Chapter 224 - Fan Kong and Yu Zhu

“Just go ahead. Since we’re all here, we can help you analyze together.” Wang Bugui stretched out his hand, asking Leng Yueyan to come straight to the point.

“This thing is hard to say. I’ll show you the pictures directly.” Leng Yueyan replied slowly.

Then, she put her eyes at Ning Zhe, saying, “Let them judge if you’re right or wrong in the last life.”

“You, have seen each other in the last life?”

It was the first time that people had heard about the secret.

“It’s no wonder that your relationship with Ning Zhe is so subtle. It turns out there is such a secret.” Chu He shouted in amazement. The doubts in his heart finally unraveled now.

“It’s not subtle. But he hasn’t given me the answer until now.”

Leng Yueyan shook her head with a sneer and put everything she saw on the mid-air screen in the front with martial art.

The light mirror slowly expanded, and a vast martial art world appeared in front of everyone. It was the Earth in ancient historical times. At that time, the auras were still quite abundant, but the natural Taoism was also flawed.

It was not difficult for the cultivators to practice, but to become an immortal was not easy. Among the geniuses of a hundred generations, perhaps only one person was able to become an immortal. Once there was a person becoming an immortal, the Taoism of the whole world would be suppressed.

And the others needed to wait thirty thousand years to continue to seek immortality. It was in such a cultivation world that two people who shouldn’t meet each other met.

The Fairy Pavilion, the second-largest cultivation sect in the world, had a fairy named Yu Zhu. After only twenty years of cultivation, she had become a top Greater Power in the world.

She possessed the immortal spiritual root, which was very special and rare to see in the Human Race. But once it appeared, it proved that this person had great potential to be immortal.

Therefore, so many young geniuses from the famous sects came to propose marriage to her, including the Jade Manor, the first sect in the world. However, Yu Zhu was not satisfied with him. She paid no attention to even the first genius of the world.

Her life seemed to be full of cultivation. She had a strong understanding of all kinds of Tao Laws and even created her own martial arts.

Everyone thought such a genius was very likely to become a female immortal in the future. But the future was always full of variables, and no one would have thought her future would be so strange.

The Sect of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a Buddhist sect only second to the Fairy Pavilion, had a genius named Fan Kong. His potential was not worse than that Yu Zhu, and his cultivation base was even higher.

His understanding of the Dharma was extremely high. After the blossoming of his udumbara, he even got the fruit of Taoism of his last life. Buddhism cultivated the next life. Since he failed to become an immortal in his last life, he was determined to be one this life.

Except for going out to experience the mortal world and looking for opportunities, he always stayed in the mountain and cultivated under the bo-tree.

The two would not have met each other at all. However, they passed each other in a sea of thousands of Taoism when they were looking for the tomb of immortals.

It was at this time that they met each other. Later, when they fought for the tomb of immortals, Fan Kong helped Yu Zhu many times and even saved her once.

Yu Zhu’s affection for him also improved gradually. In the end, Fan Kong gained the treasure in the tomb of immortals, but he gave it to her with a short sigh.

Maybe, it was destiny. Since then, they had met each other in many experiences and survived many tribulations together.

When Yu Zhu was injured, Fan Kong would do everything to find the treasure medicine for her. When there was no medicine, he would dedicate his blood vigor essence to her.

And when Fan Kong was seriously injured, Yu Zhu was also willing to dedicate her life to save him. She would rather save this dull monk at the expense of her own attainments of Taoism.

Unconsciously, they had known each other for three years, which might be really short for cultivators. But for Yu Zhu, it was substantial and long.

Because she found that she had fallen in love with the monk, but she didn’t know when this love started. No matter when she was practicing or resting, she couldn’t help thinking of that man.

So she made a bold decision.

“Fan Kong, I love you! Are you willing to abandon Buddhism for me? If you’re, I will abandon the path to Immortality for you!”

One day, such a voice spread throughout the cultivation world. Everyone was shocked to leave for the Sect of Ten Thousand Buddhas. When they saw Yu Zhu in a white robe, they became even more startled.

How could such a fairy say that? And the person she loved was actually a monk!

“I really didn’t expect that Fairy Yu Zhu would fall in love with a monk!”

“I’ve heard rumors that there is an unspeakable feeling between them. It turns out that’s true today!”

“No way! How can a Taoist nun love a Buddhist disciple?!”

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The leaders and disciples of all the major sects around began to talk about it, and among the comments, the swearing accounted for the most. Because, since ancient times, there had been a default rule that Buddhism and Taoism couldn’t love each other.

One party was sincere to Buddhism, and the other was wholehearted to the Taoism. They should be free from human passions and couldn’t be polluted by mortal affairs. Love was such a ridiculous thing that they would never agree with.

But despite the swearing, no one dared to stand up and stop them, because Yu Zhu had already become one of the best in the world. No one could defeat her, except Fan Kong and Qiu Zihua from the Jade Manor.

As for the two, the first one wouldn’t launch attacks to her, and the other was famous for being all obedient to Yu Zhu. Though he knew that Yu Zhu didn’t love him, he was still willing to give everything to her.

“Crack…”

The door of the ancient temple slowly opened, and a handsome monk slowly stepped out.

“Fan Kong, are you willing?” Yu Zhu went over and asked.

“Benefactor Yu Zhu, I’m wholehearted to Buddhism. Although we have met each other many times and have been through trials and tribulations together, I feel grateful for that. But the fate between us should stop here.”

Fan Kong made a long sigh with a frown.

“Why? Have you forgotten that you have saved me many times at the price of your own life when I was dying?” Yu Zhu asked.

“Buddhas are merciful. Saving one life is better than setting up a pagoda. I saved you only for living up to Buddhism, not for your rewards. And I’m deeply grateful that you also gave up your own life to save me.”

Fan Kong recited the Buddhas and shook his head.

“Then, just go with me for the sake of thanking me!” Yu Zhu shouted angrily with a pair of red and moist eyes.

Fan Kong put his hands together, saying, “I’ll pay for the kindness I owed in the future. You also have the potential to be an immortal, benefactor. Instead of devoting yourself to seeking for it, why would you be willing to be confused by a mortal affair?”

“Is cultivation more important than me in your eyes?” Yu Zhu asked tremblingly.

Fan Kong slowly closed his eyes and knitted his brows again, answering, “As cultivators, we should focus on cultivation. Please go back, benefactor.”

Receiving such an answer, Yu Zhu could only reply with tears, “Okay! From then on, you and I have no relationship! And you don’t have to be merciful over me again on the road to immortality!”

Then, she turned to leave and made an angry palm, on the way, to crush the giant Buddha statue of the Sect of Ten Thousand Buddhas into broken bits.

Carved out of spiritual stones, the Buddha statue was not easy to be moved by the ordinary Greater Powers. But she destroyed it with only a palm. What a powerful cultivation base!

Frightened, the people from all sects began to give way to her. Those who had just scolded were even scared out of their wits. However, Yu Zhu didn’t do anything to them but just left alone.

Since then, the two really didn’t meet again. A hundred years later, the legendary path to immortality appeared, and the Greater Powers of all sects all stepped on it.

They fought in the world below only for this path to immortality. Even if they would be smashed to pieces, they still wanted to die on the path. They wanted to take a look at the so-called path to immortality and achieve their long-cherished goal of being ever-young.

However, the path to immortality was full of unknown crises, and even the ancient demons of the dark turmoil. Almost no cultivators could stop fighting on the road.

It could be said that the road they passed was paved with their flesh and blood. Not only had the ordinary cultivators died here, but also the geniuses of each sect.

Qiu Zihua, who was considered to be the first wizard of the world, gave up the opportunity to become immortal for the people of the world. He blocked outside the path to fight alone with the thousand demons and finally died tragically.

“As long as I’m here, you demons never have the way to step into the divine Land of us!”

In the end, people only heard a raging roar. A huge explosion came. It turned out that Qiu Zihua chose to detonate himself and bury his life together with the demons.

And on the path to immortality, there were also cultivators who gave up their lives to stop the demons. In the end, among all the cultivators, only Yu Zhu and Fan Kong were left alive.

“This is the last section. You can be immortal as long as you reach the end.” Yu Zhu said coldly. Her white robe had already been dyed red by blood.

“Let me pay for your kindness with the opportunity to be immortal today!” Fan Kong said resolutely.

Then, he walked in the forefront to kill the ancient demons, and Yu Zhu silently guarded behind him. The two went together, leaving their backs to the other one with confidence.

This was the habit that they developed during their experiences in the mortal world. Now they met enemies again and subconsciously cooperated.

“The end of the path is in front of you. Hurry to go, Benefactor Yu Zhu!” Fan Kong shouted, and killed the demon that pierced his belly with a punch.

“Puff!”

However, when he looked back, a pool of blood splashed on his face. He saw Yu Zhu behind him being pierced by a demonic machete. Even so, she still held the machete in her hand tightly, preventing it from going deeper.

Because Fan Kong was behind her. As long as the machete went an inch deeper, it could hurt him. So, she tried her best to use her last energy to protect the man she hated.

Yu Zhu made a sad and beautiful smile, uttering tremblingly, “You know what? I haven’t forgotten you over these hundred years…”

“I don’t want you to call me benefactor. I want you to call me Yu Zhu…”