Leaving Purple Mountain

"Patriarch!"

Lu Zhou stepped forward and left the God King Pure Land!

Although he had yet to cultivate source arts, that was only a matter of time.

Moreover, considering what Zhang Lin had done in the original story,

Lu Zhou's cry of "Patriarch" came from the bottom of his heart.

"My time is short. The Wushi Bell's chimes are deafening, yet they can only restore my clarity for a brief moment."

Zhang Lin's voice carried boundless desolation and sorrow.

"I have spent ten thousand years in a muddle. I do not even know what I have done."

"Why did you enter Purple Mountain?"

"I encountered one of your descendants. He told me the Origin Scripture had been lost in Purple Mountain. I entered Purple Mountain to retrieve the Origin Scripture and the remains of another one of your descendants. I also wished to confirm whether you were alive or dead."

As Lu Zhou spoke, he took out Zhang Jiye's remains.

Zhang Lin looked at Zhang Jiye's bones and remained silent.

After a long while, he finally said to Lu Zhou,

"Thank you."

"You honor me too much, Patriarch!"

Lu Zhou waved his hand and continued.

"Earlier, I saw the Holy Maiden sealed within source. Patriarch, did you command those Ancient Corpses to seize the Medicine Kings and Immortal Medicine liquid because you wanted to revive the Holy Maiden?"

"I am willing to offer the Immortal Medicine liquid to save the Holy Maiden!"

Hearing Lu Zhou say this, Zhang Lin froze for a moment. But shortly afterward, he remembered Yang Yi.

He abruptly turned around and let out a beastlike wail. With bloodshot eyes, he ran toward the place where Yang Yi had been sealed.

That cry was like a cuckoo weeping blood, filled with immeasurable grief and sorrow!

Previously, Zhang Lin had been muddled and only instinctively wanted to seize those Medicine Kings and the Immortal Medicine liquid. In that state, even he himself did not know why he wanted them.

Now that he had regained his senses, the instant Lu Zhou mentioned the words Holy Maiden, he understood why he had possessed that instinct.

The sight made both Lu Zhou and the God King sigh.

What kind of devotion could make a man, even after becoming such a ghostly thing, still instinctively want to save her?

Lu Zhou could only imagine it. He could not understand it firsthand.

The God King, however, was also deeply devoted. He could not help thinking once more of Fairy Caiyun.

He asked himself: if all of this had happened to him, would he have done the same?

The God King did not want to know the answer.

He would never allow such a thing to happen!

The two followed Zhang Lin through one ancient cave after another. At last, they saw Zhang Lin embracing a massive block of source.

Bloody tears streamed from his scarlet eyes.

Within that huge piece of special divine source was an incomparably beautiful woman, like a lotus blossom emerging from the water.

"Bring her back to life. I wronged her too deeply back then, and even after my death, I dragged her into this desperate situation."

Zhang Lin's voice trembled. His red-haired hands were shaking!

Lu Zhou stepped forward, a jade bottle appearing in his hand.

The bottle contained ten drops of Immortal Divine Phoenix liquid.

Lu Zhou remembered that, in the original story, Ye Fan had used several drops of Immortal True Dragon liquid to revive Yang Yi, who still retained a thread of life.

He believed that he could likewise use several drops of Immortal Divine Phoenix liquid to revive Yang Yi.

Zhang Lin looked at the jade bottle and extended his red-haired hand. Yet halfway through, he withdrew it again.

Endless pain showed in his scarlet eyes.

The red fur covering his body, this state of being neither human nor ghost—it tormented him.

He pointed a finger at Lu Zhou. Seizing the fact that he was still somewhat lucid, he transmitted all his insights into cultivating the Origin Scripture to Lu Zhou through that finger.

He said to Lu Zhou,

"Take her away. Tell her that I died ten thousand years ago, on a morning when the dawn glow rose."

"Tell her that I scattered with the wind long ago. From this day onward, there will be no Zhang Lin in this world."

"Tell her that Zhang Lin's final words were for her to live well."

With that, he let out another howl filled with unbearable pain.

He transformed into a streak of red light and rushed into the depths of Purple Mountain.

He could clearly feel his consciousness rapidly fading. He was about to become that muddled ghostly thing again.

Lu Zhou opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

In the end, however, he could only sigh.

Looking at Yang Yi, sealed within the source, the words Underworld, Origin God, and Origin Ghost surfaced in Lu Zhou's mind.

He clenched his fists.

He suddenly realized that he had another reason to become invincible.

He stored the source sealing Yang Yi within the Qiankun Pearl.

He said nothing, but silently resolved that one day, he would destroy the Origin God and Origin Ghost and flatten the Underworld. He hoped that by then, he could restore Zhang Lin to normal and completely end the Origin Master lineage's curse in their later years.

He and the God King returned to the great hall where the Wushi Emperor Scripture stood. Lu Zhou inserted a piece of Wushi Emperor Jade into a depression large enough to fit a human head.

During this process, Lu Zhou carefully sensed his surroundings.

He did not know whether it was because the God King was present.

In any case, unlike Ye Fan in the original story, Lu Zhou did not feel hidden eyes watching him, nor did he sense the Black Emperor wandering nearby.

Dazzling light shot into the sky, and a vast curtain of light enveloped Lu Zhou and the God King.

Soon, the light curtain tore through the void. Everything became hazy. Darkness and utter silence surrounded them as he and the God King began traversing the void.

Before long, the two fell into water.

The God King punched upward, blasting through the ground. He brought Lu Zhou soaring into the air, and in an instant, heaven and earth seemed to overturn. They were already standing on a stretch of reddish-brown land.

The God King said to Lu Zhou,

"Actually, I do not advise you to cultivate the Origin Scripture. I have also heard of the Origin Master lineage's curse in their later years."

"You have just seen Zhang Lin's condition. There are some things I need not explain further. If you need cultivation resources, my Jiang Family can provide them for you!"

The current God King had every confidence to say such words.

Lu Zhou smiled after hearing this and said to the God King,

"As for the Origin Master lineage's curse, I know what I am doing. Source arts are greatly useful to me and concern my future cultivation plans."

"Thank you for your kindness, God King. Please rest assured!"

Since Lu Zhou had said so, Jiang Taixu said no more.

Though he had known Lu Zhou for only a short time, he had long seen that Lu Zhou was a man with firm convictions and many mysteries.

He could tell that Lu Zhou seemed to know many secrets that others did not.

Putting everything else aside, Lu Zhou seemed to know a great deal about Purple Mountain—more than he did, even though he was the God King who had been trapped in Purple Mountain for four thousand years.

He had no desire to get to the bottom of it. Everyone had their own secrets.

"In that case, I shall say no more. I am preparing to go to Myriad Beginning and find Caiyun now!"

"Good! Then I shall congratulate the God King and Fairy Caiyun in advance. May lovers finally become united. When the time comes, if you hold a wedding feast, you must let me know!"

"Ha ha ha!"

The God King merely laughed. He understood Caiyun, so he knew that he and Caiyun would most likely not make a grand affair of it.

After laughing, he said to Lu Zhou,

"As far as I know, Jade Pool has always maintained good relations with the various major forces."

"Since you intend to revive Yang Yi with Immortal Divine Phoenix liquid, and you have also inherited the Origin Master's legacy, you will surely become an honored guest of Jade Pool in the future."

"With that, you should have enough standing to establish yourself in the Big Dipper. Then I can rest easy!"

"No matter what happens, if you need me in the future, you may bring the God King Token to the Jiang Family. Or show the God King Token before members of the Jiang Family, and they will fulfill your needs."

Lu Zhou nodded, indicating that he remembered.

The God King left. He did not take the Lihuo Furnace with him, instead telling Lu Zhou to keep it. He also warned Lu Zhou that unless absolutely necessary, he should not casually reveal that he possessed the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal.

Otherwise, certain shameless Ultimate Dao Forces might forcibly seize it.

What he did not know was that no one could possibly take Lu Zhou's Dragon Pattern Black Gold Seal from him.

After the God King left, Lu Zhou did not immediately return to Stone Village.

He took out the special divine source that sealed Yang Yi.