Chapter 416 - What Is Natural Law? (1/2)
Xiao Chen drove the Devil Qi out of his body and heard the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane talk about the cultivation method of the first generation. He thought, “Was this Mystic Diabolic Enchantment created by Heaven Exterminator, the first Apostate of Heaven?”
“However, I only accidentally saw the Mystic Diabolic Enchantment in the Xiao family’s ancient tomb. Why would it appear in the Xiao family? Xiao Ning founded the Xiao family in the Human World, so he must have brought in this cultivation method from the Xiao Family in the Violet Manor, which also seemed to be one of the Heaven-exterminating families at that time.”
The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane yelled at Xiao Chen again. “Who the hell are you? Are you a descendant of a Heaven-exterminating family?”
“But I don’t have enough time to think more about this!” Xiao Chen came back to his senses. Once against, the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane burst into anger. “You are a traitor! Then I will never let you go out alive!” Finishing shouting, he raised his large hand. A huge black palm abruptly appeared in the sky and went straight to cover Xiao Chen.
With a chill, Xiao Chen was startled. What a horrifying attack! He could withstand it even by using his Devil’s Three Turns. With a bang, the palm crashed down on him. Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt that his internal organs were all shattered.
The Great Devil Heaven’s Bane raised his palm and exclaimed in anger again. “Junior! I ask you the last time! To inherit the will of the first generation, or to bury yourself among these stars in this universe and become a speck of dust, make your choice!”
Gritting his teeth, Xiao Chen sneered. “You are so ridiculous… You alone vainly attempt to fight against the laws of heaven and earth. Also, you even want to replace the laws and rule everything. Weren’t you telling some fantastic tales?”
Being unable to restrain his fury, the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane finally pressed down on Xiao Chen with his palm. Xiao Chen could not hold anymore. Everything in his eyes gradually dimmed. He thought he was going to blackout soon and groaned inwardly, “Su Lianyue! Su Lianyue! Where are you? Wake me up quickly!”
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“Master Xiao! Wake up! Wake up!”
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. At this moment, he seemed to have got a completely new outlook. Every inch of skin on his body looked like new. But such a scene shocked the hell out of Su Lianyue. She hurriedly released his shoulders and said in surprise. “Master Xiao! You!” Su Lianyue could not understand. Just now, Xiao Chen had no signs of life. But why could he suddenly come alive just like what happened that night?
Xiao Chen turned around to look at her and said with a smile, “Thank you, Fairy Suyue! You just saved my life.”
“What?” Su Lianyue was still a little confused. Xiao Chen smiled. But suddenly, he saw the rims of her eyes went red. He asked, “Did you cry?”
Turning her head aside, Su Lianyue said, “Impossible! I thought that you were dead. And if Ye Wuxin broke in at that time, how could I deal with him? I just… became a little anxious.”
Xiao Chen smiled and looked outside. It was already twilight. Even the sun in the mystic domain would rise in the morning and go down at night. It was the law of all things. He turned his head. “Right, Fairy Suyue, I want to ask you one thing.”
“You can ask me anything you’d like to know.” Wiping her eyes, Su Lianyue whispered.
Xiao Chen smiled. “In your opinion, what is the Natural Law?”
“Natural Law?” Su Lianyue had never expected that he would ask such a strange question. Slowly walking to the entrance of the cave, she looked at the mountains in the distance and replied as if she were talking to herself. “My sister once told me that the Natural Law is an inviolability god that controls all beings. But I believe that the true Natural Law should be everything in the world. It can be mountains and rivers in the distance. Also, it can be the flowers and trees nearby…”
Xiao Chen was stunned a little. He did not expect that she would hold such a view of the Natural Law. On this point, she happened to coincide with him. Then, he remembered Fengxi and others. Perfected Immortal Fengxi and others all thought that the Natural Law was the supreme existence that could dominate the life and death of all living creatures. But they hardly realized that a little woman’s views could be more profound than theirs. It seemed that the idea of fighting against Natural Law had greatly tormented countless people in this world.
After turning around, Su Lianyue found Xiao Chen looking at her with a strange look. She asked, “It is just my humble opinion. Did I say anything wrong?”
Xiao Chen smiled. “No, you are right. I used to think like your sister. But now, I don’t think so. Natural Law is the law of everything. If all the things in this world lose the law, they can no longer exist. At that time, the real Annihilation Time will be bound to come. There are always some people who try in vain to demolish the Natural Law. Moreover, they want to replace it and rule the world themselves. It is so ridiculous! They only indulge in their wishful thinking. Think about it. A person can reach the legendary Supreme Realm at most. But when compared with the profound Natural Law, even such a mighty person will look much weaker.”
After speaking, Xiao Chen got up and walked up to stand side by side with Su Lianyue. Looking at the mountains in the distance, he sighed. “If you are not from Fort Raksasa, I think we will be friends in the future.”
Su Lianyue also watched the mountains far away, and she said, “If you don’t have a clearcut stand on the Orthodox Path and the Devil’s Practice. Then, I think we can be friends now.”
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. “Like the Great Devil Heaven’s Bane, am I also too stubborn about the difference between the Orthodox Path and the Devil’s Practice?” He could not help but think about the fights against the Natural Law, the 17 Apostates of Heaven, and the six Heaven-exterminating families! “Why could they be so persistent at that time? What precisely was the Natural Law that all of them are fighting with? Just like Red Sleeve had deceived the Corpse Refinery Sect, did their beliefs also cheat them? Or, may I say that they were fooling others? Or, did the first Apostate of Heaven deceive all of them?!”
Anyway, these things seemed so far away for Xiao Chen. He didn’t need to trouble himself with such doubts. Well, at least there was no need now.
This night, under the bright moon, a refreshing breeze was blowing gently. It seemed that the moon in the mystic domain of this flower valley was always round. Su Lianyue stood at the entrance of the cave, her clothes fluttering. While Xiao Chen sat in the cave, poking the wood in the fire. But both of them remained silent. They knew that tonight was the last night that they would spend together in peace.
After this night, they would leave this mystic domain tomorrow. When they were in the outside world, they would stand on the side of the Orthodox Path and the Devil’s Practice, respectively. In the future, they would eventually become enemies when the war between the two sides began.
In the past, they would never think about the difference between them. After all, they were only strangers met by chance like patches of drifting duckweed. They were on opposite sides, but so what? Though they didn’t become a couple after the three months, the friendship between them was deeper. One day, they might fight with each other as enemies. At that time, every single move of their swords would hurt their hearts deeper than it would wound their bodies.