Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 368: The Root of All Fate
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Qiu Caiying, with inexplicable excitement, tightly held the arm of her master Lan Qi'er and stepped into the stone tower with her fellow disciples. When they were in a small stone room and faced the spiral stone steps, the master and disciple were also stunned.
"Master, the stone tower is so big, but the place is so narrow. And where did those fellow disciples go?" Qiu Caiying was surprised and let go of her master and walked towards the stone steps.
"Slow down!"
Seeing this, Lan Qi'er hurriedly dissuaded her.
Looking back, Qiu Caiying asked with a curious smile: "Is this the Xuantian Realm? Why did the master stop?" As she said that, her footsteps had already landed on the stone steps. Then, a flash of light flashed around her, and her figure slowly disappeared.
"When you get to Xuantian Fairyland, you must be careful at every step!" After giving a futile warning, Lan Qi'er shook her head gently. She did not look panicked, but looked at the place in front of her quietly.
Before leaving, the master had explained that when a cultivator enters Xuantian Tower, he may step into Xuantian Realm or there may be some twists and turns, all due to personal chance. The master did not make it clear about the details. However, Qiu Caiying should be safe.
In the silent stone tower, Lan Qi'er kept her mind focused and was silent for a while. She looked calm, raised her lotus steps lightly, and stepped towards the stone steps——
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Many cultivators in Daxia were in the same situation when they entered Xuantian Tower. Facing the empty stone tower, some people, like Qiu Caiying, were shocked and hurried to step onto the stone steps, and then lost their bodies; some people were cautious and hesitated for a while before they had to move forward.
Gong Yeping of the Black Mountain Sect has come to the Xuantian Tower for the second time. The two elders who followed him disappeared. When facing the empty stone tower, he was not panicked at all, but calm and composed, without any frivolous and arrogant demeanor in the past.
Tens of years ago today, although I stepped into the Xuantian realm, I missed the experience of the heart and character in the Xuantian Tower. Today, with my cultivation in the early stage of the Golden Core, if I can make my Dao heart perfect, the middle stage of the Golden Core will not be far away!
Thinking of this, Gong Yeping slowly stepped forward. The moment he stepped on the stone steps, his expression changed, and the light around him flickered faintly.
"Hmph!" Gong Yeping snorted coldly, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and the light around him disappeared immediately.
After his front foot stepped on the stone steps, Gong Yeping then raised his other foot, but who would have thought that the scenery in front of him suddenly changed--
... This seems to be a valley near the Black Mountain Sect...
This year, Gong Yeping was only sixteen or seventeen years old, just a small Qi training disciple. In the same year, his father Gong Yegan was just an ordinary Jindan cultivator in the sect...
...Several young male and female cultivators came towards him, they were fellow disciples of Gong Yeping. One of them was a relative of the sect elder, named Jie Zhou. His cultivation was slightly higher than others, and he was arrogant all day long.
"Boy, stop right there!" Gong Yeping glanced at the pretty figure hurriedly, and when he was about to dodge, Jie Zhou called him.
"Hey! What do you want me to do, senior brother?" Gong Yeping smiled. Although his father had some power in the sect, his background was not as deep as Jie Zhou's. Those who know the times may not be heroes, but they are the best way to protect themselves. He understood this truth since he was a child.
However, a sweet laugh sounded softly, as if it deeply hurt Gong Yeping. He looked over quietly and saw that it was the pretty junior sister Yan Chun. The moment she showed a sarcastic smile, she turned her head away with a look of contempt.
With his eyes twitching, Gong Yeping still smiled and bowed to several fellow disciples. The moment he lowered his head, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes...
In the Xuantian Tower, Gong Yeping had closed his eyes, but his eyes were twitching. He had stepped on the third step of the stone stairs...
...In front of an unmanned cave, Gong Yeping bowed to the people behind him and said flatteringly: "Brother Jie, no one else knows about this place, you must keep your mouth shut!"
Jie Zhou looked at Gong Yeping with a suspicious look, and couldn't help showing greed, cursing: "Boy, if there is really a spiritual spring in this cave, you will naturally get benefits in the future. But if you dare to lie to me, hum!" After threatening, he couldn't help but walk towards the cave under the temptation...
In the Xuantian Tower, Gong Yeping, with his eyes closed, continued to raise his feet, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his lips...
...On the mountain path, it was Sister Yan Chun who was walking towards him. Gong Yeping's eyes lit up and he stopped.
"Have you seen Senior Brother Jie?" Yan Chun saw that it was Gong Yeping who was blocking him, and his face showed a look of disgust, but he still asked.
Deep in his eyes, there was sadness, anger, unwillingness, and resentment. However, no one cared about the strangeness in Gong Yeping's expression. He smiled harmlessly and said flatteringly: "What a coincidence, I was just talking to Senior Brother Jie, and he was just in front... Hehe!"
Seeing the other party's hesitant look, Yan Chun squeezed out a smile and said: "Huh! Pretending to be mysterious! Is there something you can't say? Why don't you take me to see it!"
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When putting away the Five Elements Ghost Evil Flag, no matter how Yan Chun, who was deeply trapped in it, begged with a sad expression, Gong Yeping was always lonely and calm. However, the sadness in his eyes became more and more intense...
That was the first woman I fell in love with in my life, and the one who hurt me the most. She eventually died in her own hands.
In the Xuantian Tower, Gong Yeping's expression became distorted, and his steps fell in a hurry.
"Please, Junior Brother Gongye...let me go..."
The sight of those touching eyes and that miserable face once again made Gong Yeping's heart sting, and his expression became painful and ferocious. The moment he stepped onto the stone steps, his whole body flashed with light, and he lost his figure in the Xuantian Tower...
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In the simple and silent stone pagoda, Lan Qier is like a jade sculpture, moving slowly on the stone steps with her long white skirt dragging her lotus steps.
Lan Qier's cherry lips were slightly raised, her cheeks had a slight dimple, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly. His eyes were lightly closed, his expression as calm as water, and he stepped up the stone steps again...
That year, it was when wild flowers were all over the mountains. On the hillside, there were red, purple, white... among the colorful flowers, a figure of a seven or eight-year-old girl was revealed, picking those beautiful flowers...
A sword rainbow fell like a meteor. The girl raised her eyes in surprise, and a fairy in white appeared in front of her...
That year, the seven or eight-year-old girl dropped the wild flowers in her hands and followed the fairy. But since then, she has never seen her parents again...
In the Xuantian Tower, a string of crystal tears rolled down Lan Qier's cheeks. She continued walking up, her steps light and silent.
Before she knew it, she was already on the second floor of Xuantian Tower. Lan Qier's expression remained the same, her tears were still there, but her eyebrows were slightly furrowed and her expression was blank...
...That day, it seemed like a catastrophe was coming, the stars changed color, and thousands of pavilions collapsed...
...As a dragon roar resounded through the sky, a tall body stood in the sky...
On top of a flaming peak, a woman in white was looking up lovingly. That woman has a peerless appearance. How could her appearance... make me feel so familiar...
"Leave quickly... If there is an afterlife, you and I will still be together..." The tall man had eyebrows like knives, eyes like bright stars, and his green beard swayed in the wind. There is sadness and determination in his expression. He looked deeply at the woman, turned around resolutely, and a supreme power surged around him...
...A ferocious golden dragon that was a hundred feet long pierced the sky and suddenly turned into a golden dragon sword, which was held in the hand of the man who stood out of thin air...
...Amidst bursts of lightning and thunder, mixed with angry dragon roars, and a momentum that shook the world... The figure that touched the woman's soul slowly disappeared...
...On the top of the peak, flames surged in, and the woman in white remained motionless, only her tears were red. She looked up at the sky and spoke softly: "Even if heaven and earth are united, I dare not break up with you..."
oh--! Lan Qier suddenly felt a pain in her heart and opened her eyes. Everything that seemed to be illusory and real just now was gone. She felt the coolness on her cheeks, wiped it lightly, and was stunned and speechless. The tears had a faint blood color, just like pink...
Who is that woman? Is it my past life? And that man, his appearance is somewhat familiar. Who is he? Lan Qier shook her head gently, her heartache was still there! Unconsciously, the stone steps have reached the end, and there is a vast nothingness in front of them, as if there is a line of writing flashing and beating——
"The root of all fate is gone, and a bright moon hangs high..."
Staring at the endlessly flashing characters flying in front of her eyes, Lan Qier sighed softly for no reason. For some reason, the words "Even if heaven and earth were united, I would not dare to break up with you" lingered in her heart for a long time. If we could be free from worries in this life, would it really be as bright and flawless as the bright moon? Was that just an illusion? Why is the feeling of pain so real?
The clothes are fluttering, and the characters are scattered like the wind with a flick of the hand. As if a deep sigh came from the void, Lan Qier stepped into the air and disappeared suddenly...
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