Chapter 3238 Return

Hidden Domain.

“Now I understand why the golden cicada was so certain that the Great Silence Unlife Calamity originated from the All-Wonder Dominion...” Chen Linkong let out a soft sigh.

Many years ago, he had searched tirelessly for the mastermind behind the epochal calamity. It was the golden cicada who told him that the calamity was tied to the All-Wonder Dominion.

Now that he finally understood, his emotions only grew heavier, more complicated than before.

“Fellow Daoist, the golden cicada never truly meant us harm. Let us not dwell on him any longer.” Bodhi spoke with a faint smile, though a trace of complexity flickered in his eyes.

The golden cicada...was a fellow daoist neither he nor Chen Linkong would ever forget. As the two conversed, Lin Xun arrived with Xia Zhi and informed them of his decision to leave and return home. Neither Bodhi nor Chen Linkong showed any surprise.

The affairs of the All-Wonder Dominion had come to an end. Given Lin Xun’s nature, it was only natural that he would return to his homeland to reunite with his family and friends. At the very least, he would make arrangements for them before devoting himself fully to reshaping the Dao of Life within the All-Wonder Dominion.

Chen Linkong chuckled warmly. “Young Friend Lin, when you and Miss Xia Zhi are wed, don’t forget to send me an invitation.”

“Of course,” Lin Xun replied with a smile.

Xia Zhi’s lips curved into a faint smile as well.

Lin Xun then turned to Bodhi. “Master, I’ll have to trouble you to look after the old friends who remain in the All-Wonder Dominion.”

He was referring to Lone Man, Elder Seer, Xing Jianxia, ​​Fu Nanli, Ren Futian, and the others.

Bodhi nodded with a gentle smile. “On your way, don’t forget to visit the Sea of ​​Fate to see your fellow senior brothers and sisters, so they won’t have to worry about us anymore.”

“I understand,” Lin Xun said, nodding.

That very day, he departed the All-Wonder Dominion with Xia Zhi.

......

Kunlun Dominion, the Sea of Fate.

Spirit Martial World.

Beside a quiet stream, Ruo Su sat in contemplation, speaking softly with Zhong Qiu.

“For the past few days, I’ve felt an inexplicable unease...though I cannot say why.”

After a pause, she continued, her brows faintly knit, “I’ve calculated it again and again. Within the Sea of ​​Fate, all potential threats were eradicated before Little Junior Brother left. There should be nothing capable of bringing disaster upon us. As for Fourth Junior Brother, he is in seclusion within the Return Dominion. With his wisdom and strength, even if danger arises, he will surely resolve it.”

Zhong Qiu frowned slightly. “Then...are you worried about Little Junior Brother and Master?”

Ruo Su nodded heavily.

“A feeling of unease does not necessarily mean something has gone wrong,” Zhong Qiu said gently. “Don’t let your thoughts run too far.”

Ruo Su gave a faint nod. “I only hope that when Little Junior Brother returns one day, he can bring back all those junior brothers and sisters who perished in the past.”

Zhong Qiu sighed softly. “That will not be easy. They are not like Eldest Senior Brother. Too much time has passed...their remaining vitality is nearly gone. To bring them back...would be extraordinarily difficult.”

At that moment, a voice rang out with a light laugh, “Second Senior Brother...that is no longer a difficult task for me.”

Little Junior Brother!

Startled, both Ruo Su and Zhong Qiu shot to their feet. Before they could react further, a figure had already appeared.

“You...when did you return?” Ruo Su exclaimed, her voice filled with astonishment, almost unable to believe her own eyes.

Counting the days, it had been just over ten years since Lin Xun left the Sea of ​​Fate and journeyed to the All-Wonder Dominion.

“Everything has been settled,” he said simply, “So I came back.”

He then briefly recounted his experiences in the All-Wonder Dominion one by one without embellishment, but his story still set Ruo Su and Zhong Qiu’s hearts racing. When they finally heard of the deaths of the golden cicada, Alpha Origin, and Taishang, a wave of relief washed over them, followed by a deep, unspoken emotion.

“Wait here, I’ll call the others.” With that, Ruo Su hurried off.

Before long, Lin Xun met his other senior brothers and sisters, Li Xuanwei, Jun Huan, Blazing Jun, Clairvoyant, Xue Ya, Qing Ting, Pu Zhen, Well Moon, Cheng Yu, and the others. However, his eldest senior brother was nowhere to be seen.

This puzzled Lin Xun. After asking around, he learned that just yesterday, their eldest senior brother had already left the Sea of ​​Fate, riding the Great Dao Fate Lotus to the All-Wonder Dominion.

For a moment, Lin Xun was at a loss for words. Then he smiled faintly. Since he would return to the All-Wonder Dominion himself, their reunion was only a matter of time.

That evening, a grand banquet was held. The successors of Fangchun Mountain gathered together, raising their cups and conversing freely, utterly at ease. Only after the feast came to an end did Lin Xun quietly make his decision. He would bring back to life those senior brothers and sisters who had perished long ago.

Within a great hall, Zhong Qiu, Ruo Su and the others stood to one side, holding their breath, not daring to speak.

Lin Xun stood alone at the center of the hall. His sleeves billowed softly. From him, strands of obscure and mysterious dao light of reincarnation began to flow forth. Within it, one could almost glimpse endless time and space revolving, shifting, and intertwining.

In Lin Xun’s hands were relics left behind by his fallen senior brothers and sisters. Sensing the lingering aura within those relics, he closed his eyes and released his spirit sense. Guided by those faint traces, it plunged into the cycle of reincarnation, tracing back through the river of time, wandering through its vast and unfathomable depths.

Moments passed. With a thought, a strand of Nirvana power flowed from his fingertips. Amid a drifting rain of radiance, a figure slowly began to take shape: a man clad in a black crown and daoist robe, his bearing poised and dignified.

“Junior Brother Xuan Kong!” Zhong Qiu, Ruo Su, and the others cried out in trembling voices, unable to contain their excitement. They immediately recognized the man: Xuan Kong, the forty-ninth successor.

Even in their excitement, they dared not step forward. Lin Xun was still continuing. Before long, his fingertips flickered once more. Amid the drifting rain of light, the figure of another man took shape. He had honest features and was clad in a simple cloth robe.

“Junior Brother Ge Yupu!”

This time, even Zhong Qiu and the others could no longer suppress their emotions. Smiles broke across their faces as their excitement surged. Their hearts pounded wildly and their minds nearly reeled. This power of ‘bringing the dead back to life’ was not just a clever trick, but simply a reversal of life and death, the reclaiming of life from the gasp of death!

In the moments that followed, one figure after another emerged amid the cascading rain of light. Among them were Ji Xiu, the fourteenth successor, Wu Zang, the twenty-sixth successor, Wen Liu, the thirty-seventh successor, Gu Qingqu, the forty-first successor, and Xuan Yuanzi, the forty-fourth successor.

After bringing all his fallen senior brothers and sisters back to life, Lin Xun swept his sleeve. Streams of spiritual essence surged forth, flowing into their minds.

At once, Ge Yupu, Xuan Kong and the others opened their eyes, as if waking from a dream. Zhong Qiu, Ruo Su, and the others could no longer restrain their excitement and rushed forward.

“Junior Brother Ge, do you still remember us?”

“Haha! Senior Brother Ji Xiu, why are you so startled? Can it be that you can’t believe you’re alive?”

“Senior Brother Wu Zang, there’s something I’ve never told you...now I finally have the chance! That debt you owe me...you’re not getting away with it this time!”

The hall erupted with laughter and excited voices, brimming with joy and disbelief. Lin Xun stood quietly to one side, watching it all unfold. A deep sense of warmth filled his heart.

“I should find the time to bring back my family and friends as well...” He muttered softly to himself.

He remained in the Sea of ​​Fate for several more days. Only after bidding farewell to his senior brothers and sisters of Fangchun Mountain did Lin Xun finally depart with Xia Zhi.

......

Fortune Dominion, Fortune Divine City.

From afar, the outline of the city came into view. At that instant, ripples stirred uncontrollably within Lin Xun’s heart. Back before setting out for the Sea of ​​Fate, he had arranged for all his family and friends to reside within this city to shield them from the annihilating calamity that accompanied the shifting of epochs.

Now, with his current cultivation, such an epochal calamity could no longer threaten them. However, no matter how high his cultivation had reached, he was not without feeling. He still had his own emotions. After so long apart, how could his heart remain unmoved upon returning?

After a long moment, he drew in a deep breath and suppressed his cultivation. Sometimes, what one can perceive with a single thought only robbed life of its wonder, like the joy and surprise of a long-awaited reunion.

“M...master?!’

As Lin Xun and Xia Zhi approached the Fortune Divine City, their presence was instantly perceived by Wushuang, the law spirit who guarded the city.

Shua!

A beam of white light descended, condensing into a pure and beautiful girl clad in white. Her wide eyes sparkled with astonishment and delight.

“Don’t make a scene,” Lin Xun said with a smile. “I’d like to surprise them myself.”

Wushuang nodded vigorously, her face lighting up with delight. “Master! All these years, Fortune Divine City has remained peaceful. There hasn’t been the slightest disturbance. Everyone is doing well!”

Her expression all but cried out: Master, hurry and praise me!

Lin Xun smiled and reached out, lightly tapping her fair forehead. “From now on, focus on your cultivation. In time, you will prove the dao and undergo true transformation.”

Boom!

Wushuang felt an overwhelming surge of life force pour into her body. She could clearly sense that her form, shaped entirely from the power of laws, had begun to pulse with a new rhythm of life. Essence, spirit, and qi awakened within her, breathing true life into her being and endowing her with spirituality, talent, and wisdom.

After a long while, when the transformation finally subsided, she stood there in a daze. Stammering, she asked, “Master, I...I have a life of my own?”

Lin Xun smiled and nodded. “How does it feel?”

With his current understanding and control over the Dao of Life, even granting life to a stone was no difficult feat, let alone bestowing true life upon a divine rank law like Wushuang.

Wushuang’s face lit up instantly, her brows arching with delight as she exclaimed, “Incredible!”

At that moment, she experienced emotions she had never known before, such as excitement, joy, and exhilaration. For a being like her, a spirit born of law, such sensations were nothing short of wondrous.

“Don’t get too carried away just yet,” Lin Xun said with a smile. “Lead the way, we’re going home.”

“Yes!” Wushuang hurried ahead, leading the way. Her bright, youthful face was radiant with joy, and her eyes were sparkling and full of lively charm. At last, they arrived before the gates of Fortune Divine City.

Lin Xun paused, drew a deep breath, then turned to Xia Zhi with a smile. “This time, now that we’re back...let’s get married. I’ll give us a grand and unforgettable wedding!”

Xia Zhi gave a soft hum in response. Her clear eyes shimmered with unconcealable joy. This was a promise Lin Xun had made to her long ago. Now, it would finally be fulfilled.

“Let’s go.” Lin Xun took her slender, snow-white hand in his. Together, they stepped forward, walking into Fortune Divine City.