Leaving the Spirit Moon Sect

"What?! Mu Wan died at his hands?!" An elder from the Artifact Refining Hall flew into a rage upon hearing this, shouting, "Why didn't you say so sooner, you brat?!"

Judging from his furious appearance, he was clearly seething with anger.

Jin Ling was the same, her eyes burning with rage. If Zhang Sheng hadn't already lost his soul, she would have added fuel to the fire and burned him for hundreds of years.

Wang Yan and Chu He also looked furious. They all had a good relationship with Mu Wan, so how could they not be angry upon hearing this news!

Ziyang remained silent, but his brows furrowed.

Mo Qingyu, on the other hand, made no attempt to hide her anger. If the person hadn't already died, she would have killed them again.

Shen Ge didn't stop, and flew unsteadily towards the Heroic Spirit Grounds. Su Liuyue and the others followed behind him, without disturbing him.

Upon arriving at the Heroic Spirit Grounds, Shen Ge groped his way to the Qingyou tombstone and knelt down, saying, "Grandpa, I'll take the liberty of calling you Grandpa. Mu Wan... I'm sorry..."

Her voice was hoarse, filled with regret, and tinged with a hint of crying.

Shen Ge stopped talking and just knelt there for three whole days before he finally got up, swaying slightly.

"Grandpa, I'm leaving now. I'll come to see you again later."

Not far away, Su Liuyue frowned, as if she had overheard something.

Shen Ge swayed as he walked outside, taking small, hesitant steps. As he passed Su Liuyue, he whispered almost imperceptibly, "Thank you."

Su Liuyue sighed softly, flipped her hand, took out a pill, and stuffed it into Shen Ge's mouth. "Are you leaving? Aren't you going to think it over?"

Shen Ge swallowed the pill, said nothing, simply shook his head slightly, and walked away.

Wang Yan and the others opened their mouths as if to say something, but all the words that came to their lips were reduced to just two words: "Please accept my condolences."

Shen Ge did not respond.

After descending the mountain, Mo Qingyu sat quietly in the bamboo pavilion by the roadside. Upon seeing Shen Ge, she called out, "Come and sit for a while since you're out."

Shen Ge turned his head and stared blankly at the person in the pavilion for a long time before finally kneeling down and kowtowing nine times.

"Master, when you accepted me as your disciple, I only kowtowed three times. Today, as I bid you farewell, I hope you will take care of yourself."

"Are you leaving? Where are you going?"

"Wherever I go, my heart is dead, my spirit is broken. What difference does it make where in the world?"

Mo Qingyu was silent for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "Go, your heart is in turmoil. Go and experience the world, wander through life. Sometimes, people live for something to hold them back. Go, go and find it."

"As your teacher, I hope to see that sparkle in your eyes again. Don't give up."

Thank you, Master. Take care.

Shen Ge kowtowed again, then stood up and staggered away.

In the distance, Su Sui waited for him with tears in her eyes. When he approached, she reached out and grabbed Shen Ge's hand, her voice trembling as she called out, "Master..."

Shen Ge patted her hand and said, "Be obedient from now on. Don't anger your senior uncles and aunts, and don't bully your fellow disciples. I'm leaving now, and I hope one day I'll hear of your fame spreading throughout the world."

"Master... can Su Su come with you?"

"Obedient."

After releasing Su Sui's hand, Shen Ge walked out of the sect's grand formation without flying, disappearing into the forest step by step.

In the air, Ziyang looked at Zi Nü beside him, smiled helplessly, and said, "I've made a fool of myself in front of you, fellow Daoist."

"A joke?" Zi Nü shook her head and said, "This is not a joke."

"Fellow Daoist Ziyang, as an outsider, let me remind you: don't let one wrong step lead to eternal regret."

After saying that, Zi Nü grabbed Purple Eyes, who was standing to the side, and said, "Let's go, it's time to go back."

Inside the deepest secret chamber of the Spirit Moon Sect, Xuanguang remained expressionless, but there was a slight chill in the air around him.

After a long silence, he closed his eyes and sighed, "The farce is over. Farewell."

Three days later, in a mortal town three hundred miles away from Moonfall Mountain, Li Xue Xuezhu called out from the window on the third floor of a restaurant, "Want a drink?"

Below, Shen Ge didn't even look up, just kept walking forward, seemingly lost.

"Mayflies live and die in a day, beauties depart and return; longevity brings many partings, my heart grows cold towards the Dao."

"Shen Ge, Peng spreading its wings to soar through the nine heavens, you will eventually return to the eternal immortal realm!"

"Stop dawdling! Your sister's treating you to drinks, you can't refuse her!" Li Xue stood at the third-floor window, laughing sweetly. Her silvery laughter seemed to dispel sorrow and bring boundless joy.

Shen Ge stopped and looked up at Li Xue by the window, sighing, "Sister, have some respect for me. I'm feeling sad, and your happy smile is making me uncomfortable."

"Sadness?" Li Xue tossed down a flask of wine and said, "What's the use of being sad? Drink up, then find a secluded place to cry for a few days. If you can't let go, go chase the end of the Immortal Path, chase that imperceptible time, and pull her out of history."

Shen Ge took the wine jug, tilted his head back and took a sip, then leaped up to the third floor.

Li Xue chuckled and patted Shen Ge's shoulder, saying, "That's more like it. Since you didn't choose to commit suicide to be with her, then live a more vibrant life. What's the point of living if you're so lifeless all the time?"

Shen Ge took a sip of wine, sat down at the table, picked up a leg of a triangular spirit sheep, and took a bite. It seemed that his previous sadness had completely disappeared.

Li Xue glanced at Shen Ge in surprise, somewhat confused as to how he could change his mind so quickly. Was he just putting on an act before?

Before she could ask, Shen Ge raised her hand to stop her, saying, "Don't ask. It really hurts, but Sister Xue, you just enlightened me. You're right. After all, we can't let the death of someone ruin our lives."

"Her time has stopped, while I still have a long road ahead of me. Actually, once I've come to terms with it, it's not a big deal. After all, birth, aging, sickness, and death are the laws of nature, and all living beings abide by this law. Since I can't escape this law, I can only smile and abide by it."

"Death is indeed terrifying, but living is not easy either, Sister Xue, don't you think that makes sense?"

Li Xue was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "You're actually trying to comfort me now."

"But what you said makes sense. Since we can't escape these rules, we can only abide by them. We'll die even if we don't become immortals, and even if we do, we might still die. So cherish the present, cherish everyone you care about, because you never know when, maybe you'll go into seclusion, or maybe you'll go on a trip and they'll die."

After making a comment, Li Xue glanced over and saw that Shen Ge was still eating, showing off his entire thigh. She immediately scolded him, "Hey, be more sensible. I traveled a thousand miles to catch this spirit sheep. Even though it's for you, don't leave me not a single bite!"