Chapter 99 Chapter 99 He also thought so
"Don't you want to live?"
"Ji Chu, don't you want to live?"
The remnants of the gods' voices questioned her again and again, carrying with them an irresistible divine pressure, as they pressed down on her soul.
It was clear that the puppet shadow thread was only connected to the "heart" of an "egg", but in that instant she touched countless unwilling souls.
"Second generation Godslayer, do you really think that you can defy fate and escape unscathed with just a sword?"
"Innocent!"
"Do you know why you are not trapped by the divine bones, untroubled by the demonic energy, and can even suppress my divine power? Because you will perish with my divine race. Just as your previous life ended, so too will this life!"
"Heaven has already determined your death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, scenes suddenly unfolded before Ji Chu's eyes.
Her dark pupils clearly reflected her own death.
Under the thunderstorm, all things return to heaven and earth.
…
After she died in her previous life, it was her senior brother who brought about the thunder catastrophe and destroyed the Tianxuan Secret Realm on her behalf.
But because she was missing someone who could suppress the divine consciousness, none of the controlled cultivators could be saved and all died...
This time, she is here.
If she wanted to use her own soul to suppress the remnant of the gods, although she could save others, she would have to bring the thunder tribulation upon herself, and there would be no chance of survival.
Disaster clouds are gathering overhead.
The choice is in her hands: continue to devour the remnants of the gods, and then collide with the coming thunder with these remnants, or stop and leave.
——No one wants to die.
She had worked so hard for so long, not to end up dead like in her previous life.
She doesn't want to die...
She had wasted her entire life, and finally got everything back on track. She had finally learned the truth about her past life. She still had a lot to do, and she hadn't yet mastered her swordsmanship...
It turns out that this is the last life-saving talisman held by the last god and the gods - the human desire for life.
Zhongli Bai's face was not far away from her. The "heart" above his head was beating, and he kept questioning her:
"You're clearly unwilling to accept this, and you clearly understand the despair of being abandoned and destroyed. How can you stop me?!"
Ji Chu looked at the beating "heart" and was distracted when Cen Ping's face appeared in front of him.
"We are all the same people! We have all been abandoned and hurt. It is the injustice of heaven and fate!"
"Don't you hate it? Don't you hate the pain and torture you suffered day and night in your previous life?"
"Don't you want them to pay?!"
"Do you want to live this life again?... If you devour all divine thoughts, how can you survive? How can you guarantee that you won't be possessed by the devil? You will be the leader of all evil, and everyone must kill you!"
Ji Chu felt a splitting headache and subconsciously exerted force. The "heart" suddenly stopped beating as if it was being strangled, and spread towards Ji Chu along the puppet shadow thread.
However, the black evil aura gradually spread over Ji Chu's fingertips that were pulling the puppet shadow silk.
Zhongli Bai was frightened to death by her and kept shouting:
"Ji Chu?! Ji Chu, what are you doing?! Ji Chu!!!"
The next moment, Ji Chu loosened his grip a little.
Zhongli Bai couldn't breathe and was controlled by the "heart", unable to move. He could only watch Ji Chu's movements nervously with his eyes open.
Lightning, thunder, sword energy and demonic energy kept flashing on the surface of the water, and would occasionally spread underwater.
Some of the "eggs" hatched successfully, and the eyes of the monks inside faded and gradually turned into red gold. They turned their heads and pointed their swords at their companions.
Jiang Chengxu "floated" over. His condition seemed to be much better than Zhongli Bai and Chen Wu. He could even control the movement of the "egg" because he was trapped for a short time.
He chose the right angle and suddenly rushed towards Zhongli Bai, knocking Ji Chu and Zhongli Bai into a falling sword blade.
Zhongli Bai's scream was stuck in his throat as he watched the sword blade coming down towards him—
Then he brushed past the edge and chopped down a monk who was attacking Ji Chu.
"I am coming--!"
Xu Ying slashed down with her sword, and her robes were covered with a layer of shining light, making her look like a gem dropped into the water. She was different from the other people wrapped in the ball of light and was immune to all evil.
This robe is obviously of great value. It is probably the most valuable treasure of the Fu Yu Immortal Sect.
Before they could show any expression of relief, they saw the puppet shadow threads on Ji Chu's body suddenly break.
Ji Chu completely let go of his hands, as if giving up resistance, and slowly sank to the bottom of the water.
Xu Ying hurriedly turned around and tried to grab her arm, but was pushed away by the sudden surge of water.
Under the water, countless dark shadows climbed up Ji Chu's body, and she soon merged into the dark water and disappeared completely.
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Everything around her fell silent. Zhong Libai, with his face full of shock, and the worried gazes of Chen Wu and Jiang Chengxu were all left further and further away by her.
Further up are the senior brother and the last god.
Everything in front of Ji Chu became blurry and distant.
Then she closed her eyes in the darkness.
The water flowed like a hotbed, supporting and enveloping her.
That's it...
Is it wrong for people to want to live?
…
In the silence, Ji Chu suddenly heard his senior brother's voice:
"Ji Chu, are you sad?"
The water flow gradually faded away, and the surroundings were quiet, dark, and cold.
She thought she might be asleep, or perhaps dying.
This realization made her feel even more uncomfortable.
The senior brother was still on the shore facing the Last God alone. She jumped into the water in a hurry, originally wanting to rescue him as soon as possible and then go to help.
But now, she didn't know what to do.
Heaven was truly abominable. If they wanted her to die, they could have just done it. Why let her make this decision herself? This only exposed her cowardice and selfishness.
The elder brother's voice sounded again, calm and indifferent, as if he was explaining swordsmanship to her with the same patience and tolerance:
"Ji Chu, whatever you are thinking about, you can tell me."
There was a gentle touch on her cheek, cold, caressing the corner of her eye:
"Ji Chu, I'm here, don't be sad."
The collapse that Ji Chu had been suppressing finally broke out completely under the extremely gentle comfort of his senior brother.
"I don't want to die. Who the hell would want to die?"
She was angry and desperate, but she didn't know how to vent.
"My past life was a complete failure, a muddle-headed one. I was reborn with hatred and despair. I'm filled with doubt, fear, and even hatred. I want to kill everyone, only then can I remedy the grievances I've suffered!"
"Of course I know that resenting others and the world will not make my life better. So when I opened my eyes and saw familiar people and things, I made up my mind to live this life well, without regrets, and never return to the situation of my previous life."
"But now, it tells me that I am wishful thinking! All my efforts are just to die more dignifiedly!"
She seemed a little incoherent due to her excitement. After all, she herself didn't know what kind of answer she wanted by saying these words.
She already had a clear answer in her mind, but she was unwilling to let her life be manipulated like this.
"Cen Ping called me stupid, and I got angry. Now I think I really am a fool!"
"I've thought about this more than once: why me? Why is it like this? Why can't Chen Ke treat me as a human being? Why is there no one to help me when my meridians are injured? Why do I have to bear the so-called destiny without knowing anything, and be framed and killed?"
"It seems like Heaven has given me a choice, but in fact, it doesn't!"
"It wants me to see my true self, to see how cowardly and selfish I am. Can I really just watch Zhongli Bai die?"
"I can't..."
"But I wavered and hesitated. I have no right to blame the Last God."
She became calmer and calmer as she spoke, and in the end, her voice was very low, as if she had sentenced herself to death.
But she soon began to regret it.
Whether it was because of a momentary impulse or because of an indescribable desire for revenge, in short, why did she bring out all these dark and negative thoughts for her senior brother to see?
Was it to invite her senior brother to judge herself with her?
Ji Chu couldn't understand.
But after crying and venting, she felt that the resentment and unwillingness were finally no longer a heavy stone weighing on her heart.
So she said:
"Brother, I know without you saying it, these thoughts are wrong and detrimental to the Dao."
"I should go back, back to my destiny. This was already determined when Zhongli Bai sent me back to life."
"I want to save everyone, too."
Meng Yuci listened to all her questions calmly, but did not continue to follow her words. Instead, he asked calmly:
"Why not?"
Ji Chu looked up in confusion.
At this moment, as if her left and right brains were fighting each other, she began to criticize her own long speech just now:
"Of course not. I'm cultivating my mind and cultivating my soul. I can't resist my mission just because I'm afraid of death. I can't let innocent people, including my friends, get killed. I can't be so selfish..."
Meng Yuci said:
"I would also doubt and question why I was made the murderer of my own people, and why I was made the last remaining member of the Wusha tribe."
"Ji Chu, I will also be afraid, unwilling, and want revenge for everything."
"I want to live, too."
"Besides, I want to live with you."
Ji Chu was stunned when he heard his senior brother's voice as cold and clear as snow:
"Ji Chu, don't go back. Stay here, okay?"
The senior brother's voice seemed to have magic, leading her to calm down little by little.
She even had a thought: Even her senior brother said so, so she was not wrong. She could just abandon everything. Since she wanted to live, then she should just live.
Why should she suffer?
But at the same time, there was another voice in her heart telling her not to.
It's not to comply with the so-called fate, but because she also has something for which she needs to give everything.
In the darkness, Ji Chu felt her senior brother's cold fingertips lightly touching her face, describing her eyebrows and eyes, stroking her lips, and finally putting his arms around her neck and pressing her against his chest.
"Whether it's fate or human nature, I don't want you to leave."
"I've already made a mistake once, I can't make it again."
"Senior Brother?"
Ji Chu sensed something was subtly wrong, and she subconsciously tried to push her senior brother away, but the arms around her were so strong and powerful that it was difficult to break free.
There is a familiar cold fragrance at the tip of my nose.
This is my brother...
She was not mistaken, this was clearly her senior brother...
But how could Brother...
An idea slowly formed in her mind. Her breathing almost stopped, her whole body stiffened and she dared not move. She looked up at the person holding her, her voice trembling:
"Brother... aren't you outside?"
But the senior brother chuckled.
He spoke, his voice sounding ghostly and eerie in the silent space, and whispered in her ear:
"I will protect you."
"He thinks so too."
Almost at the same time as he said this, in the Tianxuan Secret Realm, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, like a cold knife, cutting a pale cold light in everyone's eyes that was difficult to dissipate.
"Golden Immortal Thunder Tribulation?"
"Brother Meng, is he going to experience the tribulation here?"
“Is he crazy?!!!”
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