Chapter 582 - 578: Reality
Jing Chu heard these words and looked up at the sky, where a pair of birds were freely flying.
His eyes welled up with many emotions.
"I understand."
Jing Chu’s voice was somewhat sorrowful and a bit wistful.
He had originally come looking, just wanting to see her once.
Knowing she was still in this world, he was truly excited.
Because he had searched for her for a long, long time, and only now did he realize that she had always lived in this era, not ten thousand years ago.
No wonder, at that time, no matter what, he couldn’t find her.
But he feared time was running out.
"Gone!"
As Jing Chu finished speaking, he disappeared from the spot like a gust of wind.
Had it not been for the lingering scent in the air, Wen Nanxi almost felt as if he had just seen an illusion.
But the fallen leaves in the air told him this was real.
Wen Nanxi stood there for a long time, then turned and headed in another direction.
He had planned to go to the seaside to have a look, even if he couldn’t see his wife, he just wanted to take a look, then return to wait for a reunion at the Qingqiu Mountain Fox Clan.
But now Wen Nanxi changed his mind.
Jing Chu, for the sake of his wife, was willing to sacrifice himself to merge, and he also wanted to find a way to preserve Jing Chu’s consciousness and memory.
He couldn’t let Jing Chu disappear.
Perhaps there was a place that could provide him an answer.
No matter what, he had to go have a look and give it a try.
Perhaps he thought Jing Chu’s consciousness was stronger and was willing to sacrifice himself, erase his own consciousness, and let Jing Chu take the lead, guarding Ayao.
Even though he was reluctant, deep in his subconscious, Wen Nanxi also felt that as long as it was good for his wife, he would be willing to sacrifice himself.
There was no dilemma here.
Jing Chu headed in the direction of the abandoned Snake God Temple.
Since merging with the Divine Soul, he knew that although it was an abandoned temple, some things left by the Snake God remain there from the past.
Though abandoned, it still retained some of the Power of Faith.
Under the abandoned Snake God Temple, there were things left by the Snake Tribe from a long time ago.
Perhaps there was some record of the Snake Tribe.
Thinking of this, Wen Nanxi sped up, he had to hurry.
At the same time, Wen Nanxi wrote a secret letter on the road, and when he passed through a city, he found a Fox Clan outpost and had someone send the secret letter to the Qingqiu Mountain Fox Clan.
Wen Nanxi felt that the matter concerning Jing Chu should be told to his wife.
His efforts and everything should not be erased.
Some things should be decided by his wife.
Moreover, he thought if he were alive, Jing Chu and his wife should see each other.
...
Within the Sea Clan
After Wei Jinmo took his daughter into the Ascension Road, Su Muyao went to the Priest Hall at the Soul Gathering Lamp.
She stayed by the Soul Gathering Lamp for a few days and found that the flame of the Soul Gathering Lamp was bright and burning intensely, yet there was no sign of Yue Wuhen.
The High Priest, knowing Su Muyao was anxious, comforted her, "A portion of the soul has already gathered; the speed is very fast. It is only a few days for resurrection, which is the fastest speed. It looks like it will take a few more days for him to come back to life."
"Don’t be anxious; the speed is a thousand times faster than before."
Su Muyao made a decision in her mind and said, "I entrust the matter of Yue Wuhen to the High Priest."
The High Priest solemnly replied, "Rest assured, I will guard here."
"Besides, the Priest Hall of the Sea Clan has the protective power of the Sea God. Without my permission, no one can enter here."
With this, Su Muyao was reassured.
Seeing Su Muyao’s expression, the High Priest seemed to understand something, "Miss Su, are you planning to leave the Sea Clan?"
"Yes, I have important matters to attend to, and I will return when Yue Wuhen comes back to life."
The High Priest also said that if it was late, it might take Yue Wuhen a few months to resurrect; she couldn’t wait there for months.
Staying there for those days, she vaguely felt that Yue Wuhen was beside her.
Every night when she slept, there was always a vague figure in her dream, though not clear, it was hidden in a mist, but that figure and the jingling of silver ornaments made her feel that it was Yue Wuhen.
When she wanted to approach, Yue Wuhen’s shadow would fade away.
At this moment, Su Muyao looked deeply at the Soul Gathering Lamp, her eyes filled with reluctance, "Yue Wuhen, you must come back to life."
"I will repay everything I owe you."
She would treat Yue Wuhen well, even giving him love.
Perhaps, at the moment when the system showed her Yue Wuhen’s sacrificial revival scene, she uncontrollably fell for him.
Sometimes, love at first sight is just a momentary thing.
Thinking of the scene of Yue Wuhen’s sacrifice, Su Muyao couldn’t help but get teary-eyed.
She had to hold back her emotions to keep from crying.
But the tears were uncontrollably gathering in her eyes.
Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, as if a vague figure gently wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes.
Su Muyao couldn’t see anything clearly, just seemingly felt a gentle presence.
Her heart string throbbed suddenly, and her heart skipped a beat.
She strained her eyes wide to see but saw nothing.
"Yue Wuhen, is that you?"
Su Muyao turned around but didn’t see anything, and her bright, expectant eyes dimmed.
She wiped her tears with her hand, suppressed her emotions, and left the Priest Hall somewhat desolately.
...
After leaving the Sea Clan, Su Muyao, when she arrived on land, headed straight towards the Qingqiu Mountain Fox Clan.
Along the way, Su Muyao encountered many battle scenes; some beastmen even attacked her for no reason.
Su Muyao simply swung her sword and killed those beastmen.
The system spoke, "Host, I feel like the Cang Beast Continent is becoming increasingly chaotic. We’ve only traveled a short distance and encountered so many battles."
"And many beastmen are dead on the ground; some seem to be out of their minds, as if controlled."
Su Muyao focused and said, "Perhaps it’s because the Destruction Tribulation of ten thousand years is about to appear."
"War and conflict are more than normal."
In a nearby town’s stall, two beastmen got into a dispute and immediately started killing each other with knives.
In the end, both beastmen died.
The system was shocked, "They just died like that."
"Looking at the expressions of those around, this kind of scene doesn’t seem surprising to them."
Su Muyao seemed to sense something, "The aura in the air isn’t quite right; there is a hallucinogenic scent, and this aura also has vicious energy."
This reminded Su Muyao of the Chaos Wild Beastman, who naturally carried a Vicious Energy.
Related to the Destruction Tribulation.
Or has he already appeared ahead of time?
Even if he hasn’t shown up early, has he already planned something?
The system carefully sensed the surrounding aura and also discovered this point, "And there’s a Dark Aura; whether it’s beastmen or plants, they are easily invaded."
Su Muyao, after probing for information, found out something, "Probably because the Dark Aura and the vicious energy are sweeping over the Cang Beast Continent, whether beasts in the mountains or plants are being invaded, many have mutated, causing food shortages. Therefore, many tribes and beastmen are fighting for food."