Chapter 920 - 295: Xiubai’s Fate_3

A moment later—

His figure suddenly emerged from the Light Gate again.

"Father, it is indeed the Five Elements Secret Realm inside, Xiubai he..."

"Father and Chongming, let’s go inside first and talk."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chongming glanced at Shen Yuan, seeing him already moving his steps, he followed directly.

The grandfather and grandson passed through the Light Gate, and the scenery before their eyes changed instantly.

On the vast yet somewhat desolate Gobi Desert, several winding rivers slowly flowed from the distant horizon.

Tender grass stubbornly grew among the gravel and stone cracks.

Looking around, there was no forest, no mountains, not even the sound of wind, terrifyingly silent.

After the two of them looked around, Shen Yuan spoke in a deep voice: "Xiubai he... where is he?"

Shen Chongming also curiously looked over.

Facing their gaze, Shen Wen’an slowly raised his head.

The two followed his gaze upwards, suddenly seeing an ancient, decayed figure sitting cross-legged in the void above, the whole body emitting a faint glow.

But, with the cultivation of the three, their Divine Sense quickly discovered that the body above had long decayed, showing no signs of life.

Gazing at Shen Xiubai’s corpse, Shen Yuan’s eyes trembled slightly, his lips moved a few times, but eventually he couldn’t utter a word.

His steps moved forward, ascending through the void, quickly arriving in front of Shen Xiubai’s body.

This corpse was almost identical to the last time he saw Shen Xiubai.

Only the person was noticeably older, frailer.

Shen Yuan didn’t know how long Xiubai had been dead alone in this Secret Realm, the entire shell had become so thin, just skin and bones.

"Child..."

He slowly reached out his hand, tears brimming in his eyes, tremulously touching Shen Xiubai’s arm.

Yet, just as his palm touched the skeletal arm, Shen Xiubai’s corpse suddenly transformed into countless glowing light dots, quickly dispersing.

Those glowing dots danced in the void for a moment, slowly coalescing into a figure dressed in a moon-white robe, although slender, yet youthful and upright.

The figure radiated a five-colored halo; it was Shen Xiubai in his youthful form.

"Great-grandfather, Third Grandpa, Uncle."

"You are here."

After Shen Xiubai’s shadow slightly bowed to the three, he noticed their faces filled with sorrow.

"Great-grandfather, Third Grandpa, Uncle, there’s no need for this."

"Xiubai said earlier, the physical shell is merely a vessel to cross the world for us cultivators, Xiubai’s Divine Spirit is still intact."

The three before him remained silent.

Though physical death doesn’t count as true death to cultivators.

But seeing Shen Xiubai, as their junior, with his body decayed and now only this strange state of Divine Spirit left, the three felt a blockage in their hearts, very uncomfortable.

Seeing the lingering sadness on their faces, Shen Xiubai chuckled softly and said, "This is not the place to talk, Great-grandfather, follow Xiubai down."

As soon as his voice fell, the three felt a gentle force come over them, the next moment they were below on the barren Gobi.

Such a magical method left the three very surprised.

Looking at Shen Xiubai with his long robe and sleeves hanging down, Shen Chongming asked somewhat surprised: "Kid, was that your method just now?"

Shen Xiubai nodded with a smile and said: "This Five Elements Secret Realm is crafted by your nephew, all the rules inside will change with my thoughts."

While speaking, he waved his hand lightly.

Instantly, the tender grass on the surrounding barren Gobi seemed to go wild, growing rapidly!

A few breaths later, the surrounding Gobi had transformed into a lush grassland.

When Shen Xiubai waved his hand again, those wild grasses that had grown to about a foot quickly turned yellow and all withered, meanwhile, large flakes of snow began to fall from the sky.

Seeing this, Shen Wen’an frowned slightly.

He could sense that Shen Xiubai was using the fundamental Power of Laws to manipulate these phenomena within the Five Elements Secret Realm.

The grass was real, and the snowflakes were real...

But this change appeared very stiff, completely unlike the natural environment of Yangnao Land, able to operate freely.

Noticing Shen Wen’an’s expression, Shen Xiubai smiled and spoke: "Third Grandpa, you felt it?"

Shen Wen’an looked at him.

Shen Xiubai sighed lightly, "Master Fu Yang left behind something inherently incomplete and too profound."

"Xiubai has spent decades comprehending it, and can only manage this much for now."

"However... Xiubai has one last idea to implement, this time I wanted to see Great-grandfather, you all, see Ah Die and Ah Niang..."

"Once I implement the last step, this place might form into a real Secret Realm world."

Hearing this, Shen Chongming’s complexion changed slightly and said, "Kid, you mustn’t act recklessly!"

"Properly nurture your Divine Spirit, and after the Dao collapse, Uncle will find a suitable body for you to seize, or perhaps..."

"Uncle."

Shen Xiubai slightly shook his head, interrupting his words.

"There’s no need for that, actually this Five Elements Secret Realm is your nephew’s body."

"Since the construction of the Five Elements Secret Realm began, your nephew has already merged with the entire realm."

"So, the corpse you saw earlier wasn’t Xiubai’s true flesh."

While speaking, he waved his hand lightly.

From the earth before the three, a rumbling sound emerged.

In the next moment, several blue stones emerged from the ground, ingeniously forming a stone table and four stone stools.

"Great-grandfather, please sit."

After the four sat down, Shen Wen’an frowned, asking, "Xiubai, what exactly did you inherit from Master Fu Yang?"