Hearing this, Li Mu asked calmly, "What is the purpose of cultivation for us cultivators?"
"Is it for the pursuit of supreme power? Or for eternal life? Or for the pleasure of stepping on people?"
Zhang Jingxuan and the other person did not answer after hearing this. They did not know why Li Mu asked this at this time. They just waited quietly for Li Mu's next words.
"No! None of these are true. When you pursue supreme power, you can be said to have become possessed by the devil and become a slave to cultivation. You cultivate for power and become obsessed. As for pursuing eternal life? If you have no relatives or friends in this world, you will find that eternal life is more terrifying to you than hell. If you only want to step on others, then you must also be prepared to be stepped on by others. As I said before, the world is big, much bigger than you think. Even I dare not say that I am invincible!"
"Practicing is a responsibility. In a small sense, it is a responsibility to your relatives and friends. You want them to be free from all dangers and keep up with your pace. Of course, this is not a one-sided effort. If they live well, you won't be so lonely in these endless years. In a big sense, it is a responsibility to the countless lives in your own universe. You created them, so you should have absolute power to protect them. They can only rely on you. If something unexpected happens to you, then they will either be wiped out on the spot or become rootless duckweed, struggling to survive. You will understand this when you create your own universe in the future."
"We have made such a big mistake, are we still qualified to go that far?" Zhang Jingxuan looked bitter.
"Back then, Zhang Hao relied on your favor to act recklessly and forcibly robbed the saints of the major immortal sects. When the immortal sects came to you, you not only relied on your special status to drive him away violently, but also suppressed the charges he filed with the High Heaven Palace. This is indeed an unforgivable crime! However, Zhang Hao is your only blood descendant. As I said just now, cultivation is a responsibility to relatives and friends. According to the principles of human ethics, it is understandable that you made such a choice. But even when you pay for your relatives and friends, there must be a bottom line. You can't cover for them in everything. Otherwise, you will also need to share the responsibility for the crimes he committed!"
"This is your first sin."
"Secondly, after that incident, you didn't educate Zhang Hao properly. You only gave him a light punishment, which made Zhang Hao even more unscrupulous. As a result, Zhang Hao found the sect that sued him and slaughtered them all!"
"Zhang Hao committed such a heinous crime. Although you did not personally participate in the crime, you were indirect accomplices and cannot escape blame."
Li Mu had a gloomy face.
"The Palace Master is right, we deserve to die!" Zhang Jingxuan said in pain.
"Hmph! If it weren't for the fact that you captured and killed Zhang Hao the first time he committed the heinous act of massacring the entire clan, Yun Xi would have shattered your souls without me having to do anything!" Li Mu snorted coldly.
Zhang Jingxuan and the other man stopped talking after hearing this, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.
"Okay, now that this matter has passed, and I see that you are sincerely repentant, then let it go. Although your lifespan is not much, you were once at the Immortal King level, and it is not difficult to recover. Seize the time and practice well." Li Mu changed the subject and said lightly.
Before that incident happened, Zhang Jingxuan and Han Menglu had already cultivated to the Immortal King realm and had a bright future. After the incident, in order to atone for their sins, the two of them killed Zhang Hao with their own hands and then blew themselves up.
The person who handled the matter at that time was Li Yunxi. Considering that Zhang Jingxuan and his wife sincerely admitted their mistakes, and at the request of Han Mengjie and others, Li Yunxi resurrected the two. However, after the two were resurrected, their cultivation level fell to the Luotian fairyland, which could be considered a punishment for them.
However, although Li Yunxi forgave them, they could not get over the hurdle in their hearts. They were unwilling to continue practicing, and they were too embarrassed to stay in Lingxiao Palace, so they came to Wuyang Valley, intending to spend the rest of their lives as ordinary immortals.
Since their current cultivation level is only that of Luotian Immortal, their lifespan is only a few hundred thousand years. Now that so many years have passed, they are basically at the point of running out of energy.
From this we can see that they are truly repentant, and that is why Li Mu decided to give them another chance.
When Zhang Jingxuan and Han Menglu heard that Li Mu had actually forgiven them, they were stunned. Then they looked at each other, and Han Menglu nodded slightly to Zhang Jingxuan.
Then Zhang Jingxuan said with a serious face: "Thank you, Palace Master, but that evil beast Zhang Hao killed so many people. After all, those people died because of us. We ourselves cannot forgive ourselves. Let us just end our lives like this."
Seeing the two's attitude, Li Mu nodded secretly in his heart and looked up to them again. If the two of them accepted Li Mu's forgiveness and asked them to just let the matter pass, then Li Mu's old feelings for them would end there, and Li Mu would never even look at them again no matter how they went in the future.
However, with their current attitude of admitting their mistakes, Li Mu changed his mind and decided to assign the two to the group of Zhao Dongsheng and others and train them well in the future.
"Do you really think I'm someone who can't tell right from wrong? Since I've forgiven you, I will naturally deal with the victims properly. Otherwise, why should I make the decision to forgive you on their behalf?" Li Mu said unhappily.
Zhang Jingxuan and the others looked up suddenly after hearing this, and looked at Li Mu with a look of surprise: "Palace Master, what do you mean...?"
Li Mu did not answer them. He raised his hand and a long river of time appeared in the deep space of the endless universe. Zhang Hao appeared in the river. In front of him were the several saint ladies who were abducted by him that year. At this time, Zhang Hao was about to assault the saint ladies. Li Mu took action and rescued the saint ladies from Zhang Hao, and at the same time cast an illusion.
Then, the scene changed again, and Li Mu rescued several more saints using the same method.
Finally, there is a scene where Zhang Hao is about to exterminate an immortal sect. Li Mu takes action again and moves the entire victim immortal sect to the present timeline. The scene of Zhang Hao subsequently exterminating the sect is just an illusion set up by Li Mu.
In this way, Li Mu not only saved all the victims of that year, but also did not disrupt the timeline, and everything that happened later was not affected.
While rescuing those people, Li Mu also bathed their bodies with one ten-thousandth of the blessing from heaven, as compensation for them and also as their good fortune.
After doing all this, Li Mu said to Zhang Jingxuan and the others, "For the sake of our past friendship, I will clean up your mess this time. I hope you can remember the lesson. If this happens again in the future, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Thank you, Palace Master! Thank you, Palace Master!" Zhang Jingxuan and the other man cried with joy. They finally no longer had to suffer the condemnation of their conscience.
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