The night lights of Purple Rainbow City were dazzling, with fireworks blooming from thousands of hos and the Three Pure Holy Lights painting the night sky.
Countless Cultivators rode the wind on their artifacts, leaving trails of light in their wake. From afar, they resembled a sky full of shooting stars, a dreamlike and illusory sight.
In an unnoticed, dimly lit corner.
Luo Xiu cradled Wei Qingkuang in his arms as he flew into the vast night sky.
Above the boundless sea of clouds, the two of them strolled hand in hand as if on solid ground.
The silver moon overhead seed close enough to touch. It shed endless silver brilliance that covered the entire sea of clouds in a hazy light. Within the haze, one could faintly see swarms of enormous Exotic Beasts soaring.
Wei Qingkuang suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at Luo Xiu's profile, her delicate face blushing slightly.
With a light wave of her fair hand, the rolling sea of clouds was parted by an invisible force, revealing the beautiful scenery on the ground below.
Luo Xiu turned his head to glance at her.
She smiled sweetly. "Is it beautiful?"
Luo Xiu replied, "They're all beautiful."
Wei Qingkuang pouted. "You're not cooperating at all."
She had sneaked out to et her lover in secrecy that night, wearing only a light nightgown. Her fragrant long hair was undone from its usual updo; the Purple Gold Phoenix Crown and the luxurious phoenix dress had been discarded. The way she pouted made her look like a girl who had just fallen in love.
Clinging to his waist and nestling happily in his embrace, she said, "I've only just realized how beautiful fireworks can be."
Luo Xiu gazed up at the starry sky, released his Divine Sense, and quickly locked onto the nearest teorite outside the Tri-Rainbow State. He then raised his hand and unleashed a bolt of Thunder Sword Qi.
The Thunder Sword Qi instantly traversed thousands of miles of sky and shattered the teorite, which then blossod into a cascade of streaming light.
"These are the fireworks I'm giving you. Are they beautiful?"
"Then I'll give you a show, too."
"I'll give you another."
"And I'll give another."
"..."
Because the two of them wouldn't stop, the teor shower lasted for a very, very long ti.
Luo Xiu lay on the clouds with his hands pillowed beneath his head, watching the teor shower. "Can you tell about the past?" he suddenly asked.
Wei Qingkuang lay on his chest, her slender fingers gently playing with his ear. "Where should I start?"
"Hmm... Start from the first ti we t."
Wei Qingkuang completely relaxed, letting her lithe body press against his chest as she reminisced. "I rember when we first t, I had just turned twenty, and you had just turned eighteen. In that Secret Realm, we both had our eyes on the sa ancient Exotic Beast and wanted to claim it for ourselves."
"And then?"
"Then... neither of us would back down. We risked our lives to hunt the beast, and in the end, we were both grievously poisoned."
As she spoke of this, her delicate face flushed, and she let out a soft hum. "It was while we were recovering that the poison flared up... and we consummated our relationship. You were the one who ruined my innocence."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu's eyes widened in disbelief.
The first ti we t... we were already intimate?
Wei Qingkuang huffed softly, annoyed, and began to beat his chest with her small fists. "From that day on, you were the person I hated most. I even swore that one day, I would kill you with my own hands."
"But you... you let hit you and curse you, always pestering , saying you would take responsibility."
Luo Xiu sighed. Who would have thought that the great Azure Emperor would relentlessly pursue a woman for such a reason.
Wei Qingkuang said, "You pestered for decades. By then, we had both entered the Emperor Realm and beco rulers in our own right. We were burdened with heavy responsibilities and no longer free."
"I don't know exactly when it started, but the hatred in my heart for you faded away... Instead, I wanted to give up everything just to find you."
Luo Xiu asked, "Then why didn't we end up together?"
Wei Qingkuang fell silent for a mont before answering, "Because back then, I hadn't truly understood my own heart. I was solely focused on pursuing the Dao, which is why I pushed you away ti and ti again."
"It was also because at that ti, you fought alone against the Three Thousand Worlds and were a demon lord whose na struck fear into all who heard it. My family would never have allowed us to be together."
"Then one day, you suddenly found . You said that if you returned alive, you would take to see the fireworks and wander the world together."
"After you said that, you left without a single look back."
"As I watched your retreating back, I had a feeling that this ti you would truly be gone from my life forever, but I still lacked the courage to ask you to stay... Then, a few days later, I heard the terrible news of your demise from the Boundless Heavens."
"It wasn't until that mont that I truly understood my own heart. I was filled with regret. I rushed madly to the Boundless Heavens, desperate to find any trace of you, but it was as if you had never existed in my life at all."
Luo Xiu looked up at her, a sudden pang of pain stabbing his heart.
He didn't know when, but her face was now covered in tears.
He reached out and held her gently. "So, for these fireworks, you've waited for thousands of years?"
"As long as they were going to bloom, I was willing to wait no matter how long."
"Heavenly Brother, I'm sorry... I should have acknowledged your feelings sooner, I should have answered you sooner."
Luo Xiu sighed softly. "It's a pity that I've returned now, but I rember nothing."
He gave a self-mocking laugh and added, "And to be honest, even now, I still feel like you're a stranger."
Wei Qingkuang gazed at him. "Whether you rember or not isn't important. It's enough that I rember. From now on, we have countless millennia ahead of us."
"I've waited so long for your return. No matter what, I won't let you go again."
"In the past, you were the one pestering . Now, let be the one to pester you."
Luo Xiu smiled. "Perhaps the person I am now isn't worthy of such devotion."
Wei Qingkuang asked, "Is it because you have soone else in your heart?"
"How did you know?"
"When I went to your guest room earlier, I slled her scent and found one of her hairs."
Luo Xiu fell silent.
Wei Qingkuang asked, "Then do you mind my relationship with Luo Hao?"
Luo Xiu asked, "Why did you marry him?"
Wei Qingkuang fell silent again.
Only after a long while did she speak. "After your defeat at the Boundless Heavens, Luo Hao ascended the throne and beca emperor. At that ti, the Heaven Azure Empire, with the full support of the Lingtian Plateau, was unprecedentedly powerful."
"He was jealous of you. He wanted everything you possessed, including your won. So he ca to and threatened with the lives of everyone in the Tri-Rainbow State."
"To protect the Tri-Rainbow State, I had no choice but to agree to his terms, to beco the Heavenly Azure Empress and endure the humiliation. Besides, it also gave an opportunity to get close to him."
Luo Xiu asked, "Why did you want to get close to him?"
"Because I suspected he was the one pulling the strings behind the battle at the Boundless Heavens."
"And the result?"
"It was just as I suspected. He was backed by the Forces of the Heavenly Realm, a mysterious organization called the Void Cavern."
"And the battle at the Boundless Heavens was orchestrated by Luo Hao, who colluded with the Void Cavern. Their purpose was simply to eliminate you."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu grew quiet, his thoughts drifting to The Void.
Clearly, the Void Entity of Guijian Chou he had encountered during the great calamity in the Lower Realm was from this Void Cavern organization.
And Luo Xiu could guess—even understand—why the Void Cavern wanted to eliminate him. It was because he was unaffected by The Void, which made him their greatest threat.
Wei Qingkuang continued, "After learning all this, I stayed by his side, waiting for the day the ti was right to avenge you."
"Then, forty years ago, he secretly launched the great calamity in the Lower Realm without anyone's knowledge. It was then that I knew you were still alive."
"They all said that the reincarnation of the Azure Emperor had died in the calamity, but I didn't believe them. I believed that you would co back one day."
BOOM—!
At that mont, a sky-shattering explosion suddenly resounded, shaking the entire Tri-Rainbow State.
Luo Xiu was startled and turned sharply to look at Wei Qingkuang.
Wei Qingkuang frowned. "The entrance to the Boundless Heavens is opening."
Luo Xiu stood up. "I'm heading back to the inn first."
Wei Qingkuang said, "I need to return to Purple Rainbow Mountain."
Luo Xiu replied, "Then I'll see you in the Boundless Heavens."
"..."
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