Chapter 691: Chapter 121 Brother Lee Ran [1]
Yuan Ci Secret Realm, Thunder Expansion Sacred Land.
"Sssss—"
Within the Void, five Divine Lights appeared, emitting energy that dazzled the soul, suppressing the chaos within the Secret Realm, and stabilizing the originally fragmented and turbulent Void immediately.
Five Saints of Near-God Realm stepped out from the Void in formation, each stabilizing the collapsing Thunder Expansion Sacred Land with their overwhelming and invincible Saintly strength.
"The Saint Master has awakened, the Sacred Land must not collapse," Zhou Lingyao spoke gravely.
"Commandery Princess has returned, the soul back to its Plane, our first task is completed, although it had little effect. Thus, we must put more effort into the second ’task’."
Wan Jian Tian also spoke in a serious tone.
"Guarding the Secret Realm, multiplying the Sacred Land is the most basic, but now, we almost failed to do even the most basic," Lee Xinyu sighed helplessly.
"Now, there shouldn’t be too many issues, stabilizing the Nine Origin Reincarnation is the key," Xiong Ba mused.
Jiu Que remained silent.
As a newcomer, he too felt that he should give his all, otherwise, it would be a disservice to the Commandery Princess’s exhaustive efforts to save him.
Coming from The Peaceful Realms, he understood even better the sadness of blindly continuing without recognizing reality. Thus, he was grateful and deeply appreciated Zhou Yan.
The five quickly reached a consensus, immediately stabilizing the Void first, then treating Bai Ying, and finally suppressing the omnipresent Blood Fog, to extract Zhou Sisi who was lost within it.
At this moment, Zhou Sisi transformed from an infant directly into a little girl about four or five years old. She wore a blood-stained princess dress and was in very poor condition.
Her Blood Qi was reversed, and blood flowed from her seven orifices.
When Xiong Ba extracted her, she was lying in a blood pool, already in this condition.
A flash of blood-red pupil light gleamed deep within her eyes, yet remained unnoticed by anyone.
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"This is caused by chaos from past mistakes and an aberration of the Demon Heart, I will administer Enlightenment Lotus Seed soup boiled with Qingxin spring water, and that should resolve it. However, the moment when this Demon Heart aberration erupted with such Divine Power, its might above Super God, it was somewhat bizarre," Lee Xinyu examined Zhou Sisi’s injuries, frowning slightly in confusion.
"Perhaps there are also remnants of the Netherworld’s Soul Binding Woes, but it’s not a big problem, I should be able to help her resolve it. Let her rest well, her potential has been fully stimulated, and her growth will be very rapid from now on."
Jiu Que transmitted information to the other Saints using black particles.
"Yes, that’s good. By the way, Wan Jian Tian, we have almost recovered to the peak of Saint of Nine Origin. Let’s restore the Guardian of Bai Ying," Lee Xinyu suggested.
"I’m considering visiting the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sword Tomb to find that source. If successful, restoring the Guardian of Bai Ying would just be a matter of time," Wan Jian Tian nodded slightly in agreement.
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"Sisi, Sisi... It’s good you’re okay, it’s good you’re okay."
Seeing Zhou Sisi safe and sound, Feng Lingqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Zhou Sisi, after being treated and refreshed by Lee Xinyu, had changed into a clean and beautiful pink dress, which made her look like a porcelain doll, extremely beautiful and adorable.
She also showed no signs of trauma, as if her previous madness had occurred without any reason.
"Mother, Sisi caused trouble, Sisi was wrong."
Zhou Sisi had grown significantly and was already able to clearly express her sensations and mood.
"Silly girl, following your father’s advice, the Guardian of Bai Ying collected everyone’s Lifebound Essence Blood long ago, so although they were mistakenly killed, they left either a Void Body or Lifebound Essence Blood to prevent accidents, simply needing to recondense their bodies, don’t worry about that," Feng Lingqing assured.
Although she made the matter seem much lighter, the actual losses were not great either. Even though the Sacrificial Heaven Ancient City crumbled and caused hundreds of people to die in that instant, luckily, with Lifebound Essence Blood or Void Bodies preserved, only a very few actually died.
These were disciples from the Zhou Family, Li Family, Xia Family, and those of other families whose strength was inadequate, who did not focus on their cultivation, or who were unwilling to leave Lifebound Essence Blood to prevent being controlled by others; thus, when this great calamity suddenly struck, they had no resistance at all.
Having Lifebound Essence Blood seemed restricting, controlling one’s freedom, but it also ensured the safety of life and a hundred percent loyalty to the Sacred Land, giving them a way out.
Feng Lingqing comforted Zhou Sisi, thereby appropriately downplaying the impact of the incident.
At this point, Zhou Sisi began to feel a bit better.
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Ye Sha Ancestor Star, Heavenly Soul Mountain Range.
"Lilith, from now on, he is—"
Mu Qingyan was initially explaining to Lilith and Yilan that Zhou Yan was her husband, but at that moment, as if sensing something, she paused in her speech.
She turned back and glanced at Zhou Yan with a look of apology in her eyes.
This look, perceived by Zhou Yan with his Nine Orifice Exquisite Heart, was crystal clear to him.
What Mu Qingyan meant was that, for now, it was inappropriate to reveal Zhou Yan as the Lei Yan King or to mention that he was her husband or Daoist couple.
As for the reason, it was naturally complex.
Mu Qingyan didn’t explain, but Zhou Yan understood the look of apology completely.
Zhou Yan was not ignorant and knew that once Mu Qingyan exposed the fact that he was her Daoist couple, Jiang Tianling would surely find out that he, Zhou Yan, was the Lei Yan King, and even more about the resolution of Mu Qingyan’s emotional tribulations.
Although Mu Qingyan was capable of protecting herself, Zhou Yan hadn’t yet grown enough, and he hadn’t even erased the soul mark from the Sword Burial Ancestor Star—his identity absolutely couldn’t be exposed.
For this reason, Mu Qingyan thought of many things in an instant, and thus, the introduction became a bit truncated.
"I am simply the mentor for the goddess in the aspect of Tai Chu Rune, meaning, just like Yilan, the goddess too would become my disciple in Tai Chu Rune. However, this time I don’t have the leisure to stay here much longer; the Silent Annihilation Ancestor Star requires me to return earlier as ordered by my Master. I must leave now... next time I emerge, we shall meet again."
Zhou Yan sighed lightly, taking over Mu Qingyan’s words.
"Zhou... Master, you truly are amazing. No wonder even a goddess respects you so much and wants to be your student."
Lilith’s eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Zhou Yan, and her eyes almost glowed.
Yilan and Qian He also felt a great sense of pride.
However, hearing that Zhou Yan was leaving, both Yilan and Qian He felt very despondent and reluctant to part.
"Lilith, I indeed am formidable, and you’ll understand that in time," Zhou Yan said with a slight smile.
Then, he turned around, glanced at Yilan, sank into thought briefly, and pulled out a Sword Illusion Realm, handing it to Yilan, "Yilan, as your Master, I have promised you, yet have not taught you much about Tai Chu Rune. This contains the insights and corresponding Sword Mark of when I previously condensed hundreds of Tai Chu Runes. I hope it will be of benefit to you. Reflect on it well. When Master sees you next, he will assess you. If you don’t pass, Master will no longer recognize you as his disciple."
Zhou Yan said seriously.
He did this as a way to spur and motivate Yilan.
Zhou Yan knew that he wouldn’t come to this place again anytime soon. The next time would be when the grand battle between the two cosmic universes takes places.
"Master..."
Yilan’s delicate body trembled as she took the Sword Illusion Realm from Zhou Yan, her eyes already brimming with tears.
Zhou Yan turned back around, noticing Song Qianxue, Song Xiaoxiao, and others were all just blankly waiting. These people had guarded the Heavenly Soul Mountain well, preventing any cultivators from approaching here.
Zhou Yan then lightly smiled and nodded to this group of people.
After that, Mu Qingyan too bid farewell to Palace Master Qianxue, Yilan, and others. Then, under the watching eyes of Yilan and others, Zhou Yan, accompanied by Lilith and Mu Qingyan, left this world.
"Husband, once you have understood the latter part of the ’Nirvana Scripture,’ return it to the Nirvana Ancestor Star and give it back to the Undying Fire Phoenix Clan. It was once taken away by Yilan... The key to understanding the Nirvana Scripture’s second part lies in truly experiencing the process of the physical body’s destruction and rebirth, against and along the natural order."
Mu Qingyan transmitted her thoughts to Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan nodded slightly, and following that, Mu Qingyan, together with Lilith, flew off into the endless void.
At the same time, Zhou Yan activated a space-time transmission ’Divine Seat,’ which emerged from the void and enveloped Zhou Yan in a beam of light, traversing the universe and star domains, returning him to Tianji Mountain.
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Tianji Mountain was still that same realm of nothingness.
As the Divine Seat landed, Zhou Yan appeared there.
This moment felt as if nothing had changed, as if his mind had momentarily wandered during the conversation with Zhu Ge Wuwei previously and his brain had gone through numerous cycles of life and death.
Zhu Ge Wuwei was still standing in front of him, his face still holding the faint expression of a sigh from their earlier conversation.
Zhou Yan looked surprised for a moment, then heard Zhu Ge Wuwei sigh, "Fortunately, it seems you truly succeeded, and it’s good that you’ve returned. Now, the conditions for unraveling the last sliver of inheritance from Divine Fist Li are ripe. You may release it now."
Zhou Yan had long known he would face this scene upon his return, yet his emotions were still somewhat mixed.
However, Zhou Yan didn’t hesitate and quickly relaxed his control over the brow chakra.
The Purple Flame Void had disappeared, but the Purple Flame Soul Sea emerged anew. Within it, a purple mist immediately began to fade.
Subsequently, Zhu Ge Wuwei vanished, and this entire plane appeared to have suddenly disappeared as well.
Zhou Yan felt himself confined by a strand of purple Qi, and transported away from that world, appearing in the black screen world just like when he had first met the Lei Yan King.
It was still that kind of world, but now, Zhou Yan was alone here.
The pitch-black void had no end, no borders—there was only a chilling and desolate solitude.
Despite this, Zhou Yan didn’t feel lonely or desolate, as he sensed another presence here—the last residual soul of his master, his brother, guarding this place.
This too was the last inheritance and guidance that his master had arranged, as well as an explanation for past confusions, and a vision for the future of Zhou Yan himself.