飘零影音

Arc 15: Heavenly Secret Realm | Chapter 277: Shixiong Is Enchanted

Xu Ziqing looked into Yun Lie’s eyes. Although they were pitch black, they reflected the image of a young man in green clothes, which was himself. Suddenly, his tense heart relaxed a little. Even if his Shixiong no longer remembered him, and though he had not harmed him, it seemed there was no fundamental change inside. There was no need to show too much distress, which would only seem out of place. Thinking this, Xu Ziqing felt at ease and smiled slightly, “Shixiong, I am your junior, Xu Ziqing. Even if you do not remember me, I will always remember you.”

Yun Lie tilted his head slightly, a look of confusion in his eyes, “Name?”

Xu Ziqing smiled and said, “I am Xu Ziqing. I have known Shixiong for over ten years, and we have rarely been apart. Even though we are now in this desolate place, seeing Shixiong again brings me comfort.”

He had said so much, and Yun Lie only frowned slightly, “Ziqing?”

Xu Ziqing nodded, “Yes, Shixiong.”

Only then did Yun Lie withdraw his hand, “You are well.”1很好, very well, is often used in chinese greetings It’s like saying greetings/nice to meet you.

Xu Ziqing smiled, “Shixiong is well too.” At this point, he realized that his usually stoic Shixiong was now showing some emotions. Though the fluctuations were still very subtle compared to ordinary people, Xu Ziqing, who had known his Shixiong for years, could tell that his Shixiong’s emotions were indeed different from before. Could it be due to… the influence of the Seven Emotions Demonic Flower?

Xu Ziqing looked up and indeed saw a dark red petal hidden among Yun Lie’s pitch-black hair, emitting a faint, almost imperceptible glow.

No wonder…

After finally determining that his Shixiong was not in danger, Xu Ziqing was able to calm down and analyze the situation.

The Seven Emotions Demonic Flower, as recorded in ancient texts, is also known as the “Seven Emotions and Six Desires Flower.”

The flower has forty-nine petals and blooms once every 4,900 years. It wilts forty-nine hours after blooming. Initially, the flower opens like blood, and after several cycles, it turns dark red, becoming the Seven Emotions Demonic Flower King.

This flower is rare and extraordinary in the world. It is a type of demonic flower formed from the aggregation of the seven emotions and six desires. Its growing location is unpredictable, but whenever it appears, the surrounding area is filled with extremely pure demonic energy. Over time, it can even form demonic crystals, creating a natural demonic land.

For those who practice demonic cultivation, this flower is a supreme tonic.

After consuming the petals of the Seven Emotions Demonic Flower, a demonic cultivator can significantly enhance their demonic power and refine their inner impurities, achieving pure demonic power. Some even cultivate a Supreme Demonic Body. The effects vary for each individual, and cannot all be listed.

Undoubtedly, it is said that any demonic cultivator who encounters this flower will eventually become a formidable figure in the demonic path, stirring up great upheavals in the Nine Thousand Worlds and accomplishing earth-shaking feats, becoming a top-tier expert in the demonic path!

However, if a cultivator of the righteous path encounters the Seven Emotions Demonic Flower, the outcome is often different.

They might be invaded by the demonic flower and become a mindless, demonic being; or they might completely fall into demonic path cultivation, abandoning their immortality; or even if they do fall into demonic cultivation, their demonic power might be ineffective, leaving them with their immortal path techniques and unable to advance in either path, resulting in a lifetime of stagnation until death, turning into a pile of yellow earth.

The best outcome is extremely rare.

If the immortal cultivator has extraordinary willpower and endures the demonic transformation for forty-nine days, they might have the chance to awaken their immortal path will during the heart demon invasion phase, transforming from demonic to immortal, with their physical body becoming a blend of both immortal and demonic.

If that happens, it is not a calamity but an opportunity.

Xu Ziqing had full confidence in his Shixiong, and thus, he believed this must be an opportunity for his Shixiong.

Thinking of this, he looked again at the dark red petals in Yun Lie’s hair and couldn’t help but smile.

His Shixiong, usually so stern, looked quite endearing with the flower petals in his hair.

However, despite his knowledge from ancient texts, Xu Ziqing’s cultivation level was still a bit low, and he couldn’t fully discern Yun Lie’s current condition.

What his Shixiong was going through was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

Yun Lie’s cultivation in Ruthless Killing Swordsmanship is based on freezing the seven emotions. One must first invoke the seven emotions to form a core, and then the seven emotions are frozen again, unaffected by external factors, ultimately leading to ascension.

The Seven Emotions Demonic Flower is a rare phenomenon in the world. Although it lacks spiritual intelligence, its faint will despises those who are devoid of emotions and heart.

Thus, if a cultivator of the immortal path, who practices emotionless, heartless, or forgetful paths and does not engage with the seven emotions and six desires, encounters this flower, it will instantly invade them and release all seven emotions and six desires.

It is easy to imagine that the seven emotions and six desires would suddenly overwhelm a person who has eradicated their emotions and is accustomed. This is akin to spilling ink on a blank sheet of paper. The surge of emotions would bombard their sea of consciousness, causing it to be shattered and fragmented.

Therefore, cultivators of this type of immortal path often face the first outcome: the complete loss of sanity, or even a violent outbreak, becoming a demonic being who indulges in desires and recognizes no kin.

Such demonic beings, once they emerge, are invariably hunted down by both the immortal and demonic paths until they are utterly destroyed.

Yun Lie, who has frozen his emotions, is naturally hated by the demonic flower. As soon as he arrived, a petal immediately detached and adhered to him.

The seven emotions were instantly triggered, plunging him into demonic madness.

Especially since Yun Lie practices the ultimate killing sword path and has slaughtered countless beings in his past, he requires more killing to advance further and perfect his killing path. His demonic thoughts have long been buried deep within his heart. However, with the freezing of emotions, these demonic thoughts remained suppressed. His strong and resilient will had kept them at bay.

Now that the demonic flower has released these thoughts, once he absorbs all the flower’s essence, his killing intent will dominate his consciousness, turning him into a crazed demonic being controlled by the desire for slaughter—similar to those who practice this sword path but have failed to find the “one emotion,” thus unable to form a core.

Fortunately, Xu Ziqing followed him.

Even though Yun Lie had lost recognition of everyone after falling into demonic madness, Xu Ziqing was the one who had once invoked his emotions to help him form a core, making him different from everyone else.

He was the only person Yun Lie felt somewhat familiar with and couldn’t bring himself to harm.

In other words, Yun Lie’s situation differed from those who had completely eradicated their emotions. He had once invoked the seven emotions, and they were all present, but only frozen under the killing intent, which was why his emotions had remained dormant.

However, this “one emotion” was deeply rooted. If it lasted long enough, it would eventually be replaced by killing desire, but as long as this “one emotion” existed, it would suppress the killing desire.

The two brothers stood facing each other, Xu Ziqing smiling warmly and gently.

Although Yun Lie had no memory, the awakened seven emotions influenced his actions.

After a while, Xu Ziqing gave a soft “Oh.”

It turned out that the dark red petals on Yun Lie’s head was gradually flowing into his body like liquid.

Xu Ziqing thought that perhaps Shixiong was continuously operating his techniques and refining the demonic flower petals while standing here. He then said, “Shixiong, I don’t know where this place is, and it may not be suitable to stay for long. If you need anything, don’t hesitate to ask me.” After a pause, he added, “I will meditate here and wait for you.”

Yun Lie seemed to think for a moment and nodded, “Alright.” After saying this, he turned and used some technique, appearing several meters away at the Seven Emotions Demonic Flower.

Seeing his Shixiong sitting and meditating, his eyes closed as if nothing had changed, Xu Ziqing felt reassured and began to observe his surroundings.

This place was very bright, in stark contrast to the demonic land where his Shixiong was. It was filled with spiritual energy, and a faint scent of lotus was in the air.

Lotus scent?

Xu Ziqing turned and walked quickly.

In the cold jade pool, the dense lotus leaves almost completely covered it. As he approached, the coldness grew more intense, filling the air with icy cold, and creating a profound chill in his lungs.

At the same time, it made him feel increasingly clear-headed.

Finally reaching the edge of the pool, Xu Ziqing looked down and saw a pair of lotus flowers growing together.

This pair of lotuses was much smaller than the one he had seen in the white jade pool, but the spiritual energy they emitted was incomparable.

He still remembered how he and his Shixiong had been pulled away by the sudden power of the previous pair of lotuses, leading them here… He wondered if the white jade pool was a place of transportation. And what connection did this pair of lotuses have with the other pair?

After thinking for a while, Xu Ziqing squatted down to observe closely.

At a closer look, he was inevitably astonished.

Cultivators have excellent memory power. Xu Ziqing had previously studied the pair of lotus flowers in the white jade pool in detail. However, upon closely examining this smaller pair of lotuses, he realized that the two pairs of lotuses were actually identical.

It should be noted that in this world, no two things are completely the same. If something appears identical, it can only mean one possibility—the two pairs of lotuses were originally the same pair.

Xu Ziqing shifted his gaze back to the cold jade pool and sighed softly.

Indeed, they were the same pair.

The form of this cold jade pool was identical to that of the white jade pool. This strongly suggested that the pool above was merely a projection of the cold jade pool.

As for how the projection was created and made to look so realistic, it was probably a formation set up by the Luofu Zhenren.

At this point, Xu Ziqing grew even more curious about Luofu Zhenren.

If the Zhenren had intended to find a successor and set up this illusionary formation, could it also be a test? Or perhaps…

If Xu Ziqing’s conjecture was correct, the white jade pool and the pair of lotuses were likely part of a teleportation array. The small beast carrying the inheritance crystal must have been deliberately sent to the array’s location. When a destined person obtained the inheritance crystal, it would naturally activate the formation and transport them here.

This place was filled with pure spiritual energy, far superior to the outside world, making it an excellent cultivation spot for those who obtained the inheritance. The cold jade pool was also likely a precious treasure. Moreover, the pair of lotuses seemed to be highly spiritual, presumably left by the Luofu Zhenren and would be useful to future generations.

However, if Xu Ziqing’s guess was correct, the Seven Emotions Demonic Flower should not have appeared here.

Even a nascent soul stage cultivator, unless they carried extremely precious Buddhist treasures, could not withstand the invasion of such a rare flower. And the Luofu Zhenren desired successor would likely be at most at the nascent soul stage.

Furthermore, Xu Ziqing vaguely remembered that the inheritance crystal had not followed him in but was left outside. This seemed to contradict his previous guess.

Xu Ziqing pondered but could not understand.

If the Luofu Zhenren was genuinely seeking a successor, the Seven Emotions Demonic Flower should not exist. If the Zhenren had other plans, there would be no need to design such a detailed arrangement or leave so many treasures and challenges.

The conflicting details were indeed perplexing.

At this moment, a burst of wild laughter suddenly echoed from the void.

Translator: Lynn

Translator’s Note:

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