Chapter 209: Chapter 180: Heaven and Earth Change! Spirit Root! War of Words! Return!
Hua Buyu’s gentle hum was like the incantation of an ancient oath.
Auspicious signs filled the sky, and the entire elven realm emitted a soft glow.
"This is..."
Su Changqing looked at his hands in astonishment.
His strength hadn’t increased, but streams of warm currents surged continuously through his limbs.
Not knowing if it was an illusion, he felt more in tune with the heavens and earth.
The surrounding flowers, grass, and trees conveyed a sense of closeness, and the passing breeze seemed to linger.
That extremely special feeling of comfort was as if he had become a part of the world, causing Su Changqing to involuntarily close his eyes in delight.
"What’s happening here?"
Seeing such a grand spectacle, Wu Yong widened his eyes and asked curiously.
"It seems to be some kind of special ritual?"
Miao Feng said uncertainly, then looked toward Xuanqingzi, "Do you know, Taoist?"
"The elven king’s blessing, ah..."
Xuanqingzi glanced enviously at Su Changqing and said, "Elves are born of heaven and earth, they are darlings of the world."
"And the king of the elves is said to be the person closest to the heavens."
"Those blessed by the elven king will be favored by the heavens, with prosperous fortune and impervious to evil."
Wu Yong nodded with partial understanding and asked puzzled, "Is this blessing... very precious?"
Xuanqingzi, upon hearing this, looked at Wu Yong as if he were a fool.
After a moment of silence, he softly began,
"This is beyond what ’precious’ can describe; fortune is mysterious and profound, with the elven spirit protecting your body..."
Halfway through his words, seeing Wu Yong still looking bewildered, Xuanqingzi sighed powerlessly and said:
"You only need to know that those blessed by the elven king, throughout history, are fewer than the fingers on one hand, even rarer than a Great Emperor."
"Such people can call rain to stop, calm the wind, avert disasters, and are beloved by all spirits."
Wu Yong didn’t understand the rest, but upon hearing that this blessing is rarer than a Great Emperor, he couldn’t help but take a cold breath.
"Senior Brother... this means he’s going to soar!"
Beside him, Miao Feng glanced at Wu Yong, speaking as if without this blessing, Su Changqing couldn’t soar.
"Adding wings to a tiger, does such a prodigy really have competitors at the same level?"
Miao Feng, who always prided himself as a prodigy, looked at Su Changqing, who was glowing all over, and remained silent.
...
Who knows when, Hua Buyu’s voice stopped.
The breeze caressed, and Su Changqing opened his tranquil and harmonious eyes, looking at the woman across from him.
After a moment of gaze, Su Changqing suddenly smiled, "I’ll come find you to play once I’m done."
He didn’t say thank you, as that would have felt distant.
"Alright."
Hua Buyu responded with a bright smile, then looked at Qing Zhu and Shan Yuan beside her,
"Brother Zhu, Uncle Shan, could you help send Chang Qing on his way?"
The elven realm was deep within the Demon Race’s territory; relying solely on Su Changqing and his companions, the journey back was likely fraught with dangers.
The thoughtful Hua Buyu had even considered this point.
Xuanqingzi and the others silently praised her in their hearts, and their gazes at Su Changqing were full of envy.
Yet, Su Changqing opened his mouth, finally shook his head with a bitter smile.
Compared to Hua Buyu, it seemed he had nothing to offer in return.
However, this bond of friendship was already firmly etched in his heart.
"Alright."
Shan Yuan opened his mouth in a gruff voice and laughed, "I haven’t been out for many years, it’s good to go for a walk."
Beside him, Qing Zhu nodded as well, looking outwards, "In this world, if our elven tribe wants to emerge, it’s time to show ourselves."
Without much farewell, Su Changqing took a deep look at Hua Buyu and then turned to leave.
Xuanqingzi and the others bowed respectfully to the elves and stepped out of the elven realm together.
Hua Buyu stood in place for a long time until that figure disappeared into the distant horizon; she didn’t move an inch.
After a long moment, Aunt Liu sighed softly, "Buyu, he’s already gone far."
Having lived for countless years, how could Aunt Liu not see Hua Buyu’s current state?
She, alongside He Bo and others, didn’t stop her, nor did they have the right to.
Some things, though they came a bit early, were ultimately something Hua Buyu had to experience herself.
"Aunt Liu..."
Hua Buyu turned her head with her lips tight, her bright eyes misty,
"What’s happening to me, I feel so sad... wah."
After holding back for a long time, Hua Buyu buried herself in Aunt Liu’s embrace, sobbing with some grievance.
That melancholy of parting, and the unique emotion that had just risen and was met with separation, left this nascent delicate flower somewhat at a loss.
"Child..."
Aunt Liu gently stroked Hua Buyu’s silky hair, looking into the distance and softly spoke,
"Being an elf is much harder than being a flower."
"He is but the first step in your journey of growth..."
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Demon Domain Territory.
By now, the group had traveled far from the elven realm, but Su Changqing still occasionally turned back to look.
From childhood till now, it was his first time tasting the flavor of longing.
"A gentle abode, a hero’s grave, the ancients did not deceive me."
Su Changqing sighed with a bitter smile, shaking his head as he forcibly suppressed those tumultuous thoughts.
He introspected, carefully perceiving the changes within himself during this period.
Ever since coming out of the Celestial Demon Pool, events have unfolded one after another, leaving him no time to consolidate his cultivation properly.
During this period, the most notable change was the appearance of the Fate Palace and the transformation of the Creation Jade Stone.
The Fate Palace is opened after the peak of the Divine Body, an inherent palace of life, the most crucial aspect for a cultivator.
The laws practiced by the cultivator, the path inherited, will all be engraved one by one in the Fate Palace.
And Su Changqing’s Fate Palace was a grand and ancient palace shrouded in chaos, with that chaotic energy symbolizing the completion of the Heaven and Earth Divine Body.
Currently, at the center of the Fate Palace, was the Creation Jade Stone, which had already shifted from the Sea of Knowledge to its new position.