Volume 2: Achieving the Nine Heavens and Breaking the Cage Chapter 452: He wants everything his heart desires!
After pacifying Xu Qianxing, Gu Xiaoxing finally turned his gaze to the side and said, "Brother Qiao, why were you chased here?"
Qiao Song seemed to be still shocked by the scene just now, and was silent because of Gu Xiaoxing's words.
Gu Xiaoxing also noticed the other party's abnormality, paused, and asked again: "Where is Ran Yu?"
Gu Xiaoxing remembered it very clearly. It was he who personally shattered the golden elixirs of Qiao Song and Ran Yu, causing them to fall into the mortal world. He then transformed himself into paper dolls and sent them to a mortal country near the Menghuai Mountains, allowing them to spend the rest of their lives together.
All the things that happened here thirteen years ago came to Gu Xiaoxing's mind, especially Ran Yu, who left a deep impression on him.
“She’s dead…!”
Suddenly, Qiao Song let out a low groan of pain.
Gu Xiaoxing frowned, and a surge of anger inexplicably surged in his heart. He was not angry because of Ran Yu's death, but simply because he was angry because he asked his old friend many years later and got the news of his death!
Although he didn't care whether Ran Yu lived or died, he didn't like this feeling. He was afraid that one day he would hear this news again, and it would be about someone he cared about.
He is afraid of himself and cannot keep an eye on the people around him.
"You deserve to die!" Gu Xiaoxing said coldly.
Qiao Song did not deny it. Instead, he smiled sadly and said, "If dying can bring her back to life, I can die a hundred times, a thousand times...!"
Gu Xiaoxing looked at Qiao Song deeply. He could feel that the other person had changed.
In the past, Qiao Song would give up everything in order to survive and would never say such words, but now, he is willing to die for someone.
This kind of change might be what Ran Yu wants to see most.
But she died.
"As you said, we spent ten years together in the Mortal Kingdom. Ten years that we had never experienced before. They were dull, boring, uninteresting, and tormenting..."
"I felt like I was in prison. I don't even know how I made it through those ten years...!"
"I wanted to cultivate the Tao until one day, her corpse suddenly appeared in front of me. Then I realized that those ridiculous ten years of suffering were the Tao...!"
Gu Xiaoxing listened to the other party's words silently without saying anything to stop him. Xu Qianxing did the same and stayed by his side silently.
Gradually, they understood the general direction of the matter.
In short, even though Qiao Song's golden elixir was shattered, he was still devoted to Taoism. In order to fulfill Qiao Song's aspiration for Taoism, Ran Yu left a letter and went to Qingfeng Lake alone to steal something called Blood Spirit Sand.
It is rumored that this Blood Spirit Coral is a miraculous medicine. If taken for a long time, it can allow people to enter the realm of Taoism in their physical body.
Unfortunately, Ran Yu was unable to obtain the Blood Spirit Tree until his death. He only managed to escape back relying on his body that had once formed a Dan. However , he was seriously injured and died.
"Now I am not even qualified to die."
Gu Xiaoxing looked at him and said, "So, you fulfilled Ran Yu's wish and went to Qingfeng Lake to steal the Blood Spirit Coral?"
Qiao Song nodded woodenly, "I have never really done anything for her. In fact, I have never loved her..."
"Even now, I am devoted to the Tao, but my Tao has changed. It has become her, but she... is dead!"
"Then I can only carry her legacy and keep going...!"
Gu Xiaoxing looked at Qiao Song. He could understand what he said. In fact, Qiao Song and Zhou Shoutai were very similar. Both were complete seekers of truth.
Tao is a kind of self. Seeking Tao is all for the sake of self.
If you do it entirely for others, that is not seeking the Tao, that is giving up the Tao.
Those who abandon the Tao will naturally be abandoned by the Tao and will not be able to enter the Tao.
Qiao Song’s path started with himself, but eventually became Ran Yu.
But in fact, Ran Yu is also a seeker of truth, but her truth is different from others, it can be summed up in one word: love!
Few people regard this as the Tao. Many people even think this simple word is vulgar, but what it represents is the most insane Tao in the world.
How many people have fallen into madness because of this path, and how many people have fallen into demons because of this path.
Gu Xiaoxing sighed, he also had his own way. Although his way was not about love, he could still feel the way of love, the kind of infatuation that would not regret even if he died.
Ran Yu is a man of love, and Elder Nanhe is also a man of love.
This path is difficult to achieve.
But the path that Gu Xiaoxing takes is even more difficult than this!
Because Gu Xiaoxing is greedy enough, he wants everything !
Therefore, he wants to become the evil, the one who controls the life and death of others, and controls his own life and death... the most evil!
"Since our fate started here, let's end here. Back then, I shattered your golden elixir, so today, I will help you once again."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Xiaoxing's ancient spiritual force field naturally dissipated, covering the three people, and took a step forward.
Qiao Song only felt that the world suddenly changed. When his vision went from blurry to clear, what appeared before his eyes was a huge lake with a diameter of one hundred miles.
The lake is shimmering with the gentle breeze, and is dotted with pavilions and flying bridges, creating a fairyland-like scene.
This place is Qingfeng Lake.
Gu Xiaoxing led the three people and stood in the air. Without any disguise, he stood above Qingfeng Lake and said, "Master of the Soul-Devouring Sect, I pay you a visit to Qingfeng Lake."
Gu Xiaoxing's voice was calm and leisurely, and instantly spread throughout Qingfeng Lake.
Suddenly, the entire Qingfeng Lake became quiet, and it seemed that even the lake water no longer rippled, and it fell into dead silence.
Until Gu Xiaoxing frowned, the water level of the entire hundred-mile lake sank one zhang in an instant, just like a heavy hammer pressing down on the entire lake and on everyone's heart. Although it did not cause any harm, it made it difficult for people to breathe.
Qiao Song glanced at Gu Xiaoxing. If it were in the past, he would definitely feel envious when he saw such a powerful person. But at this moment, he had no such intention at all. However, he was still shocked by Gu Xiaoxing's strength.
Qingfeng Lake can only be regarded as a second-rate force in the small wasteland. Not to mention compared with his current Soul-Devouring Sect, even compared with the original Qiqiao Sect, it is much worse.
Gu Xiaoxing's spiritual consciousness had already spread throughout the entire Qingfeng Lake. He learned that the person with the highest cultivation level here was only a middle-stage Jindan cultivator, and apart from that, there were two people in the early-stage Jindan stage.
Soon, the three Jindan masters all flew up. When they saw Gu Xiaoxing's appearance from afar, their bodies couldn't help but tremble during flying. They didn't know if it was because of the wind or because of fear.
Although there was no portrait of Gu Xiaoxing hanging in their Qingfeng Lake, as Jindan cultivators and the leaders of a force, they naturally knew what Gu Xiaoxing looked like. Even if they had never seen his real face, they had seen his portrait in other places.
And the person who appeared in their eyes at this moment, wasn't he exactly the same as the portrait?
So, the moment they flew over, they knelt down and bowed to Gu Xiaoxing.
"I am late in welcoming you, please forgive me, Master!"
Gu Xiaoxing was too lazy to waste time talking to them and asked directly: "I heard that your Blood Spiritual Shan can allow people to enter Taoism in the flesh?"
The three Jindan elders from Qingfeng Lake looked at each other for a moment, but the leader was the quickest to react and said, "Reporting to the Sovereign, the Blood Spiritual Coral can indeed allow people to enter the Dao in the flesh, but it is limited to those without cultivation."
"Moreover, using the Blood Spirit Coral will cause unimaginable pain, and it is basically impossible to succeed. We in Qingfeng Pavilion have not used it for a long time. What is Master Gu doing...?"
Gu Xiaoxing did not answer, but looked at Qiao Song.
Qiao Song nodded firmly.
Gu Xiaoxing then said, "Take out all of your Blood Spiritual Shan."
The three Jindan masters did not hesitate and took out the blood spirit sand from their storage spaces. Then one of them bowed and said, "Please wait for a moment, Master Gu. There are still some at the bottom of Qingfeng Lake. I will go and get them for you now!"
"No need, these are enough."
Gu Xiaoxing scanned Xue Lingshan with his divine sense and immediately determined the pharmacology of the drug.
Although he did not practice alchemy, he was still able to make simple judgments on the medicinal properties of some elixirs based on their characteristics under the powerful analysis of his divine consciousness.
With just one glance, he could already see the clues.
Presumably, this so-called entry into the Tao through the physical body is to use these blood spirit corals to continuously cleanse people's flesh and blood, allowing the flesh and blood to possess a characteristic that enables it to absorb and contain spiritual energy.
In this way, even if you don't need Dantian, you can still enter the Tao with your physical body!
However, judging from the not-so-strong medicinal effects of the Blood Spirit Coral, this kind of cleansing would have to be done many times before it could be successful.
Moreover, this process must be extremely painful and difficult for ordinary people to endure.
However, since this was Qiao Song's choice, Gu Xiaoxing would not say anything. He raised his hand and grabbed all the Blood Spirit Shan taken out by the three Jindan masters.
Then, he took out a storage bag and threw it over, saying, "Here are 100,000 high-grade spirit stones. Consider it my gift to you."
"Thank you, Sect Master!" The three of them thanked him in unison.
Gu Xiaoxing glanced at the three people, and then with a wave of his hand, he took the two people and the Xue Lingshan and disappeared on the spot.
"Farewell, Master Gu!"
The three of them bowed deeply together again, and only stood up slowly after Gu Xiaoxing and the other two had disappeared for a long time. Their level of respect was even greater than when the disciples of the Soul-Devouring Sect paid homage to their sect master.
They were so respectful that no matter how excessive Gu Xiaoxing's request was, they would not refuse and dared not refuse!
But this respect does not come from respect or reverence , but from fear and dread!
Because, Gu Xiaoxing can control their life and death!
There is no doubt that in their hearts, the Soul-Devouring Sect's leader, Gu Xiaoxing, is evil, the great evil that scares them terribly!
After helping Qiao Song obtain the Blood Spirit Hill, Gu Xiaoxing said goodbye and left with Xu Qianxing.
As for whether Qiao Song could successfully use the Blood Spirit Tree to enter the Dao, or die on the way, this had nothing to do with Gu Xiaoxing.
Gu Xiaoxing has never been a kind person. The reason why he helped Qiao Song this time was because he felt touched and had some realizations, and he didn't want to let the trace of compassion that once appeared in his heart end.
But, that’s all!
Looking at the departing figures of Gu Xiaoxing and the other person, Qiao Song's eyes flickered and he seemed to be hesitant to speak. The reason why he had come to this point was all caused by Gu Xiaoxing.
But at this moment, he wanted to blame, but he couldn't say it; he wanted to thank, but he couldn't say it.
In the end, he said nothing, but just bowed deeply in that direction.
