Chapter 324: Chapter 185: True Heart, Devotion, Summer Insects Know Not Winter’s Ice (2-in-1)_2

But Chen Kuang is only nineteen years old now, before being imprisoned for destroying a nation, he was just an ordinary person. How could he have known Lv Zhexiong, who has been a Daoist Monarch for a millennium?!

Shen Meinan could not understand.

Lv Zhexiong remained silent for a moment, then lifted his sword coldly, saying:

"Love and death are common affairs for people."

"Everyone knows Li Hongling was outmatched, dying at the hands of the enemy, which is nothing more than seeking to fulfill one’s own destiny. Since that’s the case, it’s all about one’s own capability, and nobody opposed when you ordered Martial Saint Pavilion to hunt him down."

"As for your other disciple... it’s unlikely that the remaining seven survivors would suddenly join forces to frame someone they had no past grievances with."

"Given that."

Lv Zhexiong’s bright eyes and feather-like clothes fluttered, her words precise and clear:

"You aim to have Wen Yao kill all the young leaders from other sects; you know your purpose in doing so!"

"Reversing black and white here, manipulating words, only further tarnishes your title of ’Martial Saint’ without any other effect!"

Mu Zhao’s expression became increasingly twisted, letting out a few sinister laughs from his throat, saying:

"Those from the Mystic God Daoist Sect are indeed the most eloquent."

"But this world... respects the strong! Only those who survive have the right to speak! Today, none of you will escape!"

Mu Zhao opened his five fingers, twisting his arm and hand, ignoring Lv Zhexiong’s ’Dao Domain,’ and forcibly grasped Lv Zhexiong’s sword!

The pressure from the ’Dao Domain,’ known as ’Dominance,’ surged instantly.

The area of a thousand miles fell under the control of Mu Zhao’s ’Dao Domain.’

Shen Meinan was still shocked by Lv Zhexiong’s acceptance, and then felt a gentle force instantly pushing her out of the range of the two ’Dao Domains.’

Shen Meinan’s pupils contracted, immediately realizing Lv Zhexiong’s intentions, and she tried to mobilize Spiritual Qi to resist.

But she was too weak now, unable to fully exert the strength of this body, not to mention she had sustained quite serious injuries at Pinggu Battlefield earlier.

Out of control, she quickly retreated, feeling that gentle force holding her throat, preventing her from making any desperate screams.

It was as if... when she had just arrived at the Mystic God Daoist Sect, Lv Zhexiong held her pair of warm, soft hands.

Lv Zhexiong’s voice came:

"Meinan, Xingzhu... from now on, the Mystic God Daoist Sect is entrusted to you. I have lived for two thousand three hundred years, a thousand of which were busy, and I am somewhat tired."

Shen Meinan’s mind went blank, as if she sensed something, fear surging through her heart.

She quickly cried out in her heart: "Shen Xingzhu, switch back with me!"

"You, you quickly go help Master and Chen Kuang!"

Shen Xingzhu’s voice came faintly, as if sighing: "The battlefield of the Upper Three Grades is not something you and I can intervene in..."

The force that sent away Shen Meinan was Lv Zhexiong’s ’Dao Domain.’

A pathway named ’Pure Heart.’

Indeed, contrary to what many think, the Earth Spirit Daoist Monarch, known for her strict coldness, proves the Dao with a most sincere and gentle child’s heart.

Within this ’Dao Domain,’ actions from Lv Zhexiong springing from her true heart will gain the blessing of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

The hotter the heart, the stronger the power.

The people standing outside also heard Lv Zhexiong’s transmission at this time.

"This place is dangerous, please everyone leave temporarily."

Everyone felt a sudden tension in their hearts.

Normally, a ’Dao Domain’ of the Upper Three Grades only serves as intimidation and seldom takes action; Lv Zhexiong and Mu Zhao are truly fighting without rest!

The Grandmasters hurriedly took their young talents and withdrew a thousand miles to ensure absolute safety.

Chen Kuang also sensed this force but as he was about to be sent away, Mu Zhao, who had been staring him down, immediately noticed.

"Crack!"

Mu Zhao’s gaze was ferocious, crushing the long sword in his hand.

"Whelp, keep your life!"

His palm was nearly severed by the long sword, but due to the flesh strength of a ’Martial Saint,’ it recovered almost instantly.

A ’Dao Domain’ of the Profound Profound Realm, in front of the body of a ’Martial Saint,’ barely counts as an obstacle; it tears like a paper wall.

Mu Zhao fiercely grasped the sword fragments, hurling them toward Chen Kuang.

"Whoosh—boom!!!"

The fragments, upon being thrown, were intensified by the will of ’Dominance’ to unimaginable speed and power.

The tiny shard cut straight through the sky like a meteor, trailing a radiant tail behind.

Where it passed, white air waves rolled like tides, and even the ground below transformed into a pitch-black scorched land.

In just a moment, the shard of the long sword was at Chen Kuang’s eyes.

The sharp edge reflected in Chen Kuang’s eyes, gleaming brightly, and pierced straight toward him!

Chen Kuang’s expression was solemn as he swiftly retreated. The Three-foot Sword in his hand emitted continuous light, and the charm of the "Time" Dao suddenly appeared within it.

The speed of the sword shards continued to decelerate in Chen Kuang’s vision, unable to touch him at all.

But this situation lasted only a few breaths.

In the next moment, Mu Zhao coldly shouted, "Break!"

The "Time" Dao within Chen Kuang’s Sword Will was instantly suppressed by "Dominance" and remained silent without response.

Simultaneously, Mu Zhao charged at Chen Kuang once more.

Mu Zhao raised his fist, which was his own ultimate skill—

Dominant Storm!

The sky seemed to collapse as a pitch-black void gathered in front of Mu Zhao. In front of his fist, it was filled with oppressive force, and even heaven and earth appeared insignificant in face of this punch.

This was the true "Dao Realm" of a Saint...

Chen Kuang felt suffocated.

He had not proven the Dao and thus remained in the Moon Embrace Realm, not even a Grandmaster.

The enormous disparity in realm left him almost unable to move at this moment.

Mu Zhao’s fist swung down.

But it didn’t hit Chen Kuang; instead, it was Lv Zhexiong who stood in front of him at that instant.

"Cough!" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Lv Zhexiong’s face instantly turned red, then pale, letting out a muffled cough.

She gently embraced Chen Kuang, her gaze toward him remaining as tender as ever.

Chen Kuang felt her body tremble heavily, as if the entire world was shattering along with it, yet the power transmitted to him was negligible.

He froze for a moment but then realized.

Initially, Senior Brother Wensi lent him the "Dao Realm," yet it wasn’t even a match against Mu Zhao’s divine avatar.

At this moment, Lv Zhexiong’s "Dao Realm" power naturally couldn’t compare with Mu Zhao.

Thus she directly withdrew all the "Dao Realm" after sending Shen Meinan away.

It was gathered... to the extent that it was enough to shield just one person.

In this way, the power of the "Dao Realm" could be exerted to the utmost limit.

This unwavering and unreserved heart was solely given to one person.

Chen Kuang only felt an overwhelming buzz in his ears, his blood reversing its flow through his body, and his face remained expressionless—he didn’t know what expression he should have at the moment.

He once thought Lv Zhexiong and he had nothing more than a fleeting romance, that the long years would drown everything.

The surrounding world was collapsing, Lv Zhexiong gazed at him and said:

"I told them, my ’Dao’ is ’Red Heart’."

"But it’s not."

"It’s ’Infatuated Heart’... my hopeless delusion."

"I once thought of letting go, thinking it wouldn’t be difficult to forget you, but as my eight hundred-year lifespan was reaching its end, in the last moment, I didn’t know why your image flashed in my mind."

"Then, I entered the Profound Realm."

"As an Earth Spirit Daoist Monarch, how could I possibly prove such a ridiculous Dao? So I deceived everyone."

"I am not a competent mentor; I never imagined competing with a disciple to earn the favor of a man... Now, this is good too."

Lv Zhexiong calmly smiled, her vitality quickly dissipating, softly saying:

"I still remember, you said, one day, when you and I exchange hearts, life and death could be regarded as trivial..."

Her voice grew fainter: "I have achieved it; you cannot forget me."

Chen Kuang held the Daoist Nun in his arms; his lips trembled.

He still struggled to understand Lv Zhexiong’s choices; he wanted to tell her, in his eyes, she was nothing more than a mayfly... fleeting from dawn to dusk.

He only spent a year with Lv Zhexiong; they even parted just yesterday, whereas Lv Zhexiong had waited two thousand years for him.

How could human beings understand the lifetime of a small mayfly?

The indifference of winter insects toward summer ice turns out to be such a cruel matter.

Yet at this moment, Chen Kuang deeply wished to see Lv Zhexiong’s life, to witness her longing, her wanderings, or perhaps her resentment throughout the vast expanse of time.

And so, he truly saw it.

The river of "Time" rose and fell, suddenly unfolding like a scroll before his eyes, encompassing the collapsing heavens and earth within it!