Under One Person: I Opened the Age of Mythology

Chapter 208: The Endless Sea of ​​Suffering
"Okay, let's do it!"

After discussing for a while, Xia Ye and the old Taoist priest reached an agreement. Although they were not in the same place, smiles appeared on their faces at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, after interrupting the communication with the old master, Xia Ye contacted Xia He again. She was on standby and practicing on Nasen Island at the moment, so there was naturally no problem for her.

Over the past year, in addition to traveling around Europe and recruiting talents for the "Heavenly Court", Xia He has been traveling around the world, experiencing the warmth and coldness of the world, and the desires of the world...

Compared to the past, she is no longer "lust" itself, but a "spectator" wandering among lust, her body outside but her heart inside, which enables her to experience it better and her cultivation also improves by leaps and bounds.

"Zhang Lingyu?"

Because of this, when she heard this name that had once haunted her, she did not have any big reaction, but a feeling of nostalgia arose in her heart, nostalgia for her past self.

But she is no longer the same person she used to be, and the past is long gone. Although she cannot say that she has no feelings for Zhang Lingyu now, she has at least let it go long ago, and it has become just a memory in her life.

It was precisely because he knew Xia He's current state of mind that Xia Ye could rest assured in handing this matter over to her. He knew that this would not have any impact on her practice, and it could even be of great help, enabling her mind to become clearer and her thoughts to become more insightful.

And there is no doubt that after learning that Zhang Lingyu was still trapped in the past and unable to extricate himself, Xia He was indeed willing to help him. She understood the pain involved and wanted to help him escape from the sea of ​​suffering.

then……

"No problem. When do we leave for Jiangxi?"

"The Luotian Grand Ceremony is just over five months away, so the sooner the better. So, I'll pick you up now and we'll set off right away!"

Xia Ye responded with a smile.

Then...

Wow!
A flash of fire passed by, and Xia Ye's figure disappeared from the spot. After several teleportations, he soon returned to Nasen Island.

Compared to before, today's Nasen Island has undergone tremendous changes. The "Thirty-Six Heavens" has been successfully built. The island is full of mechanisms and auras. It has become an unbreakable and extremely hidden base fortress. The surface is no different from the past, but the whole world is hidden inside.

Wow!
When the fire lit up, Xia Ye's figure completely emerged. The place where he was no longer the original island, but a space made of gold and iron, with a misty fairy air under his feet.

All of these "immortal auras" are condensed and concentrated spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and are made using a "Spiritual Energy Gathering Bureau" equipped with a sacred-grade spiritual energy gathering instrument. When practicing in it, the growth rate of the true Qi in the body can be said to be several times that of the outside world. It is truly a man-made "blessed land"!
This is "Daluotian", which was the "general dispatch place" planned when the "Thirty-six Heavens" were designed, and the residence of the core members. Xia Ye and Xiao Zizai's residences are all here, and he always comes back directly here every time.

And the next moment Xia Ye appeared...

Swish, swish, swish, swish!
Eleven figures also appeared at the same time. It was Xiao Zizai and the others. Except for Chen Junyan who was still outside and had not returned, the rest of them had gathered.

As mentioned before, the grand plan will begin after this, and all the manpower should be gathered together, waiting for the order to "attack with all the troops"...

The morale of the audience has also greatly improved compared to a year and a half ago. They can now be truly regarded as "under the top", and only old men like Zhang Huaiyi who have mastered the "Eight Wonders" are capable of competing with them.

"Brother Ye, how are you?"

As soon as he appeared, Xue Fan asked directly. It can be seen that he was very excited at this moment, with a look of anticipation on his face.

In the past year and a half, he has been traveling around and collecting souls. The number of souls under his command has already reached a terrifying level, but he has also reached a bottleneck and needs an opportunity to break through.

Not only him, but others as well. Although they are still some distance away from completing the second stage, they have all reached a bottleneck. This plan is their ideal opportunity for a breakthrough.

Xia Ye was naturally aware of this, and responded immediately:

"Don't worry, everything is going well. We are just waiting for the Luotian Grand Ceremony to begin!"

"Haha, that's good!"

Everyone nodded upon hearing this, knowing that in spiritual practice one must guard against arrogance and impatience, and not be reckless. The most important thing is to be patient and prepare oneself.

Therefore, after learning about the current situation, they no longer asked any more questions, but only reported the recent situation. After more than a year of recruitment and operation, they have established secret bases of "Heaven" all over the world and gathered a large group of heavenly generals and soldiers.

"Not bad!"

After listening to everyone's reports, Xia Ye's face was even more smiling. Although the "Heaven" is still hidden in the dark, it has already taken shape and only needs a suitable opportunity.

"almost!"

He then explained the subsequent arrangements again and asked everyone to wait patiently. He then looked at Ma Xianhong:
"How is it, is the stuff refined?"

This is the inquiry.

"It's done!"

Ma Xianhong grinned and immediately took out a fiery red bead from the space magic weapon. Precious light was flowing on it, flames were rising, and several tiny fire seeds were condensed in it.

"This is the 'Fire Style Orb' I refined according to your request. Not only can the holder use the existing 'universal fire' to move, but he can also set up his own 'independent fire' bound to the magic weapon. It also has a 'fire map' function, which can view all universal fires and bound independent fires in the world!"

This thing is the magic weapon that Xia Ye had instructed to be refined before the "Luotian Dajiao". After all, he is the only one who can use the "Fire Escape" now, and it is not convenient to ask him to lead people all the time, and his limitations are also quite large.

With this magic weapon, members of "Heaven" will be able to perform "Fire Escape" on their own, which is undoubtedly a huge improvement in the mobility of "Heaven"!

Not only that…

After he finished speaking, Ma Xianhong took out a bunch of magic-level necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, belts, etc. Each of them had a circular groove, which was exactly the same size as the "Fire Escape Pearl".

"This is a matching magic weapon I refined. I can embed the 'Fire Style Bead' on it for easy carrying. It is also a very good defense and escape magic weapon. It can be used with the 'Fire Style Bead' to achieve the same instant fire escape effect as the Fire De Sect in battle!"

"Great, Lao Ma, you've exceeded your target!"

Xia Ye smiled slightly upon seeing this, then he took a few things and began to study them carefully.

moment……

"Very good, how much have you refined now?"

He asked again, the product is good, but the production volume must keep up.

"Haha, are you still not confident in my work? The weapon refiners in my Tushita Palace are working around the clock. The current output can at least guarantee that each of us and every heavenly general will have a set!" Ma Xianhong laughed, patting his chest.

"As long as we work harder, by the time of the 'Luotian Grand Ceremony' everyone will have a set. By then we will be able to come and go without a trace, and no one will be able to catch us!"

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Old Ma!"

Seeing that the logistics issues were going smoothly, Xia Ye was completely relieved. After explaining some more details, he waved to Xia He and Qu Ying:

"Come on, both of you follow me, let's get this done as soon as possible."

Needless to say, Xia He is going to Longhu Mountain to solve Zhang Lingyu's problem, while Qu Ying is concerned about his cultivation. It was she who Xia Ye recommended to Zhou Sheng before!
"it is good."

The two girls nodded when they heard this and walked out. Xia Ye didn't waste any time. After saying goodbye to everyone, he took the two girls away.

After several more transmissions, he arrived at the foot of Wudang Mountain, called out Zhou Sheng through the communication magic weapon he had left for him, and introduced Qu Ying to him.

"Oh? Is this the girl you were talking about?"

Seeing Qu Ying, Zhou Sheng couldn't help but look at her, and soon his face lit up.

"Not bad! Really good! We have already completed the construction of the 'inner bureau'!"

As the world's number one magician, Zhou Sheng's vision was naturally very strong. He quickly saw the strangeness in Qu Ying's body and immediately exclaimed in admiration.

The so-called "inner situation" is the key to the "Fenghou Qimen" and the Zhuge family's "Samadhi True Fire". The essence is to use the power of Qimen to attract the power of heaven and earth, construct and transform the internal qi situation, so as to generate strange power.

The internal Qi system that Xia Ye helped Qu Ying construct before was also a kind of "internal system". After such a long period of comprehension and development by her, she had already reached the level where she could practice and transform it on her own. Now, the Qi system in her body has been completely used by her and has become harmonious!

"Okay, okay, this girl is much better than that kid Wang Ye. Okay, okay, okay, just hand her over to me and I will teach her everything I know!"

After confirmation, Zhou Sheng was immediately surprised.

"Haha, Senior, that's not the case. After all, Sister Ying has my help behind the scenes, while Brother Wang is completely figuring things out on his own. They're still different!"

Xia Ye replied modestly.

then……

"Okay, then do we need a gift for becoming a disciple or something?" Xia Ye immediately went with the flow and prepared to make this matter a success.

"Okay, okay, let's just keep everything simple. I'm alone now and I don't care about these things. Girl, if you kowtow to me, it will be considered as your disciple!" Zhou Sheng smiled.

"kowtow?"

However, Qu Ying frowned after hearing this. In her understanding, there was obviously no such thing as "kowtow to become a disciple", and the pride in her heart did not allow her to do so.

After all, she was an educated person before she became an alien, and these things were all feudal dregs in her eyes. She could only say that the growing environment determines a person's character and choices, so she immediately shook her head.

"If you want to kowtow, forget it. Thank you for your kindness, senior. This is my own problem. I can't get over this hurdle in my heart."

She explained immediately, with a nonchalant look on her face, as if it didn't matter.

After all, for her, she is now on the right track and does not have to take this shortcut, especially after building the entire "Thirty-Six Heavens", her control and understanding of the qi situation has already reached the pinnacle in this world!

"Ha ha……"

Obviously, Xia Ye had expected this. After all, they had been together for such a long time, and he knew Qu Ying well. So he looked at Zhou Sheng again.
However, it can be seen that Zhou Sheng is determined to get such a disciple. Before he could say anything, he waved his hand:
"It doesn't matter what happens!"

"I don't like those boring rules either. It's up to you whether to kowtow or not. If you don't like to be called master and disciple, we can just be friends and discuss the ways of Qi Ju Qi Men together!"

He spoke immediately.

In this way, the problem was solved satisfactorily, but out of courtesy as a junior, Qu Ying still worshipped Zhou Sheng as his teacher and performed the ceremony of master and disciple, which was considered perfect.

After that, the three of them agreed that Qu Ying would stay here and practice with Zhou Sheng for the next five months, and would not come out until the "Luotian Dajiao" started. That was it.

After solving the problem on Qu Ying's side, the only thing left was Zhang Lingyu's side. Xia Ye immediately used the "Fire Escape" to travel to the foot of Longhu Mountain, went all the way to the Tianshi Mansion, and entered the old Tianshi's house.

"So you are that girl?"

When the old Taoist priest saw Xia He, his eyes narrowed. He had seen this girl before, but he didn't expect that she was the girl who raped his apprentice Yuan Yang. He immediately became curious. "Junior Xia He, nice to meet you, old Taoist priest!"

"Well, okay, girl, I'm going to trouble you to help Lingyu this time. This kid has been decadent for five or six years. It's time for him to wake up."

After a moment, a smile appeared on the old Taoist's face.

"Then, old master, shall we wait until night as we agreed before?"

Xia Ye asked immediately, and the old Taoist priest nodded in response.

"Well, Lingyu has a separate room. When he returns to his room at night, he won't affect other disciples. As for what to do then, you can do whatever you want."

"understand!"

It was still early, and it was not convenient for Xia Ye and Xia He to wander around, so they stayed with the old Taoist priest and started chatting with him.

Regardless of whether it was Xia Ye or the old Taoist priest, what they were most concerned about at the moment was the "Luotian Dajiao" event, so they simply took this opportunity to communicate with each other and see what each other thought.

After some communication, the old Taoist priest said that Xia Ye could do whatever he wanted. After all, the purpose of this "Luotian Dajiao" was to announce the matter of Zhang Huaiyi and Zhang Chulan. As long as the Taoist Temple did not embarrass itself during the competition, everything else would be easy.

After more than a year of getting along and communicating, Xia Ye has developed a certain degree of trust in the old Taoist priest, and they can communicate on some things. He explained some details of his future plans to the old Taoist priest so that he could be prepared to avoid affecting the Taoist Temple.

In this way, after sharing what they have, both parties will know each other better, and can't help but smile at each other, saying that they can just do their own thing and there is no impact on each other...

As they drank tea and chatted, time passed quickly and night fell. Since it was inconvenient for Xia Ye and Xia He to go to the cafeteria with the old master, they ate some food they brought with them and then got ready to get down to business.

"Then I went?"

After dinner, after confirming that Zhang Lingyu had returned to the house, Xia He asked.

"Go ahead and give him some tough treatment. This guy has a stubborn temper, so we have to be thorough."

"Hahaha~ Got it!"

Xia He chuckled when she heard that, then she dismantled herself and floated out.

……

……

at the same time.

In the disciples' courtyard of Tianshi Mansion.

In one of the rooms of the direct disciples, the door was closed and a figure was practicing inside.

sizzle sizzle...

At this moment, the sound of electric current continued to ring, and electric snakes were wrapped around the figure. Thunder sounds exploded from time to time. He was practicing "Thunder Method"!
However, this thunder technique does look a bit strange. It is dark and turbid, and obviously carries a sense of coldness. However, if you feel it carefully, you can sense the majestic righteousness in it. It is indeed contradictory...

And this is also the way Zhang Lingyu practices "Thunder Method". It is clearly "Yin Five Thunders", but he manages to cultivate it into "Yang Five Thunders". This shows how deep his obsession is and how awkward it is!
moment……

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…sizzle…

"call……"

Zhang Lingyu let out a long sigh, dissipated his thunder magic, and a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes.

No one knew better than him that his practice might end up in vain, but he really couldn't face the "true face of Yin Wu Lei" which was as gloomy as mud, and he felt extremely painful every time he saw it.

especially……

Ever since that guy named "Zhang Chulan" came, the disgust in his heart became even stronger. Every time he saw the white lightning on the other party's body, his heart would be tightened and jealousy would arise involuntarily in his eyes.

He was very clear about all these and understood that it was all due to his own lack of state of mind, but he really had no way to control it, so he could only become more depressed and more painful.

"..."

When he thought of Zhang Chulan, Zhang Lingyu fell silent for a moment. He clenched his fists, unclenched them, and clenched them again. In the end, he could only let out a long sigh...

"Ugh--"

He knew that he had no reason to hate that guy, but hatred just kept growing on its own like weeds. He also wanted to go and talk to his master, but he knew that the other party was the grandson of Uncle Huaiyi, so he didn't know how to say it.

If I really said it out loud, Master would definitely be disappointed in me...

That was the result he least wanted to see!
however……

Just as Zhang Lingyu was sighing and preparing to spend another sleepless night, there was a knock on the door...

Knock knock knock!
"Who?!"

His expression tightened, and he immediately returned to his usual cold and aloof look.

"you guess?"

And the next moment, a pleasant and playful female voice suddenly came in and drilled deep into his mind, turning into a long hook that drew back his memories buried deep in his memory, causing his eyes to widen.

"Xia, Xia He?!"

Subconsciously, Zhang Lingyu called out that name, and his body shook violently. He felt as if he was in a dream.

But the next second, the voice from the depths of memory appeared beside my ears...

"Do you still remember me?"

"!!!"

His pupils shrank and he was stunned for a moment.

"..."

It must be said that seeing this guy's current decadent appearance, Xia He could not help but be speechless. In her eyes, this guy in front of her could never be the same as the graceful guy back then...

Like a fake!
But on second thought, Xia He felt that she had no right to laugh at him. If she had not met Xia Ye, her current situation might not be better than Zhang Lingyu's.

"Ugh……"

When she thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. They were all wanderers in this world and they were all asking for trouble.

But the difference now is that she has already come out of it, while he is still in the sea of ​​suffering. She has to give him a hand, just like... he also gave her a hand back then.

then……

"What, you don't recognize me anymore?"

Xia He smiled slightly, revealed her figure, and stood in front of Zhang Lingyu, graceful and elegant, just as she had been before.

"Is it really you? Isn't this an illusion?"

Zhang Lingyu couldn't believe it and even recited the "Heart Purification Mantra" in his heart, but the pretty face in front of him was still there, which shocked him greatly!

"Of course it's me, who else could it be~"

Seeing him like this, Xia He suddenly felt that this guy was kind of cute, so she reached out and hooked his chin.

"How is it, have you missed me over the years?"

Then, without waiting for Zhang Lingyu to answer, she showed a charming smile: "Looking at you now, I know that you have missed me a lot in these years. To be honest, I missed you a lot before~"

"Before?"

Hearing this, Zhang Lingyu immediately understood the meaning. He suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart and looked gloomy.

Seeing this, Xia He jokingly said in a gentle tone, "It seems that I still hold a very high position in your heart. Then I really want to ask you, five years ago, I went to great lengths to find out where you were and mustered up the courage to come find you, why didn't you come to see me?"

"You know, I don't have any delusions. I just want to see you again and say goodbye to you..."

"After all, it was very sad that you left without saying goodbye~"

"This……"

Faced with Xia He's question, Zhang Lingyu was speechless. Looking back now, he could understand that he was wrong at the time, but everything was a foregone conclusion.

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

He lowered his head like a child who had made a mistake.

"No, you don't have to apologize. I can actually understand that because of my appearance, the path you have been building in your mind has completely collapsed, right?"

Xia He smiled lightly upon hearing this, then shook her head.

"So I understand that you didn't mean it at the beginning, just like our meeting and what happened afterwards were not my intention. It was fate and time, and everything just happened by chance."

"So Zhang Lingyu, you left without saying goodbye... I don't blame you, and I hope you don't blame me or yourself for it. Didn't you teach me that cultivation should be done naturally and according to the circumstances?"

"Of course, I have to say that I am really lucky. I met you when I was desperate, and I met new light when I was desperate again. This time I came here to share my luck with you. I hope you can be like me... walk out of the past and face the future well."

"Zhang Lingyu..."

"This time, please say goodbye to me and our past selves..."

"I hope everything goes well for you..."

"Goodbye."

(End of this chapter)