NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 269: Farewell
Chapter 269: Farewell
Xu Lian stopped hesitating. “Alright, once you are resurrected, our relationship will remain the same as it was in the illusory world.”
The Marquess said, “Lian’er, quickly search to see if any of the supreme experts from our ancient holy land have left behind divine bones. If there are any, it would be a tremendous opportunity for you. The divine bones must contain the laws of our ancient holy land.”
Xu Lian remembered the divine bones of the supreme experts of the divine race. It was from the divine bones left behind by a supreme expert of the divine race who had comprehended the law of time.
He immediately started searching.
Expanding his range, he indeed found a glowing divine bone. It appeared to be a left hand bone.
He searched for a long time, searching every place with remains, but unfortunately, there were no more.
He returned to the pool of life. “I found a divine bone.”
The Marquis of Yong’an, his wife, the princess, and Ling Ran were all excited.
The princess said happily, “Congratulations, husband! If you can comprehend the Divine Bone, you will master the laws of our ancient sacred land!”
The Marquess was also happy for Xu Lian. “Lian’er, place the divine bone in the life pool and let it nourish for a while.”
Xu Lian was puzzled. “Can the supreme experts of the ancient holy land also be resurrected?”
The Marquess replied, “The supreme experts have already perished in the Heavenly Punishment and cannot be resurrected. However, nourishing the divine bone can restore its power.”
Xu Lian said, “This pool of life is quite small. Will it be enough for you? Won’t the divine bone absorb it all?”
The Marquess reassured him, “Don’t worry, we only need a small portion.”
Xu Lian said nothing more and placed the divine bone into the life pool.
The divine bone quickly absorbed the energy, like a sponge absorbing water.
In no time, the cracks on the divine bone were repaired. It became as white as jade, with mysterious patterns distributed across it-likely the laws of the ancient sacred land.
Xu Lian picked up the divine bone, and immediately felt a chill in his hand. The Divine Bone merged into his hand bone, giving him a strange sensation.
He felt as though he could slap a top tier expert to death… Had he become stronger?
The Marquess solemnly warned, “Lian’er, this divine bone contains the laws of our ancient holy land. You must not let others know about this, or it will bring you endless trouble.”
“I understand.”
Xu Lian had experienced this firsthand. The laws of the divine kingdom were the same, and he was well aware of the consequences.
The Marquess added, “If you leave later, you can still claim your reward. Those who are willing to give up their reward for our resurrection will surely receive it. It was just a test.”
“So that’s how it is.”
Xu Lian was naturally satisfied. In a way, the Root of Passage was even more important to him than the divine bone, as it was the key to his advancement. The Divine Bone would only enhance his combat power in the future.
The Marquis of Yong’an said, “Lian’er, it will take many years for us to fully resurrect. If you wish to visit us, you can use the divine bone to come here anytime.”
Xu Lian bowed to the remains of the Marquis and his wife. “Then I will take my leave now. Father, Mother, take care of yourselves. You are too thin now… too skeletal.”
The Marquis laughed and scolded, “You brat, are you itching for a beating?”
The joke lightened Xu Lian’s mood.
The princess said, “Husband, come visit us when you have time. Our current appearance… is not very pleasant.”
Xu Lian tenderly touched her cheekbone. “Once you resurrect, you will be as beautiful as you were in the illusory world, right?”
The princess chuckled. “Exactly the same, maybe even more beautiful!”
Xu Lian sighed. “It’s a pity that our children in the illusory world were fake… Once you’re resurrected, you must give me some real ones.”
The princess obediently replied, “Mmm.
“The same goes for you, Sister Ling.”
Xu Lian also touched Ling Ran, and after receiving her agreement, he left satisfied.
Following the Marquess’s instructions, he waved his left hand, and with a thought, he appeared before two stone doors.
Entering the left door, he saw one hundred Roots of Passage – one portion.
“This isn’t enough.”
He frowned.
One hundred Roots of Passage, plus another hundred he could claim from the Nine Heavenly Sacred Lands, only made two hundred. He was still three hundred and ten short.
Then he had an idea. “Now that I have the divine bone of a legendary supreme expert from the ancient sacred land, can I access the cultivation resources of the ancient sacred land?”
Wouldn’t that be a windfall?
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became!
With a wave of his hand, he returned to the life pool and asked the marquis and his wife, “Father, Mother, where are the cultivation resources of the ancient sacred land stored? Can I use some? I need cultivation resources.”
The Marquess replied, “When the Heavenly Punishment came down, all the cultivation resources of the ancient holy land were sealed away to be used for the ascension of future disciples. The method to unlock the seal is held by some elders. Even with the Divine Bone, you cannot access them.”
Xu Lian had no choice but to bid farewell. If it were possible to unlock the seal, the Marquess would have told him. After all, she had already given him the Divine Bone and treated him as her own son.
With a wave of his hand, he appeared outside of the shattered world.
He found the area empty. The thousands of people who had been there had already left.
Only Liu Qing and the others who had survived to the end in the Shattered World remained, along with the blue-haired girl and three others who were responsible for distributing the rewards.
A young man complained, “Why did you take so long to come out? You kept us waiting forever, wasting our time.”
A young “nobody” dared to speak to a Unity Realm expert like this?
Xu Lian found it amusing. Suddenly, he raised his hand, and it seemed to exert an irresistible force.
The young man’s body flew over, and Xu Lian grabbed him by the neck.
He demanded, “Do you know who you’re talking to? This is the outside world, and I am a great expert. Do you understand?”
The young man was stunned for a moment, then quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, Senior. I… I didn’t realize for a moment and thought we were still in the illusory world. I spoke out of turn.”
That’s more like it… Xu Lian was just teasing him and had no intention of killing him. He casually let the young man go.
Liu Qing bowed and smiled, “Senior, please take out the rewards you received. Let’s divide them according to our agreement.”
The blue-haired girl and the other three took out the rewards they had received.
Xu Lian looked and saw that the rewards the blue-haired girl and the others had received were not Roots of Passage, but Void God Flowers and other cultivation resources. It seemed that the rules of the Shattered World distributed different rewards based on a person’s cultivation level. The higher the cultivation level, the better the reward?
Of course, those with excessively high cultivation levels wouldn’t dare enter the Shattered World, as it would awaken the combat instincts of the ancient supreme beings’ corpses within.
Xu Lian said, “You can divide these rewards among yourselves. I didn’t receive any rewards because I decided to resurrect my loved ones from the illusory world.”
That’s right, he planned to keep all the Roots of Passage for himself. He didn’t have enough to begin with, so why would he share it with others?
Although they had made a grand oath, Xu Lian didn’t cultivate the grand path, so it shouldn’t affect him.
“Resurrect loved ones?”
“What do you mean by resurrecting loved ones?”
The blue-haired girl and the others were confused.
Xu Lian explained, “After entering the stone door, weren’t there two doors? You had to make a choice—one to receive rewards, the other to resurrect loved ones.”
The blue-haired girl said, “No, after entering the stone door, there were only rewards.”
Xu Lian was also confused. Why had he encountered two doors? Was it because he had developed genuine feelings in the illusory world? This seemed to be the only explanation.
The blue-haired girl was dumbfounded. “Even if there was such a choice, you should have chosen the rewards. What’s the point of resurrecting your loved ones from the illusory world?”
The others were dissatisfied as well. Xu Lian had essentially used up two-tenths of the rewards by himself, but given that he was a great expert, no one dared to say anything.
No one doubted Xu Lian’s words, as no one would dare to lie about a great oath.
Helpless, the others could only share the rewards that the blue-haired girl and the others had received.