Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 2069: Chapter 2113: Clothes on the Traveler’s Back

The rest of the Central Earth sages gathered around, offering congratulations one after another for Jiang Fan’s Martial Path reaching great success.

Only the Cold Moon Sage silently stepped into the void, quietly gathering the silver moon’s blood mist that had scattered into the void.

She showed a trace of compassion in her eyes, remaining silent.

Seeing this, Jiang Fan said, "I’m sorry to have saddened you, senior Cold Moon."

The Cold Moon Sage shook her head: "What fault do you have? Colluding with the Ancient Giant, even if you hadn’t killed him, I would have upheld justice over kinship."

"I’m saddened that he was so foolish, falling for the Purple Emperor Princess’s scheme."

The Purple Emperor Princess used luck to lure Silver Moon, harboring malicious intent.

If not for this, Silver Moon capturing and killing the Purple Emperor Princess would have gained a merit.

Coupled with the merit obtained from the first time, he would have had the qualification to impact the realm of sages.

If the Cold Moon Sage had assisted him further, becoming a true sage was not impossible.

Unfortunately, he was enchanted by the Purple Emperor Princess.

A trace of chill spread in the Cold Moon Sage’s eyes.

Jiang Fan said, "If I meet the Purple Emperor Princess, I will seek justice for you."

The Cold Moon Sage waved her hand: "No need, I will deal with her myself."

"You should not get entangled with her cause and effect."

It seems the Cold Moon Sage had also heard of the Purple Emperor Princess’s special identity, bearing significant cause and effect, unwilling to implicate Jiang Fan.

After a pause, the Cold Moon Sage clasped her hand towards Jiang Fan: "I’m relieved to entrust the Moon Palace to you."

"Now, I will go to the Source of Evil for the sake of all in Central Earth."

"To ask the ancient great sages why they abandoned Central Earth!"

Jiang Fan’s heart darkened, saying: "Must you go, Senior Cold Moon?"

The Cold Moon Sage’s gaze turned slightly cold: "I must seek a result for the sacrificed virtuous men and women of Central Earth in this war."

The Central Earth sages looked solemn.

They too wanted to know what had happened in the Source of Evil.

Why have the ancient great sages, who once shed blood for Central Earth, now become so heartless and cold?

If even one of them had returned from the Three Calamities Realm, the battle situation would not have been so dire.

Ancient Zen Buddha Venerate clasped his hands together, saying: "May the Buddha protect the Cold Moon sage."

The Golden Scale Venerate and others bid farewell with clasped hands.

The Cold Moon Sage folded her fists, taking a last deep look at the Moon Venerate, and then at Jiang Fan.

Seeming to want to plead for her, but ultimately closing her mouth, leaving with a sigh.

Lianjing happily stepped forward, saying: "Fany, come back with godmother, I’ll make the food you like!"

Seeing Jiang Fan’s current strength, her heart was full of gratification.

However, Jiang Fan held Lianjing’s hand, saying: "Godmother, I won’t return to Central Earth."

"There are still many things waiting for me to do."

The smile on Lianjing’s face slowly faded with the wind, revealing a trace of loneliness.

The Young Emperor was gone.

Now Jiang Fan was leaving too.

But she still composed herself, took out a Jade Talisman from her bosom, with law chains faintly shimmering inside.

"This is my law; when used, it can reflect a brand new you to face the enemy. Use it only when in danger, understand?"

"Also, I heard you need a law to temper your body, does this strand of law suit you?"

She took out a stone sealed with a faint power of laws.

Jiang Fan was deeply touched, realizing that his godmother had already prepared what he needed for his journey.

After carefully feeling it, he realized that Lianjing’s aura was weaker than those of her peers like Jinlin, the Mount Qunxing Master, and even the just-broken-through Moon Venerate.

It must have been due to consuming a large amount of laws to refine the protective Magical Treasure.

The threads in a loving mother’s hand, the clothes on the traveling son’s body.

Densely sewn before the journey, fearing the return would be delayed.

Jiang Fan accepted them with both hands and gave Lianjing a hug: "Thank you, godmother."

Lianjing’s eyes brimmed with tears, saying: "Be careful outside, do not get into conflicts easily, understand?"

Jiang Fan’s nose turned slightly sore, these seemingly ordinary motherly reminders were the unattainable regrets for his younger self.

Watching Lianjing’s face full of love, Jiang Fan was extremely moved, his voice slightly choked: "I will return safely."

"Godmother, you go back to Central Earth first, the rest of you should go back too."

The scene between the mother and son was deeply moving to everyone present.

Jinlin, the Mount Qunxing Master, and the Moon Venerate each gave a strand of law power to Jiang Fan before silently bidding farewell and leaving.

Lianjing reluctantly let go of Jiang Fan, her eyes filled with endless worry and admonition.

"Come back early."

A thousand words condensed into a simple reminder, she turned away with pain, leaving with everyone.

Jiang Fan blinked, vanishing the uncontrollable moisture in his eyes.

"Moon Venerate, stay."

He regained his indifferent demeanor, casting his gaze toward the Moon Venerate’s departing figure.

The Moon Venerate’s delicate body trembled slightly, turning around, maintaining a significant distance, cautiously asking, "What are your orders?"

Jiang Fan extended his hand: "Give it to me."

The Moon Venerate was slightly taken aback, then remembered something, quickly taking out a Merit Divine Pearl missing a corner, and tossed it over from a distance.

"I didn’t intentionally covet it, I truly forgot."

Having experienced the Entering Sage, and witnessing Jiang Fan’s sword cleaving the Silver Moon, she honestly forgot about the unused Merit Divine Pearl.

Seeing Jiang Fan take it, she hurriedly said: "If there’s nothing else, I’ll take my leave first."

"Wait!" Jiang Fan stepped through the void, walking towards her, eyes deep and compelling: "Let Chen Silin out."

The Moon Venerate’s heart suddenly sank to the bottom.

As a remnant soul from a thousand years ago, her greatest value was in having ample cultivation experience.

She could quickly cultivate this body back to the Wise Man Realm.

Now, having achieved the path of the sage, she was of no value to Jiang Fan.

This call for Chen Silin was likely to prepare to extinguish her soul, allowing Chen Silin to completely take over this body.

The Moon Venerate retreated, showing a hint of pleading: "Did not the Ancient Saint Divine Stele decree our relationship, must you still kill me?"

Jiang Fan approached step by step, his gaze cold: "Let her out!"

The Moon Venerate’s heart sank further, her teeth biting her red lips: "I... I agree to be your wife... is that not enough?"

Jiang Fan had already reached her, coldly saying: "I’ll say it one last time, let her out!"

The Moon Venerate felt deep despair rising in her heart.

Even after she completely submitted, would Jiang Fan still not spare her?

She had a fleeting thought to resist but lost courage when thinking of Silver Moon’s death and disappearance.

After much internal struggle, she stared resolutely at Jiang Fan: "Fine, I’ll return everything to you!"

"My consciousness shouldn’t have awakened; it was you who noticed the abnormality of this body, making me awaken."

"Born by your hand, die by your sword."

"Cause and effect cycle."

"We... are even!"

Her exquisitely beautiful and cold face revealed a lonely yet tragic beauty.

As her beautiful eyes gradually closed, tears streamed down in two lines.

Reopening them, the moon-like pupils were gone.

The cold, ethereal demeanor like Chang’e also faded away, replaced by a lively and cheerful personality.

"Husband!" Chen Silin happily hugged Jiang Fan.

Poof!

Jiang Fan, caught off guard, suddenly felt intense pain in his body, nearly being suffocated to death in an instant.

"Be gentle, you’re a sage now!"

Chen Silin only then realized, hurriedly releasing her grip, looking at her hands in surprise: "I... I’ve entered the sage realm?"

Jiang Fan had a mixed expression of laughter and tears.

Both the Green Pearl and Chen Silin nearly sent him off on the spot!

After thinking for a moment, he suppressed his smile and took out a soul leaf left by Ye Banxia.

With a trace of seriousness, he said: "Siling, I have to do something."