Chapter 2821: Their Disappearance

Zu An felt both awkward and heartened. He pulled Chuyan into an embrace. “Chuyan, I’m glad that you’re fine!”

Chu Chuyan also hugged him tight. Even though the two of them occasionally met under the Oblivion Bridge, it didn’t change the fact that they had been apart for a long time now.

They had been a young couple, but they'd gone their different ways.

Chu Chuyan had become the Snow Lady in a distant spacetime and lost her memories. When she finally regained her memories, she'd sacrificed herself to save Zu An, resulting in her being trapped under the Oblivion Bridge for a thousand years.

She'd watched him search for a way to save her, and now, he'd finally succeeded. She understood how much he had to have gone through to achieve this feat.

The two of them embraced tightly as they shared their feelings of yearning.

Zu An told Chu Chuyan about what he had gone through in Dreamland. The latter remarked, “Ah Zu, you always have such mystical encounters. I doubt anyone else could have survived that crisis.”

“I was lucky.” The experience had been frightening for Zu An. A single misstep could have spelled their deaths.

“It wasn't just luck.” Chu Chuyan looked at him with tender eyes. “You mentioned that Miss Tingxue resembles my master a lot?”

“That’s right. I was shocked. I thought she was Xue...

Cough cough

, I mean, your master.”

Chu Chuyan noticed Zu An’s slip of the tongue, but she didn’t expose him. “Ah Zu, I wish to meet my master.”

“Alright. We ought to tell her that you’re free now.” Zu An missed Yan Xuehen as well. He did a quick scan of the Netherworld and sensed something amiss, but he was so overwhelmed with joy that he didn’t think deeper into it.

He wrapped his hand around Chu Chuyan’s slender waist and teleported to the White Jade Sect.

Now that he was back in the Cultivation World, he was finally a god once more. He could perform many unbelievable feats that would otherwise be impossible for him.

The White Jade Sect’s disciples stared at Zu An with curious eyes. There was hardly anyone in the world who hadn’t heard about Zu An, not to mention that he'd had a scandal with their sect leader not too long ago.

Most people were curious to know the truth.

Chu Chuyan was astonished. “To think that the White Jade Sect has developed this much!”

The disciples they encountered were much stronger than back when she was still in the sect. However, she attributed it to her prolonged absence and didn’t think too much about it.

Zu An, on the other hand, knew something was amiss. These disciples were growing too quickly.

Did Yan Xuehen go all out training them in recent days? Also, I can’t help but notice that there are fewer disciples in the White Jade Sect than before.

He revealed his intention to meet Yan Xuehen.

The disciple who stepped forward to welcome him replied, “Sect Master Yan has gone to a Divine Palace.”

“Divine Palace?” Zu An was perplexed. Chu Chuyan was confused as well.

After further probing, Zu An finally understood what was going on.

Shortly after he left for Dreamland, mysterious powers had begun to appear. People had learned about the universal deities, who had projected their powers into the Cultivation World and founded their respective Divine Palaces.

Those who entered a Divine Palace and received recognition could be bestowed with a universal deity’s power.

These Divine Palaces had initially been met with skepticism, but the Shadow Group’s movements had already exposed the existence of the Deity of Annihilation. Countless coveted the incredible power wielded by the Annihilation worshipers.

Thus, people had begun entering the Divine Palace.

When someone finally emerged from the Divine Palace, wielding powers far surpassing their previous self, the world went crazy. The ultimate goal of all cultivators was to attain immortality. However, they had stagnated at the Earth Immortal rank for a long time.

Now that a higher level was within sight, how could they not be moved?

As a result, more and more people had entered the Divine Palaces. Cultivators had begun growing stronger at a rapid pace.

Yan Xuehen, as the leader of the orthodox faction, had investigated the Divine Palaces to get to the bottom of what was going on; but in the process of doing so, she'd been recognized by a universal deity and become an envoy. Her fortuitous encounter piqued the envy of many.

Zu An was startled. “Which universal deity did she become an envoy of?”

“The Deity of Nebula. It’s rumored that the Deity of Nebula is the strongest one of all. Hardly anyone has cleared the Nebula Divine Palace’s trial, let alone become an envoy,” the disciple replied with a tinge of pride and envy.

Zu An and Chu Chuyan exchanged shocked looks.

Zu An hurriedly asked, “Where is Sect Leader Yan now? Is she still in the Divine Palace?”

The disciple shook his head. “I’m not sure, but it’s rumored that the respective Divine Palaces send their most outstanding worshipers out into the Myriad Worlds for training. Perhaps our sect leader has gone out for training.”

Zu An and Chu Chuyan searched the White Jade Sect, and Yan Xuehen was indeed nowhere to be found.

After they left the White Jade Sect, Chu Chuyan said, “My master became a Nebula envoy. Ah Zu, do you think she’s Tingxue?”

Zu An replied with a bitter smile, “That’s very likely.”

That explains their identical appearance and the inexplicable intimacy I felt toward her. It turns out she was Yan Xuehen!

Becoming a Nebula envoy must have impaired her memories. She might have also been through other experiences in other times or worlds, similar to how Chuyan became the Snow Lady back then and forgot about herself and me.

“Do you know how to contact Miss Tingxue?” Chu Chuyan anxiously asked.

Zu An shook his head. Tingxue had left because she was furious about Firework using her appearance to mess around with him. Of course, there was no need to share such details with Chu Chuyan.

He calmed down, closed his eyes, and scanned the Cultivation World with his divine sense. Soon, he found ten Divine Palaces. They emanated formidable divine powers that belonged to their respective universal deities.

All the cultivators in the world were busy selecting the Divine Palace that aligned the most with their path. It was as if the Cultivation World had entered a golden era.

Zu An sighed.

I merely took a trip, and my homeland got invaded.

Wonderpoint Worlds could isolate themselves to prevent intruders, but this time, the intruders were the universal deities, the strongest entities in the Myriad Worlds. On top of that, they didn’t resort to violent measures.

The people of the Cultivation World had embraced them willingly, which made it hard for the will of the world to stop them.

Zu An’s expression suddenly darkened.

If Yan Xuehen is gone, what about the others?

He quickly scanned the places he had been to and discovered that his lovers were all gone!