Chapter 385: Chapter 215: Senior Sister and Junior Sister Comfort Each Other with True Hearts
You Su is not fond of killing.
Recalling the feeling of taking a life for the first time, he had thrust the sword ruthlessly into Mr. Ling’s chest, feeling the blade slicing through each muscle fiber, with the gushing blood serving as the best lubricant.
It was a sensation somewhat akin yet utterly different from chopping pork with a cleaver, a feeling that was both terrifying and thrilling.
At this moment, looking at the withered old man with protruding eyes and twitching tongue, You Su felt even more clearly a life slipping away in his hands.
But he did not feel remorse.
You Su has always been highly adaptable, a habit fostered by his upbringing. He cares little for others’ kindness or malice towards him, as he doesn’t put others in his eyes nor expects them to do so.
Yet for those who threaten his loved ones, he would turn into a vengeful demon.
So it was with Mr. Ling, so it was with Mr. Liou, and so it was with this masked man.
If it were only his own life in danger, You Su might hesitate before personally bearing the consequence of taking a Void Realm Venerable’s life.
But if anyone threatened Ji Lingruo and others’ lives, then You Su had no choice but to find a way to ensure their demise.
A ghostly light flickered in You Su’s dark pupils as he felt an extraordinary strength in his arms, as if all the Power of Tai Sui had accumulated in the muscles of his hands, venting out the pain just suffered.
The First Elder watched everything indifferently, Venerable Su Yin finally suffocated to death, but stared at the old man with wide open eyes.
The First Elder remembered seeing Venerable Su Yin for the first time when he was just the most proud talent of his generation in the Qiming Sect and how he himself, as a Guest Elder, gave him a few pointers, which he revered.
This young man, once full of hope for the immortal path, had died reluctantly before his eyes after exhausting his efforts.
You Su also withdrew his hand, his pupils regaining clarity.
The First Elder bent down and personally closed Venerable Su Yin’s eyes.
"The changes in the immortal path are vast, I too am not immortal. But before eradicating all evil, I cannot die. Go with peace; when the Five Continents are restored to their rightful order, I will join you."
The First Elder shook his head and sighed lightly, delivering eulogy for Venerable Su Yin’s passing.
After finishing, the elder seemed even older, lamenting to himself that he might truly have aged, growing so sentimental after a kill.
"A Spirit Platform Realm dares to kill a Void Realm, you’re indeed the first in the Five Continents."
The First Elder scrutinized You Su, whose face remained calm and unrippled.
"Killing a ghost mite was my token for the Exorcism Bureau, and this is my token for you, First Elder."
The First Elder was slightly taken aback by these words, his eyes flashing sharply, not like looking at someone colluding with evil, but at a rare piece of gold.
You Su was no fool; for the First Elder to have beaten Venerable Su Yin in such a way couldn’t have been to vent for him but to hide the secret of Tai Sui within him.
Only by choosing to personally bear the consequence of killing a Void Realm Venerable could it represent the courage to board the same ship as the First Elder.
In the eyes of this elder who single-mindedly purged evil, everything was merely a tool for getting rid of evil. He didn’t care where Tai Sui belonged, only if it was useful.
And a Divine Son possessing the Power of Tai Sui was clearly a unique and perfect tool.
"Do you think I am cold-blooded?" The First Elder suddenly asked.
You Su silently shook his head.
"The cold-blooded ones are them."
"Them?" The First Elder frowned, "What do you know?"
You Su hesitated for a moment before telling the origin of Tai Sui to the First Elder.
As recounted by his junior sister, Tai Sui is a tragic product of artificially corrupting the Innate Purity body completely to evil.
He expressed sympathy for Tai Sui’s ordeal, but that didn’t mean he would easily forgive the harm it had once caused his junior sister.
"The evil has eroded the Heavenly Dao for thousands of years, how could it have nurtured such a defying entity as Tai Sui?"
The First Elder’s eyes revealed compassion, as if heartbroken by the monstrous cruelty of the perpetrators.
"But that’s no reason to use innocent people as vessels."
You Su harbors no goodwill towards the Celestial Revelation Divine Mountain, considering no real difference among them; if one mountain could commit such inhumane acts, who is to say the others are pure?
"Do you think it was the Celestial Revelation Divine Mountain that did all this?" The First Elder countered.
"Wasn’t it?"
"You Su, I hope you remember this, the Divine Mountain is the most prestigious and sacred existence, do not question it lightly." The First Elder, always patient with You Su, suddenly turned grave, "If the Divine Mountain knew the origin of Tai Sui, do you think they would foolishly search here for it? No matter what, such a scandal being exposed would result in a widespread annihilation across the Five Continents."
"If not the Celestial Revelation Divine Mountain, then who?"
"The nurturing of Tai Sui must be the work of some sect internally, possibly a secret action of a few. It was by a chance of fate and circumstances that Tai Sui ended up as a tribute at the Ancestral Temple of Immortals."
"In that case, we should inform the Celestial Revelation Divine Mountain to root out these hidden tumors!" You Su exclaimed with indignation.
"Are you in a hurry to die? You just killed Venerable Su Yin, are you ready to announce it to the world?" The First Elder gave You Su a deep look, "More than an excess sense of justice, the only thing you need to do is survive, because only by living can you become the greatest justice in this world. No organization is free of dissenters, even the Exorcism Bureau is continually infiltrated by those who believe in evil. Revealing yourself too soon will lead you to a point of no return."
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