flstandardbreds Chapter 357 Reunion 4
Chapter 357 Reunion 4
As expected, Ji Zhaoze and Xie Xiyan got along very well. Ji Zhaoze was impeccable in terms of character and other aspects. Thinking back to his unintentional probing earlier, although it was just in case, Ji Zhaoze still felt a little guilty when he saw Xie Xiyan's overly clear and sincere eyes.
Seeing that the two were chatting happily, the others joined in. In the past few days, Ruan Qi had become much more lively, chattering about what had happened to her since entering the secret realm.
"When I jumped into the tree hole, I felt dizzy and found myself lying in a dark underground mine. It was pitch black all around and there was nothing there."
"It would be a lie to say I wasn't scared after being in that situation for so long. So I started talking to myself, talking to myself, encouraging myself. Before I knew it, I had become a chatterbox," Ruan Qi said with a grin.
Although they were smiling, Yun Qingyi and the others couldn't help but feel sorry for each other. They spoke so lightly, but the fear they felt at the time was something only they could truly understand.
"Oh dear." Ruan Qi smiled shyly, "Don't look at me like that. Actually, I'm fine, and I didn't encounter any danger. In the end, I was kindly brought out by a team searching for a secret treasure. I'm already very lucky."
"By the way, what has happened to my fellow disciples these past few days?"
Ji Zhaoze cleared his throat, his voice as cold and indifferent as ever, but with a touch of gentleness. "I may have entered a little later than you. Although we entered the ancient secret realm at about the same time, I was ejected immediately due to my cultivation level. I was only able to enter after suppressing my cultivation."
"However, nothing much happened after that. For a long time in the secret realm, I was just looking for herbs and rare treasures. Nothing special happened."
"Hahaha. I'm pretty much the same as my senior brother." Gu Qiqing laughed heartily. "Apart from that foxtail grass incident, everything was pretty uneventful. In the end, I met Junior Nephew Ruan Qi and Senior Brother Ji."
"Junior sister, what about you?" Gu Qiqing asked, looking at Yun Qingyi with curiosity.
"Yes, yes, Uncle-Master, how did you meet this Fellow Daoist Xie?" Ruan Qi asked with a gossipy look.
Upon hearing this, Yun Qingyi remained calm, recalling the three trials she underwent with the Ice Soul Goddess and the events that occurred at the Myriad Sins Sect.
It must be said that it was an absolutely unforgettable memory, a mix of pain and longing.
She unconsciously recalled those last few special punishments, during which she clearly felt that she had completely changed.
Not only her body, but also her soul—the difference in what she gained or lost was strikingly obvious, as if she had undergone a complete soul baptism. In the final moment, she was completely swallowed by darkness.
At that moment, Yun Qingyi suddenly realized a fact: the special purgatory was not as Zhiyan had said, where people could die completely.
But it is not death in the traditional sense. Rather, the soul is broken into countless pieces, unable to come together or disperse, never able to return to the body, and never able to disappear into the world to end this suffering.
The body can only act like a walking corpse, constantly executing muscle memory, wandering between various punishments.
Thinking of this... Yun Qingyi slowly lowered her eyes.
Her eyes held a hint of darkness, and somewhere within her body lay a black vortex that devoured everything.
It may be a curse, or it may be a blessing.
Her soul was shattered by that vortex, and now it is being gathered together by that vortex.
The vortex that should have shattered and devoured everything achieved a strange balance within her body. If the Ice Goddess were to see it, she would surely be shocked and recognize it as a special punishment known as the Abyss.