Chapter 63 Jealousy of her was for the purpose of reviving her weak clone.
The next day, in the peach orchard.
Hua Xun sat cross-legged on a lotus-white stone, gazing at the three drops of condensed crystals enveloped by a barrier.
A tear, a drop of blood, a drop of saliva.
It's all complete.
Hua Xun stroked the Soul Pearl in her hand, her heart pounding.
The saliva was what I got last night when I mustered up the courage to kiss the god.
She still remembers how the God was clearly startled when she carefully extended the tip of her tongue and gently brushed it across his lips.
She immediately froze, stiffly kissing the god's lips.
But in the end, she heard a soft, indulgent sigh. The deity slowly opened his lips and silently tolerated her almost presumptuous little actions.
Early this morning, fearing that the deity would notice something amiss, Hua Xun used the excuse that she "liked white peach blossoms and wanted to pick a few more branches" to go to the peach grove alone.
But when she saw these three items laid out in front of her, Hua Xun couldn't help but feel nervous again.
They feared the methods would be ineffective, and also worried about unforeseen circumstances.
After hesitating for a long time, Hua Xun carefully lifted the Soul Pearl into the air, and remotely drew three drops of condensed crystal, letting them slowly approach the Soul Pearl and gradually merge with it.
In an instant, the originally dim divine patterns on the Soul Pearl began to glow with a faint golden light. The light traveled quickly along the patterns, as if it had come to life.
Hua Xun was overjoyed and quickly activated his increasingly refined magical power to integrate the condensed crystal into the Soul Pearl.
As she wished, the three drops of condensed crystal slowly merged with the Soul Pearl, making the golden light around the Soul Pearl much brighter and causing it to swirl quietly.
Hua Xun held his breath and mobilized all his magical power. Just as he was about to unleash the secret technique, the Soul Pearl suddenly became dazzling and its rotation accelerated abruptly.
Then, with a low rumble, a blinding white light flashed on the Soul Pearl, and Hua Xun coughed as his magic power dissipated.
The three drops of condensed crystal were repelled by the Soul Pearl and flew out of it at high speed. The Soul Pearl then dimmed again and fell from mid-air.
Hua Xun quickly raised his hand to catch the Soul Pearl, and then held the Condensed Crystal in his palm.
Is that not allowed?
Hua Xun looked at the gray soul bead, and her originally expectant heart gradually sank.
Or is it that the method Qingyan mentioned for repairing the soul is only effective for humans and has no effect on ancient gods?
Hua Xun gently clutched the Soul Bead, momentarily lost in thought.
She was suddenly brought back to her senses when she saw golden light surging amidst the clouds on the distant White Mist Cliff, and then realized that an hour had already passed.
She had agreed with the deity before she came that she would return within an hour at the latest.
Hua Xun put away the Soul Pearl and the three drops of condensed crystal, and flew to White Mist Cliff on the wind.
As soon as we passed through the surging clouds, we saw a snow-white figure standing on the edge of the cliff, with her eyebrows slightly lowered and her gaze calmly focused, lost in thought.
He only looked up when he noticed her return, a smile playing on his lips.
"My Lord, why have you come out?" Hua Xun flew over and landed in front of the Lord.
"I have come to welcome you," the deity said gently.
Hua Xun paused for a moment.
The deity during this period has inexplicably resembled a young man who is afraid of loneliness.
"I'm back safe and sound." Hua Xun smiled, squinting her eyes, and spun around in the same way.
The deity looked at her, and after a long while, raised his hand and took her hand.
Hua Xun was puzzled.
The pure divine power flowed through her palms into her meridians and dantian, and in a short time, the magic power she had just consumed was restored to its original state.
Hua Xun was slightly taken aback. Looking at such a good god, she suddenly felt a little glad that she had not told him about repairing her soul.
That way, he won't feel disappointed.
Hua Xun smiled and said, "Thank you, Divine Lord."
The deity looked at her for a moment: "You haven't picked any white peach blossoms?"
Hua Xun only then remembered the matter of the white peach blossom, and felt a little weak when she met the gaze of the Divine Lord.
For a moment, she felt like a heartless woman secretly visiting her lover behind her husband's back.
Hua Xun hurriedly dismissed these absurd thoughts. Not to mention that the God Lord was not her husband, the Soul Pearl was clearly also the God Lord.
She was merely an incarnation of the Resurrected God.
Hua Xun cleared her throat and lowered her eyes: "I... couldn't find anything good-looking."
The deity was quiet for a moment, then gently hummed in agreement, and led her toward the temple.
Throughout the day, Hua Xun quietly stayed by the God's side, but in her mind, she couldn't help but think about the steps to repair her soul again and again.
She clearly did as Qingyan said, so why did she fail?
As night fell, Hua Xun was resting on the God's lap when she suddenly remembered something and sat up abruptly.
Flower dew!
She didn't use floral water.
She had promised to give the flower dew to Jin Huan, but he left before she could give it to him. Hua Xun had no choice but to leave the flower dew at her home in Liangyi Town, waiting for Jin Huan to come and get it himself.
However, in the two months since she arrived at White Mist Cliff, there has been no sign of anyone breaking into the barrier around her courtyard.
In other words, the dew is still in her courtyard.
Thinking this, Hua Xun's eyes lit up as she looked at the Divine Lord, then paused slightly.
The deity had opened his eyes at some point and was looking down at her quietly. Meeting her gaze, he asked gently, "What are you thinking about, A-Xun?"
Hua Xun's heart skipped a beat. After a few moments of silence, she raised her head and said, "...I want to go back to Liangyi Town to take a look, Divine Lord."
The deity's gaze froze briefly before he smiled and said, "It was my oversight."
“Ah Xun loves Liangyi Town, so it’s normal for her to miss it. How about I accompany Ah Xun there tomorrow?”
Hua Xun's lips, which had been curved in a smile, suddenly froze when she heard the last sentence.
"Hmm?" the deity asked in return.
Hua Xun hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Your Majesty, you don't need to accompany me in everything. It's too much trouble for you. I can go by myself..."
The deity remained silent for a long time: "...Does A-Xun find me troublesome?"
"Of course not!" Hua Xun quickly denied, then said after a moment, "After all, you have your own matters to attend to, and I will be back in less than five days."
The round trip will take two days, but three days in Liangyi Town will be enough.
After all, besides the clone of the Resurrection God, she also wanted to see if any demonic beasts or demon hunters had come to the town to disturb the townspeople in recent days.
Shenjun Jiuqing gazed silently at the girl who dared not look at him: "Three days."
"Huh?" Hua Xun asked, puzzled.
The deity raised his hand, and a beam of guiding celestial light appeared outside the hall: "This celestial light can send A-Xun directly to Liangyi Town, and he will return in three days. Is that alright?"
The final two words, "How about it?", are like a long, drawn-out sigh, leaving one with a bitter taste in one's mouth.
Looking at the God Lord's flawless face, Hua Xun couldn't bear to refuse and quickly nodded.
The deity smiled and handed her the image mirror: "A-Xun, remember to take this mirror."
Hua Xun asked, puzzled, "What are you going to do with the mirror? And what about you?"
A wisp of divine thought entered the mirror, and a moment later, Hua Xun actually saw the appearance of the God in the mirror.
“I can also see A-Xun,” the deity said.
In this way, she could see the God-King at any time.
Hua Xun accepted the commemorative mirror with delight.
*
Hua Xun returned to Liangyi Town on the morning of the second day. There was a guiding light, and in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he arrived at his small courtyard.
The courtyard remained exactly as she had left it, with lush flowers and vibrant life. As soon as the barrier was removed, a fragrance of flowers wafted through the air.
The town remained unchanged, and the townspeople were still warm and welcoming. When they saw her return, they greeted her enthusiastically.
When Hua Xun inquired whether any demonic beasts had disturbed the townspeople recently, he learned that a wolf demon had appeared a few days ago and had been eliminated by a cultivator surnamed Jin.
"Did he accept any money?" Hua Xun asked, half-jokingly.
The townspeople waved their hands repeatedly: "No, no, it's just that the Golden Cultivator goes to the forest to find Miss Qingyan every day, and he even asks us to speak well of him to Miss Qingyan."
Qingyan?
Hua Xun was surprised. She never expected that these two people, who seemed to have nothing in common, would become involved after she left.
After seeing the townspeople off, Hua Xun habitually took out a recording mirror: "Did you hear that? I never expected that Jin Huan, that money-grubbing bastard, would actually fall for Qingyan."
The deity in the mirror smiled slightly: "I heard you."
"Jin Huan and Qing Yan do indeed share a connection."
"Can you also tell fortunes about marriage?" Hua Xun asked in surprise.
The deity smiled and said, "The fates of those two people are similar."
Hua Xun understood and exclaimed, "Love is truly wondrous."
Transcending species and race, a bond is born the moment souls collide.
The deity paused slightly upon hearing the girl's admiring tone.
Hua Xun had already entered the room and immediately saw the flower dew on the table. His eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly said, "My Lord, I'll talk to you later."
Hua Xun put away the recording mirror, picked up the flower dew and sniffed it lightly, then took out the Soul Pearl and three drops of condensed crystal.
As before, Hua Xun infused the crystal into the Soul Pearl, and then used her magic to cover the surface of the Soul Pearl with flower dew, the clear dew gently enveloping the Soul Pearl.
This time, the Soul Bead did not reject the crystal. Instead, nourished by the flower dew, the crystal suddenly transformed into three streams of light, which swirled rapidly around the Soul Bead, forming a dazzling halo that spun quickly.
The divine patterns on the Soul Bead became even more profound, bursting forth with a brighter golden light than before.
Hua Xun was overjoyed and poured a steady stream of spiritual energy into the Soul Pearl.
The blood droplet shattered suddenly, and for a moment, she seemed to see a golden stream of light forming a phantom that outlined a slender silhouette in mid-air.
As the saliva gradually dissolved, the gilded bones and veins rapidly grew along the contours.
Only the clear, flowing light forged from the tear crystals still circulated around the Soul Pearl.
Hua Xun felt a little anxious, and she channeled her spiritual power into her palm even more rapidly until the tear crystal merged into the soul pearl. She then saw the illusory outline gradually taking shape.
However, in the next instant, the Soul Pearl suddenly emitted a dazzling light, spinning faster and faster, constantly absorbing every bit of magical power from her body.
Hua Xun felt as if her meridians were connected to an endless vortex, greedily absorbing everything within her meridians and dantian.
Hua Xun pursed her lips tightly and remained silent.
After an unknown period of time, the white light suddenly dissipated, and everything returned to normal.
Hua Xun sat on the couch, her face pale, watching all the illusory images dissipate, including the Soul Pearl, which vanished without a trace.
She looked around blankly and got out of bed anxiously.
Suddenly everything went black, and I fell backward unconsciously.
A golden divine light flickered gently, and a jade-white hand appeared out of thin air, embracing the girl's waist.
Then the divine body, limbs, face, and black hair all reassembled, like an unchanging jade statue, except that the protective divine light was dim.
His eyes, like those of a newborn, gazed blankly at the girl in his arms, his brows furrowed in confusion.
The next instant, he abruptly raised his head, his eyes tightly shut.
A vast array of memories flooded his mind.
The solitude of millennia was pierced by a crisp laugh, revealing a touch of emerald green on the mist-shrouded cliffs, and... those two kisses.
"Ah Xun." A soft voice escaped his lips as he picked up the girl and carefully placed her on the couch.
Something seemed to be shimmering inside the purse.
He knew what it was.
In his memory, he personally handed it to Ah Xun.
After a moment of silence, he took out the mirror and looked at the familiar face displayed above it. The person in the mirror was also looking at him.
After a long while, he slowly raised his hand, blocking the divine thoughts on the recording mirror.
*
White Mist Cliff.
Jiuqing sat on the lotus platform with a blank expression.
When he knew Ah Xun was lying, he would always take a serious look at her before lowering his head guiltily.
He also knew that Ah Xun was hiding something from him.
When he welcomed her back yesterday, he had thought about trying to find out what she was thinking, but in the end, he gave up the idea under her smiling gaze.
Only then, remembering the face in the mirror that looked exactly like his, did everything become clear.
She did it to revive the weak clone that he had personally abandoned.
Even though he knew she was doing it for him; even though he was now sharing the memories and emotions of his clone; even though he knew that his clone was also him...
However, when he watched as another version of himself holding Ah Xun, he still felt a strange... jealousy.
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