Ye Fan's heart trembled and his eyes widened. The ice-cold body in his embrace had an additional soul imprint. She actually revived!
What was lost was regained. A dead beauty regained life. Even though she was very weak, it was so real.
"Miaoyi!"
Ye Fan cried out and grabbed her hand with force, fearing that he would lose her forever if he let go. One step into heaven, one step into hell. He was originally in despair, but now he was suddenly pleasantly surprised.
This was a type of mood that had fallen greatly. He felt that he was about to lose her, yet the woman in his embrace had actually revived from the dead. This made his emotions surge.
The unmatched beauty was in death seclusion and had originally already become a cold corpse. He thought that they would be separated forever and never see each other again. This would become a great regret.
"You're back. It's good that you're alive …" He said softly.
An Miaoyi's face lacked color and was extremely pale. Her delicate face seemed to be carved from pure white jade. Her originally ethereal eyes now lacked luster and were dim and somewhat hazy.
She slowly reached out her hand and helped him wipe away the tears on his face. Her body was extremely weak. After returning from the Bodhisattva Realm, she encountered many difficulties and dangers and almost passed away in meditation.
After all these years, An Miaoyi's beauty didn't decrease in the slightest. Her immortal charm was even more restrained and she had an additional type of tranquility and contentment. She was less enchanting and more moving.
She smiled weakly. Reuniting after so many years in this West Earth's Lan Tuo Temple gave her an indescribable feeling. Her eyes flickered with spiritual colors as she said, "It really is you. I heard your call in the Bodhisattva Realm and walked out from my lost state with great difficulty."
"Nothing will happen to you. I'm here. I can definitely protect you." Ye Fan's gaze was resolute. He released a light shout and circulated the "swordsman" character. His entire body overflowed with holy light and enveloped An Miaoyi.
Even though his "swordsman" character was flawed, there were few who could compare to it. Regardless of whether it was the Phoenix Calamity Regeneration Technique or the Rebirth Technique, they were all just so-so.
An Miaoyi's soul was mainly injured and she almost got lost in the Bodhisattva Realm. Using the "swordsman" character to repair her physical body and heal her primordial spirit, her condition became much better in the blink of an eye.
"I feel much better …" Not long after, she was able to sit up.
In the distance, Master Ku Ci had returned. Even though he was a Golden Body Luohan and normally had a calm heart, right now he revealed a strange expression. He had clearly passed away, so how could he be revived?
"Could it be that this is the person chosen and protected by the Buddha? That's why he could stay in the Bodhisattva Realm for such a long time, causing us to mistakenly think that he had passed away?" He muttered to himself.
Then, he walked over with large strides, asking about the situation. He really wanted to know what had happened.
"I crossed the Sea of the Past and the River of Next Life. I saw two Great Buddhas on the horizon. One was Amitabha, and the other was Sakyamuni. I had no choice but to walk forward, passing between the two Buddhas … and I got lost."
An Miaoyi spoke softly, recounting her experiences in the Bodhisattva Realm.
"As long as you're back!" Ku Ci said.
Suppressing An Miaoyi in the nine-floored stone pagoda was not out of malice, as he thought that she might attain the Bodhisattva realm in the future. It was crucial for her to cultivate arduously in the pagoda for a hundred years.
Ku Ci left, not willing to disturb her any further.
"You've returned …" An Miaoyi said softly. She looked at Ye Fan in a daze, slowly standing up. Her soul had already stabilized.
She was a bit thinner, her fine black hair soft and supple, her expression tranquil and otherworldly. She was clearly standing before him, yet she seemed like she could leave this world at any time, as if she was incomparably far away.
"I worked hard, returned with great difficulty, but it was still too late. After making up my mind, I similarly couldn't forget this shore, and so I returned." Ye Fan said softly.
"It's been fourteen years. I never thought we would meet again." An Miaoyi said softly.
Ye Fan walked shoulder to shoulder with her, walking out of Lantuo Temple together. The sunset dyed the western skies red, drawing out their shadows.
Lantuo Temple, a qilin rested beneath a cliff. Lingzhi grew by the side of a small path. This was a place full of fragrance, tranquility and auspiciousness everywhere, dao marks everywhere.
"It really is good that you could come and see me." An Miaoyi smiled like a little girl, her eyes bright and teeth white, somewhat charming and warm. However, Ye Fan's heart froze, feeling a bit distant.
Ye Fan smoothed out her fine black hair, accompanying her as they walked out. They walked past the cobblestone path, past the palaces and pavilions, walking shoulder to shoulder. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, it seemed extremely warm.
"I chose the path of buddha, and now I have some dao fruits." An Miaoyi said.
"I know. Great Master Ku Ci said that you can attain the bodhisattva position, so it shouldn't be too difficult." Ye Fan nodded.
"After walking this path, one needs to be at peace of mind, without desires or demands. Walking is empty, sitting is empty, words and actions are all empty. Even if a white blade approaches your head, it will be like a sharp sword slicing the spring wind, "An Miaoyi said softly.
Ye Fan's expression froze, finally understanding why he felt An Miaoyi was a bit distant. It wasn't that the two of them were too far apart, but rather that her mental state was different.
"Everyone has a buddha nature, and buddhas are humans as well. Why do you have to give up so much? I don't wish for you to walk this path." Ye Fan said.
"Everyone has a buddha nature, but not everyone can become a buddha." An Miaoyi shook her head.
For a moment, the two of them didn't speak. They walked forward silently. Although it was very warm, there seemed to be a formless distance between them.
"Why do you want to cultivate buddha? There are many dao arts in this world. If you are willing, I can help you obtain the scriptures of the Great Human Emperor and let you choose." Ye Fan said.
"I have fate with buddha, and am suitable to cultivate buddha." An Miaoyi shook her head.
Ye Fan wanted to say something, but An Miaoyi stretched out her jade-like hand and covered his lips, saying, "Don't say anything, let's continue on our path."
After a long time, the sun had already set. On the dim Lan Tuo Sacred Mountain, the shadows of the trees danced, and the fragrance of medicinal herbs wafted in the air. Ye Fan finally couldn't hold it in any longer and spoke.
"Miaoyi, this path isn't easy to walk. You don't have to walk it, there are many choices. Why do you have to trap yourself in the Western Desert?"
"This is my path. When I enter the sea of the past, when I cross the river of life, my heart is so calm. It tells me what I should choose and what to give up," An Miaoyi said.
"I … don't want you to be like this." Ye Fan looked at her.
She was originally a peerless beauty, but now she had to accompany the ancient buddha, ending her karma with the mortal world. How cruel was this?
"What's so bad about this? My heart is calm, incomparably full. I can witness a buddha flower blooming, bright and glistening. My dao is all here," An Miaoyi said, her eyes flowing with brilliance.
"Leave the Western Desert with me," Ye Fan said seriously.
An Miaoyi sighed. She looked at him, her eyes filled with reluctance and reluctance to part, but she shook her head.
Suddenly, she touched her forehead. Some cold sweat flowed out, and her eyes became misty. "In the past, I severed my dao … but I forgot the past."
"What?" Ye Fan grabbed her arm.
"And now, I remember everything. But when you left fourteen years ago, I made a choice …" Two streams of sparkling tears flowed down from An Miaoyi's beautiful eyes.
"Severed my dao, forgotten, and remembered. There are some imprints that can't be erased." Ye Fan's gaze was resolute. "Buddhism talks about the afterlife, but it's just an escape. What reincarnation? What reincarnation? What we can sense and exist, is all because of this life."
An Miaoyi calmed down. She gently said, "Don't be stubborn. This is my path."
"It's not stubbornness, it's that you really shouldn't have chosen to cultivate buddhism." Ye Fan suddenly became tyrannical. He grabbed her hand and said, "Leave the Western Desert with me."
An Miaoyi smiled. Her peerless beauty could topple a city with a single smile. For a moment, the entire dim Sacred Mountain brightened. "You really don't want me to cultivate buddhism?"
"Yes." Ye Fan nodded. He didn't want An Miaoyi to spend the rest of her life alone in the Western Desert.
"That will have to wait until I attain the status of Bodhisattva and can roam the world. Right now, all the races are rising and the saints from the outer regions are coming. If I don't become a Bodhisattva, how can I roam the world?"
"You aren't just brushing me off, are you?" Ye Fan was startled.
"No." An Miaoyi smiled sweetly, her beauty was breathtaking.
"It doesn't matter. One day, if you are really obstructed by Buddhism, I will come to pick you up. As long as I am unrivalled in this world, nothing can stop me!" Ye Fan said.
"Little man, you are a bit domineering." An Miaoyi's smile spread out like ripples. Her skin glistened, her fine black hair danced in the wind. Her eyes were like stars as she said, "I'll wait for you to pick me up."
Ye Fan nodded. They crossed several spirit veins and walked towards the depths of the Sacred Mountain.
"In the future, no matter what happens, you must believe in me, just like how I believe in you," An Miaoyi said.
The pure white moonlight transformed into immortal feathers that sprinkled down. The water in the lake sparkled as spiritual energy drifted about.
Ye Fan scooped up clear water with a jade scoop and sprinkled it on An Miaoyi's beautiful hair to help her wash her hair. Specks of immortal light formed ripples in the lake.
An Miaoyi chuckled and pushed him away, saying, "I'll do it myself." She wanted him to leave this place.
Not long after, water splashed up. She swam in the lake like a fish. Her pure white body was like ivory, flickering with sparkling luster.
In the distance, Ye Fan sat beside the bonfire and roasted some wild game. He didn't know why, but he felt that An Miaoyi was really a bit too far away, even though she said they would meet again in the future.
Not long after, the beauty in the lake came out of the bath and walked over with light steps. She was wearing a feather robe that outlined the curves of her pure white and sparkling body. It was perfect to the extreme. Her slender waist and slender and straight jade-like legs were flawless.
Her long hair was still dripping with water droplets. There was a faint smile on her white jade-like face. Her every movement was peerless, elegant and otherworldly, like a fairy from heaven who had mistakenly descended to the mortal world.
"Let's go." An Miaoyi ate a spirit root and didn't touch the wild game.
"Alright, I'll send you back." Ye Fan nodded and stood up.
"Back where?" An Miaoyi asked.
"Aren't we going to Lantuo Temple?" Ye Fan asked.
"The future is still far away. I know you're going to travel far. In the next half a month, I'm not a buddhist cultivator and you're not a human with a sacred physique. We're just a pair of ordinary people going to live an ordinary life," An Miaoyi said.
Ye Fan was surprised at first. Then, he pulled her hand and left, leaving Sacred Mountain and Lantuo Temple.
In the next half a month, they were like a pair of ordinary people. They stayed together and watched the sun rise and set in the west. They walked through the grasslands and entered the desert. It was a peaceful and happy life.
At night, they gazed at the starry sky together. Ye Fan pointed out to her where the other shore of the starry sky was and told her what kind of world it was.
Time was short, but it passed so quickly.
The sky was dotted with stars, and the moonlight was hazy.
"We'll meet again." An Miaoyi stood up and turned her back to him. Her pure white and perfect back flickered with a snow-white luster like jade.
Ye Fan went forward and embraced her ivory-like body. He wasn't willing to separate. If he could choose, he would rather be a mortal.
"It's been half a month. You should go." An Miaoyi gently pushed him away. Her feather robe flashed and covered her flawless body. Her expression was tranquil and incomparably elegant and otherworldly. It was as if she was standing far away in the nine heavens.
Chi!
A green lamp appeared beside her. The wick flickered with buddhist light and suddenly jumped up. The ancient bronze lamp made her look even more ethereal.
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