Cataclysm King

Chapter 522 Nan ​​Sushang's Farewell
The ancient steam train roaring from the underworld is none other than the [Neon] train that the Bai family has guarded for generations.

The last time Ji Xun and Qin Rushi went to the Bai family headquarters in Jidao City, they found Nan Su Shang imprisoned on the train.

Afterwards, Ji Xun and the other person got off the car, but the High Priest of Oran, whose identity had been abolished, borrowed Qin Rushi's authority and went to the underworld.

Ji Xun never expected that the chance encounter and meeting again would become a life-saving straw.

The neon train in front of him was like a small boat in the sea. It determined its direction only because of the signal sent by Jia Yu, and then it drove over.

"woooooo"

The long whistle sounded so pleasant at this moment.

The train seemed to have arrived at the station and slowly stopped.

Ji Xun and Qin Rushi had both ridden on this ghost train, but their expressions were calm as usual.

But Bonnie and several other revolutionary army cadres were stunned when they saw the steam train appearing in the passage to the underworld: Is there really a train in this damn place?

This is not some train.

Ji Xun can now roughly guess that this steam train is actually the manifestation of the mysterious black iron coffin in the carriage.

It should be what people think it is.

Just like human beings’ cognition of the world, it is never the original appearance of the world, but the world constructed by self-cognition.

The train stopped, the door opened, and a ghostly conductor with black mist rising from his body stood by the door, as if waiting for passengers to get on board.

This conductor was like the god of death who was recruiting human souls to go to the underworld. Just standing there, there was a terrifying feeling that made one's soul tremble.

Bonnie and the others looked at each other, but Qin Rushi walked over first.

She took out the 002 ticket that was reserved for the head of the Bai family and successfully checked the ticket.

Then he spoke a few more words to the conductor before turning back and signaling to everyone that they could get on the train.

Jia Yu narrowed his eyes and walked over with great interest, saying as he walked: "Thank you, Miss Qin. I have never taken the legendary Neon train."

Legend has it that this train can nourish the soul, but because it is exclusive to the Bai family, outsiders have no chance to try it.

Seeing that the mischievous conductor did not stop the mushroom-headed man, Bonnie and the others followed him.

Ji Xun was carrying a black iron coffin and preparing to get on the train. He was originally worried that the coffin was too big to fit on the train, but when he lifted it over, he found that the space on the train was just wide enough for the coffin to fit on the train.

After stepping onto the carriage pedal, Ji Xun did not forget to say to the conductor in Gutalen: "Thank you."

The conductor bowed slightly in response.

"Is this the legendary ghost train? Tsk tsk, this trip to the southern continent really broadened my horizons."

"Oh, you guys discovered that this train can really nourish your spiritual strength~"

"It really is."

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As soon as Bonnie and several other cadres got on the train, they felt the magical effect of this [Neon] train in nourishing the soul, and they whispered excitedly.

Ji Xun and Qin Rushi were used to it.

Maybe it’s because of the trip to the underworld, the nourishing effect is much stronger than last time.

The last time they boarded the train, the carriage was packed with immortals.

But this time it was an empty carriage.

There was only a mysterious man in a cloak in the carriage.

Ji Xun, Qin Rushi and Jia Yu all knew who this person was.

Jia Yu spoke first, chuckled and said, "Thank you for your help, senior."

Ji Xun sensed that familiar aura and took the initiative to greet her as if he was meeting an elder: "Aunt Nan."

Qin Rushi had also seen it and nodded.

The revolutionary army cadres also had expressions of gratitude on their faces.

Although they had never met Nan Su Shang, they had all heard of this former high priest of Oran.

Regardless of his strength or the life-saving grace he provided, he deserves respect.

At this time, the cloaked man sitting on the seat finally spoke: "Well. Long time no see."

The tone was as gentle as ever, but Ji Xun didn't know why he heard a weak and old tone.

Nan Sushang looked at the reserved look of the crowd and said with a smile, "Everyone, please sit down. Don't be so polite."

She didn't stand up when she spoke, and she seemed to feel that she was a bit rude, and then she explained: "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well, please don't mind."

Ji Xun and Nan Jing have a special relationship, so of course he doesn't feel any strangeness towards this "Aunt Nan".

Hearing this, he put down the coffin, walked over directly, and asked, "Aunt Nan, are you injured?"

"It's not that I was injured."

Nan Su Shang shook his head and wanted to explain, but hesitated for a moment as if he felt it was troublesome.

As she thought about it, she took off the cloak covering her head, and an old face immediately came into view.

His hair was all white, and there was almost no flesh under his skin, which was shriveled and tightly attached to his bones, covered with wrinkles like tree bark. His eyes were deeply sunken into his eye sockets, and his eyes were cloudy and dim. Although he still had the wisdom and elegance that saw through everything in the world, he had lost his former glory.

There was also an air of a graveyard about her, decayed and weak.

"Aunt Nan, you."

Ji Xun looked at the old face in front of him. Although he recognized that it was Nan Su Shang, he was also extremely surprised.

How could the beautiful and charming woman I once knew become like this?
Qin Rushi and Jia Yu, who were watching from the side, frowned slightly.

I can’t figure out what happened to make this senior become like this.

After all, in the Eastern Wilderness, the strongest fighter might be Gong Wu; but when it comes to magic tricks, even Jia Yu admits that no one can match him.

Nan Sushang himself looked very calm and explained: "The underworld is different from the card master's plane, the speed of time is also different. I went to a dangerous place and was contaminated by the air of the underworld. That's it."

As she spoke, she looked at Ji Xun and the others who were unable to conceal their worried eyes, and comforted them, "It's no big deal. This is the fate of the High Priest's lineage. I have accomplished what I wanted to do, and this price is totally worth it. Everyone, don't stand. The way back is still long. Everyone, sit down. Ji Xun, come, sit next to me."

The people in the carriage were not ordinary people, and they all understood this sentence.

There was no trace of regret for himself in Nan Su Shang's words, only a belief that had never wavered.

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After hearing this, Ji Xun walked over and sat next to Nan Sushang.

He knew that the elder had something to tell him.

Qin Rushi and Jia Yu sat opposite each other.

The others sat in other seats.

"woooooo"

At this time, the train whistle sounded again and the train started slowly.

There was a rapidly flowing fog outside the car window, and I couldn't see where the outside was at all.

Ji Xun asked, "Aunt Nan, what happened?"

He knew that Nan Jing had been to the underworld, and it didn't seem to have any negative impact.

How come this Aunt Nan lost half of her life after this trip?
"Well, that forgotten history still needs to be known to others."

Nan Sushang sighed slightly after hearing this, and then said: "Originally it's not worth talking about, but since you want to know, I'll tell you. However, this is a long story."

As soon as he opened his mouth, the atmosphere was like an old woman telling stories to the children who were waiting by the fireplace.

Nan Su Shang narrated slowly: "At that time, the Tarun Empire was about to collapse because of the 'Seven Lords of Natural Disaster'. The royal family prepared various means to save the situation, one of which was to use faith to restrain faith pollution. My Nan family's ancestor, as the high priest, was in charge of almost the entire plan. The ancestor chose the [Plum Blossom Q-Moonlight Queen] sequence of the then Queen Montini, and artificially created the leakage of divinity. That is the god that the Silver Moon Sect of the East Wasteland pointed to, "Lord of Dreams and Pleasures" Arachne." This opening began with all kinds of secrets of the last few decades of Tarun's collapse three thousand years ago.

Jia Yu seemed to have known this history for a long time. His eyes looked distant and deep, and he did not show any surprise.

Ji Xun and Qin Rushi also knew some fragmentary information.

This time, I heard the forgotten history from the descendants of the high priest in person, and the shock was beyond words.

"At first, we used faith to restrain the pollution of the Outer Gods. It did work at first. We sealed the three Outer Gods, 'Elemental King·Lagros', 'Scarlet Corruption·Chaiades', and 'Source of Plague·Takpara' one after another. However, the empire has become irreversible. Wars have continued. 'Lord of War·Monliod' has been unable to be contained. The trend of collapse is inevitable. Especially His Majesty Krosa was backfired by the [Tyrant] source card. He insisted on governing and made many mistakes."

“Then the ‘Torch Plan’ was born.”

"There is one of these fire branches in the East Wilderness, and it is also the most important one. In the past, the imperial residents who migrated to Innocence City were temporarily given a chance to breathe because of the isolation of the abyss rift. But as time went on, problems gradually emerged. Without external enemies, the belief in the Moon God is no longer restricted. My Nan family's ancestors realized that the belief in the Moon Queen was completely uncontrollable. If they really stayed, not only the royal family, but also the future Card Master civilization would no longer exist."

"Later, my Nan family ancestors worked together with the Illuminati to completely resolve the disorderly expansion of the Silver Moon Sect."

"But that battle was a loss for both sides. My Nan family and the Illuminati lost all their elite members, and our ancestor was also seriously injured. Moreover, the hidden danger of faith pollution cannot be eliminated at all."

"In order to completely eliminate the influence of the moon goddess Arachne, all books were burned and history was artificially cut off. Even in the royal family, information about that period of history has been sealed for thousands of years until now."

"Although the Moon Goddess was sealed, the problem of the lost divinity of the [Plum Blossom Queen] source card has not been solved. The first master of my Nan family knew that the Silver Moon believers would definitely make a comeback in the future, so she laid out a thousand-year plan."

"The source of everything is still on that source card of [Queen of Clubs]. It is the carrier used by the great god who once created the card master civilization to seal the power of the demon god. It is also the only means to completely restrain the moon goddess Arachne."

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When Ji Xun heard these words, he connected all the fragmented information in his mind.

When the moon goddess Arachne broke free from the constraints of the source card, it was impossible for her to be sealed back and become a human demon mark.

At that time, the Moon God was in a high position of power, possessing the fortune and all the power of faith of the Tarun Dynasty, and there was no condition to subdue him.

Then the last high priest, Nan Shenyu, thought of leaving this method to future generations.

After being sealed for three thousand years, the power of the moon goddess Arachne has been exhausted to the extreme.

Now is the best chance to seal it.

Ji Xun, Qin Rushi and Jia Yu all fell silent after hearing this.

Bonnie and the others in the back seats were so shocked that they didn't know what to say.

Only then did they realize that this was how the once powerful Talen Empire collapsed;

I also learned how the Kashi Civilization and the Oran Dynasty of the Eastern Wasteland came about;
Nan Su Shang finished telling the whole story in one breath, as if it had consumed most of her energy, and the fatigue between her brows became increasingly difficult to conceal.

As she spoke, she took out a scroll and a sealed secret box, and said to Ji Xun and the other two, "This secret box was left by my Nan family's ancestor. I can no longer leave the underworld, so I'll leave it to you."

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Ji Xun looked at the box in front of him with a serious expression.

Hiding things in the underworld is indeed the safest and most secure place. No one can find them except the people from the Nan family.

Without having to guess, he knew that the secret box contained the source card of [Queen of Clubs].

Just like those spell pottery jars can seal the Outer Gods, this source card is also the biggest restraint for the moon goddess Arachne.

Seeing this thing, Ji Xun also saw that the Eastern Wilderness had been controlled by the Silver Moon Sect, and there was finally hope of breaking out.

Nan Su Shang didn't say anything more, but used his mental power to convey how to use the things in the secret box.

Ji Xun frowned after hearing this.

The method is a method, but it is indeed not easy.

But before he could think about it, Nan Sushang lowered the scroll again and said, "You should have heard from Xiaonan that the inheritance of my Nan family is very special. I'll ask you to hand this scroll over to Xiaonan."

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Ji Xun had heard from Nan Jing before that the high priest's lineage's inheritance was blood initiation.

That is to say, after the death of the previous high priestess, the next generation will inherit her extraordinary skills and heritage.

What is sealed in this scroll is Nan Su Shang's cultivation.

Taking out this thing means that Aunt Nan in front of you has reached the end of her life.

Ji Xun remained silent.

Jia Yu and Qin Rushi standing by were in awe.

If Senior Nan had not gone to the underworld to look for the box, he would not have been in this situation.

It's not like she said, it's fate.

Instead, she used her life to protect the sacred mission of the high priest lineage and the Kashi civilization.

Nan Su Shang looked at the serious expressions of the three people and smiled slightly.

Her state of mind seemed to be more open than theirs, and she didn't care at all that she was about to reach the end of her life. Thinking of this, she looked at Ji Xun, her eyes flashing with relief, and added: "And if possible, please take care of Xiaonan for me. That girl is too kind and innocent, and many things always make people worry. I'm afraid she will be very sad."

She is not only a high priestess, but also a mother.

After explaining the main business, he talked about the death of his most beloved daughter.

Ji Xun listened to this and just responded lightly: "Yeah."

Seeing that he agreed, Nan Su Shang smiled with relief.

The atmosphere in the car suddenly fell into silence and no one spoke anymore.

Ji Xun and his companions did not feel lucky at all for being able to escape from the passage to the underworld.

The train was still speeding along, and there was still an impenetrable fog outside the window.

After a long time.

Nan Su Shang saw the coffin in the carriage and said, "Oh, by the way, you should put the coffin at the head of the train here. It needs to absorb some soul power from the underworld. And now that the dead dragon Malodius has returned, he will probably look for this coffin. When you can see the contents on the Forbidden Ruins Stele, you will naturally know what it is used for."

Ji Xun nodded seriously: "Yes."

Nan Sushang continued, "You have come to the underworld passage, so you should know the secret of "Lightless Sun", right? The magic secret of this sequence is very special. It is the most intuitive secret in the fifty-two sequences that can make people feel the secret of divine power. Opposition, this is the supreme secret of the extraordinary. All elemental laws will eventually converge on "opposition". It is because this secret method directly points to the extraordinary secret that it has been regarded as a forbidden technique by the royal family in the late period of the Talen Empire."

Ji Xun finally understood that the reason for the royal blockade was because they were afraid of affecting the regime's rule.

Putting away the inexplicable melancholy in his heart, he thought of something and asked, "Aunt Nan, I saw before that the power of the dead dragon Marodis is almost the same as that of the Weeping Angels. That is 'opposite nature'?"

"Yes."

Nan Sushang nodded, "If possible, you need to focus on the practice and understanding of "Lightless Sun" now. But the underworld is too dangerous, it is not a place for living beings. If you really want to go there in the future, you can go to the coordinates left by the ancestors with Xiaonan, don't run around"

She really looked at her as if she was a junior, and said without reservation: "Oh, by the way, the Augustus Imperial Mausoleum on the Rune Plateau also records the relevant mysteries on that [Emperor's Stone Tablet]. If you want to enter the eighth level, you must condense your own little Rune. You can go to the Imperial Mausoleum to take a look."

Ji Xun: "Yeah."

Nan Sushang: "There is also the national guardian angel. The ancestors did leave him hope for resurrection. But it is not easy. I don't know the details. It will be possible only when Xiaonan can fully understand the secret method in the [Book of the Dead]. You can tell him then to prevent him from misunderstanding my Nan family. Before that, the divine power of the angel's body is a shortcut to help you practice this secret method."

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Ji Xun listened carefully.

Before I knew it, the train arrived at the station again and slowly stopped.

Nan Sushang looked at everyone and said calmly, "The train has arrived. I won't see you off."

Looking at the white-haired old man in front of him, Ji Xun knew that this might be the last goodbye. He felt a little heavy in his heart, but out of all the words in his heart, he only said one sentence: "Aunt Nan, goodbye."

Qin Rushi, Jia Yu, and Bonnie all stood up and bowed to say goodbye.

Nan Su Shang looked at everyone and nodded. Suddenly, a sparkle flashed in his cloudy eyes, as if he saw the future of the Ka Master civilization.

She passed the baton to these young people.

(End of this chapter)