Cang Ming was stupefied for a moment before he scolded, “She gave up her powers and was reincarnated just because she had been too bored? Wasn’t she being really stupid?”

“You aren’t her so how can you know what she was thinking?” Zixie’s voice was demonic and cold. He then continued, “At the time, she was only seen as a god by everyone else. She had no friends, relatives, or lovers. Mengmeng and I were the only ones who kept her company but Mengmeng couldn’t speak and I was a spiritual beast. She, who was so naive, could not stand living like that. Hence, that was why she had decided to reincarnate and enjoy the familial affections of humans… Now, you should know why I’ve fallen for her. She and I have known each other for far too long. ¹ ”

How many years have passed since ancient times to this day? He had loved her for so long but he does not have Qianbei Ye’s boldness ²  so he had not dared to pursue her. Even though he had kept her company through several lifetimes, he had never made his intentions clear.

This was why he had lost her to Qianbei Ye in the end.

Gu Ruoyun tends to be more passive and was moved by Qianbei Ye’s initiative in the end…

“Cang Ming, in my opinion, as long as she’s happy, that’s enough for me. I also believe that Qianbei Ye will bring her happiness.”

This was enough.

“Haha!”

Cang Ming burst into laughter. “Zixie, are you stalling for time so that this woman can receive some kind of inheritance? Unfortunately, I won’t let this happen. You and Gu Ruoyun must both die!”

He paused at the thought of this before he continued, “If you remove this formation now, I just might leave you with a whole corpse.”

Zixie raised the corners of his lips and smiled. “While I can remove this formation, I won’t do as you ask! Even if you kill me, I will use my corpse as the formation. If you turn my bones to ashes, my ashes will still remain as this formation. I will seal you here forever and won’t ever let you leave this formation.”

Cang Ming was enraged. His entire being lit up with flames of anger as his blood-red eyes glared fixedly at Zixie’s handsome face.

“You want to oppose me? If you die, how can your ashes be made into a formation?”

Zixie smiled. “You can certainly try! I’ve already set up the next two formations just now. Even if you kill me, you won’t be able to leave this place!”

“Zixie, aren’t you afraid that I will kill Gu Ruoyun because you’ve shut me in this place?”

Cang Ming gritted his teeth as he spat viciously.

Zixie smiled nonchalantly. “She may have been naive during the ancient times but she had made sure to have a contingency plan for herself. Even though she never told me what was behind the last door of the Ancient Divine Pagoda, she had mentioned that if she was ever in any danger, the contents behind this door will save her life once… Cang Ming, she’s now behind that door. There’s no way you can kill her now.”

His demonic smile was full of confidence as his purple eyes turned towards Cang Ming.

It was just as Zixie had said, Gu Ruoyun has now entered the Ancient Divine Pagoda’s final door…

The room behind the door was like an illusion.

The illusion played out before her eyes and depicted every major phenomenon on earth. This included the creation of the mainland as well as the struggles and strife of the ancient era.

A woman appeared in that illusion and her face changed continuously from one moment to the next. In the beginning, it was the woman in white who was holding the Nine Emperors in her hand. In the next moment, Xia Ruoyun’s face appeared. Finally, her face transformed into what she looks like right now…