Chapter 2148: Chapter 2192: Enlightenment

"Hehe, no wonder you would go to such lengths to protect them."

"Turns out, this baby has quite a story behind him!"

The Path of Formlessness of the Wuxiang Sage is best at detecting illusions.

The disguise masks and Ice Crystal Pendant that even the Three Calamities Realm find hard to penetrate can still reveal anomalies to the Wuxiang Sage.

The extraordinary nature of the baby couldn’t escape his eyes.

"Hehe, Wang Chongxiao, thank you for guarding this treasure for me!"

"I won’t be polite then!"

He reached out like a lightning bolt, grabbing at the baby in the young woman’s arms.

Strangely, the Sage’s Strike, at this close distance, might not even be detected by Jiang Fan’s current Sage’s Body.

Yet, the Wuxiang Sage caught nothing but air.

The baby disappeared into thin air!

The Wuxiang Sage exclaimed, "Burrowed away? No, he has merged into the earth!"

"This little rascal is truly extraordinary! But, can you escape the monk and escape the temple?"

He seized the red-skirted woman’s neck.

Fiercely he shouted, "Little rascal, come out! Or I’ll strangle your mother to death!"

The ground not far away churned in waves, centered around the red-skirted woman, continuously rotating.

The baby was anxiously spinning around.

Even though it had just been born, it possessed some Spiritual Wisdom, worrying deeply for its mother.

Jiang Fan’s face harbored cold fury in his eyes, this unscrupulous fellow!!

He stealthily took out the Tai Chu Prison Sky Gourd, even if it meant wasting some of the law, he would resolve the Wuxiang Sage!

However, before he could act.

The red-skirted woman, looking at the baby freely moving within the earth, showed a look of consolation, then gently shook her head at Jiang Fan:

"Benefactor, no need to waste precious treasures."

"My days are numbered, I only wish to live a moment longer to see my child a few more times."

What?

The Wuxiang Sage picked up the woman, suddenly realizing her feet had transformed back into tree roots, and had withered.

Her legs were rapidly withering too.

Jiang Fan was both shocked and understanding of the circumstances.

The Nine-leaf Wood Emperor, the two Wood Emperors, used their lives to create fleeting opportunities for the baby’s nurture.

As a mother, how could she remain indifferent?

She too contributed her essence!

The Wuxiang Sage’s face filled with dark clouds, he angrily shouted, "Damnable bitch!"

He clenched his fingers, brutally breaking the woman’s neck!

The already weak woman, her body fell apart on the ground.

The Wuxiang Sage didn’t even glance at her, his fierce gaze shot toward the baby merging into the ground.

The baby sensed the danger, rushed away with a long surge.

In an instant, both vanished.

Jiang Fan came to the woman’s head, found she could still move, hurriedly lifted her up and said:

"Is your soul still there?"

"I have a Wise Man’s Body, you can possess it and rebuild."

The woman’s head smiled kindly, "Thank you, benefactor, all of me has turned into essence."

Meaning, her soul was about to wither too.

Jiang Fan felt something obstructive in his heart, finally choked out, "So many sacrifices for a baby, is it worth it?"

The woman’s head lowered her eyelids slightly and said, "There is no worthiness, only love."

"That is my child, the continuation of my and the Nine-leaf Wood Emperor’s life."

"For him, the Nine-leaf Wood Emperor was willing, and I am willing to give everything."

Jiang Fan said, "And what about your child? Without you, he’ll be sad."

The woman’s eyelids feebly closed, her face still kept a benevolent smile, she spoke intermittently:

"Your Human Clan... has a saying..."

"Falling flowers are not... heartless objects..."

Her voice abruptly stopped.

Her life completely froze at this moment.

Jiang Fan crouched down, reattached her head to her body, watched as her body rapidly withered, his eyes slightly moist, murmuring the rest of the line.

"They turn into Spring Mud to protect the flowers."

He remembered the Xingyuan Venerable and the entire line of Confucianism with their Spring Mud Plan, using an entire Great State, a legacy, decades of accumulation, to extend hope for Central Earth.

Remembered the Divine Tree of the World of Darkness, using its last essence to nourish Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects, reborn in another form.

Even recalled the difficult rebirth when transcending the Virtuous Realm.

Even remembered the ability of Ancient Giant Kings to be reborn from a drop of blood.

...

There isn’t eternal life, nor eternal death.

Life that has passed will always be continued in the world in another way.

Like the faded vegetation, nurturing new generations with itself.

Like the fall of animals, providing energy for carnivores to survive.

Like the passing of the Human Clan, they will still live in people’s memories, quietly shining through time.

A temporary wither is not a defect.

It nurtures new life.

Jiang Fan stayed where he was, bursts of unprecedented thoughts sparked in his mind.

A massive sealed door deep in his mind slowly creaked open.

In his consciousness, the footsteps blocked at the final step slowly lifted.

His Fifth Domain was about to take shape.

Meanwhile.

The Wuxiang Sage, having lost track of the baby, returned, seeing Jiang Fan’s back of the head flickering with light, the Domain appearing and disappearing.

Instantly realizing Jiang Fan was deeply entrenched in enlightenment, unable to extricate himself!

He couldn’t help but reveal a sinister smile: "The heavens want you dead, hard to stay alive!"

"To have an enlightenment at a time like this!"

His eyes flashed fiercely, raised a pitch-black umbrella, crossing the space to stab toward Jiang Fan.

This was an extremely rare top-grade Spiritual Artifact, capable of attacking both body and soul simultaneously.

Once unleashed, it would obliterate the divine soul!

Ding!

But, at the critical moment, a figure unceremoniously materialized, bearing a First Layer black light shield to block in front of Jiang Fan.

The black umbrella flew back, the figure along with the black light shield also struck back, crashing onto Jiang Fan.

The Wuxiang Sage was initially surprised, then sneered, "So it’s the Ninth Master!"

"You arrive at quite the opportune moment!"

The implication was clear, this Ninth Master just like himself, hadn’t pursued the Asura Emperor group, but instead hid away secretly.

Butterfly Fairy wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, she had only recently broken into the Virtuous Realm, no match for the Wuxiang Sage?

She softly scoffed, "Wang Chongxiao is my man, don’t even think about touching him!"

The Wuxiang Sage chuckled, "Still think he’s Wang Chongxiao at this point?"

Butterfly Fairy coldly sneered, "Any proof? Want me to report to the Inspector?"

The Wuxiang Sage was inwardly furious.

He had already displeased the Inspector, how would he dare provoke further?

With Butterfly Fairy’s protection, he could do nothing to the opponent today.

Just as he was about to dive into the Void, suddenly, the battle outside the Void erupted in intensity.

It turned out that the two of them did not join the battle, causing the Asura Emperor’s side to rally, turning the tables!

However, the Asura Emperor group didn’t choose to fight to the end.

But taking the opportunity to carve open a world barrier, Tian Ge watched Jiang Fan with amusement, casually tossing down a Jade Scroll, then turned away: "We’re leaving!"

The Jade Scroll descended steadily until it cracked open before Jiang Fan.

Inside came Tian Ge’s calm voice: "He is not Wang Chongxiao."

"He is Jiang Fan, Central Earth Jiang Fan!"

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