Chapter 98: To Kill or Not to Kill

"Stop talking... ugh..." Gu Duxing waved his hands in despair, looking at Chu Yang's bewildered face, almost wanting to punch him: How frustrating! This little fool, who doesn't even know what's happening, has somehow leveled up, and I, who have been pursuing this realm for years, haven't even entered it once...

Thinking about this, Gu Duxing suddenly felt an overwhelming urge to burst into tears: I... I am the one who needs to level up the most!

Chu Yang was also at a loss. How could he not want Gu Duxing to level up as soon as possible? After all, with his current weak strength, leveling up once or twice wouldn't make much of a difference. But Gu Duxing was already a Fifth Rank Sword Master! Even a single rank increase would significantly boost his combat power.

However, enlightenment is something that depends on personal insight and opportunity. If Gu Duxing's opportunity hasn't come, telling him what I have enlightened to would only hinder him, possibly preventing him from ever reaching that realm!

What is mine is mine! What others have enlightened to, no matter how much they explain, remains their own thoughts. How can it be the same?

If Gu Duxing could enlighten himself, then Chu Yang's subtle hints, like what the sword spirit did for Chu Yang, would be the best outcome. But if Gu Duxing can't enlighten himself... then it would be useless to say anything!

Both Chu Yang and Gu Duxing understood this principle, which is why they both felt frustrated.

"Then... how did you enter that realm?" Gu Duxing asked, holding out a glimmer of hope, but immediately shook his head: "Forget it, you probably don't know either. If you knew, you wouldn't have entered that mysterious realm."

"Brilliant! You really know a lot." Chu Yang gave him a thumbs up, but this praise only made Gu Duxing's face turn red and white, feeling even more dejected...

"I don't know how I entered it, or why I leveled up, and I can't tell you my personal enlightenment. But I know one thing." Chu Yang looked at Gu Duxing and said slowly: "You're too impatient! Remember, haste makes waste! The more impatient you are, the less you will achieve, and the less likely you will enter any realm! Focusing solely on hard training will only lead to your own ruin!"

Gu Duxing was taken aback. He suddenly stood up straight, his face showing a thoughtful expression.

Chu Yang's words were like a splash of cold water, awakening Gu Duxing.

He fell silent for a moment, his breathing gradually becoming calm. He said slowly: "You're right, I was too impatient; it's my heart demon. After all, your enlightenment and your advancement are your own matters, your own opportunities! I have my own enlightenment and my own opportunities. Why force it? I just need to focus on my own."

Chu Yang smiled and said deeply: "In the end, everything depends on oneself."

This was his deepest enlightenment just now. He couldn't share his martial enlightenment with Gu Duxing, as it would harm him. But his life enlightenment was fine to share.

"Depend on oneself!" Gu Duxing tightly gripped the hilt of his sword, his entire body becoming like a sharp, unsheathed blade, emitting a sharp aura. His eyes gradually brightened!

Depending on oneself doesn't mean rejecting help from friends or living a lonely life. It means... fundamentally depending on oneself, and one's own mindset...

Gu Duxing, of course, understood this.

"Chu Yang! Brother! You've helped me again!" Gu Duxing looked at the sky in the east, which was about to brighten, and said softly.

"You said that if I faced a mountain of blades, you would let me step on you without any complaint." Chu Yang smiled and said: "So, helping you before I face the mountain of blades, what's the problem?"

Gu Duxing smiled, his smile unusually warm. He softly repeated: "Yes, if you face a mountain of blades, I will let you step on me to cross it!"

He said this very softly, almost without making a sound. Chu Yang only saw his lips move but didn't hear anything.

But Gu Duxing knew that he had made a vow.

He also knew that although Chu Yang was joking, if one day he faced a mountain of blades, Chu Yang would probably make the same choice.

Some things don't need to be said. Keeping them in one's heart is better than anything. So Gu Duxing didn't say it out loud, but it was as if he had said it from his mouth to his heart...

"After tomorrow, the walls will be up. I'll have the rooms built, and I need to go out once." Gu Duxing looked at the gently rippling lake and said: "Just sitting here won't bring any experts to us. I'll go and select a few people, and... kill a few people!"

"Alright. Then leave it to me."

Gu Duxing said slowly: "This time I left home by taking advantage of an opportunity. Heavenly phenomena have appeared, and the Nine Heavens have changed; people from the Middle and Upper Three Heavens have come down to train! And they are all the outstanding members of their respective clans or families..."

Before he finished, Chu Yang understood his meaning: "You mean you want to bring these people in?" His heart stirred: Heavenly changes? Three Heavens gathering? Clan training? What does this represent?

In his previous life, nothing like this happened. With these people in the Lower Three Heavens... what would happen? How would fate change? How would the continent's situation change? Would it have an impact?

Gu Duxing thought for a moment and shook his head: "No confidence." He thought again and still shook his head, sighing: "No confidence."

Chu Yang laughed, understanding the two "no confidence" meanings. The first was the lack of confidence in bringing them in; those people were all geniuses, how could they submit to anyone? The second was that even if one was brought in, if they didn't submit to management or even tried to take over, there was no confidence in stopping or killing them!

After all, these little masters wouldn't come without strong bodyguards. With Chu Yang and Gu Duxing's current strength, they were still too weak...

"Which of your adoptive father's two sons came down this time?" Chu Yang asked.

"Both of them came down." Gu Duxing smiled faintly: "With only the two of them competing, how could they not determine who is better?" There was a hint of sarcasm in his smile.

"What about getting rid of them?" Chu Yang suggested seriously: "They bullied you so much and couldn't tolerate you; have you ever thought about this?"

Gu Duxing's body trembled, and he looked at Chu Yang with a complex expression, saying softly: "If I could kill them, I would have done it long ago." He turned around and said quietly: "No matter how wrong they are, they are still my adoptive father's sons. My adoptive father only has these two sons. And they are Xiao Miao's biological brothers! If they die, my adoptive father and Xiao Miao would probably be devastated, and the entire Gu family would have no successor!"

"Actually, I want to kill them more than you do, but I will never do it! For the sake of the Gu family, for the sake of my adoptive father's great kindness to me; for the sake of Xiao Miao..." Gu Duxing said softly: "If they are in danger, I will still... protect them."

He smiled bitterly: "Very contradictory, isn't it?"

"Gu Duxing..." Chu Yang said sincerely: "You are a true man! No, you are a real man! Killing is being a man; not killing is being a real man!"

"Killing is being a man, not killing is being a real man..." Gu Duxing repeated, and after a while, he laughed. He shook his head, didn't say anything, and stood quietly for a moment. He looked at the eastern sky, took a deep breath, and said: "It's dawn, I'm leaving. I'll be back in at most a month."

Without waiting for Chu Yang to respond, he flapped his arms and soared into the air like a large bird, not using the floating bridge. He touched the water with his feet twice and reached the other side. He waved from a distance, his body swayed twice, and he disappeared.

The surface of the lake rippled where Gu Duxing had stepped, slowly spreading out.

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