Chapter 523

Wen Yuan stared in shock, "My lord! You—"

He clearly didn't expect Shen Qingli to really come!

But he hadn't finished speaking when Shen Kuo and the others also vanished in succession.

Along with them, the Three Pure Universe also vanished.

In just a moment, that huge Three Pure Universe, which had been new and at the center of all heavens, vanished directly from the perception of the five Immortal Realm Ancient Gods—Wen Yuan, Old Gu, Old Lady Bai, Yuan Shi, and Dao Feng.

Their faces turned completely white……

"You, you really aren't going to live?"

Wen Yuan stared blankly at Shen Qingli.

He had always thought the Void Sovereign was disciplining those who wouldn't listen.

He never imagined she would truly—give up! She really wanted to destroy the world and herself.

Even the Young Lord by her side didn't even try to dissuade her, just watching her actually destroy herself?

"Ah." A weary, helpless sigh came out.

Di Furong blinked slightly, then exclaimed in surprise and joy, "Father!"

Yes, it's the Old Ghost Emperor……

Clearly, the Old Ghost Emperor, who had been personally trapped by Shen Qingli, appeared.

"Are you alright?" Di Furong couldn't believe it; she had thought she'd never see her father alive again.

Who would have thought he'd just come out like that, and he doesn't look like he was released?

Di Furong's mind was all muddled, but seeing him appear here, Shen Qingli—who should have been the most shocked—was no longer surprised.

On the contrary, Old Gu, Old Lady Bai, Yuan Shi, and Dao Feng, the four Immortal Realm beings, were stunned, "You—" weren't you said to have been captured by Wei Xi?

They also believed it!

The reason the Old Ghost Emperor was captured was that he had seen through Shen Qingli's purpose.

He knew too much……

But what's going on now?

"My lord seems truly not shocked?"

The Old Ghost Emperor, however, was asking Shen Qingli, uncertain whether this Void Sovereign was truly unfazed, or if her realm was indeed so high that any emotional fluctuation was beyond his and their perception.

"She's definitely just pretending!"

Di Furong immediately said! She had already figured it out—her father must have played along with that invincible, eternally lofty Wei Xi, letting himself escape confinement.

"Then it's no wonder it's my lord."

The Old Ghost Emperor obviously also felt that Shen Qingli's heart could not possibly be completely calm.

After all, he had indeed sincerely pleaded with and advised her, and had truly been trapped, desperate to the point of feeling like he was dying.

But he, after all, was someone who had long been afraid—how could he not have taken precautions?

He had noticed all the signs the Young Lord had previously mentioned!

At that time he already understood that, as the "family head," the Wei Xi Void Sovereign suddenly abandoning the heavens and chaos was no good thing.

For himself, and more for the long-term plan of the Di clan, he could not just sit and wait for doom.

Over these years, what he has done surpasses what Old Gu and the others have done!

"What's there to be shocked about?" Di Jin suddenly said, letting out a snort.

But he turned his head and said to Shen Qingli, "Too bad the little cat is also in seclusion; I really miss its mouth."

Over these years, he's only spoken a bit more in front of his older sister, with the little cat standing in for his mouth.

But today he has to chatter on like this, which is really annoying.

Forget it, let them be pleased.

Di Jin also couldn't be bothered to speak, "Start your performance."

This remark, naturally, wasn't directed at Shen Qingli, but rather glared at the Old Ghost Emperor.

The Old Ghost Emperor's originally somewhat ruddy face turned slightly pale, "Young Lord, what do you mean by that?"

Di Jin said nothing, but when Wen Yuan suddenly moved to seize Shen Qingli,

he had already anticipated it, seemingly, and wrapped his arms around Shen Qingli's waist, pulling her to the side.

"Phoenix." Di Jin also said.

"Cry!" The Phoenix instantly shifted from the likeness of the Hall of the Great Separation Ancestor back to its true form!

At the very first moment, it gave Wen Yuan a claw swipe! It even breathed fire.

The last time it dealt with the four traitors, it obviously wasn't this furious!

Wen Yuan is different; in its eyes, Wen Yuan is obviously the sole loyal guardian of the master, yet he also came to stab it in the back?!

However, a scene that stunned everyone—including the Old Ghost Emperor—occurred: the Phoenix's attack was blocked by Wen Yuan.

"Your cultivation is higher than ours!" Dao Feng exclaimed in disbelief, everyone dazed, "This is impossible……"

We're all just guardians of the Wei Xi Void Sovereign; our cultivation levels should be the same!

Over these years, they've been unable to make further progress; how can Wen Yuan do so?

He has undergone tribulation.

He followed the Void Master and transformed into the Void.

He too underwent tribulation, making further progress.

Yuan Shi murmured to himself, only then realizing that among them, the smartest and most perceptive was Wen Yuan.

He, Daofeng, they only saw the Void Master transforming into the Void, which was a rare opportunity to break free from shackles, no longer to be slaves or servants, yet they did not think that following the Void Master could, by going with the flow, break through the bottleneck.

However, his insight and Daofeng their shock could not make Wen Yuan glance sideways.

At this moment, Wen Yuan looked at Di Jin and Shen Qingli, curiously asking, "You guys already sensed I had a problem? That shouldn't be—I truly never thought of rebelling, but I cannot accept the Void Lord returning to the Void."

Having said that, Wen Yuan paused, then gazed intently at Shen Qingli, "My lord, whatever you wish—kill everyone here! Or all beings of the Myriad Heavens—I'll help you, but you must stay alive."

I cannot bear to watch you die! I am your guardian; my duty is to protect you—not only to keep others from harming you, but also to prevent you from harming yourself! Wen Yuan cannot do that.

From the moment of his birth.

He stayed by the Void Lord's side.

Back then, even Chaos did not exist yet.

He followed her and the Young Lord, and only later did he gradually gain Yuan Shi and Dao Feng.

They fought in all directions for her, quelling the destruction born of disorder, stabilizing Chaos and aiding all sides in giving rise to the Myriad Heavens.

One could say that thirty percent of this Chaos and Myriad Heavens is his achievement.

But achievements don't matter……

He doesn't care.

Yet the Void Lord cannot be absent.

"They rebel; apart from them, there is nothing."

"They breed evil—just wipe them out!"

"Why would you harm yourself over these petty, unrelated troublemakers?"

Wen Yuan doesn't understand—how could the Myriad Heavens and Chaos be worthy of letting a Primordial God‑level Source Spirit like Shen Qingli grow weary of the world and tired for them?

Wen Yuan understands even less: "Di Jin, you still claim to love the lord deeply, yet you just watch her die without lifting a finger—you're helping them kill her!"

Their ideas—Wen Yuan really! He simply cannot comprehend.

As a Source God, being exalted is enough! Why bother with those lowly beings?

Because he doesn't understand, a Source Spirit is a Source Spirit precisely because she possesses spirit, she is kind, and only then can she cause Chaos and the Myriad Heavens to thrive eternally.

If she lacked this essence, it would be impossible to give rise to a vibrant, flourishing, orderly Chaos and Myriad Heavens.

And Di Jin, he understands.

Because he cannot do it, he realized long ago that he could never become a Source God like his sister!

After all—