In a daze, Lu Fuyue seemed to be trapped in a place where it was pitch black and no light could penetrate.
A chill seeped into her skin and penetrated to her bones, while a faint, subtle fragrance floated in the air. She struggled to open her eyelids, propped herself up with her hands, and looked around, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes.
What place is this?
She remembered that she had almost died at the hands of the old witch, so how did she end up here again?
Suddenly, a faint heartbeat could be heard from not far away.
Lu Fuyue looked up, but all she saw was darkness. After a moment of contemplation, she decided to get up and walk toward the source of the sound.
She walked for an unknown amount of time when suddenly a golden-red barrier appeared, blocking her path, and the sound of a heartbeat disappeared.
When Lu Fuyue saw what was blocking her way, her expression changed slightly. She quickly stepped forward and tentatively touched the barrier. The next second, a scorching heat penetrated her skin and resonated with the power of her bloodline.
This is a barrier... formed from the power of the phoenix bloodline.
But in the Qingyuan Continent today, there are no other phoenixes besides her, so how could one appear...?
Suddenly, an unbelievable idea popped into Lu Fuyue's mind: Could this place actually be inside her own body?
After being struck by the old woman, she died but was not completely dead, thus falling into a coma, causing her soul to separate from her body.
And that faint fragrance in the air... it feels so familiar.
Lu Fuyue took a careful sniff. The fragrance was just right, and as she smelled it, her soul became more and more solid.
Her pupils suddenly contracted, and she suddenly remembered why it felt so familiar: this incense was the Spirit-Nourishing Incense, one of her master's family's most treasured possessions.
Lu Fuyue's hands, which were hanging in her sleeves, tightened again and again. As far as she knew, this incense was probably only made by her master in the entire cultivation world. Could it be that her master had come out of seclusion?
But then she thought again and shook her head. No, even if her master had really come out of seclusion, it was impossible for him to appear in the underworld and save her.
The only one who could save her from the old hag is probably Jiang Xun.
Just then, Shui Ze's voice came from beside her, "You've finally woken up after sleeping for so long?"
Lu Fuyue's eyes flickered slightly upon hearing the voice. She looked around but couldn't see him. "Shui Ze, was it because you secretly helped me wake up?"
Yes and no.
"When I sensed that you were in danger, I was about to take action, but I suddenly sensed the aura of the Heavenly Dao, so I could only use magic to lure Jiang Xun back in time, which barely saved you."
"However, your injuries this time are extremely serious. If it weren't for the phoenix bloodline and the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram within you, you would probably have perished on the spot."
"Later, after you fell into a coma, Jiang Xun used the Soul-Nourishing Incense to stabilize your breathing in order to save you. He also personally used his own soul to enter your body and clear away the remaining resentment from the River of Oblivion. Only then was I able to awaken your consciousness so easily."
Lu Fuyue lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long time. The karma she owed Jiang Xun was growing stronger.
Shui Ze seemed to sense her emotional change and sighed softly, "You don't need to focus too much on the so-called cause and effect. The entanglement between you and him can no longer be summarized by a simple cause and effect statement."
Lu Fuyue frowned slightly upon hearing this. "What does this mean?"
"Upon waking from this deep sleep, I learned something from my past memories: most of the cultivators who practiced the Path of Ruthlessness in the past fell in love during their cultivation, and in the end, everything came to naught, and they ended up with their souls scattered."
"Your entanglement with Jiang Xun is too deep; he may become an obstacle on your path to enlightenment."
Lu Fuyue's expression changed slightly. "How is that possible? You mean that on the path of cultivation, I might end up like those cultivators, dying from falling in love?"
She clearly didn't have those feelings for Jiang Xun!
"Not necessarily, I'm just guessing. But now your karma with Jiang Xun is indeed too deep. To avoid any complications, you should either find an opportunity to understand these karmas, or simply ignore them and sever them with the Flying Thunder and the Weak Water Zither when you are about to take flight."
The choice is yours.
Lu Fuyue remained silent for a long time before saying, "Then let's go with the latter."
Throughout history, the way that those who practice the ruthless path sever causality is mostly by killing others to prove their path. However, the key to her cultivation of the ruthless path lies within herself, not in others, and she does not need to kill others to prove her path.
Mizusawa: "...That's fine too."
"However, you should wake up sooner rather than later, otherwise Jiang Xun might really take you to that place. The longer it takes, the less time you'll have left."
Lu Fuyue's eyes darkened slightly as she slowly said, "I tried, but found that I couldn't control myself from waking up."
Shui Ze: "It's alright. I remember Elder Dan seems to be a seventh-grade alchemist. Although we haven't gotten our hands on the Fire Zither Strings yet, the most important thing now is to leave here and return to the Tianxuan Sect to find your master."
"As for the Fire Strings, we can only put them aside for now."
Lu Fuyue seemed to understand something, and lowered her eyes to think for a moment, "You mean, using the teleportation array that Siyou gave me back then, we can directly locate the Tianxuan Sect and send my body back to the Alchemy Peak?"
Shui Ze: "That's right. Your master is a seventh-grade alchemist. He just came out of seclusion not long ago and can refine a seventh-grade heart-nourishing pill to save you."
"Although my cultivation has not fully recovered, it is still possible to secretly activate the teleportation array and send you back to the Alchemy Peak without anyone noticing."
“But if we do this, when Jiang Xun finds out you're missing, I'm afraid he will…”
Mizusawa didn't say anything more.
Lu Fuyue's eyes flickered slightly. She naturally knew what Shui Ze wanted to say, and suddenly said, "Let's not go back to Tianxuan Sect for now. If it's just a seventh-grade Nourishing Heart Pill, then I think I should have a way."
The seventh level of life and death has an effect exactly equal to that of a seventh-grade elixir.
"What method?"
"You forgot, my zither can not only kill, but also save people. Naturally, it can also save myself, but I may need you to provide me with some spiritual power."
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