Interlude: The Returnee of the Nine Heavens|The Wanderer on the Way Home
Black, only black. This is what the legendary saint's abode looks like thirty-three days later.
The girl stood in this dark land, her hands did not leave the long sword in front of her, her eyes closed slightly, motionless, like a sculpture.
Behind her, there is a door, the door to her hometown.
"Again, are you coming, you really don't have time to rest at all... β
After a long time, the girl's lips slowly opened, and she sighed helplessly. The next moment, she suddenly opened her eyes, and the fingers on the hilt of her sword moved lightly a few times.
Golden sword qi gushed out from the long sword held by the girl's hands, tearing apart the strangely shaped corpses of different sizes within a few miles of the surrounding area.
"Cleaning the battlefield every time... Really, really, troublesome... β
The girl grumbled as usual, her eyes looking to the front of her body. Without the blocking of the pile of corpses, the mighty army in the distance finally met the girl's eyes. It was an army unlike any enemy the girl had seen in hundreds of years.
"What... That... What is it... β
The girl's eyes widened, and she couldn't believe that she was presented with an enemy who wanted to invade her homeland. She had seen people in fancy clothes, and she had seen all kinds of strange shapes, but what she had seen now was different from what she had seen beforeβbut the black that was exactly the same as usual made her believe that these were enemies.
"Cut, whatever it is, come on. β
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White, only white. At this time, the only color of the unknown place above the sky. But, suddenly, in this pure white world, there is a little more golden brilliance.
Streams of blue light appeared on the pure white ground, intertwining into an incomparably large and extremely intricate array, but those blue light streaks appeared dull and broken, and there were even a few broken blanks.
"This is ... What, I'm actually repairing the Thirty-Six Days Demon Slaying Array... β
In the white space, where nothing was there, a man holding a golden sword suddenly appeared. He is Bai Shouzhong, hundreds of thousands of years, he finally came to the unknown place above the heavenly dome, this place where the Great Array of Protectors is stored.
At this time, the golden points of light floating in the sky submerged into the fractures of the light lines, repairing all the broken places.
"I didn't expect that the damage caused by the broken eye of the array could be repaired. β
Looking at the large array that was gradually recovering completely, Bai Shouzhong smiled faintly. But then he turned his gaze to the white that pervaded this small world
"Sure enough, just as she saidβin that case, according to the agreement, I will help you entrust the excess power to that little girl, as well as to the people in the Heavenly Realm. β
Bai Shouzhong muttered in his mouth, and his free palm stretched out towards the pure white.
Those white substances were all pure spiritual power, without the slightest impurity, and they should have been stored in this small world as a reserve energy source to maintain the Thirty-Six Heavenly Demon Slaying Array.
These spiritual powers that were free in the small world were separated from each other under Bai Shouzhong's traction, and then they were continuously compressed into white lines, forming two marks in Bai Shouzhong's palm.
"Doneβhuh? By the way, there's also the River Emperor's Nine Curved Yellow River Formation. β
When the golden points of light restored the large array, some of the blue light patterns were stripped away, forming another formation on its ownβand Bai Shouzhong recognized it, after all, it was arranged by his old friend.
"Now that the strength of the Great Array has been restored, it would be a ruin to leave the Jiuqu Yellow River Array hereβin that case, I will take it upon myself to give it to that little guy. β
Bai Shouzhong muttered to himself, and put the array diagram suspended in the air into his hand.
Everything was over, Bai Shouzhong turned around, and an ancient and huge portal formed behind himβthat was the last gate of Tianguan, and behind that door, was the dark world, that is, the battlefield thirty-three days away.
"Hmm? I didn't expect even those guys to show up... Well, it's just the right thing to sacrifice the sword... β
As if sensing the situation behind the door, Bai Shouzhong exclaimed, and then stepped out of his feet.
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Touch!
The sound of gold and stone colliding sounded one after another, echoing in the dark space.
"Hey, it's so hard, it's not an ordinary life body at all. β
For the first time in a long time, the long sword in the girl's hand was blocked by the enemy's body, which made her frown.
"And, according to the past, even the hardest enemy can be cut off with the power of purification, so why not this time... β
The girl tiptoed a little, and let her body leap into the sky, opening up the distance between her and the human-looking inhuman enemy.
"The Seven Stars of Heavenly Fire, the Flame of the Seven Stars. β
The flames danced and shone from the long sword in the girl's hand, and seven spheres of different colors of flames condensed around it, and the next moment the sword swung towards the humanoid enemies everywhere.
"Now, if it doesn't burn down, it's time to melt. β
The girl muttered to herself triumphantly, and her body fell from the sky, once again blocking the door.
"Huh?!"
Suddenly, the girl felt an unprecedented sense of crisis, an instinctive premonition before facing death as a life.
At this moment, she saw a light with a destructive aura piercing through the waves of flames to her face, and the next second it was about to crash into her body. In the face of such an attack, the girl subconsciously activated the Heaven Guarding Array, which had never been used.
"Boom !!!!"
At the last moment, a layer of light film was formed against the girl's skin, and this light film actually blocked the incomparably powerful attack. But even so, the violent impact was transmitted to the girl's body through the light film, directly lifting her body out, and her entire skin was torn apart by this powerful force, and the bones of her whole body were all shattered.
"It's really a super-technological civilization that dares to challenge that one, and a single cannonball is enough to destroy a planet. β
Suddenly, a man appeared behind the girl out of thin air, dragging her body flying upside down.
"But it's just right, such a formidable enemy is the best touchstone. β
The man muttered to himself, and punched the white mark in his hand into the girl's body.
"Leave it to me here, it's really hard for you to be a little girl for a hundred years. β
With that, the man sent the badly wounded girl through the door behind him, and then set up the long sword in his hand.
"I am the one who is about to become a sword immortal, Bai Shouzhong. β
The flames dissipated, and the film of light that blocked the enemy's attack also disappeared, revealing the mighty enemy army in front of the man's eyes.
"Synthetic soldiers, super weapons made of forging bodies with the metal of the gods and finally giving human brains - even after that great battle, there are still remnants of defeated soldiers who will wander around the universe, it's really amazing - but even so, they can't escape being corrupted by the universal power they want, it's ridiculous.
Bai Shouzhong talked about the past and looked mockingly at these pathetic man-made weapons in front of him.
"Huh? Is it still an antimatter star destroyer?"
Suddenly, Bai Shouzhong set his gaze on the distant dark space, where there was a ray of light, rapidly magnifying, as if it was exactly the same attack as the previous light.
"Unfortunately, it's useless to me. β
In this windless dark space, a violent wind suddenly blew, blowing Bai Shouzhong's long hair into a mess. The golden bangs covered Bai Shouzhong's eyes, but the corners of his raised mouth could still be seen.
"A sword, become an immortal. β
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The girl lay on the ground made of stone bricks, unable to move her limbs and body.
She still hadn't reacted to what was happening, only the intense pain that filled every nerve in her body.
"Woo woo ... β
The bones of the whole body were shattered, the vocal cords were torn, not to mention the severe internal bleeding, and the girl could only let out an unformed whimper to tell her unspeakable pain.
"Is this the limit of the flesh ... So, do you want to give up this body ... β
At this moment, the girl could only desperately endure the pain and barely think. Before, at the last moment, she used all her strength to protect her brain, so that she would not die directly, and even lost the opportunity to use her spiritual power to rebuild her body.
"I don't want to, but for now, it's the only way out. β
The girl thought in her heart, and couldn't help but feel miserable - the dignified Ji Xuanyuan was actually close to death because of the aftermath of the enemy's attack. But this forced her to correct her attitude towards the enemy once again - after all, if it wasn't for the Heaven Guarding Array to block that attack, she would have been completely destroyed.
Just as Ji Xuanyuan was making up her mind, a voice sounded in her head.
"Stop, no matter what, the body as a human can never be discarded. β
Suddenly, a white light flashed on Ji Xuanyuan's thin body, slowly healing the wounds all over her body.
"This mark is what I left for you - take it, heal your wounds, and break through the last shackles. The battlefield in the Heavenly Hung Realm is still waiting for you. β
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"Now, it's time to set foot on the way home. β
Bai Shouzhong looked at the cosmic dust that had been pulled out of several galaxies in the distance, and said lightly.
At this moment, there was nothing in front of him, and those enemies had evaporated out of thin air. This is the last battle he fought for the world left behind by his friends, and it is also the final battle of his hundreds of thousands of years of wandering.
"Well, I'll go firstβlet's meet again in my hometown in the future. β
After saying his final goodbye to the world that had been there for hundreds of thousands of years, Bai Shouzhong took a step and his figure disappeared in place.
The next moment, his body appeared in the distant stars, where shards of steel were still floating.
Looking at these fragments of steel, Bai Shouzhong frowned, not only glanced back at the floating island in the distance. But he withdrew his gaze anyway, and the figure disappeared again.
"It's going to drift back, right? β
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