Slaying Demons: Starting with Upgrading my Calligraphy-Chapter 582 - 500: The Past

"Lawless... Ruthless..."

Calming the turmoil within, the cold rationality in Qi Xiu's eyes gradually faded, replaced by his usual gentle serenity.

"If the price of becoming a Primordial Spirit True Honor is to become a cold, heartless lackey of the Heavenly Dao,

then I, Qi, refuse such a position of the Primordial Spirit!"

[Body Fusion with Dao]

This state can grant wisdom and insights comparable to those in the Primordial Spirit Realm, even in thought.

But in this world, there is nothing perfect.

The price of entering this state is the gradual tainting of one's temperament by the Heavenly Dao Will, turning one into a cold, heartless, and rational being.

Except for oneself, everything else is of no concern.

Earlier, when he borrowed the Dragon Whale King's power to execute three Hunyuan Qi Great Hand Seals simultaneously to suppress the Black God Venerable,

he naturally ignored the Human Race True Monarchs who were nearby, unconcerned whether they might be affected.

There was even a hint of a thought deep within him wishing they would restrain the actions of the Black God Venerable.

Such cold-heartedness, concerned only with the outcome and indifferent to others, was completely different from Qi Xiu's original nature.

This is the price of [Body Fusion with Dao].

Thankfully, the sudden appearance of Mystic Monarch with his sword, the great terror between life and death, forcibly pulled him out of the state of [Body Fusion with Dao].

Otherwise, he would have been lost in this state.

Eventually becoming a person without joy or sorrow, without compassion or loyalty.

"Thank you."

Raising a fist in thanks, Qi Xiu sincerely expressed his gratitude to Mystic Monarch.

"Inexplicable."

Mumbling in a low voice, Mystic Monarch wielded his sword and approached once again. In an instant, the entire Core Divine Cabin became dark, as if countless cold tides had poured in, sweeping towards Qi Xiu.

"Everything before, all actions, were in fact for me. Your efforts, Your Excellency, were truly painstaking."

Understanding Mystic Monarch's intentions, Qi Xiu realized.

This Lord of the Ruins of Return had been lurking on the Dragon Whale Giant Ship since crossing the sea, later capturing Human Race True Monarchs, sabotaging the Core Divine Cabin, causing incidents one after another, and adding to that the recent attack by three Black God Venerables.

Ultimately, it was to lead everyone away.

Leaving him alone!

"But how did you know that I would come to this divine cabin alone?" In the palm of his right hand, golden light flowed. Facing this god, one of only two in the world, Qi Xiu knew other means were unlikely to succeed.

Only the [Command Talisman] and the Dragon Binding Rope might contend with him.

Yet he was curious how Mystic Monarch could predict that he would come here alone to support the operation of the Dragon Whale Giant Ship. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Pausing his steps, Mystic Monarch slowly raised his head, a trace of purple gleaming in his deep verdant eyes.

His next words made Qi Xiu's expression freeze.

"Could it be...

that you think you're the only one who knows the Observing Qi Skill?"

Mystic Monarch's words instantly stirred an overwhelming wave in Qi Xiu's heart.

He also knows the Observing Qi Skill?!

This Mystic Monarch was nailed and killed by Li Zhexian during the Near Ancient Era, yet he originates from the Ancient Times.

This means the Observing Qi Skill is likely an ancient secret technique...

But from where did Daoist Qingya learn this skill?

No, wait!

Shouldn't I say... Is this fat Qingya truly part of the Human Race?

Frowning, Qi Xiu's eyes turned grave.

The higher his cultivation, the more he learned and understood, the more the fat daoist he once spent months with became mysterious at an incredible pace.

Every time he peeled back a layer of mystery from him, what was revealed was like the tip of the iceberg, only making this fat daoist more enigmatic.

"Heh heh, seeing your expression, you seem unaware of the origins of this technique."

Observing Qi Xiu's slightly trembling eyes, Mystic Monarch chuckled, the purple gleam in his eyes becoming increasingly brilliant and intense:

"Well then, let this Venerable teach you the true usage of the Observing Qi Skill."

With a flick of his feet, Mystic Monarch's form twisted and morphed bizarrely, in an instant, he appeared right before Qi Xiu, his purple and green eyes meeting Qi Xiu's directly.

The next moment!

Qi Xiu's eyes suddenly dimmed.

At the same time, scenes of time floated out from within him.

It was exactly after he arrived in the Tianyuan Main Realm.

Every day, every moment was displayed.

From that frail scholar writing for a living, to the present True Monarch of the Dao Body who seizes the sun and moon, gazing arrogantly at the world.

All laid out, nothing missing!

"The present you, with astonishing might, possesses the power to move mountains and oceans, to lift the heavens and penetrate the earth.

But you were not born divine.

As long as you haven't achieved the Primordial Spirit Realm, you cannot sever your myriad imprints in the river of time and space.

Yet these imprints are hidden in the tributaries of the river.

Even a Primordial Spirit True Honor cannot withstand the washing of the river of time and space, finding them inch by inch.

But nothing is absolute.

The pinnacle of the Observing Qi Skill is to overlook the cycles of all heavens, the causes and effects, the past and the future.

I know you have countless trump cards in your hand.

Not just the Dragon Court's Treasure Binding Dragon Rope, but even the so-called [Command Talisman] technique you're wielding would be difficult for this Venerable to overcome with my current fractured form."

Also mastering the Observing Qi Skill, Mystic Monarch's command of this secret technique seemingly far exceeded Qi Xiu.

In just a few words, he laid bare several of Qi Xiu's trump cards.

"At this moment, this Venerable cannot deal with you.

But back then, before you embarked on Dao cultivation, you were but an ant that could be extinguished with a flick of the finger."

With a casual swipe, Mystic Monarch's eyes filled with endless purple light, under the unique penetrating view, he quickly found the most primitive scene from the boundless images of time, like a mountain or sea.

In the dead of winter, heavy snow fell.

A fifteen-or-sixteen-year-old thin boy lay on a kang bed where the fire had long gone out, covered with a thin quilt, his pale face curled up.

Outside, the cold wind howled.

The window sashes occasionally made a banging sound, and the cold wind that seeped into the room made the already warmth-absent boy even weaker.

No one knew how much time had passed.

The boy who tightly gripped the corner of the quilt suddenly relaxed his fingers, and his whole body went limp.

But in less than half a second,

the boy with the drooped head opened his eyes again.

This time, his eyes no longer had the previous weariness and frailty, but rather were filled with astonishment and panic.

"Why start from this age?"

Seems he didn't notice the momentary change in the sickly boy's expression, Mystic Monarch frowned in confusion.

This image was supposedly Qi Xiu's most primitive past.

But logically, this scene should depict a newborn baby.

Why was it a fifteen-or-sixteen-year-old boy?

"Isn't this his most primitive past?"

Vaguely feeling something amiss, Mystic Monarch scoured again and again, but found nothing.

"Forget it, destroying this also serves the purpose."

Perceiving a flicker of divine light in Qi Xiu's dull eyes, Mystic Monarch shook his head, raised the half-sword in his hand, aiming at this segment of "past."

With a stab of this sword,

This part of the past would be destroyed.

And without this part of the past, it would trigger causal reversion, restoring order.

Just like a towering building, if its most fundamental part suddenly vanished,

The entire building would completely collapse, ceasing to exist.

Without the most primitive past,

The current Qi Xiu,

Would cease to exist as well.

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