Chapter 6268 - The Bitterness of Longing

The Chaos Vermilion Bird's expression instantly changed, filled with murderous intent, causing Long Chen's heart to tremble. This Chaos Vermilion Bird was too powerful; within its spiritual world, Long Chen had no room to resist. In this spiritual realm, all of Long Chen's mental connections were severed, leaving him all alone. "I don't like being threatened," Long Chen frowned, saying coldly, "I respect you not because you are the Chaos Vermilion Bird, but because you have fused with my sister. My spine can break, but it will never bend; my head will never bow to anyone." Facing the massive Chaos Vermilion Bird, even though he seemed like an ant at this moment, Long Chen's gaze remained firm, without a trace of fear. If it were a physical confrontation, Long Chen could no longer fight, but in terms of spiritual power, his strongest force was still intact. "What an arrogant kid," the Chaos Vermilion Bird looked at Long Chen coldly, its blood-moon-like eyes containing a hint of killing intent, and perhaps a hint of appreciation as well. "Alright, let me ask you in a different tone: what is the name of the blade you just used?" The Chaos Vermilion Bird's tone indeed became somewhat softened, without the previous threatening intent. "You recognize it?" Long Chen was shocked, his eyes widening instantly. "First, tell me its name," the Chaos Vermilion Bird said impatiently, clearly the one asking questions, yet Long Chen was oblivious to the situation. "I only know it's called Evilmoon. In the lower realm, it was known as Dragonbone Evilmoon," Long Chen replied honestly, while constantly observing the Chaos Vermilion Bird's expression changes. "Lower realm? Evilmoon?" The Chaos Vermilion Bird's eyes became dazed, seemingly pondering something, with runes flickering across its feathers. Suddenly, flames surged from the Chaos Vermilion Bird's feathers, and with a muffled groan, the flames vanished instantly. At this moment, its spiritual power weakened significantly, and even its body gradually became semi-transparent. "Could it really be that? How is this possible?" A look of disbelief appeared in the Chaos Vermilion Bird's eyes. "Senior, you recognize Evilmoon. Can you tell me its origins? Senior Qiankun Cauldron has never informed me," Long Chen asked anxiously. "Qiankun Cauldron?" The Chaos Vermilion Bird's pupils constricted sharply, staring intently at Long Chen. "There is indeed a connection to the Qiankun Cauldron on you. No, not the Qiankun Cauldron, but the Kun Cauldron… The Qiankun Cauldron is on you. What kind of fate would allow them to reunite on you…" The Chaos Vermilion Bird kept muttering to itself, its voice filled with disbelief. "Senior… Senior…" Seeing the Chaos Vermilion Bird not responding to him, muttering words he couldn't understand, Long Chen shouted anxiously. He knew the Chaos Vermilion Bird must know the secret about Dragonbone Evilmoon; otherwise, it wouldn't have threatened Long Chen with its life earlier. At this moment, the Chaos Vermilion Bird's figure rapidly dimmed, unable to sustain the spiritual world any longer. The world before Long Chen's eyes slowly faded away. Long Chen returned to the real world, where the colossal figure of the Chaos Vermilion Bird still loomed in the void, though its own will was rapidly waning. With a loud explosion, the Chaos Vermilion Bird's figure burst open, turning into a rain of light, containing divine runes and the power of Nirvana, pouring into Xiao Yun's body. Xiao Yun's body began to glow, appearing increasingly sacred while bathed in the rain of light. Long Chen quickly retreated from the light rain, allowing Xiao Yun to focus on absorbing it. "So, the Chaos Vermilion Bird Senior was still holding back. Completing this final step is necessary to receive the complete inheritance," Meng Qi exclaimed in shock upon witnessing this scene. Long Chen was equally filled with awe; even without the complete inheritance, it was already so terrifying. How formidable would Xiao Yun be with the full inheritance? The rain of light poured down, drawing golden threads in the void. These threads were not mere light but actual gold threads. The golden threads wrapped tightly around Xiao Yun, eventually forming a massive golden cocoon. The threads on the giant cocoon blossomed into flames, melting the gold threads and forming a hard eggshell, encasing Xiao Yun within. The golden flames burned fiercely, forming a massive vortex in the sky, drawing in the power of heaven and earth, channeling it into the giant egg. "That is the Nirvana Flame, drawing the power of heaven and earth to aid Xiao Yun in better absorbing the power of the Nirvana Pearl. When Xiao Yun emerges, she will be reborn," Meng Qi said, her face full of joy and excitement upon seeing this. "Meng Qi," Long Chen reached out to hold Meng Qi's jade hand. Her delicate body trembled slightly, her heart racing uncontrollably. Now that Xiao Yun was undergoing Nirvana, the world seemed to contain only Long Chen and Meng Qi. Long Chen slowly opened his arms, gently embracing Meng Qi. Embracing the fragrant jade, their two trembling hearts instantly connected, needing no words, only feeling each other's breaths and heartbeats. It felt as if time had frozen. Meng Qi felt warm droplets fall on her back, unable to hold back any longer, tears streaming down her face. She tightly hugged Long Chen's waist, burying her face deep in his chest. Long Chen choked up as well. Embracing Meng Qi, he felt as if he had found his soul, found himself once more. After countless days and nights of longing, his wish had finally come true. Long Chen felt like a lost child who had finally found his home. Long Chen had many confidantes, but Meng Qi was the one who understood him the most. Her embrace seemed like the only harbor where Long Chen could find refuge from the storm. After a long time, Meng Qi slowly raised her head, their tear-filled eyes meeting. Meng Qi's jade hand gently caressed Long Chen's face, her eyes filled with heartache. Her cherry lips moved, wanting to say something to comfort Long Chen, but in the end, she couldn't utter a single word. Long Chen gently held Meng Qi's jade hand, choking up, "I fear neither a sea of knives nor a mountain of blood, daring to challenge the Nine Heavens Demons, unafraid of any hardships. I am an alchemist, gathering the world's spiritual herbs, refining supreme elixirs that can bring the dead back to life and flesh to bones. Yet, among the countless divine pills I've refined, not one… can relieve my longing for you." Hearing Long Chen's heartfelt words, Meng Qi burst into tears, hooking her jade hand around Long Chen's neck for a deep kiss. At that moment, the entire world seemed to freeze. Having just experienced a great battle, the desolate world now brimmed with new life. After a long while, they parted, gazing at each other with smiles on their lips. Looking at Meng Qi's beautiful face, as if carved from white jade, with tears like raindrops on a pear blossom, Long Chen was momentarily entranced. Just then, a cracking sound drew their attention to Xiao Yun, where the giant egg was beginning to crack. Xiao Yun had completed the fusion so quickly. "Damn it, Long Chen, you're still here. Come out and die," a gritted voice called out, and two figures appeared in the void.