Be Passive In The High Martial World

Chapter 20: A Colossal Mistake

Making mistakes is an incredibly ordinary thing.

If a gentleman unintentionally makes a small mistake, not only is it not a bad thing, but it is also a good thing that can cultivate virtue.

Because only by making mistakes can one reflect on them, learn from them, and then strengthen oneself.

Shen Xingzhu once heard the Master who taught at the Freedom Mountain say:

When you hear criticism, you should be happy; when you realize your mistakes, you should not hide them; when you make changes, you should not hesitate. This is the way of a gentleman.

But at this moment, for Shen Xingzhu herself, she undoubtedly made a colossal mistake that could tarnish her Dao heart and be almost irreparable.

She should not have taken action.

Shen Xingzhu thought that she was calm, feeling that her thoughts and consciousness were not shaken in the slightest. Her Primordial Spirit was high above her Sea of Consciousness, like Guanyin looking down on sentient beings, clear and understanding, knowing that she should not act impulsively under any circumstances.

However...

Shen Xingzhu's gaze moved along the blade of the sword.

The hand holding the sword was trembling.

The tremor was so subtle that it was almost imperceptible, but it was an objective fact.

She was still too young...

Even though she was only twenty-two years old, she had already reached the pinnacle of the Grandmaster Realm as the current Dao Child of the Profound Spirit Dao Gate. She was a rare genius who surpassed others in the same realm.

She was destined to achieve enlightenment with an impeccable body and take control of the Profound Spirit Dao Gate. She should have had no dust in her eyes and no distractions in her heart.

Nothing in the world should have been her shackles.

However, when the disguise that had always been invincible and the illusory bubble that no one could see through were pierced, she still couldn't control her emotions.

Anger, even killing intent.

Especially, it was not her master who had shattered this illusion that had erased three hundred years of time and destroyed the Great Qi Dynasty, nor was it the outstanding individuals she had encountered in the past.

It was actually a cultivator at the Aperture Opening Realm, who was almost indistinguishable from an ordinary person!

Moreover, this person was currently a prisoner with shackles, unable to protect himself!

She was a star in the heavens for eternity, a candle in the mortal world. The difference between her and such a despicable person was like heaven and earth, an insult to her.

Shen Xingzhu couldn't tolerate being exposed by such a person with just one glance, tearing off all her fig leaves.

Her most proud and most shameful dark side had become a handle in this person's hand.

How could this be?

There was only one chance to kill and silence him.

He was trying to blackmail me, a despicable person who is not worth pitying.

The battle outside the city was delayed for seven days because of him, causing countless lives to suffer. It was all his fault, all because he wanted to save his own life.

He is a cultivator, but it is the mortals who die because of him, oppressing those below him. He deserves to be killed.

She could have temporarily deceived her Dao heart and easily erased her only stain.

But unfortunately, Chen Kuang evaded this sword.

So...

She made a mistake, a colossal mistake.

That lofty and nascent Dao heart was covered in a layer of fine dust the moment Chen Kuang spoke those words.

The Sea of Consciousness surged, impacting the Primordial Spirit that resided high above like white jade, causing it to crack with a "crack."

The flawless white jade was shattered and no longer perfect.

Not saving, not listening, following the Dao with perseverance, killing without the Dao.

All four were violated.

She had destroyed her own Dao.

Chen Kuang saw the black-clothed woman in front of him, who was originally calm and composed, suddenly have intense fluctuations in her gaze, starting from the hand holding the sword trembling.

Her delicate jade hand, symmetrical shoulders, and then her slender and graceful figure.

Even the layer of blue veil that had always been blurred on her face was about to shake off, revealing the outline of her stunningly beautiful and cold face.

If Chen Kuang were to describe this scene, it might be more accurate:

She had let her guard down.

Chen Kuang smiled brightly and placed his hand on the sword that had pierced his body, feeling the pain resonating in his chest caused by his silent laughter.

From the moment Shen Xingzhu made her move, he knew it was a sure thing.

He won the bet!

Yes, Chen Kuang did it on purpose.

All of his words just now were not about reasoning, but deliberately mentioning "I'm going to expose your true face to everyone," magnifying the risk of this matter to provoke Shen Xingzhu.

Among the experiences taught by Huo Hengxuan, it was mentioned that "Dao" is not ethereal, but the key to achieving enlightenment.

Only by cultivating the knowledge of the sea of ​​the mind, condensing the heart of the Dao, and integrating knowledge and action as one, can one gain recognition from this world and achieve the profound "Dao".

This is the threshold of the upper three grades, the Profound Realm.

After knowing that Shen Xingzhu was lying, Chen Kuang understood that he had only one chance to try to grasp Shen Xingzhu.

She uses the Dao as bait to fish for all living beings.

And Chen Kuang uses himself as bait, inviting her to enter the trap.

Of course, he wouldn't risk his life casually. He is gambling on the "Impulsive Premonition", which can save his life in critical moments.

With his abnormal recovery ability, he has a great chance of surviving.

Only one sword will determine the outcome.

"Cough... Shen Fairy, can you pull out the sword now?"

Chen Kuang smiled and coughed lightly, feeling that his mouth was already full of blood and a feeling of suppressed breath leaking out.

This feeling was quite familiar to him.

It is estimated that this sword pierced his lung lobe.

In his previous life, he had struggled with this feeling for ten minutes before dying, making himself a plate of tomato scrambled eggs.

The shadow of death is naturally there, but at this moment, there is more joy brought by the turning point.

Although the process deviated a bit, the result is good.

Even better than imagined.

There is no need to sow discord anymore. He has become an insurmountable obstacle on the path of Shen Fairy's enlightenment.

If Chen Kuang cannot recognize her Dao from the bottom of his heart or find a way to deceive his Dao heart again, then she will have no hope of achieving sainthood in this lifetime.

Because she has made mistakes and her knowledge and actions do not align, this world no longer recognizes her Dao.

In other words, no matter what, before the Dao heart is reconciled, Shen Xingzhu must protect his own life!

After a long time.

Shen Xingzhu took a deep breath and finally stopped trembling. Her beautiful eyes stared at Chen Kuang intently.

Holding the sword, she slowly pulled it out.

Open and blatant torture.

Chen Kuang almost laughed.

This just proves that his idea was right. This big candle is already helpless against him.

Shen Xingzhu pulled out the sword and remained silent.

Chen Kuang covered his wound, spat out a mouthful of blood, and deliberately said with a pale face, "Shen Fairy, you are compassionate and want to save all living beings, why don't you save me?"

He blinked his eyes.

"It doesn't matter about other things, but this wound was caused by your own sword..."

He was taking advantage of the situation. At first, he called her Immortal Master, and when Shen Xingzhu didn't object, he assumed she had no objections and changed to a more frivolous title of Fairy.

"..."

Shen Xingzhu closed her eyes, feeling her dusty Dao heart silent and her Primordial Spirit breaking even more.

She opened her eyes suddenly, her gaze icy and piercing, no longer the same gentle compassion.

She waved her hand lightly.

The wound on Chen Kuang's body instantly healed, making him breathe a sigh of relief.

He was still a little afraid that Shen Xingzhu would discover something wrong with his physique.

When he looked up again, Shen Xingzhu had already flashed to the door of the cell, her back as cold and graceful as when she arrived.

Chen Kuang stroked the ancient qin on his knee and said leisurely, "Li Hongling once said that if seven days pass and I don't give her what she wants, I will die."

Shen Xingzhu left.

The candle in the cell lit up again.

In the moment when darkness and light intertwined, a simple and old jade appeared in front of Chen Kuang.

The moment he picked it up, a piece of information appeared in his mind.

-"He Mountain Inquires the God Jade".

Chen Kuang looked up at the narrow window, the starlight dim and almost crumbling.

The turning point has arrived. How long can this prison hold him?

End of this chapter.