Chapter 378 - Chapter 378: 378, [Main Storyline Officially Begins] (1/2)
Chapter 378: 378, [Main Storyline Officially Begins]
The Heavenly Dust Continent, peaceful and serene for many years, began to change dramatically from this point forward.
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Three Thousand Mountains, Tianque Gate.
Mo Beipo, the sect leader of Tianque Gate, stood by the bedside with a sorrowful face.
Lying on the bed was the third generation grand master of the Tianque Gate, Tianhe Shangren.
Since the battle years ago, Tianhe Shangren’s cultivation base had completely dissipated, and he was unable to cultivate once more.
Even though Lu Xun managed to save his life with a green pearl, he had only but a few years of lifespan left.
Now, he was at his end.
Over these years, Tianhe Shangren had developed a liking for sunbathing.
He loved to rise early, watching disciples train in the rising sun, feeling the youthful spirit of the new generation, seemingly able to dispel the gloominess that hung over him.
In the short span of a few years, the Tianque Gate’s development was impressive.
Among the new disciples, many were promising. With the backing of the Demon Sect, everything seemed to be getting better. And it seemed that as long as they all worked together, they could restore their former glory.
For this reason, although Tianhe Shangren was now lying weakly on his sickbed, the corners of his mouth bore a childlike smile.
He looked at Mo Beipo’s sorrowful face and after a light cough, he said, “Don’t look at me with such an expression…cough, cough. When I join our predecessors, I can proudly tell them that the Tianque Gate they handed over to me is slowly getting better.”
“Grandmaster…” Mo Beipo wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Tianhe Shangren.
The silver-haired old man, who was on the brink of death, always bore a smile on his face, his eyes full of hope for the future. He looked at Mo Beipo and said,
“Beipo…cough, cough…before I leave, you must promise me one thing.”
“Please instruct me, Grandmaster,” Mo Beipo responded immediately.
Tianhe Shangren coughed a few times, and even his coughs started to sound frail.
He said, “Promise me, after I am gone…cough, cough…take good care of our home.”
To cultivators, life was too long. And the so-called sect, had long been equated with ‘home’.
For Tianhe Shangren, the Tianque Gate was his home.
Mo Beipo’s eyes reddened, but he said firmly through his choked throat, “I obey your command!”
Tianhe Shangren smiled and nodded. Even though he had been looking quite listless, he seemed to rebound a little.
It is said that a man’s life would flash before his eyes before he died.
It was unknown what Tianhe Shangren was remembering, but his cloudy eyes were somewhat bright.
His life had been full of ups and downs.
The most exciting part of his life, however, was that final battle.
The least regretful part was also that final battle.
He turned to Mo Beipo and said, “Help me up.”
Mo Beipo immediately helped him up according to his instructions, supported him out of the room and towards the ancestral hall, to the tablets of the previous generation grandmasters of Tianque Gate.
As the third generation grandmaster of Tianque Gate, he knelt in front of the tablets of his teacher and grand teacher with trembling knees. He then bent over and knelt in front of the tablets.
With his forehead on the floor, his eyelids grew heavier, his eyes slowly closed, and with his last strength, he said,
“Disciple…has repaid the kindness of the sect.”
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In the ancestral hall, Mo Beipo’s voice choked, loudly proclaiming, “Farewell, Grandmaster!”
His voice echoed outside the hall and throughout the entire Tianque Gate.
One after another, “Farewell Grandmaster” resounded from every corner of Tianque Gate.
Not long after, the earth began to rumble, as if an earthquake had just happened, causing the entire land to tremble.
Although Lu Xun had destroyed one of the altars in the Three Thousand Mountain Area, there were surely other altars in such a large area.
At this moment, not only was the Three Thousand Mountain Area affected, but almost the entire Heavenly Dust Continent trembled.