In this perfect world established by Immortal Shangxuan, immortals control the life and death of mortals. To achieve absolute fairness, one must first give up one's own emotions and desires.
Ye Shubai, the successor he chose, was no exception.
Immortal Shangxuan cast his eyes on Wen Yun. It was clear that she had become a prisoner, but the girl's eyes remained cold and arrogant. She was unwilling to even lower her head. It was obvious that she was not the type to surrender.
Ye Shubai must personally cut off the connection with such a person.
Shang Xuan said in a low and calm voice: "Kill her to prove your truth, and you will embark on the path of true domination."
The path to domination, these four words seemed to carry an infinite bewitching power, capable of dragging almost all cultivators into this dream.
What is the purpose of spiritual practice? Isn't it to become stronger, gain true freedom, and control one's own destiny
Even Ye Shubai is no exception.
An extremely complicated expression flashed across his handsome face, and the light in his eyes seemed to brighten. Even though it was very subtle, Shang Xuan still caught it.
Indeed, this is the case for everyone in the world. In the face of the temptation of the Great Dao, it is easy to give up love. The monks in the perfect world below have long been accustomed to this matter. After thousands of years of tradition, they all take it for granted that immortals should be pure and free from desires. Even if there is no threat from heavenly thunder, between love and the Great Dao of Immortality, they will still choose the latter without hesitation.
There are people who choose to kill their wives, children, and even their parents and brothers.
This was also true for Immortal Shangxuan himself. He personally wiped out the soul of his disciple, whom he had carefully raised and taught for thousands of years.
Shangxuan Immortal Venerable looked at Ye Shubai, and his face moved lightly, and the light flickered slightly, and the source of power that originally bound Ye Shubai suddenly disappeared. He was a great power in the fairyland, and he could control life and death in a snap of his fingers. He was not worried that Ye Shubai would dare to take the opportunity to escape. Since Shangxuan could imprison him the first time, he could also imprison him the second time.
Ye Shubai only felt that his body, which had been unable to function at all, had returned to normal. He lowered his eyebrows and eyes, staring at the sword in front of him.
Behind him, Shang Xuan's voice was like a dream woven layer by layer, pulling him down temptingly.
"Those who achieve great things do not care about small details, let alone a fellow practitioner. The path of cultivation is lonely. Only by cutting off the shackles and obsessions can one achieve the great path of freedom."
After Shang Xuan sensed that Ye Shubai had comprehended the laws of birth and death, he also observed him for a period of time.
He knew that Ye Shubai had not been loved by his parents or brothers or friends since he was young, and was brought up to be cold-hearted. Later, he experienced many betrayals and even his own death. Although he didn't know when this Taoist partner appeared, for someone like Ye Shubai, she was probably just a Taoist partner who was not worth clinging to.
It's not just a Taoist companion.
Ye Shubai stared at Wen Yun, but suddenly thought: in fact, if you think about it carefully, he and she are not even a formal Taoist couple. There is no grand wedding as planned, no covenant to the sky, and no relatives and friends to celebrate with.
At this moment, she was standing opposite Ye Shubai, unable to move. There was no fear or doubt in her eyes, as if she was certain that he would never hurt her for the sake of the Great Dao. She also seemed to have forgotten that the name Ye Shubai had been stained with countless blood and had been responsible for tens of thousands of lives.
Ye Shubai tightly grasped the phoenix wood sword, turned his back to the Immortal Shang Xuan, and stood as straight as a bamboo.
He moved his lips and said coldly, "You are right."
He actually acknowledged Shangxuan's statement.
Immortal Shangxuan's expression was calm and composed, and he was not surprised by Ye Shubai's choice, because this was the most normal and unusual choice.
Ye Shubai looked at Wen Yun deeply, and the corners of his lips suddenly curved up, revealing a helpless smile.
He thought, she is obviously a very smart girl, why is she so stupid to believe him and not even doubt the answer
The wooden sword was held tightly in the slender hand, and a slightly hot breath was reflected on it, as if a phoenix was lingering and singing on the sword. It was the power of the law of life and death.
This wooden sword made by Wen Yunzhi cut through the sky today and slashed straight towards that slender body!
At this moment, Wen Yun had already been tied up by the Immortal Shang Xuan and could not move. Facing this sword that contained the power of the laws of life and death, there was no escape for him!
Immortal Shangxuan was about to speak out his approval of Ye Shubai's decisiveness, but suddenly he frowned and dodged to the back to avoid the golden-red phoenix that suddenly jumped out.
The man holding the wooden sword was like a ray of bright moonlight, and a fiery red phoenix flew forward. The sword energy was surging and every sword was stabbing at Shangxuan's fatal spot.
Ye Shubai had already tried his best at this moment, regardless of any consequences. He rushed forward without reservation. Every move he made was the last form of the most powerful Qingyun Sword Technique. He was determined to fight with Shangxuan even if his vital points were exposed!
There was only a cold look in the eyes of Shangxuan Immortal Venerable: "So you are also a stubborn and restless fool. If so, your power of law will become a part of the way of heaven!"
He did not dodge or give way to the numerous attacks from the young swordsman, but met them fiercely. The mighty pressure from the powerful fairyland was like a mountain heading towards Ye Shubai.
“Die!”
Immortal Shangxuan stretched out his hand and crushed the phoenix wood sword into pieces, while his other hand mercilessly pierced through Ye Shubai's body!
He effortlessly found the familiar power of law from his dantian and cruelly peeled it out of Ye Shubai's body.
The moment the golden-red glow of the power of the law of life and death appeared, the light between heaven and earth seemed to be dimmed by it.
Ye Shubai's breath suddenly became weak, and the blood hole in his abdomen gushed out blood like a fountain, almost dyeing his white shirt blood red.
"Ah—" A sharp and extremely mournful cry suddenly broke out from Wen Yun's mouth.
Blood oozed from the corners of her lips and her eyes were fixed on the scene before her.
But even if Wen Yun tried his best to break free from the pressure exerted on him by Immortal Shangxuan, the gap between the Ascension Realm and the Immortal Realm was like an insurmountable chasm.
She could only watch helplessly as the man's back was covered in blood.
Witness Shang Xuan taking away the laws of life and death from Ye Shubai's body bit by bit.
In an instant, Wen Yun's mind went blank and he even forgot to breathe. The pain he had never experienced before rushed to his heart like a wave.
At this moment, the fire phoenix that was about to dissipate suddenly turned around and flew straight towards Wen Yun!
Those golden phoenix eyes were not as cold as usual, but rather a little gentle, just like the look in Ye Shubai's eyes in the past when he was helpless but let her play tricks on him.
Flapped its huge wings to embrace Wen Yun, as if hugging her hastily for the last moment.
A powerful force of the law of life and death suddenly erupted from the Fire Phoenix. At the same time, the source power that originally bound Wen Yun was cut off. In an instant, the source power returned to Wen Yun's body!
It turned out that Ye Shubai had actually placed most of the power of the laws within the Fire Phoenix!
It turns out that the plan to kill Wen Yun was fake, and the plan to take advantage of the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Shang Xuan Xian Zun was also fake. He worked so hard and risked his life just to save her!
Ye Shubai didn't have the strength to look back. Without the protection of the law of life and death, his cultivation and consciousness began to gradually dissipate along with the heavy wound on his body, like sand slipping through fingers.
Even though it was obviously useless, Ye Shubai still raised his head with difficulty, using the last bit of his cultivation to stop Shang Xuan Xianzun.
The moment he realized that Fire Phoenix had rescued Wen Yun, he screamed out the last sentence—
"Space, escape!"
Wen Yun is well versed in the laws of time and space. As long as she can break free from the restraints of Immortal Shangxuan, this split second will be enough for her to use the power of the laws to escape.
In the face of the powerful people in the fairyland, Ye Shubai was able to surrender and survive, but Wen Yun could not survive.
Then he will never bow his head.
The scene in front of Ye Shubai's eyes became hazy and unreal, as if countless scenes flashed by, and in the end, only a smiling face remained.
In his lonely life, he had not seen the light of day for the first few hundred years, until that day, she stretched out her arms to him.
Then, as if he was walking alone in the long night, suddenly the most brilliant and colorful fireworks in the world bloomed above his head, lighting up his world.
From then on, the long road was no longer lonely, and he would have light to accompany him for the rest of his life.
So he had promised to the heaven countless times that he would protect Wen Yun for her whole life, to ensure her a smooth life, and to ensure her long-term happiness and worry-free life.
He wants to be the one who protects the fireworks and allows them to bloom peacefully.
For this oath, he is now willing to pay with his life.
He tilted his head slightly, his eyes still open, as if he wanted to look back at her one last time.
His body had long lost all its breath, but his body remained straight. Until the last moment, he was still a true swordsman and never bowed his head.
At this moment, the originally peaceful space was suddenly torn apart, and an unimaginable force suddenly exploded from Wen Yun.
An extremely mysterious magic circle slowly lit up under Wen Yun's feet.
That was not the force of space from before, it was also mixed with another force of the supreme law that even the Immortal Master Xuan had never seen before.
Immortal Shangxuan left Ye Shubai, who had no breath, behind, and held on to the law of life and death, carefully focusing on the magic circle under Wen Yun's feet. The terrifying aura emanating from it made even him feel a little wary. He had a vague premonition that if he touched that thing, something extremely bad might happen!
He said coldly: "He's dead, why are you wasting your energy on this trick? Are you trying to kill me to avenge him?"
Wen Yun's face turned as pale as snow, except for his pair of dark eyes which were frighteningly deep.
She looked at Immortal Shangxuan coldly, her voice was weak and without any strength, but her tone was firm.
"He won't die, you will be the one who dies."
The moment the words fell, the sky light suddenly became blindingly bright, and the formation under Wen Yun's feet burst out with a power that only an enlightened person could control.
That is—
Forbidden spell of time and space.
Immortal Shangxuan snorted coldly, and released all his cultivation to attack Wen Yun, with his murderous intent not concealed at all.
At this moment, a low and old sigh seemed to echo between heaven and earth.
Wen Yun had an ordinary and plain ring on his thumb without knowing when, and the sigh came from the ring!
In a moment, a strong light burst out from the ring, which actually offset the law of life and death of Immortal Shangxuan!
At this moment, Immortal Shangxuan's face changed drastically. He looked at the light in shock and doubt, and the action of killing Wen Yun also paused.
Just when the other party paused, Wen Yun's figure disappeared here.
However, this time Wen Yun did not choose to escape by using the laws of space, but stepped into the turbulence of time and space without hesitation!
This was once the place she feared the most in her heart. Even if she lived again, she still remembered her shattered body and the despair in that long and boundless nothingness in the unusual direction. As powerful as Wen Yun was, it also had the past of nightmares.
If she had a choice, she actually didn't want to step into this forbidden spell in her lifetime.
But she still remembered the pain that came from her soul and almost tore her apart.
She didn't even have time to say the last words to him properly. At the moment the red string was tied, she wanted to tell him that Cui Yu was making their wedding dress, and whether he wanted to go and see how she would look in the red dress.
She also wanted to tell him that he was not the only one with evil intentions, she was the same.
A long time ago, someone asked about the relationship between the two. Wen Yun thought about the master-servant contract between them, and knew that if he died, Ye Shubai would not be able to live either, so he jokingly said that the two were "friends for life and death."
At that time, Ye Shubai just kept silent, looking at her with a faint smile on his lips, or he said helplessly and gently "Stop making trouble", and then handed the sword to her again, pretending to be serious and asking her to practice sword honestly. He held an obscure magic book in his hand, but his eyes fell on her quietly. After being caught, although he pretended to be serious, his ears turned red.
The years are good and the old friends are still around, but at that time I just thought it was normal.
Wen Yun's nose suddenly felt so sour that she couldn't breathe, and tears fell uncontrollably.
Ye Shubai, do you know what a friendship of life and death is
A life-and-death friendship doesn't mean you sacrifice your life for me to live, but...
To live is to live, to die is to die.
Life and death are the highest laws in the world, and the only thing that can change them is the law of time.
"If life and death are the laws of nature, then I will go against the laws of nature for you!"