Chapter 1708
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Chapter 1708 Donghuang Bell
Lin Qiye took out a white chess piece from his pocket and placed it in front of Lingbao Tianzun.
“What is this?”
“Something that can conceal your existence in the future… and also a token of our agreement.”
“A token? That’s quite interesting.” Lingbao Tianzun played with the white piece for a while, seemingly sensing the aura of cause and effect within it, his eyebrows slightly raised.
“She is Jialan, isn’t she?” Lingbao Tianzun picked up his teacup, carefully took a sip, and fixed his gaze on the obedient Jialan standing nearby. “You fed her the Immortality Pill… so, is she also one of your chess pieces?”
“Tianzun is joking. How could someone like me use beings like you as chess pieces? I am merely a chess piece myself…” Lin Qiye immediately corrected him, but after hesitating for a moment, he vaguely added, “However, she… might be my wife in the future.”
Jialan didn’t notice the subtle difference between the words “chess piece” and “wife” in his tone, but Lingbao Tianzun’s expression became intriguing. He glanced at both of them and smiled lightly.
“You are a Primordial Spirit Body with longevity equal to heaven, and she has consumed the Immortality Pill… you two are indeed a good match.”
Hearing these words, Jialan was stunned at first, then her entire face instantly turned red!
She secretly glanced at Lin Qiye and saw that he was smiling openly without any intention of denying it, making her blush even more obvious.
Could he… really like me??
Jialan’s inexperienced and somewhat slow mind immediately became a jumbled mess, with all her thoughts written plainly on her face. Lingbao Tianzun’s smile grew even more profound.
“Tianzun, you just said… my lifespan is equal to heaven?” Lin Qiye asked in confusion.
“Yes, you are a Primordial Spirit Body.” Lingbao Tianzun replied matter-of-factly. “Since the beginning of heaven and earth, the Primordial Spirit Body has existed. Now that you use it as your physical form, naturally your lifespan equals that of heaven.”
A thought flashed through Lin Qiye’s mind like lightning, and he frowned, sinking into contemplation.
“What’s wrong?” Lingbao Tianzun asked with confusion, seeing Lin Qiye’s sudden change.
“Tianzun… I’ve heard that in the Celestial Court there is a Spirit Abyss that can absolutely seal living beings, even making them unaware of the passage of time. If an ordinary person were sealed within it, could they achieve immortality?”
“No,” Lingbao Tianzun shook his head. “The Spirit Abyss seals a person’s thoughts and perception of time passing, but it doesn’t seal time itself. Even if someone is sealed in the Spirit Abyss, they would still age and die.”
Hearing this, Lin Qiye let out a long sigh:
“Then in this world, is there no way for ordinary people to ignore the passage of time and achieve immortality?”
Lingbao Tianzun pondered for a moment before slowly saying:
“There is one way…”
He reached into his sleeve and pulled out a bronze bell. With a gentle shake, it transformed into a beam of green light that expanded in the wind, eventually becoming an ancient and massive bronze bell that landed in the courtyard.
Seeing this giant bell, Lin Qiye’s eyes showed confusion:
“What is this…?”
“One of my treasures, the East Emperor Bell.” Lingbao Tianzun calmly explained. “Like the Kunlun Mirror, the East Emperor Bell is one of the supreme divine artifacts of our Celestial Court, possessing the power to suppress all things. When the bell rings, its sound can instantly spread across the four seas and eight wildernesses like thunder… Inside its thick bell walls, even time and space can be suppressed.
If someone is trapped within the bell walls, time’s flow can be suppressed, achieving immortality in that small space.”
“When the bell rings, its sound can spread across the four seas and eight wildernesses like thunder…”
In Lin Qiye’s mind, he suddenly recalled the magnificent bell toll that had resonated throughout heaven and earth before his transmigration!
So that was the sound of the East Emperor Bell?!
Lin Qiye’s eyes immediately lit up: “Tianzun, may I borrow this East Emperor Bell?”
“Is it also for this grand chess game?”
“Yes.”
Lingbao Tianzun looked at the East Emperor Bell in the courtyard, his face showing reluctance. After struggling for a moment, he gritted his teeth, retrieved it back into its bell form, and handed it to Lin Qiye.
“Since it concerns the fate of all living beings, you may take it… but remember to return it to me after you’re done.”
“Of course.”
Lin Qiye hung the transformed East Emperor Bell at his waist, a smile appearing on his lips.
With this East Emperor Bell, the biggest difficulty at hand was easily solved—an unexpected blessing!
After chatting with Lingbao Tianzun for a while longer, Lin Qiye rose to bid a hasty farewell.
Watching the two figures—one in green, one in blue—disappear into the snow and wind, Lingbao Tianzun looked down at the white chess piece in his hand, solemnly placed it back in his sleeve, and returned to the Celestial Court in a stream of light.
“Lingbao, did you meet that person?” asked Daode Tianzun curiously when Lingbao Tianzun returned. “How was it?”
Lingbao Tianzun opened his mouth, remembered Lin Qiye’s instructions, and mysteriously smiled: “That remains confidential for now.”
Regarding the cause and effect involved in this chess game, the fewer who knew, the better. Lin Qiye’s existence should become a secret of this era; only this way could he be better hidden.
“Confidential?”
Hearing this answer, even Yuanshi Tianzun was surprised. This was the first time these two words had come from Lingbao Tianzun’s mouth… which made them even more curious about the identity of the mysterious person who had met with him.
“By the way,” Lingbao Tianzun said, as if remembering something, “In a few days, I will enter the ‘True Self Reincarnation.’ The various affairs of the Celestial Court will be left to you two.”
“You’re entering the ‘True Self Reincarnation’?” Daode Tianzun asked in surprise. “Wasn’t that just a possibility you were exploring? Entering reincarnation so quickly seems too risky…”
“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
Yuanshi Tianzun pondered for a moment and asked, “How long will it take before you return from reincarnation?”
“About… two thousand years or so?”
Two thousand years…
Yuanshi Tianzun nodded without further persuasion. He knew Lingbao Tianzun’s personality—once he decided on something, it was impossible to change his mind.
“This wouldn’t happen to be inspired by that person, would it?” Daode Tianzun probed.
“You could say that.”
“A human could have such a profound influence on you?”
Lingbao Tianzun smiled and added, “Oh, and I also gave away the East Emperor Bell.”
The two Tianzuns: ????
“The East Emperor Bell?! That’s one of our Celestial Court’s supreme divine artifacts! You just gave it away?!!!” Daode Tianzun’s eyes widened. “You, you, you…”
“Well, not exactly gave away… more like lent it out.”
“When will he return it?”
“Probably… also in about two thousand years?”
Daode Tianzun: o(▼皿▼メ
