Chapter 86: Secret Realm Recognizes the Master, I Will Lock You Up
Time flies, and another half a month has passed.
Chi Yu and Lian Chi finally found the core of the entire city!
They once again confirmed that the key to the secret realm was the brothel girl, Xue Yi.
The reason was simple: first, Xue Yi had the initiative to create this secret realm. Second, Xue Yi was the only one who had directly killed her enemy's entire family. Logically, she should no longer harbor resentment, but she still appeared in this secret realm.
Thinking of her daughter who was supposed to be mentally retarded, Chi Yu believed that this woman would have more misery and hatred in the future, to the point that her resentment would be great enough to devour many demons and monks.
However, Lian Chi was somewhat puzzled as to how a mortal woman could actually achieve this.
Chi Yu responded, "That's normal. In this world, mortals often encounter opportunities that allow them to transform from insects into dragons."
However, they had a slight disagreement on how to deal with this core. Lian Chi said, "According to the previous method for handling small secret realms like this, the core of the entire secret realm is to be found and thrown into the alchemy furnace for refining. This becomes an excellent magic weapon for soul cultivators. However, this secret realm is slightly different from the previous ones. Strangely enough, this secret realm will not actively harm anyone except for restarting itself."
This kind of secret realm filled with resentment is usually very aggressive, but Lianchi has been here for almost two months and has not suffered any harm.
However, although he had not suffered any harm, Lian Chi still felt that it would be better to refine Xue Yi directly. After all, this was just an old image of the past, a ball of resentment, and had no flesh and blood.
But Chi Yu always wanted to experiment with his ideas in this secret place.
Lian Chi quickly broke his thoughts, "Remember that Zhao from before?"
Chi Yu was stunned for a moment, then remembered, "I remember."
Lianchi said, "She was still insulted by a hooligan. It was a minor matter, so I didn't tell you even though I knew about it. But what's better than before is that, despite being insulted, she's still alive. The puppet you made supported and protected her, quietly beating the hooligan half to death. Actually, there's no need to dwell on it so much. We who practice Zen should understand things like fate, shouldn't we? Whether mortal or cultivator, we are born with karma. In the vast universe, cause and effect follow us. Junior Brother Long, you're very insightful most of the time, but sometimes you have those obsessions that only mortals have."
After saying this, Lian Chi felt that he had gone a bit too far and quickly added, "Junior Brother Long, I don't mean to blame you. I just think you care too much about fate and destiny."
Chi Yu said thoughtfully, "So, what I did is still useful."
He suddenly understood something - the reason why fate is fate is that it is something that has been determined and cannot be changed by human power.
Even if he intervened, things might still go in the original direction in the end, but his efforts were not completely useless. To a greater or lesser extent, he would have some influence on the process.
Just as Lian Chi said, he was a little too obsessed with changing Senior Brother Xuan Ji's fate of becoming Xie Xiyi, but if Senior Brother Xuan Ji becoming Xie Xiyi was inevitable...
There are obviously big differences between the original and now.
Because he entered the game and recognized the villain's original appearance, the relationship between them was extraordinary.
He should not be obsessed with changing Senior Brother Xuan Ji in this timeline, because in this timeline, Senior Brother Xuan Ji has his own destiny.
This is the fate destined for both the original timeline and the timeline he traveled to.
However, the fact that the villain Xie Xiyi became his senior brother Xuan Ji could be completely written by him, this is the true meaning of salvation!
The confusion in Chi Yu's eyes faded away, and his mind relaxed. He was about to have another sudden realization -
Lian Chi was shocked, "Junior Brother Long!? Are you about to have an epiphany?"
Chi Yu curled up the corners of his lips and smiled, "I'd like to trouble Senior Brother Lianchi to protect me."
"Of course!" Lian Chi was surprised by his generosity when he saw him take out several top-grade spirit stones from the Sumeru Ring. He stopped talking nonsense and set up the formation. When he looked at Chi Yu again, he had already closed his eyes and entered into meditation.
Xiaoqiu was shocked, "It's only been a short time, and Brother Aotian has another epiphany."
Lianchi was filled with emotion. "Junior Brother Long's enlightenment is truly formidable. However, what triggered his sudden realization? Was it what I just said? That's not right. Isn't this common sense in Zen Buddhism?"
Xiaoqiu said: "I don't know."
Several people looked at each other, really unable to understand how Chi Yu had such an epiphany.
Xie Xiyi's voice came at this time, "What are you doing?"
"Your Highness." Xiaoqiu turned around and saw Xie Xiyi, and called out, "Brother Aotian has had another epiphany. Your Highness, is it easy to have an epiphany?"
Xie Xiyi said: "Easy? If it were easy, there wouldn't be so many people coming from Zaizhou."
"However, Brother Aotian had two consecutive enlightenments in the wilderness."
Xie Xiyi raised the corner of his lips and said, "That's normal. He has a high level of understanding."
However, no matter how high one's comprehension is, one won't experience sudden enlightenment so frequently, Lianchi thought to himself.
But he didn't dare speak.
Although Senior Brother Xuan Ji seemed easy to talk to, Lian Chi always felt intimidated by him.
Originally, he was the guardian of Long Aotian, but when Xuan Ji came, he walked casually to Long Aotian and sat cross-legged. Lian Chi knew that his job of guardian had been taken away, so he didn't say anything and silently gave his position to Xuan Ji.
After an unknown amount of time, the spiritual energy of the top-grade spirit stone was completely sucked away. Chi Yu opened his eyes and said with a hint of regret, "My realm has been suppressed. I only advanced one level."
"That's already very good! Junior Brother Long!" Lianchi said, "The frequency and speed of your enlightenment are not much different from those of the true disciples of the top immortal sects."
Xiaoqiu asked curiously, "Brother Aotian, what caused your sudden enlightenment? Can you tell me about it?"
Chi Yu scratched his head. "How should I put it? It's a bit complicated. It's about Senior Brother Xuan Ji."
Little Ball: “…”
Lianchi: “…”
"..." Xie Xiyi asked slowly, "About me? Can you gain enlightenment just by thinking about me?"
Chi Yu nodded without hesitation, "Yes, I thought about Senior Brother Xuan Ji and realized many truths, so I suddenly realized it."
Xie Xiyi: "..."
Lian Chi said dryly, "Junior Brother Long, your way of enlightenment is different from others."
Chi Yu laughed, "Actually, the previous enlightenment was also because of Senior Brother Xuan Ji. Senior Brother Xuan Ji was all in my mind, so I became enlightened."
Xiaoqiu: "Could it be that Your Highness has been transformed into a spirit by the Enlightenment Tea? Ouch!"
Xie Xiyi hit him on the forehead and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, are you going to die?"
Xiaoqiu smiled awkwardly and shut up silently.
Xie Xiyi changed the subject, "After your enlightenment and advancement, the connection between the secret realm and you has become stronger and stronger. There's no need to deal with the Nuclear Eye yet. Leave it for a day and a night. The next step is your opportunity."
Chi Yu suddenly understood and said with a smile, "I see! Thank you, Senior Brother Xuanji. We were just struggling with how to deal with the nuclear eye."
Xie Xiyi looked at his smiling face, which was no different from before, and said nothing.
That night, Chi Yu was practicing sword outside.
After practicing for a while, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body. His dim vision flashed, and a dazzling white light flooded into his pupils. He couldn't help but stretch out his hand to block the light.
He raised the sword in one hand and wrapped his whole body with spiritual power for defense.
Soon, the white light dissipated, Chi Yu put down his hand, squinted his eyes, and after a brief blur, the scene became clear.
It’s Xue Yi.
Although her face was old, Chi Yu recognized her at a glance.
But the strange thing is that at this moment Xue Yi's whole body was full of spiritual power, and she was clearly a cultivator, but she retained her aged face.
At this moment, she was fighting with others. When she was a mortal, she could slaughter the entire family of her enemies. Naturally, she was not a merciful person after becoming a cultivator. Every move she made was to take people's lives without any mercy.
Soon, the enemies were killed one by one.
After killing the enemy, her body was soaked in bright red blood, and the pair of cold eyes in her old face were still full of ferocity as when she was young.
Chi Yu soon realized that this scene was just an old picture, because Xue Yi couldn't see him and continued walking forward with the sword in hand.
Xue Yi's back gradually became blurred, falling like mud and sand, and like a sand painting, it quickly changed to another scene.
After Xue Yi killed Mr. Qiu's entire family, she gave birth to a mentally retarded daughter, Xue Zhen, under a false name.
She was originally a prostitute and it was extremely difficult for her to conceive. After giving birth to her daughter, she naturally cherished her like a jewel in her hand.
Xue Zhen was mentally retarded. When she was seven or eight years old, she was humiliated and bullied by a boy from the same alley. When Xue Yi found out, she killed the boy silently.
After that, Xue Yi took very close care of her daughter. She finally raised her until she was thirteen years old, but she was seduced by a newly moved scholar and became pregnant.
When Xue Yi found out, the scholar had already moved away, so she could only endure temporarily and take care of Xue Zhen until she gave birth. As a result, Xue Zhen died of dystocia and gave birth to a son.
In grief, Xue Yi placed his grandson aside and went alone to look for the scholar. When he found him, he discovered that the scholar had passed the imperial examination and married the daughter of a high-ranking official.
Xue Yi sneaked into the scholar's mansion and cut the scholar into pieces, avenging Xue Zhen.
After that, he returned home and raised his grandson Xue Qi.
However, when Xue Qi was eight years old, a traveling Taoist came and said that Xue Qi had a destiny to be an immortal and wanted to take him as his apprentice.
It was not until this time that Xue Yi knew that there were cultivators in this world. For Xue Qi's future, he naturally supported him in cultivating immortals.
Xue Qi went to practice Taoism for twenty years. After twenty years, he reached the foundation-building stage. This speed of practice was very rare. Only then did Xue Yi realize that Xue Qi was a rare genius in practice.
After Xue Qi finished his training, he did not cut off his kinship like other cultivators. Instead, he secretly taught Xue Yi how to practice. The young man's face was filled with an innocent smile. "Grandma, since I am a genius, then a genius's grandmother must also be a genius. As long as you are willing to practice, you can definitely be like me. When you reach the foundation-building stage, you will have a lifespan of 500 years. By then, you can return to your youth."
Xue Yi laughed and said, "Practice is fine, but rejuvenation is not necessary. Youth and beauty may be what most women pursue in their lives, but as for me...if I become younger, you might be too embarrassed to call me grandma."
Xue Qi said affectionately and dependently: "No matter what grandma looks like, she is still my grandma."
He allocated a lot of cultivation resources to Xue Yi, but Xue Qi was a genius and Xue Yi was not, so in ten years, Xue Yi was only at the Qi Refining Stage.
Xue Yi often wanted to back off, but Xue Qi kept acting coquettishly and made her persevere.
However, Xue Qi, who would return home every year, did not come back since the 32nd year of his cultivation.
Xue Yi waited for five years but Xue Qi didn't show up. Finally, she mustered up the courage and, relying on her low cultivation level, she walked alone to Wanqiong Continent and found Xue Qi's immortal gate.
Only then did I know that Xue Qi, as the eldest senior brother, had a terrible reputation in the immortal sect. He had become a traitor, a villain, and a stinky rat in the gutter, who was hated by everyone.
How could Xue Yi possibly believe it, so she went undercover in the Immortal Sect for ten years before she uncovered the truth.
Xue Qi's master had a daughter who had no spiritual roots. He accepted Xue Qi as his disciple because of his aptitude.
Xue Qi worked hard to cultivate, all for the sake of others.
However, it was not enough for them to suck Xue Qi's blood by knocking his marrow, they also poured basin after basin of dirty water on him.
It was not until this time that Xue Yi recalled many details - the resources Xue Qi gave her were becoming less and less, and although he was smiling, there was always a hint of sadness in his expression.
She thought at the time that he was worried about his cultivation, but now she thought that he had probably been bullied a long time ago.
Xue Yi felt the heart-wrenching pain again.
Xue Yi has never lacked the courage to avenge her blood relatives. She has been planning for five hundred years to completely wipe out that immortal sect.
Xue Qi's master, daughter, and direct disciple were all locked up in soul lamps by her, and burned with underworld fire day and night, trapping them in hell, unable to live or die.
However, after doing all this, Xue Yi was still not satisfied.
She never wanted to cultivate immortality from the beginning to the end. She just wanted to live an ordinary life with her loved ones.
Thus, this secret realm was born.
The video animation ended here, and Chi Yu was unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
To him, the memories of Xue Yi's life were as if he were there himself. He had a strong ability to empathize with others, and he couldn't help but feel his eyes reddened. He pulled out several handkerchiefs and kept wiping away the tears.
At this time, Xue Yi's voice rang in his ears, "Boy, you are quite sentimental."
Chi Yu was startled and turned around to see Xue Yi in a black robe, looking at him with burning eyes.
Chi Yu said dryly, "Senior, you're not dead?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Yu realized that he had said something wrong and hurried to make amends. Before he could finish his words, Xue Yi interrupted him and said, "I died a long time ago. What you see now is just a fragment of me."
Chi Yu: “…Oh.”
He didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xue Yi looked at him with a kind look in her eyes, "You look a lot like my grandson."
Chi Yu hesitated to speak.
Xue Yi smiled and said, "I know what you want to say. I don't look at you differently just because you look like my grandson. I've seen everything you've done in the secret realm lately. I know you're braver, more determined, and stronger than Xue Qi."
Chi Yu said dryly: "Senior, you are also very strong..."
Silly talk, say something useful!
Xue Yi said, "You don't need to say anything. I know you're not feeling comfortable right now. This secret realm is the treasure I've spent my entire life refining. Even if you find the core and refine it, you won't be able to escape."
Chi Yu was stunned, "What?"
Xue Yi said, "You heard me right. This secret realm is a treasure I created. You can only enter but not exit. Even if you find the core, you won't be able to leave."
Chi Yu opened his mouth wide, "Huh?"
Xue Yi looked at him like this and laughed again, "But it's OK as long as you recognize your master."
Chi Yu: "Oh..."
He understood and asked cautiously, "Then, Senior, do you mean that I can acknowledge you as my master?"
Xue Yi smiled and said, "Of course."
Chi Yu looked at Xue Yi in front of him and felt that she was very different from the Xue Yi in his memory. He asked in disbelief, "Me? Senior, are you sure you want me to recognize you as your master?"
Xue Yi said, "Sure."
She raised an eyebrow, "Do you have any questions?"
"Yes." Chi Yu said, "I wonder what criteria you use to select people who accept you as your master? I don't know what it is about me that makes you look at me differently."
Xue Yi said, "You are very good."
Her voice softened a bit, and she curled the corners of her lips into a kind smile. "I heard everything you said in the secret realm. You are a sincere and passionate person, like the sun, loving everyone around you equally. This is what I need."
"The world I created needs a master like this, to help them grow." Xue Yi said, "I have never wanted to practice cultivation. I just want to live an ordinary life peacefully with my daughter and grandson. If you come and acknowledge me as your master, everyone in this secret realm will be happy."
Chi Yu didn't show any excitement, but rather some hesitation. "Senior, is there any harm in recognizing me as your master?"
"..." Xue Yi asked curiously, "Why are you so alert?"
Chi Yu laughed and said, "Because I downloaded the National Anti-Fraud Center app."
Xue Yi: “?”
Chi Yu waved his hand, "Excuse me, Senior, I tried to liven up the atmosphere, but it seems I failed."
Xue Yi said: "You are such a strange child."
She continued, "There's no harm in that. This is a treasured weapon, even touching the realm of an immortal weapon. As long as you acknowledge it as your master, it can grow into an immortal weapon. By then, you can even imprison immortals."
Chi Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, "Wait, Senior, are you saying this can be used to imprison people?"
Xue Yi laughed, "You're just realizing it now?"
"..." Chi Yu smiled sheepishly and said, "I never thought of this possibility."
"But," Chi Yu reacted, "but what if the person I imprisoned is a very bad person, and after entering this secret realm, he kills everyone in this city?"
Xue Yi's eyes revealed gentle love and admiration. She knew she had not chosen the wrong person. Gentleness was a great power. Nowadays, all monks followed the rule of the jungle, plundering and being extremely greedy. They rarely stopped to focus on ordinary things.
And Chi Yu did it.
This was the first time she had met such a person in over a thousand years, and if she missed him, she would never meet him again.
Xue Yi said, "After you become the master of the secret realm, you can open up space at will. This is your domain. Within this domain, everyone is under your control. No matter how powerful a person is, if they enter this domain, they will be controlled by you, and no matter how powerful their spiritual power is, they will not be able to use it."
Chi Yu hesitated for a moment and asked, "What about the forbidden technique?"
Xue Yi: "Forbidden technique?"
She pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "This secret realm of mine was also created using forbidden techniques, so it can naturally protect against forbidden techniques."
Chi Yu showed a happy expression, "Then Senior, I want to acknowledge you as my master!"
Recognizing the master is an extremely simple process. Chi Yu handed over his heart's blood, and Xue Yi merged that drop of blood with the secret realm, and the recognition of the master was successful.
Soon, Chi Yu could sense everyone in this secret realm.
He could see Senior Brother Xuanji and Xiaoqiu coming out to look for him, he could see Lianchi cultivating in his room, he could see every household, even the fish swimming in the river, the peach blossoms scattered by the wind, the ants building their nests in the mud...
Chi Yu said in surprise: "Senior! I can really see what all of them are doing!"
So amazing!
This is what a golden finger looks like! Rubbish system, learn from others!
Seeing him like this, Xue Yi chuckled softly and said, "In this world, although every living being appears to be composed of accumulated resentment, I have restored them one by one to this degree using the secret techniques of the Netherworld. They are not simply resentment. If you treat them as living people, then they are living people. If you treat them with care, their time will no longer stand still... Boy, I hope that my daughter Xue Zhen, my grandson Xue Qi, and I can all live well in your hands."
Chi Yu said, "Of course, don't worry, Senior."
Xue Yi's figure slowly faded away, and the familiar white light flashed before Chi Yu's eyes, and his vision became dim again.
Before Chi Yu could blink and regain his sight, Xiaoqiu's voice came over, "Brother Aotian! Why are you here!?"
Chi Yu rubbed his eyes and saw Xiaoqiu and Senior Brother Xuanji behind him clearly.
"Xiaoqiu." He called out hurriedly, and then called out, "Senior Brother Xuanji. - Didn't I tell you I was going to practice sword when I left?"
Xiaoqiu said, "You did say that, but before you could only practice sword for two and a half hours at most, and now it's been four hours. How can I not be anxious?"
Chi Yu looked at Xie Xiyi and asked with a smile, "Senior Brother Xuanji, are you worried about me too?"
Seeing him like this, Xie Xiyi asked, "Has the opportunity come to you?"
Chi Yu: “…I found it!”
He didn't bother to joke with him and told him everything about how he became the master of this secret realm.
Xie Xiyi was a little surprised, "It's actually a secret realm of treasures?"
Xiaoqiu was also surprised, "This kind of secret realm... Oh my God! Your Highness, this isn't that kind of...?"
Xie Xiyi said: "It is related to the forbidden technique, but it has been refined, so there is no harm."
Chi Yu said happily: "With this secret realm, if you can't defeat the enemy in the future, just throw it in, hehe."
Xie Xiyi noticed that when Chi Yu said this, he looked at him a few times, as if he was hinting at something, and he couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips and smiled.
Chi Yu couldn't hold it in anymore and muttered, "Brother Xuanji, if you bully me, I'll lock you up too."
Xie Xiyi asked in return: "What does it mean to be bullied?"
He subconsciously wanted to pinch Chi Yu's face as usual, but just as he reached out, he reacted and retracted his hand.
Chi Yu suddenly grabbed his hand and asked, "Why are you pulling your hand back?"
As he said this, he grabbed Xie Xiyi's hand and touched it to his face. Then he suddenly tilted his head back, his pupils dilated, and shouted, "? Ah! Brother Xuanji, you hit me, you're done. I tell you, I now declare that the prisoner, Brother Xuanji, is sentenced to two years in prison and deprived of his political rights for five years. Court is dismissed!"
Xie Xiyi: "..."
I didn't understand.
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