Chapter 40: Don’t let the smell of sadness spread anymore...
Chi Yu changed the subject to hide his slight guilt.
But I still felt a little regretful that I couldn't get Senior Brother Xuan Ji's real name from Xiao Qiu. It wouldn't be appropriate to ask again. Senior Brother Xuan Ji was here, so I could only wait and see if I would have a chance to ask Xiao Qiu later.
Chi Yu walked to the side of Senior Brother Xuan Ji and saw that many golden armored soldiers had appeared outside and were trying to maintain order.
Paradise City is in complete chaos.
But not everyone was going crazy. The golden-armored monks who were maintaining order didn't seem to be affected too much. They still wanted to control these monks who were contaminated by the demonic energy, but they were rushed by the monks who were contaminated by the demonic energy and torn to pieces.
Chi Yu felt uncomfortable and closed his eyes. He turned to ask Xie Xiyi, "Senior Brother Xuanji, are you really not going to help? Those golden-armored monks seem like good people."
Xie Xiyi said, "If you want to go, I won't stop you."
Chi Yu: "..."
He fell silent. He was a newbie and couldn't help even if he wanted to.
Xiaoqiu walked over to Chi Yu and said to him in a mature tone, "Brother Aotian, please don't interfere. Among cultivators, the strong prey on the weak. The weak have no right to survive. This is the law of nature and the way of heaven."
Chi Yu: "..."
He said dryly, "But aren't we studying Zen? Doesn't studying Zen require compassion? Great compassion brings joy to all living beings, and great compassion relieves all suffering. [1] When we see injustice on the road, we should draw our swords and help. This is what we should do."
Xie Xiyi said, "In this world, there is no such thing as right or wrong. If you are really worried, you can go and help."
His voice suddenly grew cold. "It's certainly right to be compassionate, but you have to be selective with who you treat. Do you know they're necessarily weaklings? The most important aspect of Zen cultivation is karma and reincarnation. If you let your compassion wander carelessly, even with the highest talent, it will be extremely difficult to achieve enlightenment, because in the end, you'll be entangled in karma and suffer eternal damnation."
"You're too naive. You'll definitely suffer in the future. I have one last piece of advice for you. The cultivators in the world of cultivation are all wolves and tigers. Don't even expect any affection from them, not even gratitude. If you continue like this, I advise you to stop practicing Zen and return to your normal life as an ordinary cultivator."
Xiaoqiu lowered his voice and said to Chi Yu, "Brother Aotian, you should listen to our prince on this matter. He has reached the realm of light and sound and has the magical power to break delusion. He can't be wrong."
Chi Yu: "Delirium?"
Xiaoqiu said, "It seems to be the ability to easily see through a person's inner strength? Just like if our prince thinks you are good, then you must be super good. No wonder the prince took the initiative to talk to you in the beginning..."
Before he could finish his words, a huge chestnut hit the little ball on the head. Looking up, Xie Xiyi's sharp and dangerous golden eyes appeared. "If you can't speak, shut up."
Little Ball: “…”
Xiaoqiu squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, looking aggrieved.
Xie Xiyi said calmly, "Children's words are innocent, don't pay attention to them."
"..." Chi Yu felt that he had a talent for courting death. Even though he knew that the prince might ignore him, he still couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother Xuanji, is what Xiaoqiu said true? Did you like me at first sight?"
Xie Xiyi said expressionlessly, "Children speak without restraint."
Seeing him like this, Chi Yu couldn't help but laugh and said, "I understand."
Xie Xiyi glanced at him: "? What do you understand?"
Chi Yu said mysteriously, "I can't say."
Xie Xiyi said nothing, looked away, and looked out the window again.
Chi Yu's mood also calmed down—
He deeply understood that as someone from a peaceful society, he was completely different from the natives here.
Xiaoqiu is only ten years old, but he has already adapted to the jungle law of the cultivation world and taken it for granted. However, he has been here for so long and still cannot adapt.
He is temporarily obeying Senior Brother Xuan Ji's words, not because he agrees with such rules, but because he does not have the ability for the time being.
People cannot be too stubborn, but they cannot just follow the crowd either. No matter when or where, they should have a clear conscience.
After figuring it out, Chi Yu sat down next to Xie Xiyi and said to him in a nonchalant tone, "Brother Xuanji, how long do we have to wait?"
Xie Xiyi said, "No more than three hours."
Chi Yu asked, "Three hours? Isn't that too long?"
Xie Xiyi glanced at him and said, "If you can't wait, go practice."
Chi Yu laughed and said, "Then I'll wait with my brother."
Xie Xiyi remained silent.
Chi Yu couldn't help but look at his face - of course he couldn't tell anything from his face, because the villain always wore a mask.
But Chi Yu had seen Xie Xiyi's jawline from bottom to top.
However, it is difficult to match the jawline with a person, because the world of cultivation is full of handsome men and beautiful women. Generally, by the foundation-building stage, cultivators will have a very good appearance, after all, the foundation-building stage comes with a beauty bonus.
After Chi Yu established his foundation, his appearance changed slightly. His edges and corners became clearer, his facial features became more delicate, his eyelashes grew again, becoming thicker and denser, his lips became redder, and his skin became more transparent and fairer.
In short, based on the jawline alone, Chi Yu couldn't match Senior Brother Xuan Ji with Xie Xiyi.
Chi Yu didn't dare to think about it anymore. If Senior Brother Xuan Ji was really Xie Xiyi, then coming to five hundred years ago would be the closest he would have ever been to completing his mission.
Five hundred years later, Xie Xiyi had gone mad, and it was difficult for him to take action, but Senior Brother Xuan Ji... he loved and respected him, so it didn't seem difficult for him to take action.
However, when Chi Yu thought of this possibility, he found it difficult to breathe.
Instead, they dare not explore the truth.
Stop guessing, Chi Yu thought, how could it be such a coincidence.
Chi Yu felt that he had never been a weak person, but once he had feelings, he became weak.
Just don’t think about it - Chi Yu knew he was avoiding it, but avoiding it was useful.
Xie Xiyi suddenly asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Chi Yu was stunned for a moment, then regained his composure and looked up at Xie Xiyi, "...What?"
Xie Xiyi turned around and looked him in the eye. His golden eyes were sharp, as if they could see through a person's deepest thoughts. "What are you thinking about?"
He asked again.
Chi Yu said dryly, "I didn't think about anything."
Xie Xiyi paused, looked away again, and said calmly, "Advice is unpleasant to the ears, but bitter medicine is good. However, it doesn't matter if you don't listen."
He frowned slightly, and his tone softened a bit, "Who do you want to save?"
Chi Yu was confused. "What? Senior Brother Xuan Ji, what are you talking about?"
Xie Xiyi said impatiently: "Who do you want to save? I can help you save one."
Chi Yu: “Ah?”
Xie Xiyi laughed in anger, "How can you be so stupid? I've told you several times, and you still don't understand?"
Chi Yu: "..."
He realized belatedly that Xie Xiyi had mistakenly thought that he was sad because of what he said. His heart was moved slightly, and indescribable emotions surged in his heart——
No, Senior Brother Xuan Ji, I am not sad because you warned me, but I am sad when I think that you might be Xie Xiyi, and I have to deceive your sincerity and kill you in the end to complete the mission and go home, because I really regard you as a very good and respectable brother and friend.
Chi Yu naturally couldn't say such heartfelt words out loud, so he just laughed and said happily, "Senior Brother Xuan Ji, is that true? One is too few. Can you help me save two?"
Xie Xiyi's gaze fell on Chi Yu's face again. His smile was pure, and the sadness in his aura seemed to have disappeared completely, but he could still "see" the faint worry and sadness in his eyes.
Xie Xiyi didn't scold him for pushing his limits, but simply replied calmly, "Okay."
If that would make him truly happy.
Chi Yu smiled and said, "Then let's keep this opportunity. I finally got two rescue quotas from Xuan Ji, I have to plan how to use them well."
Xie Xiyi glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you going to save these golden-armored monks?"
Chi Yu said frankly, "Senior Brother Xuan Ji, you are right. This is not something I can interfere with. In this case, let's leave the opportunity to those who really need it."
There are too many golden-armored monks, and the situation outside is too chaotic. There are also many Jindan-level monks among them. Chi Yu will not let Senior Brother Xuan Ji take risks for him. After all, he is not capable enough.
When your abilities are low, it is best not to challenge the order and laws of this world.
Xie Xiyi glanced at him and said nothing.
It's quite clear, but if it's clear, why be sad?
Never mind, don't be curious.
I don’t know how much time passed, but the commotion outside suddenly stopped.
Xie Xiyi's voice rang out with a smile, "Here I come."
Chi Yu followed his gaze and saw a dark mass of clouds pressing down on the city, threatening to destroy it.
All the monks infected by the evil spirit froze in their places, and tiny purple-red rays of light flowed from their bodies toward the black clouds.
Xie Xiyi said, "As long as cultivators infected with demonic energy don't trigger it, they are no different from normal people. Once it is triggered, they become a pool of demonic blood. Did you see that? Those golden-armored cultivators also have demonic energy on them."
Chi Yu looked down and saw the rising purple-red blood energy from the remaining golden-armored monks.
Xie Xiyi said, "If you rush to save him, the demonic energy will only flow from the golden-armored cultivator to you. This Paradise City is beyond repair; it's just a pool of blood stored by the demonic cultivators. If you destroy this city, there will be another one."
Chi Yu couldn't help but be convinced, "Senior Brother Xuan Ji, you are only two years older than me, but you are much more powerful than me."
Xie Xiyi said: "It's not that I'm much stronger than you, it's that you're weaker than the average foundation-building cultivator."
Chi Yu: "."
Okay, okay, he knows he is weak.
Chi Yu asked, "Senior Brother Xuan Ji, do you still want to wait?"
Xie Xiyi said with a smile: "Wait a little longer, let him suck enough before beating him to death."
Chi Yu: "..."
Here it comes, this subtle bad taste again.
He occasionally had this kind of bad taste, such as waiting for a mosquito to suck enough blood and then slapping it to death.
Chi Yu controlled himself from making any further assumptions and said nonchalantly, "I wonder where Senior Brother Qingxuan and the others went."
Xie Xiyi's smile faded, and he said calmly, "Don't worry about it."
The demon cultivator above the black cloud naturally sensed that the atmosphere in Paradise City was unusual, so he accelerated his absorption of the cultivators' blood and energy, hoping to return home soon.
But Mingxin appeared at this moment, and several sword lights attacked the demon cultivator above the black cloud.
Xie Xiyi laughed coldly, "A whole city's worth of cultivators' blood pool. A demon cultivator could break through a major realm just by taking a little of it. Yet, he just rushed straight in."
He glanced at Chi Yu again and said earnestly, "Don't learn from him."
Chi Yu: "..."
This is implying him, right?
Chi Yu said obediently: "Okay, Senior Brother Xuan Ji."
He asked with some concern: "Brother Xuanji, if that demon cultivator is at the Nascent Soul stage, will you be unable to defeat him?"
Xie Xiyi said: "It's possible."
Chi Yu's eyes widened and he said nervously, "Is it possible? Senior Brother Xuanji, don't scare me! If you can't win, won't you die?"
Xie Xiyi looked at him in disbelief. He just stared at him quietly for a while, seeing the genuine worry and concern on his face, and then said, "If you can't beat me, then you won't fight?"
Chi Yu was stunned.
Xie Xiyi said: "If I can't win, then I shall die. This is the law of this world. If I can't win, then I shall die."
Chi Yu: "..."
Xie Xiyi said, "Long Aotian, let me ask you, if you encounter a Jindan realm cultivator who wants to kill you, will you flee or fight?"
Chi Yu opened his mouth and hesitated, "Escape?"
Xie Xiyi shook his head. "If you keep encountering cultivators with higher realms than you, will you keep running away?"
Chi Yu suddenly didn't dare to speak.
Xie Xiyi said, "Your name doesn't match your actions. Your former ambitions seem ridiculous now. You are weak and fragile, but I know you are growing up, so I will not hesitate to teach you."
He paused, then continued, "You can't run away. Even if you can't win, you have to fight. Cultivation has always been like this. Transcending your ego and overcoming your fear of your natural enemies is the only way to temper your mind. When you have to die, you die. This is the Tao."
He smiled slightly. "If I lose, then I deserve to die. I won't run away. But because I don't want to die, I won't lose. This is my way."
He stood up, clasped his sword with his fingers, and made a beautiful sword flower. He said in a pleasant voice, "Long Aotian, I will spare no effort to teach you until you can stand on your own."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Chi Yu to react, he jumped lightly and stood on the windowsill, watching him fall backwards with a smile.
Chi Yu subconsciously reached out to grab Xie Xiyi's flowing belt, but found nothing. "Senior Brother Xuanji—"
Xie Xiyi turned into a streak of light and flew towards the black cloud.
Xiaoqiu said quietly beside him, "Brother Aotian, don't listen to His Highness here. It's perfectly normal to run away when you can't win. But our His Highness was trained as an emperor, so he won't run away. You mustn't let him lead you astray."
He paused and continued, "Cultivators of all realms must have the right to escape, because the most precious thing for a cultivator is life, the chance and possibility of another life. If it were me, as long as I could survive, even if I had to crawl into someone's pants or crotch, even if I only had one breath left, I would fight to survive."
Chi Yu's heart was pounding, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
He murmured, "...Did you hear that? Senior Brother Xuanji said he would spare no effort to teach me. Why is he so nice to me?"
"Why?" Xiaoqiu laughed, "Because you are worth it, Brother Aotian, I like you very much, and our prince likes you too, otherwise, he would not play with you."
Chi Yu was speechless.
He looked towards the horizon. The blood and energy of the cultivators below were still flowing, but the flow rate had slowed down. Lightning flashed and flowed in the black clouds. That was the sharp sword light.
Suddenly, the melodious Buddhist music sounded, and the purple-red blood that had been sucked away suddenly flowed back. The black clouds in the sky faded inch by inch, and the brilliant Buddha light shone everywhere. The demonic energy gradually evaporated and disappeared, emitting a colorful halo like glass.
Xiaoqiu said excitedly, "It's His Highness! His Highness is using the Breathing and Stopping Technique!! His Highness actually succeeded!"
Chi Yu asked, "What is the method of stopping the mind?"
Xiaoqiu suppressed his excitement and explained to Chi Yu, "This is the secret method of the Anuttara Buddhist sect. Once one has mastered the four methods, one is one step closer to becoming a Buddha. Venerable Shangshan said that our prince has a rebellious nature, a demonic heart, and a paranoid mind, making it difficult for him to become a Buddha. However, he has used the method of stopping the evil spirit, which is a method for saving all sentient beings. This shows that our prince's demonic heart is gradually disappearing! He used it! He finally used it!"
Chi Yu was stunned and turned his head to look out the window. The blood and energy that had been lost by the stiff monks gradually returned, but under the Buddha's light, the purple-red demonic energy disappeared. What flowed out was purple-red, but what flowed back was a light red, which was healthy blood and energy.
Chi Yu's heart suddenly started beating very fast, and he had a vague premonition that Senior Brother Xuan Ji did this for him.
No, don't be so nice to him, he can't repay you.
For the first time, Chi Yu was actually afraid of the true love given to him by others.
He has always been the one who gives more, but no one has ever treated him like this.
Chi Yu clenched his fists and looked at the sky, which had been purified into a snow-white mist. The battle there had reached a fever pitch.
Chi Yu was not sure about the other party's cultivation level, but seeing that Senior Brother Xuan Ji's figure was so fast that it was impossible to see clearly, he knew that the other party's cultivation level must not be too bad, and there was a high probability that he was really at the Nascent Soul stage.
And it seemed like there were two, or three? Senior Brother Xuanji was actually fighting several demon cultivators alone.
Mingxin, who had been the first to launch the attack, had disappeared, and even Qingxuan was nowhere to be seen.
Chi Yu suspected that they wanted to pick up the heads and wanted to help, but this was no longer a battle he could participate in. He could not add to the chaos and could only patiently wait for the final result.
The reluctance in his heart grew stronger and stronger. He was still too weak. Only by becoming stronger could he truly control his own destiny.
He couldn't think about the college entrance exam and height development anymore. Becoming stronger was the most important thing at the moment, otherwise Senior Brother Xuan Ji would have to distract himself to protect him.
Chi Yu asked Xiaoqiu, "Xiaoqiu, Senior Brother Xuanji won't die, right?"
Xiaoqiu said calmly, "Brother Aotian, don't worry. Our prince has already achieved enlightenment. Buddhist cultivation has a restraining effect on demonic cultivation, just like heavenly thunder restrains evil spirits. This is an iron rule under the heavens, so even if the other party is in the Nascent Soul stage, what does it matter?"
Hearing Xiaoqiu say this, Chi Yu finally felt relieved and said softly, "That's good. May Senior Brother Xuanji return victoriously. I will practice hard in the future and will not make Senior Brother Xuanji angry again."
After an unknown amount of time, a headless body fell from the sky.
Chi Yu's heart tightened. He looked carefully and saw that it was the body of a monk in black clothes. He knew it was not Senior Brother Xuan Ji and felt relieved.
Xiaoqiu said beside him: "Your Highness is going to win!"
Chi Yu laughed, his eyes sparkling, "Senior Brother Xuan Ji is really strong."
Xiaoqiu said proudly, "Of course, our prince is the strongest. He has reached the Golden Core stage at the age of nineteen. He is a rare and unparalleled genius among all the major immortal sects!"
Chi Yu didn't think it was an exaggeration at all. He nodded heavily, "Yes! Senior Brother Xuan Ji is an unparalleled genius—"
He suddenly paused again.
The same is true for the villain Xie Xiyi, who can kill Yuanying with his Jindan realm cultivation.
No, don't think about it.
Chi Yu pushed this thought to the back of his mind and continued to stare at the horizon.
The Buddhist chanting continued, and the prince was obviously multitasking. The ordinary cultivators below gradually regained their vitality, but in the end, they were infected by the demonic energy, and did not wake up after the vitality returned. Instead, they fell to the ground one by one.
Chi Yu clenched his fists and stared intently in the direction of Senior Brother Xuan Ji.
Another stick of incense passed, and the second corpse was cut into pieces and fell from the sky - it was the second demon cultivator!
There's another demon cultivator! There are actually three demon cultivators!
Chi Yu looked around nervously, but did not see Mingxin and Qingxuan.
It seems that he was overthinking it. They wouldn't take this head?
Elsewhere, Qingxuan pressed Mingxin down and warned him again, "Don't fight with Senior Brother Xuanji for these three demon cultivators. Just give them to him. You must not conflict with Senior Brother Xuanji again."
Ming Xin said unwillingly, "But, a Nascent Soul stage demon cultivator is of no use to his mission. He only needs to kill the demon cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Refining!"
Qingxuan said: "We have killed enough, let's give these three to him."
Although they did not kill the demonic cultivators, the streets were full of cultivators infected with demonic energy. They took advantage of the opportunity and killed enough cultivators, and the mission card was also recognized - but Xuan Ji used a magic method to dispel the demonic energy, and the loophole was blocked in time.
Mingxin could only whisper, "I understand."
He looked towards the horizon, his rationality returning, and he said softly, "He is truly too powerful. He was able to kill a Nascent Soul stage demon cultivator. I won't go against him."
Qingxuan sighed and said, "Brother, it's good that you understand. He is, after all, a future Buddha's son. He has already tempered Buddha bones in his body and is naturally able to suppress demonic cultivators. If we rush forward rashly and get infected by demonic energy, we'll have to ask him for help - but, brother, do you think he will save us?"
Mingxin: “No.”
Qingxuan's eyes were dim, "That's it."
*
The last demon cultivator turned into a pile of debris and fell from the sky.
Xie Xiyi flew over from the sky and stood in front of the window. His body was soaked in blood and his face was also stained with blood. He looked like a Shura, but it did not hide his sharp handsomeness.
Chi Yu's face lit up with excitement as he praised her non-stop, "Brother Xuan Ji, you're truly amazing! 1v3, and none of them are your match! Divine troops descending from the sky! You're so brave and invincible!"
Xie Xiyi lowered his head slightly to look at him. The corners of his lips curled up slightly, revealing a smile. His expression was indifferent, but the smile had an indescribable meaning. "Long Aotian, are you afraid of me?"
Chi Yu was stunned and said subconsciously: "How is it possible?"
Xie Xiyi said, "But you are afraid. What are you afraid of?"
Chi Yu: "..."
Sometimes he felt that the prince was scary. Could it be that by practicing Buddhism he could easily smell the fear buried in his heart?
He was afraid, he was really afraid, he was afraid that such a good senior brother Xuan Ji was really Xie Xiyi.
Xie Xiyi was still smiling, his voice pleasant and full of nonchalance. "More than two, this is the last time..."
Those golden eyes as bright as the sun looked directly at Chi Yu, and her voice was light, "So, don't give off that sad smell anymore."
He paused and said in a caustic tone, "It smells really bad."
Chi Yu: "..."
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