Chapter 33
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Chapter 33: Continue the Dream Until Daybreak!
The white flames on Bai Lian’s body consumed the darkness of the night.
That radiance was too dazzling.
Even the starry sky, shining brightly above, lost its luster beneath its reflection.
Not to mention the monster that Bai Lian had pulled from the ground with her supreme power.
Under the white light, its body twisted and thrashed wildly, like a rag ready to be torn apart at any moment.
However, Bai Lian knew that all of this was just a facade!
This monster was formed by the grudges from Shangyang Immortal Sect that had existed for three thousand years.
It was an aggregate of countless people’s negative emotions, both inside and out.
Only the small hoodlums covered by the white light had been eroded, while the real master, Sun Fuguang’s grudge, still sat in the center.
It not only didn’t suffer a severe blow but instead was aroused to ten times its original ferocity.
Twist.
Dancing wildly.
Growl.
An endless maliciousness coalesced into a string of words.
Bai Lian released her Divine Sense to grasp the string of words.
She saw a large pile of seemingly countless “death” words stacked together, enough to make one forget how to write the word “death” for a moment.
Bai Lian raised her head.
She just happened to see the black tide spouting from the monster’s body.
Sticky and nauseating, beyond words.
Is warped negative emotion just like this?
Countless beautiful things in the world had been twisted under its erosion, even the white flames burning fiercely in the sky were cut in half by the black tide.
Bai Lian was not scared.
She was more powerful than ever before.
This is not only a powerful strength but also a strong heart!
She is Bai Lian.
But she is not entirely Bai Lian now.
This is her battle with Sun Fuguang’s grudge.
It is also the bravery of the people of Mingzhou and the confrontation between the twisted thoughts that have already been buried.
Bai Lian’s fist became hard!
Will she be defeated?
No.
She didn’t even consider this possibility.
Just like Task 1 that the system issued to her not long ago.
Even if you plot out ten thousand routes, the final destination of all those routes is still the same.
[Winner, Bai Lian!]
Because…
“This is my home court!”
Bai Lian looked around her; the place she was in was an arena surrounded by a white wall.
The field, the audience, and the referee are all mine. What do you think you can use to fight me, you demon?
Die for me!
In that moment, Bai Lian became a white lightning bolt.
She didn’t retreat but advanced, like a resilient spear piercing through the oncoming dark tide.
The raging waves broke up.
The sky shook!!!
Bai Lian’s fist was actually not very big.
It looked like a small bun.
But such a fist burst out with a terrifying force enough to annihilate galaxies.
In the blink of an eye, the black monster’s head was blasted into fragments and swallowed up by white flames the moment the fist landed.
“Ah ah—”
In Bai Lian’s Sea of Divine Sense, a loud and terrifying scream suddenly arose, but this level of mental attack could not shake her.
When facing Jiang Jing, she had already experienced more terrifying cries.
“Is that it?”
It can only make me laugh!
Don’t judge me for looking like a white lotus, I’m actually from hell too!
Die!
Bai Lian vigorously swung her left fist.
The white light surged.
Even the stars hanging in the starry night sky fell under this shock.
The monster raised its tentacles in an attempt to block, but not only did it fail to stop the attack, its barely regenerated head was smashed again by Bai Lian.
“Ah ah—”
The screams continued, rising louder and louder.
This time, Bai Lian was too lazy to pay attention to that monster’s screams anymore.
She just punched the monster in the chest.
The monster’s regenerative power was so strong that it was startling, but its size shrank a bit each time it was reborn.
It would completely disappear from this world in just a few minutes.
Near Mingzhou’s land veins, Bai Lian’s body violently beat the monster.
On Mingzhou’s land, Bai Lian’s avatars also tore apart those wandering grievances into pieces.
Excited cheers rang out from every corner of the desert.
“Good!”
“White Emperor Bai Lian, you are unbeatable!”
“White Emperor Bai Lian is the strongest!”
Thousands of cheers blended together, surpassing the sound of thousands of horses galloping in the wilderness.
Ling Yue was moved to the depths of her soul, holding her scepter.
Her chest rose and fell continuously, and a faint blush appeared on her tanned cheeks.
She quickly reached out to press her left chest.
This couldn’t alleviate her body’s trembling.
She felt something accumulating inside her that could burst out at any moment, accompanied by the two words “Bai Lian.”
“She always does this…”
Ling Yue murmured.
She remembered the night when the royal city flew into the night sky.
That night, Bai Lian punched Tao Huai repeatedly, shattering the fear in her heart.
Now millions of Bai Lians hit the twisted creature over and over again, shattering the fear in the hearts of the people of the Sand Region.
This was a moment of cheers from all.
But Ling Yue suddenly felt a flicker of panic in her heart.
She had already tried very hard, but not only had she not been able to close the distance between her and Bai Lian, the two were actually drifting further apart.
“Can I really catch her?”
Ling Yue bowed her head.
She found it very hard not to think of the negative side.
When she stepped onto the Transcendency Stage, Bai Lian might have already ascended to the Immortal World.
The two worlds are so far apart, it’s really too far.
“Her Majesty The Queen, Her Majesty…”
A frantic call echoed in Ling Yue’s ears, and she hastily turned around.
“What happened?”
The priest’s face showed a look of concern, “Her Majesty the Queen, were you in a daze? Is something wrong with your health?”
Ling Yue blushed when she realized that people wouldn’t be able to know that she was just thinking of another woman, so she quickly shook her head.
“I’m fine… I just, um? Stopped!”
Ling Yue quickly looked up, the priest also following her gaze.
The world in front of them had changed completely; just moments ago, snowflakes were still continuously falling from the sky, transforming into Bai Lians.
Time seemed to have stopped now. All the snowflakes had come to a halt, and all Bai Lians had ceased their beating of these grievances.
“?!”
Everyone looked at each other, completely unaware of what had happened.
“There won’t be any surprises, right?”
Ling Yue’s heart tightened.
Indeed, an unexpected outcome occurred.
After the 1557th time she smashed the monster, the screams inside Bai Lian’s head suddenly disappeared and were replaced by a hoarse, sobbing cry.
“Why? We haven’t done anything wrong, why do we have to suffer such a disaster?”
“We just want to live, and we don’t want to experience this tragedy again.”
“I traveled thousands of miles to transport and sell goods for the livelihood of my family, so why am I supposed to be killed by bandits?”
“I just want some water to drink. There’s a severe drought in the North, if I don’t take it, I will die of thirst.”
“I…”
The complaints, one by one, dropped into Bai Lian’s heart lake that had already been blazing.
Her fists, which had been waving continuously, finally stopped.
She stared directly at the black monster slowly regaining its humanoid form.
Just like many ordinary people, she has a plain sympathy.
She sympathized with the innocent people who died three thousand years ago due to the calamity caused by the Immortal, but she also sympathized with the innocent people who died in tonight’s Tide of Resentment.
Do not do to others what you don’t wish done to yourself!
“You don’t want to die, so why would any of the ordinary people below think they should?
They’ve never done anything wrong to you, so even if you feel like you have a great grudge, you shouldn’t pour it out on them!”
Nevertheless, those grievances didn’t listen to Bai Lian’s words at all.
They were still expressing the melancholy in their hearts.
One sound following another, coalescing into a melody, surpassing the most bitter song in this world.
“I don’t want to die… Don’t want to die… Don’t want to die…”
“…”
Bai Lian opened her mouth.
She clenched and unclenched her fists repeatedly, but still couldn’t manage to punch it out.
No!
Bai Lian shook her head.
What is she hesitating about?
Think carefully, why did you come all the way to the Sand Region? Why did you extract the monster from the Shangyang Immortal Sect’s underground, and why are you willing to risk your life by jumping into the chaotic flow of time? Think…
Bai Lian slowly closed her eyes amidst the chaos.
It is very quiet in her Sea of Divine Sense.
There is no better place for reminiscing and reflecting than this.
She knows.
Essentially, she is just an ordinary person with no deep understanding of the world.
She doesn’t understand the grand principles.
She doesn’t want to discuss the notions of justice and evil.
Aside from her chest being quite large, nothing else stands out about her.
So she never argued with anyone, as doing so would only expose her shallowness and ignorance.
If that’s the case, what else is there to worry about?
Just do what ordinary people do if you’re an ordinary person!
“The thing I most want to do right now is…”
Bai Lian stared blankly at the options that suddenly appeared before her.
[Task 1: Let go of the grudges (Focus +15)]
[Task 2: Bai Lian is never merciful, kill the Demon of Resentment (Hard Skill +2).]
Yes.
The thing she most wants to do is…
In her mind, she visualized her master embracing her, shielding her from the Erosion Sand’s attack.
“I want to go back and see my master!”
Bai Lian opened her eyes again. Wasn’t it simple to figure out?
She wants to see her master—she really wants to see her master, right now!
To achieve this, she cannot die here.
Crossing the stream of time is already dangerous enough. She can’t afford to take any more risks.
She chooses Task 2!
As soon as the system interface disappeared, a bright white flame ignited around Bai Lian’s body.
Unlike the fiery blaze from before, this time the flame burned warm, like a spring breeze.
She walked slowly, step by step, toward the black monster.
The ripples on the water spread out, and the splashing waves looked like floating flames.
She spoke as she walked.
“My master is injured. I must go to visit her immediately.”
“Something unusual has happened with the Third Martial Sister, and I must check to see if she’s in danger.”
“There are still Martial Sisters waiting for me at the Qiongming Peak; I promised I’d return safely.”
“So…”
“Don’t stand in my way!”
Bai Lian swung her right fist powerfully outward, with churning white flames wrapped around her knuckles. It struck like a missile straight into the chest of the black monster.
In an instant, a hole the size of a bowl appeared in the monster’s chest.
From that cave, countless cracks spread throughout the monster’s body.
When the fissures reached a certain point, white light burst forth.
That white light engulfed Bai Lian, the Water-type Special Spirit Effects, the Scroll of Stars and Moon, and the entire Sand Region!
After the white light finally faded…
The voice swirling in Bai Lian’s mind vanished.
Bai Lian’s Dharma Bodies, which were battling grievances on the ground, disappeared from the earth.
The Tide of Resentment scattered as people ran in all directions.
The night sky returned to normal.
Time resumed its flow.
Snowflakes that lingered in the sky continued to fall, but this time, they didn’t turn into Bai Lians like before.
Instead, they scattered into the cold night air and blanketed the icy sand below.
The snow was so heavy that soon, the sand would be covered with a visible layer of snow.
“Is it snowing?”
Someone looked at the snowflakes lying in the palm of their hand, wiping away a tear in disbelief.
Shouts rang out around them.
“It’s snowing!”
“It’s really snowing!”
“Aoaoao, it’s snowing!”
Excitedly, someone opened a window, someone happily ran outside, and someone knelt to the ground and bowed.
Compared to the defeat of a fearsome monster, the shock brought by this snowfall seemed to win by a few points.
Because this was the first snowfall in the Sand Region in three thousand years!
Where there’s snow, there’s water.
With water, the future is possible!
…
Bai Lian stared blankly at her fist.
Surprisingly, she had killed the monster with a punch.
It defied logic and reason!
What puzzled her more was that, after that punch, her Focus increased by 50 points, reaching a total of 728 points out of nowhere.
She felt refreshed, as comfortable as when she kissed her master.
No, no, no.
Now is not the time for distractions.
Bai Lian glanced at her master, who was still holding her tightly.
She saw her master’s head resting on her shoulder, as though she had fallen asleep.
My master looks so cute when she sleeps!
Just as she was about to dive into the swirling river of time, a voice came from behind her.
“Wait!”
Bai Lian turned around. It was King Daming.
“? ”
King Daming spoke, “You don’t have to take the risk now. Just wait a little longer until Mingzhou’s land vein element recovers and time here goes back to normal. Then you can naturally return home.”
Bai Lian asked, “What’s going on here?”
King Daming explained, “The light eliminated the Tide of Resentment and erased the remaining Immortal’s resentment in Mingzhou’s land veins. Without that resentment, Mingzhou’s land veins will realign without obstacles.”
Bai Lian nodded vaguely.
So, this is the Sand Region people’s self-rescue?
Once the land veins are in place, the Sand Region will soon transform into a green land again.
King Daming smiled faintly. “What happened just now made me understand why Nanwang Country returned to normal and why you came here.”
Bai Lian blinked and asked, “Please enlighten me, master.”
King Daming pointed to the jade ring on her wrist. “It’s simple. The Spirit Tool in your hand was made from the energy of the Mingzhou land veins.”
“!!!”
Bai Lian’s lips parted in surprise.
This…
But if this is true, everything makes sense!
Because she held the energy from Mingzhou’s land veins, she was forcibly pulled here.
Because she held the energy from Mingzhou’s land veins, she could communicate with Ling Yue and release her Dharma bodies through Another Year of Nanwang.
“How much longer do I have to wait?”
“Two hours, or perhaps even less.”
Bai Lian sighed in relief.
If it were only two hours, that was manageable. She could sit here and watch her Master’s sleeping face for days without getting bored.
So, Bai Lian gave up on diving into the stream of time.
She chatted idly with King Daming.
As they talked, she shared her troubles.
“I didn’t want to be a Saint, but people kept calling me one.”
Bai Lian gestured towards the people of Mingzhou below, who were still celebrating, her expression tinged with sorrow.
King Daming laughed heartily. “I didn’t want to be King Daming either.”
Bai Lian listened to a story completely different from the legend.
The legend told of King Daming, who could no longer bear to see his people suffer from demons. He came into the wilderness with a torch and fought tirelessly to slay every terrible demon.
“But in reality, I just wanted to escape from that dreary place.”
King Daming was caught in danger during his flight but was saved by a passing cultivator.
From then on, they journeyed together.
It was an adventure borne of necessity, simply to survive.
They never intended to save the world; yet, they defeated one demon after another.
There were evil spirits, venomous insects, and ferocious fish…
When they finally escaped danger, they realized Mingzhou had gradually regained peace.
“Later, exhausted, I returned home. They cheered for me as a hero. I tried to explain, but it was no use. They needed a hero, so I became one.”
“…”
Bai Lian wanted to say something but couldn’t find the words.
King Daming no longer had any interest in continuing the conversation. He didn’t know whether Bai Lian believed him, but it didn’t matter—just speaking it made him feel better.
They fell into silence.
As the land veins sank, the time around Bai Lian continuously shifted.
Sometimes, she was surrounded by sandstorms; other times, there were green forests or running streams.
After a long while, a grand hall appeared before Bai Lian.
“This is…”
Bai Lian stood up, suddenly remembering.
This is the main hall of the Shangyang Immortal Sect! She had only seen it shortly before, but this hall was much grander than the one she had just seen.
By the way… Sun Fuguang!
He hasn’t dissipated yet, right?
Bai Lian immediately released her Divine Sense.
To her excitement, she found Sun Fuguang within the spatial boundaries designated by the Earth Pulse.
“Sorry, I need to leave in advance.”
Bai Lian said as she flew quickly toward the other side.
“…”
King Daming winked.
…
Before the main hall, Sun Fuguang sat cross-legged on the ground, contemplating how to break through his own Tao Heart.
Suddenly, he heard hurried footsteps approaching.
“Who?”
Sun Fuguang lifted his head, and the first thing he saw was a pair of slender, straight legs wrapped in white silk.
He recognized it was Bai Lian!
Thank the heavens, she’s back.
Sun Fuguang sighed with relief. He had thought she had fallen into the endless darkness.
He stood up and said, “Since you’re back, let’s not hesitate any longer—just use your sword…”
“Don’t ramble.”
Bai Lian interrupted Sun Fuguang curtly.
“Hmm?”
Sun Fuguang paused.
Bai Lian turned and walked away. “No time to explain. Come with me now.”
Sun Fuguang wanted to ask more questions, but Bai Lian had already walked away. He hurried to follow.
This time…
It crossed three thousand years!
In front of the main hall of the Shangyang Immortal Sect, Sun Fuguang stood as if lost.
He saw it.
At the stone carving, his eldest disciple was reciting a love poem; at the door, the grand master’s granddaughter was rubbing her eyes; and he himself was standing at the window, stretching lazily.
This was an ordinary morning in the Shangyang Immortal Sect, three thousand years ago.
He never thought he would witness such a scene as his soul was about to fade!
Sun Fuguang’s body trembled, and he sighed, “Alas, alas…”
They say a brave man should not shed tears, but as the Sect Leader of the Shangyang Immortal Sect, his eyes brimmed with tears. “There is no more regret in my heart.”
He turned around and bowed deeply to Bai Lian.
Then, he walked straight toward three thousand years ago.
He scolded, “Ke Yuan, why aren’t you cultivating early in the morning? What are you reciting here?”
The young man named Ke Yuan turned around, looking around anxiously. “Did someone call me just now?”
Bai Lian widened her eyes.
Is this really an illusion?
She looked at King Daming, who shook his head. “I don’t know either.”
Maybe…
This is just a warm dream.
The scene in front of them gradually faded like rippling waves.
Bai Lian returned to her seat.
She bathed in the moonlight and waited. As she grew tired, she closed her eyes.
Bai Lian felt as though she had had a dream.
After waking, she slowly opened her eyes.
“…”
The person resting on her shoulder was her sleeping master.
A faint smile appeared on her face.
She tilted her head back, and in her line of vision was the clear starry sky of the Sand Region, with snowflakes falling.
Snowflakes landed on her white strands of hair, on her cheeks, and were about to fall on her master’s neck.
She stretched out her hand to catch one.
Go away, don’t touch my master!
Bai Lian sent an avatar to pick up the Third Martial Sister. Then she gently embraced her master’s waist.
Her master is very tired.
She doesn’t know why her master is tired.
But it doesn’t matter.
She doesn’t want to wake her master up. She just wants her master to have a good sleep.
Right, it’s cold at night in the Sand Region. If they continue to sleep like this, her master might catch a cold.
Bai Lian took out a blanket and wrapped herself and her master in it, leaving only their heads exposed.
Is this an unusual way to share a bed?
She giggled lovingly.
Staring at her master’s delicate features, Bai Lian couldn’t resist an impulsive thought.
Even if her master might find out.
Even if her master might scold her.
She still unhesitatingly pressed her lips to her master’s cheek!
In that moment of warmth, the long-accumulated excitement erupted.
A surge of joy surged through Bai Lian, leaving her mind blank.
Sweet memories of her and her master flashed through her mind, but unfortunately, none of them could be recalled.
After a long while, she quietly pulled her head away.
Her master didn’t wake up.
Bai Lian remained there, gazing at her master with protectiveness, as if guarding the most precious treasure in the world.
They snuggled close together, drifting into sleep, and into their dreams until morning.
