After a long while, she only spitted one sentence, "Are you going to be somewhere else on Lili's birthday?"
"No." Chen Xuanzong shook his head.
"Then you can present it to Lili by yourself. Isn't that the tradition since her childhood?" Jie Mingkong couldn't help saying that at last.
With her voice lowered, she continued, "Lili would be so happy if you can give the gift to her in person, Master."
With her voice lowered, she continued, "Lili would be so happy if you can give the gift to her in person, Master."
"This year is a bit different," said Chen Xuanzong in his calm tone as usual. "Lili seems to have some different feelings for me… She's my disciple and also the daughter of my friend. I should distance myself from her from now on. After all, she is a girl and I am a man. I have been so inconsiderate before. I'll have to take some measures before it's too late."
Jie Mingkong was surprised at the first, then she felt happy about that.
After that, she felt sorry for Chu Lili because of the feelings she had just had.
At last, the only feeling in her heart was sadness.
She was also Chen Xuanzong's disciple...
Suddenly, she decided to struggle for herself for the first time. Maybe because she had suppressed her feelings for too long. She uttered those words, "Master, can I also ask for a gift from you this year..."
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1185: Even If You Would Hate Me For This
Jie Mingkong felt regretful the moment she spoke out those words. And she was itching to bury herself now.
Because she could see clearly a surprised look showing on Chen Xuanzong’s face which had been totally calm just now.
She lowered her head subconsciously under the stare of her master.
But soon she didn’t feel right.
She finally got the chance to spit out her feelings. How could she flinch at this moment?
The tough side of her character began to show its effect. Though she felt perturbed, she still raised up her head and look at her master.
However, Chen Xuanzong had already moved his eyes from her and said calmly, “Lili has asked a birthday gift from me since childhood. I already got used to it. But you are never particular about the birthday tradition. How come you being like a child this year?”
Jie Mingkong opened her mouth and tried to say something. However, Chen Xuanzong stopped her by waving his hands and saying, “Just go.”
“... Yes, master.” With her lips compressed, Jie Mingkong took her leave and stepped out of the Sweeping Snow Pavilion.
After she had got out of the door, her mind became clear. She felt extremely ashamed but also happy to get it off her chest.
Although she had finally poured out her wishes, she still felt disturbed.
She had a feeling that her master had already understood the implication in her words.
But not only did her master reject Lili’s love, he also rejected hers.
Still, there was a thought rising up vaguely in her mind.
Jie Mingkong couldn’t see clearly of her thought. But as long as she still had a slightest hope, she couldn’t help being swayed by considerations of gain and loss.
At last, the baby Feifei which was named Pingping by Chu Lili afterwards was handed to her by Jie Mingkong.
It was obviously to see that Chu Lili was a bit disappointed. Because it was Chen Xuanzong who had presented the birthday gift to her by himself in the previous years. Although she really liked that Feifei. Clearly, Chen Xuanzong had given much thought in picking a gift for her like before.
But this year was not the same.
Chu Lili was not stupid. She had told Chen Xuanzong her affection to him this year. And her master just answered her love by not giving her birthday present personally.
But this young girl wouldn’t give up.
“Constant effort brings success. It works for both women and men!” Chu Lili told Jie Mingkong that.
And Jie Mingkong could only give a wry smile secretly.
If she didn’t have the same affection like Chu Lili, she should advise and persuade Chu Lili to give up.
But now she really didn’t have the gut right now.
So she didn’t stop nor help Chu Lili.
What was in Jie Mingkong’s mind was her master’s reaction when she had spoken those words. The most thing she regretted was that she had lowered her head subconsciously and not dared to look into her master’s eyes. And when she had finally mustered up her courage and looked up, Chen Xuanzong had already turned away his eyesight.
Jie Mingkong always had a feeling that Chen Xuanzong seemed unnatural when he was with her, unlike the self-possessed master he was when he faced Chu Lili.
This faint intuition she had kept giving her hope. Meanwhile she was also afraid that it was just her illusion, her own wishful thinking.
The days on the Jade Sky Peak pa.s.sed as Jie Mingkong worried about her master’s favor.
Until that day came...
“Boom!”
As the s.p.a.ce above the glacier got frozen, there was a crack being opened on the ice layer under Female Emperor’s feet.
With no expression on her face, she was sending out cold air from all over her body.
At the same time, she was ‘looking’ at the mountain on the glacier far away from her with her closed eyes, in deadly silence.
Under the ice mountain, Astro Sovereign also kept silent.
After a long while, Female Emperor bowed to the ice mountain and said, “Master, pardon me.”
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“You are in a rather disturbed state of mind today.” Astro Sovereign’s voice came through, “Are there any other reasons for you to be like this except for Xingtang’s descendant’s arrival?”
Female Emperor answered, “I remembered what had happened in the past. So my mind is flooded with memories now.”
Astro Sovereign fell into silence again.
“Master, I should leave now.” Female Emperor bowed to Astro Sovereign again and continued, “I’ll do everything I can to help Yan Zhaoge and her father.”
“You can go now, take care.” Astro Sovereign said that by sound transmission.
Then Female Emperor nodded and turned around to leave.
This Land of tranquil stream which was frozen returned to tranquility again.
In the meantime, far away from the ice glacier, Female Emperor ‘looked’ back at the s.p.a.ce where Astro Sovereign was staying, remaining silent. There was a complicated expression appearing on her face again, which showed her struggle and hesitation.
“Master, even if you would hate me for this...” After putting on an icy look on her face, Female Emperor turned around and went back on her road again.
She also chose to leave from the Nine Underworlds. However, she crumbled a piece of ice crystal when she left.
The ice crystal drifted away in the s.p.a.ce and turned into ice fog. In no time, even the ice fog vanished from sight as if nothing had happened.
However, after a while, there was devilish qi surging in the place far away.
With that, extremely scary aura overwhelmed the s.p.a.ce.
It meant that more than one big demons who were on the level of True Immortals were approaching!
After pausing for a while, those big demons entered the Land of tranquil stream of the Nine Underworlds where Astro Sovereign stayed.
And after a short period of time, there were two rays of light flas.h.i.+ng in the faraway s.p.a.ce.
One was a dim light from sword while another was a golden and red ray of light.
They both came from the deep of the Nine Underw
orlds but not from the demons.
After the golden and red ray of light stopped sparkling, a middle-aged Daoist in dragon-tiger pattern rope showed up. That was none other than Earthly Tranquility Emperor, the expert of the Roving Jade Heavens who had fought Female Emperor.
And as the sword light stopped flickering, a young man around thirty years old appeared.
That was another bigwig of the Prime Clear direct lineage of the Roving Jade Heavens, the head of Green Duckweed Mountain’s Subtle Offensive Peak’s Purple Light Cave, the Grand Trueness Emperor, also known as Trueness Emperor.
Wen Daihong, who was also termed as Sword Sweeping Northern Wind, the cultivator of the Prime Clear lineage whom Yan Zhaoge encountered in Roving Jade Heaven, was the disciple of Trueness Emperor.
“Jie Mingkong was here before. But I don’t know if she has already left the outer s.p.a.ce through the Land of tranquil stream in the front and got back to the World beyond Worlds.” Tranquility Emperor reached out a hand with his fingers spreading. Then a water dragon flew out, flying in the devilish qi in the Nine Underworlds.
In a moment, the water dragon flew back. After it had fallen in the hand of Tranquility Emperor, it shrank itself and spat out clouds of fog-like ice crystals.
“The Ancient Star Frozen Iron only occurs once in a thousand years. Not only can it be refined into immortal weapon, the most important thing is that it is helpful for curing our Great Grand Master’s injury.” Trueness Emperor said with his eyebrows knitted, “Jie Mingkong has robbed it all of a sudden. We have to prevent her from going back to World beyond Worlds. Otherwise we might not be able to get it back anymore.”
Tranquility Emperor nodded and agreed, “Let’s go take a look.”
As they were talking, they got out of the Nine Underworlds together and stepped on the Land of tranquil stream.
It never occurred to them that the endless glacier had already turned into b.l.o.o.d.y battlefield.
Meanwhile the devilish qi in the glacier overflowed and formed into a scary vortex, which almost swallowed them!
“Leave now!” A voice sounded from the glacier.
Being anxious and doubtful, Tranquility Emperor and Trueness Emperor were intending to back off to see the situation clearly. But they soon found that someone had already blocked the way to the Nine Underworlds.
Some wild big demons were already targeting on them.
Then the Land of tranquil stream was locked in a tangle fight.
At the same time, inside the Nine Underworlds and outside that Land of tranquil stream, Female Emperor stood in the s.p.a.ce with no expression on her face. She formed seals with both her hands and interlaced them into a ritual.
History's Strongest Senior Brother Chapter 1186: I Have Already Gone Crazy Thousand Years Ago
Suddenly, a snow-white barrier overspread in the s.p.a.ce, blotting out the sky and covering up the earth. And the junction between the Nine Underworlds and that Land of tranquil stream was sealed for the moment.
Tons of billows which were stirred up due to the battle in the Land of tranquil stream kept striking and weakening the barrier.
However, the seal still remained unbreakable in a short period.
Tranquility Emperor and Trueness Emperor from Roving Jade Heavens were both shocked and furious.
If they wanted to pa.s.s through the Land of tranquil stream and leave through the s.p.a.ce on the other side, they would have to enter the battlefield.
And not all the big demons over there could maintain their sanity. As a matter of fact, there was no lack of bloodthirsty ones.
So when they were trying to attack the glacier, they would only make no exception for Tranquility Emperor and Trueness Emperor and fought them together.
“I am Chen Xuanzong from the Jade Sky Peak of the World beyond Worlds. I have been here to stop the reborn of Gui Shui Demon.”
“What is happening now was caused by my disciple Jie Mingkong. You two should leave this place quickly and find her. Then you can save yourself from this disaster.”
After Chen Xuanzong had disappeared without a trace for so many years, the cultivators of the young generation had already become unfamiliar to his name.
However, Tranquility Emperor and Trueness Emperor were well aware of that name. They knew he was the Exalted Water Luminary, Chen Xuanzong, even though they were cultivators of the Prime Clear lineage.
However, they were struggling to fight the big demons now while route of retreat had already been sealed. Getting out of this place was not that simple as Astro Sovereign had made it sound.
What’s more, they were not so sure about whom the voice in the glacier belonged to. Being not able to distinguish enemies and friends now, they couldn’t readily place trust in anyone randomly.
Especially that they could feel there was devilish qi breeding under the glacier!
Thus they couldn’t treat the situation lightly, for fear that the voice might come from a demon who had tried to deceive them.
The three-way combat made the field completely out of control.
Outside the Land of tranquil stream, in the Nine Underworlds, Female Emperor closed her eyes tightly. She was facing the snow-white Skylight Seal right now, with a cold expression on her face.
With the seals on the hands changing constantly, a ritual gradually formed to a shape.
“It’s better that those two from Roving Jade Heavens got involved. The three-way combat could reduce Master’s pressure. And that could buy enough time for him to get rid of the invasion of Gui Shui Demon.”
Jie Mingkong murmured that and took a deep breath.
In the meantime, the fight between the big demons and the two emperors could also spare Chen Xuanzong’s concentration from what was about to happen.
Everything went smoothly as she had expected until now.
It had already been thousands of years. If she didn’t do something, the situation would never change in the endless times.
That was something she never wished to happen.
So she decided to change everything.
Nothing was more important than what she was doing now. And she had already been ready for all the costs.
With deadly calm look on her face, she put the seals in her hands together.
Then the ritual in front of her suddenly turned into flowing light overspreading in the dark Nine Underworlds.
Meanwhile, in the Land of tranquil stream, the enormous glacier started to shake violently.
Even those wild big demons fell in to silence abruptly, watching the changes of the world in front of them alertly as Tranquility Emperor and Trueness Emperor became even more alarmed.
The next second, a ray of white light radiated from the glacier. The light spread through the Nine Underworlds and reached to the outer s.p.a.ce. Then it transformed into a huge seal.
As the seal rotated, a soft white light was sent forth. Still, it gave out a deterrent aura while it was flickering.
The man in the glacier took a deep sigh, “Mingkong, why do you have to do this?”
At the same time, another dimly discernible voice sounded by the ears of everyone, like a shadow’s murmuring.
Tranquility Emperor and Trueness Emperor couldn’t understand what the other voice had said at first, but their years of life experiences made them come to realize what had happened in no time, “The consciousness of a big demon!”
As what they had thought, those demons which had been frantic and attacking all the living creatures in front of them now all rushed to the glacier regardless of whom their former targets were!
Those demons also left Tranquility Emperor and Trueness Emperor behind.
“There is an extremely powerful big demon being sealed in the glacier. And he is the one who just commanded those demons to attack the glacier?” With their eyebrows wrinkled, the two emperors both thought, ‘So it really is Astro Sovereign from the World beyond Worlds who has been suppressing Gui Shui Demon over these years?’
They
did have the intention to hold up those demons, but were still afraid that it might be a trap.
Then they raised their heads and stared at the white light seal in the s.p.a.ce far away from them. As a result, they was shocked again, “The seal... is pointing to the Roving Jade Heavens!”
“No, it is pointing to someone who is in the Roving Jade Heavens now!”
A person who was related to Female Emperor and also lived in Roving Jade Heavens...
Chu Lili.
The two emperors from the Roving Jade Heavens both gasped with fear.
Though they still couldn’t get a full picture of what was happening now, they still realized that those changes were meant bad for the Roving Jade Heavens.
After looking at each other in the eyes, they both turned around to strike the snow-white barrier which had blocked their way for getting out.
The glacier seemed to in a hazard now, but if it was really Astro Sovereign himself who was inside, the glacier should be able to hold for a while.
Thus, if they wanted to break the deadlock, finding Female Emperor who was outside now should be more effective.
The two emperors decided to thwart anything Female Emperor was doing now.
Without those big demons in the way, the two true immortal emperors could finally employ their skills to the full. And the seal which blocked their way went weaker and weaker in a fast speed.
In the Nine Underworlds, Female Emperor ‘watched’ the white barrier getting thinner and thinner with her facial expression unchanged.
That very year, Chen Xuanzong had born the incarnation ritual of the reborn of Gui Shui Demon for Chu Lili. Then he had intercepted the demon and sealed it in this piece of the Land of tranquil stream.
Right now, Female Emperor tended to reversed the process and found someone else to replace him.
One’s cultivation level had nothing to do with his or her qualification of becoming the incarnation of the big demon. Actually, only the innate const.i.tution could decide if the person’s body was qualified to be the incarnation. That was why it was so hard to find a suitable incarnation for the big demon, normally it was a one in a million chance.
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