Chapter 204 The Heavenly Snow Lotus Aims for Immortality 34 ...
Zhang Xuelian was also troubled by this. What was going on? She glanced at Mantqiu and said, "I need to go to Blue Star to sort out some things. You wait here for me to come back."
Mantjo wanted to give the egg to his subordinate and go with her, but Zhang Xuelian stopped him.
"I can go by myself."
Upon hearing this, Mantjoe pursed his lips and looked at her. "You will come back, won't you?" Although he initially married her for the sake of the heir, fifty years have passed. He is not a cold-blooded and heartless person. How could he have no feelings at all?
If my wife really runs away, I definitely have to chase after her.
However, he was still willing to trust her one more time, so after seeing Zhang Xuelian nod, he ultimately didn't follow.
At this time, Earth had changed drastically. Fifty years in another world were equivalent to fifteen hundred years on Earth. How advanced had human technology become? She was immediately detected by satellites the moment she appeared near Earth.
However, upon seeing the images transmitted back by the satellite, everyone knew they weren't enemies, after all, those temples of goddesses still existed. Moreover, their planet Earth wasn't without its own trump cards; they still had an ancient monster who had lived for over a thousand years.
Que Heyu is dead, yet not quite dead. He doesn't even know his current situation. However, recently a memory has appeared in his mind, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.
But whether it's true or not, she's not his.
"I never imagined that so many years would have passed since we last met." He was the only one who survived to the end. Que Heyu appeared in front of her as soon as he saw her.
Zhang Xuelian was also surprised that he was still alive and had not been corrupted by the ghostly energy, thus avoiding becoming a monster.
Upon meeting someone who bore an uncanny resemblance to the person in that memory, Que Heyu realized that the memory was real. Although she didn't know how the person had managed it, it wasn't surprising that it had happened to her.
"You've become an immortal."
He saw that her aura had become even purer and said, "In reality, I don't know why she built the Temple of the Goddess, but that memory tells me the answer: to become an immortal. Congratulations."
Zhang Xuelian also understood the answer she was looking for from these words. It turned out that it really wasn't an ordinary illusion. Seeing him, she asked, "Are you the only one alive?"
Que Heyu nodded. “Yes.” There was a hint of regret in her voice. “Because of the mystical arts you gave me, Cui Dong lived for three hundred years, while Que Hanri was just an ordinary person who died at the age of 70.” In that memory, the person she had a passionate and mutual love with was the one who died the first among them.
Upon hearing this, a complex emotion arose in Zhang Xuelian's eyes, an emotion that shouldn't have been present in the original Zhang Xuelian. She was no longer like a demon, nor like an immortal; she was more like a human. It was only after becoming an immortal that she realized that immortality was merely a level of power, not true immortality. There were other levels above immortality.
Thinking of the incredibly vivid person in the illusion, Zhang Xuelian still couldn't come to terms with the fact that he was dead. Would he still have memories of them?
If so, wouldn't he die in the long wait? The thought sent a pang of sadness through her heart.
Que Heyu: "So you've fallen for him after all." She was only interested in him, like a cat seeing a toy—she'd want to pat it a couple of times, and could easily discard it when she was unhappy. As for Cui Dong, it was only because of the emotional points he gave her and because he saved her life. And Manteju, she only married him because it was profitable and because she had some reservations.
Only with Que Hanri did he see the affection in her eyes.
Unexpectedly, no one won, and in the end, her heart was captured by an ant she despised the most.
Zhang Xuelian hadn't expected this either, because when she first met Que Hanri, she didn't take him seriously at all. How could a high and mighty demon lower herself to take a mortal seriously? The only one she would take seriously was the Chosen One who could provide her with emotional value.
However, there was no point in discussing these things now. After getting her answer, Zhang Xuelian didn't stay long before leaving. But when she turned back, she still told him something: "Don't worry about anyone invading Blue Star. As long as the Temple of the Goddess doesn't disappear, my power will forever protect Blue Star." This was her way of making up for the invasion she caused. And the fact that she left behind that child was perhaps a way of letting him continue to fulfill his mission of protecting Blue Star.
As for her, she naturally continued searching for traces of her time and space.
As Que Heyu watched her leave, he knew this might be the last time they would ever see each other. But wasn't he lucky? At least he got to see her one last time. Indeed, anything is possible if you live long enough.
However, to this day, he still doesn't understand why she is so obsessed with becoming an immortal. She has lived for 1,500 years, watching everyone she knows die, leaving her all alone. That loneliness is truly too cold.
He once craved strength and a long lifespan, but now he realizes that an excessively long lifespan is not a good thing; it is a form of torture.
When the people in Bureau 749 saw him return, they asked with concern, "Does the goddess have any instructions?" Their eyes showed a hint of expectation; after all, this was the goddess who had saved their Blue Star.
Que Heyu shook her head. Even if she had become an immortal and now looked like a human, what did it matter? She had never cared about Blue Star.
Later, a new document was added to the archives of Bureau 749: In the year 2904 of Blue Star, the Snow Mountain Goddess descended upon Blue Star once again and made a promise to protect Blue Star. At this time, every generation of rulers could breathe a sigh of relief, no longer needing to fear that their reign would mark the end of Blue Star.
And so, five thousand years have passed.
By this time, humans had created gene-enhancing drugs that could make people more physically strong, and even divided each person's physique into grades A, B, C, D, E, and F, with grades S, 2S, and 3S above grade A.
Even so, 3S superhumans cannot fly or teleport; they can only achieve this through technology. However, due to the national aviation control system, very few people can pilot mechs to outside the planet.
So when people flip through history books and come across stories about supernatural powers, alien invasions, or snow mountain goddesses, a group of people are half-believing and half-doubting, as if it's some kind of fantasy novel.
When I was a child, I was easily fooled, but now that I'm an adult, I don't believe it anymore.
How terrifying is it to be able to fly and burrow underground without relying on machines? How can an old monster who has lived for two or three thousand years have such a long lifespan? You have to know that the highest lifespan on average in the world is only three or four hundred years, which is a bit beyond common sense.
Only those who work at Bureau 749 know that all of this is true, since some of the videos from that time are still preserved.
One day, the video was leaked by some spy and spread widely, shocking all the people of Earth.
"Could it be that what the history books say is true? This video doesn't look like it was made by AI." The resolution wasn't very good back then, but you could still get the general idea. However, those dark ghosts and black mist made the video even more blurry. If you didn't know, you might think it was a resolution issue, but if you did, you would know it was because of the ghostly aura.
Among those people, only one figure stood out, radiant and extremely conspicuous. She wore an ancient-style white dress and no jewelry, yet exuded an air of nobility. In the midst of the pervasive black mist, she was like a dazzling lighthouse.
"Goddess, it's the Snow Mountain Goddess! She's even more beautiful than the sculptures in the Goddess Temple. AI couldn't possibly create something like that!" A group of people exclaimed excitedly as they watched the video.
However, shortly afterward, the video became unwatchable, and all recordings were deleted. Some things, though written in history books, are still not suitable for everyone to know.
But it is precisely this deletion behavior that makes many people believe that it is true. Didn't the official account only delete it and not say that it was fake?
Because of this, many people went to the Goddess Temple to make wishes, which brought Zhang Xuelian a lot of emotional value. Of course, after a while, they found that the Goddess did not show any signs of life, and a group of people suspected that the video was just a ploy to fool them.
Fewer and fewer people came to worship her, and the place returned to its usual quiet state.
However, this was soon broken by people from outside the region.
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