Chapter 951

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Bei Qingtang pressed against his chest, carrying a bone-piercing chill and endless exhaustion.

Xu Zhangqing's whole body stiffened, and he subconsciously raised his hand, stroking her white hair.

Yet what his fingertips sensed was a roughness and decay like withered wood.

He mobilized the Power of Creation, a wisp of pure vitality flowing along his palm into Bei Qingtang's body, wanting to nourish her ruined frame.

But no matter how much he delivered, once the vitality entered Bei Qingtang's body it was like a stone sinking into the sea, instantly devoured completely, not stirring even a single ripple.

As if her body were a bottomless pit that could never be filled.

Xu Zhangqing's brows knitted tight; he circulated the Ten-Thousand-Year Everlasting Art, pushing the power of vitality to its utmost, continuously channeling it into Bei Qingtang's body, yet it still availed nothing.

"Useless……"

A trace of helplessness flashed in Bei Qingtang's turbid eyes; her voice was hoarse and calm: "This is the curse in the bloodline, the backlash of the Yin River Shackles.

No matter how high the cultivation, it cannot undo this curse that reaches deep into the divine soul and bloodline."

She raised her hand, stroking the black markings on her face, her tone carrying a hint of resignation: "These years, I exhausted every effort wanting to undo the shackles, wanting to revive the Bei Clan.

But in the end, not only did I fail to achieve my wish, I also implicated the Xuan Snake, and even brought suffering upon myself.

Junior Brother, I am tired.

I don't want to struggle anymore, don't want to rush about anymore.

I only want to rest here, quietly and peacefully."

Xu Zhangqing looked at her forlorn appearance, a pang of bitterness rising in his heart; he tentatively spoke, his tone carrying a thread of hope: "Eldest Senior Sister, come back to the Qingmu Sect with me.

There are familiar people there; Second Senior Brother…… Fifth Senior Sister are all there."

Bei Qingtang shook her head, a trace of guilt flashing in her eyes: "No need; I am long since no longer the Bei Qingtang of those years, I have no face to go see them.

I have no face to meet the ancestors of the Bei Clan, even less face to meet former acquaintances."

Seeing her attitude was resolute, Xu Zhangqing knew further persuasion would be useless, so he could only nod: "Alright, I won't force you."

As his words fell, a thought moved in his heart.

He circulated the Creation Genesis Record; azure light surged around him, wisps of Creation Qi spreading out.

Instantly, the ruins by the Luo River were leveled flat.

Earth churned, and a simple, elegant wooden house rose from the ground.

Around the wooden house, countless spirit grasses brimming with rich vitality broke through the soil.

Green Bamboo, Spirit Orchid, Forget-worry Grass arranged in harmonious disorder, lush and verdant; a faint grass-and-tree fragrance permeated the air, dispelling more than half of the decaying qi around Bei Qingtang.

"Like this, you can be more comfortable."

Xu Zhangqing looked at her, saying gently: "From now on, I will often come to see you.

Bring you some spiritual food and pills; even if the curse cannot be undone, at least you will suffer less pain."

Bei Qingtang looked at the wooden house and spirit grasses before her; a glimmer flashed in her turbid eyes; the corner of her mouth curved into a smile: "Thank you, Six… Changqing!"

Just like that, years flowed by, one year after another passing.

Xu Zhangqing often set aside sect affairs to come visit Bei Qingtang by the Luo River.

Sometimes he would accompany her sitting before the wooden house, watching the flowing water of the Luo River.

Sometimes he would comb her white hair for her, expounding his comprehension of the Wood Great Dao.

Sometimes he would silently sit to one side, keeping her company in silence, keeping her company in daze.

As they came and went, the two of them cooked raw rice into cooked rice.

In Bei Qingtang's heart there was always the obsession of passing on the Xuan River Spirit Clan bloodline; she knew her days were few, and the only choice at present was Xu Zhangqing.

Back then, the two of them nearly had a sham marriage, even going through Grandfather's officiation.

Now, if she united with him and bore a child, it would count as fulfilling her wish.

Therefore, in the tenth year after their reunion, Bei Qingtang conceived a child.

After ten months of pregnancy, she successfully gave birth to a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins.

Xu Zhangqing named the two children; the older brother was called Xu He, the younger sister called Xu Sui.

Hehe, Suisui.

From birth, both children possessed the Xuan River Spirit Clan bloodline.

Moreover, the situation was a bit different.

The boy Xu He, at birth, was wreathed in black light, accompanied by a Black Water Xuan Snake.

This son was extraordinarily gifted; not only did he possess the Xuan River Spirit Clan bloodline, he also inherited the Black Water Xuan Snake's Yin Cold Power; at birth he already had a Mutated Water Spirit Root.

The girl Xu Sui, on the other hand, had nothing accompanying her, but the Xuan River Spirit Clan bloodline in her was even denser than her brother's.

And her appearance bore quite a resemblance to Bei Qingtang; between her brows and eyes there was a trace of cold clarity.

At this, Bei Qingtang felt deeply gratified.

She used the last of her strength to accompany the children growing up, teaching them how to control the Xuan River Spirit Clan's bloodline power, teaching them to read and write, teaching them the principles of conducting oneself in the world.

She passed on all her lifetime's comprehensions to the two children.

Watching the children grow day by day, the smile on Bei Qingtang's face gradually increased, and the decaying aura around her seemed to have faded a few degrees.

In a blink another eighteen years passed; Hehe and Suisui had already reached adulthood.

Xu He's cultivation reached Foundation Establishment Middle Stage; the accompanying Black Water Xuan Snake had grown to ten zhang in length.

Xu Sui reached Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and the Xuan River Bloodline grew increasingly condensed, her appearance increasingly clear and beautiful.

On the day the children came of age, Bei Qingtang personally sewed clothes for the two of them; in her gaze toward them there was both a trace of satisfaction and a trace of reluctance.

At night, she quietly left the wooden house where she had lived for twenty-eight years.

When Xu Zhangqing returned from Qingmu Sect and saw only the two children, his heart instantly tightened.

He immediately cast the Qing Emperor Escape Art, searching everywhere for Bei Qingtang's tracks.

But no matter how he searched, the result was that he could not find her, as if she had evaporated from the mortal world.

Xu Zhangqing stood by the Luo River, looking at the empty wooden house, and desolation rose in his heart.

He had a strong premonition that perhaps in this lifetime he would never see Eldest Senior Sister again.

Perhaps she went to the Deep Yin River.

Or perhaps she found a place no one knows and ended her own life.

Or perhaps she went to fulfill an unfinished obsession in her heart.

Regardless, Bei Qingtang chose to leave alone, not burdening anyone.

"Father!"

"Where did Mother go?"

"Wah wah wah... we can't find Mother!"

"Your mother has gone to a very, very far place!"

"Will we meet again?"

"..."

Faced with this, Xu Zhangqing did not know how to answer.

Because even he himself did not know what the outcome would be.

About Eldest Senior Sister's matter, Xu Zhangqing had long told Ruo Qunshuang.

As his first Dao Companion, she naturally had the right to know.

And she was not only intelligent and perceptive, but also remarkably open-minded in the aspect of heart realm.

Toward Xu Zhangqing seeking a second Dao Companion and even having children, she had not the slightest complaint.

From then on, the two children lost their birth mother, yet gained a gentle and considerate legitimate mother.

And so as not to disturb Xu Zhangqing's Spirit Severing, Ruo Qunshuang actively took the two children to Lingqu Sect, taught them how to cultivate, and treated them as her own children.

In the days that followed, Xu Zhangqing managed Qingmu Sect on one hand and went to Lingqu Sect to visit the children and Ruo Qunshuang on the other, his days passing both busy and uneventful!