Fire Monster

Chapter 353 Destined Enemy
In the blink of an eye, another ten years have passed.

In the statue space, Zhao Guanshan and the female immortal sat opposite each other, treating each other with respect.

"We can make a deal."

"There is one fact you must admit and realize. To you, your future self is already dead. Even if you are not dead, you have fallen. Now she is watching me in the spirit world. I am now bound to her. We can never be free from the love and hatred. She will not feel at ease unless she kills me, but even if she kills me, it cannot change the facts that have already happened."

"But there is another way. Since you are the immortal soul that she separated from me, you are independent and you can start over."

"I don't understand what you are talking about. I'm just a fairy soul with incomplete memories. How can I have any chance to start over?" The female fairy shook her head slightly. When Zhao Guanshan told her the facts and the possible truth, she was not surprised at all.

"No, you understand, you know what I'm talking about. I am your chance. This statue of the Fire Immortal of mine uses the Mechanical Dao Talisman as the entry point. It controls Zhenhai City and Linjiang Prefecture. It is in an invincible defensive state. At least for now, no one can break this defense."

"But what if I give all of this Lihuo Immortal statue to you?"

Zhao Guanshan suddenly said something shocking.

"You are joking!"

At this moment, even the female immortals were moved. What does this statue of the Lihuo Immortal mean? It is equivalent to being invincible in the real world and it will not be possible to break it in the next few hundred years.

This is such a huge fortune, can you just give it away like that?

"I'm not kidding. Please put yourself in my shoes. I've been locked up by your future self. I've reached my current level, which is the best I can do. But if you're being blunt, Linjiang Prefecture will be breached sooner or later. It may take fifty years, or even five hundred years."

"That's for sure. With the presence of Yang Mao and Wang Chen, they can still keep the situation under control. However, the essence of the Mechanical Dao Talisman is actually a life-saving magic weapon. It can give people powerful combat power, strong vitality, and even enhance their life fire to a certain extent. But I guess Yang Mao and Wang Chen will not live for more than 300 years."

"They will die, and then their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons will definitely have problems."

"So by then, there will be no Linjiang Prefecture, and only Zhenhai City will be left. How long can I hold on?"

"When I no longer have the opportunity to expand abroad, cannot leave Zhenhai City, and cannot go to the spirit world, and have no upper limit to my development, how can I fight against you in the future? By then, I am afraid that I will be neither able to live nor die."

"Rather than that, I have to make plans early."

"Now, this Lihuo Immortal Statue can remain invincible for at least another five hundred years in my hands. There's not much I can do in my hands, but if the control is transferred to you, it would be like you gaining a new life."

"But the price is that I will bear all your karma for you and bear the hatred of my future self for you. My future self will definitely not believe that the Lihuo Immortal statue has changed hands. She will still think that you are still in Zhenhai City, but you can take this opportunity to gain a full 500 years of development time."

"Yes, that's the whole deal. Are you willing?" Zhao Guanshan asked solemnly.

"You're going to transfer the Lihuo Immortal statue to me. Aren't you afraid that I'll break my promise?"

“Don’t be afraid, because this is truly your chance to start a new life. Compared to taking on my hatred and carrying my karma, this is a thousand times better than becoming a fallen immortal. Since your future is already certain, this is your best choice.”

The fairy was silent, she couldn't help but be moved.

"What about you? Do you really think you can use 500 years to earn such a huge family business? You must know that the current environment is not friendly. You relied on the power of the Fire Key to rise before."

"Don't worry, I know exactly what I'm doing. Or, you and I both know the truth. The spirit world is the real world, right? The so-called Devil Fire Abyss in the real world right now is actually the eight kinds of sky fire that you will lose control of in the future."

"All the Dao Palaces in the Devil's Fire Abyss are nothing but deceived, fat pigs being fed. This place is actually a demonic realm formed by the Heavenly Fire. Even the seemingly barren desert in the Spiritual Realm is actually just a desert burned by the out-of-control Heavenly Fire. As long as you walk out of the desert, you will enter the real world of immortal cultivation."

"Am i right?"

"How—how did you guess that?"

"Because it doesn't explain everything that exists. It doesn't make sense."

"The occurrence of a single loophole can be regarded as a mysterious event, but if several loopholes appear in succession, there must be a reason. In addition, don't you think that the definition of the spiritual world is somewhat untenable?" Zhao Guanshan said calmly. He has been thinking about this problem these days, such as the fact that there are immortals in the Floating Cloud Taoist Palace.

For example, Fuyun Taoist Palace had previously said that it wanted to merge the Zhenhai, Qingcheng and Linjiang Taoist Palaces.

For example, there was the sudden internal strife and explosion in Qingcheng Taoist Palace.

Also, the fact that Lu Tiancheng's three thousand Qi-refining practitioners were deceived in the name of Floating Cloud Taoist Palace and then lost their lives.

So based on this, where did the Qi-refining masters of Qingcheng Taoist Palace go?
Where did the Qi Refiners from Zhenhai Dao Palace go?

Were they all tricked into eating?
So is the immortal in the Fuyun Taoist Palace really a good person?
"In fact, I don't know more than you, but the strange thing is that when you said that the spirit world is the real world, I suddenly got some related memories. That's right, the out-of-control sky fire turned into endless devil fire, which directly melted half of the sky and swallowed up at least one-tenth of the immortal world. Another tenth of the immortal world was turned into ruins and yellow sand."

"But I don't think the current world of immortal cultivation will be better than here. At least in this out-of-control sky fire, as long as no one can control the sky fire, the rules of the Devil Fire Abyss will not change, and the fallen immortals will not be able to do whatever they want here."

"But in the real world of immortal cultivation, I'm worried that if you meet ten people, nine and a half of them are followers of fallen immortals or their descendants."

"Because you also believe that my future self is in the spirit world, right?"

"Yes, I know. After all, the Immortal Palace has collapsed and the immortals have fallen. How can we expect the immortal cultivation world, which occupies the bottom ecological niche, to be peaceful? But isn't this a great opportunity for me to be a surprise soldier and carve out a path for the future?"

"In the Devil's Fire Abyss, I am locked in by your future self, and I bear the karma that your future self has shared with me."

“But as long as I jump out of the Devil’s Fire Abyss, every time I kill an evil demon, every time I kill a fallen immortal’s subordinate, I am accumulating the Destiny Contract. Maybe I will encounter a bigger crisis, a bigger danger, or even death, but in the end, I still have the opportunity to pave a path to transcend the tribulation and ascend to heaven.”

"You also want to restore order as soon as possible, and tame the chaotic and out-of-control skyfire as soon as possible, right?"

"If I am asked to subdue these eight out-of-control sky fires, it is impossible. I just gave a name to one of them, and it can cause such a serious consequence. If I really snatch it away, even if you only have the memory of a boy, you will definitely fight me to the death, right?"

"It's good to let go now. Although the Lihuo Daoism is good, it is only your Daoism after all. I will find a Daoism that belongs to me."

"Since you insist on doing this, I can only wish you success. When are you going to leave?"

The female immortal stopped trying to persuade her. Indeed, this was the truth. If she was just a fairy soul, these things wouldn't matter to her. But as long as Zhao Guanshan gave her freedom, she had to fight for it.

How can it be reasonable that you don't fight for your own orthodoxy but give it to others?

In fact, the reason why she didn't care about Zhao Guanshan's past behavior was that she had determined one thing: he could win for a while, but he couldn't win for a lifetime.

All his achievements were based on the Lihuo Taoist tradition. The mechanical Taoist talisman was not some great core secret. His future self would be able to find a way to crack it sooner or later.

By then, Zhao Guanshan would even have trouble choosing how to die.

Instead of doing this, it would be better to use the foundation earned from the Lihuo Taoist tradition to start anew.

Of course, this is also because Zhao Guanshan has the ambition to overcome the tribulation and ascend to heaven. If it were an ordinary person, he would probably not have the courage to do so. He could live another 500 years and enjoy what he should enjoy. At worst, he could grit his teeth and commit suicide in advance to thank the world.

There would be nothing she could do in the future.

"I'm leaving now."

Zhao Guanshan was determined to leave. He had been thinking about this matter ten years ago and had been preparing for it for ten years. Not only had he improved his cultivation to the seventh level of Qi Refiner, he had also tempered his Pure Yang Body to the thirty-sixth level.

In fact, he could still continue to prepare, even for another hundred years. But if he did that, once Linjiang Prefecture fell, the Lihuo Immortal Statue would depreciate. Perhaps by that time, the young female immortal in front of him would probably not have the strength and courage to cut off ties with her future.

In a sense, he was also creating a fateful enemy for the real Lihuo Immortal.

(End of this chapter)