Chapter 162: The Road to Immortality, Guarding the Legacy
The time of departure finally arrived amidst intense and careful preparations.
In the valley behind Xuanyun Sect, designated an absolutely forbidden area, the atmosphere was almost frozen with solemnity. On the ground, a vast, interstellar teleportation formation, over ten feet in diameter and meticulously constructed from countless rare spatial materials and inscribed with dazzlingly complex divine patterns, emanated subtle yet powerful spatial fluctuations, like a dormant ancient deity awaiting the ritual and mission to awaken it.
Ye Li and Qin Yixuan stood side by side at the core of the formation. Both had changed into attire specially crafted for this expedition. Ye Li wore a battle suit with a dark base, embroidered with obscure samsaric patterns in mithril thread. The material was extraordinary, radiating a deep, dark sheen that seemed to absorb the surrounding light, accentuating her already aloof aura with an even deeper, unfathomable quality, like a judge walking in the darkness. Qin Yixuan wore a skillfully modified palace-style battle dress, a blend of moon-white and pale gold. It perfectly retained the holy and graceful demeanor of the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, while also fully considering ease of movement in intense combat and harsh environments. As the hem of her skirt swayed, the shadows of a shimmering galaxy drifted, a sacred and inviolable presence.
Their states had all been adjusted to unprecedented peaks. Ye Li's spiritual energy, at the peak of the early Nirvana Realm, was perfectly harmonious and seamless, flowing endlessly within her body. Her consciousness, as vast as a sea of stars, resonated perfectly and harmoniously with the five fragments of the Samsara Mirror that hummed autonomously and radiated chaotic light throughout her body, as if they were already part of her Dao body. Qin Yixuan, on the other hand, refined the Mysterious Woman's primordial divine power to an ever-increasing purity and brilliance. A faint, holy aura, imbued with boundless vitality and purifying will, naturally lingered around her. This aura blended and complemented Ye Li's profound and distant aura, forming a mysterious balance, as if yin and yang were harmoniously balancing, the Dao following the laws of nature.
Few people came to see them off, but each one was a crucial figure in their lives, a true cornerstone and ally of the spirit world. Ye Feng and Su Wan sat on specially crafted jade chairs engraved with a warming formation. Their faces still pale from their injuries, their frailty barely concealed, but their eyes were remarkably bright, filled with complex and unspoken emotions—a profound reluctance to see their daughter leave, immense pride in her achievements, and the purest and most profound blessing, deeply rooted in their blood and souls. Lay Buddhist Mu Yun and the Master of Yaoguang Palace stood by the two elders, their expressions solemn. Arhat Huijue, clutching ancient rosary beads, his eyes cast down, silently recited ancient scriptures imbued with supreme power. Subtle, peaceful Buddha light quietly permeated the air, attempting to dispel the melancholy and heaviness that permeated the air. Sun Xiaohou led several elders who were the absolute core of Youge and had been tested, and stood solemnly at a distance. Their eyes were burning, full of almost religious reverence for the Pavilion Master and Xuannv, and the resolute will of "I will go even if there are thousands of people against me."
There were no more words of farewell. All the instructions, concerns, hopes, and worries had already been chewed over and over again during that precious, peaceful time, deeply imprinted in each other's hearts. At this moment, the air in the valley seemed to freeze, filled with a heaviness and oppression that was almost tragic.
Ye Li's gaze slowly swept across each of the closest allies present, lingering longest on her parents' faces, their tears stifled and filled with worry. Seeing their hands trembling with excitement and worry, she felt as if an invisible hand were gripping her heart. Bitterness and guilt surged, but these emotions instantly transformed into a firmer, unwavering resolve. She turned to Lay Buddhist Muyun, the Master of Yaoguang Palace, and Arhat Huijue, clasped her fists, and bowed deeply. Everything was expressed in this silent gesture.
Finally, her gaze met Qin Yixuan's gentle yet resolute gaze in mid-air. Qin Yixuan gave her a faint yet incredibly warm smile, a smile like the first ray of golden sunlight tearing through thick, dark clouds, instantly dispelling the last vestiges of darkness from Ye Li's heart and infusing it with boundless strength. She reached out and clasped Ye Li's hand tightly, their fingers intertwined, as if to completely connect their vitality, faith, and destinies.
"It's time." Ye Li's voice was soft, but filled with resolute determination.
The next moment, the two men's eyes became stern at the same time, and the vast spiritual power and divine power that had been brewing to the extreme in their bodies, like a dormant volcano, erupted and turned into two unstoppable torrents of energy, which were poured into the cross-border transmission formation under their feet without reservation!
Buzz——!!!!
A resounding explosion, like the dawn of heaven and earth, erupted at the soul level! The entire formation was instantly and completely activated, countless incredibly complex and precise divine runes igniting with unprecedented brilliance, erupting with a divine light that would eclipse the sun and moon! The five suspended fragments of the Samsara Mirror, energized to the utmost by this shared power, simultaneously erupted with an unprecedented chaotic radiance. No longer content to simply circle around, they suddenly soared to the highest point of the formation, arranging and combining according to a mysterious trajectory rooted in the very essence of the universe. Instantly, they formed a visibly incomplete chaotic ring, yet emanating a terrifying aura. At the center of the ring, space could no longer withstand this force and began to twist and collapse madly!
A massive, slowly swirling vortex of chaos rapidly formed and expanded above the formation! This vortex was no longer just a passageway in space; it exuded a desolation and desolation from eons past, brimming with a soul-shattering evil that seemed to corrode the very foundations of all existence. Deep within the vortex, a bizarre scene unfolded. Countless shattered star fragments drifted like garbage, twisted and hideous cracks in spacetime resembled the sharp teeth of a demon. Indescribable shadows, as if condensed from the purest malice and chaos in the world, wriggled and howled within!
An irresistible, powerful spatial suction surged from the center of the vortex. Ye Li and Qin Yixuan's clothes fluttered wildly, their inky black hair and snow-white silver hair flying freely in the violent energy flow. Their figures began to blur and become transparent in the extreme light and distorted spatial force field.
"Li'er—! Yixuan—! You must come back safely!" Su Wan could no longer suppress her inner emotions, and her sobbing cry suddenly broke through the silence of the valley.
Ye Feng tightly grasped his wife's hand, his knuckles turning white from the force. He pursed his lips tightly and said nothing, but his burning gaze was always fixed on his daughter's figure, as if he wanted to engrave her appearance in the depths of his soul forever.
Mr. Muyun, the Lord of Yaoguang Palace, Arhat Huijue, and everyone present subconsciously clenched their fists and held their breath, as if their hearts were being grabbed by invisible hands.
Ye Li took one last, deep look into her parents' tear-filled eyes, at her master's complex expression of worry and pride, and at the spiritual realm she had sworn to protect, a land that held so many memories and responsibilities. Then, she and Qin Yixuan locked eyes, their eyes blazing with a resolute light that could burn away all hesitation and fear. They no longer resisted the powerful suction of the chaotic vortex. Instead, they actively energized their cultivation techniques, transforming themselves into two dazzling, resolute streams of light, one black and one white. Like moths to a flame, or like a sword cleaving the heavens, they resolutely plunged headlong into the depths of the chaotic vortex, a symbol of the unknown and destruction!
The light completely engulfed their figures and disappeared in the disturbing chaos.
Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After swallowing the two figures, the chaotic vortex, as if completing its final mission, suddenly contracted inward to its limit, then exploded! The terrifying spatial fluctuations spread out in all directions like a literal tsunami, crushing all the spiritual herbs and immortal flowers in the valley to the ground. Even the distant mountain walls emitted a humming sound under the heavy burden.
The light faded, and the base of the formation was empty, leaving only a few ripples in space that had not yet completely subsided, and a faint smell of desolation from another world in the air.
They finally embarked on that path.
The valley fell into deathly silence, with only the mountain wind whimpering through the woods, as if playing a tragic farewell song for the traveling hero.
Sun Xiaohou was the first to kneel on one knee, facing the direction where the formation disappeared. His voice was hoarse but resounding as iron: "Farewell, Pavilion Master! Farewell, Mystic Lady! Everyone in You Pavilion will stand guard until death, awaiting our triumphant return!"
"We will stand guard until death and await our triumphant return!" All members of Youge responded in unison, their voices shaking the heavens and echoing for a long time in this silent valley.
Muyun Jushi looked up at the sky, tears finally streaming down his wrinkled cheeks. He let out a long breath of pent-up air and murmured, "Go, children... create your own legend..."
Yaoguang Palace Master and Arhat Huijue exchanged a glance, each seeing the same solemnity and anticipation in the other's eyes. A new journey had begun. The future of the spirit world, and indeed the fate of the greater universe, was inextricably linked to the two figures who had stepped into chaos.
At this moment, everyone understood that the hero’s story was not over, but had opened a new and more magnificent chapter.
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