Chapter 685

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Chapter 685: Willingness

"I am you!"

This "Jiang Yun" that appeared out of nowhere, though identical to Jiang Yun in appearance and clothing, had a transparent body.

Just like, he was an illusion.

"You, are me?"

Looking at the other, Jiang Yun couldn’t help but murmur, and he noticed that none of the people around him had noticed this sudden appearance of his ghostly self.

Obviously, only he could see the other person.

"Yes, you are me, and I am you. Since you can’t destroy everything, let me help you!"

As soon as Jiang Yun waved his hand heavily beside him.

A sudden scream of "Ah" sounded, instantly plunging the once lively room into silence.

Everyone showed shock on their faces, stopped their laughter, and stared blankly in the direction of the scream.

There lay a man from Jiang village, with wide eyes and his large hand tightly covering his neck. Blood kept gushing out from between his fingers.

"Henger, what’s wrong with you? What’s wrong with you?"

A middle-aged man pushed through the crowd and rushed to the man, crying uncontrollably.

The man’s cries startled everyone around, and they all gathered around, their faces still showing confusion, not knowing what had happened.

A man closest to Jiang Yun grabbed him who was standing still, pushed him towards the room, and shouted, "Everyone be careful, the killer must still be in this room…"

However, before he could finish speaking, his head had already detached from his neck and soared high up.

Like a fountain, fresh blood sprayed out from his neck and splattered onto a high-hanging colorful lamp, adding a bright touch to the already red lamp.

Although some of the blood also fell onto Jiang Yun’s body, it mysteriously passed through him and left no trace on him.

"See, they are all fake, the blood is fake, everything is fake."

"You don’t need to do anything, just stand here, wait for me to kill them, destroy everything, and this illusion will naturally collapse."

At the same time, another voice of himself echoed in Jiang Yun’s ears again.

Watching the opponent’s slowly raising and about to fall palm, Jiang Yun suddenly woke up, rushed to him, reached out and grabbed his wrist, saying, "Stop, you can’t kill them!"

This grab naturally found nothing.

The illusory Jiang Yun, expressionless, said, "They are all illusions, they are your attachments, your inner demon!"

"If you can’t let go of these attachments and see through these illusions, how can you continue on the path of practice and achieve the Great Dao?"

The imaginary Jiang Yun raised his hand, then brought it down again, and another person fell dead on the spot.

It was only at this moment that Jiang Yun suddenly realized that in this illusion, everyone, including himself, had no cultivation at all, they were all just ordinary people.

Facing the slaughter by this imaginary self, they had no power to resist at all.

The unexplained deaths of three people in a row finally made the people in the room scared, and they all started running outside one by one.

But the faster they ran, the faster they died. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight people fell to the ground, turning into corpses.

The blood stained the ground red, and the strong smell of blood filled the air, turning the room, which was originally full of joy, into a living hell.

The continuous sounds of crying and screaming, as sharp as daggers, kept piercing into Jiang Yun’s mind.

"These are all tricks of the inner demons trying to tempt you. Don’t sympathize with them, hold on, close your eyes, block your ears, soon all of this will be over!"

"When it’s over, your special spirit will come out, and you will enter a special place called the Spiritual Realm."

The voice of Jiang Yun, who is not real, kept echoing in Jiang Yun’s mind, making his body shake.

At the same time, in the real world, Jiang Yun, who had merged with the sea water, slowly started to appear, trembling uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Hai Changsheng shook his head and said, "It seems like I overestimated him. He’s now trapped in a fantasy world and might struggle to overcome his inner fears."

On the side, Hai Yixue bit her lip gently and asked, "Can’t you help him?"

"Why should I help him?"

Hai Changsheng smirked coldly, "If he can’t even conquer his inner fears, no matter how skilled he used to be or how many secrets he holds, his journey of growth will end here."

Saying this, Hai Changsheng looked up at the cloudy sky and remarked, "Just a mere cultivator from a special place. Even the heavens might give up on him!"

Hearing this, Hai Yixue, with her face hidden behind a mask, showed a hesitant expression and said, "Didn’t you ask me before why I care so much about him?"

Hai Changsheng said calmly, "Do you think I will save him if you tell me now?"

"Because, he…"

Just as Hai Yixue was about to speak, Jiang Yun suddenly let out a deep, beast-like growl.

His trembling body slowly calmed down amidst the growl.

And in the illusion, a dazzling flame appeared on the palm of the phantom Jiang Yun, saying, "Let’s finish this quickly by killing one by one. Going slow will only bring you more pain. I’ll help you end this sooner!"

Just as the flame was about to fly out and turn everything around into a sea of fire, Jiang Yun swiftly appeared in front of him.

He reached out to grab his wrist again, glaring coldly at him, saying, "Stop!"

"Bang!"

This time, Jiang Yun’s palm firmly gripped the other’s wrist, not letting go.

Jiang Yun looked at his wrist and sadly shook his head, saying, "Don’t you understand? I am you, and you are me. By stopping me, you are stopping yourself, helping the inner demon!"

"Do you truly want to be controlled by the inner demon and forever be lost in this illusion?"

Jiang Yun’s gaze moved away from the other person’s face, slowly scanning the running crowd around him, looking at those familiar faces twisted with fear.

"The purpose of my training is to protect those I care about, to protect everything I hold dear, to safeguard the determination in my heart!"

"Even though all of this is fake, even though they are all illusions, killing them, destroying this place, would mean giving up everything I cherish."

"Then what’s the point of my training?"

"Without giving up, I cannot achieve the Great Dao, I will be controlled by the inner demon, forever lost…"

"I willingly accept!"

As he spoke, a breath began to emit from Jiang Yun’s body, rapidly escalating.

In just a blink of an eye, he had reached the ninth level of the Sky Reaching Realm.

"So, I will continue to hold onto my dedication, to protect everything I care about!"

As Jiang Yun uttered these final words, he clenched his palm tightly, and a powerful force burst out.

With a "crack," under Jiang Yun’s forceful grip, the illusionary Jiang Yun’s wrist instantly shattered.

However, Jiang Yun’s own wrist also broke at the same time!