Following the signs on the star chart, Jiang Yuebai and Wuwei Shanren appeared above a small world.
"Wow, what a nice view!"
Jiang Yuebai couldn't help but be amazed when he saw the clear scene of the earth.
It was dusk, the mountains and rivers were magnificent, the sky was filled with golden clouds, the mountains were undulating and majestic, and the river was surging, reaching into the sea and sky.
The forests are dyed with colorful clouds, and the birds are singing as they return to their nests. The faint echoes of their calls make people feel heroic.
The breeze blew on his face, bringing with it a freshness that had never been polluted by anything. Jiang Yuebai took a deep breath and felt comfortable and relaxed all over.
"This man on the Iron Palm is big and strong, not a very good person, but he is quite good at finding a place."
Jiang Yuebai muttered something and turned to look at Wuweishanren.
Wuwei Shanren was also admiring the beauty of the mountains and rivers. He glanced around and grabbed Jiang Yuebai's arm. The next moment, the two of them appeared on the top of a high mountain, facing the setting sun.
“It’s a rare view, sit down and enjoy it for a while.”
Wuwei Shanren sat on the ground, and Jiang Yuebai also sat cross-legged happily beside him.
"During this period, the reason why I didn't tell you what I had decided on was because I didn't want my thoughts to affect you. But looking at your experiences during this period, I think you have already gained some insights."
Jiang Yuebai nodded. She already vaguely understood what she really wanted to protect.
In her heart, Wuwei Shanren has always been a special existence, like a guiding light in her life, so before she decided to make up her mind, she still wanted to know whether Wuwei Shanren would be different from other Mahayana practitioners.
Wuwei Shanren took off the spear from his back and put it aside. "You should know that I grew up in the army. As a mortal, I spent most of my life on the battlefield. What I saw were mostly shattered mountains and rivers, and corpses floating thousands of miles away."
"I actually hate war more than anyone else, and it's still the same until now, so guess what I've decided on?"
Jiang Yuebai pondered and said, "Logically, your ambition should be to protect the human race, end the war, etc., but I have a hunch that your ambition is not just that, you are a person with great ambitions."
Wuwei chuckled, "At first, I wanted to protect my country. Later, I traveled around and encountered many cases of bullying of the weak. What I wanted to protect was the weak. Later, I found that there were countless weak people in the world. Weakness does not mean good, and strength does not necessarily mean evil. What I want to protect is justice."
"After many twists and turns, I discovered that there is no perfection in this world, no absolute justice, no absolute good or evil. Everything has its yin and yang sides. Different positions and opinions have different views. As a human, it is my duty to kill demons, and as a demon, it is also my duty to kill people."
"God is above all. To him, neither humans nor demons are at fault. So I feel that just because I was born a human, I cannot protect the human race. There are also bad species in the human race, and there are also good points in demons. In war, there is also a change of sides, from enemies to friends, and from friends to enemies."
"There was a period of time when I really didn't know what to protect. Later, I reviewed the collection of my practice until now, and only then did I find my original goal on the road to immortality."
Wuwei Shanren looked at the mountains and rivers in the distance, "I want to travel to every corner of this world, see the vast mountains and rivers, the stars in the world, and be free and unrestrained. For this reason, I don't want the mountains and rivers to be broken into pieces and become a scorched earth, so what I want to protect is not any one place, but this magnificent scenery of the world!"
The wind was blowing, the birds were singing, Jiang Yuebai suddenly opened his eyes wide, and was shocked by the passion and spirit in Wuweishanren's words.
The golden glow of dusk fell all over, casting a layer of dazzling golden light on Wuweishanren's weathered face.
No wonder she was able to defeat Daoist Nan Gu, whose cultivation level and age were far superior to hers, and enter the Mahayana stage before him.
To protect the splendor of heaven and earth, with such a determination, one's vision is far beyond that of everyone else!
Jiang Yuebai smiled in admiration, "You are indeed someone my master and I have admired since childhood. I am also lucky in this life to have come all the way from humble beginnings to be in front of you."
Jiang Yuebai nodded after thinking about it. "Almost. Especially after listening to your words, I am more certain of what I think in my heart."
"Tell me about it."
Jiang Yuebai considered his words and said slowly, "You have seen what I have been through in this period of time. In fact, I am just like you. I don't want to protect the human race just because I was born as a human."
"Now Lu Nanzhi is in the demon clan, Bai Jiuyou and Ao Juan are in the monster clan, my senior teachers and other friends are in the human clan. If one day, the three clans fight, I will kill the demons and monsters to protect my senior teachers, relatives and friends."
"But if I take action against Lu Nanzhi and Bai Jiuyou, I will be sorry for myself. If I don't take action, I will be sorry for the human race. But things in this world should be viewed according to different situations. I can't do anything about Lu Nanzhi. I can only let the human and demon races fight each other. As for Bai Jiuyou, I can do something to help her and try my best to avoid the war between the human and dragon races."
"I will definitely encounter more similar things in the future. I can't just look at the standpoint, not distinguish right from wrong, and blindly use respecting other people's fate as an excuse. No matter what I do, I don't ask to be worthy of the world, nor do I ask to be worthy of my relatives and friends. At the very least, I have to be worthy of my own heart."
Jiang Yuebai pointed his finger at his heart.
"Besides being in this world and being pushed by the big picture, I also have to question my own path of cultivation. After all your twists and turns, what you finally found was not your original intention?"
Jiang Yuebai stood on the edge of the cliff, bathing in the sunset glow, with a carefree smile on his lips, and said slowly,
"What I want to keep is my original intention and never regret it for the rest of my life!"
The clear voice echoed between heaven and earth, and a warm current brought a gentle breeze, flowing out from Jiang Yuebai's heart and gently brushing across her whole body.
At this moment, she suddenly felt that her will, soul, and body were in mysterious harmony with this world.
Her cultivation also naturally climbed upwards, just like climbing a step and finally reaching the top of the mountain. Everything in her sight and consciousness suddenly became clear.
There were no strange phenomena in the world, nor any thrilling changes. At this moment, Jiang Yuebai broke through the peak of the Void Refining Realm and entered the Fusion Realm.
Her soul, which had been floating in the 'virtual world', where mountains were not mountains and water was not water, also fell back to reality.
What the eyes see and what the heart feels are all unified. The mountain is the mountain, the water is the water. The mystery within can only be understood but not expressed in words.
Wuwei Shanren also stood up from the ground, "Congratulations on your breakthrough, Daojun Wangshu."
After sunset, the sky is full of stars.
Immortal Lord Wuwei and Taoist Lord Wangshu were on their way to find a secret cave. Hermit Wuwei suddenly reacted and couldn't help teasing Jiang Yuebai.
"You said before that the other great immortals' determination to protect the human race was empty talk. Your determination to protect your own original intention seems to be taking advantage of the loophole. It's not much better, is it?"
People’s hearts are fickle. Jiang Yuebai wants the peach blossoms in the West Hill today, and the azaleas in the South Hill tomorrow. What should he do
Jiang Yuebai laughed loudly, "You just realized it. I, Jiang Yuebai, have always been unrestrained. How can I let the heavens control me at will?"
Wuwei shook his head and laughed, "As expected of you!"
The silver bell-like laughter startled a flock of birds. No matter when or where, no matter how many hardships he had gone through, Jiang Yuebai was always the same Jiang Yuebai.
See you tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)