Chapter 128
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Chapter 128: The Exchange of Life and Death
In the perfect world created by Supreme Immortal Shangxuan, the immortals control the life and death of mortals. To achieve absolute fairness, they must first let go of their desires.
The chosen successor Ye Shubai was no exception.
The Supreme Immortal Shangxuan cast his gaze upon Wen Yun, who clearly looked like a prisoner, but the girl remained cold and proud, refusing to lower her head, showing she was not willing to submit.
Such a person must be eliminated by Ye Shubai himself to sever ties with him.
Shangxuan said in a deep and calm voice, "Killing her will prove your mastery, and you will enter the true path of domination."
The path of domination seemed to hold endless and tempting power, almost dragging all cultivators into this dreamlike state.
What is the purpose of cultivation? Is it not to become stronger, to gain true freedom, and to control one’s own destiny?
Even Ye Shubai was no exception.
A complex expression flashed across his clear face, with a hint of light in his eyes, barely noticeable, but caught by Shangxuan.
Indeed, this was the case for everyone; in the face of the temptation of the Dao, giving up emotions and love was a simple matter. The cultivators in the perfect world below had long been accustomed to this, believing that immortals should be indifferent, even without the threat of heavenly punishment. Between love and the path of longevity, they would unhesitatingly choose the latter.
Some people have chosen to kill their wives, children, and even their parents and siblings.
Even Supreme Immortal Shangxuan himself did the same, carefully nurturing and teaching his disciples for thousands of years, only to erase their souls with his own hands.
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan gazed at Ye Shubai, making a slight movement with his hand, and a faint light appeared, instantly breaking the power that bound Ye Shubai. Being a powerful immortal, Shangxuan could control life and death in the blink of an eye, not worried that Ye Shubai would dare to escape. If Shangxuan could imprison him once, he could naturally do it again.
Ye Shubai felt his body, which previously couldn’t use any power, return to normal. He lowered his head, focusing on the sword in his hand.
Behind him, Shangxuan’s voice was like a dream woven with layers, tempting him to follow.
"Those who achieve great things do not worry about trivial matters, let alone a companion? The path of cultivation is meant to be solitary. By cutting off attachments and obsessions, one can achieve true freedom."
After sensing that Ye Shubai had understood the law of life and death, Shangxuan had observed him for a while.
He knew that Ye Shubai had never experienced love from parents, siblings, or friends since childhood, growing up cold and unfeeling. Later on, he faced many betrayals and even death. Although Shangxuan didn’t know when this companion appeared, for someone like Ye Shubai, it was probably just a companion not worth holding onto.
Just a companion, nothing more.
Ye Shubai looked at Wen Yun and suddenly realized that they were not even officially engaged. There were no grand wedding plans, no vows exchanged, and no friends and family to celebrate with them.
She stood still in front of Ye Shubai, showing no fear or doubt in her eyes. She seemed certain that he would never harm her for any reason. It was as if she had forgotten that the name Ye Shubai was once associated with a lot of bloodshed and loss of lives.
Ye Shubai gripped the Phoenix Tree Sword tightly in his hand, facing away from Supreme Immortal Shangxuan, standing as straight and firm as a bamboo.
He moved his lips and coldly said, "You are right."
Surprisingly, he admitted to what Shangxuan had said.
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan remained calm and steady, not surprised by Ye Shubai’s choice, as it was the most normal decision to make.
Ye Shubai glanced deeply at Wen Yun, and suddenly a helpless smile appeared on his face.
He couldn’t understand why, despite being very clever, she was so trusting of him that she didn’t even doubt his answer.
The wooden sword was held tightly in his long and slender hand, radiating a faint warmth. It seemed as if a phoenix was circling and singing along the blade, embodying the power of life and death.
The wooden sword made by Wen Yun slashed through the air towards the delicate figure!
Wen Yun was immobilized by the Supreme Immortal Shangxuan, facing a sword that contained the Power of Rules, there was no escape!
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan was about to acknowledge Ye Shubai’s bravery when he suddenly frowned and swiftly dodged a golden-red phoenix that appeared out of nowhere behind him.
The man wielding the wooden sword seemed like a shining moon, clashing with the fiery phoenix. His sword techniques aimed at Shangxuan’s vulnerable spots.
Ye Shubai was giving his all without hesitation, using his most powerful Clear Cloud Sword Technique, risking his life to confront Shangxuan.
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan’s eyes turned cold, "So you are also a stubborn fool, then your Power of Rules will become a part of the natural order!"
Faced with the young sword cultivator’s fierce attacks, Shangxuan met them head-on, his majestic power pressing down on Ye Shubai like a mountain.
"Die!"
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan crushed the Phoenix Tree Sword with one hand while ruthlessly piercing through Ye Shubai’s body with the other!
He effortlessly found the familiar Power of Rules from his lower abdomen, cruelly separated it from Ye Shubai’s body.
The dazzling golden-red light of life and death from the Power of Rules appeared, making the light in the world seem dimmed.
Ye Shubai’s breath instantly became weak, blood gushing out like a spring from the wound in his abdomen, turning his white clothes blood red.
"Ah—" a sharp and mournful cry burst out from Wen Yun’s mouth.
Blood overflowed from her lips, her eyes staring intensely at the scene before her.
Even though Wen Yun desperately tried to break free from the pressure exerted by Supreme Immortal Shangxuan, the difference between Ascension Realm and Immortal Realm seemed impossible to overcome.
She could only watch helplessly as the man in front of her was enveloped in a spreading red color.
She witnessed Shangxuan gradually taking away the rules of life and death from Ye Shubai’s body.
For a moment, Wen Yun’s mind went blank, forgetting even to breathe, as an unprecedented pain surged towards her like ocean waves crashing on her heart.
Just then, the fading fire phoenix suddenly turned around and flew straight towards Wen Yun!
Its golden phoenix eyes, usually cold, now held a hint of warmth, similar to the way Ye Shubai would helplessly watch her playfully in the past.
It wrapped Wen Yun in its massive wings, as if hurriedly embracing her for the last moment.
A powerful surge of life and death energy suddenly burst from the fire phoenix, at the same time, the energy that bound Wen Yun was unexpectedly severed, returning to Wen Yun in an instant!
It turns out that Ye Shubai had imbued most of the Power of Rules into the fire phoenix!
The attempt to kill Wen Yun was fake, the plan to ambush Supreme Immortal Shangxuan was also fake, he risked his life to save her!
Ye Shubai no longer had the strength to turn back, without the protection of the rules of life and death, his cultivation and consciousness began to gradually dissipate with the severe injury, like sand slipping away between his fingers.
Despite knowing it was futile, Ye Shubai struggled to raise his hand, using his remaining strength to try to stop Supreme Immortal Shangxuan.
At the moment he realized the fire phoenix had rescued Wen Yun, he hoarsely uttered his final words —
"Space, run!"
Wen Yun understood the laws of time and space. If she could break free from Supreme Immortal Shangxuan’s restraints, in a blink of an eye, she would have enough time to use the Power of Rules to escape.
In the hands of the powerful beings in the fairyland, Ye Shubai could concede and survive, but Wen Yun could not.
He would never bow down.
The scene in front of Ye Shubai became blurry and surreal, as if countless images flashed before his eyes, until there was only a smiling face left.
In his lonely life, he had not seen much light for the first few hundred years, until the day she reached out to him.
So, as if walking alone in the long night, suddenly the most magnificent and colorful fireworks burst in the sky above his head, illuminating his world.
From then on, the long road was no longer lonely, and light accompanied him in the second half of his life.
So, he made countless promises to the heavens to protect Wen Yun for her whole life, to ensure her happiness and well-being.
He wanted to be the one who protects fireworks, allowing her to bloom safely.
For this oath, now he is willing to pay with his life.
He tilted his head slightly, his eyes still open, as if he wanted to take one last look at her.
His body had long lost its breath, but his posture remained upright, until the very end, he was still a true sword cultivator, never bowing.
Just then, the once calm space suddenly tore apart, an unimaginable force burst from Wen Yun.
A mysterious formation lit up slowly under Wen Yun’s feet.
It was not the previous spatial power, but mixed with another supreme power called the Power of Rules that even Supreme Immortal Shangxuan had never seen before.
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan let go of the lifeless Ye Shubai, cautiously holding the law of life and death, focusing on the formation under Wen Yun’s feet. The terrifying aura emitted from it made even him slightly wary, and he vaguely had a feeling that touching that thing might lead to very bad consequences!
He said coldly, "He is already dead, why are you wasting your efforts with tricks? Do you want to kill me to avenge him?"
Wen Yun’s face had turned pale like snow, except for her dark eyes that were unsettlingly deep.
She coldly looked at Supreme Immortal Shangxuan, her voice weak but firm.
"He won’t die, the one to die is you."
As the words fell, the sky suddenly became brilliantly bright, and a power only gods could wield burst from the formation beneath Wen Yun’s feet.
It was—
Time Space Spell.
Supreme Immortal Shangxuan snorted coldly, unleashing all his power towards Wen Yun with no attempt to conceal his killing intent.
At that moment, a low and ancient sigh seemed to echo through the world.
Wen Yun found a simple and unremarkable ring on her thumb, and the sigh seemed to come from the ring!
In a flash, the ring burst with a bright light, unexpectedly neutralizing Supreme Immortal Shangxuan’s law of life and death!
At that moment, Supreme Immortal Shangxuan’s face changed dramatically, looking uncertain and surprised at the light, pausing his action to kill Wen Yun.
In the moment of hesitation, Wen Yun’s figure had already disappeared from there.
This time Wen Yun did not choose to escape using the law of space, but bravely stepped into the turbulence of space and time without hesitation!
This place was once the most feared place hidden in her heart. Even if she lived another life, she still remembered her shattered body and the despair of searching for direction in the endless void. Powerful as Wen Yun, she also had nightmares of the past.
If there was a choice, she actually did not want to step into this forbidden curse in her lifetime.
But she still remembered the pain from her soul just now, almost tearing her whole being apart.
She didn’t even have time to say the last words to him properly. At the moment when the red thread was tied, she originally wanted to tell him that Cui Yu was trying on their wedding dress, and ask if he wanted to see how she looked in a red dress.
She also wanted to tell him that those with ulterior motives were not him alone, she was the same.
Long, long ago, someone asked about the relationship between two people. Wen Yun remembered the Master-servant Contract they had, thinking that if she died, Ye Shubai would not survive either. So, she jokingly called them "comrades in life and death."
At that time, Ye Shubai remained silent, with a faint smile on his lips as he watched her. Sometimes, he gently said "don’t be silly," then handed her a sword, pretending to be serious while telling her to practice sword fighting obediently. Meanwhile, he held a cryptic magic book, but his eyes secretly fell on her. When caught staring, he tried to act serious but blushed quietly.
Good years passed with old friends around, but back then, it all seemed ordinary.
Suddenly, Wen Yun’s nose felt so sour that she couldn’t breathe, tears uncontrollably streaming down her face.
Ye Shubai, do you know what comrades in life and death mean?
Comrades in life and death isn’t about sacrificing yourself so I can live, it’s about…
To live together and die together.
Life and death are the highest rules in the world, and only the law of time can change them.
"If life and death are the laws of nature, then I will defy fate for you!"