Chapter 97

Hiding in the corner of the mountain, the weather was clear, but Xiao Mo's eyes were not clear, filled with confusion: Is the old road gone just like that?

The system said: "After all, it's a good thing. The old way is the biggest trouble. Maybe the new way has accumulated enough power. The hardships you have endured before have finally borne sweet fruits!"

Xiao Mo's frown did not relax: "Why today? What a coincidence."

And it happened shortly after he returned to the world of cultivation.

It is a coincidence, but it cannot be ruled out. The system cannot give this answer. As a system, all it can do is settle the task.

"Host, you can now receive the ultimate reward and stay in this world."

Xiao Mo was stroking the flute at his waist out of habit, thinking about something, and stopped when he heard the words.

"Aren't you happy?"

"Of course I'm happy that the mission was completed, but I didn't witness the final result with my own eyes, and it came too suddenly. Rather than being happy, I subconsciously felt suspicious. You know my temper." Xiao Mo exhaled slowly, "But I'm naturally happy to stay here."

System: "Then I confirm with you again that the task reward will be based on the previously recorded wishes and will not be changed, right?"

Xiao Mo looked up at the people coming and going on the long street, and said without hesitation: "No change."

"Okay, now let's confirm the reward details."

"You have to integrate into the world of cultivation with your true identity. If you become a member here, you must abide by the rules. You can choose to be reborn into a sect family, where you will be born with luxurious clothes and food, great wealth, and good family connections."

"Or enter the world in your current body. Which one do you choose?"

"The latter." Xiao Mo tapped his palm with the flute, "You should spare me from the time I was a baby."

He had envied other people's good relationships, but now he has a place he wants to return to. Wherever that person is, it is home, and there is no need to envy anything else.

"Okay, then you will only be a fatherless and motherless cultivator." Xiao Mo was not surprised by the system's choice. "You can keep all the treasures you redeemed, including the spirit stones. It will not disrupt the balance of the entire cultivation world."

Although he does not have a prominent status, he is really rich. He has 100 million high-grade spirit stones, 150 million medium-grade spirit stones, 200 million low-grade spirit stones, plus heavenly magic weapons and ninth-grade spiritual medicines. Which powerless independent cultivator can be as rich as him?

After two lifetimes of hard work, he finally left behind some wealth, so that he did not enter the world penniless.

"The cultivation needs to be adjusted to the peak of Yuanying."

Xiao Mo: "My cultivation cannot be preserved?"

"To comply with the law, you are only twenty years old now. I will reward you with the highest qualifications in the world of cultivation, which means you will be comparable to Chu Jinglan in talent. You are at the peak of the primordial infant stage at the age of twenty, no more."

The system added: "Chu Jinglan's spirit was forcibly raised because of your interference, so the spirit cannot be used as a standard."

At the age of twenty, he is at the peak of his Yuan Infant stage. Looking at the entire cultivation world, there is indeed no one who can compare to him except Chu Jinglan. For someone who can complete such a difficult task, the big world will not be stingy with rewards.

Xiao Mo thought to himself that it was okay. Even though his cultivation level had been greatly reduced, as long as he had the talent and aptitude, he could still improve it through hard work and study. Chu Jinglan was able to start over after his dantian was destroyed. Xiao Mo's starting point was so high now, there was no reason why he could not move forward.

"I will save the technique for you in its current form... OK, it's all set. Host, please check the panel to confirm the final result. If there is no mistake, please check and receive your reward."

The system has always been very reliable, but since it concerns his future life, Xiao Mo still looked through it carefully. There is no need to modify it, so he said softly, "Thank you."

"You're welcome. As a colleague, I will keep the data of you and remember you. Although I am reluctant to say goodbye, I hope you can live happily in this world."

This statement is a bit official, but the system's blessing has not yet been finished: "I hope you can have a home worth staying in, and someone who cares about you and you care about him, so that you don't have to wander anymore."

Xiao Mo smiled sincerely and softly, and said, "Thank you."

"You have the seed of a corrector, and we who work on the system can always sense it. If I have time in the future, I will come back to see you!" The system said, "If something happens in the future, I will no longer be able to help you, host, you have to rely on yourself."

Xiao Mo: “Naturally.”

He pressed the OK button.

The moment he clicked the button, Xiao Mo felt his aura changed. It was a very mysterious feeling. He was no longer an outsider, but a real local. So even though his cultivation had regressed, he did not feel uneasy.

A small hand appeared on the system panel and waved goodbye to him. Then the screen faded away and returned to silence. From then on, no system would talk to Xiao Mo like this again.

But their parting was a lighthearted one between friends, with a lingering aftertaste, but not bitterness.

Xiao Mo lowered his eyes, untied the flute from his waist, and rubbed it in his hands: the most important task was suddenly completed, which felt unreal, but did it also mean that from now on, could he finally focus on his own affairs?

What he wants to do depends on one person.

I originally thought about leaving Chu Jinglan first, not letting any danger get close to him, and then talking about other things after completing the mission. Now that the mission is completed, then...

Xiao Mo was just thinking when his eyes suddenly dimmed. He looked towards the sky and saw a figure with a sinister aura tumbling several times in the air before falling to the ground with a bang.

The people in the town were panicking and moving away. A cultivator in the crowd shouted in shock, "Demon cultivator!"

Since the end of the human-demon war, the Demon Realm no longer actively recruits demon cultivators. Demon cultivators have become people who have no place to stay and are hunted down everywhere they are seen. This demon cultivator was injured and is being hunted down.

Xiao Mo opened up his spiritual awareness and could sense that there were several cultivators following the demon cultivator and rushing towards them.

The evil aura was extremely bloody, and the person was practicing martial arts with human blood. Some people in the town escaped, and some cultivators took out their magic weapons to be on guard, but this evil cultivator was only a Yuanying, and except for Xiao Mo, the highest cultivation level in the town was only Jindan.

The evil cultivator got up from the ground. He was already unconscious and extremely thirsty for blood. He gasped and shook his body with evil energy. Those with too low cultivation were immediately blown away. Then he instinctively reached out to grab the person who felt the strongest blood and energy - that was Xiao Mo's direction.

Xiao Mo already had the flute at his lips.

He is no longer a demon, so the skills in the Demonic Sound Book are no longer useful. But Xiao Mo has already learned how music can hurt people. This is a good opportunity for him to test how powerful his music is now. He can even improve a new music technique later.

Xiao Mo concentrated his mind and was about to play the flute when there was a sudden change in the air from the horizon. A clear and melodious phoenix cry broke through the air, accompanied by a golden flame. The demon cultivator who was rushing towards Xiao Mo was burned in the golden flames five steps away from him. He only had time to let out a few inarticulate screams before he fell to the ground and stopped breathing.

Xiao Mo stared at the golden flame in a daze and slowly put down the flute.

Xiao Mo knew that the Golden Flame Phoenix was not the only one in the world whose flames were golden, but he still couldn't help but look up, wanting to find the source of the flames.

There was a powerful pressure coming down from the sky all of a sudden. Even the air began to vibrate and emit a buzzing sound. Many people wanted to run, but they couldn't even use their swords. They fell to the ground because their legs went weak and they couldn't even crawl.

Such a powerful pressure... who is this powerful person! ?

But the violent wave stopped abruptly when it was about to touch Xiao Mo's head. After shaking continuously on the spot, it suddenly exploded and turned into hexagonal ice crystal snowflakes, slowly falling from Xiao Mo's head.

Xiao Mo was not restrained by the pressure, but he did not move or hide, and his beautiful eyes just stared at the person who was walking down the sky covered with snow.

Silver and jade crown, the immortal steps on the clouds into the mortal world, with a graceful and charming demeanor that is unparalleled in the world.

Chu Jinglan walked through the frost and snow, step by step, and came in front of him.

The stagnant air shook and the wind began to move.

The people who were trembling under the pressure suddenly found their strength back. Some ran away quickly, while others bravely retreated into the house and quietly watched the situation here.

Qiuqiu flapped its wings and flew back to Chu Jinglan's shoulder, tilting its head to look at the stranger in front of it.

Xiao Mo's lips trembled, and for a moment he was unable to make any expression or say anything.

There were three steps and three hundred years between the two people.

Chu Jinglan moved first.

He walked forward step by step, came very close to Xiao Mo, and raised his hand to him: "Come home with me."

Xiao Mo subconsciously raised his hand to put it on, but when his hand was halfway extended, it stopped in mid-air.

In front of his eyes, he could still see the image of Chu Jinglan struggling desperately to wake up when he was controlled. To him, everything happened just yesterday, but to Chu Jinglan, it had been three hundred years. Realizing this, Xiao Mo suddenly felt a little panicked as if he was homesick.

How should he face Chu Jinglan now? What should be his first sentence?

But his pause had a different meaning in Chu Jinglan's eyes.

Chu Jinglan's eyes were dark and looked extremely calm, so calm that no one could see the undercurrent below, which was hitting the rocks crazily without stopping for a moment.

"You don't want to?"

Chu Jinglan moved his eyelashes very slowly: "Xiao Mo, where are you going to leave me now?"

He spoke softly and slowly, without any coldness or murderous intent in his voice, but the undercurrent crashed fiercely into the underwater reefs, almost causing the false sea surface to surge.

When Xiao Mo heard this, his hands were faster than his brain and he stuffed it into Chu Jinglan's palm: "No, I'm not unwilling!"

He was so flustered that he didn't notice that Chu Jinglan's next words were clearly not right.

After holding the person's hand, Xiao Mo came back to his senses and raised his eyes in surprise: "...Wait, how did you recognize me?"

He should be his original appearance now!

An invisible butterfly flew to Xiao Mo's brow and merged into his body. Good luck began to flow and blessings arrived.

Chu Jinglan watched the butterfly fly in, then lowered his eyes and stared at the two people's clasped hands: "Flute."

Yes, Xiao Mo thought it was impossible to meet Chu Jinglan here, and he hadn’t collected the flute yet.

Xiao Mo opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Chu Jinglan stared at the fingers he held in his palm and spoke slowly: "I passed by here and sensed the aura of the demon cultivator, so I came to check it out."

Xiao Mo closed his mouth.

The Guixu Immortal can travel thousands of miles in an instant. Chu Jinglan's pressure clearly appeared suddenly, but it is not certain that it is because Xiao Mo is only a Yuan infant now and cannot detect Chu Jinglan's approach, so Chu Jinglan really passed by here by chance and met him.

But that doesn't matter.

Xiao Mo now really didn't know what opening remarks to make.

Should I ask you how you've been these years? Should I say congratulations on finally reaching Guixu? Or should I say... I miss you a lot?

Even though it had only been a short time since they broke up, Xiao Mo already had so much to say. His heart was now made of flesh and blood, beating like a drum, ringing in his ears. Xiao Mo's eyes unconsciously turned red, and he blinked and lowered his eyes so as not to appear too weird.

He thought, Chu Jinglan looked very calm, maybe he was really like the close friends described in the storybooks, a gentleman's friendship, and although they were happy to meet again, it was also natural.

But since he was still willing to hold his hand and said they wanted to go home together, Xiao Mo could still approach him and was not just a passerby.

But Chu Jinglan's hands are a little colder than before. Is it because his spiritual roots are of ice and his cultivation has reached a high level?

Xiao Mo tentatively applied a little force and held Chu Jinglan's hand a little tighter.

Chu Jinglan's expression did not change, but his eyes paused.

And the few monks who were actually hunting down the evil cultivators finally arrived.

Chu Jinglan had already withdrawn his pressure, but when a few people saw the famous sword Poxiao on his waist, they were immediately shocked and quickly clasped their hands in salute: "Greetings, Immortal Lord!"

The person hiding in the house and pricking up his ears almost screamed in surprise.

Immortal! ?

That Chu Chu, Chu Xian Zun! ?

Chu Jinglan didn't even glance at them.

"I didn't know that the Immortal Master had come to visit. Fifty miles away in Baichuan City, the Jinxiu Pavilion is holding a treasure feast. The Immortal Master is a distinguished guest of the Jinxiu Pavilion. If the Immortal Master is interested, he can come to the treasure feast. The Jinxiu Pavilion will treat him with the highest courtesy."

The word "gun" was about to come out of Chu Jinglan's mouth, but he stopped just before opening his lips.

His gaze finally moved away from his clasped hands and slowly fell on Xiao Mo's face.

He was obviously reluctant to take his eyes off Xiao Mo's face, but if he looked at him for one more moment, the noise in his head would increase several times, and the pain in his chest would increase a hundredfold. He felt so confused and painful, it was difficult to bear, but Chu Jinglan could bear it.

Xiao Mo is very good-looking, and this face suits his eyes best. His own facial features have obscured his appearance and spirit. Now, this is the complete Xiao Mo.

Seeing that Immortal Master Chu did not directly refuse, the disciples of Jinxiu Pavilion lowered their heads and exchanged glances quietly, then continued with gritted teeth: "There are all kinds of treasures and delicacies at the banquet. The master of the family is also here, and also..."

Delicious food?

Chu Jinglan thought of the spiritual food he had saved for Xiao Mo.

Although the best preservatives were used and there was no possibility of spoilage, I have been collecting things for three hundred years and I don’t know if they would still suit Xiao Mo’s taste today. I don’t know where Xiao Mo has been for the past three hundred years, but he always likes fresh things.

Chu Jinglan looked at Xiao Mo: "Do you want to go?"

Xiao Mo was overwhelmed with emotions, and he didn't know where to start. He also didn't know whether the two of them should be alone together first, or whether it would be better to have a lively place to take a break: "You decide."

I decide, can I make any decision?

Chu Jinglan tightened his grip on Xiao Mo's hand.

You want to take him back immediately and lock him up.

Yes, but it wouldn't hurt to do some more preparation, to get him some new things.

The banquet at Jinxiu Pavilion will definitely be lively. Do you want countless people to focus their attention on him?

But wouldn't it be nice to let everyone know that he is yours in front of everyone?

No one knew how many chaotic thoughts flashed through Chu Jinglan's mind. They only knew that Chu Jinglan finally said, "Okay, let's go."

Chu Jinglan held Xiao Mo's hand and had no intention of separating.

*

The treasure feast in Baichuan City was a grand banquet. Wang Yichen, now the patriarch of the Wang family, was also there. After receiving a message from his disciple, Wang Yichen slipped and destroyed a priceless cup on the spot.

"Who, who are you talking about!?"

"Chu Xianzun."

Wang Yichen almost jumped up from his chair: "He brought someone with him!?"

"Yes." Chu Jinglan asked them to go first, and only then did the disciple dare to speak in this way.

Wang Yichen: "What kind of person is this? Tell me in detail."

Three hundred years have passed. Apart from the sword puppet, who else could have the privilege of attending the banquet with Chu Xianzun?

"At the peak of the Yuan Infant stage, of unknown age, with a stunning appearance, and still holding hands with Chu Xianzun."

Wang Yichen took a breath of cool air.

Holding hands, actually holding hands!

“How beautiful is it?”

The disciple thought about it and decided to use a very intuitive statement: "On par with Immortal Master Chu."

Wang Yichen: ...That’s quite beautiful.

But Wang Yichen couldn't help but be alert: "What type?"

"It is stunningly gorgeous and unrivaled."

Wang Yichen paced on the spot, and immediately raised his hand to call the people around him: "Come on, follow me to welcome the Immortal Lord."

Ever since Chu Jinglan's Taoist partner died, many sects and families, for their own benefit, have tried to seize his Taoist partner's position. They have been secretly and openly trying to find out what kind of person Chu Jinglan's Taoist partner is, and have deliberately trained a number of people according to that person's temperament type, and would put them in front of Chu Jinglan whenever they have the chance.

As for the fate of those people, it was different depending on what they did.

The same thing is that no one can succeed, no one can get close to him.

Now, this person suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and when no one had received any news, Chu Jinglan actually took him by the hand and took him to the banquet.

Was it that the sealed door was pushed open and he met a new love who could truly heal his heartbreak, or was it that Chu Xianzun practiced alone and hard on Mount Du'e and finally went completely crazy, allowing a brilliant substitute trained by an unknown family to finally succeed in taking over?

No, he has to go and see it immediately!