Chapter 519: Immortal fate
"Xiaoxu, practice well. We will see each other in one thousand years." Zhen Yuan said and Shen Xu nodded.
After that, both jumped onto a golden lotus and sat cross-legged.
Seeing this, Yang Shi and the others also jumped onto lotuses and prepared to practice.
However, practising in the cause and effect pool wasn’t as simple as sitting on the lotus.
Rather, as soon as the people sat, the petals closed around them and the lotuses sank into the lake.
Soon after, golden liquid rained in the enclosed spaces and multicoloured lines appeared on the people’s bodies.
’Each line represents a karmic tie.’ Shen Xu thought and narrowed his eyes.
A moment later, he felt a soul-deep searing pain, and a yellow line began peeling from his body.
Shen Xu was shocked when he saw this.
However, the pain overwhelmed the awe and before he could stop himself, an involuntary scream tore from his throat and uncontrollable tears streamed down his face.
The next one thousand years were an indescribable hell!
During that time, Shen Xu screamed, cried, scratched himself, and even pulled his hair but ultimately, he survived.
On this day, the golden lotus suddenly opened and Shen Xu found himself at a clearing.
"Xiaoxu." A voice called and the double turned to see Zhen Yuan.
"Ayuan." He called, his voice filled with grievances.
"It’s over." Zhen Yuan said, pulling the double into his arms.
Shen Xu wanted to cry and voice the untold hardships of the past one thousand years.
However, he really could not describe his suffering and in the end, he lay on his lover’s chest and let the man’s existence soothe the grievances away.
"We should have known that there are no free things in the world." Yang Shi said, his brows creased in a frown.
"The washing was horrible but I feel a lot lighter." Feng Xue said.
"My soul feels lighter too. It’s like a heavy burden has been put down." Li Wenqiang added.
"The pain was not for nothing." Hu Jiaojiao said.
After that, the group rested in the clearing for one month before resuming their journey.
Two years later, they encountered an extremely high-quality gold sacred place and most importantly, it was empty.
"This is our stop." Wu Ziyan said.
"Are you sure?" Shen Xu asked and Wu Ziyan nodded before speaking.
"Thank you for taking care of us. We will repay you when there is an opportunity." She said but Shen Xu shook his head.
"You have already repaid us." He said, recalling the box that Wu Ziyan had given him when they first met.
In fact, Shen Xu had still not been able to open the box.
However, Zhen Yuan had assured him that the box contained a destiny treasure.
Since the treasure was destined for him, Shen Xu was sure it would be invaluable to his development so he didn’t feel that Wu Ziyan and Lu Yang owed him.
"The next time we meet will be in the immortal realm. Take care of yourselves till then." Wu Ziyan said and Shen Xu nodded.
After separating with the two, the group wandered for nine days before encountering a gold-purple sacred place.
"Lucky." Shen Xu said and smiled.
However, he was still waiting for a purple sacred place and didn’t want to compromise.
"I will practice here." Mo Ling said.
"So will we." Xuanyuan Yang said.
As high realm cultivators, everyone could sense their fate and knew what level of sacred place they could access.
At this time, Mo Ling, the Xuanyuan triplets, and the Dongfang couple sensed that they had reached their limit and could go no further.
"Practice well and take care of each other. We will reunite when the secret realm closes." Shen Xu said.
At the same time, he gave each of them a storage ring containing spirit stones, food, wine, formation pendants, pills, talismans, and other resources.
When that was done, Zhen Yuan, Shen Xu, Yang Shi, Yin Shi, Hu Jiaojiao, Feng Xue, and Li Wenqiang left the area.
Three months later, they found a purple sacred place and hastily went inside.
"The star power is so dense that it has turned into rain." Yin Shi said, inhaling the surrounding aura.
"It won’t be difficult to grasp our immortal fate if we practice here." She continued.
"I will arrange a star gathering and star absorbing formation." Zhen Yuan said and hurriedly got to work.
Because they had been collecting star trees as they travelled, Zhen Yuan had many old trees and generously used them to arrange the formations.
When the formations were ready, everyone chose a corner and began practising.
However, just when he began practising, Shen Xu sensed a disturbance and when he opened his eyes, he found that he was no longer in the purple sacred place.
Instead, he seemed to have entered the sky and was surrounded by countless stars on all sides.
"This..." He muttered, wondering if the situation was because of the purple sacred place or due to something else.
"Am I the only one here?" He wondered and began looking around.
Luckily, he saw Zhen Yuan some distance away but didn’t see anyone else.
’It’s alright.’ He concluded, closed his eyes and began practising.
Time stretched endlessly but also felt like an instant.
Shen Xu originally thought that he would have a hard time locating his star of immortality.
However, maybe because of the special environment, he soon found a bright star that shone like a purple fire.
The star was evidently of the fire attribute and most importantly, Shen Xu felt a comfortable rightness whenever his consciousness touched it.
Knowing that this was the star destined for him, the double didn’t waste time and released his soul to bind it.
He and the star were perfectly compatible and binding it was easier than expected.
However, as he bound the star, Shen Xu received a torrent of profound insight into the fire dao.
As a result, he spent the next five thousand years comprehending the insights and consequently, grasping the star’s immortal fate and making it his own.
When that was done, Shen Xu didn’t relax and instead took out Xiaoshui, contracted it, and began refining it to advance his cultivation.
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