Chapter 44: Celestial Man
Heaven.
This term has always existed only in legends in Bai Mingqiu's concept, and it is said that there are fairies and celestials in the heavenly realm, under the control of the emperor of heaven, controlling the wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and controlling the weather, the celestial people enjoy an almost infinite lifespan and live a leisurely life in the heavenly realm.
Bai Mingqiu never imagined that he would one day be able to visit the legendary Heavenly Realm in a grand manner.
Following the direction pointed by Yongjiang Yijiu, Bai Mingqiu and his group of seven quickly pierced through the crimson clouds and came to another completely different world.
The endless white reaches the horizon, and the ten thousand rays of light that fill the entire space make people feel majestic but not aggressive, and the space above the clouds is so vast that it cannot be described in simple words. Bai Mingqiu looked at the past, but he couldn't see the end at all, the sky and the world seemed to be one, and the boundaries of the end of the world became more and more blurred in his eyes.
In such an empty cloud field, there were only seven people Bai Mingqiu, and they were no different from a drop in the ocean.
"Hey, hey, hey...! It's good here β it's big! Marisa was the first to exclaim.
Rao is a cold Hakurei witch, and her eyes are full of surprise.
Alice smiled faintly, but her expression was as usual. Reisen and Youmeng have both seen the big scene, but they are just a little surprised. Komachi had been to the heavenly realm before, and when she revisited the old place, she showed a relaxed expression.
"After all, the heavenly realm is the heavenly realm, and the air is different from the lower realm." She sighed.
"Why can't you see any people around?" Bai Mingqiu said strangely.
"Yes, yes!" Marisa shook her head and looked around, but she couldn't see anything, "That guy Yongjiang can't lie to us, right?" β
Reimu said lightly: "It's possible." But if she hadn't lied, she was either still ahead, or she had used some kind of masking spell, nothing more. β
The crowd walked some distance forward, but they didn't find anything.
"In that case..."
Bai Mingqiu muttered, stood up suddenly, looked around, and then closed his eyes.
As his mind progressed, his back gradually became hot, and Bai Mingqiu's body gradually swirled with red divine light.
On the back that is covered by clothes and no one can see, the green crown, the red phoenix peck, the lifelike phoenix totem has been revived, and compared with before, its feathers are more lush, its pecking is sharper, and its gods are brighter, just like being reborn from the fire.
He opened his eyes suddenly, and the bottom of his eyes flowed with a burning red, and his five senses expanded many times in an instant, and he saw the endless distance at a glance.
With such an obvious fluctuation in strength, the six people around naturally felt it, and the eyes of the women immediately converged, intertwined with Bai Mingqiu's gaze.
Even the few women who saw the magnificent scene of the heavenly realm were rarely discolored, but they were extremely surprised at this moment.
The red flowing under Bai Mingqiu's eyes seemed to be scorching, under that kind of sight, even with the strength of the six women far surpassing Bai Mingqiu, they felt as if everything was going to be seen through, and there seemed to be no secrets about Bai Mingqiu all over the body.
Reimu looked at Bai Mingqiu in surprise, although he had long known that he had recently reached a higher level, but his current five senses were so strong that he had surpassed the limits that the "concept" of [Human] could reach. Hakuri Reimu clearly felt that it was easy to say before, but now this extraordinary expansion of his five senses is not so much an ability as a different "concept".
Well? Bai Mingqiu, this guy, has the possibility of becoming a "monster"?
She looked grimacing.
High-level youkai are not so much a race as a collection of concepts, such as Kazami Yuka is the concept of [nature], Yakumo Murasaki is the concept of [realm], and so on. From ancient times to the present, there are many people who have become monsters from human beings, with Bai Mingqiu's qualifications and opportunities, if someone wants to deliberately guide him to become a monster, as it is now, it is simply a sure thing.
No, it can't be said to be a monster, to put it more clearly, it should be [outside the human], no matter what Bai Mingqiu may become, in short, it will no longer be a human being, and the [outside the human being] opposite to the human can summarize the future in which Bai Mingqiu may appear.
I just don't know... Does he know about it himself? If he knows, it is also his own choice, if he does not know, if he is guided by someone with a heart, he will definitely regret it in the future.
Bo Li Reimu treats both humans and monsters equally, but in Bai Mingqiu's affairs, she always has more snacks intentionally or unintentionally, and she is a little worried about him at this time.
The others didn't have as many spiritual dreams, but they just felt that Bai Mingqiu seemed to be powerless, but he was actually quite powerful.
Only Komachi has a heart, as an experienced god of death, she has some understanding of Bai Mingqiu's current state, but she is not a human being, and she actually doesn't care about what Bai Mingqiu will become in the future.
Bai Mingqiu was completely immersed in the liberation of the five senses, and he didn't notice the emotions of the six people around him.
Ever since he knew that his heart had become a great achievement, Bai Mingqiu had released his strength with all his might for the first time.
For a long time, purely in terms of strength, Bai Mingqiu was definitely not strong in Gensokyo. It is certainly very strong in front of ordinary humans and some small monsters, but with Bai Mingqiu's fate, the level of his contact is so high that his strength is of no use in front of many behemoths.
Bai Mingqiu himself didn't care much about this. He has always been aiming to surpass himself, exercising his strength, and in fact he has also done this, in the more than a year since he came to Gensokyo, his strength has completely surpassed the level of the previous six lives, and thanks to the blessing of a series of recent circumstances, he has achieved the perfection of his state of mind, reaching the point of being equal to his self-created sword realm [Selfless Nirvana], which he could not do in the first six lives. At his current level, he was not enough to understand the "concept", but that did not prevent him from knowing that he was on another level.
Today in the Heavenly Realm, after seeing the immensity of this place, it seems that there is a voice in his heart calling for him, and it just so happens that everyone is in trouble and needs to find the Son of Heaven, so he goes with his heart and exerts the power that he has had scruples about before and has never fully used. And because there are many strong people around him, he doesn't need to worry about anything.
Perfect.
All the existing impressions in his mind were empty, mustard Sumeru, white clouds and dogs, everything in a moment, everything was wrong with the penetrating red eyes, and finally, he set his eyes on one place, where there was empty air, and there was nothing.
"Here."
As his words fell, a strange immortal bird fire spontaneously ignited in the void air, burning the canopy of heaven crimson, and the flames turned into a ruthless hand, tearing the sky apart fiercely.
Behind the sky, there are pavilions, flowers, birds, stone trees, and all kinds of moving scenery stretching endlessly. One moment it was still empty, and the next moment it was a thousand purples and thousands of reds, and the changes of life and death at this moment made people feel like they were in a trance.
The six girls and Bai Mingqiu were finally moved.
"Lord Qiu, you'reβ" Soul Demon Dream exclaimed.
Bai Mingqiu had already withdrawn his strength at this time, everything was as usual, he spread his hands: "This has nothing to do with me, I just found and broke the blindfold that shrouded this area, and what we see in front of us now should be the true appearance of this heavenly realm." β
"Very good."
Don't let the voices of the women sound here. This was followed by crisp applause that resounded through the quiet heavenly realm.
In an instant, there was a thousand ways of light, and there were celestial beings driving auspicious clouds from the rising of the sun.
"Heaven rules the earth."
"Divide the earth by the card."
"Reflecting the hearts of the crimson."
"Hello everyone, this palace is better than that famous son of heaven."