Fang Zheng was standing in front of the You Palace. From a high place, he could see the lights of the entire Youdu, the wooden pavilions with lanterns, the exquisite stone bridges, and the streets paved with black stone slabs. The streets and alleys were incomparable, creating a scene like a fairy island.
There were all kinds of monsters dressed in gorgeous silk, some looked like humans, some were not, and there were even giant monsters several meters tall walking on the streets.
Various magical instruments are floating in front of shops on the street to attract customers, including ghost head lanterns with tongues sticking out and laughing, and soul-calling banners with beautiful female ghosts waving their sleeves like fairies descending from heaven.
In taverns and hotels, you can also see scroll screens that can talk to people, and flutes and harps that play by themselves.
On the streets you can see monsters performing and winning applause. There is a toad spirit holding a silver pot and creating numerous illusions as it breathes out. There are also monsters with human faces and bloodlines that can change into various different appearances.
With repeated migrations, the monsters that can stay in Youdu now are all adult monsters who can practice cultivation. First-level monsters are everywhere, second-level monsters can also be seen everywhere, third-level monsters can enter the Yougong, and fourth-level monsters can become big figures in Youdu.
Anyone who steps in here for the first time will think that they have entered the legendary fairy cave or immortal mansion. There are cultivators everywhere, everyone knows magic, demons and monsters dance together, and yet in the midst of the evil, people feel endless prosperity and a taste of luxury and enjoyment.
“Finally… it’s begun.” However, at this moment, Fang Xiu stood in front of the Nether Palace, his gaze passed through the endless Nether Sea and reached the mountains and sea.
Ever since Tang Li cultivated his Qi for more than twenty years and suddenly it flourished, defeating the evil Hong and shocking the world, Fang Xiu felt the vibration of the Jade Slips of Teaching. From then on, the prosperity of Xundu Academy has been unstoppable.
No matter who unifies the world, Xundu Academy will become an important part of suppressing and stabilizing the human race.
Thousands of disciples of the academy who cultivate righteousness and justice, and students who accept the teachings of the saints, although now seem not strong enough to compare with the witches, warriors, monks, and the extremely powerful practitioners in the entire Dongzhou human territory, but with each generation, the academy will become stronger and stronger.
Students all over the world will suppress the monks who act recklessly and manipulate the human dynasty and the succession of royal power at will, thus forming a balanced situation. There will not be the current situation where they are like a wild horse running out of control, and the entire human territory of Dongzhou is in a state of imbalance and collapse.
“Only when you are above the sky can you realize how big the world is; only when you are at the bottom can you understand the suffering of all living beings. Only in this way can you hold this vast universe within your heart.”
"Twenty years of cultivating Qi in the body, one day it bursts forth, rushing between heaven and earth!"
Fang Xiu repeated what Tang Li said and a smile appeared on his face. At this point, Fang Xiu basically didn't need to worry about anything anymore. Tang Li also got the approval of the four saints in the academy, including Fang Xiu.
As long as nothing unexpected happens, Tang Li will become the fifth saint of the academy. In the future, he will be enshrined in the Confucian Temple and placed next to Feng Sheng like the other three saints, enjoying the incense of all living beings and the worship of future students and disciples.
In the darkness, a light appeared on the stone tower at the pier beside the island. In the distance, a fairy ship crossed the Nether Sea and finally landed on the pier.
In an instant, clear bells rang out, and Youdu Fairy Island suddenly became lively, with monsters flocking to the dock in groups.
Every time a large ship arrives at the shore, it is the busiest time in Youdu, as if it has become a festival in the fairy island of Youdu.
However, this time, several old acquaintances of Fang Xiu also arrived in Youdu.
On the bustling avenue of Youdu, Fang Xiu stood in front of You Palace. He saw Zhang Heming and Jia Yi from ten thousand meters away.
Dozens of disciples followed behind the two men. Among them, Fang Xiu also saw Qingyang's apprentice and disciple Zhang Ping. At this moment, Zhang Ping was dressed in white and carrying a coffin made of a sacred wood behind him, which was carried forward by twelve disciples.
The group came along the avenue and headed straight for the Three Realms Abyss.
When Zhang Ping arrived with the coffin, he kowtowed to Fengdu, who was much younger than him, and cried, "Uncle Master Fengdu! The master is gone!"
The many disciples who were accompanying him also knelt down together. The huge and heavy sacred wood coffin emitted bursts of clear light. This coffin made of the ancient sacred wood was so beautiful that even the emperor could not enjoy it after his death.
Then Fang Xiu felt stunned for a moment. His hands, which were originally placed on his chest, dropped down all of a sudden, and his soft sleeves fell down like water.
Fang Xiu thought of a lot of things at once. He recalled that he and his group had formed an organization called the Cultivation Alliance in Weigang City. When they had their first gathering, they dressed like ancient immortals, while he was wearing formal attire.
I once traveled all over the mountains and seas in search of the legendary Jiuquan, sailing alone through the stormy waves and the dark sea.
They also drank and had fun in the Xun City, where they turned themselves into beautiful women dancing with swords using wine, leaving their names in history. In the end, they rode their horses wildly along an ancient road, smashed the wine jars, and went their separate ways.
There have been times of being unrestrained and carefree, times of being frivolous and unruly, and finally, along with the mountains and rivers, they have become vicissitudes of life, leaving behind a lingering sense of indescribable melancholy.
Fang Xiu saw Qingyang again and remembered his last words to him: "If there is a day, I hope we can travel through these mountains and seas together again!"
In an instant, Fang Xiu's eyes became extremely vicissitudes. His young and handsome face had eyes as old as an old man: "In the future, if your Zhang family has any problems, you can come to me!"
Fang Xiu watched as the Three Realms Abyss opened, and watched as Qingyang Sanren's disciples carried Qingyang's coffin and left through the gate to heaven opened by the Three Realms Abyss.
He came to his senses and looked at Jia Yi and Zhang Heming beside him.
At this time, Jia Yi successfully broke through the fourth level, and at this moment there was a tendency of rejuvenation. Zhang Heming's empty sleeve was blown by the wind in front of the You Palace, and his figure looked even older and hunched.
Fang Xiu looked at Zhang Heming, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know where to start. In the end, he could only smile bitterly and said, "How is it?"
Although Zhang Heming looked a bit older, he was more energetic. At this moment, he laughed heartily at Fang Xiu: "Haha, I feel pretty good."
Zhang Heming looked at Qingyang going away and said calmly, "It's like... I'm free!"
"Without hope, one should just accept one's fate! Struggling for a glimmer of possibility will only make things more painful."
"Just like Qingyang, he has been searching for such an illusory thing for his entire life. Two hundred years, a full two hundred years. He has exhausted all his efforts and thrown away everything just to seek such an opportunity!"
Zhang Heming once again recalled Qingyang's appearance before his death, and finally a sad smile appeared on his face: "But in the end, I had no choice but to let go."
"We are called immortals outside and regarded as gods by thousands of people. But in the end, we still die like ordinary people."
Zhang Heming finally said: "At least! I can still keep some time to go back and finish all the wishes and things I haven't finished yet."
"Sometimes I wonder, can anyone really become an immortal in the end?"
"Fengdu! Can anyone among us really become an immortal?"
Without waiting for Fang Xiu's answer, Zhang Heming stepped into the Three Realms Abyss and left. Jia Yi followed closely behind him, and together they left this sea of mountains and sea along with the gradually disappearing gate to heaven.
Fang Xiu was the only one left standing in front of the You Palace. The You Palace was built magnificently, like a palace in heaven, but at this moment it seemed extremely lonely and desolate.