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

"Unfortunately, you won't have a next time."

Gu Xiu's voice was calm, but his tone was exceptionally firm.

As soon as these words were spoken, the sword formation that had already tightly surrounded the opponent suddenly moved, and straws with infinite sharp edges, like dense raindrops, kept slashing at the opponent.

All of a sudden.

Screaming again and again.

In a short while, the inner demon that was bred by obsession had shattered into pieces and turned into a ball of black mist, fleeing around in the sword formation, but it couldn't hold on at all.

The next moment, he finally realized something:

"How is it possible? Why is your soul so pure?"

"How could you kill me so easily?"

"What about your fear?"

He is an inner demon born from distracting thoughts, the seven emotions of human beings, and the calamity of lighting the lamp. Strictly speaking, he is Gu Xiu, and Gu Xiu is him. He can erase the main soul, and he can also be erased by the main soul.

but……

It is not easy for anyone to wipe out whom.

At least, as long as the main soul has a trace of distracting thoughts among the seven emotions of fear, it will be impossible to truly kill him completely. This is also the reason why the Spirit Transformation Stage has to go through the calamity of lighting the lamp. It itself is an opportunity to force out all distracting thoughts in the heart.

same.

If a cultivator concealed their distracting thoughts before undergoing the tribulation, proactively preventing them from reappearing during the Seven Emotions Tribulation, then even if they successfully lit the lamp, they would have wasted the opportunity to do so. Naturally, even if Gu Xiu wanted to kill this inner demon, he would be unable to do so because he had not yet completely cleared his distracting thoughts.

But, what is happening now?

Gu Xiu's fierce attack showed no intention of stopping, nor holding back at all. He wanted to kill him completely without leaving a single bit of him alive!

How can this be?

"Fear?" In the midst of the storm-like rain of swords, Gu Xiu stood still like a stabilizing force, looking indifferently at the black smoke that was about to disappear.

"I am human."

"So even though I have a firm heart, high cultivation, and broad knowledge, I cannot avoid the four fears of mortals. But as for the other fears you mentioned..."

"I have long since lost all fear and have nothing to fear."

"Where does the idea of ​​distracting thoughts and inner demons come from?"

"But you have the four fears of mortals, so you can't kill me!" The other party still wanted to struggle and roared at Gu Xiu.

"You are wrong." Gu Xiu shook his head:

"To cut out the inner demons and eliminate distracting thoughts does not mean to cut off all emotions and emotions, nor does it mean to cut off all fears. What we really need to do is..."

"When I light the lamp to overcome the Seven Emotional Tribulations, I am not only overcoming my inner demons and distracting thoughts, but also my own Dao Heart."

“And my Dao heart is like the wind.”

The moment when the word "like the wind" fell.

At this moment, the sword rain in the sky seemed to be blown by the strong wind, like the waves in the turbulent waves, rising and falling, sometimes violent, sometimes calm, but no matter what, it was always in this sea area. Then Gu Xiu stood in the thatched waves like waves and said:

“The wind starts from the tip of the green duckweed, and the waves form from the ripples. I never resist my fear, but I am not afraid of my fear either.”

"Everyone fears mediocrity, but I am like the wind. The wind never boasts of being extraordinary. It sweeps over mountaintops as well as ravines, blowing the crowns of emperors as well as caressing the lapels of beggars. The wind knows no highs or lows, only freedom. My heart is like this, not yearning for soaring clouds, nor disdaining the dust of the earth. My meaning lies in moving forward freely."

"Everyone fears disappointment, but I am like the wind. The wind nourishes all things but takes no credit. It helps flowers bloom and then quietly fades away. It does not cling to being remembered, nor is it troubled by being misunderstood. This is my heart. I do my best, not seeking any response, but only to have no regrets."

"Everyone fears loss, but I am like the wind. The wind never truly possesses anything, yet it experiences everything all the time. It scatters fallen leaves, but also propels new sails; it sweeps away dust, but also sows seeds. My heart is like this: gains are accidental, losses are inevitable, and the only experience is eternity."

"Everyone fears nothingness, but I am like the wind. The wind is invisible and intangible, yet it can destroy cities and uproot mountains. The wind has no trace, yet it always fills the world. It exists not to be witnessed, and surges not to be remembered. My heart is like this, existence is meaning, and the process is the answer."

"This is my way of being like the wind."

“Even if all kinds of fear come at me, I am in the wind, not resisting, but also not walking with it, brushing past me, coming and going without a trace.”

“When the mind is free from obstructions, it can be free.”

The moment the words fell, the rain of swords in the sky turned into wisps of breeze, gently swirling around the black smoke.

The struggling and roaring inner demon quietly dissipated like smoke and dust.

Between heaven and earth, there is only a gentle breeze.

It's like nothing happened.

It also seemed as if everything had already been blown away by the wind.

At the same time as this inner demon was killed, the world in front of Gu Xiu began to collapse rapidly, but in the blink of an eye, his consciousness returned to his body and returned to the Purple Mansion Immortal Palace.

Look sideways.

The fourth soul lamp has been lit.

Gu Xiu checked and found that this time, the calamity of lighting the lamp did not take half a month like the previous one. On the contrary, although he lived a different life in the calamity of lighting the lamp this time, the time he spent in the outside world was actually less than ten days.

"It seems that my previous judgment was correct."

"If I could find the distracting thoughts in my mind in advance and erase them, my lamp lighting disaster wouldn't take too long."

"Now the joy, anger, sorrow and fear are over."

"Then what comes next is love, hate, and desire."

Gu Xiu lowered his head and looked at the immortal soul fire from Nian Chaoxi. This soul fire was very quiet and unbelievably well-behaved, but the power it exuded made Gu Xiu clear.

As long as he wants.

He can immediately use the power of this fire to light the fifth soul lamp.

However, after a slight hesitation, Gu Xiu still put away the soul fire. Although he already had the soul fire and could light the soul lamp immediately, every time he lit the soul lamp, it was a breakthrough in the power of the soul. After the breakthrough, it was natural to settle and polish it to consolidate the realm.

Besides...

Gu Xiu looked around him. He was not in a safe place now. Anyway, the soul fire was in his hands. He could light the soul lamp at any time. There was no need to rush.

The most important thing right now is to break through this place.

After all, the people in Mo Han Tower don’t know what’s going on yet. According to what the people in Su Ling Palace said before, they have already started heading towards Zang Xian Valley. Some accidents might happen by then, so they should return as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiu immediately stood up and looked at the door that had been closed all the time, isolating himself from everything.

I don't know when, the door was pushed open.

"Did it open when I was going through the tribulation?"

"This place must have other secrets. At least the person who has been helping me while hiding his identity, whose origins and purpose are still unknown?"

Gu Xiu never forgot the person hiding in the dark.

Ever since he lit the soul lamp in Mo Han Tower, the other party has been helping him secretly. In the two subsequent times, Gu Xiu could feel that someone seemed to be helping him secretly. It's a pity that, at least until now, Gu Xiu doesn't know the identity of the person who helped him.

even.

It is also impossible to judge whether they have good intentions.

"Next, the last chain, right?" Recovering his composure, Gu Xiu walked out of the dilapidated temple where the chains had broken and the statues had disappeared. He looked towards the staircase in the courtyard, where only the last chain was still binding it.

"According to the intelligence we've obtained previously, the area beneath this Immortal Burial Valley leads to Taiweiyuan, one of the Three Yuan Seas of Sin. Does that mean this Stairway to Immortality doesn't actually lead to the Immortal Realm, but rather connects to Taiweiyuan?"

"Once the last chain is broken, and the Three Enclosures Sea of ​​Sin is completely opened, then perhaps a being from the Taiwei Enclosure will emerge from the Ladder to Immortality?"

"Then this last chain connects to the room."

"It should be the last Xuanwu Secret Realm among the Four Divine Beast Secret Realms?"

Gu Xiu’s gaze.

Finally, they gathered at the last house, whose door was still closed.

Now three of the four sacred beast secret realms have been broken, and only the last one remains. Although Gu Xiu has not obtained much information at present, he is able to roughly analyze the current situation, even including the chess game between the Master and the mysterious man in black robe.

Gu Xiu probably already had his own guess.

First of all, we already know that the emergence of Sanyuan Niehai is unstoppable.

The black-robed man needed him to break through the Four Divine Beasts' secret realm and remove the seal of the Three-Edged Sea. The Master didn't stop him from going to the Four Divine Beasts' secret realm, but instead suggested that he break the game within it, borrowing the power of cause and effect, and even the power of his own blessing, to find a way out of this deadly game.

Gu Xiu didn’t quite understand it before.

But now that he has broken through three secret realms in a row, Gu Xiu probably has understood what the Master meant, because in these three secret realms, whether it is the Azure Dragon Secret Realm or the White Tiger Secret Realm that he just broke through, he has seen the existence of people with whom he has a causal entanglement.

Although Gu Xiu did not enter the Suzaku Secret Realm, fishing with a green bamboo pole itself is a manifestation of the power of blessing.

If you look at it this way.

At present, all of this should be considered to be in line with the Master's expectations.

Just ...

Even though all these expectations were in line with the Master's, Gu Xiu still couldn't judge the outcome of the current chess game.

The only thing we know is the secret realm of the four sacred beasts.

The ultimate original power was not absorbed by the Three Yuans Sea of ​​Sin, but was absorbed by oneself or others for various reasons.

From this perspective, the Master should be considered to have won most of the battle.

Before Sanyuan Niehai was born, he intercepted the original power that was supposed to be absorbed by Sanyuan Niehai. In a sense, this also weakened the power of Sanyuan Niehai in advance.

Can……

Is it really that simple?

Just by intercepting the power in the Three Realms Sea of ​​Sin in advance, can the Three Realms Sea of ​​Sin, which has been silent and sealed for who knows how many years, be weakened?

to be frank.

Gu Xiu was a little skeptical.

Especially after knowing that there were still ancient survivors in the Three Yuans Sea of ​​Sin, Gu Xiu was even less sure that he could influence the Three Yuans Sea of ​​Sin just by relying on this.

"perhaps……"

"This last secret realm will be the key to ultimately determining the outcome of this chess game."

"Or..."

"Is this Immortal Staircase I'm facing right now the key?"

Gu Xiu's thoughts flashed through his mind at this moment, and he vaguely felt that he had grasped something. While he was thinking about it, Gu Xiu suddenly noticed that in front of the last closed door, a tiny crack appeared at some point.

It is stealing the spiritual energy of this place bit by bit.

This is……

what?