Chapter 319 The Grand Finale (Part 2)
The day Wei Feng ascended to immortality, the entire cultivation world was shaken. Nearly a thousand lightning tribulations illuminated the night as if it were daytime, and the spreading chaotic energy caused everyone to change color.
With Jiang Gu protecting him alone, the chaotic energy never managed to reach the ground. Some of the onlookers recognized Jiang Gu and exclaimed in surprise. Then, others also recognized Wei Fengshen Yuanjiao's Dharma form.
"It's Wei Feng—Jiang Gu's apprentice!"
"Isn't he dead?"
"Wei Linming is Wei Feng?!"
"Didn't Jiang Gu ascend to immortality? Why has he returned?"
"Jiang Gu is protecting his disciple. Don't you understand? After his disciple ascended to immortality, he came to help his partner ascend as well."
"Before that, he killed his wife to prove his path..."
"Who can say for sure about these things? I guess he still can't let go."
"Was killing his wife to prove his enlightenment just a cover-up?"
"None of that matters. What's important is the incredibly dense chaotic energy emanating from Wei Feng... before..."
The crowd was filled with doubt and speculation, but no matter how surprised they were, Wei Feng still ascended to heaven amidst endless lightning tribulations and chaotic energy.
It is said that on that day, lightning flashed and thunder roared, making the night as bright as day. The divine unicorn's Dharma form was as huge as a giant, with thick, dark ghost patterns that exuded evil aura. The young man in red robes fluttered, his long sword cutting through a thousand layers of lightning tribulations and soaring straight into the sky. His Daoist partner, dressed in white, gathered the rising black aura and followed closely behind, ascending into the sky.
As the tribulation lightning subsided, countless golden points of light fell like a shower of gold, cleansing the heavy filth from the world. The rain swept across the entire Pingze Continent, turning what was originally the dead of winter into a moment of spring warmth and blooming flowers.
Some say it was pure spiritual energy, others say it was the immortal energy left behind by the two who ascended, and still others say it was divine power. But whatever it was, the spiritual veins of Pingze Continent, which were overburdened after the catastrophe, were suddenly revitalized overnight. In the tens of thousands of years that followed, countless people ascended to enlightenment, and even in the thousands of small worlds, they could be said to have received great blessings.
As for the story of Jiang Gu and Wei Feng, it is a mix of truth and fiction, with many different versions circulating. What people talk about most is that they were clearly master and disciple but became Daoist partners, their legendary experiences filled with danger in Wangyue and Chenyao, Jiang Gu's unshakeable ruthlessness in killing his wife in Chenyao to become the first person to ascend to immortality, and the astonishing genius Wei Linming, who reached the Dao Ancestor Realm in three years, ascending to immortality with his Daoist partner many years later...
Although later generations have questioned the claim that Wei Linming is Wei Feng himself, and it even caused a debate, people still like the drama of the ruthless path being moved by the desires of the six desires path. They usually regard Wei Linming and Wei Feng as the same person, and believe that Jiang Gu killed his wife to obtain the Dao and ascended to immortality. He regretted his actions and went to great lengths to be reborn in the world to pursue his wife. Finally, he won Wei Feng's forgiveness, and the lovers were able to get together and ascend to immortality together. After countless embellishments, it has been passed down as a tortuous and wonderful story.
As for the truth, it is now difficult to ascertain.
But those are all things that need to be discussed later.
On the day Wei Feng ascended to the upper realm, when he saw the magnificent Heavenly Gate in front of the Nine Heavens, his face turned green. As a result, Feng Wuyou and Ziguang, who had come to pick him up from behind the gate, thought something terrible had happened.
Tianmen said calmly, "Congratulations on your ascension, Your Highness."
Wei Feng gripped the longsword in his hand tightly, his expression fierce. Luckily, he didn't manage to slash directly at the target.
Lin Feng and Ping Ming, fearing any further complications, stepped out of the Heavenly Gate and escorted Wei Feng across, one on each side. Feng Wuyou, seeing him return unharmed, finally felt relieved. Zi Guang congratulated him with a smile. Feng Ji, standing beside him, plucked a piece of immortal spirit from him and calculated when Yao Yan would arrive. Wang Ting and Cang Wu ran to watch the excitement. The newly appointed Immortal Lord of the Siming Mansion and the new Palace Master of the Siming Palace came to register him as an immortal. Many other Immortal Lords from the Nine Heavens also came to offer their congratulations. Some were there because he had been raised under Ling Yin's wing since childhood and thus held a different status, while others came to inquire about Yao Yan's situation. For a time, the area in front of the Heavenly Gate was incredibly lively.
"Immortal Lord Linming, the conferment of office by the Heavenly Dao will take several more days. Your Immortal Palace is in the Sixteenth Heaven, right next to the Yaoyan Immortal Palace," said Immortal Lord Siming.
"Immortal Lord Linming, congratulations! From now on, we will be colleagues."
"Immortal Lord Linming, I won't call you Little Prince anymore, haha."
"Immortal Lord Linming, from now on, once you receive offerings, you'll have to return the fruit you stole before..."
"Immortal Lord Linming..."
"Congratulations……"
Now, the Upper Heaven, the Three Realms, and the Nine Provinces have all been unified and are now under the control of the Yaoyan Immortal Palace in the Sixteenth Heaven. Just by looking at Lin Feng and Ping Ming's attitude towards Wei Feng, everyone can figure it out. Not to mention how much Ling Yin and Yao Shuo valued Wei Feng before, the most important thing is that the one who hasn't ascended yet—in short, no matter what this young prince's original identity was, it's completely different now.
Wei Feng remained unmoved amidst the joyous congratulations, his eyes fixed on Tianmen, his grip on the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) tightening.
He desperately wanted to smash that door down right now.
Just as he was about to make a move, someone grabbed his shoulder.
Yao Shuo must have just returned from the battlefield, his murderous aura still lingering. He said to Wei Feng, "Go back to the palace and see your mother. She has been thinking of you these past few days."
When Wei Feng was a child and hadn't regained his memories, he was very mischievous and got beaten up by Yao Shuo a lot. He called Yao Shuo "Dad" louder than Jiang Gu. He also sneaked down to the mortal realm while Yao Shuo was on the battlefield. He was somewhat afraid of Yao Shuo. He nodded and said, "Yes."
Yao Shuo raised an eyebrow.
"Father," Wei Feng said somewhat awkwardly.
Yao Shuo was satisfied and pulled him out from the group of immortals. Yao Yan had been intelligent since birth, and was not like a child. He was always distant and respectful to him. He never really felt like he was raising a son. On the contrary, Wei Feng was clumsy and naughty when he had not regained his memory. He always caused trouble every now and then, which also satisfied his wish to be a father.
Upon seeing Ling Yin, Wei Feng respectfully bowed and said, "Mother."
"Come here and let me take a look." Ling Yin frowned slightly.
Wei Feng walked over and said, "The Chaos Core has returned to you?"
"Yes." Wei Feng answered truthfully. Just when he thought Ling Yin was about to get angry, she looked somewhat worried. "Your foundation in the lower realm was damaged. Yao Yan took too much risks. If you can't control yourself—it's simply reckless."
Wei Feng touched his nose: "I can control myself."
Ling Yin shared a wisp of immortal spirit with him: "Don't always listen to Yao Yan. He's sometimes too arrogant and ruthless. He's got good physique and isn't afraid of anything. You're just a little filth, how can you be like him?"
It's very difficult to raise a small, transformed creature. She had put in just as much effort into Wei Feng as she had into Jiang Gu, so she naturally knew how difficult it was for Wei Feng to control the chaos.
Wei Feng asked in a low voice, "Why has Tianmen returned again?"
Ling Yin said, "It seems you know what the Heavenly Gate is."
Wei Feng nodded.
“Then you should understand that the Heavenly Dao will not disappear,” Ling Yin said. “Since you were able to pass through the Heavenly Gate, it means that the Heavenly Dao has recognized you, child. All things in the world are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, just as the world cannot exist without chaos, the Heavenly Gate will always be there.”
Wei Feng said, "I understand."
“Yaoyan will be back soon, no need to expend immortal spiritual energy to connect.” Ling Yin paused. “Are all these marks on your primordial spirit his?”
Wei Feng's fair and handsome face suddenly flushed red.
In the lower realm, it didn't matter that no one could tell, but he forgot that Ling Yin and Yao Shuo in the upper realm were Jiang Gu's parents, so they could naturally see Jiang Gu's mark at a glance—when the two of them were fooling around in the lower realm, his master wasn't always so calm, and sometimes he liked to put many marks on his primordial spirit. Now, his primordial spirit still had Jiang Gu's Fire Rope wrapped around its neck...
Ling Yin said helplessly, "He's domineering, and if you're too soft-hearted, he'll bully you. Don't always spoil him."
Wei Feng nodded.
Even after leaving the Immortal Palace, the heat on his face hadn't subsided. He rubbed his face vigorously, using chaotic energy to secretly cover the primordial spirit imprints so that no one else could see them. It was impossible to remove them; his master liked him, so naturally he would keep them, after all, his ghost markings had also covered his master's entire body.
Logically speaking, Jiang Gu should have ascended to the heavens around the same time as him, but for some reason there has been no movement yet.
Jiang Gu, who was suddenly pulled into the void halfway through his ascension, looked at his master in front of him and quietly pressed the ghost mark that was urging him back into his sleeve.
Hongchen remained silent for a moment.
"Disciple greets Master." Jiang Gu bowed.
Hongchen said, "Only with this ascension will you have truly overcome this tribulation of love."
Jiang Gu said, "Yes."
Hongchen asked, "Why did you send most of the immortal spirits down to the mortal world when you ascended to immortality?"
"Due to the calamity of chaos, the spiritual veins of the cultivation world have withered. If left unattended, I'm afraid no one will be able to ascend for tens of thousands of years," Jiang Gu said.
"What does this have to do with you?" Hongchen asked.
“I have been undergoing trials and tribulations in this world, and all the people and events I have encountered have tempered my character,” Jiang Gu said. “Since I have received their kindness, I should repay them with gratitude.”
Hong Chen said, "Even if it's just a tiny, insignificant world?"
“Yes.” Jiang Gu paused, “But for everyone in this world, that is everything.”
Hong Chen raised his hand, and a huge Seven Kill Tree appeared before the two of them. The tree was lush with flowers and leaves, full of vitality. The surroundings were no longer empty, but had a sky, mountains, rivers and lakes, a bustling city with people, and a small mountain with a palace on the top. The mountain was covered with flowers all year round.
Do you care about the lives and deaths of people in this world?
"I don't care."
"Do you care whether the common people are safe and sound?"
"I don't care."
"Is it possible to comprehend the Great Dao?"
"I don't care."
Hongchen lowered his eyes to look at him: "Wei Feng alone?"
“He is powerful enough that I don’t need to care,” Jiang Gu said.
"Then what did you see?" Hongchen asked again.
Jiang Gu turned his head and looked around: "I saw mountains, rivers, flowers and trees, all kinds of living beings, and the flowers planted on Qingping Peak."
He paused for a moment: "The flowers are very fragrant when they bloom, and the roots can be used as medicine to stop bleeding. The seeds were found on Sunset Island, and they should have been left by you."
He frowned: "But it attracts too many bugs."
Hongchen smiled and said, "Let's go back."
"Master, where are you going?" Advisor Jiang asked.
"I'm not telling you." Another slightly flippant voice rang out. "I'm leaving."
Jiang Gu: "..."
After a moment of dizziness, I opened my eyes again, and the magnificent Heavenly Gate came into view.
Jiang Gu: "..."
Tianmen calmly met his gaze: "Wei Feng tried to chop me in half with a knife."
Jiang Gu pressed down on the sword that was itching to strike, and said, "That's exactly what I was thinking too."
Tianmen: "..."
"Just kidding." Jiang Gu smirked.
"I'm moving to the sixteenth heaven," Tianmen said.
Jiang Gu narrowed his eyes: "What did you say?"
"Just kidding." Tianmen stretched and said routinely, "Congratulations on your ascension, Immortal Lord."
"Thank you." Jiang Gu nodded and walked straight through the Heavenly Gate.
Behind Tianmen, Wei Feng, with a sinister expression, finally moved his Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) away from behind Tianmen and planted it on the ground.
"Master!" Wei Feng ran towards him with a smile.
He opened his arms and caught his own excrement.
——
In the year 46,340,000 of the Immortal Calendar, the first calamity of death appeared in the Upper Realm. The War God Ling Yin of the Nine Heavens gave birth to a son named Yao Yan. He was born with intelligence and could see all things in the world. He became the disciple of Immortal Venerable Hong Chen.
Forty-six million three hundred and fifty thousand years ago, the Chaos Core appeared in the world, causing war in the upper realm. Immortal Venerable Hongchen entered the Divine Gate alone and was never heard from again. Tiaoxu, together with Immortal Lord Kongxuan of the Siming Palace, secretly released the Chaos Core into the lower realm, causing an imbalance between the spiritual and turbid energies in the lower realm, which affected many small worlds, and no one ascended for tens of thousands of years.
In the year 46,370,000 of the Immortal Calendar, Immortal Lord Yaoyan descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation. Chaos stirred, and High God Lingyin led the immortals to defend the Divine Gate. War God Yaoshuo led his generals to seal the Heavenly Gate. Immortal Lord Yaoyan slew Mihua Realm and drew upon the power of the immortals to block the chaos in the Endless Heaven. Later, he and his Daoist partner, Immortal Lord Linming, sacrificed themselves to the Divine Gate, thus ending the tribulation of chaos.
Twenty-one years after the Chaos Calamity, the original Nine Heavens Immortal Lord Yaoyan returned to his position after undergoing tribulation. His immortal palace was located in the Sixteenth Heaven, where he ruled over the Three Realms, the Nine Provinces, and the Sixteenth Heaven, governing the fortunes and destinies of all worlds, wielding power, and controlling life and death.
In the same year, Immortal Lord Linming transcended his tribulation and ascended to heaven, his immortal palace settling in the sixteenth heaven, where he governed chaos and was in charge of fortune.
Many years have passed since then.
Yaoyan Palaces can be seen everywhere in the mortal realm. People enter to pray, mostly for fame, wealth, power, and influence, making them very popular.
The statue of Yao Yan in the hall was majestic and cold, with the Crimson Snow Sword in his hand sheathed and unused. He lowered his eyes slightly, and beside him were his two generals, Lin Feng and Ping Ming, both with solemn expressions.
“Grandpa, I’m scared, he looks so fierce.” A little boy with his hair in a topknot hid behind the old man.
“Immortal Yaoyan is in charge of killing and life and death, so naturally he has to be fierce to suppress those evil spirits and demons.” The old man patted his head. “Didn’t you say you wanted to be a majestic general in the future? Pay homage to Immortal Yaoyan and ask him to protect you.”
The little child pouted, glanced at the statue again, quickly bowed, and ran out.
A petal drifted past his eyes. He looked up and saw a beautiful peach tree in the distance. He couldn't help but run over to take a look and followed a group of teenagers into the nearby Linming Hall.
The statue in the hall is a smiling young man in red. He has colorful gems hanging from his waist, and his high ponytail is tied with two silver bells. Behind him is a long sword, but he is carrying a basket of beautiful flowers, and a furry little mount is squatting at his feet.
The group of boys chattered and prayed, some asking their beloved girls to glance at them more, some praying not to be beaten by their teachers during exams, and others praying to find money on the road... In short, they had all sorts of random wishes.
The little child tugged at the sleeve of the person next to him and asked in a childish voice, "Can I ask for anything?"
“Of course, Immortal Lord Linming has a very good temper. He is in charge of good fortune, and some people who come to visit him have good luck for the whole year,” the young man said.
"Can I ask to become a general?" he asked.
“Sure,” the other person said. “You can ask him to talk to Immortal Lord Yaoyan.”
"Does he know Immortal Lord Yaoyan?" the little child asked, puzzled.
"Of course they know each other. They are inseparable. When you go to pay homage to Immortal Lord Yaoyan, you may sometimes receive blessings from Immortal Lord Linming."
The little child imitated their gestures and bowed, saying, "Immortal Lord Linming, I want to eat two candies today."
He thought for a moment and then said, "In the future, I want to be a majestic general. Yao Yan Immortal Lord is too scary. Please help me tell him that I will bring you delicious candy next time I come to see you."
"I've heard that if you dream of flowers, your wishes will come true..."
"Oh no, if I get a B grade again this time, my parents will definitely spank me..."
Later, the little boy was found by his anxious grandfather and taken home.
His father, who had gone on a long trip, returned home with a large bag of candy. Unfortunately, his mother only allowed him to eat two pieces, locking the rest in the cupboard. Luckily, he secretly hid one piece, intending to give it to Immortal Lord Linming.
In his dream, he saw a very tall tree covered with bright red flowers. Immortal Lord Linming smiled, patted his head, and took the candy from him.
"Thank you for the candy," said Immortal Lord Linming. "I've relayed your message to Immortal Lord Yaoyan. He told me to tell you to study hard and practice martial arts so that you can become a great general in the future."
The intimidating-looking Immortal Lord Yaoyan, dressed in white, stood under the tree, coldly observing them.
He suddenly realized that Yao Yan Immortal Lord wasn't so scary after all. He nodded seriously, a little embarrassed, and said, "I only hid one piece of candy."
"It's alright," Immortal Lord Linming said with a smile, "I'll let him have it."
The little child cheered: "Then I'll bring you some more next time."
"Alright." Immortal Lord Linming handed him a beautiful flower. "May your wishes come true."
The little boy, holding the flowers, found himself drifting further and further away, while Immortal Lord Linming ran towards Immortal Lord Yaoyan under the tree. Immortal Lord Yaoyan took the candy from his hand and seemed to smile.
The little boy opened his eyes, still clutching the candy in his hand. The woman beside him gently patted his back: "Little Bao, what's wrong?"
"I only brought one piece of candy, so Immortal Lord Linming gave mine to Immortal Lord Yaoyan. Mother, please give me another piece of candy."
The woman smiled upon hearing this: "Good boy, go to sleep now."
The baby nestled in its mother's arms and fell into a deep sleep.
Those older brothers were right; they hadn't lied to him.
Immortal Lord Linming and Immortal Lord Yaoyan are always together.
—End of main text
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