As the Universe Turns - Chapter 318
Chapter 318 Lin Donghai
The night had unknowingly turned a little heavier. Xiao Chen did not answer Guisi’s question. Instead, he quietly looked at the deep night sky in the east. After a long time, Shen Jing and Guisi returned. He was still standing alone on the edge of the cliff.
“Kid …”
Ku Lingzi came behind him again at some unknown time. Xiao Chen said, “If Senior is here tonight to persuade me to turn around, then there is no need to speak.”
“I just want to remind you that the Eastern Cultivation World is far more cruel than Xianyuan Five Realms. Finding the Fusang Flower may not be so easy for you.”
“I have to give it a try.”
Xiao Chen turned around and asked, “Senior, why don’t you tell me about the cultivation world in the East China Sea?”
Ku Lingzi’s eyes were deep, as if he knew everything in this world. He looked at the faintly discernible mountain ranges in the distance and slowly said, “In the ancient east, there were many cultivation domains of different sizes, but there were three levels in total: Mortal level, Earth level, and Heaven level.”
“Every cultivation realm has different experts, right?” Xiao Chen asked.
“That’s right.”
Ku Lingzi glanced at him. He continued, “In the Mortal Realm, a Core Formation cultivator who cultivates to the Void Realm is considered very powerful. Those who cultivate to the Nascent Soul Realm either stay in their own sects or countries, or find a way to reach the Earth Realm. As for the Heavenly Realm, they do not have the cultivation to cultivate to the Void Realm. It is almost impossible to go to the Heavenly Realm. If they do so, they will die.”
He paused for a moment before continuing, “You should know that cultivators of the Mortal Realm are not allowed to enter the Earth Realm at will, and cultivators of the Earth Realm are also not allowed to enter the Heaven Realm.” As far as I know, the Mortal Realm has more than a thousand small cultivation countries, and the Earth Realm has nearly a hundred slightly larger dukedom countries. As for the Heaven Realm, if I remember correctly, there are only four ancient countries left. ”
After hearing what he said, Xiao Chen gradually fell into deep thought. It seemed that the situation in the Eastern Cultivation World was indeed more complicated than Xianyuan Five Realms’s. Judging from the division of the three cultivation domains, one could tell that it was a place where strength was respected. The more powerful a place was, the more cruel and murderous it would be.
“Kid, do you understand now? You can’t go anywhere in the ancient east. If you go to the Mortal Realm and want to go to the Earth Realm again, it will be very troublesome.”
“I see.”
Xiao Chen looked at the eastern horizon shrouded in darkness. No matter what, he had to give it a try. Even if he couldn’t find the Fusang Flower in the end, it wasn’t impossible for him to find another way to save Wei Yang.
“Sigh …”
Ku Lingzi also looked towards the horizon, but he let out a long sigh. Seeing that he was sighing for no reason, Xiao Chen asked, “Senior, why are you sighing?”
Ku Lingzi put his hands behind his back and slowly said, “Sometimes, I envy you brat. You can leave wherever you want. I’m never afraid of the heavens and the earth. This era … already belongs to you.”
“Senior, what did you say?”
Ku Lingzi smiled and said, “Thinking back then, when I failed to cross the tribulation, my physical body was destroyed. If it were in this era, my physical body would not have been destroyed … Forget it, forget about it.”
At this point, he bitterly smiled and turned to look at Xiao Chen, “Brat, your luck is really good. You were born in this era, but I … missed it.”
“I am now carrying a false accusation. I am being chased everywhere and Wei Yang is still sleeping. Do you think I am lucky?”
“No …”
Ku Lingzi shook his head. ‘”You don’t understand what I mean. I mean, an unprecedented era of great cultivation has arrived, and you just happened to appear in this era. The word’ Soul Saint ‘has long since become a thing of the past and no one remembers it. And you have only just begun. There are limitless possibilities for the future. This is the pinnacle of your younger generation. This era is for you …”
At this point, he took a deep breath and raised his head to look at the dark sky. “Could it be that you haven’t noticed that the spiritual energy in the world is much more abundant now than before?”
Xiao Chen remained silent. He recalled that it was still very difficult to reach the Void Refinement Realm back then, but now that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had increased, cultivation seemed to have become much easier. Could it be that this “peak era” that Ku Lingzi had spoken of was about to arrive?
However, at this moment, he felt that this was not necessarily a good thing. Everything in this world would flourish and flourish. When this era reached its greatest glory, would it be like the last time a star emitted a dazzling light, and then it would be annihilated and turned into dust?
“Kid, make good use of this era and try to break through the realm that even our predecessors were unable to break through. At that time, you will discover that everything is insignificant. At this moment, the so-called experts are no better than you. Only then will you be able to truly grasp life and death.”
Ku Lingzi stretched out his hand and patted his shoulder gently. At this moment, he seemed to have truly become a senior and spoke to him sincerely.
Xiao Chen also noticed that he was different from before tonight. He said, “When Wei Yang wakes up, I will let her undo the Three Lives Curse Oath on Senior.”
Ku Lingzi smiled bitterly after hearing this, “You have a bit of a conscience …”
Back then, in the Immortal Northern Ancient Realm, both sides were on guard against each other. Ku Lingzi even swore to himself that once he untied the Three Lives Curse Oath, he would have to kill these two juniors. Who would have thought that now, they had become people who depended on each other for life and death?
Xiao Chen looked at him quietly and continued, “However, this junior still doesn’t know what kind of person Senior’s true enemy is.”
Even though Ku Lingzi had said that there were a few great enemies attacking during the tribulation, he still felt that Ku Lingzi’s true enemies were not as simple as True Monarch Xuanxiao and the others.
Ku Lingzi smiled bitterly again. This time, he did not answer him. Instead, he said, “Tomorrow, you will leave for the East China Sea. Tonight … prepare yourself well.”
Seeing that he didn’t want to say more, Xiao Chen didn’t ask any further. However, considering his true identity, it wasn’t just the so-called Soul Saint that was so simple. Even the name Ku Lingzi was fake.
…
That night, Xiao Chen returned to the cave and stayed with Hua Weiyang until dawn. Every time he thought about meeting her in Dongjie, he would call her “Odd Granny” one after another. He would carry her all over the mountain. He would unconsciously laugh as he thought about it. His eyes would turn red for some reason.
“Wei Yang, wait for me to come back, very soon …”
Xiao Chen gently put her slightly cold hand into the blanket. Finally, he got up and went outside. Outside the cave, when Shen Jing and the others saw him come out, they all quietly watched him without saying a word.
After a while, Madam Xian Shu took a step forward and asked, “You … are you leaving now?”
“Mm …”
Xiao Chen nodded and turned around to look inside the cave. He said, “Try your best to be careful. The people from the Heavenly Gate may be searching this mountain range.”
“Don’t worry about this. You … have to be careful.” Madam Xian Shu looked at him and said softly.
“Mm … Then I’ll leave.”
Xiao Chen glanced at the crowd once more. In the end, he did not hesitate and rode the takeoff sword towards the mountains to the east.
Everyone watched as he gradually disappeared into the clouds. They couldn’t help but feel melancholy in their hearts. They didn’t know if he could find the legendary Fusang Flower this time, nor when he would be able to return.
…
The Dongjie Mountains stretched endlessly, and exotic beasts and elven spirits occasionally appeared in the depths of the mountains. Xiao Chen rode his sword all the way. Even so, it took him a full ten days to cross this endless mountain range.
On this day, he was already close to the East China Sea, standing on the top of the mountain and looking into the distance, he could already see the turbulent sea from afar.
“To the east is Jieshi, to observe the sea …”
Looking at the boundless sea, Xiao Chen’s current of mind was as uneven as the sea. At this moment, there was a black Black Tortoise Stone beside him. It was about three meters tall, and it had stood there for countless years. No matter how strong the waves were, it would never fall.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the Black Tortoise Stone. For some reason, he felt somewhat dignified. When he reached out and gently touched it, a cold feeling immediately spread across all the acupoints in his body.
At this moment, he seemed to have entered an unprecedented profound realm. It was as if he had instantly transformed into this stone. He had stood here for tens of thousands of years, and in a short moment, he had actually seen all the prosperity and decline in the world.
“This …”
Xiao Chen was suddenly shocked. He quickly retracted his hand. What exactly was that feeling just now?