CHAPTER 563: CHAPTER 562: REINCARNATION SEAL

Feng Ji looked up at the sky, speechless.

This night, a gentle breeze brushed across the river.

Stars shimmered in the night sky.

Feng Ji finally let her left hand drop gently, wiping lightly across Lin Xiaosu’s forehead, her fingers pressing on his eyelids.

Her right hand lifted gently and took off the mask.

She raised her gaze and saw herself in the river water.

This face, she barely recognized anymore.

Before Shenghua Valley’s blockade Great Array opened, this face was entirely devoid of flesh, like a skeleton with a barely attached piece of human skin. But now, it had flesh.

Lips red, teeth white, perfect in contour.

However, three large black marks—one on the forehead, two on the cheeks—nearly occupied eighty percent of the facial space, stripping the face of all beauty and making it even more terrifying than before.

This Reincarnation Seal wasn’t there initially, at least not during the time when she was skin and bones. Yet as her body filled out, the seal seemed to evaporate from the bones, becoming clearer and more horrifying.

"Walking the Reincarnation Road, one mark from a past life—are these three Reincarnation Seals truly everlasting and irremovable?" Feng Ji asked herself.

This question, she couldn’t find an answer to.

If merely walking the Cultivation Road, the answer to this question is indeed not that important. For cultivators, cultivation is essential, appearance simply a shell; who cares whether the shell is beautiful?

But she cared deeply.

Because of the presence of these ugly and terrifying markings, she dared not remove the mask.

She didn’t want her face to appear before him.

She preferred him to maintain certain fantasies about her...

She told him before entering Yin Yang Temple: "I’m ugly, afraid to scare little children..."

Half-truth, half false.

The truth: her ugliness was out of this world.

The false: she didn’t worry about scaring children, only about scaring him, this "big kid"... preventing him from uttering those words that stirred her heart...

The sensation on her thigh was real.

The warm breath he exhaled was real.

He slept under the starlight, all the day’s sharpness and wit gone, leaving only handsomeness.

Feng Ji gazed at him for a long time, slowly putting on her mask, gently brushing his temples, helping him enter deep sleep.

The distant mountain top.

Two individuals watched them under the starlight.

Both held a telescope.

They were Hu Fu and Li Sisi.

When they entered Miyan Road that day, they also had equipment.

Including telescopes.

The telescopes were of decent quality, equipped with long-distance viewing, night vision, and infrared functions.

But they were overly fearful of those two, the distance was still too far, so they could only see the starlit river surface, a small boat as tiny as a matchbox.

"They went to Yin Yang Temple, yet Yin Yang Temple didn’t capture them. What are they afraid of?" Li Sisi’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Why not ask your Palace Master, what exactly they fear?" Hu Fu seemed to have some grievances.

Li Sisi glared at him, holding some slight resentment: "You suggested Tianyan Palace intervene, we did too, two top elders died instantly, the Palace Master was alarmed, can’t say we didn’t do a thorough job? I hold no grievances against you, yet you resent?"

"Not resentment..." Hu Fu stretched his hand, holding her waist: "I truly don’t understand who your Palace Master is actually afraid of."

"Perhaps he sensed the aura of Hua Miaoyi, Li Chushui, or Lu Sanqian." Li Sisi said.

Hu Fu’s gaze wandered, but he had to admit, given his cultivation, even with modern telescopes in hand, it was impossible to see giants of the Enlightenment Realm; if a giant hides, only another giant can possibly notice.

Suddenly, his heart stirred: "Where do you think they might go?"

Li Sisi shook her head gently: "The boat flows down the river, should be heading towards Li Palace, right?"

"No, the boat has deviated from the main path, their target is... Luanyun Heaven!" Hu Fu’s eyes slightly brightened.

"Luanyun Heaven?" Li Sisi’s eyes also brightened: "Opportunity arises!"

"Indeed! Luanyun Heaven, even the Enlightenment Realm dare not be too reckless." Hu Fu said: "Let’s harness Leng Feiyun’s hand to eliminate him!"

Li Sisi’s eyes lit up: "Leng Feiyun harbors a father-killing vendetta against him; he enters Luanyun Heaven, how could he allow him to leave alive even with giants of the Enlightenment Realm accompanying? Chi Lian will take action!"

Leng Feiyun, son of Leng Qingquan, and son-in-law of Chi Lian.

The most outstanding figure in Kun Cang’s second generation disciples.

On par with Xiaoyao Palace’s Dongfang Xiaoyao of old.

Dongfang Xiaoyao excelled in wisdom, whereas he excelled in skill.

His cultivation had reached peak-level Seer Realm.

He always claimed to be the foremost below the Enlightenment Realm.

His father Leng Qingquan died beneath external missiles; he repeatedly vowed to leave Kun Cang, to slaughter all Qianlong, yet couldn’t step out of Kun Cang, fire of anger long smoldering at heart, now with Lin Xiaosu delivering himself, can he let go?

Hu Fu took out a communication token and sent a message...

This night, the small boat drifted into Luanyun Heaven.

Luanyun Heaven, the name is terrifying, always giving people a sense of chaos.

Yet when the small boat entered Luanyun Crossing, the feeling was serene and idyllic.

The water was green.

The mountains were verdant.

On the distant mountain top, clouds lingered, above the sky, stars hung low.

Lin Xiaosu spent the first night of Entering Kun Cang in slumber aboard this drifting vessel.

No others around, only Feng Ji.

For some reason, leaning on Feng Ji, with her lap as his pillow, he really felt a great sense of security.

It was an irrational and indescribable psychological feeling.

The sky brightened, the red sun leaped from the clouds, immediately illuminating the earth and mountains.

Lin Xiaosu slowly opened his eyes, and Feng Ji was looking at him.

"You didn’t sleep all night?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"You used me as a pillow, how could I sleep? If I fell asleep, the boat would definitely drift to the South Swamp." Feng Ji seemed a bit aggrieved.

"Tonight, you sleep on my lap!" Lin Xiaosu sprang up and patted his thigh.

Feng Ji pouted, wanting to complain, is it really okay for us to sleep like this alternately?

But in the end, she remained silent...

Lin Xiaosu looked around: "Is this Luanyun Heaven already?"

"Yes, the city ahead is Luanyun City." Feng Ji said, "The tall mountain behind the city is Two Realms Mountain."

"Two Realms Mountain... such a familiar name!" Lin Xiaosu gazed across the vast landscapes, shooting his look toward the mountain.

"Doesn’t it seem like an ordinary green mountain and river?"

"It indeed looks that way," Lin Xiaosu replied.

Feng Ji said, "But if I tell you, this mountain has looked the same for hundreds of years without any change, does it still seem ordinary?"

"Hundreds of years? All four seasons? Always the same?"

"Yes! It’s said that no flowers have bloomed here, nor have leaves turned yellow. There’s nothing like this in the world."

Lin Xiaosu’s heart pounded...

Natural mountains have flowers in spring and snow in winter, cool winds in summer and the moon in autumn, a year divided into four seasons, with the cycle of day and night, and mountains endlessly changing, waters formless.

There’s never an unchanging mountain.

Even if the mountain doesn’t change, the seasons do.

Who has ever seen a mountain remain the same all year round for hundreds of years?

"Senior sister, after this is over, do you want to explore Two Realms Mountain?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"What do you mean by ’after this’?"

"After entering Luanyun Heaven and finishing what needs to be done."

"If we finish what we need to in Luanyun Heaven and we’re still alive, that would be a pleasant surprise, and since life is borrowed, living it freely might be acceptable."

Lin Xiaosu reached out, grabbed Feng Ji’s hand, and turned it over: "Senior sister, I’m proficient in palmistry. I see your lifeline; you can live for 3,800 years."

Feng Ji pouted: "Find someone else to fool, trying to trick me with this... God knows how many years I’ve been buried underground. If it’s over 3,000 years, you’re cursing me to die sooner."

Lin Xiaosu glared at her: "Senior sister, can you be a bit more optimistic?"

"Sure! I’ll be incredibly optimistic from now on."

"That’s the spirit. We’ve got plenty of time, and you still have to go around the world with me and taste all kinds of delicious food, gaining some weight..."

Feng Ji’s eyes sparkled: "Go out with you? Really?"

"Listen to you, this is why I entered Kun Cang, to find someone to leave with me. Others are a big question mark, but there’s no escaping for you, senior sister."

"Oh my God, what have I encountered? It’s like stumbling upon an ox that’s impossible to move..." Feng Ji lamented but was quite happy.

Their little boat crossed the waters ahead and arrived outside Luanyun City.

They abandoned the boat and landed, heading straight into the city.

Luanyun City didn’t look much different from other cities in Kun Cang.

Just that the people seemed a bit more robust.

Passersby looked at them with a hint of wolfish hunger in their eyes.

Lin Xiaosu and Feng Ji didn’t mind; for one reason, Lin was in the Enlightenment Realm, trading equally with those in his realm, and invincible below that level!

What’s to fear?

Entering the tavern ahead, traces of last night’s fight were still present inside.

Only on the second floor did it get somewhat quieter.

Feng Ji tossed a small pouch over, and the waiter grinned: "What can I get for the two of you?"

"Just some random food and a room," Feng Ji said.

The food and wine were served, and they had a hearty meal.

They drank some tea, which also had a nice taste.

Up to the third floor, Lin Xiaosu kept his small promise and let Feng Ji go rest.

He stood guard.

Though at Feng Ji’s level, going several days and nights without sleep was normal, entering Luanyun Heaven was extraordinary, needing her to maintain her best state.

Feng Ji knew the stakes, she went to bed and quickly fell asleep.

Lin Xiaosu sat outside on the platform, holding a teacup, savoring a cup of mountain tea, watching the city’s scenery, as one should when entering Luanyun Heaven.

The city seemed normal, taverns opened, guests gathered, pedestrians on the streets, including farmers, merchants, and cultivators.

However, he keenly noticed many more people around this tavern, all cultivators.

Lin Xiaosu chuckled.

Hu Fu, Li Sisi, surely don’t think I don’t know you’ve been following all along.

And don’t think you’re playing a game of wisdom with me.

Even if my entry into the city was reported to the high-levels of Luanyun Heaven by you, do you know I was originally waiting for the high-levels?

If I wanted to hide my tracks, even without a disguise, I wouldn’t dress entirely out of place compared to locals.

Indeed, Lin Xiaosu entered Kun Cang this time without changing clothing.

Wearing a silver-gray jacket, white sneakers, and a white T-shirt underneath, in the morning sunlight, he was as conspicuous as one could be sitting on the third-floor platform.