Against the Gods - Chapter 1614 Proofread

                                                            Against the Gods
Proofread for Chapter 1614 - Good and Evil by Trizept (ATG Wikia Discord)
~Credits go to both LNMTL and Babelchain~
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Bang!

Another gigantic profound beast was smashed to death by Yun Che and Zhou Qingchen's combined strength. Qianye Ying'er stepped forward, and with a swipe of her finger, she skillfully took out the profound core that had not dispersed its aura before directly putting it away.

"Miss Qianying's technique is quite beautiful. It seems the two of you come here quite often." Zhou Qingchen praised. This was already an unknown number of times he had praised Qianye Ying'er... Although he had never received any response from her.

"The matter of taking the profound core is indeed not bad." Yun Che seemed to be praising her as well, but when Qianye Ying'er heard his words, she snorted coldly.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time that Brother Chen has come to this place. However, regardless of what kind of resources you take, you have no desire in your eyes." Yun Che smiled before looking at Zhou Qingchen and said, "Just speaking of these Divine Sovereign ancient beasts, their fur are also priceless treasures, but they do not enter Brother Chen's eyes at all. It seems that Brother Chen's family background must be extremely noble."

Zhou Qingchen smiled, but he did not deny it. He could not help but glance towards Qianye Ying'er, and said while looking at her back, "Brother Ling and I share the same feelings and get along well; Speaking of family background, I do deserve to be called 'noble'. However, no matter how noble one is, one's body is made of flesh and blood, and one's soul is also filled with the same seven emotions and six desires.

"On the contrary, I am rather envious of Brother Ling."

"Envy me?" Yun Che raised his eyebrows.

Zhou Qingchen smiled and he did not reply, but his eyes moved swiftly.

"Could it be that Brother Chen envies me for having such a woman by my side?" Yun Che suddenly said with a faint smile on his face.

Zhou Qingchen's expression suddenly froze.

"Earlier, I was curious as to why someone as noble and extraordinary as Brother Chen with his extremely high cultivation level would take the initiative to travel with us." Yun Che smiled and said, "Later on, I noticed that Brother Chen's gaze intentionally or unintentionally fell on Qianying's body. Every time she encountered an Absolute Beginning Profound Beast, Brother Chen would immediately seal her location in order to prevent her from encountering any possible danger."

"And..." Sensing that Zhou Qingchen's aura was slightly cramped, Yun Che remained cold and continued, "Isn't Brother Chen praising her a little too much?"

Zhou Qingchen avoided his gaze, and smiled while shaking his head, "Brother Ling is really meticulous, you must be joking."

"Does this mean that Brother Chen is truly interested in her?" Yun Che revealed a surprised face as he glanced sideways at Qianye Ying'er, but the latter was still very far away, so she didn't seem to be able to hear what they were saying.

Zhou Qingchen shook his head, then suddenly looked up at the sky and sighed softly, "Brother Ling, what do you think? What is the most difficult thing in the world?"

Yun Che did not answer his question. Instead, he answered casually, "Different people have different answers to this question. I want to hear Brother Chen's answer first."

Zhou Qingchen closed his eyes, and his voice became prolonged, "My birth is rather special. When I was very young, I was told that I have a completely different identity from others, but at the same time, I am also tasked with a 'mission'. In my life, the most important thing is the 'righteous path', and the most undesirable thing is 'desire'."

Yun Che: "..."

"Because of this, I've always been a person with a low sense of desire. I've always treated everything in a peaceful manner, and am rarely interested in any kind of battle."

"Later on, when I reached the age of marriage, my Royal Father and clansmen found many candidates for me, but... Perhaps it was due to the cultivation of my heart, but I still didn't have any feelings for women. Even if I occasionally had a good impression of them, but when I shifted my gaze, I would forget about them and they would disappear. I thought it would continue like this until one day I met someone..."

"Brother Ling," Zhou Qingchen asked, "Do you believe... Is there anyone in this world who can make you remember them in your entire life with just a single glance?"

"I do not believe." Yun Che answered without any hesitation.

That year, when he had fallen into the Phoenix Perching Valley, he glanced at Feng Xue'er before falling unconscious... In the Forbidden Land of Samsara, the moment Shen Xi dissipated the light fog, he felt that his soul left his body for an instant...

It had happened before, and it would be carved into his heart for the rest of his life. But they were all gone... and there would never be a time again, never again.

"I didn't believe it either, but that person..." Zhou Qingchen's voice trembled slightly as his facial features unconsciously tightened, "I only glanced at her from afar, but it's as if I've suddenly fallen into a nightmare that I'll never be able to wake up from."

"Is that so?" Yun Che said, as though he disapproved.

"Brother Ling, I understand that these words sound a little ridiculous." Zhou Qingchen said, "But... If you one day catch a glimpse of her true appearance, you will understand what this 'nightmare' is. Even if... She didn't have a trace of a smile on her face, while her eyes were cold and indifferent, and would even have a hint of mockery in them, but she would forever confine you in a 'nightmare'. No one would be able to escape from her."

"Is that so..." Yun Che touched his chin, "So this means that for Brother Chen, the most difficult thing in the world is to let go of this person?"

"Right." Zhou Qingchen said, "I have tried countless of methods before, but I have no way of getting rid of them. Even if one day she turns out to be..."

His words came to an abrupt end.

Yun Che smiled, "To be able to make a person like Brother Chen act like this, I am truly curious about what kind of calamity that woman is."

"I actually hope that Brother Ling will never see her. It is fortunate for one to meet someone they love, but to meet her... It's a calamity." Zhou Qingchen exhaled, and then spoke in a very light manner, "In this world, there has never been anyone who was worthy of her, even with a glance of her warmth."

"Not necessarily. Some women just seem arrogant, but in reality..." Yun Che put his hands behind his head, his face full of smiles, and didn't say anything else.

Zhou Qingchen smiled as he shook his head, and looked at Qianye Ying'er from afar, "Miss Qianying is quite similar to her, so I couldn't help but want to look at her for a while longer. It can be considered a type of..."

He laughed self-deprecatingly, "Some pitiful delusions."

"So that's how it is." Yun Che said, "However, I have always been lacking in teaching her, so she does not know how to behave when she is outside. Brother Chen, please do not blame me."

"It's fine." Zhou Qingchen said, "To those who she doesn't know, she would approach with her own initiative, while maintaining this distance and wariness. Furthermore... Even on this point, they also have a bit of a resemblance."

From afar, Qianye Ying'er looked forward as she silently searched for the Eternal Heaven Guardian's auras. Zhou Qingchen's voice was clearly heard by her, but she did not have any reaction to it, not even a cold snort.

In the distance, Qu Hui had always been following them from afar. He felt that Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er did not have any intentions towards Zhou Qingchen, and had instead maintained distance and vigilance. This actually made him completely relax... After all, it was Zhou Qingchen who took the initiative to accompany them.

He also heard Zhou Qingchen's words as he mumbled to himself, "The demon woman from the Brahma Monarch really does harm to others. I really hope that she is already dead."

Zhou Qingchen regained his senses, but did not want this matter to continue, so he changed the topic, "Brother Ling, to you, what is the most difficult thing in the world?"

Yun Che closed his eyes and said, "It's most likely to distinguish between good and evil."

"Oh?" Zhou Qingchen became suspicious, "Why is Brother Ling so conflicted?"

"What is good and evil to Brother Chen?" Yun Che asked.

Zhou Qingchen thought for a while and then said, "There are many good things, such as showing kindheartedness. There are countless small good things in the world, but those who are naturally good are few."

"In Brother Chen's eyes, who do you refer to as 'good'?" Yun Che asked casually.

"I have a person that I respect." Zhou Qingchen said in a somewhat emotional tone, "In order to protect the peace of this world, he does not disobey his principles, breaks his own promises, sullies his own reputation, and once he even wanted another person to take his own life to quell his anger and unfairness. This is the greatest good I have ever witnessed in my entire life. Perhaps there is no one else in this world who can do what he does. "

"What about evil?" Yun Che asked.

"There are hundreds of thousands of evils." Zhou Qingchen said, "Father once taught me that there is no pure evil in this world. Many evil can be nipped in the bud, and many evil can be redeemed and saved. However, if you want to talk about evil that can't be saved in the world, it would be the devils of the Northern Divine Region."

Yun Che was not surprised at all by Zhou Qingchen's words. He turned and said, "So that means to Brother Chen, the devils are like an unpardonable evil?"

"Of course." Zhou Qingchen said, "The devils are heretics whose humanity has been twisted, and the dark profound energy is a negative power that should not exist. If the existence of the dark profound energy can be forever wiped away from this world, and there are no longer any devils left, who knows just how much less darkness and danger there will be."

He glanced at Yun Che, "Does Brother Ling not think so?"

His words clearly meant that... Isn't this the most basic of knowledge and common sense? Why do you have such doubts?

Yun Che smiled and said, "I suddenly thought of an interesting question, tell mee... Is a devil who saved the world an evil person or a kind person?"

"Hahahaha," Zhou Qingchen laughed, "This is indeed an interesting question..."

However, just as he spoke, his laughter suddenly stopped and his expression instantly became complicated... He thought of a person and then said in a very soft voice, "Devil. It was impossible for him to have the kindness to save the world, butif a person who saved the world fell to become a devil, then he definitely could not be allowed to live in this world. This is because he would be even more terrifying than an ordinary devil. When one is good, one can save the world, but when one becomes a devil, it might bring disaster to the world."

"So that's how it is." Yun Che nodded, as if he was agreeing with his words, and said while chuckling, "Looks like as long as he becomes the devil, no matter what he did, it would be a heresy that cannot be left in the world. Brother Chen, what you've seen truly strikes me deep within my heart."

"Speaking of which," Yun Che continued, "I heard that during these two years, the Eastern Divine Region had been chasing after a devil named 'Yun Che' with all their might. He was once the pride of your Eastern Divine Region as a Child of the Heavens, and even I have heard of his name in the Southern Divine Region. But no matter how proud he was, he was still a junior in the end. To pursue and exterminate him, the various Eastern Divine Region's great King Realms did not hesitate to use their full strength... why is this?"

Zhou Qingchen's expression tightened, as he did not want to answer this question, and did not even want to recall Yun Che.

And at this moment, Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er's brows fiercely moved at the same time.

An extremely powerful yet extremely weak aura was rapidly approaching, but they felt something strange going on... the other party's aura and and flight seems to indicate that the person was seriously injured.

In the distance, the expression on Venerable Qu Hui's face suddenly changed... There was only a single strand of aura, and it was incredibly weak as well, carried with it an extremely heavy stench of blood. A ghastly chill instantly spread throughout his entire body, as he couldn't care less about concealing himself.

It was also at this time that Zhou Qingchen suddenly noticed the arrival of this aura. His expression also changed as he muttered "Uncle Tai Yin" in a low voice. Then, without caring about anything else, he suddenly flew into the air and followed closely behind Qu Hui.

"Sigh... Brother Chen, where are you going? " As Yun Che shouted, his and Qianye Ying'er's auras interacted in an instant before naturally rising and flying up to follow behind him with a speed that wasn't too fast.

Venerable Tai Yin's whole body was stained with blood as half of his flesh was exposed outside. It was as if he had been slashed a thousand times by a person before being soaked in the Purgatory's blood pool. His entire right arm had even completely disappeared from his body... However, he was still a Eternal Heaven Guardian after all. Even if he was in such a miserable state, all the Absolute Beginning Profound Beasts that wanted to get close to him had all died under his hands.

He firmly held onto the Void World Cauldron in his hand in case anything unexpected happened. Finally, he dragged his crippled body to where Qu Hui and Zhou Qingchen were.

Seeing that blood-red figure from afar, Qu Hui's figure firmly stood there. If not for the unique Guardian's aura, he would never have believed that this was Tai Yin... The Eternal Heaven God Realm's sixth Guardian!

"Tai Yin..." It was only until they were very close that Qu Hui finally regained his soul, and then asked in a heavy voice, "What happened? What about Venerable Zhu Liu?"

Venerable Tai Yin took a deep breath and then quickly swallowed down a few drops of spirit liquid. As he panted violently, he was unable to speak for a moment.

"Uncle Tai Yin!"

Zhou Qingchen's flustered voice came from afar, followed by a figure charging over. Seeing Tai Yin's appearance a moment later, he froze in place, just like Qu Hui, and did not dare to believe his eyes at all.

After Tai Yin was silently suppressing his injuries for a long time, he finally opened his eyes... In his line of sight, he saw two figures far away looking at him with a puzzled expression.

"Don't worry, they aren't enemies." Qu Hui clenched his fists tightly and asked once more, "What exactly happened? Venerable Zhu Liu, he... Could it be that..."

Two Fourth Level Divine Sovereigns, even if they were mortal enemies, wouldn't be able to pose a threat at all. Venerable Tai Yin let out a long breath and said slowly, "Zhu Liu... died."

"Wha... What!?" Qu Hui and Zhou Qingchen's bodies shook intensely at the same time.

They knew very well what a Guardian's death meant to the entire Eastern Divine Region, and even to the entire God Realm.

"However," Tai Yin hurriedly said as he adjusted his aura, "Fortunately the mission didn't fail... The gift to the Crown Prince has been obtained, we will return immediately... We must hurry up and leave!"

Success... The Absolute Beginning Divine Fruit had been obtained!

This was undoubtedly a great comfort in the face of the grievous news of Zhu Liu passing away. Qu Hui quickly nodded, "Alright!"

Without any delay, he waved his hand and a thirty meter long small-scaled profound ark appeared. He grabbed Zhou Qingchen and said, "Let's go! We'll talk about the rest when we get back."

At this time, the expressions in both Yun Che's and Qianye Ying'er's eyes changed slightly.

The Eternal Heaven obtained the Absolute Beginning Divine Fruit from the Absolute Beginning Dragon Clan. This was undoubtedly the result they wanted to see, and also the reason why Yun Che's plan was to get close to Zhou Qingchen.

However, the outcome was completely different from what they had expected.

Originally, if the two Guardians were able to obtain the Absolute Beginning Divine Fruit and return after obtaining it, their immense curiosity would definitely make Qu Hui and Zhou Qingchen want to immediately take a look at it and the bathe in its unique aura. It was even possible that they would even directly hand the divine fruit over to Zhou Qingchen for that.

With two Guardians by his side, who would be able to snatch it away?

This was the best, and the only chance for Yun Che and Qianye Ying'er... They were already close enough, so how could the two Eternal Heaven Guardians possibly be wary of the two insignificant Fourth Level Divine Sovereigns?

However, one of the Guardians had died and the other had suffered heavy injuries. It was evident that the Venerable Tai Yin had reached his limit. Not only did he have to leave the God Realm of Absolute Beginning immediately, but he had no intention of taking out the divine fruit.

The Absolute Beginning Divine Fruit was still the safest in his body. Even if he was severely injured to this extent, his cultivation level was still far superior to Zhou Qingchen and Qu Hui. Moreover, he still had the Void World Cauldron in his hands.

"I see." Zhou Qingchen also solemnly nodded, and said, "Allow me to first bid my farewells to my two new friends."

After he finished speaking, he turned around and raised his hand, then quickly said, "Brother Ling, Miss Qianying, there is an urgent matter that needs to be taken away immediately. If the two of you go to Eastern Divine Region in the future, we might meet again."

His gaze stayed on Qianye Ying'er for an entire second before he finally turned around and prepared to leave.

Yun Che nodded, and stepped forward... But his hand was instantly grabbed by Qianye Ying'er.

"We are not Tai Yin's opponents." Qianye Ying'er said in a low voice, "Eternal Heaven Guardian are far more frightening than you can imagine. Even now... They have the ability to kill the both of us in retaliation!"