Time passed silently in silence until a cautious figure appeared in Yun Che's sight.
This is a boy who looks to be only in his early teens. He has a thin face and his skin is less smooth than that of a teenager and more rough and dark.
He saw Yun Che lying there covered in wounds. His neck shrank, but he did not leave immediately. He quickly scanned the surroundings and hesitated for a while before he mustered up the courage to ask, "Brother... Senior, do you know where Senior Sister Lingzhu is? I heard that she is back."
Yun Che turned his head and said gently, “She did come back, but she is not here. She must have gone to see the ‘Master’ she mentioned.”
Disappointment immediately appeared on the boy's face, but he still said politely: "I understand, thank you for telling me, senior."
Judging from his cautious look, he had obviously sneaked out. His expectations were dashed, and he turned back sadly, but Yun Che called him: "But she should be back soon. If you really want to see her, you might as well wait here for a while."
The boy's eyes suddenly brightened and he nodded vigorously: "Okay! As long as I can see Senior Sister Lingzhu, I am willing to wait as long as it takes."
Then he lowered his head again and added in a low voice: "...if he is not discovered."
After bidding farewell to Kuxian, Helian Lingzhu, who was supposed to return to the court directly with Mo Cangying, finally decided to say hello to Yun Che before leaving, in the name of not losing royal etiquette.
Mo Cangying had no choice but to agree.
As they approached, they heard him talking with a young man.
"...In our Linyuan Realm, 99% of the people are cultivating earth-related profound strength as their main cultivation, and most of them are cultivating wind-related profound strength as their secondary cultivation. I am cultivating earth-related profound strength as my main cultivation, and now I can stir up a large area of wind and sand."
"I heard from Master that our Linyuan Realm will attract and gather all the profound practitioners who cultivate earth-related profound power, because this is the place where the earth-related power of the Abyss is the most concentrated and active. However, there are very few people outside who cultivate earth-related profound power. In fact, Master also said that they all look down on earth-related profound power and think that cultivating this kind of power that specializes in defense is a cowardly act... That's not the case!"
The young man said with reluctance: "There are many great people who cultivate earth-related profound power! Right here, there was even an Abyss Knight!"
When the words "Abyss Knight" were mentioned, the boy's eyes were filled with admiration and respect as blazing as a burning flame: "I heard that he was chosen by the Abyss Emperor to become a pioneer in the search for the 'Eternal Pure Land'."
"His name is Mo Beichen, he is ranked 779th among the Abyss Knights, and his title is 'Sealed Dust Guardian'. He is from our Linyuan Realm!"
Every word the boy spoke was filled with overflowing pride.
Yun Che still had a smile on his face, but his pupils shrank slightly for a moment.
Strange Dust...
What a fate!
This terrifying person who caused Qianye Ying'er to lose his grandfather and great-grandfather, who caused him to lose the Three Yama Ancestors and He Ling, and who truly pushed the entire God Realm into a desperate situation... How could he forget even a little bit!
"Senior," the young man's eyes changed and his voice became lowered: "Do you think there is really an 'eternal pure land' in this world?"
"I heard that it is a place where there is no abyss. There are green grasses everywhere, there are trees that can grow very tall, and there is something called 'flowers' that can bloom in many colors."
"I heard that the sky there is blue, and the children there don't need to be 'protected' from birth. Even if they don't practice hard, they won't be corrupted, and they won't be abandoned because of their poor talents. All children can grow up freely."
"Does a place like this really exist?"
What he described was a scene that was extremely common in Yun Che’s cognition. It was so common that no one in his world would care about it or mention it.
But the boy's eyes and words were describing a world that should only exist in fantasy and dreams, a world so beautiful that he and all the creatures in the abyss dared not believe it.
“Of course it exists.” Yun Che answered with certainty.
Outside the hall, Helian Lingzhu couldn't help but stop.
A strange light flashed in the boy's eyes, and then quickly extinguished. Obviously, he did not believe it: "Could it be that you have seen the 'Eternal Pure Land' with your own eyes?"
Yun Che smiled and said, “It has nothing to do with whether you have seen it or not. It’s about you believing in its existence.”
"Believe?" The boy, who had been "protected" since childhood and had never really been involved in the world, looked confused.
“Because the word ‘believe’ is a kind of amazing power.” Yun Che’s expression was gentle and serious: “If you need a miracle, then it will only happen if you believe in it.”
“If you long for the ‘eternal pure land’, then only by firmly believing in its existence and working hard for it, it may really appear in your life one day.”
“Even if you still fail to find the ‘eternal pure land’ in the end, then the beautiful persistence and efforts you have made throughout your life have also opened up a piece of ‘eternal pure land’ in your soul that will belong to you forever.”
The boy's eyes sparkled like stars, and this time they did not go out for a long time.
Helian Lingzhu outside the hall was also stunned for a moment.
Until Mo Cangying stepped forward and pushed open the door of the palace.
The young man turned around and saw Helian Lingzhu. He immediately shouted in surprise: "Senior Sister Lingzhu!"
He rushed forward with excitement, but was pulled back by Mo Cangying. He frowned deeply: "Qichuan! Did you sneak out? Don't you know how dangerous it is to leave the protective barrier of the underground palace with your current cultivation level!"
The young man was in awe of Mo Cangying: "I...I just really want to see Senior Sister Lingzhu."
"Hmph!" Mo Cangying said sternly, "Then you should work hard on your cultivation. When you reach the Soul Realm, you can leave the Underground Palace for half an hour every three days! With your current cultivation level, you are not qualified to leave the Underground Palace at all. Acting recklessly for your own desires will only disappoint others!"
"Don't forget, if you fail to achieve the Divine Tribulation Realm before a quarter of a century, you will be abandoned! By then, not even your 'Senior Sister Lingzhu' will protect you!"
Yun Che’s heart was moved.
A fifteen-year-old who has reached the Divine Tribulation Realm is a genius enough to shock anyone in any star realm in the God Realm.
And yet, in this abyss, I can only barely touch the qualification of not being abandoned.
There is no mercy or tolerance for the young here.
When anyone is born, he or she has to face the most cruel rules of survival.
——Except those chosen sons of God’s kingdom.
Yun Che suddenly remembered that in the memories that Chi Wuyao had snatched from Mo Beichen, his two daughters were “abandoned” and died under Yuan Chen’s erosion.
Therefore, he should only have hatred towards this place.
"Okay," Helian Lingzhu came over and stretched out her hand to protect the boy who was being scolded: "Qichuan is just a child after all, there is no need to say such harsh words to him."
Mo Cangying said: "Indulgence is what harms him. Trash has no right to survive. Being lazy and willful is courting death! This is the rule they should remember from the moment they are born!"
"I... I know." The young man spoke, not with indignation, but with shame: "I just miss Senior Sister Lingzhu too much. She is like my deceased sister. In my heart... she is the only relative in this world. I just need to take a look... just like... my sister is still alive..."
"I promise that I will never be willful at other times and will do my best to practice."
"And..." He tried hard to hide the tears in his eyes, and his voice was a little sonorous: "Just now, I seem to have found the direction to work hard."
Helian Lingzhu glanced at Yun Che quietly and smiled, “That would be great. Qichuan, you will definitely become a great person in the future. Being corrupted by the abyss dust when you were young will damage your talent. Go back quickly. Next time I come back to Tianfu, I will take the initiative to visit you.”
After saying that, she gently patted the boy's shoulder.
This forceless tap caused the young man's arm to shrink suddenly, and a momentary "hiss" sound came out of his mouth.
Helian Lingzhu was stunned. Mo Cangying frowned and suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the boy's right arm and shattered the coat on his right arm.
The young man let out a rather miserable cry, his facial features squeezed together in agony.
The moment he saw the boy's right arm clearly, Helian Lingzhu's expression suddenly changed, and Mo Cangying's whole face turned gloomy.
The skin on the boy's right arm was noticeably darker, and several black marks more than half a foot long were clearly visible.
"Qichuan, you..." Helian Lingzhu's voice trembled slightly. She tried to reach out her hand several times but did not dare to touch the boy's arm covered with black marks.
Yun Che’s gaze paused… Was this the erosion of Yuan Chen?
"When did this happen?" Mo Cangying asked in a cold voice.
“I…I…” The boy’s face turned pale, not because of the pain, but because of the shock of being discovered: “I’m fine…I will be fine…”
His words were paler than his face. Mo Cangying slowly let out a sigh of relief and said in a deep voice: "The right arm has been corroded to this extent, the only way is to cut it off!"
"Ah! No!" Helian Lingzhu stepped forward quickly: "He is still far from being able to rebuild his arm. After losing his right arm, he might... be abandoned soon."
"No choice." Mo Cangying shook his head: "It's only his right arm now. If he doesn't remove it and it spreads throughout his body, he will die."
"Master can help him get rid of the corruption." Helian Lingzhu said anxiously: "I will go and ask Master..."
"If you ask, Master will definitely not refuse." Mo Cangying looked at him with a calm and solemn expression: "But, do you really want to set this precedent?"
Helian Lingzhu's feet suddenly stopped there, unable to move forward.
Mo Cangying said slowly: "Let's not talk about the entire Linyuan Realm. In Helian Tianfu alone, I don't know how many people are corrupted by Yuanchen every day."
"The erosion of Yuanchen is silent and unpredictable. As the eldest princess of the dynasty, you set this precedent for your own sake. From now on, every time a young generation is eroded, will Master have to take action to exorcise it?"
"His life span is really running out."
"..." Helian Lingzhu slowly closed her eyes, speechless in rebuttal.
"Senior Sister Lingzhu." The young man reached out and gently pulled the corner of Helian Lingzhu's clothes: "I will remember your preference for the rest of my life. But this is my own fault. I can't make things difficult for you, and I can't let the Palace Master suffer because of me."
He raised his face, tears in his eyes, and a smile on his face: "Brother Mo is just like what they said, he looks very strict, but he is actually a very good person. I have always been afraid that I would be abandoned directly after being exposed, so... Brother Mo cut off my arm, which was actually a kind of salvation for me."
"It's best if you think so." Mo Cangying nodded slightly, his eyes focused: "Losing one arm doesn't mean the end of your life and future. If you could achieve the Divine Tribulation Realm with one arm a quarter of a century ago, you would not only not be abandoned, but also be used as a role model by Helian Tianfu."
"I... will do it." The boy's voice still trembled slightly.
A broken arm is an unbearable blow to an adult man, let alone a mentally handicapped teenager.
The loss of an arm not only hurts the body, but also hurts the heart. Under the cruel rules of survival in the abyss, if you lose an arm at a young age, no matter how gorgeous the consolation is, the future... is full of endless pessimism.
His throat surged, and he tried to make a less difficult sound: "Brother Mo, please cut off my right arm for me."
"Very good!" Mo Cangying nodded.
The young man suddenly closed his eyes. Helian Lingzhu also sighed, then slowly turned around and closed his eyes.
“Wait a minute.” Yun Che’s voice sounded out at this inopportune moment: “Let me see.”
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