Chapter 1268: Eternal Life: My Steady Farming-Style Cultivation Chapter 1268 — Never Left!

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Everyone's hearts were incomparably complex.

There was pride, after all this was their own Ancestor.

There was shock, the Ancestor was even younger than themselves.

And there was a trace of indescribable alienation and awe.

The one they revered was still young, while they had already grown old.

Xu Zhangqing said nothing; he merely held Ruo Qunshuang, light as nothing, and walked out step by step under the silent gaze of the entire room full of descendants.

Outside, the disciples of the Star Spirit Grass all bowed in salute.

Even beyond Yu Heng Xing, it was filled with North Dipper Immortal Mansion members seeing them off.

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The road from the Floating World Four Domains to the Tianyuan Realm, Xu Zhangqing had walked several times.

He had walked it with Ping'an and Linglong, and also walked it alone.

Only never with Ruo Qunshuang; now there was finally the chance.

When the two passed through a patch of purple star clouds, Ruo Qunshuang's eyes opened slightly.

In her turbid pupils reflected this dreamlike star sea.

Ten thousand purple light belts extended from the depths of the star clouds, like countless soft silks drifting slowly in the starry sky; each light belt undulated at an extremely slow rhythm, as if the entire star sea was breathing.

"Frost Sister!"

"Mm?"

"It seems I've never accompanied you to see the scenery!"

"Not even once?"

"From now on, I'll accompany you to see your fill!"

"Mm!"

Just like that, Xu Zhangqing held Ruo Qunshuang while appreciating the scenery along the way.

Not long after, the two arrived at the Star River Crossing.

This was a meteor river composed of hundreds of millions of tiny meteors, no more than a thousand li wide, yet its length stretched for tens of thousands of li.

Those meteors, for some unknown force's attraction, were arranged neatly and orderly.

The surface of each meteor was covered with a thin layer of starlight ice crystals, glowing with a faint blue light under the reflection of distant starlight.

Viewed from afar, it resembled a glowing ferry river.

After passing through the Star River Crossing, a star cloud cluster appeared ahead.

It was woven from hundreds of different colored star dusts, the star dusts connected to each other by extremely fine light threads, weaving countless layers of light curtains thin as cicada wings.

Each layer of light curtain changed color at an extremely slow speed.

Red turned to orange, orange to yellow, yellow to green, green to purple, like a brocade that would never finish weaving, covering the void for tens of thousands of li in all directions.

Finally, the Tianyuan Realm appeared at the end of the field of vision.

Several thousand years had passed; everything here had long since changed completely.

The seas had turned to mulberry fields, worldly affairs were unpredictable.

The people of the past had long since departed.

The events of the past were buried in the years.

However, Xu Zhangqing did not go to the Dongting Immortal Sect's old site, nor did he go to where the Green Wood Immortal Sect was located; he didn't even notify old acquaintances, but flew straight toward the edge of the Eastern Domain.

The Nine Bends Sect, once the Water Spirit Root Holy Land.

The last time the two returned was several thousand years ago searching for "dowry".

Even after this long, this place was still submerged by ink-black polluted spirit water.

The water surface floated with foul-smelling foam, thick like solidified ink.

Occasionally bubbles rose from the bottom and burst, releasing a wave of pungent stench; just smelling it made one's magic power stagnate.

On the shore stood several young cultivators, wearing different sects' attire.

"When will we be able to go down and investigate?"

"The pollution here is truly too severe!"

"Heard there's the Nine Bends Sect's treasure inside, is that true?"

Just as these people were discussing, Xu Zhangqing descended from the sky holding Ruo Qunshuang; he didn't even glance at them and said coldly: "Leave this place!"

The several young cultivators, seeing this, instantly looked at each other in dismay.

Among them, a male cultivator wearing blue tight-fitting clothes frowned upon hearing this; he first blocked in front of his female companion, then drew his sword and shouted: "By what right?"

The next second, the female companion reached out and pulled him back.

The male cultivator asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"

The female companion shook her head: "Senior Brother, nothing else to say, hurry and go!"

Though the male cultivator was displeased, he still sheathed his long sword and left together with his companions.

After confirming the several young cultivators were far enough away, Xu Zhangqing suddenly extended his right hand, pressing virtually on the polluted water surface above, while simultaneously operating the Primordial Dao Heavenly Book.

He used Creation Power to restore this area.

The pitch-black sewage suddenly became clear and clean.

The nine dried-up and clogged tributaries suddenly gushed forth clear springs at the same time.

Converging into the valley from nine directions, they formed a scene of nine water dragons guarding it.

Countless spiritual plants rose from the ground, beginning to grow and mature at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the air, the fishy stench that had permeated for several thousand years was directly swept away by a gust of cool wind.

The spiritual energy concentration climbed within a few breaths to a level several times richer than the most prosperous period of Jiuqu Sect.

The young cultivators who had already retreated were speechless upon seeing this scene.

The male cultivator who had drawn his sword couldn't help but swallow his Adam's apple.

Recalling his own appearance when drawing his sword, cold sweat broke out all over him.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had listened to his junior sister just now; otherwise, death was certain.

This young man holding the old woman was actually a mysterious expert—this was too terrifying.

In the blink of an eye, the environment of Jiuqu Sect transformed into another appearance.

Green mountains and clear waters surrounded it, and everywhere was full of vitality.

Xu Zhangqing found a clean, flat patch of grass on the hillside, then sat down holding Ruo Qunshuang.

Her head rested in his embrace.

The sun gradually sank, leaving only a faint orange glow.

I don't know what happened, but Ruo Qunshuang suddenly regained her vitality; she raised her head to look at Xu Zhangqing and asked with a smiling face, "Qing Ge, do you think people will have a next life?"

Xu Zhangqing nodded: "Yes, there definitely is!"

Ruo Qunshuang smiled sweetly: "Then in my next life, I'll still cling to... you!"

It became light, everything became light.

The body lost its weight.

Life had reached its end.

The whole world suddenly became quiet.

Xu Zhangqing held her tighter and said in a low voice: "Me too!"

All of Ruo Qunshuang's strength transformed into a smile in the final moment.

A satisfied smile!

She seemed to have fallen asleep, quietly leaning in Xu Zhangqing's embrace.

The last glow of the setting sun enveloped both of them in a layer of twilight.

Suddenly, a sound of footsteps came from behind Xu Zhangqing, followed immediately by a familiar voice: "Qing Ge!"

Xu Zhangqing turned around abruptly.

The young Ruo Qunshuang was looking at herself with a blushing face.

She wore a purple long skirt, making the whole person appear serene and elegant.

Xu Zhangqing said in disbelief: "Frost Sister?"

Ruo Qunshuang, wearing a Purple Abyss Water Cloud Skirt, spun around in place and asked, "Does it look good?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhangqing was struck as if by lightning.

The scene before his eyes was exactly the same as that day at the market in his memory.

Seeing him silent and speechless, Ruo Qunshuang spun around again, but this time her hands and feet emitted light.

Seeing that he still didn't answer, Ruo Qunshuang spun a third time; her whole person became transparent, merging into the last glow of the setting sun.

As if she had never left the Tianyuan Realm, never left Jiuqu Sect, never left Xu Zhangqing!