Phi-Fic Chapter 488 Merit and Purple Gold, Nine Cauldrons Completed
Chapter 488 Merit and Purple Gold, Nine Cauldrons Completed
After listening to Tang Qingying's three strategies, Chu Lengyu quickly weighed the options and made a choice.
The best option is undoubtedly the best course of action.
The Great Xia world has now become a "pasture" for the parasitic race. If it can be bought back from the parasitic race and placed under the protection of the Myriad Star Alliance, its safety will be guaranteed.
However, firstly, the parasitic race is trying to lure her out of this world, so the possibility of her being willing to sell herself is very small; secondly, if this matter were to leak out, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Nevertheless, we can still let Master Tang try, there might be some chance of a turnaround.
The middle strategy, which involves secretly crossing the Chencang pass, is quite easy to implement.
Whether it's the Immortal Capital Grotto-heaven she possesses or the world in Danzhu's painting, she can easily transfer numerous living beings.
Chu Lengyu silently added this plan to her list as a backup plan, just in case.
As for the worst-case scenario of driving a tiger to devour a wolf, that is a last resort.
The Great Xia world is far too weak to sit idly by and watch the tigers fight. If the Star Palace is drawn in and the two sides descend into chaos, the Great Xia will likely face an even faster demise.
In this world, destruction is always easier than preservation.
Throughout her cultivation journey, Chu Lengyu has faced numerous obstacles, with the Parasitic Clan being the greatest hindrance she has encountered.
As the saying goes, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. If she were ruthless and focused on cultivation, she could avenge the Great Xia Dynasty in the future.
But she wasn't afraid of being wrong; she was only afraid of going too far.
Because there is no "what if" in this world.
The clear light shone through the glass windows, illuminating the entire room in white.
Chu Lengyu suddenly remembered the snow at the end of the year.
She woke up to the sound of snow falling.
There were no star palaces, no demons, only the purest snowflakes, falling gently into every household.
Perhaps from the moment she took up her sword, she was destined to step into this battlefield. Chu Lengyu did not regret this beginning, but she wanted to fight for the right to choose how to end it.
Tang Qingying also turned her head to look out the window, her gaze piercing through the boundless void and landing on a planet that radiated silver light.
Because of the close proximity, with her eyesight, she could even clearly distinguish the scattered buildings on the planet's surface.
The lights of countless homes converge to form a miniature galaxy, dazzling and captivating.
However, in this vast sea of stars, it is just an insignificant one.
I only saw it today because I was passing by.
Tang Qingying, resting her chin on her hand, remarked with a touch of melancholy, "In the vastness of the universe, everything is insignificant." (Note: Not original)
Chu Lengyu could hear the sigh and helplessness in her words.
But... perhaps it was precisely because it was "small" that Chu Lengyu felt that maybe if she tried hard enough, she could protect it.
With a sincere expression, she said, "I have an idea that I need your help with."
Upon hearing this, Tang Qingying replied with a smile, "Didn't I already say that as long as it's not excessive?"
She wasn't afraid of being troubled. For someone like Chu Lengyu, making her owe a favor was definitely a win for her.
"That must be pretty excessive," Chu Lengyu joked.
Under the frosty moonlight, her wide sleeves fluttered, and a golden light flowed from her fingertips. Instantly, a strong wind howled, and nine bronze rays of light pierced the sky and fell.
Nine bronze tripods of different shapes appeared prominently, landing steadily on the ground and arranged in an orderly row.
Some are round-bellied with three legs, and the taotie pattern flickers in the moonlight; others are square tripods with four legs, and golden characters are faintly visible.
The copper rings hanging from the handles of the tripod move automatically without wind, producing a ethereal vibrato like that of a chime bell.
The unique cool fragrance of bronze, mixed with the scent of sandalwood used in sacrificial rites, permeated the air. From within each cauldron rose smoke of different colors: red like the morning glow, blue like jade, and black like midnight. Nine columns of smoke intertwined in mid-air, forming the outline of the mountains and rivers of the nine provinces.
The inscriptions etched by time lit up one by one, like a sleeping dragon slowly opening its golden eyes beneath its scales.
A hint of surprise flashed in Tang Qingying's eyes, but she kept her lips tightly pressed together and did not utter a word.
She had already witnessed the appearance of the Nine Cauldrons in the Mirage Sand, but seeing them in person still left her deeply shocked.
After all, this is a genuine sacred artifact of the human race, a treasure of destiny!
If she hadn't been drawn in by this extremely rich fortune, why would she have followed in Chu Lengyu's footsteps all the way to the Minghai Realm?
She said in a deliberately joking tone, "I once heard a star lord quip that when they explore unknown star fields, they are more likely to suffer defeats in minor worlds than in major or middle worlds. Can you guess why?"
Before Chu Lengyu could answer, Tang Qingying had already answered her own question: "Because the resources, fortune, talents... everything in a small world is limited, it is easier for them to converge in one place and create an unreasonable existence that transcends a certain level."
Chu Lengyu remained silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "It seems we are both."
Tang Qingying smiled but did not respond. A flash of light appeared in her hand, and she held up a lotus flower with purple on the outside and gold on the inside. The petals were layered upon layered and countless, making it extremely noble.
This is her trump card: the Super Grade Purple Gold Merit Lotus.
It's ridiculous to say that.
She was of average talent and had experienced all kinds of ups and downs from childhood to adulthood. Before she could truly grow up, the little world she was born into was destroyed.
She was the only one who survived in the spatial rift.
In the final moment of life and death, the little world instinctively struggled to survive, ultimately choosing to pour everything that remained into her rather than leave it to those hateful plunderers.
In the instant the heavens and earth collapsed, the earth's veins cried out, and magma deep within the earth's core, mixed with scattered blood flowers, along with the remaining candles in front of her loved ones' windows, poured into the girl's seven orifices.
Thus, she acquired a superior-grade purple-gold merit lotus, an indefinable mutated void physique, and even nurtured a pulse within the book. Later, Danzhu came to accompany her.
And so, the name "Tang Qingying" echoed through the sea of stars.
At this moment, Tang Qingying gazed at the nine cauldrons before her, feeling no envy or jealousy, only pure appreciation and a touch of pity.
It was because she sensed the existence of these nine cauldrons that she was certain that Chu Lengyu would be her kindred spirit.
Whether based on their character or circumstances, they are people who can trust each other.
It was only when Chu Lengyu first met Master Tang at Zhu Lou that she understood who the two times she felt a surge of emotion were directed at.
She understood that Tang, the leader, might have come after her, and even whether the Wanxing Alliance's branch should have originally been located in the Minghai Realm was questionable.
Therefore, she endured the tests and silently waited for this day to come.
Chu Lengyu's gaze focused on three of the cauldrons.
These are the Yangzhou Ding of the Prohibition Law, the Xuzhou Ding of the Bridge to All Realms, and the Liangzhou Ding of Historical Light and Shadow!
"You want... me to help you repair these nine cauldrons?" Tang Qingying asked softly from the side.
As astute as she was, she had already noticed that Jiuding was not in good condition.
The Super Grade Purple Gold Merit Lotus is a veritable all-powerful artifact.
No matter what difficulties she encounters, there is nothing she can't solve by tearing off a lotus petal; if there is, she'll just tear off another petal.
Apart from Chu Lengyu and Danzhu, no one else has ever seen this lotus flower.
This is one of the most precious "legacy" left to her by that little world.