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

Question your life.

The fear of working hard all your life only to end up with nothing.

This seems like an absurd question, but it is a real problem that has troubled Gu Xiu throughout his later years.

Think about it carefully.

Mingming's life was actually quite eventful, but in the end, nothing was left and all the efforts were in vain.

Without disciples, the sect became a puppet, and even he himself, although he did not disgrace his status due to his strength, was ultimately controlled by others.

A busy life.

In the end, it seemed like we were following a script that had already been written.

Even as he grew older, he still couldn't see the way forward, his fear deepened, and he even began to question it.

Shouldn't I have started practicing Buddhism for those three loads of flour?

Back then, after being diagnosed with below-average aptitude, should I have lived a peaceful and tranquil life like those outer disciples of my generation?

Also, shouldn't I have taken on the position of clan leader and put so much effort into doing things that were doomed to lead to destruction?

This fear is growing.

So much so.

In his later years, Gu Xiu was depressed, especially when the effects of medicine and remedies gradually became ineffective in improving his condition.

In Gu Xiu’s heart.

I even began to yearn for death, hoping that everything would be over after I died.

Can……

Yearning is just yearning after all.

When the moment of life and death came, the fear of death inevitably arose. However, this was not what frightened Gu Xiu the most. The real fear was that if he died silently, perhaps his life would be meaningless.

just.

Just when he thought that he would grow old day by day, consume all his lifespan day by day, and eventually die completely, a supreme being who was so high and mighty that he should not even appear in Qingfengmen suddenly arrived.

It turned out that the sect behind Qingfengmen was destroyed by this supreme being.

And the other party came here.

He is here to eliminate all future troubles, even though Qingfeng Sect itself is just a puppet-like vassal, in the eyes of this supreme being.

The Qingfeng Sect is also a future threat and should be wiped out from the world.

Gu Xiu had already been injured and his essence was depleted, so the final result was obvious.

He lost.

He was defeated by that powerful supreme being who was high above everyone else and whose whole body was emitting divine light like the scorching sun walking on earth. Even when he was lying on the ground with his broken internal organs constantly vomiting out, he still could not see the other person's face clearly.

"Are you scared?" the other party spoke, his voice as cold as a golden sword.

Gu Xiu gritted his teeth, trying to let his anger suppress his fear.

Just a pity.

His disguise was completely exposed in front of this powerful enemy. The other party took a step forward and stood in front of Gu Xiu, looking down at him condescendingly:

"It's okay to be afraid."

"You should be afraid, you should be terrified."

"after all……"

"You've been afraid your whole life, haven't you?"

As soon as these words came out, Gu Xiu's pupils suddenly contracted, not only because he heard the other party say his biggest secret, but also because he vaguely saw the face of the Supreme who was standing in front of him.

That's me!

My younger self!

Or in other words, another self in this world!

"You figured it out?" The other party smiled faintly: "It's a pity that it's useless to figure it out. After all, you have already been completely controlled by me."

"Speaking of which, you've had a pretty pathetic life."

“When you’re young, you’re afraid of being mediocre. When you’re young, you’re afraid of being let down. When you’re middle-aged, you’re afraid of losing. And when you’re old, you’re afraid of being meaningless.”

"I didn't expect that."

"You're not even afraid of the dangers of danger, nor of death and destruction, yet you're afraid of these four ordinary fears of mortals."

"How do I say hello?"

Faced with these seemingly mocking words, Gu Xiu fell silent.

Yes.

These are just the four fears of ordinary mortals. Although monks may also be troubled by them, most monks with a stronger faith in Taoism are rarely affected by them. But he is like a mortal. Not only is he affected by them, but he is even burdened by them.

He was unwilling to accept this reality and wanted to struggle to stand up to prove that he was not afraid.

only……

He can't.

The source of the deficit, the severely injured body, and the layers of fear that trapped him like a spider web, all pinned him to the ground, making it impossible for him to struggle or escape.

However, the Supreme Being who was standing high above him couldn't help but have a look of doubt in his eyes:

"You don't seem to have recovered your memory yet?"

Ok?

memory?

Gu Xiu was a little confused.

"Hmph, but it doesn't matter."

"Whether you have memories or not, it makes no difference to you. You are now completely under my control. From now on, your original soul will become the inner demon for me to slay."

"I can……"

"quickly."

The other party snorted and laughed, and then his eyes suddenly flashed with a purple divine light. This divine light was like a soul-binding chain, and it instantly came towards Gu Xiu's sea of ​​consciousness. He naturally knew that this was the power of the soul, and subconsciously wanted to resist.

It’s just a pity, just as the other party said.

His resistance was of no avail.

The domineering spirit, the moment it invaded the sea of ​​consciousness, immediately attacked like a raging fire.

But in the blink of an eye.

Gu Xiu's soul has been completely controlled.

"Humph, you're quite good at hiding. You actually left such a large area in your sea of ​​consciousness. It's a pity that you can't hide from me now!"

Say it.

The domineering spirit rushed towards a thatched hut deep in Gu Xiu's sea of ​​consciousness.

This was something Gu Xiu discovered when he advanced to the God Transformation stage. No one knew how it appeared, nor when it had been in his sea of ​​consciousness. It was as if it had been living here since he was born.

After reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm, Gu Xiu had tried every possible way to explore the thatched hut.

It's a pity that it always fails.

At this moment, seeing this extremely domineering "self" actually heading towards the thatched hut to suppress it, Gu Xiu suddenly felt a special emotion in his heart for no reason.

Expectation!

Gu Xiu himself couldn't quite explain what he was expecting.

I don't know whether he was expecting the thatched hut to be opened so that he could see what was inside, or whether he was expecting there to be something in the thatched hut that could kill this domineering "self" on the spot.

And just as Gu Xiu's expectations were rising.

"Ah~!"

A shrill scream suddenly broke out at this moment, and then the domineering and boundless aura fled madly in an instant, trying to escape from this sea of ​​consciousness.

only……

He didn't escape.

Because at the moment when he was fleeing frantically, the thatched hut, which had never had the slightest movement from beginning to end, suddenly flew out straws, like a meteor shower across the sky, and instantly pierced into this not-so-vast sea of ​​consciousness.

Even a sword formation was formed.

The domineering "Gu Xiu" naturally did not want to be trapped, and tried to break out as soon as possible.

But it was obvious that this sword formation had been waiting for his arrival from the very beginning. No matter how strong he was, in front of this sword formation transformed from his soul, he was like a turtle trapped in a jar.

After struggling several times, he finally couldn't help but roared towards the thatched hut:

"Damn it, damn it, you actually pretended to be a pig and ate the tiger, you actually plotted against me!"

"I was wondering why you're so much weaker than me when we're one. It turns out this was a trap, a trap to lure me in!"

"Come out, come out if you dare!"

"You are nothing but a coward who can't even handle fear. Yet you still need to use tricks on me. You deserve to die! You deserve to die!"

He saw it.

This was a trap prepared for himself from the very beginning. Gu Xiu deliberately used some means to place his soul in this sea of ​​consciousness, waiting for his arrival, so he was so fragile and unbearable during this tribulation.

because.

He was just a bait!

A bait to lure you into the act and trick you into becoming a trapped beast!

really.

As he roared, wisps of souls began to quietly appear in the thatched hut, and in an instant they gathered on Gu Xiu, who was undergoing the tribulation, like thousands of rainbows.

The confusion on his face began to disappear, and the suspicion in his eyes began to recede.

After a while.

When he opened his eyes again, he had changed drastically. Although he still looked very old, there was no longer any cloudiness in his eyes.

On the contrary, it is clear and bright to the extreme.

Facing this gaze, the domineering "Gu Xiu" immediately showed hatred:

"You little villain, you actually cheated!"

"I tell you, this is the calamity of the seven emotions. You're using deception like this, deliberately revealing only four of the human fears. Perhaps you can indeed survive the calamity, but at the same time, you've only escaped temporarily. Even if you kill me now, I will still exist and will still appear!"

"Next time, you won't be able to stand up to me!"

In his opinion, Gu Xiu was deliberately showing only the four fears of human beings this time to lure him into being deceived. Although he could successfully overcome this tribulation of conscience, it would be difficult to overcome this tribulation. Not only would it not bring any benefits, but it would also leave hidden dangers.

only……

When he roared like this, Gu Xiu shook his head:

"next time?"

"Unfortunately, there won't be a next time!"