Chapter 48

Drip—drip—

Water droplets fell on Liu Zhenying's cheeks, his eyelids fluttered, and he slowly woke up.

What met his eyes were hanging stalactites, with water droplets dripping down.

"Ugh..." Liu Zhenying groaned as he tried to get up, but found that his lower body was unresponsive, and waves of sharp pain spread throughout his body.

Recalling the scene not long ago, Liu Zhenying muttered, "I didn't die?" Because of the destruction of his family, he had gone to seek revenge on the plague beast, but before he could even touch the beast, he was blocked by a group of strange snakes. Although he had the Maolin Sword Technique taught by Xun Yi, his mortal body could not handle these strange snakes, and soon he, like his parents, was infected with the plague.

"Didn't die? You were infected with the plague. If it weren't for this seat protecting your life, you would have died long ago!" A deep voice echoed in the empty cave.

"Who!" Liu Zhenying suddenly raised his head, looked around, and finally his gaze fell on the pool of blood beside him.

There were several holes on his leg where the strange snakes had bitten him, and blood was continuously flowing out. As the blood formed a pool, a strange ghostly face rose from the blood. It had only three holes, symbolizing two eyes and a mouth.

The mouth opened and closed: "Those strange snakes are manifestations of the plague. You were bitten by them and are now infected with the plague. You can check yourself carefully."

Liu Zhenying reached out to touch his body and felt that his skin temperature was higher than usual, and faint purple spots appeared on his skin.

"Just a mere mortal dared to seek revenge on the plague beast." The blood face sneered, "What good did it do besides adding another life to the toll?"

"If it weren't for this seat using a blood curse to lock your life force, you would have already joined your parents and sister!"

Each word pierced Liu Zhenying's heart.

Liu Zhenying clenched his fists, his teeth grinding. Yes, just a mere mortal, what right did he have to seek revenge for his family?

His mood became increasingly low, and the dark side slowly accumulated. The blood face seemed to sense that the time was right, and a hand emerged from the blood pool, performing the "Round Light Mirror Technique."

"Unfortunately, your parents were still calling your name before they died, and your sister died a tragic death."

The Round Light Mirror Technique traced back the events in Miaoxian County, showing how Liu Zhenying's parents were starved to death a few days ago, and their bodies were thrown into a fire. It also showed how Liu Yingqi struggled to plead with the county magistrate, was driven out of the East City, and helped people in the city with Doctor Zhang.

"To be fair, your sister wasn't foolish. She immediately sent someone to Qinglong City for help. Unfortunately, the messenger was shot dead." The mirror moved, revealing another scene.

A few blonde men first raped and then killed the woman who was delivering the message, and tore up the letter Liu Yingqi had given to Liu Zhenying.

"Tsk tsk... You should be grateful that your sister had a moment of mercy and stayed in the city to help the sick instead of going back to report. Otherwise..."

The mirror then showed a possible future. In that future, Liu Yingqi, unable to bear the humiliation by a group of men, bit her tongue and committed suicide. Even after her suicide, she was still brutally tortured by those foreigners.

"Stop it!" Liu Zhenying's eyes turned red, his anger reaching a critical point.

"By the way, thanks to the help of your friends, the plague in Miaoxian County has been resolved." Suddenly, the ghostly shadow in the blood pool interrupted Liu Zhenying's anger: "That boy Xun Yi is indeed not simple. He managed to invite capable people to eliminate the plague. Unfortunately, he came too late. If he had arrived three hours earlier, your sister wouldn't have died from overwork."

The round mirror showed what Xun Yi had done in the city over the past few days.

"Unfortunately, it was just a little too late. Now, you can only be separated by the heavens. Or if he had taught you more of the Xun family's secret techniques, you wouldn't have ended up like this. You might even have been able to take revenge yourself."

The words were filled with provocation. Liu Zhenying, who was originally furious, suddenly calmed down: "What do you want to say? Are you deliberately making me blame Xun Yi?"

"Also, what does this have to do with you? I don't seem to know you, why did you save me?" Liu Zhenying's vigilance increased as he looked at the blood face. The strange blood face existed entirely by borrowing his blood. Even the blood pool seemed to have a special connection with his body, as if it was still circulating within him.

"Hehe, these matters have nothing to do with this seat. It's entirely due to the negligence of the local land god and the city god of Qinglong City, who were outmaneuvered by the Earth Mother Temple and people from another continent. This disaster, in essence, is the result of the power struggles among these deities."

The blood face laughed: "The people of the Earth Mother Temple, under the instructions of a certain Earth Mother, came to Qinglong City to find the Primordial Blood left by the first Earth Mother. For this, they allied with the barbarians from another continent."

Liu Zhenying thought of those blonde men, who were indeed symbols of another continent.

Unable to direct his hatred at Xun Yi, he focused it on the Earth Mother Temple.

"By the way, your friend, if I'm not mistaken, is also a victim of the Earth Mother Temple." The blood face pointed to the round mirror: "The Earth Mother Temple has coveted the Primordial Blood for years. Ten years ago, someone led demons and ghosts to steal it. They were repelled by the words of a sage, a seven-year-old boy, and suffered a惨败. But this exposed the great secret of the boy's possession of a sage's heart. The heart of a sage, the descendant of Xuanyuan, would the dragon race allow another Heavenly Emperor to be born among humans? Not even a supreme god of the ninth level would be allowed to emerge among humans.

Thus, the Earth Mother Temple, along with certain entities, dug out the boy's seven-wonder heart, killed him, and threw his body into the snowfield."

Liu Zhenying was stunned: "You're talking about Xun Yi?"

"Exactly. Later, someone used magic to prolong the boy's life, allowing this heartless person to survive until now. Unfortunately, the severe bloodline rejection in his body means he will likely never reach adulthood."

"Heart disease? I guess he can only use this as an excuse to die early. Unfortunately, he has no descendants, and no one will continue his lineage in the future."

At this moment, in the round mirror, Xun Yi was holding his chest, breathing heavily, and finding a place to rest. Liu Zhenying was startled and instinctively wanted to get up, but then he remembered that he was in a different place.

"Have you known this boy for so many years, and never asked about his past? Where did his heart disease come from? What happened to his memories before he was eight? Why does he yearn so much for a healthy life?"

Liu Zhenying was speechless. He had never truly understood his childhood friend.

"Do you know why he was at the forefront of this great plague?"

"Why?"

"To put it simply, isn't it because he's about to die and wants to save as many people as possible before he dies? To make the most of his remaining time?" The blood face's voice echoed in the cave: "Unfortunately, good people don't get good rewards. This world is ultimately a jungle, where strength is supreme!"

Good people don't get good rewards.

These words deeply pierced Liu Zhenying's heart. His family, though not wealthy, could be considered well-off. They had a few acres of land and often helped the poor around them.

But why did they end up like this?

In the round mirror, many familiar faces were saved by Xun Yi's care. Even the scoundrels in Miaoxian County were saved by Xun Yi. Why did everyone in his family die?

"Why... why do I have to suffer all this?" Liu Zhenying's eyes were lifeless, and he muttered softly.

"Because this world is inherently unfair. Because the deities are engaged in power struggles and view the masses as ants. That's why such injustices happen." Tempting demonic sounds rose from the blood pool. "Do you want revenge? On the Earth Mother Temple, those foreign gods, and the city god of Qinglong City and the local land god. If there were no deities, and everything was left to the living beings, wouldn't that be an ideal world without conflict and harm?"

"Hmph!" Suddenly, Liu Zhenying laughed softly, his bitter laughter echoing in the cave: "Sir, your persuasion is not at all convincing."

Straightening his face, Liu Zhenying said coldly: "A world without conflict and harm? Don't joke. Even without deities, would selfish and self-interested beings create an ideal utopia?"

"Human nature is inherently evil. As long as there are desires, there will be conflicts and hierarchies. Without deities ruling, there will be emperors ruling."

After all, he had read for a few years and could see through such issues.

"However, I am indeed interested in revenge. You've said so much, aren't you trying to tempt me? Speak, what do I need to pay to gain the power to kill the so-called Earth Mother Temple, foreign evil gods, and the city god of Qinglong City?" Liu Zhenying had a carefree look: "My life? Or my soul?"

What did Liu Zhenying have left to lose now?

In the dark and deadly world, an old man looked at the young man through the blood water. The young man was surrounded by various negative emotions, with a desire for revenge and resentment, making him the perfect pawn.

"It's worth the effort to guide his resentment. But his potential is too poor, far inferior to the descendant of Xuanyuan with the heart of a sage. Even Li Junde, who has a thin dragon bloodline, is better than him."

The blood water reflected the vast world, showing Xun Yi helping an old man clean his wounds. The golden light of virtue shone on his body, and a dragon-shaped golden cloud protected him, leaving no opportunity for the old man to exploit.

"Even if I use the excuse of curing his heart disease, it would be difficult to pull this young man into my camp."

His character is too pure. Because of his own experiences, he does his best to save those in distress around him.

"Disgusting spirit of dedication, how many years has it been since I've seen such an annoying light?" The old man's face showed disgust, muttering to himself: "But what happened to the last deity with such a spirit? Didn't he see the various evils in the world and eventually fall and become an evil deity?"

"The purer and more flawless a person is, the more interesting it is when they fall into the path of evil." The old man smiled maliciously, and after some calculation, he contacted Liu Zhenying through the blood water.

"Want to gain power? Want to take revenge on the deities? Then, let this seat see your determination!"

"How?"

A dagger appeared in the blood pool, and the old man's voice came from the blood face: "Use this knife to dig out your heart."

"Dig out my heart?" Liu Zhenying was stunned. This... He subconsciously looked at Xun Yi in the round mirror.

"Yes, dig out your heart, let this seat witness your determination, and then you will be granted the power to take revenge on the deities." The deep voice handed the dagger to Liu Zhenying.

Hesitating, he gripped the dagger, and his trembling hand slowly moved to his chest.

But as a mortal, would he survive this? Liu Zhenying was hesitant and did not make a move.

Looking at Xun Yi in the round mirror, he suddenly pushed hard, and blood spurted out. The dagger turned into a sharp claw, firmly gripping his heart.

Liu Zhenying's face twisted: "Since Xun Yi can survive without a heart, then this heart is for you!" Clenching his teeth, he somehow found the strength to pull out his heart. "For you!"

"Good!" Seeing Liu Zhenying's decisiveness, the demonic hand in the blood pool crushed the heart, and the blood in the hand turned into a dark red blood lotus, which was re-pressed onto Liu Zhenying's chest. As the lotus took root, black, thick blood flowed into his limbs and transformed his body. At the same time, a cultivation technique formed in his mind.

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