Chapter 459 - White Moonlight

Rumble!

The ground rumbled, and even the air seemed to carry a trace of the strong vibrations that came from the ruins above them crumbling down.

There were shouts of alarm from the people nearby, but their shouts were drowned out by the sounds of the rumbling.

The floating ruins above their heads that had been there for quite an amount of time was suddenly crumbling. Some of them had previously had the illusion that the ruins would stay here forever so that they could benefit from it, but now, it looked like their hopes and dreams were about to be shattered.

It shocked them, but none of them made any moves to charge towards the ruins at this time. None of them even entertained the thought that they may be able to benefit from the ruins crumbling at this time.

Instead, there were vast amounts of people who were fleeing from the place. The set amount of time that one could spend in the ruins was only one and a half months.

After that, they were forcefully expelled regardless of their cultivation or means to stay behind.

There had been none who successfully left themselves behind after the time was up.

Suddenly, a figure shot out of the sky in a beam of golden light, and regardless of how shocked anyone was, their eyes could not help but be attracted to the light.

However hard they tried to see through it, they could not see anything at all besides the hazy figures inside.

Regardless of how they couldn't see anything, one could imagine from the faint silhouette that the person inside was a beauty. Though there were other figures inside, none of them caught the eyes of the people watching.

The light hovered in the air for a few moments before darting away, shooting across the sky like a shooting star in the night.

Visibility was low, but the light that spread across the night sky in a bang lasted for more than half an hour.

For that half an hour, it appeared as if it was daytime, and it would go down for generations to come as the night that had become day.

Marciella was laughing joyfully as she felt the air blowing through her hair, sending it flying everywhere. People thought that flying through the sky was glamorous and elegant, but it was anything but. Especially when you flew at high speeds.

But she didn't care. This was the first time in her entire life that she felt like she was truly free. She had her disciple with her, and his little pals, and her heart was so full that it felt like it could spill everything out.

Behind her, Alec smiled faintly as he looked at how happy and sincerely she was acting. It was like a child's happiness, something one seemed to lose as they aged.

Yet, at this moment, his master seemed to have reverted back to her childhood. He couldn't see her face, but her entire body exuded joy. It was almost infectious.

Unlike him, Ye Sha wasn't thinking that much. He was just happy to eat and watch the scenery go by. For the past couple of days, he hadn't been able to eat peacefully with Katherine staring a hole into him every time.

Since they were travelling with Alec's master, he was free to do as he pleased. He could tell that this demoness, Marciella, was definitely a Transcendent – at least, in the terms here. Where she was from, it was probably another name.

Soon, they descended and landed on a lake. The lake was large and round, and its water was so clear that you could see the fish swimming underneath without a care.

Marciella waved her hand and a lily pad that was at the side suddenly grew, floating gently on the lake.

The three of them landed on the lily pad, but it didn't even shake. Even with Alec's familiars running around, it was spacious enough that it didn't feel squeezy.

Alec quietly raised an eyebrow.

Marciella caught his look. "Interested?" she said happily. "Come, let me teach you."

The demoness grabbed Alec's hand and tugged him forward towards the edge of the lily pad.

She pointed at one in the far distance and said, "Now, reach it with your magic. After you do that, you should not 'Awaken' it but instead encourage it to grow. Later on, this lily pad won't have anything to do with you and will exist independently."

Alec narrowed his eyes and smiled, seriously thinking over her words.

While the master and disciple were having a spontaneous lesson, Ye Sha studied the two of them quietly. They truly appeared only like master and disciple, and they had no extraneous thoughts.

He didn't know why, but he felt a little relieved at the thought. It wasn't the first time that a person had fallen for Alec's 'heroic' deeds of saving them.

While he knew that Alec wasn't the type of person to stray, if this master of his had harboured some other intentions, it wasn't likely that Alec would have been able to escape with his current strength.

Marciella lay down on the lily pad, feeling the drifting feeling of water. Her heart was filled with boundless joy, and she was so at peace.

She even felt like the little things that she had thought were annoying before were so beautiful and wonderful now. She felt like she was living.

She stared up at the full moon in the sky. It was round and bright, and the stars twinkled in the night sky.

As she was delirious with joy, Alec was quietly mastering the technique that Maricella had taught him.

Ye Sha lay down on the lily pad and stared up at the moon as well, feeling nostalgic.

Soon, Alec's familiars dragged him by the sleeve, causing Alec's practice to become disrupted. But instead of being angry, he smiled faintly at them and picked them up, pressing them against his chest.

They nudged him, and he also lay down next to his master and his friend.

Two humans, one demoness, and three familiars looked up at the same moon, feeling a mix of different emotions, and they soon drifted off to sleep, rocked gently by the lake under them.

The night of peace passed without anything happening, and the next day, Marciella stood up gracefully.

Her heart had settled down, but her face was much brighter than before, and her eyes were gentler.

"I'll be going now," she said, bidding farewell to the two of them.

"Take care, master," Alec said with his signature gentle smile.

"Have fun." Ye Sha passed Marciella a bunch of snacks for the journey, and she didn't reject him.

Before she left, she took a bit of the two's blood and it entered her body. She would be able to find them at any time even if they were separated by realms or even worlds.

Her technique was first-class.

"Okay, I'm going," she said, shooting off into the sunrise.

There was a sense of relief in the two of them, knowing that Maricella would not be make a move first on the humans should she ever be provoked.

If they provoked her, then they should face the consequences.

"We should return. I have a feeling that something's going to happen very soon," Alec said.

Ye Sha felt shivers go up and down his arms. "…Can you not raise a flag?"

"…"