Chapter 179 Chapter 179 "I can."
The immortal power re-flowed through the broken veins.
The excessive fullness and the severe pain from the burning spiritual energy repeatedly crushing the injured area made Jiu Zhao hunch over and his hands and feet tremble constantly.
It’s not just that bad.
With the return of power, the love and hatred that Jiu Zhao had buried and sealed also returned to his mind.
She bit down hard on the tip of her tongue, trying to suppress her dizziness, and forced her mind to clear. She extended her left hand towards the cold flames that enveloped her like a cocoon.
The next moment, his five fingers stretched to the extreme, and the crimson phoenix fire suddenly turned into an overwhelming net, whistling out from his palms.
When suddenly attacked, the karmic fire that had seeped into Jiuzhao's body immediately withdrew a lot. It hovered near Jiuzhao, resisting the huge force that tried to suck it into the palm. At the same time, the unconscious fluorescent light floating around was also integrated into it at the call of the karmic fire, strengthening its power.
As time went by, the opposing beams of light became thicker and stronger, and the attack became more and more fierce.
The situation silently reversed, and the cold and gloomy chill turned around, constantly plundering the heat of the Nirvana Phoenix Fire.
Every part of his body was overloaded, the dizziness became exponentially worse, the pain dismembered Jiu Zhao's flesh and blood inch by inch, and the feeling of impending death came over him.
Am I going to die here?
She asked herself with difficulty.
My will slides into the abyss of death, but my heart is filled with inexplicable regrets.
So what are you regretting?
Could it be that, as Wu Zhu said, she really wanted to live after all?
Confusion arises, and no one can give answers.
When her eyes went dark, a female voice suddenly appeared in her mind:
"Why do you want to control the fire of karma?"
Jiu Zhao's distracted mind froze.
Is this an illusion?
It is said that before a person dies, he will see and hear again the obsession deep in his heart.
Since it is an illusion, there is no point in lying to cover it up.
She answered sincerely, "I want to resurrect two people."
"Resurrect two people?"
After repeating Jiu Zhao's answer, the female voice suddenly laughed, "You know, karmic fire can only kill, not save."
"The immortals who have undergone marrow cleansing and bone cutting can become karma clans and survive—
"Isn't that the second life that the fire of karma bestows upon them?"
The woman raised her voice slightly and asked, "Is it the same as being alive?"
The pain filled his brain, making Jiu Zhao unable to think.
She opened her mouth, and the female voice continued in her ears:
"Besides, those immortals who transformed into demons paid a huge price to survive—
"Originally, the bodies granted to them by Qionghuang were lighter and purer. Even if they couldn't completely eradicate lust, they had a rational and resolute mind to counteract it. They gave up a longer life and more outstanding talents, degenerating into the Karma Clan, monsters that lived on resentment. They never saw the light of day, living in darkness year-round, swayed by desire. The slightest carelessness could lead them to commit bloodthirsty and violent crimes.
"To survive already requires so much sacrifice. Think about it, what will it cost to survive?"
Jiu Zhao showed no fear at all: "If the price only needs to be paid by me, why don't you tell me what it is?"
"You are a good person who doesn't want to implicate innocent people."
Although it was called praise, the tone of the female voice was actually full of sarcasm.
Jiu Zhao felt as if someone opened their eyes in the void and looked at him. "Well, seeing that you have mastered the Nirvana Phoenix Fire, I will tell you that all things follow the principles of yin and yang. Karma Fire is yin, and Phoenix Fire is yang. When the two merge, one can defy the will of heaven and reshape life."
Xingyao’s hypothesis turned out to be true!
Shocked, Jiu Zhao was anxious to find out how the two fires should be combined. However, the female voice did not give her a chance to speak, sneering again: "But those resurrected by you will become like you, a kind of alien being, neither immortal nor demon, relying on your vitality to survive, and absorbing your power every seven days.
"Also, even if you possess the power, resurrecting someone isn't that simple. You need to return to the place where they died and summon their spirit to ask. Of course, the prerequisite for this is that their spirit must exist in the world and have the will to live. Only then can they be resurrected—"
“If the soul is gone, or if you don’t want to live, it’s useless.
“I don’t know how long the person you want to resurrect has been dead, but if it’s been more than a few months, their soul should have dissipated.
"So, you still want to try?"
After quietly listening to the female voice's narration, Jiu Zhao's questioning became somewhat vague due to the ongoing pain:
"...So, what is the price I need to pay?"
"You are such a stubborn person!"
The woman's voice grew furious, and against the backdrop of the pale skeletons surrounding them, it sounded even more gloomy and terrifying. "Every time you resurrect someone, you not only have to sacrifice their life force, but you also have to cut flesh, drain blood, and take bones to create a body for them! You can't use the flesh and blood of others; it must come from your own body—"
"Otherwise, the power and the body will repel each other, and the result will be self-destruction and death!
"Furthermore, immortals have their own immortal paths, and demons have their own demonic paths. If you forcibly seize the power of both races, they will only fight each other inside your body like wild beasts fighting for territory, and the outcome will be decided! In the past, Que Chang also obtained the power of karma fire from me. As the bloodline of the karma clan, she couldn't withstand the erosion of karma fire for too long. If your body, which is riddled with holes, were to bear it, her life would only be shortened. Can you accept all of this?!"
Some people are afraid of pain.
Some people are afraid of death.
Some people are afraid that the person they think about day and night will be resurrected and become completely unrecognizable.
Some people are afraid of being rejected by their relatives, friends and mother clan, and become lonely wanderers in the world.
The price that the woman said she had to pay was heavy.
She waited for Jiu Zhao to back off.
After all, temporary pain can be endured, but how many people are willing to endure long-term torture until death for others?
She even controlled the karmic fire to exit Jiu Zhao's body to relieve her pain so that she could think it over carefully.
However, time passed by, and after a long silence, Jiu Zhao said:
"I can."
“…”
"ha."
The female voice laughed again.
Jiu Zhao could imagine that if she had a physical body—
Maybe he would stand in front of me condescendingly, pointing at my nose with his slender fingertips, his eyes filled with endless sarcasm.
She said "whatever" again, and sighed like an outsider, "People never turn back until they hit the wall. Once you've tasted that kind of feeling, sooner or later you'll realize that it's completely meaningless to be obsessed with repaying debts and taking on responsibilities all day long.
"In this world, only those who are dead or heartless can live freely."
…
After saying this, she took the last life feather from Jiu Zhao and called it an advance payment.
The voice left the spiritual platform, leaving only Jiu Zhao with his dazed eyes, floating in place.
The techniques for fusing the Yin and Yang fires and resurrecting the dead automatically emerged in his mind, as profound and clear as the words engraved on a stone tablet.
Jiu Zhao really wanted to tell himself that this was just a random lie he made up when he was on the verge of death in order to make himself feel better.
But after concentrating her mind and reading through a small part of the content of the exercises, she found that every word was mysterious and could not be compared with any secret book she was familiar with.
Following the guidance of the exercises, he changed the trajectory of the immortal power and tried to contact the karmic fire for the second time.
The chill that had originally squeezed the bones and blood gradually dissipated, seeping into the veins like the cool rain in early winter, and completely merging with the phoenix fire.
However, this merging of the two was not a true merging of the two. Jiu Zhao's body alternated between hot and cold, and the ruptures in his veins often gave him the thrill of both ice and fire.
However, perhaps because it was the first time entering the body, the erosion symptoms were still bearable.
Jiu Zhao meditated for a week, and the demonic energy and immortal power gradually merged, reaching a temporary balance.
Feeling her strength breaking through the limit and climbing higher and higher, the defects in various places were no longer a heavy burden. The Nirvana Phoenix Fire that occupied half of her body rose and fell restlessly, announcing to her that with just a thought, it could travel through her limbs and bones, repair the defects, and help her complete the Nirvana rebirth to a higher level.
What a magical, vast and powerful force this is.
Jiu Zhao finally couldn't contain his curiosity and murmured, "Who are you..."
Who would have thought that the female voice that seemed to have disappeared would return, echoing among the layers of bones: "You can also call me Qionghuang.
"The other one, the split Qionghuang."
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