Chapter 424 第243章 会晤 (1/2)

”How did you survive?” Qingyin stuttered as she queried.

Shen Lian ingested the spiritual fruit and smiled, ”Who says I'm still alive?”

Only then did Qingyin realize that despite his usual appearance, Shen Lian was emitting gentle starlight all over, and his body seemed to be slightly transparent. If one were to stare hard enough, one would be able to see the river behind him.

Shen Lian was hollow, and she failed to notice that earlier because the starlight blurred him out.

Huanzhen took a seat opposite of Shen Lian while Qingyin sat in seiza by the side. She brought out a pot of wine and filled both of their cups.

Huanzhen looked at Shen Lian and smiled. He spoke, ”In the past, I have run through countless possibilities, but I did not think that one day both of us could sit in peace and have a drink.”

Shen Lian sat calmly and stared ahead with his gentle gaze. His gaze seemed to be able to erase all sort of restlessness. His heart was still and his spirit grounded, he had no distracting thoughts - even the gentle ripples of Ruo Shui were eased by him. This was not a feat attainable by sheer force. There was a unique form of Dao rhythm radiating from him, which had combined a type of eternal and unchanged rules within the world. This was the reason why he was able to do that with his gaze.

He spoke to Huanzhen, ”I did not expect that you would come to my aid tonight.”

”Though, I was not of much help,” Huanzhen replied slowly.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

”It is the thought that counts. Let's drink up and let bygones be bygones.” As Shen Lian raised his glass, the starlight fell from his sleeves. It was gentle like the water in Ruo Shui and had filled the raft. The surrounding seemed almost magical.

Huanzhen was surprised. He raised his glass and drank.

He fell into silence, and Shen Lian too did not say anything. Finally, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, ”After you lost your physical body, your self-divine aura could not adhere itself to anything, which is why the light is flowing out from you. After attaining longevity, one would not have to worry about the exhaustion of one's lifespan. However, the moment that you cease emitting starlight, it will be the day your Primordial Spirit is worn out and your self-divine aura is extinguished. If there is anything that I can do to help, I will.”

Qingyin finally understood why Shen Lian said that he was not alive. On a certain level, he had died. It was just that he did not perish completely. The starlight that he was emitting was his self-divine aura and the source of his Primordial Spirit.

When he stopped emitting these, he was akin to an oil lamp that ran out of fuel.

Despite that Chen Beidou did not win, but if Shen Lian could not find a solution, it was a definite defeat for him.

Shen Lian did not seem bothered by his current state. He spoke gently, ”I am well aware of the current state I am in. In fact, I have expected for this to happen. This is actually better than the worst case scenario that I had in mind. You do not have to do anything for me, there is no need for it.”

Huanzhen replied, ”However, I have a favor to ask.”

”I know what you are going to ask. Though, I cannot let Yanxu live. Whether it is for Qing Xuan, or for our previous Chief, Zhang Ruoxu, or even for my Honored master, Zhenren Biyun whom I have never met. I will do it, and I guess I am capable of doing it now.” Shen Lian's exquisite face had a smile on it, he looked like the brilliant Milky Way that was somewhere far away in the dark sky.