Chapter 182: Clouds Disperse, Clouds Awaken

The girl in your arms becomes ever more ethereal.

She transforms into clouds, scattering at an ever faster speed.

"I can save you! I will definitely save you! Hold on!!"

You cannot accept this fact.

But you find yourself unable to do anything, only able to shout, "Human Ancestor! Human Ancestor! Help me! Save her!"

The Human Ancestor does not respond.

"Stop shouting."

Yun Baobao wipes away your tears, "Look at me a little longer, remember my face, you must remember forever! No forgetting!"

"Um… um…"

You numbly keep nodding, echoing her words.

"How nice."

The cloud's twin arms have already drifted away.

"As a reward, I give you my heart."

"You must keep it safe, never let it grow cold; keep it forever scorching, just as it was when I was present."

These words echo as if from a distant Shikong.

Your arms are empty.

Yun Baobao completely vanishes, and that instant feels as if countless eras have passed.

You stare blankly at the Heavenly Dome, where countless white clouds drift, but none belong to you any longer.

You sit idly for a long while.

Until Hong, Chi, Xi and the others, who have completed the Tribulation Crossing, arrive before you, along with the Fox Clan Empress, who stands quietly beside you.

No one disturbs you.

"Pull yourself together, Chuan!"

At your ear, the voice of the cloud suddenly rings, you startle awake, and look at the object in your hand—a crystal-clear heart enveloped in mist.

At some point, your wounds have already healed.

The once‑injured Primordial Spirit, Physical Body, and Foundation of Dao have all returned to their original state, only lacking the Perfect Body.

But another thing now resides within you.

The cloud's heart! The cloud's protection!

Your perception of Qi fortune becomes extremely acute; as the Human Clan True Ancestor, you already bear massive Qi fortune.

Now you can perfectly harness the power of Qi fortune.

Yet your heart holds no joy, only slaughter; at this moment you only wish to kill with relish.

You cannot let a scorching heart become cold.

It must be irrigated with scalding fresh blood!

Before this, you were still too gentle; Yun Baobao gave you a second life, granting you a chance to choose anew.

You and Yun Baobao have contributed enough for the Human Race.

This time you decide to live for her, to live for yourself, to do things you have never done before, disregarding the greater picture, following your heart.

Only in this way can a heart remain forever scorching!

……

Nine-phase World, Dao Tian Zhou.

Yun Zhi Yi awakens from seclusion, her eyes filled with sorrow.

After a daze, memories surge wildly in the mind, each scene feeling as if it happened yesterday, etched deeply.

The joy of first meeting, the regret of separation, the pain of death…

All of it truly occurred.

"A Chuan, is this the answer you gave me?"

Yun Zhi Yi feels conflicted.

In the dream, she can be said to have tied her whole life to Chuan's, sacrificing her life for it.

Dying for a beloved, Yun Zhi Yi never considered it shameful.

As long as the one you love is sincere, it is Mutual Devotion, not one‑sided.

Not to mention that dream‑like world, even in reality Yun Zhi Yi could do the same.

Moreover… A Chuan has already died for her once.

Being resolute to die for a loved one is something to be proud of!

"The Sangyu in the dream must be the Xiong Mo Nu, and the Fox Spirit is also there? But it seems Bao Long Ye Xue didn't appear, and the little maid serving A Chuan was absent."

"Why did I get eliminated first?!"

"Damn!"

Thinking over and over, Yun Zhi Yi feels buoyant, a little angry.

If everyone is in the same dream, she thinks that dream would continue for a long time.

"A Chuan won't forget me later, will he?"

"He shouldn't be the ungrateful type; besides, I finally gave my heart to him, so when he sees the object he'll remember me."

"But Chuan often sees my heart; would that make him sad?"

Yun Zhi Yi's thoughts in her mind are tangled and extremely conflicted.

"Had I known, I wouldn't have helped him!"

"But…"

"I can't help it!"

If I were my present self, I would do it without hesitation, right.

Whenever Chuan encounters danger, a surge of hot blood rises, and the affection for Chuan can in an instant overwhelm all reason,

It feels as if the original brain has been lost, replaced by a strange, indescribable head that is filled entirely with love for A Chuan.

"Forget it, forget it, I'm not at a loss anyway."

Yun Zhi Yi soothed herself, "In the dream I gave up life for death, made a spectacular display, and finally could raise my eyebrows and exhale triumphantly!"

"It seems that Xiong Mo Nu and the Fox Spirit will both be kept down by me for a lifetime."

"Who let A Chuan's heart already house Yun's tomb?"

Thinking that way, Yun Zhi Yi felt she had hit the jackpot, and the chance for Xiong Mo Nu and the Fox Spirit to suffer a loss is slim.

Before she always took the heat; now finally it's these two's turn!

Ending the dream a step early also lets her devote herself to cultivation in reality, preventing her from lagging too far behind Xiong Mo Nu and the Tyrant Dragon Woman.

"But if I see them again, how should I get along with them?"

If it were the old her, she would never concede; she'd demand an upright contest, and at worst just withdraw.

But after going through so much…

Yun Zhi Yi's mindset has quietly changed.

In the dream's Tribulation Transcendence Battle, she, Xiong Mo Nu, and the Fox Spirit were undoubtedly on the same side.

She also saw Xiong Mo Nu and the Fox Spirit's attitude.

Regardless of how the two relate to her, at least in the dream she saw their affection for A Chuan.

If in that battle she hadn't had time to block that Tribulation Thunder,

there would still be someone to take that life‑or‑death blow for A Chuan.

Yun Zhi Yi could sense that the Fox Clan Empress's strength is great, only a notch weaker than the Divine Lord of the Nine Ancient God Clans.

Since the other side has acted, as long as a price is paid, there is a sliver of hope to block the Tribulation Thunder.

But if the Fox Clan Empress does that, the Human Alliance with the Fox Clan will likely crack, since the Fox Clan's Grand Elder already refuses an alliance with the Human Race.

As for Sangyu…

Xiong Mo Nu always occupies the most attractive shell; this life's Shuang Mian Mo Zun is perfect, and that life's Human Race First Ancestors were also perfect.

But in terms of strength, Sangyu falls far short; if she insists on acting, the result will likely be a double death with A Chuan.

"Besides accepting, I seem to have no other choice."

"The most suitable person to step forward is me; they bear their race's future, and I only have A Chuan!"

"Sigh, as long as Xiong Mo Nu doesn't go too far, I'll just marry A Chuan together with him."