CHAPTER 299: I WANT TO GO BACK HOME

"That is probably true considering how there are way too many coincidences which led to the current situation."

Tian Yongheng stated matter-of-factly before adding, "It’s not like we can do anything about it... For now, at least."

Fate was still too distant of a concept from the current him. Although he had some comprehension and understanding of various Great Daos, esoteric concepts such as Providence, the worldly laws, natural elements, and heavenly rules, he was ultimately not yet an Immortal.

Perhaps when he became an Immortal Deity one day, he would be able to truly see through the illusion of fate.

And that day wasn’t too far off now.

"So, are we considered comrades now? Partners, in a sense?"

Yao Qiuyue’s unexpected question suddenly pulled him back to reality as he looked at her.

Feeling Tian Yongheng’s indifferent gaze, Yao Qiuyue immediately felt awkward and shrunk back. Although she couldn’t see any emotion in his eyes, she could feel that probably didn’t leave a very good impression on him.

For some reason, she couldn’t utilize her centuries of experience when sitting next to this extremely good looking individual who seemed to have an innate charm at all.

Her mind almost went blank the first time she saw him back on the Isle of Heavenly Demons.

I embarrassed myself in front of my senior sister’s brother...

"Sure. We can be considered that."

Now, it was her turn to be dumbstruck.

It was this easy...?

This iceberg-like deity was quite down to earth, she secretly thought.

"To be honest, although I have met one or two transmigrators since coming to this world, this is the first time I’m meeting someone from the same world as me. It’s like seeing someone from my hometown in a city where I’ve grown accustomed to living alone for work after years. It feels... strangely comforting, like I’m at home."

She finally said after a moment of contemplations, baring herself open momentarily to this man she had just met a while ago.

Maybe it was in the flow of the moment, but the emotions behind every single word were real. Very real.

"You can come and visit me every once in a while, as long as you don’t disturb my cultivation, of course."

Tian Yongheng replied in a calm voice.

It would be a lie if he said he didn’t feel the same way. It was comforting, at the very least.

Hearing his words, a soft smile graced Yao Qiuyue’s lips without her knowing as she gazed up at the rolling clouds.

It was about to rain.

...

Far away in the East Coast, dark clouds swept across the skies as thunder and lightning rumbled, painting a terrifying yet calming image.

Mountains of corpses and rivers of blood dyed the land, overwhelming karma and Death Qi filling the air, a grotesque scenery as far as the eyes could see.

It had been several months since the Righteous-Demonic War ended, and almost all the high level remnants of the demonic path and Demon Race still resisting had been purged with the combined efforts of the various major factions.

Those willing to surrender had already been taken away to be imprisoned and interrogated at the Central Continent, with Kunlun overseeing the process.

On the other hand, the demonic path and Demon Race experts who had already joined hands with the righteous path such as Demon Lord Nine Calamities and Blade Saint had gathered their own scattered forces and formed a mutual alliance with the righteous path.

An agreement was formed, according to which the remaining demonic forces and the righteous path would not interfere with eachother for the next ten generations.

Unless those of the demonic forces cultivated extremely evil arts that required human sacrifice or if those of the righteous path indiscriminately massacred demonic cultivators or Demons, there would be no conflict between the two supreme forces dominating the Mortal World at all.

Although none of it had been officially discussed and announced, high ranking figures already knew it was going to be like this.

This basically meant that in the coming several million years, the Second Great Mortal World will usher in a rare period of peace in the chaotic Mythical Era.

If no truly ambitious people appeared after these few million years, there was even a chance this peace could last the entirety of the Mythical Era. But that was too far a stretch, in the end.

At this point, of those who supported the Demon God’s revival, only the small fries below the Tribulation Transcendence Realm were left, the true powerhouses had already been either annihilated or captured and taken to the Central Continent.

With the death of so many beings, the casualties on the righteous path’s sides weren’t small either. The righteous path lost a tenth of their total strength in this great war, but the good news was that all hidden dangers had been resolved, so they could now peacefully recover as well.

These deaths of course brought a lot of resentment and karma into the world, and it would probably take a while for heaven and earth to recover even with the support of the lingering Spiritual Energy, corpses, and other treasures of the powerful beings who perished in the war.

After all, their physical bodies would turn into nutrition for heaven and earth after their death, and their Spiritual Energy will also return to heaven and earth.

At this moment, atop a mountain range several thousand feet high, multiple multiple people gathered together, all members of the righteous path’s younger generation.

The supreme geniuses of the younger generation had already left some time ago, so the cleanup work had been handed over to the original Demon Subjugation Heavenly Alliance and other Nascent Soul and below cultivators.

Besides those few Tribulation Transcendence experts of State of Feng who were the original founders and backers of the Demon Subjugation Heavenly Alliance and Tribulation Transcendence cultivators of the nearby few regions, all other experts had also already left.

With these powerhouses overseeing things, the canon fodder demonic cultivators and Demons left were like fish on chopping board, clearly used to temper the younger generation of the nearby regions.

And right now, atop this mountain peak were some of the younger generation members of these regions.

They were none other than Lu Qingfeng, Mo Yuxin, and their other friends who had been fighting in this war from the very beginning, including Wu Qing, Shi Meirong, and Lin Qiyuan.

They had been through several life and death situations in the past few decades together, survived the calamities, and helped eachother many times. Right now, it was no exaggeration to say that they were indeed close friends.

Lu Qingfeng, the Supreme Archer, being the Great General of the Demon Subjugation Heavenly Alliance, was a near invincible presence below the Nascent Soul Realm.

With the discreet protection of Wei Yusheng, a Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, there were virtually no opponents who could harm them in this battlefield at this point.

All the others had also reached the Void Refinement Realm in the past few years with the many opportunities that came.

Although quite a few of their comrades died in the war, in the end, a war couldn’t be without any sacrifices, after all. They had already come to terms with it.

Their mentality had improved and mindset matured a lot during this time. It would make future cultivation easier and Heart Demons lesser.

"So, what do you all plan to do from here on?"

Sitting cross-legged atop a boulder, Lu Qingfeng casually asked as he constantly emitted Spiritual Energy, embedding it onto the runes of the Mystical Flame Bow, now a Rank-6 Dharma Artifact, only recently upgraded with the help of a Nascent Soul Artifact Refiner using various precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

It had also been embedded with various Array Formation patterns and runes, solely meant to enhance its extreme combat power, precision, and the ability to even locate enemies hiding in secret realms, pocket dimensions, and the void.

Lu Qingfeng’s facial features were heroic and handsome, with an obvious air of maturity and no longer any trace of youthful arrogance in them, looking like an experienced general who had gone through countless battles and achieved innumerable victories.

Hearing his question, the several cultivators looked thoughtful for a moment as they did their own things.

Then, Lin Qiyuan finally spoke with a sigh, "My family suffered quite some heavy losses in this war, more than a dozen Void Refinement elders died and even my father in the mid stages of Nascent Soul Realm was gravely injured. Since I’ve reached the Void Refinement Realm now, I must go back to inherit the family so my father can recover in seclusion. From then on, I probably won’t be able to see you all for years on end until I find a successor or reach the Tribulation Transcendence Realm."

His words deeply resonated with both Wu Qing and Shi Meirong, as they were also the successors to their respective powers.

Even if they wanted to roam the Immortal Cultivation World, search for more opportunities, and make friends, their responsibilities simply didn’t allow that. They at least had to repay the powers behind them in this way.

Mo Yuxin, on the other hand, remained silent, her eyes fixated on the clear blue sword resting in her lap.

In her mind, the scene of that person slaying the Demon God with several world shattering sword strikes flashed again and again.

A light swept across her aqua blue eyes as she tightened her grip on the sword hilt ever so subtly that no one noticed, as if she had made some kind of decision.

At the same time, Lin Qiyuan looked towards Lu Qingfeng, and with a smile, asked the same question back, "What about you, brother Lu? What are you going to do next?"

Lu Qingfeng’s pupils shook slightly at this, a malencholic smile appearing on his face.

Memories of his master, his senior sister, the disciples of the Eternal Peak, and many more things emerged in his mind one after another.

"I think... I want to go back home."