Originally, it was planned that the last chapter would be the end of this volume and the finale of this book.
Some of the content at the end of the plan is as a continuation of the extra episode, but after careful consideration, I decided to add it to the main text. Everyone can feel it according to their own ideas:)
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Wang Baole has never knelt down to anyone in his life, except his parents, his benefactor, and his master...
But at this moment, he knelt down and faced the direction of the black-robed man. He shed tears and knelt down silently.
He didn't know why he was crying. Obviously... he longed for freedom. Obviously... he was looking forward to being at ease. It could even be said that from the day he was separated, he had been planning all the time to make himself completely independent.
It was not until after the seven emotions and six desires were fully realized that he went to the gate of the upper world. He went to the desert of the second level world of Yuanyu Daokong, which was the place where the body retreated.
For the first time, he walked in front of the main body in a real sense. Originally... he wanted to make a deal with the main body.
He is willing to go to the upper world as his own body, risking huge life and death risks, and fighting for a future for his true body with the determination to escape death. He can give up everything and only hope that once he succeeds, the true body can cut off the cause and effect with him. , from now on... he is himself.
Can control... the right to die.
Death is a great right. Only those who can control themselves are free.
The main body did not agree or reject this. Instead, in Wang Baole's confusion, he suppressed it and turned it into four seals to imprison him.
Then, the Law of Six Desires was removed from his body, leaving him in a retreat place, and his body walked out of the desert...
Wang Baole was confused and puzzled, but under this seal, his thoughts slowed down and finally fell into a deep sleep, until... He heard someone calling his name, and the moment he opened his eyes, he saw the first world in the distance. Deep down, looking at his own body.
Hearing the words of the main body, feeling the integration of a large amount of energy, blood and cultivation after the seal was released, as well as the nourishment of the soul, all this made Wang Baole tremble until... he heard those words.
"Wang Baole, this name is also given to you..."
This sentence is like a seal, like a brand.
A name is a mark of a person, and even among some ethnic groups, it is like a true spirit, coming with life and never leaving after death... But at that moment, the name Wang Baole was stripped away from the body and given to him alive.
The moment he received this name, Wang Baole... was truly... free.
At this moment, he had no causal connection with the man in black robe or the emperor. All the bad things were borne by the man in black robe, and all the good things were accepted by him.
This kind of thing, originally... Wang Baole should be happy, because isn't this exactly what he longs for...
But at this moment, he felt endless sadness in his heart.
In this sadness, Wang Baole knelt down on the rock, his body trembling until... I don't know how long it took, a sigh came from behind him, and a figure appeared beside him, a warm hand, gently placed on his shoulders.
"Baole, he is a respectable person."
"Don't live up to his choice."
His voice was gentle, with a hint of regret. As Wang Baole turned around, he saw that it was Wang Yiyi's father standing next to him.
"Senior..."
"Let's go back to Xiangang Continent with me. Yiyi is still waiting for you, and your senior brother is also waiting for you..." Wang Yiyi's father shook his head and walked towards the distant sky.
Wang Baole, who was standing on the rock, was silent for a long time. He glanced at the direction where the man in black robe disappeared, sighed softly, and followed Wang Yiyi's father's footsteps, walking further and further away.
Time passes.
The long river of time, unknowingly, flowed past Wang Baole's eyes. He followed Wang Yiyi's father and returned to the Xiangang Continent. The moment he stepped into Xiangang, he saw what he had been waiting for...Wang Yiyi.
It's just... Facing the tenderness and surprise in Wang Yiyi's eyes, Wang Baole lowered his head and avoided it, even though someone once told him that time can change everything and heal everything.
But... For Wang Baole, this seemed to be somewhat non-existent, because when he came to Xiangang Continent, he had unknowingly gone through his first half a century.
In this half a century, his cultivation has already reached an incredible state due to the fact that he was separated from the black-robed man, because he inherited the immortal will, and because he gained complete energy, blood and soul.
In the entire Xiangang Continent, except for Wang Yiyi's father, no one knows what Wang Baole's current state is, and the story about him and his body has always been a top secret. Only few people in the entire universe know about it.
And everyone who knows is silent about it.
Therefore, Wang Yiyi, who has been puzzling over the past thirty years as to why Wang Baole alienated herself after his return, has never been able to figure it out, but she is not in a hurry and is willing to wait.
Because his past and his future are all with her.
Waiting and waiting, although the alienation has always existed, as if there is no answer, Wang Yiyi can see... Wang Baole has something on his mind, and the deep worries make him seem... unhappy.
She didn't know how to comfort him, so she could only watch silently.
Wang Baole was indeed unhappy. As time went by, he thought he could slowly figure it out and accept it, but decades later, he couldn't.
"Perhaps, the time is still too short..." Wang Baole murmured, walking on the Xiangang Continent, walked to the city where his senior brother was, and walked into a... tavern.
He likes it here because there is a senior brother here, and Wang Baole's feelings for the senior brother have been engraved in his soul.
He also likes this city because there is a tavern here. In addition to rice wine, there is also an ice-cold soda. The owner calls this soda Binglingshui.
Wang Baole knew that this was not a coincidence, it was arranged by his senior brother behind the scenes, and the taste of the ice spirit water was the same as that of the Federation.
In this tavern, Wang Baole no longer drank rice wine, but drank ice spirit water... Obviously, this was not wine, but he would get drunk every time.
This time, it's the same.
Sitting at a table and chair next to the street view, Wang Baole looked outside, sipping ice water, his eyes gradually became hazy, until it was getting late, a young man walked in and sat opposite Wang Baole.
"Baole, I've asked you three times over the years why you were so sad after returning, but you didn't even answer me." The young man took out a bottle of wine, took a sip, put it on the table, and looked at Wang Baole.
This young man is none other than his senior brother, Chen Qingzi.
Twenty years ago, he had recovered all his memories.
Wang Baole was silent, looked at Chen Qingzi complicatedly for a while, and then suddenly spoke after a long time.
"If I say that I am not your junior brother, and I am not the real Wang Baole, you..."
"You are!" Chen Qingzi said seriously.
"I don't know what happened to you, but my heart, my soul, my perception, everything about me tells me accurately that you are my junior brother!"
(End of chapter)