Read Novel Full Chapter 546: I Am Very Calm Right Now
Chapter 546: I Am Very Calm Right Now
News of the Phoenix-Bird Secret Realm’s collapse spread through the entire demon-race world like a thunderclap.
This time, of the tens of thousands of cultivators who had gone to Phoenix-Bird Secret Realm in search of opportunity, only a sparse few made it out alive in the end. Not even one in ten survived.
And yet, one thing spread like wildfire, swiftly igniting everyone’s desire.
The Phoenix-Bird demon core had successfully been brought out of the secret realm.
For a time, countless cultivators began frantically searching for that demon core’s whereabouts.
After all, that demon core’s realm was at least above the Ascension Realm.
Its original owner might even have once touched the legendary two lost realms.
A treasure like that was an irresistible temptation even to Ascension Realm cultivators.
Aside from that demon core, there were also people making inquiries everywhere about one man.
But as more and more fragments of information reached Tushan Jingci and Xiaoqing’s ears, their hearts sank little by little.
At last, after repeated investigation and confirmation by Tushan cultivators, they finally reached a conclusion.
Xiao Mo had remained inside Phoenix-Bird Secret Realm until the very last moment, until the secret realm completely collapsed.
That did not merely mean Xiao Mo was dead.
Even his soul might have scattered along with the secret realm’s annihilation.
As for why Xiao Mo had insisted on staying inside the secret realm until the end, the surviving cultivators all had different stories.
Some said Xiao Mo had been fighting over that demon core, that his greed had exceeded all bounds and buried him inside.
Others said Xiao Mo might have been controlled by some strange existence inside the secret realm and had been unable to act of his own will.
Because they themselves had been controlled inside the secret realm.
In truth, regarding Xiao Mo’s death, Xiaoqing vaguely felt it had to be connected to Tushan.
Although she held no solid proof, she felt it was very likely done at the instruction and arrangement of Tushan’s Grand Elder, Tushan Meng.
“If Sister learns that Brother Xiao’s soul has already scattered...”
Xiaoqing did not dare think any further.
She understood her sister’s nature too well.
If Sister learned of it, she would go mad.
And even without the slightest shred of evidence, Sister would spare no cost. She would bring the entire Four Seas and raze Tushan to the ground.
But Tushan’s roots in the demon-race world ran deep, and it occupied every advantage of time and place.
Tushan Meng herself was a late-stage Ascension Realm cultivator.
Together with Tushan’s mountain-protecting formation, passed down for ten thousand years, and the accumulated fortune of the entire fox clan over generations, within Tushan’s borders she was like a Saint seated over that stretch of heaven and earth. Her realm could climb to perfected completion of the Ascension Realm, nearly placing her on equal footing with Sister.
If Sister truly exhausted the strength of the Four Seas to destroy Tushan, the final result would likely still be disastrous. She would have a nine-in-ten chance of dying.
And what was worse, Brother Xiao no longer even had the chance to reincarnate.
He had completely scattered into heaven and earth.
When that time came, would Sister still have any reason to keep living?
Brother Xiao was Sister’s entire world...
But was Xiaoqing supposed to keep hiding it from Sister forever, letting Sister carry an impossible hope as she searched day after day, year after year?
Xiaoqing’s heart was full of torment, as if it had been torn in two.
She did not know what choice could possibly count as the right one.
But she understood one thing.
She had to return to the Four Seas first.
......
“Young Lady, Elder Hongxia has returned from Flowing Sand City. The Grand Elder said that a clan assembly must be held in the great hall, and asks that you attend without fail.”
That day, Yueshi came to Moon God Mountain and spoke slowly.
Beneath the hundred-zhang Moon God Tree, a young woman was kneeling quietly.
Ever since learning of Xiao Mo’s death, the young woman had knelt beneath that tree day and night, raising her head and gazing blankly at Tushan’s divine tree.
Silent.
Not eating or drinking.
Not moving at all.
Like a statue that had lost its soul.
Just as Yueshi was wondering how she ought to comfort her young lady, the girl beneath the tree finally spoke slowly.
“Sister Yueshi, tell me... how exactly did Xiao Mo die?”
Her voice was so calm it did not sound like a question. It sounded more like she was talking to herself.
“Xiao Mo was never someone who coveted treasures. He never once opened his mouth to ask me for anything.”
“And Xiao Mo was cautious by nature, meticulous in thought. It was even less possible for him to compete with others out of pride or act recklessly.”
“Most importantly, I kept urging Xiao Mo not to go to Phoenix-Bird Secret Realm.”
“I also personally looked over the list of cultivators submitted by Flowing Sand City. Xiao Mo’s name was not on it at all!”
“But why... did Xiao Mo still go? Was it truly as Elder Hongxia said, that he went there on his own without permission?”
“Young Lady...”
In truth, Yueshi understood what her young lady was trying to say.
But how could she dare say it plainly to her?
And what proof did she have in her hands?
Seeing Yueshi fall silent, Tushan Jingci said nothing more.
She slowly rose from beneath the tree, straightened her skirt, folded her hands before her, and walked toward Yueshi one step at a time. Her steps were steady, completely different from her former lightness.
“Sister Yueshi, I know what you are worried about.”
She passed by Yueshi, and her voice drifted softly into Yueshi’s ears from behind her.
It was so calm that it made the heart ache.
“Do not worry. Right now, I...”
“am very calm.”
......
Moon God Peak, outside Tushan’s great hall.
Tushan Hongxia was already standing outside the hall, waiting for the future holy daughter.
“You have worked hard in Flowing Sand City during this period.” Tushan Meng walked to Tushan Hongxia’s side and patted her shoulder. “It is just that I may need you to suffer a little more grievance now.”
“It is all right, Grand Elder.” Tushan Hongxia smiled bitterly and shook her head. “After all, I was the one who failed to ‘watch over’ Xiao Mo and allowed him to go to Phoenix-Bird Secret Realm. I should properly apologize to the holy daughter.”
“As long as you understand.” Tushan Meng smiled faintly, then walked into the great hall.
Tushan Hongxia remained at the entrance, waiting for Tushan Jingci.
Even though she was one of Tushan’s ten great elders, right now, she still had to “plead guilty” before the future holy daughter.
Roughly fifteen minutes later, Tushan Hongxia, who had been waiting outside the hall all this time, finally saw Tushan Jingci walking over with dignified composure.
Tushan Hongxia showed not the slightest arrogance. She immediately stepped forward, bowed to Tushan Jingci, and called respectfully, “Holy Daughter... regarding...”
Just as Tushan Hongxia was about to explain, she had barely raised her head when her voice stopped abruptly.
The girl’s eyes were as calm as autumn water.
As deep as the Nine Nether Abyss.
As cold as an iceberg.
Even though Tushan Hongxia was an Immortal Realm cultivator, at that moment, before this Nascent Soul junior, she did not dare move an inch.
She did not dare say another word.
Tushan Jingci glanced at Tushan Hongxia indifferently, then withdrew her gaze and continued forward.
Only Tushan Hongxia remained standing in place, taking a long time to come back to herself.
As she looked at Tushan Jingci’s back, Tushan Hongxia knew.
The innocent girl from before was gone forever.