Wen Miao waved her sleeves, and the next moment she appeared on the shore with Lu Nanzhi.
The night is quiet over the sea and sky, with a half moon hanging high in the sky.
The sea is boundless, and its vastness also hides dangers.
Wen Miao looked at Lu Nanzhi and opened her mouth to curse, but swallowed the words back. Seeing her gloomy look, a bit of heartache appeared in her eyes.
Lu Nanzhi is also a good child who grew up in her care. She is mature and introverted. Although stubborn, she is always rational and independent-minded, and has the demeanor of a leading senior sister.
Compared to Jiang Yuebai, that troublesome little girl, she has always been at ease with Lu Nanzhi.
But it is this child who is the most trusted one. Once something goes wrong, it becomes a big problem that cannot be reversed, and he also becomes the one that makes people worry the most.
"Are you really doing this voluntarily? She didn't force you? Just tell the truth in front of me!" Wen Miao said.
Lu Nanzhi looked at Wen Miao and said seriously, "I approached her myself. She told me every detail of the whole thing, the possible consequences, the responsibilities I need to bear, and the profits that Feiyan Pavilion and Xie's will make from it before I made a decision."
Wen Miao frowned, "So you really don't regret it at all?"
Lu Nanzhi nodded slowly, "I don't regret it. The revenge for my father's murder is not something I can let go of by reading more Taoist scriptures and comforting myself. Fang Shi also didn't give me the opportunity or time to let go. If I continue like this, I will only become obsessed and hinder my cultivation."
"She is like this. After hundreds of years of suffering, she is still unwilling to accept the position of the head of the Fang family. She practices the magic way and is not afraid of the inner demons. However, her desires and obsessions cannot be suppressed as her cultivation level increases. She cannot satisfy her heart and cannot pass the level of transformation into a spirit."
"I don't want to suffer for hundreds of years like her, so I want to avenge this vengeance as soon as possible and get rid of the obsession in my heart. From now on, I will no longer be hindered by the past and can practice without distraction. Didn't you also say that only by making things difficult for others and not making things difficult for yourself can you achieve enlightenment?"
Wen Miao snorted and laughed, "No distractions? Clear thoughts? You're dreaming! This is not the vast and boundless upper realm where all paths coexist. The devil path is not allowed to exist here. The obstacles to your practice will only be greater."
"Those who kill will be killed. You have killed so many innocent people. They also have relatives and friends. They will definitely seek revenge on you in the future. If you are strong, you will live. If you are weak, you will die. This is a road of no return. Can you think clearly in the endless hatred?"
"It's easy to cultivate the devil, but it's hard to keep your heart. Even if you can keep your original heart and not be corrupted by the devil's will, you still have to bear the karma of killing and the punishment of the heavenly tribulation. Your Danjie heavenly tribulation is probably more terrifying than the Yuanying heavenly tribulation. Can you bear it?"
"I can!"
Lu Nanzhi looked into Wen Miao's eyes without any fear.
Wen Miao opened her mouth, and all the words in her mouth turned into a sigh.
"You have always been opinionated. You never change your mind even if you hit a wall. You are still a swordsman at heart. I have nothing to say now. It is none of my business, and I am too lazy to judge you from a moral high ground."
"Since you have decided to abandon your past, you should draw a clear line between yourself and the Tianyan Sect, and your former teachers, relatives and friends. Even if a disciple of the Tianyan Sect kills you to defend your principles, you should bear the consequences yourself, and don't blame others when the time comes."
Lu Nanzhi nodded without saying anything. She had already thought about all this clearly and made up her mind.
Wen Miao took a breath and spoke in a slightly softer tone, "I still say the same thing, consolidate the bottom line, keep your heart, the devil's way is also a way. In ancient times, humans, demons and monsters coexisted, and there was no distinction between high and low, good and evil. They all wanted to seize the secrets of heaven, resist fate, and live for a long time."
"This time, it was my fault that I hesitated because of the Tianyan Sect and was unable to help you in time. I owe you this."
Lu Nanzhi shook her head. Wen Miao didn't let her speak and stuffed a palm-sized jade sword into her hand.
"When you are in the middle or late stage of Jindan and your physique is strong enough, I can protect you across the river and send you to the upper realm. There are three thousand worlds there, and there are many demon cultivators. It will be easier than here. Before that, you can only pray for the best."
In fact, Fang Ruyan had already told her that she would wait until she reached the late stage of Jindan and then the Shenhua stage, and then she would take her to the upper realm.
After a while, there was silence. Lu Nanzhi stood up, but Wen Miao had already left.
From then on, I was separated from the mountains and clouds for thousands of miles and was alone in the world.
*
In the inconspicuous courtyard, the night wind blew, and the wine jug on the stone table disappeared.
Fang Ruyan laughed, "Sister Wen, are you still willing to drink my wine?"
Wen Miao sat on the eaves, swinging her bare leg, and said unhappily, "The wine didn't provoke me. I stayed in this world for my sister. The spiritual energy in this broken place is too thin for me to make trouble. Any action will consume my essence."
"So I've always only taken care of the Tianyan Sect. I don't care about exorcising demons and defending the Way! So, are you planning to follow the example of the Wu Clan and create a Fang clan where women are respected?"
Fang Ruyan raised a finger at Wen Miao and waved, "No, I'm not that domineering. Where there is oppression, there will be resistance. In the past, the Fang family and the Kong family oppressed women, and I resisted them."
"The Baishui area does not have the foundation of the witch tribe, so it will not be able to form the concept of women being respected in a short period of time. If I continue to oppress men, I will inevitably face more intense resistance."
"What I want is a truly fair law. I followed the Fang clan rules and competed according to them, but I was ultimately defeated by the injustice of the rules. I have thought a lot over the years. I hope that this world will be equal, regardless of family ties, status, gender, or race. Everything will be decided by law."
Wen Miao shook her head, "What a wishful thinking! Our Tianyan Sect has been passed down for nearly 100,000 years, but we still can't enforce justice. Aren't you going to transform into a spirit and go to the upper realm?"
Fang Ruyan said, "I'll have to try to find out if this is wishful thinking or not. The ideas of the Fang family have long been formed over the past few generations. Only by completely eradicating them and cultivating and instilling the law from the new generation can we have a chance to achieve justice."
"So after you become a spirit, you plan to practice the Dharma?" Wen Miao asked.
Fang Ruyan lowered her eyes, "Fang's will be the place where I will practice Taoism for the first time."
"Don't blame me for not reminding you. There is already a Tribulation-crossing Heavenly Venerable in the upper realm. In the realm he governs, his thoughts can make the law come true. If he says that you must take the right foot first to walk, then no one can take the left foot first. It's fine if you don't see any results from practicing this way, but if there is, you'd better be careful that he will take over your way in the future and make wedding clothes for others in vain."
Fang Ruyan stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Sister Wen, for reminding me. I am planning to continue my contemplation in the Earth Spirit Realm for a while. The matter of seizing the Dao will not happen until the Dao-integrating stage. It is still a long time, and by then, who knows who will seize whose Dao~"
Wen Miao drank the wine in the jug in one gulp and threw it to Fang Ruyan.
"Take good care of Lu Nanzhi, and don't put your hands on my Tianyan Sect. You can do whatever you want with the rest. I've finished my drink, and I'm leaving now."
Before Fang Ruyan could try to persuade her to stay, Wen Miao had already gone with the wind.
Fang Ruyan withdrew her gaze and glanced at Lu Nanzhi who had just returned from outside.
"If you have anything else to do, please do it as soon as possible in the next two days. I will personally take you across the Nether Sea in two days. The Shura Realm is full of corpses, ghosts, evil spirits and demons that can never be destroyed. It is the best place for you to practice."
"Um."
Lu Nanzhi nodded and looked in the direction of Kong Fangcheng. She would not be able to return in a short time since she was going to Shura Territory. She still needed to write two letters, one to Xiaobai to report her safety and one to her master Ling Guanghan to apologize.
(End of this chapter)