Chapter 59 The Wen Family
The demonic fire was scattered throughout Quanzhou and Zhangzhou, and with the help of those magical treasures, it was easier to find than the remnant soul.
The demonic fire scattered in random places, some deep in the mountains and forests, and some in the city. Fortunately, each piece was extremely fragmented and could no longer cause any major damage.
The remnant soul appeared with the demonic fire, just like before. It would spontaneously combust once exposed, which shows how shattered Qing Jiujie's soul was back then. Even if it were pieced together, it would most likely be unable to enter reincarnation again.
This time, the discovery allowed for timely containment in a bottle, preventing it from being destroyed by flames as before.
Qingjue was finally able to extract a wisp of it.
He showed the blue flame in his palm to Yan Shiqun and said, "Little Goose is an expert, what do you think?"
"..." Yan Shiqun studied it carefully, shook his head and said, "The nature of this demonic fire is different from the one I cultivate, so it should have nothing to do with the demonic sect."
Ruan Linglai asked, "Master, do you know how many fragments there are? What's our progress?"
"It's probably about 70% done. Everyone, please work hard these next few days. Ling Lai hasn't been home in a long time. If this goes well, you can spend some quality time with your family."
“I’m not in a hurry,” Ruan Linglai said. She was already past the age most suitable for marriage in this era. She had been cultivating with Qingjue for a long time and had not only family in her heart but also a sense of righteousness. “This matter is more important. Anyway, I write to my father and the others every year.”
However, she still retained some childlike qualities, and the increased divinity due to her enhanced cultivation did not diminish this. After all, her cultivation path was protected by Qingjue and the others, and she did not suffer too many setbacks.
“Alright, let’s continue. You go with Xiao Aju and Zhoujian to scout ahead,” Qingjue said. “Ayan and Tianyu, stay here and work with me to figure it out.”
He had absolute trust in his own disciple Qingjue. As long as their cultivation level was not some old monster he had never seen before, they were not to be trusted.
Moreover, Qingjue had added many life-saving magical artifacts to each of them over the past three years. He was certain that unless the author was desperate to kill, there would be no scene with a fatal blow.
Yan Shiqun is the incarnation of the Blood Lotus, extremely Yin and malevolent. He is more sensitive to this demonic fire than Qing Jue, but he still cannot fathom its composition.
Yan Shiqun only said, "The contents inside have completely fused with the flames, as if they were welded together."
"..." Wen Tianyu frowned imperceptibly, staring at the fire in Qingjue's palm for a long time.
This was his first time coming into close contact with this demonic fire.
After watching for a while, he started to hallucinate.
I hallucinated screams and cries filled with despair, as if countless people were suffering in purgatory and about to be swallowed by the flames.
He didn't come to his senses until Qingjue called him twice.
"...Didn't you hear that?" Wen Tianyu said, "The shouting."
Yan Shiqun and Qingjue exchanged a glance, and the former said, "What was that shouting?"
"It wasn't just shouts, there were screams, the sound of fire burning skin, and..."
Despite having read so many books, Wen Tianyu still couldn't describe that sound.
It was a chaotic, fruitless, but extremely close sound.
It sounded like someone was whispering.
As the fire burned, it seemed to reach the person's eyes.
“Strange,” Yan Shiqun said, “you didn’t take off your pendant either, or do you already have the ability to see the life of fire?”
Qingjue said, "...Could it be that this demonic fire is related to the Heavenly Eye?"
The Heavenly Eye Clan was wiped out several hundred years ago.
The demonic fire appeared exactly one hundred years ago.
What a coincidence!
“…I’m not sure,” Wen Tianyu sighed and shook his head, saying, “But I can listen more carefully; we need a quieter environment.”
“…Alright,” Qingjue said, “We’ll talk about it when we get back to the Qing family, but don’t push yourself. Just do what you can.”
"Yes, Master, don't worry."
The Heavenly Eye Clan and the Demon Flame have almost no connection whatsoever. If Wen Tianyu hadn't overheard some inappropriate noise, no one would have thought of it that way.
With a clear direction, Qingjue and the others sped up their work, and in just seven days, they had turned Quanzhou and Zhangzhou upside down.
The soul gathering is 90% complete, that's enough.
Qingjue used the wooden whistle given to him by Muyuan to send her a letter with his mind, and then handed the white bottle filled with remnant soul demon fire to Wentianyu.
The door closed, and Qingjue temporarily forbade anyone from approaching the room.
Inside the room, Wen Tianyu sat properly in the center, his eyes closed.
The white bottle was in front of him, and as his consciousness deepened into meditation, the noise became clearer.
As the sound grew louder, the image gradually appeared.
There are many.
He saw different people, strangers.
I saw some buildings, including quaint courtyards and towering buildings.
It looks like a tower, with nine stories high.
As I groped around, I finally made out the faces of those people.
Wen Tianyu was startled.
Because in his common understanding, people have black eyes and dark hair.
He wasn't unfamiliar with looking in a mirror, but seeing so many people rolling their eyes at him suddenly felt strange.
So this is what it feels like when both eyes are white.
The person with white eyes greeted him warmly, no... it didn't seem like they were greeting him.
He was greeting the person who was holding him.
Those are probably his parents; they seem to have some status here.
Aside from the initial awkwardness, Wen Tianyu quickly adapted to the scenes, because apart from their eye color, they were no different from everyone else.
There are also girls around the same age as Ruan Linglai who enjoy dressing up.
There are also boys like Aju who are good at playing pranks.
There are also patriarchs like Qingjue.
They experience a range of emotions, from joy to sorrow, and have diverse hobbies and interests, making them all vividly alive.
This is the Heavenly Eye Clan, whom people believe to be the children of divine revelation.
There are also aspects of them that they can't see through.
Unable to see through the destiny that is connected to oneself.
Su Jingwen's family.
Sujing, a place long forgotten by history.
Years later, new people moved there, and the place still possessed many gifts from heaven and earth and wondrous objects. Many immortals found treasures and magical artifacts, and the residents with special skills had developed new trade chains. The area was remote, but it was also far from the hustle and bustle.
Now it has a new name – Beishan.
Qingjue, who had been guarding the courtyard for a day and a night, turned around upon hearing the sound.
A day and a night passed, and Wen Tianyu opened the tightly closed door.
“This fire…” Wen Tianyu’s voice sounded tired, but he was not sleepy.
He spoke almost through gritted teeth:
"It melted down more than a hundred lives of the Wen family."
Qingjue's eyes widened instantly.
Su Jing, a hundred years ago.
A secluded place, untouched by worldly strife.
The Wen family protected the people here.
The Oracle Clan does not wish to participate in the conflicts of the cultivation world and has no intention of abusing its abilities.
The head of the Wen family was a woman. She was noble and elegant, but she had eyes that were more powerful than anyone else's.
She was so powerful that she had to cover herself with strips of cloth all year round, but even so, it did not affect her daily activities.
The people called her "the immortal of the distant mountains".
The immortal from the distant mountains was accompanied by a kind and compassionate healer.
Those dark eyes could see through no one in the Wen family as clearly as anyone else's, yet no life was lost in his hands. His fees were uniform; anyone only needed one coin. His name was unknown; all that was known was that the divine doctor's surname was "Chi".
A healer who has cultivated his skills to this point will commit to practicing medicine for life.
This day was a day of universal celebration. The Wen family head and Physician Chi were overjoyed to have a son. Those few years were the busiest and happiest years for the entire Wen family.
Look at the young master of the Wen family; he has his mother's strength and composure, and his father's wisdom and kindness.
Look at the young master of the Wen family, will he become the most insightful person in the world? Will he become a good head of the family? Let him grow up in everyone's expectations and love.
Look at the young master of the Wen family... ah, the fire is about to burn his eyes.
"Close your eyes!!"
The kind-hearted doctor shouted.
A sword pierced the healer's heart, and blood splattered on the spot.
Before he died, he looked at his wife and children and murmured, "Run...run..."
It's all fire, fire everywhere.
The fire burned through one of the child's eyes. It hurt so much, so much, so much.
The immortal's eyes were bleeding, his white pupils were not placed in their sockets, and there were two bloody holes on his face.
She cut her own eyes and used all her inner strength to seal the token inside her child's body. Her beloved son's form transformed into a small clivia flower, quietly dissipating in his mother's palm.
Hide, Tianyu, hide.
Don't let them find you, don't let them see you.
Hidden in the deepest part of the earth, hidden in the farthest place.
Don't come back, never come back.
May someone, a hundred years from now, uphold justice and eradicate hatred, and may you live a smooth and happy life, finding good teachers and helpful friends, and enjoying peaceful years.
The Su Jingwen family, except for the young master Wen Tianyu, was completely wiped out.
Each of the invaders took something with them: an eyeball, a golden core, or even a corpse, which they used to enhance their cultivation.
A portion of it was naturally taken away by Jieyou, fused with the inner cores of hundreds of demonic beasts, and after a hundred years of tempering, refined into demonic fire powerful enough to burn divine trees.
What's hateful is that his enemies are many people from the immortal sects and aristocratic families; there are too many greedy people, so many that their names are countless.
These people have long been worn down by time, dying in different events. Even Jieyou, who died the latest, lost her life decades ago.
A mouthful of bloody sweetness, coupled with the urgent tone of Tian's voice, caused him to vomit a mouthful of thick blood.
His vision went black for a moment, then he opened it again. His fellow disciples were all looking at him with concern by his bedside. As soon as he woke up, Aju turned his head and called out, "Master, Master, Tianyu is awake."
Yan Shiqun patted Aju on the back of the head: "Don't yell, you just woke up."
Jie Zhoujian realized that his words were too weak, and said only, "We have all heard what Master said. Heavenly language... If there are any fish that escaped the net, I will definitely get them back for you. If you are still angry, I will stand here and let you beat me until you are satisfied. I will not fight back."
Ruan Linglai: "Tianyu, is there anything else that's bothering you... uh..."
Ruan Linglai had thought of many comforting words, but when she thought of this sad story, her nose started to sting.
If I say one more word, she'll burst into tears.
Wen Tianyu sat up and took a while to calm her breathing.
He felt intense hatred when he learned the truth.
I know that hatred is useless now, but I just can't control myself.
The biggest regret is not being able to witness the deaths of my enemies one by one.
His silence only fueled their anxiety. They didn't know what to say, and the group of childhood friends simply looked in their direction.
...But at least my mother's last wish has now come true.
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