The stolen magic is a bit magical

Suddenly, a voice entered the clan leader's ears: "Clan leader, your true intention was not to cooperate with the Heart Gate, but you had some difficulties and had no choice but to do so. But you should believe that the Heart Gate's methods are not insurmountable. If you trust me, how about I help you resolve this predicament?"

The sound was inaudible to others.

Only the clan leader heard it.

His gaze suddenly fell on Lin Xiaosu: "What do you want to say?"

The voice was icy cold.

Lin Xiaosu said calmly, "The Heart Chain, is it?"

Just two words.

Heart Chain!

The clan leader was greatly shaken.

This is a secret that no one knows!

Apart from the couple.

Three thousand years ago, a master from the Heart Sect came to Qingqiu. This person's methods were extremely unconventional, and he also had great strategic vision. We became close friends.

However, his superior skills and extensive knowledge are merely an outer garment on his person.

He did something in secret.

They placed an extremely insidious curse on him and his wife.

Heart Chain.

Once the Heart Chain is formed, he and his wife must obey the other party's arrangements.

Otherwise, one could die at any moment.

The Heart Chain is the noose hanging over the heads of the couple.

There is no solution, no way to resolve this.

Today, at a critical juncture when he faces a crucial decision, this young official uttered this startling word.

"You... what do you know?" The clan leader's voice was no longer cold.

Lin Xiaosu said, "Too many Heart Pavilion experts have died under my command, and too many Heart Pavilion experts' primordial spirits have been refined. What you know, I know; what you don't know, I also know... The Heart Chain that you two consider unsolvable, I can actually untie!"

The clan leader was greatly shaken.

"Now it's up to you whether you choose to follow the path of the Heart Gate to the bitter end, or to break free from the three-thousand-year shackles, deliver a fatal blow to the one who cast the spell back then, avenge this blood feud, and also defend the eternal glory of your Qingqiu clan."

On one hand, there's the option of going all the way down the same path as Xinmeng.

The price is that a battle is inevitable today.

Seeing Hu Ji's extraordinary fighting prowess, the clan leader actually had no chance of winning.

Even if they win, this scandal will linger, causing a major division in Qingqiu, and all the children off the field will become disloyal. The price to pay is simply too heavy to bear.

On the other hand, it is about breaking free of the Heart Chains, tearing the person who cast the spell to pieces, and safeguarding the eternal glory of Qingqiu.

There was simply no other choice.

Even a pig knows how to choose.

The only problem is...

"Can you really break the chain of hearts?"

"Give me three days. If it doesn't work, then you can have another attack!"

The clan leader's expression shifted between light and dark.

This led to a huge misunderstanding for Fufeng.

Her heart pounded wildly.

Father stared at Su Lin with a complicated look in his eyes. Could it be that Father was planning to harm him?

Fu Feng suddenly looked up: "Father and Mother have just emerged from seclusion today, and I have some great news to tell you: Seventh Sister has achieved the form of a Celestial Fox!"

These words shocked all the direct descendants present.

The three powerful figures in the air—Hu Ji, the clan leader, and his wife—were also suddenly shocked.

"What did you say?" The clan leader's gaze suddenly shifted to Fu Feng's face.

“Father, I say that Fu Fu has already acquired the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox form!” Fu Feng said each word very clearly.

The clan chief and his wife landed simultaneously: "Where is she?"

"Seventh Sister is in seclusion in the quiet room..."

Before the words had even faded, the clan leader and his wife simultaneously took flight and entered the quiet room.

The orchid girl swayed in mid-air and landed in the quiet room.

Fu Ling and the others in the arena looked at each other in bewilderment: "Seventh Sister has achieved the Heavenly Fox Body... Eldest Sister, is it true or false?"

Fu Feng said, "You can see for yourselves!"

With a whoosh, everyone in the room left at the same time.

The biggest event—the purge of over two hundred elders—has taken a completely different turn due to this sudden news…

The elders and other disciples were unaware of this explosive news and were completely bewildered.

The clan leader stood outside his daughter's secluded meditation room, his heart filled with turmoil.

Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox!

It really is a nine-tailed celestial fox!
How can this be?

When she fled from the mountain, she was clearly only a five-tailed spirit fox, a far cry from the legendary nine-tailed physique. But today, she has achieved the same physique as her ancestor, the nine-tailed celestial fox.

Although those who bear the Heavenly Fox Palace Mark represent the ancestors' designation and entry into their ancestral vision, over millions of years, no one has truly become a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox. It means that the ancestors' designation is merely drawing a circle on her destiny compass, and cannot truly change anything.

And now, that circle of fate has truly become the flame of clan destiny...

A voice came from beside him: "The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox, chosen by the ancestors, was such a key person who could change the fate of the clan, yet he became a pawn in the conspiracy of those elders. Clan leader, do you think they deserve to die? Do you think you need to reflect on yourself?"

It's a Hu woman!
Hu Ji's words were stern and heavy.

The lady's gaze slowly shifted to the clan leader: "Madam, we...we seem to have truly been wrong!"

Fu Feng's heart skipped a beat. His parents had been misled by the elders for years, but now there were finally signs of a change. It was such a relief.

The clan leader's gaze slowly shifted to Lin Xiaosu: "Lord Su, how about staying in Qingqiu for a few days?"

Fu Feng was overjoyed.

This is no longer just a sign of change, but a real change.

He was allowed to stay in Qingqiu for several days.

This was the clan leader's way of expressing his approval.

But she didn't know that her understanding was actually wrong.

Only Lin Xiaosu truly understood that the clan leader's change of heart was ultimately due to the telepathic message he had just received.

He promised the clan leader: "Wait for me for three days. If the mental chain cannot be broken after three days, then you can retaliate."

Now, the clan leader has given a clear response: You shall stay in Qingqiu for several days!
That's a yes!
You need three days, I'll give you three days!

It wouldn't hurt to give them a few more days.

"it is good!"

The clan chief's wife said, "Fufeng, arrange the best guest room for Lord Su."

Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly: "There's no need for the guest room. I'll go discuss some issues with Senior Hu Ji."

Hu Ji's heart started racing without warning.

But her millennia-long cultivation of basic skills came into play, and she smiled and nodded: "Lord Su, please!"

"Lord Su," those three words sound very proper.

The two walked away side by side.

"Issue my decree!" the clan leader declared. "No one is to approach the Seventh Princess's secluded retreat! Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy!"

This is the legal principle that explicitly protects those who help others.

The Nine-Tailed Fox is the key to the clan's fate. From now on, Fu Fu is the most crucial person in the entire Qingqiu.

We must not allow any mistakes.

Hu Ji and Lin Xiaosu stepped through the air and arrived at her secluded retreat.

The mountain is still the same mountain.

The land is still the same land.

Although nothing seemed to have changed, Lin Xiaosu still sensed a subtle shift.

That is, this world is very natural.

Yes, of course, it's the difference from the original.

Her Yin-Yang Dao is no longer the Yin-Yang division she deliberately sought, but has entered a state of harmonious integration and resonance of Yin and Yang.

"Have you truly entered the path of enlightenment?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"There's one last step," the Hu woman said: "Sever the three corpses."

Severing the Three Corpses...

Lin Xiaosu stood firmly on the edge of the cliff from that day: "Which corpse do you intend to sever?"

Hu Ji said, "I have reflected on my life, and the only thing I can cut off is my obsession. Perhaps it is time to let go of my obsession with my sister going far away."

The procedure for severing the three corpses varies from person to person.

Different people have different personalities, and therefore different things to cut down.

The vast majority of people kill the good and the evil.

She doesn't actually have any labels of good or evil.

She is very innocent. She rarely travels the world. What does she know about good and evil?
Therefore, there are perhaps only two things she needs to cut off: desire and obsession.

Originally, she didn't have desire, but somehow the person in front of her stirred it up. Hu Ji seriously considered whether to cut it off, but after months of torment, she was reluctant to give it up.

Then there's only one option left: to persist.

My sister has been away from home for three thousand years, and we have no idea whether she is alive or dead.

She has been longing for her sister for three thousand years.

Three thousand years is enough to soothe this sisterly bond.

It's time to let go, and it's okay to let go.

This was the reason she gave herself, but in reality, it was more of an excuse she made for herself. She couldn't bear to sever the love corpse, so she could only sever the body-holding corpse...

"Three thousand years of kinship ties... must they be severed?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"Actually, I'm quite conflicted. I'm about to sever the three corpses, and I can't just leave them all alone. After thinking it over, I think this is the only obsession I can let go of."

Lin Xiaosu gently shook her head: "Is this your understanding of severing the three corpses? You have to sever something? If you don't sever something, you feel the ritual isn't complete?"

Hu Ji glared at him: "What do you mean by a sense of ritual? This is a law of cultivation. Severing the three corpses is the mark of upholding the Dao."

"Are the laws of spiritual practice necessarily correct?"

"You don't agree?"

"Of course I disagree, I even find it ridiculous!" Lin Xiaosu said, "It's clearly a living, breathing person, with flesh and blood, love and hate, yet they insist on creating a ritualistic sense of 'severing the three corpses,' dividing a person into several parts. Is this the right path for cultivation?"

Hu Ji said, "You're being too extreme. Severing the three corpses is about cutting off the obstacles on the path of life and achieving transcendence at a high level of cultivation. It's not about dividing a person into several parts, but about cutting off the bad part of yourself and leaving behind a more perfect self."

Lin Xiaosu said, "So, you feel that your three thousand years of longing for your sister is your own imperfection?"

Hu Ji was stunned.

She didn't think there was anything imperfect about it.

She just felt that this concern was not the most important thing compared to other things. After all, she had been concerned about her sister for three thousand years, but her sister had not gotten into a better situation because of her concern, at least she could not see that situation.

“I didn’t say this concern is bad, I just said… actually, it’s meaningless!” Hu Ji explained with difficulty.

"Is it meaningless? Not necessarily!" Lin Xiaosu said, "You said that after you joined the sect, you would accompany me on a journey through the martial world. If you go on this journey with the wish of finding my sister, you might be able to find her whereabouts. If you let go, you will no longer search. Tell me, is it meaningful?"

Hu Ji was stunned once again...

Lin Xiaosu said, "It seems I need to teach you a lesson! There are many things in this world that seem meaningless, even foolish, but they are what distinguish humans from beasts, revealing the brilliance of humanity in silence. A single obsession, spanning three thousand years, may seem meaningless to the world, but Hu Ji, do you know what I thought when I first heard this story?"

"What are you thinking?" Hu Ji asked him.

"I was thinking, what a precious light of kinship it is that a younger sister could care for her older sister for three thousand years? And what a lovely woman this younger sister is?"

lovely!

He had previously addressed her directly as "Hu Ji," without any formal "senior" or the warm "cousin," yet those two words resonated deeply within Hu Ji, stirring up a thousand waves of emotions within her. Hu Ji slowly raised her gaze, her eyes filled with complex emotions: "If you continue to say that, I...I've changed my mind."

"I wanted you to change your decision anyway."

The Hu woman asked, "What corpse do you want me to cut?"

"Don't cut anything!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Hu Ji, listen to me. The so-called severing of the three corpses is just a figurative number. It can be three or zero. As long as your mind is clear, it doesn't have to be cut! I don't want you to cut anything because you are already the best today. I don't want a perfect Hu Ji to be missing any part of herself."

In Hu Ji's heart, a flower bloomed silently; today, she was at her best.

Is this what love words are all about?

So sweet, so beautiful...

Her gaze slowly rose: "On the eve of my severing of the three corpses, you suddenly appeared and gave me these words, which truly made me give up the idea of ​​severing the three corpses. I don't know whether this is a blessing or a curse for me."

Lin Xiaosu smiled.

Because he finally heard the words he wanted to hear.

This truly dispelled the idea of ​​severing the three corpses.

Why did he have to pull her back from the inertia of severing the three corpses?

It is because he understands the true reason why the three parties of "Heaven, Earth, and Man" are vying for the Dao on the path of cultivation.

The reason is the so-called "severing the three corpses".

Cultivating the Heavenly Dao, one must reach a high level to sever the three corpses.

This slash almost follows a fixed template: preserve the original corpse that is most useful for one's cultivation.

Cut down everything else.

What else is included?
Love, desire, obsession, and all sorts of other human affairs...

Such a strike might indeed speed up cultivation, but would that still make one human?
Humans have seven emotions and six desires; humans experience sadness and joy, regrets, and impulses. You can say that these things are not good, but without them, humans would no longer be human!
Over time, this has led to a conflict between the way of Heaven and the way of humanity.

He hoped that Hu Ji was a person, not an immortal who had jumped into the framework of the Heavenly Dao.

It's that simple.

Hu Ji turned her gaze to the side: "Speaking of cultivation, I really don't understand your cultivation at all. Before you went to Jiangnan, you hadn't even entered the Enlightenment Realm. Now you are comparable to the Dao Master. How did you cultivate?"

"It's quite a coincidence!"

"A miraculous encounter? What kind of miraculous encounter could cause such a drastic change in someone in just three months?" Hu Ji glared at him.

"For example, a celestial woman might give me a dragon pill. I can't let her down, so I tighten my belt and diligently cultivate..."

Hu Ji chuckled: "You're such a chatterbox... By the way, you seemed to have spoken with the clan leader just now, what did you say?"

“I told him that I could untie the chains binding his heart.”

Hu Ji's heart skipped a beat: "Heart Chain? What is a Heart Chain?"

"It's a kind of underhanded tactic of the Heart Gate, and also a kind of cause and effect law. Once caught in this Heart Chain, his and his wife's lives are actually in the hands of someone else!"

Hu Ji's expression changed drastically...

A storm raged within her...

That's it!

She realized early on that there was something wrong with the clan leader and his wife.

They approved of everything the Grand Elder proposed, even things that were clearly illogical.

For so many years, they have been in seclusion, cultivating their skills, leaving the beautiful Qingqiu to be squandered by the Grand Elder.

It turns out they had already fallen for Xinmen's sneak attack.

"How do you know they're under the spell of the Heart Chain?" Hu Ji asked.

“I killed several high-ranking members of the Heart Pavilion. Their primordial spirit imprints contained records of the ‘Heart Chain.’ Just now, when I saw the clan leader and sensed his special aura, I knew that the Heart Gate’s special weapon for controlling the experts of all cultivation sects in the world, the ‘Heart Chain,’ had already been used on the couple.”

"The Heart Chain...is there a way to break it?"

"Yes!" Lin Xiaosu said, "Unraveling the chain of the heart itself isn't difficult; the difficulty lies in... blocking the secrets of heaven!"

Blocking the secrets of heaven?

The woman's face turned slightly pale...

Although she did not cultivate the law of cause and effect, she knew that the law of cause and effect was closely related to the rules of the Heavenly Dao.

You cannot arbitrarily touch anything loaded into the cause-and-effect disk.

Your every move disrupts cause and effect.

Heaven will surely punish those who transgress its will.

This is something that no matter how high the level of spiritual cultivation, there is no way to overcome.

There are only two ways to defy the heavens in this world: one is for Buddhism and Taoism to mend the heavens, and the other is for demons to deceive the heavens.

The former's supplementation has its limits, and the latter's deception has even greater limits. It might be useful for ordinary acts of defying the heavens, but the special restrictions that the Heart Gate uses on the heads of a clan or sect are not ordinary things.

Buddhism and Taoism cannot make up for it, nor can demonic forces deceive it.

"How do you intend to solve this?" Hu Ji asked with an extremely serious expression.

Anyone would treat matters involving karma and destiny with utmost care.

"Don't ask yet!"

Hu Ji took a deep breath: "Then why must we help them solve problems that aren't so taboo?"

Lin Xiaosu sighed: "After all, they are my in-laws, aren't they? This is just my duty."

The woman, her face full of excitement, disappeared.

A bittersweet feeling welled up in her heart.

She had spent most of her time in seclusion during this period, but she was aware of the biggest conflict within the clan.

The dispute concerns the engagement between the Seventh Princess, Fufu, and the man in front of her.

She didn't like the topic.

However, this topic likes to get stuck in her head.

She had also secretly wondered if he... he might really like Fufu, or like that person in Qingqiu whom she had only met once but had long admired.

His decision to come to her place today seems to confirm his preference.

His flirtatious chatter had her heart fluttering.

And now, he adds: "My cheap in-laws..."

You little devil!
You're trying to kill me!

I……

If you continue like this, I'll sever my three corpses!
I've severed my love's corpse, and from now on, I'll remember you...

Lin Xiaosu couldn't sense her resentment.

He was completely absorbed in his work, doing something very important.

This matter is again described in the three-character bone script scroll.

Section 3...

The character "灯" (lamp) is used in this word!
As soon as his mind entered the lamp sphere, he seemed to see the long river of humanity.

Humanity rises and falls, but its spirit is passed down from generation to generation.

Fight against heaven, fight against earth, fight against man...

On the battlefield, where blood and steel reign, the spirits of the dead never rest.

The banner was stained red with blood.

For a moment, all around was silent, as if humanity had come to an end.

Suddenly, amidst the silence of the battlefield, beneath countless corpses and scorched earth, an infant's head emerged.

His mouth held his mother's finger, still stained with blood. His mother had shielded him from the flames with her own body, protecting him beneath her, and had even severed her own finger to prolong his life with her own blood...

As this son grew up, he repeated the same tragic story as his mother, sacrificing his own life to save his son's life...

Time and time again, cycle after cycle...

The world is vast and boundless, but humanity endures.

Lin Xiaosu's mind seemed to have gone through countless reincarnations in this vast world.

He slowly forgot who he was and where he came from...

Forget it, keep forgetting it...

Finally, on one of the battlefields, he personally participated in the battle.

The spear pierced my body, causing excruciating pain.

He completely forgot who he was.

But he remembered there was a baby next to him.

He threw himself on the baby, shielding it from the arrows flying from all sides.

Then, he put his hand in his mouth and bit off his finger.

He put his finger into the baby's mouth, looked tenderly into those clear eyes, and said: "The future depends on you!"

His soul left his body.

His consciousness slowly returned.

Before him lay nothing but withered branches.

There was a deathly silence; it seemed as if there was neither day nor night.

A soft snapping sound.

A single light appeared between heaven and earth.

The lamp is held in the hand of an infant. This infant seems familiar, perhaps a microcosm of countless infants, or perhaps his own childhood.

With a whoosh, the baby vanished.

This lamp remained in his sea of ​​consciousness. Lin Xiaosu was fully conscious, feeling the lamp's magical radiance, and his heart pounded fiercely...

The torch of humanity!

His own beacon of humanity!

On that day, Master Lu Yun presented him with such a lamp, but he refused it.

The reason is that although the lamp is nice, it's not my lamp after all.

Now, having comprehended the Three-Character Bone Script's "Human" Scroll, he has passed the ultimate test set by the Three-Character Bone Script and has lit his own lamp.

For one reason only, he aligned with the concept of the human race's continuity, as found in the Three-Character Bone Book.

He also retains that childlike innocence that is rarely seen or found in spiritual practitioners.

The human race has passed on its torch not by displaying grand and impressive banners, nor by the unbroken lineage of powerful bloodlines, nor by the sweeping advances of super powers, but solely by the choices made on the brink of life and death.

Because of compassion, one can sacrifice oneself to achieve great things.

Because of love, it is worthwhile for generations of clansmen to write tragic songs.

This lamp is not a magnificent lamp that illuminates the heavens and the earth; this lamp is simply a symbol of the persistence, the resilience, the selflessness, and the sacrifice that sustains life...

Lin Xiaosu slowly opened her eyes.

Then I saw a sky full of stars, and beneath the starlight, a pair of beautiful eyes that held a hint of melancholy.

"It's been a day and a night, would you like something to eat?" Hu Ji tried hard to suppress the slight resentment she felt towards him.

"I'm not eating anything, I have something to ask you."

"what?"

"You promised me that you would accompany me on my journey through the martial world after I joined the guild, do you keep your word?"

Hu Ji's resentful heart was instantly brought to life.

He still remembered the promise they made.

He still wanted her to accompany him on his travels. What does that mean? It means that even though he's someone else's son-in-law, he still holds a place for her in his heart...

"When to set off?"

"After the New Year."

"Alright! On the fifteenth of the first lunar month, I'll go to the capital to see the lanterns. After that, I'll accompany you on your journey through the martial world." (End of Chapter)