Chapter 125: Evil Memories, the Twin Dragons Appear in the Confusing Space

Liu Yi kept flying straight ahead without daring to stop. He didn’t know why his body had become so weak since waking up in that cave, but he felt as though a piece of his memory was missing. Liu Yi didn’t want to overthink it and focused solely on returning quickly to Fengdu Ghost City in the Central Plains. However, his body was extremely weak, and he had forced himself to use “Lanelfina Qing” twice. His body could collapse at any moment. Though his vision was blurred, he persisted—because he carried hope within him, and he couldn’t let that hope be shattered.

Time passed slowly beneath Liu Yi’s solitary figure. Days turned into weeks—it was now the fourth day. Liu Yi was almost back at his base. He was utterly exhausted and just wanted to rest. Although “Lanelfina Qing” could help him absorb the chaotic energy of the world to heal his wounds, he had been riding his sword the whole time, and the fatigue in his body kept building. It was precisely because of his weakness that it took him an extra day.

Finally, he saw his base. Liu Yi’s spirits lifted as he gently landed, storing away “Sorrowful Dream.” His body swayed—he was too tired and weak. Four days of non-stop travel had left him severely injured.

The Wolf King, White Tiger, and the others rushed over when they saw Liu Yi land…

Liu Yi looked at the Wolf King and asked, “Teacher, where are the others?”

The Wolf King replied, “The others have already returned. They’re just waiting for you, the Demon Lord. At your speed, it shouldn’t have taken twelve days, right?”

Liu Yi was surprised. “Twelve days? I only took seven days. Why would it be twelve?”

The Wolf King was stunned by Liu Yi’s unusual response and asked, “Demon Lord, you seem very weak. Did you make a mistake? You really did take twelve days to go and return.”

Liu Yi was confused. It had taken him three days to go and four days to return—only seven days in total. The Wolf King and the others couldn’t have mistaken that. So where had those five days gone? What had happened?

Suddenly, Liu Yi’s mind became chaotic. He felt panicked, even a hint of fear. He had no memory of those five days and had forgotten everything that happened during that time.

What exactly had happened during those five days? Who could know? But he had to deal with the immediate problem first. So Liu Yi regained his composure and said, “Teacher, I’ve brought back the ‘Heavenly Essence Ore’.”

The Wolf King seemed surprised upon hearing this and asked back, “‘Heavenly Essence Ore’? But July Sui Aotian also brought back a ‘Heavenly Essence Ore’! How can there be two such rare treasures at the same time? Such unparalleled divine artifacts shouldn’t appear in duplicate.”

At that moment, July Sui Aotian also came over, holding a piece of ore in his hand. It was a white, crystal-clear, transparent ore in an octagonal shape, identical to the “Heavenly Essence Ore” Liu Yi had seen, only three to four times larger.

Liu Yi hurriedly searched his own body, trying to find the ‘Heavenly Essence Ore’ he had discovered. But after searching for a long time, he found that the strange ‘Heavenly Essence Ore’ was gone. Liu Yi stared in shock at the ‘Heavenly Essence Ore’ in Aotian’s hands and said in disbelief, “It’s gone.”

The Wolf King looked at Liu Yi’s confused expression. He didn’t know what had happened over these days, but one thing was certain: Liu Yi must have gone through a fierce battle and obtained that mysterious ore. Yet now, the ore had mysteriously disappeared. There were only two possibilities: either it had fallen off during flight, or it wasn’t actually the ‘Heavenly Essence Ore’ at all, but just an object that resembled it closely.

Liu Yi glanced at Aotian and nodded. “Well, since Master Aotian has found this ore, please prepare quickly to craft this divine arrow. I think everyone is starting to run out of strength.”

The Wolf King nodded. “Yes, we must hurry. The demonic energy is growing stronger by the day. Who knows when the Nine Nether Demon God will break free from its seal?”

Liu Yi nodded and looked around. Suddenly, his gaze fell on July. For some reason, July seemed like a little girl who had done something wrong—she kept her head down and didn’t speak. And whenever she occasionally raised her head, Liu Yi saw fear and guilt in her eyes. But what did that mean? Liu Yi didn’t dwell on it.

Turning to the Wolf King, he said, “Teacher, I’m slightly injured. I need to go inside and recover. You take care of things here for now. If there are any difficulties, wait until I wake up to discuss them.”

The Wolf King looked at Liu Yi and nodded. He didn’t understand why Liu Yi was injured. In this world, how many people could even hurt him? But the Wolf King also knew that nothing was absolute…

Liu Yi didn’t say much more. Under the gazes of Lan Ren, Tian Jiao, Shi Jie Yi, Da Dao Wang, and others, he entered the tent. It wasn’t just a minor injury—he felt that if he didn’t seal his consciousness and recover slowly, the chaotic vital energy might tear through his body, killing him.

Watching Liu Yi leave, the Wolf King turned and said, “Please follow me, leaders of all sects…”

As for Liu Yi, once inside the tent, he didn’t know what was wrong with him or what had happened. Clearly, he only had seven days left in his mind, but the Wolf King said it had taken twelve days. So where had those five days gone? And was that mysterious stone really the ‘Heavenly Essence Ore,’ and why had it disappeared? All these questions confused Liu Yi’s mind.

Slowly, he sat down on the wooden bed. As usual, he took out the ‘Sorrowful Dream’ sword and placed it on his lap, then adjusted his vital energy and began to seal his six senses, entering a state of self-forgetfulness…

After all, paper cannot contain fire, and every problem has an answer—only finding the answer to a complex question takes time.

Liu Yi completely lost himself. But just as he entered that state of self-forgetfulness, a yellow light flashed, followed by a red light, and he found himself in a dark world…

Liu Yi began to panic. He knew that once he entered the state of self-forgetfulness, nothing could happen to him. Even if someone tried to harm him right in front of him, he wouldn’t be aware of it as long as he remained unconscious. Moreover, with his six senses sealed, no imaginations, fantasies, or dreams could arise.

When Jillian appeared as he entered this state of self-forgetfulness, he had already been surprised. But now he was even more astonished. He knew he had sealed his six senses, so why had he still ended up in this illusion? Where was this place? Although it seemed somewhat familiar, resembling the dreams from ten years ago, Liu Yi was still nervous. After all, he had now sealed his six senses, making it incomparable to those dreams from ten years prior. Had he gone mad?

In the darkness, Liu Yi felt lost. Just then, a yellow light and a red glow flashed, and two dragons appeared before his eyes…

It was… the Dragon Emperor. Liu Yi could sense that the red dragon was the Dragon Emperor, the one who had taken the form of the “Sorrowful Dream” sword. He had seen it in his dreams over the past ten years and had also felt its presence. But he never expected the Dragon Emperor to actually appear in this illusion.

Yet Liu Yi’s thoughts shifted: “No, the Dragon Emperor was killed by Pangu, and its soul was shattered. Only its physical body became the ‘Sorrowful Dream’ sword, leaving behind that divine curse. After all, a life without a soul or spirit cannot appear even in dreams or illusions. Yet what appeared now was indeed the Dragon Emperor’s massive body…”

Looking at the other side, that thing emitting a dazzling yellow light… it was… yes, it was the fire dragon that had rushed out of the magma. Its body was on fire, and the intense heat warped the space around it. Why? Why was it here? Where exactly was this place?