Approaching Death

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A month had passed fairly quickly and Sora was given a minor surprise by the visitor at the Illusory Demon Realm. He was at the Yun Family to have a nice chat with Mu Yurou, Yun Che's mother.

It was a young man named Xia Yuanba.

He told of his story about how he knew about Yun Che and was told by him to search for a Yun Family, for any recognizing the story Yun Che told Xia Yuanba.

In tears, Xia Yuanba repeated the story that Yun Che was told of by Xiao Lie, Yun Che's adoptive grandfather.

The farther the story went, the paler Mu Yurou got as she realized that the one Xia Yuanba was talking about was her son.

"This is a drawing of the item he had since birth. It was robbed by Sun Moon Divine Hall that recognized it at first glance. After stealing the item from Yun Che, they injured him and left him near death's door."

Xia Yuanba cried more and more as he continued. He had already told this story five times before arriving to this far, far continent, in hopes of finding Yun Che's parents. No matter how many times he told the story, he would never get over the grief of seeing his best friend's body mangled and close to death.

"He's only hanging on by a thread right now and can't afford to do anything or else he will be risking his death. He only managed to tell me this before he fell unconscious, and he has yet to wake up," said Xia Yuanba as he raised his teared filled face and snot running down his nose.

Looking at the woman in front of him crying, Xia Yuanba wiped the tears off his face.

"The doctor said that my brother Yun Che only has 10 days left to live..."

Mu Yurou fell on her knees as tears began streaming down her face.

"Before falling into a coma, he said something about wishing he was never in the Profound Sky Continent-"

Mu Yurou failed to recognize the rest of Xia Yuanba's words as she thought about the words "never in the Profound Sky Continent". She failed to listen to "-in the time of the attack," that followed Profound Sky Continent.

Thinking Yun Che's grievous injuries, the amount of days left to live, and how she had never even said "I love you" to her own child, Mu Yurou began to feel hate for herself as she thought about her child growing up without her.

Sora stood there, looking at everything happening with cold eyes and a pain in his heart. A beauty crying, from his indirect actions hurt him more than the feeling of his soul being ripped apart.

'Hais~...'

Sighing, Sora looked up and gave a light smile.

'I guess I will save this little shit and change his Sexual Orientation,' Sora gave a dark smile and schemed something 'evil'.

Just as Sora was about to tell Mu Yurou that he would save her child, Yun Qinghong came running straight to Mu Yurou and asked her what was wrong.

"Our child… Yun Che… he's dying!" cried Mu Yurou as she leaned on Yun Qinghong's shoulder.

"That's not poss-"

"He's dying! Look! This is the Mirror of Samsara we left on him," said Mu Yurou with red eyes. She grabbed the pendant drawing from Xia Yuanba before shoving it to Yun Qinghong's face.

"What… this is..." Yun Qinghong's eyes widened in shock and fear as he looked at the drawing.

"It's all my fault! I shouldn't have left him in the Sky Profound Continent," Mu Yurou cried even louder now that her husband was there.

She blamed herself for leaving her child in Sky Profound Continent and now he's dying.

"NO. It's not your fault," said Yun Qinghong in between tears as he held the paper tightly.

"Huh? *sniff*"

Mu Yurou lifted her head and looked at Yun Qinghong with confusement.

"I was the one that decided to leave our child behind… to take my friend's son instead. I even led my own friend and his wife to their death..." cried Yun Qinghong as he tried to keep a straight face while tears streamed down his face.

"That's right..." softly whispered Mu Yurou, her face hidden underneath her hair.

"This… this is all your fault! If you hadn't made that choice, Xiao Ying would still be alive. His wife would be alive! Xiao Yun's parent's would be happy together as a family!"

Mu Yurou began letting out her anger on Yun Qinghong as tears constantly streamed down her face in frustration.

"We would be here at our home! With Yun Che in our arms! It's all your fault..." yelled Mu Yurou before running away whilst crying.

"I… I deserve this..." said Yun Qinghong as he dropped his head in pain and sadness.

Xia Yuanba didn't know what was happening, but all he knew was that he had finally found Yun Che's parents. He had gone through many sleepless nights to find Yun Che's family before he kicked the bucket and died.

Xia Yuanba had dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep. Finally, with relief filling him and knowing that he had found Yun Che's parents, he slowly shut his eyes to sleep.

Just as he was going to enter the land of sheep, he felt a hand on his shoulder shocking him awake.

"Where is Yun Che?" asked Sora as he looked at Xia Yuanba in the eyes.

"He's at..."

After getting Yun Che's location, Sora looked at Yun Qinghong and shook his head. Even if something like this had happened, Yun Qinghong's reaction to everything and his actions made Sora disappointed in him. He couldn't even follow behind his wife at all.

Sora left Xia Yuanba sleeping on the floor and Yun Qinghong sitting on the ground lifelessly. He went to follow behind Mu Yurou and eventually found her in front of a pond, still crying.

With an aching heart at the sight of the crying beauty, Sora walked forward and put his hand on her shoulder and sat next to her.

Sora didn't do anything else besides rubbing Mu Yurou's shoulder and back in comfort. He let her cry her heart out.

"There there… let everything out..." said Sora in a soothing voice.

With his countless cleansing where his impurities are flushed out and the many times he practiced singing in his Realm of the Violet Jade Immortal, Sora had a voice that can turn celestial or even demonic.

He can mimic anyone's voice with ease and any sound as well. He was now, in a way, considered the number one singer in existence with that amazing voice of his.

Sora sang a song that could easily relax anyone and make them feel better. The words came out of his mouth smoothly and beautifully. Each of his words soothed the heart of the woman and made her feel better in a few seconds.

Sora's singing was harmonious and beautifully mixed in well with the sound of the surroundings. His voice was loud, yet it was soft to the ears and easily relaxed the mind.

Coupled with his looks, Sora's singing was very effective in calming down Mu Yurou whose feelings were in disarray.

"Thank you," sniffed Mu Yurou as she gave Sora a hug. Tears began coming out again, and before she began crying more, she asked for Sora to sing some more for her.

"Gladly… go ahead and rest."

With those words, Mu Yurou continued to cry as Sora's singing soothed her soul and calmed her heart and mind. Eventually. Mu Yurou fell asleep within his embrace from tiring herself out and the chaotic emotions she had experienced.

Sora gave a small smile filled with sadness before picking her up and leading her to her room and laying her on bed. He called for the maids to change the woman's clothes into something for sleeping before covering her with a blanket.

'Am I still soft hearted?' thought Sora as he gazed at Mu Yurou with a sad look. 'No… that's not it. I'm only soft hearted to women that interest me. Her actions also remind me of my own mother when she left my father...'

Closing his eyes, Sora thought about his past and eventually fell asleep on the chair.

…

Shortly after, Sora woke up to Mu Yurou putting a blanket on him with a soft smile.

"Did I wake you up?" softly asked Mu Yurou as she dropped the blanket on Sora and sat on her bed.

"Not at all," said Sora as he stood up and smiled at Mu Yurou. He grabbed the blanket and folded it before setting it to the side.

He turned to look at Mu Yurou and smiled seeing that she's all better now.

"Now, lets go save your son," said Sora as he gave a bright smile and walked to the door of her room.

"What?" Mu Yurou looked at Sora dumbfoundedly and couldn't understand what he said.

She put a hand over her mouth and looked at Sora with a look of gratitude.

"C'mon, let us go." Sora walked out the door and headed over to the courtyard.

After standing there for a couple of seconds, Mu Yurou walked over to him and looked up at him with her wide and innocent eyes. Her curiosity masked her face as she wondered how Sora was planning to save Yun Che.

"Do you remember the pill your husband fed you?" Sora made Mu Yurou recall the Rebirth Pill Yun Qinghong had fed her as she laid weakly on the bed.

"... Yes..." she said quietly, still feeling anger towards the man who she hardly saw as a husband anymore.

"I made that pill, and there is still plenty more from where those came from," said Sora before making his Colossal Ark appear before him in a small form.

"Uwaa!"

Sora lifted Mu Yurou in a princess carry before jumping and standing on the ship. He set her down and made the ship move forward to where Yun Che is.

Mu Yurou was filled with embarrassment and her heart was beating fast after experiencing Sora's princess carry. 'Qinghong never did that for me...'

She looked up at him with red cheeks and looked away from the embarrassment.

"We will get to your son's place in 3 days. So rest well and take that room right there."

Sora pointed to a closed room and had her take it as he made a lunger appear after having Mu Yurou go into the room to rest. He laid down on the lounge and closed his eyes to sleep and return to the dream he had earlier.

Sora is a very happy person, unlike when he was a normal person and couldn't 'resume' or have the same dream whenever he wants to. Now, he could easily do that with his Dream Master cultivation.

It's as easy as breathing.

As soon as he wills it, he'd enter the dream and resume where he had woken up. Sora treated these experiences like if he was watching a movie at home to pass the time.

A day passed with Sora spending it under the sun, laying down on the lounge and dreaming. Next to him, was Mu Yurou, looking at Sora with a blushing face.

She had already done a small tour of the place and had found a lot of interesting rooms that contained many interesting artifacts. Just as she had walked around the ship for two hours, she began to feel the need to eat something.

Mu Yurou made her way back to the front of the ship and found the Kitchen. She looked around a bit more and failed to see an area that contained any vegetables, meat, spices, or even fruits.

Her storage ring didn't contain any food either, so she could only reluctantly give up and head back to her room.

On her way to her room, she found Sora laying down on a lounge and sleeping. She paused and felt her heart skip a beat as she looked at Sora's magnificent face under the sunlight.

She had unknowingly approached and looked down at his handsome disposition. Her face inched closer to Sora's face and just as she was planning on leaving a small kiss on Sora's cheek, he woke up and turned around, making her lips make contact with his.

'!!!'

"Wa!" Mu Yurou jumped back with a blushing face as she touched her lips and looked at Sora as if he were a predator and she was just a prey.

"Ah, sorry. Did I sleep a lot?" asked Sora, feigning innocence as to what had just happened. He had already woken up a minute before Mu Yurou had arrived and only wanted to feel the warmth of the sun on his face a bit longer before getting up.

"Ah… ah no…" Mu Yurou blushed and turned away from Sora, hoping he wouldn't see her blushing face.

"Well, I will go make some food," said Sora before heading over to the kitchen. "Anything you want?"

Sora, although no longer needing to eat food, ate it daily to continue reminding himself that he is still human and not an immortal man that can lose everyone in the blink of an eye. To keep himself level…

Of course it was also for the taste of the food!

Who wouldn't want a taste of food if they are made by someone like Sora who had mastered the Culinary art and even managed to step into the Celestial Culinary arts and even master that. Each food of his would taste divine, even if he didn't try cooking his food with dedication to make it the tastiest meal.