Rebirth from the Ashes
In the sea, a tiny glimmer of light drifted with the waves, and after three years of drifting, it arrived at the reef of a small island in the nearshore waters. The glimmer of light gradually transformed into a ball of light the size of a millstone.
On this day, a streak of light streaked across the sky and suddenly stopped above the ball of light, revealing a graceful woman dressed in a light blue dress.
For a moment, even the waves of the sea gradually calmed down.
"What is this? A glowing orb? I can't see through it at all?"
Li Xue slowly descended onto the ball of light, and with a wave of her hand, the ball of light was drawn to float in front of her.
She summoned her flying sword and gently touched the ball of light with the tip. The next moment, the ball of light exploded, and a little child who looked only seven or eight years old fell out.
The little baby was completely naked, with skin as white as jade, very smooth and tender.
Furthermore, the little baby had a white crescent mark on its forehead. Although it wasn't immediately obvious, Li Xue, who had been staring at the crescent mark, sensed an aura of decay and death, which felt very eerie.
Li Xue opened her protective shield, took a few steps back warily, and examined the suddenly appearing little child, intending to see what was going on.
At this moment, a terrifying suction force emanated from the little child, drawing in the Spiritual Qi within a radius of several miles, forming a vortex of Spiritual Qi that surged back towards the child.
Li Xue's expression changed, and she was about to stop him, but she couldn't bring herself to swing her hand down. She vaguely felt that the little child looked somewhat familiar, perhaps he was someone she knew.
Finally, she swung her hand down as if to launch an attack, but instead of an attack, she unleashed a combination of an aura-concealing array and Spirit Gathering Formation.
A day later, the little child stopped absorbing Spiritual Qi and formed a cocoon of Spiritual Qi around its body, remaining in this state for ten days.
"Click~"
With a shattering sound, the Spiritual Qi cocoon cracked open, and soon after, a series of cracking sounds followed as countless fragments peeled off and disappeared from the cocoon.
One foot stepped out of the giant callus, and then a man dressed in a black robe with a cold face walked out. The gray crescent mark on his forehead had turned white, and he exuded a noble and aloof aura like a crescent moon.
A powerful aura was released without any concealment, causing the seawater below to become turbulent. This was the Golden Core Stage. Ancient books recorded that once a Golden Core was swallowed, one's fate would be in one's own hands, no longer in the hands of heaven, and one would truly embark on the path to immortality.
Li Xue was unaffected by the aura, though her expression showed slight shock. This man was indeed Shen Ge, without a doubt; they looked exactly alike.
However, Shen Ge died three years ago, on this very sea. Although no one can confirm this news, it is true that the soul lamp Shen Ge left behind at the Spirit Moon Sect was shattered. At the same time, Mu Wan's soul lamp also went out, which has been confirmed. Li Xue even went to pay her respects at the time.
Li Xue was shocked and somewhat afraid that this person, who had been confirmed dead, was now standing alive in front of her.
Resurrection from the dead is not unheard of in the cultivation Immortal Realm, but that only happens when the soul is still intact. Shen Ge's soul lamp was extinguished, meaning his soul was scattered. For him to come back to life is simply impossible.
She preferred to believe that it was some strange thing that had transformed into Shen Ge's appearance.
Therefore, Li Xue cautiously took a few steps back, summoned her flying sword, stared at the person who resembled Shen Ge, and asked, "Shen Ge?"
A barely suppressed killing intent flashed in Shen Ge's eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He turned to Li Xue, bowed, and said, "Fellow Daoist Li Xue, I am deeply grateful for your protection. Without your help, I would have been in grave danger this time."
"Shen Ge? Are you really Shen Ge?" Li Xue asked again, still somewhat uncertain. "Don't try to fool me. Shen Ge has been dead for three years. Besides, I'm very familiar with Fellow Daoist Shen. You can't fool me. I advise you to tell the truth, or I'll report your whereabouts to the Spirit Moon Sect. They'll probably be very interested in an unknown person claiming to be their disciple, especially Nascent Soul Realm True Person Qingyu and her disciple Su Liuyue. Back then, they searched this sea area for a long time, and countless sea Demon Beast perished because of it."
Li Xue was exaggerating. This sea area no longer belongs to the territory bordering the Spirit Moon Sect, but is a small bay bordering the Evergreen Sect. There are very few Demon Beast there, so naturally no one has come to this area to search. Otherwise, this ball of light in the sea would have been discovered long ago.
If she hadn't been thinking of finding a small island here to live a secluded life, she probably wouldn't have come here at all.
However, she did not lie about one thing: Mo Qingyu and Su Liuyue did indeed search that part of the South Sea for a long time and killed many Demon Beast.
Shen Ge's expression was slightly complicated. He hadn't expected his master and sister to go to such lengths to find out the cause of his death.
Unfortunately, he can't go back now, and he doesn't want to anymore; this connection is over.
Shen Ge cupped his hands in greeting to Li Xue and said, "Fellow Daoist Li Xue, there's no need to inform the Spirit Moon Sect. I'm already dead, but I've been brought back to life through some Secret Method. What's the point of alarming them? I might have to die again later."
Seeing that Li Xue still had some doubts, Shen Ge talked about the scene when they competed in the Evergreen Sect and the scene when they first met, which dispelled some of Li Xue's doubts.
"Fellow Daoist Li Xue, could you tell me what has happened in the past three years? Just tell me about the Spirit Moon Sect."
Li Xue nodded and said, "Nothing major has happened in the Spirit Moon Sect these past three years. It seems Zhang Sheng of Azure Jade Peak has started his seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul. By the way, your disciple Su Sui seems to have reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. She'll probably reach the Golden Core in about twenty years, but with Su Liuyue watching over her, she probably won't break through so quickly."
Upon hearing Zhang Sheng's name, Shen Ge's eyes erupted with an uncontrollable, violent killing intent, sharp as knives and swords, as if it wanted to slice through the entire space.
Li Xue looked at Shen Ge in surprise. Although the killing intent dissipated when it approached her, she could still feel the rage within it that was enough to burn the sky.
Could it be that Zhang Sheng was responsible for Shen Ge's death? It's true that a murderous grudge can make someone furious, but Li Xue still felt that Shen Ge was overreacting and almost lost his mind. Based on her brief interactions with Shen Ge, Shen Ge didn't seem like someone who would easily lose his temper.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Li Xue's mind, and she immediately grasped the key point: Mu Wan. Shen Ge's anger might be because of Mu Wan. That woman used to be very close to Shen Ge, almost like dao companion. She also died, and on the same day. Could it have been Zhang Sheng who did it too?
Yes, it must be, otherwise Shen Ge wouldn't have gotten so angry just from hearing the other person's name.
"Um, Shen Ge, Qingyou passed away six months ago."
Shen Ge's body trembled, and all his killing intent vanished. He turned to look in the direction of the Spirit Moon Sect, stared for a long time, and then suddenly bowed deeply.
Qingyou was Mu Wan's grandfather. He has now passed away. He should have gone to pay his respects in person, but he cannot return to the Spirit Moon Sect. That's all.
"Grandpa, I'll take the liberty of calling you Grandpa. Please rest assured, I will definitely visit you in person to pay my respects later, I promise."