Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 1864: Chapter 1906: Xu Yining

He glanced sideways, seeing Gong Caiyi putting a black Spirit Grass into the dog bowl.

In her joyful gaze, another black Spirit Grass emerged.

Over the three days, they managed to obtain three more black Spirit Grasses from the Heavenly Patrol Sage.

As long as the other party remains oblivious, they can siphon off all their black Spirit Grass.

This task was left to Caiyi. He took out the previously replicated black Spirit Grass, showing a look of anticipation, and swallowed it in one gulp.

A massive outpouring of Spiritual Power, like a flood, surged into his body.

He felt as if he hadn’t consumed just a Spirit Grass, but the resources of half of the Taicang State.

His muscles and blood rapidly transformed, and his cultivation soared dramatically; a menacing aura of the Three Declines swept in all directions like a raging storm.

Meanwhile.

At the Transmission Array in the Qingli Mountain underground palace.

A flash of light revealed the stunning figure of the Star Mountain Master with silver hair flowing, accompanied by a graceful woman in an exquisite blue dress, wearing a beautiful mask.

Who else could it be but Ziwei Fairy?

No, to be precise, it was Xu Yining.

"Master, I don’t want to go to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."

Ziwei Fairy’s hand was tightly held by the Star Mountain Master, and she couldn’t shake it off.

A time disorderly madness vaguely surrounded her.

Having experienced the Ancient Giant battle, she unexpectedly entered the ranks of the Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul!

However, her mastery of the Time Path hadn’t reached Perfection.

The Star Mountain Master flicked her forehead in exasperation, "Are you foolish?"

"If you don’t go to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, where will you get the Soul Awakening Divine Nails? Without them, how will you breakthrough to the Nine Aperture Nascent Soul?"

"Do you intend to remain in the Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul, occasionally going mad?"

"So many people seek a Soul Awakening Divine Nail from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion but have no access, whereas you have a connection with Jiang Fan. As long as you ask, he’ll surely give it to you."

Xu Yining replied bitterly, "Master, Jiang Fan and I have long since ended, and we’ve both moved on."

"Why do you insist on pushing me to him, making it awkward for both of us?"

Moved on?

The Star Mountain Master shook her head:

"Have you really moved on?"

"If so, why did you retreat immediately without seeing anyone after Jiang Fan saved you in the Returning Ruins State?"

Xu Yining said, "I... I merely had an epiphany during battle and wanted to cultivate, that’s all. Master, please don’t overthink."

The Star Mountain Master asked, "So what about now?"

"If you’ve moved on, why are you afraid to see him?"

Xu Yining remained silent.

The Star Mountain Master sighed, "Fine, even if you don’t speak, I will plead on your behalf."

"While that kid is still in the Heavenly Human Two Declines, I can still manage, but in a few years, when he reaches the Heavenly Human Three Decline..."

Suddenly.

A transformation ripple of Heavenly Human Three Decline came from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

She paused for a moment, "Who’s breaking through?"

"The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is amazing, already gathering several Divinity Transformations, and now someone is breaking through to the Heavenly Human Three Decline."

"At such a realm, they’re already top-tier elites in Central Earth."

"Let’s go, let’s see who it is. If it’s a familiar Divinity Transformation, perhaps you can invite them to Star Mountain."

Xu Yining nodded gently without hesitation.

For one, she was curious about who was breaking through.

Secondly, after the Ancient Giant battle, nearly half of the major forces’ Divinity Transformations had perished, and it was a time for recruiting.

When they arrived at the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

They found everyone gathered in front of a secret chamber, with several Divinity Transformations particularly noticeable.

Red Demon Venerable, True Word Venerable, Green Pearl, Shu Bu Xu, and Mingye Asura King, all exuding powerful auras.

As they approached, the anomalies within the chamber had just concluded.

As the stone door creaked open, Jiang Fan and Gong Caiyi walked out side by side.

The Divine Ring behind him was hidden, but the aura of the Heavenly Human Three Decline he exuded was undeniable.

Red Demon Venerable was in awe.

She had personally witnessed Jiang Fan’s journey from a small Core Formation, breaking through to Nascent Soul, and attaining Divinity Transformation.

And now, he’d rapidly advanced to Heavenly Human Three Decline, almost catching up to her!

With profound sentiment, she said, "Congratulations to Starfire Venerable on breaking through to Heavenly Human Three Decline!"

Everyone chimed in with congratulations.

"Congratulations to Starfire Venerable on ascending another level!"

"Congratulations, my husband, for reaching the Three Declines realm!"

...

The Star Mountain Master staggered, grabbing Xu Yining’s arm for support: "Jiang... Jiang Fan..."

"It’s him who broke through to the Heavenly Human Three Decline!!!"

"Why did I let him go back then? Why didn’t I insist on you two getting together?"

She only felt a surge of blood rising to her throat!

"I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

"From the very beginning, I shouldn’t have let him go. If I hadn’t, Yining wouldn’t be alone, and I wouldn’t be in this situation..."

Xu Yining paid no mind to her Master’s complaints, her heart felt as though a medicine bottle had toppled over, filled with bitterness and tartness.

It seemed that every time she saw Jiang Fan, he appeared in an even higher, more perfect form.

She quietly urged herself: "Yining, it’s all in the past, keep a proper mindset."

"Whether he’s well or not is none of your concern."

"Just smile and congratulate him, treat him as an old acquaintance, an old friend."

Taking several deep breaths, Xu Yining’s bitterness somewhat dissipated.

She stepped forward, ready to offer congratulations.

Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed Gong Caiyi beside her holding her belly in a peculiar posture.

Upon closer observation, she noticed Caiyi’s belly slightly bulging.

Boom——

Xu Yining felt a Thunderbolt flash across her mind, leaving her brain blank, unable to hear the outside world.

Jiang Fan... actually has a child.

Her heart felt pierced by something, an intense pain burrowed deep within like a leech.

If back then, she had accepted the marriage proposal.

By now, she and Jiang Fan’s child might have already been born?

She bit her red lips tightly, a trace of red blood seeping out.

She silently retreated, taking advantage of Jiang Fan’s unawareness, turned, and fled.

She believed she had let go.

But upon seeing Jiang Fan’s child, she realized she had only been deceiving herself.

She had never let go.

She had merely buried it deeper within her heart.

"Yining!" the Star Mountain Master called out softly, coming to her senses.

Jiang Fan heard the call, and with a flick of his brow, he instantly moved over: "Senior, why are you and Yining here?"

He gazed at the retreating figure like an escaping silhouette, his eyes flickering with a hint of emotion.

But he didn’t pursue.

The Star Mountain Master sighed, "Yining has reached the Eight-Orifice Nascent Soul, I thought..."

Before she could finish, Jiang Fan produced a Soul Awakening Divine Nail: "Take it."

"I also have the Buddha’s Treasure Bead here, if she fails to attain Divinity Transformation and falls into madness, she can come to me."

At this moment, the Star Mountain Master also noticed Gong Caiyi, saw her belly, and instantly understood why Xu Yining had left, letting out a long sigh to the sky.

"There’s no need."

"She won’t fail."

At this moment, she finally understood why Xu Yining chose to cultivate the Time Path.

She regretted.

Regretted why time couldn’t turn back, why she couldn’t choose again.

After today’s shock, her heart to reverse time would be stronger than ever.

The Star Mountain Master accepted the Soul Awakening Divine Nail, looking at Jiang Fan with a complex expression:

"You two... will both regret it."

With those words, she turned into a virtual shadow and dissipated.