Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 357: The Body is Dead, the Soul is God
There are countless unexpected things in this world.
But who can say that all accidents are accidental?
There seem to be millions of choices, or perhaps there are no choices at all.
There is only that one fruit!
As for whether the fruit is bitter or sweet, no one can guess or see through it until they taste it.
Just like Xu Qianming who is standing on the top of the Foundation Building Mountain at this moment.
He could never have imagined that he would be able to go all the way from foundation building to the great perfection of Dan Jin in just a few months.
And, it is about to come to an end...
Just like the candlelight that was bidding farewell to Xu Qianxing in the Soul-Devouring Sect at this moment, she had not expected that she would have to leave the sect so soon.
Looking at the candlelight fading away, Xu Qianxing remained silent for a long time.
Chasing and waiting, Xu Qianxing and Zhuhuo chose two completely different paths, but ended up in the same destination!
Even more so, as Xiaoxing stood alone under the setting sun at this moment, he would never have thought that Hongyue would come to save him.
When the setting sun fell and the black ice shattered, Hongyue, who was grinning, widened her eyes in disbelief. The power of the setting sun was far beyond her imagination.
But she reacted quickly. The moment she realized she was no match for her opponent, she used her own terrifying blood energy to condense four huge blood tails, which completely entangled herself and Gu Xiaoxing.
At the same time, a layer of blood-colored black ice condensed again to cover the outer layer, turning into a huge blood-colored ice ball to resist the remaining power of the setting sun.
Rumble...!
Endless flames exploded along with blood-colored ice fragments. From a distance, it looked extremely gorgeous, like a dazzling flower blooming above this natural chasm.
When the magical flowers withered and the setting sun disappeared, the crows among them began to turn into ashes bit by bit.
It stared indifferently at the ground below, where a blood-red ice ball covered with broken pieces was falling continuously, and finally fell into the ravine and disappeared.
"Those who return will return, and you will all be destroyed..."
Yang Tian's faint voice sounded, and the crows completely disappeared, as if they had never existed. The sky above this chasm finally returned to tranquility.
Gu Xiaoxing had been traveling non-stop since the beginning, and had experienced several battles. In addition, he had used his previous life's reincarnation and burning Dao magical powers in succession, and had already reached his limit.
He only had time to see Hongyue's figure clearly. When the setting sun fell and shattered the blood and black ice, he had already fallen into a coma.
But somewhere in the dark, Gu Xiaoxing still felt that he seemed to be falling, falling continuously.
"The immortal is gone, on the top of the green mountain..."
Suddenly, a childish voice appeared in Gu Xiaoxing's mind, causing him to frown slightly.
"Since ancient times, no one has collected the bones..."
The voice became clearer and clearer, as if a little girl was whispering in Gu Xiaoxing's ear, and he suddenly opened his eyes.
What came into view was a sea of stars, shining brightly. Gu Xiaoxing had never seen such a sight before, and was immediately completely attracted, as if he was in a galaxy.
And in that endless galaxy, it seems to be full of infinite unknowns and fantasies, making people want to take risks and explore.
"The old ghosts are crying and the new ghosts are complaining. The ghosts are angry and want to speak to me."
The tender and crisp voice appeared again, which drew Gu Xiaoxing's attention back from the starry sky.
Gu Xiaoxing calmed himself down, slowly stood up, and was stunned again, because he suddenly found that he was standing on a cauldron!
"Dream?"
Gu Xiaoxing subconsciously came up with this idea because he vaguely felt that he seemed to have had a similar dream before.
But when he tried to recall, his memory became vague, his mind was hazy and he couldn't see anything clearly.
He even couldn't remember who he was for a moment!
This made Gu Xiaoxing frown, and he felt a little unsure. Was this a dream?
"The body is dead but the spirit is God, God is always there and there is no separation!"
Gu Xiaoxing's thoughts were interrupted again. He slowly walked to the edge of the cauldron and found that the cauldron he was standing on was being held up by a giant stone statue. This scene became more and more familiar to him.
But when I thought about it carefully, I still couldn't remember anything, so I had to give up.
Then, Gu Xiaoxing discovered that the giant stone statue was standing on an altar.
This altar looked extremely old, full of traces of time. There were no complicated symbols or divine patterns on it, only a huge eye carved on it.
The stone statue just stood in the center of the pupil.
This stone statue does not appear to be too tall, but it is not small either. It is several thousand feet high and is holding up a huge tripod. It looks like a giant carrying a tripod and has a rather strange appearance.
Under the altar, Gu Xiaoxing also saw a little girl.
The little girl was dressed in white, her skin was as white as a porcelain doll, especially her eyes, which were spotless and more flawless than water that was so pure that it would never freeze.
It made her seem unreal and perfect.
At this moment, the little girl was staring at Gu Xiaoxing blankly, blinking her beautiful eyes slightly, as if she was a little bit unbelievable.
Gu Xiaoxing hesitated slightly, then jumped down from the cauldron, stood on the edge of the altar, and stood above the little girl.
Gu Xiaoxing's action made the little girl tremble. She showed a look of panic and knelt down hurriedly, saying in a very pious tone: "The daughter of Jiuming Mountain, Fang Qingyun, respectfully welcomes the birth of the true god!"
The birth of the true God?
Gu Xiaoxing frowned, not understanding the meaning of the little girl's words, and asked, "Your name is Fang Qingyun?"
"Yes... yes!" Fang Qingyun replied softly.
Fang Qingyun.
This name made Gu Xiaoxing feel familiar. He couldn't help but feel more intimate when he looked at the girl. He smiled slightly and said softly, "Look up."
Fang Qingyun obediently looked up at Gu Xiaoxing, his eyes showing piety, timidity, and curiosity.
Gu Xiaoxing thought she looked very cute, so innocent that it seemed as if all her emotions were written on her face. He couldn't help but reach out and rub her head, and asked the doubts in his heart again.
"What do you mean by the birth of the true God?"
Fang Qingyun seemed to feel Gu Xiaoxing's kindness, and the timidity in his eyes was reduced a little. He shook his head and said , "I don't know much, but my father asked me to wait here."
"Then how long have you been waiting here?" Gu Xiaoxing asked again.
"It should be ten years."
Fang Qingyun answered truthfully. She was timid at first, but now she was staring at him with more curiosity. She let Gu Xiaoxing stroke her head .
When Gu Xiaoxing heard Fang Qingyun's words, his hands trembled slightly.
ten years?
Fang Qingyun looks to be about ten years old, which means she has been here shortly after she was born?
Gu Xiaoxing asked again: "Did father tell you why he asked you to wait?"
Fang Qingyun said directly: "Father said that this is my mission."
mission?
This statement is too general, Gu Xiaoxing continued to ask.
"Did your father say anything else?"
Fang Qingyun blinked, as if recalling something, and sniffed, looking very cute. Suddenly, her eyes lit up, as if she remembered something.
"Father once said that all true spirits in the world have perished, but where there is death there is life, and all true spirits will be reborn as true gods..."
"Father also said that if a person with a clear mind recites the Nine Netherworld Mountain Daoist Scripture, he can awaken the true God..."
At this point, Fang Qingyun looked at Gu Xiaoxing with a little excitement, the fear in his eyes had completely disappeared, and he said: "I was the one who woke you up!"
Hearing this, Gu Xiaoxing finally had some ideas in his mind. He couldn't help but smile and said, "So, I am the true God you mentioned?"
Fang Qingyun nodded and said, "Yes!"
"So what you just recited was the Nine Nether Mountain Daoist Scripture?"
Gu Xiaoxing remembered that there was a sentence in the scriptures that Fang Qingyun recited before, "The body is dead and the soul is spirit." Does this mean the same as what her father said?
All true spirits die and will be reborn as true gods.
But am I really the so-called true God?
Gu Xiaoxing didn't have that feeling at all.
Fang Qingyun nodded again and said, "Yes! This Taoist scripture is the secret of our Jiuming Mountain!"
"Forehead……!"
Gu Xiaoxing was embarrassed, thinking that he had memorized it. He coughed dryly and asked, "Then do you know what a true spirit is?"
I have been hearing her talking about the true spirit, but until now Gu Xiaoxing still doesn't know what the true spirit is.
Fang Qingyun replied, "My father said that the True Spirit was born naturally and is the oldest living being in the first era."
"The first era? Then which era is it now?"
"It's the Second Age now!"
"Haven't you been here for ten years? How do you know so much?" Gu Xiaoxing asked curiously.
Fang Qingyun blinked his innocent eyes and said, "When I came here at the age of one, I had already read most of the books in Jiu Ming Mountain!"
Gu Xiaoxing wanted to say that you are bragging, but when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he changed his mind and realized that according to Fang Qingyun's words, he seemed to have just been born. He felt that he could finish reading a small library in a few days.
Looking at her clear big eyes again, I finally chose to believe it.
"ah……!"
Suddenly, Fang Qingyun exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" asked Gu Xiaoxing.
Fang Qingyun stood up and said, "Father said that after awakening the true god, he would let me take him back to Jiu Ming Mountain. I will take you there... By the way, you don't have a name yet, right?"
Gu Xiaoxing's eyes flickered, and three words inexplicably emerged in his mind. He said, "Call me Gu Xiaoxing."
"Gu Xiaoxing?" Fang Qingyun was stunned.
Gu Xiaoxing nodded.
"Then Gu Xiaoxing, are you willing to go with me to Jiu Ming Mountain to see my father?" Fang Qingyun continued.
Gu Xiaoxing felt a little strange in his heart. This sounded a little wrong, so he couldn't help but ask, "Do I have to go?"
However, Fang Qingyun shook his head and said, "Father said that everything should follow the will of the True God."
Gu Xiaoxing's eyes were gentle and he thought for a moment. Now he knew almost nothing, just like a newborn baby.
Since it was Fang Qingyun who woke me up, it would be okay to go with her.
After thinking it through, Gu Xiaoxing stretched out his hand and said, "Let's go. I'll go back to Jiuming Mountain with you."
Fang Qingyun looked at the hand that Gu Xiaoxing stretched out and obviously hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she still stretched out her little hand and held the big hand together.
Gu Xiaoxing turned around and took another look at the giant stone statue carrying the tripod and memorized its appearance in his heart. Then, he and Fang Qingyun walked out of the altar hand in hand.
