218: Chapter 2 The Day the Flowers Bloom Again_3 218: Chapter 2 The Day the Flowers Bloom Again_3 He approved of Xie Xuanyi’s actions.
And also…
tacitly allowed for the expansion of the Law Enforcement Hall.
After taking a deep breath,
The Law Enforcement Officer calmed his Heart Lake and asked with a complex expression, “Now…
you can tell me.
What exactly happened in the Xuanshui Cave Heaven?”
“I…”
Xie Xuanyi hesitated for a moment before slowly speaking, “I did not meet with Lotus Revered One.”
As soon as these words were spoken,
The Law Enforcement Officer’s body stiffened slightly.
“However…
I met with the Primordial Master,”
Xie Xuanyi continued, “He claimed to be the very first master who created the Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
He told me…
the Lotus Revered One left behind a strand of Divine Thought at the end of the azure sea within the Xuanshui Cave Heaven.”
“Primordial Master?”
The Law Enforcement Officer momentarily froze, his eyebrows furrowing.
Xie Xuanyi said with a smile, “You also do not know of the ‘Primordial Master’?”
“Only heard of him, no historical records exist.”
The Law Enforcement Officer sighed softly, “The ancient texts of Da Sui Sword Palace have lost many…
The Book Collection Pavilion only retains records from the past thousand years.
The ‘Primordial Master’ you speak of is a figure from a thousand years ago.”
A thousand years.
The higher the realm of a cultivator, the greater their lifespan.
But similarly…
the higher the realm, the more they are involved with causality, rashly taking lives or partaking in mundane struggles, exerting themselves on behalf of their sect’s family lineage, would attract fateful changes.
Theoretically, one in the Yang God Realm could live a full thousand years.
But those who live to be five hundred are already considered to be extremely long-lived venerable characters.
Even an otherworldly power like Wangyou Island cannot entirely avoid “causality”…
which makes a cultivator age swiftly.
Xie Xuanyi did not say more, directly projecting his memories from his divine sea using Primordial Power.
“…”
The Law Enforcement Officer silently watched the scene of the far shore of the Sea of Suffering, lost in thought.
Xie Xuanyi did not disturb the Law Enforcement Officer, quietly stood up, and moved outside the pavilion to gaze into the distance.
At this moment, part of the clouds and mist behind the mountain of Golden Turtle Peak had dissipated, and he saw two figures, one large and one small, in the distance of the Purple Bamboo Forest.
Jiang Huang seemed to be practicing boxing stances in a strict sequence, while another tall figure in a red robe, wrapped in chains, was patiently guiding him.
At the moment Xie Xuanyi’s gaze drifted over,
The tall figure in the red robe also cast a look in his direction.
The two looked at each other.
The red-robed Great Demon squinted his eyes, then emotionlessly shifted his gaze away, continuing to concentrate on teaching the child.
This subtle anomaly caught Jiang Huang’s attention.
When the little guy looked up, the clouds and mist had thickened once more, and at the distant peak, only a thin silhouette in a black robe remained…
but thanks to the half-drop of Undying Spring at his brow, Jiang Huang almost instantly confirmed the identity of the black-robed figure in his heart.
He hastily stood on tiptoe, waving his fist from afar, signaling a greeting.
Witnessing this scene, Xie Xuanyi nodded with a smile.
A moment later,
The clouds and mist on the mountain top closed in again, and the Law Enforcement Officer also pulled himself out of his thoughts.
“The situation…
is roughly like this.”
Xie Xuanyi returned to the pavilion, speaking earnestly, “If the Divine Thought left by Lotus Revered One can only meet with one person…
then this opportunity should still be given to you.”
“Of course, I now also cannot ascend to that so-called far shore of the Sea of Suffering,” he said with self-deprecating laughter, “It seems this strand of Divine Thought can truly only be met by you.”
After saying this, Xie Xuanyi noticed that the Law Enforcement Officer seemed somewhat hesitant.
He had planned, after coming to the back mountain of Golden Turtle Peak, to be open with the Law Enforcement Officer.
And then to open the gateway of Starfire.
If the Law Enforcement Officer was willing, he did not mind sending him on a trip to the Sea of Suffering.
“So you truly did leave behind a strand of Divine Thought…”
The elder in the pavilion, after a prolonged struggle, murmured softly.
A sense of long-missed gratification emerged on his face.
He was no longer anxious or nervous.
The most painful thing in this world.
It’s parting, an encounter that can never happen again.
For Cultivators, death of the body and extinction of the Dao mean eternal farewell.
The Law Enforcement Elder always regretted not being able to save the Venerable Lotus on the battlefield of the northern territories all those years ago…
Xuanshui Cave Heaven, however, had left him with a strand of hope.
He longed to meet with the Divine Thought of Venerable Lotus.
Yet he feared…
that within Xuanshui Cave Heaven, that strand of Divine Thought simply did not exist.
So for an entire cycle of sixty years.
The Law Enforcement Elder rigidly upheld the rules of Xuanshui Cave Heaven, refusing even the heaven’s chosen, Xie Xuanyi, from touching the Grotto Heaven.
What he feared was not a change of masters for the Grotto Heaven.
But rather the collapse of hope.
Xie Xuanyi, seeing the usually stern-faced Law Enforcement Elder show such an expression, couldn’t help but speak up, “Do you wish to go and see for yourself?”
“Of course…”
The Law Enforcement Elder subconsciously replied, but then shook his head, “But…
not now.”
This question made him tense up again.
For him…
knowing that Venerable Lotus had left behind a strand of Divine Thought in Xuanshui Cave Heaven.
That was the greatest of good news.
As for meeting?
The Law Enforcement Elder was unwilling, and he was afraid.
If everything was as the Primordial Master had said…
this strand of Divine Thought could only sustain one meeting.
Therefore, the Law Enforcement Elder hoped that this meeting could be “postponed” as much as possible, further “postponed.”
At the very least.
Not now.
“I…
can’t see her now.”
For the first time in his life of many decisions, the Law Enforcement Elder revealed such hesitation in front of the younger generation.
Xie Xuanyi had no idea about the kind of story that existed between the Law Enforcement Elder and Venerable Lotus.
But…
from the current expression of the Law Enforcement Elder, it seemed the story was not difficult to guess.
“Someone once told me that one of the greatest regrets in the world is the precious thing that could have been grasped but was missed due to hesitation, leading to a lifetime of remorse that cannot be mended,” Xie Xuanyi suddenly spoke up.
The Law Enforcement Elder was taken aback.
He asked with a wry smile, “Who told you that?”
“Chen Jingxuan.”
Xie Xuanyi smiled, saying, “The people in the Book Collection Pavilion speak in such a convoluted manner, I can’t quite remember it all, but the gist of it is correct.”
“However, the saying makes sense.
In my understanding it means: to hesitate is to fail.”
He earnestly said, “A true Sword Cultivator will not miss a good opportunity for nothing.”
Flowers have their time to bloom again, but people cannot return to their youth.
Some regrets.
Should not become regrets.
The Law Enforcement Elder looked at the young man before him with a complex expression.
Only now did he realize.
He seemed to like this young fellow more than he had thought.
And it seemed that he understood this young fellow less than he had thought.
“No, it’s still not right.”
After a long while.
The Law Enforcement Elder made his choice.
He raised his head, looking at Xie Xuanyi, and said softly, “In any case, all things considered…”
“Thank you.”