Chapter 4

The moment I finished speaking, a golden light burst through the void.

In an instant, Jun Che descended upon the Canonization Platform, with Chao Yan in his arms.

He looked just as he had in the past, devastatingly handsome and untouched by time.

Chao Yan, protected in his embrace, was even more radiant.

Jun Che studied me from on high, his brow furrowed. "I have never met you. On what basis could we have been well?"

Ah, I had almost forgotten. After my soul formed this new body, my appearance changed completely.

No wonder he did not recognize me.

But at that moment, my gaze was pinned on Chao Yan. I had no time to spare for him.

I stared at her glowing cheeks and said in a cold voice, "You have a healthy glow. I trust my master's celestial bones are serving you well?"

Years ago, Jun Che had used my stolen Abyssal Heart to preserve Chao Yan's mortal life, allowing her to enter the Celestial Realm.

But without celestial bones, she could never forge a true immortal body.

Jun Che had originally intended to carve out my demonic bones for her as well, but a fragile mortal could not withstand the backlash from chaotic demonic energy, so he had to abandon the idea.

After a hundred years of searching, he finally set his sights on my master's gentle and pure Celestial Bones of Healing, the most suitable for a mortal to fuse with.

Hearing my question, understanding dawned on Jun Che's face.

"So, you are a disciple of Green-Pouch Valley's Master Gu."

"I can understand your resentment over the loss of your master. But to forge a fake demonic blade and cause trouble by posing as a demon lord is utterly laughable."

He casually waved away the surrounding soldiers, his tone laced with impatient charity. "Fine. In light of your devotion to your master, I will not hold today's events against you."

"Go and throw that fake sword into the celestial furnace."

"Afterward, see the Arbiter of Fate and receive a minor celestial post. From now on, you will live out your days quietly here in the Nine Heavens."

After speaking, Jun Che took Chao Yan's shoulder, preparing to leave.

I moved in a flash, grabbing Chao Yan's wrist in a death grip, my voice chilling. "Where do you think you are going?"

"I do not give a damn about your celestial post. I only want you to return my master's celestial bones, whole and intact."

"Then you will return with me to Green-Pouch Valley and atone for his death with your lives."

Jun Che and Chao Yan both froze.

My Second Senior Sister, Liu Ying, who had collapsed on the ground, was the first to recover.

Eager to prove her worth to the Celestial Lord, she brandished her newly acquired celestial artifact, the Immortal-Binding Sash.

A ribbon of blinding golden light shot toward me, attempting to bind me.

She shrieked, "Insolent wretch! How dare you slander the Celestial Empress!"

My eyes flashed with cold light. I did not even raise my sword.

A jet-black demonic flame erupted from Duanyuan's blade and licked out, incinerating the magnificent Immortal-Binding Sash to ash.

Liu Ying pointed at me, incensed. "The Celestial Lord showed you mercy, and you dare push your luck?! Kneel and repent, or I will be the first to make you pay!"

I turned my head and looked straight at Liu Ying, my tone hardening.

"Senior Sister, in this world, aside from my former husband, everyone else who has ever dared to harm me is already dead."

Liu Ying recoiled from my murderous intent but forced herself to curse back, "Su Shuang, have you lost your mind?"

"You are just a wild girl from the mortal realm. What husband could you possibly have?"

"Enough! Kowtow and admit your mistake. Stop this charade!"

But she did not get to finish her tirade.

Suddenly, Liu Ying collapsed to the ground like a boneless heap.

An awful grinding sound came from her limbs as her bones twisted and bent backward at unnatural angles.

She writhed on the ground in agony, staring at me in terror. "Su Shuang! What dark art is this?!"

"Let me go! Are you trying to kill a god before the Celestial Lord himself? Do you want to die?!"

I could not be bothered with her. I tightened my grip on Chao Yan's wrist. "The celestial bones. Will you carve them out yourself, or must I dig them out for you?"

Chao Yan's face was white with pain. She looked at Jun Che, her eyes welling with tears as she pleaded for help.

Only then did Jun Che snap out of his shock at my ferocious attack.

He was finally, truly angered. His eyes blazed with killing intent.

"Insolence! To cripple a god with a mere thought. Your methods are ruthless indeed."

"But even if your imitation of Jin Yao is convincing, you are still nothing more than an imposter."

"You do not have the power to challenge me."

"I will give you two choices. Take your own life now, or wait for me to scatter your soul to the winds."

I looked at this lofty god before me with derision, a mocking smile playing on my lips.

"Husband. You have already scattered my soul to the winds once."

"Do you truly think I am afraid of a second time?"