"In that battle, I witnessed the power of the God of Desire's authority for the first time."
"Theocracy?"
"Yes, before that, such power had never appeared in the cultivation world, and for the disciples of the Desire Sect at that time, the power of divine authority was completely unpredictable."
"Within the Changqing Sect, only Geng Di was able to suppress us with a mere wave of his hand."
"After a fierce battle, all the cultivators I brought with me perished. I still vividly remember that scene..."
…… ……
"Geng...Geng Di!"
The once majestic and ethereal Changqing Sect has now been transformed into a devastating battlefield.
The setting sun, like blood, seemed stained by the blood on the ground, hanging helplessly on the horizon, casting a dim and scarlet light.
The mountain gate of Changqing Sect had long since collapsed, and the broken plaque was half-buried in bloodstains.
Within the sect, corpses littered the ground, with the severed limbs and remains of the Desire Sect disciples scattered everywhere.
Blood pooled together like streams, forming blood puddles that rippled eerily in the breeze, while the air was filled with a nauseating smell of rust and decay.
Amidst this mountain of corpses and sea of blood, a female cultivator dressed in a plain white Taoist robe stood precariously, like a candle flickering in the wind.
A few strands of messy black hair clung to her pale cheeks, and a trace of undried blood clung to the corner of her mouth, slowly dripping down her chin and splashing into tiny blood flowers in the pool of blood.
Si Yiqi's body was covered with deep, bone-revealing sword wounds, and blood was still gushing from her charred skin.
But at this moment, she seemed to feel no pain, gripping the longsword tightly with both hands and staring intently ahead.
Across from her, a very handsome young man was smiling at her.
"You truly deserve to be called a cultivation genius, a rare talent seen only once every few thousand years. Your strength has exceeded my expectations."
"Geng Di!!"
Si Yiqi's eyes were filled with resentment, a resentment like a burning flame, raging in her eyes as if to incinerate the person in front of her.
"These are the core members of my Desire Sect whom you personally killed. Weren't they all trained by you bit by bit?!"
"Yes, so I gave them one last chance."
Geng Di shrugged helplessly.
"There was no other way; they all chose to stand behind you, so I had to kill them all."
A smug smile spread across his face, and a hint of disdain shone in his eyes.
"It has been proven that these people from the Desire Sect are only loyal to you, not to my Great Long Imperial Court."
"Even now you're still talking about the Great Long Imperial Court!"
Si Yiqi's eyes were fierce.
"Geng Di, you are hypocritical, utterly hypocritical!"
Haha, hahahaha~~~
Geng Di threw his head back and laughed loudly.
"You're right, I also think I'm hypocritical."
"However, it seems a little too late for you to see me clearly now."
As soon as he finished speaking, strange energy fluctuations gathered around Geng Di's body.
"What exactly is that power? Why do you have such exquisite control over desire?"
"Do you really want to know?"
Geng Di raised an eyebrow and actually lowered her hand.
In his eyes, Si Yiqi was like a lamb to the slaughter.
"You really look down on me, Geng Di..."
Si Yiqi held the long sword diagonally to the ground, and blood slid down her smooth skin.
Geng Di smiled slightly, flicked her fingers, and a wisp of mist rose up.
"You two have worked together, so I'll let you die knowing why before you die."
Do you really think you're the first person to discover desire?
"What's the meaning!"
"Haha, to tell you the truth, whether it's your discovery of a new cultivation system or the successful emergence of various desire-based cultivation methods, I'm the one behind it all."
"What...what nonsense are you talking about!"
"Looking at you like this is really funny."
Geng Di said calmly.
"Ants are insignificant because they are unaware of their small size and do not know how vast the world is."
His voice was calm, but his condescending tone made Si Yiqi shudder, and she almost dropped the longsword in her hand.
"Everything you've done so far, everyone you've met, it's all part of my plan."
"I need someone to do all this for me. This person can be you or someone else. To me, it's just a tool."
"This...how is this possible?"
Si Yiqi's pupils flickered; she was already wavering.
"Nothing is impossible. No matter how useful a tool is, you should throw it away when you no longer need it."
"Rest assured, in the records of later generations, the discoverer of desire and the one who opened the gate of desire will still be you, Si Yiqi."
"And I will still be at ease hiding in the corner of history."
Seeing the strange smile on his face, Si Yiqi subconsciously took two steps back.
"What, scared?"
Geng Di pressed closer and closer.
"Si Yiqi, your name will be remembered in history. Let me use the Desire Gate Technique to send you on your final journey."
As soon as he finished speaking, a massive amount of desire instantly gathered between Geng Di's eyes, and a strike that pierced through space shot out with a bang.
…… ……
Si Yiqi's story ended abruptly here.
"Hey, how did you survive?"
Yun Si Ning asked curiously.
"Under those circumstances, Geng Di wouldn't let you go, would he?"
"Of course not."
Si Yiqi gave a wry smile and gently pinched the bridge of her nose.
"There were times when I thought I was going to die."
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