Chapter 385: Risking Death and Survival
Before his death, Master Zhao Ming detached a trace of his soul and placed it within Mai Dong's body using the Sealing Heart Seal. Amidst the vastness of his sea of consciousness, he remained firmly on Mai Dong's last line of defense.
Although Maidong was not a disciple of Master Zhaoming, she grew up under his care. He also heard about Maidong's experiences from Master Fuyin, so he felt very sorry for her since she was a child.
Lingxiang and Maidong often got into trouble when they were young, and it was always Zhenren Zhaoming who shouted the loudest. However, every time Zhenren Fuyin wanted to punish them, it was Zhenren Zhaoming who pleaded for mercy.
Perhaps it was because he had children before he became a monk, and had seen his grandchildren before going up the mountain, so Zhenren Zhaoming was extremely protective of Maidong Lingxiang. Although he always said one thing and meant another, pretending to be stern, he was actually the softest-hearted person.
"The forty-ninth time..." Master Zhao Ming looked at the rusted Ophiopogon japonicus in the corridor and sighed deeply.
"Forty-nine times?" Lingxiang was shocked.
Could it be that Ophiopogon japonicus has been eroded by entropy forty-nine times?
Lingxiang looked at Master Zhaoming, who nodded and sighed helplessly.
"This child has shouldered too much. In the past, she was protected by restrictions and could live peacefully. But one day, the restrictions were suddenly lifted, and the unbearable burdens came flooding in, causing her to lose her mind."
Ban... Unblock...
Lingxiang pondered for a moment and then thought of the magic seal that Yinghuan mentioned.
"It's that vicious woman again!" Lingxiang was extremely angry and wished she could stab Yinghuan to death with three knives and six holes.
Master Zhao Ming stroked his long beard and said slowly, "Since you've already made plans, why rush now? The correct answer is to focus on the present."
Hearing this, Lingxiang scratched her head in frustration—yes! She was possessed again.
"This strand of my soul has already neutralized forty-eight years of entropy erosion. Now I only have one last breath of vitality left. If I can't enlighten Mai Dong this time, there will be no room for recovery."
This sentence startled Lingxiang so much that her eyes widened and she stared at Master Zhaoming intently. Master Zhaoming naturally knew that Lingxiang was reluctant to leave.
"Silly child, my body is gone, and my soul has long since returned to the void. This was just a breath I took before I died. There's nothing to be sad about. You've practiced alchemy and studied medicine for years, don't you understand the principles of nature?"
"Don't mourn for the dead, think more about the living."
Lingxiang suppressed the bitterness in her eyes and said, "Fifth Senior Brother has given me a wisp of his soul, and he is much more tolerant than before."
"What a joke!" Master Zhao Ming jokingly said, "Could it be that I was really mean in the past?"
Lingxiang gave a bitter laugh, but said nothing more. She just shook her head silently. How could that be? Fifth Brother is the most generous!
"I set up this trap for you, my brother. It's also a tacit understanding between you and me. But this is only one chance. Have you thought about how to break it?" Master Zhao Ming said seriously.
Lingxiang shook her head. Maidong's nightmare had recurred so many times that she truly had no clue what was going on. Of course, it wasn't ruled out that she herself was also bewildered by this recurring dream.
"Overcoming adversity has a cause, and reincarnation has a result. Since we don't know the cause, we might as well try to eliminate the result first. This is also a good strategy."
Zhenren Zhao Ming chanted the Taoist verses but did not say anything. Lingxiang was confused for a moment and was about to ask again, but the entropy erosion suddenly became faster and spread towards the two of them at a rapid speed.
Lingxiang was shocked, but saw Master Zhaoming laugh loudly, twist his fingers, and suddenly a spiritual light burst out between Maidong's collarbone in the corridor of Wuji Palace.
The entropy rust all around shattered and disappeared in an instant, and the spiritual light spread rapidly, dazzling the eyes.
Lingxiang quickly covered her eyes, but at this moment she heard the voice of Master Zhaoming.
"Little Junior Sister, let's say goodbye now. Remember: if you want to save it, you must first destroy it..."
The spiritual light dissipated, everything returned to normal, and Master Zhao Ming's soul also disappeared.
"If you want to save it, you must first destroy it..." Lingxiang pondered over the words of Master Zhaoming, but was unable to understand the deep meaning of them for a moment.
At this moment, Maidong appeared again, drew his sword and killed, and blood flowed like a river on the bluestone slab in an instant.
The howlings shocked Lingxiang's mind, making it impossible for her to calm down and think. She really couldn't ignore the tragic situation around her, but she knew in her heart that all this was not real.
If you want to save it, you must first destroy it...
How to break it?
Lingxiang closed her eyes and shook her head vigorously, trying to shake off all the troubles, but the screams that came one after another poured into her ears like a tide.
Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and the sharp murderous aura made Lingxiang's hair stand on end. She opened her eyes and saw Maidong walking towards her with a sword in hand.
Lingxiang frowned, with beads of sweat oozing from her forehead.
It's come to this again. Every time Maidong thrusts his sword, everything returns to square one, and this cycle repeats until entropy erosion finally occurs...
Sure enough, just as Lingxiang closed her eyes and waited for Maidong to stab her with a sword, the sky suddenly spun and the surroundings returned to calm again.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw the Yuanqing disciples sitting at attention in their respective positions, and Master Zhaoming pinching his fingers in front of the Wuji Hall. And then there was the sudden onslaught of murderous aura...
"If you want to save it, you must first destroy it..." Lingxiang muttered these words to herself, "Save it... destroy it..."
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"Overcoming adversity has a cause, and reincarnation has a result. Since we don't know the cause, we might as well try to eliminate the result first. This is also a good strategy."
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Maidong killed Master Zhaoming again and was walking towards Lingxiang step by step with a sword in hand. However, Lingxiang seemed to have let herself go and didn't care about Maidong's approach at all.
"The cause of this disaster is unknown, but the result is known. Since we don't know the cause, we should first eliminate the result..."
After a while of murmurs, Lingxiang suddenly regained consciousness. She stood up again and walked towards the murderous Maidong.
I see!
As the saying goes, "One must face death before he can survive." Since the inner demon cannot be resolved, then force Maidong to face it!
Lingxiang looked stern and her eyes were like torches. She walked towards Maidong step by step with determination, not afraid of the approaching sword at all.
A gust of wind came as expected, and the two people's hair flew in the wind, but there was no longer any sadness, but instead a sense of pleasure.
Maidong raised his sword and stabbed, but Lingxiang did not dodge and faced the attack head-on.
Blood splattered, making Maidong's eyes red.
The sword pierced Lingxiang's body!
It was not as cold as imagined, but it was still piercing. However, Lingxiang endured the pain and hugged Maidong, who was in shock.
"Hell is desolate and poor, but with you and me by our side, I think we can still run rampant and turn the world upside down..."
Lingxiang spoke weakly, pinching a spell between her fingers.
It's a Requiem spell!
"But if you can't survive this disaster, I'm afraid I'll be bullied by those monsters and demons. How can you bear it?"
As soon as the words fell, the spiritual energy between Lingxiang's fingers was injected into the back of Maidong's neck, and a warm current instantly flowed through Maidong's limbs and bones.
Maidong's eyes became extremely clear. She hugged Lingxiang, who was about to collapse on the ground, and tears flowed from her eyes.
“Spiritual fragrance…Spiritual fragrance…”
The seal between Maidong's collarbones that sealed the door and protected his heart suddenly shattered and burst out like glass.
This is the last ray of light from Master Zhaoming...
Lingxiang raised her hand to wipe away the tears on Maidong's face: "Why are you crying? If Senior Brother Fuyin knew about this, he would accuse me of bullying you again."
Maidong shook his head violently but couldn't utter a word. He could only watch Lingxiang gradually become weaker, not knowing what to do.
The light in Lingxiang's eyes became dimmer and dimmer, and even her body became transparent.
At this moment, a burst of piano music suddenly resounded throughout the sky, and the spiritual fragrance that was about to dissipate became clear again.
A faint fluorescent light wrapped around Lingxiang's body, and waves of spiritual energy lingered around her. Maidong didn't know what was happening, and in the blink of an eye, Lingxiang disappeared.
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