Chapter 190 - You Are Not To Blame For My Death (1/2)

Shui Zian turned back and glared at Zhong Yue, the old man was brimming with the desire to battle; the air was made viscous with his killing intent. Although the elder had a short and small stature, the auric field he had could terrify the celestials and demons to stay a few miles away from him!

"There were so many uncanny things revolving around you, more than enough for me to take you as a devil soul that came from the underground of Swords Gate; but at the end of the day, I've decided to spare your life, and the reason was very simple … you've left behind too many doubtful points."

Shui Zian laughed out loud, his eyes were filled with many things that would be left untold, "If you really are a devil soul that had possessed the mortal body of this unlucky child of the Zhong Shan Clan, you wouldn't have left behind so many suspicious points, in turn, you'd be like Shui Qingyan, flawless in form and behaviour. If it weren't for the final battle between you and Shui Qingyan in the Lawless Battles, no one would've known that her prowess had increased so much! The only mistake she made, was to engage in a battle with you."

"While you, you don't act like the sly and cunning ancient gods, I can hardly list down a decision you've made that I would call perfect or particularly smart, but that's precisely what had proven your innocence. When the headmaster first heard of you, he asked me a question, 'Is there any problem with this boy?', and I answered him, 'Have you ever seen such an idiotic god before?', the headmaster laughed and agreed."

A smile climbed onto his wrinkled face as he continued, "The more I observed your actions, the more intriguing I find you. I saw Jun Sixie in danger when I was tracking down the Xiang Dragon to the Savanna Wasteland, but before I could do anything, you had taken the initiative to act and save her on your own, that was when I knew that you were the naughty Xiang Dragon that rammed at my water stronghold."

His eyes were filled with content, and said, "Then you went over to the monster race, disguising yourself with the identity of a dragon that went by the name of Long Yue to become one of Shi Buyi's disciples. From then onwards, the decision you would go on to make would become wiser and more precise with your experience, leaving fewer holes and mistakes that would come back to harm you. And I was so happy for you, after all, I had been watching you every step of the way in this journey that you've embarked on."

Zhong Yue's eyes turned red while Shui Zian took out a scroll and tucked it over into his hands, smiled and said, "The joy I've experienced from watching you grow into your own man – becoming stronger with every passing day – was even greater than having the treasures falling down from the sky by themselves. Take this scroll with you, it's a copy of the map. Come, I'll bring you to a safer realm, hide in it while I'm engaged in the battles. I can't protect you anymore, this place is too remote, and there aren't any celestial temples I can put you in."

"Elder Shui…."

Zhong Yue's nose turned sour and tears nearly rolled down his cheeks. All these while he had been doubting Shui Zian's loyalty to humanity, and yet, who knew that this old man was actually watching over each and every step he took, cheering for and relishing in every little improvement he had.

"Stop being so girlish, you are man, you should raise your chest up and applaud for me! I'm just going to duel with that three brats, I'm not on suicide mission."

Shui Zian strode forward and continued, "Without you burdening me, I might just be able to fight my way out. By then, you'll be the one stuck in this Divine Battlefield, at that time, you can slowly find yourself a place to cry! Go, go, go, we'll search around, there must be a safer realm left behind by one of the godly spirits…."

Zhong Yue clenched the scroll in his hands and followed behind while Shui Zian was glancing around and searching all over the place. Moments later, he said, "If you survive and I don't make it back to Swords Gate, you must go to the headmaster and tell him this, 'The traitor is among one of those who has access to the map.', there aren't many people privy to this information in Swords Gate … Come on, get rid of that sad face you have there, I'm not dying yet, I've been sly and cunning from birth until now, in fact, I'm the smartest in Swords Gate. I've over hundreds of tokens in my Yuan Shen realm, they were all given to me by the strong and overpowering brats, along with the token given by you, all these can save my life over hundreds of times…."

Finally, Shui Zian found a Yuan Shen secret realm, he flicked his finger and shot out the Sword Qi, slitting open a narrow cut and said solemnly, "Go in! Disciple of the Zhong Shan Clan, get in there, now!"

Zhong Yue leaped onto the ground, crawled in the muds and lunged himself into the secret realm of the godly spirit.

"Don't come out yet, wait patiently until the storm has passed!"

Shui Zian's distant voice rang in the secret realm, it was faint as there was a whole dimension that separated them, "Remember, you are not the one they are trying to kill, you never were … it was always me they had their eyes on. They had planned to kill me from the start! Whether end up dying or not, you mustn't blame yourself for what will happen to me! I don't need your sympathy, you hear me?"

"And also, although this secret realm is relatively safer, it has its own dangers too, you must stay cautious. You should only come out when everything is over and when it is safe to. However, you must still be careful when you leave, as there might still be celestials lingering around hunting for you. At that time, I won't be there for you, no one will, and the only one that can save you, is you yourself…."

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Within the secret realm, tears began to pool in his eyes again and immediately, little flames burned in his eyes, vaporizing the tears so that they would not trickle down.

Shui Zian did not need tears, he regarded them as futile expression of helplessness; tears were useless, they would not contribute any help to the situation at all.

"The only thing that one can fall back on … was power, a strong and overwhelming power that can destroy all who stand in my path! But I'm too weak, so weak that I can't do anything at all…."

Zhong Yue was beside himself with grief as he had never felt so powerless before, he could not intervene in the battle between Elder Shui and the four Xiao Mang celestial magnates. Moments later, he regained his calm and placid composure, mumbling to himself, "Whining has no use at all, in order to become stronger, I will have to work harder instead of wallowing in my own sadness and sorrow! I may be weak now, but it will not last for long. A tragedy like this … this feeling of absolute helplessness … once in this lifetime is enough!"

He recollected his thoughts and cast away the distractions in his mind and examined the surroundings. This was a Yuan Shen secret realm left behind by a godly spirit, the spirit had ceased to exist but the secret realm remained.

The Yuan Shen secret realm of the godly spirits that died in the battles would be paved with countless unpredictable dangers.

Taking the Wan Xiang Secret Realm as an example, if a god had died in battle while he was still casting his Wan Xiang Realm, augmenting himself with the almighty strength of the myriad; then when he died, his Wan Xiang Secret Realm twould be glutted with the almighty strength of the myriad, swirling and ravaging in the secret realm!

Zhong Yue has entered the Wan Xiang Secret Realm of a godly spirit back when he was in the Xiao Mang celestial race; the Wan Xiang Secret Realm has simulated countless terrains and objects under the worshippings of the white-robed priests.