Chapter 115: Lin Fan's Departure
"Be careful!" Lin Fan shouted loudly as he saw those few dark shadows about to pounce on Feng Ri Xi.
Upon hearing this, Fengli Xi smiled gently at Lin Fan, then calmly stretched out the strings of her zither with four fingers. As those few cultivators approached her zither, she played a few solid notes, and saw that several black shadows fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
"You think you can defeat me with just these few things, Motoki? You're really too blind and self-confident!" Fūri Kii gazed coldly at Motoki, her hands moving ceaselessly to pluck the strings of her instrument. A series of notes mixed with a large amount of spiritual energy burst forth from her fingertips...
At first, the melody played by Feng Li Xi was as thin as clouds and mist, as if gently soothing everyone's inner world.
And then, slowly, the soft and gentle melody gradually became sharp and high-pitched, like a fierce stormy wind, and also like the loud Buddha's voice from the eighty-eight layer pagoda, becoming more and more frantic...
As the melody flowed from her fingertips, a hint of ferocity flashed in Feng Ri Xi's cold and clear eyes. In an instant, the melody suddenly became thicker and more turbulent, as if countless melodies were rising and falling in layers. As the melody grew more intense, it had clearly become noise, but Feng Ri Xi showed no intention of stopping. She continued to pluck the strings with a speed that ordinary people could hardly imagine...
Just as Kotone's voice reached its highest limit, Fuuri plucked several strings on the koto and shot them towards Motoki's vital point...
Fengri Xi's physical sound wave flew at incredible speed, and Yuanji hadn't fully dodged yet when the physical sound wave suddenly stopped. All that could be heard was a dull, meaty tearing sound, and already two physical sound waves had deeply pierced Yuanji's vital points...
Seeing Yuan Ji's life gate injured, his vitality was greatly damaged in an instant. He couldn't help but let out a soft sigh of relief in the wind.
But at this moment, Motoki's pitch-black eyes suddenly flashed a hint of ferocity. The next instant, he mobilized all his spiritual energy, and the physical sound stage that was originally stuck in his life gate was actually forced out of his body by his own spiritual energy within a few short breaths.
Before everyone could react from the shock, Yuanji stood on one side, coldly staring at Fengri Xi, with a mocking tone, "It seems that the cultivation of the Divine Sense period is nothing more than this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of dark wind blew, and Yuanji's black hair danced wildly in the air, his entire body exuding an aura of evil.
A crimson silk garment was blown by the dark wind, its hem fluttering wildly, and the wide and large embroidered clouds in the dark wind emitted a series of "hissing" sounds, making people feel inexplicably terrified.
Those ordinary people of Yanjing had never seen such a scene before, and they all looked at each other in shock and panic, screaming one after another.
Yuanji's face, which had been calm and collected, suddenly twisted into a strange smile. His hands formed a seal, his slender fingers moving rapidly as he conjured up a spell. In an instant, a layer of silver-white flames appeared around him, like a snake wrapping itself around his body. The firelight highlighted his already striking features, making them even more shocking to behold.
"Ah!" Suddenly, cries of surprise kept coming from the crowd.
The flames that had been wrapped around Motoki's body suddenly turned into a huge spark in an instant, "Crackle crackle......" making a fine sound.
"...Swish..." All he heard was Yuanji lightly uttering a single word, and the fire snake seemed to have come to life, darting straight into the wind towards Xi.
Time waits for no one, and in a flash, Feng Ri Xi hugged her zither and dodged past with agility.
Unfortunately, being dodged by Feng Ri Xi like that, the fire snake's attack didn't succeed, and it went straight to Xie Yu, shooting at him...
"Master..." Feng Li Xi's face revealed a shocked gaze as he stared at Xie Wu Duan's figure.
She wanted to fly over quickly and block the attack for him, but unfortunately, she was too far away and couldn't do anything. She could only watch as the fire snake flew straight towards the Water Bell Drum...
When the fire snake collided with the water bell drum, a loud "thunder" sound was heard. In an instant, the water bell drum had cast out a bead curtain of water droplets, protecting the Xi Yue dance umbrella tightly.
The sound of water and fire clashing, the continuous "hiss, hiss......" sound, while the sound continued to come, a layer of mist instantly filled the entire room.
Fengri Xi watched the defensive Water Bell Drum with tension, constantly pinching his fingers to seal a spell, and continuously inputting his spiritual energy into the Water Bell Drum.
Unfortunately, even with Fengli Xi's drumming in harmony, the continuous transmission of spiritual energy didn't seem to have much effect. The Water Bell Drum persisted for only a few dozen breaths before slowing down and its spiritual energy was almost depleted.
But the fire snake continued to attack the water bell drum without any retreat or damage.
Feng Li Xi gritted her teeth and bit down on her lower lip, still desperately resisting...
At this moment, the water bell drum made a "hum, hum, hum..." sound, and in the next instant, the water bell drum's spiritual energy was completely lost. The originally crystal-clear drum surface cracked and disintegrated instantly, disappearing into the universe...
Upon seeing the destruction of the water bell drum, Fengli's heart became unstable and he immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
At this moment, the fire snake that had been hovering in mid-air saw the water bell drum being destroyed and immediately turned its head, diving straight down towards Xi Yue's physical body...
Long before Huoshe rushed towards Xiuyue Wuyu, Fengli Xi had already rushed towards Xiuyue Wuyu.
As soon as the fire snake was about to collide with Fengli Xi, a long sword suddenly shot up from Xie's dantian and blocked the fire snake three meters away.
That sword is precisely the life-boundary sword of Xie Ye's dance - Lingyun Sword.
The way, the soul of the sword has not yet returned to its rightful place, and the power of the Lingyun Sword cannot be fully exerted.
If we harden our stance, I'm afraid we'll end up like the water bell drum.
As the Benming Yu Jian, once it is destroyed, the harm to Xī Yǐ Wǔ Yú itself cannot be underestimated. Therefore, Fēng Lǐ Xī cannot see this happen no matter what.
Looking over, Feng Li saw that Xuan Wu was still in a coma, then glanced at Lin Fan beside him, and ignoring the nearly dry Dan Tian spiritual power, he continued to overload his body's true yuan, pouring the remaining true yuan into Ling Yun Jian's body...
But before Fengri Xi could think of a way to thoroughly defeat the enemy, another sudden change occurred. The fire snake that was originally entwined with Lingyun Sword suddenly transformed into two fire snakes. One continued to fight Lingyun Sword without giving an inch, while the other fire snake directly pressed towards Fengri Xi.
This change happened in an instant, and Feng Ri Xi's only strength was spent on the Lingyun Sword, without any extra spiritual power to support the defensive boundary.
Should I recall my spiritual energy now and protect myself?! Or continue protecting Xie Wu Dian's life-bound sword?!
At the moment of a thousand thoughts and a hundred turns, Feng Li Xi quietly asked herself this question again and again.
Just as she was unable to make a decision, her body made the choice for her.
Until the fire snake had climbed up her skirt, Feng Ri still hadn't withdrawn his spiritual power and was still pouring all of his spiritual power into the Lingyun Sword...
Once again, I gazed at the still sleeping Xi Yue Wu, a faint smile escaped in the wind, and I silently closed my eyes, waiting for the moment when the fire snake would devour me.
She wondered to herself, she had never been a saint-like person, on the contrary, she was timid, selfish, and loved to flatter... There were many, many shortcomings in her, but she didn't know that she also had such an overbearing side, and could actually sacrifice herself for others...
Before, she sacrificed herself for Xi Yu Wu just to repay her debt. But now that the debt is paid off, she still can't bear to see Xi Yu Wu make even a slight mistake, which truly puzzles herself.
If it's because of the master-disciple relationship, letting her willingly make sacrifices for Xi Yue Wu, Feng Li Xi asked herself, she hasn't reached that level of greatness yet.
So what exactly is the reason that made her make this choice without any hesitation?!
In an instant, Feng Li was bewildered!
She felt the answer was about to come out, but in her subconscious mind, she didn't want to touch this real answer!
As he was lost in thought, Feng Li Xi didn't feel any physical pain, but smelled a pungent smell of burnt flesh. Along with the sudden and sharp screams that filled his ears, Feng Li Xi suddenly opened his eyes and was stunned.
Only Lin Fan, who was originally standing aside, somehow opened his arms and arched his body, blocking her and the fire snake...
At this time, Lin Fan was already surrounded by white flames, and the pungent smell of scorching filled his nostrils...
Feng Li Xi stared at Lin Fan in shock and horror, his eyes wide with fear. He shouted loudly, "Second Brother, what are you doing?! Leave quickly!"
No sooner had the words fallen than Feng Li hurriedly made a single-handed seal, intending to summon ice water to put out the fire. Unfortunately, as soon as the water touched the white flames, it was as if it had encountered some terrible enemy and vanished instantly without a trace.
He shook his head, Lin Fan stretched out his left hand with white flames, slowly wanting to touch Feng Ri Xi, but finally stopped his movements when he was about to touch her. He couldn't bear it and didn't want to see Feng Ri Xi get hurt.
Across the thin air, Lin Fan's fingers carefully traced the delicate face of Xing'er in the wind, softly saying, "I won't let Ling'er suffer any grievances!"
Ling'er... Ling'er...
Hearing this, Fengli was shocked again and again!
At this moment, Lin Fan didn't call her "sister" or "Lin Xue", but called her "Ling Er", does...does this mean that Lin Fan has completely remembered her?!
"You... you've regained your memories?!" Feng Rixi's eyes widened in shock, staring unblinkingly at Lin Fan's body that had been completely disfigured by the fire snake.
"It's almost recovered!" He hummed softly and nodded slightly.
Watching Lin Fan's affectionate gaze and his gentle movements, Feng Ri Xi's brain heated up, and without thinking, she proactively grasped Lin Fan's arm that was being engulfed by the white flames. Amidst his startled cry, she guided his fingers to slowly caress her cheek...
"Ling'er, don't touch me!" Lin Fan shouted loudly with wide eyes.
Feng Li Xi shook his head, still stubbornly holding onto his hand, and gently pressed it against her own cheek...
But little did I know -
The expected pain did not come, and Feng Li Xiu opened her eyes wide to stare at Lin Fan's fingertips that were moving non-stop on her face...
Why? Why?
Why did she clearly touch Lin Fan's already burning body, but why didn't it ignite and burn her?!
And what exactly is this white flame that Genji summoned?! Why can't even the sacred water extinguish it?!
With a multitude of doubts, Feng Li angrily stared at the smiling Yuanji beside him, his mind involuntarily racing with thoughts.
She thought she should know the answer, but somehow, at the moment when the answer was about to emerge, she couldn't conquer it after all...
Lin Fan also felt the abnormality of this white flame, seeing that Feng Ri didn't get affected by it, his heart which had just been lifted finally slowly let go.
Lin Fan was gazing lovingly at Feng Ri Xi, disregarding the pain in his own body, and only smiled faintly as he gently stroked Feng Ri Xi's tear-stained cheeks with his fingertips.
In a burst of white flames, Lin Fan had already lost his voice, he only slightly moved his lips, making his final confession to Feng Ri in the wind, and his usually clear and cold phoenix eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of light.
After counting his breaths, Lin Fan stopped breathing, and his body, which had been swallowed by the fire snake, was incinerated into nothingness in an instant...
"No..." The wind carried a desperate hope that the air in front of her would be empty, and tears flowed down uncontrollably.
Perhaps others don't know what Lin Fan said in the end, but Feng Ri Xi knows!
He mouthed to her, "Ling'er, take care!"
Such shallow words, yet mixed with Lin Fan's full emotions.
And Lin Fan has regained his memories! He has regained his memories!
If it weren't for Yuanji's sudden intervention, now, as long as Lin Fan's soul is forced into the body of Xi Yue Wu, Master can recover his divine consciousness...
But unfortunately, at the last moment, it was a case of "losing everything due to a single mistake"......
Lin Fan died, and the soul that belonged to Xi Yue Wu Yu was reduced to ashes along with Lin Fan's physical body...
As soon as he thought that Xi Yue would never wake up again, and could no longer set foot on the path of cultivation, Feng Li's heart felt like it had been brutally torn apart.
She had always thought that, apart from Qiao Mingying's death, nothing else could make her feel the piercing pain deep in her soul. However, contrary to her wishes, more than 300 years after Qiao Mingying's death, she once again felt this kind of heart-wrenching pain...
"Xue Wu danced in the rain, you bastard! How could you...!" Feng Li Xi's tears flowed continuously as she muttered to herself, "How could you...?!"
I have known Huai Yu for several hundred years, and everyone says he is a gentleman like an orchid, elegant and refined.
But only Feng Li Xi knew that Xie Wu Yan was actually a domineering, selfish and possessive person. He always "forced" his protection on her in his own way, completely ignoring whether she wanted it or not!
She is also an individual, she has her own thoughts and choices, and does not want things imposed on her by others!
So, she always thought of escaping and rejecting the good intentions of others with a "cold" attitude! Perhaps in other people's eyes, this is her being too ignorant to know what's good for her, not knowing how to appreciate her blessings!
Unfortunately, this is what she really thinks!
This time, Xi Yue Wu still protected her in his own way, but he was still stingy and didn't bother to ask her a sentence 'Did she want it or not'!
It's like this again!
Why is it always like this?!
For Xue Yu's overbearing way of handling things, Feng Li Xi's heart is bleeding!
"Do you know why that white flame couldn't kill you?" Seeing Lin Fan's ashes dissipate, the red-robed Yuanji gazed at Fengri Xi with a good mood.
"Why?!" Feng Li Xi gritted her teeth and tried hard to control her anger.
"That white flame is commonly known as 'Soul-Extinguishing Spirit Fire'!" Genki's face broke into a bewitching smile.
"...In Feng Li Xi's eyes was filled with unwillingness."
Completely ignoring the anger in Feng Ri Xi's eyes, Yuan Ji continued with a good mood, "The so-called 'Soul-destroying Spirit Fire' can destroy anything. It not only burns a person's physical body but also their soul, leaving the destroyed person without even a chance to reincarnate!"
Fengri Xi gritted his teeth and said word by word, "Such a vicious move, you're still so smug?!"
"Although the 'Soul-Extinguishing Fire' is extremely vicious, it's actually impossible for ordinary people to get close to it. Only those who are willing to sacrifice themselves will be extinguished by the 'Soul-Extinguishing Fire'!" With a disbelieving glance at Feng Ri Xi, Yuan Ji said lazily, "In other words, only those who are willing to die from the 'Soul-Extinguishing Fire' will truly be harmed. Otherwise, it would be like you, even if you're set on fire, it won't cause any substantial harm!"
Hearing this, Fengli was shocked again and again!
The answer is actually like this, which makes people feel infinitely ironic.
Fengri Xi's eyes turned black, and he tightly grasped his own hands to calm himself down. "You deliberately let the 'Soul-destroying Spirit Fire' attack my and Xie Yu Wu's physical bodies. Your true purpose is to force Lin Fan to death, isn't it?!"
Yuanji nodded directly, "That's right! Lin Fan that kid willingly threw himself into the 'Soul Extinguishing Flame' to save you, it was all his own doing!"
Upon hearing this, Fengliu Xi let out a cold hum in his heart, filled with endless desolation, "Hmph! You've really gone to great lengths to prevent my master from returning to the mortal realm!"
Yuanji's face was stern, "Wu Yun's true strength is not to be underestimated, and the cultivator's soul is indestructible from the start. Even if his physical body is destroyed, he still has a future life. Only by annihilating his divine soul can we achieve a permanent solution!"
At this moment, Xī Yuè Wǔ Yún's physical body was suddenly surrounded by a white light. The golden elixir that had been quietly spinning inside his dantian may have lost its golden luster due to the disappearance of its master's spirit. Before Fēng Lǐ Xī could react in time, he saw fine cracks appearing on the surface of the golden elixir. In the next breath, a dazzling golden elixir suddenly disintegrated and shattered into pieces...
Author's note: ps: After midnight, there might be another update!
Everyone, next chapter plot twist! Calm down!
