The Prodigies War-Chapter 2721 Using a White Cat as a Pillow
Back then, outside the Ruins of the Gods, Kong Jue had been pierced through the chest by the Wang Clan’s Sword of Dao Judgment, leaving him critically wounded and near death. Following that, he had been placed in the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron by Lin Xun and had remained there, silent for years.
Now, Kong Jue had finally awoken.
Lin Xun immediately ushered his martial uncle out. The disheveled man sat cross-legged on the ground, taking the wine gourd Lin Xun offered him and devouring a roasted, beast leg that was dripping with golden fat. Kong Jue's hair was disheveled and his body was grimy, yet he still looked quite handsome.
Lin Xun examined him carefully and felt relieved by his findings. Kong Jue's injuries had clearly healed, though his mind remained hazy and his mental state remained fraught. Xia Zhi gazed puzzledly at Kong Jue for a moment but didn't ask anything. However, Lin Xun explained, "His name is Kong Jue, and he's my martial uncle."
Xia Zhi nodded slightly and continued to immerse herself in the delicious food.
"Martial Uncle, do you still remember me?" Lin Xun asked tentatively.
Back then, outside the Ruins of the Gods, Kong Jue had briefly regained his sanity and cultivation, unleashing a terrifying and boundless might that left those enemy Immortals utterly helpless.
Whenever he recalled that memory, Lin Xun couldn't help but shudder. However, to his disappointment, his martial uncle simply drank and ate, ignoring him completely. Lin Xun snatched the wine gourd away and said, "Martial Uncle, do you truly not remember me? I was the one who took you out of Chaotian City."
"Drink, I want to drink!" Kong Jue raged, clamoring for the wine gourd.
"Then answer my question, and I'll give you it," Lin Xun said.
Kong Jue sized Lin Xun up, his eyes filled with bewilderment. "I don't know who you are, but since you took me away, you certainly wouldn't stop me from drinking alcohol."
Lin Xun was speechless for a moment before returning the wine gourd. He quietly released his spiritual sense, darting into Kong Jue's body to examine him, only to find it completely empty, devoid of any spiritual power or cultivation.
How strange! It seems that unless my martial uncle's mind is restored, his sanity and cultivation will never recover...
Lin Xun pondered this. Back in the Nirvana of Transcendence, a wisp of willpower of his master, the Lord of Fangchun Mountain, had stated that Kong Jue had encountered a mind tribulation while he was pursuing the Eternal Supremacy Path.
Furthermore, to help him mend his spiritual heart, he must naturally begin with the Eternal Supremacy Path. This meant that the only person in the world who could help Kong Jue was Lin Xun!
After all, he was the lone lotus that the Lord of Fangchun Mountain had awaited for eternity, possessing the law power of Nirvana. As long as he set foot on the path of immortality, he was destined to unravel the secrets of the Eternal Supremacy Path.
As the verse left by the Lord of Fangchun Mountain said: The path of eternal supremacy, the nirvana of transcendence; The endless calamity of ruin, the lotus blooms in solitude.
Every word of this dao verse held immense meaning, and it was intimately connected to Lin Xun's future path.
Lin Xun whispered softly, "When I embark on the path to immortality, I will definitely help you recover your mind. My master once said that I needed to bring you back to the Ancient Nebula Road."
Kong Jue ignored him, continuing to eat and drink, seemingly unaware that Lin Xun was speaking to him. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
Suddenly, a deep, commanding voice echoed in his mind, "The wine smells good, and the food looks good. Would you mind if I have some too?"
Lin Xun froze, and he saw that a large, plump white cat had somehow appeared without a sound. It walked slowly, almost silently, as its furry tail swished leisurely. After speaking, the cat had crouched to one side, picked up a grilled fish with its paws, and began to savor it.
At this moment, Lin Xun's entire body tensed, his hair standing on end. He couldn't calm down at all. Why had this mysterious white cat appeared? The formations surrounding his cave haven seemed to be ineffective!
Xia Zhi looked up in confusion, glancing at the large white cat, but continued to remain silent. As for Kong Jue, he didn't even look at the large white cat as he was engrossed in enjoying his wine.
"This...this is a senior from the Origin Sect Ancestral Court. Don't be nervous," Lin Xun hurriedly explained to Xia Zhi, but he himself seemed very nervous.
Of course, he was unsettled for a reason. This large white cat, with its seemingly smooth and shiny fur, possessed a deadly power! Despite that, Xia Zhi, Kong Jue, and the large white cat all seemed calm, eating and drinking without interfering with each other. There was an eerie sense of harmony in the atmosphere.
Lin Xun's eyes widened at this scene, and after a moment's silence, he gradually calmed down. The big white cat's origins were definitely not simple, and it certainly hadn't come here just to eat and drink. However, he couldn't figure out why it had arrived.
Was it for Xia Zhi?
Was it for his martial uncle Kong Jue?
Or was it for the Nirvana law power?
"Is there any more food?" Xia Zhi suddenly asked.
The food had been completely devoured, and as Xia Zhi spoke, Kong Jue and the big white cat turned their gazes towards Lin Xun.
Lin Xun stiffened slightly again, then said, "Of course."
Following that, he unloaded all the delicacies he had stored over the years. Xia Zhi, Kong Jue, and the big white cat immediately looked away and returned to their food. This situation was so strange that Lin Xun was momentarily at a loss. He had experienced countless storms, waves, and dangers before, but never had he felt so uneasy.
After a long period of time, Kong Jue, his cheeks flushed from drinking and his eyes hazy, belched and let out a long sigh. For the first time, he looked at the big white cat beside him. Then, he reached out and scooped up the big white cat's plump body, placing it on the ground. He then tilted back and rested his head on it.
Lin Xun’s eyes bugged out, and he almost tried to stop it. However, when he saw that the big white cat hadn't resisted at all, he was stunned. What was going on?
"Lin Xun, I’m sleepy too." Xia Zhi had also finished her meal, his voice clear.
"Yeah, okay." Lin Xun was distracted, his mind completely focused on Kong Jue and the big white cat, worried about something unforeseen happening. Xia Zhi, oblivious to everything, went to sleep on the bed at the side of the cave.
"Daoist Brother, you really don't remember me?" The big white cat's emerald eyes shone with sadness and melancholy, and its voice grew low and desolate. "Back then, you and I had also enjoyed wine while feasting, chatting freely about the dao. How joyful it was. Now, I've fallen into a state of becoming neither a human nor a ghost, and you've become insane, completely devoid of all reason..."
At the end, it let out a long sigh. Kong Jue, resting his head on the big white cat, snored soundly in his sleep. His unkempt, dirty hair stood in stark contrast to the cat’s snow-white, silky fur. It suddenly dawned on Lin Xun that the big white cat had come for Kong Jue! Furthermore, it seemed that they were old friends!
Thinking of this, he felt a sense of relief. However, he kept thinking about Kong Jue, who was one of the first pioneers to travel to the Eternal True Realm from the Ancient Nebula Road in the primordial times. He was considered a ‘leader’ during that time, and even his master held him in high esteem.
It was easy to imagine that after arriving in the Eternal True Realm, with Kong Jue's abilities, he would surely make a name for himself!
Back in the Nirvana of Transcendence, his master had said that Kong Jue had been deceived by the Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain, who had led him to the Nirvana of Transcendence to seize the fortune associated with the Eternal Supremacy Path.
Of course, anyone who could be deceived by the Immortal Giants of the Eighth Heaven Domain was destined to be no ordinary person! After all, ordinary people wouldn't even have the chance to be exploited, let alone be deceived...
At this point, the big white cat had undoubtedly proved that Kong Jue must have had an extremely glorious and splendid past in the Eternal True Realm.
Xia Zhi fell into a deep sleep. Kong Jue was snoring soundly.
In this cave, only Lin Xun and the big white cat were awake. The big white cat was clearly reminiscing about the past, its eyes filled with sadness and melancholy. Although Lin Xun was filled with countless questions, he forced himself not to disturb it.
"Lin Xun." After a long moment, the big white cat finally turned its emerald eyes towards Lin Xun, a look of authority already etched in them. However, with Kong Jue's head resting on it, its majestic image was noticeably diminished.
Lin Xun asked politely, "Senior, what advice do you have?"
"Don't let these two appear in the Origin Sect again." The big white cat continued, "Even though you possess the Nirvana law power, you can't do this again."
Lin Xun's eyes narrowed slightly, his heart churning, unable to calm down. After all his years of cultivation, the big white cat was the first outsider to know that he possessed the Nirvana law power!
"The power of the Origin Sect's law power has long surpassed a Heaven Rank law power. Even if the Nirvana law power can resist it, it will cause fluctuations within the Origin Sect."
The big white cat explained in a dignified voice, "This time, I came and kept the others from noticing. But the next time...there's no guarantee they won't sense something off."
Lin Xun’s expression faltered, realizing that it was when he had released Xia Zhi from the Limitless Abyss Sword Cauldron that the Origin Sect's law power had reacted. The Nirvana law power’s resistance seemed to have dissolved the Origin Sect's law power, but this unusual phenomenon had caught the big white cat's attention.
That was why it had been drawn here!
"Thank you, Senior, for your warning," Lin Xun said seriously. "But I don't know your name yet. Could you please tell me?"
The big white cat shook its head. "Let's leave that for later. Originally, I was only going to see you after you embarked on the path to immortality. This was just an unexpected accident."
As it spoke, it shook itself, freeing itself from being Kong Jue's pillow. Then it stood up and walked out of the cave. It was clearly planning to leave.
"Senior."
Lin Xun was filled with questions, but he hadn't even had a chance to ask them yet, so he wasn't willing to let the other party go like that. However, the next moment, the big white cat vanished into thin air, leaving no trace or crumb behind.
This left him feeling speechless. Having already recognized Kong Jue, was there still any need for the cat to be so secretive?
At this moment, the big white cat's deep, majestic voice echoed in Lin Xun's mind, "If you want to rise in the Origin Sect as soon as possible, seize the opportunity and go to Origin Sky Pavilion to cultivate as soon as possible."
"Origin Sky Pavilion?" Lin Xun was surprised.
"How can you be so slow? Becoming a deputy pavilion master of the Origin Sky Pavilion also allows you to compete for the position of the pavilion master of Origin Clarity Pavilion. Compared to joining Origin Clarity Pavilion, the Origin Sky Pavilion offers you more opportunities,” echoed the big white cat's voice again.
Lin Xun suddenly understood.
