Chapter 131 131 Escape I've never been a father before...
After Yu Sishu died, Yun Tianjiao was ejected from Cong Zhujing's memory and returned to the dungeon of the Lin Shen Temple.
She looked around and realized that, apart from herself, only Shen Qiongzhi was conscious.
"Sister Tianjiao, you're finally out! I was so bored waiting here all by myself!" Shen Qiongzhi ran over excitedly when she saw Yun Tianjiao wake up, showing some of the liveliness and innocence she had in life.
Yun Tianjiao looked at Zhu Jing and found her unconscious. He then asked Shen Qiongzhi, "Were you the first one to come out? Who are you in Zhu Jing's memory? Why haven't I recognized you?"
"Because I didn't go in at all! Zhu Jing told you to enter her memories, and I thought I would go in too. But when I closed my eyes and opened them again, I found myself still here! All of you were unconscious, like you were asleep."
Yun Tianjiao said, "Entering someone else's memory also requires spiritual power. Perhaps Zhu Jing saw that you were injured and that you were a ghost spirit in the Heavenly Realm, so he didn't want you to expend any more energy."
"Maybe so, but Sister Tianjiao, what exactly did you see in her memories? Why does Zhu Jing call you elder sister?" Shen Qiongzhi asked curiously.
“In my previous life, I was Yu Sishu, the eldest daughter of the Xuanxiao Sect’s leader. Zhu Jing was my younger sister, Yu Siran.”
Shen Qiongzhi was surprised to hear this, "I never imagined that you two would have such a connection!"
Yun Tianjiao looked down at the Demon-Slaying Blade at his waist, his hand gently resting on the hilt, a gentle expression on his face.
This sword has protected her for many years. She had wondered how it could possess such power when the one who gave it to her was merely an ordinary low-level deity, whose name she no longer even remembered. Just now, Shen Qiongzhi nearly succumbed to demonic possession, and even Mo Bei and Gong Xin were powerless against it, yet the Demon-Slaying Sword easily severed the demonic energy link.
This clearly exceeds the power that an ordinary weapon should have.
Once you enter Zhu Jing's memories and learn that the knife was forged from her own hair, and that Zhu Jing is the reincarnation of a fragment of the Heavenly Pillar, then everything makes sense.
Before long, Yu Li and Mo Bei also woke up one after another.
Yu Li and Yun Tianjiao asked Mo Bei almost simultaneously who he had become after entering Zhu Jing's memories.
"Um... well..." Mo Bei coughed awkwardly, glancing at Yun Tianjiao every now and then with a hint of embarrassment.
Yun Tianjiao suddenly felt nervous, thinking, if Zhiwei can turn into a knife, then could Mo Bei Shenzun also turn into some kind of object? Judging from his hesitant expression, could this object be her private possession?
Yu Li clearly shared the same thought as Yun Tianjiao, and her face flushed slightly.
"Lord Mo Bei...you didn't see something you shouldn't have..."
Mo Bei then realized what was happening and quickly waved his hand, "Hey, don't make wild guesses. I am actually, actually, Yu Lanshan."
Yu Lanshan? The Divine Venerable Mo Bei?!
Yun Tianjiao and Yu Li were both very surprised.
Yu Li stared in disbelief for a long time before finally saying, "I really didn't see that coming..."
Yun Tianjiao recalled Yu Lanshan's behavior and demeanor from Zhu Jing's memory, and truly could not tell that the soul inside had been replaced by the Divine Lord Mo Bei.
Mo Bei Shenzun made a face. "Hey, I've never been a father before, so I wanted to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have some fun. If I give myself away and you all see through me, then it won't be good to keep up the act."
Yun Tianjiao then thought of a question: "In Immortal Lord Zhu Jing's memory, Yu Lanshan should have died before me. Logically speaking, Divine Lord Mo Bei should have woken up before us. Why is he only coming out now?"
Mo sighed, “Alas, you don’t know this. Actually, Yu Lanshan still had a trace of his soul left. He witnessed the tragic deaths of his wife and daughter and the destruction of his sect. Perhaps because his obsession was too deep, he followed Yu Siran down the mountain and lingered by her side for two years. It wasn’t until Yu’er, the maid who took care of Yu Siran, died that his remnant soul power finally dissipated completely, and that’s when I came out.”
As they were talking, there was also some movement from Zhiwei's side.
After Zhiwei woke up, he was stunned for a moment. Unlike the others, he had followed Yu Siran for many years in the form of the Demon-Slaying Blade, so he was a little unaccustomed to coming out of her memories.
"Zhiwei, what's wrong?" Yun Tianjiao walked over, looking worried.
Zhiwei blinked her peach blossom eyes, finally calming down. She reached out and gently took Yun Tianjiao's hand, only then feeling the reality of returning to the present.
"I... am fine." He looked at Yun Tianjiao with affection, but then his gaze turned cold as he looked at Gong Xin, the God of the Palace, not far away.
Of everyone, only Divine Venerable Gongxin has not yet woken up. Zhiwei did not speak, but directly attacked Gongxin, casting a spell of imprisonment on him.
Just as the magical light was about to touch Gong Xin, Gong Xin suddenly opened his eyes, threw the jar of grains in his arms forward, and countless rice seeds scattered all over the sky, negating Zhi Wei's spell. Then, without retaliating, he quickly formed a teleportation array on the spot, and his figure disappeared from the spot, running away just like that.
This round went by so fast that the others didn't even have time to react.
Mo Bei, the God of War, blinked and looked at Zhiwei, whose expression was unfriendly: "Zhiwei, Goddess Zhiwei, what... what do you mean by this? Why did you suddenly attack Gongxin, the God of War?"
Zhiwei then recounted what she had seen in Zhu Jingxianjun's memory after everyone had left.
"After Yu Siran lost control, I took her away from Xuanxiao Sect. When I turned around, I saw Elder Xiyuan praying to a celestial being. The person answered the call and saved Xiyuan's life. I was in a hurry at the time and was not sure if the celestial being was Gong Xin. It wasn't until many years later, when Yu Siran had achieved great success in her cultivation and returned to Xuanxiao Sect to kill Xiyuan and take revenge, that I went to the place of worship in the Sect Leader's Hall and saw the celestial being that Xiyuan worshipped. It was Gong Xin. Only then did I deduce that the one who came to save Xiyuan that day was also Gong Xin."
Yun Tianjiao turned to Mo Bei and asked, "Divine Lord Mo Bei, didn't you say that you still had a wisp of your remnant soul at that time? Did you also see Xi Yuan summoning Gong Xin?"
Mo Bei shook his head. "Yu Lanshan witnessed the tragic deaths of Liu Ruqing and Yu Sishu and was traumatized. His already weak remnant soul power became even more unstable. He was only holding on because of his obsession with his youngest daughter. When the Ghost-Slaying Blade took Yu Siran away, he followed it wholeheartedly and did not care about anyone else at all."
Yu Li said, "Zhiwei Heavenly God, even if Elder Xiyuan's worshipped Heavenly God is Gongxin, what does it matter?"
Zhiwei said, "Yu Lanshan died when Elder Xiyuan drained his power during his tribulation. As far as I know, Elder Xiyuan is mediocre and has no ability to create such an evil technique. However, from his repeated hints that he has a god backing him up, he acts without any scruples. Therefore, I suspect that this evil technique that absorbs people's cultivation was taught by the Divine Venerable Gongxin."
Mo Bei, the God of Sorrow, also became unusually solemn. "Zhiwei, the Heavenly God, based solely on what you've said, we cannot conclude that all of this was the work of Gongxin, the God of Sorrow. Perhaps Elder Xiyuan, while worshipping Gongxin, was also colluding with other demons and learning this evil art? Do you have any other corroborating evidence?"
"That's a question for the two deities." Zhiwei glanced at Mo Bei, then at Yu Li. "Let me ask you this: when the Deity Kenian perished, was there any fluctuation of spiritual energy in your Heavenly Realm?"
Yu Li and Mo Bei exchanged a glance, their expressions changing.
Zhiwei continued, "Whenever a god of the Divine Venerable level falls and dissipates his cultivation, it will inevitably cause a significant fluctuation in spiritual energy. However, I heard that the God of Kenian died silently. It was only because several gods near his temple could not sense his divine essence for several days that they discovered his death. If the God of Kenian was drained of his cultivation and died, then it would not be surprising."
Mentioning her brother's tragic death, Shen Qiongzhi became somewhat emotional again. Unlike Mo Bei and Yu Li, she still wanted to speak up for her colleague and refused to believe that a dignified deity would do such a heretical thing.
At this moment, she was certain that it was the Divine Venerable Gongxin who had killed her brother, and so she angrily questioned, "If he had nothing to hide, why did he run away in fear? You gods all think others are bad, but when it comes to you, you are all good people? Didn't Zhiwei tell you all how the Immortal Venerable Qingyuan ascended to heaven through despicable means? Yet you still coexisted peacefully with him!"
Yu Li and Mo Bei exchanged a glance, both speechless.
Mo Bei said, “Let’s all calm down for now. Since Zhiwei Heavenly God has provided this clue, we will reinvestigate the case of Kenian God. If Gongxin God really committed such a heinous crime, the Heavenly Realm will not cover it up.”
Yun Tianjiao and Shen Qiongzhi could not stay in the Heavenly Realm for long and wanted to leave first.
Almost simultaneously, everyone turned their attention to Zhu Jing, who was still unconscious.
Mo Bei said, "Don't worry, Yu Li and I will take good care of Immortal Lord Zhu Jing."
Shen Qiongzhi wanted to say something, but she held back. She didn't really want to leave Zhu Jing here. In her mind, the Heavenly Realm was the place with the most demons and monsters, and Zhu Jing was the incarnation of a fragment of the Heavenly Pillar. Who knew how many people would covet her spiritual power? But she wasn't sure if bringing Zhu Jing back to the Ghost Realm would be harmful to her.
Just as he was hesitating, Yun Tianjiao spoke first.
"Zhu Jing cannot stay here."
Shen Qiongzhi's eyes lit up, and she looked at Yun Tianjiao with admiration.
Yu Li frowned. "Yu Meng, since Zhu Jing is the embodiment of the Heavenly Pillar, she should naturally stay in the Heavenly Realm. This will also benefit her healing."
Yun Tianjiao's attitude was very firm: "Although she is suitable to stay in the Heavenly Realm, there are many people in the Heavenly Realm who covet her. As you just saw, she was imprisoned by Lin Shen and used as a human pill to assist in cultivation. If I leave her here in such a weak state, who knows if someone will follow in Lin Shen's footsteps?"
Mo Bei looked somewhat troubled. He wanted to say something more, but Zhi Wei coldly interrupted him.
"In any case, Immortal Lord Zhujing and Her Highness the Eldest Princess share a sisterly bond from a past life. I ask you all present, who is more qualified than Her Highness the Eldest Princess to make a decision for Immortal Lord Zhujing?"
Shen Qiongzhi quickly chimed in, "That's right! Everyone saw it. Immortal Lord Zhujing just called me Sister Tianjiao, the elder sister! She even gave me the precious sword she forged herself from her hair! You two deities are stammering and beating around the bush. Could it be that you have some designs on Immortal Lord Zhujing?"
Mo Bei and Yu Li changed their expressions. Since things had come to this point, they really couldn't say anything more, so they could only let Yun Tianjiao and the others take Zhu Jing away.
Stepping out of the gates of the Heavenly Realm, Shen Qiongzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more comfortable all over.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Zhiwei noticed that Yun Tianjiao had been silent and seemed to have something on his mind.
Yun Tianjiao thought for a moment and asked, "Zhiwei, in situations like this where someone is dragged into another person's memories, is it possible for the person entering those memories to alter the original owner's memories?"
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Author's Note: This is the last volume! I hope this story ends well. Thank you to all the little angels who have accompanied me along the way, muah!
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