The Game with Fairies - Chapter 390

Chapter 390: The Ancestor of Yan Xiaoru

This was Li Muyang’s first time stepping into the cosmic starry sky with his body, standing on the cloud of good fortune, a mortal, yet standing unharmed in the cold space.

Below was the azure planet, and in the distance was a pale planet suspended in space, extremely far away.

That was the moon of this planet, which cultivators called the Yin Monarch.

Xiao Yecao stepped on the cloud of good fortune, flying continuously towards that pale satellite in the dark cosmos.

Unlike Earth’s moon covered with meteorite craters, the pale satellite floating in the dark cosmos had a smooth and round surface without any holes.

From afar, it looked more like a jade hanging in the dark depths of space.

The speed of the celestial’s cloud of good fortune was extremely fast.

The “white jade” in the field of vision grew larger and larger, and eventually, as they approached, it turned into a colossal object.

Xiao Yecao brought Li Muyang to land on the moon, where there was actually a cluster of pure white palaces.

In the sprawling palace complex, under the pale light, walked huge mechanical puppets of various sizes.

The large puppets were as tall as giants, moving slowly through the palaces, creating an awe-inspiring sight.

The smaller puppets were delicate and agile, moving through the palaces like living creatures.

Li Muyang and Xiao Yecao landed on a high platform, which happened to overlook the entire cluster of pure white palaces.

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion was standing on the platform, welcoming the arrival of Xiao Yecao and Li Muyang.

“Congratulations to the fairy on ascending to the path of immortality.”

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion greeted them with a smile and a bow, then turned to Li Muyang and said,

“This must be Mr. Jiang Xiaoyu, I have long heard of you. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion was elegant, wearing a robe embroidered with the stars of the heavens, looking quite distinguished.

Li Muyang, however, was sizing up the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion in front of him.

To have a Daoist abode on the moon… the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion was indeed mysterious and powerful.

And according to seniority, the person was Yan Xiaoru’s ancestor.

Yet now in the game, he met him ten thousand years in the past… This feeling was truly bizarre.

Following behind the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, Li Muyang and Xiao Yecao took their seats on the high platform.

The three of them sat in a classic equilateral triangle formation.

After the initial pleasantries, the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion smiled and said,

“Fairy, have you come today to inquire about that divination from years ago?”

Xiao Yecao gave Li Muyang a glance before nodding seriously,

“On that day, the pavilion master divined my fortune but said the divination could not be spoken of directly and that it must wait until the day I became an immortal to be unraveled… Now is the perfect time to seek the pavilion master’s guidance.”

Xiao Yecao spoke with sincere earnestness.

However, the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion turned his gaze to Li Muyang, sizing him up from head to toe.

Then he fell into silent contemplation.

After a long while, the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion finally spoke.

“The divination of that day was actually not complicated, but it involved a karma too bizarre and sinister for me to speak of carelessly, fearing it might startle the fairy and affect her enlightenment and cultivation.”

“Now that the fairy has become an immortal, her energy harmonizes with heaven and earth, which makes the divination clearer. The divination of that day can now be spoken of.”

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion looked at Xiao Yecao with a calm yet serious tone,

“According to the divination, fairy, you are someone who should have died young, supposed to have perished over twenty years ago, and should not have lived to this age…”

After finishing, the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion turned to look at Li Muyang, saying,

“What’s strange is that this brother by the fairy’s side is also someone who should have died young.”

“According to the divination, both of you should have died in the same year and month, and it’s impossible for you to be alive today.”

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion laughed after saying this.

“This is truly interesting. Two people who should be dead are now standing before me, one of whom has even ascended to immortality… This is definitely an unprecedented oddity.”

Li Muyang’s expression remained unchanged, but he was quite surprised inside.

This master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion… is something else!

He actually knew that he and Xiao Yecao were supposed to be dead and could even accurately calculate the time of death.

If it weren’t for the game system changing their fate against the heavens, Xiao Yecao and Jiang Xiaoyu would indeed have died long ago in that dilapidated house in Black Cloud Village.

However, although surprised, Li Muyang, being a mortal, chose to remain silent in this discussion of immortals.

After the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion finished speaking about the divination, he continued,

“However, this matter is no longer important. Since both of you come from the mortal realm, you should be aware of the recent major event in the North Sea…”

When the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion brought up this matter, Xiao Yecao’s expression also became solemn.

“The North Sea dragon slaughter… The North Sea Dragon King was murdered by a mysterious assassin…”

As a witness, she had seen the tragedy unfold with her own eyes.

But the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion shook his head,

“The death of the North Sea Dragon King is just the beginning.”

“The assassin extracted the Dragon King’s spine and, in a very short time, forged it into an immortal sword.”

“That Dragon Spine Sword will suppress the northern lands, becoming the sharpest nail on the northern earth, awakening the slumbering land…”

In Xiao Yecao’s astonished gaze, the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion said,

“The land north of Yin Mountain is a living entity that devours living beings. It has always been asleep, with no one to awaken it.”

“But the assassin who slaughtered the North Sea Dragon King clearly intends to set a precedent, using the Dragon King’s spine to forge a sword and awaken the dormant land…”

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion sighed deeply.

“This marks the beginning of chaotic times. This world is about to descend into turmoil.”

Xiao Yecao frowned.

“Who exactly is this mysterious assassin? Can they not be stopped?”

Li Muyang’s spirit was jolted—could this be the main quest of the fifth stage?

To stop the mysterious assassin?

Based on past experience, the fifth stage would be a high-difficulty challenge after the completion of the fourth stage’s daily tasks.

But the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion shook his head.

“The origins of this mysterious assassin are unknown, and even I cannot divine their origins or purpose.”

“For over a hundred years, I have divined the future many times, but I only see darkness ahead and a gloom already envelops this land.”

“During one divination, I even saw a terrifying vision of living beings in dire straits, immortals vanishing, and the world falling into darkness.”

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion sighed.

“The appearance of the mysterious assassin is just the prelude to this dark era. After it, greater disasters will befall this land.”

He looked at Xiao Yecao,

“Now that the fairy has attained immortality and transcended the mundane, you possess extraordinary power.”

“Ten days from now, true immortals from all over the world will gather at the Zhenlong Platform on the Five Realms Mountain to discuss this matter. I hope the fairy will attend the meeting and contribute to the welfare of all living beings…”

The master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion sighed softly, his words sincere.

Xiao Yecao frowned as she looked at him, finally noticing something unusual about the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion before her.

“Master Yan, aren’t you going?”

Under the cold moonlight that fell upon the high platform, the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion sitting on a meditation cushion gave a helpless smile and shook his head.

“I, Yan, wish I could, but I am powerless now.”

A cold wind blew, stirring up dust.

However, this dust passed right through the body of the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion without any obstruction.

At this moment, both Xiao Yecao and Li Muyang realized that the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion before them was actually without a physical body.

He was clearly just an ethereal afterimage!

Li Muyang looked astonished, while Xiao Yecao stood up abruptly.

The transparent figure of the master of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion sighed,

“There’s no need to search. The assassin who killed me has already left.”

“I did not wish my body to be desecrated, so before I died, I dispersed my cultivation, allowing my body to dissipate into the stars, leaving it on this land.”

“The assassin’s cultivation was not high, but their methods were devious and hard to guard against. I was caught off guard and lost my life… Fairy, you must be careful.”

“That murderous assassin is not like any creature of this world!”