Chapter 2088. Suddenly Looking Back (1/2)
Immemorial God Realm, at the center of the circular continent, stood the seven-colored snowy mountain, and two figures were standing on it.
They were Wang Lin and Li Muwan.
They stood there, looking at the bridge not far away, and softly spoke to each other.
Wang Lin’s gaze was gentle as he looked at Li Muwan. He had waited for this for a long time, and now, after thousands of years, it had finally happened.
The seven-colored snow that fell no longer had a sorrowful feeling. It was completely different from the scene Wang Lin had seen inside the ancestral temple.
Wang Lin softly said, “It is a long story. Wan Er, once we leave, we will find an ordinary place, then I’ll spend a lifetime telling you the story… And Ping Er and his wife, Qing Yi. You will definitely love them.”
Li Muwan nodded lightly. She looked at the man before her, and he looked the same as before, only there was hidden trace of time on his face.
She could imagine what kinds of hardships and what kind of price Wang Lin had paid in order to awaken her.
“Now let me take you to trample the heavens together…” As Wang Lin looked up at the bridge not far away, his eyes shined the brightest they ever had in thousands of years. There was no sorrow in his eyes.
He pulled Li Muwan’s hand. After she awakened, he had never let go. He was afraid that once he let go, he would never find her again.
Their two figures gradually walked onto the Heaven Trampling Bridge, toward the end of the bridge that was connected to the illusion.
Li Muwan also held Wang Lin’s hand and didn’t want to let go for the rest of her life. She felt the warmth coming from his hand that made her heart feel warmth and peace that crossed thousands of years.
Their figures gradually arrived at the end of the bridge. Just as they were about to enter, Wang Lin stopped and waved his left hand at the ground.
This wave caused three rays of light to fly toward the earth.
The first ray of light was half a compass. It flew toward the earth and caused the circular earth to rumble. The half-illusory part of the earth became real and the countless trenches and mountains shined brightly. After it was complete, it began to activate.
The second ray of light was a giant pointer. It rapidly descended and fused with the seven-colored snowy mountain. The pointer swept across the earth.
A powerful aura spread out from the earth and rumbled across the world.
The third ray of light was a bead, a white bead, the Heaven Defying Bead!
It floated in the world and emitted a soft light. Its appearance caused the entire place, the Boundary Compass, to become complete.
Wang Lin softly said, “Withdraw!”
The moment he spoke, the earth rumbled and shrank rapidly, leaving behind large amount of fog. A moment later, the continent disappeared, the seven-colored snowy mountain disappeared, everything in the world except the bridge Wang Lin and Li Muwan were on disappeared. Everything was gone — it had all turned into a palm-sized compass!
The compass hummed and floated above Wang Lin’s left hand and continued to rotate. It shrank once more, and what appeared in Wang Lin’s hand was the Heaven Defying Bead!
The Heaven Defying Bead was the most critical part of the Boundary Compass, and it looked no different when the Boundary Compass was complete.
Holding the bead, Wang Lin looked back. He could not see the sky or the earth, only the void. At the end of the void, he saw a figure.
It was Gu Dao.
Gu Dao stared at all of this dumbfoundedly. He saw the only bridge that existed in the void and the two figures on the bridge.
“This is the answer…” Gu Dao muttered, revealing a complicated expression.
Wang Lin smiled faintly and waved his right hand. A vortex appeared behind Gu Dao, and inside the vortex was the Immortal Astral Continent. Gu Dao silently pondered for a moment before he bowed at Wang Lin and disappeared into the vortex.
After he left, Wang Lin pulled Li Muwan, who had also seen the figure but asked no questions, toward the end of the bridge and disappeared into the illusion.
After Wang Lin departed, the bridge turned into specks of light and disappeared into the void here.
This place was a paradise-like garden. In the distance, there was a pavilion, and there was a stone table and two stone charis. On the stone chair next to the table sat someone with their back to Wang Lin. This person was wearing a grey robe and had grey hair, but Wang Lin was unable to see his appearance.
There was someone standing behind this person like a servant.
Wang Lin pulled Li Muwan out of the void and arrived at this garden-like place. When Wang Lin entered with Li Muwan, the servant turned around. He looked at Wang Lin and smiled.
Wang Lin looked at this servant, the servant looked a bit old, but he still immediately recognized this person.
Wang Lin slowly said, “Ling Tianhou.”
“I am and also I’m not.” The servant shook his head but didn’t speak. The person who had spoken was the grey-robed man who had his back to Wang Lin. He turned around and smiled at Wang Lin.
The grey-robed man looked at Wang Lin with a smile and said, “This must be Madam Wang, indeed a good match for Fellow Cultivator Wang.”
Li Muwan remained calm and didn’t speak. She stood beside Wang Lin and calmly looked at the grey-robed man.
Wang Lin looked at the grey-robed man and suddenly smiled. He pulled Li Muwan toward the opposite side of the old man and he waved his sleeve. An overlapping shadow appeared on the last remaining stone chair, turning it into two. He sat down together with Li Muwan.
On the table between him and the grey-robed man was a board. The black and white pieces on it were scattered — it was obviously a bad situation.
“Your avatar left after playing half the game. I’ve waited for so many years, and you’ve finally arrived. Let us continue.” The grey-robed man smiled as he picked up a black piece and placed it on the board.
“You are the guardian?” Wang Lin glanced at the board and looked at the grey-robed man.
The grey-robed man looked up and smiled “I’m and so are you.”
“The All-Seer is the treasure spirit, and I left a strand of divine sense on him. That was the grey-robed All-Seer you saw.” The grey-robed man looked exactly the same as the All-Seer. However, the feeling he gave off was different. As he had said, he was the grey-robed All-Seer.