BookMe Chapter 1167 My True Self
Chapter 1167 My True Self
Faced with the temptation of the three treasures, Qin Yu was really shaken.
A voice kept telling him that these treasures were not fictional, but real. As long as he chose one, Qin Yu could take it away.
Blood dripped from his clenched fists. Qin Yu clenched his hands tightly, as if he was fighting against his desire.
Then he suddenly laughed, faintly at first, then louder and louder, until it drowned out the whispers of the treasures.
He stood up shakily, wiped the blood off his face, and his eyes gradually became clear.
"The Rebirth Sutra gave me obsession, the Emperor-killing Blade gave me delusion, and the Chaos Monument took away my true self." He took a step back with each sentence, "You are all flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water - seemingly within reach, but actually out of reach."
The three treasures suddenly trembled violently and emitted a sharp scream, but Qin Yu no longer looked at them. Instead, he stared at his bloody hands: "True power is never in external things."
He recalled every breakthrough he had made on his martial arts path - the pain of tempering his body under the waterfall, the loneliness of sitting for countless years while comprehending the laws, the ecstasy of sudden enlightenment at the critical moment of life and death...
These experiences, not any external things, shaped him. Resurrecting his family could not make up for his regrets, but would only trap him in the past. The power brought by the Emperor's Blade would eventually backfire. What was the point of the truth of the Chaos Monument if it came at the cost of losing himself?
“My Word is in My Heart”
Qin Yu took a deep breath and actively closed his five senses. He stopped looking at those tempting treasures and stopped listening to the bewitching whispers. He put all his mind into his Dantian.
Gradually, the vibrations of the three treasures faded from his perception, and were replaced by the sound of the spiritual power in his body surging like a river.
When he opened his eyes again, the three demon pillars were already covered with cracks, and the brilliance of the treasures was rapidly dimming.
Qin Yu watched all this calmly, without any more waves in his heart. He knew that he had passed the real test - not the ability to resist temptation, but the wisdom to recognize his true heart.
"External things are external things after all," Qin Yu said softly. This sentence was like a key that opened some invisible shackles. "Everything depends on yourself."
As the last word fell, the three demon pillars collapsed, and the treasure turned into a stream of light and dissipated in the void.
The stone platform under Qin Yu's feet began to sink, but at this moment, he was smiling, and his eyes were shining with a light brighter than any treasure - that was the clarity after enlightenment, the truth after breaking through the illusion.
In the endless fall, darkness gradually swallowed up everything, but Qin Yu knew that the true light was rising in his heart!
……
The darkness dissipated, and Qin Yu found himself standing in a void - no sky, no earth, no enemies, and no treasures.
Only a deep and ancient voice came from the endless void - "Qin Yu, why do you practice?"
This voice did not come from the outside world, but resounded directly through his soul, as if he was questioning himself.
Qin Yu was silent. He recalled his experiences along the way. When he was young, he had mediocre talent and was looked down upon. Later, with the help of the Taichu Seal, he practiced hard day and night just to prove that he was not a waste.
Later, he embarked on the path of martial arts, and was pushed forward by fate. He experienced life and death, killed powerful enemies, and came to where he is today step by step.
Every time you overcome a difficulty or obstacle, you will be involved in a greater danger. Everything is arranged by fate.
He wanted power, wanted to become stronger, wanted...
"I started practicing just to avoid being bullied," Qin Yu whispered.
"What now?" the voice continued.
"Now..." Qin Yu's eyes were deep, "I want to control my own destiny"
"If you were given unlimited power, what would you do?"
Qin Yu was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled
"I will not devour all living things in order to attain transcendence like the High King did."
"I will not start a war for eternity like the Demon Emperor did."
"Power is only a means, not an end"
"I practice not to become the supreme being, but to--"
'True freedom'
His voice was firm, without any hesitation.
The void was silent for a moment
Then, the voice sounded again, but with a hint of complexity -
"Freedom... is such a luxury"
"But, are you sure?"
"If I give you a chance to become the new Demon Emperor, or even surpass the Demon Emperor, would you refuse it?"
Qin Yu's eyes were calm: "If the price is to become another prisoner, then I don't need this power."
As soon as the words fell——“BOOM!!!”
The entire illusion suddenly shattered!
In the void, a vague figure slowly condensed.
It was a man in a gray robe, his face was blurry, only his eyes were emitting gray light.
The Lord of Silence comes in person!
"Qin Yu..."
"You are very interesting"
His voice was ancient and vicissitudes of life, as if it had spanned billions of years.
"For countless years, there are very few people who can reach this point."
"And you are the first person who can reject the power of the Demon Emperor..."
"Perhaps... this has something to do with the fact that you are not a demon."
Qin Yu was exposed to the threat of death by the Lord of Destruction.
But Qin Yu stared at him, without fear, only calmness: "Lord Jiemie, you and the Demon Emperor have been trapped here for billions of years, what are you seeking?"
The Lord of Destruction was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Freedom? Transcendence? Eternity?"
“Perhaps, even I have forgotten.”
"But today, your answer...has given me another possibility."
"No wonder the Demon Emperor also took a fancy to you."
His figure gradually disappeared, and only a voice remained: "Qin Yu, the Demon Emperor is waiting for you at the throne of the Imperial Palace..."
The illusion completely collapsed
Qin Yu opened his eyes and found himself standing in front of an ancient dark palace, a palace made of the remains of countless worlds.
"This is the real Demon Emperor Palace!"
He has passed the last level!
……
A huge black palace made of the remains of countless worlds, each brick and stone is a broken star core.
Qin Yu was pulled by an invisible force and floated across eighteen blood-colored galaxies, passed through the stone statue of the demon god, and arrived in front of the gate of the entire palace.
Looking at the magnificent palace in front of him, Qin Yu hesitated.
"Go, go and face your destiny." The voice of Jiemie Tianzun came from my mind again.
Qin Yu lowered his head slightly, his breathing became rapid. He had fought bloody battles all the way, all for this final moment.
But now that the Imperial Palace was in front of him, Qin Yu's mind went blank.
What would he say to the Demon Emperor? What would he ask for? He had already obtained the original demon blood that saved the little witch, and it seemed that he had nothing to ask for.
The only problem that has not been resolved is the war between humans and demons, but how can the Demon Emperor listen to me and stop the war?
Moreover, his identity had already been exposed, but the Demon Emperor had not harmed him. What was the reason behind this?