Chapter 766 - 406: Into Demonhood (Part 3)
"So unwilling!!"
"I’m begging you! Please let me try once more!"
The old man looked at the two fingers left and sighed deeply before finally putting down the Candlestick.
"Master, believe in me! I can do it!"
However, before Huangfu Yi finished speaking, the moment he took the Candlestick, a sword light cut down the candle flame.
The two of them didn’t speak for a while in the darkness.
Until the last bit of candle flame lit up slowly, illuminating the eye socket of the young boy that was opened by a sword.
Huangfu Yi was blinded.
This sword strike came swiftly, in fact, it even lifted his scalp, thankfully the black lotus held firm and stitched it back together.
In the flickering candlelight, the old man could only hunch his back, helplessly looking at the Disciple at his feet,
"Xiao Yi... go home..."
Huangfu Yi was no longer agitated, no longer arguing, he could only hang his head, slumped in the pool of blood, gasping painfully,
"Master... Master... How did I die last time..."
The old man closed his eyes,
"A group of commoners rebelled, the Immortal Palace sent you to suppress them, and when you returned, your Daoist Heart collapsed, and you took your own life."
"...Heh?"
Huangfu Yi couldn’t help but laugh out loud,
"Me? Suppress the poor for the Immortal Palace?"
The old man nodded,
"Killed a hundred thousand in an Array, burned and slaughtered a hundred thousand, drowned a hundred thousand, plus those who starved and died from illness, altogether there might have been a million."
Huangfu Yi couldn’t laugh anymore.
"...Why?"
The old man shook his head with a bitter smile,
"Why? Because they truly entered the Demon Path for a full meal? Because there are billions of commoners under the governance of the Immortal Palace, and letting them out would truly throw the world into chaos? Because at that time, the world was already bloodthirsty, and if there wasn’t a force that could win, the world would never find peace?"
Because...
At that time, regardless of gender, age, the belief was that if we killed all the demons, the culprits bringing chaos to the world, peace would naturally follow, this was the belief we held firm.
So you said someone had to do it, and then you did, and afterward committed suicide to atone, it was just a matter of course, that’s all.
The two of them sat in silence in the darkness.
Because there was no need to say more, the outcome was already mentioned earlier.
Some people just cannot stand to see peace in the world.
No one knew how long it had been, but in endless darkness, Huangfu Yi slowly spoke,
"Master..."
"I know, no matter what is said, you will go.
If you don’t go, how could you be my Disciple?"
The old man put down the lotus stand and slowly turned around, facing the wall.
"You should go."
So Huangfu Yi respectfully kowtowed three times, lifted the last finger, and walked in the unseen candle flame into the abyss.
It was unclear if it was psychological or a moment of clarity before death.
Huangfu Yi surprisingly felt that being blind was more convenient in the endless abyss.
Though he couldn’t see anything, couldn’t feel anything, he could only follow a faint light forward.
But at this moment, at this time, Huangfu Yi saw a path.
No more hesitation
No more doubt
No more fear
Knowing clearly where to go
Knowing exactly where to head
Right in front of him, right underfoot,
Just walk forward
Walk straight
Keep going
Until the road’s end
Until the end of the path
The man in the green robe was there waiting for him, his straight back like a sword, standing in front of him.
Like a mountain, like a peak, it seemed no matter how he tried, he couldn’t touch even a bit, couldn’t shake it at all.
But what of it?
Huangfu Yi raised his sword...Suddenly realized he forgot the iron rod, because he forgot to take it in his right hand...
So Huangfu Yi just lifted his left hand, that one finger of the remaining candle, like a sword standing in front of him.
Lighting up the unseen candle flame, igniting his brow center.
"Beichen Sword Sect’s Huangfu Yi, requesting a duel."
So that person turned around and raised his sword.
Though he couldn’t see his face, Huangfu Yi could see his sword.
So with a Lightning Sword, he thrust forward.
Heart moving with intent, without fear, sacrificing his body, flying toward the sword tip.
Ultimately, his sword was faster, piercing through Huangfu Yi’s chest, this time, the sword power completely extinguished the black lotus in his heart.
But what of it?
When a person has nothing more to lose, nothing more to fear.
The sword in his heart will never waver again.
So that one finger, unwavering and steady, struck right in the person’s brow center.
Then Tie Dan opened his eyes and awoke from the enlightenment.