great-warnovel Chapter 57 Old grudges not yet settled, new grudges are brewing.
Chapter 57 Old grudges not yet settled, new grudges are brewing.
After killing Liu Qingyang and Liu Ruyan, Chen Chunan still felt no satisfaction and turned his gaze to the cultivators of the Liu clan.
The Liu clan members, already on edge, kowtowed repeatedly, begging Chen Chunan to spare their lives.
However, Chen Chunan's anger and hatred had run deep, and he was unwilling to let it go.
He merely sneered, "I've already decided to destroy the nest; how can I allow any of the Liu family's eggs to remain intact?"
Chen Chunan's divine sense covered Dragon Head Mountain, and he killed all the cultivators with spiritual roots.
Only the mortal Liu was spared.
Chen Chunan, who thought he had avenged his great enemy, felt that he had missed something.
"Liu Guisheng! I haven't seen Liu Guisheng! Where did that old dog go?"
Chen Chunan then realized that he hadn't seen Liu Guisheng at all from beginning to end.
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Liu Guisheng, whom Chen Chunan was thinking about, was now thousands of miles away.
He sneezed several times instantly after being nagged by Chen Chunan.
As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, one is already far removed from illness and disaster; this sneezing can only be related to something concerning oneself.
Liu Guisheng knew that Chen Chunan was the only one who still cared about him.
He still feels lingering fear when he thinks of Chen Chunan.
He had thought that with disciples from prominent sects in the Central Region by his side, he would be able to survive this ordeal.
Unexpectedly, the aura of calamity gradually enveloped the disciple from the high-ranking sect, and he was completely unaware of it.
But it's all for the best. Since he intervened, he has actually drawn away most of the calamity energy from his body!
I'm fortunate to be alive today, a stroke of luck amidst misfortune!
What surprised him even more was that Chen Chunan was actually a member of the Chen clan.
I really don't know what kind of luck he had.
In their first encounter, despite possessing the ability to establish one's foundation, he could only flee for his life when facing me.
If it weren't for that fire when they met again, he would have died by his own hand.
Now, less than two months later, he was able to easily kill even a Golden Core cultivator.
The speed at which his cultivation progressed made his scalp tingle.
Fortunately, he realized the impending calamity was coming on him early on.
He had prepared the small teleportation talisman in advance, anticipating the arrival of someone from Chen Chunan's sect, so he kept it in hand to activate it at any time.
After Chen Chunan summoned the heavenly lightning, he made a decisive move, which allowed him to escape death by sheer luck.
The aura of calamity has faded, yet it still lingers, indicating that ultimately only one of the two can survive.
Liu Guisheng had no intention of seeking revenge against Chen Chunan.
He only wanted to buy some pills that could prolong his life and continue his lineage.
Although he is old, he is still a Foundation Establishment True Person and is still capable of having children.
As long as the bloodline can continue, I am willing to die.
There is hope as long as there are successors.
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Midfield
Dao Yi Men
The disciples guarding the Hall of Fate rushed out in a panic.
After tumbling and crawling out of the palace gate, he wobbled and flew towards a mountain peak in his escape light.
The reason is that the life-soul tablet of Zong Yao, a true disciple of the sect, suddenly turned to dust.
That Living Soul Stele is a substitute death technique of the Daoist sect.
Using one's own life force as a foundation, in a life-or-death crisis, one can substitute one's own life force for another, diverting the killing intent and thus avoiding disaster.
But the so-called method of taking someone else's place is nothing more than deceiving people's murderous intent.
But can we compare a person's murderous intent with a heavenly intent to kill?
As the saying goes, people's hearts can be deceived, but Heaven's will is hard to fool.
Zong Yao was unaware of the impending calamity, and was then locked in by Chen Chunan's Jade Pivot Divine Thunder, which drew upon the Yin and Yang energies of heaven and earth to create heavenly lightning.
Trying to substitute one thing for another in this situation, or attempting to shed one's skin like a cicada shedding its shell, is nothing short of burying one's head in the sand.
But at this point, there was no need for the disciple to deliver the message.
The moment Zong Yao's body and soul vanished, his master, True Lord Xuanxiao, already knew.
The true disciple not only has a life soul stele in the Hall of Fate, but as the master, he also has a bit of Zong Yao's life soul in his possession, in case something happens and both the soul and spirit are destroyed.
But just as a sudden burst of calamity energy arose, the jade tablet containing the soul was directly shattered into dust by a wisp of lightning in the void.
If he hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have been hit too.
He was furious when he saw that even a trace of his disciple's life force had been cleaved into nothingness.
They reached out to calculate and find the real culprit.
However, Chen Chunan's inner alchemy tribulation stirred up the calamity energy of this world, which had already obscured the secrets of heaven, preventing people from knowing the truth.
Let alone a Nascent Soul True Monarch, even a Nascent Soul Ancestor could not possibly uncover even a fraction of the truth by divination.
Now, the only way for them to find out the cause of Zong Yao's death is to wait for news from the nine people or send someone to Lingzhou to investigate.
But with his true disciple dead, how could he sit and wait for news?
With a single thought, three people immediately took the order and left.
Xuanxiao's gaze turned cold and sharp: "No matter whose true disciple you are, if you have offended a true disciple of Dao Yi, you shall pay with your life!"
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Chen Chunan, who was mistakenly identified as a demon, is currently burying the remains of the clan elders and other clan members.
Only then did Chen Yunling realize that her lineage had been poisoned by the Liu family.
Overwhelmed with grief, tears soaked my clothes.
Chen Chunan looked at Chen Yunling and said, "Although the clan leader has suffered a calamity, your father is still alive. Once I contact them, I will reunite you."
Chen Yunling nodded, but continued to sob.
She was raised by her great-grandfather from a young age, and their bond was unparalleled. How could she not be sad?
The Chen family has been planning their retreat since last year.
Two months ago, he took advantage of the opportunity to collect tributes this year to win people's hearts and gain the support of most of the clan members.
Although there have been deaths and injuries, hope remains.
Chen Yunling's father was in charge of leading Benfang Xianmiao to retreat ahead of time, and he is currently on Qing'ao Island.
Chen Chunan's only regret this time was that he failed to kill Liu Guisheng.
But he had avenged the clan leader, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided.
They flew towards the market with Chen Yunling and Chen Jingping in tow.
On his way back, Chen Chunan also had a moment to reflect on his own heart.
Why did he insist on revenge before? Was he really as foolish as Xin Yuan said?
The Heart Sutra says: When the mind is free from hindrance, there is no fear.
I could indeed retreat temporarily to observe the Five Thieves of Tianming and then deal with them gradually.
But hatred isn't something you can just let go of.
To eliminate the five thieves, one must first eliminate the other five thieves; accumulating merit and virtue is a slow and steady process.
If hatred and lust for killing are not quelled for even a day, the five thieves will be able to cause trouble every day, and over time they will become a great calamity.
Rather than worrying about it every day afterward, it's better to do it once and for all.
To avoid being troubled by anger and poison every day.
Seeking pleasure at the expense of others will inevitably come at a price.
Previously, the liver's thief rose and the lung's thief descended, gathering in the Li Palace, which stirred up the heart fire to cook.
The liver's wood energy, stimulated by the heart's fire, transforms into an unnamed fire that consumes true feelings, while the desire for revenge damages one's true nature.
Furthermore, in order to eliminate his enemies, he had no choice but to use the Yellow Sprout Elixir Qi.
Now, the foundation that was painstakingly built has been damaged again.
But Chen Chunan did not regret it; he had previously dissected and re-analyzed his true feelings and nature.
Protecting his relatives and friends from being trapped in the cycle of reincarnation is his true feeling, and clearly distinguishing between gratitude and resentment is also his nature.
Although I was burdened by emotions when I sought revenge today, I am now at peace with myself.
Taoism says: Cultivation is about controlling one's nature with the mind, and enlightenment is about putting one's nature into practice.
Confucianism teaches that one can follow one's heart's desires without transgressing the rules.
Although he was eager for revenge, he managed to control his bloodlust and did not harm ordinary people, only killing the cultivators of the Liu family.
These cultivators grew stronger by absorbing the blood of over thirty Qi-refining families. Moreover, the Liu family had many shady dealings, causing far-reaching harm.
Just because someone's hands are not stained with blood doesn't mean they aren't a perpetrator.
To put it bluntly, killing Liu Shi was in line with his true feelings and nature.
It's not an excessive indulgence in falsehoods and pretense.
Now that all attachments have vanished, the human heart, formed by the six desires, has receded, and the Dao heart, once hidden, has become clear again.
Although the foundation was damaged, it was still within the scope that Chen Chunan could accept.
Seeing this, Chen Chunan breathed a sigh of relief:
"The tribulations of the inner alchemy path originate from the mind. If one only seeks to avoid them, severing all emotions and desires, and retreating to the deep mountains, wouldn't that be exactly what is described in Journey to the West as the lowest form of enlightenment?"