Vol 3 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5：The Great Ascetic Heavenly King
They were now facing a tall i steep cliff
Yi Ping sighed softly, “It see turn”
The golden Kirin cub bellowed aloud as though it was agreeing with him
Yi Ping looked quietly at the group of heavenly maidens, the Universal Old Man and Old Venerable Vanquishi+ng Sage ere all nodding in agreement
Han Lin said, “If that olddin, ould not have taken the wrong turn!”
Old Venerable Vanquishi+ng Sage said angrily, “You still haven’t returned the Green Dragon Divine Sword to me!”
Han Lin protested weakly, “It is not that I did not try to return it to you…”
She had thrown the Green Dragon Divine Sword on the ground when Old Venerable Vanquishi+ng Sage had asked for it but he had failed to pull it; it seee him as its master anymore!
The Goddess Aiel heaved a soft sigh, “Since the divine sword has picked Han Lin as its mistress then we can only respect its choice There is really nothing left for us to do”
Old Venerable Vanquishi+ng Sage muttered, “Xiaoci, you are on her side?”
The Goddess Aiel flashed hily, “Yes I aéwith her Look at you, you are an eminent celestial practitioner yet you can’t handle a little loss?”
Old Venerable Vanquishi+ng Sage protested weakly, “But Xiaoci…”
The Goddess Aiel said sternly, “No but As Ascendant Custodian of the Holy Ascension Sect, I command you to keep quiet”
The Universal Old Man began to laugh jovially, “You seem to have made Ai upset”
Lady Winter Plu at the Universal Old Man quietly She was the protégé ether with the celestial practitioners of the Holy Ascension Sect as they h the Stellar Sanctuary
She had traveled with four of her ent and kind hearted maidens that had followed her for centuries
Their sudden deaths had saddened her greatly and until now she had not come to terms with their defan who styled hie would be so despicable!
She had actually taken a liking to him!
He was a dashi+ng scholarly celestial practitioner and had a reputation as one of the eight original founders of the Holy Ascension Sect Not only that, his th was said to be on par with the Lord Supre Ascendant of the Holy Ascension Sect
In his coe, the Ascension Goddess, the Eclipse Heaven Goddess, the Axis Heaven Goddess and the Fiery Phoenix All of thehly attained celestial practitioners from the Holy Ascension Sect and he was their leader!
Therefore it was not surprising that she had been impressed by him!
Because she ith these highly attained celestials, their venture into the Stellar Sanctuary proved to be quick and the trials were overcome quickly
When they had reached the vast plains of the Stellar Sanctuary, Chu Mingfan had suggested that she followed him to recon the woods ahead
Not knowing his true purpose, she had agreed readily
But when she had reached the dense woods, Chu Mingfan had suddenly turned around and forced her to lean against a tree
She was startled but before she could ask further, he had suddenly kissed her on her lips
But because she had taken a liking for Chu Mingfan, she only ed a weak protest
Chu Mingfan muttered softly to her, “You are so beautiful”
Before she had realized it, Chu Mingfan had loosened her silken knots that fastened her skirt and had slipped her long silk robe to the ground
She was alarmed but she was unable to free herself from his aromatic kisses
She started to struggle again when Chu Mingfan had slipped his hands into her body lingerie but her body was burning so hot that she could not th!
Chu Mingfan whispered gently to her as he stripped her naked, “You are like a heavenly fairy You are so desirable Today, I will make you mine”
And that day, Chu Mingfan had made her his
But just when she was anticipating with delight on their further exploits in the Stellar Sanctuary, Chu Mingfan had revealed his true intentions and coroup!
She was stunned by his betrayal and how he had made sport out of her!
Chu Mingfan had made it clear to the the best celestial practitioners of the Pangu Race and his ultimate aim was to obtain the divine swords of the Holy Ascension Sect for his ‘true master’
But who his ‘true master’ was, he did not make it known to them
Since then, she had learnt a painful lesson that would etch deeply into her memories forever
The Universal Old Man had said quietly to her, “Be strong The path to true enlighten!”
At thisat the Universal Old Man It was because she had recognized him as the mysterious celestial practitioner that ith the Heaveness who had once encouraged her with the same words when she was just an ordinary celestial practitioner in the Mortal Realm
The Universal Old Man did not seenized him despite his beardless look now It was because he had a distinct mannerism that had left upon her a deep impression
She thought, “Can’t he tell that the Sagess Ai or should I call her the Goddess Aiel now, quite obviously she see? But why is he so persistent? He is not as blind and dumb as he appears to be but why?”
Old Venerable Vanquishi+ng Sage began to panic as he called out gently to the Goddess Aiel, “Xiaoci, don’t be upset alright? I will keep my mouth shut”
The Goddess Aiel seeuess that we have to find another route now”
Yi Ping nodded as he said gently while looking at all the maidens, “We just have to find another route I reo?”
Yang Min ily at Yi Ping, “I remember that there is a small creek there as well”
Yunzi smiled to her, “I remember as well!”
Yang Min was also s at Yunzi
All theat the same time!
Yi Ping was looking at thehted to be reunited with all of theh several perilous exploits with all of them and in his dreams it was constantly replayed!
Shui Yixian, Lie Qing, Lele as Revelation Star, Luminous Star, Melody Star…
Xiao Youxue, Dugu Yunzi as the Endor Vixen Fairy, Celestial Ocean Heavenly Maiden…
Ji Lingfeng, Shen Xingyue as the Heaveness, Dark Enchantress…
Shui Yu’Er, Shui Mei’Er as the Eclipse Heaven Goddess and the Axis Heaven Goddess…
And in the Celestial Realm, he had ’Er, Han Lin, Yang Min, the Goddess Aiel, the Goddess Isa and the Goddess of Mercy!
And right now they were all looking at him affectionately!
Yu’Er suddenly asked shyly, “Other than the mark on your forehead, why is that you seem to be so different now? Maybe different is not the word or rather, your o”
Mei’Er nodded as she chipped in with a delighted se! You have finally remembered!”
Even Shen Xingyue was intrigued She had meant to ask this privately for quite some time but did not have a chance to do so But now since Yu’Er had initiated it, she decided to ask as well “You are really the White Sage?”
Yi Ping looked at Yu’Er, Mei’Er and Xingyue with a gentle look before he nodded aardly; it was because he had reht over him with disastrous results!
In the past when Yu’Er and Mei’Er were the Eclipse Heaven Goddess and the Axis Heaven Goddess, they were secretly se when he had visited the Ascension Sect The White Sage may be a junior celestial practitioner but he had impressed upon them with his profound wisdom
However, they were too shy to initiate contact with him and could only adhly eminent celestial practitioners and it was impossible for them to have relationshi+p with anyone Moreover it was unthinkable for thee ascension to the Celestial Real him doith troubles of the heart!
They could only secretly wish him the best with their most heartfelt affections That was their purest love for him!
But today they were reunited with hiain and by an unlikely destiny, they were now his consorts!
Yu’Er as the Eclipse Heaven Goddess was ht how irony it had been, “If that is my destiny that I will be married to him then so be it!”
Mei’Er as the Axis Heaven Goddess was also conteain, I will surely choose this life over …”
Shen Xingyue was looking drea as she muttered, “So you have remembered now…”
Yi Ping sighed softly as he nodded gently, “I am sorry I have alanted to say sorry to you…”
Shen Xingyue began to laugh but at the sa uncontrollable, “You should! You oweto become a priest I hate you with all my heart!”
Ye Yin was startled
It was because she had heard that Shen Xingyue as known previously as the Dark Enchanter had a fiancé who had abandoned her on her wedding day, leaving her humiliated and heartbroken at his unfaithfulness
She had never expected that her fiancé was actually the White Sage!
All of a sudden a thought struck her, “The White Sage…the Dark Enchantress…surely it is not a coincidence at all…”
There was a beahed softly, “I didn’t know that é sister has such an unhappy past I used to dislike her because I have thought that she would be reatest rival…”
She took a glance at Lie Qing atching quietly as she thought, “Hreatest rival Just how strong are you? If one of us will die then will it be rieves more for me or for you?”
All of a sudden Lingfeng clapped as she looked at Yi Ping coldly, “If you are really ht you? You can still remember the initial rites of our sect?”
Yi Ping smiled weakly before he recited, “Respect for the Way is virtue, the Way creates all things and shapes all things with virtue, the Way is separable and inseparable, having no beginning and end, ever omnipresent…”
He paused briefly before continuing, “Seek the Way, stay away froant, do not seek reputation or faence in music, lust and food, speaks true words, help those in need, be generous with your possessions, protect the weak, rescue those in crisis, assist those in poverty, give without expecting reciprocation…”
Lingfeng gasped as she quickly covered hertears in her eyes!
Yi Ping continued, “All living things live and die under Heavens but only the Way is eternal It is the Way that carries man’s heart That is also the initial intricacy heart formula of the Emptiness Translucence…”
He glanced at the Universal Old Man before taking a look at Lingfeng, “In the past, I don’t understand why é masters refuse to tell me who they are and why they had to leave But now I do now I do kno…”
Lingfeng sh I don’t want you to say it aloud or else I will surely kick you hard”
The Universal Old Man looked at Lingfeng blankly, “My Heaveness, can you explain to et it”
The Goddess Aiel whispered softly to him, “You unromantic oaf! It doesn’t matter if you are able to understand or not It is strictly between the two of them!”
The Universal Old Man began to rub his chin, “Oh?”
Lingfeng turned away shyly and no one could see her face except for her back as she said with tre voice, “It doesn’t s, all the emotions that I had felt that it was impossible for me to experience in the past…uh never mind…I am content now!”
Yi Ping rubbed his nose as he called after her, “Lingfeng…”
Lingfeng said quietly without turning back, “I still prefer the Yi Ping that I know…”
Lele had suddenly tiptoed in front of Yi Ping as she encircled hi nervously, “Really, you are the White Sage? You re?”
Yi Ping looked beguilingly at Lele as he sighed softly, “I a the three sisters, only you have memories of the past…”
Lele gasped, “You know?”
He glanced at Yixian and Lie Qing ere both looking lovingly at hiain, “You may have hidden it well but the expressions of your eyes have betrayed you”