#1040 - Falling into the Mortal Realm

Jun Wuxie had a bad feeling in his heart and quickly entered the house, arriving in front of Jing Ya's boudoir.

"Aunt Jing, I'm back."

He knocked on the door, and soon a surprised voice came from inside: "Aunt Jing knows, I heard you talking to them in the front yard a long time ago. It's just that Aunt Jing is at a critical juncture in her cultivation and didn't come out to see you right away. You won't be angry with Aunt Jing, will you?"

"Aunt Jing, open the door."

He couldn't seem to hear anything unusual in her voice, but the fact that she said she was cultivating and wouldn't come out to see him was unusual in itself.

He knew her too well.

After being away for so long, her reaction shouldn't be like this after returning. Even if she was cultivating, she would stop immediately.

"Aunt Jing is in the middle of cultivation and can't stop now. It will take some time."

Jing Ya's voice was apologetic.

Hearing this, Jun Wuxie no longer sought her consent and blasted the door open with a palm, rushing in.

Jing Ya, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, was startled when she saw him rushing in. Her breath didn't stabilize, and it surged back into her body. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and her body swayed, almost unable to sit still.

"Aunt Jing!"

Jun Wuxie's expression changed, and he quickly rushed forward, supporting her as she leaned against him. Life essence continuously poured into her body, and he condensed a drop of life blood essence, injecting it into her body and helping her refine it, using its vitality to nourish her internal organs and limbs.

He secretly checked her physical condition and found that her original source injury, which had been somewhat repaired, had actually expanded again.

Although the situation was still better than the earliest time, her current realm had recovered to the Saint King Realm, and the energy in her body was much stronger than before, making it difficult for her current physical condition to withstand this energy.

"How could this be!"

His face was ugly. With Aunt Jing's personality, she was not a rash person, and she was originally a Saint Emperor Realm powerhouse, so she should be very aware of her own situation. Therefore, it was definitely not because of repairing the origin and forcibly raising the realm that led to this result.

"Wuxie, don't worry, Aunt Jing is fine."

She looked at him with a pale face and a solemn expression, her eyes full of apology, feeling very guilty for making him worry again.

"What exactly is going on? Tell me!"

Jun Wuxie looked at her, knowing that there must be something strange about this.

Jing Ya shook her head gently, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

"Aunt Jing!" Jun Wuxie wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said, "Didn't you say you would listen to me in everything? Tell me, what exactly is going on, okay?"

Jing Ya was silent for a moment, then said weakly: "It's the people from the Demon Race, they found me."

"What?"

Jun Wuxie's expression instantly changed.

"But you don't have to worry, they haven't confirmed it yet, so they haven't reported this matter…"

Jing Ya said that last month, someone from the Demon Race quietly entered the Azure Cloud Cave Heaven, trying to get close to True Martial Peak, and was detected by her divine sense.

So, she led the Demon Race people out of the Azure Cloud Cave Heaven and killed them outside.

She learned from the sea of ​​consciousness memories of those Demon Race people that it was when she was in Qingyang City that someone from the Demon Race saw her.

It's just that those people didn't think much about it at the time, but later they felt more and more that something was wrong, so they wanted to come and find out. Once the identity was confirmed, they would report this matter to the Teng lineage of the Holy Son of the Demon Race Holy Land.

"How could the Demon Race in Qingzhou know what you look like?"

"Aunt Jing is the previous generation Saintess. How could the demons of the world not know what the previous generation Saintess looks like? It's just that they didn't think I would be here at the time, and only thought it was someone with a similar appearance. Later, they felt that something was wrong, and they secretly received a wanted order from the Demon Race Holy Land, so they thought of coming to confirm."

Hearing this, Jun Wuxie's expression became serious, and he said: "Then, in that case, there were other Demon Race people who saw you at that time and also suspected you?"

"There shouldn't be any more." Jing Ya shook her head and said, "At least in their memories, no other Demon Race people saw me. This matter can be temporarily concluded."

"It's all my fault for being away for too long and not being able to protect Aunt Jing…"

Jun Wuxie blamed himself. Her situation was already very bad, and she had finally recovered a little, but as a result, she suffered backlash due to high-intensity combat.

It seems that those Demon Race people should be very strong, otherwise she wouldn't have taken the risk of backlash to take action. It would have been fine to let Master Chengyuan Zhenren take action directly.

From this, it can be imagined that Master could not kill those Demon Race people, so she had to take action herself.

"I knew you would blame yourself, so Aunt Jing didn't want to tell you, but you insisted on breaking into Aunt Jing's boudoir…"

She was a little helpless and stopped talking about this topic, and said: "I heard your senior brothers and sisters talk about your affairs in Guancheng City, saying that you accepted the Trial Tower. The more you show your edge, the more dangerous your situation will be…"

Jun Wuxie pondered for a while and said: "Is Aunt Jing worried about the Soul Hunting Hall?"

Jing Ya nodded slightly, which was exactly what she was worried about.

The Soul Hunting Hall specializes in hunting excellent ancient bloodline holders in the world.

In this prosperous world that is now unfolding, they may not be very interested in people who have just entered the legend, but they will definitely be interested in eternal legends.

His performance in Guancheng City will definitely spread further and further over time.

There should be no Soul Hunting Hall branch in Qingzhou, but there will definitely be a Soul Hunting Hall intelligence agency.

Once the Soul Hunting Hall gets the news, the Soul Hunting Hall branch closest to Qingzhou will most likely send Soul Hunters to hunt him down.

"What about the Soul Hunting Hall? They can't do anything to me." Jun Wuxie said here, looking at Jing Ya very seriously, and said: "Promise me, before your origin has been mostly repaired, you are not allowed to fight with anyone! Even if the Demon Race people find out your identity, you are not allowed to take action, wait for me to come back and deal with it!"

"How can this work? If they report my news to the Teng lineage of the Holy Son of the Demon Race Holy Land, we will all face endless pursuit. Aunt Jing's realm has not recovered now, and your realm is still low, so you can't cope with it at all."

"Aunt Jing, the consequences of fighting people in your current situation are very serious. At that time, there may be no chance for repair. I can't bear such consequences! As for the Teng lineage of the Holy Son, if they really find out, I have my own way to deal with it, you don't have to worry about it."

"How will you deal with it? Not to mention a Saint Emperor, even if a Tyrant Saint comes…"

"When their Tyrant Saint arrives, I may not be able to deal with it. As for the Saint Emperor, as long as he dares to come, I have a way to kill him! Aunt Jing, do you still remember the Pavilion Master of the Ice Heart Pavilion?"

He didn't want to say this, but in order to reassure her, he had to take it out now.

"Are you talking about Mu Ciyin?"

A strange look flashed in Jing Yi's eyes. Of course he knew Mu Ciyin. The Pavilion Master of the Ice Heart Pavilion was famous all over the world. Who didn't know her?

She still remembered that when she was in the Lower Realm, Mu Ciyin went to the Lower Realm and took away the entire Ice Cloud Tower. Before that, she had met with Jun Wuxie alone on the Ice Lake.

"I am Mu Ciyin's chief direct disciple."

"Wh...what?"

Jing Ya was stunned, staring blankly at him, unable to recover for a long time.

She felt a little dazed. Mu Ciyin's chief direct disciple?

The world knows that Mu Ciyin has never accepted a disciple.

There are many proud daughters of heaven in the Ice Heart Pavilion, with amazing talents, but Mu Ciyin has never accepted anyone as a disciple.

The most important thing is that the Ice Heart Pavilion has only had women since ancient times, and there has never been a man.

Men can't even set foot there!

But Mu Ciyin actually accepted Wuxie as a direct disciple. This is really big news, which made her unbelievable.

"Aunt Jing, you didn't hear wrong, Mu Ciyin is my master."

As Jun Wuxie spoke, he reached into his collar and pulled out an ice crystal pendant.

"This is… Ciyin Ice Heart Pendant?"

She took the ice crystal pendant in her hand and saw the words Ciyin engraved on it, and immediately looked at him with strange eyes.

Jun Wuxie felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her like this, "Aunt Jing, why are you looking at me like this?"

"She… actually gave you the Ciyin Ice Heart Pendant! Wuxie, do you know what this means? This is Mu Ciyin's only token. Everyone in the Ice Heart Pavilion sees this pendant as if they see the Pavilion Master!"

This ice crystal pendant actually has such a big meaning?

According to Aunt Jing, this pendant is equivalent to the Pavilion Master's identity token, which is a symbol of the power of the Ice Heart Pavilion.

"This Ciyin Ice Heart Pendant is said to have been worn by Mu Ciyin on her neck for hundreds of thousands of years. I really didn't expect that she would give you this thing. It seems that in her heart, your position has become irreplaceable…"

Jun Wuxie stood there in a daze. He really didn't expect that this pendant would have such a big background. "She only said at the time that this was an ice crystal jade pendant and asked me to carry it with me and keep it safe. If necessary, I only need to call her name to it, and she will come at the first time. I didn't expect it to be the Pavilion Master's token…"

"So that's how it is…" Aunt Jing suddenly understood, "She gave you the Ciyin Ice Heart Pendant when she was in the Lower Realm. She should have wanted to give you a life-saving charm in the torrent of the doomsday. Because only this thing that has been worn by her for hundreds of thousands of years and has the same and connected aura as her can sense it across the world barrier, which is enough to prove how much she values ​​you."

Jing Ya suddenly chuckled here, "That proud Mu Ciyin would actually break the iron rule set by the Ice Heart Pavilion since its founding and accept a man like you as a disciple. If this matter is known to the world, I am afraid that the entire starry sky will be a sensation. And at that time, you will become the object of jealousy and hatred of countless men…"

Jun Wuxie was speechless and said: "Aunt Jing, you are only slightly better, and you are already in the mood to tease me, right?"

“Jing Yi isn't teasing you. Did you think Aunt Jing was joking with you?” Jing Ya's pale face lost its smile, and she said, “It's best not to reveal that you are a disciple of Mu Ciyin. Do you know who is considered the most beautiful woman under the stars in our Upper Realm?”

“Could it be Master Ciyin?”

Jun Wuxie was stunned. So, people in the Upper Realm are this bored? Could it be that they even have a Starry Sky Beauty Ranking List?

“That's right, it's her, the number one beauty under the stars, Iceheart Fairy Mu Ciyin. Since her fleeting appearance three hundred thousand years ago, she has topped the list. After disappearing for hundreds of thousands of years, no one has been able to dethrone her, and she has dominated the list for three hundred thousand years. So, think about how many people under the stars regard her as their goddess. How many people want to be her disciples but cannot? Suddenly, you, a direct disciple, appear. Won't you become the target of public criticism?”

“This…” Jun Wuxie touched his nose, a helpless wry smile on his face. “It might really be troublesome. I'm helpless too.”

Saying that, he looked at Jing Ya with a smile and said, “Aunt Jing, where do you rank on the Starry Sky Beauty List?”

Hearing this, Jing Ya couldn't help but look at him with a smile. Despite her pale face, she still possessed beauty capable of captivating a nation. “Where do you think Aunt Jing should rank?”

“I think Aunt Jing should rank second.”

Hearing him say this, Jing Ya felt secretly pleased. All women like to be praised, especially by those close to them. She was no exception, but she deliberately said, “You're just flattering Aunt Jing. Am I really that beautiful?”

“Of course. Captivating, peerless, such words are created to describe women like Aunt Jing.”

A touch of blush appeared on Jing Ya's pale face. She tapped his forehead with her jade-like fingertip and said, “Silver tongue. Do you often praise other women like this? Were your imperial consorts won over by your sweet words?”

“Was I?” Jun Wuxie said innocently, “I'm just telling the truth, okay? Are people not allowed to tell the truth these days?”

“Oh, you, when you're not serious, you're just glib. I can tell just by how you interact with Qingyu.”

“Ahem, Aunt Jing, can we not talk about Qingyu? Let's talk about where you rank.”

Jun Wuxie was a little embarrassed. His and Ling Qingyu's way of interacting was very special. When they were together, they didn't feel awkward.

But if Jing Ya brought it up, he would feel a little embarrassed.

After all, this was Qingyu's own aunt.

Jing Ya sighed and said, “Aunt Jing can't rank second, only barely third.”

Then she smiled and said, “Actually, these are just lists created by some boring organization in the starry sky.”

“What organization?”

Jun Wuxie couldn't help but be curious. What kind of organization had the means to know which women under the stars were beautiful?

His master, Mu Ciyin, only made a fleeting appearance three hundred thousand years ago, yet she was discovered by that organization and her beauty was pushed to the top of the list.

“That organization has a very special name—Fallen Red Dust. From time to time, they release news under the stars, very mysterious. No one knows where their headquarters is, not even their branches on various ancient life stars.”

Fallen Red Dust?

Jun Wuxie frowned slightly and said, “This name is not only special, but as a normal person, it sounds a little abnormal.”

“It is a bit abnormal. It doesn't sound like a good organization. But from ancient times to the present, they have never participated in worldly disputes, only releasing Starry Sky Beauty Ranking Lists or some major events in the starry sky.”

“I see.”

Jun Wuxie responded casually, but couldn't help but ponder.

Fallen Red Dust, was this name just chosen at random?

Such a mysterious and vast organization, capable of knowing the affairs of the starry sky, showed how wide their distribution was and how great their energy was.

Such an organization must have a deep meaning behind its name.

People in the Upper Realm were used to their image of transcending the world and not participating in worldly disputes, so they wouldn't think deeply, because time had proven that they were non-contending.

But were they really non-contending?

Just like the Heavenly Purity Sect in the Lower Realm, since ancient times, they had been the righteous image of guarding the order of the cultivation world, but in the end, in the final flourishing age, the truth completely subverted their previously established image.

“Master Ciyin was targeted by the people of Fallen Red Dust back then. According to her, she was very careful and cautious back then, and shouldn't have been, but then she was hunted down.”

Fallen Red Dust… Fallen Red Dust… World-Cleansing Iceheart… Heart like still water… Without desires or wants…

As Jun Wuxie thought, his eyebrows couldn't help but twitch fiercely.

“Aunt Jing, have you ever been inexplicably hunted down by mysterious people in the Upper Realm before?”

“Hunted down?” Jing Ya thought for a moment, then shook her head, “There have been hunts, but there haven't been any inexplicable hunts by mysterious people.”

“Then have other women on the Starry Sky Beauty List been hunted down?”

“Maybe.” Jing Ya wasn't very sure, “I've only heard about such news. It is said that since ancient times, many people on the Starry Sky Beauty List have mysteriously disappeared, and they were all strong people with not low realms, above the Saint Ancestor realm, but I don't know if it's true.”

“Later, did those missing people never have any news again? Was there any news about who did it?”

“Some people speculate that it may have been done by the Human World. The Human World is an ancient and mysterious organization, but a long time ago, I heard that they had declined in the struggle with their opponents.”

Jing Ya explained that the reason why there was news that it might have been done by the Human World was because among the women who were besieged, strong people suspected of being from the Human World had appeared, killed the besiegers, and took away those women, and then no more news was heard.

“Alright, Aunt Jing, you rest, I won't disturb you anymore.”

Jun Wuxie helped her lie down on the bed, covered her with the quilt, tucked in the corners, and said, “Aunt Jing, get a good night's sleep. The life blood essence I left in your body will automatically nourish your body and origin. Don't take action anymore, or I'll really get angry.”

After saying that, he turned to leave, but felt his hand being grabbed. He couldn't help but turn back to look at her in confusion.

Jing Ya gazed at him gently and said, “Aunt Jing won't make you worry anymore.”

Hearing her say that, Jun Wuxie smiled knowingly, put her hand back into the quilt, and said, “I know, rest well.”

Leaving Jing Ya's boudoir and closing the door, the smile on Jun Wuxie's face gradually faded away, and his expression gradually became solemn.

The conversation with Aunt Jing earlier made him feel a sense of crisis for no reason.

The source of that sense of crisis was precisely the organization called Fallen Red Dust.

As for the Human World, he didn't feel any danger, but it was Fallen Red Dust, which published the Starry Sky Beauty List, that he always felt was not so simple.

Could it be that the original intention of such an ancient and mysterious organization was to be idle and study which women under the stars looked the best every day, and then publish it for the world to discuss?

This was obviously impossible.

Fallen Red Dust was also non-contending, neither participating in worldly disputes nor standing up to resist the darkness in the doomsday torrent.

Then what was the meaning of their existence?