I asked you to go down the mountain and get married, not to shock the world!

Chapter 1935 Endless Darkness

Chu Huai felt a chill run from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

He finally understood why Chiyang had been guarding this place for 73,000 years.

It's not that he doesn't want to leave, it's that he can't leave. He can't even die; he can only sit here, day after day, year after year, for thousands and thousands of years!

Until Heaven finally couldn't bear to watch any longer and took his life.

For a moment, Chu Huai's voice trembled: "Senior...you..."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Chi Yang suddenly interrupted him, a sharp glint flashing in his crimson eyes, "Since you're here, do something for me."

Chu Huai was taken aback: "What is it?"

Chi Yang stared at him and said, word by word, "Take over from me and guard this door."

Chu Huai felt as if his mind had exploded with a buzzing sound.

To replace him? To stay here? For 70,000 years?

"No, no, no..." He waved his hands repeatedly, his face deathly pale. "Senior, what are you joking about? I'm only in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, how could I possibly..."

"Mid-stage Nascent Soul is enough."

Chi Yang interrupted him, "When I first came here, I was only at the late Nascent Soul stage. In these 70,000 years, I have long since reached the threshold of Mahayana. But what's the use? I can't walk, I can't move, I can't die. No matter how high my cultivation is, I'm just a prisoner sitting here."

He stared at Chu Huai, his eyes flickering with fire:

“You are young, have potential, and are the successor of Cangming. As long as you are willing to stay, I can pass on all my knowledge to you, allowing you to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and even reach the Body Integration stage in the shortest possible time. At that time, you will be able to guard this gate.”

Chu Huai opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that his mind was completely blank.

Stay?

Guard it for 70,000 years?

What will happen to Wan Chuan Sect? What will happen to Xuan Tian Sect? What will happen to Ming Chuan?

“Senior…” he began with difficulty, “I…”

You don't need to answer now.

Chi Yang suddenly waved his hand, the flames in his eyes dimming slightly. "I have waited for 73,000 years, a little longer won't make a difference. Take your time to think it over, and tell me when you've made up your mind."

After saying that, he closed his eyes again, as if he had fallen asleep.

Chu Huai stood there, completely dumbfounded.

Just then, a voice suddenly came from behind:

"He won't stay."

Chu Huai suddenly turned around.

At the entrance of the stone chamber, Master Lingxu stood there, his face frighteningly pale, but his eyes were surprisingly bright!

Chi Yang slowly opened his eyes and looked at the uninvited guest.

"Peak of the Nascent Soul stage...who are you?"

Master Lingxu walked to Chu Huai's side, patted him on the shoulder, and then looked at the blazing sun on the high platform, speaking slowly and deliberately:

"I've come to take you out of here."

Chi Yang paused for a moment, then laughed with a mocking yet sorrowful tone: "Take me out? Do you think I don't want to leave? If I take just three steps away from this door, the seal will loosen, and Gui Xu will take advantage of the situation. Take me out? You make it sound so easy."

Master Lingxu did not refute, but instead asked, "What if another gatekeeper comes to replace you?"

Chi Yang's pupils contracted slightly.

"What did you say?"

Master Lingxu took a deep breath and spoke slowly and deliberately:

“That kid Mingchuan has already found the Order Token. And the Cangming Token is right here. The remaining four will be found sooner or later. When all seven tokens are gathered and the seven gatekeepers are in their positions, you can leave this place.”

Chi Yang fell silent.

He stared at Master Lingxu, and for the first time, a glimmer of hope appeared in his blood-red eyes!

But then, the light dimmed again.

"All seven tokens gathered?" he murmured. "When will that be? Ten thousand years? Twenty thousand years?"

"It won't take that long."

Master Lingxu's voice was firm, "That kid Mingchuan is someone who can create miracles. You don't understand him, but I do. As long as he's alive, nothing is impossible."

Chi Yang shut up...

Even in the complete silence around him, Chu Huai could still sense the change in this person's emotions.

He definitely doesn't need to stay.

Chi Yang must have already been tempted.

Sure enough, three breaths later, Chi Yang looked up and said, "Good! Just because you were able to come in and find me, I can trust you. I'm willing to wait a little longer."

"But you must hurry back and tell your friend Mingchuan that I don't have much time left, so tell him to hurry up."

Chu Huai was stunned: "You..."

"I have been holding on for 73,000 years."

Chi Yang lowered his head, looking at his withered hands. "How much longer can I hold on? I don't know myself. Maybe a thousand years, maybe a hundred years, maybe... tomorrow."

He looked up at Chu Huai and suddenly smiled:

"So, tell him to hurry up."

Chu Huai felt a weight on his heart. He couldn't make a 100% promise, but he still nodded firmly: "I will, senior."

Chi Yang didn't say anything more.

He closed his eyes again, as if he had fallen back into that slumber that had lasted for more than 70,000 years.

Chu Huai and Lingxu Zhenren exchanged a glance, then turned and walked out of the stone chamber.

As I reached the door, Chi Yang's voice suddenly came from behind me:

"Oh, right, tell that kid named Mingchuan—"

Chu Huai stopped and turned to look at him.

Chi Yang kept his eyes closed, but a faint smile played at the corners of his lips:

"That woman, Yueyao, is dangerous. It's not a good thing if she finds me."

"But it's not a bad thing if she finds me."

"It depends on how you use it."

Chu Huai was stunned.

He wanted to ask something more, but Chi Yang had already stopped speaking.

The gaunt figure sat cross-legged on the high platform, motionless, as if truly asleep.

Chu Huai took a deep breath, turned around and walked outside.

Behind me, the massive stone gate stood silently, the light from the cracks flickering as if telling a story in silence.

He didn't know how he got out of that stone chamber.

My legs moved mechanically, each step feeling like walking on cotton, soft and unreliable.

The scenes that had just happened kept replaying in my mind.

After a long while, Chu Huai finally couldn't help but turn around and take a look.

Behind them was endless darkness; the stone chamber had completely disappeared from sight.

But the blazing sun was still there, and that withered figure still sat cross-legged on the high platform, guarding the door, waiting for liberation that might never come...

"Kid, stop looking."

The voice of Master Lingxu came from ahead, carrying weariness and a certain indescribable emotion.

"You can't help him now. All you can do is hurry back and tell Mingchuan."

Chu Huai snapped out of his daze and quickened his pace to catch up.

They groped their way forward in the darkness.

When Chu Huai came, he felt that the road was endless, but when he returned, it seemed that he had arrived at the cave entrance in the blink of an eye.

When that crimson fiery dome reappeared before his eyes, Chu Huai felt as if he had been transported to another world.