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Chapter 487 487: Arranging Final Matters, A New Era
At this moment.
The atmosphere in this small courtyard suddenly became eerie.
Even the Celestial South Saint Master, who governed one side, did not expect things to escalate to this situation.
It's like mud falling into the pants, whether it's dirt or not, it looks bad.
Fortunately, he had weathered many storms and wasn't fazed by awkwardness. Instead, he calmly said, "This matter... is indeed a bit strange, but the disappearance of Su Qi's true name is an undisputed fact."
"You all know that a Transcendent's true name imprinted in the Spiritual Great World is hardly affected by external powers, unless by the intervention of a Saint Master Level power..."
"Let's do it this way, I'll think of other ways to see if there's some misunderstanding in this."
As he spoke.
Even the Celestial South Saint Master felt like he was making things worse the more he tried to explain.
The others had even more meaningful expressions, even Wang Ming. If he hadn't been present, knowing the time of Su Qi's disappearance happened before the Saint Master's arrival, he might have thought the Celestial South Saint Master had hidden Su Qi away.
Although Pei Jing was now very puzzled internally, upon hearing the Celestial South Saint Master speak thus, he knew he couldn't press too hard.
So he quickly pulled Su Duoduo, apologetically saying, "Oh dear, I'm really sorry about this, it's my fault for not educating this little girl well. If there has been any offense, please forgive us."
However.
Seeing Principal Pei adopt such a stance as if wanting to stop here, Su Duoduo immediately became anxious.
She couldn't understand why, even when the Saint Master swore and was struck by lightning, shouldn't they seize the momentum and continue?
Perhaps.
Just a little persistence could reveal Su Qi's whereabouts.
But before she could speak, she felt an overwhelming force that completely sealed her mouth shut.
This was certainly Pei Jing's doing; he knew well not to take the benevolence of a Saint Master Level being lightly. Such beings, standing at the pinnacle of the Extraordinary, showed their true nature through life-and-death decisions.
In a word.
Whether you are right or wrong, you must maintain reverence before the Saint Master, for they represent the highest authority in the world.
After seeing Pei Jing wisely retreat.
The Celestial South Saint Master also fell into thought. After a while, he said to Su Qi.
"Things seem to have become interesting. Tell me, is that boy Su Qi still alive now?"
Hearing the Celestial South Saint Master's playful tone, Su Qi's heart shook, almost thinking his identity was exposed.
No matter what.
He was very worried about the Celestial South Saint Master pursuing the truth out of curiosity.
To prevent such a situation, he quickly pretended to be profound and said, "Whether alive or dead, does it really matter?"
"I have seen too many extraordinarily talented people. If they truly carry destiny, they will naturally come before us. Why bother to search painstakingly?"
In an instant.
The Celestial South Saint Master's eyes suddenly lit up.
It seemed as if he was persuaded by Su Qi, sweeping away previous indecision, becoming more at ease.
"Indeed."
"It's my problem. I was truly dazzled by that boy's record, causing a distraction in my thoughts."
At this point.
Only then did Su Qi quietly let out a sigh of relief.
However.
He was fretting because, up until now, there were no signs of separating from the Divine Corpse.
This troubled him greatly.
Three days later.
The sorrowful atmosphere in the Ninth District had largely dissipated. After all, for most people, the possibility that Celestial South Saint Master had hidden Su Qi was too great. So many days had passed without any statement, which seemed to confirm their suspicion.
No matter what, as long as he was alive, it was good.
Perhaps, Su Qi would not appear in the Ninth District for a long time.
But.
One day, the one they saw as a savior deity would reappear before them.
Sensing the change in the city's atmosphere, the Celestial South Saint Master began a tour of the city with this 'resurrected antique'.
On one hand, it was to foster a good relationship with the 'revived deity'.
On the other hand, he hoped that through exposure to more human society, the 'deity' could regain some humanity.
After all.
With humanity, they can empathize with others, thereby standing completely on the side of humanity.
Otherwise, a god who looks down from high above, treating all beings as mere passersby, is not the ideal partner.
This journey was just the two of them.
No entourage was taken.
At the same time, no one knew their whereabouts.
Their power was so immense that they could walk boldly past Wang Ming, leaving him completely unaware.
Seemingly walking in the real world, yet traversing different dimensions, as if it was a Divine Realm solely belonging to them.
Until, when the two of them returned together.
The Celestial South Saint Master then inquired about 'Su Qi's intentions: "I wonder what your next plan is… If you trust me, I can keep this body for you until the day you are truly revived."
This was an olive branch extended by today's strongest.
Few would refuse.
But Su Qi happened to be among the few because, if he agreed, he would probably lose the chance to separate from the Divine Corpse.
"There's no need to trouble you."
"I would rather lie dormant in this land so that when I resurrect next time, I can at least sense familiar surroundings."
Having spoken to this extent, the Celestial South Saint Master did not insist further.
He knew.
The god's body was invincible in the world, indestructible through countless calamities, paying no heed to whether its body lay in a glorious tomb or in a cesspit.
Even he couldn't imagine.
What on earth sustained these 'gods' to revive time and again in unfamiliar worlds?
Though the 'god' refused his goodwill, he wouldn't let the deity's body end up in the hands of other hostile forces.
Therefore.
He then sought out Pei Jing for a deeper collaboration.
It included various resource investments, and establishing a special office here that would rotate some Catastrophe Level experts for presence, ostensibly as the last line of defense for the Wilderness.
The true purpose, of course, was to monitor the 'Divine Corpse.'
Because.
'Su Qi' said.
His body would be placed in this city, open for anyone to observe.
If someone could gain some insight and growth from him, it would be his gift to this era.
Therefore.
A magnificent hall rose from the ground.
Named — Divine Mausoleum.
Soon, an Ancient God's corpse would be enshrined inside.
The news spread, sending the city into an uproar.
Even Pei Jing felt incredibly astonished.
Remember, when the Celestial South Saint Master mentioned this to him, he vaguely felt the prologue of a new era was unfolding.