Chapter 524: Coincidental Opportunity (13)

Before the mountain gate of the Divine Path Sect, Ren Yidao and Yaoyue stared at each other in silence for a long time, and in the end, both sighed helplessly.

It was a matter of time, a matter of fate.

Even he had never imagined that the truth would be so... coincidental.

It could be said that Jing Yaoyue's disappearance was an accident, but it was not entirely an accident.

If she had not been so careless, if her actions had not been so reckless, if she had been more cautious and not exposed her tracks, she would not have been plotted against, nor would she have nearly brought about her own total destruction.

Was the matter of a soul fragment entering an Incarnation truly as simple as Yaoyue claimed?

I am afraid not necessarily.

If it were simple, why did she not attempt it from the beginning?

To make a fierce madwoman who cut herself open on average once a day hesitate, this operation must have been full of unknowns.

Any slight misstep would mean complete physical annihilation, a total death where the Dao dissipates, and everything turning to nothingness.

To attain the Dao, she was willing to pay any price; she could even repeatedly dissect and dismantle herself.

"Hear the Dao in the morning, and one can die in the evening without regret."

But can she really be blamed?

In all fairness, Ren Yidao could complain that Jing Yaoyue was irresponsible, but he had no way to criticize her methods.

Jing Yueqin often gazed at the sky late at night like this, silently missing the person who had left, praying for her safety and well-being.

If Ren Yidao had not taken the initiative to go based on a vague piece of news, I am afraid the final outcome for these two would have been a complete separation into two independent individuals: one forever acting as the Moon Sacrifice in Demon Emperor City, and the other becoming a Great Demon on the Eastern Wasteland Divine Continent, only to be killed by someone unknown in the end.

After a long while, Ren Yidao let out a long sigh, fell backward, and lay directly on the grass, looking up at the myriad stars that appeared slightly dim due to the bright moon.

Both the original body and the Incarnation had forgotten the past, becoming two completely separate individuals.

"The two Junior Sisters should have thoughts similar to mine; they have only been initiated for a short time, so they probably only think you just went out for a period of wandering. But Senior Brother and Senior Sister are different; as for what kind of reaction they will have, I will leave that for you to handle yourself."

"There is no need to thank me. Regardless, you are my master in name. As a disciple, I cannot demand too much of you."

Now, however, that is no longer necessary; the person she thought of and missed has already returned.

The disappearance was not her wish; it was truly an unintentional act, so there is really no way to reproach her.

Ren Yidao plucked a blade of grass to fiddle with in his hand, "What's more, there was no emotional foundation between you and me before. To me, you have always been blurry, just a portrait hanging on a wall; it doesn't amount to suspicion, let alone resentment."

For such a madwoman who seeks the Dao with all her heart, being able to hesitate for the sake of one or two people is already an extremely rare thing in itself.

"Thank you." Yaoyue was somewhat surprised by Ren Yidao's reaction; she did not expect him to accept it so easily.

The memories of the newborn Yaoyue, spanning less than a hundred years, had already created a rift between the two; if more time had passed, I am afraid the possibility of the two merging would have disappeared completely.

In the end, Jing Yaoyue succeeded, but it could also be said that she failed.

They were all cultivators, and they understood how great an attraction the "Dao" had for a cultivator.

By then, Jing Yaoyue would have completely disappeared into the long river of history, leaving only a woman who had Fallen into Demon still remembering her name.

"……I accept your statement."

Jing Yaoyue was a typical seeker of the Dao; she had no love or romance in her life, was almost untainted by the mortal world, and had exhausted all her energy on cultivation.

If not for the variable that was Ren Yidao, who knows how long it would have taken for Yaoyue and Shuo to meet, and the merging of the two would have been an even more distant prospect.

Yaoyue nodded; she had long been prepared, and no matter how these two treated her, she would apologize properly to ask for their forgiveness.

"Then now, are your two consciousnesses merging with each other? Have you encountered any problems?" Speaking of soul fusion, Ren Yidao remembered something, wondering if this would cause any negative changes.

"That is correct." Yaoyue nodded, understanding Ren Yidao's worry, and added: "However, you need not worry. Neither of us is the dominant one; I am me. Whether it is Jing Yaoyue or Yaoyue, both are me, so there is no need to worry about either side disappearing."

"Is that so?" Ren Yidao turned his head, squinted at Yaoyue, and opened his Heavenly Eye between his brows without reservation, confidently observing Yaoyue.

And Yaoyue did not dodge, simply allowing Ren Yidao to investigate openly, showing no fear even though all her secrets were exposed under the Heavenly Eye.

She had no shame.

A moment later, Ren Yidao closed his eyes, nodded slowly, and acknowledged Yaoyue's explanation.

In terms of operations regarding the soul, Yaoyue was indeed worthy of being a powerhouse who had stepped into the Ask Dao Peak twice; he could not see any flaws at all, and the fusion of the two souls was proceeding very smoothly.

Yaoyue did not choose to crudely force the two to merge, nor did she erase either side, but instead made the most time-consuming and laborious choice: to merge the two completely, not giving up even a tiny bit, including their memories.

This process might be much slower than others, and her strength during the process would also be limited, but she still chose this path.

Perhaps, just as she said, they were all her, and she did not want to, nor would she, give up any part of it.

"Will this have an impact on your current strength?"

"About Formless Peak, barely reaching the threshold of Asking Dao. But don't worry, self-preservation is still no problem." After thinking for a moment, Yaoyue puffed out her chest with full confidence.

For Yaoyue, short of Ask Dao Peak, there was actually no great difference between Formless and Asking Dao.

"Hmm, that is to be expected."

After learning about his master's battle record, Ren Yidao still had confidence in her strength.

The current Yaoyue could not be treated as an ordinary Formless Peak; she could likely be seen as a contender at the mid or even late stage of Asking Dao.

She was truly very capable of fighting.

Speaking of which, Ren Yidao thought carefully; it seemed there wasn't a single person in the Luoyue Peak lineage who couldn't fight.

Master Jing Yaoyue, having stepped into the peak twice, could trade one-for-one while on the verge of death and still survive; it was terrifyingly brutal.

Senior Sister Jing Yueqin already had an impressive battle record, and after she had Fallen into Demon, she even flattened other sects, with many enemies of the same rank on her hands.

Senior Brother Jian Xinxin was originally the Qin King of Beigan, and his battle record was verifiable; although he was currently submissive in front of Mei and cultivated the Dao through painting, he was actually a genius who could flatten those of the same level.

Not to mention Ren Yidao himself; although he was kind-hearted and never made enemies, he had always been the most handsome guy in the Divine Path Sect.

Even the two Junior Sisters, once the two little ones combined, could fight above their rank, making the kids of the same level howl.

There were only six people in this lineage, but each was more capable of fighting than the last, and each was more capable of causing trouble than the last.

How fortunate the Divine Path Sect was to possess such a lineage...

It was truly too blissful!

After letting his mind wander for a while, Ren Yidao shook his head, cast away the distracting thoughts in his mind, and opened his eyes to look at Yaoyue, only to find her looking down at Jing Yueqin in a daze.

After seeing this scene, the thoughts that Ren Yidao had originally held in his heart dissipated.

"Regardless..."

Ren Yidao flicked the blade of grass in his hand, watching it cut through the air like a throwing dart toward the distance, disappearing into the night.

He turned his head, revealed a gentle smile toward Yaoyue, and said softly, "Master, welcome home."

Yaoyue stared at him blankly, dazed for quite a while, before finally revealing a smile and nodding vigorously: "... Mm, I'm home."

A soul that had been lost, wandering, and drifting outside for a long time had finally found her place of return.

She was home.

This was not the place where she was born, but it was the home that belonged to her.

Because here, there was family waiting for her.

Ren Yidao's previous dislike for Jing Yaoyue was only because she had caused Jing Yueqin to fall into Demon; his complaints about her outweighed his hatred, and now that everything had been laid out, there was naturally no reason to continue feeling repulsed.

Although it wasn't quite right, after the two looked at each other and smiled, they both truly felt a sense of "letting go of grudges with a smile."

Neither of them were difficult people to get along with, and coupled with Ren Yidao's existing friendship with "Yaoyue," the two gradually relaxed and became familiar with each other.

After chatting for a while, Ren Yidao recalled a detail from before: "By the way, one hundred and thirty years ago, that Luoyue Shangren who appeared in the Eastern Wasteland—was that your contingency plan?"

He had gone to the Eastern Wasteland to try his luck precisely because of this news, and it had actually led him to find Yaoyue, but at that time Yaoyue had not yet broken her seal, and Jing Yaoyue was still serving as a priest in Demon Emperor City.

What was the situation with that?

"One hundred and thirty years ago? Wait, let me think."

Yaoyue pondered for a moment, finally found this memory within her split soul, and nodded: "Mm... it was indeed me. My split soul had briefly awakened for a period of time before Yaoyue broke the seal."

"Set up in advance? Preparing to lay a foundation for your Incarnation?"

"... No, that's not it. At the time, my split soul awakened accidentally after receiving a resonance."

Even Yaoyue herself had forgotten this memory, and only now did she slowly recall the details: "The split soul sensed the aura of the Ten Thousand Demon Incarnation Art at the time, and unconsciously split off an avatar with less than Void Refinement strength to go and snatch that newly emerged Jade Slip from others."

"It's funny to say, even though the main body had forgotten the past, the avatar split from the split soul still remembered part of the past and even knew to call itself Luoyue Shangren."

Thinking of the scene at that time, Yaoyue couldn't help but sigh.

At that time, her subconscious had already regarded herself as Luoyue Shangren of the Divine Path Sect, rather than a heaven-proud daughter of the Demon Race from Demon Emperor City.

"It's just a pity that the avatar was too slow; I only managed to snatch half of the remnant scroll in the end, and it didn't have much discrepancy with the Avatar Technique I had originally mastered, only filling in a small section."

"Although the Jade Slip itself should only have been a remnant of the 'Severing Body Method' within the Transformation Demon Art, and didn't have much reference value, if one could get it into their hands, it could at least provide some verification with the main text... What is this?"

Yaoyue took the Jade Slip that Ren Yidao had silently handed over with some curiosity and casually probed her divine sense into it.

"'Severing Body Method'? I know this. Some people of the Human Race obtained a remnant of the Avatar Technique and named it the Severing Body Method; I have already seen it... Wait, no!"

Yaoyue had been somewhat absent-minded, but after scanning it once, her eyes widened abruptly.

"This, this is the second half that I didn't snatch back then!? Where did you find this?"

"I obtained it by luck." Ren Yidao shrugged and spread his hands: "Perhaps it is because I perform good deeds and accumulate merit in my daily life that I am favored by Heaven."

Yaoyue:?

She looked at Ren Yidao suspiciously; she couldn't see where this guy performed good deeds and accumulated merit—it would be good enough if he wasn't being wicked...

"What, you don't believe me?" Ren Yidao was deeply hurt by this suspicious look, slapped the ground in annoyance, and a dazzling Merit Golden Light erupted from his entire body.

Boom!

"Ren here cultivates Merit!"