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"The otherworldly fairy Dan Tai you just mentioned, could it be the legendary Dan Tai Xuan?" Chen Nan's eyes were flashing with memories. He turned his head to ask the Goddess of Life a tentative question, with an imperceptible expectation in his tone.
The goddess of life smiled knowingly, as if she had already seen through the turmoil in Chen Nan's heart. "Besides her, who else can be worthy of such transcendence and excellence?"
"Tan Tai Xuan, you really lived up to everyone's expectations and achieved the supreme position of Immortal Venerable (God King Realm), which is amazing!" Chen Nan's words were full of admiration and a hint of complex emotions. Whenever her name passed through his mind, an indescribable sense of loss came like a tide. Especially when he knew that she was already the overlord of the heavenly realm, while he had only stepped into the threshold of the sixth level, the frustration brought by this gap became even heavier.
"Tan Tai, why did you treat me like that in the past? If it weren't for you, how could my cultivation path have been reversed?" Chen Nan sighed, with mixed feelings in his heart. After all, Tan Tai Xuan was the woman he loved before he met Yu Xin, and that past was like an unhealed scar, which hurt slightly.
"Relax, Chen Nan, you will be able to catch up and stand shoulder to shoulder with her in the days to come." Chen Nan caught Chen Nan's subtle emotional changes and patted him on the shoulder gently to show encouragement.
"We haven't even asked you why you're here. Is there anything we can help you with?" The Goddess of Wisdom turned her gaze to Chen Nan and brought the topic back to the original question.
Chen Nan smiled, revealing a hint of mystery, "Our destination is the legendary Merciless Realm. Passing by here is purely a coincidence. I wonder if I can be lucky enough to have you lead the way?"
"In the Merciless Realm, there lives the most ruthless Merciless Fairy. In the East, any cultivator who has entered the Immortal Martial Realm dare not approach her Immortal Palace easily. Violators will be severely punished and no one will survive. Over the past thousand years, many proud gods have tried to challenge her, but they all fell here in the end. Even we try to avoid negotiating with her. But since you have this intention, we will serve you." The Goddess of Wisdom gently waved the pair of flawless white wings behind her, showing a solemnity and commitment.
"Then thank you all for your help." Chen Nan nodded in thanks with a faint smile on his face.
The east and west of the heavens have very different styles. The gods in the west are keen on building grand temples and attracting many believers, while the practitioners in the east prefer to set up their practice places on picturesque mountaintops or in caves and blessed places with abundant spiritual energy.
As the group moved eastward, the scenery along the way gradually became picturesque, with beautiful buildings scattered throughout the area, which was breathtakingly beautiful.
Under the guidance of the six main gods, Chen Nan and his party quickly arrived at a fairyland that seemed like a dream. Here, the fairy mist was lingering, the mountains were green and the valleys were quiet, waterfalls were cascading, cranes were dancing, monkeys were playing, and on each mountaintop, there were palaces connected to each other, just like a fairyland on earth, which was refreshing.
"Strange, what happened today? Why are so many people gathering at the Tantai Holy Land?"
"Don't you know? Today is the day when Fairy Tan Tai will give a lecture. There are also rumors that Fairy Wu Qing will also be here."
"The Fairy Wuqing is coming too? I must go and see her no matter what!"
"You can go, but don't have any evil thoughts. She has killed countless people, and I don't want you to be the next victim."
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A group of martial artists dressed in Taoist robes gathered together, discussing a lot.
The Goddess of Wisdom listened attentively, and then said to Chen Nan: "Perhaps we don't have to go to the Wuqing Realm. Fairy Wuqing has already arrived at the Tantai Holy Land."
"According to calculations, at this time of year every year, Fairy Tan Tai would appear to preach and share her experiences in cultivation. Everyone, regardless of social status, could listen. I never thought that she, who has lived in the ruthless world for a long time, would show up here today. It's really fate." Thor waved the Thor's hammer in his hand, with a bit of surprise in his words.
"Go down and have a look."
After Chen Nan finished speaking, he waved his hand lightly, and led Chen Nan and others to instantly appear on a vast suspended square in the Dantai Fairyland.
At this time, the square was packed with people. Successors and disciples from various sects, as well as many independent practitioners gathered together. The number of people was too large to count.
This once peaceful wonderland is now bustling with people and activity.
Suddenly, a melodious and pleasant music sounded over the square.
As the fairy music started, the noisy fairyland instantly returned to silence. Everyone looked up and saw a fairy in green clothes slowly descending from the jade tower in the sky.
She has a beautiful face, deep and charming eyes like autumn water, skin as white as snow, long hair like ink, a graceful figure, and exudes an otherworldly aura, as if she has gathered the spirit of heaven and earth in one body.
"The long years have not left any trace on her. She is still the extraordinary woman who was like a comet streaking across the fairyland, and her charm remains the same..." Chen Nan whispered in an almost inaudible voice. After his eyes lingered on Tan Tai Xuan for a moment, he was attracted by the woman in white who floated down from the jade tower.
When Chen Nan saw the woman's face clearly, his breath stopped and his body began to tremble involuntarily.
She was dressed in flowing white clothes and had an extraordinary appearance, as otherworldly as ever. Her face, as delicate as a flower, was still as pure and beautiful as ever after tens of thousands of years.
She has curved eyebrows, a straight and beautiful nose, rosy lips, jade-like teeth, and a slightly upturned mouth, which makes her look innocent and naughty. She smiles without saying a word, warmer than the sun, gentler than the sea, purer than ice and snow, and more fragrant than flowers... She floats quietly in the air, her white skirt dancing in the wind, like a fairy from the sky.
She is not the incarnation of someone else, but the real Yu Xin from ten thousand years ago!
That familiar feeling has never changed!
"What a gorgeous couple! At this moment, I am willing to give up my dragon body, just to travel the heaven with the two fairies!" The Purple Gold Dragon lay on the back of the dragon baby, switching his eyes between Yu Xin and Tan Tai Xuan, with greed flashing in his eyes. Chen Nan glared at the Purple Gold Dragon fiercely: "If you keep talking, I will stew you into dragon soup."
"Two fairies, boy Chen Nan is here to visit us!" The baby dragon blinked his bright big eyes, and there was a hint of mischief in his words. Perhaps influenced by the Purple Gold Dragon, it also learned to tease.
"What is your relationship with Fairy Wuqing?" The Goddess of Wisdom looked at Corpse King Yuxin and Catherine with curiosity. She then looked at Xiao Chenxi carefully. "And you, your aura seems to have some connection with Fairy Wuqing."
Catherine walked slowly to Chen Nan, her eyes burning and her expression extremely serious: "When we were in the Eternal Forest, you asked me if I would be willing to merge with others if one day I needed to... Is the person you were talking about her?"
Catherine pointed at the "Heartless Fairy" in the air, and the Corpse King Yu Xin followed closely behind. Both of them seemed to have noticed something and were quietly waiting for Chen Nan's answer.
"No, you are you and there is no need to become one with anyone." Chen Nan's answer was firm and powerful.
He had already made up his mind about this issue.
"That's more like it. I am who I am and I will never blend in with others." Upon hearing this, Catherine's lips blossomed with a smile as bright as a lily, beautiful and moving.
Deep in the ethereal void mirror, Chen Nan's figure seemed to have passed through the shackles of time and space and appeared in everyone's sight. At that moment, the atmosphere in the entire square suddenly solidified. The fairy music stopped abruptly, replaced by Tan Taixuan's indifferent voice that seemed to come from the sky. Her beautiful eyes were like cold stars, and her sharp gaze penetrated the obstacles of space and pierced Chen Nan's heart. It contained not only indifference, but also indescribable complex emotions.
Chen Nan's figure turned into a dazzling golden light, and in an instant he crossed the boundary of space and appeared beside Yu Xin. His movement was so fast that it seemed to mock fate and to break away from the past. His arrival was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.
The whispers in the crowd surged like a tide, and every voice was full of curiosity and confusion. "Who on earth is this guy? How could the always arrogant Fairy Tan Tai care so much about him?" Someone whispered, full of surprise. Others read unusual information from Tan Tai Xuan's cold attitude, "It seems that the relationship between them is not as simple as just friends..."
Various speculations about Chen Nan's identity came one after another. Some people even thought of the legends of ten thousand years ago, those legendary figures who ascended from the human world, but they were quickly denied. A cultivator who seemed to be well-informed shook his head and said, "It can't be him. Ten thousand years is enough for a person to become an immortal, and he obviously hasn't reached that level yet, and his aura has only just entered the realm of the sixth-level immortal warrior."
What is even more surprising is that Chen Nan seems to have some connection not only with Tan Tai Xuan, but also with the legendary ruthless fairy, which makes the whole incident even more confusing.
In the square, everyone's eyes seemed to gather into invisible lines, tightly wrapped around Chen Nan, and doubt and shock were intertwined in everyone's eyes. Among the many immortals, those powerful God Kings from different sects did not focus their attention entirely on Chen Nan, but were more attracted by Chen Nan and the six main gods. The surprise and disbelief on their faces seemed to be witnessing an unprecedented change.
"Who is this person and why did he show up at this moment?" an immortal asked in a low voice, his eyes flashing with confusion and vigilance. Another person speculated: "Is he an ancient god from the West? Otherwise, how could he stand side by side with the main god of the West?" Such thoughts made many people present feel uneasy. The balance between the East and the West seemed to be shaky because of the appearance of this mysterious person.
"Legend has it that such an existence should be sealed in the third realm? Why can he walk freely in the heaven?" More questions spread among the crowd, and each question was like a heavy stone, pressing on everyone's heart.
At this time, several immortals gathered together quietly, their eyes revealed vigilance, staring at Chen Nan. Unlike other immortal martial arts practitioners in the field, they had witnessed Chen Nan's supreme magical powers in the third realm. The pressure emanating from his every move was enough to make people feel awe. Even strong people like them could hardly raise the idea of resisting in front of that power.
Chen Nan, hanging high in the air, stared at the woman called "the Merciless Fairy" silently. Tears fell silently, blurring his vision, a vent of complex emotions. Although he had found Xiao Chenxi, the corpse king Yu Xin, and Catherine, they were not the Yu Xin in his heart ten thousand years ago. Only the Merciless Fairy in front of him, with her familiar and distant breath, made him feel the long-lost warmth, which was the existence that could comfort his lonely soul.
The scene in his memory overlapped with the girl in front of him, and Chen Nan's mouth curled up into a bitter smile. The senior did not lie to him, the girl was really still alive, but... "Yu Xin..." He called out affectionately, with thousands of words in his heart, which finally turned into only these two words.
However, what he got in response was not the gentleness he expected, but cold words full of murderous intent. Those three words were like ice, piercing into his bones. Two cold rays of light shot out from the eyes of the woman in white, like a physical sword beam. Then, she raised her right hand slightly, put her five fingers together, drew an elegant arc, and slashed down diagonally. A dazzling sword beam extended from her fingertips and fiercely slashed towards Chen Nan's waist and abdomen.
"Dang!" A golden light flashed, and the basalt armor on Chen Nan's body blocked the attack, but the huge impact force still caused him to be knocked away, and he fell heavily to the ground, with blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth.
"Why..." Chen Nan struggled to climb out of the pit, ignoring the blood on the corner of his mouth, and came to the woman in white again, his eyes full of madness and questioning. It was clearly that extremely familiar breath, why did she raise the magic sword to him, and use the sword energy that was enough to look down on the heavens, to slash at him mercilessly?
Chen Nan shook his head helplessly. He could only sneer at Chen Nan's persistence, "He's really been blinded by love!"
"No reason, I just want you to die!" The voice of the woman in white echoed in the air, and the sword in her hand was more terrifying than before.
Chen Nan reacted quickly this time, his body turned into golden light to avoid the attack. After experiencing two attacks, he seemed to realize something, his eyes fixed, "Your body is Yu Xin, but the one controlling this body is the new soul consciousness born from the "Taishang Wangqinglu"!"
"How ridiculous! She would actually die for you!" The woman in white said with indifference in her tone.
Just as she was concentrating her sword's light again, a hint of tenderness flashed across her ruthless eyes, and her words became soft, "Let's go...you go..."
A few crystal tears flickered on her beautiful face, making her look confused and innocent.
"Yu Xin!" Chen Nan stretched out his trembling hand and placed it on her shoulder, trying to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and kept calling her name in a low voice.
At this moment, Chen Nan was extremely excited. He seemed to feel that the pure and innocent girl from ten thousand years ago was back again!
But this warmth was fleeting, and the white-clothed woman's eyes were once again covered with coldness and murderous intent. A powerful force shook Chen Nan back, "You are still alive. How can I be immortal if the cauldron is not extinguished! Did he wake you up? He is so important to you that you came back to life? Then, he deserves to die even more. Only in this way can you completely disappear!"
As she spoke coldly, a pair of bare hands formed a strange seal, and in the flashing blue light, a cage loomed and finally enveloped Chen Nan. (End of this chapter)