Chapter 663 - 28: Protecting One’s Own Is the Tradition of the Tao Ancestor Lineage

Chapter 663: Chapter 28: Protecting One’s Own Is the Tradition of the Tao Ancestor Lineage

A few days later, the sun rose.

Under the arrangements of Xu Jia, the Longbo Giants methodically transported the broken pieces of the ’Heaven and Earth Net’ onto the iron battleship.

During this process, the Jin’ao stood far away in the sea watching the spectacle.

Occasionally, one or two mischievous young Jin’ao tried to approach, but unsurprisingly were stopped directly by their parents.

Aside from the fragments of the ’Heaven and Earth Net’,

some unique minerals, pearls, and seafood were also carried over by the Longbo Giants and offered as gifts to Li Boyang and Xiluo.

Xu Jia remained silent throughout, merely fulfilling his duties as a servant.

Only occasionally, when gazing at the distant Jin’ao, did Xu Jia’s face rarely reveal a touch of warmth and relief.

"Are you their former master?"

At some unknown point, the figure of Luo Qiao appeared near the iron battleship.

Most of his body immersed in the seawater, yet the head raised defiantly seemed exceptionally proud.

This was Luo Qiao’s first impression left on Xu Jia, and it became the most profound ideological imprint in Xu Jia’s mind about him from then on.

"Master?"

"No, my country has never had the tradition of enslaving intelligent creatures."

Shaking his head gently, Xu Jia’s voice appeared exceptionally calm, though there was a faint trace of sadness mixed in that calmness.

"They are my companions, my family, and also my fellow travelers."

As if to confirm Xu Jia’s words, a huge turtle head quietly emerged from the sea not far away.

Unlike the other Jin’ao hiding far away, Gui Ling was very close to the iron battleship, at most only a few hundred meters away.

Upon seeing Xu Jia, a hint of human-like nostalgia even appeared in Gui Ling’s eyes.

Just as Xu Jia had said, the Jin’ao were not his slaves or pets, but companions who accompanied him through the loneliest times.

However, the two sides parted ways when Xu Jia chose to go to the mirror dimension.

Gui Ling’s persistence in carrying the Biyou Palace was merely to remember Xu Jia.

Unfortunately, Gui Ling, who had just transformed from a beast, was completely unaware of how dangerous the headless Buddha statue inside Biyou Palace was.

This was also the reason why Gui Ling hadn’t met with Xu Jia these past few days.

But hiding forever was not a long-term solution.

Seeing that Xu Jia was about to leave with Li Boyang, Gui Ling decided, under Luo Qiao’s guidance, to meet with him one last time.

"Fellow travelers, are they?"

Turning his head to glance at Gui Ling, Luo Qiao did not continue to dwell on this issue.

"Then from today, they have nothing to do with you."

"These Jin’ao are my disciples now, in the future too."

"You have a lot of troubles, and I don’t want them to be involved with you anymore."

Faced with Luo Qiao’s unusually domineering statement, Xu Jia was visibly stunned for a moment, and then unconsciously started to laugh.

"Hmm, you’re right, they are your disciples now."

"Actually, I never gave them names before because I didn’t want to form too many bonds."

"After all, having names means having feelings, and with feelings, there’s no way to decisively choose to leave; it’s all karmic law."

Luo Qiao was the one stunned this time, having thought there were a thousand attitudes Xu Jia would take, never imagining the other would be so magnanimous.

"Karmic law? Do you believe in that?"

Staring incredulously, Luo Qiao gazed at the one who incited the disaster, momentarily not knowing what to say.

If not for Xu Jia driving the Jin’ao to the East Sea, the previous great battle would never have happened.

Considering this, deep down Luo Qiao had already assumed that the other was surely a Demon God who brought disaster.

Even with the current pursuit of the Tao Ancestor,

Luo Qiao saw it merely as being dominated by the mighty Tao Ancestor.

Though unsure why the Tao Ancestor would accept Xu Jia, Luo Qiao certainly did not plan to let him off easily.

"If you really believe in karma, then you should know the evil consequences you’ve created, right?"

Listening to Luo Qiao’s questioning, Xu Jia’s face showed a slightly sly smile.

"Evil consequences?"

"Karma doesn’t distinguish between good and evil, only differing perspectives."

"Furthermore, you say I created evil consequences, but think carefully, did anyone die because of this karma?"

"The Jin’ao didn’t die, the Longbo Giants didn’t die, and even the marine creatures of this sea region were evacuated early..."

"If this counts as evil consequences, then what in this world counts as good consequences?"

"Moreover, if we’re counting, without me, would you have achieved what you have today?"

Once again stunned, having never experienced sophistry before, Luo Qiao only felt that the other’s words were wrong, yet couldn’t find an angle to refute them.

Fortunately, Luo Qiao was only slightly stubborn in character; his mind was still fairly quick.

"You’re distorting reason; what does it have to do with you that this battle didn’t cause casualties?"

"It was us, Ying Long, Divine Monarch Mengzhang, and even the efforts of the East Sea Dragon Race that prevented a disaster."

"What right do you have, being the instigator, to boast here that no one died due to this karma!"

Not giving Xu Jia a chance to continue sophistry, fearing to be looped in again, Luo Qiao drew the Cyan Willow Sword from his waist, and pointed it at Xu Jia’s neck, exclaiming.

"Remember this, the Jin’ao have nothing to do with you anymore."

"And it’s not because you don’t want to form bonds with them, but because I won’t allow you to appear before them again!"

"If you dare to associate with them again, don’t blame my Cyan Willow Sword for being unkind!"

First glancing at the imposing Luo Qiao, then focusing on the tip of the Cyan Willow Sword.

Xu Jia was silent for a while before gathering his smile and responding.

"The Cyan Willow Sword, huh?"

"Cyan Willow floats on the water, moves with the wind, yet is boundless; indeed a good name."

"Through twists and turns around so much, this spiritual artifact has finally returned to the hand of its rightful owner."

Taking a deep breath, Xu Jia then removed the prayer beads from around his neck.

Then, under the gaze of the shocked and even stunned Luo Qiao, those prayer beads merged into the Cyan Willow Sword’s blade.

Boom!

The blade suddenly sang, accompanied by a deep thunderous sound.

Brahma Sound, Thunder Sound, Cyan Light, and Lightning converged together, drawing all nearby to take notice.

"This is also the transformation of the fragments of that spiritual artifact."

"If you can manage to forge the other fragments into it, this Cyan Willow Sword might become a divine sword that even Ghost Gods fear."

Pausing slightly at this point, Xu Jia’s voice expressed a regretful sigh.

"Too bad that Buddha Head was ultimately lost..."

"Otherwise, this Cyan Willow Sword might indeed be capable of breaking my ’Golden Body’, who knows?"

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