Chapter 299 A Love Tribulation That's Hard to Overcome (Twenty-Two)
As soon as the shackles on his primordial spirit loosened, Wei Feng's primordial spirit hurriedly fled back to his body. A small lump of mud tumbled and crawled down from the Seven Killing Flower Tree, only to be caught steadily in someone's palm.
"Master." Wei Feng didn't dare to transform back into human form, afraid of being beaten.
Moreover, the look Jiang Gu gave him in the dream still sent chills down his spine. Even though he knew it was Jiang Gu, the other party's cold and powerful aura was tangible, even more expansive than the sixteenth heaven.
“You’re getting more and more outrageous.” Jiang Gu grabbed him to stop him from running away. “You dare to trespass into my dream. If I hadn’t recognized you in time, you would have been strangled on the spot.”
Dreams are different from reality. The master of a dream is an absolute being. The primordial deity is different from the primordial spirit in terms of rich memories and emotions. It is calm, objective, and can control everything in the dream. Jiang Gu's dream is empty because his primordial deity does not allow any living beings to exist.
The original divine form is the initial will of an immortal, and it will inevitably have joys, sorrows, and selfish desires. However, Jiang Gu's original divine form has no emotions whatsoever. Its existence is empty and ruthless, so Wei Feng didn't even notice its presence when he entered.
Wei Feng hadn't been this afraid in a long time—even when the other party was Jiang Gu himself.
This feeling was as if he had returned to the time when he was being chased and struck by lightning.
“Master, it doesn’t matter if I don’t have immortal bones. If you need half of the immortal bones in my body, I can give them to you,” Wei Feng said.
“No need.” Now that Wei Feng had gotten the information out of him, Jiang Gu no longer avoided the question. “It’s just that the fewer people who know about this, the better. I was worried about involving you and creating unnecessary complications, which is why I didn’t tell you.”
His words were vague, but Wei Feng understood the unspoken meaning behind them. This matter was probably related to the Heavenly Dao. The more Jiang Gu said, the more heavenly secrets he would reveal, and the less likely the matter would succeed.
Wei Feng smiled and said, "You're worried about me."
Jiang Gu looked at him earnestly and said frankly, "Now that things have come to this, apart from my parents and my master, you are the most important person to me in this world."
As for his father, mother, and master, although he was worried, he knew they were capable of protecting themselves. As for Wei Feng, the other party was both his Daoist partner and his disciple. Whether it was responsibility or love, it was different from the former. He made many plans, but he harbored the strongest selfishness and impulse.
He vaguely sensed that perhaps the test of Heaven had only just begun.
However, the thought of Wei Feng possibly suffering any mishap filled him with resistance and resentment. He tried to control himself rationally, but indulged himself emotionally. He was no longer willing to use any excuse to restrain himself.
No wonder people always separate love from liking. It turns out that his liking of Wei Feng and his love for Wei Feng are not the same thing. All those countless details accumulated over millions of years, all those life-and-death struggles and grudges in the mortal realm, accumulated over the years, condensed into a love that, like a trickle, unknowingly became a mighty river. Then, in an ordinary moment, because of a flower he handed over, it poured down and could never be taken back.
But Wei Feng remained the same Wei Feng from beginning to end; what changed was his own heart.
This unfamiliar and abrupt change left Jiang Gu feeling bewildered, yet he experienced an unprecedented joy, even surpassing his spiritual communion and dual cultivation with Wei Feng. When he looked at the world again, the originally bland and unremarkable scenery suddenly became tinged with bright colors, and even his heartbeat became vivid and lively.
He looked at Wei Feng, who had returned to human form and was feeling uneasy, and reached out to touch the other's face.
“I’m not angry.” He paused, then said to Wei Feng, “Whatever you do, I will be happy and pleased.”
He was not good at expressing himself, so he touched his forehead with Wei Feng's, conveying his emotions to the other without missing a single detail.
Wei Feng went from being completely bewildered at first, to being overjoyed in the middle, but finally his face slowly turned red under Jiang Gu's calm gaze.
“Master, Master…” He stammered again, which was rare for him. “There is too much, it’s about to… overflow.”
He couldn't describe his feelings; he only felt that Jiang Gu's affection was about to overwhelm him.
Jiang Gu said expressionlessly, "But you have trespassed into my dream, so you still need to be punished."
"What punishment?" Wei Feng asked, his face flushed and his eyes shining.
Jiang Gu looked behind him and said, "Then you shall be punished by sweeping this courtyard clean."
Wei Feng went off happily, conjuring up a broom. The ghostly figures behind him danced and swept up the fallen petals and leaves all over the yard.
Jiang Gu stood in the corridor, watching him clean while continuing to condense the complex magic array in his hand. The small section of immortal bone in the center had already begun to take the shape of a key.
It's almost time.
——
The Nine Heavens.
Changning looked at Tiaoxu and Shiye sitting in the high positions, as well as Kongxuan standing to the side, and bowed, saying, "Disciple greets Master, Immortal Shiye, Immortal Kongxuan."
"Changning, please sit down," Tiaoxu gestured for him to sit.
As soon as Changning sat down, he heard Tiaoxu say, "I have something to ask you to do. I wonder if you are willing?"
"I wonder what Master wants me to do?" Changning asked.
"Yaoyan has already gone to the Mihua Realm at the edge of the Nine Provinces. We have received news that he and Cangwu have brought the Spirit Realm Princess of the Boundless Realm out of the earth veins. They are currently staying in the Taijin Divine Continent. Taijin was once your father's territory. I want you to go and kill Wei Feng and the Spirit Realm Princess, and bring the Chaos Core back to the Nine Heavens," Tiaoxu said. "Kongxuan will accompany you. Are you willing?"
Changning frowned slightly: "But Wei Feng is Yao Yan's disciple, and he's the one who brought back the Chaos Core, I'm afraid..."
“Your father was originally the ruler of the Three Realms who governed the Sixteen Heavens. If it weren’t for Yao Shuo’s interference back then, your father and mother would not have perished so early,” Tiao Xu said. “Now that Yao Yan is in charge of the Sixteen Heavens and enjoys supreme honor, all of this should have been yours.”
Changning said, "I have no intention of competing with him."
"At this point, it's no longer a question of whether you fight or not. The Three Realms are in chaos, and the Nine Provinces are also in turmoil. In the end, the Upper Heaven will inevitably intervene, and the responsibilities of all forces and immortals will be redistributed. Why do you think Yao Yan hastily descended to the mortal realm under the pretext of the Tribulation of Love?" Tiao Xu said slowly. "With the Chaos Core in his hands, he has the initiative. At that time, even the Heavenly Dao will have to be wary of him. The immortals in the various palaces of the Upper Heaven are already preparing. If you don't fight now, it will be too late to fight when chaos reigns in the future."
"Master, is the Upper Realm really about to descend into chaos?" Changning asked.
"This was already a foregone conclusion in the Upper Realm. We have made countless preparations over the past tens of thousands of years. Even Immortal Venerable Hongchen went into seclusion to face the tribulation in advance," Shi Ye said. "It is the will of Heaven, and we can only follow the trend. The fact that the Chaos Core Energy was melted down is probably also due to the timing. Now we can only see which side will win."
"Whether they are immortals or demons, or even earth immortals and scattered demons from the Nine Provinces, they are all waiting for this chance to turn the tables," Tiaoxu said. "Yaoyan went to Mihua Realm, and Lingyin and Yaoshuo are also adding fuel to the fire. Changning, this matter is no longer up to us."
Changning remained silent for a long time before cupping his hands and saying, "This disciple obeys."
He hurriedly left the celestial palace and passed through the heavenly gate.
Zi Guang, who was leisurely fishing, happened to glance at it and couldn't help but hiss: "What is Chang Ning doing behind our backs again?"
Feng Ji, who was sleeping on a lotus leaf after transforming into a short-range weapon, raised his head and said, "Let me calculate."
He closed his eyes, sensed for a moment, and then frowned.
"How is it?" Ziguang asked.
"Not good," Feng Ji said.
"What do you mean by 'not good'?" Ziguang asked, puzzled.
“My fate is fraught with danger; I fear I will face calamity on my journey to Changning.” Feng Ji jumped ashore. “I’m going to find my master.”
“Immortal Lingyin is very busy lately, let’s forget about it,” Ziguang said. “Let’s go and see.”
"I'm afraid I'll get into trouble." Feng Ji shook his head. "I'm not going."
“Go ahead.” Zi Guang sighed. “I’ve been really bothered by that piece of primordial spirit lately, so I’ll just have something to do.”
Feng Ji asked in confusion, "Why don't you just not want that piece of primordial spirit?"
"Do you think everyone can dissect their primordial spirit into such a mess as you?" Zi Guang pulled him forward. "I think Yao Yan was corrupted by you."
Feng Ji called out to him, "Wait a minute."
Ziguang noticed that his expression was a bit pale and asked, "What's wrong?"
“I just calculated your fate,” Feng Ji said, “a life-or-death ordeal.”
Zi Guang said in surprise, "Nonsense! I've already overcome my love tribulation for so many years, how could there be a life-and-death tribulation?"
Feng Ji pointed to himself: "I have one too."
Zi Guang was shocked: "Are you crazy? Surviving two life-or-death tribulations?"
Feng Ji's expression turned solemn. He sat upright on the lotus and began to meditate with his eyes closed. However, his breathing became increasingly unstable, and his face turned pale. Then, a soft celestial light fell on him from the Lingyin Immortal Palace, and the voice of the Lingyin God reached his ears: "Feng Ji, do not pry too much into the secrets of heaven."
Feng Ji opened his eyes, his face grave: "Master, I saw—"
“Feng Ji,” Ling Yin interrupted him.
"Yes, disciple understands." Feng Ji nodded. He was a disciple of Ling Yin, and his ability to spy was already superb. What he saw made him tremble with fear.
Only after the celestial light dissipated did Zi Guang reach out and help him up, saying, "Don't say anything more, I think I understand."
Feng Ji said, "You'd be better off not knowing. The more you know, the less chance you have of survival."
"Then what about you?" Zi Guang raised an eyebrow.
Feng Ji shook his head: "My master blocked it for me."
Zi Guang grumbled, "...You're only lucky to have such a good master."
“Let’s go. Now that you’ve seen it, you have to make this trip no matter what. It would be better not to go,” Feng Ji said. “We can also help Yao Yan along the way.”
Zi Guang sighed, "You're saying I'm just a superfluous glance?"
Well, now things have turned out badly; they've turned a no-brainer into a life-or-death ordeal.
However, as immortals, they always valued opportune moments. Even knowing they faced a life-or-death calamity, the two remained quite composed and traveled to the Nine Provinces amidst laughter and conversation.
Meanwhile, in Taijin Shenzhou.
Jiang Gu played with the magic array that had already materialized in his hand. After watching Wei Feng finish sweeping the yard, he placed a blessing on him.
"What kind of blessing is this?" Wei Feng asked, noticing that the pattern was different from the previous one.
"Good fortune," Jiang Gu said. "Your luck will only get better and better."
Wei Feng exclaimed in shock, "So there's such a blessing?"
“My father, mother, and master have bestowed many gifts upon me, but I cannot give them away,” Jiang Gu said. “Now I can.”
Wei Feng laughed and said, "If you bestow so many blessings upon a filthy creature, the people in the highest heavens will probably be furious."
Jiang Gu generously added a few more dishes for him, saying casually, "I'm happy to."
Wei Feng leaned in to kiss him, but suddenly a cloud of tribulation appeared in the sky above Taijin Shenzhou, followed by tens of thousands of scrolls densely packed with immortal power rushing straight towards them.
"Master!" Wei Feng raised his sword to block, but was forced back half a step by the other party.
Jiang Gu swept his sleeve, and countless scrolls froze in the air. A green-robed immortal stepped slowly across the pages and said, "Immortal Yao Yan, you have released the Sinful Immortal Spirit Realm without permission, causing the immortal power of the Qinghuai Divine Continent's earth veins to be severed. Please come with me back to the Sixth Heaven's Palace of Fate to explain the reason."
Jiang Gu looked up and saw Chang Ning standing beside him.
“Wei Feng took the Chaos Core away from the Upper Realm without permission. I should take him back to the Nine Heavens to hold him accountable,” Changning said.
Jiang Gu's eyes darkened slightly: "It really was you."
At the same time, the entire Upper Heaven suddenly trembled. The foundation of the Demon Forest, which originally sealed the Chaos Core, finally could not support itself and cracked completely. Countless black wisps of energy meandered down the River of Forgetfulness and spread throughout the entire Upper Heaven in the blink of an eye.
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