In the northeast of the Mountain Continent, there was an endless mountain range. At the foot of the mountain range, not far from the official road, there was a village that looked like a peach garden.
There weren't many people in the village, only a few hundred. Most of them were hunters who relied on hunting the wild beasts in the dense forest of the mountain range. This wasn't a village at all. In the beginning, it was just a wasteland for hunters to rest.
It was unknown when it was, but a group of officials from the capital came here with their families. Slowly, as time passed, the place became like this.
In the west of the village, there was a house surrounded by a fence. There were some chickens and ducks in the yard, and a teenage girl wearing patched linen clothes was feeding the poultry with a dustpan.
Smoke rose from the chimney. It was early in the morning, and breakfast was being prepared in the house.
"Mother, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I became an immortal." The girl laughed happily as she fed the poultry.
"Child, you're already so old. Why are you still fantasizing about becoming an immortal? When I was your age, I was already married to your father." A gentle voice came from the house.
"That's because my father is the most powerful hunter in the village. I heard that there were many people who wanted to go on blind dates with my father."
The girl giggled. Her expression was very cute. She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she had a pure and cute temperament.
"Girl, who did you hear that from?"
A young woman walked out of the house. Her clothes were simple, but they couldn't hide her beauty. At this moment, she was glaring and pretending to be angry. In her hand was a spatula used for cooking.
The girl was about to speak when a hearty laugh came from outside the door.
"I said it."
The door was pushed open, and a strong middle-aged man walked in. He had a bow and arrows on his shoulder, and he was carrying a dead small beast. There were dried bloodstains on his legs, but it was unknown whether they belonged to the small beast or him.
"Father!" The girl's face was full of surprise. She quickly put down the dustpan and walked forward.
"Wow, it's a leopard. Its fur is so beautiful. This is great." The girl's eyes lit up, and she jumped in joy.
"Why did you go for so long this time? Normally, you would be back in two or three days." The young woman hurriedly walked over and helped the middle-aged man take down the small beast and the bow.
The man rubbed the girl's head and said with a smile, "The girl said she wanted a good fur coat. On the way, we encountered this leopard beast and were delayed in our pursuit."
"What happened to your leg?"
The young woman saw the bloodstain on the man's leg and quickly bent down to look. There was a shallow scratch there.
"It's okay. With Little White here, the wild beasts in the mountain can't hurt me."
As the man laughed, a black shadow suddenly rushed in from outside the gate and pounced on the girl. It stuck out its big tongue and licked her. It was a big black dog.
It's just that it looks like a ferocious tiger. It's very shocking. "
This time, Little White learned to roar like a tiger in the mountains. Sometimes, I really don't understand whether it's a tiger or a dog … "The man looked at the dog and smiled bitterly.
"Little White is so good, so obedient." When the girl heard this, she pushed the big black dog away and stroked its fur.
The mutt seemed to be enjoying it very much. Its body fell down and its belly was exposed. As the girl laughed, she scratched its belly as if she was scratching an itch. It was so comfortable that it let out a series of cooing sounds. It sounded like a tiger.
The family was so happy that they didn't notice a figure in white floating in the sky. Wang Lin looked down and saw the happiness of the family. When he saw the girl's smile, a smile also appeared on his face.
"Little White … I almost forgot that it was also brought here and reincarnated. I just didn't expect it … to be reincarnated to intimidate the big dog … And from the looks of it, it has already become a spirit and has a good cultivation level."
As Wang Lin smiled, the dog lying on the ground turned its eyes. It seemed to see Wang Lin in the sky and revealed a startled expression.
That expression instantly turned into fear. The big dog blinked its eyes, and even its cooing stopped.
"Oh?
You recognized me? "Wang Lin looked at the dog and saw the fear in its eyes. His smile widened.
However, the dog's abnormality didn't attract the attention of the family. That was because the girl was looking at her father and talking intimately.
"Dad, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I became an Immortal."
"Yes, an Immortal is good. Little girl, you will definitely become an Immortal in the future." The man smiled.
"I don't want to be an Immortal. I feel like I've been an Immortal my whole life, but I'm not happy. I've never been happy. Instead, I'm happy now. I'm just dreaming. In any case, I don't want to become an Immortal.
I want to be with Dad and Mom for the rest of my life. "There was a hint of seriousness in the girl's words.
Her words caused Wang Lin to pause. A complicated expression appeared in his eyes as he looked at the girl's happy smile and then at the peaceful mountain village. After a long time, Wang Lin took one last deep look and then disappeared into the sky.
"Perhaps this kind of life is what she wants …."
That night, the girl had another dream. In that dream, she seemed to have another name. She was called Zhou Ru, and there was a black tiger next to her called Whitey. She always liked to bully the tiger and make it stand on its head …. She also had an uncle, who was like a relative to her.
In the dream, the uncle asked her if she wanted to leave with him. She was silent for a long time. After thinking about it for a long time, she told the uncle who was like a relative that she wanted to stay here …. That night, the dog also had a dream. It dreamed that it had become an all-powerful tiger in the world of beasts. It was served by countless female tigers and beasts …. It was a very enjoyable life.
It also dreamed that a man in white appeared in front of it. It knew this man. It was the detestable fellow who had captured it all those years ago. The man gave it some delicious medicinal pills, patted its head, and then left.
"One day, when Zhou Ru wants to pursue her dream, open her memories …" After the man left, these words lingered in the dog's mind and lingered for a long time.
Due to the immortal's large ancestral city in the Central Continent, one could see the sun and moon alternating at the same time. At this moment, the location of the imperial palace in the ancestral city was shrouded in darkness, but it was not dark. There were many lights flashing in the palace.
The entire palace was silent.
A lonely figure walked out from the darkness and looked down at the imperial palace. He stood there for a long time before he took a step forward. The lights in the imperial palace flickered as he descended, and they became even more hazy. It was as if different spaces were overlapping and forming a shadow.
It wasn't until this person stepped onto the square of the palace that the lights slowly returned to normal.
Wang Lin looked at this place. Back then, he had almost died here, and he couldn't take the madman away. He could only watch as the madman turned into a mountain and became an existence that suppressed the 72 continents and fell into eternal slumber.
"When I left, I made a vow that when I return, I will awaken the madman!
No one will be able to stop me! "Wang Lin murmured as he took a step toward the ground.
With that one step, the ground of the entire palace trembled without anyone noticing. What trembled wasn't the actual ground, but the overlapping space.
Wang Lin's surroundings became a blur. His figure flickered and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was at the underground palace!
The entire underground palace was hazy, and it was almost the same as when he arrived. However, of the many mountains on the ground, only one remained.
This mountain pierced the sky and was extremely majestic. Standing outside the mountain, Wang Lin felt the sleeping madman inside.
There were countless restrictions and seals inside and outside the mountain. Even a Grand Empyrean would need a long time to break them.
Wang Lin raised his right hand and waved at the mountain. The mountain rumbled and rapidly collapsed. Large amounts of rubble fell off, and in the blink of an eye, the mountain shrank. All the seals and restrictions disappeared with a wave of Wang Lin's hand.
When the mountain collapsed, the madman's body appeared. He was quietly lying there with his eyes closed. He was asleep, and there were Grand Empyrean fluctuations coming from his body.
Wang Lin walked forward and arrived next to the madman. He squatted down and looked at the sleeping madman. He raised his right hand and pointed to the spot between the madman's eyebrows. The madman's body trembled.
Wang Lin closed his eyes and his divine sense spread out into the madman's body to wake him up.
Time slowly passed, and half an hour passed. Wang Lin opened his eyes and revealed a complicated expression as he looked at the madman. After pondering a bit, he slowly said,
"If you really make this decision, then I choose to respect it … You … Take care." Wang Lin stood up and let out a sigh. He flew into the sky and disappeared from the underground palace.
After Wang Lin left, the madman opened his eyes and looked at where Wang Lin disappeared to for a long, long time.
"I've been muddle-headed my entire life … I've been crazy my entire life … But in the end, I'm still a descendant of the Celestial Ancestor … Lian Daozhen is already dead. If I leave, the celestial clan will … have no emperor.
"I also want to leave this place, leave the Immortal Astral Continent, but since I have the Celestial Ancestor's inheritance, I have the backbone to bear … This is my responsibility.
"I've thought it through during my sleep." The madman sat up and revealed a rare sense of determination as he bitterly muttered.
"Protect the celestial clan and pass down the inheritance for generations. When the day comes that I no longer need to force myself due to my responsibility, Wang Lin, I'll go find you …" The madman stood up. He was wearing a royal robe and a crown. There was no trace of madness on his face and he now had the majesty of a Celestial Emperor.
The fourth night has ended. Fellow cultivators, do you still have monthly votes?