The Endless Promise {COMPLETED}

156. Back to the Present

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Meanwhile, in his haste to make Bailong suffer, Immortal Jin had failed to understand every aspect of the Ancient Seal, so the second Liwei broke it, he and the others forming the circle suffered an instant backlash which brought them all right to death's door.

Immortal Jin and two others survived, but their cores had been shattered, rendering them completely useless.

This was considered worse than death since the three had been High Grand Immortals... Even if they could miraculously heal their cores to some level of use, millennia might go by and they still would never attain the level they had lost!

It wasn't long before Sky Realm realized Yin Xiaolong had been alive all along, and Yan Liwei, his wife who had been spared, had been the one to set him free from his prison.

Tianlong and an enraged Fei Yun arrived at Caoyang with the Sky Army, but even with the seal, Bailong's aura had shot forth, striking fear in the soldiers.

"Get out!" They heard his voice rumble around as a shower of his bright blue swords rained down, forcing the army back and away.

'Weiwei...' Bailong thought as he performed a few seals. 'I won't permit anymore bloodshed in our home at least!'

There was a mighty quake and Tianlong and the rest watched in surprise as the entire Caoyang Mountain lifted away from the ground, rising to float in the air, and from the mountains base, giant chains dangled to the ground.

These chains had manifested from the Ancient Seal to hold the mountain in place, pulling its weight over Bailong, but now they dangled freely, frosting over as Bailong's icy aura swirled around.

"I'm imprisoned here, but that doesn't give you the right to act as you please!" Bailong's voice echoed around. "From this day on, no Immortal is permitted to enter Caoyang!" He finished, and a massive shield- the thirty-year age ban, appeared to surround the entire mountain.

Indeed no Immortal could ever step onto Caoyang after that, and this pissed off Fei Yun who had constantly monitored Caoyang before now to ensure Bailong was still suffering as he should be!

He simply could not believe Yan Liwei had managed to slip past his detection and rescue Bailong!

And now, Fei Yun turned his frustration and anger towards Yan Liwei, reminding Tianlong that by releasing Bailong, Yan Liwei had crossed the treshold of their Oath, and since she was dead, they were no longer bound by it.

And so, for the crime of setting free the 'Demon King's Incarnate', Immortal Yan Liwei was punished using one of the worst spells possible: An erase of her existence.

No living being in existence would remember her at all, including her own Clan.

For Bailong and her family, it was made worse. They would remember her, but never recall her face.

And in addition, Yan Liwei herself would never be granted a chance at rebirth, and her star would be destroyed!

This meant Bailong would spend an eternity missing and yearning for her, but wouldn't even remember her face... A torture beyond words!

Bailong learned true bitterness after that.

He spent the first few hundred years like a mad man, seeking out any painting or image of Liwei. But the spell had affected those as well, and the faces on every single painting of Liwei either appeared blank or distorted.

Crazed, Bailong drew endless portraits, willing himself to remember, but it was no use... The paintings ended up with blank faces, no matter how many times his hand painted in features.