Chapter 278 A Love Tribulation That's Hard to Overcome (Part 1)
Amidst the vast sea of clouds, jagged white bones and rotting flesh mingled together. Wei Feng took a step closer to him, and the chaotic core he was dragging behind him, which had long since ceased to exist, also took a step forward. Foul and turbid air surged into the sky, and countless thunderclouds surged around them, blocking the way between him and Jiang Gu.
"You filth! This is the gate to the heavens above! How dare you act so presumptuously!"
A distant voice rang out, and spiritual energy spread out. An invisible barrier blocked Wei Feng in front of Jiang Gu. Then, the Heavenly Gate opened wide, and hundreds of immortals appeared, standing near or far before the Heavenly Gate. The leader was an immortal in blue robes, who bowed to Jiang Gu and respectfully invited, "Welcome back, Immortal Lord, after your tribulation."
Tianmen hesitated to speak, but upon seeing the newcomer, he silently shut his mouth and pretended to be dead.
"Welcome back, Immortal Lord, after your tribulation!" the crowd congratulated in unison.
In an instant, spiritual clouds floated, celestial music played, the bells of the Three Realms and Nine Provinces resounded, and flowers bloomed in all sixteen heavens. The surging and vast power of the immortal spirit forced Wei Feng back tens of thousands of feet.
A red rope shot straight at him, and Wei Feng grabbed it without thinking. He activated the chaotic energy within his body, wielded the Mo Dao, and swooped down, actually shattering the barrier formed by the immortal spirit. He then pulled Jiang Gu into his arms.
Jiang Gu's white robes were instantly stained with blood. He was still reeling from the overwhelming memories and hadn't even had time to react when he waved his sleeve to blast the man away. The magic array that had been diverting his pain had long since vanished with Jiang Gu's ascension. Wei Feng, severely injured and exhausted, staggered backward. Immediately afterward, two long swords were placed against his neck, and unknown chains bound his hands and feet, forcing him to kneel on the spot.
Yong'an followed behind Si Ming Xianjun Kong Xuan, his face somewhat grim.
"Immortal Lord, now that you have returned from your tribulation, please return to your celestial palace to rest for a while. We will take care of the filth in the mortal realm ourselves." General Mingyin said with his hands clasped. "Prince Yaoshuo and God Lingyin are already waiting for you in the Nine Heavens."
"Yaoyan, you're finally back." A young man in blue, with gentle features, looked at him with a beaming smile. "Tonight, we must drink until dawn! Let's go."
The immortals surrounded Jiang Gu and escorted him through the Heavenly Gate. Their faces were filled with joy, as if they were welcoming back an old friend. Few people paid any attention to Wei Feng.
Jiang Gu didn't have it either.
"Master..." Wei Feng called out with a hoarse voice, but Jiang Gu did not turn his head.
"That filthy creature is filled with too much foul air, throw it back to the lower realm," Kong Xuan casually instructed as he turned around.
Someone walked towards him, and the chains around Wei Feng's body jingled. In the midst of excruciating pain in his primordial spirit, he was about to resist recklessly when Jiang Gu, who was walking at the front, suddenly spoke up: "Should we throw the chaotic core inside his body down as well?"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding laughter and chatter suddenly fell silent.
In the upper realms, many immortals who had only briefly visited to watch the spectacle with a fragment of their divine consciousness suddenly changed color. The older immortals hurriedly rushed towards the Ninth Heaven. Yao Shuo and Ling Yin, who were watching their beloved son smile, abruptly stood up. Hong Chen, the Immortal Venerable, who was in seclusion far beyond the Sixteenth Heaven, had received countless urgent letters, all of which contained the same message—
The Chaos Core was brought back by his good apprentice.
At the Heavenly Gate, Changning thought she had misheard: "Yaoyan, what did you say?"
Jiang Gu frowned slightly upon hearing the name Yao Yan: "What did you call me?"
Those vast memories flooded his mind, but then passed by in a hurry without leaving a trace. Although he had previously lied about being Yao Yan in order to cooperate with Chang Ping'an, he had never been certain of it. Under the shock of the memories, when he suddenly heard those two words, he subconsciously felt a sense of rejection.
Kong Xuan suddenly stopped in his tracks, looked Jiang Gu up and down, and his expression changed drastically: "Little Immortal Lord, where are your immortal bones?!"
In just a few words, the entire Upper Realm was thrown into chaos.
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Today is a great day. Flowers are in full bloom throughout the Three Realms, Nine Provinces, and Sixteen Heavens. The little prince of the Nine Heavens, Yao Yan, has returned from the lower realm after undergoing his tribulation of love. This news spread like wildfire throughout the upper realm. In an instant, everyone, from the little prince's friends to his enemies, was filled with excitement, not to mention the countless suitors and admirers.
But then came a shocking piece of news—the ancient Chaos Core, which had been suppressed in the Demon Forest, had somehow fallen to the lower realm and was brought back by the young immortal Yao Yan after he had completed his tribulation!
Before anyone could even express their surprise, they received even more explosive news—Yao Yan had ascended back, but his immortal bones were gone!
As for the fact that the little immortal lord's tribulation subject was a filthy and lowly creature, and that he was even brought to the upper realm, it all seems much more normal in comparison to the previous two events.
"But the Immortal Lord has already passed through the Heavenly Gate and has regained his immortal form, so he has successfully transcended the tribulation."
"Without immortal bones, what kind of immortal are you? You can't even be considered a terrestrial immortal in the Nine Provinces."
"How could the Chaos Core have been left behind in the lower realm? No wonder the Three Realms and Nine Provinces have been in constant turmoil and war for tens of thousands of years..."
"What nonsense are you spouting? Do you think the Chaos Core is anything good? Those celestial princes in the Sixteenth Heaven would love for the Chaos Core to disappear. It contains ancient chaotic energy. Back then, the ancient gods of the Upper Realm all perished in order to suppress the Chaos Core, and the gate to the God Realm has been closed ever since... Without the Chaos Core, at most the spiritual and turbid energies will be unstable for a few hundred thousand years, and everyone will fight it out. Now that the Chaos Core has appeared, if we are not careful, the Three Realms and Nine Provinces might be wiped out into nothingness like the Upper Realm."
"Oh no! Why hasn't Immortal Venerable Hongchen emerged from seclusion yet?!"
"The Ninth Heaven has already gone to invite them... those immortals must be going crazy with worry."
Jiang Gu didn't know if the immortals were frantic or not. He looked at Wei Feng and saw that he was about to go crazy with anger. He no longer suppressed the Chaos Core in his body. The ghost patterns on his body spread and struggled to transform into his ugly and terrifying original form. His semi-transparent white eyes looked coldly at everyone, exuding killing intent.
Originally, it was just young immortals who came to welcome their friend's tribulation return, along with some of Jiang Gu's subordinates and subordinate immortals. However, after he mentioned the Chaos Core, these young immortal lords were no match for him and were forcibly isolated inside the Heavenly Gate. The high immortals and divine generals rushed over and surrounded Wei Feng and the Chaos Core on his body, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The celestial soldiers and generals, a dark mass, engulfed the sixth heaven. The divine forms of numerous immortals shone brightly, their divine spirits dazzling. Yao Shuo and Ling Yin's divine forms looked down from the ninth heaven, their divine bodies already at the Heavenly Gate.
"My son." Ling Yin's gentle voice reached Jiang Gu's ears.
Jiang Gu looked up and saw a goddess dressed in purple. She was beautiful with a gentle and calm aura. She seemed to sense that Jiang Gu was shaken by the memory erosion and was unable to accept it. With a flick of her finger, a warm fairy power landed on Jiang Gu's brow, which slowly calmed him down.
“He doesn’t have immortal bones, so he can’t regain his memories,” Ling Yin whispered to Yao Shuo. “You’re making such a big fuss; it’ll frighten the child.”
Yao Shuo's face resembled Jiang Gu's by six or seven points, but he was more imposing and cold. He frowned upon hearing this and said in a deep voice, "Before Immortal Venerable Hongchen emerges from seclusion, the Chaos Core will be guarded by my Nine Heavens. I hope you will all remain calm and go back to guard the Immortal Cores of each realm."
If someone is willing to take on the hot potato of the Chaos Core, the other realms would naturally be eager to do so, but they are still worried. However, most of the people in front of the Heavenly Gate are immortals from the Ninth Heaven, and Yao Shuo and Ling Yin are known for protecting their own, not to mention the immortal venerable who has not yet come out of seclusion. No matter how unwilling the others are, they can only retreat for the time being.
The immense pressure suddenly eased as someone shielded him from most of the immortals' gazes. Jiang Gu raised his head and met Yao Shuo's eyes.
"Let's go back to the Nine Heavens first." Yao Shuo waved his hand, and Jiang Gu and Wei Feng disappeared in front of the Heavenly Gate.
"This is utterly unreasonable!" an old man with white hair said coldly. "The Nine Heavens are becoming more and more arrogant. Yao Yan has no immortal bones. Even if he fails to transcend the tribulation, how can he possibly pass through the Heavenly Gate?"
"Immortal Feiquan, don't be angry. This isn't the first time the Nine Heavens have done this," said the immortal carrying a large gourd. "Yaoyan is a golden nugget of the Nine Heavens. Even if we take him back and train him, we'll probably have to forge him into an immortal body."
"Heh, putting aside whether he has immortal bones or not, Yao Yan actually brought back the Chaos Core, which has already caused a catastrophe." The immortal carrying the sword said.
Yong'an listened for a moment, then looked at the immortal beside him and said, "Master, the Chaos Core has been brought back."
The man he called Master had refined features and was none other than the Immortal Lord Kongxuan. Half of his face was covered with auspicious blue cloud patterns. He simply nodded and said, "This matter is beyond our control. Return to the Mansion of Fate."
The Nine Heavens.
Jiang Gu stood in the Immortal Palace with a cold expression, looking at the man and woman on the high seat.
Ling Yin dismissed the crowd, stepped down from the high seat, and looked at him with concern: "Yan'er, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"
Jiang Gu subconsciously dodged her hand and said, "Thank you both for your help."
Ling Yin was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "You child, I am your mother, there's no need to be so formal."
“He hasn’t regained his memory yet, give him some time.” Yao Shuo walked over, put his arm around Ling Yin’s shoulder reassuringly, and asked Jiang Gu, “What is your name in the lower realm?”
“Jiang Gu,” Jiang Gu replied.
"Then let's call him by this name for now. It's fine to use it as a nickname after he regains his memories." Yao Shuo looked at him and nodded. "After going through some trials, he has indeed become much more composed."
Ling Yin looked at Jiang Gu with heartache and said, "If you ask me, it would have been better not to go. Look at all the injuries on his body, he doesn't even have any immortal bones left. Your father and I should have taken this calamity for you back then."
"..." Jiang Gu lowered his eyes expressionlessly.
"Where are your immortal bones? And how did you discover the Chaos Core in the lower realm? Tell us everything." Yao Shuo was a little unaccustomed to his son's cold demeanor. Although he used to be cold, he at least knew how to be affectionate.
He went through a love tribulation in the mortal realm, and even the last bit of humanity he had left was gone.
"I can't remember," Jiang Gu lied calmly.
"Tens of thousands of years of memories flooded his mind. Although he didn't retain them, they still greatly damaged his mental health." Ling Yin added hundreds of blessings to his son with heartache. "Can't you let him rest first?"
Yao Shuo, with a stern face, generously added hundreds more blessings, then waved his hand and said, "Go back to the palace and rest first."
Jiang Gu didn't move.
Yao Shuo was silent for a moment: "You don't even know where your own celestial palace is?"
"I want to see Wei Feng." Jiang Gu had a pretty good grasp of the couple's temperament. They were very good to their son—even excessively so. No wonder Yao Yan was so arrogant and domineering.
Even though he knew he was Yao Yan, Jiang Gu still had a very bad impression of him because he hadn't regained his memories.
"Who is Wei Feng?" Yao Shuo asked.
“My disciple is also my Daoist partner,” Jiang Gu said unhurriedly, “the one with the Chaos Core within him.”
Yao Shuo's expression went blank for a moment before he turned to look at Ling Yin.
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