Chapter 265: Another Confrontation – The King of the Underworld’s Tears of Sorrow

Of course, Liu Yi now also understood what was happening. Although Tianshan and the Divine Realm were vast, with the help of this great seer, their size had been significantly reduced. From now on, by focusing on these two places, results would gradually emerge. This saved him countless hours compared to searching through the three realms on his own.
Thinking of this, Liu Yi said nothing more. He simply walked up to the third old man, glanced at Yu Chenxing, then at the old man, and asked, “I want to know that the Lotus of the Other Side requires nine kinds of tears to lift the curse. One of them is called the Tear of the Earth. Where is this tear now?” Although Liu Yi didn’t know what the Tear of the Earth had become, based on his earlier deductions about the Tear of the Moon and the Tear of the Clouds, it must also be some kind of treasure.
Like the first two old men, the third one said nothing either. He simply closed his eyes, then concentrated all his mental energy in his hands. As a purple-blue light gathered, that chaotic entity floated in the air again. The old man then directed golden light from his eyes into it. Soon, the purple-blue light disappeared. Just like the previous two old men, after peeking, the old man’s body weakened, and his complexion turned extremely pale. After resting for a while, he answered Liu Yi’s question, “In the Human Realm, on a woman’s body.”
Perhaps the most surprising of the three answers was this. The Tear of the Earth sounded like something very mysterious—how could it be on a woman’s body? In his urgency, Liu Yi quickly asked, “Did you see clearly? What did that woman look like… Oh, right, what clothes was she wearing?” Liu Yi’s tone was impatient. Of course, this was related to the prophecy. The Human Realm was incredibly vast. Even Tianshan alone would take Liu Yi months to search through, let alone finding a woman with the Tear of the Earth throughout the entire realm—it was simply impossible.
Seeing this, Yu Chenxing hurriedly intervened, “Wait! Idiot, he’s very tired now. Let him rest. Your urgency won’t help. This kind of prophecy technique involves peeking into the future and violates the laws of nature. It exerts great pressure on a person’s life force and mental energy.” Although Yu Chenxing was also anxious and unwilling to give up, wanting to know more, the seer’s mental energy was limited. Being able to determine its general location was already quite good.
At that moment, the third old man seemed to have rested for a while and recovered. He slowly opened his eyes and said to Liu Yi, “I didn’t see what that woman looked like. But she seemed very unhappy, wearing a white dress… Oh, and she was holding a string of purple bells.” After saying this, the seer truly ran out of strength, stopped speaking, and began to quickly restore his energy.

Liu Yi repeated the prophet’s words: a unhappy woman in white, holding a string of purple bells… Purple bells. At the thought of this, a sense of familiarity surfaced in Liu Yi’s memory. It seemed he had seen those purple bells somewhere before, though he wasn’t sure if they were the same as those mentioned by the prophet. But… it didn’t matter anymore. Those purple bells were meant for Tianjiao, and now that Tianjiao was dead, the woman in white in the prophecy surely wasn’t Tianjiao. So… who could it be? By now, Liu Yi had calmed down considerably. Although the third question remained vague, at least it now had an answer: an unhappy woman in white from the human world, holding purple bells and possessing the Tears of the Earth.

Yet, finding one person among the vast crowd was incredibly difficult. Liu Yi knew well that although not much remained to do, it was far more challenging than before. Liu Yi turned to look at Yu Chenxing and said, “Alright, I’ve asked all the questions I wanted. I think we can leave now.” Yu Chenxing nodded. This was where she used to live, but she no longer felt attached to it. After all, she had now found her father and what she considered happiness—far more than enough to make up for this empty room. The two left Yu Chenxing’s residence. Along the way, Liu Yi didn’t say much, but in his mind, he kept wondering where to start.

The Divine Realm… there was another divine dragon there. In the human world, there was also a divine dragon in Tianshan. If they wanted to help the Heavenly Maiden regain her true form and return to the Divine Realm, they needed to possess greater power to defeat all obstacles in their way. And now, the forces of darkness were so formidable that few could resist them. What worried them most was the wrath of the gods, who might unite to attack, along with the collaboration between Lan Ying and the Demon God. So, to ensure success, Liu Yi planned to start by taming the divine dragon, completing the conquest of the Eight Deserts’ dragons, before attempting to lift the curse of the Lotus of the Other Side.

Gazing at Wulèi City, which grew closer in the distance, Liu Yi suddenly exhaled in awe and said, “Wouldn’t it be boring to live like this our whole lives?” Liu Yi rarely spoke, and his words were vague, not directed at anyone in particular. But in the sky, there were only the giant dragon beneath their feet and the two of them, so naturally, Yu Chenxing understood his words.

Yu Chenxing didn’t answer right away. After thinking for a moment, she replied, “You’ll know once you marry me.”

Time passed between the two. After returning to Wulèi City once more, Yu Chenxing went to see the King of the Underworld. Her cheerful expression suggested she had a lot to say, while Liu Yi returned to his room alone, planning when to set off for the Divine Realm. Yes, there was nothing left in the Underworld worth staying for. The seventh divine dragon—that was the path to the Divine Realm.

It seemed like a simple task, yet it was extremely complicated. Liu Yi didn’t need much in the Divine Realm—just a desolate dragon and a tear. But the conflicts between the gods and demons would not simplify things. So, Liu Yi kept frowning. He knew he would have to go to the Divine Realm sooner or later, but he wondered if it was too early to go now.

Unaware of how much time had passed, Liu Yi couldn’t tell, but the annoyance in his heart gradually faded. After all, with the help of the three great prophets from Yu Chen Xing, he had obtained quite useful information. Just then, there was a knocking at the door, sounding rather urgent.

Liu Yi got up to open the door. It was July standing outside, but his eyes showed a hint of panic. Liu Yi asked curiously, “What’s wrong? Is something happened?”

July nodded and hurriedly said, “Blue Shadow has arrived.”

Upon hearing this, Liu Yi’s heart stirred. Though he didn’t know much about Blue Shadow, he surely wasn’t stupid enough to come here! Did he really have such confidence in his own strength? But then he realized something was off—if Blue Shadow had arrived, why would July still be standing in front of him? Thinking this, he asked again, “What happened? Take your time to explain.”

July took out a letter and said, “Just now, when I passed by Xing Xiao Mei’s room, I saw her rush out in a hurry. I asked her what was wrong, but she didn’t answer. Then this fell from her…” He then produced the object that looked like a letter. Liu Yi took the letter and glanced at it. There weren’t many words written in it, simply reading: “King, was our parting yesterday too hasty? We haven’t seen each other for decades. Blue Shadow longs for you greatly. I’m leaving this letter—let’s meet thirty li south of Wu Lei City.” After reading it, Liu Yi suddenly understood something. Had Blue Shadow known about his movements all along? This letter was clearly written to the King of the Underworld after he left Wu Lei City. His goal was obviously to eliminate the King of the Underworld, but he didn’t want to appear together with him, so he took advantage of the opportunity when Liu Yi left Wu Lei City. It seemed Blue Shadow was no ordinary person.

Suddenly, a badpremonition arose in Liu Yi’s mind, and he blurted out, “It’s bad.”

Seeing this, July quickly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Liu Yi said, “Blue Shadow must know I’m not in the city, so he’s issued a challenge to the King of the Underworld. Given the King’s personality, he’ll definitely go. And since Blue Shadow is skilled in tactics, he must have already thought of a way to get rid of the King of the Underworld.”

Hearing this, July hurriedly said, “That can’t be right. The King of the Underworld was still in Wu Lei City right up until the moment you guys returned.”

Liu Yi also found this strange. Could it be that Blue Shadow didn’t deliberately seize this opportunity? Was it just a coincidence? Suddenly, he remembered July saying that Xing Xiao Mei rushed out in a hurry. At that moment, a terrifying idea crossed his mind. If… Blue Shadow’s goal really was that, then this person was simply terrifying.

Instinctively, Liu Yi gripped the sword in his hand and said to July, “I need to go check. It might be dangerous. Stay here.” With that, he moved swiftly, turning into a streak of black light and flying toward the place thirty li away from Wu Lei City. In Liu Yi’s mind, Blue Shadow wouldn’t give up on killing the King of the Underworld and getting rid of him, but he didn’t expect Blue Shadow to provoke the King so quickly. Perhaps it was precisely because it happened so fast that Liu Yi wasn’t prepared at all.

Although the speed was fast, Liu Yi’s thoughts were even faster. Lan Ying never did anything without a reason. First, the King of Darkness left Tearsless City, then Yu Chenxing saw the letter and chased after him. It all seemed quite natural, but Liu Yi had an indescribable premonition—a very bad one.

The speed was extremely fast; in just over a quarter of an hour, Liu Yi arrived at the location mentioned in the letter. As he searched around, he pondered the situation. July hadn’t said when she noticed Yu Chenxing leave, but if it hadn’t been too long ago, Liu Yi should be able to catch up. Yet, he didn’t see any sign of Yu Chenxing along the way. At this point, Liu Yi only had one hope: that Yu Chenxing wouldn’t find the King of Darkness before him.

For some reason, Liu Yi felt this was a trap deliberately set by Lan Ying, though he didn’t understand why someone like the King of Darkness would fall for it.

It was a barren forest of plants. Occasionally, the wind blew through, bringing a hint of freshness, but Liu Yi didn’t have the mood to breathe freely. For some reason, the premonition from his arrival made him nervous. Everything around seemed normal—tall trees, wildflowers, green grass, hanging vines, and small animals running around.

Liu Yi heightened the power of his Dark Heart to its peak and used the dark energy in space to scan the surroundings. But then, something strange happened. His body emitted a pink glow, and he stopped moving. His brain instantly ceased thinking. Yes, it was the cursed Flower of the Other Side.

Slowly, Liu Yi raised his right hand, covered in black gloves. The faintly visible Flower of the Other Side began to spin slowly, and the pink glow filled everything around it. At the same time, tender green leaves emerged beneath the petals. Seeing those leaves, Liu Yi’s heart seemed to stop beating. The seventh tear?

The Flower of the Other Side looked so vibrant—pink petals with tender green leaves. Once, the petals and leaves couldn’t be seen together, but now they were clearly visible. With just two more tears, the Heavenly Maiden could regain her true form, free from the suffering of reincarnation and return to the divine realm. Suddenly, Liu Yi snapped out of his daze. That bad premonition struck again—the seventh tear? Was it the King of Darkness? Pangu? Or that mysterious Tear of the Earth?

It was the King of Darkness. Liu Yi ruled out all other possibilities. But whose sorrowful tears were they for? His bad premonition grew stronger. For whom was he grieving? Who could make the King of Darkness cry? Without thinking further, Liu Yi retracted the Flower of the Other Side, which had gathered the seventh tear, and began searching the nearby area.

It shouldn’t be too far. Since the Flower of the Other Side could sense tears, they must be nearby. But why couldn’t he find them? Not to mention that he had already unleashed the power of his Dark Heart. Even under normal circumstances, the area within a hundred meters around him would be clearly visible in his mind. Could there be a problem here?

Liu Yi observed his surroundings once more. Indeed, it seemed like he had been walking in circles for hours, staying in the same place, with no change in the scenery. Just then, a voice that drove Liu Yi mad echoed through the air…

“My Demon Lord, do you think you can escape the illusion realm created by the Lord of the Netherworld?” Liu Yi didn’t need to guess—this voice belonged to Blue Shadow. It sounded very close. Without further thought, Liu Yi moved, transforming into a streak of black light that shot straight toward the source of the voice. Its speed was unimaginable, with no prior warning.

At the same time, Blue Shadow’s voice continued, “My respected Demon Lord, I’m terrified of the power you possess now. But don’t you understand? If I weren’t confident, I wouldn’t have asked you to enter this illusion realm. You must know that this realm was created using the principles of the five elements and the arts of earth and wood. No matter how fast you are or how strong your power, you won’t be able to escape. Their growth rate is faster than your destructive power, and even faster than your ability to transform.”

As Blue Shadow spoke, Liu Yi stopped and returned to the familiar ground. Blue Shadow was right—he really couldn’t escape this damned illusion realm. Liu Yi tried to find a way out, but he was disappointed. Everything here seemed normal, yet it restricted his movement.

Blue Shadow’s voice came again, “Actually, I’ve always wanted to know what kind of person you are. Oh, no—what kind of demon. I don’t understand why you’d reincarnate seven thousand times for a woman. I also don’t understand why, when you’re so close to your beloved, you’d choose another woman. I guess we’re equally failed in matters of love.”

Hearing those words, Liu Yi felt anger. Why did fate force the celestial maiden to meet Blue Shadow? Why couldn’t those who loved each other see each other? Why couldn’t they even recognize each other when they met? Perhaps all of this could be blamed on fate, but Blue Shadow was also a puppet controlled by fate, trapped in this unnecessary conflict over seven thousand years.

Fueled by anger, a red glow flashed in Liu Yi’s eyes as he shouted, “Stop using your filthy words to compare me to you. We belong to completely different worlds. I submit to fate but refuse to obey it, while you can’t even see yourself clearly.”

Blue Shadow’s voice paused for a long time, as if thinking about something…

Meanwhile, Liu Yi was preoccupied with his own thoughts. Hearing Blue Shadow’s words, along with the appearance of the Border Flower earlier, it was likely that both the King of the Netherworld and Yu Chenxing had encountered trouble. Liu Yi didn’t have many feelings for the King of the Netherworld, but Yu Chenxing’s innocent smile kept appearing before his eyes. What was going on? He couldn’t explain it, but he knew there was a feeling called worry… He only hoped Yu Chenxing hadn’t been hurt yet and was waiting for him to find a way out.

Finally, after a while, Blue Shadow’s voice rang out again, “My Demon Lord, I’m proud of your refusal to submit despite being forced to. Perhaps fate is truly irreversible, but you still choose not to accept it. I have a question: If being with the celestial maiden is indeed fate’s arrangement, then if you refuse to obey, will you really marry Yu Chenxing?” At this moment, Blue Shadow’s voice was emotionless, utterly calm.

Suddenly, Liu Yi finally understood. If Lan Ying injured Yu Chenxing first and then summoned the King of Darkness here, the King of Darkness would do anything for his daughter and surely become disoriented. Then… Yu Chenxing would be the first to arrive, meaning the letter given to the King of Darkness was fake? Everything began to become clear—it was all part of his plan.

Then, Lan Ying’s voice came again, accompanied by a arrogant laugh. “If you don’t answer, is it because you dare not or cannot? Are you scared? You’re trying to escape, right? You don’t really love Yu Chenxing at all.”

Liu Yi snapped, “Shut up!”

Instead of stopping, Lan Ying spoke even faster. “If you resist fate like this, you truly disappoint me. That’s not resistance—it’s more like escape. If you like it, I can keep this illusion realm for you for a thousand years, ten thousand years, so you can rest here in peace, because this is a great place to escape.”

Liu Yi’s eyes flashed red once more as he shouted, “This thing can’t bind me!”

Lan Ying’s voice came from another direction again. “Is that so? Maybe you have too much confidence in yourself. Oh… right, I suddenly forgot one thing. Since you don’t love Yu Chenxing, then her life or death has nothing to do with you, right? Well, if you get bored, I can show you what they look like now. Haha.”