Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Brother, I'm back
"Brother Ye." Mu Jiulin groped his way into the room and called out.
No one responded.
Mu Jiulin put down the firewood and sat quietly beside the bed for a while, giving himself time to accept the fact that Ye Nanque had left.
I walked out of the room and watered the flowers in the yard. My hand accidentally touched one of the parrot flowers, and the parrot flower began to speak.
"Ah Lin, we'll meet again someday, so there's no need to look for me."
These were the words Ye Nanque left for him.
Mu Jiulin stroked the parrots one by one, listening to them imitate Ye Nanque's tone and say the words he had taught them in the past.
"The moonlight is so beautiful today" "Wow" "The weather is really nice" "Oh" "You are so good, I like you".
Mu Jiulin paused, touched the bud of the last flower again, and the sound rang out again.
"You're good, I like you."
"You're good, I like you."
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Mu Jiulin covered his face and shrugged his shoulders slightly.
"Didn't you say you loved me? Why did you abandon me... Senior Brother?"
Mu Jiulin stood there from noon until the sun set. Then a man came over. He was dressed simply and had a long spear on his back.
The man came in and said straight to the point, "Did you get rid of Nanming?"
Mu Jiulin didn't even move a finger: "Yes, are you here to seek revenge?"
The man said, "No, I am Kuan Yi, a diligent cultivator of the Shura Sect. I have been tracking the great demon Nanming for a month, but he escaped. Last night, I saw a demon star fall in the Tushan Desert, so I followed him all the way here. Please don't misunderstand me, young friend."
Mu Jiulin finally reacted when he heard the name "Kuan Yi." Kuan Yi was a disciple of the Shura Sect's Changsheng Dashi, rumored to be the foremost in the Nine Provinces' Divine Transformation Realm. The Shura Sect was the most mysterious of the seven sects, emphasizing asceticism. Rumor had it that if the Shura Sect were to emerge, their power would completely overwhelm the other six. However, Shura Sect members were often elusive and reluctant to form groups. They rarely appeared in public, and when they did, they were alone, making it difficult to gauge their overall strength.
Mu Jiulin turned around.
When Kuan Yi saw his eyes clearly, he was shocked: "Soul-eating cocoon?"
Without waiting for Mu Jiulin's answer, he strode forward, put his index and middle fingers together, and pointed at Mu Jiulin's eyebrows: "The soul-eating cocoon in your body has deeply entangled your spirit body. Now it seems that you are suppressing it, but in fact, you will soon be devoured. Who cast such a vicious poison on you? Is it Wu Zong?"
Mu Jiulin said: "Wu Zong, Pei Feng."
"I've felt that guy is weird for a long time. It seems that this matter can't be ignored." Kuan Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "Come with me. Although I can't help you untie the soul-eating cocoon, maybe my master can."
Kuan Yi's master is the famous Bodhisattva Changsheng who has been in seclusion for a long time.
Mu Jiulin ignited a glimmer of hope: "Where...?"
Kuan Yi: "The extreme of the sea of suffering."
The extreme realm of the Sea of Bitterness, where the Shura Sect is said to be located, exists only in legends and no one has ever been there.
Mu Jiulin asked again: "Where is the extreme of the sea of suffering?"
Kuan Yi crossed his hands, touching his left and right index fingers to his middle fingers, and made a thick sky technique. He replied to him: "Why ask, immortal friend, you are already in Shura."
Mu Jiulin couldn't see, and naturally couldn't see that he had stepped into a wonderful paradise. The whole world was an endless blue and transparent quiet lake. They stood on the quiet lake. There was no wind, the lake and the sky were the same color, as if it was chaos, the world was just beginning.
A voice came from the horizon, gentle and powerful: "Kuan Yi, you are here."
Kuan Yi bowed respectfully and said, "Master, I recently met a young friend while secretly visiting the Wu Sect. I brought him here."
The Bodhisattva Changsheng said, "I already know what you want to do. Please go back and come back in a year."
There was no longer any sound of Kuan Yi talking beside him. Mu Jiulin knew that now there were only himself and the Bodhisattva Changsheng. Perhaps the Bodhisattva Changsheng was standing opposite him, looking at him.
He felt a little nervous for no reason and clenched his hands hanging by his side.
A breeze blew across his head, like gentle encouragement. Mu Jiulin didn't know what was wrong with him. His tension dissipated and his clenched hands loosened. It felt like returning to the safe embrace of his mother when he was a baby.
The voice of the Bodhisattva Changsheng sounded again: "What do you want?"
Mu Jiulin: "I want to untie the soul-eating cocoon."
Changsheng Dashi: "What is 'jie'?"
Mu Jiulin: "I don't know."
The Great Master of Longevity said: "A rope, tied into a knot, becomes tighter and tighter as it is pulled, but the knot remains. It is not untied. If the knot is cut with scissors, it is not untied. If a person unties the knot with his fingers, and the rope remains the same length, the knot is still there, but the knot is gone, it is untied."
Mu Jiulin thought for a moment and said, "I will teach you."
What Changsheng Dashi meant was to let him coexist with the Soul-Eating Cocoon instead of eliminating it.
Changsheng Dashi: "Do you understand?"
Mu Jiulin: "Junior understands."
The Great Master Changsheng said: "Since you understand, why can't you see it?"
Mu Jiulin: "Because of the soul-eating cocoon."
The Great Master Changsheng said: "What do your eyes want to see most? What does your heart want to be close to most? You don't need to tell me, just lower your head and you will see clearly."
Mu Jiulin lowered his head, and the thousands of poisonous threads in his eyes gradually receded, revealing his original pupils. The lake was calm, like a polished mirror. In the mirror, Ye Nanque's familiar face smiled at him.
He couldn't recover for a long time, as if he was about to be sucked into the lake. A voice from the horizon woke him up: "My friend, don't enter the barrier."
Mu Jiulin looked around, but couldn't see the figure of the Immortal Bodhisattva. He was alone in this realm, yet everywhere, he could smell the presence of another person besides him. It turned out that the world couldn't see the Immortal Bodhisattva because he had cultivated to the point where his physical body had disappeared, but his spirit remained.
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
Mu Jiulin went to the extreme of the Sea of Bitterness, and Ye Nanque returned to the Sword Controlling Sect and received feedback from the system.
System: [Ding Dong, Reader Satisfaction: 17]
17! He had been working diligently for so long, yet he was still hovering around 10. Damn it, wasn't he bad enough?
System: [Please, protagonist, keep up the good work, turn over a new leaf, abandon morality, and become a villain again.]
Ye Nanque: [Is this how you use "turn over a new leaf"?]
Ye Nanque returned to the Yujian Sect in a state of disgrace, only to receive news that Jiang Caiyu was about to enter seclusion again. Before Jiang Caiyu's retreat, she summoned him to inquire about Mu Jiulin's recent situation. Ye Nanque lied, saying Mu Jiulin was fine, but Jiang Caiyu remained unconvinced and continued her retreat without hesitation. This excessive trust left Ye Nanque at a loss for words.
Now Mu Jiulin should be attending lectures in the extreme sea of suffering. In the original novel, Mu Jiulin attended lectures for a whole year and directly advanced from the Nascent Soul stage to the Spirit Transformation stage. After meeting again, Ye Nanque's jealousy was beyond words.
You have to know that above the Golden Core stage, every level up is a dimensionality-reducing blow. Take the Yu Jian Sect for example, only the most core members of the entire Yu Jian Sect are at the Spiritual Transformation stage, and even Jiang Caiyu is not there yet.
During this year, Ye Nanque practiced diligently, but only managed to advance from the early stage of the Golden Core to the late stage of the Golden Core.
Qin Qi also mindlessly praised him every day: "Senior brother is so amazing. Among the hundreds of peers in the immortal sect, I am afraid that only senior brother can cultivate to the late stage of Jindan."
I wonder how this silly boy would react if he knew what realm Mu Jiulin is at now.
A year later, Jiang Caiyu came out of seclusion, and the Yu Jian Sect also welcomed an unexpected guest, Shura Sect's Kuan Yi.
Kuan Yi told You Bihuai all the strange things he had noticed about the Wu Sect in recent years, explaining that he had personally visited several other sects and urged everyone to join forces to uncover the Wu Sect's mask.
You Bihuai paused for a moment, "Friend Kuanyi's words are so certain, but do you have any evidence?"
"Am I considered evidence?"
Mu Jiulin arrived with a clear voice and bright eyes. He bowed and said, "Master You, two years ago, I entered the Wu Sect and suffered torture. Thanks to... Senior Kuan Yi who saved me. If you don't believe me, just come and take a look. You will find that I have a soul-eating cocoon in my body. Of course, Master You is a very cautious and careful person. If you still don't believe me, why not let me go to the Discipline Hall again and ask for your confession? Then, you will finally believe me."
You Bihuai didn't like Mu Jiulin in the first place, and after hearing his words, he brought up old issues and his face turned a little colder.
Jiang Caiyu stepped forward and frowned, "Brother, what he said is true."
You Bihuai realized that this matter was of no trivial importance, so he invited Kuan Yi to the secret room for a chat, and Mu Jiulin took the opportunity to come out.
Of course, Ye Nanque also received the news that Kuan Yi and Mu Jiulin had arrived. He was waiting for Jiang Caiyu to come out at the door of the conference hall. It was rare for the Yu Jian Sect to have guests, especially the people from the Shura Sect and Mu Jiulin. Many disciples came here intentionally or unintentionally to watch the fun.
A lot of words reached Ye Nanque's ears.
"Junior Brother Mu is back?" "Why are you still calling him Junior Brother? He's not even from the Sword Controlling Sect anymore." "I haven't seen him for a few years. He's changed a lot. How come he's grown so tall?" "His demeanor is also extraordinary." "He looks even better than Senior Brother Ye." "More than a better one."
Here it comes again, here it comes again, kids, stop pulling people down, why do you have to step on Mu Jiulin every time you praise him? Even villains will be heartbroken, okay?
"Junior Brother Mu is walking towards us!" "Wow, he doesn't remember me, does he? I'm so nervous."
What’s with this fan meeting atmosphere?
Ye Nanque looked up and saw Mu Jiulin walking towards him quickly. He looked around and was just wondering if Mu Jiulin was coming for him when Mu Jiulin was already standing in front of him.
"Brother, long time no see."
Ye Nanque said dryly, "Long time no see."
Mu Jiulin smiled, leaned over and whispered in his ear, in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Did you miss me during this year, Senior Brother?"
Huh? What's the problem?
Ye Nanque vaguely remembered that from Mu Jiulin's perspective, the last time they met was when he had stood by and ignored her. Even if their relationship wasn't broken, it was probably at least that they hated each other. That rising tone, those smiling eyes, those bright pupils, those long eyelashes...
Stop!
Mu Jiulin's smile faded, and he continued to whisper in his ear: "It seems that Senior Brother doesn't miss me too much, but I am different. This year in the extreme realm of the sea of suffering, I have been thinking about Senior Brother day and night."
Ye Nanque's face never disappeared from the quiet lake, he looked at it day and night.
Ye Nanque felt relieved. This made sense. Mu Jiulin must have hated him and wanted to expose his true face day and night.
Mu Jiulin: "This year, I listened to the lectures of the Great Master Changsheng and realized some truths."
Ye Nanque thought to himself, I understand. It's all written in these books. Under the guidance of the Bodhisattva Changsheng, Mu Jiulin understood that the world is a sea of suffering. Everyone has become an Asura, and ants are no exception. They can transform into evil or become Amitabha...
It seems that Mu Jiulin came here to accuse him from a moral high ground. Tsk, too typical, another routine of the male protagonist in this kind of cool novel.
Mu Jiulin chuckled: "I understand that life is short, so we should enjoy it while we can."
…
……ah?
ah?
No, is that right?
What words did the Great Master Changsheng say that led you to this realization? Are you sure you're in the Ultimate Sea of Bitterness and not some other strange place? You must have realized that the entire world is a sea of suffering, and everyone is a Shura!
Ye Nanque was puzzled and vaguely felt that something was wrong.
Mu Jiulin's breath caressed his earlobe, and he sounded very satisfied, his voice almost sighing: "Brother, I'm back."
System: [Reader Satisfaction: 27!]
Ye Nanque: […Are you saying that I didn’t do anything and the reader satisfaction rating suddenly shot up to 27?]
System: [Yes.]
Ye Nanque: […Are you saying that I was busy for so long and I might as well just stand here and listen to Mu Jiulin say a few words?]
System: […It seems so.]
Ye Nanque: […Although I'm happy about the sudden increase in reader satisfaction, don't you feel something's amiss? Has something changed that I'm unaware of?]
The system avoided answering with a guilty conscience: [It's... quite normal.]
Ye Nanque: [Is this normal?]
System: [Normal.]
Ye Nanque: [Okay, I'm convinced by you.]
System: [...You're quite easy to talk to.]
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