Beyond The Mud [MDZs]

Chapter 41

What really was the Heavens Gate? That question had been lingering into the cultivators' mind for so long. The only piece of visible information they had was that it was created by the Holy Trinity of Baoshao Sanran, Lan Yi and Wen Mao. The three of them united their spiritual energy and the gate appeared for the first time in Tianmen Mountain.

It was merely the path between two dimensions, the barrier between life and death, the wall between Gui and Shen, the throne of gods and servants.

It was not first time in the history that the creator had created a weapon stronger than his capability. One example was Yiling Patriarch and his Stygian Tiger Seal, The Heavens Gate was no exception.

There is always yin to the yang, Hun to the Po and so in case of Heaven's Gate it was the Shen as equivalent exchange.

Shen was the Spirits of Heaven, once a soul passes through the Heavens Gate it becomes Shen. But how could a Shen be offered when the soul was still on Mortal realm?

That was why the 3 arrays were created, the blood, the spirit and the soul. The three could make up for a Shen but three were not Shen. It was closest to what they could offer. Shen the Yang was vulnerable to Gui the Yin. Which are demons and ghouls.

To keep the balance of life, The Shen and Gui were separated but that barrier was broken by none other than Xue Zhonghai. He broke such a fine line of nature that cultivators spent years and still could not bring the perfect balance back.

Cultivators even seek help from Five Oracles and the Moon. The closest Qi to the Earth was the 6th Qi, the moon. The Qi which granted immortality.

Before the concept of Heavenly Realms, long before the cultivation, the world was at peace, in perfect harmony. Moon was the place where the dead would return and wait for their reincarnation.

And much like life, the 6th Qi was prisoner of time, with its 8 phases influencing the GuiShen.

But there was always one thing, the most powerful of the weapon only few could obtain and the answer to all of their questions...

Neither of them knew how long they had been embracing each other's warmth. They didn't need words to know how the other felt because in that moment the two had the same kind of feelings surged up in their hearts.

But the fate was known to be cruel.

Wei Changze could see her Qi, slowly but surely dissolving into the void with nothing to guard her soul. Despite that she didn't lose her sanity which spoke volume about how strong she was.

"Chang Chang."

Her voice was the exactly the song that needed to thaw his cold heart. Her frame was so delicate and small compare to him. Her hair was so soft and her aroma was so intoxicating.

"I didn't realize how small you were." Wei Changze was totally hypnotized by her presence.

"Are you trying to pick a fight!?" She broke the embrace much to other's dismal.

She hopped in front of him and begun walking towards her next destination.

Only then Wei Changze realized what had happened, how greedily he held her and how his body betrayed logic.

"D-did you find what you were looking for?" Wei Changze was having a battle of heart and brain. He was aware that Jiang Fengmian was in love with the Maiden, he was hugging shamelessly few minutes ago. How could he betray his life-long friend like that?

"I did." Cangse Sanran didn't recede her steps and kept walking without turning around. Wei Changze was certain that she was enraged with his shameless behavior from earlier but little did he knew that she had been trying to calm her racing heart.