Shrine (3)
When Lin Zhuo fell asleep, Xie Zhitiao held her in his arms and sat under the tree. Qingluan, who had been staring at the sycamore tree in a daze, came to her senses and looked at the two people under the tree.
She tilted her head, remembering what Xie Zhitiao had just said to her: "Hey, do you remember?"
Xie Zhitiao adjusted Lin Zhuo into a comfortable position, then looked up at her.
"It's been so long since we last met, and you're still so rude."
Qingluan stamped her feet: "Stinky bird, stop talking about me! How can you be so good!"
Xie Zhitiao looked at her throwing a tantrum and smiled in a good mood:
"Yeah, you're right." He paused and continued with a smile, "Aluan, thank you for guarding this place for so long."
Qingluan was a spoiled little girl. When she heard him say that, she felt aggrieved for a moment, but then she raised her head proudly:
"If you hadn't stopped me from taking action, I wouldn't have been able to guard this place for so long."
She felt a little sad and quickly changed the subject: "Why doesn't Ashu remember me? Why do you remember me?"
Xie Zhitiao's eyes flickered, and he turned his head to look at the shrine.
"Because... this is my second time here."
Qingluan didn't understand, but she felt that something was wrong with what he said.
She also looked towards the shrine, and said in a low voice, "I don't know when He will wake up..."
Xie Zhitiao embraced the person in his arms: "Almost there, almost woke up."
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Lin Zhuo was still a little dazed when she woke up from her dream. She sat up straight from Xie Zhitiao's arms, so confused that she even forgot to be shy.
Qingluan had already sat down across from them. Seeing her wake up, she tilted her head and asked her, "Do you remember?"
Lin Zhuo found her question strange. She should have dreamed about the birth and fall of the divine realm, so why did Qing Luan ask, "Do you remember?"
Could it be that this was something she had experienced?
That's ridiculous.
Seeing that she seemed to be still unconscious, Xie Zhitiao hugged her shoulders again: "Senior Sister? Are you awake?"
Lin Zhuo realized it later and his face started to heat up. He pushed his hand away and said, "...I'm awake."
She looked at Qingluan again: "You... know me, right?"
Although her tone was clearly questioning, she felt strangely certain. From the beginning, everyone had been pushing her forward, forcing her to accept these changes. Did this mean that she was indispensable in solving these problems?
Qingluan had once called her "Ashu," and she hadn't forgotten. The Wutong tree had been revived by a drop of her blood, so could she be the Wutong tree?
Lin Zhuo was rarely so confident, but she felt that it was as it should be.
Qingluan smiled and said, "Yeah, I know you guys, but you just don't remember me."
Lin Zhuo pursed her lips and said nothing. Xie Zhitiao beside her squeezed her hand and said, "Senior Sister, do you remember what you heard that day?"
Lin Numa nodded.
We have already experienced the experience of taming hundreds of demons and monsters, so the next step is to awaken the way of heaven.
She looked up at the lush and green phoenix tree and murmured, "The phoenix rests on the phoenix tree, and the way of heaven returns to its origin."
"But Phoenix is gone."
Xie Zhitiao smiled. He pulled Lin Zhuo up and walked out of the shade of the tree.
"Yes, the Phoenix is still here." He let go of her hand, pressed his palm against his chest, and a drop of blood condensed out.
Qingluan handed over a fiery red feather to catch the drop of blood from her heart.
In an instant, a golden light flashed, and Lin Zhuo squinted his eyes because of the sting.
The ball of light, wrapped in feathers, flew higher and higher. Faintly, Lin Zhuo heard a sound. She grabbed Xie Zhitiao's sleeve and suddenly asked anxiously, "Did you hear it?"
Xie Zhitiao looked down at her and smiled: "Yeah. I heard it."
There was clearly no wind, but she could clearly hear the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, making a rustling sound.
A bird's cry sounded a bit like that of a blue phoenix, but it was more majestic and distant than the blue phoenix's cry.
After this bird song, more bird songs were heard, echoing the first one.
The clouds roll in and out, changing color in an instant. The sound of water flows through the valley and washes over the rocks. The phoenix cries in the sky, and thousands of birds pay homage.
A fiery red shadow flew closer, and Qingluan covered her mouth, suppressing a sob. Lin Zhuo was stunned, unable to believe what he saw.
It’s the phoenix, the phoenix is coming.
Even though it was just an illusion, the Phoenix's spirit remained the same. Qingluan stared at it intently, wanting to take a good look at its old friend.
The phoenix's shadow circled in the air and finally landed on the branch of the phoenix tree.
Outside the shrine, Qiu Ji, who was guarding outside, narrowed his eyes when he heard the phoenix cry.
"Phoenix roosts in the Wutong tree...ha." He chuckled with an ambiguous meaning.
Were they really the tree and bird He raised? Heaven had truly miscalculated, perhaps not anticipating His return?
Now that the reincarnations of the bird and the tree are so weak, who can stop Him from becoming the new Heavenly Dao?
Inside the shrine, Lin Zhuo looked at the phoenix shadow on the tree branch, then turned his head to look at Xie Zhitiao.
His heart blood summoned the phoenix phantom, so, is he a phoenix?
Noticing her gaze, Xie Zhitiao tilted his head: "What's wrong?"
Lin Zhuo shook her head and opened her mouth again. After hesitating for a long time, she finally asked, "Did you... already know this?"
Xie Zhitiao raised his eyebrows.
"Know what?"
Lin Zhuo didn't know where to start, and felt that nothing he said was right, so he simply kept his mouth shut.
Xie Zhitiao moved closer to her and met her eyes: "Senior Sister, it's just what you think."
It's just what you think, that's our past.
Lin Zhuo met his eyes, a little dazed. The amount of information was too much, and she still had trouble accepting it.
There was a noise in the palace, and the three of them turned their heads to look.
"Come in."
The three of them looked at each other, and Qingluan was the first to go in. She walked in a hurry, as if she was eager to see the people inside.
Inside the palace, a figure leaned on a throne, a white feathered robe trailing on the ground. Barefoot and with his head propped up on his hands, he watched them enter.
His face was expressionless. He raised his eyebrows and twitched his red lips slightly: "Seeing me, don't you have anything to say?"
It is the way of heaven.
Lin Zhuo's palms were sweating. The phoenix had settled on the wutong tree. Heaven's Way had truly awakened.
The world of cultivation is saved.
Xie Zhitiao said nonchalantly: "The devil is still outside, don't you want to go see your old friend?"
Tiandao raised his eyes, looked outside the palace, and pursed his lips: "Him? I shouldn't have been soft-hearted back then."
The overwhelming pressure surged out of the palace. By the time Qiu Ji noticed it, it was too late to dodge. He was so crushed that he couldn't stand up straight and spat out a mouthful of blood.
He spat out the blood foam from his mouth, his sinister brows and eyes looked even more fierce, and he stared straight at the closed gate of the temple, as if he wanted to see the scene inside through the gate.
He raised his hand, wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, waved his sleeve, and disappeared on the spot.
Noticing his departure, the Heavenly Dao didn't take it too seriously. There was no place in the universe where he couldn't find him.
He sat up straight, stood up, and slowly walked down the platform.
Lin Zhuo's heart beat faster and faster as "He" came closer. It was a very strange feeling, more like anticipation than nervousness.
He approached them and looked at Qingluan first.
"Qingluan, thank you for your hard work."
Qingluan's eyes were already red, and when she heard Tiandao's words, tears immediately fell and she started crying loudly.
"Why did you just leave me alone? Wuwuwu... I'm scared to death... Wuwuwu..."
Tiandao patted her head, then looked at Xie Zhitiao and finally smiled: "You too, you've worked hard."
Xie Zhitiao nodded and said solemnly: "Thank you very much for giving us another chance."
Lin Zhuo's heart skipped a beat, and before she had time to think about it, the way of heaven turned to her again.
"What about you? Do you want to know what's going on?"
Facing Tiandao's calm gaze, Lin Zhuo nodded. She didn't want to be kept in the dark anymore.
Tiandao raised his hand, touched her brow, and whispered, "I have lifted the restriction on you. You will remember it soon."
"Now, I should go settle accounts with my old friends."
He walked out with light lotus steps.
"All of you, go back to where you came from. I will take care of the rest."
He cast down a teleportation array and disappeared on the spot.
Xie Zhitiao held Lin Zhuo's hand and looked at Qingluan again.
"Okay, stop crying, let's go."
As he spoke, he pulled Lin Zhuo into the magic circle. Qing Luan wiped her tears, stamped her feet in hatred, and followed him into the magic circle, muttering to him, "I hate you so much."
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Ling Qingqiu was guarding the main hall and looking through files. You Jingjia woke up and came to the main hall to help.
You Shaojie and Zou Jinzhi had already arrived at Xuanxiao Gate and were talking to Canghe.
You Jingjia would occasionally glance at her parents, who were chatting with her master, and sigh. Ling Qingqiu finally asked her, "...Why are you sighing?"
You Jingjia wrinkled her face, leaned on the table, and whispered to him, "Will Master complain to my father and mother..." After all, she is quite good at getting into trouble.
Ling Qingqiu didn't even raise his eyes: "No."
You Jingjia turned away from him, humming and groaning. She knew he had nothing good to say.
She looked at her parents over there with some greed.
She seemed like she hadn't seen her parents for a long time.
In her previous life, her father forcibly took her away, but was helpless to treat the hidden injuries on her body.
After she left, my parents must have been so sad.
Zou Jinzhi noticed his daughter's gaze, walked over with a smile, and hugged his daughter in his arms: "Nannan, what's wrong?"
You Jingjia nuzzled her mother clingingly: "It's okay, I just missed you guys."
Zou Jinzhi smiled with his eyes curved, but when he thought of what Canghe had just said, he frowned worriedly.
"Nannan, a war is imminent. Mother knows you hate evil, but you must not let your guard down this time. The other party..." She paused and sighed, "Father and Mother just hope you're safe."
You Jingjia smiled and nestled in her mother's arms: "I know, mother. I won't joke about my own safety."
Judging from the time, Xie Zhitiao and Zhao Zhao should have already entered the temple. Who knows, they might have found a way to deal with the demon by now.
Just as he was thinking about it, three people walked in from outside the hall.
"Master, we are back."
Xie Zhitiao spoke first, then froze for a moment when he saw You Shaojie and Zou Jin, then hurriedly greeted them. Lin Zhuo walked in with Qingluan in tow, and followed Xie Zhitiao in greeting them.
Cang He was a little surprised: "A Tiao? How did you get back?"
Xie Zhitiao smiled and said, "Master, good news. That person has woken up."
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Qiu Ji fled very quickly. He knew very well that his divine power had not fully recovered and that he could only draw with the Heavenly Dao at best.
The Soul-Eating Nightmare devoured some souls and now its strength has greatly increased. It quickly fled to the south with Qiu Ji.
He calculated rapidly in his mind. The power of Heaven was closely connected to the world. To weaken Heaven, attacking the world of cultivation was the fastest and most effective way.
He summoned the Soul-Eating Nightmare and at the same time awakened the demon seeds he had once planted.
"Go to the world of cultivation."
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