"Alright, fellow cultivator Yang Qingyang, what will you choose next?"
But the moment this deep laughter rang out, Yue Hongyan, Kang Nanhua, and Zhao Huan were dumbfounded as if struck by lightning.
And Fang Ting's body trembled, infinite fear rising in her heart.
Yue Hongyan looked at the jade talisman in Wang Lin's hand, pausing between each word, squeezing out a name from between his teeth: "Zhang! Lie! "
Kang Nanhua's face turned green, and Zhao Huan's face revealed an expression of hate and fear. A scene once again appeared in the depths of their minds.
In the boundless blue sea of fire, numerous members of the Society of the Strong Gale wailed incessantly, being engulfed by the blue fire.
In the fire, a tall black-clothed man looked at them with a smile.
Laughter rang out from the jade talisman: "Yo, Hongyan, long time no see, I have to congratulate you on forming Yuanying. And Nanhua, you've also achieved the dharma of heaven and earth, congratulations."
"That's right, there's also little Huan, he's also grown up."
Zhang Lie's voice was very calm, as if he was greeting an old friend that he hadn't seen for a long time, chatting idly, as if he was completely unaware of the monstrous hatred and anger of Yue Hongyan and the others.
Kang Nanhua let out a long breath. "Zhang Lie, it's been a long time!"
Zhang Lie smiled: "Yeah, long time no see, you're still the same as always."
Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan's brother Yue Hongfeng are close friends. Back then, Yue Hongfeng entrusted him with the task of helping the Society of the Strong Gale before his death. Even though his friendship with Zhang Lie, who was the other leader of the Society of the Strong Gale at that time, can't be said to be very deep, they are still familiar.
Kang Nanhua said in a deep voice: "You, still view human life as worthless! Miss Fang became like this because of you, the tens of thousands of souls in the nine cities also died in vain because of you! Do you think it has nothing to do with you because you didn't do it yourself? "
"The butcher's knife stained with blood, or the butcher holding the butcher's knife, just who is the main culprit?"
Zhang Lie chuckled and said, "Hey, hey, I didn't give her any orders. I just let her out. I didn't teach her what to do. Speaking of which, I just let her regain her freedom."
"You're the one who turned Tingting into a poison ghost!" Yang Qing hugged the slightly trembling Fang Ting, unable to restrain her anger.
Zhang Lie smiled and said, "If I didn't refine her into a poisonous ghost, she would have died back then. Under the burning of the Ksitigarbha True Flame, her physical body was completely destroyed, and half of her soul was damaged. If you want her to live, just refining her into a spirit ghost won't work. You have to infuse poison into her to barely maintain her ghost body."
"Or, do you actually want her to die at that time? If that was the case, how could the two of you have reunited today? "
"You've always wanted to see the one you love, right?"
Yang Qing gritted her teeth, "If it wasn't for you, how would Tingting die? How could the Cloudy Water Cave be destroyed? "
Zhang Lie smiled nonchalantly. "You're right. If that's the case, it does seem like the source of the problem is me, but …"
"Hehe, but are you going to explain it to the people of the Qin Dynasty and the Wilderness Sword Sect like this?" Zhang Lie let out a low laugh from his throat. "Do you think that if you explain it to them like this, they will completely let go of this Miss Fang?"
"Even if they believe what you said and even come to kill me together, when this Miss Fang appears in front of them again, what do you think they will think? Will they pretend that nothing has happened? "
"If something has a crack, it can be mended with some Divine Sense and Dharma power. But if there is a crack in the heart, can it be mended? Even if it doesn't break out for a while, it will still take root in the heart. With a little rain, it will immediately grow into a towering tree. "
"What's more, do you think that if Fang Ting doesn't die, the ghosts in the Nine Cities will rest in peace because of this?"
Yang Qing clenched her fists and looked like she was struggling.
The laughter gradually disappeared and Zhang Lie's voice became a little hoarse. "Fellow Yang Qingyang, if I'm not wrong, in your heart, your sect, Xuanmen Tianzong, is extremely important to you, right?"
"There are many pro-disciples under the Master of Xuanmen Sect. Compared to them, you are not too eye-catching. You are also a genius, but compared to your dazzling senior and junior brothers, you seem mediocre. Because of this, with your character, you will be even more cautious. You are afraid of tarnishing your master's name and tarnishing Xuanmen Tianzong's name."
"I believe, I really believe that if the situation calls for it, for your sect, you will not hesitate to sacrifice your own life. In your heart, the glory of your sect is higher than your own life. Protecting the glory of your sect is the highest principle and belief in your heart."
"If you must find something that is barely equivalent, then I'm afraid it is this Miss Fang, the person you love the most. Similarly, for her safety, you can also sacrifice your own life."
Zhang Lie's tone was a little ethereal. "So now, on one side is your long-lost lover, and on the other side is your most noble belief and persistence. What will you choose?"
"Protect your lover, but because of this, your sect will be tarnished for slaughtering mortals, and cause a rift between your sect and your allies? Or will you put family before righteousness? "
Yang Qing's eyes were red. "Zhang Lie! You … "
Zhang Lie interrupted him and said in a tone so calm that it was almost numb, "Actually, it is very easy for you to discover that the belief and persistence that you thought was unshakable before is worthless."
The next moment, Zhang Lie's tone became relaxed again. With a hint of a smile, he said, "Oh, that's right. In order to make it easier for you to choose, Fellow Yang Qing, I will say a few more words."
"Miss Fang's death and the destruction of your sect's Cloudy Water Cave were indeed caused by me. However, those were only done in passing. My main goal was the Lunar True Water on you."
Yang Qing's breathing suddenly stopped. Zhang Lie said with a smile, "That's right. If it wasn't to find you, I wouldn't have gone to the Cloudy Water Cave. However, I later discovered that Miss Fang also had the Lunar True Water on her, so I didn't bother looking for you."
"Perhaps you feel that Miss Fang's current state is worse than death. Why don't you just grant her wish? Wrong, wrong. You can't do anything. Your respected master, the master of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, is powerful and has a high cultivation. He might have a way. "
"At least, I have a way. Since there is a way, there is no need to despair, right?" Zhang Lie laughed loudly. "However, I don't know if you will give Miss Fang this chance."
Bang!
Wang Lin suddenly crushed the jade talisman in his hand. Then, he made a hand sign with his other hand. A ball of purple light surged out and wrapped around the jade talisman fragment.
"Lead!" Wang Lin's hand sign changed. The purple light wrapped around the jade talisman fragment and turned into a streak of purple light, flying into the distant sky.
Wang Lin looked at Yang Qing. "It will take some time to lock onto his position. That's why we let him talk nonsense for so long. Now, let's go and scrape him out!"
After saying that, Wang Lin swept his transcendence energy and brought everyone to break through the void. They followed the direction of the purple light and chased after it.
Yang Qing hugged Fang Ting tightly. He pursed his lips and his eyes were filled with pain.
Fang Ting's face was pale. She raised her head and looked at Yang Qing. She said softly, "I am already very satisfied to be able to see you again."
"Actually, the price of this reunion is already too great. I have harmed many people. I can't pretend that nothing has happened."
She smiled. "Senior Brother Yang, let's stop here. The heavens have already treated me well."
Yang Qing closed his eyes. He was expressionless and silent. However, Fang Ting, who was close to him, could feel that his body was trembling slightly.
"We're here!" Wang Lin's voice suddenly came into their ears. Everyone broke through the void and landed in a forest.
Inside the forest, on a small hill, stood a tall, young man. He was dressed in black, and his face was masculine and handsome.
As soon as Wang Lin broke through the void, the young man sensed it. The blood and Qi in his body suddenly erupted like the sun.
He soared into the sky and broke through the void to leave. Wang Lin snorted coldly. "Where do you think you're going?"
The power of the Yellow Springs Death Realm spread out and directly corroded the surrounding space. It turned into a dark yellow space like the Nine Hells.
With Wang Lin's current cultivation, his Yellow Springs Death Realm could directly merge with the real world. He could turn an area of several thousand li into his home field.
The black-clothed man smiled and flipped his palm. His palm turned crimson, and the intense smell of lava and sulfur spread out. He struck out with his palm, and the powerful and vigorous Martial Qi and blood forced back the power of Nirvana of the Yellow Springs Death Realm.
The place where the black-clothed man was seemed to become a hell of fire and lava. It occupied more than a third of Wang Lin's Yellow Springs Death Realm and confronted the remaining dark Yellow Springs Death Realm.
"Wang Lin, the third disciple of the Mystic Gate's master, indeed lives up to his reputation."
"Rumor has it that in Ying Ocean, the first disciple of the Mystic Gate's master, Xiao Yan, killed the number one genius of Great Zhou's younger generation, Marquis Jing Huan, who had several Dharma treasures. The second disciple, Zhu Yi, defeated Shao Qingcheng, an Essence Soul cultivator from East Heaven Gate." The black-clothed man's lips moved and revealed a smile. "Now it seems that your divine abilities and Dharmic powers are not inferior."
Wang Lin looked at him expressionlessly and turned to look at Yue Hongyan, Kang Nanhua, and Yang Qing. "He has already proven his Essence Soul Dao. It'll be dangerous for you to fight him. I'm going to overstep my authority."
Yue Hongyan stared at Zhang Lie. There seemed to be fire burning in his eyes. His red eyebrows were like two thin swords dripping blood.
"Zhang Lie, why? Just why? "
The black-clothed Zhang Lie looked at Yue Hongyan. After his gaze froze slightly for a moment, it returned to normal.
He smiled carelessly. "Thinking about it, you've had a lot of doubts these years. Doubts about why I massacred my compatriots of the Society of the Strong Gale, doubts about why I've reached this step today?"
"Thinking about it, you've hated me to the bone most of the time these years. But because of the doubts in your heart, sometimes you'll try to think, did I have some unspeakable difficulties back then? Was I forced by someone? "
The fury in Yue Hongyan's eyes almost solidified. "Before today, I might have had these doubts. But after seeing everything that happened today, I only see a deranged, vicious, and ruthless traitor."
"So, why? Why did you become like this? Or is it that you've always been like this, that we were blind and never saw you clearly? "
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