nycdaug Chapter 190 Why Must I Sacrifice?
Chapter 190 Why Must I Sacrifice?
"Three days! How could the entire cultivation world be destroyed in three days?!" Xie Wanning slumped into a chair, her eyes filled with despair.
On her way to the black market, Xie Wanning passed through several towns ravaged by the earthquake. Spirit beasts had turned into demons, humans had gone mad, and the ruins buried corpses, spreading despair.
"What do you mean by 'the savior'? Qin Muyang." Xie Wanning looked up and asked, but Qin Muyang avoided her gaze.
Xie Wanning understood that the cultivation world was about to be destroyed by the earthquake, and only she could stop it from happening. However, the consequences would be unbearable.
Both of them were silent.
Qin Muyang was extremely distressed. He had thought that his reunion with Wan Ning would be a pleasant conversation, but who could have imagined that the two of them would be facing a matter of life and death for the cultivation world.
Xie Wanning felt a thought gradually becoming clearer in her mind: the Heavenly Dao was threatening her with the lives of everyone in the cultivation world. And the reason might simply be that she had violated the Heavenly Dao's plan and hadn't continued to be the senior disciple of the Qingyun Sect. This was utterly incomprehensible!
"Wan Ning, all of this is too cruel." Qin Muyang felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
"It's alright, I'll accept the outcome. So, tell me the truth. Qin Muyang, are you going to keep it from me?"
Qin Muyang suddenly looked up, and saw that his eyes flickered slightly, and his tone was very firm: "Wan Ning, no matter what, I will not hide the truth. I, Qin Muyang, hereby establish a heart-demon curse. I will not deceive Xie Wan Ning in any way, and I will not use divination on her. Otherwise, my soul and body will be destroyed."
A golden light flashed, and the Heart Demon Curse was activated.
Xie Wanning's eyes widened as she stepped forward, grabbed Qin Muyang's hand, and asked, "Why did you cast the curse on my heart? It's not that I don't trust you."
Qin Muyang shook his head and said, "It was my fault back then. I used divination to force you to tell the truth, and I wasn't truly honest with you. So, I must make up for my mistake."
"Then tell me, what can I do to save the cultivation world?"
Qin Muyang hesitated for a moment before saying, "It is the Phoenix Seal. The Phoenix needs to offer its power to the border between the human realm and the demon realm, which is the Chaos Sea, to block the outflow of chaotic energy."
Qin Muyang suddenly gripped Xie Wanning's hand, his voice pleading, "Don't go, okay? You'll die."
The Phoenix Seal requires the cultivator to burn out their power. During this process, the cultivator is very likely to be completely destroyed and unable to reincarnate.
Xie Wanning dared not look into Qin Muyang's eyes, which held deep reluctance, longing, and a hint of despair.
She released Qin Muyang's hand, recalling the Twilight Snow Sect, the eight major sects, and everyone she had ever met. She knew she couldn't abandon these people to their fate, and she feared she couldn't grant Qin Muyang's request.
“Qin Muyang, if you were me, you would do the same. We are both cultivators, and neither of us can ignore the survival of the cultivation world. Therefore, I must leave.” Xie Wanning turned around and stopped looking at Qin Muyang.
Qin Muyang suddenly hugged her, and Xie Wanning could feel Qin Muyang trembling all over.
"There are three days left. I have sent out all my men, and they will find a way to keep you alive. Ignore the instructions of the Tower of Destiny; it is merely a tool of Heaven. We should not believe in it."
Xie Wanning turned around and saw Qin Muyang's red eyes. Despite her reluctance, she still managed to break free from Qin Muyang's embrace.
"I know this is a trap set by Heaven. But I have never wanted all living beings to become sacrifices in my struggle against Heaven. I must go to the Sea of Chaos!" Xie Wanning took out a teleportation talisman.
Qin Muyang suddenly pounced and snatched the teleportation talisman.
"No, you can't leave." Only a wooden puppet remained in place.
Xie Wanning had already left. She knew Qin Muyang wouldn't let her go, so she had to find a way to get rid of him.
Qin Muyang picked up the puppet, recalling the time during the sect competition when he first presented it to Xie Wanning. Who could have imagined that the puppet, which had once expressed his feelings, would become the final wave of farewell?
Suddenly, the puppet shattered, leaving behind only a wisp of intoxicating fragrance. The unsuspecting Qin Muyang was immediately knocked unconscious on the spot.
Xie Wanning ultimately couldn't bear to see Qin Muyang involved in her struggle against the Heavenly Dao.
The Sea of Chaos.
"So, you're all waiting for me?" Xie Wanning looked at the leaders and disciples of the eight major sects surrounding the Chaos Sea and gave a pale, weak laugh.
The Chaos Sea is the boundary between the Demon Realm and the Human Realm, and also the origin of the earth's fissures. There is no seawater or life here, only a chaotic mixture of spiritual and demonic energy.
"Xie Wanning, the cultivation world is in imminent danger, and you are the only one who can save it. This is the instruction from the Heavenly Fate Tower, and also the decree of the Goddess," said Zhuge Kuang, the head of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion.
"Senior Sister, I apologize for what happened before, but now the survival of the cultivation world depends on you. Senior Sister, don't let our grudges affect the survival of the cultivation world." Ye Qianqian looked at Xie Wanning, her golden eyes filled with absolute command, not shame.
"Wan Ning, you are the senior disciple of Qingyun Sect, so naturally you should put the survival of the cultivation world first. You are my disciple, don't let me down," Yan Ze said coldly, looking down at Xie Wan Ning with an air of superiority.
"Sister."
Although Song Huai'an and Jiang Ci spoke with reluctance, they dared not go against Yan Ze and Ye Qianqian's wishes.
Everyone was waiting for Xie Wanning to plunge into the sea of chaos and seal the chaotic energy.
Xie Wanning looked around and only when she met Tian Ruochun's gaze did she see Tian's swollen eyes, and Xie Wanning's heart ached a little.
She has been in this world for less than twenty years, experienced nearly a hundred deaths, and finally came back to life, only to be buried in the sea of chaos, her soul scattered.
The suffering she endured went unnoticed by others. Her fate was manipulated by the forces of destiny. She was but dust in this world, battered by fierce winds, yet ultimately destined to return to the earth.
"Xie Wanning, are you ready?" Zhuge Kuang asked.
Xie Wanning chuckled lightly: "Prepare for what? Thinking about dying later, sacrificing yourself to save the entire cultivation world? Sect Leader Zhuge, I'm giving you this opportunity, do you want it?"
"Insolence!" Zhuge Kuang shouted angrily.
The surrounding disciples all stared at Xie Wanning in shock. Isn't sacrificing oneself for the survival of the cultivation world an instinct for a cultivator?
Xie Wanning saw through it all. The so-called life and death of the cultivation world was entirely a game of Heaven's Dao. Heaven's Dao had said it would take ten years to absorb her fortune, but only five years had passed, and the cultivation world was already facing a crisis of survival. This did not conform to Heaven's Dao's plan.
The Heavenly Dao is the controller of the cultivation world. Even if the cultivation world were about to be destroyed, it wouldn't be now. So why are there earth fissures and the emergence of chaotic energy now? Because she, as the female protagonist of the Heavenly Dao's plan, is not following it. She wasn't exploited and bullied as the senior sister of the Qingyun Sect; instead, she became the senior sister of the Muxue Sect, a high-level cultivator. The Heavenly Dao couldn't control her, which is why the disaster came ahead of schedule.
If Xie Wanning jumps into the Chaos Sea, her Phoenix Power will be stripped away, her cultivation will plummet, and she will become nothing more than an obedient puppet.
She is willing to sacrifice her life for the people of the cultivation world, but she is unwilling to watch the Heavenly Dao use the people of the cultivation world to make its own plans.
"Is the Tower of Destiny always right? If the Heavenly Dao and its fairies truly care about all living beings, why don't they personally descend to seal the Chaos Sea? It's clearly their responsibility to protect the cultivation world, so why must I sacrifice myself? Ye Qianqian, as a goddess, do you really believe that stopping the earthquake requires sacrificing me, and there are no other ways? Why can't we use an array to seal it? Why can't we use a magical artifact to suppress it? Ye Qianqian, you possess divine power, yet you don't intervene to stop the disaster. Why is that?"
"Ye Qianqian, the goddess understands the past and present, and knows the will of Heaven. Is there really no other way to stop the destruction of the cultivation world?" Xie Wanning suddenly came in front of Ye Qianqian, grabbed her shoulders and asked.
"Senior Sister, you're not blaming me to escape... Ah! What did you feed me?" Ye Qianqian screamed, as Xie Wanning had just put something in her mouth.
"Gu, a True Word Gu made with phoenix blood. Ye Qianqian, you must have another way to stop the earth from cracking. Tell me, is there?" Xie Wanning shook Ye Qianqian, desperately needing an answer. Ordinary poisons were ineffective against Ye Qianqian, but phoenix blood was effective.
"Yes...no, no." Ye Qianqian, influenced by the Truth Gu, told the truth, but immediately changed her mind.
Xie Wanning frowned and looked up at the sky.
The thunder rumbled, seemingly expressing the wrath of Heaven.
Japan, our battle has only just begun!