Chapter 734
Chapter 734
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 734
>Chapter Title: Truth
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Chapter 734: Truth
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> Faced with his current situation, Li Huowang naturally wanted to resolve it very much.
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> Fortunately, although this trouble seemed extremely thorny, it wasn’t without a solution.
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> The Dice had said something back then: cultivating truth without cultivating falsehood would lead to qi deviation.
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> This seemed reasonable and logical. Now that he was cultivating truth, as long as he also cultivated falsehood, he could balance them and prevent this from happening.
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> However, there was a problem with this method—it came from the Dice. Could the words of the Sitting Oblivion Daoists be trusted?
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> The Dice had once said he only ever deceived with the truth, but he’d also said you’d believe even the Sitting Oblivion Daoists. He’d said both the straight words and the twisted ones.
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> After seriously weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Li Huowang finally decided to give it a try.
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> Compared to the benefits of truth, the downsides of falsehood weren’t so hard to accept. After all, this time he wasn’t being tricked by the Sitting Oblivion Daoists—he was becoming one to trick others.
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> Moreover, the fake Heavenly Dao was now in Ji Zai’s hands, which was countless times safer than it being in Doumu’s.
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> Logically speaking, since he controlled both the true Heavenly Dao and the false one, it made sense for Li Huowang, as his heart anchor, to be able to use both abilities.
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> “The front lines are still holding for now. I need to leave for a while.”
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> As Li Huowang muttered to himself, Xuanpin’s figure drifted out from the wooden fish beside him.
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> “This is a critical moment. People are dying on the front lines every instant. Without your powerful help, the soldiers up there might have to pile up their lives to handle any major trouble.”
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> “Don’t try to pressure me with that. If you really thought their lives mattered, you’d hold back less of your own strength than anything else.”
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> Though dealing with the Dharma Sect and saving this mad world was his goal, sharpening the axe wouldn’t delay chopping wood. If he didn’t solve this trouble, nothing he did would go smoothly.
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> With that thought, Li Huowang wasted no time. He patted Li Age’s head, stood up, and headed out of the hall.
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> “Such a thorny problem—how do you plan to handle it?” Xuanpin seemed to already know about Li Huowang’s current trouble.
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> “You have a way?”
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> “For others, perhaps I do, but for you—a heart’s essence and a heart anchor—I don’t.”
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> “I knew you wouldn’t. If you did have a way and held it back until now, you wouldn’t be my ally.”
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> Li Huowang hurried down the bloodstained steps to the foot of the mountain.
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> He glanced at the two fine horses crushed to death in the stable by the massive Buddha head, untied one, and mounted it.
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> “Senior Brother Li?” Hearing this, Li Huowang didn’t even turn his head as he shouted, “Don’t! Don’t come near me! Wait until I’ve sorted out this mess!”
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> At this point, he couldn’t tell if this Bai Lingmiao was real or just what he thought was real—so he’d treat her as neither for now.
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> Hearing the footsteps stop, Li Huowang let out a breath of relief. “How’s Taishan Stone? Still not talking?”
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> Earlier, Bai Lingmiao had dragged Taishan Stone back, and he’d thought he could pry some clues out of him. But despite using every trick he had, he still couldn’t crack the man’s mouth.
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> The guy’s body was hard as stone, and his mouth was even harder.
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> So he’d had no choice but to send the man to the army camp to see if the Surveillance Bureau had other methods.
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> “Nothing. We’ve tried every method, but he still hasn’t said a word. Maybe he really doesn’t know anything?”
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> “Impossible. He definitely knows something. Have those Superintendent of the Heavens officials come to see him?”
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> “No, people from the sect went to inform them, but they said the Superintendents are currently clashing with the Dharma Sect and can’t spare anyone.”
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> “Bullshit. There’s not even a shadow of them in the spinning light mirror. Xuanpin, what tricks are you pulling behind the scenes? Can’t even spare time to interrogate one person?”
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> “I’ve already sent for someone, but they can’t fly. It’ll take some time on the road.”
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> “Hurry it up. Since he’s a high-ranking Dharma Sect member who came from Great Qi, he definitely knows some key information.”
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> With that, Li Huowang mounted up and prepared to leave.
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> “Senior Brother Li, I won’t follow you, but at least tell me where you’re going?”
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> Hearing Bai Lingmiao’s voice from behind, Li Huowang thought for a moment before replying, “Qingqiu.”
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> “Qingqiu? Why?”
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> “To cultivate truth, I go to the cultivation sites. To cultivate falsehood, I have to find the Sitting Oblivion Daoists. But the Dice killed all of them in the world above. The only place left to look is Fengdu under Qingqiu.”
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> Before Bai Lingmiao could respond, Xuanpin spoke up, his voice laced with rare admiration. “Brilliant. Cultivate truth and falsehood together—brilliant idea.”
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> “Hm?” Li Huowang looked toward the illusion before him.
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> “The Dice didn’t trick you with this. It’s definitely useful.” Xuanpin stated it with absolute certainty to Li Huowang.
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> “Is that so? How can you be so sure?” Li Huowang wondered inwardly at Xuanpin’s firm tone, “What’s this guy scheming?”
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> “Rest assured, there’s no other possibility. Just as yin and yang oppose yet give rise to each other, truth and falsehood are the same. Cultivate falsehood, and your qi deviation will surely subside.”
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> Since he put it that way, Li Huowang asked no more. He gave Xuanpin a once-over, then spurred his horse toward Qingqiu with a kick.
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> Meanwhile, Li Age, sitting behind Li Huowang, quickly drew two talismans and slapped them onto the horse’s back.
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> Bai Lingmiao stood in place, pondering his words. With a mix of surprise and curiosity on her face, she asked, “Master Xuanpin, is it truly as you say?”
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> Xuanpin’s voice emerged from the black void in his red Daoist robes. “Whether I believe it or not doesn’t matter—as long as he does.”
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> Hearing this, Bai Lingmiao showed a flash of understanding. She immediately grasped Xuanpin’s intent.
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> Indeed, even if it was the Dice’s scam, it didn’t matter. As long as Senior Brother Li believed it worked, then it would work.
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> Realizing Xuanpin was genuinely helping Senior Brother Li, Bai Lingmiao bowed toward him. “Thank you, Master Xuanpin. Senior Brother Li may have a fiery temper, but his heart is good. He’ll sense your kindness.”
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> “I don’t need his kindness. I just don’t want to die.”
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> As he spoke, Xuanpin turned to Bai Lingmiao beside him and seriously examined her red veil.
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> “This body of evil probably isn’t easy to use, is it? I know the abbot of Zhengde Temple. If you want, he can help you recast a physical body.”
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> “Really?!” Bai Lingmiao couldn’t help but grow excited. Though she wasn’t overly concerned about her looks and Senior Brother Li didn’t mind, of course it would be better if she could change back.
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> “Naturally. Since our lives are bound together now, helping with this trifle is the least I can do. Besides, it’s nothing much—we should all aid each other.”
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> (End of chapter)