Chapter 373
She was also curious about what exactly was going on in this Tianhuang Domain.
But just then, Li Mo suddenly grabbed her arm.
"Wait!"
Qin Yuzhi looked puzzled.
Li Mo turned to Tian Miao and asked, "Tian Miao, did you see her destiny just now?"
Tian Miao shook her head.
Li Mo became more certain and turned back, speaking in a low voice, "Qin Yuzhi's physical body is gone; only her consciousness remains. There's no way you wouldn't be able to see her destiny!"
"Unless you’re not Qin Yuzhi at all!"
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Chapter 410: A Moment of Clarity - The Ice Block Refines the Tianhuang Domain
The questioning voice of Classmate Li echoed endlessly in the Crystal Palace, and the atmosphere suddenly fell into a heavy silence.
'Qin Yuzhi' was silent for a few seconds before she smiled and said, "You think too much. I am indeed who I say I am. Just follow my instructions, and the truth will reveal itself."
"Even the real Qin Yuzhi can't be sure she is still herself. You shouldn't be so certain."
Ying Bing recalled the diary from the corridor and said softly, "Qin Yuzhi lost the struggle for dominance. The real her, along with her physical body, has been sealed in a coffin."
"And you, are trapped in the Tianhuang Domain, unable to control it, right?"
"Yunmeng Xian."
Ying Bing almost instinctively uttered those words.
After saying that, she was momentarily taken aback. How did she know this? But it seemed to make sense.
Li Mo was confused and gave her a mental thumbs-up. No wonder she was called Ice Block; she was sharp as a tack.
He pointed at 'Qin Yuzhi' and said in a deep voice, "You bold demon, I can tell at a glance that you’re not human!"
"Why don’t you believe me? If you hadn’t pointed it out..."
'Qin Yuzhi' sighed softly, then smirked, "I almost believed I was Qin Yuzhi myself."
As she murmured to herself, her pupils swirled like a vortex, gazing at Ying Bing. "Fortunately, you’re not her either."
Those ambiguous words hung in the air.
Her haunting voice made the suspended Tianhuang Domain shimmer violently, as if a pot of boiling water had become extremely unstable.
Was 'Qin Yuzhi'—or rather, the Yunmeng Ancestor—testing them as well?
"Seal!"
Tian Miao, skilled in dealing with consciousness, parted her lips and uttered a true word.
She had used this tactic against the Menghua before, and it had been highly effective.
However, at that moment, the true word barely touched the Tianhuang Domain before vanishing into thin air.
"Sleep, sleep..."
'Qin Yuzhi' floated in mid-air, her black hair swirling wildly.
It seemed something within the Tianhuang Domain was trying to break free, causing its brilliance to surge.
Dreamlike yet eerily real.
"My eyelids are so heavy..."
"If I fall asleep..."
Li Mo felt his mind growing heavier. He recalled the Menghua outside; were their consciousnesses merely in eternal slumber, reduced to mere walking corpses?
He and Tian Miao were probably just extras.
The Ice Block was the real target!
Li Mo's body glowed with a faint golden light as he activated his indestructible form.
But alas.
No matter how hard his body was, it couldn't fend off the drowsiness.
His vision blurred, and his consciousness quickly faded.
In a daze, he felt himself falling into an abyss, not an endless one, but one that faintly glimmered.
Suddenly, it became bright.
The weather was a bit warm, as if it were midsummer, with the glass of tall buildings reflecting blinding sunlight.
In the haze, Li Mo saw the flow of traffic outside the school gate.
A girl, dressed in youthful and vibrant attire, stood before him, probably around eighteen or nineteen.
She was slender, with her hair styled in a bun, her face pure and beautiful. Her legs, exposed beneath a hoodie and skirt, were snow-white. She held a book in her arms and smiled at Li Mo.
Behind her was the bustling university campus.
Li Mo: "?"
What was going on here?
Was this still the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths?
Or was it that the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was just a bizarre dream he had while daydreaming in class?
"Li Mo, you’re a good person."
""
Classmate Li felt goosebumps rise on his neck, as if that statement had touched the depths of his soul.
He seemed to remember something.
After all, who hasn’t had a crush on someone of the opposite sex in their youth?
This girl had once perfectly matched his youthful fantasies. Since his freshman year, this pure and bright senior had filled his campus life.
Finding dorms, getting a phone card, joining the student council...
Hmm, it was only today that his roommate accidentally let it slip.
"Li Mo, I said you’re a good person." The senior waved her fingers in front of his eyes.
"Uh, yeah, I am indeed a gentleman."
Li Mo snapped back to reality and nodded.
Then he felt a bit strange.
Shouldn’t he be blushing and stammering, denying it? Why was he talking about being a gentleman so casually?
Moreover, he felt no fluttering in his heart, just a calm indifference.
In fact, he thought it was nothing special.
"Well, I really like good people."
"?"
This wasn’t unfolding as it should.
In a normal scenario, one might get lost in a gentle romance, but Classmate Li felt everything before him was becoming increasingly unreal.
Who gives out compliments and then talks about dating?
This wasn’t a dream; it was downright science fiction!!
Something was off!
And besides...
"Senior, didn’t you say you liked girls?"
Li Mo said seriously.
He remembered that in his previous life, his big-mouthed roommate had spread rumors about him liking this senior, and later, she had subtly told him.
She had a girlfriend.
"Junior, you should find someone too."
*Crack—*
A light sound echoed, a crisp shattering noise coming from somewhere.
The dream began to crack.
As Li Mo’s consciousness started to clear, he sighed slightly. To be rejected by a girl in such a manner—he probably wouldn’t have imagined it even in his dreams.
Not even Yunmeng Xian.
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The scene before him quickly shifted back to the magnificent Crystal Palace.
And there stood 'Qin Yuzhi,' who had just been so imposing, now looking somewhat stunned.
"You’re awake. No, you’re not..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Ying Bing beside Li Mo also opened her eyes, her serene gaze hiding a hint of complexity.
A divine pattern glowed on her forehead, and around her, phoenix feathers flickered in and out of existence, making her already radiant beauty even more sacred.
What had she dreamed of?
And why had she woken up so quickly?
Li Mo was curious, but now wasn’t the time to ask.
"You’re awake?"
"Yeah, Li Mo, go open the coffin."
Upon hearing this, 'Qin Yuzhi's' face changed dramatically.
"Okay!"
Li Mo rushed forward, placing his hands on the heavy coffin lid, which felt as if it were welded to the entire Crystal Palace, heavy as a mountain.
"Strength!"
Tian Miao also woke up and uttered another true word.
Li Mo felt his physical strength surge even more.
In the next moment, he infused it with the power of the world!
*Thud!!*
The heavy coffin lid finally began to shift slightly.
Behind him, a rush of wind sounded.
Ying Bing soared into the air, heading straight for the core of the Tianhuang Domain.
She wasn’t trying to unlock it.
She was aiming to refine it!
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Chapter 411: She Will Return - The Ice Block Refines the Tianhuang Domain
The heavy coffin, under the influence of Li Mo’s infused power, finally began to move.
Though the speed was slow, it was undeniably being opened, bit by bit.
Yunmeng Xian was still in a daze, having been sealed here for so many years. Neither of them could have imagined that this pair of young souls—one not from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and the other, though imbued with 'her' essence, had developed mortal feelings!
"Once upon a time, even the Eighth Realm had to bow before me. You want me to fall silent again?!"
The turbulence within the Tianhuang Domain intensified, as if some entity inside was reshaping itself.
Black hands pierced through the light, seemingly reaching out from within.
This wasn’t Yunmeng Xian breaking free from her shackles.
It felt more like a person trapped in a cage reaching out for freedom.
Those inky black hands suddenly elongated, sweeping toward Li Mo, who was moving the coffin, as if trying to pull him into the cage as well.
But the cool figure, ablaze with phoenix feathers, stood protectively in front of him.
"The power of all beings has actually transformed you into this."
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