Chapter 529

Chapter 529: Ascending to the Seventh Heaven

The sky was awash with splendid hues.

Lu Ye’s figure soared upwards, as if a gigantic Heavenly Gate materialized in the radiant light to greet his arrival.

“Lu Ye, big brother!”

Shangguan Huanling shouted with all her might.

Lu Ye did not look back.

This time, Shangguan Huanling probably wouldn’t show up in front of him for a long while, right?

But even on the Sixth Heaven, he hadn’t seen her that much.

When he resolved to cut ties, he did so swiftly.

And the further he went, the greater the distance between them became; Lu Ye felt genuinely pleased about that.

Although he had already come to terms with it, he didn’t intend to wipe them all out. Getting rid of these people who always surrounded him felt pretty refreshing.

“Lu Ye, big brother, I’ll come looking for you soon, I promise! Wait for me, okay?”

Lu Ye’s ascending body tensed up.

Please don’t come, it’s annoying!

Just when he thought it was over, he heard another voice.

“Senior Brother!”

“Senior Brother, wait for me!”

“Senior Brother!”

“Senior Brother, let me see you!”

The voice was weak, coming from a far-off place.

At the sound, Lu Ye suddenly accelerated, getting the heck out of there!

……

Lu Ye’s figure vanished without a trace.

Shangguan Huanling stopped waving her hand, a dejected look in her eyes.

Lu Ye had indeed ascended, leaving her behind once again. She could convince herself, but her emotions were harder to sway.

Shangguan Huanling couldn’t help but feel regret.

If only, if only in the last life, when Yin Qingcheng sought her out, she had refused.

At the time, Yin Qingcheng hadn’t shown any forceful attitude and seemed very hesitant. Shangguan Huanling was sure that if she had refused, Yin Qingcheng wouldn’t have pressured her.

But alas, she agreed!

Because everyone else was doing it.

How could she fit into the group if she didn’t participate?

Now, reflecting back, if she hadn’t gone along with it and had remained the only one who didn’t betray Lu Ye, she wondered how rich and happy her life could have been in this life!

There is regret medicine in this world.

Unfortunately, the only regret medicine was to make Lu Ye take it.

If given another chance, she definitely wouldn’t make such a foolish choice and would never let the Emotion Dao disappear again.

The Vermilion Bird’s gaze was also laced with desolation.

Powerless!

Utterly powerless!

Right now, she genuinely had no idea how to reach out to Lu Ye. The bond between them had frayed to nothing; she wanted to get closer to him but couldn’t find any way to do so.

Because she simply couldn’t find a reason to approach Lu Ye.

Their relationship was worse than that of strangers.

When Lu Ye encountered an unfamiliar person, he might even be nice or smile.

But facing her, he was cold as ice.

“Senior Brother!”

“Senior Brother!”

“Don’t go!”

The sorrowful and piercing voice drew nearer.

Sun Ruowei and the others turned their heads toward the source of the voice, their faces lighting up with surprise.

After such a long time, Yue Hongling had finally ascended.

They rushed forward, where Yue Hongling stumbled and fell to the ground, already in tears.

“Senior Brother, why won’t you even let me see you one last time? Why are you so heartless?”

Yue Hongling was heartbroken.

She had been training desperately, all in hopes of getting one last look at Lu Ye before his ascension, wanting him to know that she had always been following in his footsteps.

But now, Lu Ye hadn’t seen her at all.

Perhaps he had heard her calls but simply didn’t turn around.

The joy the three had felt at seeing Yue Hongling quickly vanished, replaced by a deep sense of bleakness.

“Sigh…”

A lamenting sigh expressed unending bittersweet feelings.

At that moment, Shangguan Huanling’s gaze turned resolute.

“Vermilion Bird, put me in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner!”

Her tone was very serious.

The Vermilion Bird shook her head, “No need to rush. Wait until I’m about to ascend before you enter. For now, focus on strengthening your soul. That way, you can retain more intelligence in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.”

“No!”

Shangguan Huanling decisively refused.

“I’ve made up my mind. Delaying will only lead to change; you all need to take care of yourselves. I’m going to die first!”

As her words fell, the aura within Shangguan Huanling began to spiral chaotically, blood pouring from her mouth and nose.

Self-immolation is a painful act, filled with great fear.

But at this moment, Shangguan Huanling resisted her terror; the Ultimate Emotion Dao had never been so radiant, flooding her with fervor.

This was actually her way of trying to hold onto herself; at that moment of self-immolation, everything within her seemed to want to pull her back.

Yue Hongling watched Shangguan Huanling, her eyes filled with confusion, unaware of what was happening.

“Take care of yourself!”

Shangguan Huanling left behind this final line.

“Boom!”

A muffled roar erupted from within her, the weak Nascent Soul disintegrating in an instant, her internal organs shattered.

Life snuffed out just like that, cut off on the spot.

Shangguan Huanling’s body slumped to the ground.

“Huanling!”

Yue Hongling cried out.

What just happened? How did she self-immolate? It was Shangguan Huanling who saved her during her own self-immolation, telling her that there was still hope. How had things turned out like this?

The Vermilion Bird had already caught Shangguan Huanling’s lifeless body.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner appeared in her hand.

“You all are crazy! How could Huanling self-immolate? What did you do to her? Why did it come to this?” Yue Hongling’s eyes turned red, glaring at the Vermilion Bird and Sun Ruowei, her voice laced with murderous intent.

She had repeatedly urged these two to take good care of Shangguan Huanling, guiding her so she wouldn’t make foolish decisions again.

And what happened now?

Now, you two had actually guided Shangguan Huanling to self-immolate? Was this how you guided her?

“Hongling, calm down!”

“I can’t calm down!”

During this time, Yue Hongling had truly been chasing at full speed; she had poured her heart and soul into it!

Even when she ascended to the Fifth Heaven, she hadn’t gone to look for them, continuing to cultivate like a madwoman.

The experiences she’d gained from the Great Emperor in her last life had pushed her to break through her limits time and again, while her rebirth in the Dao of the Fearless made her progress vigorously.

And now, this was the end result?

“Huanling’s self-immolation was her own decision. She knew she couldn’t ascend from the Sixth Heaven to the Seventh Heaven without Lu Ye helping her withstand the Heavenly Tribulation. She simply couldn’t get through it.”

“She wanted to catch up to Lu Ye; the only way was to ascend with us, and the only way for her to ascend was to become a part of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, allowing me to take her with me!”

“It had to be this way, it had to be this way! Do you understand?!”

The Vermilion Bird’s tone grew serious. Just because you two are deeply bonded, does that mean I have no heart?

Now that things had turned out this way, was it her fault?

Yue Hongling truly was the type who placed the blame on others at the first opportunity when something went wrong.

She still hadn’t changed!