On the day Qi Xiao left, only Yaoyao and Canggen were present. Yaoyao ran back to Wuya Peak and told Shen Qingmang that Grandpa Qi's body had turned into tiny stars. Shen Qingmang was still laughing at first.
"What strange technique did Second Brother demonstrate to you? You described it as if it were a transformation into a fairy."
"But Master never came back after he disappeared," Yaoyao said.
Shen Qingmang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly grabbed his daughter's wrist. "Tell me again, what exactly happened? Did he say anything to you?"
Yaoyao hissed and tried to recall, "He taught us the All Thoughts Return to Oneness technique today. After my brother and I learned it, Master said we had mastered the most complex technique he knew and were ready to become apprentices. My brother and I were so happy at the time. After he said goodbye to us, we happily left. I wanted to tell you the good news first, but we didn't get far before we both felt it was impolite to just leave like that. Although we have learned all the techniques from Grandpa Qi, he is still our Master, and we have to show our respect to him every day."
"You're right."
"So we turned back to tell him we'd come back tomorrow, but we saw Master's body disappearing. He had his eyes closed, as if he couldn't see or hear anything. No matter how we called him, he didn't respond. Then my brother went to find Daddy, and I came to find you, Mom. We..."
Shen Qingmang teleported to Qi Xiao's residence without waiting for her to finish her words. She did not see Qi Xiao, but only saw Gu Suihan with a serious expression and Cang Geng who looked a little panicked.
"Sui Han, this..." Before she finished her words, she felt something and reached out her hand.
A green ball of light flew into the palm of her hand and tapped it lightly, as if saying hello or goodbye, and then dissipated, leaving only a hint of the fragrance of wood spirit.
"Second brother... has passed away." She said with red eyes.
"Yes." Gu Suihan walked over and gently hugged her. "Master, I am sorry for your loss."
The old name brought Shen Qingmang back to the past. Everything seemed just like yesterday. She was bickering with her second senior brother and teaching her disciples magic. Her life was fulfilling every day. She was still far away from her destined sacrifice and did not feel too much pressure in her heart.
These were supposed to be carefree times. Next year would be the Taichu Sect's new sect competition, and Yaoyao and Canggeng would be competing as the youngest Nascent Soul cultivators. A few days ago, she'd joked with her second senior brother that if Yaoyao and Canggeng won first or second place, she'd probably give him the title of "Best Master in the Immortal Cultivation World."
At that time, Second Brother clearly said that he was waiting to take it over, but now...
"The sect competition is still a year away, why is he..."
"Life is unpredictable." Gu Suihan sighed in her ear. "Third Master is still traveling. We should tell her."
"Yeah." Shen Qingmang wiped his tears, took out the sound transmission jade pendant, and continuously injected spiritual power into it.
"Junior Sister? I'm in Bodhi Hall. What's the matter that you went to so much trouble to contact me? My spiritual power is not as stable as yours, so don't blame me if my speech is intermittent."
"Senior Sister, Second Senior Brother... has ascended to immortality."
“Snap.”
The sound of the jade pendant falling to the ground and shattering became Qi Yao's last answer.
"I thought Master would cultivate to the point of ascending..." Yaoyao finally understood what had happened and sobbed softly.
"Not all cultivators can ascend. The higher the cultivation level, the longer the life span. However, no matter how long the life span is, there will come a day when it comes to an end. You must learn to accept loss." Shen Qingmang said in a gentle tone.
"Will Dad and Mom also leave us one day?"
Shen Qingmang pursed his lips.
"Yes, there will be such a day." Gu Suihan answered his daughter's question.
The departure of the Second Senior Brother seemed to mark the end of an era. In the same year, the First Senior Brother ascended to the upper realms, and Zhong Yingshao resigned as Peak Master and retired to Wendao Peak.
Shen Qingmang knew that the day of her and Gu Suihan's ascension was not far away. With Gu Suihan's cultivation level, he could have ascended long ago, but he was suppressing his spiritual power to wait for her. She was now in the early stages of the Great Vehicle stage, only two realms away from ascending.
"I still haven't thought about ascending to heaven." She said while leaning on Gu Sui Han's shoulder on the eve of the sect competition.
"Don't you want to ascend? Because you're worried about the children?"
"Not really. Why should I worry about Yaoyao and Canggeng? They're the only ones bullying others. Maybe it's because I'm more focused on the present world. In my original world, I never thought about what heaven or the Western Pure Land would be like. If I had to say what I think of ascension, maybe it's retirement life?"
After Shen Qingmang said this, he suddenly perked up. "Yes, after ascending, I won't have to worry about the affairs of the Taichu Sect anymore. It's really like retirement. Then I can do what I want. I just don't know what I can do in the upper realm."
Suddenly, there was a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy in the room. Both of them sat up from the bed, looked around, and finally found that the source was Shen Qingmang.
Her realm suddenly soared to the late Mahayana stage, and it was still rising.
"No way? Did I trigger some bug?" She asked in surprise. "Could it be that my Word Spirit Technique has reached the point where I can control everything?"
"Perhaps your cultivation has been stuck in the early stages of the Mahayana stage for years because you haven't considered ascending." Gu Suihan gripped her shoulders. "I was able to suppress my urge to ascend because I didn't want to before. If you're ready now, we can go together."
"Then we should say goodbye to the children first, right?" Shen Qingmang was sweating nervously. "We can't rush like last time."
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