Chapter908:Non-EquivalentExchange

Impermanentsuddenlyraisedherhead,standingattheentranceofYunXiTown,unabletotakeanotherstepforward.

Whydidheknowhername?

Thequalityofmemoryexchangeissupposedtobeequivalent,andasaSupremeHeavenlyDemon,hermemoriesshouldbeoverwhelminglysuperiortomerehumans.

It’slikeabalancewithonesidebeingthedivineandtheothersidebeingmortals.Regardless,thescalesshouldtipinfavorofImpermanentasaSupremeHeavenlyDemon.

Whydidsheonlyseetheyoungmanbeingpulledbyherchildhoodfriend’shandtotaketheentranceexamfortheSwordPalace,whilehewasalreadycallingouthertruename?

ThetruenameoftheImpermanentHeavenlyDemoncarriesaspecialsignificance,representingthememoryofImpermanent’sstrongestHeavenlyDemonbeforebeingaHeavenlyDemon,orevenyoucouldsayitisImpermanent’sonlyweakness.

Justlikesomethingwithoutafixedconcept,onceitisnamed,itgainsmeaninginexistence.

Impermanentrepresentsboundlessness.

Impermanencerepresentstheannihilationofallthings.

InBuddhistterminology,themeaningofImpermanentandImpermanenceistheultimatestateofParanirmitaVasavartin,whichiswhyonlyafewofthestrongestHeavenlyDemonsintheHeavenlyDemonarecalled"Impermanent."

Impermanentisbornfromsentientbeingsofwisdom,andfromthemomentofbirth,eventheclosestpersonwillautomaticallyforgetImpermanent’sname.

Eventhethird-ranked"her"inthegreatswordmaidonlyleftbehindthealias"theKillingPrincess."

Eventhefairy,Kingfisher,whooncefollowedher,hasforgottenhertruename.

Elise,thisname,evenImpermanentherselfhasforgottenit,becauseitisnolongerneeded.

"Why...doyouknowthisname?"

"EvenImyself...nolongerrememberit..."

Impermanentgazesattheothersideoftheworld,wherethegreatswordstandsinthedeepestabyss,taintedbytheBloodyWaltzofCerberus.

No,somethingisn’tright!

Theamountofmemoryexchangebetweenthetwosidesisclearlyvastlydifferent,sowhyisitthatheknowsthiscrucialtruenamebeforeme?

InthecontractoftheHeavenlyDemon,itsignifiesthattheonewhoholdstheinitiativeinthecontractisnottheHeavenlyDemon,butthecontractee.

Beingknownofone’struenamebytheotherpartyalsomeansthatintheHeavenlyDemoncontract,thecontractee’sprovidedmemoryfarexceedsthequalityofone’sownmemory.

Thisisimpossible!

Allsheseesisjusttheordinarylifeofasixteen-year-oldboy,atmosthavingafewsomewhatunusualchildhoodfriends.

Theworldtheyoungboyseesissosimple,peaceful,howcoulditpossiblycomparetothetheKillingPrincesswhohasgonethroughendlessabyssalslaughterandultimatelydefeatedCerberus?

Coulditbethatthecontractbelievesthatthisordinarysixteen-year-oldboy’slifecompletelysurpassesherastheKillingPrincess?

Thisisunreasonable,whereexactlydidthingsgowrong?

Ifthiscontinues,theinitiativeinthecontractwillcompletelyreverse.

Shewastheonewhooriginallyproposedthecontract,forciblyerasingthedisruptiveOrderGodSeal,anditwasalsoherwhoultimatelypulledtheyoungboyintotheSoul[Field],sowhyisitthatshe,astheSupremeHeavenlyDemon,istheoneatadisadvantageinthebalanceofthecontract?

Whatcausedthescalesofthesoultocompletelytilttowardstheotherside,tothepointwhereevenherowntruenamewasleaked?

ThetruenameElise,whichwascompletelyerasedfromtheworldlongagowhenshebecametheImpermanentHeavenlyDemon.

Therefore,ImpermanentshouldbethestrongestHeavenlyDemonwithoutanyweaknesses.

SimilartotheWhiteHolyDragonwithitssacredbloodline,thetruenameofImpermanentalsopossessesextremelyterrifyingpower,beingtheonlythingthatcanbindthiskindofSupremeHeavenlyDemon-likeImpermanent.

But...thisisyourname?YunXiblinked,lookingatthegirlonthesideofthepeacefultownwhereshewasborn,asthedawndescendedfromthedeepestdepthsoftheabyssthroughthesky.

ThetransformationintotheKillingPrincess,nowaSupremeHeavenlyDemon,madeherfigureevensmallerthanbefore.Timehadnotleftanytracesonherbutseemedtoflowbackward.

ThatappearancerepresentedherastheyoungestamongallSupremeHeavenlyDemonsandthelatesttobebornintheendlessgod’sdomainsasImpermanent.

Myname...shouldnotbeknowntoyou...Elise...Pronouncingthisname,whichshealmostfeltunfamiliarwith,Elisemadeuphermind.

Time,flowbackward!shewantedtoseewhereexactly,atwhichpointintime,thepositionsofbothsidesonthebalanceofsoulshadbeencompletelyreversed.

Theabilitytogoagainsttheflowoftimeandobservethepastisatruedomainofgods.EvenforElise,aSupremeHeavenlyDemon,castingthisspellwouldcomeatagreatcost.

Butnotdoingsoisnotanoption,otherwisetheinitiativeofthecontractwouldbecompletelyinYunXi’shands.Sheneededtoknowwhatexactlyshehadseenthatcausedthecompleteimbalanceoftheirsouls.

Vaguely,shehadapremonitionthatshewasplayingwithfire.However,shehadabsoluteconfidenceinherImpermanentbody.

NoonecanmakeaSupremeHeavenlyDemoncommitthesamemistake.TheyarethehighestbeingsnaturallypositionedatthepinnacleoftheHeavenlyDemon.

Inthefirstyear,YunXiwastakeninbyhiscurrentfosterparents.Thesecond,third,fourthyear...nothingoutoftheordinaryhappened.Theninth,tenth,eleventhyear...nocluescouldbefound,exceptformeetingthosechildhoodfriends.Thetwelfth,thirteenth,fourteenth,fifteenth...itallseemedlikeanordinarylifeofasmalltownyouth,eventhoughthetownitselfwassomewhatpeculiar,buttheboyhimselfwasjustaverage.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😚)

Hisdreamwasnothingmorethanmarryinganordinarychildhoodfriend,inheritinghisfamily’sbakery,andthenhavingafewchildrentoliveahappyandordinarylife.

HowcouldsomeonelikehimgrowtothepointofbeingabletosummonaSupremeHeavenlyDemon?Hisfirstfifteenyearsoflifehadnothingtodowiththewords"legendary,"totheextentthatheprobablycouldn’tevendefeatawildwolf.

Comparedtohisinvinciblechildhoodfriend,hewasasinsignificantasdustunderthesun.

Withsuchatinysoul,letaloneSupremeHeavenlyDemon,hewasevenunfittosummonanEnchantress.

Whywouldthesoulofsuchapersonoutweighheronthebalanceofthecontractandevenobtainherlong-sealedtruename?Elise’slegend—blessedbycountlesspeoplesincebirth.Enchantingnumerousnoblesatherfirstformalball.Regardedasthefuturesaintcandidatewhensheattendedthechurchschool.

YunXi,dancingtheBloodyWaltz,slaughteredmillionsofdemons,venturedaloneintothedeepestcontaminatedareas,battledCerberusforsevendaysandnights,andkilledthestrongestBlackBeastthirteentimesinarow.

Sacrificingherself,shedealtfatalblowstonumerousevilgods,transformedintotheSupremeHeavenlyDemon,andearnedthename"Impermanent."

YunXi’slegendaryjourney—

Abandonedbyunknownparentsbytheroadside,shewasadoptedbyanordinarychildlesscouple.

HemetHuaHuo,atalentedchildhoodfriendfromtheWesternGod’sDomain,andcompletedhercompulsoryeducationatthepublicschoolintown.

Hebecametheownerofabakeryandformedcloserrelationshipswithherchildhoodfriends.

Other—None.

Evenifhesacrificesmillionsortensofmillionsofidenticalsouls,hislifestillcannotcomparetoElise’sfinger.

ThecontractwiththeHeavenlyDemonisbasedonmutualconsent.

Thetwopartiesofthecontractwillnaturallyachieveadynamicbalance.

ThemonkswhosummontheEnchantresswiththeParanirmitaVasavartinScrollunderstandtheterrifyingnatureoftheHeavenlyDemonmorethananyoneelse.WhensummoningtheHeavenlyDemon,theyareawareofthetaboosinvolvedandarecautiousatalltimes.However,theystilloftenlosethemselvesandperish.

Unawareandfearless,YunXisummonedthehighest-rankedImpermanentfromtheendlessgod’sdomains,completelyunawareofthemadnessofheractions.

Evenahighlycultivatedmonkwhohasattainedthepurityofthesixsensesandcomprehendedtheconceptof"formisemptiness,emptinessisform"cannotresistthecontrolofImpermanent.

Impermanentitselfistheembodimentofgreatliberation,representingthetrueformoftheSupremeHeavenlyDemonthatstandsoppositetothepositionofthefruitofprofoundwisdominBuddhism.

Charm,intelligence,strength—Impermanentpossessesthehighestrankinallaspectsandhasnoweaknesses.ItisnotrestrainedbyanyBuddhistsupernaturalpowersandrepresentstheultimaterealmoftheHeavenlyDemon.

Ifmeasuredonthetwinwitches’goldenscale,thecounterpartoftheImpermanentHeavenlyDemonisundoubtedlyadeity,andahighlyrankedone,atleasteighthrankorhigher.

Thesoulqualityofaneighth-rankedImpermanent,inthebalanceofthecontract,unexpectedlytiltedtowardsYunXi’sside.Thisisanextremelyunusualsituation.

Evenifithastopayatremendouspriceofweakness,Impermanentmustfindoutwhatexactlyhappened.

Atwhatpointintimedidtheanomalyoccur?

Aftertheageoffifteen,thetimelinemovedforwardonceagain.

Finally,thedayofYunXi’ssixteenthbirthdayarrived.

Thisday,it’sthisday!

Elise’swholebodytrembledslightly.Itwasadayshehadonceoverlookedbutnowfinallyrealizedthatsomethingwasamiss.

Becauseonthisday,amysteriousobjectappearedbytheyoungboy’sside.

Ontheyoungboy’ssixteenthbirthday,hereceivedanextraordinarygift.

Thisnodethatshehadonceinadvertentlyoverlooked,whenitappearedforthesecondtimeonthisday,sherealizedthatsomethingwaswrong.

Wheredidthatgoldenretrievercomefrom?

Howcouldsuchamagicalcreatureexistinthissmalltown?

Thatflawlessgoldenfur,accompaniedbywiseandbeautifuleyes,clearlybelongedtooneoftherarestandmostextraordinarycreaturesintheWesternGod’sDomain,thelegendaryGoldenPrincesswiththebloodlinethatbringslucktopeople!

AssomeonewhoinheritedtheancientroyalbloodlineoftheWesternGod’sDomain,sheunexpectedlyoverlookedsuchanunusualoccurrence.

Evenshe,whohasonlyseenitinthechurch’sillustrations,hadneverlaideyesonaGoldenRetrieverwithsuchpurebloodline.

Thatlegendisnotunfounded!

Thetrulypure-bloodedRoyalGoldenRetrieveroriginatesfromthesamelevelofmythicalcreatureasCerberus,thelegendarymagicalbeingsaidtobringluckandwealthtoitsowner.

InordertopreventthebloodlineofthesemiraculousGoldenRetrieversfromextinction,theroyalfamiliesoftheWesternGod’sDomainevenresortedtoforbiddenmeans,allowingafractionoftheseadorable,non-aginggoldenspiritstosurvive.

Withoutexception,theyareallGoldenPrincesses,andthepure-bloodedGoldenRetrieverbloodlinenowonlyremainsinthefemalebranch.