Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

In the ancient wilderness, within the barrier where the ancient Bodhi tree is located, Yunying is the only one standing in front of the tree, with his brows slightly furrowed under the mask.

According to the time calculation, Xiao Yan and his team should have found this place by now, but why is there no movement now?
Besieged by ferocious beasts?
This shouldn't be the case. Even if we leave Xiao Yan aside, Cai Lin and Patriarch Huoyun alone are enough to run rampant in this Savage Ancient Domain. No matter how many ferocious beasts there are, they can't do anything to them, not to mention that there are several other Douluo Saints present. Even if they were to use the exhaustive method to search the Savage Ancient Domain, they shouldn't have been delayed to this point.

Are you having any trouble?
Yunying frowned slightly, turned around and was about to leave the barrier to look for the whereabouts of Xiao Yan and others, when the ancient Bodhi tree behind her suddenly emitted a dark and ominous purple light. The resentment that emerged from it made Yunying frown slightly and turned her gaze back again.

I have never seen such resentment before.

Yunying turned around and walked in front of the ancient Bodhi tree. She raised her hand and gently stroked the trunk, wondering why the ancient Bodhi tree suddenly overflowed with such deep resentment.

Could something have happened in there?
Yunying had a guess in her mind and immediately stopped hesitating. She closed her eyes slightly, separated her soul from her body, and accompanied by a stream of light, she sank into the ancient Bodhi tree, sinking deeper and deeper.

Hearing Yao Tianhuo's words, Zhong Meng and Liu Di were both stunned.

"What are you talking about? What do you mean we don't know we're dead?!"

Liu Di's heart tightened and he asked back in a stern voice, while Yao Tianhuo showed an expression that said, "As expected."

After hearing Yao Tianhuo's words, Xiao Yan paused for a moment, and then reacted immediately.

Yes, a remnant soul is just a remnant soul after all, so it is not strange that it has incomplete memories.

At this time Yao Tianhuo folded his arms and spoke slowly.

"That is to say, you two died together thousands of years ago. You who are standing here now are just two residual souls."

"The remaining soul."

There was a slight flicker in Liu Di and Zhong Meng's eyes, and the brilliance of their thoughts kept surging. The hazy fog that had been shrouding their minds seemed to be lifted, and the fighting spirit on their bodies gradually subsided.

Then the next moment, the two of them looked suddenly stern, as if they remembered something, and they objected in a stern voice.

"No! We didn't die together!"

"That's right! We have been married for over a hundred years. How could we possibly do something like die together?!"

Both Liu Di and Zhong Meng firmly denied Yao Tianhuo's remarks and absolutely did not agree with Yao Tianhuo's statement that they and their spouses died together.

Hearing the two's denial, Yao Tianhuo showed a helpless expression on his face.

Looking at the determined looks on the two men's faces, if Yao Tianhuo had not heard the ancient Bodhi tree's narration of their past in advance, he might have actually believed it.

"But this is the truth." Yao Tianhuo stroked his fiery red hair and said slowly, "Thousands of years ago, Liu Di's people were involved in the Dou Di War and all died. After that, they wanted to seize the power of the ancient Bodhi tree for revenge, but were stopped by Zhong Meng. After that, the two of you fought until you both died."

Having said this, Yao Tianhuo stopped talking abruptly, his expression suddenly became stern, and Xiao Yan on the other side also suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Liu Di's people died first. If this was true, even if Liu Di was angry at Zhong Meng's behavior of protecting the ancient Bodhi tree, how could he fight to the point of death?

You know, the enemy is still alive, how could he suddenly have such a strong grudge against his wife who is on the same side as him? No matter how much resentment Liu Di had at that time, he should not have done such a reckless act.

Even without talking about feelings, just from the perspective of interests, even if Liu Di seized the power of the ancient Bodhi tree, could his combat power be stronger than that of Liu Di and Zhong Meng combined?

While Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yan were silent, Liu Di glared at Yao Tianhuo with anger on his face.

"Don't be ridiculous! It's true that my people were involved in the Doudi War and died, but the ancient Bodhi tree is a good friend of my husband and me. How could I take away the power of my friend? How could a human being do this?" Liu Di waved his hands suddenly and shouted, "And you also said that Zhong Meng died with me because he was protecting the ancient Bodhi tree. This is even more impossible!"

"I just remembered that Zhong Meng and I fought our enemies until the very last moment before we died. There is no way that my husband and I would die together!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yan's expressions changed.

Wait, if that's the case
"I originally wanted to use the two of you to completely wipe out the consciousness of these two people, but I never thought that it would arouse their memories instead."

At this time, the leisurely voice of the ancient Bodhi tree slowly sounded.

However, this time, the ancient Bodhi tree's voice, which originally sounded very kind, revealed a chilling sinisterness. Endless resentment surged from all directions, causing Xiao Yan and the others to tremble.

"In that case, I'll lend you the two of you the power. Please return it."

Along with this voice, the ancient Bodhi tree walked slowly towards the four people with his hands behind his back, and then raised his hand and gently retracted it. Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yan immediately felt that most of their strength disappeared, and they could not help but kneel on the ground. The flaming beast hovering in the air also completely dissipated.

Yao Tianhuo gritted his teeth, raised his head with difficulty and stared at the ancient Bodhi tree.

"You lied to us?"

The ancient Bodhi tree looked at Yao Tianhuo and spoke slowly after a while.

“Yes and no, what I said is not entirely false.” The ancient Bodhi tree looked at the stunned Zhong Meng and Liu Di, and said in a deep voice: “There is no doubt that I am good friends with them. It is also true that I took the initiative to collect their residual souls and preserve them. I once wanted to use their residual souls to completely revive them.”

once?

Hearing this word, Yao Tianhuo and Xiao Yan both frowned. At this time, the ancient Bodhi tree spoke again.

"But after so many years, I have witnessed the changes of this continent over thousands of years, and finally discovered one thing."

"That is, even if I successfully resurrect them, as long as they live on this continent, they will sooner or later encounter the same things as before."

As the ancient Bodhi tree spoke, his tone became increasingly gloomy and hateful.

"Humans are a race that is insatiable and greedy. They constantly hurt each other for mere power. Even though the overall strength of the continent is far less than it was before, humans still fight each other for power."

"In that case, why not completely wipe out the humans on this continent, and then I will establish a new order!"

this? ! !
After listening to the ancient Bodhi tree's speech, the faces of the four people present changed, and the ancient Bodhi tree's withered mouth corners slightly raised.

"My strength is only inferior among Doudi, but maybe God is helping me. Now the source energy on the continent has disappeared, and there is not even a Doudi left. Even if I am the lowest Doudi, it is enough to achieve the vision of sweeping away mankind."

"You've gone crazy." Yao Tianhuo frowned and made such a comment, to which the ancient Bodhi tree just glanced lightly.

“Crazy? Only now.” The ancient Bodhi tree slowly spread out his hands and said in a high voice: “After I have cleaned up the humans on the continent today, the new humans will grow peacefully and tranquilly under the order I have established, a world where violence will never exist. By that time, no one will be dissatisfied with me!”

Just as the ancient Bodhi tree finished speaking, Zhong Meng finally reacted and yelled loudly.

"Do you know what you're doing?!"

"Of course I know. I have experienced a thousand years of loneliness, and my mind is clearer than ever before." The old Bodhi tree said, and stretched out his hand to Zhong Meng and Liu Di. "My friends, everything I have done is for the whole world. I sincerely beg you to lend a helping hand to me."

"you"

Zhong Meng and Liu Di stood there in a daze, looking at the hand that the ancient Bodhi tree stretched out to them, recalling the clansmen of Liu Di who were once involved in the battle of the Dou Di. Even though the words of the ancient Bodhi tree just now made them feel something was wrong, they were still a little angry.

If there had been no violence, Liu Di's people would not have been drawn into the war, and would not have died tragically at the hands of their enemies.

At this moment, a voice of resistance suddenly sounded.

"Don't even think about it."

"Ok?"

The ancient Bodhi tree glanced at Xiao Yan, who was slowly standing up with the support of the Infernal Hell Ruler. There was despair in its eyes, and it stared at the ancient Bodhi tree intently.

"I will never let you get what you want!"

Looking at Xiao Yan's determined eyes, the ancient Bodhi tree slowly turned around and spoke slowly.

"Xiao Yan, I saw your past through the illusion. Logically speaking, you should be the one who supports me the most among the people present." The ancient Bodhi tree's voice was full of bewitching. He said slowly: "No violence, no disputes, everyone lives in harmony and peace. Isn't this the righteous path you have always pursued? Why are you so resistant?"

“Don’t be ridiculous! The righteous path is not such a fool!!!” Xiao Yan’s expression was ferocious, and he roared angrily, “In the past, I always naively believed that as long as everyone was kind to others and as long as everyone was compassionate to others, the world would be a beautiful place. So I have always hoped to change everyone since I left home.”

"However, after all these experiences, I have met many different people and experienced many different emotions, which made me deeply understand one thing."

Xiao Yan's eyes were stern and he spoke in a serious voice.

"As long as we are human, no one is always good, and no one is always evil. Everything always has two sides."

"A small thing that seems insignificant to others may very likely make the person involved full of resentment towards the world."

"An act that seems ordinary to ordinary people may make a desperate person full of hope for the world again."

"This world is never eternal."

"If humans cannot even feel pain, they will surely lose the ability to feel happiness, and thus become numb and no longer human!"

"My mother's death taught me to love my family, to take care of their feelings, and to shoulder the responsibilities that I should shoulder."

"The death of those children made me realize how ridiculous and unreasonable I was in the past. It made me realize very clearly that if I didn't change, the painful thing would happen again."

“This is the most important legacy they left me.”

"The right path I am pursuing now is not to restrict everyone's behavior, but to establish rules to tell everyone what is right and what is wrong in my opinion."

"If you have done the right thing, keep moving forward. If you have done something wrong, try to repent in time. I am just trying little by little to make everyone gradually accept my cognition. I have never forced everyone to accept my ideas. I have never said that I am the absolute truth."

"But even so, I clearly understand that for many people, the right thing doesn't have to be done, and the wrong thing doesn't necessarily have to be done. Some wrong things even have to be done even if they violate my rules. For such people, I will never criticize them from a high position. I will only give them the punishment set within my rules."

"I am not a god. I have no right to demand that everyone must live their lives completely according to my wishes. I am not worthy, and no one in this world is qualified to be a god!"

Having said that, Xiao Yan suddenly raised the Infernal Hell Ruler and pointed it at the ancient Bodhi tree.

"Including you!"

Xiao Yan's words made the ancient Bodhi tree look extremely ugly. Its mouth opened slightly, but when it saw Xiao Yan's eyes that were as raging as fire, it gave up the words that were about to come out of its throat.

The ancient Bodhi tree understood deeply that facing the young man in front of him, no matter how much he said, it would not be able to shake him in the slightest.

In this case, no matter how much I say, it will be in vain.

"Forget it. Verbal arguments are meaningless. Only actions can bring about the final result." The ancient Bodhi tree narrowed its eyes slightly, revealing a sinister look in its eyes. "I will spare your lives. When my vision comes true, you will understand who is right."

"Oh, can you really do this?"

The abrupt words made the ancient Bodhi tree's expression freeze. He turned his gaze to Yao Tianhuo who was slowly standing up, looking at the mocking look on the other's face.

"From what you said, it seems like you are quite confident about this matter, but I was just wondering, if you are really so confident, why did you allocate strength to Xiao Yan and me to deal with these two?"

"But just now, I suddenly figured it out."

Yao Tianhuo grinned and glanced at Zhong Meng and Liu Di.

"In order to protect the remaining souls of the two of them, you have already given them a lot of your power, right?"

After these words were spoken, the ancient Bodhi tree's face became extremely ugly, but Yao Tianhuo didn't care at all and continued.

“And now you want to take them back, but because the two of them were just residual souls, their self-awareness has gradually improved over the years. Even if the power in them comes from you, it has already been absorbed and integrated by them. You can’t take it back even if you want to. That’s why you want to use the hands of two outsiders, Xiao Yan and me, to erase their residual souls so that their power can return to you again.”

Yao Tianhuo stood with his hands behind his back, narrowing his eyes slightly, looking at the ancient Bodhi tree, whose face was stained with darkness even with its dead body.

"Am I wrong?" (End of this chapter)