Chapter 1154: What separates us is time

01 Oct, 2024

Chapter 1154: What separates us is time

The top and bottom of the ice layer were like two different worlds.

The figures inside were all moving forward.

Silently, it gave people a sense of black and white.

It was hard to describe, hard to explain.

Only the fearless wind, whether it blew through the world or became an undercurrent in the ice river, surged at the same time.

He lifted the long hair of the four people.

Drifting with the wind, drifting with the water.

They didn't speak a word along the way.

The Immortal Lord fell silent, and so did Xu Qing.

After a long time, as the sun in the sky gradually grew brighter, illuminating the world and causing the ice to shine with a resplendent light …

The father and son on the ice had already reached the center of the frozen lake.

At this point, Aurora Immortal Lord's footsteps paused as he calmly spoke.

"We're here. You should be familiar with this place."

Xu Qing was unfamiliar with this place, but the memories from the Aurora young master appeared in his mind, bringing him familiarity and recognition.

The Nine Shores Cave!

Among the current twelve Immortal Masters, there was still a month before the end of his shift … the Immortal Palace of the Nine Shores Immortal Lord!

However, it was clearly different from the Aurora Immortal Lord's Immortal Palace. In the eyes of the world, the Nine Shores Immortal Lord's Immortal Palace was merely a frozen lake.

It lay quietly in the middle of the mountains, like a resplendent jewel embedded in the silver ground.

The mirror-like surface of the lake reflected the blue of the sky and the white of the surrounding snowy mountains, as well as the hearts of the people at the bottom of the lake.

Thus, under the surface of the frozen lake, as the undercurrent surged, colorful colors appeared in the sky. While it was dreamy and illusory, it also sank into people's hearts and evolved into endless secrets.

Hidden within.

Just like the Nine Shores Immortal Lord's Dao.

Secret!

Everyone had their own secrets. Every piece of history had its own secrets.

Even if it was a mountain or a river, there were things that no one knew about.

Now, all of the secrets of the fifth star ring were under his control.

That was …

He was the Nine Shores Immortal Lord who used secrets as his constitution to attain Dao!

Therefore, when someone walked on this layer of ice, they would form a reflection of their own secrets under the glacier.

Occasionally, there would be some strange bubbles floating in the lake. They would slowly rise, and when they touched the ice, they would break and leave behind perfect circles.

He couldn't get out of the ice.

It was like guarding a secret.

"Kneel!"

The Aurora Immortal Lord said faintly.

Xu Qing lowered his head. It was as if the body his will had descended upon was no longer under his control. As those two words echoed in the air, the body silently knelt down on the ice.

The moment his knee touched the ice, there seemed to be a sigh. He didn't know whether it came from the sky or from the lake under the ice.

Aurora said softly with a calm expression.

"Daoist brother Nine Shores, I've brought my unfilial son."

"Aurora, there's no need to be like this for the matters of the younger generation."

After Aurora Polaris spoke, an ancient voice came from the bottom of the lake.

His voice was hoarse and carried a wisp of indescribable melancholy.

And with this voice, the lake water beneath the ice began to ripple. Through the ice, Xu Qing seemed to see the vast figure of a god at the bottom of the lake.

That figure was so huge that it was impossible to see its entire body clearly. One could only see its face, but it already occupied more than half of the lake.

As for the eyes on his face, under the illumination of the sun, they glowed with silver light.

Looking at the figure at the bottom of the lake, Aurora Immortal Lord shook his head and spoke solemnly.

"From beginning to end, all of this is his Karma!"

"Half a year ago, I only asked him to come here to cultivate. I didn't expect that his thoughts were not on cultivation at all. Instead, he had designs on Fellow Daoist Nine Shores daughter."

"Fortunately, the two of them are people of the younger generation. They are quite fond of each other, and did not force each other. Although there were some misunderstandings due to their different personalities, it is not good for us as seniors to interfere too much."

"Furthermore, this unfilial son of mine may be clumsy, but he is a responsible person. Therefore, I brought him here today to propose marriage to fellow Daoist Ninth Shore."

"I hope these two juniors will walk the same path from now on. They will be Dao companions and also fellow Daoists. They will walk the Immortal Dao hand in hand. In the future, they will become Immortals before our eyes."

"This can be considered a good story."

Immortal Lord Aurora's voice was deep. As it reverberated in all directions, he lifted his right hand and waved it forward.

Immediately, four items appeared out of nowhere.

"There are four betrothal gifts."

"Firstly, the Divine Essence Blood of the Fifth Star Ring's Divine Lords, Luoyin and Teng Li, after they perished. It contains a trace of their remnant will that has yet to return, and it contains their secrets."

"Daoist Brother Nine Shores, this is the item that you've been longing for for for a long time. A few days ago, I found it for you.

Immortal Lord Aurora calmly spoke.

These words were spoken casually, but in reality, even he would have to pay a great price to obtain something that Immortal Lord level existences yearned for but could not obtain.

Therefore, when this item appeared, a silver light flashed in the eyes of the misty face beneath the frozen lake.

"The second item is a pair of blank jade slips containing my Soul Blood. Fellow Daoist Nine Shores, you may fill in the form of a jade slip one month from now. The contents of the jade slip will be my orders.

The second is the external item jade slip. Any item in the Aurora Immortal Palace that the fellow Daoists of the Nine Shores take a fancy to can be written on it. Regardless of whether the item has an owner or not, its karma will be instantly erased, and you will be the final owner! "

As for the items in the Immortal Palace, they were the same. They contained everything within them, and there was no time limit. They could be taken out at any time. Xu Qing was moved.

The first item had already surpassed the level of his understanding.

However, as far as he could tell, the jade slip with the contents written on it was like an imperial edict.

In a month's time, Nine Shores would step down and Aurora would ascend the throne.

In the future Aurora Era, leaving this blank imperial edict was of great significance.

His sincerity was evident!

At the bottom of the lake, Nine Shores opened their mouths, as if they wanted to say something.

However, Immortal Lord Aurora's voice continued to reverberate.

"The third item is worthless. It's just my son's horoscope."

The Aurora Immortal Lord spoke softly. With a wave of his hand, a piece of red paper flew out and floated to the side. There were eight words written on it.

Xu Qing's gaze swept over. Indeed, it was the host of his body. The birth date and eight characters.

However, when all of these things were added together, what was displayed in his heart was an unspeakable strong fatherly love.

After doing all that, Immortal Lord Aurora lowered his head and … bowed deeply to the ice lake!

Such a betrothal gift, such a status, and such a bow … all of the words the Nine Shores wanted to say were swallowed up in their hearts, and they couldn't stay beneath the lake any longer.

Thus, as the sigh echoed, countless lines rose from the frozen lake.

They were formed from the secrets of the world and were formless. At this moment, they penetrated the layer of ice and appeared on the ice. After they gathered together, they turned from formless to corporeal.

He now looked like a middle-aged cultivator in a blue Daoist robe.

He stood in front of Aurora and looked into her eyes.

After a long moment, he lifted his right hand and put away the hybrid blood, as well as the jade slip that looked like an imperial edict, as well as the eight characters of the Eight Horoscopes.

However, he flicked the blank jade slip that could be used to define any item in the Immortal Palace.

It flew towards Xu Qing.

He was caught by Xu Qing.

"In a month's time, you will marry my daughter. From now on, you will not only be the son of Aurora, but also the son-in-law of Nine Shores!"

Xu Qing lowered his head and respectfully bowed.

The Aurora Immortal Lord smiled. It was as if the heavy burden on his body had been reduced by more than half at this moment. Therefore, the rare smile that had not appeared on his face for a long time also appeared.

He gazed at the Nine Shores, at the best friends of his life.

They had grown up together, cultivated together, and killed their enemies together. Too many times, they had faced life and death situations together. As iron and blood intertwined, they formed a friendship …

They could entrust their lives to each other. When they were young, they had joked about the future. If their children were of the same gender, they would also be brothers.

If they were different, they could become dao companions.

Thoughts rose and fell in his heart. In the end, he silently clasped his fists and left.

Xu Qing also stood up from the ground. After bowing, he left with Aurora with mixed feelings.

The Nine Shores endured it silently, watching the father and son walk further and further away on the frozen lake.

After a long time, he muttered in his heart.

"I know you're going to do something earth-shattering …"

"Aurora, oh Aurora, to the Immortal Venerable, you can be called a filial son. To this child, you are also a loving father!"

"It's just that you, who are in the middle, feel bitter."

"Perhaps, from the day Lan Xi fell, you no longer cared about this world."

The Ninth Shore sighed softly. His body became blurry and once again turned into countless hidden threads. He landed on the ice layer and sank down.

......

After leaving the Nine Shores Cave, the father and son pair continued to travel the world.

The cool breeze blew the Aurora Immortal Lord's hair and also caused the body that Xu Qing was residing in to ripple.

However, neither of them spoke.

However, Xu Qing did not know if it was an illusion or not, but he felt as if the cold aura coming from the Aurora Immortal Lord in front of him was gradually being blown away by the wind.

That feeling of alienation also disappeared along with the indifference, quietly erased.

As for the root cause … that was when the Nine Shores Immortal Lord nodded his head.

The burden that had been lifted in that instant might have been even heavier than a thousand catties.

Moreover, the path they took was not the direction back to the Immortal Palace.

Instead, it was gradually approaching a place that Xu Qing was familiar with in the real world.

Then, a vast golden sea of sand entered Xu Qing's eyes.

It was like a real sea, sparkling under the sunlight.

It was like a dream.

It was the desert that Xu Qing had been to before.

It was just that Xu Qing had gone to the Modern World countless years later, while he had arrived a long time ago.

Between them was the name of the desert.

Time.

"When you were young, you asked me the most about your mother."

As he walked on the desert of time, the Aurora Immortal Lord's figure seemed to have lost his immortal aura. It was like this desert had an incomparable meaning to him.

Thus, when he returned at this moment, his figure seemed to have aged a little.

He spoke softly as he walked.

"In the past, I didn't tell you too much."

"Now, you've grown up and are about to get married. You're going to have your own wife, so… I brought you here."

"This is where your mother's Natal Spirit Treasure disappeared. It's also the only trace of her in this world."

The Aurora Immortal Lord spoke softly.