Chapter 255: Standing tall, he was like a majestic peak. (Part 1)

Chapter 255: Standing tall, he was like a majestic peak. (Part 1)



At the beginning of this journey, Ji Jingqiu wasn't sure if he should have any expectations.

But as he ventured into the "world" of the Western Federation, he gradually fell silent.

During this time, he received a call from Yang Yan.

On the other end of the line, Yang Yan sighed and told him, "With my cultivation, I can't really guide you anymore. But I've always believed that no matter how far a martial artist goes, they should understand one thing—whoever throws the first punch will face the consequences."

Ji Jingqiu's mind was clear; the Dragon Tiger Dojo was obviously under pressure from certain forces, but Yang Shi and the others didn't want to burden him with this pressure. Instead, they supported his decision.

He thanked Yang Shi and continued on his way.

Before cultivation, martial artists had little means to improve their physique through various technological methods.

"East Three Radiant Star, Ji Jingqiu."

He had arrived.

He didn't pay attention to the subsequent public opinion because, standing at the crossroads of joy and sorrow, there were more important things for him to witness.

When Ke Pingluan first showed his anger, his fury shook the foundations of the Ke family's various branches, leaving them all silent.

The Heaven Sword Title meant that he had once stood on par with Cold Blade, one of the seven young elites at the peak of their era in the Federation.

...

He had once been curious, and on this journey, he found his answers.

At this moment, in this chaotic world, there were still people holding flowers, mending and patching as they went.

Instead, Mu Chengde solemnly accepted it, instinctively sensing that the essence of this divine ability was far from simple.

But in the end, the appearance of another Heaven Person resolved the life-threatening crisis Ji Jingqiu faced.

This was one of the most watched martial geniuses of the previous era, but one day, he suddenly disappeared from the public eye. No one knew that he had died here, living and dying in obscurity.

"Life is too long. Compared to the gains and losses of others, what does it matter in the face of your own vast future and the grand Dao?"

He silently protected the boy and girl, bringing them to safety before continuing on his way. He began to think.

It was said that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in the temples always kept their eyes lowered, not looking at sentient beings. If they did, they would want to save the world, and once they entered the world, they would face the same trials as sentient beings.

One after another, many young people broke through the blockades of various realms and entered the western battlefield to witness the truth of this heaven and earth and challenge the so-called "traditions" in the eyes of the powerful.

Because of the truly complete heaven and earth dojo.

"Not long ago, on the road, I broke through the sixth shackle."

He suddenly took a step forward, and a Mind Lantern lit up between his eyebrows.

But someone found Ji Jingqiu, and they were two Heaven People.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly remembered what Yang Shi had once told him—not to try to be a hero.

Ji Jingqiu passed through a small city where time seemed to stand still. Here, the second of the Hundred Lineages, the Jiulong and Fuqiu, had taken root.

At that moment, the middle-aged man's eyes erupted with a heat and brightness comparable to the sun, causing Ji Jingqiu to turn his head. Yet, this man was just an ordinary person with a slight martial cultivation.

It was as if someone was saying—

Ji Jingqiu stood firm.

He dared to teach the sun and moon to renew the heavens.

"Do we need permission for this? Delete, block, and ignore! The authorities rejected our request? Get me Deputy Wang from the Security Bureau... He's been temporarily arrested by the Security Bureau? Who gave them the authority!"

He could confirm the seventh shackle located between his eyebrows through his Divine Embryo, but he couldn't sense it through his Divine Perception.

But Ji Jingqiu had already left, leaving only a phone call on the table.

"Hmm." Cheng Xin looked inside the room, "At least wait until these little guys are sent away."

"So, you're here to guide them?"

He was determined to strike down the Federation without opposition.

With an unperturbed expression, he took a step forward, as serene as a deity, looking down upon everyone:

The latter's eyelids twitched slightly upon seeing Ji Jingqiu, his face filled with awe. Having already reached the Mind Eye, he sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Ji Jingqiu.

The faint and elusive Buddhist chants, which he had once thought were just illusions, gradually grew in grandeur.

How should he unlock this? He rarely felt lost, but now he was at a loss.

"Fuqiu, the Jiulong and Fuqiu Lineages can't save the people of the west, but we can at least save this city and avoid embarrassment for the Dragon Tiger Dojo."

"This place is actually not bad." Cheng Xin suddenly said, "Oh, and thank you!"

...

They were Yin Wushuang, Yue Yourong, Diao Xingyun, and Zhang Buzhou...

After bidding farewell to this group, he continued on his way, eventually reaching a city reduced to ruins, where he finally encountered Huang Fuxing.

Compared to over two years ago, she seemed to have changed a lot; she was more cheerful and vibrant.

...

That year, someone had intruded into Ji Jingqiu's Mind Eye World.

Zhang Buzhou spoke in a deep voice, "I don't want to lose to him!"

A girl named Cheng Xin, with her head lowered, told him that when they were young, she and her brother liked to look up at the sky. But from where they were, they couldn't see the stars, not even a glimmer of light. They had no path, no way forward.

"Do you feel that the Mind Moon between your eyebrows is becoming more radiant?" Hailar finally couldn't hold back and spoke up.

He led two Mind Eye martial artists from the Moro Sect and even hired the Blood Sword from the Federation's Blacklist. Before falling onto the Blacklist, the Blood Sword had been a top-notch expert, ranking within the top thirty on the Hidden Dragon Ranking.

Cheng Yan had a younger sister whom he had sent to the Star Group.

That was not just about the suffering of sentient beings, the struggles of the world on fire, and the crossing of ten thousand spirits...

The pure white Buddha, seated at the center of the Buddha Kingdom, briefly awakened at this moment.

Federation West Fifth Radiant Star.

The countless shining spirit lights of sentient beings, guided by an invisible force, flooded Ji Jingqiu's mind, pointing him toward the seventh shackle.

The Ke Family.

But during this time of searching for Ji Jingqiu, the best result they could achieve was always just one step away! This feeling bothered them, as if the distance between them and Ji Jingqiu was not physical but a matter of fate.

...

They were the flowers at the end of the thorns, the sunrise atop the towering mountain, and the reason this world was still worth fighting for.

"Even if you can silence the world and kill those who oppose you, can you also kill me to eliminate dissent? If you dare not, how will you face me when I stand above you in the future?"

"Go!"

What exactly did the Four-Directions God Lord want him to see? Was it simply the suffering of the masses?

Ji Jingqiu pointed ahead and asked, "What's that?"

"If the Ancestor was still alive, would he allow you to be so reckless in the West? I fear the first ones to be killed would be you!"

In theory, he also had the Seventh Shackle.

If the Mu Clan ever fell into civil war, no matter how glorious they were, they would decline.

Ji Jingqiu still remembered that day, when they walked side by side in a narrow alley that cut through the sky above their heads.

Mu Chengde guessed his thoughts, shook his head, and denied his speculation. He had no relation to the Mu Clan; he just happened to have the same surname and joined the Supreme Buddha Sect.

Hearing the old man's name, Mu Chengde, Ji Jingqiu's expression changed slightly.

Even Hel, in the Inner Universe, was frowning, ready to sacrifice this avatar.

Yuan Tongcun furrowed his brows, his expression turning unpleasant.

On this day.

This Pei Clan's Transcendent, obviously sent by someone, came here specifically to find Ji Jingqiu. It seemed that this wasn't the first day he had found Ji Jingqiu, but he had been observing him in secret for several days.}

"Dean, I want to experience the true Heavenly Heart." Yue Yourong said with determination.

Ji Jingqiu took a deep breath, and the smell of gunpowder filled his lungs.

Pure Yang Dao System.

"You need to... be a little faster..."

He triggered this round of Mind Moon, suddenly stopping in his tracks.

That night, they eradicated an emerging gang in the lower world, led by a man named Cheng Yan.

The old Mind Eye sighed, personally welcoming Ji Jingqiu. During their conversation, he coughed lightly, and the room was filled with a faint herbal scent.

Ji Jingqiu stared ahead, at the surging Mind Tide like an undercurrent.

Cheng Xin nodded, his eyes revealing deep disgust, "Actually, everyone knows that those are mercenaries and Star Pirates under the Sima Clan. The reason they attacked here is because a new mineral vein was recently discovered near this city."

Although these youths had lost their families, here, they were still full of youthful vitality, and they were well "protected."

Looking at the disciple who was born with the title "Sword Heart Clear," the Transcendent of the Heavenly Sword Dojo, the old Ancestor of the Transcendent, remained silent for a long time before sighing lightly:

In the end, after a moment of hesitation, the Transcendent of the Pei Clan did not choose to forcefully take action and leave with Ji Jingqiu.

"Mind Disaster," Mu Chengde explained to him, "Since the appearance of the Mind Ocean, Mind Disasters have become more and more intense. For example, right now, even ordinary people, as long as there is mass death, may trigger a chain of Mind Storms."

On this day.

...

This power seemed to be linked to the Mind Ocean, and it could explode at any time.

Ji Jingqiu sensed the Mind Moon between his eyebrows, and at some point, this round of Mind Moon seemed to have combined with his Mind Lantern.

"So fast." Cheng Xin sighed, "Indeed, worthy of being the first Martial Dao genius of the Federation."

She cultivated the [Heavenly Heart My Will Body], a Dao Body that was the joint creation of the ten great academies. Before her, no one had ever cultivated it, but now, as she reached this point, she also felt some confusion. The Heavenly Will was difficult to fathom, and what exactly was the Heavenly Heart?

Was it that his Mind Lantern illuminated the masses, or did the masses' Mind Light enter his heart?

Mu Chengde's heart shook. Under Ji Jingqiu's interference with this unknown divine ability, the surging Mind Tide in front of them gradually calmed down.

The two lineages had long lost their former glory, and the highest was just a Mind Eye Martial Artist.

He couldn't predict what kind of consequences such an explosion would cause...

He spoke softly, "This is his choice. We can't interfere. Let's do our own thing."

"My Pure Yang lineage has never feared anyone!"

The waves surged between calm and chaos.

"Is this the effect of Mind Breath? Sensing our presence, they always leave one step ahead of us?"

Pei Jinxiu thought she had persuaded him, and sighed, "Jingqiu, go back. Return to your world. The water in the West is too muddy; it's not worth you getting involved now."

And he was the "Guardian" of these youths.

The sun rose.

Han Yang Sima Clan.

"Join forces to take him down! Don't give him a chance to break through!" someone shouted.

Mu Juncheng suddenly looked up, and he saw the dim and quiet green lamp, which had been dark for thousands of years, suddenly shining brightly at this moment! The light wasn't blinding, but it carried a warm power, illuminating the depths of people's hearts, guiding them to the other shore.

Luo Shangye's expression changed drastically.

At this moment, Huang Fuxing excitedly found him with his master.

Hel, in the Inner Universe, suddenly changed color.

The figure that had been laughing just a moment ago might now forever lie on the cold ground.

"Are you planning to stay here?"

This feeling made him feel incredulous, but he didn't want to take the risk, nor did he want to offend Ji Jingqiu. In the end, he sighed and chose to leave.

His final words were a bit incoherent.

Ji Jingqiu, you will be invincible in the world.

It was the sound of gunfire.

Ji Jingqiu nodded.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly said, "Your change is huge, completely different from before."

Ji Jingqiu had understood this since childhood.

"Damn, A Dao, Jingqiu!"

...

But his attempt didn't seem to be a complete failure.

This was probably a Saint, he said. Ji Jingqiu, was the goal of becoming a Saint too big?

This Transcendent Martial Artist who came to help was from the Pei Clan.

The person behind the scenes timed their attack perfectly, striking at the critical moment of Ji Jingqiu's breakthrough, a sword aimed straight for his heart! Luo Shangye wanted to take action, but his expression suddenly changed, and he grabbed Luo Tianyou, retreating rapidly.

Ji Jingqiu turned around.

Ji Jingqiu nodded without saying anything. The wind blew from the distant plain, and he continued walking forward.

Ji Jingqiu, while visiting, discovered that both lineages had taken in many homeless youths.

A Mind Eye Martial Artist, barely qualified to protect this war-torn area and maintain peace.

Ji Jingqiu suddenly stopped and stood still, his mind in a daze.

A huge decision had already been made, and that decision was as sharp as a long sword.

There seemed to be a voice urging her to set out, telling her that in the West, she could find the answer.

On this day.

He heard four cries of anguish.

He raised his head and stood there, dazed.

Several Mind Eye Martial Artists attacked from all sides.

Someone whispered, "The West... has gone too far."

"Ever since the unrest in the west, this place has gradually gathered a group of martial artists on the brink of losing control, including star pirates, black-listed fugitives, mercenaries, and even some with twisted minds... It's a vicious cycle that will never stop."

No one in the room dared to speak or act. They stood in their places, their foreheads already covered in cold sweat.

"Is it the person behind you who wants to take you back?" Cheng Xin asked tentatively.

Ji Jingqiu didn't speak, nor did he look at the blood-red sword shadow that had been crushed by his life field. He just looked up, closed his eyes, and listened to the echoes of the world.

Afterward, to show the sincerity of the Supreme Buddha Sect, Mu Chengde granted Ji Jingqiu partial access to the Supreme Buddha's "permissions."

"No need to look for him. Young people are always like this. What convinces them is never the lessons that the seniors have learned through blood and tears, but rather the same stubbornness."

Behind him was his father, the current clan leader of the Luo family, Luo Shangye.

"Patriarch, the peerless sword heart is dusty, wanting to wash the sword heart in the west."

He looked expressionlessly at the refugees not far ahead, his face cold and hard as iron, as if he had long been accustomed to such scenes.

"Traveling around, I've been to several planets, but they were all in the west."

Cheng Xin smiled, "I'm just doing what I can. Wait a moment, I'll get you something to eat."

【We have no path to take!】

Sky Sword Dojo.

"You call this 'some time'?" someone said expressionlessly.

When Cheng Xin came out carrying a bowl of noodles.

Ji Jingqiu wasn't sure either. After he posted that set of photos, he wasn't clear about the uproar it caused online or how many people were looking for him.

Pei Jinxiu looked at Ji Jingqiu and sighed lightly, "Ji Shijie, this isn't the place for you."

Where are all these examples of swimming against the current and reaching the end? Falling midway is the norm.

When you don't know how to proceed, ask the seniors.

He now felt that, given his ability to do something, he shouldn't have chosen silence.

In a daze, he seemed to see a pair of pure eyes in the darkness, swirling with the waves of life, shimmering and flickering in the void, drawing the imprints of sentient beings left on this planet, silently gazing at him.

Ji Jingqiu nodded. In the process of the guardian deity leaving, severing all worldly ties, and crossing others and himself, there was also a cause and effect with Cheng Xin.

The old dean rubbed the girl's head indulgently, "Go. In the past, even the Seven Generals wanted to see the heavens and earth, and sentient beings. You're just a bit early."

He saw a boy squatting on the side of a road overgrown with weeds, relying on a small dog for survival. His eyes were vigilant, more like a wild beast than a human.

He discussed the martial arts heritage of the Nine Dragons and Fuqiu with the two lineages, witnessing their martial arts inheritance transformed into two stars, shining within their inner universe.

Even the sun is just a star.

"Jingqiu! This is my teacher, his name is Mu Chengde." Huang Fuxing finally met Ji Jingqiu in person and eagerly introduced him.

"Congratulations to Yan Chengrui of the Northern Vast Commerce Alliance for winning the contemporary Sky Sword title!"

Because that person stood there, motionless, yet seemed as majestic as a towering mountain. With every gesture, there was an aura that suppressed all enemies, making people gasp for breath.

Mu Chengde sighed:

Because at this moment, he saw his own mind-eye world.

Along the way, he had witnessed many human tragedies.

Before leaving, he told Ji Jingqiu that he would keep an eye on the person who had attacked earlier, but not for too long. He hoped Ji Jingqiu would take care of himself and return to the right path soon.

Only then did Ji Jingqiu pay attention to his martial cultivation.

"Ten thousand years ago, when facing the issue of the Heart Ocean, even the Seven Generals had differing opinions."

After a long time, he said in a dazed manner," You're... Cheng Xin?"

Hearing his disciple's concern, Mu Chengde sighed, "He's cleansing his mortal heart, seeing the true nature of the mind. At this stage, no one can help him."

Mu Chengde was still comprehending the divine ability seed left by Ji Jingqiu. In this divine ability, he experienced great wisdom, like the legendary transformation of Alaya consciousness into the Great Round Mirror Wisdom, the wisdom of the eighth consciousness, which can perceive all things...

Vast Sea Academy.

"Almost two years, that's when you were just starting to shine in the central area."

...

Although he couldn't eliminate the mind tide, he could at least calm its waves, and it should help them.

"Don't try, even if you've already certified the breath of the mind embryo, you can't withstand the backlash of sentient beings!" Mu Chengde warned.

One day, he passed by a wasteland and was recognized by the people there. They enthusiastically invited Ji Jingqiu into their underground fortress, and Ji Jingqiu didn't refuse.

But in the end, he hummed and took a step back.

The power to destroy the world was given to the Ten Thousand Spirits, but they were not granted the power to resurrect.

Afterward, he left a Mind Lantern seed for both Mu Chengde and Huang Fuxing.

He witnessed sunsets and sunrises, and every breath was a bridge connecting him to the heavens and earth.

How powerful must one's life field be to make a mind-eye martial artist disappear within it?

Ji Jingqiu rubbed the girl's head and instructed her to work hard in her cultivation, striving to leave this planet.

What divine ability was this? Ji Jingqiu retracted his divine ability, took a deep breath, and calmed the shock in his mind.

Why did she still sense the rhythm of the Abyssal Sea?! At this moment, Ji Jingqiu heard crying in his ear.

"Our task here is to do our best to calm the storm. Once the mind storm erupts, everything within a thousand miles will become a dead zone, and the origin of this planet will also be destroyed."

Ji Jingqiu came back to his senses and nodded, "I can't stay in one place for long. Some people are looking for me."

He helped the locals clear the rubble and rescue those buried beneath it.

This was... the will of the planet? More than that!

During this time, Luo Cang didn't believe it was real. As a sword cultivator, he stubbornly and crazily displayed the secret art of mutual destruction.

Upon learning that Ji Jingqiu had "disappeared" in the western region, Yuan Tongcun knew that the opportunity the Archbishop spoke of had arrived.

Qiu Guan sighed, "So, in the past, even the Seven Generals and the Hundred Lineages Grandmasters said that one should first learn to be a person before learning martial arts. Only with a strong mind can one control the sudden surge of power; otherwise, it's easy to stray onto the wrong path."

Mu Chengde sighed:

Ji Jingqiu shook his head, "There are those who don't want me to cause trouble, and there are those who want my life."

In the midst of this sharp momentum, Luo Shangye and Luo Tianyou both felt an illusion, as if the heavens and earth had become abnormally narrow and insignificant, unable to contain this boundless and uplifting sharpness.

The sky sword rang out, suspended above the girl's head.

This authorization would allow him to freely travel to and from the Buddha Kingdom, without worrying about the True Buddha discovering any of his unsavory actions.

He had witnessed the deaths of martial artists under the technology of the Federation; it was a kind of infrasonic weapon. These martial artists showed no external injuries, but their internal organs were all twisted and ruptured, their brains turned into a mess, and they died horribly.

Absolutely more than seventy percent!

Yin Wushuang stood up, bowed deeply, and turned to leave.

...

"Thank me?" Ji Jingqiu was taken aback.

And on this day.

Amidst the middle-aged man's joyful dancing, Ji Jingqiu silently stared at the photos on the terminal.

...

Instead, it was a wail that no one had heard.

Ji Jingqiu accepted this part of the authorization, and the first thing he did was to sense the 'prayers' that the True Buddha was receiving at that moment.

Ji Jingqiu stood on the ruins, his expression solemn. He sensed a vast and powerful force in the void ahead.

Ke Pingluan put away the terminal, his eyes deep and piercing, staring at the crowd in front of him. For the first time, he, who was usually calm, revealed his sharpness and shouted, "Since your birth, you have enjoyed the glory and wealth left by your ancestors, but you also view the blood curse left by your ancestors as a constraint. Yet, in this world, where is there a reason to have it both ways?"

She vaguely felt that every step Ji Jingqiu took, the Mind Moon between his eyebrows seemed to grow brighter.

"Have you been here these past two years?"

"Ji... Ji Shizhi? What brings Ji Shizhi here this time?"

It was not a loud boom.

The Mu Clan's ancestral home.

The former was silent.

Those were countless prayers from the western part of the Federation, chaotic like demonic sounds piercing the ears, filled with various emotions.

"Ji Shizhi, you have already reached the top of the Federation, yet you still bow your head and lower your body. Don't go any further, it's meaningless."

And in the inner universe of the Heavenly Daoist, He La occasionally mocked him, but most of the time, he remained silent.

Finally, on this day, they found Ji Jingqiu.

"When did you come to the west?" Ji Jingqiu asked.

"Yes!" Cheng Xin said solemnly, "The photos you sent on the Martial Arts Forum recently have made many people truly start to pay attention to the west. I'm still nominally under the Star Group. After you sent those photos, the Star Group found me, and through me, they sent a lot of supplies here!"

That was the power of the soul, vast like an abyssal sea. He had never seen such a terrifying power of the soul.

...

He did not stop, but continued to move forward.

It seemed that the word 'hero' had, at some point, lost its positive connotation. It had become a tool of power, a stigmatized term.

(End of Chapter)

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