The Snow Mountain fell into a brief silence.

The Sea Surfing King gazed into Xie Xuanyi’s eyes. Xie Xuanyi gave him an answer that seemed unreasonable, but upon rational reflection, Chu Lin found it quite reasonable.

In this world, people are different from one another.

Chen Jingxuan is a once-in-a-millennium genius, and so is Xie Xuanyi.

Some problems, the solutions from geniuses, are always different from those of ordinary people.

"Although I can’t understand..."

Chu Lin said, "But I trust your arrangements, sir."

After saying this, Chu Lin turned back and glanced: "How are you going to deal with him?"

Behind him, the bonfire flickered in the piercing cold wind.

A man and a woman, in the cold wind, were close together, almost leaning against each other.

Though there were two people.

But... Chu Lin didn’t care about Ye Ling.

In his eyes, the woman’s threat as a Great Venerable was far less than a tenth of that of the other person.

This is Cui Zhen’s lair.

The Demon Country has countless snow mountains, it’s hard to find this Snow Mountain.

Even the Tianhuang Palace Master would find it hard to locate this place... But that also means, once missing this opportunity, Xie Xuanyi would also completely lose information on Cui Zhen.

Chu Lin’s words had a very clear implication.

Cui Zhen is a scourge.

In this world, those qualified to achieve Harmonization are few, and even fewer have the chance to succeed.

Cui Zhen... absolutely is one of them.

Such a person, if left unchecked, who knows what kind of disturbances they might cause in the future.

"He’s not that foolish."

Xie Xuanyi calmly said, "Even if you kill him now... he wouldn’t die."

Upon hearing this, Chu Lin felt a bit regretful but ultimately nodded: "I respect your choice."

...

...

The empty space enveloped by the bonfire had some snow and wind swirled in.

The barrier set by Cui Zhen was lifted by Xie Xuanyi with a mere hand gesture, as if unveiling a curtain.

"Have you finished talking?"

The handsome Great Demon sat by the bonfire, lowering his head, his exceptionally attractive face still pale despite being illuminated by the firelight.

The black robe was half off, revealing smooth skin and a slender collarbone.

Cui Zhen was severely wounded.

But these injuries... were not entirely from the Erosion Sun.

Large patches of pale skin, burning with scorching red patterns, these patterns like meticulously crafted ukiyo-e, where the incomplete sun and moon embrace in slumber, the Nine Venerable Demons stretch their bodies between the sun and moon, some bowing as if feigning sleep, others with Vajra’s Angry Eyes, looking like clusters of vivid red flames.

This is the injury from the [Yin Yang Reversal].

"Finished talking."

Xie Xuanyi came to the bonfire, sat down slowly, sitting in front of Cui Zhen, his hands placed on his knees.

The handsome Great Demon chuckled softly.

He lifted his palm, a simple gesture, without further words.

Ye Ling, who was kneading his shoulders, immediately stood up, this woman Great Venerable with no airs at all, obediently retreated like the lowliest maid.

"Across two realms, few make me admire them."

Cui Zhen slowly raised his head, indeed handsome, his narrow eyes curved like crescent moons as he smiled.

"You’re one, Chen Jingxuan... is another."

Cui Zhen hadn’t expected, there was this move with the Sea Surfing King Chu Lin.

In order to kill Erosion Sun, he had made numerous preparations.

The entire Erosion Sun Swamp had formations and talismans set by Ye Ling in advance, to temporarily shield the Qi Mechanism of this world even if the [Solar Eclipse] abnormality disappears.

But...

If it hadn’t been for this move by Chen Jingxuan.

The plan to assassinate Erosion Sun would likely have ended in failure.

"He indeed deserves your admiration."

Xie Xuanyi faintly responded, glanced around, suddenly asked: "Bringing me here, aren’t you afraid I’d kill you?"

"..."

Cui Zhen smiled as he looked at the young Sword Cultivator before him.

The two stared at each other, silent for a long time.

"If you wanted to kill me, why wait until now?"

Cui Zhen asked with a smile, supporting his chin with his hand: "With Erosion Sun dead, you could have acted earlier... you must know, killing me won’t bring peace to the Demon Country."

This is one reason why Xie Xuanyi didn’t act.

From the current standpoint of Great Chu.

Cui Zhen being alive is absolutely a good thing.

This fellow wants to avenge against the Nine Venerable—

The entire Demon Country would be thrown into chaos!

"I know you’re guarding against me."

Xie Xuanyi said, "With Erosion Sun dead, you withdrew from the Yang God Realm. That Red Armor Avatar has been hidden miles away... If I strike now, you’d probably wake up in another Secret Realm, right?"

"Guarding against others is necessary."

Cui Zhen asked earnestly: "Xie Xuanyi, you may not be a villain, but you are not a gentleman either. Guarding against you isn’t excessive, is it?"

At this moment.

He was facing Xie Xuanyi with his black robe.

If he really "dies".

He would just start over, as long as the mountain green survives, there’s no fear of having no firewood.

"That makes sense."

Xie Xuanyi nodded, not surprised at all.

He had long known that Cui Zhen wasn’t easy to handle.

Bringing himself here, absolutely still had a card up his sleeve.

"However..."

Cui Zhen suddenly smiled again: "I know, you won’t strike."

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrow: "Oh?"

"You are now a Harmonization Cultivator."

Cui Zhen said with a smile: "After the Great Tribulation, for a thousand years, across two realms, there’s only you as the one true Great Harmony Cultivator... Your future endpoint is no longer the Yang God Realm."

For Xie Xuanyi.

The endpoint of this mountain is definitely not Yang God.

Achieving the Heavenly People is only a matter of time.

If the opportunity arises... he also has a chance to attain Immortal!

"..."

Xie Xuanyi merely remained silent, his expression calm, without any ripples.

"Based on my understanding of you."

Cui Zhen said each word with deliberation: "You want to kill me, but definitely not now."

The great battle had just concluded.