1839 The Catastrophe 4 (1/2)

Long Siye was gone.

If Gu Xijiu was not mistaken, he had ascended to heaven and become a celestial being. However, Gu Xijiu was not given a chance to join him. She was desperate to ascend to heaven. She had no idea where the idea came from, but it had somehow become her obsession. Sadly, the way to heaven was nowhere to be found.

She had been anticipating the day when Long Siye finally became a celestial being. Unfortunately, she did not get what she was hoping for. The result was very disappointing.

Snow sluiced down over the earth as Gu Xijiu stood in the clouds contemplating what had happened. Suddenly, the Firmament Stone started talking to her. ”Master, it is not impossible to ascend to heaven. I know how.”

Gu Xijiu was obviously surprised. ”How?”

”There is a pathway that connects the Lower Bound to heaven. If you find it, you can work your way up,” the Firmament Stone continued.

”Where is the pathway?”

”At the most southern end of the earth, there is a tree, tall enough to reach the sky. It appears to be fiery red. If you climb it high enough, you will arrive at heaven,” the Firmament Stone told her what it learned from the mysterious voice.

”There are too many uncertainties. Do you know the specific location?”

”About that… Master, that is all that I know.”

…

The trunk was fiery red in color. Every piece of its leaves resembled the indentation of Buddha's handprint, making it look somewhat transcendental to the spiritual realm. It was a tall tree standing at a thousand feet. The top of the tree was lost amid the depths of the clouds.

At this very moment, Gu Xijiu was standing at the top of the tree. The Firmament Stone was very impressed, for she handled things quickly and dexterously.