Chapter 1179: Afterscent

27 Oct, 2024

Chapter 1179: Afterscent

The scenes of history rippled in the color of blood.

Countless grains of sand swayed and flowed, emitting dazzling flowing light in the undercurrent of the long river of time.

Outside the light, Young Master Aurora stared at everything in front of him in a daze.

Back then, because his consciousness had been isolated, he couldn't hear the words. But now, as the historical scenes flashed, he could hear everything.

It turned out that everything in his childhood in the Immortal Palace was indeed fake.

It turned out that his father's rebellion was to seek death.

It turned out that the karma of seeking death was to protect him.

His body trembled as he watched his father rush towards the Immortal Venerable. Tears streamed down his face.

In the past, he didn't understand why his father was like this, and he couldn't forgive his grandfather, the Immortal Venerable.

But now, after seeing the truth, he only felt bitterness.

Fairy Ling Huang let out a soft sigh. She didn't loosen her grip on Lin Fan's hand.

As for Xu Qing, as a bystander, his heart was also in turmoil.

There seemed to be no wrong party in this historical truth.

Was the Immortal Lord wrong …? In order to not continue the pain, he chose to betray the Dao and seek death. In doing so, he severed the Divine Calamity from himself so that his descendants wouldn't suffer as much as he did.

This was the embodiment of a father's love, so he was not wrong.

As for the Immortal Venerable, was he wrong? For the sake of the entire fifth ring, he sacrificed his own bloodline, sacrificing himself to protect the greater good. That was not wrong either.

Moreover, looking at this historical scene, in truth … the solution that Immortal Lord Aurora spoke of was clearly something that he had long since known.

He knew that as long as he personally killed the Aurora Immortal Lord when the time came, he would be able to resolve everything. There would be no need for him to rely on the method of wearing down his enemies.

And with his ability, he could naturally make this opportunity come earlier. There was no need to wait until now.

However, he, who had sacrificed almost everything for the sake of the fifth Star Ring, chose to ignore this choice.

The emotion contained within was also fatherly love.

He didn't want to lose his son.

Therefore, even though he already had a simpler and more direct method, he would rather choose to wear it down generation by generation.

At the very least, if this continued, Immortal Lord Aurora's life would still exist.

"He loved his son and could not bear to kill him. However, his son also loved his son and would rather die than continue."

Xu Qing muttered in his heart.

At this moment, the scenes of history were still flowing.

The Immortal Venerable, who was as vast as the starry sky, had only said the first sentence.

After that, he remained silent.

Even when Aurora Immortal Lord shone with a crimson light and approached him with a death wish, he remained silent.

Even though light flashed and rumbling echoed, even though Immortal Lord Aurora's constitution was corroding everything, he still chose to remain silent.

He allowed the Immortal Lord to make his move.

This continued until Immortal Lord Aurora's white hair gradually turned black.

His white robe slowly turned into a black robe.

Then, the aura of a deity began to erupt from Immortal Lord Aurora's body …

The maniacal laughter grew louder and louder, and the hysterical roars reverberated through the air.

The sound of "Kill Me!" distorted the image of history, distorting everything. Everything was blurring.

The God Venerable seemed to be returning from the body of the Aurora Immortal Lord!

Only then did the Immortal Venerable close his eyes. Slowly, slowly, he raised his hand.

It landed softly.

Just like when they were still in the small world, he stroked Son's head and said with a smile, "When you grow up, I'll take you to see the starry sky outside."

He did it.

As rumbling sounds rang out, as his palm landed, the Aurora Immortal Lord's body gradually dissipated like ashes. He then turned into red spots of light that fused into the aurora that filled the sky.

It dissipated and disappeared.

Both his soul and body were destroyed.

From then on, he would no longer exist in the cycle of reincarnation.

Within the light, the Immortal Venerable's closed eyes did not open.

He stood there silently, his figure bleak. After a long time, he turned and walked off into the distance.

That lonely figure had always been tall and straight, but as he left, he seemed to have bent a lot.

It was as though he was no longer the Immortal Venerable of the fifth star ring.

He was just a lonely old man who had lost his beloved son and was drowning in bitterness.

It gradually became blurry, and finally … blended into the starry sky.

A low murmur echoed in the starry sky.

"Aurora, he did it to … give you, the Immortal Father, and all living beings a reason that the Immortal Venerable could justifiably kill him …

Thus, he freed himself …

Free you...

And also freed the Immortal Venerable … "

"Granted everyone's wish."

As his voice drifted, fine threads appeared in the scene of history.

These threads flowed between the gravel. They were the secrets of history.

They slowly gathered together and formed a figure that appeared in the historical scene. It appeared in front of … Young Master Aurora and Fairy Ling Huang.

The Nine Shores Immortal Lord.

Aurora was silent, and Spirit Phoenix lowered its head.

"And this history …"

Nine Shores shook his head.

"No one below the Immortal Lord level can see or know about this part of history, because even though the Divine Calamity is gone, as long as someone knows about it, there is a possibility that Karma will be formed, and a trace of it will be formed."

"Immortal Lords can still avoid them, but those below Immortal Lords are extremely dangerous."

"This is also the reason why your father and I separated you two.

“

Nine Shores said softly.

"At this moment, all of you have seen and know … Therefore, for the Immortal Venerable, erasing all of you for the sake of the fifth star ring's future is the best and safest choice."

"But on one hand, one is my daughter, his granddaughter-in-law."

"The other is his grandson, and he has the Undying Sun and Moon that were born from the Life of Cultivation the moment the fifth star ring became the land of cultivators. They cannot be destroyed."

"There's another reason. It's …"

The Nine Shore Immortal Lord paused for a moment.

"His heart softened."

"This old man, who was willing to give up everything for the fifth star ring, has finally relented."

"He chose to shoulder the Karma between the two of you himself."

"Now, leave."

Nine Shores raised his hand and waved it forward.

Instantly, the waves of history surged, and the river of time surged. An irresistible force swept over, wanting to send Young Master Aurora and Fairy Ling Huang out of this place …

His figure also turned around and walked into the starry sky. Everything behind him was becoming blurry.

Everything was about to dissipate.

The young master Aurora suddenly raised his head.

"The Immortal Venerable has shouldered the karma between me and the Spirit Phoenix, but there is still a wisp of consciousness in my body. He is my benefactor. He …"

"He's fine.

The Nine Shores Immortal Lord said calmly.

"The Immortal Venerable can't bear the karma on him. As for the Divine Calamity… he doesn't dare."

As his words echoed in the air, huge waves surged in the River of Time, drowning everything. It also swept the sand that did not belong to this place out of the river and into the mirror above the river.

Then, the mirror disappeared.

......

When everything became clear again, the Immortal Palace came into view.

It wasn't the ruins from when he left. Everything was the same as before, preserved at the moment of the wedding.

However, there were no more noisy people.

There were only the figures of Young Master Aurora and Fairy Ling Huang, as well as … a blurry figure formed from a wisp of consciousness.

That was Xu Qing.

The moment he returned, he had already left Master Aurora's body. At that moment, he was floating in midair, looking at the Immortal Palace, Young Master Aurora, and Fairy Spirit.

Everything that happened here was like a dream.

Everything in the river of time was like a dream.

At this moment, he was about to wake up from his dream.

And to Xu Qing, the harvest could be said to be huge.

His Space-Time Constitution, after experiencing all of this, had supplemented almost all of his knowledge.

He could feel that he was so close to breaking through …

Only one direction was missing.

It was up to him to choose this direction.

The moment it was fixed was the moment it was broken.

As for the truth he learned in the dream and the karma it caused, Xu Qing did not care.

Even if the Nine Shore Immortal Lord had not said those words, Xu Qing would not have cared.

Because the karma of the Broken God Face was enough to suppress everything.

If the Divine Calamity had really found him and wanted to use him to bring the God Venerable back, then … Xu Qing felt that Broken Face might be even happier.

However, after knowing the truth of history, the emotions that flowed in his heart were still spreading.

Thus, Xu Qing looked at Young Master Aurora and Fairy Spirit Phoenix.

The two of them were silent.

After a while, Young Master Aurora raised his hand and waved it. Time sand flew out and gathered in front of Xu Qing to form an hourglass.

The amount of sand inside was greater than before.

It was no longer two hours, but one day.

"Young friend, this journey … Thank you."

Young Master Aurora said softly as he looked at Xu Qing.

"I no longer have any regrets. Next, I will choose to leave and follow my father's wishes to live my own life …"

At this point, he looked at Fairy Spirit Phoenix beside him.

Spirit Phoenix's gaze was gentle as she nodded gently.

Thus, a smile appeared on Aurora's face. This smile contained melancholy towards the past as well as relief.

Then, they walked into the sky, into the void.

The entire world began to blur as they left. It was as if time, which had been flowing for millions of years, was about to erode everything.

Xu Qing raised his head and looked at the two people in the sky. The voice from the sky echoed in his ears.

"Young friend, I can't help you much with your Spacetime Constitution."

"But I remember my father once said that after space-time …"

"It's parallel!" (是平行!)

At the instant those words appeared and landed in Xu Qing's mind, it was as if countless thunderbolts had roared in his mind, causing Xu Qing's eyes to shine with an incredibly intense light.

It was as if he had been enlightened.

He was enlightened!

The voice of the heavens was still reverberating.

"I will give you the ownership of the Immortal Palace and everything here."

"With your current understanding of space-time, you should be able to understand it."

"From now on … we'll meet again if fate allows it."

"Little friend, thank you for helping me and my husband. Later, you can go to the Divine Blood River. I left a gift for you there."

The last sentence was spoken by Fairy Ling Huang.

As their words were spoken and their figures left into the distance, the weathering of the entire Immortal Palace increased in speed.

In the short span of a few breaths, while Xu Qing was comprehending the direction, she had already walked for ten million years.

All the buildings, along with the world itself, turned into ashes and scattered.

The space-time ripples from the fourth level also dissipated.

However, in Xu Qing's heart, the river formed by his Space-Time Constitution was a river.

It had already changed from a trickle to a majestic river.