Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2049: Chapter 2093: Preparations to Enter the Void

Jiang Fan frowned and looked at her: "Stop fooling around!"

Gu Xin’er aggrievedly said: "How am I fooling around? Who is Xia Chaoge?"

Hmm?

Jiang Fan realized something was wrong and instantly moved back with her to stand before Dongfang Canyue, Green Pearl, and the Heavenly Craft Sage.

"How’s the situation..." Dongfang Canyue inquired.

However, Jiang Fan, with a solemn expression, asked them, "The three of you, do you remember my disciple-nephew Xia Chaoge?"

The three exchanged a glance.

The Heavenly Craft Sage pondered, "Xia Chaoge? Is she with the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion?"

He looked at Dongfang Canyue and Green Pearl: "You two must have met her, right?"

Dongfang Canyue pouted: "Since when did you have a disciple-nephew? Just from the name, she’s a great beauty, huh, another competitor!"

Green Pearl was also puzzled: "My husband, why have I never heard you mention having a disciple-nephew?"

Jiang Fan was petrified on the spot, as if swept away by a torrent, utterly bewildered.

Everyone had forgotten the existence of Xia Chaoge!

No, it wasn’t forgetting.

It was the mysterious spell of the Angel Clan, erasing Xia Chaoge’s existence!

This spell had been used by the White-robed Skeleton before.

Due to Jiang Fan’s connection with the Void Ancient Tree, his memory couldn’t be erased, so he was unaffected.

This time was the same!

He suddenly remembered, before the East Emperor Nine-winged Archangel left, a mysterious wave permeated into Central Earth and spread in all directions.

At that time, it was erasing all traces of Xia Chaoge in Central Earth.

"Was it done by the East Emperor Great Angel?"

"No, for him, it would be superfluous and meaningless."

"It was Chaoge! She didn’t want me to head to the Northern Heavenly State, didn’t want me to risk my life to save her, so she made me forget her!"

Jiang Fan was simultaneously frustrated and amused.

"Hmph! You want me to forget you, do you?"

"Wait until I reach the Northern Heavenly State, and see what identity you’ll use to face me!"

It seems, whether for the sake of the sect leader or for Xia Chaoge, he must make a trip to the Hundred Realms of All Heavens soon.

Leaving Central Earth is already on the agenda.

Once the Merit Conference ends and he takes charge of the Moon Palace, he will depart!

As for now, it’s best to return to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion for one last look, take inventory of recent gains, and prepare for entering the Void.

Continent.

Green Cloud Sect, behind Qitian Peak.

Li Qingfeng’s tombstone stood silently in the quiet valley.

In front of the tombstone, a bouquet of vibrant flowers, a few dishes, and a pot of wine were quietly placed.

Xu Yining poured a cup of wine, took a light sip:

"It shames me to say, when I was in Lonely Boat City, you pre-determined me as a disciple, yet I didn’t even know what Master liked."

"Could only bring some flowers, some dishes, a pot of wine."

"But Master surely won’t mind me."

"Before you passed, your last will was for Jiang Fan to take care of me."

"You always cherished me so much..."

Two lines of shimmering tears silently slipped down Xu Yining’s flawless face.

Having walked through Central Earth, experiencing the warmth and coldness of human relationships, she increasingly understood how incredibly precious it was to encounter someone who truly cared for her in her life.

Unfortunately, she had completely lost it.

She wiped the tear stains on her face, but new tears rolled down again.

"Master, what should I do?"

"You once said, for me to endure, that everything else should be left to time; it will wash away everything."

"But after half a year, I still can’t let go."

"I kept warning myself, the story between Jiang Fan and me was long over, don’t dwell on the cause and effect anymore."

"Yet every time I hear news of him, see him with others, my heart is stirred."

"I’ve tried so hard, so hard to endure, but I still can’t get over it."

"If that day, I hadn’t severed the engagement by taking my own life with a sword, perhaps it would be me marrying him, and it would be me bearing his child."

"Master, why is there no remedy for regret in this world?"

"Why?"

She collapsed in despair to the ground, tears streaming down her face, her heart in infinite torment.

The mountain wind blew, tousling her silver-white long dress, lifting her black hair, revealing a captivating figure and profile.

But it couldn’t blow away a trace of her sorrow.

Only her helpless "why" echoed again and again.

But just then.

A pendant, without any warning, fell from the sky, carrying mysterious ripples, silently landing beside Xu Yining.

Plop—

The crisp sound caught Xu Yining’s attention.

She looked over with tears, puzzled, picked it up, looked at the empty sky, then at the pendant in her hand.

It was a piece of amber.

Sealed within the amber was a drop of golden tear.

Half a day later.

Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, secret room.

In front of Jiang Fan, three bells were arrayed, all Space Storage Devices of the Big Black Dog.

The black one, Jiang Fan threw far away, disdaining even to touch.

Because it contained only the filthiest excrement of the world.

Inside the orange bell were the eight Heaven Burial Saint Beasts’ corpses, scavenged by the Big Black Dog.

"Alas, killing them was a last resort." Jiang Fan felt a pang of regret.

Learning the origin of the Heaven Burial Saint Beasts made him even more remorseful.

However, at that time, had they not been prematurely killed, it would have undoubtedly been a catastrophe.

"When I reach the Hundred Realms of All Heavens, I’ll think of a way to dispose of them."

Finally, Jiang Fan looked at the purple bell.

With a thought, a great iron rod, entirely golden and engraved with complex patterns, fell out.

Crack!

The secret room collapsed on the spot, the ground also cracked.

Like metal falling into a soft quagmire, the iron rod sank into the earth.

Jiang Fan was immensely amazed and tried to grab it.

Unexpectedly, it was incredibly heavy in his hand.

Jiang Fan’s physique of the Heavenly Person Four Declines couldn’t even pause as he was dragged underground with it.

The iron rod kept sinking downwards, seemingly intent on collapsing the world’s barriers and plunging into the Void.

Jiang Fan showed a peculiar look in his eyes: "This dead dog was hiding a terrific treasure, good thing he didn’t get a chance to use it, or the consequences would be unimaginable."

He decisively used the purple bell to retrieve the golden great iron rod.

"What a treasure!"

Jiang Fan was overjoyed.

The richest spoils of the Southern Heavenly Realm’s battle were unexpectedly not from the Ancient Giant, but from that Big Black Dog!

He returned to the surface.

Everything had been inventoried, but there was still one hidden risk to resolve.

He took off a pouch at his waist and shook it downwards.

Out fell a young woman tightly wrapped in a mat, sleeping soundly.

She was none other than Xia Chaoge’s sister, Linglong!

Now that the Asura Saint had restarted the rules of the world’s barriers, it was time to send this formidable Eight-winged Archangel to the Void.

He opened the world’s barrier and kicked Linglong, along with the mat, into the Void.

Before she flew far, he used the previously prepared Void Fishing Rod to hook onto the dog collar around her neck.

This great treasure couldn’t be taken away.

Next, he tossed out a second rod to retrieve the mat as well.

Once both were gone, Linglong suddenly awoke.

Her mind’s consciousness was still stuck on the scene of Jiang Fan beating her with a stick and trapping her with a dog chain and mat.

She couldn’t help breaking down on the spot: "You little bastard! If in this life you manage things with Chaoge, I’ll write my name backwards!"