Chapter 268 A Glimmer of Hope (Part 1)
The flow of time within Wei Feng's Void Seal differs from that outside. Jiang Gu gradually loses his awareness of time, and every time he is ordered to stop, he is splattered with tears.
After an unknown amount of time, Wei Feng finally hugged him contentedly, ready to go to sleep.
"Master, does your back hurt?" He tenderly massaged Jiang Gu's lower back, covering it with a layer of clean spiritual energy, but his hands kept moving as he massaged.
"Get out." Jiang Gu struggled to stay awake, feeling somewhat agitated.
Wei Feng just hugged him and laughed, his nose pressed affectionately against his neck, and whispered, "Master, I was just too excited. I definitely won't be so outrageous next time."
Jiang Gu gave a cold laugh.
Wei Feng kissed him and said, "Master, take a rest."
Jiang Gu closed his eyes.
A sense of doubt welled up in Wei Feng's heart. He had tormented Jiang Gu quite a bit, and Jiang Gu should have gotten at least a few kicks, but Jiang Gu only cursed at him once, and even rested in his arms for the first time ever. In the past, Jiang Gu would have beaten him eight hundred times without breaking a sweat... Jiang Gu's willingness to condescend to be on the bottom was already enough to excite him. He had long been prepared to be beaten half to death by Jiang Gu.
Something's not right.
He held Jiang Gu in his arms and carefully sent a fragment of his primordial spirit into Jiang Gu's sea of consciousness. Jiang Gu's primordial spirit was also resting with its eyes closed. The golden primordial spirit exuded a powerful aura, its meridians were fine, the love poison had been cured, and its injuries had mostly healed.
Was he overthinking it?
"Master, Master?" he called to Jiang Gu.
Jiang Gu opened his eyes and glanced at him.
Wei Feng looked at him somewhat uneasily: "Are you feeling unwell? Did I use too much force just now? Or is it the chaotic energy in my body that's making you feel uncomfortable? Let me see."
“...Shut up.” Jiang Gu wanted to kick this bastard out.
Wei Feng looked at him pitifully: "Master, how long will we be separated? Can I secretly come to see you? When are you leaving? Or should we wait a little longer?"
Let's wait a few hundred years and see.
Jiang Gu looked at him with a headache: "It won't be long."
Wei Feng looked at him expectantly: "Then we need to hurry."
"Hmm." Jiang Gu looked at his pitiful and stupid appearance, which was completely different from his fierce and insatiable appearance just now. If it weren't for the fact that his crying was so annoying, he would have kicked this bastard away.
"What's wrong?" He asked, noticing Wei Feng's deep gaze.
Wei Feng blushed and looked at him: "Master, can we do it again?"
Jiang Gu's face darkened, and he kicked the man out of the void seal.
The kick was quite powerful, and Wei Feng felt a sharp pain in his chest, but he grinned and laughed. All the unease he had felt earlier vanished with that kick. He fearlessly moved closer, grabbed Jiang Gu's hand, and said with a grin, "Master, don't be angry."
Jiang Gu gave him a cold look, but did not shake him off.
A moment later, a small pain-relieving magic circle slowly landed on Wei Feng's chest. Wei Feng lowered his head and carefully touched it, then grinned foolishly.
——
Their base was on an island at the easternmost point of the Chenyao Continent.
"Where have you been? We haven't seen you for a whole day and night." Feng Wuyou couldn't help but ask as soon as he saw them appear.
Jiang Xiangyun crossed his arms, glanced at Jiang Gu and Wei Feng, put his arm around Feng Wuyou's shoulder and smiled ambiguously at Jiang Gu: "They're newlyweds, busy with their own lives."
Feng Wuyou suddenly realized, and was so embarrassed that he didn't know where to look: "Ah."
Chan Lin chuckled silently, a smug look on his face.
“Chang Ping’an and Wen Xiuji haven’t caught up yet, but we can’t hide in the Void Seal forever,” Jiang Xiangyun said. “Seventh Brother, we need to make a decision soon.”
Jiang Gu nodded and looked at Wei Feng.
Although Wei Feng was reluctant, he knew he had to prioritize the overall situation and said, "Master, I will definitely listen to you."
But when he saw Jiang Gu turn and leave, his unease surged up again. So he quietly moved his fingers, and a transparent ghost pattern silently wrapped around Jiang Gu's ankle.
——
Wen Xiuji looked at Jiang Gu, who suddenly appeared in front of him. Even though he tried his best to restrain himself, he still couldn't hide the shock in his eyes.
Hundreds of half-immortals slowly approached and surrounded the person in the center. Jiang Gu remained unmoved in the face of so many Dao Ancestors at the Great Perfection level. However, after witnessing his sword strike at the Changning Divine Palace, no one dared to underestimate him anymore. They were all on guard and no one dared to step forward rashly.
"Jiang Gu, how dare you deliver yourself to my doorstep?" Wen Xiuji gripped the flute in his hand tightly.
Jiang Gu looked at him indifferently and took a step forward.
Wen Xiuji subconsciously took a half step back, while the surrounding half-immortals looked at each other in bewilderment.
Jiang Gu twitched the corner of his mouth, then everything went black, and he completely lost consciousness.
The surrounding semi-immortals were immediately in an uproar. Some fearless individuals even sent a wisp of their spiritual power forward to investigate, only to exclaim in horror, "Holy Son, his primordial spirit is completely shattered, his meridians are severed, and the bones in his entire body have been eroded and melted by the chaotic energy. He's already lost more than half of his body!"
"He's dying!"
Someone boldly removed the illusion surrounding Jiang Gu, revealing a dagger brimming with divine power embedded in his heart, blood gushing out and staining his white robes crimson.
"He only has one breath left!"
This time, Wen Xiuji's vision went black. He quickly used his spiritual power to gather Jiang Gu's primordial spirit and shouted angrily, "Quickly save him!"
The divine decree that would help Jiang Gu ascend to immortality was prioritized over obtaining the Chaos Core. Even if the sky were to fall, the Yaoyan Temple would do everything in its power to send Jiang Gu up there. But now he's on the verge of death!
I'm dying!!!
Wen Xiuji stared in despair at Jiang Gu's shattered primordial spirit and the dagger in his chest, wishing he were the one dying. He hurriedly ordered, "You ten, help me gather his primordial spirit. You immediately repair his meridians. And you, use divine artifacts to transfer the chaotic energy from his bones. Quickly! Use all the divine artifacts you can!"
Xiao Dan, who was standing next to him, was originally preparing to see what tricks Jiang Gu would play next, but he gradually realized that Jiang Gu was really about to die. When he saw the dagger stuck in his heart, his expression changed immediately.
That was the Seven Deadly Blades he gave Wei Feng to use to remove Jiang Gu Xian's bones.
Could it be that Wei Feng has finally decided to make his move?
But weren't he and Jiang Gu deeply in love and even formed a Daoist couple contract?
What if this is another of Jiang Gu's schemes? But he's injured like this, would someone as self-serving as Jiang Gu really go to such lengths for Wei Feng?
Or is it that people's hearts are unpredictable, and Wei Feng has been pretending from the very beginning?
Countless guesses flashed through Xiao Dan's mind, but the more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and he gradually became unsure whether Jiang Gu's act was true or false.
On the other side, the Changning Temple.
The ghostly pattern suddenly disappeared halfway through, and Jiang Gu's emotions were usually not very turbulent, so Wei Feng could only sense very little. Moreover, they had just consummated their marriage and were at the most intimate time of their relationship, so he simply did not want to be separated from Jiang Gu for even a moment.
Wei Feng nervously stroked the Crimson Snow Sword that Jiang Gu had left him.
"Wei Feng, are you listening?" Feng Wuyou waved in front of him.
"Hmm." Wei Feng glanced at him. "Besides handing the Tower of Babel over to Chang Ping'an, what else?"
"This is enough," Jiang Xiangyun transmitted. "In this way, the Tower of Babel will be in the hands of the Changning Temple, and the Chaos Core will be in the hands of the Yaoyan Temple. Chang Ping'an and the others will not be able to build the Tower of Babel here, and since you have formed a Daoist partnership, Wen Xiuji will not be able to help Jiang Gu ascend. This way, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
Wei Feng nodded, but still vaguely felt that something was wrong... Why was Jiang Gu so sure that Wen Xiuji couldn't help him ascend? Even if they formed a Daoist partnership, they would only live and die together. At most, Jiang Gu would face more obstacles to ascension. If all else failed, Jiang Gu could even kill his wife to prove his Dao.
But Master would definitely be reluctant to part with it.
Chang Ping'an quickly returned with his men.
When it comes to using words, Jiang Xiangyun is the best. He and Jiang Gu are both incredibly skilled at deceiving people. They can explain the cause and effect clearly. In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Wei Feng is portrayed as a pitiful person who was deceived by Jiang Gu into forming a Daoist partnership, only to have his wife killed to prove his Dao. Even the Chaos Core in his body was planted by Jiang Gu through a scheme, yet he remains infatuated.
“I don’t want Jiang Gu to ascend to immortality, nor do I want him to die.” Wei Feng said, half truthfully and half falsely. “I can help you remove his immortal bones, but your Changning Temple must protect his life. If you can’t do that, then there’s no point in talking.”
Chang Ping'an pondered for a while: "It might be worth a try."
Feng Wuyou's heart skipped a beat. He felt that if Chang Ping'an had a way, Wei Feng could really do such a thing. He sent a telepathic message to Jiang Xiangyun.
Jiang Xiangyun said calmly, "Don't worry, he would rather have all his bones removed than touch his master. But whether he has thought about it or not, I don't know."
Chang Ping'an changed the subject, his gaze falling on Jiang Xiangyun: "Then why have you come here?"
“We’ve broken up.” Jiang Xiangyun said without changing his expression. “Jiang Gu said he could help me revive my dead Daoist partner, but in the end he just wanted to use the Jiang family behind me. As for Feng Wuyou and Chanlin, they were almost captured by Jiang Gu and used to refine weapons.”
Wen Hanjiu, standing next to him, frowned: "Jiang Gu isn't that kind of person."
“I’ve known him for so many years, and he’s the kind of person who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals,” Jiang Xiangyun said with a smile. “He’s capable of anything to get what he wants.”
For example, he might secretly betray his newly formed Daoist partnership with his disciple, stabbing himself in the heart without batting an eye.
Yaoyan Temple.
The Grand Elder was taken aback upon hearing this: "He was stabbed by Wei Feng?"
"Yes, but he hasn't woken up yet, and we don't know the specifics. Our people found out that Wei Feng and Jiang Xiangyun went to the Changning Temple," Wen Xiuji said. "Xiao Dan said that the dagger was given to Wei Feng so that the other party could remove Jiang Gu Xian's bones."
The Grand Elder frowned: "Does he still have his immortal bones?"
“I don’t know.” Wen Xiuji said with a headache, “Most of his bones have been eroded and melted by the chaotic energy. He was propped up by the Nether Stone, but his primordial spirit and meridians were completely shattered. In addition, there was a knife wound in his heart, so he was left with only a breath. We used many methods to barely keep him alive, and we were unable to detect his immortal bones at all.”
The Grand Elder seemed to be deep in thought.
“There’s just one suspicious point. Jiang Gu and Wei Feng formed a Daoist partnership just a few days ago, and now they’ve become enemies. We initially thought they were playing tricks, but Jiang Gu would never joke about his own life… So we’re more inclined to believe that the two of them had a dispute about ascension—after all, when we helped Jiang Gu ascend at the Changning Temple, he didn’t resist much, and his final intervention was to save Wei Feng.” Wen Xiuji sighed. “Jiang Gu rescued Wei Feng and formed a Daoist partnership to save him, but Wei Feng repaid kindness with enmity and tried to remove his immortal bones. He was at his wit’s end, so he came to us again.”
Unexpectedly, Jiang Gu's ruthless path ultimately failed, and he even nearly lost his life, which shows how dangerous this love tribulation is.
The elder remained noncommittal, only saying, "We'll talk about it when he wakes up."
In the side hall, Jiang Gu, who had been unconscious, slowly opened his eyes.
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