NFBE Is Chapter 495 considered going home?
Is Chapter 495 considered going home?
"Why are you like this, Sister Xiaotong?"
Two boys dressed in white looked at the girl who had run several feet away and spoke with dissatisfaction:
“You were afraid of us before, saying that we two were hairy and not good-looking.”
"It has already taken on human form according to your race's aesthetic standards, so why are you still running?"
Xue Tong, who was hugging the stone pillar at the mountain gate, looked at the two boys and couldn't help but sigh:
"You're too young to understand."
Even if they were to transform into a peerless gentleman like Lu Feng.
In her eyes, it was still a little spider with hairy little legs.
The girl held her head in her hands:
"Unless I don't know, once I know, I'll never forget it for the rest of my life."
Xue Xiaofei stepped forward and looked at Xue Tong:
"Sister Xiaotong, you've grown up now. You need to learn to overcome your inner fears."
Xue Tong silently took a step back:
"Can't overcome even a little bit!"
The girl hid behind a stone pillar, peeking out to look at them:
"What are you two doing at the Ascension Ceremony?"
Xue Xiaoyu grabbed her brother's sleeve:
"Don't go any further, she's going to jump."
Xue Xiaofei rubbed her temples, a little habit she'd picked up from Xue Lan at some point.
"I just don't understand. We traveled together in the mortal realm for many years, and you weren't this afraid of the two of us back then!"
Xue Tong: "I don't know, maybe our feelings have faded!"
She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she thought she saw Xue Xiaofei roll her eyes.
"Answer my question! What are you doing at the Ascension Ceremony?"
"Now that His Majesty is in charge of the Ten Thousand Crafts Workshop, the seniors of Seven Butterfly Valley want to send the two of us in."
Xue Xiaoyu answered with a smile, her voice clear and crisp.
Xue Lan looked at the two boys:
"Send the two Crimson Jade Spiders to the artifact cultivator?"
How is this any different from a lamb being led into the tiger's den?
Xue Xiaofei understood Xue Tong's meaning, and the boy looked at the platform that had just landed at the very front of the main venue from afar.
On the platform, the long-unseen sovereign did not have a gentle smile on his face, and was dressed in black.
He seemed even more indifferent and decisive than when he left the two of them in Seven Butterfly Valley.
“I know, but Your Majesty is a good connoisseur.”
The boy's eyebrows were curved, and for a moment he looked remarkably like Xue Lan pretending to be well-behaved.
Xue Tong's heart stirred slightly.
No wonder they're all children raised by Xue Lan; they're all like this.
They believed in their sovereign with unwavering devotion and courage.
Xue Tong smiled at the two little spiders:
"Then let's participate in the trial."
"I wish you all the best of luck, sister!"
The two little spiders bowed to Xue Tong, then returned to their seats, awaiting the start of the sacrificial ceremony.
Xue Tong also had a seat arranged for her by Xu Qinghe, but the girl didn't want to sit there.
The girl transformed into a ray of light and flew towards the horizon, landing instantly on a light cloud.
"Dang Dang Dang!"
The great bell atop Xuanling Peak was struck once more, its deep sound resounding throughout the entire Xuanhuang Cave Heaven, carrying with it an undeniable aura of solemnity.
Behind me came the melodious cry of cranes. Countless cranes flew over from Zhihe Cliff behind Xuanling Peak and circled above the main venue. The melodious crane cries intertwined with the sacrificial music that gradually rose around us.
It was incredibly tragic.
Xue Tong saw Xu Qizhou, dressed in sacrificial robes, carrying something as he slowly walked up the mackerel-shaped steps toward the altar.
"What kind of music is this?" Xue Tong murmured, listening to the gradually rising sound of the flute around her.
"How sad!"
"This is the soul returning home."
Xu Qinghe's gentle voice came from behind. The woman stepped forward slightly and met Xue Tong's gaze.
The girl spoke haltingly:
"The soul...the soul returns?"
Xu Qinghe pointed at Xu Qizhou:
"What my brother is holding is a list of disciples from various sects copied from the Stele of Merit. We will offer sacrifices together during the Heaven-worshiping ceremony, and then go home."
When Xu Qizhou read the eulogy, his voice was solemn and clear, resounding throughout the entire Xuanhuang Cave Heaven. However, Xue Tong could not hear it clearly.
The sound of his heartbeat grew louder and louder, drowning out the return of the soul, drowning out the cry of the crane...
Xue Tong heard her own voice trembling slightly:
"Does this mean... I'm home?"
Xu Qinghe looked at Xue Tong and smiled gently:
"That's right..."
On the altar below the clouds, Xu Qizhou had finished reading the eulogy, and the entire main venue was shrouded in solemnity.
The list in the young man's hand transformed into a golden light, then split into several parts, landing on the platform where Xue Lan was.
Dao Xuanzi slowly raised his hand and caught a faint golden light.
The golden light transformed into an exquisite scroll in the old man's hand. He unfurled it, glanced at it briefly, and then handed it to Xue Lan, who was seated below him:
"have a look!"
Xue Lan took the scroll and unfolded it, seeing a dense array of names on it.
They are all disciples of the Xuanhuang Sect.
Unfortunately, these names have no connection to Xue Lan.
There should have been a cause and effect.
Xue Lan gently traced the name on it with her fingertips.
However, their souls were scattered and they did not enter the cycle of reincarnation, disappearing into the world.
The connection between him and Xue Lan naturally disappeared as well.
It's all gone, leaving only a name.
Dao Xuanzi coughed lightly, and Xue Lan put the scroll in her hand back into her sleeve.
Dao Xuanzi slowly rose, breaking the solemn silence around him:
"Fellow Taoists!"
"Since the last Ascension Ceremony, the human and demon races of Yuanming have worked together to fight against the demon race. We drove the demon race into the desolate region for 1,200 miles and established the Broken Water Pass."
"This is a feat unprecedented in ten thousand years."
"After thousands of years of trials in the Myriad Crafts Workshop's secret realm, the results have finally come, and the flowers have fallen to the mortal world."
"I hope that all fellow Daoists will work together with one heart and one mind, and one day completely drive the demon race out of my Yuanming Realm."
"May the mountains and rivers be clean, and may the seas be calm and the rivers clear!"
After the old man's powerful voice fell, a vortex suddenly appeared on the circular arena in the center of the main venue, with golden spiritual energy flowing as densely as water within it.
Streams of colorful light flew up from the vortex, transforming into lines of text in mid-air.
"Seven sects!"
Xiao Sheng, seated in his position at the Crimson Cloud Sect, heard a startled cry behind him, followed by a series of announcements:
"Xuanhuang Cave Heaven Xuanhuang Sect".
"Jiangyun Valley, Jiangyun Sect".
"Luoxia Mountain Long Sword Sect".
"Mingyangchuan War Puppet Mansion".
"Zhongyu Jiyue Mountain".
"Ximingchuan Yilingmen".
"The last one is..."
"Hidden Sword Mountain Craft Workshop!"
Dao Xuanzi glanced at the disciples in the main hall, some excited and some surprised, and gave Xue Lan a wink.
The perceptive young woman nodded slowly to the old man, then raised her hand and imprinted a soul mark on the line of words "Wan Gong Fang".
Dao Xuanzi nodded in satisfaction. He then addressed the children participating in the trial below:
"Today, at the Ascension Ceremony, my Xuanhuang Sect has opened the Illusionary Realm of the Spirit Radiance Tree for the Path Selection, which is the only one."
"May you all..."
"Ascend to the ninth heaven in one fell swoop, slaying demons and eradicating evil across ten thousand miles!"