roccoschili Chapter 470 With me here, I won't let you climb these 7999 steps alone.
Chapter 470 With me here, I won't let you climb these 7999 steps alone.
Noon.
The sun blazes fiercely on Chaoyang Peak in summer.
Two figures were already visible on the mountain path of the Nine Yang Divine Sect.
Bai Yuan, dressed in a purple Taoist robe and holding a whisk, walked ahead with steady, unhurried steps.
Xu Wan, dressed in a snow-white Taoist robe and holding a whisk, followed closely behind.
At first, she looked around with great interest!
He was now panting heavily, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead.
"Senior Brother Baiyuan, I really can't walk anymore, this mountain is too high!!"
Xu Wan held her knees, her voice tinged with grievance.
Bai Yuan stopped, turned around to look at her, his eyes full of concern:
"Then let's rest for a while before we go."
Xu Wan leaned against the stone steps, wiped her sweat, and complained:
"My master really knows how to play tricks on people!"
"This mountain has more than seven thousand steps; he wants to kill me!"
She looked up at the mountaintop, where there was an endless expanse of trees.
"They could have just flown up on their swords."
"They knew I was in poor health, yet they still made me climb the mountain!"
"We could have just flown up there, but they made me walk step by step!"
Xu Wan raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
"Master is doing this for your own good."
Bai Yuan gazed at the sea of clouds in the distance.
"Master asked you to climb this Sunrise Peak so that you could absorb more yang energy and balance the yin and yang in your body."
“From early morning until now, you have walked most of the way. The yang energy entering your body can only benefit you.”
Xu Wan pouted, clearly dissatisfied!
"But my legs are so weak."
"These seven thousand-plus steps, how can a girl like me possibly endure that!"
As she spoke, Xu Wan smiled slyly and teased:
"If I collapse from exhaustion today, what will you do, Senior Brother Baiyuan?"
Bai Yuan's lips curled up, his voice carrying a hint of threat!
"Then I'll call Master, and you'll be able to stand up and walk right away!"
Upon hearing this, a fire ignited in Xu Wan's heart!
"Humph!"
Xu Wan tilted her head to the side!
Upon seeing this, Bai Yuan's tone softened.
"Didn't you always say you wanted to prove you were no worse than the male disciples? This is nothing."
"Junior brother, I believe in you. You can reach the top!"
"you!"
Xu Wan glared at him sideways, but there was nothing she could do.
She recalled that at dawn, she knelt before her master, the Nine Yang Immortal, begging to go to the Wuji Sect with him.
Master Jiuyang Zhenren simply shook his head, telling her to climb Chaoyang Peak with Senior Brother Baiyuan first.
“My master said that if you can complete the entire journey on your own, he will consider letting you go.”
Bai Yuan deliberately tempted him.
Xu Wan sighed!
"Hey!"
"But this mountain is too high, and my body is really not up to it."
Bai Yuan looked distressed.
"Junior brother! You've already gone through over four thousand levels, hang in there a little longer!"
Xu Wan looked extremely reluctant.
"But these 7,999 steps are practically deadly!!"
"Master is so boring!"
"ill!!"
"Humph!"
"Hate!!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan turned his gaze into the distance.
The sea of clouds churned on the mountaintop, and the rising sun had already reached its zenith.
The seven main peaks of the Nine Yang Divine Sect shone brightly under the midday sun, especially Chaoyang Peak, where their yang energy was the most abundant.
"Junior brother! Do you know why Master didn't let you fly up directly?"
Bai Yuan suddenly asked.
Xu Wan rolled her eyes!
"Hmph! He's just messing with me on purpose!"
"That old Taoist priest! He's trying to drive me crazy!"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan gently shook his head.
"Junior brother! The path of cultivation lies in tempering one's character."
"Master asked you to hike up the mountain not only to let you absorb yang energy, but also to let you experience the taste of 'slow'."
Xu Wan pouted, feeling extremely wronged!
"But I want to go to the Soul Nurturing Hall to learn how to cultivate Soul Nourishing Grass."
"My master just doesn't want to take me!!!"
"Planting Soul-Nourishing Grass requires patience."
Bai Yuan's eyes were full of pity.
"Just like climbing a mountain, you have to take it one step at a time; you can't rush it."
Xu Wan lowered her head and fiddled with the hem of her clothes, her eyes dimming.
"But……"
"But... I really want to go to the Wuji Sect..."
"I miss my master... why is he in seclusion and ignoring me?"
"Why is Frostmoon holding this planting competition? Why is it planting so many Soul-Nourishing Grasses?"
"Master... has something happened to him?"
Bai Yuan remained silent for a moment.
"The Emperor is a divine being, worshipped by ten thousand people, so naturally there is nothing to worry about!"
Xu Wan looked up, her eyes filled with confusion.
"is it?"
Seeing Xu Wan like this, Bai Yuan felt a mix of emotions. So, he could only turn around and point to the sun overhead:
"Noon is when the yang energy is at its peak, making it the perfect time for cultivation."
"Hang in there a little longer, we're almost at the top of the mountain."
Xu Wan looked in the direction he was pointing, and the midday sun made her squint.
The Yin-Yang Bagua Platform atop Chaoyang Peak gleams with golden light under the sun, seemingly within reach yet forever out of reach.
"Senior Brother Baiyuan!"
Xu Wan suddenly asked:
"Was your cultivation this arduous when you first started practicing?"
"How did you manage to persevere?"
Bai Yuan patted Xu Wan on the shoulder, comforting her:
“Spiritual practice is naturally arduous; whatever you learn, you need to pay the corresponding price.”
"cost……"
"Is climbing this mountain the price I have to pay?"
Bai Yuan laughed heartily!
"Hahaha……"
"With me here, I won't let you climb these 7,999 steps alone."
"Let's go!"
"It is noon, and the yang energy is at its peak."
Xu Wan nodded and followed him as he continued climbing upwards.
The sunlight shone on the two of them, stretching their shadows very long.
She hadn't walked more than a few steps when Xu Wan started having ulterior motives again!
"Senior Brother Baiyuan, I'm thirsty."
Xu Wan stopped and deliberately acted coquettishly.
"Senior Brother Baiyuan~~"
Do you have any elixir for me to drink?
Bai Yuan looked helpless!
"Junior brother! Master didn't give it to me."
"Really do not have?"
Xu Wan didn't believe it.
"You're the senior brother, you must have a lot of good stuff hidden in your space."
Bai Yuan shook his head, his expression serious!
“Master specifically instructed me today that I am not allowed to use any magical implements to carry you to the summit.”
Xu Wan leaned against the stone wall, looked at Bai Yuan, blinked, and asked curiously:
"What treasures do you have in your space?"
Bai Yuan stroked his black beard and nodded slightly.
"I have a lot of talismans. Would you like me to put one on your head?"
"Bad~~"
Xu Wan gave a soft snort, a sly glint in her eyes.
"Senior Brother Bai Yuan is so wicked!"
She lifted the hem of her dress, as if to continue walking upwards, but suddenly her body felt light and she was lifted into the air.
Bai Yuan exclaimed in surprise!
"Junior brother, stop fooling around!"
Xu Wan twirled in mid-air, her white dress fluttering, like an elegant white swan.
Bai Yuan's heart fluttered instantly!
A gentle smile appeared on her face.
Bai Yuan took out a small jade bottle from his sleeve and looked up at Xu Wan.
"Junior brother! Actually... I brought some spiritual liquid with me."
Xu Wan's eyes lit up, and she quickly turned around to look down at Bai Yuan.
"Didn't you say that Master didn't give it to you?"
"No, they didn't give it to me."
Bai Yuan opened the bottle cap.
"I prepared this myself this morning."
I know you must be tired and thirsty.
Xu Wan landed slowly, standing facing Bai Yuan. She took the jade bottle, took a sip, and the sweet spiritual liquid instantly quenched her thirst.
"Senior Brother Baiyuan, thank you."
Bai Yuan smiled slightly:
"I'm the one who should be saying thank you. Thank you for being willing to walk this path with me."
Xu Wan smiled and returned the jade bottle to him:
"Shall we fly up now?"
Bai Yuan shook his head and refused outright!
"No!"
The scene changes.
at the same time!
skyline.
Wangchen Bridge.
The water ripples beneath the bridge, reflecting the graceful silhouette of the phoenix tree, its red blossoms swaying like flames.
A gentle breeze blows, and petals fall like rain into the water, creating ripples.
A golden divine consciousness quietly stood in the center of the bridge.
He was Yun Che, once an emperor, but now he could only wander the heavens in the form of divine consciousness.
His gaze pierced through the layers of clouds, gazing affectionately at the peaks of the Nine Yang Divine Sect below.
The person he longed for was there.
Xu Wan, dressed in a snow-white Taoist robe, with the storage ring he gave her still on the middle finger of her left hand, was standing side by side with Bai Yuan.
Bai Yuan handed her a jade bottle, and she smiled radiantly, her eyes curving into crescent moons.
The two chatted and laughed, and Bai Yuan wiped the sweat from her forehead.
The golden divine sense tightened, and a bitter feeling welled up inside him.
“Wanwan, you can be this happy even without me.”
"Baiyuan treats you like a precious jewel, protects you, and brings you joy."
"And I... will only bring you pain and danger."
He remembered that Xu Wan had suffered divine punishment for him, losing all nine of her tails, just to protect him.
However, due to his duties in the Heavenly Realm, he had to leave her, leaving her alone to face the sect's censure.
Now that she has found a new support, I should be happy for her, but why does my heart ache so much?
The golden divine sense clenched its fist, then slowly relaxed it.
He remembered what Xu Wan had once said:
"Yun Chen, you are the brightest star in my heart."
"Love is possession, companionship, fighting side by side, and never abandoning each other."
Even the brightest stars eventually fall.
Now he is just a drifting wisp of divine consciousness.
He understood that love is also about letting go and fulfilling someone's wishes.
"If I force you to be together, it will only put you in a dilemma."
"The heavens are merciless; you will be hurt for me once again."
The golden divine sense gazed at its own reflection in the water, but the golden hue was no longer as bright as it once was.
“A short pain is worse than a long one, Wanwan, I can’t be selfish.”
Phoenix petals drifted down in the wind, and the divine sense reached out to catch them, but passed right through the flowers.
"now……"
"I don't even deserve to shield you from the rain anymore."
"Wanwan, you deserve the best."
"Baiyuan can give you stability, smiles, and the ordinary happiness that I cannot give you."
"You are the ones who share the same path!"
"Love is about letting go. Good luck, Wanwan."
He took one last look at the beautiful couple before turning and leaving.
On Wangchen Bridge, only a few phoenix petals remain, fluttering in the wind and falling into the water, merging with their reflections.