Chapter 120: Hand in hand, bound together

Walk the world with my master? Of course I would like to. I have always dreamed of fighting side by side with my master.

“But, Uncle Wang…” Seeing Uncle Wang fall to the ground, it’s impossible not to worry.

“He’s fine, he’s just exhausted. This is a peak moment in his life, he’s very happy.” Master’s tone was calm, as if we were in the middle of this battle, but it was just a breeze.

Of course, I didn’t forget that there was another person who was even more relaxed in the midst of all this, and that was the god. He had been sitting on the spot the whole time, as if this fierce battle had nothing to do with him.

However, I didn’t care about him. Looking at Master’s eyes, I suddenly felt a surge of pride, and couldn’t help but grab Master’s arm and said, “Okay, Master, let’s do the Tian Di Yu Bu… Re-Big Dipper! Brighten the North Pole!”

Yes, there are many variations of the Heavenly and Earthly Steps. With my ability, I can only take seven steps with the Big Dipper, but if two people can take seven steps with the Big Dipper at the same time, to the perfect state, the power will overlap, commonly known as the Big Dipper, then it can trigger the supreme change of the ancient Heavenly and Earthly Steps, and lead to the star power of the North Star.

According to the oldest records of China, the North Star is a very special star, surrounded by other stars… its star power is the strongest.

This star is also a very mysterious star in Taoism, indicating many symbolic meanings. If I can attract even a little of its power… I don’t even dare to think about whether I and my master can trigger this ultimate change by repeating the Big Dipper together.

“Haha… Well, then, follow me.” As I grabbed my master’s arm, my heart was filled with anticipation and anxiety, but at the same time, my master also put his arm around my shoulders and laughed twice.

He led me, or rather, the two of us, to the formation that Uncle Wang had already created, and we stood at a distance of one meter apart.

I didn’t understand why we had to walk in the same rhythm in this formation, but just standing in it, I felt that the formation was alive, and every line of the formation was flowing faintly. The thunder did not stop, and occasionally a bolt would fall in the formation.

The amazing thing is that this formation seems to absorb the power of the lightning at this moment. Every time a bolt of lightning falls, it is absorbed by this formation and then transformed into the flowing power of the formation… My master and I are in the middle of it, seemingly shuttling through the lightning, but in fact there is no danger at all.

“Then let’s begin,” my master said softly. As I nodded, the two of us, master and apprentice, finally took the first step of the Big Dipper step of the Heavenly and Earthly Steps together at that moment.

With a loud bang, as the first step fell, a tremendous force almost crushed my soul, leaving me suddenly frozen in place. In the state of absolute meditation, I could still feel my face burning hot, as if it had turned red.

How could this be? I couldn’t even take the first step? My cold sweat covered my forehead, and I almost broke out of the state of meditation. In fact, I had been ignoring a detail. Not to mention the fact that the platform was covered in stars, even in other places in Gui Dao Bay, the effect and speed of casting spells would be exceptionally powerful… Could it be because of this reason?

This platform, this mysterious starry sky… I suddenly felt like I was in a difficult situation.

But at this moment, a warm hand rested on my back. I turned my head instinctively, but saw my master’s smiling face. His eyes were clearly blurred in the state of meditation, but he was showing trust and encouragement… Although I was also in a state of meditation at the moment, I inexplicably felt a warmth in my heart. I also subconsciously felt my master’s friendship, and I even gently grabbed my master’s arm.

I can’t describe it. What kind of bond is this between master and disciple? Even in the state of meditation, the unconscious action gave me infinite encouragement and strength.

At that moment, when the master taught me to take the second step, I felt as if I could sense every move he made, and I unconsciously followed suit and took the second step… It was still an overwhelming force crushing down on me, but how could this force be greater than the force of that rough hand on my back?

At that moment, my heart was calm and still, but I had a clear will, that is, to follow this person, step by step, and go down step by step, even if there is no road ahead, even if it is a sea of swords and fire, or even hell…

The star of the celestial pole is bright… My veins are bulging… It seems that I have reached my limit…

The star Tianxuan is bright… I unconsciously spewed out a mouthful of blood… The hands on my back seemed to tighten, closer to me, and my heart was at peace.

The star Tianji is bright… my eyes are bloodshot, and my nose is itchy… is blood coming out of my seven orifices? Hmm, I seem to have forgotten that this is the first time I have taken the Big Dipper step in the world with my own strength, without any secret techniques or the help of my master… but am I going to be unable to go on?

The hand on my back patted me gently, as if comforting me when I was a child, as if encouraging me with infinite trust, as if worried, as if urging me to move forward… He was taking another step, stepping out the next step lightly.

A smile appeared on my face, and I followed him in taking the next step.

I felt something surging in my soul, but it was as if it was enclosed under a membrane, impatient, but unable to find a way out. What was it? I simply couldn’t think.

In the world of thought, three stars radiated a brilliance I had never seen before, illuminating the entire dark night sky. I could not even look directly at that power.

In the real world, I saw unconsciously that behind Wu Liyu and his group, the simple door opened, but nothing concrete appeared. Instead, I felt a force flowing out from behind the door… What was it? My question only appeared unconsciously, like the reaction of a person seeing the saliva in the mouth of a green plum.

But in my memory, I found traces of the familiar door.

It was a long time ago, in that lake of ghosts, there was once a great battle, the mysterious thunder punishment technique, which required the heavens to hear, my meaning extended infinitely, as if touching a door-like existence, more like a threshold, an unspeakable kind of boundary, where I heard an absolutely cold voice…

This gate, which Wu Liyu’s lineage had invited, was surprisingly similar to the gate (or threshold) that existed at that boundary. It was like a small door that had been separated from that gate.

I didn’t expect that such a gate would open up to nothingness. I couldn’t see any specific image, only a void, but I could feel an absolute power flowing.

I saw the great shamans of the gray-eyed people, each one as if on a high as they performed their incantations, I saw the power of the vicious curses as if they were real, but they were consumed by the power surging out of the gate again and again…suppressed!

I gently exhaled, feeling a sense of accomplishment and relaxation.

As I continued to walk, I turned my head and saw Grandpa Hui and Old Eight Xiao fighting on the front line. They were the most glorious heroes on the ancient battlefield, brave men who had killed and been killed by thousands of soldiers. I can’t describe how heroic this kind of hand-to-hand combat is for men, because the bodies lying on the ground are enough to testify to everything.

Over there, the furious King Kong, the mighty mountain god, and those powerful spirits were fighting to the death. The wounds on the spirits were even more shocking than the wounds on the flesh, but there was no way to retreat, and there was no intention to retreat. It was as if it were a life-and-death battle in a steel cage!

The pace continued to move, and the perspective continued to shift. I saw Uncle Chen… At this moment, he was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the battlefield. Two of the three dolls next to him had already been broken. I don’t know who he used this technique of transferring damage to and where he used it.

I saw his eyes filled with bloodshot, his expression inexplicably haggard, but he was completely absorbed in paying attention to the battlefield, observing every detail. A strange radiance emanated from him, like a benevolent white flower blooming in a bloody place. A doctor always needs a benevolent heart. Even if he uses the most extreme body-substitution technique, it cannot hide this essential radiance.

Before I knew it, it was time for the crucial step. Tianquan’s star… was about to take this step. My master and I both paused at the same time.

I felt my arms getting hot, my legs getting weak, and streams of heat bursting out, piercing my skin and flowing all over my body… I couldn’t see my own image, but a thought flashed through my mind: Hmm, is it me bleeding?

I couldn’t even feel the pain, but I saw a soft image in my eyes. In the wind, a woman sat with her knees folded, her soft gaze forever fixed on him, infinite trust, infinite attachment, life, no joy, death, no sadness.

If it is decided to live and die together, what is there to be happy or sad about?

Grandma Ling Qing!

I don’t know if the master felt her gaze, but I saw him take a heavy step forward, and then, with a “whoosh,” a mouthful of blood spurted out.

I also took a step forward, and a layer of film seemed to crack open.