Chapter 117

The mountain continued to collapse. From one moment to the next, Qu Zhiwen’s figure also disappeared inside the collapsed tomb. Watching all of this from above, Su Jingmo said: “Haven’t you asked me why I’m so sure you’re not Su Jingyan? Here’s your answer.”

“You must definitely know that Jiang Ping is the reincarnation of Ning Qing, and yet, you’re indifferent to whether he lives or dies. No matter how you look at it, your attitude doesn’t match with Su Jingyan’s at all. Given that Su Jingyan suppressed the public opinion and buried Ning Qing with him, in his own Mausoleum, as if Ning Qing were his Empress.”

With a big smile, Su Jingmo turned to look at ‘Su Weiran’, who was actually called Lin Zuo, and said in a deep voice: “Now that Qu Zhiwen’s issue has been resolved, it’s time to put an end to the dispute between us.”

“You…. Did you say that to Qu Zhiwen on purpose?”

As he nodded, Su Jingmo said: “As long as he chooses Jiang Ping, it means he will beg me for something. Then, I’ll make a deal with him.”

“Is this about Qin Cheng?”

“That’s none of your business.”

“Hahaha, indeed. It has nothing to do with me.” Lin Zuo laughed. “But, what do you mean by a dispute between us? I don’t think I have any hatred for you, it’s just that the Taowu bones shouldn’t exist in this world. It will only bring war and chaos to the world. Besides, the rise of the Xu Dynasty was a serious mistake. When the Taowu bones appeared, they nearly destroyed two important families in history. The Yang Family, who unified the Northern and Southern Dynasties to establish the Sui Dynasty, and the Li Family, who established the Tang Dynasty. The Xu Dynasty never had a place in the Heavenly Book! I’m simply following Heaven’s instructions! Otherwise, Su Jingmo, do you really think that I could just erase over 200 years of history on my own? Do you really think I would be willing to deal with such a filthy matter if I wasn’t pressured into it?!”

“There are thousands of Gods and Immortals in Heaven. But why were you the only one to come down to earth to help establish a Dynasty that you, yourself, said should never have existed in the first place?” Su Jingmo sneered. “If you really are the great hero of the Heavenly Palace that you claimed to be, why are you using Su Jingyan’s body as a shell to live on right now?”

“Inmoral Lin, do you really think that I’m a fool?”

‘ Did the Taowu bones really fall from Heaven for no apparent reason? Of course, it must have been a mistake made by some Immortal. However, the Immortal was already used to living comfortably in the Heavenly Palace, so it took him a long time to figure out what the problem was. By then, the world had already been plunged into chaos for a long time…. ’

“What’s wrong, you can’t go back to Heaven?” Su Jingmo disrespectfully pointed towards the Heavens, and continued: “Since the existence of the Xu Dynasty couldn’t be completely erased, and you haven’t obtained the Taowu bones yet, you cannot return to Heaven. Am I correct?”

“So what if it’s true? The Xu Dynasty can’t appear before the world! Otherwise, the Way of Heaven will become chaotic! And the Human World….”

“What about the Human World?” Su Jingmo snorted. “The words of the Immortals are more impressive than those of Human Beings. Then, let me ask. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties following the Northern and Southern Dynasties is what the Way of Heaven mandates, given that you mentioned that being written in the Heavenly Book, then how can you explain the emergence of the Xu Dynasty? You can’t really see through the so-called ‘Way of Heaven’, so what gave you the right to erase hundreds of years of history?!”

“……”

“You’re using the Way of Heaven as an excuse for your arbitrary actions!” Speaking of this, Su Jingmo couldn’t help but remember what Qin Cheng said to him: ‘ …..What exists, exists. Even if it’s something unknown, it cannot be denied that it existed in this land once…. ’

“In the end, you still haven’t given up, have you? But look at this mountain. The last trace of the Xu Dynasty existing has been utterly destroyed. No matter what you say, you can’t change this fact!” Lin Zuo shouted.

“Who knows?” Su Jingmo looked at Lin Zuo, who no longer had an indifferent demeanor in front of him, and said: “It’s the same as what Xuyun was to you. Will your hatred for him disappear simply because this period of history will be destroyed? I’m afraid you will remember his name for thousands and thousands of years! You will always remember that you, a Superior Immortal, lost to Xuyun!”

“I didn’t lose!” Lin Zuo angrily roared. “I didn’t lose to him! I won! I WON! The last trace of evidence of your existence is now gone! He couldn’t stop me in the end, could he?! In the end, I erased this part of history! No matter how much you struggle, you can’t get rid of the Way of Heaven! Hahahahahaha! Xuyun is dead, he lost to ME!”

“Lost to you? You have been unable to destroy the great formation in this tomb for a thousand years. That’s when you lost. It took him a few decades to build this formation, but it was impossible for you to destroy it even for thousands of years. Don’t you think that means losing?”

“No, no! I managed to erase the Xu Dynasty! No one has known about the existence of this Dynasty for 1600 years!”

“Then why are you in Su Jingyan’s body? Of course, that must be because your Immortal body was destroyed by Xuyun long ago.”

“That’s because he used a forbidden technique of evil arts!”

Not wanting to argue with Lin Zuo, Su Jingmo frowned and said: “Immortal Lin, let’s put this matter aside. I just want to ask you one thing. Back then, when I died on the battlefield in the Northwest, was that also part of your scheme?”

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As soon as Su Jingmo asked this, he found that the man in front of him wasn’t listening to him. Lin Zuo simply repeated the words ‘Xuyun lost’ over and over again, like a madman who had lost his mind. The obsession present in the Immortal’s eyes was even more serious than the obsession in Su Jingmo’s eyes, causing Su Jingmo to realize something.

‘ This person cannot call himself an Immortal. As soon as Lin Zuo felt the slightest jealousy towards Xuyun, he could no longer be considered a Heavenly Palace Immortal. What is the difference between the appearance of this man, and someone who has fallen to the Demonic Path? ’

“You won’t be able to get rid of jealousy like this….”

‘ I’m afraid those so-called ‘Immortals’ in the Heavens have long excluded Lin Zuo from their ranks…. ’

‘ Yet, this poor man is still obsessed with erasing the existence of the Xu Dynasty and bringing the Taowu bones back to the Heavens. ’

Thinking this, Su Jingmo felt that the man in front of him was truly pathetic. Su Jingmo said: “Even if you don’t tell me, I can roughly find out. Back then, in the Northwest battle, I was attacked and caught in an ambush by the enemy. I think you must have been the ‘force’ that contributed to the enemy army. Otherwise, how could so much sand fall, burying thousands of Great Xu’s soldiers under it, suffocating them to death?”

Su Jingmo was also severely injured at the time, so he had no other choice than to withdraw his troops. At the same time, Su Jingyan and Lin Qing took advantage of the situation to join forces, seizing the throne along with the Kingdom while Su Jingmo was away.

“I swore to the thousands of soldiers who died buried in the sand that one day, that I would take your life!”

As soon as Su Jingmo said this, he slowly pulled out the sword from his waist, which was no longer tied to his body. Su Jingmo, who already had good martial arts skills, moved skillfully, making his ghostly figure appear right in front of Lin Zuo as fast as lightning. Without the slightest hesitation, Su Jingmo swung his sword and made a stabbing motion towards Lin Zuo!

However, as soon as the sword blade was about to touch Lin Zuo, with a sneer, Lin Zuo looked down. In that instant, a stone wall almost half a meter thick shot up from the ground, forming a huge shield that protected Lin Zuo from the attack at just the right moment.

“You want to kill me? Xuyun could injure me a little bit, but you, Su Jingmo, are still a mere mortal!”

“Oh? Is that really so?” Su Jingmo laughed. “I’m afraid that the current you cannot compare to the current me.”

Right after, Su Jingmo leapt into the air and manipulated the ghostly qi that was still surrounding his body. Like a storm, the ghostly qi kept gathering, as it attacked Lin Zuo’s ‘body’ again and again!

The air was torn apart in an instant. Strong currents of qi violently swept between Heaven and Earth, provoking a rumbling sound followed by an explosion that could be felt several meters around. When the mountain, which had already completely collapsed, received this powerful impact, a deep crater at least two meters wide was left behind. Due to the impact, the area had been surrounded by dust and smoke, making it completely impossible to see what had happened to the two people who were fighting not long ago.

But from one moment to the next, the loud sound of explosions and crashing continued.

Since there was dust everywhere, Su Jingmo could only sense Lin Zuo’s qi to try and attack him. However, Su Jingmo soon found out that he was unable to detect the Immortal’s qi. As the dust and smoke dispersed, Su Jingmo slowly approached the deep crater, sensing that something was wrong. Su Jingmo should have hit Lin Zuo, but looking towards the crater, Su Jingmo couldn’t see anyone there…. Neither was he able to sense Lin Zuo’s qi.

‘ Could it be that the impact was such that he ended up at the very bottom of the crater? ’

However, without giving Su Jingmo time to explore the crater clearly, a clear and sharp Buddha’s Light came directly at him from the Northwest.

Su Jingmo held his breath, gathered his qi, and flew away from the mountain as fast as he could. Then, he gathered ghostly qi in his hands to block the Buddha’s Light.

But as he blocked this attack that seemed to come from all directions, Su Jingmo was unable to figure out where Lin Zuo actually was. He still wasn’t entirely sure why Lin Zuo was able to use Buddhist techniques, but the only thing Su Jingmo could do was continue dodging the attack, as well as retreating again and again.

But this wasn’t over yet. Although the Buddha’s Light no longer appeared, thousands of arrows abruptly came from the sky, directed at Su Jingmo’s head.

Subconsciously, Su Jingmo looked up, only to witness how dense the rain of arrows was, it even resembled a dark curtain blocking the entire sky! In an instant, the arrows fell like a storm!

This sudden counterattack didn’t give Su Jingmo enough time to think, but his instinct told him to run away in order to dodge the attack. However, just then, Su Jingmo stopped in his tracks. As he looked at the ground, he saw that Qin Cheng was right there, still unconscious!

‘ Lin Zuo lured me here on purpose! ’

Actually, ghosts aren’t afraid of the arrows used by living beings, but the thing was that these arrows were soaked with the qi of an Immortal. Due to this, no matter how powerful the ghost was, it couldn’t be safe after being hit with that kind of arrows, let alone that uncommon amount.

But Su Jingmo couldn’t escape. If he escaped, the arrows would fall on Qin Cheng, killing him immediately. Su Jingmo clenched his teeth tightly, feeling exasperated. However, before leaving the tomb, all of the ghostly qi that Su Jingmo had recovered burst out at once inside his body!

‘ Lin Zuo, you shouldn’t have threatened me with Qin Cheng’s safety! ’

The ghostly qi, like a huge net, poured out from Su Jingmo’s soul body, scattering in all directions to search for any trace of Lin Zuo. It was as if the ghostly qi had a conscience! Su Jingmo then covered Qin Cheng’s body with his own, just before the arrows fell, expanding his ghostly qi to form a small barrier to protect both himself and Qin Cheng.

However, although this small barrier could block the rain of arrows, there were a few that were able to break through it. Due to this, Su Jingmo had no choice, but to use his own body to block them.

A rending pain spread throughout the body of Su Jingmo, who was still protecting Qin Cheng with his body. Su Jingmo stifled a groan, only to find that Qin Cheng, still in a coma, slowly frowned…..

Su Jingmo couldn’t help but laugh lightly. ‘ Even when you’re unconscious, you still care about me? ’ Su Jingmo lowered his head to kiss Qin Cheng’s wrinkled forehead: “I don’t feel any pain. Not at all….”

“Once I get my revenge…. If…if I still have some time left, you can take me to see this new world, alright?”

In his coma, Qin Cheng seemed to hear a very familiar voice. Although he wasn’t able to clearly hear what his loved one had told him, he did understand the ‘alright?’. Therefore, Qin Cheng struggled, even in his unconsciousness, to try to ask Su Jingmo what he had told him. But in the end, Qing Cheng was only able to mutter one word: “Alright….”

‘ It doesn’t matter what you’ve told me, as long as it’s something you want, I’ll make sure to give it to you. I promise…. ’

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