Chapter 260 The North (2/2)

”I can't say for sure. It could be an illusion perhaps,” the Empress laughed.

Shen Lian knew that if it was just a feeling, it could be correct. For someone to reach the level of the Empress, the feelings were more reliable than what one saw or heard.

”It could be real. Can you tell the exact location?”

”No.”

Shen Lian spoke with a deep voice, ”Regardless of what happened, it is always right to strengthen yourself. If your divine power can reach all corners of Qingshui River, even if you encounter someone who has transcended beyond the mortal world, he will have nothing against you.”

”I was thinking about the same thing. Since you lost quite a lot of Qi of vitality, you can borrow some of the spiritual power from my river region,” the Empress smiled brightly.

She did not lack spiritual power, but she needed to continuously strengthen her spirit and mind to be a part of the thirty thousand miles region and truly turned Qingshui River into a part of her body. She could then have an almost unlimited supply of mana.

She was not the only one who had used this method. It was rumored that someone once tried to turn the Milky Way into a clone so that he would become one that was beyond everyone else from the ancient times to date. He almost succeeded.

Compared to the Milky Way, Qingshui River was not even the size of a small drain, but in turn, its difficulty level was much lower. It was possible for the Empress to achieve her target.

”I am here for it,” Shen Lian smiled.

He then closed his eyes and fell into the state where he forgot about himself and the surroundings.

The reason why the spiritual power of the river could benefit him greatly was because of how powerful it was. It was full of vitality and had been improved further with the Empress' divine region and as such, all the spiritual power could be turned directly into mana. Also, as long as the Empress was in the divine region, there would be no worry about whether the area would run out of mana. It could be replenished anytime, and it was much faster than the like of Yiyuan Elixir.

However, if he were to absorb the river region's pure and thick spiritual power and Qi of vitality, he would need to rely on the Empress. Being the River Deity, the river region was like her breathing. If one were to take the spiritual power, one should also return. If it were for some outsider, without setting a limit could bring harm to herself.

The Empress was willing to lend out these Qi of vitality because it was Shen Lian. She wanted him to regain his cultivation experience.

Under the Empress' generous help, Shen Lian had recovered within a month. It had saved him the effort of three to five years.

Shen Lian opened his eyes and he looked calm. The Empress felt glad to see that he was now done.

She clapped and laughed, ”Now you're getting even closer to immortality.”

”It is not that easy. I will be glad if I can break the whims, Xuwang, within a hundred year.”

”To our lot, hundred years go by quickly. It is indeed not worth mentioning. Are you leaving now?” The previous statement showed her lamentation, but the latter indicated the sadness of separation.

”I have to go. I got off the mountain this time for something, else I don't need to come to the secular mortal world,” Shen Lian spoke softly, and his eyes were looking north.

”It is the difference between us. You are able to see through most things, but you are not willing to let go. I have never looked back.” The Empress let out a sigh, and the world had changed. Both of them were now on top of the calm river surface.

”It is not because I don't want to let go. I just want to follow the flow. Some things are a part of life, so why should we intentionally make ourselves cold and heartless?” Shen Lian laughed, and then he took the waves. One could see a shadow going rapidly upstream on the river. He disappeared quickly.

In the north of Yuan Continent, there were desserts, snowy landscape and also forests. It was where Taisu Sect was, but it was hard to find it.

As the sun set, the night fell like a humongous Kunpeng that was spreading its wings – the sky and the sun were all covered, and there was no light. All the river and mountain and grass and wood were all covered.

Shen Lian was sitting alone in the field. He relaxed his eyebrows and opened his clear eyes. It seemed like there were an infinite amount of mysteries within them. Occasionally some lights appeared from the depth of his eyes, like those of the stars.

In this quiet night, the north was akin to the sea that he was used to – it was without end, quiet and peaceful. Nobody knew how much secrets it was hiding.

Shen Lian looked up at the big dipper in the sky, and it seemed there a rainbow-like light ribbon flew out. It was like smoke or mist, unsteady, sometimes quiet and sometimes active, like the river. It then formed into a big light halo, surrounding the big dipper. The halo suddenly got brighter, like a moon in the sky. It covered the earth with silvery light and lit up the whole field. Everything was clear now.

It was the aurora of the north. After many days of waiting, it finally happened.