Chapter 249 Though Dead, Still Alive (Sky Rift) Supplement: I want to ask, like hailstones...
When their eyes met, Lin Feiran knew that she had something to say to him, so he turned around and nodded to Ru Xian, then leaped to the side of the saintess.
The ancient branches swayed slightly. As soon as she sat down, the saintess flipped her hands and formed a hand seal. The surrounding clouds and mist swirled and surged over, obscuring the figures and voices of the two.
This is clearly something they don't want others to know.
Ru Xian chuckled lightly, glanced at her friend beside her whose face was covered in runes, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "It seems you two aren't very familiar with each other."
Gu Yu paused, a surge of heat rising in his heart, his face instantly turning redder than vermilion. He hesitated, then finally said stiffly, "How could we not be familiar? The Goddess Sect has been in my Rainfall City for over a decade. With so many years of friendship between us, how could we not be familiar?"
Ru Xian hesitated for a moment, not wanting to expose him, wanting to save face for her friend, but still couldn't help but say it.
"Speaking of which, Lin Feiran seems to have only met her a few times. If you didn't know better, you would think they were old friends."
"..." Gu Yu looked at him expressionlessly, then sighed, "People who cultivate Buddhism and Taoism, how could they have petty feelings and love in their hearts? For an icicle, they hurt themselves like this."
Ru Xian had also seen the celestial punishment object, and then she understood: "So the prescriptions you asked me for were all given to them. No wonder you were injured more and more severely each time."
Gu Yu gathered her sleeves, gazing at the clouds and mist on the giant tree, and sighed, "She's just a little girl... Oh well, whatever she does is her own choice, why should others interfere?"
"Let's talk about your injury first. From the moment you came in, I noticed your spiritual power was greatly reduced. Has your old ailment flared up again?"
Ru Xian nodded: "I guess so."
Gu Yu clicked her tongue: "What do you mean by 'counting' or 'not counting'? Come with me to the city first, and just tell me what you need. We'll talk about it after you've recovered from your injuries."
Ru Xian didn't refuse. He glanced up and then left the goods there, saying, "Bring them to me when they've finished talking."
The creature nodded repeatedly, then transformed into a fish and darted into the nearby water bridge, where it began to frolic.
As the two turned to leave, Gu Yu couldn't help but show him her masterpiece: "The sea tribe loves water. I built this city drop by drop. What do you think?"
"It's acceptable."
After pointing at Yuluo City and talking for a long time, Gu Yu coughed lightly and wrung her hands under her sleeves for a long time.
How did you and Miss Lin get together?
Seeing that he had finally revealed his true intentions, Ru Xian smiled and walked forward without answering.
Gu Yu gasped and caught up, but was too embarrassed to announce it loudly, so she hurriedly asked, "If it's because of your extraordinary appearance or something, I don't have a chance!"
The voices of the two gradually faded away, but because of the magic array, they did not reach the giant tree.
The two of them, Lin Feiran and Lin Feiran, were much quieter.
Or rather, it was a little too quiet.
The Holy Maiden of the Goddess Sect looked at her and exchanged glances, only blinking occasionally, but did not speak.
Lin Feiran waited for her to speak, and in the meantime, he habitually looked around, including at the woman he had only met a few times.
Now that she was closer, she could clearly see the scars on the saintess's body.
Profound, chaotic, and subtle, it is like a piece of lacquerware that has been stored for many years, mottled and peeling, yet it still carries a kind of profound luster.
After a long pause, Lin Feiran couldn't help but ask, "Holy Maiden, did you ask Senior Gu to summon me here because you have something to say?"
The person opposite him then realized what was happening and blinked, saying, "Saintess is a title within the sect. Just call me Miaoshan. I heard that you had something to ask, so I was waiting for you to speak."
Lin Feiran chuckled for a moment, not expecting her to have such a natural personality.
"Then let's take it one step at a time. Miss Miaoshan, what do you want to tell me?"
Miao Shan nodded and explained slowly, "When we met in Beiyuan last time, we parted in haste, and the Goddess Sect did not have a chance to express its gratitude to you. Today, we thank you here."
But I didn't bring you here just to say that.
Miss Lin, have you ever heard of the origin of the divine punishment artifact?
Lin Feiran had a vague premonition. She shook her head and said, "No."
Miao Shan stood up, stepping barefoot onto the withered branches. The copper bell on her ankle jingled softly, but the echo was not the sound of a bell, but a roar similar to that of a giant Kun.
"Many years ago, a very violent snowstorm swept through Kitahara. The snow fell for nearly ten days, and the layers of snow almost buried the valley. At that time, everyone was in danger, but they thought it was just an unexpected snowstorm."
Ten days later, the heavy snow stopped abruptly, and the people of Beiyuan went out of the mountains to hunt, hoping to survive the snow famine. However, when they climbed halfway up the mountain, they found only scattered carcasses of wild animals like withered branches, and a low, barren forest.
A gust of wind blew, and the trees crumbled into dust, disappearing into the snow.
Lin Feiran had been to Beiyuan with Ji Changying before. Although it was only the outer area, not the heartland, they had still seen such a desolate landscape.
The mountains and fields were covered with only a few scattered cedar trees, and deer and muntjacs were nowhere to be seen.
Because it was too desolate, monsters like snow wolves began to prey on humans, and more and more people from the Northern Plains chose to migrate south.
She asked, "Why is that?"
Miao Shan raised her hand, and the clouds and mist dissipated, revealing the faint outline of the ice pillar at the edge of Yu Luo City.
"At that time, the people of Beiyuan were also puzzled, so they asked the shaman of their tribe to divine and explain. The shaman said that it was because they had done something wrong, so Heaven had sent down punishment, and all living beings had to pay for it."
Wusa said, "The day the pillar falls will be the day everyone pays for their sins."
Miao Shan paused slightly, then turned to look at Lin Feiran: "Miss Lin, do you believe in divine retribution?"
This question again?
Lin Feiran frowned slightly and gave the same answer: "There are countless laws and methods, how can the Heavenly Dao encompass even one of them? I do not believe in the existence of the Heavenly Dao, let alone in the punishment."
Miao Shan did not smile, but her eyebrows relaxed slightly, clearly indicating her agreement: "I don't believe it either, but this is not just empty talk. Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors foresaw the coming changes. After much deliberation, they still chose to move to the Northern Plains."
At that time, they saw what was called the divine punishment.
Back then, it wasn't this large; it was just a tiny cluster of snow crystals, as small as grains of rice.
We can be absolutely certain that this is absolutely not some kind of divine retribution.
Amidst the mist, a snowflake condensed and gently rolled into Lin Feiran's palm.
She looked at it silently: "So that's when you started to eradicate it?"
Miao Shan shook her head: "There are things like this everywhere in Beiyuan. Our ancestors only knew that an anomaly was coming, but they didn't know the specifics. When they were investigating, they overlooked this cluster of ice crystals submerged in millions of snowflakes."
Unnoticed by anyone, it was carried by the wind to the horizon, quietly taking root in the sky, mingling with the snow clouds. By the time our ancestors discovered it, it was too late to remove it.
It will grow, from a clump to a thicket, then to a vast expanse, and after a snowstorm, it will pierce the sky like a pillar.
Lin Feiran took a half step forward, recalling the icicle: "So difficult to remove? Unfamiliar spells and sword techniques are unusable?"
"Yes. These ice pillars are very strange. No matter what kind of magic, formation, or military intent they are, they will all be annihilated as soon as they get close."
When all other options were exhausted, our ancestors discovered a glimmer of hope.
Miao Shan lowered her eyes and looked down at Yu Luo City.
"Our Great Kun clan can spread its wings and travel thousands of miles. Its body is like a giant ship, and its skin is as tough as armor. If you ram it with your body, you can break one or two pieces of it."
Although this method cannot eradicate the problem, it can delay its progression.
For centuries, our people maintained a delicate balance with it, until a few years ago, after that blizzard, it grew like bamboo shoots after the rain, reaching a hundred inches in height overnight, gradually transforming into this enormous creature.
Lin Feiran rubbed his fingertips, his mind racing, and asked, "If it's so troublesome, why not advertise it to the world? What is this snow mist? Why does it need to be burned out by a fire?"
Miao Shan chanted a Buddhist prayer and looked up.
"When we investigated the anomaly, it was at the end of the great war between the two realms. At that time, the human race and the demon race were like fire and water. We were both demons, but we were also protecting the northern plains of the human realm. We were enemies of both sides. Moreover, the anomaly had not yet appeared, so no one would believe us if we told them."
Later, relations between the two sides finally eased, and we wanted to find a suitable opportunity to spread the word, but just then, a sect arose within the main road.
Lin Feiran immediately understood: "Secret Buddhism?"
Miao Shan nodded: "That's right. When this sect first emerged, it led many cultivators with high levels of cultivation to the Goddess Sect. Among those people were many Skywalkers. They used incantations and magic arrays to imprison their clansmen here, preventing them from escaping."
I was not yet born at that time, so I escaped this calamity and was able to go to the Valley of the Saints to ask the saints to show me how to break through the fog and the curse.
As you know, I was captured by the esoteric sects midway through my journey and led them to search for spiritual veins. Later, I was rescued by a saint, who told me that only fire could break through the fog.
"The fog is difficult to break, and the Goddess Sect has been trapped in the Northern Plains for years. If it weren't for you, my people and this divine punishment object might not have been able to show their faces even today."
Lin Feiran was deeply shocked after hearing this; the reasons for the grudges and conflicts over the past hundreds of years were all resolved today.
After a long pause to process what she had said, she finally said, "You summoned me here today not just to tell me the origin of the divine punishment, right?"
Miao Shan turned to face her, her tattered clothes fluttering in the wind, her wounds reflecting the sunlight, mingling with the shadows of the trees.
"Yes, the sage once told me that whoever retrieves the fire will surely be able to mend the crack in the sky."
Miss Lin, this is what we wanted to tell you today.
Lin Feiran's brow twitched. She blinked, then almost took a deep breath and exhaled, "I know about the Sky Rift."
Miao Shan's usually serene face finally showed a hint of something else: "You also saw the Heavenly Rift?"
"I haven't seen it myself, I've only heard about it from some seniors who have," Lin Feiran said, stroking the hilt of his sword. "If I'm not mistaken, this real anomaly should be the 'crack in the sky,' right?"
Miao Shan paused, a ripple appearing in her clear eyes: "Yes, I haven't seen it either, but my mother said that they were originally one. There was a crack in the sky, so there were snow pillars."
Miss Lin, what are your thoughts on the matter of mending the sky?
Lin Feiran lowered her eyes at first, but after a few breaths she couldn't help but laugh. She turned to look at the crystal clear and quiet city under the clouds. Her hair was blown by the wind. At this moment, she had a sudden realization that "so that's how it is, just as I thought."
So, after all that, we've ended up here.
"My opinion?" Lin Feiran loosened her grip on the sword hilt and said, "I promised some people long ago that when the sky is about to crack, I will try my best to mend it!"
Miao Shan was momentarily stunned, then finally revealed a smile, as clear as a gentle breeze and a bright moon: "In that case, before Miss Lin sees the crack in the sky, we will do our utmost to prevent the anomaly from spreading."
She looked at Lin Feiran and said, "I've finished asking my question, now it's your turn. Gu Yu said you have something to ask?"
Lin Feiran then remembered what the two had said at the beginning. She rubbed her temples and paused for a moment before replying, "Yes, Senior Gu said that you know where the ends of the earth are?"
Miao Shan was somewhat surprised, but still nodded: "Before I was born, there was a person who found the Goddess Sect in the vast snow and asked my mother about the location of the ends of the earth."
Lin Feiran immediately stepped forward and asked, "Is she a female cultivator?"
"Yes, a female cultivator dressed in red, easily spotted in the heavy snow."
Upon hearing this, Lin Feiran felt a surge of joy. It must be her mother, who had once visited the Goddess Sect to inquire, which meant that she was on the right track.
At this moment, she felt as if she had finally stepped into the same footprint as her mother and pushed open the same door.
Lin Feiran said, "That is my mother. Please tell me, Miss Miaoshan, where is the End of the Earth?"
Miao Shan shook her head: "I don't know..."
Just then, a bell rang out from the city of Yuluo. The two turned around and saw a flock of birds flying through the clouds, followed by a giant Kun swooping down. The blood that fell from the Kun mingled with the raindrops and dripped into the clear pool below.
Miao Shan said, "Now that my clansmen have returned, I should go too. Miss Lin, I will inquire with my mother about the ends of the earth for you, and I will tell you when I return."
Lin Feiran didn't react for a moment and asked, "Where are you going?"
Miao Shan's brows relaxed, her clear eyes sparkling, and she said with a smile, "Stop the spread of the mutation and go about our path."
...
Lin Feiran leaped down from the giant tree, and the hapless creature that had been playing nearby jumped out, transforming into a green-eyed fox and pounced into her arms, then brandishing its pair of white paws at her.
"If you asked me to wait here, you must come down and see him?"
The chubby animal nodded, having played until it was tired, and simply collapsed into her arms, pointing in the direction with its tail wagging.
Lin Feiran followed the path, but couldn't help looking up at the sky along the way.
The giant Kun roamed the sky, casting a huge shadow. A moment later, a light rain began to fall on the city, the water droplets pattering on the wounds on the giant Kun's body and washing away the blood.
She then struggled to swim to the vicinity of the waiting platform, transformed into human form, and was about to step onto it when she lost her strength and fell from mid-air.
An exclamation came from the high platform. Upon seeing this, Lin Feiran immediately rushed over, spun around, and used the heavy load in his hand to transform into a large net, gently catching the person and pulling them back into Lin Feiran's arms, whereupon they landed safely.
The person in his arms was dressed in tattered clothes, with long hair disheveled. Her fair wrists were covered with sores, and the unhealed wounds, still damp, revealed traces of blood after washing, which slowly slid down like fine spider webs.
Although she looked tired, she wasn't sad. She even had the leisure to look at Lin Feiran and chuckled in a hoarse voice, "When did such a capable young girl arrive in Rainfall City? Gu Yu isn't planning on chasing after the Holy Maiden anymore?"
The body in my arms was warm, even burning hot, the temperature at which the wounds were trying to heal.
Lin Feiran couldn't laugh. She looked down at the female cultivator, not daring to support her, and said, "Sister, you misunderstand. I'm just here to take refuge temporarily. Senior Gu should still be chasing after me."
I have a healing elixir…
“No need.” The female cultivator raised her hand to stop her. “I need at least three days of treatment. You can keep your medicine for yourself. Someone will come to take me for treatment soon.”
As soon as she finished speaking, two water servants surged over, two jets of water that didn't look like hands moved over and enveloped her. After nodding to Lin Feiran, they surged towards the high platform.
The female cultivator was gone, but the warmth of her body remained in Lin Feiran's arms. Dense blood streaks seeped into his black robes, exuding a coolness. His hands were also slightly sticky, emitting a unique smell of blood.
She stared blankly, speechless for a moment. Soon, another water servant came forward, washed her clean, and then drifted away.
...
Everything in Rainfall City was unusually tall, perhaps due to the size of the Kun clan. Even in human form, their size was still extraordinary, making Lin Feiran's height seem ordinary.
Most of the clansmen who came and went had the same scars and were tall, but they looked at Lin Feiran with great kindness, as if she were a junior in the clan. They handed her a paper umbrella to shield her from the rain, patted her head, and eagerly gave her directions.
Following the instructions of Hanhuo and the Dakun clan, Lin Feiran finally found Guyu's residence and stopped in front of the door.
Before she could even knock, water servants gushed forth from the ground and led her inside.
This is a two-courtyard residence. Gu Yu still retains the customs of the human race, with corner lanterns hanging in the corridor, green plants planted, and artificial hills placed in the courtyard.
After passing the corridor and the artificial hill, I saw him sitting in the courtyard, sipping tea. The aroma of tea wafted through the air, and raindrops dripped into his cup. The light brown tea splashed onto his face. He took a sip and sighed deeply.
Lin Feiran: "..."
She walked over with her umbrella, thinking he might like it this way, so she didn't shield him from the rain, but only asked, "Senior, where is Ru Xian?"
Gu Yu brushed away the foam and pointed to the door on the left: "He took his own pulse and picked out some herbs to eat. He's still sleeping in the room. He's a good doctor, he wouldn't kill himself with medicine. Let's wait and see."
Lin Feiran paused for a moment, then closed the umbrella, pushed open the door to go in and check. After a while, she quietly came out.
She sat down opposite Gu Yu with an umbrella and nodded: "Your pulse is much better than before."
Gu Yu put down her teacup, gritted her teeth, glanced at the left wing, and said quietly, "If Miao Shan could treat me like this, I would die happy."
Lin Feiran recalled Miao Shan's single-minded pursuit of knowledge and quickly realized that perhaps Senior Gu was only being wishful...
She was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to accept or not. So she changed the subject and said, "Senior, speaking of death, I have a question I'd like to ask."
Gu Yu clicked her tongue and looked at her: "You changed your tune too abruptly. It's obvious that Miao Shan never mentioned me to you. Humph, go ahead and ask."
Lin Feiran stroked the umbrella ribs with one hand and slightly gripped his robe with the other, asking, "Senior's divination skills are remarkable. May I ask if you can predict life and death?"
Gu Yu paused, brushed the raindrops off her face, and looked at her meaningfully: "Barely, whose do you want to be credited with?"
The courtyard fell silent for a moment, with only the muffled sound of raindrops hitting the umbrella.
After a long silence, she finally spoke, "I want to ask about Ru Xian's divination regarding life and death."
Author's Note: [Heart emoji]
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