Free Web NovelThe story of Lin Xi and Gu Yun continues.
Many of the memories they shared are gone.
Many things have changed.
For example, Gu Yun became more cheerful and optimistic than before, and under the nourishment of spiritual energy, the side effects of Lin Xi's 【Ice Heart Bloodline】 were no longer so severe.
But many things haven't changed.
For example, Gu Yun is still as skilled as he was in the past, proficient in playing the piano and composing music.
He played a piece of music at the dinner party.
The melody is melodious and graceful.
Zhong Yi immediately recognized it as the song he had once written for Lin Xi, "Remembering Lin Xi".
Lin Xi once commented that the name was too rustic.
Lin Xi, who had just entered, suddenly brightened up when she heard the music.
She couldn't help but look at her senior brother next to her.
"What is this piece of music...?"
"It was written by Junior Brother Gu Yun, and it sounds really good."
What is it called?
"Go to the Moon Realm".
"A nice-sounding name."
A smile appeared on the girl's lips, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her body swayed to the melody.
...
...
Time flows on.
Lin Xi and Gu Yun became the most dazzling newcomers in the Nine Heavens Sect.
They ate together, cultivated together, and watched the moon under the starry sky together...
Finally, they fell in love.
...
"What a wonderful time..."
Zhong Yi looked at the scene before him and sighed.
Just then, the sudden "beep beep" sound around him pulled him out of his pleasant memories.
"It's a pity we can't watch it all at once..."
Qin Li'en sighed.
The "beep beep" sound was the twin Gu that symbolized Gu Yun's heartbeat calling out.
This means that Gu Yun's life is about to come to an end.
Qin Li'en adjusted the time flow in the dream.
The flow of time is accelerating.
Countless happy moments flashed by.
A promise made under the stars, a wedding held beneath the lighthouse...
...
In the blink of an eye,
The story jumps to the day when the Nine Heavens Sect launched its century-old Ascension Plan.
On this day, the Nine Heavens Sect was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, and the entire sect stood in the sect's grand formation within the Nine Heavens Hall.
In the center of the formation, Gu Yun and Lin Xi stood hand in hand, their gazes fixed firmly on the sky.
"Charge!"
The sect leader and elders of the Nine Heavens Sect used themselves as the core of the formation and did everything in their power to activate it.
Countless disciples within the sect's grand formation excitedly channeled their spiritual energy into the formation.
Beams of light illuminated the entire starry sky as if it were daytime.
"Up the ladder!!"
The sect leader of the Nine Heavens Sect roared.
As the Nine Heavens Formation began to operate, a massive, moss-covered stone staircase suddenly rose before Gu Yun and Lin Xi.
Then, one stone step after another stretched out toward the distant horizon.
Like a ladder to heaven.
"Wow, it's quite impressive?"
Zhong Yi, who was watching from the shadows, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Nonsense, that's a great formation passed down from the Nine Heavens Sect since ancient times... With the current spiritual energy conditions, it's normal that it can only be activated once every hundred years."
Qin Li'en rolled her eyes at Zhong Yi and explained in the tone of a local guide.
This world is, after all, a low-level martial arts world. Unlike powerful beings in reality, they cannot tear open a spatial rift and travel to other realms.
The Nine Heavens Grand Array is the only means for cultivators in this world to travel to realms beyond the Azure Realm.
Using a vast amount of spiritual energy, they activated the sect's grand formation and raised the Heavenly Ladder.
By following the Heavenly Ladder upwards, one can travel to other realms.
This time, at the request of Gu Yun and Lin Xi, the Nine Heavens Sect chose the Moon Realm.
Behind him, the shouts of countless disciples rang out.
"Go for it, Senior Brother Gu and Senior Sister Lin!!"
"Let's get married again on the moon! Hahaha!"
"I want to hear Senior Brother Gu play 'Go to the Moon Realm' again in the Moon Realm!"
"You will definitely make it to the Moon Realm!"
...
Gu Yun and Lin Xi exchanged a smile and took a deep breath.
Then they held each other's hands and went up the steps.
One step, two steps, three steps...
As they continued to ascend, Gu Yun and Lin Xi's breathing became increasingly heavy.
"With each step up the Nine Heavens Immortal Stairs, the pressure increases slightly... This can truly be called the Heavenly Ladder."
Qin Li'en explained with a hint of nervousness.
"But they will definitely get there, won't they?"
Zhong Yi's gaze was intense, without a trace of doubt in his eyes.
He firmly believed that the bond between the two could overcome any obstacle, no matter how great.
Qin Li'en looked steadily at the two of them and nodded slightly, saying, "Yes, definitely."
Gu Yun and Lin Xi's determination to go to the Moon Realm was terrifyingly strong.
In this memory, in just over ten years, they had mastered the Nine Heavens Sect's "Heaven-Treading Technique" to its fullest extent; otherwise, they wouldn't have been chosen to carry out this grand plan of ascending to heaven.
They walked up more and more stone steps.
The scenery around me is constantly changing.
The clamor and blessings from the disciples behind him gradually faded away.
Suddenly, Lin Xi patted Gu Yun on the shoulder.
She still didn't talk much, but her eyes couldn't hide her joy.
Following the direction Lin Xi pointed, Gu Yun saw a lighthouse.
That was the beacon that led them to their marriage.
It is also one of the most precious memories in another part of his life.
Under the blue-purple night sky, the long-neglected lighthouse suddenly lit up with a beam of light.
It shines straight up at the bright moon in the sky.
then,
The second lighthouse in the distance, the third, the fourth...
One lighthouse after another lit up, as if to illuminate their path to the moon.
"You made this too?"
Zhong Yi looked at Qin Li'en in surprise.
"no."
Qin Li'en shook her head, moved once again.
"But I think that's what Grandpa Gu wants to do..."
They looked toward the lighthouse.
Gu Yun and Lin Xi's relatives and friends all stood in the lighthouse, waving to Gu Yun and Lin Xi.
"Old Gu, I've got all the lighthouses within a hundred miles radius... covered!!"
Gu Yun's childhood friend Zhang Peng laughed loudly.
In this life, unlike in his previous memory, he didn't go bankrupt from business; instead, he made a fortune.
"Yun...you are Mom's pride!"
The elderly mother, with her white hair, teared up as Gu Feng helped her.
In this life, she did not become that obsessive and biased mother.
"Brother Yun!!!"
Gu Feng, who looks exactly like Gu Yun but has a few more scholarly airs, stood with one foot on the railing and shouted towards the direction of the Heavenly Ladder.
"People experience sorrow and joy, separation and reunion; the moon waxes and wanes, and nothing in this world is ever perfect."
In this life, he survived and, as he wished, became a poet.
May we all live long and share the beauty of the moon, even though we are thousands of miles apart!
...
Lin Xi and Gu Yun both had tears in their eyes.
They wiped each other's eyes and waved towards the lighthouse.
My conviction grew stronger, and the spiritual energy within me seemed to become even more abundant.
They continued, climbing upwards step by step.
One thousand steps, two thousand steps...
...
I don't know how many stone steps we crossed.
They have reached the edge of the Azure Realm.
It was pitch black all around.
Only the round moon in the distance grew larger and brighter.
The end of the stone steps is clearly visible.
besides......
Tenth level.
Just then, a cry suddenly echoed throughout the entire dream world.
【drop.】
Gu Yun suddenly looked up and nervously glanced around.
Lin Xi took the lead, wiping the sweat from her forehead.
Gu Yun followed anxiously.
【drop..】
The strange chirping sound appeared again.
Zhong Yi and Qin Li'en both frowned.
This is the chirping sound of the Twin Gu.
It is connected to the heart-strengthening Gu in the body of the real-life Grandpa Gu, and its chirping sound means the sound of the old man's heartbeat.
Generally speaking, Gu Yun in a dream should not be able to hear the sounds of the outside world.
At this moment, he acted as if he could hear.
This means...
Grandpa Gu is dying.
"come on......"
Zhong Yi's eyes reddened, and he clenched his fists.
"Go for it!!"
【drop...】
Gu Yun followed behind Lin Xi as they headed towards the Moon Realm.
He looked around frantically at the empty space, trying to find the source of the sound.
Fifth order.
【Beep...beep...beep...】
The voice grew clearer, and Gu Yun became increasingly flustered.
Third order.
【drop....】
This time, the sound lingered for a long time, as if it would be difficult to rise again.
Gu Yun was pale, clutching his chest, and looking at the last two stone steps.
Two-stage.
【drop.....】
This time, the cry was heavy, slow, and weak.
Gu Yun looked around anxiously, and suddenly felt a chill in his palm.
Lin Xi grasped his hand and smiled slightly at him.
In that instant, all the anxiety and confusion on Gu Yun's face vanished.
Instead, they were beaming with happiness.
His whole body seemed to be filled with strength again.
Together with Lin Xi, we crossed the last two stone steps and passed through the edge of the Moon Realm.
【drop......】
The last chirping of insects rang out.
The entire dream world was plunged into eternal darkness.
