Chapter 116: A Stone

Fire, the raging fire in the sky eventually engulfed a large platform in front of me, enveloping the black-robed people.

The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning, and the corpse-refiners were even able to emit a howl that seemed like that of a beast… Master Hui stood at the edge of the fire, like a true god of war, guarding the exit and preventing the black-robed people engulfed by the fire from rushing over…

Wu Liyu stopped his technique, his face showing a hint of smugness. He looked at my master and said, “Isn’t my Wu family’s fire-starting technique good?”

My master snorted, shook his head, and said seriously, “Where is the Wu lineage? You’re confused again.”

“You…” Wu Liyu was so angry that he was speechless. Over there, the woman he called his little sister was still using the storm technique. The wind helped the fire, and the fire became more intense. Many of the black-robed people gradually lost their voices. I had to admit that Wu Liyu and his little sister’s combination of this move was actually very powerful. Even in my prime, I was definitely several points short of their power.

“Don’t be angry, we shouldn’t be divided into the Li and Wu lineages. Strictly speaking, we are all sons of Kunlun. However, the ancestors of our lineage still have human nature, but those of your lineage don’t… So…” The master didn’t say anything else, but just looked at the place where the fire spread, a little dazed.

Wu Liyu let out a sigh.

Sons of Kunlun? Should we all be considered sons of Kunlun? This is a bit of a novel idea. I seem to have heard it somewhere before… But I didn’t think about it too deeply. With the help of Uncle Chen, I quietly recovered.

I still remember what my master said, that he wanted me to fight with him because the main character here has not yet appeared… As for the main character, who else could it be but that god?

The rain gradually stopped, and in the midst of the drizzle, there was no longer a single black-robed figure in motion. These undead were eventually swallowed up by the fire.

As for the green-robed man, how could he possibly stand up to the various high-level ghosts summoned by the master? They all scattered, and those who didn’t were naturally devoured by the ghosts… This magic is also very cruel. This time I discovered that the master didn’t hold back at all.

Uncle Chen was still massaging me, but in the middle of it he gave me some powdered medicine to drink. The medicine had a very familiar taste, because before, Brother Chengxin had also made this kind of medicine, but the main ingredient was ginseng essence!

This familiar smell? Uncle Chen also got this thing that goes against the heavens?

The powder mixed with saliva was swallowed into my stomach. After the specially prepared powder slipped into my stomach, it raised a warm energy that filled my body. Before I could ask anything, I heard my master suddenly speak to me in a very experienced tone.

“Sanwa, do you think that Master didn’t hold back this time? He killed so many people in one go?”

“Master… there must be a reason. Because you once told me that leaving a way out for everything is the greatest kindness, and I dare not forget that.” I was silent for a long time before I could reply to my master like this. For many years, this has been my guiding principle, so how could I dare forget it?

“Yes, you always have to leave a way out for others and for yourself… Sometimes, it’s for the greater good! Do you understand? Sometimes, when you clean up here, you’re leaving a way out for all living things. I find that it’s a huge challenge to figure out how to leave a way out for others in one’s life.” Master’s voice was a bit emotional.

“What do you mean?” I didn’t understand why leaving a margin would cause the master to feel so strongly.

“There is no perfection in this world. If one always wants to be perfect, that is the greatest cruelty. Because a heart that is not settled will not only betray the Buddha, but also betray the people around you, and in the end, you will betray yourself. Chengyi… I only regret that I was too extreme back then. I taught you the kindness of leaving a margin, but I didn’t teach you that sometimes decisiveness is also a kind of kindness. Maybe I didn’t understand this at the time either.” As Master spoke, he unconsciously patted my shoulder.

I was stunned. What had happened to my master that had caused him to have such a deep feeling? But the feeling was so familiar… Just like when I was a child, my master would always use anything that happened in life to teach me a lesson, so that I could understand it more deeply.

“I understand, Master,” I replied to my master, but in my heart I was repeatedly thinking about a sentence. The decisive words my master said should be telling me about a choice in life. If life has reached a point of choice, then it is clear who the one is. The rest should be decisive, not dragging one’s feet and trying to achieve perfection.

The key to choosing is decisiveness!

Is he actually talking about me? I’ve always been a slob, a slovenly character… Or, is he still worried about me now?

I thought to myself, my heart was in turmoil… Maybe it’s because I’ve lost something and then regained it, and I don’t feel safe, so I’m thinking all these crazy thoughts?

The wind suddenly picked up, and the rain that had been falling in the sky turned into a heavy downpour that covered the entire platform.

At this moment, Master stood up, and Uncle Chen stopped massaging me and gently helped me up… In that instant, everyone, led by Master, gathered and stood behind him.

The rain came inexplicably, and for a moment, it was so heavy that people could not open their eyes. My strength had recovered somewhat after Uncle Chen’s short treatment, and at least I didn’t need anyone to help me stand up. Thinking about it, I stood up straight and wiped the rain off my face.

However, I discovered that the rain curtain in the sky was converging in one direction, and then it turned into a water curtain that directly formed a sheet, pouring down on the fire that Wu Liyu had just brought.

Under this water curtain, the fire quickly extinguished, the smoke was still rising, and the ground was covered with corpses… The chaos and desolation after the battle was vividly expressed at this moment. It was against this backdrop that a tall figure in a white robe slowly appeared in our eyes as he climbed the stairs…

The man in the white robe is naturally the so-called god. I believe that this inexplicable rain did not appear out of thin air, but that he used his magic.

He walked at the front, followed by a row of corpse cultivators wearing different black robes. Those high-level corpse cultivators… It turned out that they had disappeared in the chaos and were summoned by the so-called god.

I also noticed a detail: the one walking next to the god was Lin Xiaohua…

Before, after my master appeared, I didn’t pay attention to her. Now, how could she appear next to the god? I found that I was a little confused.

After the fire was extinguished, the pouring rain stopped completely, and there was not even a drizzle. The entire sky changed, becoming the eternal, bright starry sky.

After God stepped onto the platform, he stopped… His white robe was spotless. Did he just disappear to change into a new white robe?

However, I saw that he was holding a stone in his hand that was larger than a brick. The stone was irregular in shape, but just looking at it made me feel dizzy.

“You can’t get out of here. Because, as the owner of this place, I have completely recovered, or do I need to regain some strength to prove something to you?” The voice of the god was not loud at all, but it clearly entered our ears through a distance of 50 meters.

In the meantime, a group of necromancers wearing different black robes suddenly came up the stairs again. The only difference was that each of them was holding a rope with several people in green robes tied to it, like pulling a string of candied fruit.

I can only think of such an adjective.

“Use me or kill me. That is what you must decide. I hope you won’t waste too much of my time.” As he spoke, the man shook his white robe and placed the strange stone in his hand in front of him. Then he sat cross-legged in front of the stone and began to close his eyes and chant…

“Boom,” after the energy of the world here was extracted, it began to gather and flow again… Then, I felt the flow of the river of fate again.

“The key is to grab that stone. Last time, it didn’t work, but this time, it has to work.” The master suddenly spoke.

It turns out that the key to everything is a stone?