Chapter 861 - 243: Li Yuan’s Response

Chapter 861: Chapter 243: Li Yuan’s Response

The carriage rolled across the boundless continent, north to south, east to west.

Once the Queen Mother of the Western Pole had finally left behind the darkness, ice, and flames, and rolled in the festive air of this Human Emperor’s flourishing age.

Li Yuan accompanied her through various places, famous mountains, vast seas, deserts, forests, grasslands, renowned cities...

This land he had traveled himself, for a change in lifestyle, to see the light after witnessing the darkness. Because of that, he merged the chaotic talisman seeds into one, thereby entering Fourth Grade, writing "Jade Planting Technique" and "Great Moon Blade" to pass on to Sword Palace, thus completing the inheritance.

Also, due to the unique method of breaking from Fifth Grade to Fourth Grade, as long as Sword Palace prospers, then... there will inevitably be a group of heroic individuals in this world.

He clearly specified that the so-called heroism is not reckless killing of innocents, robbing the rich to give to the poor, or seeking fame, but for the country and the people, for the revival of a race, and these heroic individuals would only make the nation more prosperous.

He had also traveled this land with Xiaoyu’Er.

That was when he, as the "Emperor," had just been forced to die and left the Imperial Capital.

That was also when he and Xiaoyu’Er had the best relationship.

Now, beside him was Zhenyan Xue.

Unlike Xiaoyu’Er, Zhenyan Xue was Sixth Grade, but could only remain Sixth Grade.

Like the Barbarian King, naturally born Fourth Grade could cultivate the Earth Soul technique, extending lifespan and vital energy.

But Zhenyan Xue could not.

During these days, Li Yuan ate and slept with her, had shared passionate and reckless moments, in hopes that perhaps his own "Withered Fire" might boost the "fire" within Zhenyan Xue, thus slowly meeting the requirements for cultivating the Earth Soul.

He could clearly judge through data.

However, over three years had passed, and Zhenyan Xue’s data still showed no change.

On this day, the two had reached the Northern Land.

It was early summer, green grass was lush, stretching far and wide.

The jolting carriage stopped, Zhenyan Xue leaning against Li Yuan, gazing at the scenery outside the window, feeling somewhat sleepy but her hands clutching Li Yuan’s clothing like a child.

Li Yuan bent down, gently rubbing her hair, already showing white at the roots, a sign that the Ice Barbarians’ limit was approaching.

Due to the nature of fire, the Ice Barbarians could maintain a youthful appearance, but as lifespan dwindles, white hair emerges, followed by wrinkled skin, aging rapidly.

That touch of white pricked Li Yuan’s heart like a needle.

He closed his eyes, pondering over the interactions and memories with Xiao Xue throughout this life, suddenly feeling a poignant loneliness, even reflecting on "what is immortality," then reaching the conclusion, "perhaps immortality is sending off one beloved after another, familiar ones, foes, then embracing new beloved ones, friends, foes with even greater passion. If one day the heart withers, then one needs to rest, awaiting the heart to reignite."

His thoughts paused, embracing the woman in his arms tightly.

Zhenyan Xue spoke softly, "These three years, and those three years, were my happiest times. The numerous tribulations among the clan in between, seemed trivial."

These three years indeed bear no comparison; those three years were when she first met Li Yuan.

She paused slightly, then said, "Husband, let’s head west."

Li Yuan responded gently, then the Imperial Carriage turned southwest from Desolate South Path, crossed the four regions, and flew past Sword Pass.

Upon passing Sword Pass, Li Yuan was nearly taken aback because beyond Sword Pass to the west was merely a hundred-mile stretch of light; further west was completely Eternal Night and ice and snow.

The terrain rose significantly, with solid and clear areas, yet wheels below revealed frozen towns, just like the Western Pole.

But west of the Western Pole was boundless, although Barbarian King had always explored westward, wanting to draw a domain map for the Barbarian Race, yet stopped at Kabulor.

At this moment, history was merely repeating.

The Great Unity of Yin Yang already brought extremely severe consequences.

And this... is just the beginning.

Thus, the "Great Migration Strategy" of the human emperor’s close aide Ying Shanxing was hardly necessary because the darkness and ice made Outside the Pass completely uninhabitable for humans.

Here... there were no longer any people.

With no one Outside the Pass, the Barbarian Race’s population sharply declined.

The battle at Long Sleep River merely cost the elite, while the late-stage Human Emperor’s army and Central Earth’s experts’ purge of Cloud Mountain Path caused the Barbarian Race’s population to plunge.

It can be foreseen, even if the Barbarian Queen wanted to build an army again, it would be extremely difficult as the entire Barbarian Race’s population likely numbered only in the tens of thousands, among which many were elders nearing their limit.

The carriage moved through icy snow terrains, Tree Grandmother Xiaozhao was here for the first time, listening to the chattering between father and Fifth Lady.

Their chatter had made Tree Grandmother’s ears sore, as they repeated trivial matters like "Fifth Lady ran in the snow for two days and nights, avoiding Wolf Mother’s chase," "Father disguised as the son of a hunter to deceive Fifth Lady," "Father and Wolf Mother watched the sunset together, and whether something happened between them."

Tree Grandmother also had memories here.

She was thinking of Tang Nian.

Tang Nian had disappeared for a very long time, no one knows where she went.

In Xiaozhao’s eyes, Sister Tang Nian was a "tough person who could lock herself in a room for months as a young girl," stimulated by the father’s death, perhaps taking countless Grain Avoidance Pills and burying herself in an unknown secret base, starting her years-long research, unaware of worldly matters?