Chapter 215 The person is back, but their mind is lost to the mortal realm...
Xiang Bei bit her lower lip and spoke through her chest, "Is the system... the world consciousness?"
"No." The system immediately rejected the claim.
The energy of world consciousness is not that powerful; this word "spirit" is more like the existence of this world itself.
The spirit was still watching this side, and the system gently tapped on the keyboard, its movements noticeably lighter.
The system clearly hadn't expected this to happen. It could confirm that this spirit was not the world consciousness, and its aura was different from that of the world consciousness.
We'll have to find out exactly what it is before we can investigate further.
However, as the system investigated, an alarm sounded throughout the space.
Xiang Bei and the system were truly dumbfounded, especially when the main system warned them on the big screen to stop investigating.
The spirit had already withdrawn its gaze. Xiang Bei and the system exchanged glances. Although the other party had discovered them, it seemed that it did not intend to do anything to her and the system.
That sense of oppression is gone.
With a slight sound, Xiang Bei opened a can of soda and handed it to the system, "Want to take a sip to calm your nerves?"
The system took it, gulped down a big mouthful, carefully sidled up to Xiang Bei, poked her with its paw, and whispered, "Host, following you, I've seen things I've never seen before in my life."
Xiang Bei also opened a can of soda for herself and downed it in one gulp. "Tch, how old are you? You think this is your whole life?"
She's the one who's been through a lot, okay?
She has experienced many things she had never experienced before in her life, so her life can be considered quite remarkable.
When Xiang Bei was looked at just now, she also felt a shock to her soul. Her feeling was the same as Chao Wu's. This word "spirit" was completely different from what she felt at the beginning.
In this world, besides Asagiri, she is one of only two people who know of her existence.
Xiang Bei still feels her heart racing.
The other party seemed to have no ill intentions, and was different from the world consciousness they had encountered before. It would not force the female protagonist to like the male protagonist, nor would it force her to do things she didn't like. On the contrary, it could provide guidance when the female protagonist was confused.
Asagiri had no idea what was going on. She rested her chin on her hand and looked intently at Ziling, feeling that Ziling's voice was ethereal when she spoke.
She didn't ask any more questions, sat cross-legged in meditation, and soon arrived at the cultivation place that Master Jiuxian had specially built for her.
However, the Nine Immortals Master in front of him looked unwell and handed him a jar of sweet water.
At first, Asagiri didn't like the taste either; she could feel something moving in her mouth when she drank it. But after a while, she grew to like it.
"Master Jiuxian, you don't seem to be feeling well?"
The system shook its head, mainly because the scene it had just witnessed still made it feel uneasy.
After calming itself down, the system took out a ruler and tapped it on the table. "Alright, stop talking about unimportant things and continue cultivating. Which book were we discussing last time?"
Asagiri relayed what she had learned last time to the system, and they continued learning from there. Asagiri had a good understanding, especially her memory, which was exceptionally good. When she woke up after finishing her studies, the spirit was still sitting cross-legged in meditation.
She rested her chin on her hand and looked at the spirit, which seemed different from its previous appearance, yet it insisted that it was Lu.
Asagiri reached out to poke the spirit, but the spirit suddenly opened its eyes and looked at Asagiri.
"Um... um, actually I..."
"Not yet!"
"Huh?" Asagiri looked at the spirit with a blank expression, not understanding what it meant.
However, the spirit of words did not seem to want to answer the question. After seeing Chaowu out, it returned to the bookmark.
Asagiri tried to speak several times but couldn't find an opportunity.
The rest of the time, he was basically with Liujing Shenjun. If he had any problems with his cultivation, he could ask Liujing Shenjun for guidance.
What she found difficult, after being guided by the deity, turned out to be surprisingly simple.
“My Lord, if you were to open a class and become a celestial master, you would surely be the celestial master with the most students. I can understand your lectures immediately.”
Lord Liujing smiled and said, "It's not that simple. It's just that everyone's comprehension is different. Your comprehension is exceptionally good."
"No, I think you speak very well, just as well as Master Jiuxian."
Who are the Nine Immortal Masters?
Asagiri quickly covered her mouth, having accidentally let something slip.
Seeing that Lord Liujing was looking at her with a puzzled expression, she still explained, "He is a celestial master I met in the Heavenly Book Pavilion. His lectures are also very good. I was able to remember so much because of how well the Ninth Celestial Master taught."
Lord Liujing did not press for details about the origins of the Nine Immortal Masters; he simply nodded.
"By the way, Divine Lord, do you know about the spirits of words in the Heavenly Book Pavilion?"
"I know those word spirits were created by the Mother Goddess. Is there a problem?"
“Then you know…” Asagiri opened her mouth, but found that she couldn’t make a sound.
"What's wrong?"
“I…” Asagiri covered her mouth, realizing she could speak.
After several attempts, Asagiri discovered that whenever she tried to tell Ryukyou about Zi Linglu, she couldn't speak. As long as she didn't mention Lu, there was no problem.
Asagiri sighed, "Never mind, it's nothing. I was just asking casually."
Seeing Asagiri's worried expression, Liujing Shenjun couldn't help but smile and reached out to touch her hair.
The return of Xuanwu God Lord had no impact on Chaowu.
As for the Moon Goddess, it is said that she has lost many memories and has no recollection of her time in heaven or how she came to be in the mortal realm.
Shuyue was curious about everything in the realm of gods, but she was also very timid. If someone looked at her for too long, she would tremble with fear.
These were things that Asagiri had heard in the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
It's likely that Xuanwu Divine Lord suddenly returned with a woman, and stories about him are no longer selling well. Writing about Xuanwu Divine Lord doesn't earn many spirit stones anymore, so Chaowu promptly changed her focus.
Instead of directly mentioning Xuanwu Divine Lord's full name, they changed his name and surname, creating a story unrelated to Xuanwu Divine Lord. As long as it's sensational enough, there are immortals willing to pay for it.
Immortal Lord Chenyi has been quite busy these past few days. Chaowu went to the Heavenly Book Pavilion several times but didn't see Immortal Lord Chenyi. Only the little fairy boy was there, and when asked, he didn't know where Immortal Lord Chenyi had gone.
Asagiri organized her storybook, intending to clear out everything related to Xuanwu Divine Lord at once, and asked Immortal Bei to have it sold off in a buy-one-get-one-free deal.
Now that the news of Xuanwu God-Lord's impending marriage to Shuyue Goddess has spread throughout the entire God-Lord, it doesn't matter whether the God-Lord himself is happy or not if this continues; what really matters is that the fairies who love the God-Lord are going to be unhappy.
A group of people left before, and another group will definitely leave after the God Lord gets married. We'll sell as many storybooks as we can, or at least keep them as a memento.
If Lord Xuanwu finds out that I've secretly earned so many spirit stones through him, it won't be worth it to settle accounts with her later.
Given her relationship with Xuanwu Divine Lord, Asagiri felt it was best not to provoke him.
After cleaning up, the pen name used to write about Xuanwu Shenjun was put to rest. The reason given was that upon hearing that Xuanwu Shenjun was getting married, I felt utterly despondent and lost all inspiration.
Everyone seemed to agree with this flimsy reason.
The most direct effect was that storybooks about Xuanwu Divine Lord almost went unsold, and other writers, seeing that Chaowu was engaging in dumping, followed suit. Everyone was now just trying to make as much money as possible.
Some writers who focused on writing about Xuanwu Shenjun even turned from fans to haters after Xuanwu Shenjun's marriage cut off their source of income.
Asagiri was relieved after selling all the storybooks she had.
Just as they were packing up to go back, Shuyue arrived at the Heavenly Book Pavilion and politely greeted everyone.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, and although they didn't understand what he meant, they still responded politely.
Shuyue went straight to Asagiri, bowed to her, and then said, "Goddess Asagiri, I'm really sorry about last time. I didn't know you were also a goddess. I didn't mean for you to serve me."
Asagiri quickly stepped aside and waved to Sogetsu, "It's alright, I'm not blaming you, you don't need to come here to apologize."
After saying that, Asagiri tried to walk around her, but when she passed by the Goddess Sogetsu, she suddenly fell backward.
Asagiri's first reaction was to catch her.
Back away! Back away quickly! Don't touch her! Get as far away from her as you can!
Xiang Bei had seen this kind of trick too many times, so she quickly shouted at Chao Wu.
Upon seeing the text floating towards her, Asagiri immediately withdrew her hand and quickly took a few steps back to make sure she didn't touch a single finger of Suzutsuki.
Just as Chaowu retreated into the crowd, a figure flashed past and reached Shuyue's side, catching her in his arms.
"Ah Yue, are you alright?"
Shuyue looked at Xuanwu through teary eyes, reached out and tugged at his sleeve, saying, "Awu, I fell down by accident, don't be angry."
Xuanwu, whether due to comprehension issues or visual problems, immediately fixed his gloomy gaze on Chaowu, his expression equally dark, "You actually dared to hurt her?"
"Me?" Asagiri pointed to her nose. "What does this have to do with me? Are you blind?"
Xuanwu drew his sword and pointed it at Chaowu, saying fiercely, "I said, as long as I'm here, no one can hurt her."
Not only was Asagiri dumbfounded, but even the immortals reading books around them were stunned.
When Sogetsu was talking to Asagiri just now, many people looked at them. It was clearly Sogetsu who suddenly fell backward. What did it have to do with the goddess Asagiri?
The female immortal, who had previously harbored feelings for Xuanwu, felt her heart break once again.
As the God of War in the divine realm, Xuanwu has countless heroic tales surrounding him, and he is also extremely handsome. During his time descending to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation, the rumors about him were further embellished.
On the day he returned to his position, many female immortals had already witnessed him running away. Now, his indiscriminate attitude has broken the hearts of some people.
Xuanwu ignored those people; his questioning attitude had already made many fellow cultivators dissatisfied with him.
People respect him because he is the God of War in the divine realm, who has quelled wars in the divine realm, but who would like a muddle-headed man?
The Heavenly Book Pavilion is always quiet, with only the storybook section having any sounds of conversation.
Many immortals at the scene witnessed that when the Goddess of Morning Mist was about to leave, the Goddess of Moon Washing suddenly fell down.
The Goddess Shuyue has already said that it was her own carelessness, so what kind of madness has Lord Xuanwu gone mad?
"Something seems off about this Xuanwu Divine Lord?"
"Exactly! He already said he fell on his own, yet he still pointed his sword at the Goddess Asagiri. Does being a god give him the right to be unreasonable?"
"It's over. My image of Lord Xuanwu is completely shattered. He's so blind and incompetent."
"Exactly, he didn't even ask? He never liked the Goddess Shuyue this much before. How come he can't even distinguish right from wrong now that he's back?"
"I think he probably went down to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation. He came back physically, but his brain was left in the mortal world."
There was even a female immortal who had just bought a storybook and turned to the little immortal in charge of books, saying, "Lord Xuanwu is too much of a jerk, I want to return it."
Without changing her expression, the fairy took out a sign that read, "Clearance sale books, no returns or exchanges."
Xuanwu's face turned ashen, and he carried Shuyue away.
Chao Wu walked away without changing her expression.
Just as I came out of the Heavenly Book Pavilion, I saw Immortal Lord Chenyi rushing over.
"I heard something happened, what happened?"
"It's nothing." Asagiri shook her head and didn't say anything more.
She didn't go to Xuanwu to explain anything, whether he was just worried and confused or had brainstem deficiency. When the other party was clearly not normal, such communication was obviously useless.
Once he calms down, he should be able to realize that he was wrong.
But Asagiri didn't expect things to be more serious than she thought.
While she was talking to Lord Liujing, Xuanwu rushed into the temple without any regard for the consequences.
"Asagiri, I told you I would not let anyone hurt Sugetsu again, yet you dared to hurt her to this extent."
"Xuanwu, are you crazy? How dare you trespass on my temple?" Lord Liujing shielded Chaowu behind him.
"Queen, step aside, or don't blame me for being impolite to you."
Asagiri realized she had been too kind, overestimating Xuanwu's intelligence. The little fairy watching the spectacle was right; Xuanwu must have left his brain in the mortal realm during his tribulation.
The Empress did not step aside, but instead stood firmly in front of Chaowu. "Xuanwu, I don't care what drove you crazy, but you dared to hurt Chaowu in my temple. Even if I lose my life, I will go to the Thunder God Platform to beg for your lightning punishment."
"You dare!"
"Try it and see if I dare. There are image-recording stones around the Heavenly Book Pavilion. If you had just glanced at them or asked the immortals present what happened, you wouldn't have had to come here to embarrass yourself in front of me."
Xuanwu, however, did not think he was wrong. "Who knows what she might do? I can let it go, but she has to come with me to kowtow to Shuyue and apologize. If it weren't for her, Shuyue wouldn't have been so frightened."
Asagiri couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
Previously, Chaowu thought Xiang Bei Sanxian's words were somewhat incoherent and she often said things she couldn't understand. However, after meeting Xuanwu Shenjun, Chaowu deeply understood what it meant to be speechless.
Lord Liujing did not move aside.
Not wanting to implicate the God, Chaowu stepped forward. "God Xuanwu, I admit my mistake, but I would never admit it if it wasn't my fault. You don't believe the immortals present at the time, nor do you believe the scene recorded by the recording stone. I can swear on the Thunder God Platform that if I truly laid a hand on Goddess Shuyue, may countless lightning bolts fall upon me; if I didn't, may they fall upon you. How about that?"
Seeing that Xuanwu Divine Lord remained silent, Chaowu took another step forward. "What? Divine Lord, you don't even trust the most impartial Thunder God Platform? Or is it because you feel guilty about what happened to the Goddess Shuyue back then, so you'd rather wrong me than not show your love for your beloved in front of all the immortals?"
Xuanwu looked at Chaowu and chuckled, "What a clever tongue you have."
Asagiri retorted, "You can't compare to Lord Xuanwu's brain, which looks like it was damaged by lightning during his tribulation. If you want to get your brain back, you'll probably have to go back to the mortal realm again."
Are you insulting me?
"I'm just telling the truth. What Lord Xuanwu did just now really seemed like he'd been struck by lightning."
Xuanwu looked at Chaowu, attempting to intimidate her with the power of a divine lord, but Chaowu didn't react at all. She simply snorted coldly, flicked her sleeves, and turned to leave.
"You have quite the nerve, child. Aren't you afraid he might attack you?" Lord Liujing walked over and looked at Chaowu with concern.
Asagiri smiled nonchalantly, "Isn't it you who's here?"
Liu Jing, the Divine Lord, smiled, then looked in the direction Xuan Wu, the Divine Lord, had left, and his gaze immediately turned cold.
"I never imagined he would become so confused."
Asagiri exclaimed, "It seems that the former Xuanwu God-King wasn't exactly a god-king who could distinguish right from wrong either, was he?"
She also remembered Zi Linglu's evaluation of Xuanwu Divine Lord, saying that he was impulsive and unfit for service.
Looking back now, I realize that Zi Linglu was absolutely right; he really understood Xuanwu's personality.
Asagiri said with distress, "Is it because I embarrassed him so much last time that he holds a grudge against me and deliberately tries to make me feel bad?"
They even made her kowtow to Shuyue and admit her mistake. How shameless! They actually threatened her with their status as the God.
What puzzled Asagiri even more was that the goddess Sogetsu was standing there perfectly fine, so how could she suddenly fall down?
Looking at the puzzled Chaowu, Lord Liujing moved his lips but only let out a sigh.
Asagiri even remembered that when the goddess Sogetsu looked at her, the corners of her mouth curled up in a smug expression, and there was a strange hostility in her eyes. But Asagiri really couldn't understand why Sogetsu would show her that kind of expression when they didn't know each other before.
When she ascended to heaven, Shuyue had already died, and even Xuanwu had descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation.
As for the fact that he used to be a cleaning fairy in the Xuanwu Temple, Xuanwu himself probably wouldn't know it if the fairy in charge hadn't mentioned it.
So where does Shuyue's hostility towards her come from?
Asagiri felt she needed to figure things out, otherwise she wouldn't feel at ease. It was true she had offended Xuanwu that day, but she hadn't offended Shuyue. She couldn't very well say Shuyue was helping Xuanwu vent his anger, could she?
That excuse is too clumsy. Pretending to fall in front of her, and then Xuanwu will believe that she pushed Shuyue.
Whether she did it intentionally or not, Xuanwu truly believed it.
Xiang Bei couldn't help but complain. She had reminded Chao Wu to stay away from Shu Yue, but Xuan Wu still imagined it.
Asagiri paused for a moment, as if Gengo had actually been foolish enough to believe it.
No, it should be said that Xuanwu had imagined a whole drama and firmly believed that all the immortals who spoke up for Chaowu were bribed by Chaowu.
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