Chapter 208 I love you:
Shen Bingsi looked at her hands in disbelief.
The art of sword control is something only cultivators at the Golden Core stage or above can do. In his haste, Shen Bingsi forcibly attempted to control his sword, but unexpectedly, the Victorious Evil Sword obeyed his command, passing straight through the Heaven-Sealing Formation and pinning Lu Yingqi to the ground.
This means that Shen Bingsi's cultivation level has at least recovered to the Golden Core stage or above!
In just one short day, Shen Bingsi advanced two major realms, directly advancing from Qi Refining to Golden Core.
What does this show? It shows he's found the right path! Facing challenges head-on and confronting demons and monsters is his way!
"Rong'er, did you see that?" Shen Bingsi was overjoyed and turned to look at Rong Xie.
Rong Xie nodded, happy for Shen Bingsi, but a hint of worry also appeared in his eyes.
He didn't want Shen Bingsi to get involved in the flower fairy's affairs, as it gave him a very bad feeling.
The flower demon that grows stronger by consuming nightmares, the flower demon that only operates at night, and the demon lord as vast as the sky that the flower demon speaks of—all these things remind Rong Xie of the same target—the Heavenly Demon.
The Heavenly Demon who destroyed the world in the Book of Fate, the Heavenly Demon who only came up at night, swept across the heavens and earth, and turned the moon blood red, has many characteristics that match the flower fairy at this moment.
Rong Xie was unwilling to believe it, but the facts were right in front of him, leaving him no choice but to believe that the flower demon at this moment had an extremely close connection with the world-destroying demon that was supposed to appear 150 years later.
Due to some unknown factors, the flower demon has set out ahead of schedule. Whether the Heavenly Demon will bring forward its time to destroy the world is unknown, but the situation is likely not optimistic.
“Ice Crystal!” Rong Xie exclaimed.
"Hmm?" Shen Bingsi had just summoned the Victory Sword back and was staring intently at Lu Yingqi, her brows furrowed.
Lu Yingqi was lying on the ground one moment, but the next he stood up and reappeared behind Sect Master Feng. He looked down at Sect Master Feng's head, his blood-red eyes fixed on him. At the same time, a silver longsword appeared in Lu Yingqi's hand, and he raised his natal flying sword high above his head.
"Stop!" Shen Bingsi exclaimed in shock and immediately released the Shengxie Sword.
The silver longsword slashed down suddenly, as swift as lightning, aimed at the head of the Wind Sect Master.
Shengxie Sword arrived just in time and blocked the silver longsword in mid-air.
Clang! The two swords clashed, and the Victory Evil Sword was knocked away.
The silver longsword paused for only a brief moment before continuing its descent.
The top of the Wind Sect Master's head was right in front of him, and it looked like his brains were about to burst out.
A beam of white light collided with the silver longsword with a "bang." The two forces were evenly matched and remained locked in a stalemate in mid-air. The light that burst forth was exceptionally intense, and Rong Xie could barely see what was happening in between.
These changes all happened in the blink of an eye, incredibly fast. To an ordinary person, it would look like Lu Yingqi slashed down with his sword, a blinding white light bursting in the air, a golden sword flying out first, and then Sect Master Feng falling down from the center of the formation, lying face down on the ground.
A white ball of light appeared in the air, with a constant hissing sound coming from it. Lu Yingqi held the hilt of his flying sword in both hands, staring at the ball of light with a gloomy expression. On the other side, Jiang Caijie closed his eyes and concentrated, manipulating his natal sword remotely to fight against Lu Yingqi.
The direct confrontation between two Nascent Soul stage experts was enough to change the color of the sky and shift the mountains. At this moment, the confrontation was compressed into a small space, and the spiritual pressure generated was terrifying. Although the Feng Sect Master, who was closest to the confrontation, also had the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage, he could not withstand this spiritual pressure and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
The five elders beside him trembled like leaves in the wind, teetering on the verge of collapse.
While maintaining the Heaven-Sealing Formation, Jiang Caijie also tried to stop Lu Yingqi from killing Sect Master Feng. Even with his extraordinary abilities, he could not maintain this for long.
Unstable ripples appeared on the surface of the Heaven-Sealing Formation, and Jiang Caijie's usually calm expression turned extremely grim.
Shen Bingsi was extremely anxious and wanted to rush in with the Shengxie Sword in hand.
Rong Xie hurriedly grabbed him: "Wait! If you go in, you won't be able to come out!"
Shen Bingsi was stunned. Before he could react, Judge Jiang interjected, "Rong Xie is right. If you come in, you may be possessed by the flower demon. The barrier of the Heaven-Sealing Formation exists to seal the flower demon. If you are possessed by the flower demon, you will not be able to get out of the barrier."
“But Lu Yingqi has gone mad. He won’t listen to anyone. He’ll destroy the magic array!” Shen Bingsi said anxiously.
"Senior Brother Lu! Sect Master Feng isn't a flower demon; he's just possessed by one. Killing him won't help!" Rong Xie shouted at Lu Yingqi inside the magic array. "Flower demons can possess others. If you kill Sect Master Feng, the magic array will collapse, and the flower demon will escape. Then, all the efforts we've made to eliminate the flower demon will be in vain!"
Lu Yingqi raised his head, glanced at Rong Xie, but did not stop what he was doing, continuing to press down on the silver longsword: "Kill, kill them all, leave no one alive!"
Despite Rong Xie's best efforts to persuade Lu Yingqi, Lu Yingqi remained unmoved, leaving Rong Xie feeling discouraged.
“See? It’s useless,” Shen Bingsi said in a deep voice. “I’ll just go in for a bit, grab Lu Yingqi, or cripple him. In any case, I’ll be out soon.”
"Are you sure you can capture Lu Yingqi?" Rong Xie didn't believe it at all. "You're only at the Golden Core stage at most, not enough for him to crush you!"
“My philosophy is to become stronger when faced with stronger opponents,” Shen Bingsi said confidently. “Trust me, I will get away safely.”
"No need," Jiang Caijie suddenly said. Before anyone knew it, his body rose into the air and floated three feet above the ground. White light emanated from his body, and the white sword that was restraining Lu Yingqi also shone brightly, as if it had been injected with new power. It gradually expanded and lifted Lu Yingqi's silver longsword little by little.
"Brother Jiang, what are you doing!" Shen Bingsi looked up, his gaze following Judge Jiang's ascent. His eyes were filled with panic. "This is...you wouldn't be thinking of...self-destructing your primordial spirit?!"
“Actually, this is one of the backup plans,” Judge Jiang said with a wry smile. “You have to understand, becoming a judge means that once a case is handed to you, you are solely responsible for it. You are the first and last line of defense. Therefore, many backup plans are needed…”
"There must be another way, Brother Jiang, come down quickly!" Shen Bingsi said excitedly, "I'll go in right now, take Lu Yingqi away, and restore everything to normal!"
“No, it’s too late. Lu Yingqi just forced his way into the formation, and the most crucial support of the Sealing Heaven Formation is collapsing. Sect Master Feng won’t wake up for a while. If this stalemate continues, the entire formation will collapse.” The light emanating from Jiang Caijie Guan grew stronger, and his primordial spirit released an incomparably powerful spiritual pressure from within, illuminating everything around him with crystal clarity. “You all go and disperse everyone now. Don’t leave anyone on the main peak. I will self-destruct my primordial spirit within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, trying to keep the impact within the Sealing Heaven Formation, but we can’t rule out some unforeseen circumstances…”
"Brother Jiang, stop talking! I won't agree!" Shen Bingsi said angrily. "Do you want us to watch you sacrifice yourself while we do nothing?"
“Shen Bingsi,” Judge Jiang’s voice was as steady as ever. Through the dazzling white light, it was difficult to see his expression clearly, but one could vaguely discern that he was looking at Shen Bingsi, “This is the most appropriate method.”
"..."
Shen Bingsi knew, of course, that this was the most appropriate method.
He simply couldn't accept... watching Jiang Caijie, whom he considered both a mentor and a brother, self-destruct his primordial spirit right before his eyes.
The consequences of self-destructing one's primordial spirit are no different from Xiaozhi being eaten; neither soul will remain. From now on, there will be no Jiang Caijie official in the world.
Shen Bingsi couldn't accept this. Perhaps he could have accepted it when he was still cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness, but now he no longer believed in it. He could feel the connection between people again, that seemingly fragile yet enduring emotion that bound people together tightly. To sever it would be as painful as cutting off his own arm.
"There must be other ways..." Shen Bingsi whispered anxiously.
“The Heaven-Sealing Formation is about to collapse, and we can’t keep at it with the Flower Demon. That’s why Judge Jiang wants to finish this quickly.” Rong Xie quickly clarified the situation. “If there’s any way to deal with the Flower Demon before the Heaven-Sealing Formation collapses, everyone will be saved.”
"But how can we quickly get rid of the flower demon?" Rong Xie asked again.
There seems to be no answer to this question. If the flower demon could be dealt with quickly, Judge Jiang would have taken action long ago and it wouldn't have dragged on until now.
"If we can find that upright and honest person who will not regret their actions, all problems will be solved!" Shen Bingsi repeated Elder Bai's words, then suddenly turned to Rong Xie, "Rong'er, do you believe me?"
"What?" Rong Xie's breath hitched. He knew what Shen Bing Si was about to say. "No..."
“I have found my path, which is to slay demons and protect everyone. Look, my cultivation has also jumped two major realms, which proves that this is not my imagination,” Shen Bingsi said, looking at Rong Xie with a firm gaze. “I think I can defeat the flower demon.”
Rong Xie raised his hand to touch his forehead, then lowered it again.
His heart ached terribly, as if it were being tightly gripped by a hand. He asked with difficulty, "Do you... want me to agree to let you go on this dangerous journey?"
“…Yes,” Shen Bingsi stared at Rong Xie, “you are more important to me than anything else, so I need your consent.”
“I disagree,” Rong Xie took a deep breath, “Aren’t you going?”
"Yes."
“You will survive, but this will become a knot in your heart. From now on, you will think about it all the time. You survived because of me, while Brother Jiang sacrificed himself to save everyone, and you did nothing.” Rong Xie felt as if his heart was being torn apart with every word he spoke.
"..." Shen Bingsi hesitated for a moment before finally uttering those two words, "Yes."
Rong Xie felt that Shen Bing Si in front of him was becoming blurry.
He knew perfectly well that Shen Bingsi was that kind of person.
He knew perfectly well that once Shen Bingsi found her path, she would follow it relentlessly, to the very end.
However, when Shen Bingsi said that he wanted to treat his plan as his own, Rong Xie was still a little excited. At least during the time when Shen Bingsi was confused, he belonged to him completely.
Now, Shen Bingsi is going back to her own path.
His path was destined to be to save the world and forge ahead bravely.
"Bing Si, you know I have many reasons not to let you go." Rong Xie tried to calm himself down to keep his voice steady, "But... in the end, I will respect your choice."
Shen Bingsi took Rong Xie's hand, her fingers slipping between his fingers, and gently pinched the back of his hand, interlocking their fingers: "I will come back."
“But,” Rong Xie gripped Shen Bingsi’s hand tightly as he tried to leave, his nails digging into Shen’s skin, “if I were truly that extremely yang person, and I were the one going to fight the flower demon and save the world, would you let me go?”
"..." Shen Bingsi was stunned, frozen for a full ten breaths before saying, "No."
Rong Xie's brows relaxed, and his eyes glistened with tears: "You're always like this, you'll never learn to lie." He paused, as if trying to etch Shen Bing Si's image into his heart, gazing deeply at him, "I like you just the way you are. I love you."
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