Chapter 244: It’s All Your Fault!

Yin Qingcheng watched as Lu Ye held her lifeless body.

She was dead?

No, that couldn't be—she was clearly alive and well.

But no, the corpse was unmistakably her own. She truly was dead.

Yet if she was dead, who was the one living now?

"Lu Ye seeks an audience with the Detached Immortal Venerable! I beg the Venerable to grant me a method to save her!"

Lu Ye's booming voice echoed through the halls of the Detached Immortal Sect.

Clutching Yin Qingcheng's body, he knelt on the ground, consumed by agony.

The thunderous noise of bombardment continued to roar in Yin Qingcheng's ears. The Three Lives River Lord had already located her hiding place and was relentlessly attacking her defensive formation.

Yet Yin Qingcheng paid her no mind.

Her gaze remained fixed on the scene of Lu Ye cradling her corpse.

No one responded to Lu Ye.

He knelt there, alone, as snow swirled around him, the world bleak and desolate.

It was as if only he and the Yin Qingcheng in his arms existed in the world.

Yin Qingcheng stared obsessively at this sight. Even as a corpse, she wished this moment could last forever.

"I beg the Venerable to grant me a method to save her!"

"I beg the Venerable to grant me a method to save her!"

"Venerable, if you remain silent, this junior will have no choice but to enter!"

A radiant glow emerged.

After pleading for so long with no response, a single threat had brought someone forth.

The Detached Immortal Venerable, clad in white robes, observed the scene with an impassive expression.

"Nine Lives, though she was a disciple of my Detached Immortal Sect, her cultivation was not of the same path as mine. She embodied utmost devotion, while I embody detachment. In this state—her soul shattered, leaving only her true spirit—even I cannot help," the Detached Immortal Venerable sighed.

"Detached Immortal Venerable, I implore you to grant me a method!"

Lu Ye's expression was stubborn.

He knew the Detached Immortal Venerable had a way.

"To act against the heavens invites divine retribution. Are you truly determined to proceed?"

Lu Ye nodded.

"As long as she can be saved, I will bear the heavens' wrath alone!"

Listening to their exchange, Yin Qingcheng's expression twisted in horror.

No!

What does this mean?

What does it mean that I cultivate the Path of Ultimate Affection?

Didn't I cultivate the Path of Detachment?

Why is it Ultimate Affection?

I was clearly dead, so why have I come back to life?

Why have I now turned to the Path of Detachment?

The Three Lives Stone shattered bit by bit, and the Three Lives River Lord let out a maddened roar. She frantically attacked the formation, which was already on the verge of collapse.

Hold on a little longer!

Just a little longer!

Yin Qingcheng widened her eyes.

"If you wish to save her, the first step is for you to die," the Detached Immortal Venerable said.

Lu Ye wasted no words.

"Then I will die!"

At this moment, Lu Ye wanted only to save Yin Qingcheng.

"After that, you will endure suffering worse than death."

"How painful?"

"If she truly loves you, transcending affection into detachment, the Great Dao can be achieved—only the bond will be severed."

"But if she does not love you..."

"What if she doesn't?"

The Detached Immortal Venerable did not answer.

What if she doesn't? If she doesn't, then it would be up to Yin Qingcheng to decide.

His silence sometimes represented one possibility—an unfavorable one.

Lu Ye lowered his head and gazed tenderly at Yin Qingcheng.

He gently brushed the snowflakes from her hair.

He believed Yin Qingcheng loved him!

This was a gamble.

If he won, he would bring Yin Qingcheng back to life.

If he lost...

Yin Qingcheng wouldn’t let him lose!

"Immortal Venerable, I beg you to teach me!"

...

"Why is this happening?"

Yin Qingcheng seemed to be losing her mind.

At this moment, her memories seemed to shatter into countless fragments.

"Qingcheng, do you still remember the Path of Ultimate Affection?"

"What Path of Ultimate Affection? Haven't I always cultivated the Path of Detachment?"

"Your memories became disordered during the process of your true spirit restoring into a soul. Once I attain sainthood, I can help you smooth out this chaos."

"Do you have ultimate affection for me?" Yin Qingcheng asked.

Lu Ye nodded solemnly.

"Ultimate affection!"

"Then, can you tell me everything about us?"

"Of course!"

Bit by bit, Lu Ye recounted their past.

"Qingcheng, you must remember, my affection for you is ultimate. Even if you wish to attain the Dao, you can directly proceed with detachment—it will never hinder your path."

Yin Qingcheng nodded thoughtfully.

Ultimate affection?

Why did she find it hard to believe?

But it didn’t matter. She would make Lu Ye feel ultimate affection for her.

...

"Boom!"

The formation shattered!

The Three Lives River Lord charged in, her eyes blazing with fury as she glared at Yin Qingcheng and the nearly broken TriLife Stone.

"Wait for me, just a little longer..."

Yin Qingcheng, still trapped in the TriLife Tribulation, stared intently at Lu Ye.

She saw Lu Ye holding her, accompanied by the Detached Immortal Venerable, entering the cycle of reincarnation.

"I'll wait for your damn grandmother!"

From the sky, a vast river descended.

The Three Lives River, carrying an aura of annihilation, crashed toward Yin Qingcheng.

Her eyes turned blood-red as she witnessed Lu Ye taking his own life, his soul shattering into pieces.

She saw Lu Ye's true spirit, hand in hand with hers, entering the cycle of reincarnation.

Two true spirits.

In the cycle of reincarnation, countless rebirths were needed before they could reform into souls.

The Three Lives River crashed violently into Yin Qingcheng.

Yin Qingcheng spat out a mouthful of blood, and at that moment, the TriLife Tribulation shattered completely.

No…

No…

No!!!

Yin Qingcheng’s eyes burned crimson as she looked up.

The Three Lives River Lord coughed up a mouthful of blood, her aura rapidly withering—the destruction of the TriLife Tribulation had inflicted severe wounds upon her.

At this moment, Yin Qingcheng was in excruciating agony.

Suddenly, she seemed to understand. She had believed she never received the deepest love, that other women had divided Lu Ye’s affection for her.

But now, within the TriLife Tribulation, she was stunned and horrified to realize that she had indeed once been given enough love.

Love so profound it could have allowed her to cultivate the *Detached Immortal Scripture* to perfection.

And yet?

...

Now, she still practiced the *Detached Immortal Scripture*, even though her master had been utterly bewildered when she first took it up.

Originally, she had cultivated the *Supreme Love Scripture*.

"It's all your fault!"

Yin Qingcheng’s eyes locked onto the Three Lives River Lord, her hatred overwhelming.

The Three Lives River Lord ???

Wait—you stole my TriLife Tribulation, broke it beyond repair, and now you blame me???

"Die!"

Yin Qingcheng lunged madly at the Three Lives River Lord.

A cataclysmic battle erupted.

Within the TriLife Tribulation, Lu Ye’s true spirit, which should have already entered reincarnation, suddenly reappeared unscathed.

"My thanks to both fellow Daoists!"

Lu Ye clasped his hands toward the Detached Immortal Venerable and the Celestial Lord of Reincarnation.

The two of them…

Truth be told, at this moment, both the Detached Immortal Venerable and the Celestial Lord of Reincarnation felt their scalps tingle.

"What is your true identity, fellow Daoist?"

The Celestial Lord of Reincarnation asked in shock.

Clearly, the current Celestial Lord of Reincarnation was not the one within the TriLife Tribulation but the true Celestial Lord of Reincarnation.

Never in his life had the Celestial Lord of Reincarnation encountered something so absurd.

Whose TriLife Realm tribulation was transcended like this?

Directly appearing before a Celestial Lord?

"Identity is but a wisp of cloud from the past, hardly worth mentioning. This tribulation point has passed. I shall visit you another day. Farewell!"

At this tribulation point,

Lu Ye made no changes.

In his previous life, he had taken his own life for Yin Qingcheng, following her into reincarnation.

Yin Qingcheng, who should have perished completely, used the Path of Heartless Immortality as a guide. The two met, loved, and reincarnated repeatedly, ultimately reviving.

Yet, it was at this very moment that Yin Qingcheng's *Supreme Love Immortal Scripture* transformed into the *Heartless Immortal Scripture*. Sometimes, Lu Ye wondered—was it truly worth it?

To save someone, he was willing to gamble with Yin Qingcheng's love for him.

He was the protector, the giver. The question of worthiness would flash through his mind for but a moment before vanishing.

If Yin Qingcheng loved and trusted him, all was well.

But if she loved him less...

What did forgetting love matter?

Forgetting love to perfection, achieving the rank of Celestial Lord.

After he attained sainthood...

He believed everything would improve once he became a saint.

Alas, human effort has its limits.

For Yin Qingcheng, Lu Ye needed to do little—merely recreating that past moment was the greatest harm he could inflict upon her.

Still transcending the TriLife Tribulation?

There was still Chu Ling, and An Li.

Lu Ye raised his hand, calculating with his fingers.

An Li was nowhere to be found, as if she had never existed in this world.

As for Chu Ling...

She was merely addicted to betrayal, and he had failed to clean up the mess for her.