Chapter 175: Before the Battle

“The war will be decided? Will the entire Snow Mountain Sect be involved?” I asked this question subconsciously. In fact, what I wanted to ask was, will all of my friends and teachers participate in this war?

I didn’t have time to think about why I thought of my teachers and my friends. It was obviously Chen Chengyi… I just heard that the war was going to be decided, and I subconsciously started to worry about them… Although I didn’t want to admit it, and although I didn’t have the courage to see them, I had to say that these 20 days were the most peaceful 20 days I had ever had.

In the Snow Mountain, I have only been practicing meditation to prepare for the upcoming war… In these 20 days, I don’t have to worry about this or that as I used to… because I know that the people I care about and the people I love are all living in a safe environment, living a peaceful life, or practicing meditation…

But now this balance is about to be broken…

“Nature will not be exhausted by the Snow Mountain Sect. I have said that too many cultivators will die, which will violate the third iron rule. At that time, the forces on our side, including the Snow Mountain Sect, will send out their true elites… Of course, your Li Sect will participate in the battle in full force, because you will be the key to this battle… and the people around you will also fight.” Elder Qiu said to me.

“Then people like Huigen, Ruoxue and Ruyue… are all related to my Li lineage. They are not the key to this battle, so why should they fight?” I couldn’t help but ask.

At this time, I clearly knew that I was Chen Chengyi. I knew very well that I was… naturally existing, and my tone became hurried.

Elder Qi looked at me meaningfully and said, “Master, you don’t see it, but at this time I find that you are actually concerned about everyone.”

“Why shouldn’t I care?” I frowned lightly. At this time, my will and that of the Taoist disciple were in chaos. For a moment, I couldn’t even tell myself who I really was.

Of course you should care. I was worried about your state of mind these days… Master, don’t you understand that this is also the beginning of the great era? No one knows what will happen in the great era… But according to the calculations of the several elders of the Snow Mountain sect, the great era is an era of new blood replacing old blood. This era needs heroes, and it also needs pillars… You people who are related to this have sprung up… and are inextricably linked to the great era. In this great battle, none of you can escape… Moreover, avoiding the great battle is…” Elder Qiu said this with a somewhat heavy expression.

“What is it?” I frowned in confusion. To be honest, I never thought of myself as a hero. I still have selfish desires. If I can, I want to keep as many of the people I love safe… and I can stand out and take on all this myself. This is my selfishness.

“It’s a death sentence!” Elder Qiu made up his mind and said this to me.

I froze for a moment… Yes, the pulse of fate is profound and deep, and sometimes you have to believe in the results they calculate… But in it, the pulse of fate is not omnipotent. Fate divination is originally the most rebellious thing. Depending on the size of the divination, the price paid is different.

I got an answer that I would die in a fatal situation, which is the most severe consequence. As for how I would die, it is not important… I believe that the elders of the Xueshan lineage, even if they guard the Xueshan lineage’s life-pulse talisman and the Tongtian disk, would not spend a huge price to calculate it. At that time, how would the cultivators related to us who avoided the war die?

I took a deep breath and found that I had no choice but to look at Elder Qiu and say, “What if we go to war?”

“If you fight, there will be a chance of survival, and it will be a Nirvana situation. Some elders have calculated that after the baptism of the war, your group will become part of the true mainstay. As for what Nirvana is, this cannot be answered… In order to get a little hint, one of the elders even spewed three mouthfuls of blood, which shows that this is a taboo.” Elder Qi answered me truthfully.

At this moment, I suddenly had a moment of blankness in my mind. When I came to my senses again, my heart suddenly became calm… No matter how many tributaries there are in fate, there are some places where fate cannot be changed by tributaries. It is like a river, no matter how many tributaries there are, there are places that it must flow through… This is the inevitable fate.

Since fate is inevitable, all those related to me in the Snow Mountain Line must fight in the war… So why not accept fate honestly?

“That’s it then,” I said calmly.

Elder Qi looked at me strangely. In fact, I knew what had just happened. It was Chen Chengyi who had returned… He had… My emotions were complex, but I naturally wouldn’t show them in front of Elder Qi, so I still looked calm.

As for him, he must be surprised at my sudden change of attitude, but I won’t explain this kind of thing, so I don’t think he will ask me anything.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Elder Qiu sighed and said, “Actually, Master… I’m presumptuous to call you Chengyi. Don’t you know the people around you? Even if there is no such a deadly situation, they will definitely participate in this battle… For so many years, you have gone through life and death together. This time, will they not go with you to face it?”

I stood silently in the wind… memories of Chen Chengyi were flickering. It seemed that this life was really different from the last life… In the last life, I also had many senior and junior brothers and sisters… but they were just casual acquaintances, and I couldn’t say that I had a deep sense of brotherhood.

Of course, if something happened, out of the bonds of brotherhood, as long as it was a righteous thing, I would definitely help… But this kind of life and death together, I found that I might really not be able to do it.

Is this kind of bond good or bad? I began to think about this question… In my previous life, I would have thought that all emotions were a burden.

“It’s a little cool. Let’s go down. I know what you’re talking about… If things go well, we’ll talk again in three days.” I turned my head, squinted at the warm sun again, and then said softly to Elder Qiu, “I’m leaving this platform.”

Elder Qi sighed, but the sound was eventually blown away by the strong wind on the platform… Was he sighing for me? And what was there to sigh about?

Time passed by without me noticing it… In the practice of the ancient well, three days passed in a flash.

I basically no longer have a concept of time… I just know that during this period of concentrated training… my strength has improved, and I have gained a deeper understanding of several of the strange Li-style secret arts, and even deduced some of them.

This kind of deduction is for a deeper understanding of the art. In fact, I have always believed that the teaching of an art is only the foundation. As long as you understand the art thoroughly, an art can be infinitely varied.

The secret arts of the Old Li lineage… are truly shocking. Compared to the secret arts taught by the Master, they are even more profound… I couldn’t help but be a little lost in thought. From Chen Chengyi’s memories, I knew that Old Li had attained enlightenment in Kunlun. What exactly is Kunlun? I once thought it was the world I lived in…

In my reverie, the door to the small cave I was in was pushed open… I thought it was Elder Qiu again, bringing me food and clothing… but when I turned around, I saw the old headmaster.

“I can feel your aura. You must have gained a lot in these days, right?” The old master looked at me and asked lightly.

I nodded, and there was no need to deny it.

“Very good, you are indeed a genius that we cannot match.” As he spoke, the old master put down the plate in his hand. As usual, there were several stew pots on it, plus some pills.

“You know who I am?” I asked, picking up the stew pot.

“I probably know, too. Chen Chengyi’s previous life was that of a Taoist priest. Xin Yan accidentally told me about it. You have a life as a Taoist priest. It’s not hard to calculate.” The old master is an unusually open person.

I didn’t say anything, just quietly eating and drinking… It was also because of these precious medicinal herbs that my cultivation could progress as quickly as it did.

“It is probably also the will of heaven. Things have gone very smoothly, and three days later, we did indeed get the news we wanted. This time, you should leave the mountain… As the head of the sect, you should be present for the arrangements for this battle.” The old sect leader looked at me and said.

It had been three days already? I had no reason to refuse the old master’s request, so I just nodded.

In my heart, a sense of danger had already filled my mind, and my spiritual awareness began to take effect. The battle was indeed approaching.