Ouyang Tianyun was preparing food for Xiaotian and Huoyan. There was no other way; ever since those two spirit beasts had eaten the beef jerky she made, they regularly came to her for more. For the sake of Sikong Xuran and Zhu Yanyi, she had no choice but to degrade herself from a culinary cultivator to a dedicated chef for spirit beasts.
When his communication token rang, he glanced at it, opened the connection, and said, "Junior Sister Yanyi, aren't you on a mission? Why are you contacting me?"
"Senior Brother Tianyun, do you know how someone—let’s say, a person, a cultivator, or a demon—commits an act that heaven and earth cannot tolerate, yet Heaven’s Will does not punish them? How do they manage to evade Heaven’s Will?" Zhu Yanyi asked very directly.
Ouyang Tianyun was slightly stunned at first, then frowned slightly. "Junior Sister Yanyi, can you explain this to me in more detail?"
Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment and decided not to hide anything. "Senior Sister Yanqiu and I arrived at the Dayu Plane. We found it desolate and filled with foul air, trending toward a state where evil demons could spawn. If we don’t stop it immediately, this plane will face a calamity in ten years. But I discovered that Heaven’s Will here seems unaware of the situation."
Ouyang Tianyun understood why Zhu Yanyi had contacted her. She possessed the Heavenly Book, which governed heavenly matters. If Heaven’s Will showed no reaction, there was definitely a problem.
"Junior Sister Yanyi, let me investigate this situation for you. I will contact you in half an hour with the answer." Ouyang Tianyun knew this was a major matter, so he did not refuse, but he needed to check before giving a definitive answer.
"Okay." Zhu Yanyi naturally had no objections. She had contacted Ouyang Tianyun precisely because she possessed the Heavenly Book, which meant she could likely identify what was wrong with Heaven’s Will here.
After Zhu Yanyi finished her call with Ouyang Tianyun, Yuan Yanqiu spoke up. "Junior Sister Yanyi, if you find the reason why Heaven’s Will is being obscured, should we first lift this obscuration?"
Zhu Yanyi nodded. "Although we are not sages, our duty is to heal the world. If we can save it, we must. Obscuring Heaven’s Will means Heaven’s Will itself is sick. Naturally, we must heal it."
Healing the world was never just empty talk.
Zhu Yanyi looked up at the sky, her heart feeling heavy. She hoped this matter would not be too difficult to resolve.
Meanwhile, after receiving Zhu Yanyi’s message, Ouyang Tianyun summoned the Heavenly Book and began searching. After checking, she frowned slightly because the Heavenly Book showed no reaction. This confirmed that something incredibly strange was happening. She then activated her special communication token and contacted Ouyang Mingyue.
"Adoptive Father." Ouyang Tianyun bowed respectfully upon seeing Ouyang Mingyue.
Ouyang Mingyue was drinking tea. Seeing Ouyang Tianyun, he smiled. "You child, since you went to the lower realms, you never contact me casually. Speak, what has happened?"
Ouyang Tianyun did not beat around the bush. "Junior Sister Yanyi from the Sage Academy just contacted me. She went to the Dayu Dynasty in the Dayu Plane on a mission and discovered traces of evil demons being born. The problem is that Heaven’s Will there seems unaware of this issue. So, I wanted to ask, Adoptive Father, what is going on?"
Ouyang Mingyue listened to Ouyang Tianyun, pondered for a moment, calculated with his fingers, and then said, "Nine hundred years ago, the Dayu Dynasty was established. The first monarch of the Dayu Dynasty deceived a girl from the Meizu tribe, one of the demon races.
She used her charm to deceive her and, through her, utilized the Meizu’s abilities to seize the world.
To ensure the Dayu Dynasty would last for eternity, she even tricked the Meizu girl into the palace and then cruelly killed her. she used her blood to cleanse the royal lineage’s sinful roots, thereby gaining royal aura and becoming the new ruler of all people.
Before dying, the Meizu girl cursed: 'Nine nines return to one. Nine hundred years later, the Dayu Dynasty will face a calamity. Heaven will not respond, and earth will not assist. Only by using the blood of the Dayu royal lineage to reopen the heavy mists can heaven and earth be reborn.' Now, nine hundred years have passed. The Dayu Dynasty has only one drop of royal blood left—the current emperor. It is time for heaven and earth to change."
Ouyang Tianyun frowned slightly after hearing this. "The girl was pitiful for being deceived, but extending the ancestors’ sins for nine hundred years shows that the Meizu girl was not a good person."
Ouyang Mingyue smiled lightly. "The Meizu people themselves do not follow reason. However, a curse is a curse. Heaven’s Will intended to help the human emperor, but it was bound by this curse, creating the condition where 'heaven does not respond.'
However, Heaven’s Will is Heaven’s Will. It will not cut off all vitality in heaven and earth. Therefore, there is always a spark of life, especially during each 'nine nines return to one' cycle, when a new spark of life emerges. As for where this spark is, they must find it themselves."
"Adoptive Father, please don’t act like this has nothing to do with you and hang up high." Ouyang Tianyun sneered, looking at Ouyang Mingyue with clear displeasure.
Ouyang Mingyue was slightly stunned. He had raised this child for so many years and had never seen him sneer at him. He always remembered this child as gentle, refined, and too upright. No matter how he tried to teach him, he couldn’t change that. That was why he had sent him to the lower planes to temper himself. How long had it been? The last time they spoke, he was still the same. Now, he was sneering? He paused, surprised.
"Tianyun, you actually sneered at me." Ouyang Mingyue asked curiously.
Ouyang Tianyun rubbed his forehead. "Adoptive Father, that’s not the point. The point is how to make Heaven’s Will truly return to its place. Even if the royal family is at fault, all living beings are not. Why should they be implicated and tormented?"
Ouyang Mingyue looked at Ouyang Tianyun, pondered for a moment, and then nodded. "Tianyun, you have changed."
"Huh?" Ouyang Tianyun was stunned. He didn’t understand what his adoptive father meant.
Seeing Ouyang Tianyun’s confused expression, Ouyang Mingyue laughed. "But this change is good. I am very pleased."
"Adoptive Father…" Ouyang Tianyun was speechless. "I’m talking about serious business."
"The return of all things to their origin always requires an opportunity. Although the Dayu Plane is just a small plane, its Heaven’s Will exists. It is just trapped now and needs someone to help unlock this confinement. The key to unlocking this confinement lies in the human heart. Where the human heart leans, it will naturally become a universal key to unlock the confinement of Heaven’s Will." Ouyang Mingyue said seriously to his adopted son.