He called her "fellow Daoist," but Jiang Si didn't believe he truly considered her a fellow Daoist.
What do you want?
"Jiang Shangyou, there's no need to be so nervous. I just wanted to chat with you for a bit," the middle-aged man said. "I have a strange question. You could have simply taken the merit bottle and gone to the upper realm yourself. Once you ascend, you'd have no further connection with the mortal world. Why stay here?"
Upon hearing the words "merit bottle," Jiang Si understood.
The one in front of me shouldn't be the True Ancestor that Senior Sister Fu Qingtong mentioned, who can break through the void and go to other worlds.
The person who stopped them at the Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave that day should also be the one in front of us.
"Unfortunately, I also have a strange question," Jiang Si said. "You could easily leave this world, so why go to all this trouble to destroy it?"
Jiang Dao could roughly guess why he wanted to use the power of the true dragon to destroy this world.
The reason is that he is not a person of this world. If he were to use world-destroying power, he would be hunted down by the Heavenly Dao.
The Heavenly Dao is higher than the Thirty-Three Heavens, and the entire world is under its control.
If one offends the will of Heaven, no matter how many voids one shatters, death is inevitable.
The True Ancestor waved his hand, and a cloud darted over like a lackey.
He gently patted the cloud that could make clouds, then leaned against it, and kindly gave Jiang Si a cloud as well, so that she wouldn't have to expend so much spiritual energy to stand in the air anymore.
"..."
However, food offered with contempt should not be eaten, so this should not be considered an offense.
Jiang Si readily agreed and sat down.
To be honest, it had been a very long time since she had looked down upon this world from the air. Even when she was on an airplane, all she could see were clouds.
The True Ancestor looked down at the busy crowd below.
"They were too tired, I was just helping them."
Jiang Si: "..."
"Do you think I'm like a three-year-old who would believe such a idiotic reason?"
The true ancestor smiled, and this time it was much more sincere.
“Look down there, that unfilial son stole the money his elderly mother had worked so hard to earn by collecting recyclables and squandered it all, completely ignoring the fact that his mother’s head had been hit and was bleeding.”
Jiang Si certainly saw it.
Fearing that even an upright official would find it difficult to settle family disputes, and seeing the old lady groaning and crying, not a single person dared to step forward.
If something goes wrong, who will be responsible?
They dared not risk trouble. How many wealthy people lived in this run-down neighborhood? They couldn't afford to be provoked.
"Human beings are all different; where there are bad people, there are also good people."
"Is that so?" The True Ancestor remained noncommittal. "But look, a large group of people are standing by and watching her die. Poor old lady."
"This old lady is about to die."
Jiang Si didn't say anything.
The True Ancestor was right. This old woman was already surrounded by dark energy. The impact just now, coupled with the attack of her blood and qi, caused a large-scale cerebral hemorrhage.
Even if a kind passerby took her to the hospital, it would be too late. She was only a minute away from death; even a celestial being couldn't save her.
Stories of unfilial sons causing their elderly mothers to die are actually quite common.
Jiang Si has seen quite a few, both in the past and now.
"Everything has its cause and effect, and everyone will pay the price for their actions. Is that why you want to destroy this world?"
This is far too childish; Jiang Si was so angry she almost laughed.
"I can't stand this filthy world anymore."
Jiang Si cursed inwardly: This guy is a complete lunatic.
“Great Ancestor, in which world haven’t you seen good and bad people? Do you think you can destroy them one by one?”
The True Ancestor nodded. "That's exactly what I was thinking, but this is just my first stop."
"The awakening of the true dragon is a foregone conclusion, and this world is destined to perish. I saw that we were destined to meet, which is why I kindly gave you the merit bottle. Why don't you appreciate it?"
"Isn't it because you can't even hold the merit bottle?" Jiang Si sneered. "You're not from this world, so you can't bear the weight of the merit bottle. That's why you're passing this hot potato to me."
He could certainly give it to anyone, but others would also find it unbearable and might even break the merit bottle.
When that time comes, countless merits will be scattered throughout the world, causing chaos in one region.
For example, good people don't live long, while evil people live for thousands of years. When the time comes, they will have to bear all the consequences and sins.
Heaven could split him into eight pieces.
“Fellow Daoist Jiang is indeed exceptionally intelligent.” The True Ancestor did not refute this. “But wasn’t your lifelong wish to ascend to immortality? I’ve helped you.”
Jiang Si: Thank you so much for putting me on the hot seat.
The conversation ended unhappily.
Jiang Si never intended to fight the True Ancestor.
We can't beat them, we really can't beat them.
If it weren't for the constraints of the Heavenly Dao, Jiang Si felt that the True Ancestor would really want to kill her.
But why give her this merit bottle?
He only needed to throw the merit bottle into the void of the Three Thousand Worlds; there was no need to give her a special merit bottle.
Jiang Si also suspected that the Thunderclap Wood she had obtained was given to her by this person.
He truly devoted all his energy to her ascension.
If they weren't enemies, Jiang Si would suspect that the other person had a crush on her.
When Jiang Si finally returned, Qin Zhi's expression improved slightly. "Where did you go? I couldn't find your presence anywhere."
Jiang Si didn't intend to hide it from Qin Zhi.
“A strange man just stopped me,” Jiang Si said. “It was the one who passed through your merit bottle.”
Did he say anything to you?
Jiang Si told Qin Zhi what they had said and her own doubts.
When Qin Zhi met Jiang Si's gaze, he subtly avoided it.
"You said he's a weirdo, why think so much? Someone's already brought you a pillow when you're sleepy, why are you still hesitating?"
"Don't you young people have a saying, 'Don't hesitate, or you'll be defeated.'"
Jiang Si looked Qin Zhi up and down. "You do resemble that person quite a bit. Why do you insist on making me ascend?"
"Is my ascension a very important matter?"
Qin Zhi was also puzzled. "How can it not be important? I advise you to stop messing with that Five Elements Fire and just hurry up and climb up the Thunderclap Wood. That's the right way."
"I am your brother, and I don't want you to be buried with me." Qin Zhi spoke with great seriousness, but this only deepened Jiang Si's suspicions.
Jiang Si didn't say anything else, but simply said, "There's no rush, there's still time."
Qin Zhi couldn't argue with her, so he had to give up.
Outside, Li Jianshan was sharing the good news with Jiang Si.
"Master, come quickly and see how my practice is going?"
Jiang Si walked out into the courtyard. Li Jianshan and Guan Qingchen exchanged a glance, and at the same time made hand seals. As the incantation was cast, the small fire that was originally no bigger than a small bowl grew to the size of a basketball.
This only took one day.
Jiang Si's eyes flashed with delight: "Not bad, given time, you will surely achieve great things."
If she wasn't mistaken, there were afterimages flashing behind both Li Jianshan and Guan Qingchen when the spell was cast.
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