Chapter 573: Chapter 573
A mountain range with neverending winter, snowstorms come and go in cycles, the land is always covered in white snow. A world as if painted with just white paint. But for those who had lived in this place, recognizing the shape of the mountains and the shade of the sky, this is something they can only call home.
Xue Renxue still continued to look around with a confused frown on his face. After looking for a while, the more he sees, the more dumbfounded he looks. He also noticed the hand of his beloved in his hand was freezing and immediately pulled a thick jacket from his inventory, helping Tan Bingyu to wear the clothes.
He said, "Bing’er, wear this."
"I am not cold," Tan Bingyu rejected his dao companion’s offer to wear the jacket.
"My physique allows me to be highly resistant to coldness." She said,
However, Xue Renxue insisted.
"Please wear it. I feel cold seeing you ," said Xue Renxue.
He used the fire elements to increase his body’s temperature and warmed his beloved’s hands.
Tan Bingyu, seeing her beloved acting , obediently wore the jacket and let Xue Renxue hold her hands as he wished.
She said, "Bai’er didn’t seem to have entered the book with us. There might be restrictions to the people who can enter this book."
"Since this is about the Ice Phoenix, maybe only those with the bloodline of an ice phoenix can enter. That’s why Baimei didn’t get sucked inside with us. However, this place no matter how much I look at it is definitely the Snow Clan’s Territory. The only difference is that this mountain range is completely untouched and not developed in any way." Xue Renxue said.
Tan Bingyu thought for a moment and said, "I had some guesses. But still unsure, I need to see more before making any conclusions."
"Should we walk around? Maybe we will find a living person somewhere,"
Nodding her head in agreement, Tan Bingyu responded, "Yes, I will follow you wherever you want to go."
The couple held hands as they walked around the white world of snow looking for other humans in the vicinity. It took them hours before finding a small village of humans in the area. However, as they approached the village they realized one thing when the humans of this world just passed by them as if ignoring them.
Xue Renxue approached one of the villagers with a friendly tone, "Hello, sir! Can we ask you something? We got lost in the..."
However, the villager just walks by him, which leaves Xue Renxue dumbfounded at first and angry at second.
"Hey! I am talking to you nicely. Do not ignore me, ple—!!"
Xue Renxue reached out a hand trying to grab the villager only for his hand to pass through them as if they were a ghost. Tan Bingyu who was watching at the side sighed deeply like what she had thought was finally happening before her eyes.
Xue Renxue, on the other hand, is shocked as he looked at his hand and at the villager he reached out to grab just now.
"Eh? What the hell is happening?!" He was stunned by the current situation.
The Princess of Hidden Tan Clan said, "Just as I thought. A’Ren, there is a possibility that we and the beings of this book are not on the same timeline. For some reason we are granted to witness their lives but unable to get involved with them. In short, we are only observers of this timeline."
"Does this book only let us see how our ancestors appeared in the Cultivation Realm?" Xue Renxue asked.
Tan Bingyu said, "Maybe... try to find traces of the ice phoenix." Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on ɴovelfire.net
"Alright! In a village there should be a chief. As long as we find the chief, we would be able to get involved with the whole village,"
Tan Bingyu noticed the only house bigger than the rest and pointed at it, "This house might be owned by the village chief. Let’s go, A’Ren."
"Um. This feeling of just being an observer is weird but at the same time quite interesting. I will follow you, Bing’er. So go ahead." Xue Renxue said. The couple heads to the house which is most likely owned by the village chief.
Meanwhile, in the Hall of Wisdom, Baimei had run around the library looking for the Moon Goddess and finally found her in one of the hidden corners of the hall where she is currently having her tea time. Well, she is actually drinking a nice cold chocolate milk tea while enjoying layered desserts made of small pastries like bit sized strawberry shortcakes, scones and eclairs.
All of the sudden, the tranquility within her area was broken as a cautious roar from the snow leopard caught her attention. When Yue Xuexia turned her head, she met Baimei, the Huashen Realm Spirit Beast, who had signed a contract with the couple, Tan Bingyu and Xue Renxue.
"Hm? Aren’t you... Baimei? Are your masters not with you?" The Moon Goddess, Yue Xuexia, asked. "Is there something wrong? Come over."
Baimei goes to the Moon Goddess’ side and rubs her head to the young lady’s slender hands.
{Mistress, please help. My Masters were eaten by this book. I saw them get sucked inside!} Baimei said.
Yue Xuexia was startled and took the book from the spirit beast and opened it. As expected the book didn’t sucked her inside but when she used her qi to peer on it, the book in her hand trembled badly.
With slightly narrow eyes, Yue Xuexia’s black irises turned silver as she gave the book a thorough look and noticed that there is a hint of soul wisp in this book.
{Exalted Goddess! Please do not destroy me. I meant no harm to my descendants. I just want them to awaken their inherent abilities from my bloodline. I will return them to the Exalted Goddess unharmed. This Ice Phoenix God King pleads~}
Yue Xuexia didn’t show a surprised expression but Baimei was trembling under the pressure of the God King’s aura. Noticing this, the Moon Goddess light waves her hand and protects Baimei from the coercion of the God King’s aura. If a real God-King , even Yue Xuexia, would have a hard time defending herself. But for a mere soul wisp, it is even weaker than a Mahayama Realm existence.
The Moon Goddess asked, "Awakening Inherent Abilities? Are they able to return to their ancestry and control their forms to become a real phoenix?"
{Yes. But with any phoenix blood essence it would be hard for these two descendants of mine to awaken completely.}
"Once we reach the Immortal World, I will help them get a few drops. For now, leave them the legacy that fits them. Don’t you dare do something else. This Empress will be watching you!" Yue Xuexia said.
The books flinched and remained silent as if promising that it wouldn’t dare make a move against someone under the protection of the Moon Goddess. Baimei who was listening all along felt relaxed upon hearing what the book had said. It knew that it wouldn’t dare offend someone like the Moon Goddess whose soul is the purest and ancient kind.
Baimei didn’t notice that the Moon Goddess had glanced her way. It was until she heard the Goddess asked the book once again.
"Your existence is that from a different timeline. If it’s just watching, let this little one go inside as well. Those two descendants of yours are her masters."
{As you will, Exalted Goddess!}
The book made a move and sucked Baimei inside the book and disappeared from beside the Moon Goddess. An image of a snow leopard appeared on the pages of the book as well.
Inside the book, Baimei was startled until she heard the voice of the Moon Goddess in her head saying,
{Find your masters. You are allowed to observe this timeline with them. Learn well.}
{Thank you, Mistress!} Baimei said with a respectful tone.
{Go. Find your masters.} The Moon Goddess responded.
The Snow Leopard lowered her head and thanked the Moon Goddess before looking for her masters.
After Baimei entered the book, Yue Xuexia placed the book to float in front of her reading while drinking her milk tea. She was actually a bit interested in how the ice phoenix had existed in the Exiled Star which is supposed to be feared by those immortals from the higher ranked worlds.
Under the scrutinizing gaze of the Moon Goddess, the book with soul was powerless and let this powerful being be watched as he let his descendants experience the life he had undergone in this world. They need to know the truth about his existence and his lover who is from this world.
Originally, he left this soul to possess one of his descendants who would find this book. After waiting for hundreds of years, he had indeed found a few of his descendants. Unfortunately, someone with an even more powerful soul than a reincarnating phoenix was protecting them. He is now unable to make a move or possess one of them. He can only give up and pass his legacies to these children.