Chapter 1146 - The Top Position
Chapter 1146: The Top Position
Lu Zhou was further confused by Lan Xihe’s answer.
The elders and judges of the White Tower Council were clueless and confused as well. They could see that Lan Xihe’s injuries had disappeared, and she had even grown several times stronger. However, why was she speaking such ambiguous words?
Lu Zhou did not like this indirect manner of speaking, which was completely different from the way he communicated with Lan Xihe. He raised his voice and asked, “I’ll ask you again…”
Lan Xihe shook her head as she interjected, “You have killing intent on you. It’s useless. What you see now is just a projection…”
“A projection?” Lu Zhou frowned. Soon, he realized why Lan Xihe’s aura had seemed so strange in the Unknown Land; it was sometimes strong and sometimes weak.
“You don’t believe me?”
“Why should I believe you?” Lu Zhou’s eyes were bright, and he was very vigilant. He could keenly feel that Lan Xihe was now much stronger than before.
“Look.” Lan Xihe turned to look at the blue-clad female attendant and waved her arm gently.
The blue-clad female attendant bowed before she dissolved into spots of light that floated up and vanished into the sky.
Everyone looked at the empty spot where the blue-clad female attendant was standing just a moment ago in shock. This was beyond their understanding.
Someone asked, “How could this be? H-how’s this possible?”
Si Wuya said, “It’s not impossible.”
Everyone, including Lan Xihe, looked at Si Wuya.
Lan Xihe, in particular, looked at Si Wuya with great interest.
Si Wuya said, “There are two possibilities. First, through witchcraft, one can control a person, turning them into a puppet to execute one’s will. The puppet’s consciousness, actions, and everything else are dictated by the puppeteer. Second, according to the ancient books, there are sacred items that allow one to create a projection that’s very life-like…”
An elder shook his head and said, “Impossible! Absolutely impossible! These two possibilities mean that the Tower Master Lan I respected isn’t flesh and blood. No, no, no, the Tower Master Lan I respected is a living person!”
Puppets were not made of flesh blood and had no consciousness or emotions. The same was true for projections created by sacred items.
Another elder flew up and took the initiative to say, “No matter what, we want to congratulate Tower Master Lan’s return to the peak.”
“Congratulations, Tower Master Lan!” the white-clad cultivators said in unison as they kneeled.
Lan Xihe glanced at them indifferently before she shifted her gaze to Si Wuya and said, “There’s a third possibility. When your cultivation base reaches a certain level, it’s possible to create a projection…”
“…”
Subsequently, Lan Xihe turned around slowly and looked at the white-clad cultivators before she said, “From today onward, I’m no longer your Tower Master.”
As she had said earlier, she was tired of everything.
Upon hearing these words, the members of the White Tower Council looked at each other speechlessly. They knew Lan Xihe would never say words she did not mean. Once she made up her mind, there was no chance of changing it.
Lu Zhou asked, perplexed, “What are you trying to do?”
“Maintain the balance,” Lan Xihe said.
“Balance?”
“The balance between men and fierce beasts; the balance between the land and the Endless Ocean; the balance between the cultivation world and the world of civilians. Everything in this world should be balanced. If the scale tips, the world will collapse,” Lan Xihe said.
“If you’re just a projection left behind in this place, why did you help me?” Lu Zhou asked.
“Humans are still too weak. Humans need more experts among them to maintain the balance between heaven and earth,” Lan Xihe calmly replied.
‘Balance again…’
“Then, you go ahead and maintain the balance yourself…” Lu Zhou said as he turned around with his hands clasped on his back. Following that, he descended from the sky.
At this moment, Lan Xihe suddenly flashed, leaving afterimages in her wake.
At the same time, the white astrolabe shone brightly in the sky.
Lu Zhou turned around and struck with his palm.
Bang!
Lu Zhou’s palm struck the white astrolabe.
Lan Xihe increased her strength and pushed Lu Zhou to the sky above the 100,000-foot-tall white tower.
When she suddenly withdrew the white astrolabe, Lu Zhou’s palm moved forward and passed through Lan Xihe’s body with a swoosh!
Lan Xihe, who was unharmed, said, “Your potential is quite high. There’s a high possibility of you becoming a supreme being. The power of heaven and earth has damaged the projection I left here so I can’t stay any longer; I have to leave…”
“Who are you?” Lu Zhou asked again. He was ready to use the item card to shift the balance at any time.
“There is an existence that maintains balance in every place… Have you been to the Endless Ocean?” Lan Xihe asked; she did not give him a direct answer. Without waiting for his reply, she continued to say, ”
Lan Xihe didn’t answer his question directly, “The Kun in the east of the Endless Ocean is the existence that maintains the balance of the sea. The difference between me and the Kun is that the Kun is a real fierce beast while Lan Xihe is just a projection of me…”
“Then you can continue to use this method to maintain the balance…”
“No.” Lan Xihe shook his head and looked at the sky again. “The Great Void is more complicated than you think.”
“You are from the Great Void?” Lu Zhou frowned. He was inwardly surprised.
At this moment, the Sun, Moon, and Star Wheel began to thrum.
Lan Xihe raised her arm; the Sun, Moon, and Star Wheel split into two and moved to each side.
The Primal Qi in the sky seemed restless before they began to gather in her direction.
At this time, the Sun, Moon, and Star Wheels emitted light that was comparable to the radiance of the sun and moon.
“You’re still very weak… It’s best if you hide your power of heaven and earth.”
Buzz!
An indescribably huge astrolabe appeared in the sky, covering the horizons.
All the cultivators on the ground raised their heads and looked at the dazzling astrolabe reverently. The scene was like a painting where all the stars in the sky were connected by white lines.
Following that, a magical scene appeared.
Outside of the white tower, the snow on the ground began to melt at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The cultivators looked around in awe.
Soon after, grass began to sprout from the ground.
The rubble and debris floated up to the top of the white tower, mending itself. The Dao inscriptions were also mended.
All this only took one breath to complete.
The ground that was illuminated by the white astrolabe was full of vitality after the snow melted.
Buzz!
The Sun, Moon, and Star Wheels flew into the sky and disappeared into the horizon at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to catch.
Lan Xihe frowned slightly and put away her astrolabe. She felt an even more mysterious force restraining her. Nevertheless, she did not dwell on it. She looked at the undamaged white tower with a satisfied expression on her face before she said, “Ye Tianxin, from now on, you’re the Tower Master of the White Tower Council.”
Following that, her arms, legs, and hair slowly dissolved into spots of light. Before she vanished completely, she said to Lu Zhou, “I hope to see you in the Great Void…”
“The Great Void?”
A strong wind blew against Lu Zhou at this moment. Before he ask where the Great Void was, Lan Xihe had completely vanished.
Meanwhile, everyone looked at the sky in a daze.
After a long time, the White Tower Council cultivators bowed and said in unison, “Farewell, Tower Master.”
Si Wuya shook his head and sighed. Lan Xihe was definitely not a puppet or a projection from a sacred item. She was too life-like…”
Lu Zhou also looked in the direction where the Sun, Moon, and Star Wheel disappeared. This was all that was needed to confirm the existence of the Great Void.
The ground that was lush and green and the white tower that was fully repaired were a small testament to Lan Xihe’s strength. It was hard to imagine how powerful the real Lan Xihe was.
Lu Zhou could not speculate much since he had no reference. No one had ever seen a supreme being after all.
After a moment, Lu Zhou descended.
“Master,” Ye Tianxin called out.
“Master, are you okay?!” Little Yuan’er rushed over.
Lu Zhou turned to look at the white tower that stood above the clouds.
At this time, many cultivators landed one by one.
Then, the elders, judges, and members of the White Tower Council kneeled on one knee and said, “Please take over the position of Tower Master…”
All of them looked at Ye Tianxin with eyes brimming with expectations.