Chapter 809 Paying Homage to Mother

"Chen Xingyun, you really won't let me off?" Yu Huaxue stared at Chen Xingyun as if she were a vengeful spirit.

"Perhaps in the next life!" Chen Xingyun replied sternly.

"Chen Xingyun, since you are so heartless, then let us perish together!" After Yu Huaxue finished speaking, she began to detonate her dantian. With a loud boom, an enormous pit was blasted out within a ten-mile radius.

When the smoke cleared, Ning Beichen was seen standing in front of Chen Xingyun, his body radiating golden light, like a Vajra Buddha. His clothes were all torn to shreds, and his skin was covered in scars.

"Ning Beichen, are you alright? Why did you do something so foolish?" Chen Xingyun said with a pained heart.

"Master, I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it. I have the Prajna Golden Body, so I'm fine," Ning Beichen replied, looking disheveled.

"You say you're fine, but look at you, you're almost like a shattered porcelain doll." Chen Xingyun, seeing the dense network of scars on Ning Beichen's body, was both moved and distressed.

"It's fine, Master, just some superficial wounds," Ning Beichen said.

"You brat, don't ever do this again," Chen Xingyun admonished him.

"Yes, yes, yes," Ning Beichen responded perfunctorily. However, he wasn't pretending. He truly hadn't sustained any serious injuries. If he hadn't possessed the Prajna Golden Body, he wouldn't have dared to do such a thing. Regardless, killing Yu Huaxue had finally resolved Chen Xingyun's long-standing burden and obsession, and it was considered revenge for Empress Luoshen.

"Beichen, do you want to visit your mother's grave?" Chen Xingyun said to Ning Beichen.

Ning Beichen pondered for a moment, then nodded. Although he had no memories or feelings towards this woman, by blood, she was his nominal mother.

"Follow me, I'll take you," Chen Xingyun said.

Ning Beichen, accompanied by the women, followed Chen Xingyun to a perfectly constructed mausoleum. On the tombstone, the words "Tomb of Empress Luoshen" were inscribed. There was nothing else.

"Beichen, pay your respects," before Chen Xingyun could speak, Liu Yilin and the others approached Ning Beichen and had already prepared the offerings.

Ning Beichen didn't stand on ceremony and led the women to pay their respects to Empress Luoshen. At his age, he found it difficult to express his emotions, but he still managed to call out "Mother."

After paying respects to Empress Luoshen, Ning Beichen and the group turned to more serious matters. During their absence, the situation in the Mortal Fading Realm had become increasingly dire. Many areas, even remote ones, had experienced widespread obliteration, leading to the destruction of human settlements.

"Beichen, we can't just leave things as they are. I know you have no right or obligation, but I am from the Mortal Fading Realm, and I cannot stand by and watch it be destroyed by obliteration," Chen Xingyun said to Ning Beichen.

"Master, you don't need to say more. I will stay and help you." Ning Beichen could only look at Liu Yilin with an apologetic gaze. They had originally planned to return to their own world after avenging Empress Luoshen, but now with these events, Ning Beichen couldn't stand idly by. Although he wasn't a savior and didn't know if he could succeed, he didn't want to see the Mortal Fading Realm destroyed by obliteration.

"Master, obliteration is everywhere, spreading like a virus. If we can't find the source, it will be difficult for us to change anything. With just me, it's like trying to scoop water with a cup," Ning Beichen said to his master.

"Leave the matter of the source to me. I still have some old friends in the Mortal Fading Realm. Now that I have become a Celestial Venerable, they will at least give me some face..." Chen Xingyun said. However, judging by his tone and expression, it didn't sound like he was referring to "old friends" so much as people he could intimidate.

"Alright, but Master, you must be careful. This great demon is very elusive. Dealing with it might not be any easier than dealing with Yu Huaxue," Ning Beichen cautioned him.

"Don't worry, your master isn't senile. If I can't handle it, I won't go and throw my life away," Chen Xingyun replied.

"Then it's settled. We'll work separately, and we'll inform each other if we get any news." Ning Beichen handed his master a communication device created by Haitang.

Finally, Chen Xingyun left with Song Qiuyan, likely intending to spend his remaining years making amends to the woman who loved him. Ning Beichen and the women returned to Cloud Heaven Palace, but it was now a place of changed circumstances. Since Yu Huaxue's death, Cloud Heaven Palace had scattered like dust. It was now ownerless, yet no one dared to claim it, fearing they might provoke Chen Xingyun. Thus, Cloud Heaven Palace became their temporary residence.

Subsequently, Ning Beichen acted like a firefighter, rushing around to clear away obliteration, but it was like trying to put out a forest fire with a bucket of water. With just him, he would be exhausted and still unable to eliminate all the obliteration. Fortunately, he had a flying device. If he had to rely on sword flight alone, he would have been dead tired and accomplished very little. Moreover, many people already infected by obliteration could not be saved, and Ning Beichen had to kill them.

Over half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and there was still no news from Chen Xingyun. Although Ning Beichen was busy every day putting out fires, it was still futile. The rate at which he eliminated the threat was slower than the rate of infection, and he couldn't reach many remote areas. Meanwhile, Chen Xingyun was leading dozens of powerful individuals from the Mortal Fading Realm in tracking the whereabouts of the great demon. Although the great demon's movements were mysterious, it was impossible to conceal all traces. Wherever it went, it would leave behind clues.

After some investigation, Chen Xingyun and his companions discovered that the trace of the same woman appeared every time obliteration occurred. If it happened once or twice, it wouldn't mean much, but if it happened every time, then there was a significant problem. Therefore, Chen Xingyun had tracked down this mysterious woman and was now leading his men to corner her.

"According to reliable intelligence, that mysterious woman is in this location. Everyone must be cautious," Chen Xingyun cautioned his subordinates.

"Yes, Celestial Venerable Chen," the dozens of experts following him replied respectfully.

"Good, let's move," Chen Xingyun ordered. Dozens of figures rushed into a courtyard, surrounding it completely, with experts guarding both the ground and the air. Chen Xingyun also entered the courtyard afterward.

When he pushed open the door of the courtyard, he saw the mysterious woman sitting on a chair, embroidering. To anyone's eyes, she couldn't possibly be associated with the great demon.