Chapter 547 - 546: Unable to Rest in Peace

Chapter 547: Chapter 546: Unable to Rest in Peace

"I didn’t do it on purpose."

"I just want to know why he took all the other Spirit Beasts and all the people, but left me behind."

The Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast stared blankly at the sky, as if seeing into the past.

It saw the first time it met him.

Young and ignorant, it had gone up and licked him.

Later, it lost its leg. It hurt so, so much.

But he bandaged its wound and finally told it, "From now on, you’ll stay with me. We’ll rely on each other to survive."

"Oh, right. Here’s a Third-Grade Spirit Stone for you. From now on, I’ll just help myself to your food, okay?"

Ignorant, it understood nothing, but it knew it was no longer alone.

And it was never alone again after that.

But then one day, he gathered all the people and all the beasts, and they left.

He placed a Seal on it before he left.

He didn’t take it with him, and he didn’t tell it why.

It was just indignant. It was just lonely. It just wanted them to come back.

It just wanted things to be like they were before.

Even if that wasn’t possible, it just wanted to know why.

Even if he couldn’t tell it the reason, it would have understood.

But there was nothing.

He wasn’t even willing to look at it one last time.

Jiang Zuo simply looked at the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast and said, "He has always been by your side."

The Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast froze, but its eyes quickly turned dull again. ’Lies. It’s all lies.’

Jiang Zuo said, "Look at me. Are you afraid? With your power, if you weren’t blind, would you be able to look directly at me?"

Upon hearing Jiang Zuo’s words, the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast’s pupils constricted sharply.

In the depths of its mind, it seemed to hear his voice—the laugh it had heard so often. "Hahaha, you foolish Spirit Beast! You couldn’t find me again? I’m right here beside you! When are you going to get a little smarter?"

"If you don’t wise up, you’ll die an early death. Besides, it’s been so many years. Why are you still carrying that Spirit Stone around?"

At that moment, the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast’s eyes welled up, and tears streamed down its face.

"I know I was wrong... I didn’t do it on purpose... I didn’t betray the Spiritual Control Sect... I’m not a traitor," the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast mumbled through its tears.

But its voice grew fainter and fainter.

Jiang Zuo paid the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast no more mind. He simply turned and walked away.

Meanwhile, the Jinling Loach was still struggling to hold on. It realized it couldn’t last much longer.

But still, it persevered.

Just then, however, the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast’s flame clone suddenly vanished.

The sudden disappearance of the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast stunned the Jinling Loach.

It had no idea what had just happened.

Outside, Sect Leader Ximen and the others, who had been awaiting the final outcome, were also stunned.

The Spirit Beast that had threatened to destroy the Spiritual Control Sect was gone.

’Did we win?’

If so, it was definitely a good thing. But it was still too soon to say for sure.

Blade Master Hai Bian and his group, however, were fairly certain.

"It should be over now," Blade Master Hai Bian said.

"The commotion wasn’t as big as I expected," said Chu Qing.

Blade Master Hai Bian shook his head. "That’s not it. If they had truly fought all out, we would have definitely been caught in the crossfire from this distance. It wouldn’t be as peaceful as it is now."

"We wouldn’t have even had a place to run."

"Thankfully, they didn’t expand the battlefield."

"It must have been intentional."

That was right. If the Jinling Loach had just charged in recklessly from the start, the entire Spiritual Control Sect would have been reduced to rubble long ago.

Forget watching the fight; it was doubtful anyone present would have even had time to escape.

But the Jinling Loach wasn’t a fool. It listened to Jiang Zuo, continuously defending and stalling the Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast.

And then, somehow, it had won.

The Heaven-Burning Spirit Beast’s aura had vanished entirely.

The Jinling Loach truly had no idea what had occurred.

It then flew directly back to the mountain peak.

Jiang Zuo had already arrived beside a certain rock, where he saw a corpse.

It was the corpse of the Old Beggar puppet.

Next to it, Jiang Zuo saw four words carved there: "Can’t rest in peace!"

Jiang Zuo was speechless. ’He’s been dead for so many years. Didn’t he say he’d have no regrets?’

He also noticed that the Yongxi Flesh had been eaten, with only a small piece remaining.

Not long after Jiang Zuo arrived, Ximen Chuihuo came running over as well.

When he saw the Old Beggar’s corpse, he couldn’t help but ask Jiang Zuo, "The Ancestor... he’s..."

Jiang Zuo simply said, "Dead. Can’t you tell?"

Ximen Chuihuo: "..."

’Right, that was a stupid question.’ He wasn’t a fool, though. He knew better than to think his ancestor had died because of a conflict with Po Xiao.

As Ximen Chuihuo drew closer, All-Things Cut materialized and floated before him.

Ximen Chuihuo naturally took hold of All-Things Cut.

In truth, he hadn’t received any kind of inheritance from his visit here.

But he wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination.

He suddenly felt as if he could stand atop the highest peak, as if his entire perspective on the world had been elevated.

Before, he might have only wanted to eat every delicacy in the Spiritual Control Sect. Now, he felt like he wanted to taste every Spirit Beast under the heavens.

It was a strange feeling, but not an unwelcome one.

Ximen Chuihuo lowered his head. "May I bury the Ancestor?"

Jiang Zuo looked at Ximen Chuihuo, a little exasperated.

When Ximen Chuihuo saw Jiang Zuo glance at him, he immediately kept his head down, not daring to look up. He felt like his heart would give out if he did.

’What in the world has happened to Po Xiao lately?’

"What does burying him have to do with me?" After saying this, Jiang Zuo walked straight away.

’If I stick around, Ximen Chuihuo will probably botch the burial,’ he thought. ’I’d better go find Duan Qiao and Sweet Potato.’

Just then, the space within began to collapse.

The Spirit Peak, however, remained unaffected.

The Stone Staircase Spirit instantly appeared on the Spirit Peak, looking completely bewildered. ’How did I get up here?’

When it tried to go back down, it froze.

The entire space below the stone staircase was vanishing, and at an incredible speed.

It wasn’t the staircase that was disappearing, but the space itself.

This space transformed into starlight, forming a celestial river.

The river constantly gathered and finally began to flow.

Duan Qiao, who was in the middle of fishing, suddenly froze and then shot to its feet.

It could feel it: immense Spatial Power.

’If I could absorb this, I could use even more of my true body’s power!’

’I’d be much more useful then, and survival would be easier.’

’But... I’m not sure if the Great Demon King wants this Spatial Power for himself.’

’If he does, and I dare try to snatch it... I’d basically be asking for a death sentence.’

It hesitated. ’My life is more important,’ it thought.

’In the past, I couldn’t leave my bridge form at all. Of course, I don’t want to go back now that I’m free.’

’Miraculous opportunities like this don’t come around often. And if the Great Demon King were to send me back, he certainly wouldn’t give me a second chance to get out.’

’So I have to play it safe. I absolutely cannot try to steal food from his mouth.’

And so, Duan Qiao sat back down. ’Better to just keep fishing.’

Sweet Potato looked at Duan Qiao and squawked, completely bewildered by its jumpiness.

Duan Qiao gave Sweet Potato a helpless look. ’Sometimes, I really envy you,’ it thought. ’You don’t have to worry about a thing. If you’re hungry, you just have to find your master.’

’And you’re not the least bit worried about being eaten yourself.’

"Just eat your apple. Don’t talk to me," Duan Qiao said.

Sweet Potato didn’t understand, but it knew enough to keep eating its apple.

But just as Duan Qiao gave up on the idea, the Spatial Power surged forward and poured directly into its body, giving it no chance to react.