Zhu Xian: Get ten times the talent, the sword opens the gate of heaven

"However, in order to cultivate the five volumes of the Heavenly Book, I will be corrupted by the malevolent energy of the Immortal Execution Sword and suffer a qi deviation. Remember to kill me, lest I bring disaster to the world."

"Also, please take care of Xiao Huan."

Looking at Zhou Yixian, whose body was slightly hunched but who stood ramrod straight, Zhang Xiaofan listened to his words and thought to himself that he was truly a respectable senior.

To prevent Zhang Xiaofan from being hated by Biyao for the rest of his life, and to prevent him from feeling guilty for the rest of his life, Zhou Yixian chose to sacrifice himself, activating the Zhuxian Sword Formation to kill the Ghost King.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaofan bowed respectfully to Zhou Yixian and said:

"Senior is indeed a man of great virtue and integrity, worthy of the admiration of a junior."

"However, you don't need to worry about protecting the Qingyun Sect and stopping the Ghost King."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yixian stared intently at Zhang Xiaofan, puffing out his beard and glaring, and said:

"No, do you want Biyao to hate you for the rest of her life? I, Zhou Yixian, will never let you feel guilty for the rest of your life. Just treat Xiaohuan well after I die."

"Ahem!" Seeing Zhou Yixian's resolute expression, Zhang Xiaofan coughed twice and said:
"Senior, when did I ever say I was going to kill the Ghost King? The Demon has only ever said he was going to stop the Ghost King."

"Stop?" Zhou Yixian pondered for a moment before saying with certainty:

"Absolutely impossible. Once the Ghost King obtains the power of Asura, he will completely merge with the power of Asura, and even merge with the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron and the Four Spirits Blood Array."

"At that time, with the Immortal Execution Sword in your hand, you will have no chance of saving him except by killing him."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan said:

"Senior, you probably forgot that the Ghost King Sect is thousands of miles away from the Azure Cloud Sect. The Ghost King has been collecting puppets all the way. It will take him quite a while to take those hundreds of thousands of puppets to the Azure Cloud Sect."

"By then, I would have already become an immortal. Do you think I, as an immortal, would have the means to rescue the Ghost King from the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron?"

"That's right!" Zhou Yixian slapped his thigh hard, making a loud "smack," and exclaimed excitedly.
"That's right, the True Immortal Realm, the only immortal in this world, will definitely have a way to separate Wanren from that bastard and the Fulong Cauldron, and cripple his Asura power."

"Great, I don't have to go and die."

"Wait a minute!" Zhou Yixian suddenly looked at Zhang Xiaofan and asked in confusion:

"With your current level of cultivation, stopping the Ghost King who has not yet obtained the power of Asura is a piece of cake."

"Why didn't you try to persuade him or stop the Ghost King in advance, or destroy the Dragon-Subduing Cauldron and the Four Spirits Blood Array? Why did you have to wait until Wanrenwang obtained the power of Asura and attacked the Qingyun Sect before you stopped him?"

"Ha ha……"

Zhang Xiaofan chuckled and asked:

"Senior, if you were to stop traveling the martial world and instead live in Luoyang forever, never leaving the city, would you be willing?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yixian immediately shook his head and said:
"No, absolutely not, that would be worse than killing me."

“That’s right!” Zhang Xiaofan said again.

“Everyone is born with a different nature. The Ghost King’s lifelong ambition is to destroy Qingyun and unify the world. Just like leaving you in Luoyang City, it’s more painful than killing you.”

"The Ghost King is the same; if he can't unify the world, he might as well die. Yao'er and I have tried to persuade him time and time again, but to no avail."

“But…” Zhang Xiaofan said in a chilling tone:

"If the Ghost King were to obtain the power of Asura and attack the Qingyun Sect, only to fail, and then know that he is doomed to die, he would abandon his former ambitions and cherish the present."

"There is no other way besides this method." Upon hearing this, Zhou Yixian thought for a moment before sighing and saying:

"Ugh!"

"I never imagined that you would understand so many profound principles at such a young age, and have such a good grasp of human nature."

"Indeed, as you said, a person will not appreciate everything he has until he has experienced a complete failure and died once."

Jin Ping'er listened to Zhang Xiaofan and Zhou Yixian's words, to the Ghost King, who possessed the power of Asura and was confident he could unify the world. But Zhang Xiaofan had already decided his fate, it was all under Zhang Xiaofan's control.

Only by facing death can one achieve true enlightenment.

Jin Ping'er pondered for a moment, then her mind suddenly cleared, and she looked at Zhang Xiaofan with a smile:
"Zhang Xiaofan, I've got it!"

"Huh?" Zhang Xiaofan was a little confused by Jin Ping'er's sudden remark, so he asked:

"What did you realize?"

Jin Ping'er stood up, looked into the distance, a faint smile on her face, and said nonchalantly:
"People shouldn't always strive to be number one, and the Demonic Sect shouldn't always be thinking about destroying the Qingyun Sect and unifying the entire world."

"Let's not even talk about how impossible it is to succeed, how it'll all be for nothing. Even if we succeed, what's the point of destroying the Qingyun Sect, unifying the world, and establishing the strongest sect?"

"By then, everyone around you will be eyeing your position, wishing you dead so they can devour you in the end."

At this point, Jin Ping'er stretched and smiled:
"That's why I don't want to become the leader of the Hehuan Sect anymore, nor do I want you to help me conquer the world."

"From now on, the Hehuan School will probably be gone. I want to be a free person, a little bird that is unrestrained and has no great ambitions."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan was slightly taken aback, then gave Jin Ping'er a thumbs-up and said:

"Not bad, high comprehension."

"But once I become an immortal, you'll lose the bet. Then, you know what will happen..."

Jin Ping'er smiled charmingly, glanced at Zhang Xiaofan with tender affection, and said:

"Once you become an immortal, I'll be at your disposal. After all, you're so handsome and an immortal, I won't be at a disadvantage."

"To be honest, I'm the one who's honored to be worthy of you, an immortal."

At this point, Jin Ping'er plopped down on Zhang Xiaofan's lap, stroked his face with her fair hand, and said coquettishly:

"I'll be yours sooner or later anyway, so why don't I just give in to you now..."

"Ahem!" Zhang Xiaofan coughed twice, pushed Jin Ping'er off his lap, and said in a serious tone:
"Although I, Zhang Xiaofan, am a womanizer and a philanderer, I am a person who values ​​integrity very much."

"We made a pact: if I become an immortal within fifty years, you will be at my disposal. If I cannot become an immortal, then I will help you unify the world."

“I, Zhang Xiaofan, keep my word. Although my ascension to immortality is now a certainty, the bet remains. Until I achieve immortality and win this bet, I will not touch you.”

Jin Ping'er looked at the serious-looking Zhang Xiaofan and listened to his firm tone, and said:
"What, you don't want me even when I'm offered to you, but you insist on winning first to get me?"

Haha… Zhang Xiaofan chuckled and said:
"Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. I have my own bottom line, and I must abide by it."

"If I can't even abide by my own rules, what if I become an immortal and possess such terrifying power? If I have no bottom line, wouldn't I just start a massacre...?"

(End of this chapter)