Chapter 149: Compassionate Heart
It was clear in his eyes that the source of spiritual power was inexhaustible.
Providing and supporting her.
The pink sky turned into a gray-blue sky in the blink of an eye.
There was a tear in the corner of her eye, but it also looked like a drop of water from melted ice and snow. He would rather it was the latter.
"Is it worth it to exchange Mu Jin's heart for my life?"
Jiaoran couldn't answer this question. Even she herself didn't know how she had come to this point. She thought that if she was bound to lose, at least she would die before Mu Jin.
Only the tree remained between heaven and earth, with countless golden leaves sprouting from its branches. Her magic power suddenly increased hundreds of times.
She opened her arms and raised the thin dragon high, and she channeled Kongsang's power into the sword. She turned around and cast a spell, and a meteor-like sword light shot out from her hand.
The phoenix chick no longer held back, and silently recited the incantation. One sword transformed into ten thousand swords, and the overwhelming rain of swords flew straight towards Jiaoran.
Jiaoran flew up and broke the sword rain, but his sword rain was not just a chaotic rain of swords, but a sword formation that seemed messy but was actually well organized.
A sword pierced through her body, and the flying sword turned around and returned to the hands of the Phoenix Chick.
Chai Che hurriedly stepped up and caught Jiaoran who was falling rapidly.
After helping her stand steadily, I saw a bloody hole in the middle of her chest.
"How are you?"
Jiaoran said nothing, formed a seal with his sword, shook the thin dragon, and the sword made a dragon's roar and pierced into the ground. The golden roots of the Kongsang tree sparkled under the ground, and golden light poured from the tip of the sword into the sword body, and Jiaoran was enveloped by a burst of golden light.
There seemed to be a thin thread as thin as a fishing line tied to her chest. Chai Che looked closely, but it disappeared again. He thought he was seeing things.
But the extremely thin thread seemed to extend from her body to a certain place, but before he could see where it extended to, it had disappeared. He wanted to remind Jiaoran, but now was not the time to speak.
Jiaoran drew his sword from the ground, exerted a little force on his wrist, and the thin dragon transformed into a huge sword in the sky.
The sword flashed.
The body of the phoenix chick had already shot up into the sky, and when it was a few feet away from the giant sword, he summoned the sword formation again.
One sword against ten thousand swords.
Chai Che was shocked. He had never seen such a scene before.
Jiaoran raised his right hand, and the thin dragon turned into a giant dragon. The long sword rushed straight towards the sword formation of the phoenix chick. Millions of swords hit the huge sword like flying birds.
The Phoenix Cub laughed loudly and clasped his hands together. The sword formation became even denser, almost like a sword net. It spread out and caught Jiaoran's huge sword.
He was like a fisherman fishing by the river. With a flick of his wrist, he loosened and retracted it, and the sword net tightly wrapped around Jiaoran's sword, making it unable to move.
Chai Che could no longer sit and wait for death. Just when the two of them had exhausted their spiritual power in the battle, he rushed forward and, imitating Jiaoran, stabbed his sword into the ground beside Jiaoran, trying to absorb some spiritual power.
He drew his sword and with a flip of his right hand stabbed at the phoenix chick that was casting a spell on the sword net.
The phoenix chick grabbed his sword with one hand.
Chai Che took a deep breath and pushed forward with all his strength. He thought that this move would definitely cut off Fenghuang Chu's hand, but the sword's body was held in Fenghuang Chu's hand, as if it was connected to him. Even though Chai Che used all his strength as a martial artist, it remained motionless.
Phoenix Chick snorted coldly, twisted his wrist, and broke his sword blade.
Chai Che was lifted up by the force of the broken sword, flew several feet high, and fell straight out.
After the Phoenix Chick saw from the corner of his eye that he was seriously injured, he still ran towards him with the broken sword in his hand, with a terrifying murderous light in his eyes. He stretched out one hand and pierced his vital points with his true energy. Chai Che whispered something, and no one knew what he was saying. Then he fell to the ground and could not get up again.
Jiaoran was shocked and wanted to stop and heal his wound, but she was already tightly entangled by the phoenix chick. If she stopped now, all her previous efforts would be wasted and she would die.
Zhuxing saw a dense net of swords in the sky and saw that Fenghuangchu and Jiaoran were still fighting.
Chai Che fell to the ground and could not stand up again. She knew in her heart that he was gone. It was already a struggle for a mortal to fight against a demon like Phoenix Young with his strength. The reason he had held on until now was all because of hatred.
Although the Phoenix Cub's sword formation was wondrous and ever-changing, Jiaoran used one sword against ten thousand swords. His sword moves were simple and unadorned, and he was able to adapt to the ever-changing sword formation without losing the upper hand. The two were almost evenly matched.
Zhuxing knows martial arts, but does not know how to cultivate magic. However, she can also see that the current situation is extremely dangerous and life and death hangs on a single hair.
She looked at her husband's corpse and frowned, thinking that she had no worries in this world. Her master, mistress, and brother were all dead, as were Biluo and A'che. The only person she was worried about was Jiaoran. Only then did she understand Mu Jin's last words. He was only worried about Jiaoran, and she was the same.
The dead are not necessarily in pain, and the survivors are not necessarily happy.
She shook the trunk and asked, "My heart, do you want it?"
The leaves of the Kongsang tree rustled, as if they were sighing.
"Have you decided?"
"Well, it's decided."
"You have the power of kindness within you. Perhaps your heart is that of compassion."
"Will that help her?"
The Empty Mulberry Tree said, "You are a good person and have never done evil. Every heart of mine has the shadow of evil in it. Almost every mortal will do evil, but the degree of evil varies. You are an exception. Think about it. Mortals only live for a hundred years. If you sacrifice yourself, you will no longer exist in this world. Is it worth it?"
She wasn't afraid, nor did she answer the question of whether the Kongsang Tree was worth it. She simply looked at Jiaoran's figure and said, "Her martial arts skills may not be inferior to those of the Phoenix Young, but she lacks the magic power in a fight. If I give you my heart, do you think she will win?"
The Empty Mulberry Tree said, "No one will know until the end."
Zhuxing said, "But what is certain is that one of them will die today. There is no way around it."
She looked intently and saw that Jiaoran's sword had been caught by Fenghuangchu's sword net.
The sword that was flexible just now was now unable to fight back. Jiaoran seemed to be preparing to break through the sword net, but she was forced back into the sword net every time she tried.
Zhuxing knew very well that if this continued, Jiaoran would not be able to hold on for much longer.
At this moment, she remembered that when she took her out of the cow trough when she was a child, Jiaoran kept crying. She was really too young at that time, and Bu Yue could bully her however she wanted.
She was worried that Bu Yue would be kicked out after Jiaoran complained, so she hurriedly wiped her clean and changed her clothes.
She was still crying, so she had to hold her and comfort her. She asked her what she wanted, and the little girl said, "They are all practicing swords, I want to practice too."
But the master and his wife told her not to practice martial arts, for fear that she might get hurt.
She insisted on practicing, so she had to secretly teach her a simple move. After she learned it, she jumped for joy.
Time flies, and more than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Thinking of this, she picked up the dagger on the ground without hesitation, just hoping that she would not faint from the pain.
Fortunately, she slowly lost consciousness until she buried her heart.
The strange thing is that the body doesn’t feel very heavy, but rather light.
She saw herself, holding up her long skirt, standing at the entrance of Huiying Inn, seemingly waiting for someone. Who was she waiting for? A figure slowly approached, somewhat resembling Bu Yue, and somewhat resembling Chai Che.
When she saw who it was, a smile appeared on her lips and her breathing stopped.
The Kongsang tree burst out with unprecedented spiritual power, leaking out in all directions, from Jiaoran's feet. She had a more powerful spiritual power. She pinched the seal with her left hand, controlled the thin dragon with her right hand, pointed her fingers directly at the sword net, paused, and flew up, muttering, "Break!"
Following her cry, the thin dragon shook itself loose and tore through the sword formation. Jiao Ran smiled excitedly and said, "Great!"
The thin dragon broke the sword formation and stabbed straight at the phoenix chick. The phoenix chick, whose sword formation was broken, spit out a mouthful of blood and spilled it on the snow. He was not so easy to admit defeat. Suddenly, a long blue light emanated from his body. The blue light was so strong that Jiaoran's figure was covered in it in an instant. But Jiaoran immediately recalled the thin dragon, concentrated the sword on her chest, used her heels as the axis, turned around, and swept back. Her speed had never been so fast, and the blue light dissipated.
The Phoenix Chick was horrified, yet also a little surprised, and looked down at his injuries.
She was indeed better than him. Understanding this, Phoenix Chick didn't get angry, but rather felt a sense of pride. At this moment, he didn't know whether he was moved by the gifted Jiaoran or if he couldn't let go of Wuxia. Were they the same person? He would never figure out the answer, and could only leave it to Jiaoran.
He was very curious, if it was Jiaoran, would she make the same choice as him?
The Phoenix Chick smiled faintly, "You have won, you have attained the Tao."
"What do you mean by enlightenment?" Jiaoran didn't understand.
At this moment, the thin dragon suddenly broke free from her hand and flew straight into the clouds. The wind and clouds suddenly changed, and a dragon roared in the thunder and lightning. The thin dragon swallowed the black dragon and completely turned into a dragon.
Phoenix Chick no longer cared about the black sword and asked, "Is it worth it? They all died to kill me. Is it worth it?"
Jiaoran turned around and saw the bodies of Zhuxing and Mu Jin in the distance. They were clearly standing there intact just a few hours ago.
Not only them, but even Chache is dead.
She won, but in that instant, the victory turned into air and disappeared completely, replaced by a mountain of sorrow.
They all died, and she was left alone.
When people die, there is no trace of them left in this world.
She couldn't answer Phoenix Chick's question of whether it was worth it or not. She had originally thought that even if she died, he would have to die too, and that dying together was worth it. But why did it end like this? They were all dead, and she was the only one left.
"Why? I'm the one who survived?" Jiaoran didn't understand. She asked Fenghuangchu again and again, and also asked herself, "Why?"
"What are life and death, good and evil?" she asked the phoenix chick.
"Good or evil?" The young phoenix laughed in silence.
"Who cares about good and evil? Cruelty and kindness are equally powerful. The five hearts planted by the Kongsang Tree thousands of years ago were the Heart of Despair, the Heart of Hatred, the Heart of Jealousy, the Heart of Fear, and the Heart of Pride. Now it has obtained the other five hearts it desired from you mortals, the last of which was the Heart of Kindness."
The wind and snow are fluttering again.
It was as if a smoke screen obscured Jiaoran's vision. When her tears fell, she found that the phoenix chick was disappearing like a firefly.
"I don't know if it's worth it, can you tell me?"
Phoenix Chick shook his head. "A thousand years ago, someone told me that I needed to break free from my ego. Even today, I still can't do it. Can you help me break free from it?"
"Why should I break it?" Jiaoran asked.
He laughed loudly, and the golden energy extending from his dantian entered Jiaoran's body.
Jiao Ran immediately felt as if he had been bitten by a snake or scorpion, "What is this?"
"Jin Chong."
Jiao Ran suddenly understood, "You're kidding me. The person who connected you to Jin Chong from the beginning to the end was not Mu Jin, but me."
Her body was slowly disappearing, and she turned to look at Mu Jin and her senior sister.
He reached out his palm and took out a heart from his chest. He smiled and said, "Silly, take it."
Jiao Ran asked, "What are you going to do with it?"
He chuckled, "Use my demigod heart instead. Let's see if the Kongsang Tree is willing to spit out their hearts. They died not long ago, so maybe they can come back."
As he said this, he extended his hand and placed it in her palm.
"Why are you doing this!" Jiaoran said.
"Their deaths were all to fulfill your wish, and I am willing to fulfill your wish as well."
Jiaoran took a step and ran away quickly. After running a few steps, the voice of the phoenix chick rang in his ears again, "We owe each other nothing."
She looked back and saw that the phoenix chick had completely disappeared between heaven and earth.
She ran to the tree and paused. "I'll use this heart and my heart in exchange. Can you return their hearts to me?"
The Kongsang Tree did not answer her. She was worried that if this continued, the Phoenix Chick's heart would also disappear, so she quickly buried it in the soil.
Just as he was about to cut out his heart, he noticed that her arm had dissipated, "Am I going to die?"
The Empty Mulberry Tree said, "You bury a heart, and I will return one to you."
Jiaoran still wanted to reveal her heart, but she had already completely disappeared like a phoenix chick.
This game is finally over.
The wind and snow grew stronger, and the white snow flakes looked like straw mats.
Both the victors and the losers disappeared completely from the world and fell into silence.
As if it had never appeared.
The snow buried the corpse on the ground, and perhaps only when the snow melts next year can the true appearance be seen again.
After an unknown amount of time, in the wind and snow, a man staggered to his feet on the mountain, brushed off the snow on his head, took a deep breath, touched his heart, and his disappeared heart returned.
He sighed, walked slowly over, and buried the bodies of the people in front of him.
The tombstone was erected on the hill.
After drinking a pot of wine, a person is still alive, but it seems as if he is dead, because for this person, there is only one person left in the world.
No one can tell this person whether waiting will make sense.
But if he doesn't wait, this person won't know what to do.
He picked up the broken sword on the ground and slashed through the air with a whoosh sound.
On the snow, his handsome face twitched slightly and slowly closed his eyes.
He didn't want to cry, because if the commemoration of death was tears, he didn't want to admit that she was dead. Maybe she just disappeared, taken away by the phoenix chick.
The voice of the empty mulberry tree, accompanied by the wind and snow, reminded him, "They are all dead, only you are left, and there is no Jiaoran in the world anymore."
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