I just want to share the summary of the last chapter of the Bad Ending in the novel because it was so poignant and significant. It shows the after effects of TTJ's sacrifice. Thus, I personally thought that while it is sad for LSS and TTJ to be apart, this is an appropriate ending because it finally closes the 10,000+ karmic cycle and TTJ is free from ADG at last.
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TTJ's soul scattered into the Same Path of Sadness. With power of the Phoenix fire, Li Susu flew towards the crack in the sky. The demons cry as they saw their demon lord perish. Is it the end for them? All the demons with cultivation rush to fight with Li Susu even though they know they cannot kill the goddess.
Some of them perish by the Phoenix fire. Susu's heart is compassionate. The demons have been trapped in the desert for thousands of years. Now, the demon lord is dead so she wants this beautiful world to be owned by them and let them be free.
Li Susu didn't look back, she took a few magic weapons, and flew into the Path of Sadness. In the heart of the Phoenix, she saw eternal darkness inside but her heart is very calm this time. She approach the light and suddenly the light inside shone brightly pushing Li Susu out. The Phoenix turned into a red goddess.
The demons stare in a daze. It looks the power of the devil. The Path of the Same Sadness is completely open and death of TTJ did not prevent the opening of the Dao of the Same Sadness or Path of Compassion. It is different from what everyone thinks.
The Path of the Same Sadness was originally greedy to absorb the spiritual energy of the world. Suddenly now, it is like a funnel returning all of it to the Six Realms. The aura is pouring out, a shocking force that has never been seen before. The whole world became radiant. Everything begins to grow, streams flow, and birds return.
500 years ago, she sacrificed a common life talisman and showed TTJ the most peaceful and beautiful picture in the world. Today, he returned all this beautiful picture.
The four divine beads dissipated and turned into fireflies, falling to the world. On the ground, the fallen sect disciples opened their eyes and became conscious. All the people who died in the Nine Turns Formation returned to the world. The demons revived and the demonic veins came out.They watched in disbelief and questioned if they now belong in this beautiful world.
The crack in the sky disappeared and those who should come back came back except for one person. LSS kept waiting and looking but TTJ did not come back. "Where is he? Why hasn't he come back?"
Eventually, she knows that she can't wait for him and turned back. She starts guarding the Demon Realm and protects the Six Realms until she disappeared. But the life of a god is so long.
***The tombstone scene happens in the last part of this chapter after 100 years and it is similar to the one shown in the drama.***