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The Steward Demonic Emperor-Chapter 1237 - , Cleanse
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Chapter 1237, Cleanse
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[What?!]
Everyone was baffled, even Bali Yuyu, by Zhuo Fanโs choice.
[Didnโt he always love Chu Qingcheng? Whyโฆ]
Zhuo Fan walked before Bali Yuyu and sighed as he gave her the life stick, โThereโs no need for you to stay in hell because of me. Go back.โ
โYouโre giving me life because you owe me?โ Her big eyes watched him.
Zhuo Fan shook his head, โNo, that intention might have been before, but now I truly want you to live. Just because the heart chooses to.โ
Bali Yuyu looked at the peak Saint with questioning eyes.
โHe is sincere.โ The Saint judged.
Bali Yuyu bit her lip and looked at Chu Qingcheng as she held her own death stick, โI understand what youโre thinking. Even though you want to die, I will respect your decision.โ
โBoth hearts agree. The deal is concluded.โ The Saint spoke.
Zhuo Fan smiled and patted Bali Yuyuโs shoulder, taking her death stick and walking to Chu Qingcheng.
Bali Yuyuโs eyes teared up.
He Xiaofeng was baffled, โWhatโs up with them? Why did he yearn for the death stick more than his life?โ
โInsatiable fools like you could never understand life and death.โ
The peak Saint sneered at them, then he flashed next to Chu Qingcheng and Zhuo Fan. His huge palm hovering overhead, โHaving chosen death, this palm shall destroy you.โ
Zhuo Fan hugged Chu Qingcheng with a peaceful expression, โWill you regret us dying?โ
โIt matters not, not when neither life nor death can part us.โ Chu Qingcheng smiled back, then sighed, โI just feel a bit of loss since I donโt know where I came fromโฆโ
โI had someone look into it. Weโll know it soon, if we survive.โ
โSince death doesnโt matter, neither does anything else as Iโm with you.โ Chu Qingcheng muttered.
Boom!
The huge palm slammed down, the two vanishing in a flash of bright light, dead.
Everyone watched them vanish, then Zhao Chen shrugged, โI came to the Nether Sea yet got nothing for my troubles, losing instead my genius aide.โ
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He Xiaofengโs clenched his fists.
[I have it much worse than you. Do you have any idea how much Chu Qingcheng was worth? The ancient and fragmented records of the Sacred Mountains say that she could become a Sovereign.]
[Itโs an utter loss letting her die here in the Nether Sea. I shouldnโt have brought her. I thought she might be of help searching for a Sovereignโs domain, butโฆ]
He Xiaofeng flicked his sleeve and left.
Bali Yuyu watched the two vanish with a bitter smile. The peak Saint called out before she went as well, โWait.โ
โWhat is it?โ Bali Yuyu frowned.
โDao is descending and the end of days is nigh. The only hope lies with Zhuo Fan. Seeing your sincerity towards him, I can trust you. The Nether Sovereign wishes to ask you if you will help him.โ
โH-heโs still alive?โ Bali Yuyu cheeredโฆ
Zhuo Fan and Chu Qingcheng appeared back on the stone platform, with the Nether Sovereign watching the couple with a nod, โLiving fear death, but that is mere regret of the things they have to give up by dying, the things they couldnโt do. Letting go of everything makes life and death meaningless. Zhuo Fan, you passed the last test.โ
โThank you Sovereign, for your wisdom.โ
Zhuo Fan bowed, โOnly, arenโt you worried that I was certain you wouldnโt kill me?โ
The Nether Sovereign raised an eyebrow, โKill you? Did you really think I never thought of it? Except for the three guardians, the other testers were Zhuo Yifan from your heart and that peak Saint. None of them have ever gone easy on you. By failing to grasp the tyrannical path, you wouldnโt have passed the first trial. You took on his fist intent and, while you canโt feel it, your body is in shambles. Any more strikes and your body would have crumbled and left you in the Nether Sea forever.โ
Zhuo Fan shuddered from shock.
โOn the second trial, if Zhuo Yifan had won, you wouldnโt be you anymore. Your heart wouldโve regressed to the time of being the Demonic Emperor in Sacred Domain, with the hundred years of experience in the mortal domain erased.โ
The Nether Sovereign continued, โIn the third trial, was it really just a game with the Child Sovereign? With your Spirit King soul power, didnโt you find it odd how you still stood after four hours of relentless running? The trial strained your mind. Your spirit wouldโve been spent to death if you hadnโt understood the path.โ
Gulp.
Zhuo Fanโs heart froze. He always thought they used different ways of teaching him, not realizing the deadly danger lurking beneath.
The Nether Sovereign mocked, โThe three trials and the five testers, all passed onto you their path while also ready to kill you in the process. Nothing is free in this world. The bigger the risk, the bigger the reward, with the reward always in correlation with the price. They were earnest in passing their path to you, that meant holding nothing back, even if it meant ruining everything by killing you. It is the only way to truly invest oneself in teaching, by giving their all so that you can understand them.
โJust like that last palm, it struck not you, but your heart. Had you not let go of all your worries, even believing to have a lucky break, the palm wouldโve shattered your soul. It had nothing to do with Miss Chu at all. It was all you, ha-ha-haโฆโ
Zhuo Fan felt a chill down his spine, realizing with a start just how close he was skirting death.
[The Sovereigns were too playful, hiding death behind their smiles and making me confused.]
The Nether Sovereign smiled.
Rumble~
The skies shook hard, the sound slamming into their ears. The Nether Sovereign grew worried and rushed things, โZhuo Fan, once you return, focus on understanding my life and death path, as well as the other three paths. Itโs all up to you to stop the end of days.โ
โEnd of days?โ
Zhuo Fan started, but then a prismatic glow entered him from the Nether Sovereign.
The gloomy sky shattered and golden rays shone down from the high heavens.
Nether Sovereign shouted, โGo!โ
The two were blown away and vanished from sight.
The Nether Sovereign turned to the golden glow above and whistled. The other testers arrived, looking grave, โHeavenly Sovereign, after all these years, you still managed to force your way in.โ
โHa-ha-ha, you asked for this, didnโt you?โ
The sky let out golden ripples and a humongous eye appeared with twelve golden rings in its center.
โIt wouldโve been impossible to barge in here with your four Sovereign paths holding me back. But you had to be suicidal and pass them all on.โ
โSuicidal?โ
The first guardian mocked, โWeโve died eons ago. Everyone here is a mere damned soul clinging to their path. How is that suicidal?โ
The huge eye focused on him, โTyrant Sovereign, Shadow Sovereign, Child Sovereign, Nether Sovereign, and Rebirth Sovereign. You know yourselves to be damned souls so why do you keep fighting me? Iโm not doing this out of my wish, but for the worldโs Dao!โ
โBut your path is frightening.โ
The old fisherman said, โThe world is of yin and yang, condoning good and evil within its boundaries, without any extremes. All the creatures had the right to live!โ
Hum~
Heavenly Sovereign mocked, โDao is the foundation of everything in existence, discarded like a rag the minute the demonic path arrived. The world is tainted, no longer caring about Dao. Whatโs terrifying is the demons in humanity. As the Heavenly Sovereign I shall stand in heavenโs stead to enact the Dao by purging all demons. As such, since youโre all born of the demonic path, you all must be removed for being opposite of my path.โ
โWe arenโt demonic cultivators, but people, in coherence with Dao.โ Nether Sovereign spoke, โWe seek the good in people, while you canโt see right from wrong. Of course we walk different paths!โ
โHumph, we really are different men on different paths. You want to use the demonic path to fuse the ten paths, to fight my heavenly path. But all your hopes will be in vain, with your plan in shambles. I will be the one to fuse the paths and not the one you rest your hopes on!โ
Heavenly Sovereign mocked, โFarewell for good, old friendsโฆ Cleanse!โ
Hum~
The huge eye shone in eleven golden rings, unleashing a ripple of light. The Nether Sea vanished then and there, despite the Nether Sovereignโs calm face.
โHeavenly Sovereign, you will fail. Our paths shall bear witnessโฆโ