Chapter 677 - 676: No Karmic Retribution, Bai Suzhen, Until We Meet Again [First Update]
Chapter 677 - 676: No Karmic Retribution, Bai Suzhen, Until We Meet Again [First Update]
Lin Heng heard and calmly said, "This humble Daoist knows the Emperor needs that highland, I shall only stay a few days, and afterward, it will still belong to the Emperor."
Hearing this, Emperor Haotian did not feign modesty any longer and nodded, "In that case, thank you, Daoist Lord."
...
Lin Heng left the Earth Mother Qi Highland and, under the watchful eyes of the many powerful beings of Qingqiu, arrived at the Land of the Far West.
This time, he walked into Bosatsu’s Sublime Light with an absolutely invincible demeanor.
Sha Wujing, at that time, seemed to have been waiting for a long time.
When he saw Lin Heng emerge from the mist, Sha Wujing’s gaze was extremely complex.
Recollecting over a hundred years ago.
The opponent had just arrived at the Eastern Desolate Continent, still only at the Early Stage Immortal King Realm.
No one could have predicted.
That in just a hundred short years, the person had grown to a level even the throne had to fear.
"Long time no see, Daoist Lord Lin," Sha Wujing said, his tone somewhat humble.
"Long time no see," Lin Heng nodded in acknowledgment.
Sha Wujing smiled with a complicated expression: "I didn’t expect to see you at Qingqiu, even less so that in just a hundred years, I would have to look up to you..."
Lin Heng remained calm, "No need to look up. Back then, when Wu Gang resorted to trickery, I almost fell into the trap; it was you who intervened. This kindness, I have not forgotten."
Sha Wujing felt a sense of sentiment upon hearing this, and after a moment of silence, gave way, pointing to the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss behind him:
"The Emperor had instructed long ago, if ever the Daoist Lord were to return, Bosatsu’s Sublime Light Highland would be offered to the Daoist Lord."
In his hand glowed a radiant divine light, holding a Divine Shrine within his embrace.
Inside was a powerful Spiritual Sense.
The ordinary person might not feel it, but in Lin Heng’s eyes, it was as conspicuous as ghostly fire in the deep night.
Lin Heng said, "I shall only stay a few days, and after the matters are concluded, this place will still return to you."
Sha Wujing was a bit surprised, and after a short silence, he smiled, "In that case, thank you."
With those words, he no longer lingered, and retreated from the highland.
Lin Heng’s steps radiated brilliance as he ascended to the peak of the highland, choosing between the Heaven-Reaching Ancient Bodhi Tree and the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss, opting for the latter.
Although it was his first time entering the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.
Lin Heng seemed like a regular visitor, easily settling in the glowing brilliance of Miao Guang.
Perhaps because of Pangu’s Heart, Lin Heng’s strength had greatly advanced, reaching the true level of a Saint in this era.
Even though this was his first contact with something as divine as Bosatsu’s Sublime Light.
Yet he could proficiently grasp it with ease in his heart.
"This present life has passed, it’s unattainable to pursue, the past reappears, leaving a lingering taste."
"Miao Guang illuminates, guiding all in the cycle of reincarnation."
"Having no desires for this life, only wish to return in the next."
"..."
Lin Heng chanted, sitting alone at the peak of the highland, appearing solitary yet also sacred.
Now, he truly was no different from a Saint.
Every action and word could trigger the Dao Roaring of heaven and earth, every utterance accompanied by special rules, engraved into the earth and time-space.
At a glance, it seemed Lin Heng was praying.
But in reality, he was commanding.
Miao Guang surged, the Dao roared, and chains of order appeared in this highland.
Interweaving together, twisting into a bundle, heading towards the distance.
But halfway, an unspeakable force blocked them.
Seeing this, Lin Heng stopped chanting, and instead shouted loudly, "With Bosatsu’s Sublime Light, I protect Bai Suzhen’s reincarnation, any causal force can rest upon me."
"Taixu Zeshi Celestial Venerable, I command with urgency!"
"Obey all the ways of the world swiftly!"
Bang!
As the words fell.
A great causal force surged from past time, transforming into a heavenly pillar pouring into the highland.
Lin Heng was unsurprised by this.
Reviving Bai Suzhen.
Was to use Bosatsu’s Sublime Light to reflect the past time of Leifeng Pagoda, and then forcibly extract Bai Suzhen’s Spirit Root left there, sending it to the future using space-time rules.
Though this merely extracted Bai Suzhen’s Spirit Root devoured by Leifeng Pagoda, not altering the fate of a living Bai Suzhen.
Yet meddling in the past, no matter how minuscule the influence, would still incur the force of causality.
Lin Heng was indifferent, maintaining a calm demeanor, standing on the highland, and calmly bearing all forces of causality.
However, something occurred that left Lin Heng puzzled.
The causal force, transformed into a heavenly pillar, came aggressively, but after entering his body, it unexpectedly was nullified by something strange...
All causal force, it had no effect on Lin Heng whatsoever?
This left him momentarily astonished, frowning in confusion.
But soon, he had a hypothesis.
"Could it be, because of Pangu’s Heart?"
Lin Heng murmured secretly, "Pangu the Great God opened up the primal chaos, leading to the birth of all heavens and myriad realms."
"Such magnificent merit, reducing some causal force, seems not excessive..."
"But, is this really the reason?"
Lin Heng pondered, still uncertain.
Actually, after his conversation with Emperor Haotian, Lin Heng had become suspicious of many things.
Among them were secrets hidden within himself.
The system need not be mentioned.
From entering Qingqiu, being able to easily see the Divine Coffin, to the Candle Dragon delivering Pangu Heart upon the Divine Coffin’s entrustment.
Lin Heng realized there was an invisible hand pushing him forward.
Emperor Haotian said, the four who entered the Supreme Celestial Abyss that day were all pawns of Celestial Dao Hongjun.
Lin Heng actually wanted to say, perhaps not.
Perhaps he was not...
Lin Heng did not dismiss the notion that all four were pawns, but he had a hunch that he might be the pawn of another force.
Lin Heng increasingly felt that he might not be as simple as he thought...
"Maybe there’s a secret on me that I don’t even know..."
Lin Heng murmured to himself.
Quickly, he stopped the wild thoughts and calmed down, resuming his chanting for Bai Suzhen.
A day.
Three days.
Five days.
Seven days.
Rumble.
The Dao roared in the river of time-space.
Everything settled down.
Lin Heng slowly opened his eyes, the light in them restrained, carrying a mystery that others could not fathom.
"Until we meet again, Bai Suzhen."
Lin Heng looked at the far horizon, murmuring this before rising to leave the highland.
At that time, Sha Wujing, holding the Divine Shrine, was patiently waiting outside the highland.
Seeing Lin Heng coming out, he smiled, "Congratulations."
Lin Heng nodded calmly and said lightly, "You may go in now, I still need to retrieve the Four Immortal Slaying Swords, farewell then."
Sha Wujing said, "Farewell then."
As the words fell.
Lin Heng did not linger, turning and stepping out, the endless Purple Gold Dao instantly spreading across the Qingqiu Universe.
Under the solemn gaze of all supreme beings.
Lin Heng traversed directly from Bosatsu’s Sublime Light Highland to the Immortal Gold Highland.
Within this highland, located in the northern wilderness and full of mist and immortal gold, angry and astonished voices immediately echoed.
"I have no enmity with you, what are you trying to do?"
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