Chapter 530 - 349: Understanding the Path of Emotion, Part 2

Chapter 530: Chapter 349: Understanding the Path of Emotion, Part 2

Anger. Facing enemies who wanted to steal his secrets, facing those who schemed to harm his family and friends... Ling Xiao had long since grasped the essence of this emotion.

The Daoist Technique follows nature, and the Dao itself follows the heart. Laughter, joy, anger, and rebuke—all are part of the Dao. Who could say that letting anger show on your face isn’t part of the Path?

Sorrow. Ling Xiao had just gained an insight from Huangpu Yue. He believed that as he continued his cultivation, his Daoxin would become even more stable.

Fear. This had always been Ling Xiao’s weakness. Would he feel fear when faced with an existence so powerful it could make one tremble? The answer was yes. The problem was, to this day, Ling Xiao had never encountered a being that could truly make him tremble. Back on the snowy mountain against the Tier Five Magical Beast, he was fearless. Later, with the Ice Sea Secret Race, facing the Deep Sea Demon Chapter, he was still fearless. In all his subsequent encounters with his various enemies, he remained fearless... The most fundamental reason for this was that a power capable of making him tremble had yet to appear in this world. The other reason was that in his past life, Ling Xiao cultivated the Path of Emotionlessness and simply didn’t know what fear was.

If he died, at worst, he would be reincarnated. Even if his soul were to be destroyed, it would be nothing more than annihilation. So what did it matter? Fearlessness... was the first thing a Cultivator of the Path of Emotionlessness had to learn.

That was why Ling Xiao wanted to enter the Holy Sanctuary. Curiosity was only part of the reason; tempering himself was the most important objective.

Neither the Mortal World nor the Holy Sanctuary was his final destination.

Love. Ling Xiao wasn’t very good at it, but he had made great progress over the years. At the very least, he now understood how to take the initiative to care for others. While it still wasn’t enough, it didn’t stop him from feeling this emotion from the girls around him, and from his parents and family.

Hatred. Having seen so many petty people, this emotion naturally cultivated itself. Ling Xiao had been worried about it at first, but he later discovered that the world was simply teeming with them. The vile things they did were bizarre and endless in variety.

Take the Qin Family, for example. Ling Xiao didn’t actually feel much hatred toward them. If anything, he was the one who had stolen Qin Feng’s fiancée. All he felt was disgust.

Desire. This was another of Ling Xiao’s weaknesses. If not for a twist of fate that led to his intimate relationship with Song Mingyue, and his later Dual Cultivation with Ye Zi, he had no idea when he would have ever comprehended this emotion.

He believed that anyone living in the Mortal World would certainly have all sorts of desires and needs. Therefore, this ’desire’ of the seven emotions was also related to the six worldly desires.

However, while understanding of the other emotions could be accumulated over time, Ling Xiao had always deliberately suppressed his carnal desires.

In the eyes of others, Ling Xiao was surrounded by beautiful women and had even been at the center of a scandal involving the assault of his own fiancée. How could he possibly be an abstinent man? Although Xie Xiaoyan later confirmed it was her own scheme and had nothing to do with Ling Xiao, how many people would bother to seriously analyze the details of such a salacious affair?

In all likelihood, the majority of people to this day still believed he had assaulted Xie Xiaoyan.

It wasn’t that Ling Xiao himself felt no desire. It was just that when desire did arise, he felt constrained and hesitant. It was better when Song Mingyue and Ye Zi were around. After they became his women, they experienced the pleasures of love and felt the benefits of Dual Cultivation, and would even seek him out on their own initiative.

But for years, Ling Xiao had been constantly on the move, busy with all sorts of matters. Now, Song Mingyue, Ye Zi, and his other beloved women were thousands of miles away. Although Shangguan Yutong was at the Sword Sect, Ling Xiao could never bring himself to have any profane thoughts about her. Besides, he hadn’t rested for a moment since his return, so where would he find the time for romance?

"Can one ever truly forget the past?" Ling Xiao asked suddenly, looking at Huangpu Yue’s beautiful face.

Huangpu Yue looked up at Ling Xiao and gave him a sweet smile. "Honestly, the only thing I couldn’t let go of was my own obsession. Now, I’ve let it go. I want to know... is it too late?"

Ling Xiao grabbed Huangpu Yue’s hand and quickly scanned her body with his True Essence. The conclusion left him speechless: Huangpu Yue was born with a Spirit Root.

Unfortunately, she had missed the best time to begin.

Ling Xiao averted his gaze from Huangpu Yue’s expectant eyes. ’I can’t bear to crush her hopes,’ he thought.

But Huangpu Yue was exceptionally sharp; how could she not notice? Though her face was a little pale, she still smiled and said, "Forget it. I was being greedy. For a time, I thought I would live my whole life like this. Just meeting you has been a tremendous blessing. Just... spend the rest of this life with me peacefully. Hmm? Just give me a fraction of your time. I’m not being too greedy, am I?"

Hearing Huangpu Yue’s quiet words, Ling Xiao suddenly felt a pang of sadness. His Daoxin began to shine brightly. The feeling of sorrow was so intense that for a moment, Ling Xiao found it difficult to suppress his stirring Daoxin.

Suddenly, a wave of heroic conviction washed over Ling Xiao. He declared, "So what if it’s difficult? So what if it’s late? You are my woman! Even if you fall into the cycle of reincarnation, as long as I exist, I will find you, be it in a thousand years or ten thousand! We will be reunited one day! In fact, it’s not impossible for you to cultivate even now. It’s just..."

Huangpu Yue’s once-dim eyes suddenly lit up. She looked at Ling Xiao excitedly. "Just what?"

"It will just be very difficult! Your body can have its marrow cleansed, and a Dao Embryo can be reforged for you. It’s just that your path of cultivation will be incomparably arduous!" Ling Xiao decided to tell her after a moment’s thought.