This immortal was clearly ordinary, yet he was unusually confident.

After this series of events, everyone understood that they had encountered a true immortal.

For ordinary people, spiritual practitioners are indeed something they can only look up to but never reach.

"Hey, I've run into a celestial being! I'll definitely tell Ah Xiu all about it when I get back, she'll be so envious!" Zhou Quan suddenly grinned.

"We were lucky, otherwise we would have been in grave danger. It's a pity about Fugui and Qiangzi..." Old Wang sighed softly, expressing his regret.

The excitement of encountering the immortal subsided instantly, replaced by a sense of melancholy.

"To be honest, it's me, Wu, who dragged everyone down, since Qin Ming came for me!"

After a period of rest and recuperation, Wu Dang finally regained some of his strength. With the enlightenment he had just gained, he showed signs of a potential breakthrough.

He was already seriously injured when he entered the mountain god temple, and even fainted for a time. By the time he realized someone had entered, it was too late to warn them.

“Master Wu, there’s no need to blame yourself. It’s all fate! But how did you come to have a grudge against such a monster?” Old Wang advised.

Old Wang changed his address. According to rumors, the Sword Demon was a madman who had lost his humanity and killed indiscriminately, but what he saw now was not like that.

Furthermore, if the Sword Demon is truly the kind of person described in the rumors, why would the immortal save him?

Not only did they save him, they also taught him swordsmanship!

Thinking of this, Old Wang couldn't help but feel a little envious. This was the destiny of immortality, but unfortunately, it had nothing to do with him.

Suddenly, a thought struck him: if Wu Dang were to become the disciple of that person one day, he would be an immortal!

If we befriend them now, won't we be blessed with divine favor in the future?

Old Wang, being worldly-wise, then asked:

"Now it seems the rumors outside are probably untrue, right?"

Wu Dang was immediately lost in memories, memories that were too painful for him to recall.

He glanced at Qin Ming's corpse at his feet. Now that his great revenge had been achieved, he felt much more at ease.

He and Qin Ming were actually fellow disciples. Qin Ming was adopted by the Wu family at a young age, and the two practiced martial arts together, becoming as close as brothers.

However, Wu Dang's aptitude is indeed extremely high, far surpassing Qin Ming in every aspect.

Wu Dang never looked down on Qin Ming; on the contrary, he often encouraged and helped him.

Qin Ming didn't think that way; he always felt that Wu Dang was just pitying him.

Not only that, he also harbored resentment towards the martial arts instructors, feeling that because of their social status, they taught Wu Dang everything they knew, but kept their knowledge to themselves when it came to him.

The years Wu Dang spent traveling were the happiest time for Qin Ming.

Because it was only then that people gradually began to take him seriously.

It just so happened that a wealthy family in Yongning City wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Wu family, and the person chosen by the Wu family at that time was Qin Ming. The head of the family trusted him very much and once intended to have him change his surname.

Although Qin Ming is not of Wu family blood, he manages many of the Wu family's businesses.

Because Wu Dang was obsessed with martial arts and had no interest in this.

Qin Ming had actually met that young lady once before, and he fell in love with her at first sight.

Qin Ming never expected that the person he would marry would be her. Upon hearing the news, he was overjoyed and felt that it was destiny.

But just then, Wu Dang returned!

At this time, Wu Dang had reached marriageable age, and his family intended to arrange a marriage for him.

Wu Dang felt guilty for causing his parents worry and fear during his years of traveling, so he agreed.

But fate is full of such coincidences. About a year ago, the young lady was traveling with her father back to their ancestral home when they encountered danger on the way. She was rescued by Wu Dang, who happened to be passing by – a classic hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario.

Of course, if the hero were ugly, there probably wouldn't be any romantic stories.

Wu Dang was handsome, had an extraordinary demeanor, and was highly skilled in martial arts; the young lady immediately fell in love with him.

Unfortunately, Wu Dang did not leave behind his name or origin, and despite her painstaking search, she found nothing.

Two days before the engagement, Wu Dang was strolling around the city when he unexpectedly encountered him.

Only then did the young lady realize that the person she had been searching for was actually in the Wu family, with whom she was about to be married.

So she chose Wu Dang without hesitation, and the Wu family also felt that Wu Dang was more suitable. As for Qin Ming, he was naturally disappointed.

When Wu Dang found out, he was in a dilemma. On the one hand, a gentleman does not take what others cherish, and on the other hand, he and the young lady were mutually in love.

Since engagement requires the consent of both parties, and the other party insisted on choosing Wu Dang, the Wu family had no choice but to go along with it.

Wu Dang felt very guilty about this, feeling that he owed Qin Ming something, but feelings really couldn't be forced, and he made up his mind to make it up to Qin Ming in the future.

On the day of Wu Dang's wedding, Qin Ming left quietly, leaving only a letter saying that he would make the Wu family pay the price in the future.

Wu Dang thought this was just an angry outburst, a lament about the unpredictability of life, that the two people who had been as close as brothers since childhood had come to this point.

The following years were the happiest time for Wu Dang. His wife was virtuous and dignified, his daughter was playful and cute, and his swordsmanship improved to a higher level, even earning him the reputation of "the number one swordsman of Cangyue".

Good things in this world don't last; colorful clouds easily disperse, and glass is fragile!

Several years later, Qin Ming really did return!

On a dark and stormy night, someone in the Wu family suddenly turned into a monster, biting anyone in sight, and those bitten also turned into monsters.

One pass ten, ten pass a hundred.

To protect his wife and children, Wu Dang could only tearfully raise his sword against his own people.

Even so, more and more people are turning into monsters!

After these people turned into monsters, their speed and strength increased. Most importantly, these monsters were his people just a moment ago!

Therefore, even though Wu Dang's swordsmanship had reached a high level, it was still quite difficult for him to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, his wife was slashed by the monster's claws, and the daughter in her arms was not spared either!

Seeing his wife and daughter injured, Wu Dang finally went berserk, drawing his sword without hesitation, and one monster after another fell before him.

"Wu Lang, if He'er and I turn into monsters, promise me you'll kill... us!"

……

Wu Dang's body trembled slightly, and his voice choked as he said:

"Then...then they turned into monsters...my He'er was only five years old at the time!"

"Only after everyone had died by my sword did Qin Ming appear, and then he asked me a question."

"What did you ask?" Zhou Quan asked.

The traveling merchants looked at Wu Dang with pity, unable to imagine the immense suffering this great hero had endured.

Wu Dang sneered, as if mimicking Qin Ming's tone at the time:

How does it feel to destroy everything you have with your own hands?

Everyone clenched their fists, indignantly shouting their curses:

"Qin Ming's conscience has been eaten by dogs!"

"You are worse than pigs and dogs!"

"Die well!"

Wu Dang calmed himself down and continued:

"I charged at Qin Ming like a madman, but he had gone through something strange during the years he was gone, and I was no match for him at all."

--But he didn't kill me. Instead, he tortured me in this way. And there's something strange about it: when a person who has become a monster is killed, he will turn back into a normal person.

"So, I became that ruthless and cruel 'Sword Demon' who killed countless people!"