Chapter 523 Goodbye Yun Tianqing!
The Hall of Impermanence is the core area of the ghost world, where King Yama lives.
Therefore, this place is also very lively. With the majestic and solemn Wuchang Temple as the core, it forms a densely packed building complex. All that comes and goes are ghosts, and no one is talking or laughing.
Because the breath of the living had been blocked by the Candle-Bearing Dragon for Murong Fu and the others, the ghosts did not notice anything unusual about them and continued to work, live and trade as usual.
If the breath of life of everyone is not concealed, it will be as bright as a firefly in the dark and will be immediately discovered by the ghost world.
"The ghost world is completely different from what I imagined. Although the yin energy here is heavy, it is well-ordered. These ghosts are no different from the living. Except for their ugly and hideous looks, they are almost like mortals." Xuan Xiao said, looking around.
It turns out that the ghosts in the ghost world are just like the mortals in the human world and attach great importance to paper money. Some work, some sell things, some go shopping, and some let their things be.
"Ghosts are the state of the living after death. No matter if they are human, god, demon, monster, or immortal, once they die, they will become ghosts and be managed by the ghost world. According to the merits or sins in their lifetime, they will be judged by King Yama and the judges, and then reincarnated." Murong Fu said, "So humans and monsters are essentially the same. It doesn't matter whether you were a human or a monster in your lifetime. You will be a ghost after death. If you are a human in this life, you may be a monster in the next life. If you are a monster in this life, you may be a human in the next life."
"This is what it means that heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs."
Although Fuxi monopolized the resources of the six realms and became the supreme emperor of heaven, his means of ascending to the throne may not have been glorious enough, but after ascending to the throne, Fuxi was very wise.
As the biggest vested interest in the six realms, a stable order is most beneficial to Fuxi. Therefore, Fuxi formulated a series of rules and asked the gods to maintain these rules.
Even gods of the same status as Fei Peng and Ao Xu would be punished if they violated the rules and disrupted order.
Therefore, the six realms generally maintain peace. Although sentient beings have no chance of transcendence, they will have no problem living an ordinary life.
On the surface, the gods never interfere with the human world. Even if the water demon destroys the world, it is the responsibility of Nuwa's descendants and has nothing to do with the gods.
Although the divine world secretly influences the human world, it never gives anyone an advantage overtly. The historical development of mankind depends entirely on its own choices, and there is no interference from supernatural forces.
If Han Tianyu had not robbed the tomb and violated the taboos of the divine world, the punishment the Han family received would not have been so severe.
This ghost world treats all living beings equally and is not too partial.
There is a saying that "the worst order is better than no order". Moreover, the order established by Fuxi only made the path for the mortal class to leap to immortals and gods extremely narrow. It is not the worst order. It is still far from the capitalist immortal cultivation that squeezes people's bones and marrow.
Therefore, Fuxi, the Emperor of Heaven, really treated all things as straw dogs. No matter if the mortal Han family made a mistake, the general Fei Peng made a mistake, or the god Ao Xu made a mistake, they would all be punished, and those who had made merit would be rewarded.
Perhaps for Fuxi at that level, all living beings are no different to him. He is now the only pillar god and no longer cares about the affairs of the six realms. Instead, he practices in seclusion to comprehend the deeper way of heaven and pursue greater progress.
"The philosophy of the Qionghua Sect is really wrong. No wonder your attitude towards humans and monsters is no different." Xuan Xiao said, "Go see Yun Tianqing! Where is he?"
Murong Fu said: "There is a rotating mirror platform outside the Impermanence Hall. When you reach the rotating mirror platform, as long as you miss your relatives and their relatives have not been reincarnated, you can see them. Let's go to the mirror platform!"
Murong Fu and others walked along the way and found that the ghosts in the ghost world were generally not strong, and only the ghost messengers were slightly stronger. No wonder after Long Kui cultivated into a human body and entered the ghost world, he was worshipped as the Ghost King by a group of ghosts.
It is true that Long Kui, this thousand-year-old ghost, once he cultivates into a human body, he will indeed have the strength of a ghost king.
The group of ghosts ignored Murong Fu and his companions. There are all kinds of ghosts in the ghost world. Most of them are ugly, but there are also some very beautiful ones. This is nothing strange.
Because most ghosts are ugly, the mainstream aesthetic in the ghost world is pale face and black eye sockets. In The Legend of Sword and Fairy III, there is Zhao Wuyan, the most handsome man in the ghost world.
Her appearance, which seemed ugly to ordinary people, was quite beautiful to herself, and she even had a fashionable hairstyle.
Maybe the longer you are a ghost, the greater the difference between your aesthetic and that of humans.
In the eyes of Murong Fu and others, ghosts are all ugly, but in the eyes of ghosts, isn’t Murong Fu ugly too?
Soon, everyone arrived at the rotating mirror platform, which was empty and unguarded.
"There are no guards in this place?" Xuan Xiao was surprised.
"This is not a very important place." Murong Fu said, "Most people are reincarnated soon after death, and their relatives cannot find them here. Moreover, once the Wheel Mirror is in operation, the Hall of Impermanence will sense the fluctuation of magic power. It will be the same whether it is guarded or not."
"So that's how it is." Xuan Xiao said.
Xuan Xiao stared at the rotating mirror, speechless. The person he missed the most was Su Yu, but Su Yu had been reincarnated for many years...
Suddenly, Xuan Xiao glanced at Han Lingsha and thought, could it be that Su Yu was reincarnated as this girl, so both of them have extremely yin bodies? Do their ages match? Forget it, this is meaningless...
Thinking of this, Xuan Xiao fell silent.
Murong Fu said: "Whoever has a loved one that you miss can come first."
Han Lingsha walked forward and thought silently about her uncle, but had no reaction.
Murong Fu said: "Your uncle is doing hard labor in the ghost world and will not show up."
Han Lingsha asked: "Master, don't you have someone you miss?"
Murong Fu said: "I am a descendant of the royal family of Hou Yan. Our Murong clan lives in the Western Regions. I have been a disciple of Qionghua Sect since I was young, and my relationship with my relatives is very weak. You should also know that only when you spend time together day and night can you develop feelings. Besides, my relatives should all be alive. After all, I am only nineteen years old."
Murong Fu said this, but in his heart he thought, all the people I cherish have gained immortality, just in another world. When I transcend, we will be able to reunite sooner or later.
Liu Mengli said: "My biological father died a long time ago, and we never met him, so there is no such thing as missing him. My mother is still alive, and my other parents are also alive, so I have no regrets."
After Liu Mengli said this, she looked at Xiaoqing.
Xiao Qing sneered: "If the person I miss could appear here, the entire ghost world would be turned upside down."
Xuan Xiao was surprised.
Everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Yes, as the daughter of Chi You, what she missed most was naturally her father Chi You.
If Chi You's ghost appeared in the ghost world, King Yama would not be able to control it at all, and the ghost world would definitely be turned upside down.
Murong Fu said: "It depends on you, Tianhe, think about your old father."
"My father is not old." Yun Tianhe said, "When he died, he was very young."
Murong Fu said: "This is an even sadder story." Suddenly, a bright light flashed in front of the revolving mirror, and a young man stood with his arms folded, appearing in front of everyone.
This young man looked 80% similar to Yun Tianhe, but compared to Yun Tianhe's dressing, this young man was dressed like a normal Tang Dynasty citizen. He did not have innocent eyes, nor wild beauty, but had a cynical demeanor.
Without asking, everyone knew that this was Yun Tianhe's father, Yun Tianqing.
"Dad!" Yun Tianhe was overjoyed and excited.
As for his father, Yun Tianhe naturally recognized Ding Zhen at first sight.
"Uncle Yun!"
Liu Mengli also recognized Yun Tianqing at a glance, after all, he was her savior.
"You... Tianhe... how did you end up here?" Yun Tianqing asked, "This girl is... you are Mengli, right? You have grown up so much? You... you are..."
Thinking that this was the ghost world and seeing his young son and Liu Mengli whom he had rescued, Yun Tianqing suddenly felt extremely sad.
He and his wife had died young, but he didn't expect that his son and the little demon girl he had saved would die even younger. What the hell was going on?
"Yun Tianqing, they are not dead. It seems that your eyesight is much worse than when you were alive." Xuan Xiao said lightly.
“Senior Brother Xuanxiao!” Yun Tianqing looked at Xuanxiao, his eyes almost popping out, and then he looked at the others, unable to help but scratching his head like Yun Tianhe, “What on earth is going on?”
Murong Fu said: "Lingsha, you are very eloquent. Please tell Senior Yun Tianqing the whole story."
"Okay, Master, it's like this..." Han Lingsha is indeed an old hand. She explained the whole story to Yun Tianqing clearly and with the right amount of detail.
Only then did Yun Tianqing realize that his son had followed his old path and joined the Qionghua Sect.
Xuan Xiao knew that he was waiting for him in the ghost world, so he came to see him.
Several of them are very capable, especially this generation's sword-wielding elder Murong Ziying, who has become an immortal, fulfilling the Qionghua Sect's centuries-old wish, and leading the Qionghua Sect to stand at the pinnacle of the cultivation world.
That's why he could easily enter the ghost world and even defeated the candle-holding dragon guarding Mount Buzhou.
Yun Tianqing found it unbelievable that after being dead for more than ten years, the world had become so strange.
"Senior Brother, I..." Yun Tianqing wanted to speak to Xuan Xiao.
Xuan Xiao waved his hand and said, "Talk to your son first. You and your son have been apart for many years, so you should have a lot to talk about."
"Thank you, senior brother."
Afterwards, Yun Tianqing and Yun Tianhe had a touching exchange that made Yun Tianhe burst into tears. It was only because Murong Fu had become an immortal with great magical powers, able to go to heaven and earth, and travel through the ghost world, that Yun Tianqing no longer insisted on opposing his son's cultivation of immortality.
"Tianhe, when I was young, I was a knight-errant, unrestrained and wandering around the world. At that time, I joined the Kunlun Qionghua Sect and wanted to ascend to heaven and become an immortal. Unfortunately, the Qionghua Sect's way of ascending to heaven is unacceptable to me. If becoming an immortal means harming other lives, or even killing the young, then it doesn't matter if you don't become an immortal." Yun Tianqing said sadly, "At that time, even my master, Taiqing Zhenren, died. The war between the two worlds was a river of blood, so I felt that the path to becoming an immortal was bleak. I don't want you to cultivate any immortality, I just want you to live in peace, so I only taught you some basic martial arts, and didn't teach you how to cultivate immortality."
"But since you have become a disciple of Qionghua, perhaps you have a destiny. Your master is also a rare person. He has become an immortal at this age, which is unprecedented. This may be your chance."
"I've also figured it out. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Tianhe, from now on in this world, you decide how to walk your own path. I hope that no matter where you go, you will be blessed."
After saying that, Yun Tianqing patted Yun Tianhe on the shoulder, his eyes full of encouragement and trust.
"father!"
Yun Tianhe was crying.
"Don't act like a child!" Yun Tianqing said, "Be more open-minded. People will die sooner or later. Even immortals can only live for a few thousand years."
After that, Yun Tianqing asked Liu Mengli a few more questions. He learned that Liu Mengli was doing well and even found her biological mother. The Huanming Realm and the Qionghua Sect were also at peace. Yun Tianqing was relieved and said happily:
"I never expected that the Qionghua Sect would not follow the old path, but this is a good thing."
Xuan Xiao said: "This is all thanks to Elder Murong. Even though he is not the head of the sect, he has the final say in Qionghua Sect now."
"It is a blessing for the Qionghua Sect to have a gifted child like you." Yun Tianqing said to Murong Fu.
"Thank you for the compliment, Senior. I am just following the Tao." Murong Fu said, "Follow the laws of heaven and follow your heart without breaking the rules."
"No wonder you can become an immortal." Yun Tianqing said with a smile.
After laughing, Yun Tianqing came to Xuan Xiao, kowtowed three times, and said, "Brother, I'm sorry."
Xuan Xiao said: "Get up, I have already forgiven you. If I hadn't forgiven you, I wouldn't even come to see you. I came to see you because I hope you can reincarnate peacefully, let go of everything in this life, and start your new life."
Yun Tianqing said with a guilty look on his face: "I acted on my own initiative and caused you so much suffering. I have been feeling very ashamed all these years."
Xuan Xiao said: "Before I came to Buzhou Mountain, I still had some resentment, but after going to Buzhou Mountain, I felt relieved. Do you know why?"
"Why?"
Xuan Xiao said: "Because I found that the gods in this world are high above, and can change the fate of mankind with a single thought. The fate that binds mankind is so insignificant to the gods."
"If our Qionghua Sect had really ascended collectively nineteen years ago, what we would have received would only be punishment from the God Realm. The God Realm would not allow so many people to become immortals."
"We didn't know this at all at the time, but you and Su Yu acted on your own initiative out of your overflowing compassion and saved the entire Qionghua Sect. We even have to thank you."
Yun Tianqing suddenly realized: "I see. I was wondering if something was wrong. It turns out I ignored the reaction of the God Realm."
Xuan Xiao said: "Now that your knot has been untied, you can rest in peace. I will ask you one last question, Su Yu..."
"She loves you." Yun Tianqing lowered his head and said with a little sadness, "The child's name is Tianhe, which was given by Su Yu. You should know what it means. Before Su Yu died, she was buried with the Lingguang Zaoyu, which was the gift you gave her. She said that she was too tired. This entanglement with us in this life made her exhausted, so she just wanted to reincarnate as soon as possible and start the next life. Fate, it's over..."
"This feeling can be recalled, but it was already gone at that time." Murong Fu patted Xuan Xiao's shoulder and comforted him, "Senior, please look at it more positively."
(End of this chapter)
