Chapter 637 535: Pei Yuhang's Choice, a Cascade in White, Together to the Abyssal Palace

In the blink of an eye, the Ancient Bronze Gate opened halfway.

But like Pandora's Box, opened by greed and capable of destroying the world, an immense, uncontrollable siphon force erupted from the Ancient Bronze Gate the moment it opened.

The Cultivators closest to it didn't even have a chance to react before they were swept inside and vanished.

"Something's wrong! There's something wrong with this gate!"

Some Cultivators instinctively tried to retreat, but the suction from the Ancient Bronze Gate grew stronger as it opened, enveloping a thousand-mile radius in an instant.

Countless Cultivators were like pieces of paper caught in a storm. All their Magic and Divine Abilities were useless as they were sucked through the gate, screaming in terror.

Even Void Refining Cultivators could only resist the ferocious pull for a few breaths before being helplessly dragged away.

Trying to fight against this terrifying suction and escape was even more impossible!

Pei Yuhang struggled to erect a Pure Yang Barrier, enveloping the women beside him to keep them from being pulled away.

But as the terrifying siphon force intensified, they were still dragged inexorably toward the Ancient Bronze Gate.

'This is bad... To resist this tyrannical pull, I'm burning through Spiritual Qi too quickly. We can't hold on for much longer!'

In this moment of extreme crisis, a drop of cold sweat trickled down Pei Yuhang's forehead.

His eyes swept over the women before him, and he swallowed hard.

"I... I have a Great Shifting Order. It might be the only way to get out of here."

"But right now, because of the impact from the Abyssal Sea Palace's gate, the Spiritual Qi is in chaos, making spatial transport extremely difficult.

Even if I use all my strength, I can only use this Token to barely construct a stable passage for one person to leave."

"Any more... is impossible."

As soon as he said this, all the women present fell silent.

Pei Yuhang lowered his gaze, a bitter smile touching his lips.

A few days ago, one night, Yueqiu had laughingly asked him a question.

'If I, your wife, Junior Martial Uncle Nangong, and Sister Lin all fell into the water, Master, who would you save?'

'You can only save one~'

He had thought it was just a joke, a situation that would never happen, but now it had become a grim prophecy.

Fate was truly cruel.

"Ah Han, it took me so long to find you... You promised you'd never leave me behind again."

Ye Liyuan was the first to come forward, sitting down beside Pei Yuhang.

"We are Dao Companions. Even if it's the Abyss ahead, Liyuan will face it with you."

"Master, Yueqiu will also stay with you always, forever and ever."

Qing Yueqiu leaned in as well, smiling as she took his arm.

"Brother Pei, you were gone for a hundred years. I can't let you leave me again for a thousand."

Lin Qianyan looked at him earnestly.

"Brother Pei, at Ghost-Back Mountain... you said you'd be responsible for me. Don't leave me behind."

Nangong Jin said, her head lowered and her voice raspy.

Feeling Pei Yuhang's gaze fall upon her, Shang Miaoyan pouted, tears welling in her eyes.

She gave a miserable laugh and said, "Fine, I get it..."

"It seems even if we're all going to die together, you still can't stand me, Xiaohan."

"I know you'd never choose to save me. After all, you hate me the most... You're probably dying for me to leave... Go on, do it! This princess has had enough of you, you stubborn rock!"

"There are countless heroes in this world! Why should this princess keep hanging around you? Do you really think you're that charming?!"

Shang Miaoyan roared.

After venting the surging sense of grievance pent up in her heart, she silently closed her eyes, waiting for Pei Yuhang to send her away.

However, in that instant, Pei Yuhang slapped the Token onto Ye Liyuan, who was pressed tightly against his side.

BZZZT—

As the Great Shifting Order lit up, a pillar of ethereal blue light shot up from the ground, piercing through the Pure Yang Barrier Pei Yuhang had erected and enveloping Ye Liyuan within it.

Ye Liyuan's beautiful eyes flew wide, first in disbelief, then she began to frantically pound on the barrier before her, her voice trembling, utterly panicked.

"Ah Han! Ah Han, what are you doing?!"

"Let me go! Let me go now!"

Pei Yuhang simply gave her a gentle smile.

"I'm sorry, Liyuan. I already owe you far too much. I've wronged you so deeply, how could I let you walk into this trap with me?"

"What are you talking about, Ah Han?! You haven't wronged me, I'm the one who wronged you!"

"I was so selfish before. I used such despicable means to trick you, to seduce you, just to become your Dao Companion... Please, let me go. We can start over. I need to atone for what I did to you, I'm begging you..."

Ye Liyuan shrieked as she hammered on the teleportation barrier, weeping and pleading for Pei Yuhang to let her out.

But Pei Yuhang remained silent, simply passing the Jade Pendant he always wore into her hands.

"No, Liyuan. I'm the one who has done many wrong things, things that have wronged you... There's so much I've been afraid to tell you.

I've left it all inside this Jade Pendant."

"I am not a good man. Forget me..."

With that, Pei Yuhang silently closed his eyes, his hands forming seals to activate the Qiankun Shifting Order.

In an instant, the ethereal blue pillar of light pierced through heaven and earth. Ye Liyuan struggled desperately, tears blurring her vision.

But with a flash of distorted light, she finally vanished from sight.

After sending Ye Liyuan away, the Bronze Gate opened completely. Under the howling, immense pull, Pei Yuhang could no longer sustain the Barrier.

As he fell into the storm of the Abyssal Sea Palace, he desperately tried to grab the hands of the others.

'I'm sorry, Yueqiu, Qianqian, Junior Sister Nangong...'

'I promised before that if I could only save one person, if you all fell in the water, I would save Liyuan first... and then, I would follow the rest of you into the Abyss.'

'No matter where we go, I will be with you.'