Chapter 33 The Endless Sea is Good, Good, Good, Good, Let's Break Up
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From strangers to mutual understanding, it only takes a moment.
The girl's eyes clearly said, "I remember you."
Even if you remember it unhappily.
The sea-eroded earth was damp and cold, but my heart, having gathered all the dust, felt a gentle, drizzling joy, like falling rain.
He couldn't help but ask her in a low voice, "...How did you recognize me?"
I dare not reveal any more of the secret, for fear that the Time-Traveling Soul might trigger the Tenfold Seal once more.
She looked into his bright, sparkling eyes, and finally simply reached out and touched the red birthmark on his fingertip.
Chen Jinshi looked down and a smile slowly crept onto his lips.
They even remember such a tiny mark of his.
Miao Jue, however, was not as relaxed as he was.
She had too many questions in her mind.
The shivering Tai Sui on the lichen seemed to be trying its best to avoid the white-clad youth in front of it. This country boy, with whom she had depended for survival in her childhood, had grown into an adult completely different from her memories, and even her memories were becoming uncertain.
Miaojue suddenly asked in a low voice, "But who exactly are you?"
Chen Jinshi's upturned lips paused abruptly, and he subconsciously straightened his back as a human being.
He was very tall, much taller than the slender boy he was in. His thin muscles covered his entire body, easily enveloping the girl in his shadow, making him look very imposing.
From the moment the ancestral stone was born, through its fledgling stage, it remained in human form. From the appearance of the wondrous technique until her disappearance, for countless years, it always appeared as a human in her presence.
Just like the saying goes, childhood sweethearts. But the prerequisite for childhood sweethearts is that at least two people must be human.
As I gathered the ashes from my palm, the dust settled and then tightened, a sense of tension rising within me.
Miao Jue glanced at the male and female protagonists who had fainted again on the ground. Thinking that they were buried deep underground and relatively safe, she felt a little relieved and took a deep breath.
Once their identities were confirmed and they realized they were acquaintances, what did that mean? It meant there was no need to be polite.
Miao Jue stared at him and launched into a barrage of questions: "So how did you leave Changming Village? Eighth Sister too, how did she get out as well? What have you been doing all these years? Why did you get involved in the love triangle between men and women—the chosen ones? Where are the others? Is our village still around?"
Countless thorny issues came crashing down on him at once, leaving Chen Jinshi overwhelmed and awkwardly grabbing her wrist.
The clever trick: "Are the others still alive? Where's my second brother? And the other uncles and sisters...?"
If this were the life of an ordinary person who has never cultivated themselves, they would have grown old long ago. Could it be that everyone in that remote and backward mountain village has also developed their own power?
Miao Jue previously thought that Chen Jinshi gained divine power by eating the flesh and blood of the Netherworld Clan, but now this explanation is becoming increasingly difficult to accept...
"Yes, alive." Chen Jinshi interrupted her thoughts, not daring to let her continue.
He couldn't help but reach out and cover her clear, bright almond-shaped eyes. He felt flustered, as if someone had lifted a bird by the neck, and he was completely powerless to resist her.
“Only one… is gone.” He sighed softly.
Later, he thought about it many times in the long night: if Feng Si had died in battle back then, he wouldn't have had to endure this century of physical humiliation.
For him, it might not be a bad thing.
Miaojue let out an "Ah," her voice lowering as she didn't dare ask which person was missing.
Although even celestial beings can experience the five signs of decay, and mortal life is as fleeting as morning dew, birth, aging, sickness, and death are all natural traces left by the passage of time, if only she had been there back then, if only she had these abilities back then...
Her cheek was poked by a cool fingertip.
"Why is Second Brother listed first?" Chen Jinshi asked, looking down.
Miaojue raised her head, blinked, and seemed about to say something, but Chen Jinshi covered her mouth again.
"Alright, no need to answer." The young man in white seemed to remember something, his brows furrowing slightly, looking somewhat like his grumpy face from when he was a child.
Seeing that her thoughts had been diverted, Chen Jinshi quietly breathed a sigh of relief, her long eyelashes casting a small shadow.
She had never seen his true form and didn't want her to see it.
I didn't want her to see the bloodshed hidden beneath the tranquility and peace.
Just like the blood still flowing from his bones beneath his white robes.
"I'm just an ordinary bad guy." Chen Jinshi laughed in a deliberately wicked manner.
"Yeah?"
Miao Jue looked up at the sea-eroded underground, at the familiar-looking Tai Sui soaked in dark blood, and suddenly felt as if a thin layer of mist had been shrouded in her mind.
Countless threads swirled in his mind: the purpose of the near-sea city's deliberate words in front of him; whether the Tenfold Seal was truly only for capturing those who violated the prohibition of time travel; where he obtained the endless supply of Netherblood and inexhaustible Netherbone; and then there was the way she addressed him so readily, those numbers…
It seems he was the last one.
Many years ago, his name also contained numbers.
In his final moments, before becoming a tree, he seemed to be saying something to her, and then gave her something...very important.
Suddenly, he felt a splitting headache.
It was as if a colossal beast roared into her mind, surging and ferocious. Even just touching the tip of the iceberg caused her still fragile spiritual bones to tremble and ache.
...
Chen Jinshi, who was racking his brains for evidence that he was a person, suddenly bent down and cupped her face.
The girl was trembling all over, her eyes seemed to be shrouded in a thick sea fog, and her pupils began to dilate and lose focus.
Chen Jinshi immediately panicked: "What happened? Where does it hurt? Who hit you—"
Miao Jue clutched her head, feeling dizzy and disoriented, before realizing she was on his back, being carried away quickly.
The three people, including Dongfang Yaotian, at his feet seemed about to be thrown to their deaths.
Miaojue pressed down on his broad shoulders, and he regained his senses. "Stop, stop, I'm fine now."
It seems like many years ago, she leaned on his shoulder like this.
It was much thinner back then than it is now.
Chen Jinshi turned his head to the side, his voice tense, "If you want to know something, just ask me... Don't force yourself."
Even if you wanted to pry open his wings and pluck out his feathers, he probably wouldn't be able to refuse.
Miaojue scrambled off his back haphazardly, trying to catch her breath.
She has a missing piece of memory. What happened between her hasty departure from Changming Village and her sudden transformation into a tree?
Finding that memory might help explain why she became a tree.
Miaojue propped herself up on her knees, raised her eyes, and asked, "Where are my second brother and the others?"
Chen Jinshi half-squatted down in front of her, looking her in the eye. After thinking for a moment, he said with a slightly bitter tone, "...You'll see him soon."
Miao Jue nodded.
I dare not force myself to think too deeply anymore.
She pressed her palm against her burning dantian, vaguely understanding that it was something she could only bear after reaching a higher level of spiritual bone.
Earth-grade spirit bones are far from enough.
She needs to address the Chosen One's weaknesses in order for the spirit bone to continue growing.
Miao Jue turned back and stumbled towards Tai Sui, one step at a time.
The young man in white behind him paused for a moment, then quietly followed, asking with a hint of anticipation, "So, have we made up?"
Miao Jue walked back to Dongfang Yaotian's head, her expression returning to normal: "Of course not."
Chen Jinshi was heartbroken, leaning against the wall. "Why?"
The secret lies in maintaining a blank expression.
Of course, it's because you caused all these painful moments!
While observing her condition, Chen Jinshi gazed wistfully at the top of the sea cave.
Miaojue rolled up his sleeves and pulled Dongfang Yaotian's head toward Sun Mi.
In order to resist the strong temptation of the dark blood in the Tai Sui, the male and female protagonists directly closed their minds—sleeping soundly in the face of crisis, this is the relaxed feeling of the chosen ones.
She fixed the male lead's head to Sun Mi's right, and then dragged the female lead over and fixed her to Sun Mi's left, ensuring that they could see the female supporting character's situation as soon as they opened their eyes.
Actually, it would be easy to directly trace back the brains of Dongfang Yaotian and Gong Yuqiu and make them lose their memories, but she was afraid that repeated amnesia might lead to them becoming completely mentally disabled, and Langhuan would definitely not let her off easily.
In short—
Miao Jue stood up and looked at Chen Jinshi's pale face. "Now we have different positions and are in conflict. We are no longer good friends."
Her opinion of this bad thing will not change until she meets all her other older brothers and sisters.
After hearing this, Chen Jinshi became inexplicably happy again: "That's great. I didn't want to be your best friend either."
The secret: "?"
Fine, fine, we're breaking up.
She shook the male and female protagonists awake with both hands. The two slowly woke up and saw Sun Mi's ferocious, unconscious appearance when they opened their eyes.
Dongfang Yaotianxia's consciousness rose up.
A look of worry appeared on his resolute face. For a moment, he forgot to check on the female lead's condition and instead supported Sun Mi, shaking her: "Little Mi, what's wrong? Wake up!"
He absolutely could not allow anything to happen to such a kind woman, one whom even the underworld beings would care for!
Gong Yuqiu opened her eyes and saw this scene. Her eyes were filled with disappointment, and her heart began to ache with a familiar pain.
However, Sun Mi's words still resonate in my ears.
As the chief disciple of the Jade Void Sect, she put the common people first throughout her life and was willing to sacrifice herself for any ordinary citizen. However, she first discovered that her respected master, whom she regarded as a mother, lived by the bones of the underworld, and that her exceptionally talented senior brother advanced through the blood of the underworld. In the end, she herself also fell into this path...
But none of them had ever thought like Sun Mi. Were they really that cruel?
But just as she was lost in thought, a distant bell seemed to ring out from the depths of her mind, amidst drifting smoke and clouds.
The name "Gongyu" resonated deeply within her.
The sound of the bell came from an unseen place, as if it were the silent gaze of ancestors, stirring a clear thought in Gong Yuqiu's mind:
Fuji... Fire Qilin...
Gong Yu's daughter is destined to bring him to his end...
"clang--"
Gong Yuqiu suddenly snapped out of her reverie from the distant chimes, her consciousness returning to reality, and her eyes cleared once more.
After observing for a while, Miaojue realized that the main storyline of the chosen one would not change.
Chen Jinshi sidled up to her, covered her lips, and whispered, "Your second brother was once deceived by someone surnamed Gongyu, you didn't know that, did you?"
Miao Jue turned her head in surprise, "When?"
Dust settled, his breath lingering as he spoke ill of him: "A long time ago—anyway, he stumbled badly on this matter, wasn't he disappointed?"
Miaojue turned her head back and said, "No. Second brother is perfect."
He is a gentle person, like a mother.
Chen Jinshi put down his hand.
He had no expression.
After a long while, he began pacing anxiously back and forth.
On the other end, Gong Yuqiu had already reaffirmed his resolve.
She looked at Dongfang Yaotian: "Quickly, take Tai Sui and send Miss Sun out. We must intercept and kill the Fire Qilin as soon as possible!"
Dongfang Yaotian's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot: "Didn't Sister Mi's heartfelt words just now touch you, Qiu'er? After being soaked in the blood of the underworld, you... have changed."
Gong Yuqiu was taken aback, and also stood up coldly: "Haven't you changed? Dongfang Yaotian...who are you really thinking about?"
Dongfang Yaotian immediately gritted his teeth and stood up: "So that's what you think of me?"
...They still love sadomasochistic relationships so much.
Miaojue pointed at Sun Mi: "Does anyone care? She just ate more Nether Blood than the two of you."
Dongfang Yaotian was suddenly stunned, and only then did he come to his senses: "Qianqian, you're alright? That's great!"
Very well, she would have died eight hundred times over if she had relied on Dongfang Yaotian's words.
Dongfang Yaotian was surprised again: "Brother Jinshi, what are you doing here?"
Chen Jinshi's gaze had been fixed on Miao Jue, and only when he heard this did he casually spare him a little attention: "Unfortunately, I just arrived and saw that woman eating mushrooms as soon as I came in. How terrifying."
The key is silence.
It was clearly him who forcibly stuffed it into other people's heads.
But Dongfang Yaotian clearly believed him without a doubt, and immediately exclaimed in disbelief: "What? She's lying to me? How could that be?"
Only then did the male and female protagonists realize that the coastal city had ulterior motives, and they quickly turned around and used their magical artifacts to harvest the Tai Sui.
Strangely enough, this Tai Sui, which was just releasing strong hallucinogenic wind spores, is now cowering in a corner, as if it is afraid of something.
Chen Jinshi paced anxiously for a moment, then sidled back to Miaojue's side, secretly peeking at her.
Miao Jue did hear the system notification tone as she wished.
After passing this difficult point, her spiritual bones grew to the sixth level of the Earth rank.
There are ten levels of Earth-grade spirit bones in total. Those above level six are considered to have superior Earth-grade spirit bones, and are considered to have outstanding talent in all major sects.
But that's not enough.
Perhaps only after reaching the Heavenly level will everything truly begin.
Only then can those hidden memories become clear.
Beside her, Chen Jinshi's eyebrows suddenly lifted slightly, revealing that her spiritual bones had quietly grown a little.
It's like a tree growing from a seedling to branches and leaves...
It turns out that her spiritual bones and her destiny of love tribulations waxed and waned in turn.
The villain seemed to be deep in thought, and his gaze fell on Dongfang Yaotian and Gong Yuqiu.
So that's what they were used for?
The villain's anxiety eased slightly, and he smiled warmly.
The male and female protagonists were using the Nether Bone Blade to harvest the Tai Sui when they suddenly felt a chill down their spines, an ominous feeling that they were being watched.
It seems that intercepting and killing the Fire Qilin will not be easy.
Finally, Gong Yuqiu used the Mo Yao Jade Ring to suppress the toxicity of Tai Sui, and unexpectedly, he clearly extracted the most Nether Blood absorbed by Tai Sui, which was the Nether Two.
As if divinely aided, when the Nether Bone Knife, Tai Sui, and Mo Yao Jade Ring operated simultaneously, the swaying fleshy spirit mushroom actually began to turn its head and point in a direction.
That was the boundless sea shrouded in thick fog, beyond the Langhuan Immortal Court.
Dust settled with a flick of his fingertips, and at the same moment, the three Silver Foxes who were waiting on the cliff outside excitedly leaped into the sea.
Following the faint light of the Tai Sui, the group underground found another way out of the underground tunnel. The further they went along this path, the more they could hear the turbulence of the sea.
The distant sound of drums came from the mist.
The secret lies in the details. In the original storyline, the male and female protagonists, upon reaching this point, embarked on a mission to lead the entire continent in slaughtering the evil forces of the underworld.
At this moment, on the endless sea, experts from all directions have probably gathered here, awaiting a great battle.
Miao Jue clenched her fist, knowing she needed to refine her spiritual bones even faster.
She called out to the system in her mind, but the system did not respond.
The young man in white beside her seemed to sense something and immediately responded.
He glanced at the magic formula with a profound and unfathomable look, then suddenly tossed out several wisps of ashes from his fingertips.
First, she tripped Gong Yuqiu, causing her to precisely knock away the Sun Mi that Dongfang Yaotian was carrying; then she lifted Dongfang Yaotian's arm, causing him to suddenly push Gong Yuqiu away, and Gong Yuqiu's eyes immediately turned red; at the same moment, she precisely knocked the Tai Sui from Dongfang Yaotian's hand, which floated into Gong Yuqiu's palm.
Finally, the string was pulled back to bring the two of them face to face.
The secret: "?"
The system with the brilliant solution finally started working.
"A heart-wrenching moment occurs when the male lead misunderstands that the female lead is trying to harm the female supporting character, only to discover with shock that she is so vicious under the influence of the Grand Duke Jupiter?"
"The angst intensifies as the female lead discovers that the male lead is fighting her for the sake of the female supporting character, and finally realizes that his heart has long since strayed! She decides to part ways and, relying on her water-type spiritual bone, single-handedly intercepts and kills the fire qilin with the help of Tai Sui."
"With multiple tragic elements, the male lead believes that the female lead has been controlled by the Tai Sui (a mythical creature) because she tried to steal it. He argues that someone with a weak will cannot take the Tai Sui away, leading to a confrontation between the two and a struggle for its possession!"
Miaojue watched helplessly as the couple burst through the wall from one end to the other, heading straight for the sea.
Chen Jinshi whispered hesitantly in her ear, "I will create this calamity, and you will resolve it. Your little sapling can grow taller now."
His ears were even slightly red, which seemed to imply something.
"...Aren't we perfect?"
Miaojue suddenly smiled, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling like stars.
Chen Jinshi was suddenly startled. His eyes darted around, his chest pounded, and he felt her hand calmly placed on his neck.
"Wow, amazing!" Chen Jinshi thought excitedly. "The only master in the world who can kill him has appeared."
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