Chapter 319: Chapter 296: Revival! Enter Nirvana!
In just one year’s time.
Spring goes and autumn comes, the vegetation withers and flourishes.
The entire Ziwei Chen Family vanished like rain dissolving into water, completely disappearing from the view of the East Profound Domain.
This time, it was not only the transformation of Chen Zhixing, but also a great transformation of the Ziwei Chen Family!
The great power of time has always been able to dilute all things.
During this year, discussions about the Ziwei Chen Family and Chen Zhixing gradually became rare.
Instead, another incident shook the entire Thirteen States of the East Profound Domain!
The prodigies who disappeared in the Ancient Land Mini World back then, astonishingly..... all returned!
They each returned to their respective families or sects!
Having disappeared for nearly a year, not only did they not die, they became even stronger!
This made countless major forces, which had suffered substantial damage to their primordial energy, instantly ecstatic.
Of course.
Most forces, aside from their delight, were more perplexed.
First, there was confusion about what exactly happened in that Ancient Land Mini World.
Second, where exactly this group went during their disappearance, and why they suddenly returned.
However, when faced with questioning, these prodigies who were lost and found again seemed extremely bewildered, only saying they themselves didn’t know.
Celestial Wave Sacred Lands.
Inside Kunhe Hall.
Gai Rong, dressed in a black sleeveless hemp robe, stood in the middle of the hall, observing his nose and his heart.
Seated on either side were the elders of the North and South Peaks, as well as the two Peak Leaders.
Qin Tianzhong sat high on the main seat, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Gai Rong, do you really not remember what happened to you in the Ancient Land Mini World?" Qin Tianzhong asked.
"Reporting to Sect Leader, I was attacked by a group of black-robed people in that Ancient Land Mini World. They were especially powerful, and I was defeated after exchanging merely a few moves, losing consciousness."
"When I awoke again, I was outside the Immortal Suspended Mountain, but there was no one around."
Gai Rong slightly cupped his hands, replying calmly and neither humble nor arrogant.
"Is that so?"
Qin Tianzhong’s brows furrowed slightly; he didn’t believe that the group called the Embers Organization would capture these prodigies just for fun.
But...
Since the Embers captured them, why release them? What was the reason?
"Sect Leader, Peak Leader, and all elders, I am a bit weary. If there is nothing else, may I take my leave first?"
Gai Rong said.
Seeing that his thoughts differed, Qin Tianzhong could only relax his brows slowly, exhaling a long breath.
"Hmm, it’s good that you’re back. Go back and rest first."
Upon hearing this, Gai Rong nodded and resolutely turned to leave, disappearing from the hall.
Watching Gai Rong’s departing figure.
Qin Tianzhong hesitated slightly, then mused aloud:
"Do any of you feel that Gai Rong... seems somewhat different?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The eyes of the gathered elders and the two Peak Leaders slightly narrowed.
"Sect Leader, should we employ the Soul-Searching Skill..." A glint of ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of Meng Huanli, the newly appointed Peak Leader of the South Peak, as he spoke coolly.
"There’s no need."
Qin Tianzhong waved his hand, interrupting Meng Huanli’s words, and spoke in a deep tone:
"The Soul-Searching Skill harms the Tao Foundation Divine Soul; a slight carelessness can even destroy cultivation! Gai Rong is an unparalleled prodigy of our Celestial Wave Sacred Lands; such a method cannot be used unless absolutely necessary!"
Pausing for a moment, Qin Tianzhong changed the subject and continued:
"Moreover, other forces have already had their leaders use the Soul-Searching Skill on their prodigies and found nothing special."
"Just as they said, their memories cut off after encountering the Embers Organization’s attack, turning completely blank!"
Upon hearing these words.
"This..."
Inside the hall, the gathered elders could only look at each other, unsure of what to do.
Qin Tianzhong said no more, but lifted his gaze, looking towards the unbounded firmament.
Flocks of birds flew across the sky.
"What is the purpose of the Embers..."
"Why, after clearly capturing them, were they released back?"
Qin Tianzhong heavily furrowed his brows, his expression fluctuating.
Moments later.
"The East Profound Domain has undergone successive major changes, along with the emergence of a freak like Zhixing..."
"The emergence of prodigious talents has always been a sign of impending chaos across the world, this great era is truly about to descend into turmoil."
Qin Tianzhong exhaled a long turbid breath, murmuring softly.
...
...
Outside Kunhe Hall.
"Senior Brother Gai!"
Upon seeing Gai Rong stepping out of Kunhe Hall, Peng Nai, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately lit up and hurriedly approached.
However.
Gai Rong seemed oblivious, his steps not stopping at all, walking forward expressionlessly.
"Senior Brother Gai, why are you walking so fast, wait for me!"
"Hey, Senior Brother Gai, are you alright?"
"They say narrowly escaping death brings fortune, shouldn’t you treat me to the Drunken Immortal Tower for surviving this time..."
Peng Nai was chattering away.
Thud.
Gai Rong paused his steps, turned back to look at Peng Nai.
Peng Nai was suddenly stunned.
The usually affable gaze of Gai Rong was now cold and terrifying, filled with disgust and impatience.
"Senior Brother Gai..."
He opened his mouth, about to speak.
Gai Rong already strode away.
On a lonely mountain path leading to the mountain gate of Celestial Wave Sacred Lands.
Gai Rong walks alone, hands behind his back.
In his left eye, an endless black mist surged.
The entire scene of Celestial Wave Sacred Lands was completely reflected in his eyes.
The once vibrant flowers and grass of Celestial Wave Sacred Lands appeared in his eyes as the most elemental substance.
Vaguely, ancient array patterns and array nodes were seen crisscrossing throughout the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands!
These images were transmitted through an invisible thread to the Southern Border.
If someone could see this thread, they would find out.
Apart from the Celestial Wave Sacred Lands, threads surged from the forces in almost the entire East Profound Domain Thirteen States, converging toward the depths of the Southern Border, forming a massive net that enveloped the entire East Profound Domain!
...
...
At the same time.
Ziwei Mountain, Third Peak.
Inside a hidden chamber.
Chen Zhixing, who was immersed for a whole year, slowly opened his eyes.
Around him, the dense death qi that filled the room gradually dissipated.
In its place was a majestic vitality akin to a new day’s rising sun!
"Has it been a year already?"
At sixteen, Chen Zhixing glanced at the twelve white lanterns outside the chamber used for keeping time.
He couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.
Truly, in the mountains there is no measure of time, in cultivation there are no years.
He felt as if just closing his eyes for a moment had caused an entire year had passed.
"However..."
"I have cultivated the Life and Death Tao, and this life-and-death calamity, hardest for others, is relatively easier for me."
Chen Zhixing smiled slightly, then spread his hands and made a gentle grasp forward.
"Revival!"
Boom——!!!
Instantly, the nine sealed great paths began to revive simultaneously!
A cultivation as profound as the heavens and earth, as vast as an abyss, slowly erupted from Chen Zhixing’s body!