He discovered it directly through karma. As a land within the chaotic void, the ‘Stellaris Realm’ operates according to the supreme laws, making karma difficult to trace. However, upon reaching the Cosmic God realm, even the supreme laws must yield, and karma can no longer hide. Dongbo Xueying had just reincarnated, his soul fresh and new, existing as a fetus. Only two individuals shared a significant karmic bond with him—his father and his mother.
His mother, naturally, was the white-robed woman currently carrying him in her womb.
The other was the black-robed man engaged in a fierce battle with an enemy not far away.
“Child, though you are still within my womb, you are already a transcendent being and should be able to perceive the outside world,” the white-robed woman outside murmured tearfully, gently caressing her belly. “Remember, your father’s name is Xie Yiyu. He died to save both of us.”
The white-robed woman turned her gaze into the distance, hoping for a miracle.
Yet she knew the chances were slim. Her husband wouldn’t last long against the Golden-Horned Fiend, and with his inferior speed, death was inevitable.
…
“Xie Yiyu?”
Inside the womb, Dongbo Xueying heard his mother’s whispered words.
As a Cosmic God who had cultivated for trillions of years, reincarnation was merely another experience for him. He couldn’t possibly develop the same depth of emotion as he once had for his parents in Snowrock Castle. Still, the blood ties bound him, and Dongbo Xueying naturally regarded these two differently.
“Birth parents, bound by karma—of course, I will repay them,” Dongbo Xueying mused silently. As a Cosmic God, he was beyond the entanglements of karma. Yet he refused to trample even the weak, let alone ignore the profound karmic debt owed to his birth parents. Had he not taken this incarnation, another soul would have naturally emerged in this couple’s child.
Since he had taken their place, repaying them was only right.
“Father is a True God Venerable, while Mother is an ordinary True God,” Dongbo Xueying effortlessly assessed their strengths. “That Golden-Horned Fiend is a True God Sovereign? This fiend is entangled in countless sins and karmic debts…”
Dongbo Xueying could sense the overwhelming resentment and hatred woven into those karmic threads.
“Hum.”
With a mere thought, his mastery as a Cosmic God of the Illusory Void allowed him to effortlessly delve into the Golden-Horned Fiend’s memories. Through this, he learned the identities of his father and mother.
…
“Slash!”
Swordlight crisscrossed the battlefield.
Xie Yiyu’s eyes burned with fierce determination, his fighting spirit ablaze.
From the moment he first sensed the fetus in his wife’s womb, Xie Yiyu had resolved to protect his family—his wife and child—with his very life.
He and his wife had lived in seclusion, enjoying peaceful and joyful days.
Yet the Golden-Horned Fiend had still found them.
Now, having exhausted all treasures and strategies, Xie Yiyu had only his life left to offer as a shield.
“How I wish to see him, to hold him.”
“Grow well, my child—Xie Yiyu’s child.”
In this moment, Xie Yiyu’s soul seemed to burn with an unprecedented clarity, his desperate desire to protect his family even granting him a fleeting glimpse of the ‘Sovereign Realm.’ But ascending to Sovereign was no easy feat. Meanwhile, the Golden-Horned Fiend grew frantic, unwilling to let his prey escape.
“Die!” the fiend roared in desperation.
“Master, I know I’ve committed a grave sin, but my child with Qin’er is innocent! I cannot defeat the Golden-Horned Fiend—I fear I will die by his hand. I beg you, Master, for the sake of our past bond, save my wife and child. Let them live. Please, Master.” Even as he fought, Xie Yiyu sent a desperate plea to his master.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, the Golden-Horned Fiend turned and fled.
Xie Yiyu, who had been struggling to hold him back, gave chase in confusion. To his astonishment, the fiend was fleeing in the opposite direction of his wife’s escape route.
“Fleeing? Why would he flee?” Xie Yiyu was baffled.
The Golden-Horned Fiend fled in sheer terror.
“Did my master arrive? But if he had, he would have teleported directly here. How could the fiend have sensed him in advance?” Xie Yiyu was even more perplexed.
A breath later, Xie Yiyu halted, hovering midair as he watched the Golden-Horned Fiend vanish into the horizon.
By now, his wife had long since escaped.
“I… survived?” Xie Yiyu was stunned. Having steeled himself for death, he hadn’t expected such a reversal. “Why did the Golden-Horned Fiend flee in panic? Did some hidden expert aid me, or was there another reason? No matter—at least I’ve survived.”
Whoosh.
A figure materialized before him—a stern-faced elder in yellow robes.
“Master.” Xie Yiyu immediately knelt midair.
…
Meanwhile, the fleeing Golden-Horned Fiend suddenly shuddered—then, with a silent *poof*, disintegrated into nothingness. Only his belongings remained, sinking into the depths of a lake below. Perhaps one day, a fortunate soul would discover them.
But Dongbo Xueying, the one who had effortlessly erased the fiend, cared nothing for the possessions of a mere True God Sovereign. Within his ‘Illusory Void Universe,’ he could manifest objects far more precious with a mere thought.
Inside the white-robed woman Cui Qin’s womb, Dongbo Xueying scoffed. “Hmph.” Crushing the Golden-Horned Fiend had required nothing more than a passing thought.
“My father’s master has arrived in this life?”
Unconcerned, Dongbo Xueying quietly began drawing upon the world’s energy to refine his mother’s body, nourishing his own as well—and hastening the day of his birth.
…
“Master.”
The black-robed Xie Yiyu and white-robed Cui Qin stood side by side in the air, facing the yellow-robed elder.
Elder Fu Yun regarded the couple coldly. “Originally, I thought you deserved to die out here. But you were right—your child is innocent. That is the only reason I came to save you.”
His words were harsh, but beneath them lay a storm of emotions. His beloved disciple had violated sect laws, and Elder Fu Yun was torn between fury and the desire to protect him. Xie Yiyu’s desperate plea had forced the elder to act—not for the disciple’s sake, but for the unborn child. Or so he told himself. In truth, their bond, forged over countless years, was not so easily severed.
“Elder,” Cui Qin spoke up quickly, “the fault lies solely with us. Please, do not punish our child for our sins.”
“Hmph. A disciple of the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion,” Elder Fu Yun sneered.
The enmity between the Heavenly Mirror Pavilion and the Black Heaven Sect ran deep. Their founding ancestors had been mortal enemies, and over the ages, their feud had grown into an ocean of blood and hatred. Elder Fu Yun’s own beloved had fallen to a Heavenly Mirror Pavilion expert—just one drop in that vast sea.
For Xie Yiyu and Cui Qin to marry… in either sect, it was a grave crime.
Thus, the couple had chosen to live in seclusion. But when faced with the Golden-Horned Fiend’s threat, only their sect could offer true protection.
“Come. We return now.” With that, Elder Fu Yun teleported them all to the Black Heaven Sect.
…
The Black Heaven Sect.
Founded by the Unity Realm expert ‘Black Heaven Patriarch,’ ranked among the top twenty powerhouses in the Stellaris Realm, the sect enforced its laws with iron discipline.
While marrying a disciple of a rival sect was a serious offense, it wasn’t punishable by death—unlike betrayal, which warranted immediate execution.
“Xie Yiyu and Cui Qin are hereby sentenced to eternal confinement on Black Fiend Peak.”
The sect’s judgment was delivered.
The couple was sent to Black Fiend Peak, where they would join other punished disciples in crafting treasures and weapons for the sect. ‘Eternal confinement’ meant they would likely never leave—unless one of them broke through to the Void God realm, ascending to the rank of elder and earning their freedom.
“Though we are bound here, our child is not. Once he is ready, we will ensure he joins the Black Heaven Sect.” Despite their heavy labor, Xie Yiyu and Cui Qin found joy in their small courtyard on Black Fiend Peak, eagerly awaiting the future.
Three months after their arrival…
Cui Qin gave birth to a boy—a transcendent being from the moment of his birth.
The Black Heaven Sect had no idea what this child, born in the remote confines of Black Fiend Peak, would one day mean to them.
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