Chapter 372

Chapter 372: Farewell to the Old Era

“This life was truly worth it… Little Shi… Dao… and Tian Jing… witnessing so many stories…”

Yang Shu spoke softly, his eyes gradually becoming cloudy, his breath weakening with each sentence. The once vibrant flame inside him had become nearly invisible.

Beside him, Shuzhu closed her eyes, holding her husband’s hand tightly.

She had long passed the age of caring about others’ opinions and had no strength to argue or explain.

It was fine like this; there was no need to worry about anything else.

“No, you’re wrong. No one would look down on you; you are undoubtedly great, guiding the Tomorrow Society, and…”

However, the two elders no longer cared. The young man, on the other hand, cared deeply, and he firmly told the elders, “It’s truly admirable to protect your wife with all your strength! If it were me, I would feel genuinely proud, happy, and fortunate. This is definitely not a bad thing!”

The two elders were taken aback.

For Spiritual Law practitioners, as long as the other person did not intentionally block them, they could sense each other’s intentions!

This child was not speaking falsehoods…

Yang Shu smiled one last time, realizing this. For them, two elders with little time left, there was no need for lies.

It was truly good.

His actions didn’t seem so bad after all?

Perhaps the future generations would not deem his words worthless; he might, to some extent, become a model of love?

Yet, as Yang Shu said, he was already content. Even without Yun Ye’s words, he remained satisfied.

“Thank you…”

With those final words, Yang Shu closed his eyes and fell into eternal sleep.

Every person must face death; even in a world where one can become a True Immortal, those who attain longevity are few, while the rest return to dust.

In that moment,

Yun Ye deeply felt it.

He was bidding farewell to the past.

Everything that had been was disappearing in the torrent of time, almost vanishing in the blink of an eye.

This was the sorrow of the immortal.

In this world, the immortals disregard mortals for fundamental reasons; they are two forms of life that do not exist on the same timeline.

If humans cannot understand one another, how can they expect to comprehend the divine?

“…”

Yun Ye was never a sentimental person, or perhaps he was one who would avoid sentimentality. No matter how painful it was, he would bury it in his heart, unwilling to show it to others.

So, in his contemplation, he found himself in a daze, half-kneeling before the recliner for a long time, until someone reminded him that it was time for the funeral, which suddenly jolted him back to reality.

Next came the sealing of Yang Shu, placing him in the coffin, followed by the soul-guarding ceremony.

During the soul-guarding ceremony, Yun Ye saw many people who had lost loved ones. They were filled with increasingly oppressive emotions, building up to a breaking point, ready to burst at any moment.

People are not machines; they do not simply follow orders step by step.

Looking at the crowd filled with sadness, anger, and fear, Yun Ye could only sigh.

It was no wonder.

The invasion by the Mystic Realm powerful figure had killed many ordinary beings just by its mere presence, which filled them with profound dread.

They had not practiced Spiritual Law, and their bodies, without awakened Spiritual Roots, were too frail to react before they perished. This Great Disaster deeply impressed upon these ordinary people that if they did not master power, their fates would be out of their hands, and they could be destroyed in an instant by an insignificant breath, turning into nothing but scraps of flesh.

This was deeply unsettling, and emotions piled up like never before.

In the world of cultivation, the power gap was immense. No matter how many times Yun Ye described it, it was difficult to express the despair of those hopeless ordinary beings. Yun Ye personally found it hard to imagine, but he knew a solution was necessary.

Therefore,

Yun Ye tried his best to inspire hope, even though he was not skilled at it; he could only give it his all.

Taking a deep breath, he spoke:

“Everyone, I have a dream—a dream to build a kingdom on earth! I hope to clear away all obstacles and create a fair and free land without suffering, where people can pursue their dreams and live happily. There will be no sudden enemies tearing families apart, and no monsters invading to steal children and destroy homes.”

“I want to construct such an ideal nation, but I know that everything requires power. We must study Spiritual Law and gain strength so that today’s events do not happen again. After that, we will pursue our earthly kingdom!”

“For this, I need everyone’s assistance! This is for our own strength and to eliminate all enemies!”

“I, Ming Waiyang, will fight for this goal until death!”

“Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!!”

“For tomorrow! The heavenly kingdom on earth! Eliminate all enemies!”

After a brief silence, a great roar erupted, and everyone’s anger and fear exploded at that moment.

In a corner by the mausoleum, a muscular man gazed at the shining boy at the front, shifting his gaze to the mask in his hand.

It was a golden mask, its design calm and unthreatening, but it was open-mouthed, as if speaking.

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

As he watched, cracks spread across the mask, which eventually turned to ashes in the man’s hand.

“Shi! Do you want to withdraw?!”

“I can only withdraw now. That boy is not Tian Jing; he will no longer give us another chance.” The man did not look up. “I am no longer Shi; from now on call me… Mian, Liu Mian.”

“Although I cannot take Shen Wei’s place without a true artifact, someone must take his spot, and I am the best choice now.”

“Ha, even if Ming Waiyang takes Tian Jing’s place as the First Seat, Wang Shun will still be the Second Seat. How could it possibly be you!”

“Well then, we shall see.”

…

After the funeral, the entire Tomorrow City was relocated.

Tian Jing’s explosive power had transformed the area within hundreds of miles into a forbidden zone unfit for habitation.

Actually, Tomorrow City was never a place abundant with spirit energy, so the relocation came without hesitation, heading straight for the nearest Spirit Town.

This Spirit Town was not controlled by the Tomorrow Society, but at this point, it was obvious that the Tomorrow Society would be exposed. Yun Ye no longer hesitated, personally leading the team to infiltrate the Spirit Town shortly, seizing control.

However, unlike before, this time, Yun Ye left all the law realms and spiritual realms in place, turning them into Qushuang puppets.

The Tomorrow Society needed more power.

At this moment, there was no longer any need for reservation.

To everyone’s surprise, the Seventh Seat also took action, personally seizing ten Spirit Towns for the Tomorrow Society overnight.

In an instant, the Tomorrow Society occupied nearly one-sixth of the Spirit Towns surrounding the Great Wilderness Spirit Marsh, drawing the attention of the Two Spirit Sects.