366: Chapter 89 Leap Out of the Bounds_2 366: Chapter 89 Leap Out of the Bounds_2 This statement made Lord Lu burst with joy inside.
“I think…
I would like to have a chat about some interesting topics.”
Lu Yuzhen smiled and said, “From our first encounter in Lichao City to our meeting in the North Sea tombs, you and I never really had a chance to sit down and have a leisurely chat.”
He dusted off his Daoist robe, then just sat down on the ground, right in the midst of the swirling sandstorm, not caring at all about his appearance.
“Don’t worry.”
Lu Yuzhen said softly, “It won’t delay your watching of this battle…
I have good wines and good meats in my Grotto Heaven, would you like some?”
Xie Xuanyi fell silent again.
He really couldn’t fathom the thoughts of Lord Lu.
After pondering for a moment,
He also slowly sat down cross-legged, amongst the scorching quicksand.
“We can chat.
But first, you have to answer a question for me.”
Xie Xuanyi lowered his gaze, his voice deep, “My death back then…
what exactly happened?”
“Ah?”
Lu Yuzhen clenched his fist, and gently coughed behind it.
Blinking, he feigned confusion, “What do you mean?
I don’t understand?”
“You previously mentioned that when I fell into the North Sea…
it was you who saved my life.”
With a calm shift, Xuanyi continued, “Is that indeed the truth?”
“Of course.”
Lu Yuzhen replied with slight nervousness, “I really put in a great deal of effort…”
“In Da Sui Sword Palace, I have already met with the Master.”
Xie Xuanyi spoke somberly, “I have my doubts about the true nature of right and wrong.
Just now, I wanted to see if you were sincere, and indeed…
I can’t trust a single word that comes out of your mouth.”
“The true nature of right and wrong, as you see it?”
Lu Yuzhen smiled, “If you don’t believe me, why bother asking?
If your Master had truly arranged everything, how could there be room for me to intervene?”
Lu Yuzhen’s string of rhetorical questions left Xie Xuanyi speechless.
“To step back ten thousand steps,”
Lu Yuzhen raised a finger and slowly waved it in front of him, “If I wanted to harm you, why go through all this trouble?
If I didn’t want to save you, why would I appear at the North Sea tombs?
Why would I appear in the Great Yue Secret Realm?”
This question, bearing immense weight, plunged into Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake.
“Black and white, right and wrong, justice and evil…”
“Haven’t you seen these things clearly in your previous life?”
With a tone of pity, Lu Yuzhen asked, “If one who holds a sharp blade is deemed a villain, then is the one who kills a villain with a blade considered a hero?”
Xie Xuanyi rubbed his forehead.
Frowning, he said, “You…
who exactly are you?”
“I, Lu Yuzhen.”
Lu Yuzhen spoke slowly, word by word, responding solemnly to Xie Xuanyi’s question.
But it was an ineffective answer.
“The name doesn’t matter.”
Xie Xuanyi looked up, staring directly into the Master’s eyes, “You know the answer I seek is not this.”
“It’s a long story.”
Lu Yuzhen sighed, “Although we have quite a bit of time today, it’s still not nearly enough to answer this question.”
“However.”
Lord Lu lifted his chin.
He looked toward the center of the battlefield, where the True Dragon was trapped by four Ruyi waterfalls, and softly said, “Watching this battle today…
will be equivalent to answering half of your question.”
“…?”
Xie Xuanyi detested Lu Yuzhen’s enigmatic demeanor, but was helpless to do anything about it.
This response, compared to earlier, was even more baffling.
He wanted to say more, but before he could, he was interrupted.
“Do you know why I find this battle interesting?”
Lu Yuzhen chuckled softly, “The battle between the Warrior Exile and the Peacock was fought with ‘false sentiments’.
But this one is fought with ‘real fire’.
If either of them had any chance of victory, this fight would have ended a thousand years ago; if either could gain a slight advantage, they would spare no effort or cost to kill the other.”
If they were not evenly matched, who would willingly fight three hundred rounds?
It was strange to say.
Originally, Xie Xuanyi thought Lu Yuzhen was an odd person, whose words and actions were mostly illogical and hard to comprehend.
But after spending some time by his side,
Xie Xuanyi felt that he could faintly sense what Lu Yuzhen was thinking —
Previously, both the Warrior Exile and the Peacock, due to the presence of “Lu Yuzhen,” did not dare to exert their full strength.
But this battle was just the opposite.
Two top beings, both sensed the presence of such a powerful outsider.
But the battle did not calm down, instead it intensified!
Because of “Lu Yuzhen’s” presence, both sides fought even harder, even more crazily!
“Do you know?”
Lu Yuzhen laughed, “Don’t mention the camel, if the situation is clever enough, even a True Dragon can be crushed to death by a straw.
This battle has lasted until now, whether it’s Emperor Qi or Qing Li, none can stop it, they have fought for too long, they need a result.”
“The result…
will come out soon.”
Xie Xuanyi watched the wind and sand being shattered by lightning.
This battle, their position was just right to watch without being affected.
Two celestials fighting, the movements were too great.
The entirety of the Great Yue Kingdom was a battlefield, everywhere Divine Skills were evolving!
Watching the battle between Wudixian and the Peacock, Xie Xuanyi could gain insights, but watching this battle, he couldn’t settle into meditation for a long time…
On one hand, he had once shared a good fate with Qing Li, this battle of life and death, Xie Xuanyi couldn’t stay completely detached, additionally, Emperor Qi and Qing Li both were too high above Xie Xuanyi’s realm, too much.
Look, couldn’t finish watching.
Understand, couldn’t figure out.
His Heart Lake was in turmoil, a feeling of unease emerged.
“Who do you think will win?”
Lu Yuzhen suddenly spoke up, then without waiting for Xie Xuanyi’s response, he answered the question himself, “Of course you think that the little mute will win…”
“She has a name, ‘Qing Li’.”
Xie Xuanyi frowned and corrected.
“Her name is not important.”
Lu Yuzhen used the words previously spoken by Xie Xuanyi, calmly saying, “You met Qing Li first, of course, you wish for her to win.
What if you had met Emperor Qi first?”
Xie Xuanyi was taken aback.
“Imagine if at first in the Illusion, Emperor Qi had given you the Dragon Destruction Insight under the rules of Ruyi Dao, and had condensed the Divine Fruit, gifting it to you beforehand.”
Lu Yuzhen spoke leisurely, “This Great Yue Country Master, treating you like a brother, and truly caring for you from the heart…
In this battle, who would you want to win?”
“I…”
Xie Xuanyi thought for a long time, “I cannot accept Emperor Qi’s actions.”
“Sacrificing his people to prove ascension.”
Lu Yuzhen smiled, “You think it’s evil, but what if I tell you…
this is the only way?
If anyone wants to become immortal, they can’t avoid this step, successful ones can move their nation’s people to Grotto Heaven, these people are put through death and rebirth, as the sayings ‘Bathing Fire Nirvana,’ ‘Destroy and Rebuild’, isn’t it all based on this principle?
There is also a saying in the Taoist sects, ‘when one achieves the Dao, even chickens and dogs ascend to heaven,’ what if the condition for this person to achieve the Dao, is to first kill all the chickens and dogs, after achieving Dao, would these chickens and dogs really resent and hate him?”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi was silent for several moments, then said, “Putting aside everything else, just speaking of this battle.
I hope Qing Li wins, and indeed Qing Li will win…
because she has passed the ‘Reincarnation Tribulation’.”
This millennium.
Qing Li, with a mortal body, wandered, contemplated, and cultivated among the ruins of Great Yue Kingdom.
This battle, both sides were nearing their limits.
This move by Qing Li, would be the deciding factor.
“You are wrong.”
Lu Yuzhen spoke with a light laugh, “Indeed she is powerful, having passed the ‘Reincarnation Tribulation.’ But this does not mean she will definitely win.”
Xie Xuanyi was taken aback again, somewhat confused.
“You were previously part of the situation, couldn’t see it, no blame on you.
But now…
haven’t you realized it yet?”
Lu Yuzhen quietly opened his mouth, “The deciding factor of this battle is no longer in the game.”
“…”
Xie Xuanyi then noticed, where they were sitting was silent, almost no sound, even the wind and sand stopped flowing.
Emperor Qi, so fierce and tyrannical…
Ruyi Dao condensed Iron Cavalry was destroyed by Lu Yuzhen, yet he did not care.
He actually removed the Iron Cavalry flood in the area where Lu Yuzhen was.
The intention was clear.
Lu Yuzhen’s words fell.
A profound voice, arose among the wind and sand.
“This Daoist friend, could you lend me a hand to slay this Dragon Clan demon…
After the deed is done, there will be great rewards!”
A profound voice.
“???”
Xie Xuanyi looked complicated, shifting his gaze to the Taoist who was slowly standing up next to him.
Lu Yuzhen silently bowed his head, looking down at the young man in the black robe.
“Remember very well.”
He spoke gently, “Only by stepping out of the game, can one determine the outcome.”