Chapter 1698 - 1297: Breaking Desire (2)
Chapter 1698: Chapter 1297: Breaking Desire (2)
In Mu Kexian’s true memory, Mu Kexian never matched against Silver Stage Wolf King, and the sect experts stationed there did not arrive so late, it was Zi Yue who altered the dream memory, intensifying the fear.
Faced with a powerful demon beast far stronger than himself, Mu Kexian was still able to suppress his fear and confront the opponent directly. It was precisely this reason that allowed the sect experts to arrive and end this dream.
If the fear led to abandoning resistance or fleeing, then the "sect experts" would never arrive, and Mu Kexian would forever be subdued by fear, captured by fear, and dominated by Zi Yue!
Mu Kexian passed another trial.
Amidst fear, everything rapidly shattered, followed by Mu Kexian entering the next Desire Dream...
Zi Yue extracted intensely emotional scenes from Mu Kexian’s memory, transferring the refined emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and fear obtained from others onto Mu Kexian.
Mu Kexian truly lives up to someone who has mastered the Path of Indifference. Even when faced with emotions amplified by Zi Yue’s manipulation to dozens of times more intense than the memory, he still held onto his heart and broke through each Desire Dream.
Just when Zi Yue thought this technique might hardly affect the resilient-minded Mu Kexian, the scene shifted to decades ago...
Below Qunyu Mountain, at the border of Chu Kingdom, by a small river beside a roadside temple.
A woman placed a bamboo basket on the ground, glanced toward the direction of the temple a few times, then got up and walked away in another direction.
Mu Kexian, still swaddled in a blanket, opened his eyes, gazing at the departing figure of the woman.
Although that figure was clothed in only a simple robe, she stood gracefully, with an immortal bearing, seemingly holding a longsword, her silhouette clearly distinguished from ordinary women.
However, the opponent was exceptionally resolute; after putting down Mu Kexian, she left, never looking back, step by step heading into the distance...
This fragment of memory, even Mu Kexian himself doesn’t remember, but existed as a memory shard in the subconscious due to what he saw and felt.
Mu Kexian was picked up and adopted by a Daoist from the temple since childhood, only having heard that he was found by the river from the Daoist who adopted him over the years.
Now, dreaming back to this moment, witnessing the scene for himself, a surge of sorrow, disappointment, and anger rose uncontrollably in Mu Kexian’s heart, eventually, all emotions converted into a strong hatred filling his chest!
Mu Kexian wanted to see clearly who that woman was in front of him who abandoned him, caused him to be an orphan from the time he could remember, what she looked like, and why she left him!
One thought sparked in Mu Kexian’s mind, miraculously freeing him from the fabric wrapping his body, he stood up from the cradle and stepped forward, chasing after the woman...
Even though Mu Kexian knew subconsciously that he should stay where he was, not letting hatred drive his body forward.
Yet this freshly born intense hatred, due to the accumulation of decades of real time, instantly transformed into an obsession, driving Mu Kexian to surpass reason and follow step by step.
Mu Kexian’s tiny feet moved exceptionally fast, bringing him closer and closer to the woman.
In no time, Mu Kexian ran behind the woman, reached out his tender little hand towards the hem of her simple robe, wanting to grab hold and see who she really is...
At this moment, a string of teardrops slipped down from the front, shining crystal-clear under the sunlight.
"Drip, drop..."
Mu Kexian looked at the tears splattering onto the ground from in front of the woman, slightly startled, his hand reaching for the robe halted as well.
Meanwhile, the woman ahead also stopped in her tracks, the pair stood in silence, one before the other.
"Hmm?"
Observing the dream, Zi Yue raised an eyebrow, according to her investigations, this memory fragment shouldn’t include what was happening now, what’s going on?
Zi Yue’s eyes coldly glinted, intending to project divine thought to infiltrate the woman’s body for control.
Unexpectedly though, the woman had an overwhelming emotional energy guarding her, blocking Zi Yue out!
"What is going on?!"
Zi Yue never expected the character summoned from retrospection actually seemed to have independent consciousness, able even to interfere with her!
The woman was indeed someone from Mu Kexian’s memory, existing in the past’s time and space, now unsure whether dead or alive, yet responding to Mu Kexian’s actions that shouldn’t have existed at this moment?
Zhui Yue knitted her brows, finding this rather perplexing.
In the dream, Mu Kexian gazed intensely at the back ahead, drawing closer again and raising his hand to grab the other, wishing to see who she truly was, what she really looked like, how much it differed from the image he imagined growing up.
Suddenly, Mu Kexian noticed the frosty white sword sheath peeking from under the longsword the woman was holding.
’Is this...Qing Shuang Sword?’
In an instant, like thunder exploding in his heart, Mu Kexian instantly understood the woman’s identity.
Lin Emei once said Qing Shuang Sword originally wasn’t hers but was left by her senior sister.
Countless thoughts flashed continually like a lantern carousel, Mu Kexian’s pupils shook, having grasped the person’s identity, more questions to ask, more resentment rose from his heart.
But...
"I’ve finally met you, Ke Xian."
Like a spring water in a secluded valley or listening to snow before the door, an unfamiliar familiar voice resonated deeply from Mu Kexian’s soul.
With just a few words, though seemingly saying nothing, they were filled with intense affection, reluctance, guilt, and... profound tenderness.
All of Mu Kexian’s erupting questions and hatred instantly halted and dissipated in the warmth and loving words.
After speaking this greeting-like sentence, the woman seemed to be concerned about Mu Kexian’s reaction, even the fingers gripping the longsword in her arms tightened unbeknownst, revealing anxiety in her heart.
Yet, in the next moment, the woman felt two warm little hands embracing her right leg.
"Tap, tap, tap..."
Tiny crystalline teardrops flowed down her cheeks, falling one by one in front of Mu Kexian.
"Are you crying?" Mu Kexian asked.
"No." The woman shook her head, a brilliant smile appearing on her tear-stained face, "I’m very happy...Thank you, Ke Xian."
Mu Kexian showed no expression, merely tightened his grip a bit more.
The woman further cherished the warmth at her feet, then drew Qing Shuang Sword, swinging it as she said, "Farewell, dear child."
Mu Kexian seemed to understand something, trying harder to hold onto her.
With a flash of sword light, the Desire Dream split and shattered on the spot.
And in front of Mu Kexian, the woman dispersed like frost and snow within the dream. Before the Qing Shuang Sword vanished, it transformed into a beam of white light entering Mu Kexian’s divine thought...
Mu Kexian’s divine thought abruptly opened its eyes, completely breaking free from Zi Yue’s Desire Dream magic.
Not only this, whether due to Zi Yue’s Desire Dream baptism or a reconciliation with certain emotions in the subconscious.
Mu Kexian’s Supreme Forget Emotion Technique unexpectedly advanced further, the Taiqing Power around the body surged momentarily and broke through to the Eighth Stage at that moment.
The Spirit Platform’s Taiqing Power grew stronger, a brighter mystic light descended, recoiling some of the intense purple light surrounding the divine thought.
However, relying solely on this, naturally couldn’t drive Zi Yue out of the Sea of Consciousness.
"Unexpected, truly unexpected, this proficiency exists...The Path of Indifference is truly miraculous, Mu Kexian, you really have extraordinary talent!"
Zi Yue smiled with glimmering violet moon-like eyes, not foreseeing this transformation.
The Desire Dream not only failed to erode Mu Kexian, but it also led her to break through the Eighth Stage?
Heh, truly somewhat troublesome~
Mu Kexian configured the seal technique, wielding the freshly advanced Supreme Forget Emotion Power, he spoke coldly, "You can destroy my body, but I will not yield to you."
Zi Yue heard this, gazing at Mu Kexian in front with a cold determined expression, attempting to reject herself using the Power of Indifference, she laughed "ge ge ge ge."
"Haha, little girl, you’re truly spirited?" After a moment, Zi Yue suddenly sneered, "Mere human says such things before me... You are overly arrogant!"