Tianyan Sect in the Earth Spirit Realm, on Tianku Peak.
Li Jiuchuan was meditating when he suddenly became distracted, his spiritual energy went out of control, and he spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground.
Snap!
The shattering sound was particularly loud in the quiet room. Li Jiuchuan stabilized his spiritual energy, with blood on the corners of his lips. He thought for a moment with his pupils shrinking. He immediately stood up and rushed to the back of the quiet room and opened the cabinet door.
A hideous crack appeared on the life plate that he had deliberately put away, and below the life plate, he wrote four words with a red pen.
[My disciple Wangshu]
"Yuebai?!"
Li Jiuchuan was greatly shocked.
"No, she is in the upper realm, the fate card cannot still have any effect, it must be a coincidence."
Li Jiuchuan looked at the crack on the fate plate again. It was just a little bit off and the fate plate would be completely broken into two pieces.
"Even if, even if it still works, her fate card is not broken, she still has a glimmer of hope."
Li Jiuchuan carefully put away the fate card and immediately decided that he would go to the upper realm to find Jiang Yuebai.
*
Qinglong Realm, Fulong Mountain.
Two years have passed since the disaster of unknown cause. The city at the foot of Fulong Mountain, which was once bustling with people, has become a ruin with broken walls and overgrown weeds.
A female cultivator in green clothes, carrying a long sword on her back and with a cold face, walked into the abandoned city, parting the half-human-high weeds.
She walked all the way until she came to the tallest tower in the city, then appeared on the top of the tower and looked towards the West Sea.
The West Sea used to be vast and boundless, but now one can see beyond the void at a glance.
The edge of the sea, the western border of the Qinglong Realm, and the entire West Sea no longer existed in that disaster. Today, Fulong Mountain has become the new border of the Qinglong Realm.
There was a hint of paleness in the east, and dawn was approaching.
"Lu Nanzhi."
A deep male voice came from behind. Lu Nanzhi turned around and saw Xie Jingshan in black, frowning slightly.
Xie Jingshan noticed Lu Nanzhi's gaze and said quickly, "I didn't mean to wear black, it was..."
A hint of bitterness flashed across Xie Jingshan's eyes.
"It's because Senior Sister Jing just passed away not long ago. I don't want to wear something too bright and make Master and his wife sad."
Lu Nanzhi didn't mean to blame him, and asked with concern, "How have you been lately?"
Xie Jingshan walked up to Lu Nanzhi and said with a wry smile, "Same old, atonement."
"What has the death of Lord Jingchu got to do with you? Why do you have to take all of this on yourself and trap yourself here?"
Lu Nanzhi was a little annoyed. She and Xie Jingshan had been corresponding with each other in the past two years and knew about Jing Chujun's affairs.
Before setting off for the West Sea, Jing Chujun sent a letter to Xie Jingshan, telling him what she had discovered.
Xie Jingshan's eyes were deep, "After all, it was me who asked her to look after Jiang Yuebai, so she took the risk to go out to sea, and the result was..."
"Xie Jingshan, you take yourself too seriously!" Lu Nanzhi said helplessly.
Xie Jingshan's smile became more bitter. "Right? You also think that I think too highly of myself. In fact, I am not that important in your hearts. I am just being self-indulgent and wishful."
"Xie Jingshan, that's not what I meant!"
Xie Jingshan looked up and felt from Lu Nanzhi's eyes that all his little thoughts had already been seen through by Lu Nanzhi.
"So you already know that I like her."
Xie Jingshan shook his head slowly, "No, I can't like her. My love for her is like a curse. It will always cause bad things, whether it's for myself or others. I used to chase after her, watching her grow from being so small, dark, ugly, and weak to being the unparalleled graceful girl she is now, with amazing talent and brilliance that no one can match."
"In fact, I don't know when I fell in love and had these inappropriate thoughts. I always thought that it was forced on me by others, making me dream about her and repeat the mistakes of Zushi and Zhufeng. So I have been resisting. But in the Mermaid Country of the Underworld Sea, that blind old man asked me to kill her."
"I just realized that it was me, Xie Jingshan, who was unwilling, but I also knew that she could reject Zhuo Qingfeng so straightforwardly. She was a person who had no love in her heart and only wanted the great way to immortality. So I thought that it would be nice to just chase after her, watch her and accompany her."
"If she reaches the pinnacle of the avenue one day without a Taoist companion but with a friend, and that friend is me, that would be enough for her. But now, I finally realize that I am not qualified. If I continue to chase after her like this, I will only get further and further away from her, and I will also hurt innocent people."
"It was my selfishness that I didn't consider Jing Chujun's safety. I only thought that nothing would happen to Jiang Yuebai. Even if I didn't kill Jing Chujun, I was the one who pushed her to go to the West Sea."
Lu Nanzhi sighed, "So you are taking Jing Chujun's father as your master, and you will serve him from now on?"
Xie Jingshan looked at Lu Nanzhi and smiled, "That's the reason, but it's also my own selfishness. When I only had Jiang Yuebai in my eyes, I didn't know what I wanted at all, and why I pursued power through cultivation. Now that I've decided to let go of Jiang Yuebai, I suddenly understand. This feeling is very strange, as if the string in my heart suddenly broke, and I feel that Jiang Yuebai is not the most important person to me."
Xie Jingshan took a step forward, out of the shadows, and bathed in the golden light of the morning sun.
"You always say you want to defy fate, and many of you even aspire to do so, but most people simply follow fate. Since you can't stand this dark world, why don't you change it and break it? Why do you want to be shrouded in darkness and become a part of it?"
"In this regard, we are not as good as Jing Chujun. She has always been controlled by Master's wife. She once told me that she understood her mother's difficulties, so she endured and obeyed as much as possible. But when it comes to the issue of justice, she no longer endures and obeys. She does not agree with Master's wife's approach. Even if it is dangerous, she will go to the West Sea without hesitation to try to stop the fight."
"The disaster of the Azure Dragon Realm stems from human greed, and the death of Jing Chujun also stems from the selfishness of Master and Master's Wife. If Master's Wife was willing to take action and try her best to stop Qi Siheng's conspiracy, would the result be different? Would Jing Chujun not have to die, and Jiang Yuebai would not have..."
Xie Jingshan turned his head and saw that the frown between Lu Nanzhi's brows was getting deeper.
"You think it's a fantasy, right? I think so too. It's not easy to change the world and people's hearts, to tear through the darkness that covers our eyes. But I, Xie Jingshan, am born with a rebellious nature, and I just want to give it a try. I don't want to take the path of self-preservation. I want to use the sword in my hand to benefit the world!"
Lu Nanzhi didn't know what to say, because her way was to keep herself healthy. What she pursued was the ultimate in swordsmanship, and she didn't care about anything else, except, of course, her best friends.
"The blind old man said that only by killing Jiang Yuebai and following the ruthless path can I break free from the shackles of fate. In fact, as long as I let go, I can also break free from fate. I want to start from the Zhenwu Immortal Sect. Although my master and mistress have selfish desires, my great master Nan Gu Daojun is a humble and calm person. He has the Tao in his heart, and I want to practice with him."
Lu Nanzhi asked in confusion, "If that's what you said, Daojun Nangu, why did you force the Fulong Sect to flee the Qinglong Realm?"
Xie Jingshan said helplessly, "The jade image of the killing of Senior Sister Jing by the Qionglong of Grand Master Taipu and the Biyou Palace has spread throughout the Qinglong Realm. Although Grand Master has figured out that Qi Siheng was behind this, this matter concerns the dignity of the Zhenwu Immortal Sect."
"Grandmaster is under a lot of pressure. If he doesn't take action, the disciples below will be panicked and the foundation of Zhenwu Xianzong will be shaken. Just imagine, if a pillar of a sect doesn't even avenge its own great-granddaughter, how can the disciples below and the Zhenren Zhenjun in the sect believe that Zhenwu Xianzong will protect them if they are in trouble?"
"Fulong Sect and Biyou Palace suffered heavy losses this time. The pillars and backbones of the sect were almost all killed or injured. It will be difficult for them to regain their power within 500 years. Biyou Palace at least has a Mahayana Immortal Lord who may return, but Fulong Sect has nothing. It would be the best outcome if Grand Master could make a move and force them to leave on their own."
"If Grand Master had started a massacre, he would have fallen into Qi Siheng's trap. Now that the Qinglong Realm has not been involved in a war because of this incident, I think this is the best outcome. In addition, although Senior Sister Jing is dead, she has Grand Master's secret technique to protect her soul, and she still has the opportunity to reincarnate. Grand Master did not tell Master's Wife about this. He only hopes that in the next life, she can get the freedom she wants."
Lu Nanzhi nodded, took out the Poyunchong that Xie Jingshan gave her, and looked towards the void outside the domain.
"Are you leaving?" Xie Jingshan asked.
"Well, you have found your own path, I am happy for you, I also want to pursue my path. I heard that the seventh realm of the Big Dipper Alliance, Yaoguang Realm, is a holy land for sword cultivation. Find a place to form a baby and then go over to take a look. If Xiaobai comes back, remember to ask her to send a message to me to let me know she is safe."
Lu Nanzhi threw up Poyunchong.
Xie Jingshan clenched his fist and asked cautiously, "Is she really... still alive?"
The Purple Sky Divine Thunder that day destroyed the entire West Sea. Xie Jingshan really didn’t dare to imagine how many Divine Transformation cultivators failed to escape from it.
Lu Nanzhi raised his eyebrows, his eyes confident, without any hesitation.
"She is Jiang Yuebai, let's go!"
Po Yunchong turned into a stream of light and took Lu Nanzhi into the void and darkness, going farther and farther away.
Xie Jingshan stood there alone, with a smile on his face.
"Yes, she is the invincible Jiang Yuebai. She must be alive!"
Calming down his mood, Xie Jingshan flew up on his sword, accompanied by the sword spirit Huo Dou and the three-legged golden crow, and headed towards the rising sun in the east.
(End of this chapter)