Seeing that Mo Chen was about to leave, Xiao Chen said, "There is no need to be so distant. After three months of closed-door cultivation, I also want to go somewhere. Accompany me."
When Mo Chen heard that, she felt somewhat surprised. There are still three more days to the Dragon's Gate's reestablishment banquet. Where is Big Brother Xiao going?
"Where to?"
"Starfire City, Bloody Cemetery."
"There …"
How unexpected. Big Brother Xiao actually wants to go there. That place is not very auspicious.
"What, you don't have time?"
Xiao Chen asked upon seeing Mo Chen's hesitation.
"No, I have time. Are we leaving now?" Mo Chen said with a smile, startled to her senses. Even if she did not have time, she had to squeeze some time out.
"Yes."
With a wave of Xiao Chen's hand, two mutated flood dragons pulled the Cycle War Chariot and descended from the sky. Xiao Chen boarded the chariot first, then made an inviting gesture.
Mo Chen smiled. She felt somewhat happy at Xiao Chen's actions.
After the two entered the chariot, it instantly soared into the clouds and arrived at the transportation formation on Heavenly Star Island.
This trip to the Kunlun Continent would take three days. Flying alone would not be enough. Xiao Chen needed to be transported to the Tianwu Domain's Central Province first. From there, he could rush to Meteor Trail City. That way, three days would be sufficient.
"Big Brother Xiao, why do you want to go to the bloody cemetery? That place …"
Mo Chen asked timidly in the carriage. She had been to that place once. The sky was filled with the blood crows of Xiao Chen's sins. There was also the graveyard, and all of the tombstones had Xiao Chen's name written in blood.
From the moment Xiao Chen took off his mask and drew his Lunar Shadow Saber, the knot in his heart was mostly resolved.
At this moment, it was enough for him to face it calmly. He said softly, "It's alright. Running away isn't a solution. The past is the past. No matter how much I regret it, it's useless. I just want to take one last look and see if I can eliminate all the sins in the sky. "
Now that the knot in his heart had been resolved, he had to think of a way to get rid of the sin that filled the sky. Otherwise, if he kept it around, it would be hard to avoid trouble.
The origins of his sins were very strange. He had killed countless people, so many that he could not even count them.
However, when he thought about it, they were all people who deserved to be killed. They had never killed the innocent, so their sins shouldn't be so great.
There was only one explanation, and that was that his sins were left to him by the Qing Emperor.
Furthermore, he had a vague feeling that his Emperor's Road five years ago was a trap. The appearance of the scarlet Emperor's Road was not a coincidence. Perhaps there were other mysteries.
Of course, all of this was just a guess, and there was no substantial evidence.
"We're here."
Half a day later, Meteor Trail City came into view. The scarlet clouds in the sky were already right before their eyes.
Xiao Chen gently waved his sleeves, and the Cycle War Chariot turned into a throne and entered his white clothes. The two of them slowly descended from the sky and stood in the ruins of the city gate.
Looking at the ruined Meteor Trail City under the dim light, the two of them felt emotional.
The scenes from five years ago appeared in his mind. Even now, it felt like it was just yesterday.
That great battle was truly world-shaking. It was fought until the heavens and earth darkened, and the memory of it was still fresh in his mind. He would probably never forget it in his life.
The difficulty of every step on the Emperor's Road was deeply engraved in Xiao Chen's heart. He would never be able to forget it.
When Xiao Chen saw the smile on Mo Chen's pretty face vanish, he asked softly with a grave expression, "Are you thinking about the past?"
Mo Chen forced a smile and replied, "I'm thinking about many things. I was thinking, if Big Brother Xiao had not jumped off his Emperor's Road because of us, what would the situation be like now? "
"Do you believe in karma?"
"What do you mean?"
"Karma means that there are no coincidences in the world. There is a reason for everything that happens, a purpose for its existence. "
Seeing that Mo Chen still did not fully understand, Xiao Chen smiled and did not explain further.
He simply said, "Actually, in my opinion, the final test of the Emperor's Road is not whether I can clear it or not. It is whether I have the courage to jump off. Five years later, when I look back, I actually won the gamble. "
Mo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, looking like beautiful crescent moons. She smiled and said, "As long as Big Brother Xiao can walk out of the shadow, Mo Chen feels that it is good."
Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. He looked to the front and said, "Come in and take a walk with me."
"Alright."
Xiao Chen was very familiar with the graveyard. For the past five years, he would come here every year.
Every time he came, the pain in his heart intensified.
In the end, he no longer had the courage to get off the Cycle War Chariot and remove his mask.
Now that he was revisiting this place, Xiao Chen got off the war chariot, removed his mask, and brought his friends over. The pain was no longer there. It was more of a feeling. What death represented was not destruction but new life.
Back then, these people died for him. They did not have any other hope. They only hoped that Xiao Chen could step forward and become the true bearer of Luck. Xiao Chen would lead them to resist the Deity Dao Union, to resist the Demonic Calamity that could descend at any moment.
Their new lives rested on Xiao Chen. As long as Xiao Chen could walk out, these people would gain new lives.
If one could not walk out, then death would be destruction, grief, despair, all pain, and all negative emotions.
After comprehending the state of cycle, Xiao Chen's perspective on the problem was no longer the same as before. He could calmly look at all this. All he needed to do was be grateful and continue walking down this path.
Remaining in seclusion and holding onto a knot in his heart was the greatest disrespect to these dead people.
"Strange?"
After walking around for a long time, Xiao Chen revealed a doubtful expression, feeling very confused.
When Mo Chen saw this, she quickly asked, "Big Brother Xiao, what's wrong?"
"In the past, when I came here, there would be a large number of Blood Crows coming after hearing the news. However, this time, aside from the blood clouds in the sky, I did not see any Blood Crows. The number of Blood Crows has decreased significantly. "
Mo Chen did not understand. "What's wrong with that?"
"Something is very wrong. Someone is refining these Blood Crows, absorbing and digesting the sins in my body."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he thought of a bad answer.
In the past, some Deep Abyss Blood Demon cultivators would come here to refine and absorb the Blood Crows. However, those people did not harm the source of sin. The more Blood Crows they killed, the more would recover.
However, this time, Xiao Chen clearly felt the pressure of sin in the sky weaken. The number of Blood Crows had decreased.
What kind of person was doing this?
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and spread out his Spiritual Sense in the scarlet graveyard. Xiao Chen searched slowly. In the end, aside from some scattered grave sweepers, there were also Blood Demons here on experiential training.
Xiao Chen did not discover anyone worthy of suspicion.
Could my senses have been wrong?
Xiao Chen was not satisfied. He used his Spiritual Sense to search several more times but found nothing. Then, he personally walked through the entire graveyard. In the end, he still did not discover anything.
However, he ran into a few Blood Demons and dealt with them in passing.
When Xiao Chen looked up, the thick scarlet clouds in the sky seemed to be dimmer than before. However, the difference was not great, making it hard to judge.
"Big Brother Xiao, perhaps that person is in the sky."
Mo Chen's words startled him out of his reverie. Xiao Chen's eyes lit up as he said, "That's right. The blood clouds in the sky are filled with heavy sin. If one comes into contact with them, one will be plagued with sin. Most people would not go there, so I automatically ignored it. However, if there really is someone who can refine the sin's origin energy, they will not care about this. "
With a thought, Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground with his feet. Then, he shot out like a sharp arrow and instantly entered the blood clouds.
However, there were other mysteries in the blood clouds. It was like there was a cotton-like barrier separating them.
No matter how hard Xiao Chen tried, he could not break it. Instead, he got plagued by sin, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
After a few attempts, Xiao Chen's eyes turned scarlet. Black lines appeared on the surface of his eyeballs. That was a sign that the sin had penetrated deep into his body, already infiltrating his mind. It was extremely dangerous.
Xiao Chen did not dare to linger. He quickly left the blood clouds and landed on the ground. Then, he quickly used his Great Dao Energy to cut off all the sin in his body.
"What's wrong?" Mo Chen asked somewhat worriedly when she saw that something was wrong with Xiao Chen.
After purging the sin in his body, Xiao Chen revealed a smile. "You are right. There is indeed another path above the blood clouds. To think that even I cannot break it easily."
Not being able to break it easily did not mean that it could not be broken. It just required some effort.
Xiao Chen was not afraid of trouble. He only feared that he would not be able to find any clues. Now that he had a clue, he was naturally happy.
"Move further away."
Xiao Chen gestured for Mo Chen to move further away. With a thought, the ring of light that represented Great Dao Energy appeared behind him.
The ring of light condensed into a point and soared into the air. When it reached ten meters, Xiao Chen shouted, "Dao!"
Xiao Chen pointed his finger to the sky, and a saber light, supported by Great Dao Energy, lit up the dark Meteor Trail City.
The saber light turned into a resplendent beam of light, carrying a boundless saber intent. "Whoosh!" It shot out and instantly tore a hole in the blood clouds.
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