Tao and Heaven

Chapter 235: I will protect your glass heart with my saintly way

Small pond.

A cardinal stood on a branch. It was just an ordinary creature without any magical powers. It couldn't even sense the existence of the divine general in the pool.

Wow!

A huge, smooth rock from the bottom of the water flew out and directly crushed the tree where the red cardinal was standing. In an instant, all the birds in the forest flew away.

The general stuck his head out, confirmed that there were no birds around, and then slowly sank again.

She hates birds, especially red ones.

Another day passed, and a woodcutter came to the pond. He was overjoyed to see the broken wood and intended to chop it into strips and go down the mountain. However, his hand slipped and he lost control of the axe, and it fell directly into the pond.

The god threw it back, and the axe, which was stained with golden light, almost turned into pure gold. The woodcutter was stunned for a long time, then kowtowed towards the pond and walked down the mountain with a smile.

A thought arose in her mind. She had no intention at all, but cause and effect arose on its own.

This mortal is in a bloody disaster, which is related to himself.

The god poked his head out of the water, took back the golden light, and changed the axe back to its original shape, at most making it sharper.

Of course, she was not being stingy. A little bit of golden light would be considered a fate, but it couldn't be a fate that would lead to a near-death experience. Someone once told her that people are different, and people of different levels are even more different. People with great powers should be considerate of the shortcomings of ordinary people.

"Do we have to take back even a little bit of the golden light?"

Inside the nine-foot-tall golden man, the girl curled up into a ball, hugging her knees. She had lost all her five senses, and her body was like a cage. Deep in the golden light was endless darkness.

A familiar voice sounded, but she had long been deaf to it. This must be the demon in her heart.

This was not the first time. After Akabane lost her five senses, she often dreamed and was often half asleep and half awake. She was awake one moment and in a dream the next.

Fortunately, reality was dark and cold, and she was not yet insane.

"Isn't that what you said? It's better to satisfy your wish than to follow fate. Rather than letting him take it back and causing a bloody disaster that will destroy his family, I'd rather put in some effort to take it back."

"It was just a casual remark, do you still remember it?"

"You remember?"

"Keep it in mind, you need to recall it to remember it."

"You really have no conscience, but I am different. I will remember everything, every word you said, every command from the goddess, even that guy Jun Yan. He laughed at me eighty-nine times, and I should have rubbed my fist into his stomach every time."

"Hahahahaha, you're obviously holding a grudge."

The hearty laughter seemed to fill her ears. Chi Yuzi could no longer distinguish between reality and illusion. She said, "I am dying. I only have ten years left to live. The immortal said that you are already dead. If there is really an underworld, are you, the goddess, and Jun Yan in the underworld?"

"Yu Hua is in the Netherworld, Jun Yan is still alive, and I've already come out."

After hearing this, Akabane didn't change much. This was the first time she heard the situation of the first two people, but she had heard the last sentence thousands of times.

But she still asked every time: "Since you're out, why don't you come to see me?"

"I was on my way here, but I came across a very good wine shop on the roadside, so I went in to find two jars of fine wine to bring to you. I didn't expect that I had no money, and this young man refused to give me credit, so I asked if I could pawn a token of Jade Purity Heavenly Venerable."

This time the inner demon was different from the previous ones, or maybe it was because he was about to die and was just passing through a fleeting moment, but he became extremely vivid.

At this time, someone appeared on the water again.

Xie Yunan landed, took a look at the broken tree, then bowed and said, "Senior, we have found out about the evil spirit and the sect where it is hiding."

With a loud splash, the water in the pond surged and half of the god's body emerged from underwater.

Akabane said succinctly: "Where, who, and which sect?"

"There are two groups of people who have been buying up elixirs in large quantities recently. They are from small sects and schools scattered all over the country, many of which are not well-known. The former involves too wide a range and too many people, while the latter all point to Liuyun Sect."

Xie Yunnan told everyone the information she had found recently.

Wenkuizhou's situation is now better than expected, but also more difficult.

Originally, Dao Zong and Zhe Jian Shan thought that there might be a lot of internal supporters in the second and third-rate sects. Because not all demons and evil spirits today are evil cultivators, there are also many powerful people who blocked the resurrection of Qing Cang Immortal and were liquidated.

Second- and third-rate sects lack martial arts techniques, so if they could obtain first-rate martial arts techniques, it would be natural for them to rebel.

Now, after checking, most of the second- and third-rate sects have not been found to have any problems, and the first-rate sects are even less likely to take risks. But this bait was taken by the most inconspicuous and numerous low-level small sects.

They cannot even be called a "sect". They have no master and no true teachings.

Since the information was too scattered, Xie Yunan didn't know where to start. Apparently the evil spirits had given up on the powerful sects and instead went after the ordinary martial arts gyms and qigong training rooms.

The second line is much clearer, but it should never point to Liuyun Sect.

Akabane asked bluntly, "Are you saying that there is something wrong with the Liuyun Sect?"

"I dare not jump to conclusions, but there must be someone inside." Xie Yunan lowered his head slightly, then retreated a little and said: "Perhaps we should report it, at least inform Wen Zun."

"It is better to let those evildoers come out and surrender themselves than to let the thieves investigate themselves."

The divine general was full of murderous intent. She had no friendship with Lan Yongning and didn't bother to care about those empty titles of so-called Heavenly Lords.

All the powerful people who hunted them down back then were going to die. If it weren't for them, how could there be so many troubles? If the Immortal Qingcang was resurrected smoothly, the goddess and Gu Wen would not have died, and their own problems would have been solved.

Xie Yunan was a little flustered, fearing that a fight would break out between the Heavenly Lords, and hurriedly said, "But we can't have a conflict with the Liuyun Sect. What if it causes unrest in the entire continent?"

Chiyuzi had already made up his mind, and said coldly: "People's hearts are unsettled. If we don't eliminate them today, the future war between humans and demons will only cause disasters. You can list the exact names, and I will eliminate the small sects first, and then I will go to Liuyun Sect to capture the people."

"No, absolutely not."

Xie Yunan was completely panicked. She took out the sword order to contact her master while advising: "Let's not talk about Liuyun Sect. All the small sects and factions in Wenkuizhou are involved too much."

"Just kill them all. There are no caves in Wenkuizhou. The 12,000-li territory is divided into three parts. They can be wiped out in less than three days."

A red light gradually appeared in the general's eyes, and his nine-foot-long body had already emerged from the pool of water. Golden light shone through the dripping water vapor.

She has been patrolling the human territory for more than a hundred years, killing countless demons and destroying countless Taoist sects. Among them are genuine evil demons, and there are also former Buddhist, Taoist and demon masters who were demoted to demons for obstructing the resurrection of the Qingcang Immortal.

Kill thousands of miles of people in one day and wipe out millions of people in one thought.

With just a glance of her spiritual sense, she could tell whether there was an evil spirit in a city, and those with cultivation below the Return to Void Stage would not be able to escape.

Holding the power of inspection, I am the law to men and I am the judge.

She only needs to confirm who in Wenkuizhou is problematic, whether it is a first-rate sect, a second-rate or third-rate sect, or a small sect.

"There may be omissions, but I can guarantee that 90% of the demons and evil spirits are minced meat."

A ray of sword light broke through the air.

Xiao Yunyi transmitted his thoughts, "Daoyou, Brother Lan will be fine, and Wen Kuizhou's condition is not too serious either. You should just focus on your breakthrough to the semi-immortal realm, and then think about other things."

"You want to stop me? Can your old and fragile body move? Go get the immortal's decree, otherwise after I kill all of Wenkuizhou, the next stop will be your Zhejian Mountain."

Chiyuzi's thoughts were still cold, like a piece of ten thousand year old black ice. She looked at Xie Yunan and stretched out her right hand.

"Young man, give me the list so that fewer evil spirits can escape."

Xie Yunnan looked up at the sky helplessly, as if seeking protection from his master.

Xiao Yunyi sighed and said, "I don't mean to stop you, but you are now determined to die, which means that the human race has lost a Heavenly Master."

Facing Chiyuzi's determination, he was extremely troubled. Even Qingcang Immortal had no way to help him. Although he might not succeed, it would be impossible for Chiyuzi to break through to the semi-immortal level if he remained in this state.

Akabane was speechless and unable to speak. The voice in her ears was like a demon in her heart that could not be blocked out.

In his state of mind, this time he had a physical form, with a regular face, a green Taoist robe, and desolate eyes.

He said: "Brother Xiao is right, why don't you break through to the semi-immortal level first?"

Chi Yuzi hugged his knees and whispered, "It's not easy to break through to the semi-immortal level. I lost two souls and seven spirits. Immortal Qing Cang said that only by cultivating an indestructible heart of Tao can I have a chance."

"Before you said that you could live if you cultivated the Immortal Dao Body, and then you gained 800 years of life, but lost your spiritual wisdom. Now you have to cultivate the Dao Heart, and even if you succeed, it will only be a ray of hope."

Gu Wen squatted down slightly, put his hand on the top of her head, and said the most heart-wrenching words.

He was not a demon, but he could understand Akabane. It was not that she wanted to die, but that life was too difficult and too tiring.

"It's hard for you. If you don't want to break through to the semi-immortal level on your own, I can help you."

Chiyuzi knew that the words of the inner demon could not be trusted, but since ancient times, so many cultivators knew that the inner demon could not be trusted before they fell into the trap of the inner demon.

"it is good."

The god suddenly stepped out of the pool, and the incomparable power collapsed the entire mountain, and the hills and mountains within a radius of more than ten miles collapsed. Xie Yunan paused in the air for a moment, and when he came to his senses again, time had already been grasped by the god. Seeing this, Xiao Yunyi knew that persuasion was hopeless, so he could only leave a sword intent to protect his disciples.

There are still ten years left, maybe I can make a long-term plan after I contact Gu Wen.

Immediately afterwards, a golden sun rose into the sky and flew towards Taiyi City.

The Taiyi City formation was activated, and a blue-white cover covered an area of ​​a hundred miles, and countless cultivators soared into the air.

There is a sun-disk jade pendant hanging around the neck of Chiyuzi's real body, which contains the power of the immortal Qingcang, and is secretly in line with the foundation of the great formation of the world. He can control the formation of the human city with just a thought.

This is to prevent someone from using a formation against her.

A stream of light flew out, and the Taiyi City formation became ineffective.

Gu Wen asked, "Will this not affect innocent people?"

Akabane replied in his mind: "Many demons tried to use ordinary people to cover themselves up. It was a hindrance at first, but later I got used to it."

The god raised his right arm, and endless golden light completely enveloped the entire city.

Some people who practiced evil skills were exposed on the spot, with wisps of black gas emerging from their bodies. Then, the golden light seemed to turn into substance and instantly crushed them into meat paste.

It's like bright red flowers blooming.

"How can you be sure that you won't kill the wrong people? I remember that there is an inspection at the entrance to Taiyi City. (Senior, you won't kill innocent people, right?)"

Gu Wen and Xie Yunnan asked questions one after another, somewhat tremblingly, suspecting that Chi Tianzun had gone mad.

Chi Yuzi naturally answered the former's question, and at the same time transmitted his thoughts to the younger generation in his palm, saying: "The city's formation is fixed, and the means of inspection are single, which makes it easy to be evaded. But there is one thing that does not change, those evil spirits will not give people the true method, without exception, they are all evil skills that kill people and drink blood."

"This type of skills is also simple and low-level, so I can break it with just one method."

As Akabane spoke, she had already wiped out all the evil cultivators inside and outside the Taiyi layer. She then held up the Golden Sun and flew towards the next city.

The golden sun covered an area of ​​a hundred miles, and wherever it passed, all evil spirits were dispersed.

Gu Wen's spiritual sense came from thousands of miles away, silently taking in the overall situation. At a glance he knew Chi Yuzi's method and the method of the evil cultivators in the city.

It was indeed as Akabane said, and the once reckless girl now possessed great power that could reach heaven and earth.

Xie Yunnan was completely stunned. It was also the first time that he experienced the meaning of the word "Tianzun" so personally.

At this rate, the entire state could be wiped out in less than three days. Even if the evil cultivators could hear the news, it would take them more than ten days to escape.

Then Xie Yunnan began to take the initiative to give directions, and suddenly, she noticed that there was a familiar person on the general's shoulder.

Gu Wen held two jars of wine, looked at the city below, and said, "You can only catch some small fish and shrimps like this. The big fish above the level of True Lord have all escaped. This is only a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution."

As he spoke, he blew out a gentle breeze, blowing away the soul of an evil cultivator that was escaping below.

"People are divided into good and evil, and the true Dharma is not something that everyone can practice. It cannot be stopped."

Akabane communicated with him very naturally and didn't notice any problems.

"There is always a shortage of people who want to take shortcuts in this world. Buddhism, Taoism and Demonism have given birth to the most evil practitioners. Unless there is no practice, there will always be a way to eat people."

This is why she has been hunting for more than a hundred years, and there are still countless evil practitioners. It is just like committing a crime. It is impossible to eliminate crime. She only hopes that no one will blatantly practice evil methods.

Hearing this, Gu Wen said with some emotion: "You have grown a lot."

"Was I naive at the time?"

"It should be full of vitality, but now it seems lifeless."

"One soul can only maintain sanity, there is no need for extra emotions."

"Perhaps as long as this person's soul is strong enough, it can alleviate a lot. But you have to let me think carefully about how to help you grow faster."

"Heh... your inner demon is really wonderful and as crazy as him."

Gu Wen smiled and asked, "What if I'm real?"

"I'll rub my fist into your gut and beat you to the ground."

"If you do that, I'll run away."

"Can you run away? If you really crawl out, you will be a golden elixir at best, and you will be at my mercy. I will beat you first to avenge the immortal land. I will beat you a second time to avenge your breach of trust. I will beat you a third time to avenge the goddess."

Akabane chatted with her as usual, if the inner demon could relieve her loneliness and make the remaining ten years less boring, it would be a gain.

But she didn't realize that Xie Yunnan also gradually heard her voice.

His voice was slightly hoarse, but clear and pleasant, like that of a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, without any of the solemnity of Chi Tianzun.

On the first day, there was sound.

The next day, there were ups and downs in my emotions.

On the third day, everyone in Wenkui Prefecture was in danger. Countless sects lost their leaders overnight, and the leaders of smaller sects suffered the most deaths.

Chiyuzi came to Liuyun Sect.

The Nine-foot Divine General lifted the sun into the sky and shouted in a loud and powerful voice: "Lan Yongning, come out!"

A Confucian scholar in white clothes floated out into the air and glanced at the divine general and the Taoist priest in plain clothes on his shoulder.

He was somewhat surprised and somewhat enlightened to hear the voice of the Saintess of the Sword Controlling Sect again after eight hundred years.

Some memories emerged. I was less than a hundred years old at that time, and I participated in the Tianxuan Conference to see the top female swordsman of the younger generation.

At that time, Lan Yongning was with a group of friends. A young classmate named Mu Ai approached Chi Yuzi and was beaten.

He was not convinced and went up to argue, but was also beaten.

"With your lousy swordsmanship, you think you can drink with me? Get out of here!"

When they met again, Akabaneko was drinking with an unknown man, arm in arm, drinking until her face was flushed and she was drunk.

Later he learned that the man's name was Gu Wen.

Lan Yongning cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, I have thoroughly investigated and cleared out the sect."

"If you say purge, then purge."

Akabane's voice was still stern and cold.

Gu Wen naturally couldn't just stand by and watch, lest Lan Yongning lose face.

"Akabane, Brother Lan should be fine."

"Get out of here, you inner demon. Today, I will conduct a thorough investigation of the Liuyun Sect. No one can stop me."

Akabane raised his right arm high, and a golden sun slowly appeared, but just when it reached mid-air, it suddenly stopped.

Gu Wen entered the group of gods and grabbed Chi Yuzi's wrist, and the latter gradually became stunned.

The confused mind became clearer and began to distinguish the boundary between reality and illusion.

"you"

Akabane took half a step back, his pupils trembling, and he could see again, but he was unaware.

Her fingertips touched his face, and the warm touch and breath made her realize that this was an illusion. Everything she could see and touch was an illusion.

Only in the darkness where all five senses are lost can she perceive the truth.

"You are such a demon. It's too foul."

Akabaneko's red lips trembled slightly, tears welled up from her eyes uncontrollably, she kept wiping her tears with her left hand, her nose sniffled, and then her crying got louder and louder.

The emotions that had been suppressed for eight hundred years began to burst out like a dam breaking as the human soul grew stronger. Although she was a Heavenly Lord, she had no ability to control herself.

"Gu, where have you been for the past eight hundred years? Didn't you say you would help me get my soul back? You liar, liar, I really miss you, liar!"

Gu Wen gently stroked the girl's head, not seeming too distant nor too offensive, and said, "Thank you for your hard work over the past eight hundred years."

The little man in the Qi Sea split into pieces and fell into Akabanezi's soul.

I will use my sage way to protect your glass heart.

In the past, heaven and hell were no more than this. To be perfect in everything is to be a saint.

(End of this chapter)