Killing God - Chapter 189
Chapter 189 Pine Forest
The Yunxiao Palace was quiet for a while. Ancestor Huo Ye closed his eyes and didn’t say anything. Adept Huai Yuan sighed slightly, as if he was lamenting, while Shen Shi didn’t know what to say for a moment.
After a while, Daoist Huaiyuan came back to his senses and asked Shen Shi in detail. Including how he escaped and how he went to the Origin Realm, Shen Shi answered them one by one. When they heard that there was actually a similar small teleportation formation in the Demon Realm, Daoist Huaiyuan and Ancestor Huoye’s expressions became serious at the same time. However, after Shen Shi confirmed that the formation had indeed been shattered after it was activated, their expressions relaxed a little.
However, the doubt in the middle was obvious. Adept Huaiyuan looked at Ancestor Huoye and frowned, “Could it be that this strange and tiny formation can only be used once? Why would it be damaged once it was activated?”
Ancestor Huo Ye also had a thoughtful expression on his face. Obviously, even though he was already one of the few people standing at the peak of the human cultivation world, he did not fully understand the Golden Embryo Stone and the mysterious teleportation formation that he had inherited from the ancient times.
After pondering for a while, Adept Huaiyuan turned to look at Shen Shi and said, “However, since the Demon Realm formation has been destroyed, there should be no worries for the time being. However, your experience in the Demon Realm these past three years is truly too strange. Once you spread the news, there will be a lot of troubles, and there will be some implications. You need to consider it carefully.” “In another year, there will be a once-in-a-decade Four Righteous Clans Meeting. When that time comes, I will discuss this matter with the other three Sect Leaders privately. However, this matter cannot be leaked out until then. Do you understand?”
Shen Shi nodded and said, “Disciple understands.” However, he paused for a moment and said with some hesitation, “But if someone asks this disciple about the situation in the past three years, how should this disciple answer?”
Daoist Huaiyuan thought for a moment and said, “I will arrange for Iron Sword to bring you to the sect to settle down. He will tell you the specific matters.”
Shen Shi nodded in agreement. Adept Huaiyuan said, “You can go down first. Call Iron Sword to come in again when you go out.”
Shen Shi respectfully kowtowed to the two respected Daoist Priests, then quietly turned around and walked out. When the heavy wooden door of the hall closed again, Ancestor Huo Ye suddenly said indifferently,
“Do you think what this child said is true?”
Daoist Huaiyuan pondered for a moment, and the strange stars in his eyes flickered slightly. Then, he said, “Perhaps there are still some unfinished things in his words, but what he said is not false.”
For some reason, Ancestor Huo Ye’s dao seniority was higher than Daoist Huai Yuan’s, However, he had great confidence in the nephew-in-charge’s assertion. After hearing Daoist Huaiyuan’s words, he nodded his head and didn’t continue to entangle himself with this topic. Instead, he let out a rare sigh. Amongst the countless disciples of the Lingxiao Sect, Daoist Huaiyuan was the only one who could see how this ancestor, who was respected by countless people like a heavenly deity, would feel this way.
“I didn’t expect that this old man would have the chance to hear news from the Demon Realm in his lifetime.”
Daoist Huaiyuan’s expression was somewhat solemn as he said, “The demons are powerful. They are our greatest enemy. However, they have been separated by the Dark Fiend Sea for 10,000 years. It has been too long. That is why the world has gradually forgotten about them. This matter is no small matter. Perhaps we shouldn’t wait for a year. How about I extend an invitation to the other three main sects now?”
Ancestor Huo Ye sneered. He seemed to have some mocking intent, but it was clearly not aimed at this nephew who had a good relationship with him. He said indifferently, “If you want to do this, what reaction from the Dragon Suppressing Palace and the Heavenly Sword Palace is hard to say? What will happen to the Origin Sect? Don’t you know?”
Spiritual Master Huaiyuan remained silent for a moment, smiled bitterly, and shook his head without saying a word.
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When he pushed open the Cloud Sky Hall’s gate and walked out, The bright sky shone down on Shen Shi’s body, causing his eyes to narrow slightly. Then, he saw Du Tiejian sitting lazily on the stone steps with his giant black sword on the ground beside him. Other than that, the surroundings were quiet. It seemed that there had always been few people coming from the Cloud Sky Hall, and he hadn’t seen anyone else for a long time.
Du Tiejian seemed to have sensed the movement behind him. He turned around and took a look. Seeing Shen Shi walking over, he sat down beside him and smiled. “How is it?”
Shen Shi thought for a moment and said, “Not bad.” After pausing for a moment, he said, “The Sect Leader wants you to come in.”
“Oh!” Du Tiejian stood up, grabbed the iron sword, and walked towards Yunxiao Palace. After walking for two steps, he seemed to have thought of something. He then turned around and pointed at the quiet but spacious pine berlin below the stone steps. “Your little pig was here just now, but now it has run into the woods to play. I can’t even scream.”
Shen Shi chuckled and said, “That little thing is like this. Don’t pay any attention to it.”
Du Tiejian smiled and nodded. He looked at Shen Shi and said, “Wait for me here.”
Shen Shi nodded in agreement. Then, he watched as Du Tiejian entered the hall again. As the heavy door slowly closed behind him, the stone steps outside the Cloud Sky Hall quickly fell into silence.
The great hall in the forest, this deep forest, seemed to have always been silent, floating out of the world without touching the fireworks of the mortal world. Shen Shi glanced into the forest. He did not see the figure of the Little Hei pig amidst the tree shadows. He did not know where he had run to.
At the same time, in the depths of the forest, countless pines and cypresses stood upright, green and vigorous. Some old pines even had to be hugged by several people, and it was unknown how many years they had grown on Golden Rainbow Mountain. However, unlike ordinary trees, although this forest was dense and prosperous, apart from the large pine and cypress trees, there were hardly any bushes and thorns with barbed thorns. At most, there were some moss grass growing in the clearing of the forest or in the gap between the roots of the trees that exposed the ground, making the forest look very spacious and bright.
The trees were often separated by a certain distance, either far or near, but they were spacious enough to pass through. However, the forest was also silent, and only a few unknown bird cries from the depths of the forest occasionally added some vitality to the place.
A black figure that looked very small compared to those ancient trees that had grown for thousands of years suddenly appeared in this forest. Walking among these towering trees, smelling this pine tree and sniffing that cypress, he was somewhat curious and excited about the strange but bright environment around him.
The Little Hei pig’s mouth occasionally let out a groan, and at the same time, it was still chewing non-stop. It could vaguely see a spirit herb that had been bitten by the pig for more than half, and it did not know where it had found it. Golden Rainbow Mountain was a heavenly paradise that could be counted on in the world, In the Spirit Mountain Immortal Realm, there were only a few places in the world where spiritual energy was abundant. Although the Ling Xiao Sect had an important medicinal garden that specialized in cultivating all kinds of spiritual herbs, it was not surprising that there were some spiritual herbs growing in such a rare forest. It was just that no one would normally come to the Sect Leader’s Pure Cultivation Land to search for spiritual herbs.
As the little black pig walked, it saw the pine and cypress in the forest. It was fresh and solemn, making people feel very comfortable. Although it didn’t know why it felt like this, the little black pig seemed to like this place very much. As it walked, it seemed to have a little bit of tiredness surging up and yawned loudly.
Just as it was looking left and right, wanting to find a good place to sleep for a while, its little pig suddenly raised its head and looked deeper into the pine forest. There were more and denser ancient trees there, and the light seemed to be slightly dimmer than outside. Other than that, there was nothing unusual about it.
However, Pig Little Hei seemed to have sensed something. Suddenly, he hesitated. The drowsiness he had just felt seemed to disappear in the blink of an eye.
The pine forest was completely silent. It was as if for an instant, everything suddenly fell silent, and even the crisp cries of birds disappeared.
The Little Hei pig stared at the depths of the forest and stood motionless. At the same time, its two ears slowly stood up. It seemed to be gradually filled with fear, and it even began to look vigilant.
After a while, the little black pig quietly took a step back.
The forest was still silent.
The little black pig suddenly turned around, turned around, and ran. Its four hooves were flying, and its speed was unexpectedly as fast as an arrow leaving a string. With a few long words, it flew far away and ran all the way out of the forest.
In the blink of an eye, the tiny figure ran far away and disappeared from the pine forest. In the depths of the forest, there was still no movement in the quiet and dark shadow of the tree. It was just that a gentle breeze blew through the dense forest. The shadow shook and the shadow flashed a few times.
Vaguely, a distant, deep, and almost inaudible breath sounded and fell from the depths of the forest. A moment later, the forest fell into a seemingly eternal silence.
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A black shadow rushed out of the pine forest with a “whoosh” sound, startling Shen Shi. Only then did he realize that it was the Little Hei Pig that ran all the way over. It jumped up the stone steps a few times and then lay down beside Shen Shi. Its body was tightly leaning against Shen Shi’s legs, burying its head, seemingly somewhat tired.
Shen Shi glanced at it and felt that the Little Hei pig looked a little strange. He touched its head and said, “What’s wrong?”
The Little Black Pig let out a low snort. He only rubbed his head against Shen Shi’s palm and did not say anything more. Shen Shi frowned. Just as he was about to say something, a low sound came from the Cloud Sky Hall’s main gate. Shen Shi hurriedly stood up and saw Du Tiejian walking towards him.
Shen Shi greeted him. When Du Tiejian saw him, a smile appeared on his face as he said, “It’s been a long time, Junior Brother Shen.”
Shen Shi shook his head and said, “Senior Brother Du, do you have any orders from the Sect Leader?”
Du Tiejian smiled and looked at him. He patted him on the shoulder and said, “Don’t worry. From today onwards, you are a disciple of my High Firmament Sect again.”
Shen Shi heaved a long sigh of relief. Only after these words did he truly let go of his worries. Du Tiejian took him all the way to the bluestone road outside the hall and began to explain to him the arrangements for him in the future.
“From now on, you will be cultivating directly on Golden Rainbow Mountain. Brother, in the past thousand years, you have not reached the Origin Condensation Realm and become a direct disciple of Golden Rainbow Mountain. You can be considered the first person. However, no matter what, your top priority is to break through to the Origin Condensation Realm as soon as possible, you know?”
Shen Shi nodded. The experiences of these past few days had already told him clearly that cultivators who hadn’t reached the Origin Condensation Realm were practically equivalent to ants and had no status to speak of.
As Du Tiejian walked, he said, “Besides, Master told me not to ask more about your experiences in the past three years. I just wanted me to tell you that this matter must be kept a secret. If someone asks, you need to answer like this. Tell them that you were on that demon island three years ago …”
Diandian lowered her voice. It was Du Tiejian who was whispering to him, Shen Shi listened carefully. He nodded slowly. Behind them, The Little Hei pig followed suit. After walking for a while, it suddenly turned around to look at the pine forest. Its body was slightly sluggish, and a strange and complicated expression flashed across its eyes. It seemed to be somewhat afraid and curious, but in the end, it quickened its pace and followed Shen Shi’s footsteps. It walked out of the main hall in the depths of the forest.
