It was quiet both inside and outside the cave. Only the faint rustling of the poisonous miasma as it corroded the wutong tree could be heard. It sounded like tens of thousands of silkworms gnawing on mulberry leaves, giving off a rather creepy feeling.
Xu Yourong said nothing. The demons that had infiltrated the Garden of Zhou were true enemies, and she did not have the confidence to defeat this peak Ethereal Opening elder of the Setting Sun Sect. As a result, she had wanted to pay a sufficiently high price to allow him to leave. If he was worried about the revenge of Holy Maiden Peak, she was even prepared to swear an oath on the blood of the true Phoenix.
However, she had not imagined that he wanted her blood.
Whether it was in the scrolls of the Li Palace or in the information from Holy Maiden Peak, both the north and south of the Orthodoxy had evaluated this Setting Sun Sect elder as callous and bloodthirsty. However, the word 'bloodthirsty' here referred to his personality, and did not mean that he was like those perverted demons who enjoyed eating human flesh and drinking human blood. Otherwise, the Li Palace and Holy Maiden Peak would not have needed to act. The Mount Li Sword Sect would have killed him long ago.
She was somewhat confused, but then she remembered that the cultivation method of the Setting Sun Sect was related to the Earth Fire, and she roughly understood.
If the other party wanted his True Phoenix Blood, then he would naturally not allow him to continue living.
"Before I began cultivating, I was a scholar in the south. My first dream in life was to pass the imperial examinations, become an official, earn money, and marry a beautiful woman. However, you have lived in Holy Maiden Peak for many years, so you should know that those imperial courts in the south are actually just puppets of the various sects and noble clans. Even if you become a prime minister, you are still just a dog that those cultivators order around."
Bai Hai thought of the events of many years ago and sighed ruefully, "After drifting through the seas of officialdom for many years, I finally understood this principle, so I wanted to cultivate. Unfortunately, I was already old, and it was very difficult to cultivate the techniques of the orthodox schools of cultivation to their pinnacle. As a result, I took an unconventional path and entered the Setting Sun Sect as a disciple. Speaking of which, I was lucky. My knowledge and accomplishments were extremely high, and my abilities in the Dao were also extremely strong. In only twenty years, I managed to cultivate to Ethereal Opening."
As the poisonous miasma slowly corroded the wutong tree, he and Xu Yourong stood inside and outside the cave. They were very close, but they were unable to touch. As a result, he had the time to properly reflect on the past, which could also be considered as an explanation to her.
"But this is it." He said somewhat sorrowfully, "I have no way to advance any further. The following hundred years of cultivation were all a waste of my life. I am very unwilling to accept this. I clearly have enough wisdom and experience, and my diligence is not inferior to anyone else's. Why is it that I am still unable to break through to the Ethereal Opening Realm? Is it because his bloodline talent is very ordinary? "
At this point, he looked at Xu You Rong, who was behind the tree, and did not hide the jealousy and anger in his eyes at all. He said, "But bloodline talent is not determined by oneself, it is randomly distributed by the heavens. Why do people like you have such beautiful bloodline talent, and people like us, no matter how hard we work, can never catch up to you? Why did you reach the upper level of the Ethereal Opening Realm at the age of fifteen, while I needed more than a hundred years? "
"Later on, I finally discovered a secret technique in the sect that could help me break through the threshold of the Netherpassage Realm. However, this technique is far too difficult to cultivate. It requires the purest Fire Crystal to cleanse my marrow and replace my blood. But the sect's Earth Fire Crystal had already been cast into the sword by the founder, and then disappeared with him. Where could I find it? Could it be that I still have the ability to cross the oceans and go to those islands in the Southern Sea to search for the Red Dragon? I bitterly searched the world for more than ten years, but I never made any progress. Finally, I thought of a possibility. "
Bai Hai turned his body and looked in the direction of the distant plains. He said, "The founder died, and the Earth Fire Crystal disappeared without a trace along with his sword. Back then, he was almost at the Saint Realm. Who could kill him? The greatest possibility was obviously Zhou * * *. Then could his sword have been lost in the Garden of Zhou? Could it be in the legendary Sword Pool? "
"So when the Garden of Zhou opened this year, I entered without hesitation. In truth, I saw the fireworks from the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green, and I even saw a human cultivator poisoned to death by the demons. But so what? Nothing is more important than finding the founder's sword, only … I couldn't find a single trace of that sword here. I couldn't even sense the slightest Qi of the Earth Fire Crystal. I despaired. "
He turned to Xu Yourong once more. Because of his age, his eyes were somewhat muddy, and they gradually began to burn with passion. "But just when I despaired, I saw my Lady unfurl her wings of fire and fly down from the peak of Sunset Valley. I knew that my Lady was heavily injured, and I knew that this was my best chance to break through. It might even be my last chance!"
"What does the essence of Earth Fire count for? The true Phoenix blood in my Lady's body contains an even more berserk, fiercer, and purer energy! As long as I can take my Lady's blood, I can definitely cultivate that secret technique! I can easily break through to Ethereal Opening and successfully condense fire! In the future, I might even have the chance to step into the Divine Domain! Do my Lady know how great this sort of temptation is to people like us? "
The more Bai Hai spoke, the more excited he became, the hoarser his voice became.
Xu Yourong looked at him and said, "I don't know."
Bai Hai stared blankly and asked, "What did you say?"
"To me, cultivating and breaking through is a very simple matter, just like eating and drinking. From the moment I was born, I was destined to enter the Divine Domain, so …"
Xu Yourong calmly looked at him and said, "I cannot understand your feelings."
When she said these words, she was very indifferent.
So Bai Hai was incomparably angry, and also intensely disappointed.
If Chen Changsheng were awake at this moment, he would probably be able to understand this Setting Sun Sect elder's feelings. It wasn't because he had experienced this before, but because he was often like Xu Yourong, making others feel this way — very seriously speaking the objective truth, but the other party would be forced to endure endless humiliation until they were speechless.
Tang Thirty-Six, who had experienced this deeply, had once evaluated: You and Xu Yourong are both people who make others speechless.
Bai Hai truly had nothing to say, so he could only roar, "Bloodline Innate Gift? The heavens are unfair. In a little while, I will suck your blood dry, and then your bloodline Innate Gift will be mine! I will change this unfairness! "
Xu Yourong knew the reason, so she no longer paid attention to him. She had no interest in the artistic yelling of a cold-blooded cultivator.
She walked to Chen Changsheng's side and sat down cross-legged, beginning to adjust her breathing. At some point, several extremely pure crystals had appeared in her hands.
In the Garden of Zhou, she could not communicate with the stars in the sky, so she could not sense her own Fated Star. The true essence that she had painstakingly gathered through the crystals last night was now showing signs of dissipating.
This reality made her somewhat unhappy. Although she did not care about Bai Hai's sinister and ruthless methods, as the next Holy Maiden of the south, for the future of humanity, she had run around in the Garden of Zhou for two days and nights without rest, fought repeatedly with the Demon Princess, and was finally forced into a desperate situation. Now, she was going to die at the hands of a human. This also made her feel very unhappy.
Separated by the leaves of the wutong tree, Bai Hai saw her slightly raised eyebrows and guessed what she was feeling. He said with slight mockery, "You think it's unfair?"
Xu Yourong sat cross-legged on the ground, her expression tranquil. Although she did not answer, she felt as if she was saying, who dares to think that this is fair?
"I know you think that humans like me are cold, selfish, sinister, and cunning … but have you ever thought that you're actually no different from us? Do you really think that you're a phoenix? Do you really think that you're as pure and holy as you imagine yourself to be? Do you think that you represent morality? "
Bai Hai's aged face revealed an expression of contempt and disdain. He pointed at Chen Chang Sheng who was behind her and said: "Last night, I saw you fly down from Sunset Valley and then stealthily chase after him. Although I didn't see how you saved this person, it must have been in front of the demon elites. Then why did you prepare to leave him alone in the reed marsh? I didn't see what you did in the forest, so I presume that it was just one of those clichéd psychological struggles, but why did you struggle? Did anyone see why it affected you? It means that what you truly care about is not morality or righteousness, but what other people think of you! "
Without a doubt, these words were extremely offensive.
This elder of the Setting Sun Sect did not know that not long ago, a Black Dragon girl had made the same evaluation of Xu Yourong as he had.
Without a doubt, these words were extremely offensive and very difficult to defend against.
Xu Yourong's expression was calm, as if she had not heard these words at all, as if it was beneath her to defend herself.
This sort of disdain was not an act of silence, but rather, she truly did not feel anything towards these words.
How others viewed her, she had never truly cared. She did not care what those demon experts thought, and naturally, she also did not care what this shameless human cultivator thought.
On the contrary, after hearing Bai Hai's words, she inwardly let out a sigh of relief.
This was because these words revealed a piece of information: this person had not seen her leave the reed marshes and go into the forest by the shore to do something.
However, being ridiculed and humiliated like this was ultimately not a very pleasant matter.
She turned to Chen Chang Sheng behind her and slightly creased her brow. She thought to herself, if she did not have to bring this person along, she would have already left last night. Even if she had encountered Bai Hai at the cliff, she would have had at least three ways to avoid him. She would not have been trapped in this cave like this, and in a little while, he might even drink her blood …
Ever since her bloodline had awakened, her status in the human world had been very special. Whether it was the Divine Empress or her Holy Maiden teacher, they all doted on her. As for her fellow students in the Thirteen Divisions of Radiant Green, her fellow disciples from Holy Maiden Peak, and all the other cultivators of the world, when would they dare to show her the slightest disrespect? He actually wanted to drink her blood?
This naturally could not be a very pleasant matter.
She could not accept it.
She took out the Fated Star Plate and her fingers quickly slid across it. Those complex lines constantly changed, forming an even more complex diagram.
"What is this? This is a Fated Star? "Outside the cave, Bai Hai saw this scene and faintly felt uneasy.
Xu Yourong ignored this person and continued with her calculations.
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