*I incorporated some parts directly from the original novel, so to make up for it, I made this chapter longer than usual. 1000 words longer*
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The moment those words left her mouth, Luo Shangchen's expression twisted even further. His breath came in ragged bursts, and his fingers clenched so tightly that his nails dug into his palms. He knew exactly who she was referring to — their father, the previous Holy Eaves Realm King, Luo Lingtian.
Back then, she had viciously cursed Luo Lingtian before leaving the Holy Eaves Realm. She had vowed never to return, and she only came back after Luo Lingtian had died, when Luo Changsheng had been born.
However, only her body had returned to the Holy Eaves Realm. Her heart remained closed to them, and she had refused to let Luo Shangchen re-enter her name into the family records. Luo Shangchen had always thought that the venomous oath she swore all those years ago and that unerasable mark of shame were the reasons for her stubbornness.
It was only today that he finally understood...
"Could it be that everything you've done was actually for... actually for the sake of..." Luo Shangchen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he glared at Luo Guxie. His aura was in complete turmoil, making it difficult for him to even form words.
"Ning Danqing, do you still remember this name?" Luo Guxie's voice grew solemn as a deep pain crossed her twisted face. A bitter laugh escaped her throat. "No, you definitely wouldn't remember it. After all, you held yourself in such high regard that the only people you deemed worthy were realm kings and god emperors! So how could you possibly remember his name!? Even when you killed him all those years ago, it was an act beneath your dignity, something that would dirty your hands!"
Luo Guxie was the Holy Eaves Realm's heaven-bestowed daughter, a prodigy whose talent in the profound way had stunned the sect from a young age. She was their pride, their greatest hope, cherished even more than Luo Shangchen, the sect's young master at the time.
However, the number one princess of the Holy Eaves Realm, someone with a brilliant halo and a boundless future, had actually fallen in love with... a mere painter from a lower star realm.
When the Holy Eaves Realm King of that era, Luo Lingtian, found out, he flew into a rage. As her older brother, Luo Shangchen would never allow Luo Guxie to lower her dignity and marry that "peasant." If news of this matter spread, it would undoubtedly tarnish the Holy Eaves Realm's reputation and turn them into the laughingstock of the other realms.
So they took extreme measures to stop Luo Guxie... but she was madly in love with Ning Danqing. She was so lost in her infatuation that she turned a deaf ear to the commands of her father and brother, repeatedly visiting that lower star realm to meet with Ning Danqing. It was as if she were possessed.
Luo Lingtian's patience finally ran out. Enraged, he commanded Luo Shangchen to personally go to the lower star realm and kill Ning Danqing. He also ordered him to bring back the man's head, hoping to crush Luo Guxie's foolish infatuation once and for all.
However, Luo Guxie's reaction upon seeing her lover's head was far more violent than anyone in the Holy Eaves Realm had ever imagined. It was as if she had gone mad. She viciously cursed Luo Lingtian and Luo Shangchen and even attacked them in her rage... In the end, she fled, seriously wounded. As she left the Holy Eaves Realm, she swore an oath so venomous that it sent chills down the spines of all who heard it. After that, she disappeared for the next few millennia.
When she finally returned home, she had already changed her name to Luo Guxie, already becoming the renowned Fairy Guxie... the strongest person in the Eastern Divine Region outside of the king realms.
Since her return, she had dedicated all of her energy to nurturing Luo Changsheng, paying no mind to the affairs of the Holy Eaves Realm.
"You... You..." Luo Shangchen's entire body trembled violently. "You madwoman... You madwoman!!"
Luo Guxie's return and Luo Changsheng's birth, events that had happened nearly simultaneously, had been seen as a double blessing by both him and the Holy Eaves Realm. Over the last few years, he had tried his best to repair his relationship with her, and her doting love for Luo Changsheng had been the thing that comforted him the most over the last few decades.
As it turned out, though, everything had been a lie.
The memory of that peasant was still clear in her mind, even after all these years. She was still deeply buried in the hatred of the past.
"That's right, I am mad," Luo Guxie said in a voice that was both sinister and sorrowful. "But you were the ones... who drove me to this insanity!"
"Don't you want to know the truth? Fine... then let me tell you everything! Because this was a gift I had always intended for you anyway!"
She stretched out a hand and grabbed Luo Changsheng's sleeve. Her smile turned twisted as she said, "Why don't you guess whose child Changsheng really is!?"
Luo Changsheng's face turned even whiter.
"Who... Who!?" Luo Shangchen said in a shaky voice as his eyes drilled holes into Luo Changsheng.
"He is Danqing's... He's the child I had with him!" Luo Guxie roared in a low voice.
"He, hehe..." Luo Shangchen laughed in spite of his anger. "You really did go mad!"
Luo Guxie's voice turned deep and cold and every word she uttered was filled with hatred. "I was already pregnant when you killed Danqing all those years ago. After leaving this filthy Holy Eaves Realm, I tried every method I could to stop the baby's growth and seal him in my womb. Eventually, I succeeded. After that, I started cultivating and accumulating strength at all costs... There was nothing I wouldn't do to obtain power."
"Do you know how I had to live during those years!?"
"Do you know how much hatred and pain I felt when I received news of that old dog Luo Lingtian's death... Because he actually had not waited for me to personally end him!"
"However, Twenty-five ago, I caught wind of the pregnancy of your proper wife, so I finally allowed the baby in my womb to grow and I gave birth to Danqing and my child... After that, I personally sent off both mother and child and let Danqing's child take his place! Hehe... Hahahahaha!"
Luo Shangchen's vision went black for a moment and his shuddering lips turned a shocking purple. "You were also... responsible for Ziyu's death!?"
"She deserved to die!" Luo Guxie shouted. "Despite also being a woman, she actually took your side and forced me to leave Danqing back then... She deserved to die!"
"You!" Luo Shangchen's body swayed violently as he felt blood surge through his chest.
"I had originally planned to give you this great surprise once Changsheng had officially inherited the position of sect master and realm king... But I'm fine with you finding out about it now as well." She gave a low chuckle. "Before too long, the entire God Realm will find out that Young Master Changsheng, the most brilliant jewel of your Holy Eaves Realm, the apple of your eyes, isn't even the son of your Luo family! His father is Ning Danqing! All of these years... your Holy Eaves Sect has been raising Danqing's son for him! In order to atone for killing him!"
"You... You..." Numerous blood vessels had appeared in Luo Shangchen's eyes. His vision went pitch-black before it went blank white. Finally... as his vision failed him, an arrow of blood that had flowed in reverse erupted from his mouth.
"What are... What are you saying? What are all of you saying..."
Luo Changsheng finally spoke. His voice was hoarse and his body was trembling violently as if he was caught in the middle of a blizzard.
Luo Guxie turned around and her eyes turned exceptionally gentle. She spoke in a soft and soothing voice, "Changsheng, do you know why I gave you the name 'Changsheng'? Because your father... your real father, drew a painting of longevity for you the moment he found out that I was pregnant with you This is the name that your father gave to you."
As she spoke, she gently lifted her hand. A painting scroll appeared in that hand and it was sealed in a gentle-looking profound light. It looked like it was from a bygone era but not a single mark could be seen on it.
When that gentle white light entered Luo Changsheng's eyes, it seemed oh so glaring to him. He spoke in a trembling voice, "Lies... It's all lies! You're lying to me! All of you are lying to me!"
"Changsheng, listen to me," Luo Guxie said. "You haven't become the Holy Eaves Realm King yet, so revealing everything to you at this point is indeed a little premature. However... now you will know the truth! That I am not your aunt but your mother instead! The reason I returned to this filthy Holy Eaves Realm together with you was all for your sake!"
"For my... sake?" Luo Changsheng's handsome face twisted up. His vision grew blurry and everything in his world suddenly seemed so ridiculous and absurd. He replied in a lifeless voice, "No... no... You're destroying me... You want to destroy me!"
"I am Luo Changsheng... I am 'Young Master Changsheng', I am the Young Master of the Holy Eaves Sect! I'm not a bastard... It's a lie! It's all a lie!"
"Of course, you're not a bastard!" Luo Guxie grabbed Luo Changsheng's arm as she yelled shrilly, "Your father was a good man! Everything you obtained in the Holy Eaves Realm are things that you deserved! They were things that they owed to you and your father!"
"No, it's a lie... A lie..." Luo Changsheng frantically shook his head as his aura grew weak and confused. "It's a lie!"
"AAAAHHH——"
As Luo Changsheng let out a shrill and miserable howl, His entire heart and soul were in extreme pain and he felt as if his entire being was collapsing from the pain and shame that he felt. His mind couldn't withstand the profound shock — his vision darkened, and just like his... father—no, his uncle, he spat out a mouthful of blood before losing consciousness.
"Changsheng!" Luo Guxie's expression changed, and she quickly caught him, holding him in her arms. His blood was flowing in reverse, and his soul was actually injured!
Just how devastating must the mental blow have been to injure his soul like this?!
She stared at her son in a daze. She hadn't expected him to react so strongly, to despise his origin so deeply. For a moment, she began to regret her revenge plan. She had been so blinded by hatred that she hadn't considered how her actions would impact her son.
"Mad bitch! Dog bastard! Die!" While she was distracted, Luo Shangchen let out a bloodcurdling scream and launched another frenzied round of attacks at her!
"Stupid monkey, hmph!"
His shrill voice brought Luo Guxie's disordered mind back. She snorted coldly and punched the air without hesitation. The wind howled violently as countless razor-sharp gusts exploded forward, raging like a storm of blades in front of her.
Boom!
Unsurprisingly, as their attacks clashed, Luo Shangchen was once again sent flying. The sharp wind, capable of grinding a star into fine dust, swept across his entire body, leaving behind countless long and grotesque wounds.
At this moment, Luo Guxie's anger reached its peak. She gently placed her son on the ground, erected a protective barrier around him, and then shot herself toward Luo Shangchen like a bolt of lightning!
Rumble!
In a flash, she was already above his still-flying body. Her eyes were icy cold as she thrust her finger toward his chest. A tiny, light-green nail appeared, rotating like a miniature tornado in front of her finger. The small tornado moved swiftly, drilling into his body with a thunderous sound. Luo Shangchen's protective profound energy was pierced, and the drill tore through his body, exiting from the other side.
"AGhhh!" Luo Shangchen let out a painful, high-pitched cry, flailing his arms wildly in a desperate attempt to push Luo Guxie away.
"Sect Master!" Hearing his anguished scream, the elders and disciples froze in terror, their faces draining of color. They wanted to rush to his aid, but they were completely powerless in the face of her overwhelming strength.
The difference between a Divine Master Realm and a Divine Sovereign Realm was like a heavenly chasm. Mere numbers could never bridge the gap. If they charged in blindly, most of them would die just from the aftershocks, and the rest would perish from the space cracks as well.
A battle between Divine Masters was already extremely deadly, and a battle between high-level Divine Masters was even more catastrophic.
Luo Guxie moved her body effortlessly, dodging his attacks. Earlier, she had tanked his strikes because her son was behind her, but now that she had moved the fight away, she could move freely. She cultivated the Law of Wind, and the Law of Wind's most prominent feature was speed.
Each law had its own strengths, Earth granted strong defense, Lightning and Fire boasted the highest destructive power, Darkness was corrosive and destructive, and Wind enhanced a cultivator's speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Argh!!"
"Hyaaaaa!"
The fight had turned into a one-sided massacre. It couldn't even be called a real fight anymore. Luo Shangchen had already been injured when he recklessly charged at her in his frenzy, and now, he was like a punching bag, battered from all sides. His right leg was shredded, hanging limply in the air, the flesh torn to pieces. His left arm was split horizontally at the palm, exposing his bone marrow, with the limbs dangling uselessly. His left eye had been slashed from his forehead down to his nose, leaving him completely blind in that eye.
The people watching from afar, including Yun Wuji, felt a slight chill. The scene was too gory and grotesque. The depth of her hatred for him was evident just from this. She could have killed him long ago, but she seemed to relish torturing him instead.
Despite his severe injuries, Luo Shangchen still fought maniacally, trying to land a single attack on her. But every attempt was either easily dodged or casually slapped away by her.
Bang! Boom!
Finally, Luo Guxie's figure moved. She appeared above him, raised her leg, and brought it down with crushing force, kicking him squarely on the head. His entire body plunged into the ground like a meteor moving at the speed of light. A massive mushroom cloud erupted upon impact.
When the dust settled, everyone saw Luo Shangchen's bloodied, unconscious figure lying on the ground, with Luo Guxie standing over him, her right foot planted firmly on his head.
She was slowly increasing the pressure on his skull. If this continued, his head would burst like a watermelon, slowly and painfully.
The elders watched this scene, their teeth chattering and their entire bodies trembling from overwhelming fear and powerlessness. They wanted to help their Sect Master, but their bodies refused to move even an inch.
They were completely paralyzed by terror.
"Stop!" At that moment, a cry suddenly rang out from afar. When Luo Guxie heard the voice, she turned in its direction. It was her son, Luo Changsheng, who had recovered from his injuries. He was running toward her, his body swaying unsteadily as he cried out, "Master! Don't kill Father! Don't kill Father!"
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