CHAPTER 754: 629 EVERYONE IS COMPOSING THEIR OWN DESTINY

Jiang Xuejun ultimately let her Primordial Spirit enter the bottom of the Bowl, entering the blood-drenched heart, and within it, the Heavenly Lust World...

Her mana had already exceeded that of an ordinary Heavenly Immortal by much, but her Primordial Spirit had not achieved Pure Yang, with many yin residues yet to be refined, which gave the Sky Lusting Sect Leader plenty of opportunity to exploit.

If it had been Shi Sheng, since Shi Sheng had cultivated the Yang God, pure and devoid of yin, he would not have been so easily invaded by external demons and would have had a chance to withdraw upon realizing something was amiss; even if trapped inside, at most he would have been confined for a while, and as long as he could stand firm until someone came to his rescue, aside from some loss of Primordial Qi, there would not be too dire consequences.

Although Jiang Xuejun possessed high levels of mana, there were many flaws on her "Moon", which the Sky Lusting Sect Leader took advantage of to quietly merge with her Primordial Spirit.

This merging was silent and unnoticed, as he created a Great Illusion Realm within his own world.

After Jiang Xuejun entered, she saw countless demon monsters around her, rewarding each other in varied forms, and upon seeing Jiang Xuejun, they swarmed to forcibly reward her as well.

Intent on vanquishing demons, she felt invigorated at the sight of the many demon monsters before her and began to slay them wantonly.

The demon monsters multiplied rapidly, emerging endlessly, more and more...

Gradually, she exterminated all the vicious and malevolent Great Demons, followed by the less evil beings from the Left Path, and after these creatures were slain, it was the turn of the Loose Cultivators committing minor evils...

Step by step, it began to involve members of the Mysterious Orthodox Sect, high monks from Buddhism...

The distinction between righteousness and evil is not always black and white, as with good and evil, heroes and villains.

Some good people might occasionally do something wrong, while some bad people might have a moment of conscience and do something good.

There are those within the Demon Cult who do good deeds and those within the Orthodox Sect who commit wrongdoings.

There are those filled with evil who kneel before her to repent, and the upright ones who accuse her of rampant slaughter of the innocent.

When entangled with the various relationships between people, the complexity only multiplies.

Jiang Xuejun, in her killing spree, started to kill those from the Righteous Path; some harbored resentment due to their fellow disciples or relatives and friends being killed, some tried to stop her indiscriminate killing because they could not stand to watch, and some took the position of elders to educate her...

On the spectrum of good and evil, she slaughtered from the extremely wicked to the extremely good until she herself was numb to the killings!

During this time, the Sky Lusting Sect Leader subtly influenced her mood and consciousness, further infiltrating and merging with her bit by bit.

This process took place in her subconscious, and as she killed on, with blood flowing like rivers, far from awakening, she felt increasingly exhilarated!

The corpses she killed piled into a mountain, with the blood flowing down into lakes and seas.

There she stood, between the mountain and sea, basking in the bloody evening breeze tinged by the setting sun, feeling an unprecedented sense of exhilaration.

In the past, when her master Ying Mu was around, she was always constrained by various rules and precepts, forbidding her from doing this and that, making her stay in Miao Zhen Temple; whenever she killed too much outside, she would even be reprimanded.

Now, she could finally indulge her feelings of enmity and rancor, moving from killing because the other party was an Evil Demon to simply killing those she did not like, killing whoever she wanted to kill.

The Sky Lusting Sect Leader also completed his invasion and fusion during this process.

Finally, Jiang Xuejun let out a great roar, splitting the entire world asunder, cleaving the blood-drenched heart in two; after flying out, she cast a Soundless Divine Thunder with a flick of her hand to utterly obliterate it.

Her Primordial Spirit came out from the Bowl and re-entered her own body; upon looking into the Bowl again, the initial dark clouds had vanished.

She looked up at the blue sky and white clouds outside and smiled proudly, "That curse of Evil Skill used by that kid Chen Yan is nothing much after all, and he is even a disciple of Jile Perfected, truly a disgrace."

Then, she murmured to herself, "And what is Li Jingxu worth? Without Heavenly Punishment, would I even bother with him and that Bai Mei brat!"

The former was clearly the will of Jiang Xuejun herself, while the latter belonged to the Sky Lusting Sect Leader.

These two wills did not clash, but surprisingly, they aligned perfectly.

They/She both believed they could judge whether a person deserved to die.

They were also certain that by killing all those they believed deserved death, the entire world would turn into the one they/she had dreamed of.

Taking the Bowl, she went to Stone Tiger Mountain to look for Zhu Youmu and handed over the Bowl to him.

Upon receiving the Bowl and looking inside, Zhu Youmu was immediately startled, "Where is the Sky Lusting Sect Leader inside?"

"I’ve already eliminated him!" Jiang Xuejun replied with a smile.

"You eliminated him? Not even my master managed to do that... They say that demon fears no Heavenly Punishment, that using Buddhist Poluo Divine Flame and Buddha Fire Golden Lamp to burn and refine him for a long time couldn’t destroy him."

"Our sect’s spells have their own unique aspects; our Soundless Divine Thunder is specifically used to exterminate demons," Jiang Xuejun said. "Although the Sky Lusting Sect Leader is formidable, he was merely one-fourth of an incarnation. I used the Divine Maiden Shuttle left by my master to stitch and refine him with a hundred and eight thousand needles, and after refining him in the Soundless Divine Furnace for the duration of cooking a meal, I melted him away."

Zhu Youmu was skeptical but nodded, "Are you sure you’ve completely refined him? Well, that’s good then."

He had special faith in Bai Mei Zen Master, sure that the master’s Buddhist prohibition could seal off the Sky Lusting Sect Leader, who could not possibly go out and harm others on his own. Now that he was gone, he must have been eliminated by Jiang Xuejun.

Looking at Zhu Youmu, Jiang Xuejun regarded him as though he was a piece of fat meat, "Brother Zhu, are you planning to meditate in seclusion here for ten years?"

Zhu Youmu replied somewhat unhappily, "Before leaving, our reverend master instructed me to cultivate in seclusion here for ten years, during which I cannot leave this mountain."

"Perhaps our fathers are a bit too conservative," Jiang Xuejun also complained. "I might as well establish a cave abode here and keep you company."

"That’s not necessary," Zhu Youmu laughed. "After the duel, the mountaintop was blasted away by half, I spend my days chanting Buddist mantras and refining treasures, which is quite dull. The disciples of Emei Sect are currently surrounding Ying Mu at the Nine Ring Mountain, and several Buddhist elders will also rush over there. Why not join in the excitement?"

"Ying Mu? That’s not bad either." Jiang Xuejun said her farewells to Zhu Youmu and turned into a golden light flying toward the Nine Ring Mountain.

After she left, Zhu Youmu, holding the Purple Gold Bowl, turned back toward his cave, only to pause after a few steps, suddenly realizing: He had only asked Jiang Xuejun to help retrieve the bowl, never telling her about the Sky Lusting Sect Leader’s incarnation inside!

Because Bai Mei Zen Master had exerted great effort yet could not destroy the old demon, Zhu Youmu believed this significantly undermined his master’s reputation and did not wish others to know.

He also deeply trusted his master’s Technique Divine Power. If his master could not destroy the Sky Lusting Sect Leader, well and good, but if he could not even seal it, that was impossible.

According to his expectation, Jiang Xuejun would retrieve the bowl and return it to him immediately, believing such a brief time would not present any problems.

Thus, he did not tell Jiang Xuejun about the old demon being sealed inside, only mentioning that it was a direct heirloom from his master and should not fall into outsiders’ hands.

Could it be that, in the decades after Jile Perfected’s Ascension, Jiang had truly increased her effort and possessed a Magical Treasure left by the Perfected, which happened to restrain that demon, thus eliminating him?

But if Jile Perfected really had such means, why didn’t my master directly take the Sky Lusting Sect Leader to her for disposition?

After all, Master even sought help from Tian Meng...

It must be due to the differences between Buddhism and Daoism; Tian Meng is one of our own people in Buddhism, while Jile Perfected is after all from Mysterious Sect...

He recalled Jiang Xuejun’s previous demeanor which showed nothing unusual, yet he still felt uneasy, and quickly settled down to meditate in the east, reflecting back on the scene with his heart power, revealing content that matched exactly what Jiang Xuejun had said...

On the other hand, Shi Sheng was not completely at ease with Chen Yan, especially since Bai Mei Zen Master had made it very clear that the Sky Lusting Sect Leader’s incarnation was sealed within the Purple Gold Bowl.

He trusted in Bai Mei Zen Master’s profound Buddhist Law and believed as long as Chen Yan did not seek his own demise, the Sky Lusting Sect Leader could not escape from the bowl nor cause harm.

But even Bai Mei Zen Master couldn’t eliminate the Sky Lusting Sect Leader’s incarnation completely, leaving it as a potential hazard next to Chen Yan.

Nonetheless, Shi Sheng sensed that Chen Yan instinctively wanted to distance himself from Shi Sheng and his master Shi Feiyang, as if with an innate resistance.

Shi Sheng also had his pride; since the other didn’t seem willing to befriend him, why should he embarrass himself by insisting on closeness, not only belittling himself but also his master’s status?

He had silently used the Circulation God Technique to predict the future before leaving Stone Tiger Mountain, determining that Chen Yan would not face danger and could smoothly cultivate for a long while without any tribulations.

There seemed to be a hidden major tribulation, but it was actively taken away by someone...

Well then, be it!

His main purpose for this trip had been twofold: one, as instructed by his master, to deliver a message to the half-monastic nun, and the other, to rescue Chen Yan from the hands of the Demon Witch. Anything else would be a bonus—he would do well if he could, and let it be otherwise. Chen Yan already regained his past life’s memory, and with a thousand years combined cultivation time, he could handle his affairs without needing Shi Sheng’s guidance.

I’m not his father, after all!

Heading back to the South Sea alone, Shi Sheng received a Light Splitting and Gas Transformation message from Shi Feiyang halfway through, displaying an image out of thin air with Shi Feiyang sitting within. Shi Sheng hurried to pay respects.

Shi Feiyang told him, "I am well aware of what has happened on your side. Some will indeed seek their own destruction. Misfortune comes not from external forces but from within themselves. If their own teachers cannot control them, there’s no need for you to worry. Everyone is writing their own destiny; just focus on doing well yourself."

Only then did Shi Sheng breathe a sigh of relief, still worried for Chen Yan, "My own calculations showed his future looks good, one of his destined calamities has even been taken by someone..."

"That’s right, because he was not greedy for the treasure of Bai Mei Zen Master’s Buddhism, he avoided a calamitous tribulation that could have been fatal. However, without that bowl, he will struggle during his future Demon Tribulation. Fortunately, he has strong roots and resilience from his previous life, if he survives, he will find smooth sailing ahead, unless he leaves his seclusion and actively seeks trouble, like seeking revenge on Zhu Youmu or the sort..."

Shi Feiyang then recounted his experiences during his trip to Central Earth, clearing up several of Shi Sheng’s confusions, and went on, "The standoff at Ying Mu’s location will release the Secret Demon Divine Shuttle before long. Although I sent your senior brother Lin to find the Sand Child, You Tan the Old Nun saw through it and interfered, possibly bringing a great calamity. You’ll have to make a trip. Once there, go directly to Ying Mu and persuade her to turn back while there is still time, inviting her to visit South Sea as a guest..."