Su Yun stared at the sculpture of Fairy Guanghan in a daze. What a wonderful fate.
It was here that he and Wutong fell in love.
In the past, they fought and quarreled with each other, were both enemies and friends, and were also competitors to each other, but under the oppression of the remnants of the human demon, the two desperate people came to Guanghan from the moon, opened their hearts here, and from then on, each other's hearts were marked by each other.
At that time, the human demon Wutong was still wondering where his people were, and whether he should follow the footsteps of the First Saint Emperor, who was totally lost for directions, into the starry sky and grasp that slim hope.
At that time, Su Yun was worried about the destruction of his country and family, worried that Yuan Shuo would be extinct because of the remnants of the human-demon, worried that his efforts and struggles would be in vain, and worried whether he could endure such great pain and whether he would become another human-demon.
The two people here sympathized with each other, relied on each other, and immediately let down their guard against each other.
At that time, they did not realize that the Fairy Guanghan that Wutong had been looking for was herself, nor did they expect that she would run around looking for her tribesmen, and in the end her tribesmen would be here.
Whenever Su Yun recalls that time, he always feels a lot of emotion.
He didn't know whether Wutong chose not to follow the First Saint Emperor's footsteps and enter the starry sky again because he was worried that the First Saint Emperor was a person with poor sense of direction, or because he had gained importance in Wutong's heart.
He only knew that he couldn't do what Wutong wanted, to become possessed like her and become her partner.
So after he married Chai Chuxi, Wutong left.
That was the first time they parted, and Wutong left his world.
Every subsequent reunion was like dew that would disappear when the sun rose. They would reunite briefly and then separate again.
Yingying leaned on his shoulder and wrote on the book: "Wutong has been looking for the fairy Guanghan and her own people. Over the long years, she has forgotten her identity in the repeated death and resurrection, and only the purest obsession remains. Right and wrong, illusion and reality, self and non-self, are no longer so important. What dominates her is the emotion in her heart, and she carries this emotion with her and moves forward persistently.
"Her heart of Taoism is so pure that there is no shadow of anything else. Perhaps only the scholars flew over her like a startled wild goose, leaving their own reflections behind."
Yingying closed the book, but saw Su Yun standing under the sculpture, with the sacred tree of the Guanghan Immortal Clan behind him.
The laurel is giving off a subtle fragrance? Maybe it's about to bloom.
Yingying opened the book? She wanted to add some more words to her book, but she couldn't find any words more beautiful than the scene before her.
Su Yun stood there quietly, looking up at the statue of Guanghan Fairy. She was peaceful and shy, as if she wanted to say something to him.
Wutong's persistence touched him, and he suddenly felt enlightened.
What traps the spiritualist's heart? It is never the obsession that makes people worry and can't let go, nor the persistence and perseverance in the heart.
It is this concern and reluctance to let go? Persistence and perseverance that have brought many beautiful stories to this world.
Just like the sacred laurel tree behind, it is buried in the ashes but still has tenacious life, and when it blooms, it becomes more elegant and fragrant.
What trapped Su Yun was definitely not the disaster or opportunity required by the original Tao, but the fact that his persistence and perseverance in Taoism were not enough.
He did not have Wutong's persistence to become a demon, nor did he have the persistence to never give up after experiencing countless deaths and resurrections.
What his original path lacked was not an earth-shattering opportunity, nor a life-threatening calamity. What he lacked was the determination to be a human devil like Wutong!
Under the sacred tree of the Guanghan Immortal Clan, Su Yun stood with his back to the sacred tree, facing the sculpture of the Guanghan Fairy, motionless.
"when-"
The melodious sound of the bell makes people's hearts as peaceful as a calm lake. Only the long and leisurely sound of the bell can stir up ripples of the world's affairs in the heart and reflect all the beauty of the world.
The women of the Guanghan Immortal Clan were mesmerized by the sound of the bell and felt that it was the most beautiful sound in the world.
Yingying also lost herself in the sound of the bell, and fell into reverie about her own path.
All around Su Yun, there seemed to be a wonderful Taoist temple that was unfolding slowly and steadily. Yingying and the others felt that their wisdom was also enlightened in this temple, which was indescribably mysterious.
After a long time, a woman woke up and asked Yingying: "Who is he?"
"Him?"
Yingying smiled and said, "It's Su Shizi. He is the Great Emperor of Tianshiyuan, the Master of the Imperial Court, the Master of Tongtian Pavilion, the Holy Emperor of Tianfu, the godson of the Evil Emperor, the Taoist friend of the Queen of Heaven, the accomplice of Emperor Shu, the agent of Emperor Hu, the special envoy of the Queen of Immortals, and the future Great Emperor of the Immortal World. If you think his name is too long, you can just call him Su Shizi or Master Su."
The women of the Guanghan Immortal Clan said one after another: "Let's just call him Pavilion Master Su."
On Guanghan Mountain, the sound of bells would ring from time to time, and whenever it sounded, the people of Guanghan Immortal Clan would stop and meditate attentively. The sound of the bells was very helpful for them to improve their Taoism.
However, the sound of the bell seemed to have traveled through the starry sky and spread to other caves. The spiritual masters who had cultivated to the highest level of the original Dao seemed to hear this sound of the bell. Whenever this happened, they would feel their hearts pounding and they did not know why.
The Seventh Immortal Realm has seventy-two caves and heavens, which govern the vast world. There are countless spiritual masters, crouching tigers and hidden dragons, among whom there are also many people in the ultimate realm of the original Tao.
Whenever the bell rang, their blood would beat fast, as if something big was about to happen. Among them were some who were good at prying into the secrets of heaven and could foresee the disaster, but they did not understand the mystery and could not calculate anything.
In the Gou Chen Cave, Fang Zhuzhi stood on the highest peak of the Emperor's Blessed Land. He heard the sound of bells coming from the dim place. He felt a little upset, as if a disaster was approaching.
Fang Zhuzhi had no intention of practicing, so he went to find Old Lady Fang to explain the matter.
Old Lady Fang did not dare to neglect it and said, "I should ask the Queen about this matter. The Queen probably knows the reason."
Fang Zhuzhi was shocked: "The Fairy Queen is in the Gouchen Cave Heaven?"
Old Lady Fang led the way and said, "The queen is recovering from her injuries in Gou Chen. This matter is a secret and must not be spread outside. If you were not so frightened, I would not dare to disturb the queen."
The two came to the place where the Fairy Queen was in seclusion. Old Lady Fang bowed to her and told her about Fang Zhuzhi's feelings. She said, "Zhuzhi feels that a calamity is coming, but he doesn't know why. Please give me some advice, Fairy Queen."
The stone door of the retreat creaked open, revealing a path. The Fairy Queen's voice came from inside: "Come in."
The two of them quickly stood up and walked towards the stone wall. They saw layers of calamity ash under their feet, which was extremely heavy. The interior of this fairy mountain was actually empty and filled with calamity ash!
Not only was there water under their feet, but there was also a bottomless abyss beneath the stone bridge, which was now filled with ashes, and there was even fire from the ashes, emitting a dim light!
The Fairy Queen was now in the center of the mountain, with dust all around her floating in the air, like heavy snow.
The Fairy Queen was very imposing, and the temples in front of and behind her formed halos and streamers of varying sizes, which were extremely holy. However, these temples were also decaying at this time, and ashes would float out from time to time.
The two men bowed hastily and knelt at the feet of the Fairy Queen.
The Fairy Queen called Fang Zhuzhi and said, "Come closer to me."
Fang Zhuzhi came up to him, and the Fairy Queen looked at him carefully. Suddenly, she started coughing violently. When she coughed, pieces of ashes came out of her eyes, ears, mouth and nose!
There was also calamity fire in the ashes that were spewed out, burning fiercely. It seemed that it was about to burn Fang Zhuzhi. The Fairy Queen quickly waved her sleeves, caught the calamity fire and ashes, and threw them into the abyss below.
"I was ambushed by the Changsheng Emperor and was tricked by him, so I was taken advantage of by Difeng. His swordsmanship is extremely sharp and is the best in the world, so he hurt my soul and my treasure."
The Fairy Queen took a breath and said, "Now, the decay of my body and the Great Dao is gradually increasing. Although it won't kill me, it will definitely make me weaker and weaker."
Fang Zhuzhi and Old Lady Fang were extremely worried and said, "The Empress will surely be able to turn the disaster into a blessing."
The Fairy Queen shook her head and said, "The fairy world is in a state of decline and prosperity every eight million years. The avenues that rely on the heaven and earth are the same. I dare not hope for turning disaster into fortune. I only hate Bu Feng for being so foolish that he harmed Emperor Jue and left us with no way out. Zhu Zhi, your fear is nothing else but a sign that your calamity is about to end and you will ascend to become a fairy."
She coughed violently a few more times, coughing out the calamity ashes and fire in her chest and lungs, and said, "My injuries have not healed yet, and I don't know much about calamity. You can go to the Thunder Pond and ask the old god Wen Qiao. He should know more. But the Thunder Pond Cave Heaven is extremely dangerous. When you get there, the power of the heavenly calamity will surely be several times greater than here."
She plucked a rare treasure from the Emperor's Treasure Tree, which was a banana jade leaf, and said, "You can use this treasure as a boat to cross the Thunder Pond."
Fang Zhuzhi was surprised and confused, so he quickly thanked her and took the banana leaf.
They withdrew from the fairy mountain, and the Fairy Queen closed the mountain gate and remained in seclusion.
The whole Fang family hurriedly prepared the immortal talisman leading to the Lei Chi Cave Heaven, opened the immortal road, and sent Fang Zhuzhi to the Lei Chi Cave Heaven.
When Fang Zhuzhi arrived at the Lei Chi Cave, he offered up the banana jade leaf, stepped on the jade leaf, and headed towards the Lei Chi.
At this moment, a voice was heard saying, "But Senior Brother Fang Zhuzhi?"
Fang Zhuzhi looked and saw that the white-robed master Wei Ran had also come to the Lei Chi Cave Heaven and entered the Lei Chi on a golden boat.
When the two met, they greeted each other immediately. Master Wei Ran said, "I have been hearing the sound of bells these days, and I feel a little frightened, but I don't see the calamity coming. I don't know what caused the heartbeat. I went to ask the Emperor of Earth, and the Emperor of Earth said that the way of destiny is the most effective by the old god Wen Qiao, so he sent me here to ask for advice."
Fang Zhuzhi said: "So do I!"
The two of them entered the Thunder Pool together, only to see that this sea of thunder was raging and the waves were surging. Even though they had the rare treasures given by the Fairy Queen and the Emperor of the Earth to suppress them, they were still in danger!
The power of this sea of thunder is unexpectedly far greater than before, and it seems like they will be destroyed at any moment!
The two were terrified, seeing that the thunder wave contained the calamity of thousands of spiritual masters, and the daily deeds of those spiritual masters turned into scenes of calamity, appearing and disappearing in the thunder light!
"Besides us, there are many spiritualists, and some of them also heard the bells!"
Shi Weiran shouted amid the thunder: "Their perception is not as clear as ours, but they all feel that disaster is coming!"
As they were talking, a sudden violent thunder in the sea raised a lightning column that reached the sky, swirling and rising. This scene made the two men's scalps numb, and they cried out inwardly: "I'm going to die!"
At this moment, a big hand suddenly grabbed and broke the lightning pillar, saving the two people.
A majestic old god rose from the sea, with a volcano erupting from his shoulders, shattering other thunder sea riots, protecting the two of them, and said, "Follow me!"
Shi Weiran and Fang Zhuzhi hurriedly followed him and dived into the underwater Liyang Prefecture with Wen Qiao.
The Liyang Prefecture was also in turmoil. Many spiritualists from the Tongtian Pavilion in the prefecture looked pale, and were obviously terrified by the commotion outside.
Wen Qiao landed on the ground, shook off the accumulated lightning on his body, and shouted angrily: "You two, how can you be so reckless? You share the luck of the first immortal equally. If you put them together, the power of the heavenly tribulation will increase by thirty-six times! If I hadn't rushed over in time, you would have triggered the heavenly tribulation, and you would have been struck to death before you could get through the first level of the heavenly tribulation!"
Fang Zhuzhi and Shi Weiran then felt a little scared.
The two explained their purpose, and Wen Qiao said, "You and all the powerful Yuandao masters in the world can sense the coming of the calamity because someone is about to achieve enlightenment. That person's enlightenment will be the mark on your forty-ninth heavenly calamity. His bell and his figure are now being imprinted between heaven and earth."
Shi Weiran and Fang Zhuzhi looked pale and said in a lost voice, "If he branded it, will he still be able to become an immortal?"
Wen Qiao said: "God is merciful and will not kill you all. You still have a chance to become immortals."
The two looked bleak and despair filled their hearts. Shi Weiran murmured, "It's impossible, it's really impossible..."
Fang Zhuzhi wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Please send me back to Gou Chen, I will go and arrange my funeral first. The old lady's fine coffin may not be of use to her anymore, I will probably lie in it first..."
——Fang Zhuzhi: I'm lying down, please give me a monthly ticket~~