93: Chapter 93 People from Tianheng Continent Have Arrived

"After you gave Mu Xue a vague explanation about your relationship with the Pill King, she continued to look at you with suspicion."

"The little kitty asked: 'I still don't understand why you made an old man call you Grandpa. Do you have some kind of special hobby?'"

"You: '...'"

"When you were examining Master Wu Suanzi's Golden Core, you had already thought of a strategy to wake him up. If you used Spiritual Qi to force him awake, it would cause some damage to his body, so after much thought, you decided to use a Medicinal Pill to wake him."

"'Lin Heng~ Can you really perform Alchemy?' Mu Xue asked, squatting beside you with a piece of candy in her mouth, watching you."

"'You have to believe in your boyfriend!' you said, stroking her face."

"'But... you really make me suspicious. Won't you end up killing Senior Master Wu Suanzi with what you make?' Mu Xue said, looking at you."

"At this moment, one of your hands was stroking Mu Xue's little face, while the other held a book titled 'Elementary Alchemy Basics'."

"'How about we make a bet?' you said to Mu Xue."

"Logically speaking, you should know how to perform Alchemy, because Prisoner 4 had systematically learned it, and you possessed all of Prisoner 4's skills, though you had never tried it yourself."

"'Sure.' Mu Xue nodded: 'If you succeed in your Alchemy, I'll take a bite of your arm. If you fail, I'll take a bite of your neck.'"

"'Why does it feel like I'm the one losing out in both scenarios?' you said, looking at her."

"Mu Xue took a bite of your mouth: 'Agreement reached, no backing out!'"

"You asked the Pill King for some medicinal herbs and then walked into the Pill Refining Room."

"This was your first time performing Alchemy, and the Pill Formula was one you had come up with yourself. However, with your super-high talent of over 600 points, you had combined a brand new formula in your mind, and you believed you would succeed."

"Then, the Pill Refining Room exploded. Thick smoke billowed out from the windows, door cracks, and holes in the roof at the same time. Fortunately, there were safety measures in the Pill Refining Room, so the damage wasn't too severe."

"You watched as Mu Xue spat out a puff of black smoke. Mu Xue giggled at the black smoke on your face and then left a tooth mark on your neck."

"'It looks like my Mr. Lin Heng has failed!' Mu Xue said, flicking your forehead."

"'It's the first time, just the first time. Next time, I'll definitely succeed,' you said."

"Then another furnace exploded."

"Mu Xue took another bite of your neck. The little kitty deliberately bit the same spot as last time, and you felt a bit of pain."

"Indeed, there is a difference between theory and practice. However, you felt that you had already found the knack for Alchemy, and you would definitely succeed next time."

"'No, that's not right. I think you kid just want to be bitten by Mu Xue,' Lin Heng muttered, looking at the content on the simulator."

"'Prisoner 6 really is a shady one!'"

"The third time, the furnace finally didn't explode. A round, smooth Medicinal Pill appeared inside the Pill Furnace. You cupped the Medicinal Pill in your hands and went out to take a bite of Mu Xue."

"Mu Xue: '???' Then, the tooth mark on your neck deepened significantly."

"You and Mu Xue returned to the Liehuo Sect and fed this Medicinal Pill to Master Wu Suanzi."

"Master Wu Suanzi's chaotic gaze gradually became clear. His eyes looked around and then landed on your face."

"'Fellow Daoist!' Master Wu Suanzi said."

"You knew that Master Wu Suanzi had sobered up."

"Soon, Master Wu Suanzi learned from you about the things that had happened in the Sacred Realm."

"He said: 'The Sacred Realm can indeed be closed.'"

"Master Wu Suanzi went to the earthen wall at the innermost side of the thatched cottage."

"You saw him bend down, fumble around for a long while, and then pull out an entire brick. This triggered a small Formation, and then a small secret compartment appeared, inside which sat a dusty iron box."

"He blew on it and opened the box."

"Inside was a purple stone. He handed this stone to you: 'This is the key to the Sacred Realm. If you crush this stone inside the Sacred Realm, the passage between the Sacred Realm and this world will close.'"

"'Then why wasn't the Sacred Realm closed from the very beginning?' you asked."

"Master Wu Suanzi shook his head: 'My Master told me not to close the Sacred Realm unless it's an absolute last resort. As for why, I heard from the old man that this is what his Master said. As for the real reason, I don't know either.'"

"You didn't ask further, as Master Wu Suanzi didn't seem to know either. You took Mu Xue and left the Liehuo Sect."

"Master Wu Suanzi didn't leave with you. He said that even though he was awake, he didn't have many years left to live. He was already old, and although the Tianheng Continent sounded thrilling, he no longer had the hot-blooded passion of his youth."

"'Now that there is no longer the threat of the Extra-territorial Heavenly Demon, this old man only wants to drink good wine and smoke good tobacco during the years I have left. Let young people like you go and play in the Tianheng Continent,' Master Wu Suanzi said, taking a puff of his pipe."

"You took Mu Xue to your hometown."

"Your mother and father were very happy to see Mu Xue, and your younger sister was also chattering away incessantly while leaning against Mu Xue."

"You only stayed at home for one day before leaving."

"'Xiao Xue, please take care of Lin Heng while you're out there,' your mother said, holding Mu Xue's hand."

"Now, every year you would send a lot of money home. Your mother knew you were doing big things outside. She didn't know why, but she always felt that once you left today, you would be gone for a very, very long time—perhaps never to be seen again in this lifetime."

"'Lin Heng, you too, come back to visit more often. It doesn't matter if you earn money or not; it's mainly that Mom misses you. When you're free, you can send more videos,' your mother said."

"Watching your departing back, she suddenly cried."

"She didn't know why she was crying. Clearly, her son was so outstanding and had found such a beautiful girlfriend, but she always felt that after today, she would never see him again! Sigh, it seems that when people get old, they start letting their imaginations run wild."

"In the end, your mother wiped away her tears and smiled as she said goodbye to you and Mu Xue."

"'Is this what a mother is?' Mu Xue said, looking at your mother."

"'Yes,' you nodded, suddenly feeling your eyes getting moist. This parting might be a final farewell."

"For your original self, you were only on your sixth simulation, but for you, this was a complete life. You had tried your best to treat this world like playing an RPG game."

"But no matter how you thought about it, you discovered that you were a living person, an individual named Lin Heng."

"'I originally wanted to bite you,' Mu Xue said, hugging you and stroking your head."

"You also took the opportunity to lean into Mu Xue's embrace."

"You returned to the Sacred Realm."

"Marshal Ye had long been waiting for you in the command room."

"'Where is Venerable Li Kun?' you asked, after walking around and not seeing Venerable Li Kun's figure."

"'He left. He said he was going to some Wanbao Pavilion. Actually, he was treated very well at the beginning, but suddenly Venerable Li Kun said that the aura of this Inner World was leaking, and if he didn't go to the Wanbao Pavilion, he might not get a reward. We should have about three days left now,' Marshal Ye said."

"You nodded."

"Then, the Earth's Martial Arts world announced the matter of the Tianheng Continent to all Martial Artists above the Innate Realm. Those who wanted to go to the Tianheng Continent were to come to the Sacred Realm within two days; those who didn't want to go were not forced."

"Some elderly Martial Saints in the Sacred Realm also requested to leave. They had basically dedicated their entire lives to the Sacred Realm, and they said they just wanted to go to a good place to spend their remaining years in peace."

"Two days later, you crushed that purple stone. The passage inside the Sacred Realm gate disappeared in an instant, and the aura of the entire Earth also vanished from your Divine Sense."

"However, the aura of the Tianheng Continent became increasingly strong. Before you crushed the stone, the aura of the Tianheng Continent was growing, but only by a small margin, like plus one. Now, that magnitude had changed from plus one to plus one hundred."

"The Martial Artists in the Sacred Realm looked toward the direction of the Tianheng Continent with longing eyes. Some were still restless and couldn't help but want to go over. However, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Venerable Li Kun had set up a Formation at the exit, leaving you with no way to leave."

"About three hours later, a powerful aura appeared."

"'It really is an Inner World!' A young man dressed in gold robes appeared in the sky above the Sacred Realm."

"His gaze also looked toward you, revealing a hint of disdain."

"You didn't speak. You couldn't feel the other party's Spiritual Qi, which meant that either the other party was a Mortal, or the other party's cultivation was far superior to yours."

"Of course, it seemed the result was the latter, though you didn't know what Realm the other party was in."

"Immediately after, another figure appeared."

"'Are the noses of Wanbao Pavilion made of dogs? The aura of the Inner World is so faint, yet you were able to smell it?' An old man holding a disk also appeared in the sky, looking at the young man from Wanbao Pavilion and speaking."

"Then, another figure appeared."

"A man with a long sword following him appeared."

"'I knew that if the old man from the Tianji Pavilion came out, there would definitely be good things. It's actually an Inner World!' The man said, looking at the old man and lifting his chin."

"The old man was not to be outdone and glared back at him: 'You brat from the Tianjian Sect, didn't your Master teach you what it means to respect the old and cherish the young!?'"

"Venerable Li Kun only then came to your side."

"'That is Senior Qian Duoduo of the Wanbao Pavilion, with Body Integration Peak cultivation. The other two, it seems one is the Sword Child of the Sword Sect, and the other appears to be Old Man Tiansuan of the Tianji Pavilion. Both are at the Body Integration Peak Realm.'"