Regarding the inexplicable insane behavior of the Blood Demon, Lin Daozi was long accustomed to it. Upon activating the arena defense array and stepping forth from the halo, he glared at the other party with cold eyes and said fiercely: "Do you know what the person you tried to unite with and kill has to do with me?"
"I know! Your first generation Child of Origin's inheritance method, the chosen twin stars either have a blood relationship or a romantic relationship." Facing Lin Daozi's anger, which was on the verge of eruption with no outlet, Nero responded with his usual playful and dismissive demeanor.
"That's good! I currently have no chance to find trouble with your companion, so the pain he inflicted on my sister will be temporarily repaid by you."
Upon hearing this, Nero rolled his eyes, raised his head, spread his hands and replied with mockery: "So this is your weakness, Lin Daozi you're like this, and that Pei Yan is the same, family, friendship, just a slight touch and you all jump like cats with bristled fur, ha ha ha ha."
As he spoke, Nero disinterestedly used his little finger to dig in his ear and disdainfully said: "As for Pei Yan targeting my teammate, do you really think it's just for your sister? Isn't it because he saw that his Investigation Hall teammate's ability fell into my companion's hands? Clearly possessing top-notch strength, yet bound by these useless emotions, people like you who can't be single-minded will never reach the heights expected by your teacher. If similar situations occurred with any of us in the Blood Demon, as long as it wasn't a teacher's order or organizational interest, we wouldn't even frown."
Nero circled around Lin Daozi, boasting, "You can consider us heartless, but I believe this is the awareness of being a strong person. Because once we step onto the path of cultivation, there is no return; we must completely sever ties with our former selves. Life and death have their fate, not expecting others to save us, and not being burdened by others is the destination of cultivators! You still don't understand this, tangled in your children's emotions. Ha ha ha, I thought people from the Daoist Realm had cultivated for the longest time, you should be the one who sees this point most clearly, but it seems after associating with those mad monkeys from the Investigation Hall, you Daoist Realm people have fallen!"
These taunts left Lin Daozi temporarily unable to refute; what Nero said was not only a consensus among cultivators in the Daoist Realm but was universal across several major planes. The dull cultivation journey of cultivators and their far longer lifespan compared to ordinary people made the familial ties among mortals become optional and even obstacles.
However, Xiaorou is different, she is my sister! My last family member, the one who went through the toughest times with me, depending on each other until the teacher found and took us as disciples. I should... I should...
"You should scold him!" Amidst Lin Daozi's hesitation whether to refute the other party's statement, a voice from offstage interrupted his thoughts.
Nero looked up at the man who was leaning against the protective shield shouting, his eyes squinting, and his heart could not help but become angry, again that damned guy!
Di Xin intentionally said those provocative words when taking the stage to incite that conflict, all to create chaos to cover his minor actions of infiltrating original energy into the emotionally stirred Lin Daozi. He had already seized the flaw in Lin Daozi's words, guiding it step by step to destroy his Dao Heart, nearly achieving the first step success, but at the critical moment, that person disrupted the plan again.
The person whom Nero hated enough to gnash his teeth was naturally Pei Yan, who looked displeased and yelled loudly. Lin Junzhao within him saw through Nero's minor actions but did not reveal them, Pei Yan also did not see through them, his voice was merely due to extreme dissatisfaction from being caught up again incidentally and was an act of venting.
"I say, what Nero said about you is absolutely right. You started doubting your life and yourself just because of a few words of incorrect reasoning, saying you're speechless in return! Standing there like a block of wood, letting him point fingers and teach you a lesson, what does he count as? Your sister's head was nearly smashed open, yet you remained indifferent! Coming up with that serious attitude saying it has nothing to do with you, you cannot be bound by emotions, you must cultivate the Dao Heart single-mindedly, pfft! Is this even human talk? Oh, after all my hard training to see you bully my family and rub dirt on my neck, and I can't even talk back. Not cultivating means being bullied, cultivating still means being bullied, why cultivate at all! Let me tell you, if you swallow this anger, you won't even be a man, let alone a cultivator."
Pei Yan slapped the arena defense array as he delivered his rude lecture, immediately causing laughter throughout the crowd, with many heroes loudly cheering in agreement with his statements.
"Cultivation? What is cultivation for? Is it solely for longevity? Then you might as well be a long-living turtle king. Isn't the reason for cultivation just to live unrestrained in this world as you please? Unable to live the way you want, and still have the face to call yourself a strong person! Saying others can't see through it, have you seen through how much? Being strict with oneself, with a pure heart and fewer desires is a means of cultivation, not an end! The Hell Demon God hooks up left and right all day, having over a hundred sons and daughters, and I haven'tโฆ um~ um~!"
As Pei Yan's words became nonsensical, Gu Shenghui quickly stepped forward to cover his mouth in fear, realizing that exposing a significant shortcoming of the original body in such a public place was indeed inappropriate, he shrank his neck and looked around.
"Hahaha! Well said! Cultivation is for living as one pleases, and I haven't wasted conferring you as Prince, these words resonate deeply with me, continue with what I've done." The Demon God's hearty laughter echoed in the venue, and the question posed at the end made Gu Shenghui, who covered Pei Yan's mouth, break out in a cold sweat.
"Ah! Having over a hundred sons and daughters didn't affect his wise and heroic management of the Hell Plane!" Pei Yan changed his tone into playful flattery.
"Quick change!" The Demon God cursed quietly in the private box, accepting a dessert passed by Xila while reclining back in his chair to watch the drama again.
Pei Yan's chaotic shouting not only disrupted Nero's prearranged plan but also freed Lin Daozi from his previous self-doubting state.
In hindsight, he realized his abnormality at this moment, even if Nero's words were correct, under such circumstances, based on his usual mentality cultivation, he should never have wavered in response to his brief words. Recalling his previous state and then connecting it to his sister's affected scene, Lin Daozi's mind instantly cleared, starting to adjust his original energy to examine himself.
A moment later, after identifying the issue, Lin Daozi raised his head, looked at Nero with hatred, and said: "Slinking around really is a common tactic for you Blood Demons!"
