24 Visit (Selina)
Alright then, the next one we'll be visiting is Selina.
I wonder how she's doing?
She is after all the first girl "protagonist."
Not that I judge people by their gender, but having to visit a girl instead of a muscle man and a damn hot devil, is a bit refreshing.
I'm guessing that her great-grandpa, that old Santa-looking man has already passed away.
It's been 400.000 years after all.
I hope it's not taken a toll on her mind though.
She's a cultivator. A toll or a weight on the mind will hinder her progress in cultivating and absorbing spiritual energy.
It's not exactly the ideal situation I'd like to see.
Wait, let me try to see what she's doing at the moment.
~~a couple of tries later~~
Ah...that's a quite sad moment in life indeed.
The thing happening before me was the funeral of her father.
Wait...her transformation is incredible.
SHE'S AN OLD LADY...duh. 400 000 years.
She's got so many wrinkles.
Oddly enough, she reminds me of my grandma back when I was a human.
Sadly, she looks like she's got only a little longer to live.
Let's see...maybe I can help her advance in cultivation?
With a flick of my finger, my clothes change into the traditional funeral clothing (traditional funeral clothing of the firmament galaxy...won't go into detail, cuz I'm lazy) and head towards Selina.)
POV: Selina.
「In the name of the Founders, as well as The True Immortal, let Solmon enter the path of reincarnation and be reincarnated into this world of anew.」
After saying his piece, the so-called 'priest' ignites my father's corpse, which turns into ash and blows away with the wind into the world to reincarnate.
Unlike most people, that would probably keep the ashes of their relatives, we at the Immortal Sect, believe that holding the ash of the deceased within a container will block their pathway to reincarnation.
It may sound funny, but that is how our tradition has become.
Most people would feel down about losing a relative, but I instead feel joyful.
Happy for my father.
But, there is, of course, a sad and depressing side to all of this.
That is, he was only one step away from a realm no one has achieved yet...Earth Immortal.
If he had achieved that, his life expectancy would've doubled, allowing him to live up to approximately 800 000 years.
But, sadly, his fate had already been sealed.
At his death, he was ranked as the strongest Senior Immortal to exist, even exceeding my great-grandfather at his peak.
Now though, I'm the strongest Senior Immortal.
Like my dad, I'm incredibly close to breaking through to Earth Immortal, however, I don't think I'll be able to make it.
My body's too old to handle all the spiritual energy that I've absorbed over time.
I sigh and walk away, to sit down on a bench by the foggy pond.
「I'm sorry for interrupting, but may I sit by your side?」
My train of thought gets broken off by a soothing voice.
It's so smooth and warm that I almost forget the most important thing.
How did she sneak up on me, without me noticing?
Even if I was lost in thought, I should've sensed movement in the spiritual energy.
Is it perhaps an incredibly experienced assassin?
I hurriedly jump backward and get into a stance, ready to fight for my life!
「Oh my! You don't have to be on such high alert. I'm only here to see how you're doing after all these years.」
In front of me stood a young lady, clad in traditional funeral clothing.
Her long black hair seemed to have millions of stars mixed within, and her face had perfect shapes.
Eyebrows sharp as swords, piercing beautiful eyes that seemed to contain hundreds of colors and stars.
All in all, her being was what could be described in one word; Perfect.
No flaws could be found at all.
「How can I believe you?」
「Not sure if this will help, but I'll still give it a try.」
POV: Autumn.
I smile at her and turn my back on her.
Firstly, this was to try and make her recall a memory.
A memory of the past that has long been forgotten with time.
Secondly, I hoped that this could prove that I trust her not to attack me.
But, even if she does choose to attack me, It's not like I'll actually take any damage.
However, I'd rather take it the easy way and make her recall the memory.
That'll help her understand who I am at least.
「Are you dumb to turn your back on me, because then you're really not scared of deat-...What are you doing here?!」
Thank god it somewhat worked.
I turn around with a bright smile plastered on my face.
Turns out, with just a little help, she could recognize me.
Or well, recognize my back that is.
「I came to pay a visit to someone I'd liked to meet for some time actually.」
POV: Selina.
Why has she come here?
Didn't Grandpa say she probably wasn't in this world anymore?
How?
Why?
Who?
I have so many questions right now.
How come the True Immortal has paid a visit to me?
No, wait...Grandpa said she wasn't a true immortal.
But neither was she a god.
Then what is her true identity?
「Come, take a seat with me. I can answer some of your questions.」
I reluctantly walk over to the bench and sit beside her.
Although she is the 'True Immortal' I'm still not gonna trust her entirely.
That would just be plain stupid.
「Go on, ask me something. Get it off of your mind.」
「Who are you?」
「I'm someone that creates.」
「Create what.」
「That's a trade secret...;)」
「Then what are you? If you're not a True Immortal, and you're not a God, then are you a normal person? But that wouldn't make sense, because Grandpa wouldn't have placed a jade statue in the bamboo forest. Besides, a normal person would never live over 400 000 years!」
「That's a really good question. Some people do see me as a True Immortal or a True God, but indeed, neither of those is true. I am everything.」
「Huh? Everything. What do you mean by that?」
「That my dear, you'll have to figure out for yourself.」(I'm such an asshole.)
「Why have you come here?」
「Like I said. To visit a certain someone I'd liked to meet for some time. And of course, maybe give a helping hand if you're willing to trust me.」
「Do you think I'm that dumb? How do you expect me to just believe you out of the blue? I've never met you before.」
「I know you may have a hard time believing me, but what if I said I could help you with your breakthrough?」
「I'd say you were crazy.」
「Indeed, not the one to be trusting of another. Then let me show you that I am capable to do so.」
Without warning, her finger touches my forehead.
I didn't even see it coming, and neither could I move out of the way before it actually happened.
As soon as her finger touched the middle of my forehead, a stream of warmth ran through my body.
I felt all the accumulated impurities disappear.
I felt all my bones, my blood, my flesh, be reinforced and reborn.
It felt absolutely amazing.
In an instant, a shockwave was released from my body and I...broke through?
