Chapter 207 That feeling that sent chills down her spine…
Asagi also became somewhat uncertain. Even the head fairy didn't know this Lord Liujing, so who was the Lord she had met?
It's impossible that the name the other party gave her was fake, right?
Back in her room, Asagiri looked at her palm. She still remembered the talisman that the God of Ryukyou had drawn on her palm.
Looking up at the sky, she asked, "Xiang Bei, do you know Lord Liu Jing?"
【have no idea. 】
Xiang Bei glanced at the original text. The book did mention the fairy in charge of the temple. When the female protagonist was being tortured to the point of wishing for death, she pleaded for her, which angered the male protagonist and resulted in her being banished to the mortal realm.
She never appeared again until the male and female leads reconciled.
The name Liujing Shenjun did not appear in the original text.
"That's strange. How come none of you have heard of him? Did you see Lord Liujing just now?"
I saw it.
"Then why don't you know?"
Xiang Bei: "..."
This child has more and more problems now, and we simply can't handle it.
There were many questions she didn't know how to answer, because she wasn't entirely sure herself.
Study hard, and you'll understand once you learn more.
Xiang Bei suddenly remembered what that deity had said back then. She had said that no one had called her by her honorific title for too long, so it was very likely that that deity had another identity in this divine realm.
She shared her analysis with Asagiri.
"I think you have a point."
Some deities govern a wide area and may have several titles.
Xiang Bei's words reminded Chao Wu, and when she went to the Heavenly Book Pavilion again, she took the opportunity to check the names of the past gods.
In the realm of gods, every deity is recorded, especially those who have made significant contributions to the realm. They are given special records, and monuments are erected in their honor for posterity to admire.
This was the first time Chaowu had seen the deeds of many gods in the divine realm. Compared to the others, the deeds of Xuanwu God were relatively simple, explaining his identity and the positional battles he had participated in. There didn't seem to be anything special about it.
They also found records about the Father God and the Mother God.
Legend has it that in the beginning of time, the Three Realms were in chaos. Two gods descended from the heavens, joined forces to quell the chaos, and then married, re-establishing order for the Three Realms.
These two gods were revered as the Father God and Mother Goddess by the divine race.
The Father God's name is Yan Xiu.
The mother goddess's name was Ji Heng.
Xuanwu Divine Lord was created from the essence and blood of two gods, and was nurtured by heaven and earth for 30,000 years before being born in the divine realm.
The title of God of War, when bestowed upon Xuanwu Divine Lord, is far less significant than his title as the son of his father and mother.
Asagiri had also heard that Xuanwu God Lord was extremely disgusted by people mentioning his background, feeling that people respected him not because of how powerful he was, but because of his status as the son of the Father God and Mother God.
He didn't want people to say that everything he had was due to the identity given to him by his parents.
[I haven't seen him try anything to get rid of this identity; in fact, he seems to enjoy the convenience it brings.]
Xiang Bei couldn't help but complain.
He felt influenced by his parents' fame, yet he also became dependent on it.
The male protagonist truly embodies double standards to the core; he's always been like that, which explains why he only punished others in the end, while only suffering minor injuries himself.
When it comes to love, no one loves themselves more than the male protagonist in a tragic romance novel.
All the harm is done to others, while all the benefits go to the male protagonist.
No matter how much the female lead is abused, as long as he shows a little weakness, he can win back her heart.
Asagiri carefully studied the records of each deity, almost forgetting why she had come here in the first place.
"Oh right, I think I came here to see Lord Liujing."
As Asagiri watched, she became engrossed in the deeds of the various deities. Among them were several deities who sacrificed themselves to save the world, and Asagiri had even seen their statues in the divine realm.
After searching diligently, she still couldn't find any information about the origins of the Divine Lord Liujing. Asagiri looked again carefully, wondering if she might have misremembered, but there wasn't even a similar name.
She did see a name that was half-smeared, and could only vaguely make out the character for "moon" at the end, but the character for the beginning was illegible.
"This is so careless, they can't even record a name clearly."
Zi Ling sat cross-legged to one side, unusually quiet and not saying a word.
Asagiri looked at Ziling, "Lu, do you know who Lord Liujing is?"
The spirit, with an air of profound mystery, said, "It doesn't matter who it is. You will know when the time is right. Everything has a cause and effect. Finding it is your skill. I know, but I cannot tell you."
"And what about this? It's all smeared. As a word spirit, aren't you going to do anything about it?" Asagiri held up the book, showing the word spirit the smeared parts.
Zi Ling closed his eyes and turned his back to Chao Wu, but Chao Wu forced him to turn back. He had no choice but to open one eye and say, "This is a Heavenly Book. Unless there are special circumstances, it will definitely not be easily erased. There are only a handful of people in the entire God Realm who can do this."
"Good Ah Lu, what do you know? Can you tell me?"
"No, you can't." Zi Ling resolutely refused.
Asagi returned the Heavenly Book, and as she left the Heavenly Book Pavilion, she was tapped on the head.
"Why is Fairy Chaowu here instead of staying at the Xuanwu Temple?"
"Lord Langhua?" Chaowu rubbed her head and looked behind her.
The other person held a black wood folding fan, dressed in blue, and opened the fan, gently fanning himself twice in front of his chest.
Although there was a smile on her lips, Asagiri felt that the other person's gaze was not smiling, and even had a cold and indifferent feel to it.
"You came here to read books?"
Asagiri bowed and then nodded.
Langhua glanced at her and said, "It's been a few days, and you've gained a lot of spiritual energy. That's quite remarkable."
"Really?" Chaowu looked up, staring at Langhua Divine Lord with a surprised expression.
Even the God-King could see it, which shows that her cultivation these past few days has been effective.
Langhua didn't tease her much today, and even said, "Go play by yourself."
After saying that, he turned and entered the Heavenly Book Pavilion, his figure disappearing from Chaowu's sight in an instant.
Asagiri didn't dwell on it too much. Thinking of that Lord Liujing, Asagiri was still uneasy, so she went to check the place she had visited that day.
When she entered, Lord Liujing was sitting at the table drinking tea. He didn't seem surprised to see her coming.
"Are you feeling any better?" Lord Liujing asked.
Asagiri nodded, staring at Ryukyou for a long time; indeed, what she saw wasn't an illusion. After stammering for a while, she finally asked the question that had been bothering her.
Lord Liujing chuckled lightly, “My real name is indeed Liujing, but it has been many years since any immortal has addressed me by that name. Even the records in the register do not include my real name, so it is normal that others do not know. It would be kind of you to go to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to check.”
Looking at Liujing Shenjun's smile, Chaowu always felt that her smile made people a little sad.
Seeing Asagiri looking at him with concern, Lord Ryukyou smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. Just don't mention me to anyone else from now on, understand?"
"I understand. I only mentioned it to the fairy in charge, and I haven't told anyone else."
Lord Liujing smiled, beckoned Chaowu over, and poured her a cup of tea.
Asagiri told Ryukyou that the magical power she had condensed would no longer dissipate, and she could continue cultivating like a normal deity.
She happily shared her joy with Lord Liujing.
"My Lord, what did you draw on my palm that day?"
Liu Jing Divine Lord chuckled, "If you don't work hard yourself, what can I do?"
Even so, Asagiri still felt it was related to Lord Ryūkyō. The Lord Ryūkyō had simply drawn some kind of talisman on her palm, and she was able to cultivate and condense spiritual energy.
Lord Liujing also asked her if she had encountered any difficulties during her cultivation, and if so, she could ask her for help.
Asagiri didn't hide anything and told Ryukyou about her situation. In addition to giving her guidance, Ryukyou also tested Asagiri on some things she had learned.
Seeing that Chaowu answered fluently, Liujing was very satisfied. "It seems that your knowledge is very solid. You need to combine the two to achieve a thorough understanding."
She felt even more embarrassed by the praise, as some of the theoretical knowledge was taught to her by Master Jiuxian. She now had two teachers, one was Master Jiuxian, and the other was Lord Liujing.
However, Lord Liujing wouldn't let her call him Immortal Master; she said she was quite satisfied with her given name.
Asagiri did not change this name.
The deity Liujing taught her not much, but it was enough for Chaowu. With diligent practice, she could quickly improve her magical power.
Besides doing these things, Asagiri has not forgotten that she is still writing storybooks.
The storybooks she sent to the Heavenly Book Pavilion were all exceptionally popular. Immortal Lord Chenyi even revealed that her storybooks were jokingly referred to as the 108 ways of death of Divine Lord Xuanwu.
In all of Asagiri's stories, the male protagonist, modeled after the God of Xuanwu, inevitably dies in the end. The methods of death vary, ranging from the bizarre drowning in a cesspool to the accidental death of being crushed by a falling rock.
Even more unexpectedly, a couple on the street got into an argument, with the woman wielding a kitchen knife and slashing at the man, only to find him completely unharmed while the knife struck the man—a truly unforeseen death.
People no longer cared what Xuanwu Divine Lord actually went through in the storybooks; they just wanted to know what kind of death the authors of these storybooks could possibly bring upon Xuanwu Divine Lord.
It is said that there is even a place specially set up by a deity to analyze what kind of death Asagiri will write next.
Asagiri also joined in to watch the excitement and wrote down the most obscure ways to die.
After finishing another book, Asagiri sighed with some melancholy, "I think my content is also very well written, so why does everyone only want to see the male protagonist die in the end? Then all my plot writing was for nothing."
Who cares? As long as someone's watching, that's enough. I've got the spirit stones anyway.
"That's true." Asagiri touched her purse; she was still a little short of being able to afford even one elixir for cultivation.
Thinking this, Asagiri suddenly felt full of energy and picked up her pen to write again. This was her experience: you must write down any inspiration as soon as possible, otherwise you will forget it.
The stories she wrote were quite melodramatic. In her stories, the female lead was a deity, while the male lead was just a lowly immortal. The deity would mistake one person for another in love, treating the fake lover like a treasure, while torturing the real lover, the male lead, to death.
Of course, Asagiri heard this story from Xiangbei, and then, inspired by the moment, she wrote it down.
However, she hasn't decided on the next volume yet, so there's only one volume and no second volume.
This storybook sold extremely well at the Heavenly Book Pavilion, and Chaowu also earned a lot more income.
When Immortal Lord Chenyi saw her, he couldn't help but say, "Now many people are urging for the second volume to be published. Everyone is waiting to see what kind of death she will suffer this time."
Asagiri scratched her hair. "Let's wait a bit longer."
The main issue is that Asagiri hasn't figured out how to arrange the ending of the second volume, or how to arrange her death.
The conventional ways of dying no longer satisfy everyone's curiosity, so she has to find another way.
To write this ending well, Asagiri even looked for books on the subject, such as being struck by lightning or drowning in a ditch on a rainy day.
At first, Asagiri was a little apprehensive about writing, but now she has completely let go and writes however she wants.
Now that Asagiri has met Lord Ryūkyō, in order to have time to visit Lord Ryūkyō, Asagiri has made a schedule for herself, outlining what she should do at what time.
With these things in hand, Asagiri felt that she wasn't too flustered and everything was done in an orderly manner.
Every time she went to Liujing God-King's place, she would avoid the Pool of Ecstasy whenever she passed by, never getting close. Asagiri cherished her life. Incidentally, in the storybook, Xuanwu God-King accidentally fell into the Pool of Ecstasy as the grand finale.
Now, even if Asagiri stares at the portrait of Xuanwu God for a long time, she will not see the figure in the portrait turn into a monster.
She has overcome her fears.
She had never met the deity in person, nor did she have such deep feelings for him. Now that she thinks about it, she really couldn't bring herself to sacrifice everything for the deity Xuanwu.
For her, it wasn't worth it at all.
The fact that a mere portrait could give her those kinds of thoughts is terrifying in itself.
After thinking it through, Asagiri picked up his pen and wrote it down at the tragic ending of the next storybook.
The endings were more and more unexpected, almost like dying for the sake of dying. Many people expressed their opinions, feeling that this was simply outrageous.
Recently, many deities have been saying they want to find the writers of these storybooks and see who came up with these bizarre plots.
Immortal Lord Chenyi was surrounded, but he was quite loyal and didn't betray Chaowu. During this time, Chaowu dared not write any more stories. She worried that if she continued, those immortal friends who were upset by the endings would really drag her out and beat her up.
She plans to continue writing once this matter has passed.
Now, after cleaning the temple every day, Chaowu goes to the Heavenly Book Pavilion to learn from Master Jiuxian, and then goes to learn from Lord Liujing.
After some time, Asagiri sensed that her tribulation was about to arrive.
Lord Liujing was somewhat surprised, "So fast?"
Asagiri smiled somewhat embarrassedly, "Perhaps it's because I haven't faced any tribulations since my ascension, so now that I've achieved some success, it's time to face them."
Even if Asagiri didn't cultivate, she still needed to undergo tribulations.
The calamity might come a little later then, and Chaowu doesn't know how much later, but if she faces the calamity as before, it will be her death knell.
Now that she has made some progress in her cultivation and knows that she is about to face a tribulation, she has the ability to protect herself. Therefore, Asagi is not as nervous as before.
She had already chosen a place before she faced her fate.
Near the God-Slaying Platform, minor immortals from the divine realm who are undergoing tribulations all come here. If they succeed, they return; if they fail, they fall off the God-Slaying Platform and disappear completely, saving a lot of trouble.
Asagiri also chose this location.
When the lightning that signaled her impending doom appeared overhead, Asagiri's face turned pale instantly, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She trembled as if someone were choking her.
I tried to create a protective barrier around myself, but failed several times.
Don't panic, protect yourself first.
Xiang Bei reminded her.
The morning mist blurred his vision, making it impossible for him to make out what words were floating by.
She felt as if she were bound by something, and the thunder overhead reminded her that the lightning would strike her. Before the lightning even struck, she began to tremble uncontrollably.
Even though the thunder hadn't struck yet, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning all over her body.
Several claps of thunder exploded in her ears, and Chaowu suddenly lost the courage to face the tribulation. She desperately wanted to dodge. But she knew in her heart that she couldn't escape. Since the tribulation lightning had fallen, it was bound to strike her. Even if she ran away, the lightning would still chase after her and strike her.
By then, she might be in an even worse situation than she is now.
【Watch out! Quickly set up a protective barrier.】
Xiang Bei watched as the lightning struck, but Chao Wu didn't notice. She reached out to block it, but the lightning passed directly through her palm and struck Chao Wu.
For Asagiri, the first bolt of lightning struck without warning, making her scalp tingle and causing her to roll on the ground in agony several times.
Asagiri felt as if lightning had struck all the meridians in her body; she was in so much pain!
She seemed to want to be saved; a name was on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't bring herself to say it.
Who exactly is it?
Who should she call for help?
Someone please save her!
She seemed to be in a very strange situation. She felt like she was going to die, but she still held onto a glimmer of hope, as if she firmly believed that someone could save her.
Who is it? Who exactly is it?
[Fool, stop overthinking. The only one who can save you is yourself. Quickly use your magic to set up a protective barrier! Hurry!]
Seeing the words floating in front of her, Asagiri suddenly came back to her senses.
She looked up and saw that the second bolt of lightning had already appeared in the sky.
That chilling feeling returned.
[Don't be afraid. The more afraid you are, the harder the lightning will strike. Use your magic to create a protective barrier, and use all your strength to resist it! Hurry!]
Asagi watched the second bolt of lightning about to strike, she closed her eyes and began to channel her magical power.
However, only half of it was activated, and before the barrier could be fully formed, the heavenly lightning struck down.
Asagiri was struck down and coughed up blood.
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