HLnovel Chapter 423 I Don't Want to Be a Defaulter
Chapter 423 I Don't Want to Be a Defaulter
The cave where the books were stored was dimly lit, and both Xue Lan and the inner demon were under the dim light.
The woman in white couldn't help but laugh when she sensed the killing intent emanating from Xue Lan.
Her tone of voice occasionally sounded even more insane than Xue Lan's, with an undisguised excitement and pleasure seeping out, which was chilling:
"Xue Lan, I guessed right!"
The woman held a strand of hair from the side of her neck in her hand and played with it.
"You sent Xue Tong in there just to complete the final step in the experiment, right?"
Xue Tong and Lin Su represent none other than Xue Lan herself in the Great Yu Dynasty.
She knew all of history and was aware of the problems and future trajectory of the Great Yu Dynasty.
Xue Tong holds the Sun-Tracing Mirror, possessing the power to reset everything.
Lin Su now possesses one of the best weapon-refining talents in the lower realm.
With their combined power to control time and exceptional talent in weapon crafting, the two of them...
It was Xue Lan!
Xue Lan remained silent, standing opposite the inner demon like a cold, unyielding statue.
Boundless killing intent seeped from Xue Lan's lifeless gray eyes, wrapping around the neck of the inner demon like cold chains.
The inner demon's smile remained unchanged.
If I hadn't broken the seal before, I would probably have been beheaded again under the Wolf King's killing intent.
But now that she has regained all her power, Xue Lan will not be able to attack her as easily as before.
The woman's snow-white skirt brushed away the dust in the air as she turned and picked up a lotus lantern from a nearby lamp stand.
In the bright yellow candlelight, the woman's face, which was exactly like Xue Lan's, was full of a mocking smile:
"Xue Lan, how many years has it been since you last performed?"
How many years has it been since I've been afraid of failure?
Acting method...
Xue Lan's gray eyes darted around a few times, as if touched by those words.
How many years has it been since we performed the law repeatedly, over and over again?
The woman spoke slowly, her voice low and nostalgic:
"One thousand or two thousand years? I can't quite remember anymore."
The so-called "demonstration" is to prevent the repeated calculations before the spell's arrangement fails.
Xue Lan had long since stopped worrying about her spell setup going wrong.
"It's just as I guessed."
The inner demon walked up to Xue Lan with the candlestick in his hand, the candle flame flickering a few times with the woman's movements.
Her tone took on a slightly sinister quality, and she deliberately lowered her voice:
"You let Xue Tong intervene in the secret realm, not only to find the safest way out for the Yuanming Realm, but also because you want to..."
Before the inner demon could finish speaking, Xue Lan suddenly raised her hand and grabbed the candlestick in her hand.
The flickering candlelight cast dappled light on Xue Lan's face, and a clear, icy blue tinge appeared in her left eye, like snow spreading from her grayish-white pupil.
The inner demon momentarily lost focus.
In that brief instant, Xue Lan increased the strength in her hand, snatching the candlestick from the inner demon's grasp:
"If the candlelight is weak, then don't bother with it."
Xue Lan uttered this seemingly random statement, then raised her hand to protect the flames that were flickering due to the two's struggle.
The flickering flames gradually quieted down in Xue Lan's hands, illuminating her dark sleeves and half of her striking face.
The inner demon scoffed: "Too much interference, too much consideration."
"I'm afraid I'll burn my hands with the candlelight."
Xue Lan slowly walked towards the inner demon, brushed past the woman, and gently placed the candlestick back in its original position.
The icy blue in Xue Lan's left eye faded, returning to a harmless gray-white.
"Would someone carrying a candle on a snowy night care if the candle burned their hand?"
Xue Lan turned around to face her inner demons once more, her black clothes resembling a heavy curtain that would never be moved by a breeze.
"You are protecting the Yuanming Realm now, not just for the sake of countless lives."
"You want to be the fuel for the Forging Realm, but you can't abandon everything in the Yuanming Realm."
The inner demon spoke slowly, as if it had seen through everything about Xue Lan.
"You can't bear to leave the Yuanming Realm; you want to live. This is your second purpose in performing magic!"
The woman's tone was somewhat aggressive, making Xue Lan feel uncomfortable, but she let her continue.
"Using your own demon soul as fuel to rebuild the Yuanming Realm is just a lie. Your true intention is to be like Nie Jing..."
"No, Lord Wolf King is even crazier than Master Nie!"
"You want to forge a realm into a vessel and become the realm master of the Yuanming Realm."
Xue Lan couldn't help but rub her temples, her voice hoarse and weary:
"I knew inner demons were awful!"
"But I had no other choice, did I?"
"Even if I am the chief ruler of the wolf clan, even if I am determined to save the entire Yuanming Realm, the laws of the world may not let me off the hook."
"Most things in this world involve departure and abandonment, which cannot be offset by simply saying you can't bear to part with them."
If a simple "I can't bear to part with it" could make up for it, then there wouldn't be so many lost souls on Luoxia Mountain.
Have you ever seen fuel left over after a casting is completed?
If what I said to the masters of Wan Gong Fang is true, I will disappear completely after the world is forged.
Cause and effect, along with the demon soul, were burned to ashes and disappeared from the human world forever.
Of course she would be unwilling to accept it!
Lately, whenever Xue Lan closes her eyes, the images of familiar people appear in her mind.
Friends and relatives from a past life, elders and companions in this life.
They all seemed to have turned into faded calligraphy and paintings when Xue Lan made the decision to forge the world.
It will gradually fade and lighten over time.
Tears welled up in Xue Lan's eyes:
"I don't want to be a faithless person again!"
In her previous life, she acted recklessly without consulting anyone, and thus became a lonely soul in the river of time.
She will not do it again in this life.
"The so-called Great Dao is fifty, Heaven extends to forty-nine, and man escapes to one."
The woman's voice was hoarse yet firm:
"I want the Great Dao Fifty!"
As long as she becomes the Lord of the Yuanming Realm during the creation of the realm, the laws of the Yuanming Realm will naturally help her reshape her demon soul form.
In order to achieve this goal.
She would personally destroy the Dao roots that had already been cultivated.
She has already bestowed the power of the laws of time upon Xue Tong.
The inner demon couldn't help but speak:
"crazy!"
"Don't you understand that those who forge artifacts can never enter the realm of artifact spirits?"
"I understand!"
Xue Lan nodded gently.
"I knew it the moment I entered the Su Jun Sword Domain!"
When Xue Lan thought of Su Junjian, she couldn't help but smile knowingly.
"Perhaps when I created Jinyue Lake in my previous life, it was destined that one day I would make this decision."
The inner demon said one last thing:
"He was unwilling to forget himself, yet he was willing to use unorthodox cultivation methods to wander alone outside the Yuanming Realm."
"By then, everyone in the Yuanming Realm will be nothing but a mirage, something you can see but can't touch!"
"It's nothing..." Xue Lan smiled, her tone light and cheerful.
"Maybe someone will remember me!"
As long as there are still people in the Yuanming Realm who remember her at that time.
She could then be drawn into the cause and effect, just like Nie Jing, and return to the Yuanming Realm.
This is the best outcome Xue Lan can give herself.