mtl008 Chapter 219 You're Too Extreme
Chapter 219 You're Too Extreme
Chapter 219 You're Too Extreme
Bai Li Ce was only concerned with the fact that his story wasn't finished yet: "What happened to that Taoist priest?"
"With interest, we will return the principal a hundredfold."
"Unfortunately, in the end, his sect intervened and ended his suffering."
"Otherwise, he would certainly be the best nourishment."
Nutrients, fertilizer?
Fertilizer...flower fertilizer!
Bai Li Ce frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and was so startled that he sat up straight!
"You..." Seeing her expression as if she had been struck by lightning, Wang Qingyan gently pressed her wrist, "Don't worry, that Taoist priest died before I was trapped, his body didn't even have time to be used as fertilizer."
It was too late, that Taoist priest... Baili Ce's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was completely dead.
This means that he did indeed use other people's fertilizer.
Wang Qingyan patiently explained to her, "Plants and trees are the same as people. If you want them to grow well, you naturally need a balanced diet."
"In addition, when I was at Zhaixing Temple, I cultivated a lot of special flower varieties to lower the guard of those stinky Taoist priests, so the flowers here can bloom for a whole year without any problem."
"Besides, the previous batch of nutrients has already been completely absorbed, so you really don't need to worry."
If we had actually had the chance to turn that stinky Taoist priest surnamed Jiang into fertilizer back then, we would have used it to nourish the Morning-Growing Gu Tree, not to grow flowers.
"..." Bai Li Ce was relieved. He was really grateful that she had explained it so clearly to him.
This made her give up being afraid... Wait, "What were you doing at the Star Gazing Temple?"
While peeling an apple, Wang Qingyan answered her question, "After that stinky Taoist priest surnamed Jiang captured me and took me back, he threw me into the Morning Glory Pool. I never expected that not only would I not die, but I would also master the Morning Glory and turn the tide of battle."
"After tormenting Taoist Jiang for several months, the patriarch of Zhaixing Temple came to me with his men."
"They weren't confident they could kill me completely, so after killing the man surnamed Jiang, they took me back to the Zhaixing Temple to cultivate."
"They said that the morning glory is a harmful creature and that they should help me suppress it and guide me back to the right path."
"Heh~" Wang Qingyan shook his head with a sneer, "Clearly unable to save himself, yet still thinking of saving the world, how utterly foolish."
"But the initial power of mortal rebirth can only keep me alive; it is far from enough to contend with the Heavenly Dao."
"Adding to the murderous intent and torment brought by Chaosheng, I was so ugly at that time that I needed protection, so I had no choice but to agree to their request to 'repent and start anew' at Zhaixing Temple."
"You care about appearance too?"
Wang Qingyan paused, his eyes darkening. "Azhu, no one can be indifferent to this."
If he were no longer good-looking, she would probably dislike him even more.
"If he's a reclusive master, he shouldn't be so easily fooled, right?"
She refused to believe that no one in the Star-Picking Temple could discern Wang Qingyan's true character.
"So I waited at the Star Gazing Point for a full twenty years."
"Otherwise, why would there be so many varieties of flowers in this manor?"
This is the result of his dedicated cultivation over twenty years; many varieties are so rare that people can't even see them.
No wonder he immediately noticed the problem with the "Beauty Like Jade" tree in her garden when they met for the second time.
"So, this manor was actually the original Zhaixing Temple?"
"To be precise, the entire island, including the manor, is a stargazing site."
Bai Li Ce recalled that when she came to the manor on this island, she did see other islands, but none of them were as big as the island they were on.
"What were the other islands used to be for?"
"Isolate people, house people, give lectures, practice asceticism."
So, at its peak, the Zhaixing Temple was indeed quite large in scale.
"You really endured it for twenty years?"
"Yes"
When Wang Qingyan is impatient, he is truly impatient; when he is patient, he is truly able to endure.
Twenty years! Not to mention iron pestles, even a mountain would have been emptied long ago.
So...how old are you?
Feed Baili Ce a piece of apple, then cut the rest onto a plate. "That's all for today's story. Want to hear more tomorrow?"
"But you haven't said it yet."
He interrupted again, "If I finish explaining everything at once, what interest will you have in me?"
"..." In the somber atmosphere, Baili Ce obediently ate the rest of the apple.
The rest of the story takes place on the third night.
In short, in his struggle against the will of Heaven, he failed several times and had to start all over again.
Then he gradually gained the upper hand, forcing the Heavenly Dao to personally intervene, pulling him off the high platform and trampling him underfoot.
The ancestral Gu is naturally involved in this.
But he still won.
Even though he couldn't kill the Heavenly Dao, he still made the Heavenly Dao suffer all the hardships of human life.
However, during those years of conflict, in order to avoid the pursuit of the Heavenly Dao, and also because Chao Sheng needed time to recover and strengthen after Wang Qingyan was severely injured, he really didn't live a normal life much.
This, ironically, makes his twenty years of imprisonment at the Star-Picking Temple seem relatively normal.
However, the power of mortal rebirth cannot truly bring him back to life or allow him to be resurrected in another's body.
It was merely enough to preserve a sliver of life in Wang Qingyan as he lay dying.
What is truly powerful is his indomitable spirit.
Like some seeds, they can not sprout for years or even more than a decade when there is drought and lack of water, and they look no different from sand and stones.
But once there is enough rain, it can quickly take root, sprout, and break through the soil.
So his life before that can be summed up in six words.
Struggle, get hurt, become stronger.
For example, the Chao Sheng trees were originally just some "man-eating trees" that had been tainted by the turbid energy of the heavens.
The Way of Heaven originally intended to harm those uncontrollable 'sinners,' to make them submit to the fate He had or to destroy them completely.
Unexpectedly, when it came to Wang Qingyan, it gradually developed the ability to control people's minds.
Until a few decades ago, his position completely reversed with that of the Heavenly Dao, and this ability became Gu poison.
The Gu Guards and the Wang Clan also rose to power, and the Morning Tree took root beneath the Wang Residence in the capital.
Decades ago...
It should be around the time of the second rise of the Zhaixing Temple, which means—
"Was the decline of Zhaixing Temple twenty-eight years ago related to you?"
"They asked for it."
He has already let them off once. Why don't they just hide quietly? Why do they still oppose him and remain stubborn?
"Seeking death" means that Wang Qingyan suffered great losses at Zhaixing Temple more than once.
No wonder Wang Qingyan didn't take action against the old emperor, who was so incompetent, before Lu Jian came to power.
In the pitch black, Baili Ce hesitated for a long time before finally saying, "Didn't you ever think about...?"
Logically speaking, the Star-Picking Temple could have kept him for twenty years, so it's impossible that it had no effect at all.
"..." The surrounding area suddenly went silent.
I shouldn't have asked that.
Turn over, shut your mouth, and go to sleep.
He had "thought about it" and put his hands behind his head. He knew very well that there were indeed good people in this world who would do everything in their power to help others, such as the founder of the Zhaixing Temple, whose appearance he could no longer remember.
"But the moment that thought crossed my mind, I was targeted by the forces of Heaven."
"..." When people tell a story from their own perspective, they always tend to omit some details.
For example, how did Heaven find him? And what role did the Star-Picking Temple play in this process?
Taoism emphasizes inheritance, so why did Zhaixing Temple give up such a large territory to Wang Qingyan alone?
Kind-hearted? Of course not.
The most likely explanation is that Wang Qingyan went berserk at the time, and the Taoist priests of Zhaixing Temple were no match for him, so they abandoned their base and fled.
Then, after many years of nurturing, it reappeared.
However, he probably won't reveal these details.
Baili Ce could only ask some trivial questions, "Those Taoist priests, don't they have anything redeeming about them?"
"To be fair, those Taoist priests who were determined to suppress Chao Sheng for me were indeed kind, honest, and righteous, and did not care about fame or fortune."
"For at least those twenty years, they never treated me differently because of my appearance or status."
"There are two people whose temperaments are quite similar to yours."
"Unfortunately, he believed too much in the righteous path and was too soft-hearted, which only harmed himself and others."
Is the Way of Heaven truly impartial and selfless?
Not anymore.
"The nature of this world is not natural at all, and life has never been lived."
“You’re too extreme.”
"So I love you," she said, turning over to hug Baili Ce.
He only felt alive when he was with her.