Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2223: Chapter 2267: Ill-Fated Relationship

Yuwei gestured. ”It is a white fruit. It looks a bit like... a lotus root. By extracting its juice and fusing it with my Essence Blood and soul, my body can be Reshaped.”

”Lotus root?” Jiang Fan furrowed his brows tightly. ”Where did Xu Youran get a lotus root... Wait! The Black Lotus of Tribulation! Isn’t that humanoid rhizome a lotus root?”

Back in the Hell Realm, he had successfully captured the Black Lotus of Tribulation and originally intended to destroy it. However, Xu Youran asked him for it.

Jiang Fan’s expression turned grave. ”The Black Lotus of Tribulation is an ancient vicious entity of the Hell Realm that has devoured countless people! If Xu Youran sets her sights on it, isn’t she afraid of a backlash? I must take a trip to the Hell Realm as soon as possible and destroy the Black Lotus of Tribulation!”

Yuwei asked, ”Do you need my help?”

Jiang Fan snapped back to his senses and shook his head. ”You haven’t even escaped danger yourself, how could you help me?”

Yuwei fell silent. Her current situation was far from ideal. It remained questionable whether she could even return to the Hell Realm.

Jiang Fan stared at Yuwei and asked, ”Pardon my presumption, but do you have feelings for Dharma Seal?”

Yuwei answered indifferently without hesitation, ”No.”

Looking at her emotionless eyes, Jiang Fan found it somewhat hard to believe. Dharma Seal had risked his life to save her. To protect her and send her back to the Hell Realm, he was willing to suffer flogging from the Central Earth Buddha Venerable and be stripped of his most precious monk status. Did Yuwei truly feel nothing for him?

He probed, ”Dharma Seal was also captured by the Dead Sound Pirates.”

Yuwei was surprised. ”Why is he here?”

Jiang Fan said, ”I don’t know. My guess is that he was caught by the Dead Sound Pirates because of you.”

Dharma Seal had no obsession with the Holy Body. The only one obsessed with it was Yuwei. Therefore, his visit to the Sumeru Divine Prison was most likely for Yuwei’s sake.

Yuwei fell silent, a faint ripple flashing across her indifferent eyes. But she quickly concealed it and said, ”I’m sorry, we Youmei Asura Emperors will never fall in love with anyone.”

Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow. He had heard this statement more than once. He asked, ”What if you do fall in love?”

Yuwei replied calmly, ”I will die.”

Jiang Fan was startled. ”What do you mean?”

Yuwei countered, ”Do you know which Dao our Youmei Clan cultivates?”

Jiang Fan carefully recalled. The Talent of the Youmei Clan was to exude formless charm and toy with the lust of sentient beings. However, the higher the rank of a Youmei Asura, the purer they appeared. For instance, Yuwei, who stood before him, displayed no trace of seductive charm whatsoever.

Yuwei observed his expression. ”It seems you’ve heard of it. Since we toy with the lust of sentient beings, it inherently means that we have never experienced true love ourselves.”

Jiang Fan deeply agreed. If someone truly liked another, how could they bear to toy with their feelings?

Coming to a realization, he asked, ”So, the Dao you cultivate is...”

Yuwei nodded. ”It is the Heartless Dao. We appear to charm the opposite sex in deeply passionate romances, but in reality, we are just tempering our Dao Hearts. Reaching the Asura Emperor Realm like I have means that I have never harbored romantic feelings for anyone. I validated my Dao as an Asura Emperor because I am heartless, successfully cultivating the power of Cause and Effect. If I were to fall in love, it would violate Cause and Effect, and I would undoubtedly suffer its backlash and perish.”

Jiang Fan let out a long, soft sigh. How incredibly similar this was to the Domains of the Human Clan! For instance, in his Flawless Domain, once a flaw appeared, Heavenly Human Decline was inevitable. Similarly, in the True Word Venerable’s Domain, telling a lie would also trigger Heavenly Human Decline. Fortunately, he had yet to leave behind any flaws.

But Dharma Seal was destined to be left with eternal regret. Yuwei would not like him, and even if she did, it would cost her life. He could never be with Yuwei in this lifetime. Their relationship would never blossom and bear fruit.

No wonder a Buddha Venerate of the Hell Realm once said that Dharma Seal carried a star-crossed fate. If the Cause and Effect were not severed, he would eventually suffer a backlash. When that time came, whether Dharma Seal became a Buddha or a demon would hinge on a single thought. Now, the Buddha Venerate’s words had half-fulfilled themselves.

Yuwei asked, ”Who was Dharma Seal sold to? I will find a way to save him.” After a brief pause, she added, ”He has done me a great favor, and I don’t want to owe him.”

Feeling deeply helpless, Jiang Fan took out the Life Space Pocket containing Dharma Seal and said, ”Explain it to him yourself.”

Yuwei looked surprised, but her expression quickly cleared. ”That makes sense. Since you even saved me, it goes without saying you would save Dharma Seal.”

Looking at the Life Space Pocket before her, she asked, ”Can you let him out?”

An unmarried man and woman sharing a small, private space was ultimately inappropriate.

Jiang Fan removed the Sealing Talismans from her body and said, ”The two of you are currently captives. It is not yet time for you to show yourselves openly.”

Yuwei suddenly understood. Jiang Fan’s own situation didn’t seem too good either; managing to save the two of them was already quite a difficult feat.

She bowed politely. ”I have put you in a difficult position, sir.” Looking at the Life Space Pocket in front of her, she hesitated for a moment before transforming into a cloud of smoke and entering it.

Jiang Fan sighed and put the pocket away.

As a brother, he had done everything he could to help. Whether Dharma Seal would let go or allow this to become an obsession would depend on his own choice in the future.

Gathering his thoughts, Jiang Fan pondered his own situation. Although he was still being hunted by the Chaotic Ancient Blood Marquis, this battleship was also heading to Nanqian. Furthermore, the Mysterious Great Sage seemed like a decent person who was very upfront with him.

Staying by her side meant he wouldn’t face any immediate danger, so there was no need to rush off. It wouldn’t be too late to figure out an escape route once they arrived in Nanqian.

For now, he simply needed to focus on improving his strength with peace of mind.

With this thought, he looked at one of the Storage Devices, which contained an eerie black hall. It was the Soul Refining Hall.

This great treasure—for which Jian Wuchou had bid the high price of Three Thousand Daqian Divine Coins—was meant for tempering the soul, according to the attendees at the auction.

Jiang Fan’s soul, after translating the civilization of the Poisonous World, had grown so powerful that it was only a step away from the Sage Realm.

This Soul Refining Hall might just help his soul break through its bottleneck.

When that time came, he could try to create some entirely new Soul Secret Techniques and put his Soul Power to good use once again.

However, the cabin space was too cramped to hold the Soul Refining Hall.

Realizing this, he cast the No-Self Dust-Cleansing Technique and quietly left his cabin to search for a suitable location.

As he sneaked through the ship, he discovered that most of the cabins were very small. The few large ones were packed with various bartered supplies.

He searched all the way down to the very bottom of the ship before finding a large Alchemy Room.

In front of a Pill Furnace stood a young girl in a pink palace dress, concocting Spirit Pills. Her alchemy skills were superb—she was actually at the level of a Seven-star Alchemist!

The Big Black Dog had once said that an Alchemist of this caliber was considered a rare treasure even in the Martial Vault.

However, the Spirit Pill she was refining seemed to be extremely difficult, and it quickly ended in failure. She sighed, slowly stood up, and said, ”Have you seen enough?”

Jiang Fan was somewhat startled. Had she discovered him? That should be impossible, right? His Invisibility Technique might not even be detected by someone in the Three Calamities Realm.

It wasn’t until the girl in the pink palace dress turned around and stared straight at him that Jiang Fan confirmed he had been seen through.

Was it because she was a Seven-star Alchemist with a soul strength far exceeding that of ordinary people that she was able to notice him?

Harboring these doubts, he dispelled his invisibility, sized up the girl, and said, ”It’s truly rare to see such a young Seven-star Alchemist.”

The girl had a beautiful appearance with striking facial features; she was a stunning beauty who would instantly catch anyone’s eye in a crowd.

However, her gaze was sharp and full of authority, lacking the gentleness a young girl should possess.

What puzzled Jiang Fan was why he hadn’t seen this girl before.