I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

Gu Xiu has always been a cautious person.

In fact, whether it was when he was still in Qingxuan five hundred years ago, or when he abandoned the sect and became a rogue cultivator five hundred years later, Gu Xiu always kept a cautious attitude.

Given his personality, he wouldn't rashly undergo the Tribulation of Lighting the Soul Lamp at the Tianyuan Sword Sect, a place he knew was shrouded in mystery and fraught with danger. Moreover, the dangers weren't limited to the Tianyuan Sword Sect; they also included the Taiwei Divine Fire he used to ignite the Soul Lamp, and the Taiwei Poison he had previously encountered.

These uncertainties made Gu Xiu more cautious about this tribulation than ever before.

He lacks the ability to predict the future.

Naturally, no one could have predicted that this calamity of lighting lamps would turn out like this.

However, his vigilance also allowed him to make preparations in advance before the Lighting Tribulation began. Not only did he send the three saints, including Suixing, away to prepare for the worst, but he also placed his Tongming Sword Heart into Xuanwu's body in advance, in order to ensure that he could deal with any unexpected situation.

Although doing so would affect his lamp-lighting tribulation to some extent, Gu Xiu knew clearly that compared to being unprepared, the increased difficulty was actually a minor matter.

As it turned out, Gu Xiu made the right bet.

The existence of the Enlightened Sword Heart makes him immortal in a certain sense. As long as his Dao is not destroyed, and as long as he still believes in the sword in his hand, he is not afraid of any inner demons. Naturally, no matter how powerful this so-called "true self" is, it cannot truly kill him.

in contrast.

Through this stalemate, he also glimpsed some secrets about this other self.

"Clang~!"

Just then, the chains that had been locked suddenly rattled, and then the door was suddenly pushed open. Gu Xiu looked up and saw himself standing outside the door, dressed in black with black hair, looking like a wild beast ready to devour its prey.

"You are fine!"

"As expected of someone who has suppressed me for so many years, your methods were so sophisticated that even I didn't notice!!!"

Gu Xiu, dressed in black, was furious.

He practically opened his mouth by clenching his back teeth.

Seeing his loss of composure, Gu Xiu remained calm and composed, merely glancing at him indifferently: "I thought you would have to wait a few more days before coming back to find me, but I didn't expect you to come to me so soon. If I'm not mistaken, there must be someone who doesn't want me to participate in the Sword Offering Ceremony, right?"

"You damned bastard, why has your Dao heart remained unshaken? How is the Clear Sword Heart able to be hidden inside the Xuanwu body?" Gu Xiu in black had no interest in arguing with him about this, and immediately roared and questioned him.

only……

Who were the people who attacked me?

"You're still concerned about what's happening outside; you should be more concerned about yourself!"

"Although I don't have many enemies, I certainly don't have a small number either. But those who dare to make a move at the Tianyuan Sword Sect are probably not weaklings. Was that Supreme Being from Suling Valley involved?"

"You still haven't grasped the situation. You've lost control of your physical body. You're trapped in this Sealed Heart Realm. If I don't let you out, what good is your sword heart outside? You'll never get out!"

"Besides Su Ling Valley, there should be other supreme beings involved. Did Huang Chao and Jin Ye participate?"

"Damn bastard, can't you hear me?" Gu Xiu in black was furious, completely furious. He had come with a great deal of anger, but Gu Xiu didn't take him seriously at all, instead caring about the situation outside. This made him extremely frustrated.

There is even one.

He seemed to completely disregard me.

This awful feeling made him want to rush up and tear this damned bastard to pieces on the spot.

Can……

To be fair, although he felt that Gu Xiu had gone astray, Gu Xiu, having become the true form, was not someone he could easily kill. Even though his anger was flaring up, he truly couldn't bring himself to attack him. Seeing that the other was still concerned about the situation outside, the black-clad Gu Xiu could only grit his teeth and sullenly reply:

"A few bastards, how dare they stop me?"

"We must not be careless. This is a scheme targeting the Sword Saint. If I am not mistaken, this is only the first step. There will probably be a second step to follow." The true body shook its head.

"What second or third ring? You have never seen the 'true self,' so you don't understand what kind of being I truly am. These mortals' schemes are nothing but trifles, easily destroyed with a flick of the finger. Everything is under my control!"

That finally had some effect.

Gu Xiu, who had remained calm throughout, finally frowned and looked at him. This gave Gu Xiu, dressed in black, a slight sense of triumph. Just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot and shake the Dao heart of the true body,

But then the other person suddenly said, "That so-called 'love at first sight' must have had quite an impact on you, right?"

Gu Xiu in black: "What utter nonsense..."

Gu Xiu himself: "Do you often feel that you are the only true god in heaven and earth?"

Gu Xiu, dressed in black: "That's natural, I am..."

Gu Xiu himself: "Do you feel that you have traveled through time and space to this world, wanting to correct my mistakes, awaken my true self, and walk the right path?"

Gu Xiu, dressed in black, remained silent, but when he looked at himself, the expression in his eyes changed slightly.

"you are not me."

However, Gu Xiu himself suddenly spoke up at this moment.

These words seemed nonsensical, but for some reason, when Gu Xiu in black heard them, he suddenly felt as if his heart was being squeezed by a large hand. Even though he had all the advantages, it was as if all of them were just illusions.

A sudden, inexplicable fear arose, causing Gu Xiu's expression to change once again.

What terrified him even more was that Gu Xiu suddenly said, "A glance that lasts a thousand years is not some other time and space."

"You're talking nonsense!" Gu Xiu in black retorted, "This is what happened because of our different choices, different decisions, and different experiences. Only you and that coward at the beginning failed, while I succeeded!"

"If that's the case, then why did you come here?" Gu Xiu asked in his true form.

“I…this…” The fear in Gu Xiu’s eyes rose again.

Gu Xiu ignored his change and said again, "I just observed you and found that your so-called 'true self' is actually just a memory that is difficult to distinguish from the truth. Based on this memory, you think that you are me, or even a higher existence such as an Immortal Venerable or Immortal Emperor in the Immortal Realm."

"You believe that everything is part of your plan and that you have everything under control."

"But don't you find it strange?"

"What...what's strange?" asked Gu Xiu, dressed in black.

Gu Xiu himself said, "If you have already succeeded, why don't you just break free from the cage of heaven and earth and leave the vast universe? Why do you have to enter my world and seize my physical body?"

"What exactly do you want to say?" Gu Xiu in black suddenly became irritable, his eyes fixed on Gu Xiu himself.

just.

This time, the other party did not answer immediately. Instead, he looked at him seriously, with a hint of pity in his eyes, as if he were not looking at a mortal enemy, but a pitiful little insect being teased.

Just as Gu Xiu in black was about to explode again, he finally spoke, but the question he asked was one he had already asked once before:

Are you really sure that what you see as your so-called 'true self' is real?