217 Solo Leveling

A spacious hall, decorated with a great atmosphere, seemingly to bring great luck amd longevity, a wedding was currently being held.

Years have passed since Lin Ming became the disciple of Lin Xie, Li Qianyu also becoming the first disciple of Li Mingyu, the Phoenix Empress.

For some reasons unknown (Fucking Author becoming lazy as he just finished 'seclusion', still followed the timeline. With a bit of butterfly effect, though.) ended up meeting and marrying each other.

Laughter filled the hall, dishes and wines filled the tables as guests keeps coming, presenting gifts as they arrive.

Lin Xie the Glutton Empress kept on devouring foods, still. Suddenly remembering her teacher and invited him only to be reprimanded.

Although she got reprimanded, she still recieved her teacher's gift for both of her disciple and her little sister's disciple's wedding gift.

Silver didn't ask about it for he had the system to tell him about the 'events' he had missed.

A smile plastered on his face. 'They have never taken disciples before, to think that they both found and even made those two their disciples.

Was is fate or destiny?

No.

It should be amusement.

Or something?'

Silver's thoughts stopped there. He didn't want to think further.

It wouldn't be him if he did so.

'I should go have a vacation and stop for now. Rest is just as important as hard work after all.' Silver thought and put the communication jade in his inventory.

Standing up and removing the vines that seemed to have covered him for all the years he had kept his position of crossed legs and cultivating/ creating worlds within, and cleaning himself, he looked at the tombs erected near him.

"Thank you for helping me all these years. I'll still come back later though."

Silver bowed at the tombstones with respect and heartfelt grattitude.

As Silver bowed, illusory figures started rising from each tombstones. Heads bowed. *Helping the Supreme One is our glory and our greatest luck. Dead as we are, we are grateful being able to help even just a little.*

Silver stood straight, looking at the illusory figures solemnly. "Are you sure about your decisions?"

*We have gone past our time. We are where we are at now. We just hope that benefactor helps our sacred temple for the trategy to come.*

Silver nodded, "Your wish, it shall be. I, Silver, promise to keep Mount Potala safe for as long as I live."

"Though, someone will come here later, make sure to help him."

*Benefactor. May we ask who and why?*

"Time will tell."

Silver smiled, dissappearing without a sound.

Tens of illusory figures wearing kasaya looked at each other. *Time will tell.* and they all slowly returned back to their respective tombstone.

. . .

Thousands of beast came ashore.

Attacking towns, villages, killing and eating humans withouth stop.

Cultivators fought for their survival. Strong as they may, they could not prevent the tide of beast from destroying everything in sight.

Cities fell, sects destroyed, innumerous lives lost.

Cultivators fought with all their might, killing as much as they could. Many cultivators were killed. The numerous number of beast made the even the most arrogant cultivators shake in fear.

Even though this was happening everywhere, a city called Mullbery stayed safe.

"WOW!!! So many meats!" Lin Xie, the Glutton Empress happily exclaimed.

"I should have asked teacher to give me something that can store more." Lin Xie complianed.

Even though her beast bag could hold hundreds of thousands of beast, no matter the rank, still has its own limits.

Taking out a the cummunication jade she called her little sister. "Mingyu. Do you spare beast bag?"

On top of the Phoenix Island, surrounded by vermillion birds, Li Mingyu took out a jade that was blinking and heard what Lin Xie said.

Flatly, she replied, "No."

"Oof. That sucks." Lin Xie sulked.

. . .

Silver who had just left Mount Potala looked at the never ending space.

Stars twinkled from time to time. Boundless it might seem but it was not.

"Each world has its own peace. It has its own wars. Races of many. They meet and kill each other for their own benefits.

The 33 Layered Heavens you all call, why must you fight each other and not focus upon the greatest enemy?"

Silver said as he stood and floated on the vastness of the space.

Space seemed to rippled for a brief moment and a woman beautiful woman exuding nobel aura, wearing white dress appeared in front of Silver, staring at him intently.

The strongest Empyrean of the Divine Realm fluttered upon hearing Silver's words.

Upon feeling the slightest aura from the man she met years ago, and the feeling that he was not something she could fight, Dream Empyrean had always remembered his aura.

Years of searching, only for him to appear drifting where nothing exist but only the lights coming from the worlds from afar.

Feeling that she could speak and breath freely and being protected, Dream Empyrean said, "We are only trying to survive.

We don't know when the enemy will come. We do not know who sided with them, who betrayed us. We do not know where they came from, but we know that we must fight in order to survive."

"Creatures from the abyss will soon come. Weapons drawn. Although you people know this, why must the Soul Realm fight against the Saint Realm instead of cooperating and trying to think of something to fight against those creatures?" Silver sighed.

After being briefed by the events and what's to come by the system he couldn't help but sigh at the stupidity of each realms rulers.

"Just who are you? Are you someone from the other realms? I know that I cannot defeat you in a fight, but even if I have to put my life on the line to protect my people to stop whatever you are planning, I will not think twice!"

Dream Empyrean had resolved herself before coming and meeting Silver, even if she might die in the process, or if a fight breaks out, other Empyreans are in standby and ready to aid her at a moments notice.

"Geez." Helpless, Silver helplessly stared at the unwavering expression at Dream Empyrean's face.

"I'm just someone who travels and cultivates in peace. I just exited my seclusion and wants to find somewhere to eat. I am not your enemy.

But, let me ask you one thing, why must you split your soul just to reach this so-called Divinity Realm? Won't it be harmful for you if anything were to happen to her?"

"You-!" Dream Empyrean's body trembled at Silver's words. "How did you..."

Silver waved his hand and cut her off, "Divinity. A realm that all of you dreams about reaching in your entire lives. A realm you all thought to be the peak. Maybe reaching such a realm in your cultivation might bring you long lifespan and unimaginable strength. But let me ask, is that really the peak?"

Thousands of thoughts filled Dream Empyrean's mind. 'Is that really the peak?'

Doubts slowly formed.

She didn't know how to answer. Forget about Divinity Realm, if a realm or realms much higher than it truly exists, then just how long... no... can they even reach such a realm?

"I-Impossible! That... that... Are, are you saying that there's..." Dream Empyrean couldn't continue speaking. Staring at Silver's smiling face she didn't know what to say.

"Impossible?" Silver chuckled and spoke after a while as Dream Empyrean just stared at him with eyes full of questions.

"Nothing's impossible. Cultivation was in the first place was going against the Heavens in the first place, but still, many cultivates. Why? Because they want power, strength, making the impossible for mortals possible.

When a cultivator thought that something was impossible, it would be their limit.

Advancing further would be impossible.

But.

If one persevered, believing that one day they will surely advance or even encounter their destined... umm.... what do you people call it... was it fortuitous encounter something.

Anyway...

Just tread forward. Nothing is impossible.

Maybe, our meeting was some kind of destiny or fate, I'll help you, no, scratch that. I, Silver, will make you a person who reach your dream, reaching Divinity Realm.

Want, no?"

Dream Empyrean stopped releasing her aura of hostility. Her aura calmed, trembled. Thinking of what to say.

Her cherry lips parted, her mouth opened revealing her moist and tempting tongue.

She wanted to say something but as she opened her mouth, no words came out. She didn't know what to say.

"Calm down. Compose yourself. Cultivating for millions of years and surviving 'till now is no easy feat. I understand you feeling.

Arrange your thoughts."

Dream Empyrean nodded her head.

Silver just lazily floated, not minding if he was moving away from Dream Empyrean as he waited.

'Hmm. I want something spicy to eat. System, you still alive?'

[ Answering to the host... The system will always be here for the host ]

'Lovely system.'

[ Thank you host ]

'System, can we leave this verse for a bit? I want to go and eat something good.'

[ Answering to the host... As the host does not have a verse quest right now it is possible. ]

'Really?!!!'

Silver excitedly asked.

[ Answering to the host.. Yes host. But the host can only travel the verses from Fanfictions, Manhwa, Mangas and such. ]

'Oh oh oh! Haha. Why did you never tell me this things?'

[ Answering to the host... The host never asked. ]

'That answer again.'

'Oh, looks like she came through.' Silver thought after seeing Dream Empyrean recollect herself.

Drifting near her, Silver nodded. "Let's go to Mount Potala. I remember leaving that baldy Immortal Buddha there."

"Thank you." Dream Empyrean spoke softly.

"Hmm? For what? I haven't done anything." Silver asked.

"For enlightening our doubts." Dream Empyrean replied.

Her hostile aura now change into that of something Silver would shiver into.

'Don't tell me that this old hag fell for me. Wait. I'm older! Hmm...'

Opening a portal towards where Immortal Buddha was, Silver took hold of Dream Empyrean's soft small hand and... dragged her inside.

...

A month later...

Silver looked at his Lin Xie holding her head hiding the bump with teary eyes and Li Mingyu who always looked indifferent and smiled.

"Make sure to take care of yourselves and your disciples. I'll just go somewhere." Silver said.

"UwU. Teacher bring back some food. I'm out of stock. You ate them all!" Lin Xie cried out.

"Fishes. New." Li Mingyu said.

Silver laughed at the two Empresses who stayed at their 13-14 year-old forms.

"Yeah, yeah. I will. I'll just be gone for some years and back." Silver ruffled both of their heads and smiled.

Immortal Buddha kept chanting something followed by Limitless Buddha and some Empyrean Monks along with more baldies

Kama Sutra Volume 2.... Repeatedly...

Sigh.

Silver took out a book and threw it at them.

Receiving the book, the monks chanted...

"Amitabha... May the great benefactor be blessed at his journey."

Then...

They all disappeared in a flash after receiving the book, leaving Dream Empyrean and many others.

"Haha. Funny baldies." Silver laughed.

"Later then." Silver said.

Walking towards the black portal.

'System.'

[ Yes host ]

'Solo Leveling'

[ Affirmative! ]

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