Chapter 1041: Chapter 1060: Eternal Solitude
“Uncle, please spare their lives.” The master of the Immortal Court kowtowed thrice to Ye Xuan, continuously pleading for Chi You and the others.
“Uncle promises you.” Ye Xuan nodded slowly.
“Senior, be careful.”
Suddenly, Gu Qingxuan shouted in shock, but it was already too late.
“Ye Xuan, die!”
Rumble!
With a sudden strike, the Immortal Court master and the demon race Emperor unleashed the Immortal Demon light, blasting Ye Xuan flying and piercing through his heart, causing him to smash onto the peak of Buzhou Mountain.
“Hahaha.”
The Immortal Court master and the demon race Emperor laughed wildly, two strands of Hongmeng Purple Qi falling into their hands.
“Ye Xuan, you scum, you killed my father and caused my mother to go into madness and die; my sibling and I wish to eat your flesh and drink your blood.” The master of the Immortal Court roared in fury, his eyes red as blood.
“Uncle, you are truly our good uncle, your Saint Heart now pierced by my sibling and I; today, we wish for you to die without a grave.” The demon race Emperor scorned fiercely.
“Senior!” Gu Qingxuan spoke sorrowfully.
“You two fools!”
Suddenly, Chi You shouted in anger, looking at the Immortal Court master and the demon race Emperor with eyes like a fool, and despair filled his gaze.
Who is Ye Xuan?
He is the Undying Venerable, an unbeatable existence in the Three Realms.
Even back then, Hongjun Dao Ancestor, Pangu’s True Body, and several Great Saints couldn’t kill him, how could he die at the hands of two mere Quasi-Saint juniors today?
“Sigh!”
Suddenly, a long sigh echoed through Heaven and Earth as Ye Xuan’s body, sprawled on the ground, turned into a wisp of blue smoke and disappeared, mysteriously appearing in front of the Immortal Court master and the demon race Emperor, with no trace of injury.
Silence! Deathly silence!
The Immortal Court master and the demon race Emperor were utterly stunned, unable to believe the scene before them.
They had clearly struck successfully, so why is this the outcome?
Thud!
The Immortal Court master and the demon race Emperor fell to their knees powerlessly.
“Uncle, I was wrong, I truly was wrong, please spare me.”
“Uncle, we were wrong, we truly dare not again.”
The siblings, pale-faced, continuously kowtowed and pleaded to Ye Xuan, their eyes filled with overwhelming fear.
“Actually, Uncle doesn’t blame you.” Ye Xuan’s face was calm, his voice gentle yet filled with rustic sadness.
He gazed up at heaven without speaking, unperturbed by ground-shakings.
Ye Xuan stood with hands folded behind his back, a lonely aura surrounding him, his eyes filled with deep solitude and Xiao Suo.
“Back then, I killed your father, and your mother died going mad, surely I have a great deal of responsibility; your hatred towards me is understandable.” Ye Xuan whispered quietly.
“Uncle, we were wrong, we shouldn’t hate you.” The master of the Immortal Court trembled as he spoke.
“Actually, none of you are wrong, the only one erroneous is myself; for the sake of walking the path to the heavens, I’ve abandoned too many things along the way.”
Ye Xuan chuckled self-deprecatingly, softly speaking, “Family bonds, friendships, love have all been forsaken by me, just for that path to heaven.”
“This road is so long, so perilous, I can only shed these things to travel light, step by step reaching the summit of Nine Heavens, perhaps that’s the price of being Invincible.”
“In this world, there is sacrifice to gain; I’ve sacrificed some things, thus gained some things, it’s the truth of the great path, I should have expected it long ago.”
“You two should get up.” Ye Xuan gently helped the siblings to their feet.
“Uncle, we…!” The master of the Immortal Court spoke with trembling words, not daring to meet Ye Xuan’s eyes.
“You may leave.” Ye Xuan waved his hand.
“Uncle, you truly allow us to leave?” The demon race Emperor’s eyes showed a hint of joy.
“Go.” Ye Xuan sighed deeply, the solitary aura around him growing stronger.
“Uncle, farewell.”
The demon race Emperor bowed and retreated, secretly signaling the master of the Immortal Court, and the two cautiously withdrew, then soared into the sky toward the distant realms.
“Yaoyue, don’t blame your brother, hatred can drive one mad, eternally living in pain; brother will send them to meet you.” Ye Xuan spoke in solitude.
Rumble!
With a heaven-crossing sword finger, all things doomed to extinction, Ye Xuan pointed toward the Heavenly Vault, a colossal finger appeared before the siblings, turning them into a cloud of blood mist scattered across the sky.
Cutting grass without removing the roots, spring breeze makes it grow again!
This is the phrase Ye Xuan consistently believed, though the siblings didn’t matter to Ye Xuan, for him, having killed Li Youyun before, Ye Yaoyue is not in this world, he will send the whole family on their way.
Moreover, Ye Xuan already saw that the siblings cultivated the Saint’s Method, if he’s not mistaken, their master is Laozi or Yuanshi Tianzun.
Hatred can drive one mad, and the only way to dispel it is through utter eradication, which is the principle Ye Xuan has always abided by.
Like Ye Xuan mentioned, he has sacrificed too many things on this path, any semblance of mercy has been discarded long ago, and sending the siblings away is the best solution.
What is karma?
Karma gives rise to itself, cyclic and endless; only by obliterating everything can karma naturally vanish.
“Ye Xuan, you have such a heartless heart!”
Chi You shouted in terror, looking at Ye Xuan with extreme fear.
“Chi You, you were a Quasi-Saint three million years ago, and still are now; do you know why you cannot become a Heavenly Dao Saint?” Lu Jie whispered calmly.
“Wh-why?” Chi You gasped.
“Because you’re not ruthless enough, not vicious enough, you don’t dare leave the Witch Clan, to carve out your own realm, hence you’ll always be a Quasi-Saint, perpetually subordinate to others.” Lu Jie spoke calmly.
“You originally had a great starting point, the Witch Clan’s innate body is exceptionally strong, among the Twelve Ancestor Witches, you are the most honored; had you planned well across ages, you wouldn’t be merely a mere Quasi-Saint today, wholly capable of rivaling Heavenly Dao Saints.”
“But alas, you are too dull, and today you’ll also meet your end here.” Ye Xuan whispered quietly.
“Hahaha.”
Suddenly, Chi You laughed frantically, tears streaming down as he stared at Ye Xuan, “Ye Xuan, perhaps you’re quite right, hence you’ve come this far.”
“But what of it?”
“Look back, all your foes or kin, do you have anyone by your side?”
“Even standing atop Nine Heavens, only solitude accompanies you; though no one in this realm can constrain you, you’ll forever live in solitude.” Chi You laughed loudly.
“Shut up!”
Ye Xuan suddenly roared, his face contorted in fury, for Chi You’s words struck at his deepest pain.
Boom!
Chi You exploded into blood mist, soul scattering amidst Heaven and Earth, while Ye Xuan closed his eyes, continuously calming his turbulent emotions.
“The Six Desires are Heartless, Heaven and Earth have no heart, it’s the path I tread, if I can become the Saint of Saints, I will reverse the Heavenly Dao and Reincarnation, to remedy all my past regrets.” Ye Xuan shouted at the sky.