Shen Fei's death was sudden, leaving everyone stunned.
"Chen Lin?" Grandpa Wu asked uncertainly.
Shen Lin indifferently crushed the still-beating heart in his palm.
"Grandpa Fog, it's been a long time."
He casually tossed aside a lump of rotten flesh and then, without any hesitation, used Shen Fei's clothes as a rag to wipe them clean.
"Why are you here? Aren't you...?" Grandpa Wu pretended to be familiar with Chen Lin while secretly preparing to deal with him immediately if Chen Lin did anything wrong.
Shen Fei's actions towards Shen Lu might fool the onlookers, but they couldn't escape the Liao family's notice. Shen Lin, utterly disillusioned with the Shen family, abandoned everything he had gained and left. Shen Lin's lack of struggle and non-competition made his stance clear. Shen Fei, however, persisted relentlessly; like weeds that grow back after being cut at the root, Shen Lin was destined for death. Shen Fei sent men to ambush Shen Lin, who lost his footing and fell into a deep and treacherous valley. The valley was rumored to be inhabited by a beast capable of destroying the heavens and earth. Shen Lin's fall was tantamount to a lamb entering a tiger's den.
Ignoring Grandpa Wu's barrage of questions, Shen Lin calmly searched Shen Fei's corpse, as if looking for something. After a moment, Shen Lin found a black dagger on Shen Fei's lower back, radiating a chilling aura and adorned with intricate patterns, or rather, countless magic arrays.
"This is the supreme magic weapon of the Immortal Sect—Soul Devourer?" Grandpa Mist, with his vast knowledge, immediately recognized the true identity of the black dagger.
At this moment, Grandpa Fog was greatly surprised, and a sense of panic rose in his heart.
The Immortal Sect, the number one sect in the cultivation world, has stood for tens of millions of years. Its members are as numerous as clouds of powerful figures and geniuses, making it an insurmountable behemoth in the eyes of these rogue cultivators.
The Immortal Sect has always been detached from worldly affairs, so why is it getting involved in mortal matters? Are they going to experience life in the mortal world and save people from suffering?
Shen Lin didn't let Grandpa Wu think too much, and simply told him the whole story.
The people of Shenfei cast him into a bottomless abyss, a valley thousands of feet deep. Shenfei's men, convinced he was doomed, did not search for him, ensuring nothing went wrong. But he was incredibly lucky; not only did he survive, but he also stumbled into the world of cultivation and became a disciple of an elder from a major sect.
Upon entering the Shangxian Sect, Shen Lin learned that his great-grandfather, Shen Yun, had been an outer disciple of the sect. Unable to endure the hardships of cultivation, he stole two martial arts manuals from the sect and secretly returned to the mortal world.
Those two cultivation manuals weren't top-tier treasures, but the possessions of the Immortal Sect must never fall into the hands of traitors for evil purposes. Shen Lin is a descendant of Shen Yun, and has a profound karmic connection with him. Nine years ago, Shen Lin made some progress in his cultivation and was sent down the mountain by his master. His missions were twofold: first, to retrieve the "Art of Transforming Turbidity and Refining Purity" and the first volume of the "Record of the Wheel of Reincarnation"; and second, to sever his karmic ties in the mortal world. After that, he devoted himself to cultivation.
Shen Lin obeyed his master's orders and packed his bags to descend the mountain. Having managed the Shen family for many years, Shen Lin had been exposed to intrigue and scheming from a young age, and his cunning and strategic thinking were beyond the reach of ordinary people. He did not say or do much, but simply played the role of an unassuming master, and presented the "Soul Devourer," a dagger capable of taking lives.
Whenever he had free time, Shen Yun would torment Shen Fei, even in public, disregarding all decorum. Shen Yun had hurt him, harmed his daughter and sister, and Shen Fei had long since reached his breaking point. However, Shen Yun's cultivation was profound, and Shen Fei could do nothing to him, so he could only suppress his hatred and murderous intent. Shen Fei's timely appearance, delivering the Soul-Devouring Elixir, was like rain after a long drought, a timely gift in the snow.
With the Soul Devourer, which could kill Shen Yun in one blow, Shen Fei began to meticulously plan. First, he eliminated all of Shen Yun's people. Then, he altered the Revolving Heaven-Defying Array that Shen Yun had set up. Finally, he acted absurdly and committed all kinds of evil deeds, laying the groundwork for righteous people from all sides to punish evil and eliminate wickedness. He hoped to use the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Hope Base and Blue Sky Base to awaken his daughter and restore Shen Lu's mind.
Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaoxiao exclaimed, "No wonder! So that's how it is!"
Previously, Ji Xiaoxiao had been puzzled by the incompetence of Hope Base, but it turned out that this was all part of Shen Fei's plan. Whether Hope Base fell or not was irrelevant; what Shen Fei wanted was not heavy casualties and corpses strewn across the fields, but countless living, breathing people.
“I have destroyed the Reversal of Heaven Array, so you no longer need to worry.”
Shen Lin turned his head and accidentally saw Liao Kongmin, who looked very much like him.
"Shuang'er's son?"
Liao Kongmin knew that this person was his mother's older brother, a very loving older brother who doted on his mother. "It's me, Uncle."
"You've grown up, you've worked hard." Shen Lin smiled with relief.
Shen Lin spoke to Ji Xiaoxiao and the other two about something, then squatted down and touched Shen Yun's body here and there. After a while, Shen Fei took out two small notebooks and floated away.
Shen Lin severed all ties with the world, feeling carefree and at ease. But Liao Kongmin was dumbfounded. He stared blankly at his father's killer, who had been dead for many years. Had all his efforts been in vain?
Ji Xiaoxiao patted Liao Kongmin's head. "People die, but their bodies are still there. Can't you whip their corpses? Besides, they just died recently and committed many evils. The underworld can't tolerate them, so their souls should still be wandering in this world. Why don't you ask your Grandpa Wu to help you capture their souls and make them suffer the torment of being burned at the stake day and night? Wouldn't that be better?"
“Chen Lu is still here,” Ji Xiaoxiao said, her words striking a chord with Liao Kongmin. The dejected little boy grinned, excitedly leading his men to search for Shen Lu. Shen Fei had hidden Shen Lu well, but with the efforts of millions, this small hardship was insignificant.
Liao Kongmin avenged the Liao family's great grudge by torturing and killing Shen Lu and burning the souls of Shen Fei and Shen Yun.
Having avenged his father, Liao Kongmin is now a "parasite on his parents." Ji Xiaoxiao, not wanting her child, whom she raised, to amount to nothing, simply handed the Blue Sky Base over to Liao Kongmin to manage. Liao Kongmin possesses exceptional management skills; in just a few years, the Blue Sky Base has developed rapidly. Although the population is large, there is no shortage of food, and no one is starving.
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