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

"Your swordsmanship is truly divine. Even at my peak, I could not defeat you in this aspect. You truly deserve to be called the number one swordsman in the world, the number one sword saint in the world. You are indeed worthy of this title."

"Senior, you flatter me. If you were at your peak, I'm afraid I would have a hard time defeating you."

Above the Tianyuan Sword Sect, the epic battle was paused.

No one knows exactly what happened in that battle, but the thick clouds in the sky, which looked like ink that had been carelessly splashed, and the void cracks that covered the entire sky, gave a rough idea.

What kind of terrible battle did this place experience?

The two who participated in the battle, at least on the surface, seemed unchanged. Or rather, the only change was that the bandages on the Moon Gazing Supreme, which were wrapped all over his body, now had several cracks, and the dark eye that had been covered by the bandages was now exposed again.

"You don't have to comfort me."

"In a duel, whether it's cultivation level, techniques, luck, or current state, it all comes down to strength. The erosion of time on me is simply my current true state."

"What's more..."

"I can see that even if I am at my peak right now, the odds of us winning are still 60 to 40. You are stronger than me, that's undeniable."

When the Supreme Lord Wangyue spoke these words, his face showed no resentment or dejection, but rather was full of anticipation and praise. He was not surprised by his own failure, but only delighted by the strength of this junior. The stronger the other party was, the more likely it was that the other party would succeed in what he had failed to do.

He lost to the Sword Saint, but he triumphed over the years!

This is something to be proud of.

He looked up at the sky, where there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. He could even see the sunlight and the crescent moon appearing in the same sky. However, he didn't look at these things. He just stared intently at the sky, as if trying to see through the boundaries and look directly at a place that countless people could not reach.

After a long while, he looked away.

Seemingly sensing something, he looked down.

"Young friend, it seems you've already lit the soul lamp."

"Has it started yet?"

"It has begun. Although I have already given away the Moonlit Spirit Flame, it is still mine. At least until his soul lamp is fully lit, I can still make some use of it." At this point, the Moon-Gazing Supreme paused slightly, then looked at the Sword Saint and asked:

“I can see some of his problems, and I believe you can too.”

The swordsman glanced at the other party without saying a word, but sometimes silence is the best answer.

The Supreme Being of the Moon grinned: "It seems you share the same idea as me; we both want to take a gamble."

"It's not just you and me."

“…Oh? That makes sense. The one from Taihang Academy should have noticed something too, and so should that madman from Burial Immortal Valley.”

"..."

"I'm curious about something."

"what?"

“I’m about to die, so I don’t care about the future anymore. I’m happy to turn a blind eye, or even take a gamble. That madman is already insane, so his choice is normal. I’m curious, why did you and that guy from Taihang Mountain make the same choice?”

"I believe in him."

"Believe?" Supreme Lord Wangyue suddenly laughed: "Aren't you afraid that if you lose the bet, it will be too late to recover, all your efforts will be in vain, or even... you'll raise a tiger that will turn on you?"

The Sword Saint fell silent.

They simply followed the gaze of the Moon-Gazing Supreme and looked down.

Despite the great distance, he could still clearly see through the clouds and through the space to the small courtyard of the Tianyuan Sword Sect, or rather, the rogue cultivator sitting in that house.

"We all have too many questions. If we can't even see through these questions, who can be sure that we're not just like frogs in a well when we see everything before us? In that case, why do something we're destined to regret now for the sake of a truth full of doubts?"

"A frog in a well? But I think your choice is still too risky."

"Humans are already taking risks from the moment they are born, and even the first step they take is an adventure."

This time, it was the Moon-Gazing Supreme's turn to remain silent. His gaze was profound, especially his dark eye, which reflected the moonlight and seemed to shimmer with its own light. After a moment, he suddenly spoke:

“You should be aware of many things from his final tribulation of the Seven Emotions. You should also have the means to roughly judge it. If I were your age, I should be guarding Tianyuan, keeping a close eye on him, and ready to correct my mistakes at any time.”

"But you came here with me and ignored him completely."

"Can I understand it as..."

"Are you afraid and don't want to see the outcome?"

A hint of amusement flickered in his eyes, as if he had discovered some earth-shattering secret. But the Sword Saint showed no change in expression, merely glancing at him before asking:

"The Moonlit Flame you gave him could also show the result, so why don't you look at it? Is it simply because you're about to die and don't want to care about these things anymore... or is it because... you're actually afraid of the outcome, afraid of dying with regrets?"

These words seemed to displease the Moon-Gazing Supreme, who frowned slightly.

The Sword Saint remained calm, meeting his gaze.

The two of them stared at each other from thousands of feet in the sky.

But after a moment, the Supreme Being of the Moon suddenly laughed: "Although I was prepared for the younger generation to surpass the older generation, I am still a bit older, so I always hoped to be able to suppress the younger generation in some aspects. But it seems that I have failed. To be honest, this feeling is not good."

The Sword Saint raised an eyebrow, as if he had guessed something, and the calm in his eyes suddenly rippled.

But then, the black moon eye of the Moon-Gazing Supreme suddenly burst forth with a golden light, which landed in the void in front of him. The golden light drifted, and then layers of mist began to appear, revealing a slightly blurry scene.

As the scene appeared, the voice of the Supreme Being of the Moon came: "I have suddenly changed my mind. I want to see how it goes."

The Sword Saint frowned, and even considered turning around and leaving.

But finally.

He didn't leave, but his sharp gaze was fixed on the projection in the void, because in that projection, there was a figure standing at a crossroads that should have been full of forks in the road.

The projection was blurry, and it was even difficult to see the details clearly, but even so, it was still possible to roughly tell who the person with a full head of white hair in the picture was.

It’s Gu Xiu!

What they were seeing at that moment was Gu Xiu undergoing the tribulation of the seven emotions and desires!

They hadn't planned to watch this scene, but the Supreme Being of the Moon suddenly changed his mind, which made the two of them, whether impulsive or not, stand still and stare intently at the scene that would most likely reveal the outcome.

The result was heavy, so heavy that even they hadn't wanted to pry into it before.

The scene was so poignant that even the two normally calm and collected top experts felt a chill run down their spines upon witnessing it.

"Has his ordeal come to an end?"

"..."

"He has no emotions, no desires, and no wants. This is not a simple matter of erasing him; rather, he was not human from the very beginning!"

"..."

So, do you regret it?

"……And you?"

"Me?" Faced with the Sword Saint's question, even someone as powerful as the Moon Gazing Supreme fell silent. He simply stared at the scene and pursed his lips, saying:

"I do not know."

"But perhaps...."

"I will do it before I die..."

"kill him."