Chapter 613: Chapter Sixty-Six, Between You and Me
While being spanked as a physical punishment might have been satisfying for Ye Changsheng, it also risked provoking Luo Yingying’s rebellious spirit.
Therefore, Ye Changsheng opted for a psychological approach.
For example, the classic strategy of abandonment was employed.
“Changsheng, Changsheng, come out! Don’t leave me here alone…!” Luo Yingying called out with a choked voice.
She was surrounded by darkness.
Luo Yingying felt time passing excruciatingly slowly; she had no idea how long Ye Changsheng had been gone.
Initially, she could endure it, but as time wore on, her patience began to wear thin.
“Changsheng!”
“Come out!”
“Just let me hear your voice!”
There was no reply.
No matter how much Luo Yingying called out, Ye Changsheng gave no response. He wouldn’t even let her sense his presence.
It was as if he had truly abandoned her to face solitude here.
The thought of potentially remaining in such a place for a million years sent shivers down Luo Yingying’s spine; she felt she would go mad.
Furthermore, within the spiritual domain controlled by Ye Changsheng, Luo Yingying felt neither hunger nor fatigue. Her consciousness remained perpetually clear, forcing her to maintain constant thought.
She grew more and more afraid.
“Wuwuwu!”
Luo Yingying began to cry.
“Changsheng!”
…
Who knew how much time had passed. Luo Yingying couldn’t stop thinking, her mind replaying past events relentlessly.
Quantity can indeed lead to qualitative change.
Luo Yingying’s stubbornness could last for a year, ten years, or even a hundred.
But during this time, doubts would inevitably arise. These doubts would create cracks in her resolve, in the convictions she held.
As more cracks appeared, she would be unable to maintain her initial stubbornness.
“Changsheng, you can come out now!”
“Spanking me is fine too!”
“I was indeed very naughty and made many mistakes.”
“Please, just acknowledge me, even for a moment, just let me feel your presence!”
Little did Luo Yingying know, Ye Changsheng was actually by her side, accompanying her all along.
“Realizing your mistakes is only the beginning.”
Ye Changsheng did not reveal himself. He thereafter devised other methods besides abandonment, as he was determined to properly educate Luo Yingying.
…
Ye Changsheng made Luo Yingying experience many things.
Various sorts of experiences…
Of course, punishment alone wouldn’t suffice; after the whip, there had to be the carrot as well.
Ye Changsheng also allowed Luo Yingying to taste the sweetness of obedience.
He spent many years, like a detergent, washing away Luo Yingying’s cruel and violent disposition, successfully returning the blackened yandere to her original angelic mode.
“Changsheng, wu wu, Changsheng.” Luo Yingying hugged Ye Changsheng, clinging to his embrace.
“You know you were wrong?” Ye Changsheng asked.
“…Mhm.” Luo Yingying nodded obediently.
“Do you dare to go back on the Dao Vow you made earlier?” Ye Changsheng calmly confirmed.
Luo Yingying had voluntarily admitted her mistakes, conducted a self-reflection, and made a Dao Vow, promising never to repeat them.
This was Ye Changsheng’s objective, and it appeared to have been achieved.
“I dare not. I will be obedient.” Luo Yingying’s attitude was very compliant.
Ye Changsheng, certain there were no further issues, released his control over the spiritual world.
Returning to reality, only two minutes had passed. Luo Yingying was about to regain her power as an Immortal King.
“Changsheng, your methods are excellent,” Luo Yingying said.
Ye Changsheng’s meticulous plan for Luo Yingying hinged on the Little Fox.
During the years Ye Changsheng was away, the Little Fox had been contacting other rebels across the Myriad Worlds and had obtained crucial intelligence, pinpointing the exact location of the Primordial Immortal Medicine in the Universe Star Domain.
From this intelligence, Ye Changsheng learned a vital piece of information: Luo Yingying was using the Primordial Immortal Medicine to establish a powerful presence, aiming to achieve a certain goal.
This led him to deduce that Luo Yingying’s path to becoming an Immortal Emperor required the Primordial Scripture, as she was imitating Wandao Yi.
“Yingying, if I’m not mistaken, there’s more than one condition to becoming an Immortal Emperor, isn’t there?” Ye Changsheng asked.
Luo Yingying nodded. “Yes, there are two. Firstly, possessing the Immortal Emperor’s inheritance.”
“No wonder you wanted to leave me before, deliberately letting Zhou Bujue fight me. You hoped that after I defeated Zhou Bujue, I would obtain the latter half of the Primordial Scripture’s inheritance, right?”
Luo Yingying had intended to scheme against Ye Changsheng. By having him obtain the complete Immortal Emperor inheritance, the Primordial Scripture, she wouldn’t need to personally overcome the trials set by the Immortal Emperors; she could simply plunder it all.
Three minutes passed. The blockade on Luo Yingying’s Spiritual Sea was lifted, and she regained her power, once again becoming the most formidable Immortal King in the Universe.
The maiden gazed at Ye Changsheng.
“Changsheng, aren’t you afraid I’ll go back on my word?”
“What do I have to fear? Actually, I had already set a contingency within you. Even if you reneged, using loopholes to escape the Dao Vow…”
“No,” Luo Yingying interrupted Ye Changsheng, “you didn’t set such a thing, because you knew it would be useless against me once I became wary.”
“…”
“Changsheng, the most correct course of action would have been to crush my consciousness, to kill me on a mental level. That would have been the safest approach.”
Ye Changsheng remained silent.
“You were still too soft-hearted,” Luo Yingying pierced Ye Changsheng’s thoughts. “You chose to trust me, overcoming reason and not killing me.”
“…Sigh, if Master knew my thoughts, she’d be furious beyond measure,” Ye Changsheng sighed lightly. “Alright, Yingying, in the end, you won.”
“The second condition for becoming an Immortal Emperor requires being in the Origin Realm,” Luo Yingying said, looking towards the distant Universe. “But with the Great Dao’s blockade, creating the Origin Realm through conventional means is impossible.”
“Are you planning to…”
“Yes, I will use the awakened Primordial Immortal Medicine to transform the entire Universe into the Origin Realm.”
As Luo Yingying spoke, Ye Changsheng saw the radiance of the Primordial Immortal Medicine fill the entire Universe, forming a supreme, overwhelming force that transcended the Dao’s suppression. It continuously rewrote the laws of the Universe while simultaneously destroying every one of the Myriad Worlds.
“Changsheng, this battle has only two possible outcomes: you win, or I win.
If I win, I will take your Primordial Scripture and become an Immortal Emperor.
Either you or I is destined to step off the chessboard and face the Great Dao, the true chess player.”
“What if I win?” Ye Changsheng asked.
Luo Yingying smiled. “I know you. Your nature makes it impossible for you to sacrifice the entire Myriad Worlds. But this must be someone’s burden to bear. Therefore, if you were to win…”
“Stop!” Ye Changsheng shouted.
But Luo Yingying didn’t heed Ye Changsheng’s words. She chose to completely destroy the Myriad Worlds, releasing the absorbed sentient beings onto the supreme force created by the Primordial Immortal Medicine. Upon this new foundation, she would create a nascent Great Origin Realm, which would then replace the Universe.
Abundant Spiritual Power permeated every corner. Ye Changsheng felt as if he had returned to the era before the Primordial Epoch.
“Changsheng, you won.”
Luo Yingying placed the Heartbreak Flower into Ye Changsheng’s hand. Her figure began to fade, being consumed by an irresistible karma.
“As the victor, you will enjoy all the benefits… and I, as the loser, must bear the karma of destroying the Myriad Worlds, unable to escape ultimate punishment.”
Luo Yingying gazed at Ye Changsheng with reluctance.
“Changsheng, your origin is an Inner Demon. You must sever all ties to it, otherwise, you will never be freed from the cycle of reincarnation.”
“Yingying, was this your decision from the beginning? From the moment you learned everything from the Heartbreak Flower?”
After obtaining the Primordial Immortal Medicine, Ye Changsheng absorbed the spiritual power generated by the Great Origin Realm, undergoing a complete transformation that met the conditions for becoming an Immortal Emperor.
Luo Yingying revealed a sly expression. “How could it be? I initially intended to destroy the Great Dao and, while I was at it, properly discipline you… It’s a pity, though. In the end, Changsheng acted foolishly, which made me unable to resist being foolish myself.”
Ye Changsheng tried to reach out and grab Luo Yingying, but he was crossing an unavoidable fate.
“Goodbye, Changsheng.” Luo Yingying’s final words echoed as she vanished forever.
…
“No, Yingying, between you and me, how could it possibly end like this?”
