Immortal World!
At the mention of those two words, Zero Burial's pupils shifted slightly. This matched the judgment Spirit Platform Academy's headmaster, Han Fei, had previously made about Kong Chen. It seemed that little girl truly had a great deal to do with the Immortal World.
"When I heard Ling Luo say that, I didn't realize how serious it was. Nor did I know where this Immortal World she spoke of even was. I only begged her not to leave me, because she was the only person I could trust, and my only attachment to this world!" Kong Chen's hands trembled, and even his voice shook faintly. Clearly, things had reached a point beyond his control, yet every consequence had been caused by him.
Zero Burial sighed softly. Even if Kong Chen said nothing more, he could already guess what had happened next.
"Ling Luo looked at the spatial rift beside her, but in the end, she didn't step into it. Yet she never told me that if she gave up that opportunity, she would die!" Kong Chen's eyes reddened slightly.
"You can probably guess what happened afterward. Ling Luo revealed her true form—a remarkably beautiful cherry blossom tree. It carried a faint fragrance as it unfurled beside me. Every blossom bloomed at that moment, incomparably beautiful. The petals fell endlessly like a fine rain, and whenever they landed on me, they merged directly into my body. Once every petal had fallen, the cherry blossom tree vanished. Only a long zither appeared by my side, and Ling Luo left me with just one sentence!"
Kong Chen took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"I would rather let cherry blossoms bloom for a single instant in the mortal world than flourish for a lifetime in the Immortal World!"
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