Chapter 166
When the moon sets and the sun rises again, the "second day" in Luo Jiujiang's small world arrives.
Luo Jiujiang carefully surveyed this world, passing through mountains, hills, and basins. He said, "My little world is still missing a piece of sea."
The setting moon and the scorching sun in the sky both flickered, as if silently responding to Luo Jiujiang's words.
Luo Jiujiang lowered his arm, and the originally low, sunken basin cracked even deeper. The edge of the world expanded outward, and the wrinkles of the basin spread to the edge where it met the sky.
Then Luo Jiujiang raised his hand, and a torrential rain began to fall from the sky, seemingly without end.
The rain poured down like the Milky Way, irrigating this small world for seven days and seven nights, until the sun and the moon alternated in the sky seven times. The dry and barren basin was finally filled with rain and became the first sea in the small world. Only then did the rain converge from the sky.
Luo Jiujiang stepped onto the surface of the ocean, each inch of water supporting his feet perfectly, never even getting his shoes wet. He walked from one end of the ocean to the other, the only ripples on the mirror-like surface being the ripples of his footsteps.
The Five Elements Spirit rested on Luo Jiujiang's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Is this the sea?"
"This isn't the sea," Luo Jiujiang replied calmly. "Right now, it's just stagnant water—in my world, there's no wind."
As Luo Jiujiang finished speaking, a huge wave a few feet high suddenly rose on the water surface. The water surface was no longer as smooth as it was at the beginning. In the center of the sea, one layer of folds pushed another layer of folds, and on the coast, one layer of waves beat against another layer of waves.
The sound of the wind whistled past the ears of Luo Jiujiang and the Five Elements Spirits, and white waves rose up on the sea, which then broke into countless pieces on the exposed dark blue reefs.
At this moment, Luo Jiujiang was the center of the world, the sole master of this small world. A single word from him could cause a thunderstorm, a single thought could bring about a sudden storm. Within this world, all the simplest yet most powerful natural phenomena were at his disposal, as if they were his own arms, at his will.
A long wind blew across the sea, carrying it to the distant hills. Luo Jiujiang continued to walk slowly, and when he returned to the mountainside, many flower trees had already been shaken by the wind, leaving a blanket of colorful petals on the ground.
The spirit of the five elements had never seen such a beautiful sight of the ground covered with brocade flowers. He screamed excitedly on the spot, let go of the arms that were around Luo Jiujiang's neck, slid down from Luo Jiujiang's back like a slide, and ran towards the mountain with a clattering footsteps.
The wind was blowing directly towards Luo Jiujiang, carrying a few scattered jade-like peach petals. Luo Jiujiang casually caught one and was momentarily stunned: "The flowers in the forest have faded their spring red, so quickly..."
Back in the deadly place, Xie Chuncan had recited these words over and over again when he was being hunted by Luo Jiujiang, forcing him to develop a conditioned reflex that would ignite his fighting spirit almost instantly upon hearing the poem. However, looking back now, he only felt a sense of melancholy.
Luo Jiujiang gently blew away the petals in his palm and let out a long breath.
The battle with Chaos was a tug-of-war, in which there was no exemption from the fight and no way to stop it midway. He had expected the struggle to be long, but he could not help feeling lonely from time to time.
In this small world, Luo Jiujiang was the master. A single breath could turn the heavens and the earth upside down, and a single glance could make the entire world stand on end, waging a hearty battle against the chaos outside. But if Luo Jiujiang were to see for himself, he still didn't think he was that great. Deep down, he still felt like an ordinary cultivator.
An ordinary monk who has many close friends, respected teachers and a companion who cannot be separated from him in this life.
Compared to the adventures and cultivation that millions of cultivators dream of today, those people in the outside world are the treasures that Luo Jiujiang cherishes more in his heart.
The Five Elements Spirit grabbed a handful of petals in each hand and scurried back to Luo Jiujiang. However, this time, he froze at the sight of Luo Jiujiang's expression. Without a word, he tossed away the petals he had painstakingly picked and threw himself over to hug Luo Jiujiang's legs.
Luo Jiujiang suddenly felt a soft lump of flesh fall onto his leg, and naturally he couldn't be completely unaware. He lowered his head and asked, "What happened?"
The child raised his face, his big black eyes filled with fear. He stammered, "You, please don't cry, okay?"
"Hmm?" Luo Jiujiang uttered a single syllable in surprise. He squatted down and touched the Five Elements Essence's sleek, shiny bun. "Don't worry, I'm just a little sad, but not crying."
The Five Elements Spirit turned away from Luo Jiujiang as if he had done something wrong, and his milky voice was now as soft as a mosquito's whistle: "But your expression is the same as theirs."
They? Luo Jiujiang was stunned at first, but quickly realized that the child was referring to the cultivators who had mistakenly entered this chaos before.
"That's how they are. First they show this expression, then they start yelling, then they tear their hair out and cry, punching and kicking the air... In the end, I ignored everything I said, curled up and lay there, never to move again..." The Five Elements Spirit recounted the stories of others crying, and he himself let out a long sob: "I'm always alone, and they always leave me alone..."
Luo Jiujiang was silent for a moment, then softened his tone. "They can't defeat chaos, nor can they defeat loneliness. There's really no other way."
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