Chapter 385

Chapter 385: There’s Something Going On Here

“What about this thing inside me?” Feng Rong glanced at the stabilized Seven Realms, then pointed at himself. “We can’t let it stay in my body forever!”

“Now that we’ve returned to the Six Realms, it should go back to the Forgetting River.” You You stepped closer to Feng Rong, reaching to summon the origin. Her hand closed on empty air. “Huh?”

“What’s wrong?” Feng Rong asked.

“I… can’t sense the origin in you anymore.”

“What?” Both Feng Rong and Yuan Qi stiffened. “But it created an illusion moments ago!”

“I can’t detect it now.” You You frowned. Earlier in the Celestial Realm, the origin’s presence had been clear. Now, no matter how she channeled her power, she found nothing—as if the origin had fully merged with Feng Rong. The only trace left…

“Is the consciousness born from the origin,” she murmured.

“What now?” Feng Rong rubbed his arms, discomfort twisting his features. “Is this thing planning to live inside me permanently?”

“You You.” Yuan Qi’s voice turned grave. “When you say ‘consciousness,’ do you mean this origin fragment developed its own soul and will?”

Normally, origin energy acted according to its master’s will. All living beings required reincarnation to gain true consciousness. A self-aware origin was unheard of.

“Perhaps isolation from the Six Realms changed it,” You You speculated. “Protecting those Disciples for so long… it might’ve developed independence.”

She’d initially dismissed the faint consciousness as insignificant—a weak flicker of longing to return home. But now…

“If the origin birthed this soul…” Yuan Qi studied the glowing tree connecting the Seven Realms, his gaze settling on the newborn Celestial Realm. “Could it be the new realm’s main deity?”

“Main deity?” You You blinked.

“The Six Realms had clear divisions,” Yuan Qi explained. “I govern the Heavenly Dao for mortals and immortals. The Nether King oversees the undead. Feng Rong commands the Demon Realm. But the merged Celestial Realm lies beyond our domains—it needs its own ruler.”

“You think this consciousness…” You You studied Feng Rong, sensing the strange energy within him. Different from ordinary souls, yet undeniably alive. “But it’s just a consciousness! How could it—”

*Gag.*

Feng Rong doubled over, clutching his stomach. Dry heaves wracked his frame.

“Why… do I feel… starving… yet nauseous?” he rasped.

You You: “……”

Yuan Qi: “……”

Their eyes met. A terrible understanding dawned.

“The origin didn’t—” You You’s cheek twitched.

Yuan Qi pressed fingers to Feng Rong’s wrist. Black energy swirled around his hand. After a tense moment, he nodded grimly. “It found a way to manifest a body.”

“What body?” Feng Rong growled between heaves. “Trying to possess me? That lump of energy thinks it can—”

“No.”

“Then what? Expects me to craft it a—” Feng Rong froze. Blood drained from his face. He whirled toward them, Demonic Energy erupting in a crimson storm.

“FUCK!!!!!”

The roar shook the heavens. “I’ll destroy it! Now! Immediately!”

Zhen Yan Sect, during a class break…

"Brother, did you hear? That guy from Second Peak caused huge trouble – he actually set a peak on fire a few days ago! Ever since he came back, the sect master keeps visiting him and completely ignores paperwork."

"I heard from someone in Elder Ling’s duty disciple’s neighboring class that Master Feng stopped roasting nuts and doesn’t collect them from the back mountain anymore. He suddenly started craving sour foods! The sect master even asked around about finding pickle makers recently!"

"No way! When did this happen? Was it during the sect master’s trip to the Demon Realm?"

"Must’ve been! Remember the Heaven’s Sacred Mountain incident? Master Feng became a Demon God and cut off all ties with everyone. Master Yuan was frantic back then. But after the sect master spent just a few days in the Demon Realm, she brought him right back. You think that’s just coincidence?"

"Are you suggesting Master Feng returned so quickly because… a baby?"

"Obviously! What parent wouldn’t move mountains for their child? Even demon tribes understand that!"

"The sect master always dotes on Master Feng anyway. As her official Follower, babies were inevitable!"

"Wait! My Feng Clan buddy mentioned this is actually their second child!"

"Right! Doesn’t Aunt Feng keep calling Master Yuan ‘grandson’?"

You You passing by: "……"

Yuan Qi walking with her: "……"

Ling Qi clutching pickles: "……"

…Since when did Sect disciples have so much free time for gossip?

"Hold on – Master Feng’s a man! Even if someone’s pregnant, it can’t be him!" Finally someone reasonable chimed in.

"Immortal cultivator, you’re new from the Immortal Realm so you don’t get it. With our sect master, anything’s possible."

"Exactly! She unified the Six Realms as an ordinary person!"

"Since when does gender matter? If Lord Wen Ze got pregnant tomorrow, I’d just nod! Nothing’s impossible for our sect master!"

"Having babies? I could do that too if she asked!"

"Makes sense!" The immortal cultivator nodded. "No wonder Female Immortals in the Seventh Heavenly Layer keep offering to bear her children."

You You: "……"

What cosmic horror did they think she was?!

Dark clouds practically emanated from You You. She couldn’t even deny their rumors because… every word was true.

That thing in Feng Rong’s belly? In every sense that mattered, it was hers.