RPAGF Chapter 264 Familiar Faces
Chapter 264 Familiar Faces
So, was he the one who kept Liu Jun here?
"You...those rumors..."
“Since you know it’s just a rumor, you know it’s probably false nine times out of ten.”
Geng Wuji's eyes seemed to be glued to her, never leaving her, while his tone remained as relaxed as ever.
Liu Jun looked at him, seeing his somewhat guilty expression, remained silent for a moment, and then revealed a faint smile: "Wuji, you've had a hard time all these years."
Geng Wuji was taken aback, then shook his head as he looked at her smiling face, his fingertips twitching slightly: "To see Lord Shensi's smiling face again... I would die without regret."
Liu Jun opened his mouth, then lowered his eyes, closed them, and sighed softly.
In the end, I couldn't fool myself.
The moment she opened her eyes, the sense of familiarity that surged through her heart was as if... she had always been that person, and she couldn't leave this situation.
He was the one who wanted her to stay, but he wasn't the only one.
"Is Feng Mo still around? I have something to ask him."
"Feng Mo? Does Your Excellency know him?"
He took me in for a while.
Geng Wuji remained silent for a moment.
He is dead.
Liu Jun paused: "You..."
"He committed suicide."
Liu Jun frowned: "Why? Did he leave any message?"
"The last thing I saw him say was, 'We are all waiting for someone to come back.' I didn't quite understand."
(We...are all waiting for your return)
"Heh~"
Liu Jun took a deep breath, looked up at the boundless sky, and suddenly chuckled.
"grown ups……"
"Wuji, have you ever felt that everything from a person's birth to their death is preordained?"
"My lord... I was once a member of the Yinglong clan and was given the surname 'Geng'. If... I had never met you, my lord..."
Liu Ju looked back at him: "That's right, it's been too long, I've forgotten."
Then he looked back at the horizon: "Fortunately, that was just you from the past, and me, and me..."
Ultimately, they couldn't escape it.
"grown ups……"
"nothing."
The reborn body of the Floating Tree is different, and her cultivation progresses by leaps and bounds. In recent years, Liu Jun has often secluded herself to cultivate in order to break through and leave this world as soon as possible, while Geng Wuji has been guarding her as always.
Year after year, whenever Liu Jun reached a bottleneck, he would stop and rest for a while, and travel around the world with Wu Ji, who was the same age as him.
Since finding Liu Jun, Geng Wuji has stopped worrying about cultivation and hasn't paid much attention to other matters. He's happy to spend time with Liu Jun.
Life seems to have returned to what it was before, leisurely and ordinary.
But such days were ultimately too few and too short; this place was never their final destination.
Since everyone wants her to go back, she will obey fate and do as they wish.
In the 3208th year since the establishment of the Shirakawa-gai region, on this day, large thunderclouds gathered in the sky.
The only thunderclouds that can be attracted here are those from ascension tribulations.
This is the first time in tens of thousands of years since the White River Boundary was turned into a prison for sinful immortals, so it's not surprising at all.
Those who were sentenced to this place, except for those who were pardoned, have never been able to ascend again through cultivation. This has attracted the attention of many people in the Sichuan region, all of whom want to see this extraordinary person.
Beneath the vast sky, a figure stood floating in the air, head held high, robes fluttering as he awaited the arrival of the Nine-Nine Tribulation Thunder, his expression cold and stern, showing no fear whatsoever.
"Who... is that person? I don't think I've ever seen them before?"
"Hiss—I seem to have a vague recollection of this person. He seems to be close to that Venerable One who rarely shows his face."
"Why wasn't it the Venerable One who ascended, but her instead?"
"What's her name? To be able to ascend again despite being a sinful immortal, she's quite an extraordinary person."
"Of course! Has anyone here ever seen someone ascend from here? They really have perseverance..."
Those around them agreed. For cursed immortals like them, even cultivating with rare and precious materials would be extremely painful, let alone reaching that level. They truly admired such people.
Looking at the inky sky and the impending thunderbolt, Liu Jun felt somewhat uncertain.
She once took the last twelve bolts of lightning for someone, and that was no easy experience.
At most... it's just another death, which would truly fulfill her wish.
"boom!"
When the first bolt of lightning struck, Liu Jun remained unmoved, still gazing solemnly at the sky.
The eighty-one bolts of heavenly lightning posed no threat to her; her robes were only slightly scorched, and she was far from disheveled, given that she was, after all, a body nurtured by the Floating Tree.
The next eighteen attacks were increasingly fierce, and Liu Jun finally dared to use all his strength to receive them.
She had never ascended to immortality; she had only borne nine-tenths of the burden for others. But that was not her own tribulation. Now, experiencing it firsthand, Liu Jun truly felt the feeling of being worse than dead.
With each lightning strike, her body felt as if it were being shattered and rebuilt time and time again, experiencing the agony of dying and coming back to life repeatedly.
"puff!"
He coughed up a mouthful of blood, which instantly turned into wind and dissipated. Liu Jun knelt in mid-air, his hands, which were forming hand seals to resist the heavenly lightning, were trembling incessantly. Half of his clothes were burned off, and now he could truly be described as disheveled.
"So this is what it feels like to be disoriented..."
There are six more paths...
Is she going to die?
To truly die.
That's fine too.
Her resurrection was never voluntary; it would have been better if she had truly died suddenly from the beginning.
At least, none of the things that happened later would have occurred.
There's nothing wrong with being a mortal with a short lifespan; at least it won't remind her of those painful past events.
Her hands were forever stained with the blood of her innocent comrades...
There's nothing wrong with her soul being destroyed; at least it spares her the torment of eternal life.
But, just the way it is...
The sky was filled with shimmering light, celestial music filled the air, and the heavenly gates opened wide.
The rotten, bone-like body was reshaped under the illumination of the divine light, and consciousness gradually returned.
Clad in celestial robes, with unparalleled beauty, she dazzled the world; every gesture she made was like a deity descending to earth.
Liu Jun raised his hand and looked down at his palm; it was a familiar feeling.
With a thought, a cluster of white flames tinged with blue condensed in his palm.
"...It's been a long time, Nine Nether Glazed Fire."
Liu Jun looked up at the road leading to the Immortal Gate, and with a determined gaze from the crowd below, he flew forward.
From this day forward, she will have no further connection with the mortal realm.
But her path forward never ends in this so-called immortal realm or divine realm.
(Immortal Realm Rankings: Earth Immortal/Immortal Envoy, True Immortal/True Lord, Golden Immortal [Taiyi < Daluo]/Immortal Lord, Mysterious Immortal/Immortal Venerable, Sage/Saint Venerable)
(Ranks in the Divine Realm: Divine Servant, Divine Messenger, Divine Lord, Divine Venerable. Divine Servants are equivalent to servants, with varying levels of strength. Divine Messengers are the right-hand men of Divine Lords, with a minimum strength of Golden Immortal.)
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"Come on, next one."
"What's your name?"
“木渔, 木 as in wood, 渔 as in fish catch”.
What was your past life?
"……mortal."
"Mu Yu, mortal, hmm, remember this: after you go to Yaochi to cleanse yourself of worldly dust and pay homage to Brahma, you can enter the ranks of immortals. Someone will tell you what to do later. Next!"
"..."
"What is your name?"
“Liu Jun, willow branches, willow, wood radical, and the emperor who reigns over the world.”
"Oh? This character is quite rare."
The little fairy who was recording looked up and was startled by the appearance of the newly ascended earth immortal. She coughed lightly and asked:
What was your past life?
"...I should be considered a mortal cultivator."
"Liu Jun, you mortal cultivator, that's enough. Go to Yaochi to cleanse yourself of worldly dust and pay homage to Brahma to be admitted to the immortal realm. Next one."
Going to the Jade Pool to cleanse oneself is easy enough, but as for worshipping Brahma...
Just treat it as a greeting between comrades; there's no need for the three kneelings and nine kowtows.
The Jade Pool in this celestial realm is much as imagined. Newly ascended earth immortals only need to scoop up a handful of Jade Pool water to wash their faces as a way of cleansing themselves.
As for worshipping Brahma, a few steps past Yaochi is a huge floating plaza, in front of which stands a white stone statue as tall as a mountain.
The human figures were sculpted with great dignity and detail, while the newly arrived earth immortals were bowing in worship beneath the stone statues.
Liu Jun had never seen Brahma's appearance, and did not know if this stone statue was what he looked like in his previous life.
Looking at this towering stone statue, I felt so insignificant.
The power of immortals and gods can move mountains and overturn seas, but compared to mountains, rivers, lakes, and oceans, humans are still too insignificant.
Liu Jun straightened his clothes and respectfully bowed to the stone statue in a gesture of respect befitting a fellow comrade.
After the ceremony, just as he was about to move, a sudden, unexpected pain shot through his mind, and his pupils contracted sharply.
who? !