Chapter 1711: One Year Later
One Year Later.
”Old man, may I ask in which direction is Qilian Mountain?”
In front of the village where smoke curled up, a figure wearing a bucket hat stopped an old man and asked politely.
This old man was dressed in a rough linen suit, his heavy stretcher bent his shoulders, and his entire person was pitch-black from the sun, as he curiously sized up the unfamiliar young man in front of him.
”You young man, where are you from?”
”I came from Chang’an.”
”Chang’an?” The old man sized him up for a few moments, “Over the Qilian Mountains, but it’s the border of the Xiongnu, what are you going to do alone?”
”Not doing anything, I’m just going to take a look.”
”That place is better not to go, from time to time there are still Hun scouts out, be careful of losing your life!”
The teenager smiled and didn’t say anything.
”In that direction, go another twenty miles and you’ll see the mountains.” Eventually, the old man pointed out a path.
The teenager thanked the old man, pressed down the bucket hat on his head a little, and walked straight in the direction of the Qilian Mountains.
The old man looked oddly at the back of the teenager’s departure, shook his head, and was about to go home, when the whole person suddenly froze, and
”Strange …… how this flat burden is not heavy anymore?”
He carefully checked the things before and after the basket, are still there, but then this stretcher pressed on his shoulders, is not the slightest weight, like a feather.
The old man muttered, or carry no weight of the stretcher, hurriedly ran towards home.
Without the weight of the stretcher, he walked as fast as he could, and in a short while he reached his home five miles away, and it was not until the moment he stepped through the door of his home that the weight of the stretcher returned again, and landed on the ground with a dull thud.
”Hey, what the hell.” The old man muttered.
At the same time.
Wu Quan, who was several miles away, slowly withdrew the index finger in his sleeve.
”The range of the [Dominant Emperor] has expanded quite a bit …… but there’s still quite a bit of distance from the Marquis in his heyday.” He sighed lightly and continued walking towards the Qilian Mountains.
The breeze blew the veil on the bucket hat, revealing a teenager’s face, which was much different from a year ago.
The teenager’s body grows the fastest, one year at a time, in this year, Wu Quan has traveled all over the small half of Dahan, his skin has darkened a bit under the wind and sun, but his head has grown a whole lot more, and he is already almost as tall as Lin Qiye.
There was a touch more fortitude and vicissitude between his brows, his gaze was deep and profound, he didn’t look like a 16 or 17 year old at all.
Walking in the direction of the old man for a while, he saw the stretching Qilian Mountains, and after stopping to admire them for a moment, he moved again and walked straight towards the mountains.
Now it is spring, Qilian Mountain is still cold like winter, Wu Quan wearing a thin clothes, has been wet by the dew, but as if not the slightest notice the cold like, along the rugged mountain road constantly forward, healthy step like flying.
Along the way, when he was thirsty, he drank dew from the mountain, when he was hungry, he picked wild fruits from the forest, and the whole process did not use the slightest bit of spiritual power, purely relying on physical action, like a flexible savage, if he looked closely, he would find that under his skin, there was occasionally a touch of red color flowing.
Finally, before the sun set, he ascended to the top of one of the peaks.
Amidst the dusky sunset, there were two figures, one green and one blue, already sitting on top of the boulder, and the corners of their mouths rose slightly when they saw that he had climbed up to this point.
”You’ve finally arrived.”
”Brother Seven Nights?!” Seeing that familiar face, Wu Quan first froze, then spoke in surprise, “You knew I was coming here?”
”A few days ago, I also received a tip-off from the Zhenxie Division sent by Gong Yang Wan, saying that you left from Wolf Juxu Mountain and traveled all the way to the east, and you also said that you wanted to follow the footsteps of the Marquis, and there are not many locations where the Marquis defeated the Xiong Nu, so it was instantly possible to guess that you were going to come here.”
His gaze carefully swept over Wu Quan, and a flash of surprise surfaced in his eyes:
”You actually made a real breakthrough?”
Wu Quan smiled.
”When did you break through?”
”Just a few days ago, on Wolf Juxu Mountain.” Wu Quan looked at the sea of clouds gradually surging in the distance and slowly said, “This year I have been walking on the earth, seeing much suffering and having deep insights …… A few days ago when I ascended to the place where the Marquis sacrificed the rites of heaven and sealed the rites back then, I suddenly had a feeling in my heart, and I sat and looked at the same spot for seven days… . and when he came back to his senses, he broke the ‘Heart Pass’.”
Lin Qiye nodded, “No wonder …….”
Although Wu Quan’s past was rough, it was ultimately narrow, from the Cold Mountain Orphanage to the Lenten Institute, he always wandered in that corner of the world, seeing that few people, naturally, his mind wasn’t broad enough. …… This year’s earthly experience can be said to have directly opened up his horizons and his heart, accumulating and settling down, and then, in the year of sealing the wolves, he broke through the heart’s ‘barrier’ in one fell swoop. He broke through the “barrier” in his heart.
”It seems that the body forging method that the Marquis taught you has also accomplished something.” Lin Qiye looked at the luster on the surface of Wu Quan’s skin and nodded in praise.
”Brother Seven Nights, did you come to find me …… because the time has come?”
Wu Quan asked tentatively.
”Not bad.” Lin Qiye’s expression was a bit complicated, “Your lifespan is limited, it’s not advisable to drag it out …… Now that you’ve broken through the human ceiling, all of your karma in this era is over, next, it’s time to return to the era that belongs to us.”
Lin Qiye reached out and wiped his hand on his waist, and the Eastern Emperor Bell soared against the wind and landed heavily on the top of Qilian Mountain, a mysterious rune flowing on the surface of the bronze bell, exuding an ancient and grandiose aura.
Wu Quan looked at this ancient bell in front of him, his fists clenched tightly as anticipation surfaced in his gaze.
”Can we finally go back ……?”
”The East Emperor Bell will suppress your time, so you won’t be able to notice the passage of time either ……When the East Emperor Bell rings again, you will be automatically unsealed, and at that time, this big game will truly begin.”
Wu Quan nodded as he stepped in front of the East Emperor Bell and looked back at Lin Qiye:
”Brother Seven Nights, we’ll meet again in two thousand years.”
”Hmm.”
Lin Qiye smiled faintly and raised his palm, then the heavy body of the Eastern Emperor Bell emitted a radiance that directly enveloped Wu Quan, and by the time the radiance faded, his figure had already disappeared.
As Lin Qiye stepped out, the mountain under the Eastern Emperor Bell trembled violently and instantly cracked open a gap, jamming the bell body into it, and huge stones tumbled on the ground, completely submerging that gap in a few moments.
The dust in the sky gradually settled, and on Qilian Mountain, the shadow of the Eastern Emperor’s Bell was no longer visible.
”Two thousand years …… alas.” Lin Qiye looked around, above the sea of clouds, a setting sun gradually sank into darkness and disappeared without a trace.
”I also don’t know what kind of scene this place will be like two thousand years from now.”
Lin Qiye shook his head, reached out to hold Jia Lan’s palm, and softly said, “Let’s go.”
”Uh-huh.” A blush surfaced on Jia Lan’s cheeks, but she didn’t resist.
The two figures, one green and one blue, gradually faded into the dimness.