutra of salvation. But just as he opened his mouth, he saw two "ghosts" chasing and playing on the side. He was stunned and changed his chant to the sutra of demon suppression...
"This demon, Po Xun, did not accept advice and did all kinds of things..."
On the other hand, Zu Yuan raised his eyebrows, as if he saw a good friend, and greeted with a smile. "Yun, kid."
Yun Tian dodged Sun Juehu's punches and kicks, then smiled jokingly. "Yo? Old Zu, you've given your spiritual root to my apprentice. How do you feel about losing ten thousand years of cultivation? Hahahaha—"
"Hehe..." Zu Yuan smiled. "It feels very good."
After a simple greeting, Zu Yuan ignored him and looked back at Ye Anping. He walked forward with Zu Lingzhi, walked to the golden shell of Sun Juehu, and asked, "Young man Ye, I guess you know that this is not the end, right?"
"After Senior Sun's death, Cold Country is leaderless, and no matter how you think about it, there will be chaos. And chaos is what the demonic cultivators like most. After that, the remaining demonic cultivators from the Eastern Region will most likely hide in the Northern Region, and it will be troublesome to eradicate them at that time..."
"Well... So, what are you going to do?"
Ye Anping looked at Xu Mulan, who was lying on the ground a little further away, staring blankly at what was happening. He answered, "The position of personal guard in the Cold Country was originally established by the previous emperor to protect his stepson, who was not yet able to stand on his own. It was given to only one person in the last few thousand years."
Zu Yuan followed his gaze and looked at Xu Mulan, then stroked his beard. "Who is this girl?"
"The former commander of the Snow Guards. She was temporarily appointed as a personal guard by Empress Sun, probably because of me. In terms of cultivation, she is not ranked at the top of the Snow Guards, but in terms of position, she is on the same level as the Imperial Adviser. Moreover, Empress Sun promoted her personally."
Ye Anping exhaled slightly and analyzed. "If I remember correctly, although Empress Sun has no children or heirs, the Sun family has someone who can succeed to the throne. —'Sun Wuyue', Empress Sun's grand-niece... She is already thirteen years old this year."
Sun Juehu, who had been chasing Yun Tian, stopped throwing punches at him when she heard Ye Anping's words. Still glaring at him, she walked back, raised her head, and puffed out her chest. "Where did you hear the name Sun Wuyue?"
Ye Anping bowed. "I'm sorry, I have nothing to say..."
Sun Juehu narrowed her eyes with a murderous intent. "Young man Ye, do you want to use Sun Wuyue to control the Northern Region?"
"I don't have such great ambitions. I just want a better world… In my opinion, this is the best way to prevent the Northern Region from falling into disputes among the princes... Sun Wuyue should assume the position of the Cold Country Empress."
Looking at Ye Anping's calm eyes that still seemed to have everything in his hands, Sun Juehu had the feeling that she saw some of Red Moon's shadow in this kid. She suddenly felt a little unhappy and said angrily, "Make no mistake..."
Ye Anping interrupted. "I have never made a mistake. Senior Sun, you appointed Commander Xu as your personal guard, on the one hand, so that Commander Xu could stop me at a critical moment, and on the other hand, to give Cold Country some insurance, isn't it so?"
"..."
"Senior Sun, you didn't have the confidence to defeat Xuanji, and you had already paved the way out. Moreover, if what I think is correct, the only people in Cold Country who know that you came here to fight Xuanji are your trusted aides…"
Sun Juehu gritted her teeth, feeling unhappy that she was seen through, but the next moment, Yun Tian, who came over secretly, slapped her buttocks again. "Sun girl, how is it? My apprentice is awesome, eh?"
"Tsk—"
Seeing that Sun Juehu acquiesced, Ye Anping continued. "The head of the Sun family in Cold Country, Sun Juehu, and the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, Gu Yu Yan, fought in the area south of the Heavenly Demon Sect until the world collapsed.
"In the end, the head of the Sun family assisted the leaders of the Black Star and the Awareness Sect to kill Yu Yan and end the war in the Eastern Region at the cost of her own life. By the way, I would like to add one more sentence—
Before Senior Sun died, she finally reconciled with the leader of the Black Star Sect."
Speaking of this, Ye Anping glanced at everyone around him and cupped his hands. "Seniors, what do you think about writing today's matter into the Immortal Family's history books according to what I said? As for how people will see it in the future, that will be up to them to judge."
Zu Yuan shook his head when he heard this, not because he thought that what Ye Anping said was bad, but because he felt that this boy simply did not match his actual age.
He stroked his beard, and as if he had a sudden idea, he asked, "Little Ye..."
"Patriarch Zu, please tell me."
"I heard that some people, because they didn't drink enough oblivion soup when they went to the ghost world after they died, were born with the memory of their previous life in this reincarnation."
"..."
"Have you reincarnated in this life without drinking the oblivion soup? Ha ha!"
Ye Anping paused slightly and shook his head. "Patriarch, you are joking."
"Really... Hehe, then you are really fast at learning." Zu Yuan patted Zu Lingzhi's shoulder who stood silent beside him. "Lingzhi, spend more time with Ye boy. You will be the leader of the Bright Star Sect in the future, so you can learn a lot from this kid..."
Zu Lingzhi nodded nervously. There were all big and tough cultivators around her, and she didn't dare to show her previous willfulness. She could only nod and say, "Ah... Yes, Grand Grandfather."
Sun Juehu glanced at Si Xuanji who was standing aside.
Si Xuanji was lying on the ground while Pei Lianxue was crouching beside her with an umbrella to shield her from the snow.
Seeing that Si Xuanji was completely unable to move and in such a sorry state, she seemed relieved.
She had a fight with Si Xuanji and she lost...
It was that simple.
"Hu—" Sun Juehu let out a long breath, glanced at Yun Tian who had already used both hands on her butt, glared at him fiercely, and then ordered, "Xu Mulan!!"
"Ah?"
Xu Mulan had been listening to the conversation in a daze. When she heard someone calling her, she hurriedly got up, limped over, and met Ye Anping's eyes, but shifted her gaze and knelt on one knee. "Yes, Your Majesty. I am..."
"Take my golden shell back to the Cold Country. Did you hear what Master Ye said just now?"
"Yes..."
"Just do as he said. "
Xu Mulan responded blankly, as if she was a little absent-minded. She slowly squatted, took Sun Juehu's Black Ice Dragon Spear, wrapped it on her back, and then carefully picked up Sun Juehu's golden shell.
"Young Master Ye… just now..."
"Commander Xu, your position was correct..."
"...Yes."
"Please say hello to Xiyue for me. You can come to the Hundred Lotus Sect when you are free later..."
Xu Mulan nodded in response, feeling that her brain had become a mess, and she couldn't figure out what was going on now. But Sun Juehu gave her an order, so she just had to execute it.
She held Sun Juehu's golden shell, nodded to everyone present, and then stepped on the flying sword before jumping into the snowy sky and flying toward the northwest.
After seeing her leave, Sun Juehu turned her head and looked at Yun Tian, who was rubbing her butt, with a "murderous" look, saying angrily, "How long are you going to rub it?"
"What's wrong with rubbing it? I rubbed it when you were a kid. Hey…"
"💢💢💢…"
Sun Juehu's forehead was bulging with veins, but she felt a little helpless. "Take me to see the cave where I will live."
"Okay, let's go~ Have a drink with me later, haha..."
Yun Tian raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
Ta!
The two disappeared from this world like shadows, without leaving a trace...
This old rogue...
Ye Anping muttered in his heart, but suddenly thought, if Yun Tianchong knew that his father suddenly had a partner, and he had a stepmother, and this stepmother was Sun Juehu...
"Ah–"
Ye Anping didn't dare to think about what would happen at that time, but Yun Tianchong's expression would definitely be quite exciting.
At this time, Zu Yuan showed a kind and evil smile on his face as he pointed his chin at Si Xuanji. "Ye boy, your cultivation partner has been lying there for a long time. Why don't you go and take a look? "
Seeing that he obviously wanted to watch the show, Ye Anping exhaled slightly and put the Snow Jade Spirit Sword stuck in the ground into his storage bag, then walked back to Si Xuanji and his sister.
Pei Lianxue was holding an umbrella, rubbing Si Xuanji's cheeks with her fingers and pursing her lips like a naughty cat. It was unknown what she was thinking.
Si Xuanji was now staring at her arrogant expression speechlessly and looked like she wanted to spank her.
But she couldn't even speak now, let alone raise her hand.
—Wait and see how I'll deal with you, girl! You have no respect for your elders!!
However, at this moment, a pair of strong arms suddenly supported her back, and then easily picked her up.
!
Si Xuanji was startled, and she turned around, only to see that it was Ye Anping who picked her up like a princess. She suddenly felt shy for some reason.
Her yin-yang eyes looked straight at the handsome face, and she felt a sense of happiness as if she had been saved by a hero.
When she was young, she fantasized that when she was wandering the world with a sword, she would suddenly encounter a crisis and then be rescued by a man. They would both fall in love and become a famous sword couple in the world.
In the end, because she was too strong, she killed all the enemies in the world with her sword and never needed to be rescued.
This dream of love was long gone.
But thousands of years later, a man named Ye Anping reminded her of her original intention from when she was young.
Si Xuanji shrunk slightly and rested her cheek on Ye Anping's shoulder, like a kitten looking for cuddles.
However, when she saw an expressionless "light bulb", an old man with a motherly smile, and the old man's granddaughter standing there not far away, staring at her, she instantly felt ashamed.
Si Xuanji struggled to get out of Ye Anping's arms, but she didn't even have the strength to speak, so how could she struggle?
Ye Anping was somewhat helpless and asked, "Xuanji, you are seriously injured, don't move."
Si Xuanji whimpered like a baby. "Wooo…"
"Hmm?" Ye Anping pretended not to understand as he smiled. "It's okay, I'm here. I'll hold you, just rest in my arms..."
Zu Yuan's grin almost reached the back of his head, but seeing Si Xuanji's eyes gradually becoming fierce, he hurried away. "Zhiming, send us back, hahaha... Ye boy, see you at the celebration banquet later, hahaha—!"
"Amitabha."
Grand Master Zhiming put his hands together and nodded to Ye Anping. Waving his cassock slightly, he took Zu Yuan and Zu Lingzhi, turned into three golden lights, and flew away to the south.
Si Xuanji, who had been glaring at the three people who left, now glared at Ye Anping again, and her eyes seemed to be saying:
—Anping, wait and see how I'll deal with you when we get back!!
Ye Anping pretended not to understand as he smiled and took out a blanket from the storage bag, swaddled Si Xuanji, and held her in his arms before looking around. "Sister, let's go find Yu Die and the others."
"...Yeah." Pei Lianxue was silent for a while, then asked, "Brother, why don't you let me carry Elder Si?"
Ye Anping looked down at Si Xuanji's resentful expression and felt that if he continued teasing, he would really be spanked, so he shrugged and shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'll carry her. Otherwise, I will be beaten..."
Pei Lianxue frowned and answered seriously. "Brother, don't be afraid! I will help you beat her!"
Ye Anping shook his head helplessly with a smile. "Wait until you grow up..."
The two of them summoned their flying swords, turning into two streams of light that cut through the sky of the Eastern Region, and flew about seven hundred miles along the north. After a while, they saw three girls lying on the ground and Xiao Tian and Xue'e lying on the girls' bellies.
Ye Anping froze for a moment and only realized after going down.
Feng Yu Die, Gu Mingxin, and Xiao Yunluo, they all simply fainted because of excessive consumption of spiritual power. Even Xiao Tian and Xue'e's eyes were rolling around, looking like they were short of energy.
"Hiss—"
He forgot about this. Although the three girls' spiritual energy was outstanding among the Nascent Soul stage cultivators, they just used the formation of a Void Returning stage cultivator after all...
Ye Anping stood in the middle of the three girls, looked at Si Xuanji who was now asleep in his arms, and then looked between the three people lying on the ground and his sister. He pursed his lips in some distress. "Sister, how many can you carry?"
Pei Lianxue tapped her lips. "Hmm... the black and the white."
"Okay, then I'll carry Yunluo... We can each carry one of these two little ones on our heads... The black one is on my head."
"Oh! Okay!!"