Capítulo 1058: Chapter 1077: Tempering Body and Mind
Shii!
Heaven and Earth Shattering, Silent Annihilation of the Void, then everything turned peaceful, with only a cold gleam flickering in front of Luo Hou’s forehead. The sharp sting caused Luo Hou to open his eyes in a daze, realizing that the Heavenly Punishment Halberd was merely three inches from his eyebrow.
“You…?”
Luo Hou was bewildered, thinking he would die at Ye Xuan’s hands. Yet, Ye Xuan had not killed him.
“You should leave.”
Rumble!
The Heavenly Punishment Halberd suddenly retracted and then settled into the void. The world roared and trembled, as Ye Xuan’s calm voice reached out.
“You… you won’t kill me?”
Luo Hou was stunned as he spoke, feeling as if he was dreaming, glancing at Ye Xuan with eyes full of hesitant suspicion.
“You should leave.” Ye Xuan calmly spoke, the Heavenly Punishment Halberd fused back into his brow, with no trace of killing intent around him.
It is often said that friends may not fully understand each other, but enemies surely do.
Luo Hou understood well what kind of person Ye Xuan was because they were alike. If he were in Ye Xuan’s position, he would definitely strike to kill.
However, seeing Ye Xuan’s calm eyes, Luo Hou suddenly denied one thing. Perhaps he never truly understood Ye Xuan; more so, he couldn’t comprehend why Ye Xuan spared him.
“Why… why?” Luo Hou spoke blankly.
“I’m too lonely, unable to find a worthy opponent in the world. If you were also dead, I would find life lacking in joy,” Ye Xuan spoke calmly.
“Aren’t you afraid my cultivation will surpass yours, coming to kill you one day?” Luo Hou spoke in stunned disbelief.
“A lonely life, hard to find a rival. I, Ye Xuan, have walked alone without kin, friends, or companions. If I ascend the Nine Heavens to become the Saint among Saints, yet have no enemy beside me, wouldn’t that be a pity?” Ye Xuan said.
“Ye Xuan, do you not know that if you let me go now, you will regret it in the future? I, Luo Hou, do not need your pity,” Luo Hou shouted aloud with his face flushed red.
He was a proud person, someone who could accept defeat willingly. If he lost, he admitted it, but he would never accept Ye Xuan’s pity.
“You’ve misunderstood. I, Ye Xuan, have never pitied anyone, and you are no exception, Luo Hou. I spared you today only because I don’t want to end up in the future without a single enemy, as such would make me feel truly lonely.” Ye Xuan spoke indifferently.
Silence, complete silence, an utmost silence.
Luo Hou became completely silent, his expression complex as he looked at Ye Xuan, his thoughts a mystery.
“Take this.”
Suddenly, Luo Hou sent a stream of red light, turned, and swiftly shot into the distance, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Receiving the red light in hand, Ye Xuan was slightly stunned because the item in his hand was a piece of red jade, from which emanated a mysterious, obscure aura.
“Myraid Feet Red Dust Technique?”
Ye Xuan concentrated himself sensing for a moment, finally understanding its origin, which made him smile wryly, considering Luo Hou once again.
The red jade in his hand was indeed the true Myraid Feet Red Dust Technique, not the fragmented techniques they once exchanged.
Clearly, Ye Xuan sparing Luo Hou’s life today was unacceptable for Luo Hou; thus, presenting the Myraid Feet Red Dust Technique to Ye Xuan was his way of offsetting not being killed by him.
But Luo Hou was too proud; he wouldn’t thank Ye Xuan verbally. His only treasure was the Myraid Feet Red Dust Technique, making this his unique form of gratitude.
“Luo Hou, oh Luo Hou, you are truly an interesting person.” Ye Xuan raspily whispered, then slowly shook his head.
Actually, Ye Xuan revealed only half of the reason. The other half pertains to the fact that Luo Hou schemed against him years ago, which led him to breakthrough the Heavenly Dao Seven Tribulations, allowing the Heavenly Punishment Halberd to be complete by merging with the God Slaying Spear, a concealed cause and effect.
The most crucial point is Ye Xuan planning ahead. Should he become the Saint among Saints, he will eventually leave this prison and head towards the Chaos Great World, where Luo Hou would be his best guide.
After all, Ye Xuan knew nothing about the Chaos Great World, but from what he heard of the Undying Heavenly Lord from Luo Hou, he knew the opponent was undoubtedly fearsome.
The battle is endless, the path to the heavens limitless.
Ye Xuan was eager to see the world outside; he did not wish to remain a frog in a well. He longed to meet those from the Chaos Great World, comparing who among them was truly stronger.
Despite thinking much, he was still two steps away from becoming the Saint among Saints. Hence his current task was to quickly pass through the Heavenly Dao Eighth Tribulation, then advance towards the Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations.
“What will the Heavenly Dao Eighth Tribulation be?” Ye Xuan murmured lowly, his eyes tinged with a trace of heaviness.
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Traversing thousands of mountains and waters, crossing the Primordial Land.
Ye Xuan walked for thirty thousand years, gazing upon the vicissitudes of Heaven and Earth, looking over the Four Seas and Five Lakes, sensing the opportunity for his Heavenly Dao Eighth Tribulation, while settling his entire cultivation.
Journey through the Primordial, benevolent in helping others.
Ye Xuan transformed into a benevolent figure, each place he passed through, he engaged in acts of kindness, aiding the beings of the Mortal World in overcoming hardships.
At times he became a local tyrant, committing arson and looting, experiencing the feelings brought by an evil mindset, gaining insight into supreme truths between supposed good and evil.
Thirty thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, Ye Xuan’s cultivation settled down, his essence and spirit gradually enhancing, the power of space-time grew smoothly, the small space-time tree flourishing, carefully nurturing a newly birthed Silent Annihilation Origin during these thirty thousand years.
Thirty thousand years are unimaginable for mortals, yet for Ye Xuan, it was but an instant, allowing his mind to gradually calm, unbothered by things and matters.
This was a tranquil cultivation, traversing the Primordial Land to settle the spirit, not cultivating Ye Xuan’s power, but cultivating his mind.
Rising in the Blood Sea, reviving from annihilation, Ye Xuan walked through his youth, behind him laid a path covered with corpses and bones, accompanied only by slaughter and solitude.
These thirty thousand years of mental training caused Ye Xuan to be more tempered, his aura ancient and profound, presenting an unfathomable essence to all.
Sometimes Ye Xuan questioned why he had forsaken so much to walk this path.
Finally, Ye Xuan provided himself with an answer: because he sought to be eternal and immortal, to transcend above all, to be the premier across the myriad worlds.
Born as a human, fighting until the epilogue, standing above all beings, becoming the unique shining star across ages, commanding the admiration of all living creatures—this was what Ye Xuan desired.
The birth of a supreme being was fraught with trials and tribulations, requiring sacrifices beyond imagination, and Ye Xuan had already embarked on this path, moving forward resolutely.