Gu Qingfeng had always been loyal and righteous. He believed that he treated everyone with a clear conscience. The only person he felt guilty towards was his Master.
"Little Guy Gu, don't think too much. After all, you were still young and immature back then."
Perhaps seeing through Gu Qingfeng's thoughts, Luo Xuan advised, "Plus, with your situation back then, you were forced to walk that path. I've always believed that if everyone in the world was like Master Zhen Jue back then and had a forgiving heart towards you, you wouldn't have walked down that path of no return."
Looking at the complicated expression on Gu Qingfeng's face, Patriarch Luo Xuan continued to persuade him, "Moreover, I'll say something you might not like to hear. Back then, you showed mercy to the Shang Qing Sect three times because of the old man. Later on, you cut down the Immortal River, summoned the spirit rain, blessed the world, and even willingly accepted the trial of the Immortal Dao. Didn't you already realize your mistakes?"
"So, you've already done everything you could for Master Zhen Jue back then. There's no need to feel too guilty."
Gu Qingfeng didn't say anything. He drank several cups in a row before asking, "How … is Master Zhen Jue now?"
"How else could he be? Same old. The Shang Qing Sect once invited him to join the cabinet, but he refused. He's been living in seclusion in the back mountains of the Shang Qing Sect, eating plain tea and praying to Buddha every day …"
"Master Zhen Jue hasn't thought of committing suicide again, has he?"
"Thought of committing suicide? I wouldn't dare. "
Speaking of this, Luo Xuan still sighed. Back then, when Gu Qingfeng went on a killing spree in this world, Master Zhen Jue was ready to commit suicide to apologize to the world for Gu Qingfeng. In the end, Gu Qingfeng stopped him. To prevent his Master from committing suicide again, he told the world that if Master Zhen Jue committed suicide today, he would slaughter everyone in this world.
"However, you really were ruthless back then. With one sentence, you completely put an end to Master Zhen Jue's thoughts of committing suicide. You scared the world quite a bit, especially those old guys from the Shang Qing Sect. You don't know, but when they brought Master Zhen Jue back to the sect, they cried and begged Master Zhen Jue to get over it."
"I was too impulsive back then."
Luo Xuan nodded and sighed, "You weren't just impulsive. Back then, you were completely blinded by bloodlust... your words put an end to the old Master Zhen Jue's, but it made him suffer to this day.
"Why did Master Zhen Jue want to commit suicide back then? Wasn't it because he didn't teach you well enough? Your disciple went on a killing spree outside. As his master, he naturally felt ashamed to face the world, so he wanted to commit suicide. But you just had to stop him. You even said that if Master Zhen Jue committed suicide, you would slaughter the entire world. "Luo Xuan shook his head and sighed.
Old Ancestor Luo Xuan shook his head and sighed, "When the old man died, he was already a hundred years old. But you made it so that he couldn't die even if he wanted to. He could only live for the sake of the world. Your master cultivated a merciful heart. He already felt guilty towards the world because of you. You let him live for a day, he suffered for a day. If you want me to say, you should have let him die to atone for his sins."
Luo Xuan's words stabbed at the pain in Gu Qingfeng's heart.
This was also why he felt the most guilty towards his master.
Every time he thought of this, Gu Qingfeng wanted nothing more than to slap himself a few times. He was too impulsive back then. He didn't care about the feelings of others at all, let alone think for them.
"Of course, we're just talking about it. This old man also thought about this matter carefully. If it were this old man, this old man wouldn't know what to do either. I can't just watch the old man die to atone for my sins, right? In any case, I wouldn't do that. After thinking about it, although your actions back then were a little extreme, I have to say that it wasn't a solution. "
"Now, is my master still brooding over what I did back then …?"
"Little Guy Gu, why don't you understand even now?" Luo Xuan said solemnly, "Let me put it this way. Your master has never blamed you. Never. I can guarantee with my integrity that compared to the world, he feels the most guilty towards you."
"My master didn't do anything wrong towards me."
"Yes, I think so as well, but that's exactly what he told me. In any case, when I went to visit him a few years ago, he would always say that he felt guilty towards you. I'm unable to figure out exactly what he felt guilty towards you. However, there's one thing that I'm certain of. The Old Master has always blamed himself. He blamed himself for not teaching you properly all those years ago. Perhaps it's because of this that he feels guilty towards you."
As he spoke, Ancestor Luo Xuan seemed to have thought of something and said, "There might be one more thing. The Old Master probably felt that when you willingly accepted the trial of the Immortal Dao all those years ago, his kneeling caused you to give up and accept the trial of the Immortal Dao."
"If it's really because of that, then … I've let him down even more."
"What? Could it be that you didn't willingly accept the trial of the Immortal Dao all those years ago because of the Old Master's kneeling? "
"Even if the Old Master didn't kneel all those years ago, I would still accept the trial of the Immortal Dao."
"Why?"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head and didn't reply.
The truth was just as he'd said. Even if his master hadn't knelt all those years ago, he would still have accepted the trial of the Immortal Dao. This was because he'd realized that if he continued to fight with the Immortal Dao of the Nine Heavens, he'd only implicated more people. Thus, he'd planned to feign death from the very beginning.
At that time, he'd planned to charge into the Nine Heavens and kill them all, then feign death to deceive them.
However, the Old Master's kneeling made him completely give up on this idea. He didn't want to kill anyone else and accepted the trial of the Immortal Dao.
Then, you would accept the trial of the Immortal Taoism, fake your death and leave. Then, you would deceive everyone and end everything without anyone knowing. In this way, you would not only completely end the grudge between you and the Nine Heavens, but also make this world stop. Also, the Nine Heavens would not pursue other people's crimes. Most importantly, you could prove Zhen Jue's innocence and let everyone in the world owe the Old Master a big favor. As for you, when you were alive, you were a sinner of the Immortal Taoism who committed all kinds of crimes. After you died, you became the eternal hero who ended the antiquity times. "
"Motherfucker! I say, you brat, this trick of yours is extraordinarily deep! "
(End of Chapter)
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