NFBE Chapter 376 The Demon Lord's Fate
Chapter 376 The Demon Lord's Fate
"Overcoming the tribulation?"
The woman in black robes repeated the two words, then slowly shook her head at Zhu Qing and told the truth.
"To be honest, Xue Lan's memories are somewhat incomplete, and she truly does not know about the calamity that the senior spoke of."
Upon hearing Xue Lan's answer, a hint of surprise appeared in Zhu Qing's emerald eyes.
The woman looked at Xue Lan carefully for a while, then chuckled softly.
"So that's it."
Looking at the knowing smile on the woman's face, Xue Lan felt a rare sense of curiosity.
What exactly did this demon lord see?
Xue Lan bowed slightly, her voice respectful:
"Xue Lan begs for guidance from a senior."
Zhu Qing waved to Qian Zheng behind her:
"You may all leave now. What happens inside must not be revealed in the slightest."
Qian Zheng's previously stiff body could finally move. The woman lowered her head and agreed, her voice hoarse:
"Yes, my lord."
Zhu Qing watched as all the flower and tree envoys under her command left Qingliu Pavilion before looking over Xue Lan's shoulder at Xue Tong, who was still sitting on the willow leaf.
Xue Lan turned around following the woman's gaze, and heard Xue Tong's somewhat embarrassed voice beside her:
So, should I leave? Or should I leave?
Xue Lan smiled and comforted her, "You're not leaving!"
The woman turned to look at Zhu Qing and said:
"Senior, this is the little sister I've always kept by my side. She knows everything about me."
Xue Tong opened her mouth slightly, looking at the thin figure in front of Qing Liu of Tongtian Pavilion, her eyes becoming a little moist.
Zhu Qing glanced at Xue Lan, then at Xue Tong, who was sitting obediently on the willow leaf.
The girl's soul light flickered for a moment when Xue Lan spoke.
The Demon Lord looked at Xue Lan and the other woman with exceptional tenderness, as if he were looking at his little pet and her playmate.
The little white wolf in front of her was not only secretly replenishing the girl's soul, but also trying to help her regain her emotions.
"Then I will speak frankly."
Zhu Qing slowly raised her hand, and a transparent picture appeared in mid-air.
The scroll floating in mid-air contained many strange beasts that Xue Lan had never seen before.
"You are the closest demon to the level of a demon lord in the Yuanming Realm in the past ten thousand years. The demon lords before you were all ancient beasts, endowed with the destiny of heaven and earth. When they reached the right time to cultivate, they could advance to the level of demon lord without breaking through realms."
"However, of this group of demon lords, only Fusang and I have survived to this day!"
Xue Lan nodded slightly. Kui Shengge was now merely a remnant soul within the Lei Kui Grand Formation, not truly alive. The Golden Crow's soul had been annihilated in the battle at the Garan Secret Realm, and she had vanished from the world without a trace.
"Because you are the only one among us ancient demons who has touched the threshold of becoming a demon lord, but without the blessing of destiny. Therefore, you will face your own tribulation when you advance to the level of demon lord."
Xue Lan suddenly realized:
"This tribulation is not a real tribulation. Before I broke through to the Demon Lord level, everything I experienced and everyone I met were tribulations on my way to becoming a Demon Lord."
Zhu Qing nodded in satisfaction: "That's right."
As Xue Tong listened to their conversation, a tidal wave of emotions surged within her, crashing against the door of her heart.
Is there really such a calamity in the Yuanming Realm that requires the power of an entire realm?
Xue Lan suddenly realized her impending doom, but still wore her signature gentle smile.
It was as if the conversation just now was nothing more than a casual chat with a teacher.
Zhu Qing thought to herself, "So this is what geniuses of later generations are like?"
The Yuanming border was filled with countless snowstorms, and a thousand years passed in an instant, yet it seemed that none of them could leave any trace in this person's heart.
Xue Lan wasn't entirely calm, but she knew that even if she panicked, there was nothing she could do.
This tribulation of breaking through to become a demon lord has been encountered by only Xue Lan in the tens of thousands of years of the Yuanming Realm.
She was only making trouble for herself by trying to figure out something that had never happened before or since.
Instead of blindly pursuing vague conclusions, it's better to wait for the right opportunity to arise.
Thinking this through, the woman asked Zhu Qing the same question she had asked at the beginning:
"So, the reason why the senior trusts me so much is related to my breakthrough of the Demon Lord's tribulation."
Zhu Qing smiled gently and slowly shook her head:
"Yes and no, it's related to the fact that you will eventually become the Demon Lord."
Xue Lan's eyebrows curved into a smile, and a hint of interest appeared in her icy blue eyes. Her voice carried a touch of mockery:
"Could it be that becoming a demon lord requires paying some kind of price?"
Zhu Qing nodded, then looked at Xue Tong again.
This time, the Demon Lord himself spoke up:
"Young friend, what I am about to say is not convenient for outsiders to be present."
Xue Tong listened to everything that had been said, and felt as if a sword was hanging over her heart. She wanted to continue listening, but was first driven away by Zhu Qing.
The girl looked at Xue Lan with some helplessness, only to see that he also nodded helplessly.
Driven away by Zhu Qingdi, the girl had no choice but to leave Qingliu Pavilion.
After Xue Tong left, only Xue Lan and Zhu Qing remained in the entire Qingliu Pavilion.
Lord Qingliu, no longer holding back, looked at Xue Lan and spoke solemnly:
"If you want to establish a brand new Yuanming Realm and be the one to mend this dilapidated map, you must become a Demon Lord and master a part of the laws of heaven and earth."
Xue Lan lowered her eyes, her voice slightly hoarse:
"How could you possibly know, senior, that Xue Lan hasn't yet mastered the laws of heaven and earth?"
Zhu Qing looked into Xue Lan's icy blue eyes, his voice unusually cold:
"Far from enough!"
"Only when you become the Demon Lord will you be qualified to receive a Great Dao from the Heavenly Dao for cultivation, and thereby repair the Yuanming Realm..."
Xue Lan's tone sounded somewhat self-deprecating:
“Yuanming Realm is really too dilapidated.”
Zhu Qing was surprised that Xue Lan understood her meaning so quickly and looked at Xue Lan with some astonishment.
Xue Lan's voice was cold and clear:
"Because the Yuanming border was so dilapidated, it was more like a reconstruction than a mending."
Xue Lan's hoarse voice carried a hint of self-mockery:
"In the newly reborn Yuanming Realm, Senior Lei Kui, you, and I, the newly promoted Demon Lord, will all become relics of the old era and disappear completely."
Zhu Qing let out a long sigh:
"This is the fate of the Demon Lord."
The woman's figure transformed into a faint blue shadow, containing boundless sorrow.
It was a sense of sorrow, a premonition of one's own fate.
Even the great and supreme Demon Lord seemed to feel a little unwilling when faced with this predetermined ending.
Xue Lan remained silent for a long time.
After a long while, the woman slowly raised her eyes to look at Zhu Qing, her voice containing an arrogance that Zhu Qing was unaware of:
Xue Lan has never believed in fate in her entire life!
"I will not back down until I am about to die."