Chapter 1524: The Curtain Falls

Suddenly, the Good Body realized something. Did Feng Qingyou realize that he had been using “Good and Evil Runs Concurrent” to secretly lend his strength to the Evil Body? She knew from the start, but she pretended not to notice precisely because she wanted this to happen. It was to weaken him and to create a chance for Ye Qing to severely injure him or even kill him.

If his assumption was true, did this mean that everything he had done so far had fallen under his enemy’s calculations?

If his assumption was true, did this mean that he had been playing to his enemy’s tune this whole time like a clown?

The Good Body knew he was a goner when the Supreme Primal Origin Celebratory Cloud slowly shrank around him. He shouted, “You knew from the start, didn’t you?” He was referring to the fact that he was using “Good and Evil Runs Concurrent”.

𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

“What do you think?” A smiling Feng Qingyou answered. She did not give him a clear answer, but her meaning was unmistakable. The Supreme Primal Origin Celebratory Cloud wrapped around the Good Body completely, shrank to the size of a small pouch, and landed on Feng Qingyou’s palm.

The second Feng Qingyou caught the Good Body, a terrible bell chime suddenly echoed through the air. Its penta-colored profound light also dimmed all of a sudden and plunged the world into darkness.

A few breaths later, light returned to the world. A person landed beside Feng Qingyou and said a bit regretfully, “He managed to escape.”

The person was Ye Qing, of course.

Right now, Ye Qing’s whole body was covered in saber wounds and other injuries. The worst one was the cross-shaped gash on his chest. It went so deep that his bones were peeking. Even now, it was brimming with violence and killing intent.

The Evil Body had inflicted this on him using his ultimate attack. He must admit that it was quite the blow. If he hadn’t entered the adept level of the Earthly Sovereign True Body, there was no way he could have endured it without the Earthly Sovereign Bell.

In fact, the Evil Body still managed to cut through his physical body and deal him a significant blow after he entered the adept level of the Earthly Sovereign True Body. It showed just how powerful it was.

They still won in the end though.

It wasn’t just a small victory either. It was a grand victory.

Compared to that, this wound was a small price to pay.

“We still managed to take out the Good Body. That alone makes this a grand victory.” Feng Qingyou beamed. “Losing his Good Body meant that White Robe Demon Master had lost half of his power. He would never be able to return to peak condition either. The Evil Body might have escaped us, but he is but a shadow of his former self. He will never be able to threaten us again.”

“That’s true.” Ye Qing grinned back before looking up at the sky. He sighed. “I can’t believe we actually managed to defeat White Robe Demon Master. It feels like a dream.”

Even now, he still felt like he was dreaming.

For obvious reasons, they weren’t actually planning to defeat White Robe Demon Master. They just wanted to use him to temper themselves and find that glimmer of opportunity to achieve transcendence.

Both he and Feng Qingyou had already accumulated enough power to make the breakthrough after refining the god demon’s heart and the Rakshasa God Blood. However, sufficient accumulation wasn’t the only prerequisite one must meet to cross that threshold. They also needed a bit of opportunity and luck.

No one could say what this opportunity was because it could be anything. It could be a sudden flash of realization. It could be a moment of enlightenment acquired via observing nature. It could be the culmination of a pilgrimage spanning across the whole world. It could be the natural reciprocation of one’s unending desire. It could be the exhilarating rush after a life-and-death battle. It could even be a careless, insignificant thought.

The point was, no one could say what or when one discovered their opportunity. It could come to one as easily as breathing, or it could never appear even after a lifetime of devotion.

Life is profound beyond profound, so one should take it as it is. That was all.

With their level of accumulation, it was long set in stone that they would become Sages. However, when it would happen was not up to them.

Unfortunately, time was not on their side. After all, they had made far too many enemies. Worse, their enemies were quite powerful in their own right. That was why they had no choice but to take a risk here and there; make an effort to shorten the process even a little.

So, what kind of effort could potentially make one a Sage? Combat was definitely one of them, and White Robe Demon Master made for an excellent opponent.

No one could deny that White Robe Demon Master was scarily powerful. One misstep, and they could easily end up dead.

That was precisely why he was worth fighting against. Only those stronger than them could temper their body, hone their mind, and perfect their martial way.

If there was such a thing as an almost surefire way to achieve a breakthrough, then it had to be a life-or-death battle. It was terrifyingly risky as a matter of course, but it was also where the greatest opportunities usually lay. By repeatedly crossing the fine line between lie and death and experiencing both ends of the cycle, one might just find the opportunity and luck they needed to become a Sage.

Of course, their original plan was just to use White Robe Demon Master as their stepping stone. They were going to find a way to escape after overcoming their tribulations and becoming a Sage. To this end, they had prepared not one, but multiple escape strategies.

As for grievously injuring White Robe Demon Master, defeating him, or even just forcing him to flee... they seriously hadn’t considered this possibility.

After all, White Robe Demon Master was just too powerful.

However, nothing was constant in this world. As the fight continued, they suddenly realized that the Sage wasn’t as unwinnable as they initially thought.

As the battle stretched on, they realized that they were way stronger than they thought they would be after becoming Sages.

And as the war reached its final stages, they realized that White Robe Demon Master had unwittingly put himself in a precarious situation and given them an opportunity to deal him a grievous blow.

Naturally, they didn’t allow the opportunity to slip through their grasp. They schemed and plotted to slaughter the sucker.

That was why what happened earlier happened. First, he suppressed the Evil Body with the Earthly Sovereign Bell and pretended to attack him with the intent to kill, baiting the Good Body to lend his strength to his counterpart and further weakening himself. Then, he secretly snuck over to the Good Body’s side and unleashed his true attack.

After all, the Good Body looked fine on the outside, but he was really just an empty shell after lending most of his strength to the Evil Body. Naturally, he was the easier one to kill between the two of them.

If you’re going to push someone, always choose the pushover.

Of course, if the Good Body had decided not to lend his strength to the Evil Body, then they would focus on taking out the Evil Body instead.

Even if the Evil Body had more power than the Good Body, there was no way he could survive the Earthly Sovereign Bell, him, and Feng Qingyou.

From the moment White Robe Demon Master showed weakness, it was inevitable that one of his two bodies must die. It was either one or the other.

In conclusion, everything had happened as per Feng Qingyou’s calculations, and nothing White Robe Demon Master did had escaped her grasp.

Everything had happened exactly as she anticipated.

In fact, the Evil Body would have perished as well if he hadn’t run away decisively.

Naturally, this was a grand victory.

“Yeah.”

For once, Feng Qingyou looked wistful as well. “It really does feel like a dream.” “Now that it’s all over...” Ye Qing produced two jars of wine from Nine Heavens and handed Feng Qingyou one of them. “It is imperative that we celebrate our victory with some fine wine. Don’t you agree?” “I do.” Feng Qingyou accepted the offer with a smile and clinked jars with Ye Qing. “Congratulations to both of us for defeating White Robe Demon Master safely.” Ye Qing added, “And congratulations to both of us for proving our way and no longer being bound by the restraints of the world.”

“Cheers!” “Cheers!” Smiling at each other, they shared a drink under the starry sky.