I looked at President Gu and couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.
When I first met him at the Metaphysics Association's headquarters, he stood on the high platform and looked at us young people with the eyes of an old senior. At that time, he was like a tall mountain that stood in front of me. I couldn't even see where the mountain was and I didn't dare to have the thought of standing shoulder to shoulder with him.
But now, everything seemed to be different. Looking at the restlessness and shock in President Gu's eyes, I suddenly felt that the Celestial Master wasn't so high and mighty.
In the Metaphysics world, the Celestial Master didn't just represent a high cultivation, but also an identity that transcended ordinary people.
The specific manifestation of this identity was a bit vulgar. Celestial Master could fly.
This' fly 'wasn't just a metaphor, but a real ability.
I had experienced it personally when Yan Nantian's Yang God took me dozens of meters into the sky to avoid the sacrificial evil spirit.
When a person could fly in the sky, perhaps they couldn't simply be called a 'person' anymore.
Thus, the meaning of the Celestial Master completely transcended itself, and represented a special meaning.
Although my cultivation is still far from that of a Celestial Master, at the very least, I seem to be able to see that mountain peak. Moreover, I also have the courage to climb that mountain peak in my heart.
As I thought about these questions, I smiled at President Gu and didn't say anything. I turned and walked towards Nangong and Zhang Kanwen.
Perhaps it was because the method I used to kill Lu Ziyang was too cruel, but Zhang Kanwen looked at me with a blank gaze when he saw me walking over.
Zhang Kanwen knew the cause of my parents' death, so I didn't mention it again. I directly said to Nangong, "There's a hole in the ground over there. We should be able to leave this place after jumping in … Your cultivation hasn't recovered yet. The little zombie and I can take the two of you away."
Nangong obviously didn't care about the method I used to kill Lu Ziyang. He only smiled and didn't reply. Instead, he asked, "Have you decided to let those Celestial Masters go?"
I nodded. Although the entire Metaphysics world was my enemy, it was just like what Lu Ziyang had said. In reality, there wasn't a force that would chase after me relentlessly.
Whether it was the old president or Celestial Master Zhang, they were both things that I had to consider. If I really went on a killing spree, with their cultivation, there was no way they wouldn't be able to find out. At that time, if the two of them wanted to kill me, I might really die without a burial place.
Nangong smiled again. It was obvious that he wasn't surprised by my decision. "Since we've decided to let them go, there's no point in staying here. You guys can leave now … I can't leave for the time being."
I was stunned. "Why?"
Nangong shook his head and said, "When I first came in, I said that I came here to find something, but I haven't found it yet."
"But you've lost all of your cultivation. If you stay here … …" Halfway through my sentence, I saw the mysterious smile on Nangong's face and suddenly came to a realization. "Could it be that your cultivation has recovered?"
Nangong nodded noncommittally. "I haven't fully recovered yet, but I should be able to protect myself."
His answer shocked me. The seal that the Metaphysics Association had placed on him was completely different from mine. The seal that I had placed on him was something that a Celestial Master had casually placed on him, while the seal that he had placed on him was something that the old president had personally instructed him to do!
I couldn't help but look at him in shock. Nangong's cultivation wasn't as simple as that of an ordinary Celestial Master if he could break the seal that the old president had personally instructed him to do.
Although I was shocked, this guy's whereabouts had always been secretive. I wasn't surprised that he wanted to stay here. Moreover, his cultivation had recovered, so I didn't have anything to worry about.
I nodded and simply asked if he needed us to wait for him outside. After getting a negative answer, I called the little zombie and Zhang Kanwen to leave. However, I couldn't make up my mind when I saw the woman standing next to Zhang Kanwen.
Should I take her with me?
She looked exactly like Ye Pianpian and was said to be the key. If I wanted to clear up my doubts, taking her with me would be the best choice.
However, I was hesitant.
Just now, Mount Longhu and the Taoist Association had used up twenty years of their lifespan to snatch this woman. The other side had even taken out the Celestial Master Sword. This showed how precious this woman was.
The appearance of the Celestial Master Sword meant that Celestial Master Zhang was behind their actions. If I took this woman with me, wouldn't I offend Celestial Master Zhang?
While I was pondering, Nangong seemed to have noticed my hesitation. "Do you want to take her with you?"
I didn't hide anything from him, so I didn't say anything and just nodded.
Nangong shook his head. "If you want to take her with you, why don't you go there and kill all the Celestial Masters?"
I was bewildered as I couldn't think of a reason. Nangong didn't wait for me to think and continued, "This woman is very important to Mount Longhu. She's much more important than the three Celestial Masters."
I understood now. He was worried about Mount Longhu's attitude, just like what I had been worried about.
After a moment of silence, I sighed and decided to give up.
Mount Longhu's power wasn't ordinary. I didn't need to make myself an enemy. Moreover, I had just killed Lu Ziyang. According to Lu Ziyang, from now on, the Lu family wouldn't rest until I was dead.
If I had to face the Lu family's crazy revenge and Mount Longhu's enmity, I wouldn't have a chance to live.
Nangong heaved a sigh of relief after seeing that I had made a rational decision. He didn't say anything else and just urged me to leave.
I carried Zhang Kanwen on my back and called the little zombie. I wanted to leave immediately. However, after I had taken a few steps with Zhang Kanwen on my back, the little zombie didn't follow me.
I felt strange. I turned around and saw the little zombie standing behind me. He was looking at something in his hand. It seemed he hadn't heard me.
Was it possible that the battle between the Celestial Masters and the evil sacrificial spirits had affected the little zombie?
With this thought, my heart tightened. Although the little zombie had always been quiet, I had been with him for a long time. He was like a family member to me.
"What's wrong with you?" I asked as I turned around and walked back to him.
The little zombie didn't answer me. He didn't even lift his head. He was still looking at his hands.
When I came closer, I saw that he was holding a stone. I wasn't a stranger to this stone. It was the one Zhang Kanwen had given me to deal with the evil sacrificial spirit.
However, after killing the evil sacrificial spirit, the stone had shrunk to the size of a fist. But now, the stone in the little zombie's hand was only the size of a thumb.
I didn't understand, so I put Zhang Kanwen down. I wanted to take the stone to study it. However, in just a few seconds, the stone had changed again. It had shrunk to the size of a grain of rice. It was about the same size as when Zhang Kanwen had given it to me.
The little zombie's strange behavior and the stone's change made me a little nervous. I didn't dare to take it directly. I decided to observe it for a while.
After half a minute, the grain-sized stone had shrunk until it disappeared from the little zombie's hand.
What's going on?
Before I could figure it out, the little zombie seemed to wake up from his bewildered state. He lifted his head and gazed at me with his big eyes.
It was a strange feeling.
The little zombie also had a pair of big eyes, but they weren't as big as they were right now.
Moreover, the way he looked at me was strange. It was as if he had become a different person.
I stared at him for a few seconds. The strange feeling disappeared, and a sense of familiarity emerged.
It wasn't because I was familiar with the little zombie, but because his two big eyes reminded me of the evil sacrificial spirit.