We Agreed On Experiencing Life, So Why Did You Immortals Become Real? - Chapter 268: Telling the Greatest Lie of This Life

“Roar!”

Western Region’s Eastern Shore, above the Yellow Leaf Sea.

Several sea beasts roared at the cultivators in the air.

Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples wielded magical artifacts, engaging the sea beasts in combat.

The Sea Tooth Tiger Fish slapped the sea surface with force, and waves several zhang high surged up from the sea, condensing into cone-shaped waves that stabbed toward the Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples!

“Everyone be careful!” a cultivator shouted.

Without him saying so, the Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples had already summoned their magical treasures, blocking the cone-shaped waves but as they fully resisted the Sea Tooth Tiger Fish’s attack, they had no strength left to counterattack.

And at that moment, a giant sea serpent found an opportunity. It charged upward and whipped its long tail with force, striking several Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples squarely.

They were sent flying like cannonballs, skipping across the sea surface like stones, one bounce after another.

“Damn it, what kind of mission is this?” The four Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples were already cursing internally.

They had thought it was just an ordinary mission to hunt demon beasts and seize demon cores but who knew that these three sea beasts possessed strength comparable to Nascent Soul realm cultivators?

Moreover, these three sea beasts coordinated with each other, making their situation even more unbearable.

Just as everyone despaired and was about to abandon the mission and flee, a long blade descended from the sky, plunging straight into the Sea Tooth Tiger Fish’s back.

“Roar!”

The Sea Tooth Tiger Fish roared in fury. Crimson blood spurted out, and a “rain of blood” fell from the sky.

It struggled incessantly, trying to shake the long blade from its back.

In the next moment, a young girl descended from the sky, landing on the Sea Tooth Tiger Fish’s body.

The girl gripped the long blade and sliced forcefully to the side as if cutting meat.

Blood-red blade light flashed, and the Sea Tooth Tiger Fish was split in half. Fresh blood stained the sea red.

“Hiss, roar!”

The giant sea serpent lunged toward the young girl.

She raised her head, and circles of Dao patterns manifested in her eyes.

The giant sea serpent met her gaze, and its eyes gradually lost their luster.

Suddenly, the giant sea serpent redirected its attack, lunging to bite at the Sea Sword Turtle to the side.

The Sea Sword Turtle had no idea what was happening or why its “ally” had suddenly turned on it.

With the intelligence of only a seven-year-old child, the Sea Sword Turtle was completely enraged. The two fierce beasts fought each other.

In less than half the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, both fierce beasts were grievously wounded, floating on the sea surface on the verge of death.

The young girl approached with her long blade.

Though the young girl primarily cultivated the “Illusion Heaven Art”, over these years, under her senior brother’s instruction, she had also learned some of the Blood Demon Sword Formula.

Though she could not compare to her senior brother, killing these vile beasts was sufficient.

Blade light flashed. The young girl severed their heads and extracted the demon cores from their hearts.

Watching this young girl dressed in a black dress, the Ten Thousand Dao Sect disciples all swallowed hard.

They could only say she was indeed worthy of being a disciple of Karma Blood Peak, and worthy of being that man’s junior sister.

The four of them had struggled to hunt these three sea beasts and nearly failed, yet she alone had easily slain all three sea beasts!

“Junior Sister Yu, you’re so amazing,” a female cultivator from Clear Moon Peak stepped forward, wanting to build a good relationship with her.

“If not for Junior Sister Yu, not only would we have failed to complete this sect mission, we might have even perished in their mouths.”

“When we return, we must treat Junior Sister Yu to a meal. Junior Sister Yu, please don’t refuse.”

The other three cultivators also approached to ingratiate themselves. Among them, two men looked at Yu Yunwei with eyes full of admiration.

After all, Yu Yunwei’s beauty was famous throughout Ten Thousand Dao Sect. She was hailed as the number one beauty of Ten Thousand Dao Sect, and her reputation was gradually spreading across the world. Countless people admired her.

Unfortunately, in her eyes, there was only her senior brother from the same sect.

Yu Yunwei glanced at these four people, thinking to herself that they were truly useless, unable to even kill three mere sea beasts.

Especially these two men were even more disgusting. They wanted to host a banquet for her?

Did they have that qualification?

These wastes were not even worth a single hair of her senior brother.

No!

All the men in the world combined were not worth a single hair of her senior brother!

“Not at all. It’s all thanks to you senior brothers and sisters depleting much of these three demon beasts’ energy that this junior sister could succeed by chance. The credit belongs most to you senior brothers and sisters,” Yu Yunwei replied with a smile that appeared utterly sincere, without the slightest malice, even giving people a refreshing feeling like a gentle breeze.

Hearing Yu Yunwei’s words, several people felt very comfortable and suddenly felt as if they had indeed played quite a significant role.

Their favorable impression of Yu Yunwei grew even stronger.

And just as they were about to say something more, a message-carrying flying sword broke through the air, hovering beside Yu Yunwei.

Seeing the characters “Karma Blood” carved on the message-carrying flying sword, Yu Yunwei was slightly startled.

She hurriedly retrieved the letter from the sword body and opened it to look.

Yu Yunwei, who had been smiling, gradually showed astonishment in her eyes.

She read it again and again, doubting whether she had misread it but on the white paper, her senior brother’s handwriting was presented so clearly before her that she could not even deceive herself…

“Master…”

Yu Yunwei completely lost her previous composure and flew toward Ten Thousand Dao Sect with all her strength.

“It’s impossible… Master can’t have anything happen to her… it’s definitely impossible…” The young girl’s heart was extremely anxious. She wished she could return to Karma Blood Peak immediately.

After two days and two nights, Yu Yunwei returned to Ten Thousand Dao Sect. What she saw were collapsed mountain peaks and split earth.

Many cultivators within the sect were making repairs.

Disregarding all this, Yu Yunwei hurriedly flew toward Karma Blood Peak.

When she rushed to Karma Blood Peak, what she saw were white silk ribbons hanging from the courtyard and tree branches.

Several hall masters, peak masters, and elders of Ten Thousand Dao Sect stood in the courtyard with dejected expressions.

Yu Yunwei walked forward in a daze. When they noticed her, they first froze, then withdrew their gazes, shook their heads with sighs, and made way for her.

She walked to the front of the crowd and saw a man dressed in mourning clothes with a white cloth tied around his forehead, standing straight before a coffin.

The man lowered his head, gazing calmly at the nanmu wood coffin.

In his eyes was an indescribable tranquility.

Like the water in an ancient tomb’s deep well, no matter how the wind blew or rain fell outside, it could no longer stir any ripples.

“Senior Brother…” Yu Yunwei walked to Xiao Mo’s side and called softly, her voice carrying a slight tremor.

“You’re back,” Xiao Mo turned his head to glance at his junior sister. “You’ve returned at just the right time. According to the customs of Xue Kui’s hometown, the burial will take place soon. Go see her one last time.”

Yu Yunwei’s throat moved. Looking at everything around her, it all seemed so unreal, like a nightmare.

She walked forward step by step, her footsteps somewhat dazed.

When she came before the coffin and looked at her master lying inside, her mind went completely blank.

Master looked as if she were merely sleeping. The corners of her mouth bore a faint smile.

A numb yet sorrowful feeling surged in Yu Yunwei’s heart.

Clearly, Master was right before her, clearly so near, yet also so far.

Yu Yunwei raised her head and saw Sister Qing Yuan turn her head away, pressing her lips tightly together, tears continuously welling in her eyes.

“It’s time,” Xiao Mo stepped forward and slowly said. “Let’s cover the coffin together.”

“Alright… Senior Brother.”

Yu Yunwei instinctively responded.

Though the voice came from her own throat, she could not feel herself speaking.

The senior brother and junior sister, one in front and one behind, lifted the coffin lid and slowly closed it from left to right.

The shadow of the coffin lid gradually covered Xue Kui’s face.

Yu Yunwei reluctantly looked at her master until the coffin was completely closed.

The sounds of suona horns and drums rang out.

Four disciples from the Spirit Law Hall lifted the coffin.

According to Ten Thousand Dao Sect’s rules, when peak masters, elders, or hall masters died, they needed to be carried in a circuit around Ten Thousand Dao Sect.

Amidst the resounding funeral music, white paper flowers scattered and drifted through the air.

Yu Yunwei followed beside her senior brother, walking continuously forward.

The young girl did not know how long she had walked.

Only the image of Master lying in the coffin continuously surfaced in her mind.

Gradually, the young girl’s form began to sway precariously. The tremendous shock she had suffered in such a short time was difficult for her to accept.

The young girl seemed about to reach her limit and at that moment, Yu Yunwei felt a pair of large hands grip her palm.

Yu Yunwei turned her head. Where her gaze reached was her senior brother’s steadfast eyes.

He kept his eyes fixed ahead, his gaze not deviating in the slightest.

Yu Yunwei gripped her senior brother’s hand tightly, as if only this way could she have the strength to continue walking.

After Xiao Mo and Yu Yunwei led their master’s coffin in a circuit around Ten Thousand Dao Sect, they returned once more to Karma Blood Peak.

According to Xue Kui’s wishes while living, she wanted to be buried at Karma Blood Peak, the place where she had grown up since childhood.

The senior brother and junior sister took shovels and buried handful after handful of yellow earth over their master’s coffin.

Finally, Xiao Mo erected the tombstone.

Xiao Mo raised Ranmo in his hand and carved stroke by stroke, blade by blade, the simple characters “Tomb of Esteemed Master Xue Kui” on the tombstone.

When Xiao Mo finished the last stroke, Yu Yunwei could no longer hold on. Her fingers tightly gripped the corner of her senior brother’s robe, and tears burst from her eyes, unable to be stopped no matter what.

Looking at her master’s tombstone, listening to his junior sister’s crying, Xiao Mo simply stood quietly, like that pine tree in the courtyard. It seemed that even if the sky fell, he would hold it up.

Yu Yunwei did not know how long she cried.

And amidst the young girl’s weeping, Qing Yuan saw off all the guests who had come to pay their respects.

Finally, Qing Yuan looked at the senior brother and junior sister before the tombstone. Her heart aching, she touched the corners of her eyes.

She knew that no matter how she comforted them, it would be useless. She could only turn and leave, letting them have some peace and quiet.

Only Xiao Mo and his junior sister remained at Karma Blood Peak.

Unknowingly, the sky gradually darkened.

The young girl cried from afternoon until evening blood-red filled the sky.

Then from when the sunset faded, she cried until the curtain of night was drawn across the firmament, until the sky was filled with the Milky Way.

From beginning to end, Xiao Mo never once comforted Yunwei.

At this time, only by crying it out would she feel better…

After a long while, Yu Yunwei’s voice had become so hoarse it was unrecognizable. Her voice grew lighter and lighter until only sobs and whimpers remained.

Late into the night, Xiao Mo lowered his head and saw Yunwei kneeling on the ground, leaning against his leg, already fallen asleep.

Though Yunwei was a Golden Core realm cultivator, in terms of age, she was merely a young girl in her early twenties.

Yunwei’s feelings toward Xue Kui went without saying. Therefore, Xue Kui’s passing was definitely no small blow to the young girl’s heart.

Xiao Mo crouched down and gently lifted Yu Yunwei into his arms, walking into the room.

After placing Yunwei properly on the bed, Xiao Mo lightened his footsteps and walked toward the door but before Xiao Mo had taken two steps, he felt his robe being gently gripped.

Turning around, beneath the candlelight were Yunwei’s red-rimmed eyes and haggard appearance.

“Senior Brother…” the young girl called softly. Her voice trembled. She still wanted to cry, but her tears had already run dry.

“What is it?” Xiao Mo said gently.

“Senior Brother… why…”

Yu Yunwei’s lips trembled.

“Why do the people around me have to leave me one by one? My parents left me. Master Cai Yue who brought me up the mountain also left me. Now even Master Xue Kui has left me. Senior Brother, is this my fault? Did I cause their deaths… If I hadn’t been by their side, if I had died instead…”

“Don’t say such foolish things.”

Xiao Mo shook his head, interrupting the young girl from placing the blame on herself.

“You have no fault whatsoever. You did not cause the death of anyone around you. None of this has anything to do with you. Not before, not now, not in the future. On the contrary, it is precisely because of your existence that Xue Kui was not so lonely. It is precisely because you, Yunwei, were there that Xue Kui had someone to care about. For a person, caring about this world, the most precious thing is having someone to care about.”

“But Senior Brother, Master, she…” the young girl said through tears. “Master… she will never wake up again…”

“Yunwei…” Xiao Mo sat at the bedside, gently patting her back. “Xue Kui had no regrets about her death. If there was any, it was only her worry for you. What she hoped for most was that you would continue forward properly.”

Yu Yunwei lowered her eyes, biting her lip, her nose still twitching softly.

“Rest well for a while. You must be tired from rushing back,” Xiao Mo pulled up the blanket to cover her shoulders.

He knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless.

This kind of thing could only be slowly accepted.

“Senior Brother…” When Xiao Mo stood up again, Yu Yunwei tightly gripped Xiao Mo’s wrist. “Can Senior Brother promise me one thing?”

“Speak,” Xiao Mo nodded. “As long as Senior Brother can do it.”

“Then Senior Brother, can you not leave me again?” Yu Yunwei’s eyes wavered as she looked at Xiao Mo almost pleadingly.

Hearing his junior sister’s words, Xiao Mo froze slightly. Thinking of what he was about to do next, his eyes could not help but lower, and he did not immediately answer.

“Senior Brother, can you promise me?” Seeing her senior brother not answering, Yu Yunwei’s hand gripping Xiao Mo’s wrist trembled. Her heart was very uneasy. “Never leave me… don’t leave me alone, please…”

Xiao Mo raised his head. A gentle light shone in his eyes. He reached out to hold Yunwei’s hand and smiled, saying, “Alright.”

“Forever…”

“Mm.”

Xiao Mo nodded, telling the greatest lie of this life.

“Forever.”