Chapter 357 The little bird really didn't die.
Karin looked up abruptly. "Someone's calling me?"
The room flickered with light and shadow, and several hurried figures appeared one after another.
Luo Chuan, Wen Jin, Shen Yu, Tang Wanwan, Feng Yi, and the others all rushed back as quickly as possible after receiving Lian Zhuo's message.
Everyone looked grim.
The scene at the Fallen Star Ruins was so tragic that they could hardly imagine how Huali would face it after she woke up.
Wen Jin was the first to tear through space, appearing in the room covered in blood and burning with rage.
Just as he braced himself for a heartbreaking scene, he discovered—
The little girl was being gently held in Lian Zhuo's arms, her chin resting affectionately on the Buddha's shoulder, without the slightest resistance.
Lian Zhuo's gaze swept calmly over Wen Jin and the people behind him, his slender hands always firmly wrapped around Hua Li's waist.
Luo Chuan raised an eyebrow.
Surprisingly, even though she was extremely annoyed, Shen Yu, who was usually very sharp-tongued, remained silent.
Karin still looked weak, but if you looked closely, you could easily see that there was an unusually calm, even sharp, flame burning in her clear and bright almond-shaped eyes.
That was absolute clarity.
Seeing that the people had stopped, Huali asked, "How are your injuries?"
The unexpected words surprised them slightly.
As Shen Yu's tense nerves relaxed, she immediately felt sorry for the girl's composure.
The young general suppressed the lump in his throat, "After consuming the Fusang wood, the injuries were all superficial. The black energy outside is still spreading, but we have temporarily suppressed it by working together."
Huali nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
The universe can no longer control this small world, so why didn't the black energy disappear along with it?
"Huali..." Tang Wanwan paused, then opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.
Her eyes were also red; she had cried a lot during the time that Karin was in a coma.
Mo Ziyan sighed and gently patted Tang Wanwan's head.
"I'm fine, things aren't that bad." Knowing that Little Bird's Destiny Star was still around, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Huali looked around. "Huh? Where's Shrimp Bro?"
After hearing the news, Brother Shrimp went to the Starfall Ruins and dug for several days. He said that merfolk were also demonic beasts, and even if they perished, they must have left behind demon cores.
As long as there is a demon core, there might still be hope.
But Yan Xi disappeared in front of everyone, leaving not even a single scale behind, let alone a demon core.
Shrimp Bro didn't believe it, and after several days of this, he finally collapsed from exhaustion.
Huali sighed, gesturing for Lianzhuo to put her down, then pursed her lips and cut to the chase:
"I think... the bird might not be dead."
"Or rather, only half of the bird died."
"What?!" Huali had just started to speak when Shrimp Bro, who had immediately crawled out of the water upon learning that she had woken up, was struck dumb as soon as he reached the door: "The little bird has been split in two?"
"Ah—my poor little fish—uh—"
"Brother Shrimp!!! Quick, quick, carry him back and soak him in water! This time, make sure his head and ears are sticking out!"
Everyone: "..."
The originally dull atmosphere became a little more relaxed after Brother Shrimp interrupted.
Huali began her reasoned and well-founded analysis—
She recounted what happened in the Boundary Abyss, the Boundary Ring that only she could see, the fact that a card could not be lit up with two Luck Stones, and the Destiny Star above the Boundary Abyss.
"...So," she concluded, "he is in the Abyss. Or rather, do you know who is sealed within the Abyss?"
Lian Zhuo was the first to nod, "I know."
“A thousand years ago, a powerful being was about to ascend to immortality when he was blocked by the Heavenly Dao and was subsequently imprisoned in the Abyss of Realms.”
No one knows his exact name.
“I have also heard of it.” Luo Chuan connected the clues clearly. “The barrier of the Starfall Ruins requires a fragmented half-soul and the same origin as the aura of the universe. If what Xiao Huali said is true, is it possible that the one below the Abyss tore his own soul apart in order to find a way to break it?”
"You should know that the power of words is not something that everyone can possess."
"I know!" The sound of hurried footsteps grew louder as they approached.
Rongxing, panting, leaned against the doorframe and said, "I know! The little bird really didn't die!"
“My master was involved in the entire suppression of him! He knows everything!”
Hua Li suddenly looked up, her eyes flashing with a bright light, "Rong Xing, where is your master?"
"It's right in the lobby."
"My master heard that you woke up and sent me to call you and your lovers, and for everyone to come together."
At this crucial moment, no one cared about his loose tongue. After exchanging glances, Huali nodded, "Go and take a look."
*
Under the moonlight, Geluo Tan stood in the corner of the courtyard under the ancient tree covered with trumpet creeper flowers.
He was still wearing that tattered black robe, and he looked less ethereal and divine than in the water mirror, and more somber and weathered.
Hearing footsteps, Geluotan slowly turned around.
The old priest's aged gaze fell upon Huali, his eyes filled with a loving and expectant look, as if he were looking at a junior.
"Everyone, it's been a long time since we parted ways in Tianlan City."
"Long time no see. Rongxing said you know about birds?"
Geluo Tan nodded, "A thousand years ago, there was a cultivator of extraordinary talent who cultivated diligently and eventually reached the Great Perfection of Tribulation Transcending, but he failed when he was undergoing the Heavenly Tribulation."
"From the outside, it seems that he developed inner demons under the backlash of the heavenly tribulation, which is why he suddenly went mad and started killing. But I have been studying astrology for many years and have glimpsed a glimpse of the heavenly secrets. I sensed something was wrong and that his life was not meant to end."
"Thinking back on it now, the black aura probably already existed back then. Those he killed were also corrupted by his spirit."
"So, after we sealed him off together, I gave him a subtle hint: if we can find the person destined for us, things might change."
Huali's heart tightened.
Geluo Tan stroked his beard. "He truly is a peerless talent. He actually managed to forcibly tear his soul apart beneath the Abyss of Boundaries with just this one sentence, using reincarnation as a medium to forcibly send half of his soul to the River of Reincarnation, where he shed his skin like a cicada in the vast ocean."
Therefore, what is imprisoned behind the Abyss is the other half of the bird's soul.
No wonder.
At this point, Geluo Tan changed the subject, "Now it seems that his destined one is you, young lady."
The old priest smiled and said, "In that case, I'm the matchmaker for you two."
"Master, watch your mouth!!!" Rong Xing was startled and immediately covered his master's mouth. "How dare you say such things? You're asking for it!"
He didn't want to be the one to bury his parents.
Geluo Tan, oblivious to Rong Xing's presence, slapped his hand away, saying, "Go away, don't bother me here!"
"Although his merman form has now disintegrated, it is not the end. That bit of true spirit must have returned to the Abyss's original body, and it is time for destruction and rebirth."
Geluotan's words were like a spring breeze, dispelling the heavy fog and finally putting Huali's heart at ease, revealing her first genuine smile since waking up.
She was almost impatient, wanting to go to the Boundary Abyss immediately to find the little bird.
Then beat him to death!
Just as her lips parted slightly, before she could utter a sound—
Just moments ago, Geluo Tan was all smiles. Suddenly, he stepped forward and gently slammed the star-shaped staff in his hand to the ground, making a muffled "thud".
“But before that, there is something even more urgent.” When the old priest spoke again, his voice had lost its previous lightness, and every word carried an invisible weight.
"Although the universe has retreated, the wounds it left behind still remain, and the black aura is the best proof of that."
"And...it is now extremely urgent."
"Do you all still remember why I brought you to the Ruins of Fallen Stars in the first place?"
"The appearance of the Book of the Goddess of the Luo River is now the final opportunity."
Huali gently patted Qinglin Pendant, and a light flashed on it, slowly revealing the adult form of Luoshen Book.
He nodded to Huali and closed his eyes. The light runes surrounding him suddenly accelerated, emitting a soft rustling sound like leaves in the wind.
After a few breaths, he slowly opened his eyes.
"This situation... is not necessarily a deadly one, but the price of survival may be beyond imagination."
Just as everyone's expressions turned solemn, Geluotan suddenly smiled.
"As expected... is it still the same..."
The old priest's eyes held a sense of helplessness, as well as a profound and complex understanding that others couldn't comprehend.
He had initially thought his skills were insufficient and wanted the erudite Luoshen Book to perform another divination, but now it seems...
"This old man still has some skills... Oh well, oh well."
Geluo Tan shook his head, his voice regaining its previous clarity, even carrying a hint of lighthearted joking, "Watching Xianbo pretend to be a god every day, this old man is starting to feel like a charlatan himself."
He gently brushed his robes aside, his movements calm and unhurried.
"I'm getting old, and I've lived a fulfilling life, it's just a pity..."
He didn't say what was a pity.
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