Chapter 1663: Chapter 896: Surprise Attack
Then let me ask, how can someone who doesn’t cherish their own life save more lives? Someone who values their own life would never sacrifice themselves for others. Only when both oneself and others survive is the most wise principle.
However, humans are emotional creatures, and perhaps one day, in a fleeting thought, one might sacrifice their life to save others; this is not impossible, but it’s a minor righteousness, not a great one. True righteousness is preserving oneself while rescuing others; only from such a thought can everyone truly survive. Only through self-rescue can you rescue others. If you die, how can you save anyone?
Listening to Su Liqian’s words, Lin Feng smiled faintly and said to her: "I didn’t expect there would be someone who would give up their life for a magical treasure. No matter how good a magical treasure is, it’s just an external object. Miss Su, why place such value on it? If one day you can no longer protect it, please do cherish your life and discard the treasure."
"Although a magical treasure is an external object, it holds the essence of our sect, so forgive me, I must protect it at all costs and cannot discard it."
Faced with Su Liqian’s stubbornness, Lin Feng no longer insisted, yet Su Liqian explained:
"A thousand years ago, among the Six Realms, five Soul Devices appeared; the Heavenly Wood Bell was one of them. It is said these five Soul Devices belonged to a single owner who infused his lifetime cultivation technique into them. If one gathers all five Soul Devices, they can obtain the mysterious person’s cultivation technique inheritance. If the Evil Path acquires them, the world will surely fall into great catastrophe."
Lin Feng was startled, so this was the truth. No wonder the mysterious person fought to the death with Wu Fa, unwilling to leave despite risking his life; it turned out to be for collecting Soul Devices to obtain the cultivation technique inheritance. This way, the Desolate Realm would again stir up a bloody storm in the Human Realm, possibly even destroying it.
Lin Feng felt a pang of shame, realizing he had misjudged Su Liqian. It was for her sense of righteousness that she was so unyieldingly stubborn. Faced with such noble righteousness, how could Lin Feng force her?
Everyone has their choices and thoughts in their hearts. Only by following their own way of life can they step into a brand-new world, forming the diversity of the world.
In the universe, there is no absolute Righteous Path, only people absolutely adhering to it.
Su Liqian is such a person; before her great righteousness, her own life is always sacrificable. Therefore, Su Liqian is destined to head towards an end because of it, though Lin Feng doesn’t know when that end might come.
The two gazed at the sky here, chatting about many things. There was no attention from others, no danger from the Six Realms. Only Lin Feng and Su Liqian existed in this lush, vibrant world. Watching flowers bloom and fall, seeing time pass, witnessing centuries of worldly changes and human progress. From then to now, they have arrived at the crossroads of fate, the intricate world forgotten by the dream of life’s origin.
It’s uncertain how much time passed, with the faint twilight and pale clouds. The azure sky had already sunk into darkness; the ocean’s blue would no longer stain the sky. All they could do was wait until tomorrow, awaiting the return of light.
Lin Feng wasn’t sure if he could wait until then, for that tomorrow. It all seemed so distant, almost hopeless, with little chance of realization.
At this moment, the Innate Spiritual Seed sensed Lin Feng’s dissatisfaction and started telling him a story:
"A thousand years ago, there was a hero who led the Human Realm to resist the invaders, these invaders being the strongest and fiercest armies among the Six Realms. Despite their ferocity, he led the Human Realm out of hardship, repelling all the strong enemies. But just as he thought it was all over, he received a challenge, a challenge from the mastermind behind these armies. The reason for the challenge was because he was the only one who could be his opponent, the only one who could kill him. The hero did not fail in his mission, slaying the villain, but ultimately died in depression."
A thousand-year nightmare, a thousand-year destiny. The story told by the Innate Spiritual Seed was poignant, leaving one deeply moved.
After hearing it, Lin Feng felt as if he had lived through thousands of reincarnations. Suddenly, a stream of light illuminated the sky with the power to engulf the earth; it turned out to be a Fire Stone launched from the catapult. The Fire Stone carried a potent Fire Force, exceeding all power sources, nearly tenfold, as it bombarded the Giant Tree People’s territory.
"Boss, the Giant Tree People’s territory is so good, the spiritual power here is so pure; our’ Natural Heaven Stone Fire’ is so abundant in such an environment, it’s practically one for ten."
The speaker was a figure in black; his restrained aura identified him as an assassin from the Desolate Realm. At this time, they were leading their assassin group, probing the depths of the Giant Tree People. Once the investigation was clear, the army of a hundred thousand from the Desolate Realm could swiftly take it down, using it as a foothold to attack the Human Realm, which would be perfect.
The Desolate Army aimed to attack the Giant Tree People because of the black-clad leader’s ambition. He coveted the revival power of the Bihua Spirit Pond Water, intending to use its infinite life source power to enhance himself, make himself younger, stronger, even immortal. Therefore, he persuaded the Desolate Realm commander to abandon the attack on Peace City, first capturing the Giant Tree People’s territory as a support base, thus realizing the plan to occupy the entire Human Realm.
