"I'm so tired, my heart is weary. Could it be that cultivation is purely for killing? That doesn't seem right. In my heart, cultivation should be about achieving longevity, freedom, and ease."
Seeing the golden pathways disappearing into the sky, Shi Yi's straight, upright body collapsed, falling onto a massive corpse.
Although he had no wounds, he was covered in the blood of other creatures. His originally black hair was now dyed crimson by countless bloodstains.
This past half month.
He had gone on a killing spree.
He turned the entire second realm of the Virtual Spirit Realm into a hell, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, with severed limbs everywhere.
And he stood alone in the middle of this corpse-filled sea, like a king, looking so domineering.
Seriously.
Shi Yi didn't even know why the Virtual Spirit Realm made these imitations so realistic. It couldn't even refresh the corpses after death, making it seem like he had really gone on a killing spree.
If he wasn't absolutely certain…
…that the Kui Ox, which he had killed several times, was coming to die again with its familiar gait... Seriously, after killing it until the world turned dark, he could barely distinguish between the virtual and the real.
Just when Shi Yi began to doubt his cultivation path…
…the Virtual Spirit Realm suddenly trembled. The Nine-Colored Stone Tablet, which belonged solely to him, once again smashed down not far in front of him. On it, there were exactly five records of the Hole Heaven Realm that had been refreshed.
[Shi Yi, in the Second Realm, broke through the limits of strength, successfully breaking the record, rewarded with ten Primal Treasure Bones.] [Shi Yi, in the Second Realm, broke through the limits of speed, successfully breaking the record, rewarded with ten Primal Treasure Bones.]
[Shi Yi, in the Second Realm, has killed over one thousand ancient remnants, successfully breaking the record, awarding twenty Primal Treasure Bones.]
[Shi Yi, in the Second Realm, has killed over one hundred pure-blood ferocious beasts, successfully breaking the record, awarding thirty Primal Treasure Bones.]
[Shi Yi, in the Second Realm, has killed one million beings in the Cave Heaven realm, successfully breaking the record, awarding fifty Primal Treasure Bones.]
"Heh."
Shi Yi let out a cold laugh. He used his mental energy to connect with the Virtual Spirit Realm. About ten seconds later, a brand new golden pathway descended. Without hesitation, he grabbed the one hundred and twenty Primal Treasure Bones and left the Virtual Spirit Realm.
At the same time.
Shi Yi, in the real world, slowly opened his eyes, his consciousness returning to his body.
"Mother, you rest first. I have a very important question to ask her!"
Shi Yi gently lifted Yu Yuexian, who was leaning against him, and placed her on the soft bed. Then, without looking back, he entered the Tenth Heavenly Cave World.
In the real world.
Yu Yuexian had stayed by Shi Yi's side for the past half month, practically inseparable, especially when she saw him starting Spirit Transformation. She had used her own power to help him.
As a blood relative, a mother and son, she had this ability. Her power wasn't strong, but it was extremely gentle, like a pair of tender hands, invisibly protecting Shi Yi's Spirit Transformation.
In fact, even if she didn't intervene, there wouldn't have been any accidents during Shi Yi's Spirit Transformation process, as he had already completed the spiritual aspect of it in the mysterious place of the Virtual Spirit Realm.
But as a mother, she couldn't let go. She had even prepared herself to sacrifice her own life to protect him through this trial if any uncontrollable accidents occurred during Shi Yi's Spirit Transformation.
Although Shi Yi had never experienced maternal love in his previous life, forced to work in the black market at twelve or thirteen, he had relied on himself to survive, experiencing the bitterness and sweetness of the world.
But in this life, what he had lost had been returned in double, receiving an overflowing amount of maternal love. Yu Yuexian truly would not hesitate to give up her own life for him.
And this time.
She had exhausted almost all of her power for Shi Yi's Spirit Transformation and had to fall asleep.
She slept by Shi Yi's side.
This made her feel particularly at ease.
Even her dreams were sweet.
From this, it could be seen.
Shi Yi's position in Yu Yuexian's heart had long surpassed her own life.
He was fortunate, at least in this lifetime, because not every parent in the world could regard their child as more important than their own life.
No need to argue.
This is the reality.
Otherwise, the idiom [Exchange Children to Eat] wouldn't exist.
Because you live in a bright world, you think the whole world is bright. Because you have parents who love you, you think all parents are the same.
Little do you know…
This is also a case of sitting at the bottom of a well and looking at the sky, only seeing your own world and not the suffering outside.
You might even utter ridiculous statements like, "If people can't afford to eat, and they starve to death, why don't they eat meat?"
And then…
Shi Yi, although a transmigrator and a reborn person, wasn't someone who had been taken over mid-life.
Instead, it was only after six years in the womb that he remembered his past life.
Yu Yuexian's maternal love hadn't been misplaced; Shi Yi was the one who had come out of her womb.
In a sense.
Shi Yi was Shi Yi; he wasn't an outsider. It was just that after his death in his previous life, he had been reincarnated into a parallel universe, a parallel world's counterpart.
Perhaps using parallel universe and parallel world couldn't fully describe Shi Yi's situation, but it was certain that Shi Yi had a legitimate identity in this world.
And he was himself, not an outsider.
Tenth Heavenly Cave World.
The mountains and rivers were clear and beautiful, with lush trees providing shade.
This Tenth Heavenly Cave World had basically been transformed into a complete small world by the Willow Deity, although the outer areas were still surrounded by earth, water, fire, wind, and the chaos of yin and yang.
"Teacher, I want to ask you a question, and I hope you can answer it."
Shi Yi held the Willow Deity's hand. Such a bold action didn't provoke any displeasure from the Willow Deity; she was just curious about what question Shi Yi wanted to ask.
Could it be that the reward of one hundred and twenty Primal Treasure Bones wasn't enough?
"Sit down and speak if you have something to say."
The Willow Deity, in turn, took Shi Yi's hand and sat down with him on the cold stone bench.
She had always been alone, alone for who knew how many tens of thousands of years, accompanying the Great Dao. Shi Yi's appearance was an accident, adding a touch of color to her life.
She still remembers to this day Shi Yi's persistent attempts to get close to her, how silly and cute he was. While she found him annoying, she couldn't bring herself to dislike the little brat.
It sounds contradictory.
But it wasn't.
Shi Yi's persistence, his ability to become familiar with the Willow Deity, was due to his innate advantages. It wouldn't have worked for anyone else.
Firstly, because he was the Double-Pupiled One.
Secondly, because he was the Double-Pupiled One.
Thirdly, because he was the Double-Pupiled One.
Indeed.
If Shi Yi wasn't the Double-Pupiled One, and didn't possess the talent that gave him a chance to stand beside her, the Willow Deity wouldn't have bothered with a persistent little brat.
Everyone is two-faced.
The Willow Deity was no exception.
With good looks and talent, it's called persistence.
Without good looks and talent, it's just being a nuisance.
Fortunately, Shi Yi, reborn, was someone with both looks and talent. Although his persistence annoyed her, it didn't disgust her.
"Teacher, I just want to ask you one question. In your eyes, is it only through fighting that one can reach the end, and is focused cultivation a heretical path?"
Shi Yi asked this question without hesitation. He really didn't want the Willow Deity to arrange any more fights for him.
He didn't like fighting, even though he had the talent for it. Deep down, he just didn't enjoy it. He preferred the Taoist way of life: quietude and non-action.
Don't misunderstand.
Quietude and non-action didn't mean weakness.
It just meant he didn't want to needlessly stir up trouble. He wasn't afraid of things, but he didn't want to cause problems and create unnecessary difficulties in his life.
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