Chapter 88 - Why We Fight (1/2)

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Tao's eyes revealed an unusual glint at Yan Zaizen's instruction. Yan Zaizen was undergoing a shift in personality, but lately, he's grown to develop a penchant for wealth and robbery. Every single chance to obtain further wealth was taken to its fullest. He couldn't help but worry if Yan Zaizen may let his greed get the better of him in the upcoming days, because the majority of grudges and deaths were produced by greed.

Bai Lufeng, however, didn't have the same worries. Since Yan Zaizen stood at the apex of the country, what did he have to fear? If he wanted to rob the world, then rob the world. If he wanted to kill, then kill! This was the cultivator's way - strength above all else.

They both nodded despite their own differing opinions and made their move to sweep the entirety of the slumbering Soaring Cloud Sect clean. Every last piece of wealth it had, all spatial possessions on everyone's waist, finger or wrist was taken.

”The Water Veil Sect…” Yan Zaizen silently mumbled, his thoughts conflicted. He couldn't help but think about Ya Qinqan and her current status within the sect. If the Yan Clan was eradicated by her, should he get revenge?

This may seem like an easy question considering all Ya Qinqan had done to him, but in truth, it was anything but. She was his first love, for nearly a decade he desired her, helped her, and wanted to see her dreams fulfilled. Now, her dreams were fulfilled, her marriage to Yan Jinzen was cut off, and she was obviously an unwilling participant in it all.

”If she was pressured by the Yan Clan to marry Yan Jinzen, then...should I truly hate her? If she was never truly with him, should I forget her or try again? Then...the Yan Clan...I...” Earlier in the Deep Mines, he made his peace with her actions, but this new piece of information illuminated an entirely different path that he thought was impossible. He felt so conflicted with his choices. The motes of white light signifying his dao started dim with these thoughts.

”Fool.” Pinaka's soft voice filled with a tyrannical flare resounded in his soul. Yan Zaizen eyes widened with surprise at this insult. For the past month, Pinaka had remained silent, leaving him with only the cultivation art and some understandings of her. Besides that, she never really spoke unless necessary.

He closed his eyes, entering his sea of consciousness. Within this sea, a white-robed, silver-haired beauty looked at him with disdain prevalent within her gaze. If one looked closely, they could even see contempt.

”Pinaka…”

”You're a fool,” Pinaka stated once more, but her voice a lot colder than before. She snorted and continued despite Yan Zaizen's solemn expression, ”You're a cultivator, you fight to rival the heavens, to exceed the heavens, and to become an existence that signifies immortality! Yet, despite developing such a tyrannical dao, you have the mindset of a child.” She couldn't help but berate him.

Earlier, while she was resting, she could feel his dao fluctuating with a hint of instability. This was very dangerous for many people, especially her who relied on his dao to exist beneath the current heavens. How could she tolerate something that threatened her existence? How could she stay silent?

”Your emotions are far too unstable. Whatever you're thinking of, I'll ask you one question: Do you truly desire it?” She spoke, her words straightforward and blunt.

Yan Zaizen's eyes widened in shock. She was right...did he truly desire Ya Qinqan to be his? If so, what will he do if he had to face her, to kill her or try to make her his?

Pinaka didn't wait for him to continue this line of thought, ”As a cultivator, we fight for what we want, and even the heavens stand against us. Yet, we fight it with all we are. If you desire it, THEN TAKE IT! With your dao, questioning what you want is the same as shattering who you are!”

For a long moment, silence fell. Yan Zaizen felt a trace of himself become further refined and polished.

After a while, he smiled softly, ”The person I am, the one I wish to be, isn't one who begs a woman to be with him or force them to do so. The person I am, the one I shall be, wants love, beauty, talent, and willingness. One that can match my own, one that can exceed my own. That's who I am. That's what I desire.” His words contained a strange force as the motes of light slowly started to radiate with brilliance. One could see that his dao was strengthened, and his soul resonating to completion.

Ya Qinqan may have been his first love, but if she truly loved him, she would've said so. She would've actively fought to be with him. With his Grandfather as the Clan Leader, if she was adamant about being with him, no one would say a single thing, who could?

But she didn't. Just like him, Yan Jinzen was given the same treatment. When she reached a higher sky, she abandoned them. He truly was a fool for thinking otherwise.

He looked at his soul form and couldn't help but be surprised. The aurora condensed within him was becoming more and more brilliant, but its size remained the same. It continued to shine to the point that it overshadowed even his laws.

”This…” He was shocked at this new development.

Pinaka's brows furrowed in contemplation. After a long while of analyzing the situation, ”Your soul is peculiar. Your progression isn't shocking, those with their own dao typically find enlightenment regarding the soul easier than those without. However, your soul form truly is odd.”

”What do you mean?” Yan Zaizen couldn't help but ask. This entire situation felt odd, and he'd never personally experienced it before.