Chapter 190 - Chapter 190: Chapter 187: Unifying Emperor Sea, Peacock Holy King (1/2)
Chapter 190: Chapter 187: Unifying Emperor Sea, Peacock Holy King
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“That’s right, have you been here in a past life?” Fang Wang stared at Zhou Xue and asked.
Knowing Zhou Xue had heard similar words eased his mind a bit, at least there wasn’t the loneliness of facing destiny alone.
Zhou Xue nodded, her gaze shifting toward the vast fog at the horizon, saying, “I have, but unfortunately, I did not pass the test. The Hongxuan Emperor of that time was unbeatable to me. Before my ascension, only one person had succeeded in inheriting from the Hongxuan Emperor, and that person chose not to ascend. He didn’t ascend not for lack of opportunity, but to carry on the will of the Hongxuan Emperor and stay in the Mortal Realm.”
“You shouldn’t take the Hongxuan Emperor’s words too seriously. Perhaps he really could see something, but what he saw before was definitely not you or me. At least in my past life, he never mentioned you to me. This shows that my rebirth has become an unpredictable factor, something he couldn’t see through. If even he couldn’t see it through, then why care about those things from the past he talked about?”
Fang Wang also felt that he was different from the previous eight times the Hongxuan Emperor mentioned, and he couldn’t help shaking his head, realizing he was becoming attached.
Speaking of which, although his actual age was over twenty thousand years old, he spent most of that time cultivating and hadn’t experienced much, unlike Zhou Xue. She had traversed the world and ascended to the Upper Realm, what hadn’t she seen?
Fang Wang turned to look at Zhou Xue’s profile, a lock of her black hair resting on her face, illuminated by the lamp’s light, which he found quite appealing.
“Did you pass the test?” Fang Wang asked.
He could see Fang Jing’s test results, but not Zhou Xue’s.
Zhou Xue, a reborn person, was no younger than Fang Wang in terms of real age. Fang Wang still didn’t know how many years she had lived in her past life.
Zhou Xue answered, “I did. I defeated the Hongxuan Emperor in the Cross-Void Realm.’
“The Cross-Void Realm? You haven’t reached the Golden Body Realm?” Fang Wang raised an eyebrow and asked.
Zhou Xue glanced at him and huffed, “I did reach it, but I used a Secret
Technique to suppress my realm, and the Hongxuan Emperor didn’t notice.”
Upon hearing this, Fang Wang couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, “How did you compare to the Hongxuan Emperor in your previous life? Who was stronger?”
Zhou Xue shook her head slightly and said, “I couldn’t surpass the illustrious Hongxuan Emperor, but the Secret Technique I used is special. The creator of the technique might not be inferior to the Hongxuan Emperor.”
Fang Wang felt a sense of admiration inside. It seemed Zhou Xue hadn’t been running around in vain these years; she had gathered quite a collection of inheritances.
“What’s the background of Xiao Kuang? How has he managed to stay this long?” Fang Wang asked with curiosity.
Before entering the Formation, none of the cultivators from the Jin Xiao Sect had caught his attention, and Xiao Kuang’s realm wasn’t high either. Zhou Xue said with profound meaning, “He is just a discard.”
At this statement, Fang Wang narrowed his eyes.
Zhou Xue brushed her hair from her forehead and said, “Before coming here, he had already made up his mind. He was a man about to die, lending his body for the resurrection of the Hongxuan Emperor could perhaps offer him a sliver of hope.”
What a gutsy move!
Thinking to revive the Hongxuan Emperor?
“I’m here not in pursuit of the Heavenly Emperor Imperial Mirror, but for another matter. By the way, I’m recruiting the Hongxuan Emperor. One day, I will contend with the Upper Realm, and the Hongxuan Emperor happens to share a similar vendetta,” Zhou Xue said calmly.
Fang Wang was silent.
Zhou Xue said no more, her gaze drifting, lost in thought.
After a long while.
Fang Wang broke the silence, saying, “I’ll join the Jin Xiao Sect too. Before you ascend, I’ll lend you a helping hand.”
Zhou Xue turned to look at him, her eyes showing a subtle smile, saying,
“Before ascending? It seems you’ve also chosen to stay in the Mortal Realm? That’s good. For the multitude of souls, ascending is indeed the only path, but for a rare genius like you, staying might be a good thing.”
“But forget about joining the Jin Xiao Sect. You walk your own path, no need to follow me, and avoid unnecessary trouble. When I really need your help, I definitely won’t hesitate to ask,” she replied.
Fang Wang nodded slightly after hearing this.
Zhou Xue took a deep breath and said, “I’m sorry, it was my inadequacy that failed to protect him.”
Fang Wang hesitated for a moment before realizing she was referring to Fang Xun.
It wasn’t that he was heartless; it was mainly because he’d spent six thousand one hundred years inside the Heavenly Palace, and he hadn’t reacted right away.
“It’s not your fault. You can’t always be watching over him. In his pursuit of love, he acted recklessly and even implicated many cultivators from the Jin Xiao Sect,” Fang Wang replied, feeling some regret when mentioning this.
No matter how strong he was, there were some things he couldn’t change.
Then, Zhou Xue changed the subject and started talking about the Fang Family’s situation. She had planted cultivators in Grand Qi, who reported on the Fang Family’s condition every year.
At the foot of the mountain.
Fang Zigeng was meditating in a corner of the valley, gazing at the peak, his eyes filled with envy.
In their batch of Fang Family Disciples, many had made a name for themselves, and the original nine cultivators had now become the pillars of the Fang Family, the objects of envy for the younger generations. Fang Zigeng had also become the top disciple of the Fang Residence, just behind Fang Wang, Zhou Xue, and Fang Hanyu.
But all along, Fang Zigeng knew that there was an insurmountable gap between him and Fang Wang’s trio, which included their relationship.
He wanted to truly belong.
He wasn’t discouraged, though; he took a deep breath and continued his Cultivation.
With enough effort, perhaps one day, he could make Fang Hanyu’s trio into a quartet.
In the blink of an eye.