#369 - Chapter 369: The Legacy of the Lord of Heaven and Earth

Inside the Hall of Celestial Supremacy.

Ye Kong and Ye Ling stood outside the hall entrance, watching Hong and the others dissipate.

“Hong is gone, never to return,” Ye Ling murmured.

At that moment, all things simultaneously voiced their farewell.

“Respectfully seeing off the Ruler of Heaven and Earth!”

Throughout the cultivation world, whether human or demon, all who could speak uttered their farewells.

They didn't know why they were shouting, but they inexplicably felt a sense of sorrow, unable to resist crying out, respectfully seeing off the figure in the sky.

When Hong dissipated, the entire world seemed to fall into absolute stillness, without a single sound.

Raindrops fell from the sky, but there was no sound of rain; it was like a misty drizzle, silent and still.

The entire world seemed to have lost its color, leaving only a monochrome scene of black and white.

This entire process lasted for three minutes.

The world gradually returned to normal, and the crowd no longer felt that sense of sorrow, each going about their business.

Only the resurrected great powers remained kneeling.

They were ancient great powers who had witnessed Hong's greatness.

Back in the Hall of Celestial Supremacy.

Ye Kong comforted the saddened Ye Ling.

“Alright, don’t be sad. Hong told me before that he left something for you in the back garden. I’ll take you to see it.”

The throne suddenly rotated, and the gem on the throne emitted light, projecting a portal.

Ye Kong opened the door, took Ye Ling, and stepped into the back garden.

The world behind the Hall of Celestial Supremacy was a small world of its own.

In this small world, there was a huge pond covered with a thin layer of immortal mist, with many blooming lotus flowers within.

Around the pond, there were also many peculiar plants, but very few buildings.

Ye Ling walked to the edge of the pond, took off her shoes, revealing her jade-like feet, and gently stepped on the lotus leaves, gracefully walking towards the center.

In the middle of the pond, there was a very tall lotus flower, but it had not yet bloomed, its petals seeming to envelop something.

Ye Kong glanced at it and then wandered around the perimeter of the pond, walking to the only house and pushing the door open to enter.

Inside, it was like a study, with bookshelves all around, filled with various books.

Ye Kong randomly grabbed a book, sat down in a chair, and began to read.

The words in the book were all ancient characters, quite profound and difficult to understand. Ye Kong read for a long time, only to realize that he couldn't understand a single word.

“Forget it, I’ll let Ye Ling read it later.”

Ye Kong placed the book back on the shelf, then walked around the study, confirming that there was nothing else inside, before walking out.

Meanwhile, Ye Ling had already reached the center of the pond, reaching out to touch the lotus flower in the middle.

As her hand landed on the lotus petals, the lotus slowly opened, revealing a ball of purple light.

Ye Kong approached and took a closer look, and it seemed there was a cub within the purple light, he didn’t know what kind of cub it was.

Ye Ling reached out and touched the cub, and the cub awoke from its slumber. The purple light on its body dissipated, turning into purple fur.

The cub opened its large, watery eyes, looked at Ye Ling, and then jumped onto Ye Ling’s body.

Ye Ling teased the cub for a moment, then placed it on her shoulder.

“What is that thing?” Ye Kong asked.

“A Purple Spirit Beast,” Ye Ling replied.

“It’s a rare spirit beast, with only a certain probability of being born under the nourishment of pure spiritual power.”

After hearing Ye Ling's explanation, Ye Kong looked at the small Purple Spirit Beast and asked, “What’s it good for?”

“It’s very useful. It can purify the spiritual power of heaven and earth, and it can also grow, with a very high upper limit,” Ye Ling explained.

She stepped on the lotus leaves and walked towards Ye Kong.

“So, this is the thing Hong left for you,” Ye Kong said, looking at Ye Ling.

“Yes,” Ye Ling nodded.

This Purple Spirit Beast was not only cute, but also converted whatever it ate into spiritual power and emitted it. Even if carried around, it could continuously absorb the spiritual power of heaven and earth, converting it into pure spiritual power to feed back to its master.

Moreover, its growth potential was very high, and it didn't need special feeding; it could grow on its own.

Spirit beasts absorbed the purest spiritual power of heaven and earth, nurtured into being, just like Ye Ling.

Ye Ling was also the spirit of all things, and spirit beasts were also manifestations of spiritual power.

“Looks pretty good,” Ye Kong reached out and poked it.

The Purple Spirit Beast directly left Ye Ling and jumped onto Ye Kong’s shoulder. It could sense that the spiritual power on Ye Kong’s body was purer and more abundant than Ye Ling’s.

Ye Ling looked at Ye Kong, who was playing with the Purple Spirit Beast, and then looked back at the pond.

“Ye Kong!” Ye Ling called out.

“Huh?”

“Splash!”

Before Ye Kong could react, Ye Ling grabbed him and pulled him into the pond.

Ye Kong originally wanted to teach Ye Ling a lesson, but he saw many crystal-clear jade lotus roots in the pond.

“So, you pulled me in just to have me help you dig lotus roots?”

Ye Kong said, looking at Ye Ling, then sank to the bottom of the pond to dig up the lotus roots.

“Take them back for my disciples to eat,” Ye Kong thought to himself.

Ye Ling looked at Ye Kong digging lotus roots, and was completely stunned.

She originally wanted to pull Ye Kong into the water to play with him, but she didn't expect there to be jade lotus roots at the bottom of the pond.

But thinking of Ye Kong’s cooking skills, Ye Ling still submerged in the water, silently following behind Ye Kong.

“Ye Ling, do you think it would be a little bad if I dug them all up?” Ye Kong looked at Ye Ling, feeling a little embarrassed if he dug them all up.

“What’s there to be embarrassed about? Hong is already dead, and everything here was left to me by her, so it’s mine,” Ye Ling said.

“Yours, then it’s okay.”

Ye Kong started digging without worry.

“Ye Kong, you can transplant some and plant them in your Sea of Bitterness,” Ye Ling said.

“That’s also an option,” Ye Kong nodded.

These lotus flowers were very beautiful and had many uses. If planted in the Sea of Bitterness, they could maintain the freshness of the jade lotus roots, and maybe even allow him to eat lotus seeds.

Just as Ye Kong was thinking, he suddenly felt his back sink, followed by a pair of jade arms hooking around his neck.

“You’re so old, and you still want me to carry you?” Ye Kong said grumpily.

“I can’t swim.”

“Then how can you talk underwater?”

Ye Kong carried Ye Ling and swam upwards.

They swam all the way to the shore before Ye Ling let go of Ye Kong.

Ye Kong used spiritual power to evaporate the water from his body, then turned to look at Ye Ling. Her whole body was soaked, highlighting her perfect figure.

“In that study, there are books left by Hong, all in ancient characters. I can’t understand them. We’ll take them back together later,” Ye Kong said to Ye Ling, then used spiritual power to dry the moisture on Ye Ling’s body.

“Okay,” Ye Ling nodded.

“You go move the books, I’ll move the lotus flowers. Tonight, we can eat jade lotus root,” Ye Kong said with a smile.

“Okay,” Ye Ling nodded and walked into the study.

The Purple Spirit Beast looked at Ye Ling, then looked at Ye Kong, and finally landed on Ye Kong’s shoulder.