Chapter 372 - 276: One Thought to Become a Demon (Part 2)
Furthermore, if the goal was truly to destroy Sword One, why would we let your grandfather go alone to suppress him? Wouldn’t I have already gone along as well? Letting your grandfather act alone is not only a way to discreetly give leniency so others have no complaints, but it’s also because Sword One’s demonization and breakthrough requires a proper foundation. When the time is right, your grandfather will exert his full strength to suppress him.
Nangong Weiyang will be handed over to the Qianyu Sect, however, Sword One must be taken back to Sword King City."
Wei Zi’ang frowned deeply.
Yuan Zhixiang asked confusedly, "What’s wrong? Is there a problem?"
Wei Zi’ang replied seriously, "I don’t know why, but I have an ominous feeling. I always feel like there’s a loophole in your plans."
"Where?" Yuan Zhixiang asked, puzzled.
Wei Zi’ang furrowed his brow tightly, hesitating before speaking, "Grand Elder, have you ever considered, what if Sword One doesn’t follow your plan? For example..."
"Roar..."
At that moment, a terrifying roar shook the earth. Even at the very outskirts of Great Desert City, the massive sound could be heard, accompanied by an extremely frightening aura spreading throughout the city.
Yuan Zhixiang was abruptly startled and quickly looked over,
to see a massive human face formed by dark clouds roaring in the sky in the direction of the Qianyu Sect. That face was terrifying, as if it wanted to destroy the entire world.
"All of you, die!"
The massive terrifying face opened its mouth, emitting a roar that shook the earth. A gigantic human-shaped creature appeared, clouds gathering in the sky. It was over ten meters tall, holding an enormous sword, pressing down the sky. A single strike felt like the Ten Thousand Mountains descending, filled with murderous aura, chilling the very soul.
Yuan Zhixiang’s eyes widened in shock, exclaiming, "This is bad! His demon nature is so strong that he has directly broken through to Grandmaster level!"
In the next moment, Yuan Zhixiang shot into the sky, disappearing quickly.
Watching Yuan Zhixiang leave,
Wei Zi’ang collapsed on the ground, gasping heavily, touching his back and finding it drenched with cold sweat,
his eyes full of fear,
He didn’t dare to ask certain questions just now because he had realized a major flaw in Yuan Zhixiang’s narrative.
According to Yuan Zhixiang,
they never intended to harm Sword One, only letting him fall into demonization to keep the Elder Celestial Master from interfering with Sword King City’s decisions.
However, Wei Zi’ang knew something,
The world only knows that the Yellow Court Scripture is the most orthodox Daoist technique, yet few are aware that it shares the same origins as the Demon Killing Scripture, with just a small misstep leading to the Demon Dao.
Sword One inherently had a constitution that could switch between god and demon with a single thought.
This fact couldn’t have escaped Wei Wuya and Yuan Zhixiang. Yet, they still let Sword One cultivate this high-risk technique, and with such a constitution that could switch between god and demon, the likelihood of demonization increased greatly.
Another flaw is Nangong Weiyang,
According to Yuan Zhixiang, they never planned to save Nangong Weiyang,
Yet, they all knew the significance of Nangong Weiyang to Sword One,
If Nangong Weiyang were to truly die,
Sword One’s demon nature couldn’t possibly be suppressed.
This is the loophole in Yuan Zhixiang’s words,
Wei Zi’ang noticed it, but didn’t dare to ask.
Because he had already speculated,
perhaps,
from the very beginning, his grandfather and Yuan Zhixiang’s purpose of cultivating Sword One wasn’t pure.
A normally developed Sword One would only bring Sword King City a righteous Supreme Grandmaster, but a half-human, half-demon Sword One would become a weapon of immense destruction second only to the Elder Celestial Master.
In chaotic times,
a humble Supreme Grandmaster,
or a terrifyingly powerful and controllable demon,
the choice was obvious.
Wei Zi’ang realized,
because he suddenly remembered something:
He had been envious of Sword One, yet found no way to deal with him,
only beginning to target Sword One upon learning that the Yellow Court Scripture was an evil technique,
but now looking back, the fact that he even learned the Yellow Court Scripture was a dualistic technique, something barely anyone knew even in the Martial World, was suspicious—perhaps deliberately allowed for him to know.
He had intended to ask,
but Yuan Zhixiang twice referred to him as a clever person, making Wei Zi’ang hesitate to pursue it further.
Some things are best left unsaid.
At his level,
he understood,
supposed familial bonds pale in comparison to pursuit and belief.
Some truths he could grasp internally, but not openly acknowledge,
A while back,
though much of Martial World was unaware, he knew about the Beidou Bang ordeal in Canglan City—
where Dragon King Mo Jingzhou orchestrated a fratricidal event,
wherein those who killed his own sons became his successors.
If even a Beidou Bang could be so ruthless,
Sword King City had even less space for familial sentiment!
Gazing at the chaotic skies, Wei Zi’ang murmured lying on the ground:
"Sword One, suddenly I no longer envy you!"
...
In the distance, atop a pavilion within the Qianyu Sect, Gu Zhan arched an eyebrow steeply, muttering, "Isn’t this some sort of cheat?"
In that instant,
Sword One’s aura exploded once more,
Gu Zhan could distinctly feel,
having only just broken through to Grandmaster, Sword One had once again broken the mirror, instantly becoming a Grandmaster, his demonic qi a magnitude more terrifying than before.