LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 1444 Karma
"Brother Zhou, you have failed me and my great uncle!"
An indistinct roar came from the mummy's mouth. Its voice sounded shrill and harsh, as if it came from hell.
Zhou Yiqiao's heart trembled, and he immediately swung his sword to chop at the mummy's neck.
However, the sharp sword made of true energy did not hurt the mummy at all, but instead angered it.
The mummy suddenly stretched out its skinny right arm and wrapped around Zhou Yiqiao tighter and tighter, but it was just a close-range provocation and never hurt Zhou Yiqiao at all.
"Is this illusion non-aggressive and limited to testing the intruder's integrity?"
Zhou Yiqiao looked at "Zhao Lexin" who did not take any further steps, and a bold idea came to his mind.
He carefully put away his sword, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and began to try to communicate with this illusion.
"Zhao Lexin, I know you have resentment in your heart, but if you want to use this method to disturb my mind, I advise you to give up as soon as possible!"
"Zhao Lexin" seemed to have his secrets exposed. His body trembled twice, then he regained his strength, let out a sharp cry from his hoarse throat, and approached Zhou Yiqiao again, wanting to take over his body.
However, this time, Zhou Yiqiao was prepared. He snorted coldly, his eyes widened, and a powerful mental force swept out, instantly defeating the mummy's soul and reducing it to ashes.
This phantom looked powerful, but it did not even last for a quarter of an hour before being completely defeated by Zhou Yiqiao.
"call!"
Zhou Yiqiao let out a long sigh and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He thought it was over, but he didn't expect the scene in front of him to change. It was a new scene!
On a desolate island, He Yunxi looked at Zhou Yiqiao sadly, with resentment and unwillingness intertwined on his face. He looked at Zhou Yiqiao with resentment and asked.
"Brother Zhou, why did you abandon me?"
Zhou Yiqiao was stunned at first, then he sneered.
"It never ends. Do you really think I'm made of clay?"
After saying that, Zhou Yiqiao pierced He Yunxi's chest with a sword.
However, what was strange was that He Yunxi did not bleed, not even a drop of blood fell.
"Brother Zhou, you have such a cruel heart."
He Yunxi tightly grasped the spiritual sword on his chest with both hands and questioned in a shrill voice.
"I'm so crazy about you, but you treat me like this!"
Zhou Yiqiao sneered, exerted force, and directly drew out the spiritual sword.
The next moment, He Yunxi collapsed with a loud bang.
"I said, except for immortality, nothing can hold me back."
As soon as he finished speaking, the phantom in front of him dissipated again, transforming into spiritual power floating between heaven and earth, floating around Zhou Yiqiao's body, and brewing again.
For a period of time afterwards, the environment in front of Zhou Yiqiao changed again and again. Starting from Zhao Lexin, all the people who had a deep connection with him along the way appeared in front of him.
Perhaps Zhou Yiqiao really had a heart of stone. Facing these phantoms, he did not hesitate at all and took direct action to defeat them each time.
However, as Zhou Yiqiao continued to move forward, a hint of doubt gradually arose in his heart.
When the fantasies of Luo Ziyan and others were shattered by him, the scene once again returned to the Kuangsha Sect and Zhao Lexin.
The familiar scene reappeared in front of Zhou Yiqiao. Zhao Lexin walked slowly from the high platform, constantly questioning Zhou Yiqiao why he abandoned him.
Zhou Yiqiao frowned slightly, finally realizing that he was caught in a strange cycle.
The mummy transformed by "Zhao Lexin" once again entangled Zhou Yiqiao, but this time, Zhou Yiqiao's attention was no longer on it.
"Most of the people who have died at my hands since practicing, are they all here?"
Zhou Yiqiao used his spiritual power to cut off the arm that was getting tighter and tighter, thinking secretly in his heart.
"What exactly does this illusion want to test me on?"
Zhou Yiqiao stood there, looking around. He didn't know how long he was silent. At a certain moment, a flash of enlightenment suddenly arose in his heart.
"I understand now. This illusion is not trying to use these dying people to test my character, but to use them to test my understanding of the cycle of cause and effect!"
Zhou Yiqiao thought to himself that he had finally figured out the real purpose of this illusion.
The so-called cycle of cause and effect means that you reap what you sow.
If a practitioner fails to understand this principle, he or she will easily be disturbed by external things and fall into endless karma, unable to extricate themselves.
The reason why Zhao Lexin and others appear repeatedly is not because Xuantian Secret Realm wants to use them to make Zhou Yiqiao develop inner demons, but because they want to check whether there are any flaws in his heart.
Many people seem to have clear minds, but in fact they are just numb after deceiving themselves. Once they encounter a real test, those ignored causes and effects will come like a flood and completely defeat the person.
These causes and effects have long been transformed into a kind of obsession rooted in their hearts. Once they encounter a similar environment, it is very easy for them to get lost in it.
"What a wonderful environment! I almost got caught."
Zhou Yiqiao felt relieved and then calmed down to think about how to crack the problem.
"Since the content of the test is related to cause and effect, the solution should be the same."
He looked at "Zhao Lexin" who was twisting constantly in front of him, stroking his chin and thinking.
"Cause and effect cycle, you reap what you sow..."
Zhou Yiqiao muttered to himself, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.
He closed his eyes and began to recall all the good and bad karma he had accumulated along the way.
From Zhao Zhen, his friend of different ages when he was still a nobody, to Zhao Lexin, He Yunxi and others later, to Luo Ziyan and other Void-Refining cultivators who died at his hands some time ago, the resentful illusions of all those who died at his hands appeared in his mind one by one...
Scenes flashed through Zhou Yiqiao's mind and finally stopped on Zhao Lexin.
"The grudges and hatreds between Zhao Lexin and I are the most complicated part of this cause and effect."
Zhou Yiqiao thought to himself.
In order to escape from the Yao Ri Sect, Zhou Yiqiao broke the promise he made to Zhao Zhen before his death, tricked Zhao Lexin into the wilderness, and personally experienced the cause and effect.
Although Zhou Yiqiao has never regretted his decision, cause and effect is cause and effect. The cause and effect that was temporarily suppressed by tough measures finally broke out completely through the Xuantian Secret Realm today.
"In that case, let me solve this biggest cause and effect myself!"
Zhou Yiqiao opened his eyes, looked at the mummy in front of him with burning eyes, and slowly raised the spiritual sword in his hand.
The next moment, he suddenly attacked!
I saw a brilliant golden light piercing through the void, instantly cutting off the arm that was entangled with him, and then it continued to move forward, directly splitting the mummy in two! "
Boom! "
With a loud bang, the two halves of the body exploded and turned into fragments that floated between heaven and earth.
As the mummy disappeared, the environment around Zhou Yiqiao began to change drastically.
The yellow sand finally disappeared, and in its place was a guest room with ordinary decoration.
"Cough! Cough!"
A dying cough suddenly sounded, and Zhou Yiqiao turned around subconsciously, only to see a figure covered in blood struggling to get up from the bed.
"Brother Zhou, why don't you keep your word?"
The figure raised his head, revealing a pale face. Although his voice was weak, there was a hatred in his tone that was difficult to conceal.
"Zhao Zhen."
Zhou Yiqiao recognized the other person at first sight. When he called out the person's identity, he also realized that not only did he fail to sever the cause and effect between him and Zhao Lexin, but he fell into a deeper illusion.
"Is there no way to cut off the cause and effect with strong means......"
Zhou Yiqiao frowned slightly and thought to himself.
Although he had understood the principle of cause and effect and had found his own biggest cause and effect, he had no way to break it.
"Damn it, am I going to be trapped in this illusion and waste these six hours in vain!?"
Zhou Yiqiao thought to himself, a hint of anxiety appearing on his face.
Zhou Yiqiao took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.
"Since strong measures can't solve the problem, maybe I should try another approach."
He turned to Zhao Zhen, looked at the pale and hateful face, and spoke slowly.
"Zhao Zhen, I admit that I broke my promise to you."
"But I had no choice at the time. In order to survive, I had to make a choice."
A hint of complexity flashed across Zhao Zhen's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by hatred.
"Survival? You survived, but you deprived Le Xin of her life!"
Even though he knew that what he saw was just an illusion, Zhou Yiqiao remained silent for a while before finally speaking.
"I don't deny that my actions have caused you harm."
"But I want to know, if it were you, what would you do?"
Zhao Zhen responded immediately without any hesitation.
"Of course, I will abide by the agreement between us and ensure that Le Xin can be safely promoted to an inner disciple of the Yaori Sect!"
Zhou Yiqiao sneered and immediately realized that the thing in front of him was not as powerful as he had imagined.
It’s not that Zhou Yiqiao is arrogant, but if anyone were faced with his situation back then, they would probably make the same choice as him!
"Zhao Zhen, I will still regard you as a cultivator. If that's the case, then you should understand that there is no fairness on the path of cultivation!"
Zhou Yiqiao's voice gradually became cold.
"If you want to gain power, you must pay the price!"
"And all I did was to ensure that my own interests were not harmed!"
Zhao Zhen's phantom seemed to be shaken by Zhou Yiqiao's words, and he couldn't speak again for a while.
Zhou Yiqiao knew that his words had worked, so he quickly continued speaking while the iron was hot.
"Of course, I know that what I did was ultimately against what I promised you."
"I promise you here that after this is over, I will return to Yanzhou, find your remains, and erect a monument for you to comfort your soul."
After hearing his words, Zhao Zhen's eyes widened suddenly, and his astonished gaze fell on Zhou Yiqiao.