The early morning was cold with fog and mist rising from the lake .
Formless sobered and got up from the grass, hurriedly placing his palms together: “Amitabha . ”
“Help me with something . ” Feiyun has been in the same spot since last night .
“What is it?”
“Follow me!”
Two hours later .
A shrine was erected from nothing on top of a peak . Formless has finally finished putting the last pillar in place . He also polished a rectangular plaque and inscribed animated characters on it, dancing just like the dragons .
Feiyun accepted the plaque and also added words to the front .
“Goddess of Jin River . ” Formless asked: “Who is she?”
Feiyun didn’t answer and leaped up to put the plaque in place . The two of them went inside .
The place was empty with the exception of a female statue and a Buddhist lamp .
The statue was carved from divine poplar wood that was as tough as steel, basked with an eternal glow .
Feiyun personally carved it . The thing looked beautiful and spirited as if it has its own life force .
“That’s her . ” He said .
Formless seemed to have realized something . He slightly bowed his head and started chanting . A pure yet vast Buddhist affinity permeated the shrine . These strands of power converged on the statue .
The thing originally made from wood suddenly became a golden avatar; its glow becoming Buddhist in nature .
Feiyun glanced at him and said: “You aren’t that annoying, monk . Thank you for helping me build this shrine, I’ll invite you out for a drink again . ”
Formless’ expression changed after drinking was brought up . His alcohol tolerance was indeed pathetic; just one gulp is all it takes to get drunk . He smiled and said: “I’ll outdrink you one day . ”
Feiyun turned to descend while laughing boisterously as if making fun of Formless for overestimating himself .
“Where are you going?” Formless asked, looking quite stately; his robe as white as snow .
“I will bring the statue of the goddess to every corner of this world . ” Feiyun’s laughter still echoed across the hill .
***
Skyhigh Peak .
The camp master, Tan Qingsu, happily handed a jade box to him: “This is the antidote for your centipede from Senior Aunt . ”
“That old nun? How is she?” He accepted it and placed it in his spatial pouch without checking .
“She has passed away . ” She calmly responded .
Death was a part of life; it was only a matter of time .
Trees looked like dragons coiling around the vast expanse of clouds . One had a great view looking down on everything while being on Skyhigh .
She released the seal on his body and said: “More than half of the malefic force and evil affinity are suppressed, so there is no need to perform the ninth cleansing . Looks like something good has happened recently for you . ”
Feiyun smirked and raised both hands, releasing a blinding light . Lightning currents surged through him; one could hear the roars of ten thousand beasts echoing through the mountains .
He has been here for more than a year . Though his cultivation was sealed, each purification attempt actually increased his power . Tan Qingsu clearly used her own cultivation to suppress his evil affinities .
Feiyun kept this kindness in mind . He always kept a fair score of enemies and friends .
She continued: “There are many problems looming in your body that can only be dealt with after you become an Enlightened Being . Before then, you need to avoid killing and do kind deeds . If you turn into a devil for a second time, I will personally leave the mountain to eliminate you . ”
He smiled: “Thank you, Camp Master . If your sect needs my help in the future, just let me know . I will return right away no matter how far away I am . ”
She nodded and left with Rhino .
“Wait, Camp Master . ” He called her back and hesitated . In the end, he still gave her a letter: “Give this to Nalan for me . ”
She gave him the side-eye but still accepted it: “Why don’t you give it to her yourself?”
“I’m sure you will be able to give her a good explanation since you can’t bear to watch her eyes swollen from crying . ” Feiyun pondered for a moment before leaping into the clouds, disappearing from sight .
Qingsu held the letter in a daze as if it was a hot potato . It was too late to give it back to Feiyun so she could only sigh .
Feiyun left Beastmaster Camp without any reluctance . Along the dangerous path along the ridges, he saw a monk in white with a basket on his back . The guy seemed to be waiting for him .
He was surprised and said: “Monk Formless, you aren’t staying here longer?”
Formless smiled: “Beastmaster Camp is the number one Buddhist holy ground in Jin, but in my mind, the real number one holy ground is in one’s heart . ”
The two of them descended from the ridge and left Beastmaster, perhaps to never return .
After leaving Calmwind Pass, there were two paths - one west and one east .
Formless asked at the crossroad: “What’s your plan?”
Feiyun had a bitter feeling, not knowing what he should do .
Go home? But he had no loyalty to the current Feng Clan .
He felt lost after Hongyan’s death . Prior to this, he wanted to cultivate to reach the peak so that he could have revenge against Shui Yueting . However, after recent events, he started to think about the point of it all . So what if he could kill Yueting? Would he be satisfied with that?
Avenging Nangong Hongyan didn’t do anything . He still felt the same pain as before .
Perhaps what he should focus on was the present and those around him .
“I’m going east, what about you?” Formless knew about his confusion but didn’t offer a piece of advice .
He knew that this was only temporary . Someone with Feiyun’s mental fortitude would become better soon enough .
Some could wallow in misery forever, but a selected few could find a new goal .
“West for me . ” Feiyun said .
“We’ll meet again when I’m better at drinking . I’ll take you down then . ” Formless laughed and left right away . Just one step took him several miles into the horizon .
Feiyun watched him leave before speaking: “You’ve been following us the entire time, show your face right now . ”
The wilderness didn’t answer back . Only a few birds were scared by his cold voice .
“Boom!” Feiyun’s expression became colder . He slightly moved his body and activated Swift Samsara . He punched an iron tree with a diameter of three meters, penetrating it completely and knocking away a slender figure hiding behind it .
He was surprised after seeing the person on the ground: “It’s you?”
Bai Ruxue didn’t expect Feiyun to be so strong, a hundred times stronger than several years ago .
She was very careful yet was still spotted by him .
“Feiyun, are you surprised that I’m still alive?” She wasn’t afraid of him . Her eyes bright and teeth white . She floated up from the ground like a blossoming petal of a flower . Her hair was long again and as white as snow .
Feiyun naturally didn’t forget about this demoness from the fourth hall . However, he clearly buried her so why was she a student of Beastmaster right now .
He took out his heavenly weapon essence and pointed it at her neck: “I’ll give you a chance to speak . ”
His essence was extremely cool, virtually freezing her in place .
She told him the truth from start to finish without hiding anything . After all, Nangong Hongyan was dead .
“So everything was planned by Hongyan… the blood bracelet!” He turned towards her wrist and sure enough . There was a black bracelet with three indentations filled with blood . There were nine formations engraved on the special material, extremely hard to destroy .
The bracelet wasn’t the thing that shocked him but rather the drop of blood belonging to Nangong Hongyan .
She was its master . Taking off the bracelet required a drop of her blood . Of course, this bracelet right now also had one drop . Just this drop alone was considered priceless by Feiyun .
“You can’t be the only one under her control with this bracelet . I know several more demonesses from Senluo have them too! Haha!” Feiyun resembled a blind man that has just regained his sight . The fog has been dispelled so he felt quite good .
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