Chapter 445 - 386: Schemes on All Sides, The Inextricable Situation

Chu Huaixu experienced a series of very long dreams.

...

He could no longer remember which cycle it was.

Only at the end of the dream would he realize that he was now trapped in a Nightmare.

When a new dream began, everything from before would be forgotten, as if entering a new life in dreams, a new reincarnation.

"Is it this ending again?" Another cycle of nightmares ended, and Chu Huaixu cursed in his heart.

Everything that happened in the Nightmare seemed somewhat like what Buddhism referred to as the "Eight Sufferings of Life" to him.

The so-called Eight Sufferings of Life refer to:

Birth, aging, illness, death, separation from loved ones, encounters with enemies, unfulfilled desires, and the five aggregates burning.

As for the so-called five aggregates burning, it actually refers to the aggregation of factors—form, feeling, perception, volition, consciousness—that mask one’s true nature and cause mental and physical anguish.

In the Nightmare, it was as if he lived through segments of life after life, one reincarnation after another.

But every experience was so damn... incredibly miserable!

These so-called "Eight Sufferings of Life" seem interwoven within.

He experienced the grief of a parent burying their child.

He experienced betrayal by his most trusted brother.

Even his mother’s cruel betrayal!

He caused the death of his own child due to his mistakes.

He was humiliated countless times by his most hated enemy.

He once stood atop the clouds, only to fall into the dust.

He experienced the fall of a nation and the separation of family...

After a while, Chu Huaixu couldn’t even remember how he got through life after life.

In short, not a single ending was good.

He even mocked in his heart, "Every life script must have been written by Mr. Yu Hua, damn it!"

This made him want to hang that black cat and whip it after each dream ended.

Chu Huaixu could never figure out what this Cat Demon was up to!

What puzzled him more was that no matter how he summoned his Heart Sword, there was no response at all.

In the Nightmare, Chu Huaixu had long lost track of time.

After all, from his perspective, he had no idea how many reincarnations he had experienced.

In such circumstances, how could he know how many days, or even... years, had passed in the outside world?

"Could it be that I’ll be trapped here for the rest of my life?"

Chu Huaixu found this hard to accept.

"Big Ice Cube and Xiaoxu must still be waiting outside for me," he thought.

"How could the Dao Ancestor raise such a damn cat!"

Chu Huaixu, originally one who repaid grievances, now wished to skin it alive!

Out of sheer anger, he swore at the Dao Ancestor, using particularly harsh words!

In the process of cursing, he once again attempted to summon the Heart Sword.

But the ultimate result was futile.

"Damn it!"

After cursing loudly in his heart, he once again lost consciousness and fell into a new round of dreams.

In this life, he was a scholar with a tremendous thirst for power.

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Kunlun Cave Heaven, Kunlun Saint Sect.

The sect’s chief disciple, True Monarch Ling Xiao, was seated in the luxurious, opulent bedchamber.

"Only a few hours remain until the Origin Spirit Realm opens."

"But why haven’t Master and Uncle Master chosen who will enter the Spirit Realm?" True Monarch Ling Xiao was perplexed.

"I wonder which junior brother or sister Master will send this time?" he thought.

With that thought, an involuntary wry smile crossed True Monarch Ling Xiao’s face.

He never imagined that last time, Junior Sister Wen personally ventured into the Origin Spirit Realm, only to ultimately fail.

But failure was one thing; the Kunlun Cave Heaven then immediately plunged into night, clearly indicating someone had merged with the Night Venerable Fruit Position!

Such a situation was something nobody wanted to see.

Upon introspection, True Monarch Ling Xiao had long coveted both the Night Venerable and Snow Venerable Fruit Positions.

In the Kunlun Cave Heaven, he was hailed as the greatest beneath the Divinity Transformation!

The world recognized him as the strongest Nascent Soul Stage of his time.

Among all Nascent Soul True Monarchs, he ranked first, without any dispute.

In sparring, he even had the illustrious record of facing three opponents at once.

At this pinnacle, how could he have no thoughts about the Divinity Transformation Fruit Position?

"Now, of the lost Fruit Positions, only the Snow Venerable Fruit Position remains," he considered.

As the chief disciple of the Kunlun Saint Sect, he has been with his master the longest.

Wen Shiyu knows little about the Snow Venerable Fruit Position, but he is aware.

True Monarch Ling Xiao sighed deeply, poured himself a cup of Spirit Wine, and felt a sense of frustration, planning to indulge his male companions more that night.

At that moment, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

The voice seemed to come from the nine heavens above, like divine sound entering his ears, or the ring of a loud bell, yet only he could hear it.

"Ling Xiao."

He recognized it as his master’s voice.

True Monarch Ling Xiao immediately sat upright and solemn.

Sure enough, the next moment he felt the world spinning.

In the blink of an eye, he found himself transported above the endless black sea.

The place he was previously at was separated from this black sea by thousands of miles.

But True Monarch Ling Xiao knew clearly in his heart, his master only needed a thought to naturally teleport him here instantly.

Every time he witnessed such supreme power, he would feel a fervent passion in his heart.

——"This, is the Immortal Venerable of Divinity Transformation!"

True Monarch Ling Xiao dared not directly face his master or senior master; he immediately lowered his head and respectfully saluted.

"Ling Xiao pays respect to Master, pays respect to Senior Master!"

The white-haired youth floated high above, gazing down at the chief disciple who had been with him for thousands of years.

Without any unnecessary words, he went straight to the point, his tone and demeanor still carrying an endless indifference, saying:

"I intend to let you enter the third layer of the Origin Spirit Realm."

Upon hearing this, True Monarch Ling Xiao’s heart was suddenly turbulent, almost unable to resist looking up in great disrespect at his master!

"Me?"

"I’m going?"

His heart was shocked, unable to calm down for a long time.

Days ago, he had speculated about the candidate.

He considered many people but never himself.

By the rules, only those at the Golden Core stage can enter the third layer of the Origin Spirit Realm.

His cultivation was at Nascent Soul Stage Great Perfection, far too high above that.

As the saying goes, "beneath the Nascent Soul, all are ants."

With a casual swing of his sword, he could destroy countless Golden Core cultivators!

"Yet, with master’s supreme power, there must be a way to instantly lower my cultivation to Golden Core Great Perfection," thought True Monarch Ling Xiao.

"But why me?"

"How could it be me!"

In his heart, True Monarch Ling Xiao still considered himself quite important.

He speculated that it wouldn’t be long before Kunlun descended upon Profound Yellow.

In such circumstances, as the most distinguished True Monarch of Kunlun, how could he risk himself in the Origin Spirit Realm?

Moreover, several Nascent Soul True Monarchs had been defeated in the Spirit Realm consecutively, indicating a difficult situation.

However, he didn’t have the courage to defy any of his master’s commands.

Thus, he hesitated only for a moment before respectfully and loudly responding:

"Yes! Ling Xiao accepts the command!"

The white-haired youth looked down at him, directly extended his right hand, and lightly pointed his index finger at him.

A semi-transparent ripple undulated in the air and then enveloped True Monarch Ling Xiao.

In the next moment, he felt his inner cultivation receding like a tide.

His realm fell again and again, from Nascent Soul Great Perfection down to Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Soon after, intense pain surged through, his Nascent Soul within shattered instantly, transforming into a Golden Core.

He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, feeling the feeble power within him like that of an ant, extremely unaccustomed.

"Too weak, truly too weak!"

He felt now that his previous self could crush him effortlessly with one hand!

The enormous disparity made True Monarch Ling Xiao feel a bit dazed at this moment.

However, his master’s next words plunged him into ecstatic joy instantly.

"This time when entering the Origin Spirit Realm, you’ll meet the young man named Chu Huaixu."

"The Night Venerable Fruit Position is upon him."

"However, the Fruit Position is special, regardless of what means he uses to forcibly assimilate it, it would still take three years to perfectly integrate it into himself."

"I and your senior will join forces to grant you the divine technique to strip the Fruit Position."

"At that time, you can forcibly strip away the Night Venerable Fruit Position."

"However, this method will damage the Fruit Position."

"But it’s sufficient to let you reach the half-step Divinity Transformation Realm." The aged youth looked down at his chief disciple, speaking calmly.

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