Chapter 66

Since the Immortal Lord ascended to heaven, all sects in the Three Thousand Continents have followed his orders, using the clouds and mountains of the four seas as their base to rebuild the immortal sect's code, abandoning the harsh shackles of the previous life, taking in the cultivators and mortals who were displaced by the rampant demonic forces, restoring the order of the righteous path, and re-establishing a new and inclusive path of cultivation.

The Taoist sect, which had been in decline in the past, has gradually revived. While the disciples of each sect are concentrating on their cultivation, they also do not forget to go out into the world and help the people. The reputation of the righteous sect is growing.

After the fall of the Bodeng Sect, Lin Yibai, a remnant of the demonic sect, found it difficult to navigate the mortal world. Although he could disguise himself, he found it too much trouble and simply retreated deep into the Cloud Mountains, where he lived a carefree life.

But even in the Cloud Mountain, she was not spared. One day, some gossip from the outside world, along with the sound of birds and wind, finally reached her ears.

At that time, she was lying on the dream abyss, lazily sinking into the flower's heart, lazily opening her mouth, allowing the dark golden vines to pass the fragrant fruit stained with morning dew to her lips——

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a breeze blew by and she heard a whisper in her ears.

Ever since she reached the late stage of He Qi cultivation, such troubles had occurred from time to time. However, the news she received today made her particularly angry.

"...Today, the immortal Yun Zhongshu came down to preach, and the little immortal attendant beside her leaked shocking news—I heard that the Immortal Venerable has disappeared!"

"Is this true?" The other person was obviously surprised, and then said, "Now that the world is peaceful, it wouldn't be a big deal if the Immortal Venerable took some time off and wanted to travel around the world."

"The problem is, in his temple, there fell a leaf of the Dream Palm!"

"Meng Tan? What's so strange about this?"

Lin Yibai's eyelids twitched suddenly.

"You must be aware that in the past, the Immortal Venerable swept through the Demonic Path, wiping out all the members of the Demonic Cult, but only sparing two lives—one was Lin Yibai, the Young Sect Master of the Bodeng Sect, and the other was her aunt. The Immortal Venerable hated evil, so logically, he would never have spared any members of the Demonic Cult alive... However, considering the Immortal Venerable's past, it is said that when he was young, he was tortured by that demon woman Lin Yibai in the Bodeng Sect dungeon. Therefore, everyone is speculating whether that demon woman cast a vicious curse on the Immortal Venerable, so that even after achieving enlightenment, the Immortal Venerable still cannot harm her or those close to her!"

The man was shocked: "There is such a secret?"

Another person nodded. "Legend has it that the demon woman entered Yunshan Mountain with the Immortal Venerable. She unexpectedly found an opportunity there, refined the essence of the earth veins, and became the ruler of Yunshan Mountain. And the manifestation of Yunshan's earth veins... is Meng Tan."

"Could it be that the Immortal Venerable's disappearance is related to that demon woman?!" Just by listening to the tone, Lin Yibai could imagine that person's face must be as shocked as hers at this moment. "It shouldn't be like this. Logically speaking, after escaping the Immortal Venerable's hands, she should never dare to appear in front of him again in her life. How could she be so bold..."

Before he finished speaking, another person spoke up indignantly, "Who said it wasn't true? I never thought this witch would be so audacious as to sneak into the Immortal Realm and kidnap the Immortal Lord!"

Oh my god!

Lin Yibai spat out the spiritual fruit with a "puff" sound, then angrily punched the air beside her: "--I haven't been out for a few years. I've been quietly picking my feet in the mountains, and yet a big pot fell from the sky! When did I ever kidnap him!"

And with her level of cultivation, how could she possibly reach the Immortal Realm? These people have absolutely no bottom line when it comes to spreading rumors. This is truly a world of decay!

Besides, she is not the only one in the world with dream palms in Yunshan. Who knows, the leaf may be just like the gossip passed down by the fairy children before, and it may have fallen from the fairy garden when the fairy lady in charge of the fairy garden could not suppress her lust and went to the fairy palace to flatter her.

She wiped her mouth in dismay, biting down the remaining Dark Fragrance Fruit viciously, and couldn't help but think of the day they parted two years ago.

The kiss lasted for a long time before Yan Bujian seemed to come back to his senses. Looking at her rosy cheeks, a rare blush appeared on his usually stern face. He hesitated for a long time and could not say a coherent word.

After he finally calmed down, he was about to open his mouth when a majestic voice came to their ears.

"No, Immortal Lord, the mortal affairs are over, and the time for your return has come. Everyone is waiting for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a brilliant golden light penetrated the clouds and fell from the fairy palace floating in the sky above their heads, shining on Yan Bujian, as if summoning him to come.

The incident happened suddenly, and Lin Yibai's face still had the blush that had not faded from just now. When he heard this, he felt an extremely sad feeling surge up in his heart, which washed away the joy of the two people's reunion after so much difficulty.

She herself couldn't explain why she felt so complicated at this moment.

Yan Bujian has overcome all the tribulations and is about to achieve enlightenment and ascend to the status of Supreme Immortal as in the original novel. Isn't this exactly what she wants to help him accomplish with all her might?

But why is it that now, what arises in her heart is extreme confusion and loneliness?

Once you become an immortal, you will be separated from the mortal world. The two of them will probably never meet again in this life.

But even though she knew it, she couldn't help herself and asked softly, "Will you come back?"

Yan Bujian's words were suddenly interrupted. His expression was extremely ugly at the moment. He was startled when he heard the words. He looked up at the girl in front of him. After seeing the crystal tear hanging in the corner of her eye, he felt distressed for a moment. The resentment that had dissipated with the end of the catastrophe actually showed signs of revival at this moment. He just wanted to pick up his sword and fly to the fairyland to destroy it completely to see who could still get between the two of them.

However, he couldn't do it at this time.

He paused at the sound, took a deep breath, and solemnly took Lin Yibai's soft hand. His big hand caressed it for a long time as if it were a treasure, and then he said to her softly, "Your cultivation is now quite good, and you are the master of Yunshan. No one in the mortal world will dare to hurt you... Wait for me, I will be back soon."

After he finished speaking, he took her into his arms again. After a long time, he reluctantly let her go and turned around to disappear into the clouds.

Lin Yibai watched him disappear, just like now, staring blankly at the clouds in the sky.

After a long time, she slowly sighed.

——It has been two years since Yan disappeared and went to the fairyland.

Over the past two years, whether it was because the immortals hadn't returned for so long, becoming suffocated in the distant star region, or for some other reason, the once tightly locked gates of the immortal realm had unexpectedly become loose after being reconnected to the skies above the Three Thousand Continents. At first, it was only small immortal children descending to the mortal world to buy supplies, but over time, even renowned figures, such as Yun Zhongshu, who governs the clouds, and Dongjun, who steers the sun, descended from the clouds to preach in the mortal world.

But Yan was nowhere to be seen, and he never came down.

"Maybe he's come down here before, but he's never come to see me." Lin Yibai thought sourly, "Perhaps after becoming an immortal, he saw so many beautiful women out there that he's forgotten about me, a country girl... But if that's the case, then why did he kiss me in the first place?"

Give me my first kiss!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She desperately needed to vent her anger and wanted to pick up another fruit to eat, but she found that the vine tray next to her was empty. So she pursed her lips and whistled -

The next moment, a burst of brisk footsteps was heard coming from the distant valley.

A figure ran to her side like the wind. Lin Yibai raised her eyes slightly and saw that the vine plate was filled with fresh spiritual fruits again.

"Good boy." She smiled slightly, looking at Xiao Mi, who was surrounded by fawns and macaques beside Meng Tan, with a light in her eyes as she looked at him. She touched his head lovingly, "Sister can't eat today, go play. Remember not to leave the mountain."

Xiao Mi nodded happily, and then ran away like a gust of wind.

Lin Yibai looked at his back, a layer of warmth in his eyes——

Yes, Xiao Mi was reborn.

The next day after she returned to the valley, she saw a familiar figure at the entrance of the valley.

At first she thought it was Lin Wuya who came back to life, and was so scared that she almost drew her sword to chop him. However, when he ignored her attack and came over to hug her, she realized in a daze that this was not Lin Yibai... it was Xiao Mi?

But she saw with her own eyes that his body, which was possessed by Lin Wuya, was split into two parts by Yan Bujian. Why could he stand in front of her safely at this moment?

After calming down a bit, she wanted to ask Xiao Mi, but he couldn't speak anymore. She was so anxious that she thought something had happened to him. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Wu Shenggen beside her spoke up, "Girl, don't worry. This kid has just been rescued from the underworld, and his soul hasn't fully integrated into this new body yet. It's normal that he can't speak. His mind is still the same as before your cheap father took over his body, so he's still a little confused at the moment. I believe he will slowly return to normal after a while."

Lin Yibai was still extremely alert when he heard this. He frowned and asked, "Huang Quan? Who has the ability to bring back the dead?"

If Shenggen hadn't taken human form, he would have rolled his eyes at her. "Who on earth has this incredible ability, willing to do this thankless task for you? It must be that dear husband you've been thinking about so long."

She was startled when she heard this, then murmured, "Yan is missing... He actually went to save Xiao Mi."

It turned out that although he didn't show it on his face, just like when he let Aunt Hong go, he actually kept the person she was thinking about in his heart.

With the power of the Immortal King, it is certainly possible to save the dead, but it can also be expected that such a reversal of life and death will require him to exert great effort.

Thinking of this, Lin Yibai couldn't help but feel a sweet feeling in his heart.

After all, he still cared about her.

But at this moment, all the sweetness was diluted by anger.

She picked up a new jade berry and put it to her lips, but eventually lost her appetite. She put it down again and said viciously, "What a wicked, heartless man! He told me to wait for him, but I've been waiting in this mountain for two years, and he's never come to see me! Do I have to wait for him forever?"

"I didn't even wait for him, and now the blame has fallen from the sky. They say it's me, a witch, who kidnapped the great Immortal Lord! He hasn't appeared in this valley. I wonder where he went to have fun outside when he had the chance. Where can I seek justice?"

After saying this, she put the fruit down angrily and sat on the throne, sulking.

But looking at the empty valley in front of her, she became more and more angry, and endless loneliness surged from her heart, making her eyes red.

She raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said stubbornly: "Forget about not coming back. I might as well never come back for the rest of my life, so that I don't have to miss you all the time..."

In her agitated state, she didn't notice a fleeting transparent ripple at the barrier at the entrance of the valley.

It wasn't until she heard a shallow breath behind her that she finally came back to her senses.

The next moment, amidst her barely perceptible exclamation, the man she hadn't seen for a long time put his arms around her waist from behind, leaned his head on her shoulder, and chuckled softly, "Who said you abducted me?"

"——I clearly volunteered."

The wind and rain were dark and the roosters were crowing incessantly.

Now that I have met a gentleman, how can I not be happy?

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