The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

Chapter 145 Something unexpected happened

Lady Guyao was too obsessed and unwilling to give up her thousand years of arduous cultivation. Miaolian persuaded her to abandon the evil path and took her back to the Realm of the Azure Sky to help her rebuild her cultivation.

This world is vast and should not be confined to just one place. Although Lady Guyao cultivated evil magic with the body of a ghost, everything has a solution. As long as she is willing, Miaolian decided to bring it back to Buddhism and purify the evil magic through Buddhism until the evil magic completely collapses, and then the righteous ghost magic can be rebuilt.

If one is lucky enough to find a way to reincarnate, that would be even better. Even if one cannot find one, one can still advance to the Ghost Immortal realm through continuous cultivation and achieve immortality, which might give one a glimmer of hope.

Almost all Taoist practitioners know that once one enters the ghost path, there is no chance of rebirth in this life; with a remnant soul, one cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation!

There are only two possibilities for cultivating the ghost path: one is to be blessed with good fortune, diligently cultivate and eventually enter the path of immortality, becoming a ghost immortal; the other is to be trapped by obsession, and due to the cultivation, fall into the evil path, ultimately either being destroyed or bound by the Great Dao, with one's cultivation stagnating throughout life, watching helplessly as one slowly dissipates into the world!

It is clear that Lady Guyao belongs to the second type. Due to her obsession, she entered the path of ghosts and practiced evil magic. Even though she had avenged her great hatred, the hatred did not disappear. On the contrary, because of her practice of evil magic, her obsession became stronger and stronger, and her hatred became more and more intense. She even attempted to destroy the world!

She could no longer see the shore, let alone turn back. Her life was one of constant forward movement, and there was no way she could turn back. Even if she did turn back, it would only be to recall some of the hardships of the past!

A thousand years have passed, and the Ancient Kiln Lady is no longer the innocent little demon she once was. Looking at the sincere and handsome monk before her, she knows that what he says may be true, but she is no longer as foolish as before to gamble on a possible outcome, and she doesn't want to either!

Lady Guyao stood before Miaolian, staring intently at him. She looked at her reflection in those eyes, a figure radiating an aura of arrogance, nobility, and haughtiness. Yet, her eyes were filled with cold indifference. This was who she truly was; she needed no one's pity!

When she came to her senses, she gave a disdainful laugh, then took two steps toward Miaolian, circling her as she spoke, her ethereal voice echoing in everyone's ears: "People always say: life is like a game of chess, once a move is made, there's no going back!"

“When I chose to cultivate the ghost path without entering the cycle of reincarnation, I was already prepared to bear the consequences. I gambled with myself to see how far I could go and how many times I could win. I don’t care about the afterlife; I only care about this life!”

After saying these words, she turned to face Miaolian, suddenly bringing her face close to his. She gently lifted Miaolian's chin with her fingers, blowing a visible puff of cold, greyish-white air at him. Then, with a chilling expression, she asked, "Master, do you think I care more about reincarnation or immortality?"

"You know what? I hate it when people look at me like that! Because they always stare into those beautiful eyes to deceive and cheat, to achieve their goals and cover up their lies!"

Miaolian remained calm, clasped her hands together in front of her, and said, "Madam, all things have their own existence, and all things coexist! The world is so vast that no one can truly say for sure. Why don't you go out and take a walk, and see the world outside!"

"Heaven and earth? Ha!" Madam Guyao scoffed coldly, as if making an infinite irony!

Lady Guyao turned and walked towards the throne, leaving only her back to Miaolian. Her ethereal voice rang out again: "The world is vast and boundless, capable of containing all things, yet it cannot contain a monster like me! Even this small corner of the world cannot contain me, so what does its vastness matter to me!"

Upon hearing this, Miaolian frowned slightly. He knew that the Lady of the Ancient Kiln was too obsessed, but he did not expect her to wrap herself up so tightly, as if there was an invisible wall separating her from the outside world. She was unwilling to go out and understand the outside world, nor did she want anything from the outside world to enter her.

Miaolian wanted to say something more to persuade her: "Madam..."

"Enough, monk, you're always so indecisive. If you're going to fight, then start! I don't want to waste my breath on you!" Madam Guyao coldly interrupted him.

Her implication was very clear: you can't change my mind. Either we fight, or if I lose, it proves that my life can only go this far. If you lose, you will become nourishment for my cultivation and help me reach a higher level!

Upon hearing her words, Miaolian knew that she could not convert her and that she would have no choice but to defeat her today!