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

The words of the Supreme Being of the Moon went unanswered.

Because at this moment, the old sword saint was staring wide-eyed at Gu Xiu, who was in the midst of calamity, completely ignoring the words of the Moon Gazing Supreme. If one were closer, one could faintly hear his excited murmurs:

"He succeeded! He actually succeeded!"

"Where there's a will, there's a way! Hahaha, good, good indeed!"

Even without the seven emotions, he can still find and rediscover them in this world!

"..."

Gu Xiu was unaware of the old sword saint's words, which were filled with high hopes. He was only looking at the fork in the road that had appeared, and the indifference in his eyes turned into joy.

That fork in the road was the same one that Shi Siling had experienced.

Not long after it appeared, it quickly zoomed in, and then the scene of Gu Xiu overcoming the first tribulation of the seven emotions appeared, which was the tribulation of his seven emotions of joy.

Possessing joy, yet losing the joy within oneself.

The image of himself kneeling amidst the ashes, embracing the departed figure, was once Gu Xiu's inner demon, but now it has become the sharp blade that Gu Xiu uses to cut through that indifference, melting the frost in his eyes with its fiery flames.

That utterly irresistible indifference, that lack of desire, also vanished at this moment.

But Gu Xiu did not relax.

Because he could feel that these unusual emotions arising from joy in his heart, although they melted the ice and snow at first, were soon covered by frost and snow again.

Indifference reappeared.

The feeling of being free from desires and wants resurfaced in his heart, as if this meager joy was meaningless and not worth his attention.

"Isn't it enough?"

"Then come again!"

Gu Xiu gritted his teeth and roared, his eyes flashing with ferocity. He began to beat himself up again, starting to destroy himself, just like before.

He didn't understand why doing this would change the situation.

He had previously thought that if he were to spend the rest of his life abandoning all human emotions and desires, letting go of all joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and lust, becoming a madman who only pursued becoming stronger, a monster who only knew how to cultivate diligently and constantly surpass himself.

It would be better if it never existed.

He didn't know what he had given up, but he knew that by giving up, he was becoming himself.

Now that it's working, let's continue!

really.

Once the right method was found, it became much simpler to do. With Gu Xiu's second successful self-destruction, a second fork in the road appeared at this moment, and anger began to show on his face.

This is not a good mood.

At times, such emotions can cloud judgment, cause people to miss opportunities, and lead them to do things they will later regret. Not to mention that most cultivators cultivate their minds to eliminate these things, even ordinary people who are parents know to teach their children to be calm and restrained, and to abandon anger.

But in Gu Xiu's eyes, this was exactly how he should be.

Cry when you want to cry, laugh when you want to laugh, and get angry when you should get angry. Only in this way can you live up to your Daoist heart of Rufeng.

The appearance of two forks in the road meant that Gu Xiu's seven emotions had given rise to two other emotions. However, this still could not completely suppress the cold indifference that extinguished emotions and nature. What was worse was that when Gu Xiu began to attempt suicide for the third time, he discovered...

It seems like I'm dying even harder now.

It's as if his conscious body has become harder and stronger, making it difficult to be disemboweled or have its life force cut off easily.

This means Gu Xiu will have to endure more hardship and pain.

But fortunately.

Gu Xiu was no longer afraid of suffering. In the following days, under the watchful eyes of the Old Sword Saint, the Moon Gazing Supreme, and perhaps some other figures, he began to kill himself again and again, and then resurrect himself time and time again.

same.

The forks in the road before him began to increase slowly, expanding from the initial void to a third and then a fourth fork.

The appearance of these branching paths made Gu Xiu's expression even more interesting.

He was like a master of face-changing, sometimes laughing heartily, sometimes looking worried, sometimes terrified, and sometimes extremely sad, as if he had gone mad. But it was precisely these constantly changing expressions that made Gu Xiu look more and more like a real person.

These changes naturally eased the expressions of the two people above who were observing them somewhat. But it was only a slight easing; the worry remained.

"The seven emotions include joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire. He has now successfully... found... or rather, given up joy, anger, sorrow, and fear, but there seems to be no sign of the fifth emotion appearing."

"What force is hindering him, or rather, this world, all things in the world, are hindering him."

"Although he has acquired the four emotions, he is still incomplete if the later ones are missing."

"Hey, there it is! The fifth fork in the road has appeared. Could it be that his love of the seven emotions really succeeded?"

"No, it's not love among the seven emotions. Look at his expression; it's not love, it's more like evil."

As the two talked, a fifth fork in the road appeared before Gu Xiu, brought forth by repeated deaths. However, as this fork appeared, there was no love on Gu Xiu's face, but rather boundless malice.

Especially after the fork in the road appeared, the two found that there was nothing in the fork, only evil thoughts.

These are evil thoughts that Gu Xiu willingly gave rise to. As things stand, Gu Xiu is able to control these evil thoughts and is not a threat. What truly makes the two supreme beings frown is that Gu Xiu has actually skipped over the seven emotions of love.

The Supreme Being of the Moon frowned immediately: "He had previously undergone the trials of Buddhism, so he shouldn't lack the seven emotions of love. Could it be..."

“That wasn’t his love or passion,” the old sword saint said. “Someone helped him pass that test, or rather, none of his previous emotions belonged to him; they all belonged to that person’s power.”

"That's troublesome. He hasn't experienced the seven emotions of love, so he'll probably have a hard time overcoming this tribulation of desire. Ultimately, the seven emotions are missing."

The old swordsman didn't speak, but continued to stare intently at Gu Xiu.

Gu Xiu clearly noticed that he seemed to have skipped the fork in the road that should have belonged to the fifth path. He frowned slightly, but did not stop there. Instead, he continued to destroy himself. With his actions, the sixth path began to appear faintly.

When this fork in the road appeared, a different expression appeared on Gu Xiu's face.

greedy!

Greed, greed for everything!

That is the manifestation of desire.

As this expression appeared, the newly emerged sixth branch path also advanced rapidly, revealing countless beautiful scenes: inexhaustible spirit stones, dazzling treasures, arrogant cultivation levels, and eternally immortal lifespans...

Everything that people yearn for is flashing at this moment, as if tempting Gu Xiu to step into it. As long as he steps in, all of this will come true.

but……

Faced with these things, Gu Xiu's face revealed greed, but he did not step forward. Instead, there was a hint of determination in his greed.

From the moment a person is born and begins to develop intelligence, they should have aspirations.

He did not resist these desires and pursuits, but he did not become a slave to them either; instead, he remained steadfast in his goals.

"He was indeed extraordinary. The return of the seven emotions to their original state would have all sorts of effects on him, especially the seven emotions of desire, which could easily destroy a person. But he remained calm, not rejecting the seven emotions, yet always firmly sticking to the path he was on."

"I just wonder if his seven emotions of love can be restored through this induced pregnancy..."

The next half day was a tug-of-war.

In fact, by this point, the emotions that seemed to be detached from emotions and cut off all feelings had been suppressed to a great extent. Although Gu Xiu was still aloof, he had returned to normal. Perhaps as his cultivation level increased, his personality would become more and more aloof, quiet, and unsociable, but at least he would not truly become a person who cut off all feelings and righteousness.

but……

The absence of the seven emotions is ultimately a problem.

The two supreme beings understood this, and Gu Xiu understood it as well. So he simply went mad and continued to destroy himself. But this time, after destroying himself, the seventh path still did not appear.

Gu Xiu frowned, but did not stop; instead, he made up his mind.

the second time.

the third time.

the fourth time……

He began to self-destruct wildly.

Whether it was his persistence or some unseen force, when he self-destructed for the thirty-third time, a fork in the road slowly began to appear in the previously empty space that should have belonged to the fifth fork.

"They actually... filled in the gaps for him?"

"With all seven emotions present, he will be full of weaknesses from now on, yet he will have no weaknesses at all."

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"Now I'm suddenly curious, what kind of people will appear on this fork in the road of love and passion?"

The two elderly people, whose combined age was tens of thousands of years, suddenly stared expectantly at the fifth fork in the road that had been forcibly squeezed out of the way.

And under the watchful eyes of the two elders.

Like the other forks in the road, that path closed in rapidly, and then a slender figure appeared in the distance...