Chapter 15
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Chapter 15: When I Was the Heavenly Lord!
The jade rabbit was very aggrieved.
In her dream, she was sticking her butt out and happily eating grass.
But as soon as the grass entered her mouth, someone grabbed her ear. She struggled and cried out, even wanting to stretch out her paw to hit the person, and then she woke up from the dream.
The grass was gone.
Her leisurely life was gone too!
An Lan, who grabbed her ear, coughed heavily and said, "Help me up."
"Squeak, squeak!"
The jade rabbit angrily pulled her ear out of An Lan’s palm.
Placed in the past, no matter how she cried or struggled, she could not escape An Lan’s grasp like a mountain of five fingers. But now, she accomplished it effortlessly.
After finishing, she also patted An Lan’s ear a few times.
"Squeak, squeak!"
[Loudly reprimand]
Lie down properly, what are you doing standing up!
The jade rabbit glared at An Lan indignantly and deftly pulled the uncovered blanket back over her.
"Squeak, squeak (go to sleep)"
The jade rabbit yawned and then curled up next to An Lan’s ear.
But before she could close her eyes, her ear was grabbed again.
"Hmm!"
The jade rabbit was so angry that it bared its teeth.
Even if you are injured now, if you keep pulling my ears repeatedly, I will still get angry!
Wait here! Once Bai Lian comes back, I will go and complain!
With two slaps, she pushed An Lan’s hand away, and then An Lan’s voice came from the cave.
"There’s an invasion of foreign enemies, don’t hesitate anymore, help me up quickly."
"What?"
The jade rabbit was stunned for a moment and stared suspiciously at An Lan.
After a moment, she shook her ears, "Squake, squake (just wait for a moment)."
She was agile and rushed out of the cave in just a few jumps.
An Lan didn’t wait too long. When the jade rabbit came back again, her expression had become extremely serious.
"Chirp, chirp."
The jade rabbit hopped in front of An Lan, seemingly describing the intensity of the battle outside Shangmen.
An Lan furrowed her brow, saying, "I don’t understand."
The jade rabbit lowered her head dejectedly, but quickly regained her composure.
"Now is not the time to think about such things," she hastily helped An Lan up from the bed.
"Chirp, chirp."
"Take me to the gate of the sect. Although I have reinforced the great formation before, it is still unstable due to the lack of sufficient materials. If it drags on for too long, there will be a large number of casualties," An Lan said while panting lightly.
The jade rabbit didn’t say anything, instead using magic to carry her and run.
The Qiongming Peak was already sparsely populated, and now there were hardly any people to be seen.
But as soon as they descended from the mountain, An Lan saw hurried disciples of the Duxian sect everywhere.
The deep purple mist illuminated the horizon, making it impossible to see what was happening outside for a while.
No one wailed, no one panicked, and no one fled.
Except for herself…
"What are you doing?"
An Lan finally realized that something was off.
The jade rabbit led her in the direction of Yunluo Peak’s forbidden area behind it, rather than the entrance of Duxian sect.
If she remembers correctly, there is an Enormously Distant Teleportation Magic Array there.
Confronted with An Lan’s questioning, the jade rabbit remained silent, continuing ahead with her head down, indifferent to An Lan’s tugging on her ears.
"Stop!"
An Lan immediately roared with anger, vaguely containing an unquestionable aura of terror.
The jade rabbit instinctively came to a stop.
After a glance at An Lan’s pale face, she continued running towards the restricted area.
"Who instructed you to take me away? The sect leader? Yan Yue? Or those useless disciples?"
The jade rabbit remained silent.
"Do you not value your life by disobeying my orders?"
The jade rabbit still didn’t speak.
An Lan seemed to snicker with anger, "Very good, indeed. You are the first person to ever defy my commands like this. When I roamed the three thousand realms, the way of the Great Tao was at my fingertips, and reincarnation obeyed me. Even the Immortal Emperors dared not utter a word against me!"
Finally, the jade rabbit stopped and decided to clarify matters.
However, just as she was about to speak, Yan Yue suddenly flew over from a distance.
"I knew you would act recklessly." The woman in purple looked worried. "Even if you don’t care for yourself, you should at least consider Bai Lian’s well-being."
"What happened?"
An Lan’s face darkened.
Yan Yue explained, "The Demons of the Outer Realm that came said that as long as they hand you over, they will immediately withdraw without harming the Duxian sect."
"Why are they looking for me?"
An Lan’s mind was spinning. Has her identity been exposed?
Yan Yue said, "Just received the news that Bai Lian broke into Yaochi Holy Mountain, disrupting the Demons of the Outer Realm and the Demon Lord’s plan to seize the Future Mirror. As a result, the Demons of the Outer Realm launched an attack on the Duxian sect, and they named you as their target. Their intentions are quite clear."
"Do they want to use me to threaten Bai Lian?"
"That’s what the sect leader believes."
An Lan’s chest rose and fell violently.
What kind of feeling is that?
The first time…
Perhaps it’s not the first time.
But no matter how many times it is repeated, she cannot tolerate this kind of thing happening!!!
Yan Yue stepped forward and embraced An Lan’s trembling body, "I know you are strong-willed, but now is not the time to be strong. Be good and obedient. You don’t want to see Bai Lian worrying about you, do you?"
She was nearly half a head taller than An Lan.
She caressed the back of An Lan’s head, just like comforting a wounded daughter.
An Lan stopped trembling.
She stared into Yan Yue’s bright and shining eyes, in which there suddenly appeared a hint of watery gleam.
"You…"
Yan Yue was stunned.
An Lan shook her head ever so slightly and said, "I’m fine."
Yan Yue slightly opened her mouth.
How can this be called nothing!
In fact, there was only a strong emotion raging in her body like thunder, which surpassed all the pain she felt.
An Lan saw her self-esteem shattered and thrown to the ground, repeatedly trampled with feet until it turned into powder.
Six thousand years ago.
The unknown she flew from a broken small planet to the three thousand realms.
At that time, as an immortal, she dared to declare that she would challenge the East Emperor who ruled the entire East Pole Heaven.
Four thousand years ago.
On the day she became an Immortal Emperor, more than ten Immortal Emperors advised her to let go of her grudge with the East Emperor, otherwise it would cause a great disturbance.
Her response was to kill into the East Emperor’s Tower alone, sweeping that tower, built with countless people’s skeletons and the sinners who built it, into the abyss of eternity where it could never be overturned.
Throughout her life, whether on the planet where she was born and raised or in the Three Thousand Realms where numerous talented individuals converged, she never yielded in front of anyone. Only after experiencing countless trials of blood and fire could she create true immortality.
Everything changed only after coming to this world.
"Do you know?"
An Lan’s voice was faint, as if drifting from the farthest reaches of the sky.
Yan Yue and the jade rabbit looked at her without moving.
An Lan said, "Since I can remember, I have only made concessions to two people."
"Who are the two people?" Yan Yue blurted out.
"One is your father, and the other one…"
Even if An Lan didn’t say it, Yan Yue and the jade rabbit already knew the answer.
Yan Yue tightly hugged An Lan, her face carrying a somewhat bright smile, "So this time, can you yield again? When she comes back, she will compensate you doubly."
An Lan didn’t reply.
The Yunluo Peak was still covered in leisurely white clouds, and only the birds who knew nothing of danger were chirping freely amongst the green trees on the mountainside.
…
"Yes, I would like to talk to White Emperor Bai Lian about collaboration."
In the boundless darkness.
The tall figure of the Demon Lord suddenly floated out like a ghostly phantom.
The spot where he stood was directly opposite to Bai Lian.
When he appeared, time seemed to stop flowing, and all the swirling black mist around him froze at the same moment.
Bai Lian felt as though she had sunk beneath the water’s surface.
The air, temperature, and sunlight…
All things were fading away from her, leaving behind only a helpless fear.
But her heart was burning.
That heart, once devoid of warmth, that soul, once without substance, were now taking on tangible form, no different from an ordinary person in this world.
Bai Lian held in one hand the Heavenly Lord’s Lance and in the other the Immortal Spirit Stone.
She stared at the Demon Lord with an unmasked anger in her eyes.
"I have no time for your nonsense talk of cooperation. I only wish to annihilate every single Demon of the Outer Realm who attacked the Duxian sect!"
The Demon Lord fell silent for a moment before looking up and saying, "White Emperor Bai Lian, your emotions are too agitated."
"Ha."
Bai Lian sneered.
The Demon Overlord disregarded it.
His code of conduct has always been succinct; he revered anyone with greater power than him, even if that person was his enemy.
Therefore, his admiration for Bai Lian was genuine.
He said, "As long as White Emperor Bai Lian understands the intentions of the Demons of the Outer Realm, you will realize that they won’t actually harm the people of the Duxian sect. After all, the dead cannot exchange anything with you."
Bai Lian was taken aback.
"If that’s the case, why rush back to the Duxian sect? They could strike against them today, tomorrow they could target Empress Xu Li of Heluo Country, and the day after that, they could go after the rabbits of the Flying Fog, Si Yunshang, and even the Wuheng Snow Valley in the North Luzhou."
Bai Lian’s chest was rippling with waves.
The Demon Lord recited the names of the people she cared about, reminding her, but also threatening her.
"Before they have absolute confidence to kill you, the Demons of the Outer Realm will not completely sever ties with you. They need that Future Mirror in your hand, which is your greatest protection."
The Demon Lord stood there quietly, like an ordinary person.
Bai Lian asked, "Why are you telling me this?"
The Demon Lord spoke, "Because I have suddenly changed my mind, I feel that following the routine path will make it difficult for me to obtain what I desire."
"What do you wish to obtain?"
"It cannot be said."
Bai Lian remained silent for a moment and asked, "So what do you intend to collaborate with me on?"
The Demon Lord opened his mouth and slowly revealed, "To kill the Demon Emperor of the Outer Realm’s Demons."
Bai Lian’s pupils shrank suddenly.
This sudden turn of events was truly too abrupt.
A trap?
A bigger conspiracy?
Or was the Demon Lord also being coerced?
The system didn’t provide any prompts.
Darkness and silence combined can greatly amplify all kinds of negative emotions in one’s heart.
Bai Lian remained silent for a long time as various speculations flashed through her mind.
She gritted her teeth and asked, "What do I need to sacrifice?"
Asking a question won’t do any harm.
"The way of the Great Tao, the way of the Great Tao within you, that power that can destroy everything, the way of the Great Tao!"
The Demon Lord’s eyes began to shine, and he was excited like a researcher who had made a major breakthrough, overflowing with joy.
"And then what?"
"I will merge this power of the Great Tao into the Future Mirror, and then present it to the Demon Emperor of the Outer Realm."
A silent explosion bloomed behind the Demon Lord.
"I need to consider it." Bai Lian said.
The Demon Lord nodded slightly, "You don’t have much time. Although I won’t do anything out of line, the Demons of the Outer Realm’s attack on Yaochi Holy Mountain will not stop. It won’t be long before the immortal tools of Yaochi Holy Mountain fall silent."
"I understand."
The actual situation may be even more severe than she imagined.
Due to the urgency of time, there are not many people from the top-level orthodox sects.
By the time they organize a large army, the battle on the side of Yaochi Holy Mountain may have already been over.
And that is indeed the case.
Although Qingxuan Sword Master and others are powerful, the Demons of the Outer Realm are well prepared to seize the Future Mirror. Otherwise, Saint Lord and others would not have been forced into a desperate situation in an instant.
If this goes on, the great magic array that was protecting this area would be broken.
Saint Lord turned her head and glanced at the group of silent juniors.
The arrival of Bai Lian and her comrades didn’t immediately crush the Demons of the Outer Realm, but it gave her a chance, a chance to send all these juniors away.
There is no time to hesitate.
She exchanged a glance with other high-level members of her sect.
"For the inheritance of our sect."
"For the inheritance of our sect."
Inside the barrier condensed by the immortal tool, the remaining spirit Qi suddenly split in half, with one half pouring into the immortal tool and the other forming a huge magic circle on the ground.
…
Approximately twenty breaths of time passed.
The back of Yunluo Peak.
An Lan gently pushed Yan Yue aside with her hand.
"Have you figured it out?"
An Lan nodded, "This time, I intend to take another step back."
"Excellent!"
Yan Yue’s face lit up with joy, and she immediately called for the jade rabbit.
"Jade rabbit, take An Lan to the forbidden zone."
But at that moment, her wrist was suddenly grabbed.
"What’s wrong?"
Yan Yue turned her head in confusion.
An Lan said, "I’m not going to concede for Bai Lian."
"Then…" A bad feeling rose in Yan Yue’s heart.
An Lan said, "I shall concede for the entire Duxian sect. After all, if I don’t do anything, you, the foolish rabbit, those incompetent disciples, the sect leader, Yunluo Peak, and the Qiongming Peak – all these people or things that have been with me for a long time may be ruined."
Yan Yue screamed, "Are you saying you want to voluntarily give yourself up? Are you insane?"
An Lan’s lips curved into a hardly perceptible smile. "Of course, I am not so foolish as to do such a thing."
"What then do you intend to do?"
An Lan lowered her head, and after a moment, raised it again. "To pay a ‘little’ price."
"Oh?"
Yan Yue was completely confused; she didn’t understand what An Lan meant.
An Lan only urged her to quickly send her to the entrance of the Duxian sect.
"It will be tiring for me to walk there by myself."
"Stop fooling around."
Yan Yue naturally could not agree.
But at this moment, a gray qi suddenly shot into her wrist meridian.
After several rounds, she was shocked to find that her spirit Qi had been "frozen", her soul had been imprisoned in a cage, and she was weak, perfectly interpreting the phrase "weak and easy to push down".
"Just rest here."
An Lan said calmly.
After speaking, her gaze turned to the jade rabbit.
"Take me to the mountain gate."
The jade rabbit was afraid and turned to escape. As soon as she took a step, a voice came from behind her.
"Where are you going?"
"Chirp chirp."
The jade rabbit felt wronged as she came back, and couldn’t even look up at An Lan. She obediently followed An Lan’s instructions, sending her to the mountain gate.
At this time, the Demon of the Outer Realm had been attacking the Duxian sect for some time.
However, they didn’t easily break through the Duxian sect as initially expected.
The mysterious and profound array at the mountain gate was extremely difficult to break through even with great strength, and would take time.
They had thought that the strongest in the Duxian sect were only at the Transmigration Stage, but they unexpectedly encountered a few powerful ones.
Some transformed into swords, with just one slash, the Sword Domain appeared.
Some transformed into blue phoenixes, their wings fluttering, setting the sky ablaze to an endless fire domain.
However, although these people were strong, they were still far away from the realm of immortals.
Perhaps they could resist one side, but they could never control the entire situation.
At this rate, the Duxian sect will be breached within half an hour at most, and An Lan will not be able to escape.
Unexpected changes occurred at this moment.
At the entrance of the mountain gate.
A woman with a petite figure, pale complexion, and an absolute beauty walked out slowly.
Everyone involved in the battle stopped.
Jue Yunzi, Gaoyi, various peak leaders, Xiao Jinse, Su Youwei, Hong Yi, Yu Ying, Ling Xuan… and those Demons of the Outer Realm, all their gazes converged on An Lan.
At this moment, she seemed to be the center of the world, everything in the universe, including time and space, revolved around her.
"An Lan, what are you doing here? Go back now!"
Jue Yunzi, who was gentle and refined on usual days, couldn’t help but shout in a stern voice.
Xiao Jinse and others were also at a loss for what to do for a moment.
"Master, please go back quickly."
"Master, with me around, they will never harm you."
"Elder Martial Sister entrusted me with the task of taking care of you before she departed. Even if it means sacrificing my life, I will guard you with my utmost devotion."
An Lan seemed to have ignored these words.
With one hand, she lifted the jade rabbit that was huddled beside her feet and gently waved her hand, causing it to be enveloped by an invisible force and float in the air.
She stood there quietly, and white streams of qi began to emerge and swirl around her body.
At first, these streams of qi only revolved around her body like a vortex in the river.
However, as time passed, the qi gradually revealed a fierce aspect.
They danced around An Lan like wildly growing vines.
The earth shook, the sky descended, and the mist surged from all sides.
After a brief moment of silence, accompanied by a violent explosion that seemed to pierce the sky, countless white torrents erupted from behind An Lan!
The whole world seemed to be cut into countless fragments.
With a single thought, yin and yang were reversed.
With a single thought, time and space were in chaos.
Up in the sky, there were whispers as if from ancient times.
Some tried to listen to those words, but in an instant, they were shaken and bleeding from their mouth and nose, with their minds blank.
This is a miracle.
This is a miracle that transcends everything in this world!
And in this miracle, a white, smooth and shiny leg appeared out of the white torrent.
"When I was the Heavenly Lord, wherever people went, all four corners submitted!"
The majestic sound swept through every person’s heart like a gust of wind.
The woman, who was usually lazy, shone brightly today, as if she were a divine being reflecting the heavens!
She was silent, but when she made a sound, it was truly remarkable!
