It was as if the entire sky above had turned into a huge red lotus pond. The golden seal emitted a blazing light, shining and flickering, making the heavenly palace look even more majestic.
All the torn and expanding cracks stopped at this moment!
A layer of faint golden light attached to the edge of the crack.
Then, a miracle happened.
Like cuts made by a knife, they gradually closed up, as if being healed by the golden light, pulling and healing;
The cracked earth began to shake again, to grow, and the broken parts were put together again;
All the spreading waters disappeared under the ground at the last moment...
Everything is changing, for the better.
There was no more water that flooded the backs of the feet, no more terrifying cracks, and no more turbulent water that could swallow people at any time. There were only ruins exposed from under the water, broken formations, and soft and moist soil after being soaked...
Among the spirit beasts, a little deer keenly sensed the changes in the surroundings and spoke with a stammer: "Success!"
Such a trembling, fragmented sound finally broke the silence at this moment!
On the outer layer of the maze, cheers immediately rang out!
“Success!”
"Great! The hidden world is fine now! The hidden world is fine now!"
"Da Ming has finished printing!"
"Li Jun succeeded!"
…
Almost boiling.
Even the old turtle and the silver fox couldn't help but smile.
Only the little squirrel was still standing there stupidly.
The thin red light curtain in front of it that had blocked it for a long time disappeared almost at the same time as the Daming Seal was pressed back on the bottom of the Heavenly Palace, in contrast to the red lotuses blooming all over the sky.
No more
“Chichichichi!”
The little squirrel suddenly became excited and quickly raised his head, looking towards the east!
Mr. Carp!
Mr. Carp!
Yes, Lijun succeeded!
There was no longer any obstacle in front of it. The little squirrel was stunned for just a moment, then it spread its four short legs madly and excitedly, and ran hard towards the east!
“Chichichichi!”
It knows the location of the koi pond, and it knows where the koi king is!
It wants to see him now!
At the original spot, countless jubilant spirit beasts finally reacted at this moment.
They can also see Lijun!
So, they all got excited and quickly ran across the exposed land, heading eastwards unhindered...
***
Inside the scroll, in the koi pond.
The fiery red robe only had a little bit of light red left at the left cuff, which was like the only red pattern on the sleeve on the white robe.
Lijun still stood in the same place.
The water flowed past him, but could not shake him at all.
The red line in the void retracted into his sleeves, fitting perfectly into the embroidery pattern; the emerald lotus stems standing upright in the void suddenly collapsed the moment they fell, transforming into dark green mists that were diluted by the air and completely disappeared...
Only the red lotus in the sky is still blooming.
Fiery red, as if burning.
It burned so hot that the entire sky became scorching.
A pale golden seal reappeared at the bottom of the Heavenly Palace. The phantoms of countless lotus flowers supported the Heavenly Palace and did not dissipate for a long time.
only…
Li Jun could no longer feel that familiar breath.
Fish and lotus are a natural bond and companion.
Both he and it are merely creatures created by Master Bu Yu. Relying on their deep green or light red colors, they absorbed the essence of heaven and earth and became monsters.
From the moment he appeared in this world, Honglian has been by his side.
Its cultivation level is not as good as his, and it cannot even transform into a human form.
But it always accompanies him like this.
Fishes playing beside lotus flowers are a silent understanding and the most quiet waiting.
The depth of their friendship is known only to the lotus leaves and the pond water in this world.
The red lotus of karmic fire, once it dies, lingers for three days before leaving.
It has passed away, but it will leave its shadow in the sky for three days, so that no one who has seen it will be able to erase its traces in their lifetime.
The corners of Li Jun's eyes suddenly became moist.
Looking at the red lotus and the golden Ming seal, he felt a little dazed.
When the red line was pulled out, it was as if all his color was pulled out. He looked transparent and was about to disappear into the world.
At this moment, even Zuo Liu, who was usually very reckless, seemed to feel the breath floating in the air. He closed his mouth tightly and dared not say a word.
They are all smart people, how could they not understand what Li Jun did just now
Everything that seemed simple was extremely difficult for him.
Jianchou looked at him.
His body swayed and he almost couldn't stand and was about to fall into the water again.
Everyone almost couldn't help but go over to help him, but he stopped again.
Li Jun turned his eyes and looked at everyone. His eyeballs were still pitch black, and there seemed to be water flowing around his pupils.
"The Heavenly Palace was built by the Master by gathering sand into a pagoda. It is the place to guard the entire hidden world. Now that the Great Ming Seal has been completed, the water of Jinghu Lake has been spread across the sky again. The hidden world can be kept safe for at least another hundred years..."
He paused, as if he found the word "hundred years" ridiculous.
Jianchou frowned: "The connection between the hidden world and the universe has been cut off. Even if the hidden world is safe for a hundred years, ... "
What should we do with those spiritual beasts
Am I going to die alone in this hidden world, without even a place to be buried
"There used to be a spirit gathering formation in the hidden world, ahem... but as more and more people came in to explore the secrets of the Nine-Curved River Map, the entire formation was gradually destroyed."
Li Jun suddenly smiled and sighed in self-mockery.
"So, I don't really like uninvited guests, including you at the beginning. It's just that I didn't expect you to come here and even help the hidden world..."
Jianchou and Xie Buchen had a grudge against each other, and it seemed like the grudge would not end until one of them died. However, when the hidden world began to collapse, she chose not to kill Xie Buchen, just for the sake of the Ming seal.
The others were not the greedy people he had met in the past who came to explore the hidden world...
Even someone like Xie Buchen brought the seal of the Ming Dynasty, didn’t he
In front of him was a lotus leaf and a red lotus bud that was about to bloom. Li Jun looked at the two and said, "A visitor is a guest. The master is indeed a hospitable person. Now I have nothing to give, so I only have this lotus..."
He coughed twice, then reached out his hand, picked off the broad lotus leaf with the lotus stem, and handed it to Lu Xiangleng who was standing at the edge.
"The lotus leaves of the Karma Fire Red Lotus can be used as medicine."
Lu Xiang was slightly stunned and couldn't react.
It stands to reason that one should not receive rewards without merit, but the moment I looked up at Li Jun, I was touched by the simple tenderness in his eyes.
This is the "gift" given to them by Li Jun.
Just as he himself said, he has nothing of his own, and the only thing he can give away is this lotus that grew with him.
Time is running out, and they may even disappear in the next moment. In the long time to come, he will no longer be by their side...
The Karma Fire Red Lotus is the third most precious among all lotuses.
The rhizomes, flowers, and lotus leaves can all be used as medicine, to make elixirs, and to refine weapons, not to mention that the lotus in front of us was painted by Master Bu Yu with a colored brush
Rather than letting it fall into the hands of people with unknown intentions, it is better to give it to someone you like.
In this way, perhaps you can feel more at ease in the afterlife.
The lotus leaf was finally placed in Lu Xiangleng's hands.
She bowed solemnly, wanting to say that she would use this thing to cure diseases and save lives, but when she opened her mouth, no sound came out.
All words seem pale at this moment.
The lotus was part of the painting. Then, Li Jun gently stretched out his hand, picked the lotus, and with just a flick of his fingers, a bright light and shadow flew out from the lotus and landed on the cuffs of Ruhua Gongzi.
What he gave to Mr. Ruhua was the shadow of the lotus.
After stripping away the shadow, the lotus becomes more real.
Li Jun gently stretched out his hand and touched the flower bud with his fingertips. The bud actually blossomed, and seven lotus petals fell off and were given to Xiahou She by him.
What I held in Li Jun's hand was a lotus pod with a stem that looked like a jade ruyi.
It is verdant, hard, and faintly contains a sense of freshness.
There should be nine lotus seeds inside.
Li Jun stretched out his hand and handed the lotus pod with the stem to Zuo Liu.
At this moment, there was nothing in front of Li Jun.
The two lotus flowers are gone, and the lotus leaves are gone too.
He just leaned over slowly and touched the water surface with his fingers. At that moment, a faint white light came out from under the water.
Everyone looked over immediately, somewhat surprised.
The light under the water was a little dim, but slowly became clearer.
The bright white light slowly rose up, and it turned out to be a small piece of lotus root as white as jade!
“It grows without vines or branches because of it, and grows pure and clear because of it, but it grows out of the filthy mud and has never seen the light of day… I will give you this lotus seed.”
In Lijun's palm was a small piece of lotus root, which was only the size of a baby's palm and looked even a little cute.
Xie Buchen was standing in front and listened to these words, but remained silent.
A lotus root...
He reached out to take it, blinked, and his whole body was filled with warmth, yet suddenly he became solemn.
By this point, there was nothing of value left in the pool.
Li Jun's body shook a few more times, becoming more transparent. Jianchou, who was standing closest to him, saw it clearly: at the moment he shook, there was a faint shadow of a koi swimming in his body, and then disappeared in an instant.
It has become extremely difficult to even maintain the incarnation state.
For some reason, Jianchou felt heavy in his heart.
Li Jun noticed her expression and smiled gently and kindly, even with a warmth like the warm spring sun: "Aren't you surprised? I have nothing to give you."
Jianchou doesn't mind those things.
In other words, ever since she took a step into the Nineteenth Continent, she had no pursuit for external things. Even the third-ranked Karma Fire Lotus seemed to be just an ordinary gift to her.
To her, what is more important is not the lotus, but Li Jun’s kindness.
So she said, "What I want, I will take, grab, and snatch by myself, without anyone else giving it to me."
"… "
Li Jun actually felt that these words sounded familiar.
He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "You are also a cultivator from Yashan, right?"
also
So the one in front refers to Qu Zhengfeng
Jianchou did not deny it and nodded.
Li Jun walked up the steps and said softly, "Is this okay for all the monks in Yashan?"
good
That's still Qu Zhengfeng.
This one...
Jianchou smiled inexplicably and said three very strange words: "That's right."
Yes.
Isn’t it
Is it or isn’t it
Even Li Jun, who had been practicing for thousands of years, found it difficult to tell whether it was "yes" or "no" from Jianchou's voice that was so shallow that it was almost inaudible when he heard the three words.
These monks...
They are really wonderful existences.
"Ahem..."
The smile on his lips deepened just a little, but then he immediately started coughing, and his whole body even bent down, shaking continuously with coughing.
"Ki-kun!"
Jianchou only felt that his breath was disordered, like a snow mountain suddenly collapsing, or like a river bursting its dam, and his downward trend could not be stopped in an instant.
Seeing that the figure was about to fall, Jianchou couldn't help but reach out to help.
But when she supported the person on the ground, she was shocked to find that this body had no weight.
"You are also a monk from Yashan, which means you are from the same sect as him... ahem..."
Li Jun was still coughing, but his entire body had turned completely transparent, with only the deep red circle on his left sleeve being particularly eye-catching.
He raised his eyes and met Jianchou's eyes, which were indifferent but also tinged with compassion.
Suddenly I felt a little dazed.
After a while, he sighed and said, "I will not live long, but please tell him not to forget what he did for me in the past."
"… good."
After a moment's silence, Jianchou finally agreed.
She didn't know what Qu Zhengfeng had discovered in the hidden world, what he had promised Li Jun, and she had no idea where Qu Zhengfeng was.
But once I've agreed to it, I've agreed to it, and I can probably do it by passing it on.
Seeing that she agreed, Li Jun finally smiled.
"In the past, you accidentally saw the Heaven-Flipping Seal in Qingfeng Temple, and had a fortuitous encounter that enabled you to learn this seal, even without a teacher. I planted the cause unintentionally, and your coming today is also the result. So, between you and me, there is still a cause and effect relationship."
That's true.
Jianchou was speechless.
Li Jun shifted his gaze and looked towards the sky. His eyes had turned transparent, reflecting the red lotus in the sky, making his entire body look like a piece of glass red.
He suddenly said: "I am a koi fish, but I have never known what real water is like..."
Born in the painting, traveling between the pond and the heavenly palace, always waiting...
The longest years in this world are the years of waiting.
Waiting with hope is already unbearable; how much more torturous would it be to wait without hope
He talked on and on, as if he had found a suitable person to confide in.
"If everyone is full of hope, but only one person is despairing and carrying all the secrets... How painful would that be?"
Everyone was waiting for Master Buyu to return, except him.
Because he knew that he would never come back.
As Li Jun said this, he turned around and saw Chou.
There was no surprise in Jianchou's eyes.
She was just like Qu Zhengfeng before. She probably guessed the secret of Master Bu Yu very early on: nearly a thousand years ago, someone did ascend to heaven, and it was indeed "Master Bu Yu". But at the same time, there was another Master Bu Yu who died as a result.
He ascended, and he didn’t ascend.
He was dead, yet alive.
Li Jun became more and more dazed, but the smile on his lips became warmer.
He asked, "The world outside must be very beautiful, right?"
Jianchou replied: "It may not be very good looking, but it is very big."
"I originally had a thousand years of cultivation, but now it has been completely used up. However, I will transform into a real koi and forget everything here... Friend Jianchou, can I ask a favor of you?" Li Jun laughed.
He suppressed his voice, seeing that Chou had understood his meaning, he asked, "Do you want to go outside, or stay in the hidden world?"
"Heh..."
Li Jun actually laughed out loud, but after laughing for a while, he stopped.
He finally said: "Stay here..."
So he looked at Jianchou.
Jianchou also looked at him and stretched out his hands, and only a faint sigh could be heard.
The already shaky Li Jun suddenly shook and turned into a huge three-meter-long transparent koi. All the fine red scales on his body disappeared.
Only on the left fin there is still a little red.
"Crash..."
As it soared into the sky, the sound of water seemed to be heard in the air.
But then it leaped up and flew into Jianchou's palm!
At this moment, the entire surrounding world, whether it is pavilions, towers, corridors, or lakes—
Total collapse!
It was like a bucket of water poured onto a famous painting. The ink spread out in an instant and the whole world became blurred.
Only the water in the koi pond seemed to sense something and began to flow back and forth frantically!
Jianchou felt that he had no control over himself and was swept away by a hurricane. He was out of the painting in the blink of an eye!
Before my eyes, there is the hidden world again.
The gate stood, but the water in the surrounding swamps had all disappeared. Only a stream of water remained in front, forming a river and flowing towards the low-lying areas in the distance.
On the distant horizon, there were a few figures running towards them.
“Pah.”
A soft sound.
The three-meter-long koi carp turned into a mere inch in size and landed in Jianchou's palm.
The whole body is transparent, except for the left fin, which is a bit bright red, like a mark.
It was small and was held in Jianchou's hands.
The body, about an inch long, seemed to be a newborn, but its fish eyes were full of confusion.
At that moment, Jianchou's eyes felt a little hot.
The scroll embedded in the door behind was dirty and smudged with ink. It was impossible to tell what was originally painted on it, let alone that there had once been a koi fish in it.
The little koi was trembling in Jianchou's hand.
She was dazed and stiff.
It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like only a moment had passed. Jianchou heard that voice in his ears: "Stay here..."
The world outside is so vast.
It knew that Master Buyu had died and that what ascended was just the demon in its heart, but it still refused to leave.
Although, it has become a koi that doesn't even remember its past.
Jianchou blinked and finally took a step out.
The entire hidden world is changing, and the river in front of us is still turbulent.
She leaned over and dipped her hands into the murky water.
This is a release of life.
The little koi fish spun around in its original place and looked back at Jianchou.
Then, it gently swung its tail, leaving an almost invisible ripple, which followed the current and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
From then on, there was no more Li Jun in the world.
"very nice… "