The Suzaku fire seemed to have life. As it rolled out, it did not spread aimlessly. Instead, it followed the will of Grandma Suzaku and went straight to the monster that pounced on it, wanting to burn it to ashes.
However, the demon beast in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul did not dodge or evade, but rushed towards him. It opened its huge mouth and spit out a huge wave of energy.
The huge wave was not ordinary water, it had spirit and intention, and turned into the appearance of a young woman. The huge wave in the shape of a woman smiled slightly, opened its arms, and the waves spread out, immediately turning into a sea and heading straight for the fire of Suzaku.
Puff puff.
When the two collided, the water waves were burned and turned into mist, and the sky and earth around them were filled with mist. The water waves that looked like a young woman were burned to ashes under the terrifying power of the Suzaku Fire.
But this also weakened the power of the Suzaku Fire.
The monster grinned and flapped its wings towards Grandma Suzaku. The huge wings stirred up a strong wind and hit Grandma Suzaku with great force.
Both of them retreated.
"Looking for death!" Grandma Zhuque's face was filled with murderous intent. Her eyes were cold and fierce. She moved away from the monster and turned to Xue Kong, and then quickly looked for He Gui's location.
He found that he did not fall to the ground, but was hung in the air by a tentacle of the monster on Xue Kong's body. He Gui's arms were pierced by the monster's tentacles, and his body was covered in blood.
He Gui was originally listless, but at this moment, under the excruciating pain of his arms being pierced, he suddenly woke up and screamed, "Master, save me!!"
"Mr. Xue's patience is limited, and you don't have much time to consider, fellow Daoist." Xue Kong looked at Grandma Zhuque with a normal expression and spoke calmly.
"There are hundreds of thousands of cultivators and mortals in the city. If I unleash the Vermillion Bird Formation, they will be slaughtered by the monsters. You are also a human cultivator. Don't you care about the lives of your fellow cultivators, but you want to help the monsters?"
Grandma Suzaku's tone softened. She found herself in a dilemma and tried to give some advice.
Xue Kong shook his head slightly and said no more.
The monster under him seemed to sense something and extended two tentacles again, piercing He Gui's legs and crushing his bones.
"Ah!!!" He Gui let out another shrill scream, the scream was so shocking that even the cultivators in the Taotie Beast City felt a chill all over their bodies after hearing it.
"They have no grudge against you. What do their lives mean to you? You use the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the city to pave the way for your goal. Such evil deeds are no different from those of beasts. You are a demon cultivator, despised by both humans and gods!" Grandma Zhuque said sharply.
"Whether they are human or monster, what's the difference?" Xue Kong said calmly.
Grandma Suzaku's pupils widened: "What did you say?"
"Since the construction of Taotie Beast City, they have made a living by hunting monsters and seizing the valuable items from their bodies to sell. For hundreds or even thousands of years, they have killed countless monsters in this long time. Can't monsters seek revenge?"
Xue Kong's eyes were extremely calm, like the stagnant water under the abyss, without any ripples: "From your perspective, killing monsters is natural. From their perspective, eating humans is also understandable. But in my eyes, there is no difference between monsters and humans."
"Humans can kill monsters, and monsters can kill humans. All living things are equal."
"Whether it's killing demons or killing people, it has nothing to do with my identity. No matter if I'm a human, a demon, or even the beast you call me, I can do it."
"As a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage, you've cultivated for hundreds of years, yet you still can't see through this truth. I'm very disappointed... In the eyes of cultivators like me, these weak creatures, as long as they have value, can be plundered at will. They have no right to resist or choose."
"This is the truth of the world of cultivation, that the strong are respected, isn't it?"
"You!!" Grandma Zhuque was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute Xue Kong's words.
In the world of cultivation, the strong are indeed respected. However, even the strong must care about humanity to a certain extent. If they disregard the lives of others, they are evil cultivators and are despised by others.
She didn't expect that Xue Kong's thoughts had become so paranoid that he confused humans and monsters and thought that they could all be killed without having his own stance.
This is no longer a simple magic cultivation.
Even in his heart, perhaps he had never done anything wrong, but was walking on the right path.
Grandma Zhuque did not agree with this point, and was even more unwilling to listen to it.
Her heart was chilled, and she knew very well that the person she met was not an ordinary demon cultivator. His willpower was so strong that no one could change it.
"Is this the condition you offer to these monsters? After they break into the Taotie Beast City, you will allow them to slaughter monks at will to avenge hundreds of years of hatred?" Grandma Zhuque's voice gradually calmed down.
After figuring out what Xue Kong was thinking, she was no longer excited.
Xue Kong nodded slightly.
When the cultivators and mortals in the Taotie Beast City heard Xue Kong's words and saw him nod, their eyes turned red in an instant, and all kinds of insults arose, pouring out of the Taotie Beast City like a tidal wave.
Xue Kong, however, didn't care at all and pretended to be deaf to it.
"What exactly is the purpose of your cultivation?" After a long time, Grandma Suzaku sighed softly and asked this question that she had never asked anyone else.
At this moment, although she thought Xue Kong was a paranoid demon cultivator, she also treated him as a peer and couldn't help but ask him about his path and purpose of cultivation.
"Eternal life!" Xue Kong said with a firm tone, without hesitation.
"Oh." Grandma Zhuque shook her head and sighed. Her gaze moved away from Xue Kong and fell on He Gui. The man covered in blood was still screaming.
Grandma Zhuque's eyes showed reluctance, but she still said firmly, "Although I raised He Gui and we are as close as mother and son, I will never allow the entire human race in Taotie Beast City to be slaughtered by monster beasts just for him. If He Gui dies, and dies for the sake of hundreds of thousands of people, then his death is a worthy one."
"But after he dies, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth for the rest of my life to avenge this blood feud!" Grandma Suzaku stared at Xue Kong fiercely, her eyes full of murderous intent and a threat.
"A worthy death... Every person I killed died a worthy death. They were the bricks and stones on my path of cultivation." Xue Kong smiled slightly, not caring about Grandma Zhuque's threats and words of hunting him down.
Xue Kong was not surprised by the other party's decision.
There are always some people in the world who are willing to give up people or things that are important to them to save the lives of unrelated people. These people may be righteous, upright and selfless. Xue Kong will admire them, but will not learn from them.
With a puff.
The monster under Xue Kong extended another tentacle, this time it directly pierced He Gui's heart. The screams stopped abruptly and He Gui died.
The only means to threaten Grandma Zhuque was destroyed by the monster.
Grandma Suzaku closed her eyes tightly to suppress the sadness and anger in her heart, but her trembling body betrayed her.
In the Taotie Beast City, after hearing what Grandma Suzaku said, all the cultivators were deeply moved. With tears in their eyes, they walked out of the Suzaku formation and came behind Grandma Suzaku.
They looked determined to fight alongside Grandma Suzaku.
This will be a brutal and bloody battle.
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