Lingxiao
Xu Shulou blended in quite well with the monkey group. After a while, he turned around with his hands on his hips and said to his junior sister proudly, "They gave me a position similar to that of a general in an attempt to recruit me."
Bai Roushuang: “…”
Xu Shulou pointed to the mountains and rivers across the way and said, "My main duty is to fight with the monkeys on that hilltop and expand the territory. In return, they are willing to catch fleas for me."
"...I believe you can do it."
Xu Shulou asked with a smile: "Do you want me to ask for a reward for you? Do you want to be a Grand Secretary or a Grand Marshal?"
Bai Roushuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Senior Sister..."
Xu Shulou stopped joking and looked into the sky: "This world is very similar to ours, with sunshine, clouds, clear water and green mountains, but there are no mortals or monks."
Bai Roushuang shrugged: "Maybe one day these monkeys will become monks."
Xu Shulou smiled and agreed casually: "Yeah, maybe."
She certainly had no intention of staying here to be a general, and the two of them quickly activated the Sumeru Ring, left this world, and immediately entered the next world.
As soon as the two opened their eyes in the new world, they saw a tongue of fire sweeping towards them. Xu Shulou grabbed his junior sister and quickly dodged, floating in the air. Only then did they have time to observe the desolate world below.
The flames that almost swept them just now were actually erupted from a volcano. Before their eyes was a picture of disaster, with magma spreading and swallowing the earth. The sky and the earth were scorching hot, with black smoke billowing. They flew a long way, but still felt that their breathing was not smooth.
Xu Shulou looked up and saw a dragon rolling in the distance. The ground had cracked into a huge hole, and almost all the fleeing animals were killed. Further away was the surging sea, which had rolled up huge waves dozens of feet high, hurricanes were rolling, and lightning and thunder were flashing...
"This is a world that is about to be destroyed."
"..." Bai Roushuang was a little stunned, "How terrible."
"This is no longer something that cultivators can resist with their own strength."
"What about the immortal?"
Xu Shulou shook his head: "Who knows? After all, no one in the world has ever truly seen the power of an immortal."
Bai Roushuang looked at her senior sister, the firelight reflected in her eyes, flickering.
The two watched here for a long time, until something exploded deep underground, and the whole world was shaking and destroyed. If the two stayed any longer, they would definitely be affected. Xu Shulou immediately grabbed Bai Roushuang and activated the Sumeru Ring. Before the light disappeared, she looked back at this world for the last time and saw that it exploded and shrank into a dot, turning into chaos.
The scene of the destruction of heaven and earth was too shocking. The two sat quietly in the room for a while before gradually coming to their senses.
"Why don't we eat before exploring the next world?" Bai Roushuang suggested, "We may not encounter food more delicious than water plants."
Xu Shulou never refused a proposal for dining, so he readily agreed.
When they left the room, they saw their master and fellow apprentices gathered at the top of the mountain not far away. They looked a little serious, and they couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong?"
Song Ping said softly: "Master Ling of Lingxiao Sect has fallen."
Xu Shulou was slightly stunned, thinking back to the time when he asked to see Ling Li regarding the matter of Zhang Baihe. He felt a sense of disappointment in his heart as if he had known this would happen, but he couldn't help but sigh.
"When did it happen?"
"Early this morning," Song Ping said, "our leader also went to help protect the law. At that time, Sect Master Ling was already unable to do it, so the leader told him to retreat first. Even if he lost a lot of cultivation, he would always have a chance to start over in the future. However, he was unwilling to give up and insisted on facing the thunder tribulation. In the end... he fell under the heavenly tribulation."
“…”
Everyone looked solemn. Although they had no friendship with Ling Li, such things always made people sigh. On the road to immortality, everyone pursued the path to becoming an immortal, but no one knew exactly how to truly become a free and unrestrained immortal.
The leader of such a big sect has passed away. Since everyone has received the news, they should go to pay their respects out of courtesy. Xu Shulou no longer missed the three thousand worlds. He put away the Xumi Ring, changed into plain clothes, and went to Lingxiao Sect with his master. When he flew away from Mingyue Peak, he saw that cultivators from other peaks of Wuchen Island also flew in the same direction.
The entire mountain of Lingxiao Gate was covered in mourning. Monks who came to pay their respects came one after another. The disciple in charge of reception had a solemn face and led everyone in in an orderly manner.
Many people sighed for Ling Li. It was true that he was too hasty this time, but facing repeated failures in overcoming the difficulties, his impatience was not so unreasonable.
We are all monks, and we feel sorry for each other and sigh deeply.
The head of Wuchen Island stood in front of the crowd. Xu Shulou could see that he was upset, so he stepped forward and whispered, "Head."
"I'm fine," the head of the sect shook his head and sighed, "There aren't many of my old friends left."
“…”
Xu Shulou also lit a stick of incense. It seemed as if Patriarch Ling's words, "How could the immortals in heaven care about the people on earth?" were still ringing in his ears. He practiced the way of not caring about anything, but in the end he failed to become an immortal in heaven, and turned into dust on this land.
After burning the incense, when walking out, Xu Shulou saw Lu Beichen. The two looked at each other and were speechless.
Unlike the endless entanglement in the dream world, after even the engagement that was in name only was cancelled, they were almost gradually becoming strangers.
Before Ling Li left, he really had given up on everything. Even the candidate for the next leader of Ling Xiao Sect had not been decided. When Xu Shulou followed the Immortal Chang Yu through the crowd, he heard people discussing this matter in a low voice.
Jiang Yan listened and sighed, "I wonder who will take over the position of the head of the sect?"
Immortal Chang Yu said: "If Wei Xuandao is still alive, then it should be him."
Xu Shulou deeply agreed. Wei Xuandao had been operating in Lingxiao Sect for many years and cultivated some power. He took the opportunity to place many confidants in the sect. Moreover, he was in charge of many affairs. It was natural for him to become the successor of the sect leader.
"But now that he's gone," Immortal Chang Yu turned around and looked at the Ling Xiao Palace, "because of this position, the Ling Xiao Sect may be in chaos."
In this kind of situation, it would be impolite to fly around in the air, so everyone walked on the ground, causing the area in front of the hall to be very crowded.
Chang Yu was still walking very fast in the crowd. For some reason, the people around him seemed to see the aura around him and subconsciously made way for him.
As Xu Shulou had a bad reputation, everyone had just heard the receptionist say, "Immortal Yu, the head of Mingyue Peak on Wuchen Island, has led his disciples to pay their respects." Even if they didn't recognize her face, they could probably guess who she was, so she received similar treatment at this time.
The others were squeezed very hard, and only after they finally squeezed out of the door and picked up their swords did they breathe a sigh of relief and continue discussing the previous topic.
"Master, do you mean that the elders of Lingxiao Sect are going to fight?"
"What a sect fears most is encountering this kind of situation," Chang Yu said, "The qualifications and abilities of the elders are similar, and none of them stand out. Let's wait and see, there will be more chaos."
His tone was very calm, as if he was just stating a fact, but he didn't care about the impact of this fact. After he finished speaking, he fluttered his sleeves and flew away.
The remaining disciples looked at each other and said, "I hope the successor to the sect master is a good person with a good character."
"It can't be helped. We outsiders have no right to interfere," Jiang Yan looked at Xu Shulou, "unless Senior Sister kills all the villains among the elders first."
“…”
Seeing the senior sister raised her hand to touch the handle of the fan, Jiang Yan quickly changed the subject: "Are we going back to Mingyue Peak as well?"
Xu Shulou shook his head: "I want to take a walk outside."
Song Ping suggested, "That's great. Let's go to a restaurant and have a drink together. After this drink, I'm afraid everyone will go their separate ways again."
"good."
———
In the largest tavern in the city closest to Lingxiao Gate, Xu Shulou looked around at the people sitting around the table and toasted everyone. Eight years later, Bai Roushuang has broken through the early stage of the Golden Core. When they first met, Xu Shulou's evaluation of her talent was not wrong. Her cultivation speed is almost faster than half of the cultivators in the world of cultivation. Several junior brothers have also improved their realms. Although everyone pursues different things, such as family, swordsmanship, elixirs, talismans, and spirit pets...but everyone has made progress in their respective fields and lives a life that satisfies and makes them feel at ease.
After three rounds of drinks, everyone knew they would have to face separation again, even if it was only temporary, so they couldn't help but get a little drunk.
Ji Ci pulled Xu Shulou and stuffed her with all kinds of pills, from life-saving to beauty-enhancing, fearing that she would not have enough, and even a large bottle of corpse-dissolving pills for disposing corpses. He pulled his sister and said that this corpse-dissolving pill was specially made for her to help her clean up the battlefield after a fight. Xu Shulou was very moved, but at the same time felt that he might have a big misunderstanding of himself.
Jiang Yan also began to distribute talismans one by one. He gave the talismans he drew some very strange names, such as "A Ground of Chicken Feathers Talisman", "A Mutual Support Talisman", "A Squandering Talisman", and so on. Xu Shulou wisely planned to wait until he sobered up before asking him how to use them.
After another round of strong liquor, someone looked at the eldest sister with slurred words: "I can see it all. You have been trying to abandon us and go out to stir up trouble these days."
"How could that be?" Xu Shulou said to comfort her casually, "To me, you are the most precious."
Everyone thought she was being perfunctory and asked, "How precious is it?"
"It's priceless."
Bai Roushuang was a little drunk and started to make trouble, "What if, what if, the Three Realms are going to be destroyed, and we need you, Senior Sister, to save the world..."
Xu Shulou laughed: "There are so many powerful people with unfathomable cultivation in the world of cultivation. When will it be my turn to save the world?"
"Suppose," Bai Roushuang wrinkled her nose, "Suppose someone forced you to choose between the Three Realms and the rest of us, what would you choose?"
After saying this, she held her dizzy head and sobered up for a moment. She felt that the question was not appropriate: "Senior Sister, I..."
"I don't choose," Xu Shulou answered her seriously, "I want the three realms to be stable, and I want you to be safe. I want the world to be peaceful, and I want the happiness of being with my master. Now I have a sword in my hand, even if I fight to the last moment, no one can force me to choose."
Everyone looked at her blankly. When she said this, she finally revealed a hint of arrogance that matched the rumors.
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