Chapter 64 I Want Him to Owe Me Forever

　　Qing Shan Long Nv's question made Kai Ming momentarily speechless.

　　Even someone as spoiled as him found it hard to say, to admit that the person she secretly admired was about to be engaged to another woman, and that to ensure that engagement happened, her help was needed to forge a sword.

　　Absurd.

　　It was utterly absurd.

　　Bai Ze smiled calmly and said, "Some things require a detailed discussion, but this matter involves an extremely dangerous situation. If he doesn't have this sword, he might be in mortal danger. You can trust me on this."

　　"If you're willing, we can find a place to sit and chat."

　　"Talk in detail."

　　Kai Ming's lips twitched as he watched Bai Ze's innocent expression while saying these things.

　　This guy's heart didn't match his face at all.

　　He was a beautiful creature with a dark heart.

　　Yes, Bai Ze's true form wasn't the頹廢 (tuifei, decadent) uncle in the museum, nor the white-haired, red-eyed big sister he transformed into for the livestream, nor even the lazy scholar accompanying Ji Xuanyuan. These were all just transformations. Bai Ze was a being born from heaven and earth, and true beauty wasn't confined to gender. He had none of those.

　　Blue robes like rain falling on a lotus pond, white hair cascading down, eyes like blood jade.

　　But his heart was black.

　　His whole body was full of lazy bones.

　　Back in the day, Ji Xuanyuan was able to emerge from the barbaric wilderness of that era thanks to Bai Ze's kind face and dark heart. Otherwise, with Ji Xuanyuan's still unmastered divine skills, a child from a wheel-making family by the Ji River, and Bai Ze's face, how could he have lived peacefully and comfortably?

　　But Kai Ming never expected this kind-faced, dark-hearted guy to be so unscrupulous.

　　Qing Shan Long Nv raised an eyebrow.

　　"A matter of life and death, and he doesn't come to me, but sends you? It seems he doesn't know?"

　　"What do you think he would think if I took you back to the human world to ask?"

　　Bai Ze scratched his head and smiled, "He'd probably think I'm meddling and that it's too much trouble for you. But this matter really needs your decision, and you should agree to it. I'm very confident about that."

　　Qing Shan Long Nv lowered her eyes slightly and smiled, "Ming You Jian Yuan, your confidence is a bit too arrogant."

　　Bai Ze said, "No, no, no, you've misunderstood something."

　　The blue-robed, white-haired, blood-red-eyed being said:

　　"My confidence isn't in myself, but in you."

　　"No matter how much you doubt, even if you have ninety percent disbelief, that last ten percent of hesitation will make you listen. That ten percent of hesitation is everything. You won't gamble, nor are you willing to gamble."

　　Qing Shan Long Nv stared at Bai Ze, her voice cold: "You're very easy to kill like this."

　　Bai Ze touched his nose, spread his hands, and looked innocent.

　　His white hair and red eyes made him look harmless and beautiful.

　　Enough to dissolve ninety-nine percent of living beings' hostility. When his eyes gazed at someone, even the greatest hatred would make people feel that it was excusable, that they should listen to him continue speaking, and that directly attacking was too crude.

　　"So I've always been restrained."

　　Qing Shan Long Nv took a half-step forward.

　　The surrounding ripples of life and death suddenly scattered. In front of them, a magnificent, grand presence appeared, tearing apart the boundaries of life and death, then reuniting them, a mystical feeling. The level of existence within was not the vitality Shennong saw, nor the Netherworld suppressed by Zhujiuyin.

　　But it surpassed both of those.

　　It gave people a sense of the great Dao's unpredictable reincarnation.

　　This was a new Dao!

　　Kai Ming vaguely understood that if this continued, the Qing Shan Long Nv might be able to forge her own path, until she once again relied on herself to reach the realm of Dao fruit. After all, she had once experienced the mysteries of the Dao fruit realm with half of Zhujiuyin's foundation and power.

　　Now, with such an opportunity, it wouldn't be difficult to return to the peak.

　　After all, she was already familiar with the path up the mountain. Even if she couldn't walk this path again, Zhujiuyin hadn't taken away all of her foundations, and she knew what the scenery was like at the summit, what direction to take. It wouldn't be difficult to ascend again. Kai Ming sighed in his heart, only feeling that times were changing, but there were always talented individuals and those who encountered special opportunities.

　　Bai Ze casually chatted, telling her all about Wei Yuan's sword formation, the problems Wei Yuan had encountered, and why he needed to seek out Qing Shan Long Nv to forge a sword, and what kind of sword to forge.

　　As Bai Ze, who could see far and wide, he was able to perfectly narrate everything.

　　He looked at the yin and yang, the place of reincarnation in front of him, and exclaimed, "Indeed, a mystical place."

　　He saw countless changes of life and death, and how they transformed into a lot of vitality, and then the souls of the dead. Among them were the blood descendants of gods, the people of hundreds of races, and the people of overseas countries, and even many beast-shaped souls. They were all in this huge place of reincarnation, washed by countless streams of light, gradually forgetting their pasts, and then heading toward rebirth.

　　"They need to forget their memories, at least in the beginning."

　　Qing Shan Long Nv's voice was cold.

　　"Otherwise, everyone would be reborn with memories."

　　"After awakening, there would inevitably be a continuation of various hatreds, and it would never end."

　　Bai Ze asked, "Didn't Zhurong say that he hoped all living beings would reincarnate with limitations, to make up for unfulfilled regrets?"

　　Long Nv replied, "Yes, but they won't remember these memories of hatred. Zhurong left his power, leaving traces in the hearts of those who have regrets. Those who died of hunger in their previous lives will go to a house full of food. Those who suffered from physical pain in their previous lives will have a brand left on them, so that they will be free from illness and pain in their lives."

　　"And those who died in war will be born in a peaceful world."

　　"These are the most basic methods to fulfill regrets."

　　Kai Ming couldn't help but sigh, "I can only say that he is, after all, the Fire God Zhurong. He really is gentle enough."

　　He saw some souls wearing tattered Taoist robes also passing through the basic rules of reincarnation of life and death. Looking at them with the power of Sitzenthousand Li, he recognized that these were actually the protectors of the human world's Daoist sect who had followed Guan Yunchang, Zhang Wenyuan, Bai Qi, and others into the Great Wilderness some time ago in order to break the predicament facing the human world.

　　They died in battle at that time, and their souls were scattered.

　　But a little of their true spirit remained.

　　Finally, they gathered here, and then re-entered the cycle of reincarnation.

　　The true cultivators of the Daoist sect did not cherish their cultivation.

　　During their lives, they entered the tribulation with their swords, perhaps on a battlefield, perhaps in a chaotic world of demons and monsters.

　　After death, their souls were unwilling to leave, but they also did not harm the human world, and they transformed into ghost soldiers to protect their younger disciples.

　　Kai Ming couldn't help but open his eyes and look over with his power. He saw that they were all reincarnated into the human world in a time of peace. Some went to school, some were learning knowledge, and some put down their swords and turned to playing the zither. The music was melodious. In the end, only one of them still went to the mountains and re-entered cultivation.

　　In the chaotic years of his previous life, he had entered the tribulation with his sword, killing and saving people. The sword that had accompanied him after his death naturally resonated when this young Taoist went up the mountain.

　　The child was ignorant.

　　And the old Taoist who had personally handed over the true spirits of these Daoist seniors, letting them, who had already died for Shenzhou, continue to fight for the human race after their deaths, was already kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly at a child who lived in a peaceful era, tears streaming down his face.

　　Those who died of hunger were born into families with plenty of food.

　　Those who suffered from illness could have a lifetime of health.

　　Those who died in war were born in a world of peace.

　　There was help, but not much. Although not much, it already represented the best wishes of the Fire God.

　　"Zhurong is still the Fire Official of the human race."

　　"He is, after all, like this."

　　Kai Ming couldn't help but say, a smile on his lips. His gaze continued, and he saw that when all living beings were reincarnated, the power between life and death gathered and transformed into a crystal-clear pearl on this cliff where one could directly see the waves of the South Sea and the changes between life and death. It contained a vast aura.

　　Kai Ming stood in front of the cliff that had been split by the Taoist's sword and looked at the pearl, his expression solemn.

　　"A Dao fruit in its nascent form!"

　　He couldn't help but look at the Qing Shan Long Nv, who had fallen from the Dao fruit realm.

　　Even though he had guessed that the latter might return to this realm, it was so fast, so quick.

　　This made Kai Ming, who had been almost scared out of his wits by her trickery, and had finally managed to regain a bit of ground, only to find that his own foundations were depleted, couldn't help but feel a little dejected. Compared to her, was he perhaps just a little bit useless?

　　No, no, no!

　　That's absolutely impossible!

　　Impossible! Impossible!

　　Kai Ming shook his head repeatedly.

　　And on this journey, Bai Ze had already explained all the requirements for forging this sword. Finally, Qing Shan Long Nv suddenly said, "So, he has a death tribulation, and this death tribulation requires filling in his four swords, so that his sword formation will be complete and there won't be any problems when he draws his sword, right?"

　　Bai Ze nodded and said, "That's right."

　　He spoke eloquently, "Although relying on the meaning of reincarnation alone is not enough, it's enough as a prototype. When Dao arrives and Zhurong returns, and Zhurong refines this prototype sword blank completely, the work will be done."

　　Qing Shan Long Nv was silent.

　　She suddenly said, "You said that he was originally going to die in battle in the future, so what did I do after that death?"

　　Bai Ze and Kai Ming exchanged glances. Finally, Bai Ze said:

　　"If Wei Yuan dies in battle, you originally wanted to save him, but you didn't succeed because you were trapped by Zhujiuyin... but afterwards, the Netherworld was in turmoil, and a child from the Wei Ming Sect committed suicide to suppress it with his own Daoist skills, so it seems that you didn't listen to Zhujiuyin's words and stay here afterwards, right?"

　　Long Nv seemed happy, her eyes smiling slightly: "That's what I would do."

　　She thought for a while, and pointed to the South Sea Sword Abyss in front of her.

　　This was cut out by the Daoist with his sword back then, and now it just so happened to be a crossroads between life and death, which was quite mysterious.

　　She said, "This is a place of life and death, a place of reincarnation. The cycle of life and death is the great Dao, is a great furnace, and is most suitable for forging swords."

　　Bai Ze and Kai Ming focused their attention.

　　Then, suddenly, they were caught off guard and saw that the Qing Shan Long Nv suddenly made a move. Her thin-soled embroidered shoe lightly touched, and the Dao fruit in its nascent form that hung here suddenly flew out, and then, in Bai Ze's shocked gaze, it directly fell into this cliff between life and death, entered the furnace, and burst apart in an instant!

　　Kai Ming rushed forward, but was blasted back by the atmosphere between life and death.

　　Watching the Dao fruit in its nascent form also begin to gather and transform into the traces of a sword, he couldn't help but say, "You! Why did you do that!"

　　"Using the Dao fruit to forge a sword for him, he can't repay you at all!"

　　"A loss, a loss!"

　　Qing Shan Long Nv looked at the boundary of life and death and said, "But did I ask him to repay me?"

　　Kai Ming and Bai Ze were stunned.

　　The flames of life and death rose up, causing the Long Nv's blue shirt to sway slightly behind her. She smiled and said, "If it really doesn't work, you don't have to tell him. Just say that this was found by relying on your power, Bai Ze. Aren't you just trying to make him owe you a favor? This is perfect."

　　Bai Ze had not yet figured out such a change, and stuttered, "Such a big favor, he can't repay it."

　　"No amount of money can repay forging a sword with a Dao fruit."

　　"Besides, he's poor."

　　Qing Shan Long Nv said, "If he can't repay it, then he can't repay it."

　　"His character is to repay both grievances and kindness. He doesn't care if anyone owes him; but if he owes someone else, he will always remember that person. Thinking about it this way, using this, I am really a bit despicable, not like a deity should be."

　　"But I want him to owe me forever..."

　　"This way, he can never forget me."

　　"Always remember me."

　　ps: Second update today...