Attacked by the Female Demon at the Beginning - Chapter 354

Chapter 354: Everything Lost Its Meaning

Early morning.

Jiang Hao laid out some treasures on the ground in the courtyard.

Ever since he returned from the Corpse Realm, he had been meaning to rub some dirt on the Heavenly Saber.

But due to various distractions, he had forgotten, and now he remembered to do it first thing.

Dust would take too long, and dirt was more noticeable, allowing him to see the actual effect.

But he would have to wait at least a day.

After making sure there were no other items, Jiang Hao put everything away.

Then he went over to the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower.

After watering it, he gently touched the flower’s leaves, which were as clean as new, without a speck of dust.

Hesitating, Jiang Hao decided not to use dirt.

Since the Heavenly Fragrance Dao Flower already had bubbles, dirtying and cleaning it seemed redundant.

After taking care of these, Jiang Hao went to tend to the spiritual medicines in the Spiritual Medicine Garden.

Now he planned to take out an item every day and rub it a bit.

After rubbing, he would dirty it and put it away.

This way, he could determine if leaving it for several days had any effect.

If it proved useless, he would try leaving it for a month or two.

……

The second day.

Jiang Hao took out the Earthly Extreme Heart-Devouring Bead.

He gently wiped off the dust on the outside.

After several wipes, nothing appeared.

He dirtied it and put it away.

……

The third day.

The Heavenly Extreme Calamity Bead was taken out.

Nothing.

Dirty it and continue.

……

The fourth day.

The Secret Whisper Slate was taken out.

Nothing.

Dirty it and continue.

……

The fifth day.

The Nine Rings of Heaven and Earth sub-ring.

Four left, all wiped down together.

Still nothing.

Dirty it and continue.

……

The sixth day.

The Nine Heavens Armor Wrist Guards.

Nothing.

Dirty it and continue.

……

The seventh day.

Jiang Hao took out the Primordial Heavenly Saber.

He gently wiped it with a cloth.

He found the dirt too hard to wipe off.

He knocked it a couple of times, and after the dirt cracked and fell off, he wiped it with the cloth.

After wiping twice, a white bubble fell off.

It then flew into Jiang Hao’s body.

【Spirit+1】

Seeing the feedback, Jiang Hao’s gaze remained calm, but his heart was filled with immense joy.

It actually worked.

Although it was just a white bubble, it had indeed emerged.

This meant that the treasure could be polished.

Even though no more bubbles appeared after polishing, the presence of the bubble signified a good start.

He then dirtied the Heavenly Saber again and decided to leave it for a month to see what would happen.

……

Baiyue Lake.

A woman in a black robe approached Bai Zhi and respectfully said:

“We’ve received some unexpected news.”

“Unexpected news?”

Bai Zhi, standing by the lake, showed considerable interest:

“What kind of unexpected news?”

“Our people were overseas gathering information, but they learned about someone from abroad. She’s known as the Forging Hands. It’s said that her forging skills are miraculous, and her hands can touch any treasure. She can even extract a person’s life-bound magic treasure from their body.”

As she spoke, the woman in the black robe had a peculiar expression on her face, “And this person is not somewhere else; she’s in Lawless Tower.”

Bai Zhi thought for a moment and then said, “Mi Lingyue?”

“Yes, she’s extremely famous overseas for forging, alchemy, talisman crafting, and array formations. And her expertise in all these areas is very high,” the woman in the black robe said.

Her prowess was such that all the captured people from overseas didn’t mention a word about her.

Even Heavenly King Hai Luo didn’t bring her up.

Probably to avoid putting her in an even more dangerous situation.

Such a person is a treasure in the overseas regions.

“Do you want to use her hands to extract the treasure from Gu Qin?” Bai Zhi instantly understood the woman’s intention.

“Yes, I will try to persuade her in the next few days,” the woman in the black robe said.

Bai Zhi nodded.

……

Qingshan Village.

This was a large village.

Today, many people stood at the entrance of the village, looking forward with anticipation.

Their gaze was fixed on the sky, as if something was about to descend from above.

Leading the group were four middle-aged couples dressed in fine silk and jade.

Everyone gathered around them.

Even other wealthy individuals stood behind them.

After a short while, figures appeared in the sky.

A group of people was descending from the high heavens on flying swords.

In no time, they landed on the ground.

At the forefront was Fairy Zhou Chan.

Behind her were three people: the spirited young man Lin Mo, the graceful young lady Zhao Qingxue, and the ordinary Lin Zhi.

“Greetings to the Immortal.”

Everyone bowed respectfully to Zhou Chan.

Seeing this, Zhou Chan smiled and said:

“Don’t be so formal, we’re actually not that different.”

She then instructed the people behind her to go find their parents.

At this, Lin Mo and Zhao Qingxue immediately ran to the four people at the front.

Joyfully they said, “Father, Mother.”

Having not returned for several years, they indeed missed their parents very much.

However, their parents were somewhat at a loss; their children had truly become immortals.

Meanwhile, Lin Zhi was searching for someone in the crowd, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn’t find that figure.

It’s okay, definitely okay, just busy with work in the fields.

Lin Zhi comforted himself in his heart.

He quietly left the crowd to return to his home.

And the others paid him no mind.

It seemed they all knew that he was just clinging to the Immortal’s place and could no longer become an immortal.

As Lin Zhi left the crowd, he felt the people around him pointing and whispering.

Even some voices reached him: “I heard he’s only able to stay in the Immortal Sect because of Young Master Lin and the others. He’s utterly useless on his own. Why should someone like that be taken in? My child is stronger than him.”

“Stop it, he’s at least been in the Immortal Sect, he’s somewhat better than us,” another person said.

“Just look at their demeanor, he’s self-conscious, which proves the rumors are true.”

Lin Zhi quickened his pace and left.

He ran back home.

……

After a while.

He stopped in front of his own dilapidated house.

Looking at the open door and the clean surroundings of the house.

A smile finally appeared on Lin Zhi’s face.

He ran in smiling and said,

“Mom, I’m back, and I’ve met an amazing rabbit. It promised it could cure your illness. Mom~”

Lin Zhi ran to the doorway, but inside there was no sign of his mother, only an old woman cleaning.

Seeing her, Lin Zhi asked in confusion: “Granny Lin, where’s my mom?”

“Lin Zhi?” Granny Lin said in astonishment.

“Have you grown so much? I almost didn’t recognize you.”

“Where’s my mom?” Lin Zhi suddenly choked up.

At that moment, he saw two spirit tablets being worshipped in the living room.

Still, he forced a smile, thinking his mom must have felt her illness was incurable and had left one for him for convenience.

“Why would my mom put up two spirit tablets? It’s kind of scary,” he said as he went to take them down.

“Don’t touch them,” Granny Lin said softly.

Lin Zhi’s hand, which had been reaching out, paused.

He looked at Granny Lin, his lips trembling.

“Granny Lin, my mom must be in the fields, right?”

But as he spoke, large tears began to fall from the corners of his eyes.

Granny Lin put the broom away and said earnestly.

“Let me take you to your parents’ graves.”

A simple sentence exploded in Lin Zhi’s mind like a thunderclap on a clear day.

Even though he had been prepared, even though he had foreseen it, even though… even though he had thought of many possibilities to comfort himself, when faced with these words, he still found it hard to accept.

He didn’t know how he had gotten to the gravesite nor why his father’s grave had changed.

At that moment, he just stood there, feeling as if everything had lost its meaning.