Absolute Destiny Game-Chapter 1196 - 38: Immortal? Saint!
Xiao Jie couldn’t help but laugh as he listened, cupping his hands and smiling, "Lin Dao You, that’s not entirely correct. As the saying goes, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility. You three Daoists have the ambition to support the world, the heart to save all beings, and the divine power from heaven to earth. Bearing more hardships and taking on more responsibilities is just the way it should be for those capable. As for me, a junior with shallow cultivation, being able to lend a hand and do some odd jobs on the side is already a blessing."
Hearing this, Su Zhiqing chuckled softly, covering her mouth, "Haha, you sure are a witty one. These past few days you’ve been disappearing like the wind, a true dragon head with no tail. Today is the day of the final decisive battle; the demons’ main force and the Alliance Army are confronting each other at the Great Wall, and a great battle is imminent. At that time, you, who are ’lending a hand,’ better not disappear again; you’ll have to show your true skills."
Xiao Jie quickly cried innocence, "Primordial Monarch, you’ve really wronged me! I haven’t been idle these days; I’ve been fighting bare-chested on the frontlines. Not only did I single-handedly slay King Mingyuan and Fierce Fang Sky Slayer, two demon masters, but I also wiped out countless demon legions, ranking first on the achievement board, surpassing all heroes. Unlike you three, who are here, untouched by the wind or rain, sipping tea while watching the battle, that’s what I call truly ’carefree’!"
The four of them bantered with each other for a while, creating a relaxed and harmonious atmosphere. Soon, the topic naturally shifted to the most critical "Canglin Final Battle" event at hand.
After three days of intense and repetitive battles, Long Xingtianxia, leading the Longxiang Three States Alliance Army’s main force, successfully recaptured most of the major towns and traffic hubs in the northern part of Canglin State and successfully united with Master Xiao Yue and his subordinate Canglin Heavenly Feather Army, who had been holding Jumu City. Now, with high morale and momentum, the Alliance Army is poised to launch a final offensive against the demon forces entrenched in the southern part of Canglin State.
Whether large guilds or solo player teams, players capitalized on NPCs to take the brunt of the damage, while they gleaned rewards from behind, each gaining abundantly.
On the demon side, after the initial chaos and the blow of Xiao Jie consecutively slaying two demon masters, they finally recovered from their disparate combat positions. Under the coordination of the remaining five demon masters, they abandoned most of the hard-to-defend outer territories, consolidating and gathering their strength, forming an extremely large mixed demon legion, also preparing to engage in a destiny-deciding final battle with the Alliance Army at the prescribed battlefield.
At this moment, the main forces of both armies are tensely confronting each other along the line of the Ancient Great Wall in the middle of Canglin State. The aggregation of forces is tremendous, with the atmosphere being like the calm before a storm, and a great battle is imminent. Today is destined to be a day recorded in history as the day of the decisive battle.
Xiao Jie listened as the three spoke one after another about the current war situation, watching their eyes gleam with passion and involvement as they talked about the battle, which stirred a complex emotion within him.
Though he himself was also participating in the event and had even personally slain two World Bosses, deep down, more of his motivation might have come from fulfilling a promise made to Master Xiao Yue, and settling the "cause and effect" brought by initiating the Alliance. And to get some equipment too. In terms of this true sense of ’saving the world’ or ’supporting the world’, he didn’t quite share the genuine enthusiasm and sense of mission like these three Immortals in front of him.
"If these three were in my situation..." Xiao Jie pondered quietly, "Upon learning that a higher-level world is facing an extinction crisis, and this crisis might spread to their homeland, they would probably choose without hesitation to head to the Great Thousand Worlds and throw themselves into a grander and more dangerous war to save it, wouldn’t they?"
This stark contrast made him curious about the motivations of his three companions.
"Speaking of which," Xiao Jie looked for a topic, asking sincerely, "Why are you three Daoists so keen on saving the world and supporting all beings? As far as I know, most Immortals in this world seek only the Dao and eternal life, carefree and unfettered, indifferent to worldly matters, the rise and fall of dynasties, and even world crises, avoiding them as much as possible. Now that we can be considered acquaintances who’ve fought side by side, may I ask you three, what makes you so different from those ’laid-back’ Immortals, having such kind hearts?"
Lin Xuance listened to Xiao Jie’s question, finding it somewhat unnecessary, and with an air of righteousness, he replied, "What’s there to say? Even when I was a mortal, Lin Xuance was a renowned hero in the worldly society, always eager to help when facing injustice, aiding those in distress and meeting out justice, a trait that’s in my very nature!
Just as you said, the greater the strength, the greater the responsibility! Now that I have fortunately ascended to immortality, possessing the power to churn seas and call the wind and rain, when facing such a world crisis, with all beings in peril, if I stand by and do nothing, how am I any different from those selfish rats? If not me, then who?"
Wu Qingyue laughed heartily, his voice echoing through the bamboo grove, his reasoning even more straightforward and pure: "I, Old Wu, don’t have as many grand principles or chivalrous sentiments as Lin Dao You. I do this entirely because—I’m bored out of my skull!"
He patted his firm chest and continued, "A person lives a lifetime, and plants wither in autumn, seeking only to be stronger and fiercer, to pursue the ultimate strength, and to experience the passion of battle! If life is spent in idleness, merely eating, drinking, playing, meditating, and practicing, it’s truly dull — what’s the difference between that and a rock? Other Immortals may think such a life is carefree and joyful, but my happiness, Wu Qingyue’s, lies only in fighting against people, battling formidable enemies, and emerging victorious!"
