Chapter 589: Chapter 596: Li Cangxu Traveling Outside of the World! (One update)
An internal conflict had truly erupted.
Yang Zhen stood on the clouds, watching as Fang Zhongjian wailed and laughed in hysteria as he fell towards the ground. The Ghost Pill Master was brutally assaulting one of his shadow clones, and shockingly, Li Cangxu was wearing a face of rage, wielding his sword to slash at the Ghost Pill Master.
Splat!
The Ghost Pill Master looked in disbelief as the sword pierced through his chest. He looked back and saw the tip of the sword. Then, he turned around, with a confused face, asking: “Why… why?”
Weren’t you the ones who invited me to compete in pill refining with the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain? Weren’t you the ones who wanted to take control of this operation? Didn’t you…
With a thud, the Ghost Pill Master fell to the ground. He raised his hand in bewilderment. His heart had been pierced, and no matter how powerful his Spirit Soul was, without a body, he was guaranteed to die if there were no special methods to save him!
Fang Zhongjian lay beside the Ghost Pill Master, shocked by the sight of blood pouring from the Master’s chest. There was no color in his face as he looked in disbelief at Li Cangxu in mid-air.
Li Cangxu snorted coldly, his eyes shining like lightning. Without a word, he charged at Fang Zhongjian, his sword buzzed and drops of blood fell.
Splat!
A drop of the Ghost Pill Master’s blood splashed on Fang Zhongjian’s face causing him to jump and scream, hands and legs scrambling towards the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord, crying, “Li Cangxu, you madman, you’ve gone mad. What are you doing? Lord, save me!”
Boom!
Li Cangxu’s sword slashed at the ground beneath Fang Zhongjian and a terrifying sword aura erupted, piercing through Fang’s legs, causing Fang to crawl even faster in fear!
“Li Cangxu, you traitor, have you truly gone mad?”
The Heavenly Spring Saint Lord was furious. With a wave of his hand, a violent wave of energy surged out, instantly enveloping Li Cangxu.
Yang Zhen was stunned. He hadn’t expected the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord’s True Essence to be so profound. The years of the Mahayana Phase peak had indeed made him extraordinary!
However, this level was obviously not enough to kill Li Cangxu, it could be seen that although the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord was furious, he didn’t intend to kill Li Cangxu.
Everyone watched the bizarre scene in front of them in confusion. Li Cangxu had suddenly become furious, he had even attacked the Ghost Pill Master, and he was about to attack Fang Zhongjian next. This kind of rebellion, if it were an ordinary disciple, they would have died many times over before the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord.
Yang Zhen found it extremely interesting. He simply sat on his Great Missing Sword, silently watching Li Cangxu cause a commotion, feeling an impulse to applaud him.
Li Cangxu, alone with his sword, had sword energy swirling behind him and energy waves billowing around him. He stepped out of the overwhelming True Essence, staring intently at Fang Zhongjian.
“Answer me!”
The Heavenly Spring Saint Lord was livid. Doing such an act of rebellion in front of so many people and openly disobeying him. The fact that he did not kill Li Cangxu on the spot was enough to prove how much importance the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord placed on him.
Li Cangxu looked back at the bewildered crowd and raised his gaze to Yang Zhen in the sky, then he burst into laughter. “They say humans are the supreme primates, the most powerful in the universe, but all Cangxu has seen these years are walking corpses, human-shaped beasts that can’t escape their own greed.”
At this point, Li Cangxu suddenly looked up at Yang Zhen and said almost crazily, “Yang Zhen, you and I are the same. Tell me… among these men and women, aren’t they all but ignorant fools?”
Upon hearing these words, everyone’s face changed, glaring angrily at Li Cangxu, even the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord’s face turned pale.
Although Li Cangxu had always been arrogant and dismissive, he had always shown respect for his superiors. Now that he had met Yang Zhen, he had become even crazier. This Yang Zhen is truly toxic.
Yang Zhen watched in fascination as Li Cangxu managed to offend everyone present except him as soon as he started speaking. However, he did not immediately respond to Li Cangxu’s question.
Yang Zhen needed to confirm something!
Indeed, in the midst of everyone’s outrage, Fang Zhongjian screamed and pointed at Li Cangxu, saying, “Li Cangxu, what’s the meaning of this, stepping out of your own little world, no longer a person consumed by vanity? Since ancient times, it has always been so, whether it be greed, sentiment or desire, these are age-old things that exist, this is what truly human is. Don’t you feel stupid?”
“We practitioners follow the heavens, cultivating the seven emotions and six desires, who can transcend these things?”
“Li Cangxu, what…what’s the matter with you?” The Heavenly Spring Saint Lord asked in a deep voice, his eyes flashing with uncertain worry!
Li Cangxu bellowed with laughter, an empty look in his eyes as he stared at the Heavenly Spring Saint Lord, “It’s absurd, Master, I find it absurd, this is humanity, finding all kinds of excuses for their own selfish gains, I do as I please, why would I need any bullshit reason?”
With that, Li Cangxu abruptly turned to face Fang Zhongjian, his voice suddenly mellowing, “Tell me, why did you attack Yang Zhen?”
“Have you gone mad?” Fang Zhongjian snorted coldly, “Yang Zhen has offended my Heavenly Spring Sacred Land so much, if he doesn’t die, how can we maintain our honor?”
“So, if he dies, the face of the Heavenly Spring Sacred Land will be saved?” chuckled Li Cangxu.
“You…”
Was there anything more shameful than not only failing to kill Yang Zhen in a sneak attack but also causing internal strife?
The Heavenly Spring Sacred Land, its pride was completely lost today.
Li Cangxu laughed heartily, “Scurrying like flies, following the trend, sinister and despicable, your hearts are too chaotic to possibly find the path of enlightenment!”
Speaking, Li Cangxu’s expression suddenly dimmed and he looked up at Yang Zhen, “Yang Zhen, I used to muddle along, knowing there was something wrong, yet unable to grasp it. No one could help me, not even my benevolent master could reach out and comfort me. But today, I suddenly understand, thank you for letting me see myself.”
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Cangxu walked away step by step, leaving everyone stupefied.
Even the composed Heavenly Spring Saint Lord looked dazed as he watched Li Cangxu, “Li Cangxu, are you… really leaving?”
Li Cangxu gave a sorrowful smile, “Why should I stay?”
Yang Zhen landed from mid-air next to the people of the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain, and Cheeky Cat approached with a curious look, staring at Yang Zhen, “What the hell is going on? Why has Li turned into this?”
At these words, everyone looked at Yang Zhen. After all, Li Cangxu’s transformation occurred because of Yang Zhen. Now, no one understood the changes in Li Cangxu, and they were sure Yang Zhen would know something.
Feeling the curious glances from everyone, Yang Zhen sighed, giving Li Cangxu an odd look, “He’s currently experiencing a kind of revelation. He’s in a transcendent state of mind, his spirit soul evolving beyond ordinary boundaries, reaching a new height. But he thinks he sees the world clearly when he really doesn’t…”
“Don’t he realize what he sees is not the entirety of the world?” The Heavenly Snow Saint Lord curiously asked, his gaze fixed on Li Cangxu.
Yang Zhen sighed, “No, he’s just sick!”
“Sick… sick?”
Everyone was utterly stumped, unsure what the connection was between experiencing a revelation and being sick.
Yang Zhen frowned, giving Li Cangxu a worried look, “Poor child, I wonder if he can pull through. In our village, there’s a term for this state, it’s called… depression!”
“What…what kind of disease?”
The Heavenly Spring Saint Lord asked in a dazed voice, not quite sure what he had heard.