Dao Companion Ceremony

One month later.

Lan Fusheng and Dong Fuzhu brought many spiritual fruits to the edge of the Endless Sea. After a month, the sea had returned to its former state, and it could even be said to be more peaceful and tranquil than before.

Perhaps sensing the presence of an old friend, a whirlpool soon appeared on the calm sea, and a golden fish tail drew an arc before their eyes. When Dong Fuzhu looked again, she saw a beautiful woman with a human body and a fish tail sitting on the reef, and beside her was the Beast God Bai Ze that she was looking for.

After that spiritual rain, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi returned to normal, or rather, it was several times more concentrated than before, as if we had returned to the High Antiquity times when Nascent Soul were everywhere and Golden Core cultivators were as common as dogs.

This brought some comfort to the survivors and allowed many injured cultivators and Demon Race to recuperate.

Unfortunately, even with such abundant Spiritual Qi, Bai Ze's injuries cannot be healed in a short time; it would take at least several hundred years or even several years.

However, Dong Fuzhu and the others didn't care about any of that, as long as Bai Ze was still alive.

"You've arrived." Jin Liner glanced at the two of them, noticing the spirit fruits they were carrying. "Don't always bring him food and toys. This guy only thinks about eating, drinking, and having fun all day long; he won't cultivate properly."

Before it had fully recovered, Bai Ze was only the size of an adult's palm. In its small beast form, Bai Ze nudged Jin Liner with its head and said, "Cultivation, I'll... cultivate properly!"

He can barely speak properly now, and his understanding of things is incomplete. Therefore, Jin Liner is hesitant to entrust this little brat to anyone else; what if he runs into someone with ulterior motives?

It must be said that after this ordeal, Jin Liner has become more tolerant than before. She seems to have let go of her prejudices against other races, and her heart is now pure and harmonious.

I don't know if it was because of her sister's advice before she died, but she is no longer as withdrawn as before.

Dong Fuzhu and Lan Fusheng both knew Bai Ze's personality, so they just smiled and didn't say anything more when they heard this.

After Bai Ze had finished acting cute, he finally spoke up, "We came here to invite you to the dao companion Ceremony next month."

Yes, Dong Fuzhu and Lan Fusheng are going to become dao companion.

Jin Liner raised an eyebrow in slight surprise. "That's it, no changes?"

Lan Fusheng smiled gently, Dong Fuzhu grinned. "It's not going to change. It's not just us; Fang Chi and Fellow Daoist Hai will also be there that day. It's sure to be very lively."

In the past, they might not have been in such a hurry to become dao companion, but after experiencing the crisis of almost wiping out their clan, neither of them wanted to wait any longer.

Since they already understand their own and each other's feelings, why waste any more time? They might as well be open and honest about being together.

Jin Liner had only asked casually, and after regaining her composure, she was in a fairly good mood upon hearing this good news.

Jin Liner: "What about her? Are you still looking for her?"

Upon hearing this question, everyone present fell silent.

Dong Fuzhu naturally knew that the "she" Jin Liner was referring to was Sang Ying.

After the Lower Realm returned to normal, Lan Fusheng and Bai Kejin also found the Image-Retaining Stone left by Jiang Zhuoxue next to the altar in the underground city.

They all witnessed the two leaping into the sea of fire, and later learned from Duan Hanyi about Sang Ying's predetermined responsibility to save the world.

After this discussion, everyone finally understood what Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue had done for the world.

Most people believed that Sang Ying her companion were gone forever, but Sang Zheng and Dong Fuzhu refused to believe it. They were all determined to find the inferno and bring them back.

When Jin Liner brought up the matter, Dong Fuzhu wasn't sad or angry. She simply smiled and said, "We're still looking, but we plan to take our time. After all, Senior Sister must have suffered quite a bit of damage this time, and she'll probably need to recuperate for a while. We'll wait for them to come back."

Lan Fusheng nodded in agreement, as if she listened to Dong Fuzhu in everything.

Seeing the two so intimately connected, Jin Liner felt a mix of emotions. If her sister had met someone who truly cared for her, perhaps their fates wouldn't have turned out this way.

These emotions came and went quickly. She reached out and took the invitation from Dong Fuzhu: "I understand, I'll be there."

Having completed their mission, the young couple said goodbye and left.

Once the two figures were out of sight, Bai Ze jumped onto Jin Liner's tail and asked curiously, "Dong, Senior Sister... who is that? I've never heard of her."

Because of his speech impediment, Bai Ze now refers to people he knows by their surnames, so he always addresses Dong Fuzhu as "Dong".

Jin Liner, of course, understood what he meant. She casually pushed him off her tail, then watched as he silently climbed back up, thoroughly enjoying himself.

You can't call her "senior sister"; you should call her "older sister."

"Sister?" Bai Ze tilted his head, seemingly unfamiliar with this title.

Jin Liner just stared at him. He had lost all his memories, so he had even forgotten Sang Ying, who was so important to him.

She hadn't forgotten that it was because of Sang Ying that Bai Ze was willing to give all his strength to protect those cultivators.

But now, he has forgotten all of that.

"It's better to forget. In the end, the living are the most important." Jin Liner didn't know whether she was saying this to Bai Ze or to herself.

The date for the dao companion Couple Ceremony was chosen by many people together; it was a rare auspicious day, and the weather was also quite nice.

Because it was the first grand celebration after that cataclysmic disaster, almost everyone who sent an invitation attended, and even some who hadn't sent invitations came on their own initiative.

Take Helian Mo, for example.

He didn't attend as the Demon Emperor; he was just an ordinary guest, sitting in a regular seat. Dong Fuzhu wasn't very familiar with him, so she didn't bother to entertain him much.

As for Fang Chi and Hai Tingzhou, who knew his background, they were even less likely to pay him any attention.

Because none of the four of them liked complicated ceremonies, the ceremony, though grand, omitted many unnecessary steps. Before long, they arrived at the final stage: the binding of the newlyweds' vows.

With his full head of silver hair, Sang Zheng served as the witness, presenting the marriage contracts to the two couples. Once they dripped their heart's blood onto their respective marriage contracts, they would be officially bound as dao companion.

If either of them develops a different mind in the future, unless both parties are willing to dissolve the One Heart Contract, they will develop inner demons.

All four were determined cultivators, and the formation of their bond proceeded very smoothly.

Just as Sang Zheng was about to say a few more auspicious words with a smile, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived:

"How wonderful! Such a grand ceremony for dao companion, why didn't you all invite me to join you?"

A familiar face appeared before everyone. The woman, dressed in a black dress, arrived amidst a sky full of Demonic Qi!