Chapter 317: Ascending to Heaven, Revealing the Truth
Chapter 317: Ascending to Heaven, Revealing the Truth
The base of Jinling Immortal Sect, the magic weapon research laboratory.
The exquisite golden pagoda was placed upright on the bracket and was repeatedly inspected by various scanning instruments.
When the Mother of Mount Li casually threw the exquisite pagoda to Wen Rui, he couldn't help but feel flattered. He wondered why this once pious old woman suddenly changed her nature and showed such overflowing maternal love to him and could pamper him so much.
Generally speaking, when Wen Rui was conducting research on magic weapons, he would always hang a plaque with the words "Retreat" at the door of the laboratory to refuse any disturbance.
But this time was an exception, He Lingyun was with him.
Knowing that the two of them might be together less and more apart in the future, the little sister who had just become an immortal could not help herself. She followed Wen Rui closely, cherishing the time before their separation and wanting to see him as much as possible.
The time left for Wen Rui is actually not short. Given the efficiency of the Heavenly Court, the next messenger will not arrive for at least a year.
That was when Li Jing reported to the Jade Emperor immediately after returning to Heaven. If he had carefully considered his words to cover up his shame and racked his brains on how to report in a way that would not appear so stupid and incompetent, it would probably have taken another year or two.
The window period for studying the Linglong Pagoda is only one or two years. Wen Rui can't ascend to heaven and become a god with this pagoda.
Know when to stop. Although Wen Rui despises Li Jing from head to toe, he cannot go too far and push him into a desperate situation.
Li Jing had no chance of staying in the Heavenly Palace after stealing someone else's treasure and showing off in public. So he made up his mind to go to Lingshan and ask the ancient Buddha Ran Deng to help him, which was also a troublesome matter.
The real owner of the Linglong Pagoda is the ancient Buddha Dipankara. It is ok for Lishan Laomu to detain it for a hundred years, but if she takes it away directly, the ancient Buddha Dipankara will definitely not sit idly by.
Besides, it would be better for a mediocre person like Li Jing who has no morals or talents to continue to stay in the position of commander of the Heavenly Palace garrison.
If he abandoned his post and was replaced by a capable person with real abilities, such as Erlang Xiansheng Zhenjun, it would be very disadvantageous to Wen Rui.
He had originally planned to spend more than a year in seclusion to conduct scientific research, but He Lingyun looked so pitiful, like a puppy about to be abandoned, and Wen Rui really couldn't bear to drive her away.
Fortunately, cranes are quiet by nature. Even in the laboratory, they just watch silently and do not disturb Wen Rui's work.
"If you have anything to say, just say it."
Wen Rui checked the data collected from the Linglong Pagoda on the projection screen and said without turning his head: "With my brain power, I can spend some time chatting with you without affecting my work."
"It's really strange. I have a lot to say, but I don't know how to start."
He Lingyun whispered: "I want to keep you, but I feel it's really unreasonable. You are going to the Heavenly Palace to be crowned as the Great Emperor. How can I ruin your future..."
"You say that as if I really want the title of Great Emperor."
Wen Rui smiled and said, "You have been by my side for so long, don't you know me yet? My lifelong wish is to revive Jiejiao. When Jiejiao flourishes, it will be time for me to retire and find a small world in the heavens to live happily."
He Lingyun showed a look of longing, and said: "I really hope that day will come soon. I don't really want to be a sect leader. I'm really afraid that I won't do a good job and ruin the great foundation you've worked so hard to build."
Today, the Jinling Immortal Sect has quietly become a hidden powerful force spanning the three realms.
Its influence is as vast as that of an octopus, reaching out to the human dynasties, immortal sects, sea creatures from all over the world, monsters from the mountains, and demons from the earth.
If Wen Rui ascends to heaven and becomes a god in the future, then the Heavenly Court will also be infiltrated.
Of course, we have only touched upon it and have not yet gone into depth.
But as time goes on, it continues to develop.
The talents cultivated by the Dandelion Project have spread everywhere, the flesh currency used to control the demons has become popular, the spiritual stone veins have been completely exhausted, and the new energy project has become the only channel for producing spiritual stones. The Jinling Immortal Sect can quietly and completely control the lifeline of the three realms.
It's just like the Hydra in a certain powerful universe. When the time comes, you only need to shout a secret signal and everyone will respond immediately. No one in the world will be unable to intercept it.
However, during the most critical period of rapid development of the Jinling Immortal Sect, Wen Rui had to leave. One can imagine the tremendous pressure that He Lingyun, who took over the position of Sect Leader, was under.
"If love lasts for a long time, how can we live together day and night?"
Wen Rui's words to coax the little girl came out of his mouth, but what he said was also true: "You and I have a lifespan of tens of thousands of years at the least. According to my calculations, the revival of Jiejiao will take three thousand years at most, and a thousand years at the shortest. In the future, we will have plenty of time to be together."
But he concealed the other half of the truth, which is that life is unpredictable and fortune and disaster are hard to predict.
The causal karma of reviving Jiejiao is too enormous. It is a turning point in the destiny of the entire world line, and even a saint may not be able to bear it.
Even though everything seems to be going smoothly now, it is not yet time for the ultimate forces to reveal their cards and fight to the death.
Whether Wen Rui can live to a thousand years later is still unknown.
He Lingyun was in a good mood after being comforted by Wen Rui. He said softly, "It's a deal then. When Jiejiao flourishes, I will also resign from the position of sect leader, and we will go to the small world of the heavens together."
"Of course, I don't want to stay in this wasteland for even a day. The thought of going to heaven and being with a bunch of clay puppets who are just sitting there doing nothing makes me sick from the bottom of my heart."
Wen Rui spoke from the heart for once: "It's a pity that 'most of the time things don't go as planned, but only a few can be shared with others.' Fortunately, you've been by my side all these years, so I have someone to talk to. Otherwise, it would be too tiring to play tricks and scheme with others all day long."
In the past, Wen Rui would not make up sweet words to coax He Lingyun.
It is only natural for a domineering president to harass his secretary. But if he has to make promises to please her, that would be too low.
Even when he was being intimate with her, Wen Rui was not really serious about it. He just treated it as petting a pet to relieve stress.
When Wen Rui is with He Lingyun, his brain's hormone secretion switch is often turned on.
After all, people's hearts are made of flesh and blood. Over time, even if one rationally warns oneself not to become addicted, one will gradually be moved emotionally.
Wen Rui went to the heaven with the intention of causing trouble, big trouble, and sooner or later he would poke a hole in the sky.
If he doesn't cause trouble, his position as a god will be determined and he will be nominated on the List of Gods, and his freedom will be completely restricted, like a monkey wearing a golden hoop, with no way to escape.
Although he said it easily, Wen Rui himself was not confident whether he could come back alive.
The farewell might be forever, so Wen Rui simply said some private words to Junior Sister He, so that he wouldn't be unable to say them in the future.
After hearing these words, He Lingyun felt as if the man she had secretly loved for a long time had confessed his love to her in public. She was so happy that she almost fainted.
How could she guess Wen Rui's complicated thoughts? She just smiled sweetly and moved closer and closer, pressing her whole body against Wen Rui.
"Brother, after becoming an immortal, my body has undergone a great change. My immortal body is fragrant, and my skin is super delicate and elastic."
"Oh, really? Recently, I, Senior Brother, unexpectedly discovered that my body has undergone great changes and has acquired some special talents."
The man and the immortal were sticking together, looking so affectionate, as if they were conducting research in other fields in the magic weapon laboratory.
(End of this chapter)