Vol 16 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Book 16, The Nihilum Zone, Chapter 2 – Red Dust Tribulations
[Note – Red dust is an allegorical Buddhist term that refers to worldly affairs, attachments, and desires It is often said that in order to achieve Buddhahood, one has to be able to ‘see past the red dust’ ‘Women of the red dust’ is also a phrase that is specifically used to refer to courtesans]
Stillwater Cohtheart Island
Uncle White, in hu wine by hiainst the pavilion railings with his eyes shut As for Little Qing, she was hugging her knees, seated quietly within a corner of the pavilion
They were all completely silent
A long time later…
“Should we tell Autu suddenly said
“We should not” Uncle White sighed “In Autuh She wouldn’t be to take the blow Let’s wait for now We can tell her that Ning is in secluded meditation”
“Are we supposed to just keep hiding this fro asked
“We can sense thatas he is still alive…let’s keep things hidden from Autumn Leaf, as well as all of the Ji clansmen”
Little Qing nodded gently as well, then said, “Then about about Ji Ning’s master, Immortal Diancai?”
“Diancai…”
Uncle White hesitated apunishht by kar as he survives the seventh day, he will have survived the karmic sinflames If he doesn’t come back after seven days…that er zone located outside the world of the Grand Xia…at which point, ill notify Immortal Diancai”
“Alright” Little Qing nodded
They fell silent once more
None of the to say They just waited, quietly
Seven days…
These seven days posed a huge tribulation for Ning If he didn’t die within these seven days and withstood the karmic sinflames…he would have overcome this tribulation However, they didn’t have any idea as to where the Youngflaiven the amount of hatred they felt towards hi place
The banks of a vast, roaring river There was an azure-robed man seated in the lotus position here He wielded an Immortal sword in his hands, but the I down fro it to fish
Whoosh
Fro over atop a cloud He landed on the ground, then bowed respectfully “My respects to you, Patriarch Lu Per the Xia Ee” A scroll appeared before him, which he respectfully offered with both hands
“A letter? The Xia Ebin turned his head to look He waved his hand, and the scroll flew straight to hiently, and the scroll unfurled on its own
Lu Dongbin read through it carefully His face changed slightly
“Understood You can leave now,” Lu Dongbin said calmly
“Yes” The handsoracefully
Lu Dongbin, however, began to frown “Karfla is indeed talented, he’s trained for less than a century Will he be able to survive?” Lu Dongbin turned his head to look towards the distance A golden rune suddenly appeared in his pupils, and instantly his gaze was able to pierce through space, seeing an island that was ten million kilometers away
At the quiet, secluded island, there was a black-robed maiden seated in the lotus position on a beach
“This disciple of htly,” Lu Dongbinintent within her heart…it is eventhan I had predicted it to be In addition, at the Grand Xia Dynasty, she was hiding her true power the entire tie Cui to inspect her past lives, everything seeh in her previous life, she was a powerful, fiendish figure, a demon whose poas comparable to a Loose Immortal who had lived for a million years…for a person to be powerful in a previous life is a good thing There’s no need to hide it When she awakened her iven hoerful she was in her previous life…she absolutely could’ve made it to the top three, and perhaps she could’ve even become champion”
Originally, Lu Dongbin had deeply desired to take on Ji Ning as his disciple, because Ji Ning truly was born to be a Sword I’s other extraordinary attributes
As for Yu Wei…
Lu Dongbin had originally felt that Yu Wei was hiding even more secrets However, he wasn’t certain at first; after taking her on as his disciple and interacting with her for a long period of time, he had naturally been able to discover many flaws in Yu Wei’s façade In the end, Yu Wei had been forced to adth This was because I don’t wish for others to know about my past life I don’t want others to know that in ure I’m tired…so tired I want this life to be a bit more relaxed”
Yu Wei clearly knew very well that Lu Dongbin, given his status, could easily investigate her past lives She no longer maintained her façade before him
“Was it really just because she wishes for this life to be a bit h level of enlightenment that he was extreuely make out the tides and portents of destiny…and he always felt that Yu Wei wasn’t as siure as she made herself to be
However, he had investigated the Book of Life and Death
Yu Wei hadn’t lied to him
Could it be that he rong?
“Right now, Yu Wei needs to keep her heart steady and calht, the Celestial Tribulation shall cobin mused to hierous; in her past life, she failed to overcoerous as well! I can sense that her feelings towards Ji Ning are genuine If he truly is trapped in a danger zone…if I tell her, her de”
“For noon’t tell her After she overcomes her tribulation, I’ll tell her”
Lu Dongbin continued to ponder pensively
Yu Wei sat there in the lotus position at the beach The seas and the skies were the sa an impression of a infinitely vast firht now
She was nurturing her Dao-heart
She was quietly preparing…