Being able to be with the one you love is a privilege not everyone is fortunate enough to have.
After saying this, the Demon Emperor's body turned into a wisp of green smoke and vanished without a trace.
Mo Yun raised an eyebrow at the green smoke in front of him and smiled slightly: "To choose self-destruction, as expected of the Demon Emperor, decisive enough."
He committed suicide without saying a single unnecessary word.
Now that everything is over, he should go find his woman.
At that very moment, the Demon Emperor's confidant suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, sensing something.
He looked up, gazing intently into the distance through the window. That direction was exactly where the demon realm had started. He sighed softly, said nothing, and walked to the side, where he infused magic into a wall.
A hole slowly appeared in the wall, revealing a brocade box inside.
I stretched out my hands, and they were trembling slightly.
The Demon Emperor's confidant clenched his fists, trying to control the trembling of his hands.
He clenched his fists, took several deep breaths, and clenched his knuckles until they turned white before he managed to control his emotions. He then presented the brocade box with both hands, his expression extremely solemn.
Holding the brocade box with utmost respect, as if it were his life, the Demon Emperor's confidant walked out step by step, heading straight for the Demon Realm's main hall.
Along the way, the demon realm's servants saw his solemn expression and were all shocked. They involuntarily stepped back to the sides, and no one dared to go up and disturb him.
When the Demon Emperor's confidant arrived at the main hall, King Qi, who was handling matters of the Demon Realm on behalf of the Demon Emperor, looked up in surprise. All the questions in his mind were suppressed by the expression of the Demon Emperor's confidant.
At this point, it seems that saying anything is not quite right.
King Qi rose and stared intently as the Demon Emperor's confidant walked past him without glancing to the side, carrying the brocade box, and walked step by step to the high platform that only the Demon Emperor could ascend, standing beside the throne.
He stared at her solemnly, his gaze too calm and dignified to tell what he was thinking. It was as if he was trying his best to suppress something and maintain his outward composure.
"King Qi, heed my command!" the Demon Emperor's confidant announced loudly.
Without a second thought, the King of Qi walked up to the high platform, bowed, and knelt down.
He could already faintly sense the Demon Emperor's aura from that brocade box; what was sealed there must be the Demon Emperor's orders.
The Demon Emperor's confidant said nothing, but used his magic to shatter the brocade box in his hand.
The phantom of the Demon Emperor appeared inside.
King Qi looked up in a daze and saw the phantom of the Demon Emperor appear before him.
"It seems I predicted it all along. It really is true." The Demon Emperor's phantom sounded somewhat helpless, but that emotion only flashed by.
"King Qi, I don't blame you for making a deal with the Lord to protect the Demon Realm lineage." The Demon Emperor said calmly, without a trace of anger. "I've seen it all for the sake of the Demon Realm. For so many years, you've remained neutral, seemingly calm, but I know you've always been protecting the Demon Realm."
"The reason we were still investigating you before was simply to lower King Jing's guard. The people he left in the Demon Realm are not entirely loyal to him. They can be used for our own purposes, but we cannot eliminate them all."
"I will handle the matter of the Lord. The Demon Realm will depend on you from now on."
The Demon Emperor's explanation was very brief, yet it revealed a lot of shocking information.
The Demon Emperor had already guessed that King Qi was connected with the Lord, and he also took King Jing's forces with him on his way to attack the Demon Realm, thus completely dismantling King Jing's power in the Demon Realm.
What shocked King Qi the most was that the Demon Emperor actually passed the throne to him.
King Qi was stunned by this series of news and was momentarily speechless.
A sudden heat surged on his forehead, and a powerful force coursed through his body. This was... royal blood?
It was only at this moment that King Qi truly realized that what had just happened was not an illusion, but reality.
In a daze, King Qi recalled the scene when the Demon Emperor led his army away from the Demon Realm.
At that moment, the Demon Emperor seemed to have glanced back, and that deep look contained too many emotions. At that time, he didn't understand, but now he understands it all.
It turns out that the Demon Emperor had already prepared to die when he left!
"Your Majesty..." King Qi knelt on the ground, his palms hitting the ground as he cried out in anguish.
He always thought he was working hard to protect the Demon Realm, but in the end, the one who truly sacrificed for the Demon Realm was still his king!
That cry expressed all of King Qi's emotions, yet it could not dispel the grief in his heart.
Only by doing everything perfectly can he live up to the Demon Emperor's expectations.
The Demon Emperor will never hear King Qi's words again.
The Demon Emperor's actions were just like his personality—cold-blooded and inflexible.
Even if he roughly understands the Demon God's purpose, he will still fight for the benefit of the Demon Realm, and he will not give up even if there is only a sliver of hope.
Once the truth is known, the matter is resolved decisively.
Isn't the demon god just after the culprit from back then?
Yes, that's right, he was the culprit who indirectly caused Liu Lanyan's death.
Of course, if one insists on arguing with the Demon God, the Demon Emperor doesn't necessarily have to die.
However, the Demon Emperor disdained such arguments.
As the Demon Emperor, all he wanted was peace in the Demon Realm.
With King Qi in the Demon Realm, King Jing and his power completely destroyed, what else could he possibly worry about?
He ended his life quickly and decisively, preserving the Demon Realm and quelling the Demon God's hatred for it. He had achieved his goal.
This is the Demon Emperor.
A demon emperor whose exterior is as cold and aloof as ice.
A demon emperor with an overwhelming sense of responsibility, who would rather break than bend.
My wish has been fulfilled; I can die without regret.
No praise was needed, nor was a grand funeral; his body simply dissipated into dust between heaven and earth.
His decision was solely his own, and he had no regrets about it, because that cooperation with the Immortal Realm had resulted in a batch of elixirs that would greatly benefit the Demon Realm.
With the future of the demon realm already arranged, his death is simply his own affair, leaving nothing for future generations to mourn.
Even corpses can simply be swept away by the wind; that's the Demon Emperor's style.
He sought benevolence and obtained it, free from all attachments.
Within the Celestial Realm, the Celestial Venerable waited anxiously, unsure of the final outcome.
Just then, a sudden fluctuation came from the air, and the Celestial Venerable quickly turned around to capture that power.
Sensing the weakness of that power, he immediately channeled his own power into it, and only then could he hear the sound.
"Senior brother, I entrust the Immortal Realm to you from now on." A somewhat weak voice came from within, startling the Heavenly Venerable, who hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"
The Confucian Master chuckled softly on the other end: "Your Excellency showed mercy, Your Excellency's immortal soul still exists. She and I will no longer appear in the Immortal Realm, so please take care of the Immortal Realm, Senior Brother."
"You..." The Celestial Venerable paused after uttering the first word, then said with certainty, "You knew everything?"
"Hmm." The Confucian Venerable understood what the Celestial Venerable was asking. At this point, there was no need to hide anything anymore, so he openly admitted, "I see it very clearly. Senior Brother has been trying his best to prevent the alliance between the Immortal and Demon Realms. He just doesn't want to attack the Demon Realm, right?"
"And last time, when we went to the God Realm to 'reason' with the God Lord, it was also because my senior brother wanted the God Lord to suppress the Venerable Lord." The Confucian Venerable said softly, "Only the Venerable Lord, who is caught up in his fanaticism, cannot see clearly. I can see it very clearly."
At this point, the Confucian Master's voice lowered considerably, filled with deep apology: "Senior Brother, I'm sorry. It was my selfishness that led to this state of the Immortal Realm. But seeing the Venerable One like that, I truly couldn't bear to shatter the only obsession in her heart."
That's why we made such a big mistake today, and that's why we have all these consequences.
"You don't blame me?" The Celestial Venerable let out a long breath. For so long, a huge stone had been weighing on his heart.
No one knows the torment he endured day and night.
In order to prevent the immortal realm from getting involved with the demon realm, he always showed extreme contempt for the demon realm. Unfortunately, he still couldn't stop everything from happening.
Even if he did bring it up back then, he did actually tell His Majesty.
Even His Majesty wouldn't listen to his advice.
Moreover, in order to preserve the lineage of the Immortal Realm, he had made a deal with the Venerable Lord.
As long as you don't tell the Venerable One, the Venerable One will preserve the Immortal Realm lineage; otherwise, the Immortal Realm will disappear completely.
He couldn't gamble with the lives of the entire immortal realm.
Therefore, he could only try his best to persuade them and use various methods to stop them.
Even his "sudden idea" to go to the God Realm to seek justice was only to get the God Lord to stop the Venerable Lord. Little did he expect that the Venerable Lord's strength was so formidable that he didn't even put the God Lord in his eyes.
"Senior brother has done his best," the Confucian Master said softly. "Senior brother, I entrust the Immortal Realm to you."
He understood that everything the Celestial Venerable had done for the Immortal Realm was useless in the face of the Venerable Lord's absolute power.
Previously, it's likely that the Celestial Venerable already knew about the Venerable Lord's heaven-defying strength, which is why he acted this way.
"Take good care of His Majesty. If there is a chance in the future... come back and visit." The Celestial Venerable said softly. After this parting, he did not know when they would meet again.
"Yes, senior brother, take care." The Confucian Master's clear voice disappeared, and their connection was severed.
I don't know when we'll meet again.
The Celestial Venerable stared blankly into the void, lost in thought. Since the Confucian Venerable had already seen through everything, he still accompanied the Venerable on his expedition.
He was already prepared to live and die with the Venerable One. This junior brother's thoughts...sigh...
The Celestial Venerable shook his head helplessly. Was this considered a wish fulfilled?
Maybe.
No wonder they insisted on keeping him in the end; it seems this was something the Confucian master had planned long ago.
The past of the Immortal Realm is truly over. I hope everyone can have a bright future.
Amidst the ethereal realm of immortals, the Celestial Venerable recalled his forced journey to the God Realm, and the warning he received after the Venerable Lord saw through his scheme—
Somewhere in the demon realm's royal city, the lord's majestic voice warned him: "Don't do anything unnecessary."
After a brief silence, he could only sigh helplessly, "Fine."
The immortal realm is finally safe.
That matter is now in the past, and I hope everyone gets what they deserve.
The celestial realm was already sparsely populated, and now, all that the Heavenly Venerable could see were wispy clouds, making it even more desolate and cold.
Outside the demon realm, Mo Yun reached out and grasped Liu Lanyan's soft hand, chuckling softly, "Let's go back."
"Mm." Liu Lanyan nodded, obediently letting Mo Yun pull her back to Wuchen Residence.