Zhi Yan, upon hearing this, was slightly taken aback, then her expression froze, and she fell into contemplation.

After a good while, she spoke: "Is there such an identity?"

Lanling said: "There should be. During the time of Emperor E Tian, there was a woman named Jing Wubian. After she had a private conversation with Emperor E Tian for several hours, Emperor E Tian disappeared. You should know, it was the night before Emperor E Tian was preparing to attack the Lunar Holy Palace, and suddenly he disappeared."

Zhi Yan asked: "What else?"

Lanling said: "Afterwards, she remembered nothing."

Zhi Yan said: "If there really is such an identity in this world, then I am likely to be it."

Now it was Lanling’s turn to be slightly taken aback. What kind of answer was this?

Then, Lanling said: "You wouldn’t want to tell me, when you were trying to kill me, it seemed like another soul possessed you. So the one who killed me was another will, and not you?"

"I didn’t say that." Zhi Yan looked at Lanling for a long time, and said: "I knew your identity as the Master of Yao Xing a long time ago. After I was caught in the Dream of Decline, I gradually changed. Originally, I was without emotion, but later these things gradually seeped into every part of my body. That night, you, I, Yan Nai’er, and Suo Ningbing got married. At the moment of bowing in the marriage ceremony, I had a very strange feeling, a feeling of an out-of-body experience, a feeling of being an observer."

Lanling asked: "Did anyone tell you what to do?"

Zhi Yan shook her head and said: "No. Moreover, this feeling was not very obvious, it was as if there were a veil between me and the whole world, everything reacted more slowly, even a little numbly."

Lanling asked: "Then how did you know in advance that the Sky Holy Palace was coming to capture me?"

Zhi Yan said: "That night after sleeping, I had a very, very long dream. Everything in the dream was clear yet blurry."

Lanling asked: "What dreams?"

Zhi Yan said: "In the dream, I killed you, then you drifted downward, like a charred tree, beginning to sprout, to be reborn little by little."

Lanling asked: "What else?"

Zhi Yan said: "The entire dream centered around me killing you. The stimulus at that moment was very strong, so it was very clear. The further back, the more blurry."

Lanling asked: "What else?"

Zhi Yan said: "Then, when you came out from the Danzhou dimension, heaven and earth collapsed, mountains and seas drastically changed. I again had that feeling, as if my soul left my body, the whole person became an observer, nerves and emotions became numb again. So at that time, I chose to stay rather than withdraw to the Sky Holy Palace."

Lanling asked: "Did you have any other dreams at that time?"

Zhi Yan said: "I didn’t dream of anything, but my mind seemed very sharp at that time, as if it could deduce the upcoming situation, could deduce the fall of the Sky Holy Palace, so I stayed. If the first occurrence of this feeling didn’t make me pay much attention, I was very mindful the second time. I indeed vaguely felt that another force was controlling my will, but it seemed like I was not being possessed. I still controlled my body, my will, it was just being interfered with heavily."

Lanling asked: "What were you thinking then?"

Zhi Yan said: "I stayed inexplicably, couldn’t even find a reason, as if there was an invisible hand manipulating my will. Of course, ultimately the decision was still mine."

Lanling asked: "Then why didn’t you say anything at that time?"

Zhi Yan said: "I couldn’t explain it clearly, because I didn’t know what was going on myself. If I said it, you would just think I was making excuses, trying to clear my name. You would only become more furious, possibly killing me with one strike."

Lanling asked: "Do you now have any commands, or any unusual feelings?"

Zhi Yan said: "None at all, I’m completely unclear about what to do in the future. But I faintly feel that I need to stay here, perhaps one day there will be something for me to do?"

Lanling said: "You are very proud, even disdain to explain. Only after I mentioned the Observer matter, did you make a bit of defense about killing me."

Zhi Yan glanced at Lanling, but ultimately said nothing.

After another good while, she spoke: "In fact, nothing I say will help, you will never forgive. That hatred will always lie in your heart, only my death can erase it. You can forgive Fu Lingxi because she is only your nominal mother, you had no previous feelings. Ji Xiuning, Kui Shuangshuang were once your women, you do not forgive them at all, so they were all executed by you. You don’t allow your woman to betray you even the slightest bit, if so, then death is certain. The reason I am still alive is only because you want to seek an answer. Moreover, this answer can’t be spoken, it needs to be proven by life, by death."

Lanling looked at Zhi Yan for a long time and said: "If you have any dreams, any unusual feelings, tell me. Then I will know what the Lunar Holy Palace wants to do."

"Alright," Zhi Yan said.

...

Then, Lanling did a groundbreaking thing, he completely opened the Energy Gate between the Human Kingdom and the Demon Territory.

The previous Aurora Gate was one-sided, allowing entry from the Human Kingdom into the Demon Territory.

Tang Ren had attempted countless ways to close this Aurora Gate but failed. Even previous Lanling, despite receiving the Demon Emperor’s legacy, had no way to handle this Aurora Gate.

But now, he had obtained the Divine Dragon Nihility Bloodline and the Demonic Nihility Bloodline, possessing the Chaotic Bloodline.

So, he could easily transform the energy attribute of this Aurora Gate, directly changing it to Chaotic attribute.

As a result, both sides can now travel freely!

However, Lanling ordered the construction of two castles on both sides of the Aurora Gate, with the castles guarded by two King-level, dozens of Sub-King Layer warriors, unless with Lanling’s decree, or a written order from the Flame Demon Empire’s cabinet or the Flame Dragon Empire’s cabinet, no one is allowed to traverse the Aurora Gate.

Transforming the Aurora Gate and building the castles on both sides took half a month.

Suddenly, one day, a familiar voice echoed in Lanling’s mind—it was Gou Li.

"Master, Zhi Yan has important news to tell!"

Immediately, Lanling hurriedly left the Heaven and Earth Barrier and headed for Zhi Du in the Rage Wave Kingdom.

...

"What important matters?" Lanling asked.

Zhi Yan sat cross-legged on the ground, her beautiful eyes plunged into thought as if doing a final organizing.

Had she lost some weight? Oh, not just appeared so, she truly had lost some weight.

"First of all, I don’t know how this information came to be?" Zhi Yan said, "During the days you were gone, I entered deep layers of meditation every day, constantly searching the information within my brain, including those hidden and undeveloped regions. Then, I obtained some very strange information, but I’m unsure whether this was always inside my mind or newly implanted by someone."

Lanling said, "Go on."

Zhi Yan said, "This information is extremely vague, merely a few fragments."

Lanling said, "Tell me."

Zhi Yan said, "It’s hard to describe clearly—perhaps you need to see it for yourself. Just like before..."

Lanling stared into her eyes and reached out to touch the top of her head, instantly entering Zhi Yan’s brain domain without any obstacles, seeing her memories crystal clear.

Indeed, just some very fragmented memory snippets.

Within these memory fragments, Lanling saw Emperor E Tian, gazing at the sky and moon.

This should be the night Jing Wubian and Emperor E Tian had their secret talk.

The image vanished as quickly as it appeared.

Next, a new scene emerged.

The extraordinarily handsome and towering Emperor E Tian was furious, pointing at Jing Wubian as if to pierce her to death.

Of course, Jing Wubian is not visible in these scenes because these are presumably her memory fragments; everything is seen through her eyes.

"Whoever commits sins has to repay; killing me won’t help..." a woman’s voice sounded, cold and indifferent, presumably Jing Wubian’s.

"This world is about to be completely destroyed, and you are the chief culprit."

"The entire Dragon Demon Planet, your E’tian Empire, and all humans—every living thing in this world is destined for destruction. The whole planet will disappear; all of this is your doing. You’ve destroyed the entire world."

"Shut up..." Emperor E Tian roared!

The scene ended, plunging into a long darkness.

Only after a good while did new imagery appear.

If remembered correctly, it should be the Heart of the Earth Space on the Dragon Demon Planet.

There, a gigantic fissure appeared, and countless Void Creatures surged forth, the very same Void Creatures that completely devoured Emperor Moda.

It seemed like the whole planet was cracking open, and endless Void Creatures were swarming out.

"If I haven’t calculated incorrectly, approximately three days later, the entire Heart of the Earth Space will be devoured, and over nine days, the entire Dragon Demon Planet will be consumed. Then, all life on this planet will turn into nothingness; the entire planet will be thoroughly rendered into nothingness."

"This is all your doing, E Tian!"

Emperor E Tian gazed at the madly surging Void Creatures, showing an expression of deep anguish.

"Just a little bit, just a little bit more..."

"I nearly discovered the path to the Lunar Holy Palace; I truly was just a bit away from finding it."

Jing Wubian said coldly, "You need to choose—continue to destroy the Lunar Holy Palace or save the Dragon Demon Planet. This is all your doing, repay it yourself."

Emperor E Tian laughed heartily, then said, "The mission dies before it succeeds... Haha, I know this may be another of your Lunar Holy Palace’s plots, but so what? So what?"

"Even if I, E Tian, die, perhaps as a result of your despicable schemes, but my successor will win, my future heir will win. Maybe my sacrifice will fulfill him." Emperor E Tian sighed, and then a surge of energy flew from his body like a meteor, which should be Yao Xing.

"Lunar Holy Palace, mark my words, my successor will annihilate you." Emperor E Tian roared, then suddenly plunged into the fissure of the Dark Void, vanishing completely.

He knew full well this might be a plot, yet chose to sacrifice himself to safeguard the Dragon Demon Planet.

...

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