allonlinenovel Chapter 1064 A mere cage, now it's time for your master to take over!
Chapter 1064 A mere cage, now it's time for your master to take over!
It's an irresistible feeling.
There are countless heroes in the world, and many who cultivate the Tao, but everyone has only one goal.
Become stronger!
Immortality! ! !
Gu Xiu's goal was the same. He had always been a pure cultivator, and his ultimate goal was to climb higher and farther. So, after he started cultivating again, he had been trying his best to strengthen himself and make his foundation more solid, all so that he could go further in the future.
And now.
He seemed to have skipped the lengthy cultivation process, and his strength began to rise rapidly, constantly ascending towards a higher realm that he had never reached and could not comprehend.
This is a good thing.
However, Gu Xiu, who was feeling his cultivation level increase, did not feel the surprise he had imagined. Instead, he calmed down in an instant. Upon closer inspection, he saw that on the other side of the countless illusory threads, another version of himself had already arrived less than three feet in front of him.
But his figure seemed much taller; I could only reach his shoulder.
and.
His figure continued to grow taller.
This is……
The inner demon devours its master!
Gu Xiu suddenly realized what was happening, and with a wave of his hand, a sword aura arose from his heart, instantly severing most of the transparent thread connecting him to his opponent.
Unexpectedly, the silk threads that had just been severed mostly regenerated before the sword strike was even finished. Gu Xiu frowned, then swung his sword rapidly again and again, but he was still unable to shake off the silk threads entangled around him.
"You and I are one, only by becoming one can we see our true selves."
"Your current resistance is nothing more than a deviation from the path of cultivation, a result of being trapped in the obsessions of inner demons. Why don't you quickly give up your resistance, merge with me, and return to the path of immortality?"
But at this moment, the voice of "Gu Xiu" came. After noticing Gu Xiu's resistance, he finally stopped hiding his malice. His eyes were filled with overwhelming desire, as if he regarded Gu Xiu as a delicacy and wanted to devour him completely and refine him into his own body.
Gu Xiu naturally couldn't just sit and wait to die. Seeing that the longsword couldn't sever the fusion, he simply sat cross-legged and calmed his mind.
Since this is an inner demon, the best way to overcome it is to strengthen one's own Dao heart.
As long as one's mind is steadfast, one's Daoist heart is without flaw.
No evil spirits or heretics can interfere with it.
The effect is good.
The moment Gu Xiu sat cross-legged in meditation, the surrounding environment immediately began to change. Qing Xuan's series of shrill screams disappeared without a trace, and in their place, the surroundings turned into darkness, with only two versions of himself standing between heaven and earth.
However, another version of himself was currently erupting with a raging demonic flame, like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey. The flames brought by each wisp of demonic flame seemed capable of melting Gu Xiu's power, increasing the distracting thoughts in his mind.
"Your resistance is futile."
“I have already seen my true self and returned to the path of immortality, but you are still stuck in the same place, stubborn and unyielding. The Great Dao that you think you have is nothing but a joke.”
"Accepting me is your only choice!"
The other party's voice continued to come, but Gu Xiu did not answer. He remained seated cross-legged, silent, using his rock-solid Dao heart to build an invisible barrier, trying to keep out the evil thoughts that were eroding him.
"Oh? You intend to confront me head-on with your Dao Heart?"
Gu Xiu, the Demon, sneered, his eyes gleaming with even greater evil: "If it were truly an ordinary inner demon, perhaps you could have obliterated it. But I have said, I am you, and I am also a 'true self' that transcends your understanding! Your Dao heart is also the foundation of my Dao, how can you stop me?"
Before the words were finished, a power far more magnificent and refined than before, carrying a higher level of artistic conception, surged into Gu Xiu's mind like a flood breaking through a dam, following those silk threads!
"Boom~!"
Gu Xiu felt a violent tremor in his mind, as if he were about to be burst by this force.
The Dao Heart Barrier he had built appeared incredibly fragile before this power, instantly becoming riddled with cracks. What alarmed him even more was that this power shared the same origin as him, yet it possessed an incomprehensible "loftiness" and "ancient" quality, as if it were meant to be the master of this body, while Gu Xiu now seemed like a usurper.
"Do you feel it?"
The voice of "Gu Xiu" before them was seductive and brimming with absolute confidence: "This is the level of power we should have! The meager cultivation you've painstakingly achieved is nothing but a firefly compared to the moon before the 'True Self'! Give up, return to me, and reclaim the power that belongs to us!"
"You always see me as a demon in your heart and refuse to believe anything I say."
"But you're actually wrong."
"The inner demon has never been me, it's you!"
“Everything I did in Qingxuan before was the action of my true self. Now look at you, talking about the Dao Heart of the Wind, but in reality you are nothing but a coward who doesn’t even dare to take revenge. You have completely deviated from your true self. Only by obeying my orders can you overcome this tribulation and return to your true self!”
As the rebukes rang out, even Gu Xiu, whose heart was as firm as iron, couldn't help but sway his cross-legged body.
He also found out.
This is nothing like an ordinary inner demon.
Inner demons are the impure thoughts in a person's heart. Only with thoughts can demons be born. And with each thought, inner demons can grow stronger. This was the case with the several lamp-lighting tribulations that Gu Xiu had experienced before. But no matter how strong the inner demons grew, he could suppress them.
But this time it's different.
This doesn't seem like an inner demon born from within; it's more like an "external soul" with a higher realm and complete consciousness, which is absolutely crushing him with its inherent advantages.
His soul was steadily defeated by this power, his firm path was constantly being compressed, and his control over his body seemed to be rapidly slipping away. He could even clearly sense that a house was being constructed out of thin air where he was, with the door slowly closing and chains wrapped around it.
This is about trapping yourself completely within it, then slowly devouring and dissolving you!
Dangerous!
Gu Xiu's consciousness began to blur, and fragmented memories belonging to "Immortal Venerable," "Scheming," and "True Self" surged in even more frantically, attempting to overwrite his original memories and make him accept the identity of that "True Self." Even within his own heart, a voice seemed to be calling for him to give up resistance, accept his true self, and accept this opportunity to ascend to heaven.
But Gu Xiu didn't understand anything.
Once his self-perception is completely altered, and he fully accepts this so-called true self, that is also the time when he, Gu Xiu, will completely disappear!
To make matters worse, the voice he had heard when he glanced at Wan Nian before was now appearing again.
"Take it."
"Your previous behavior has already disappointed me greatly."
“You have forgotten many things, even your original intentions. These are all the effects that Fuyuan has had on you.”
"Blessings are a double-edged sword. They can bring you unparalleled opportunities, but they also bring you endless trials. Right now, you have chosen the wrong path under the nourishment of blessings. Only by giving up resistance and accepting your true self can you truly understand everything."
This wasn't another voice of his own, but one that Gu Xiu had heard before, like the voice of an elder instructing a younger person. This voice didn't possess any power, but upon hearing its words, Gu Xiu felt an inexplicable urge to respect and obey it.
It seems to belong to the owner of this voice.
Do not disobey!
Gu Xiu, who was already struggling to resist, seemed to give up and stop all movement under the influence of this sound.
They watched helplessly as the door, which was already only slightly ajar, closed completely.
but……
Just as the door was about to close completely, Gu Xiu, who should have remained completely silent, suddenly said:
“I don’t believe what you say, and I reject the ‘true self’ you talk about, so I’m being suppressed by you.”
"but……"
"Is everything you say, or what you call your true self, really the truth?"
Upon hearing this, the "Gu Xiu" outside the door, who had already revealed a sinister smile, suddenly paused. However, before he could ask any further questions, the closed door shut.
At the same moment the door was closed, Gu Xiu, who was trapped inside, quietly opened his eyes.
There was not a trace of being affected by inner demons in his eyes.
The only thing there was was peace.
This trial of lighting the lamps was more difficult than he had imagined; it was no longer even a pure trial of lighting the lamps.
But this doesn't mean that Gu Xiu is truly helpless.
Having been a rogue cultivator for so long, Gu Xiu has always been a cautious person. Although he seems to have been careless and trapped, he actually has his own plans.
In the darkness, Gu Xiu murmured to himself:
"The most important thing about climbing a mountain is never reaching the summit."
"Don't ask how high the mountain peak is, just cherish the flowers along the way."
However, at this moment, the "Gu Xiu" who had already taken over his body did not notice Gu Xiu's words.
He opened his eyes, looking at his own hands, a sinister smile appearing in his eyes:
"A mere cage."
"Now, it's time to welcome your new master!"