Vol 1 CH 45 (1/2)
Chapter 45:The Heavenly Relic
It was late in the night and there were cool breezes in all directions
The peace was disturbed by round earthquakes
The Celestial Fairy Shui Yixian was alone with Yi Ping, as they sat on top of a hill, looking at the starry skies and overlooking the majestic Tranquil Mountains
Besides the Northern Star, there were seven other bright stars in the same constellation…
Yixian muttered softly, “When we had first met, your martial skills were just mediocre But now, your martial skill has advanced so rapidly in such a short time…”
She added, “The ancients said; one’s state of divinity depends on the state of theof the four seasons and also the divine will of the heavens and the earth Once all the criteria are met, the state of divinity of one’s self is able to overwhel that you hope to accoh you are not exposed to any superior heart intricacies but everything about you is just so natural and simple Do you know that your present state of divinity is not so decades ofI do not understand”
Yi Ping looked at her intently and said, “Xian’Er, how long have it been? I…ht that you are no longer alive?”
Yixian said quietly, “I will rather you rebuke ’Er, I’ you is the happiest day of my life”
Yi Ping sighed deeply, “That is o with me?”
Yixian smiled sadly, “The Divine Calamity is about to descend upon es In less than one month, when the Celestial Omen appears, the Divine Calamity will strike in seven days”
Yi Ping said defiantly, “Just because of what Lele has said?”
Yixian added melancholy, “That is , Lele and I have fought together against Xiao Da There is a fa time and it see as a group…”
Yi Ping interrupted, “You can’t really believe everything that she is saying Most of the time, she isn’t even serious…”
Yixian put her fingers on his lips as she looked in his eyes gently, “Don’t ever think of her in this way She is right…if I cannot overco Divine Calaain If destiny wills it, we ain Whether what she has said is true, I really do not know But Lele and Lie Qing are the only ones right now that can guide h the Divine Calamity”
Yi Ping sighed heavily, “What if we can’t see each other again? Why can’t we ether?”
Yixian said gently as she held his elbow, “You don’t believe in me?”
Yi Ping said, “It is not that…I can help you…”
Yixian smiled as she looked up in the heavens, “No one is able to helpIf they tried to help me directly, then it will have dire future consequences for all of us…”
She wanted to say, “Even Lele and Lie Qing, with their superior state of divinity and profound martial abilities could not overco you can do to help…do you know that é mistress too was killed by the Divine Calamity and I had personally witnessed how deadly it was?”
She looked at hi, “Destiny starts, destiny ends We have come to the world alone and ill depart alone Don’t put it into your heart Our destiny may have end but your destiny with many others have not…”
All of a sudden, she began to look at him quietly…
Yi Ping asked, “Is so on my face?”
Yixian was startled by hi…”
It was because she had suddenly realized so “Is it too much of a coincidence?”
Lele, Lie Qing and she, all three of the…
He was like the link that had brought theether…
Yi Ping said quietly, “My mother used to say to me; rather than be troubled by constant worries, it is better to treasure the precious moments…”
Yixian was startled It was because her older protégé sister Shui Yichi used to tell her the saé sister Shui Yichi She still remembered the last time that she had told her that hen she had decided to hand over the leadershi+p of the Eternal Ice Palace to her and had decided to leave with Yi Tianxing
Till to this day, she could not understand why Shui Yichi could bear to leave her decades of hard wrought state of divinity behind so that she could lead an ordinary life
It was because they had been practicing a type of internal strength heart intricacy for in love or moved by emotions would ruin their decades of cultivation and even cause their internal strength to deteriorate
Practiced with the Icy Heavenly Tears, the intricacy energy of the Eternal Ice Palace, they would cease to age
Before Yichi had left, she had said “I know that you may not necessary understand Perhaps, in time to come, only you may be the only one that can overcome the Divine Calamity”
She had said, “I have always adth can never be as pure as you…I should have advanced more carefully in the past Now it is already too late…”
Yichi coé sister Rather than be troubled by constant worries, it is better to treasure the precious moments I have already found my true destiny…”
She had said, “I don’t understand…you have changed I have never seen you s the Divine Calaotten her dying wish for us? Have you forgotten how she had died?”
Yichi just smiled faintly…
Yixian was interrupted by Yi Ping who said to her, “My fate is in my hands and not in the destinies of others”
All of a sudden, Yixian had a spinning headache This line was so vaguely fah she had heard it somewhere before…
All of a sudden, she began to look at hiht
Her thoughts were interrupted by Yi Ping as uish, “Xian’Er…what exactly is the Divine Cala I can do to stop it? I don’t want it to happen I don’t want you to die…”
Yixian smiled melancholically, “You can’t stop it No one can stop it fro As for the Divine Calanize its true forns and omens…”
She sighed, “When there is life, there must be death This is the natural law of the cosmos Martial practitioners like us are soh superiorthe limitations of nature That is when the Divine Calamity will confront us, to curb us, to stop us! It is because it goes against the way of the heavens!”
Just then, another minor quake shook the hill…
Yi Ping was startled, “So these quakes are caused by the Divine Cala exist?”
Yixian said gently, “It is a tribulation and a test Those who can overcome the Divine Calamity will be able to break free of their current state of divinity and break free of the ills ofto be welcome…”
Yi Ping said bitterly, “I will help you overcome it, I swear I’ll be back and return to help you Wait for me…”
Yixian just s’Er…till I have known you, I have finally realized what it is meant to care for someone, to worry for someone and to like someone…If there is a next life…if there is a next life, I want to be with you Noit would takes…”
Yi Ping’s voice was tre would it be?”
Yixian’s eyes were teary and even her voice was shaky, “No , I aht Ping’Er?”
Yi Ping shook his head, “I don’t want Next life is too long We’re already together…”
He cried aloud, “Xian’Er…let’s ether…you must wait till I am back Promise me, wait forand we can be together again!”
Yixian looked sadly away as she sighed secretly, “Ping’Er…why must I be from the Eternal Ice Palace…the nemesis of the Emotionless Rhyme is worldly affections and eet you Even if I overcome the Divine Calamity, it means that I must continue the divine state of the E it means I will die as well…”
Yi Ping said with quiet determination, “Our destiny is in our hands and not heavens Xian’Er, do not be afraid I will not let you die again”
“We will not let it happen as well”
Lie Qing had said that and with her were Lele, Youxue and Lingfeng
It did not take the to reach the hill top
Lingfeng said, “So secretly, no doubt about it”
Yi Ping sle word It see
He called out to Lele as soon as she was near, “Lele…I am about to look for you Help ’Er…”
He looked at Lie Qing with pleading eyes…
Lie Qing nodded silently She stroked her silken long hair with her fingers as she s, don’t worry With Lele and me around, ill soon find a suitable intricacy forolden scroll that may be useful for Sister Yixian to overcome the Divine Cala into the olden scroll”
Yi Ping was startled, “What did you just say, Qing’Er?”
Lie Qing repeated, “I say, don’t worry We can surely help sister to overcome the Divine Calamity”
Yi Ping muttered, “Not that You said that Lele has already spent centuries looking into the olden scroll?”
Lie Qing said, “That’s right Or else, she won’t be able to attain divinity”
Yi Ping was soleo I don’t recall her opening that golden scroll even once after we have found it Lele…”
Lele quickly said, “Erm…that is what they have assumed I have never said that”
Everyone was looking at Lele in stunned astonishment
Yixian olden scroll without first copying it or trying to understand its contents first?”
Lele nodded, “That’s right What is wrong with that?”
Yixian, Youxue, Lie Qing, Yi Ping and Lingfeng were looking at one another and were speechless It was because intricacy foruarded Even if a person had no use for it, it did not mean that its secrets had to be revealed to others
Any practitioners would have eagerly pondered over the secret intricate forht…
But Lele had siolden scroll to thehts…
Her true state of divinity was astonishi+ng It was no wonder that she could advance so quickly in her celestial divinity
That was only half the truth The golden scroll originally belongs to Revelation Star and therefore Lele had felt that the golden scroll actually belonged to Yixian That hy there was no hesitation froolden scroll to her If it were others, she would never willingly surrender it Andthe Celestial Star Formation that ithin the scroll, she knew that olden scroll would require Lele and Yixian’s help to divine it; in her surreal est of the three Sisters of Fate and her state of divinity was also the lowest It was only through Revelation Star and Luminous Star help that she was able to overcome crisis after crisis
Lele had another e reason; she was actually too lazy to think and practiced any intricate formulas at the moment If anyone was trapped like her in the Star Celestial For all her spiritual and th to escape from it then they would surely understand
YixianThere is still time for me…”
Lele coive it up We surely can think of a way With our state of divinities, we may be able to find a way to overcome the Divine Calamity”
Yixian said gently to Youxue, “Youxue, you have practiced the Icy Heavenly Tears and also know the Emotionless Rhyme I have already imparted to you all the heart intricacy formulas of these skills Whether you can advance it depends on your destiny You…you will take over the leadershi+p of the Eternal Ice Palace from now on…”
Youxue was startled, “I…I take over?! Isn’t Yi Ping already the protégé leader of the Eternal Ice Palace? And there is Yu’Er and Mei’Er; surely they are more than capable than me to helm the Eternal Ice Palace”
Yixian said gently, “I have é leader so that I can retain hio as planned As for Yu’Er and Mei’Er, they have too much worldly affections and it would be difficult for them to advance the martial skills of the Eternal Ice Palace I really hope that you can do me this favor I cannot allow the centuries of foundation of the Eternal Ice Palace to be ruined in my hands…”
Youxue looked silently at Yi Ping and then at Yixian
Yi Ping said to Youxue, “Youxue…don’t hesitate, just accept it It is a good thing”
Lingfeng scolded Yi Ping silently, “You pig head! You have not realized what it means yet!”
Youxue asked softly, “So is there a wedding today or is it cancelled?”
Yi Ping did not knohy Youxue was asking him that He replied seriously, “I…I have overheard your conversation last night…”
Ih they knew that Yi Ping had overheard the to evenIt was because she was almost violated by Xiao Da…
Yi Ping sighed, “I do…understand…”
Lingfeng scolded silently again, “What do you understand…you are s worse and worse…”
Yi Ping sighed heavily, “It is better that we cancelled the wedding first or it will be unfair to all of you I don’t even know if I will amate Mountains Also, now that I know that my father is alive, I should at least inform my father Then it will be proper…”
He had completely misunderstood Youxue
Xiao Youxue hummed coldly, “Sister Yixian, I accept!”
Yixian nodded gently, “Very good From now on, you are the thirty-six Emerald Mistress of the Eternal Ice Palace! You are to take care of all clan affairs and to nurture the talents I…leave everything to your care from now on…”
Xiao Youxue said tearfully, “I…I will…”
Yixian said gently, “This is the Eternal Sealed Ring of the Eternal Ice Palace, the heraldry of the Protégé Leader”
Yi Ping said, “Youxue, congratulations! It is a good thing”
Xiao Youxue looked at him with hurtful eyes…
Yi Ping asked, “Youxue, what’s wrong? You ht?”
Lingfeng sighed, “Yi Ping…you are hopeless…”
Lele interrupted, “Yi Ping, you don’t have to worry about the wedding any it”
Yixian, Lie Qing, Youxue and Lingfeng were startled
Yi Ping was relieved, “Is that so? I know that it is too hasty We can postpone it to a better time…”
Lele said coldly, “We are not getting married anymore Not now, not in the future Not ever”
Yi Ping was startled, “Lele, is that a joke? You can’t…”
Lele said, “Why can’t I? I am a Prime Celestial I have no affections and senti Look at you; you are so easy to be baited You really need more worldly experiences Have you ever seen a Goddess displaying mortal affections?”
Yi Ping stae ritual but we have already through the ritual of man and wife, surely you can’t…”
Lele was suddenly flushi+ng, “Wait! You…you…you…don’t say it aloud! You…”
Yixian, Lingfeng, Lie Qing and Youxue were suddenly bleary eyes as they thought, “So…they have already advanced so far ahead…”
Even though Yixian was Yi Ping’s wife, they had never been intimate before
Lingfeng and Youxue were tre…
Lele said coldly, “Our destiny has ended nevertheless Who you want to get marry to, is your business and not o ask your father per head!”
Yi Ping stammered, “I will surely ask e blessed by our parents would mean many blissful years ahead Of course I will ask Isn’t that what I a to do?”
Lele said icily, “I repeat I a to be married to you, not ever!”
Yi Ping was bewildered, “Lele, then what about our baby? You can’ just…do that…”
All the ered backward
Youxue gasped her hands lightly, “They…are so intimate already…I…”
Lie Qing tried very hard to control her e No wonder she tries so hard to hold the wedding I…I have wronged her and shouldn’t have fought so bitterly with her… I have ruined her wedding…”
Lingfeng had al as she tried hard to restraint herself
Yixian just ently, “Is that so…”
Lele was startled, “Who say we got a baby?”
Yi Ping was bewildered, “But everyone says so…”
Lele was feeling dizzy, “Who says so?”
Yi Ping said, “Everyone…Everyone says that if two people go to bed together, then they will have baby in no time…”
Lele al, you are…a country puo It is really iht? So don’t you worry or think too much about it”
This ti backward “We…won’t have any children? That’s impossible…”
But Yi Ping quickly recovered and he said with conviction, “Lele No matter I will take you as my wife…”
Lele looked at Yi Ping tenderly, her voice had softened and her rage dissipated In that single moment, it seemed that they were the only ones on top of the hill
Lele muttered shyly, “You…up to you”