Borrowing a sword

Chapter 229 The Great Bell Rings, the Dao Ancestor Bestows the Seal!
A line of blood appeared on the boy's neck.

He stared in disbelief at the person before him, but could no longer utter a sound.

But all the resentment, hatred, and malice in his eyes had completely vanished.

His eyes began to become very pure, with only one emotion remaining—fear!
Chu Huaixu stood up, his expression remaining largely unchanged.

"What a seed of evil cultivation."

Before he swung his sword, he did only one thing: he looked at all the wounds on his body and his severed hand.

He believed that anyone with eyes should be able to see how badly he was injured in his fight against evil.

If the other party has any conscience, they should know that their left hand was severed because of them.

But the boy ignored it.

Therefore, the answer is quite obvious.

"That damned evil cultivator! He has so many wicked methods!"

"In such a short time, this innocent, kind boy has been tainted by evil! Fallen into the evil path! Become a potential evil cultivator without any cultivation!"

"Hmph! How dare you corrupt my Daoist heart!"

"Eliminate evil completely and prevent future troubles; he deserves to die!"

Chu Huaixu quickly found an excuse in his mind, shifting the blame onto these low-level evil cultivators, and immediately felt relieved.

He sheathed his sword and, dragging his heavily wounded body, walked outside.

He walked until he reached the edge of the town, then suddenly stopped.

As self-awareness returned, Chu Huaixu's eyes fell into a daze again, then cleared.

"This illusion array actually sealed and suppressed even the Heart Sword?" He thought to himself after returning to normal.

The Dao Ancestor truly lives up to his name.

"But what should I do next?"

"Is it really that simple? Just kill a few evil cultivators and that's it?" He was somewhat puzzled.

However, the next moment, he suddenly felt dizzy.

When Chu Huaixu opened his eyes again, he was standing in the same spot outside the town.

"I am an outer disciple of the Taoist sect. I am on my way down the mountain to exorcise demons and have already discovered traces of evil cultivators."

Everything seemed to have entered an infinite loop, but he seemed completely unaware of it.

He stepped into the town and soon heard cries of alarm and screams.

Chu Huaixu began to use his movement technique, rushing quickly towards the source of the sound.

But this time, he no longer encountered three evil cultivators.

Instead, there was only one person with a hooked nose.

Chu Huaixu watched this scene without showing any unusual expression, seemingly unaware of anything amiss.

He merely stared at the corpse on the ground, frowned at the hook-nosed man, and said, "You have already chosen your own path to death!"

Swords were drawn, and the battle began.

In a distant corner, the boy huddled there, cradling his parents' corpses in his arms.

Chu Huaixu unleashed the Qingfeng Sword Technique, slashing towards the hook-nosed man.

The hook-nosed man held a curved knife in his hand; the blade was dark purple.

The longsword and the curved blade clashed, and he was immediately forced back a step by Chu Huaixu.

"As expected, evil cultivators have weak foundations. They only want quick success, but their cultivation is not solid!" he mocked.

"Ignorant Daoist brat, killing you is enough!" A ruthless glint flashed in his hooked-nosed eyes, but he was already thinking of a retreat plan.

Damn it, my luck is so bad today, I actually ran into people from the Taoist sect.

He knew very well that although his cultivation level was slightly higher than the other party's, he was definitely no match for the Taoist disciples.

A heretical cultivator like him is only good at bullying disciples of small sects.

Disciples of major sects have solid foundations and profound knowledge; they are not people he can afford to offend.

The two exchanged another blow, and Chu Huaixu found an opening, taking a quick step forward to pursue him, striking out with his left hand.

The palm struck the hook-nosed man's shoulder, making a cracking sound as bones broke, and he was sent flying backward.

But precisely because of this, the evil cultivator got closer to the boy in the corner and fell down not far from him.

"Oh no, I was careless and made a mistake!" Chu Huaixu cursed inwardly.

Sure enough, the hook-nosed boy immediately pounced on the boy.

Just like last time, Chu Huaixu chose to throw out the spirit sword in his hand.

Then, he used all his strength to push off the high wall next to him, and his whole body lunged forward.

The curved blade slashed at the spirit sword thrusting from behind, knocking the sword away. The blade then traced a strange arc in the air before slashing towards Chu Huaixu, who was rushing towards it.

A bloody gash appeared on his chest, but his right hand had already grabbed the evil cultivator's wrist, and then he used his spiritual power to forcefully twist it!
"Crack——!"

After the initial pain subsided, his wrist was twisted again, and the hook-nosed man immediately lost his grip on the curved knife, which fell to the ground.

Chu Huaixu raised his foot and kicked the curved blade in mid-air. It flew forward and directly severed its master's left leg.

"Ahhhh——!"

A scream rang out.

This outer disciple from the Taoist sect was quite ruthless, and took the opportunity to strike the top of the hook-nosed man's head with a powerful palm strike.

The evil cultivator instantly went limp and died.

After doing all this, Chu Huaixu glanced at the bloodstains on his chest, and after confirming that he was alright, he walked forward.

The injury wasn't too serious.

He looked at the boy and, just like last time, said, "Don't be afraid. I am a member of the Taoist sect. Are you alright?"

"Why!" The boy looked up at him and suddenly cried out in anger, his voice filled with heart-wrenching pain.

Why did you only arrive now?

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"You killed them!" the boy said, repeating the exact same words.

Chu Huaixu looked into his eyes, then glanced at the shallow wound on his chest. He took two steps forward, his gaze turning cold.

"What are you saying in your gibberish?!"

"Stupid stuff!"

"Slap—!" He raised his hand and slapped the boy hard, knocking him unconscious. Then, out of sight, out of mind, he left the town without looking back.

As expected, the third cycle began again.

Chu Huaixu entered the town once again, as if each time was a new beginning.

This time, however, he encountered five evil cultivators.

"Damn it, I was too hasty!" he thought.

Run quickly!
"How strange, how did I end up here so unprepared to exorcise evil?"

It's as if he was destined to go to that place.

Chu Huaixu had his own judgment. If he couldn't save people, he should go back and ask for help instead of acting impulsively and getting himself involved.

"After all, evil cultivators advance by devouring spiritual embryos and other people's cultivation. If I go and deliver it like this, wouldn't it be like delivering supplements to their door?"

Then this wouldn't be considered going down the mountain to vanquish demons.

This is contributing to the growth of heretical cultivation forces!
slip away!

As he was about to retreat, two evil cultivators suddenly appeared from a dark corner behind him.

"Hilarious! We've run into a large group of evil cultivators!" Chu Huaixu was speechless.

If there is no way to avoid it, then let's fight to the death!
These seven evil cultivators seemed to want to make fun of him, deliberately stabbing the boy with their sharp blades several times, and then watching Chu Huaixu rush to his rescue.

"Hahahaha!"

The cheerful laughter of the heretical cultivators could be heard from inside the alley.

In the end, he fell in front of the boy, slaughtered by the evil cultivator, and had his spiritual embryo and all his cultivation absorbed.

The last thing he saw before he died was the gaze of a young boy.

However, this time, his gaze was filled with fear and despair.

Chu Huaixu, who had no memory of the previous cycles, felt a little apologetic at this moment.

—I did my best.

And so, a new cycle begins once again.

Each cycle will bring different situations.

The Chu Huai Preface will be handled in different ways.

In the end, they will also have a different ending.

The fourth time, the fifth time, and the ninth time.

Chu Huaixu visited the town a total of nine times.

In those nine instances, he slapped the boy three times and drew his sword twice.

The other four cycles each present a different scenario.

On his third entry into the town, he died in front of the boy. On his fifth entry, however, he managed to escape without being blocked by the evil cultivators.

On the other side, Han Shuangjiang also entered the illusion.

The situation she faced was the same as that of Chu Huaixu.

It's the same place outside the town, the same place where you go in to vanquish demons.

The only difference is that she was dealing with a female evil practitioner, while the person she was trying to save was a girl.

But just like the boy, every time Han Shuangjiang saved the girl, he would reveal a hatred so intense it was almost overflowing!

In the nine cycles, facing different situations time and time again, the large ice block made different choices time and time again.

Nine cycles, nine possible outcomes.

But she never drew her sword against the girl even once.

"boom--!"

At the same time, Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang felt a sharp pain in their consciousness.

The buried memories surged forth like a tidal wave.

The experience of nine cycles was thus ingrained in their minds.

In front of the main hall of Wendao Peak, not far away there is a small pavilion with a large bell hanging high inside.

The bell has a huge character for "Tao" engraved on it. People in the Taoist community have not given it a name, but simply call it the Tao Bell.

At that very moment, the Dao Bell suddenly rang.

The sound of the bell resounded throughout the entire Daoist Peak, causing the high-ranking Daoist officials in the main hall to stand up instantly and walk outside.

Why did the Dao Bell ring?

"This is the seal bestowed by the Dao Ancestor!"

What surprised Xiang Yan and the others even more was that the bell rang three times.

"Three chimes, this is the [Three-Character Seal]!"

Everyone immediately realized that Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang must have encountered some kind of opportunity in the Dao Ancestor's Secret Realm.

"So, who received the seal bestowed by the Dao Ancestor, and who obtained the [Three-Character Seal]?"

Just as they were making wild guesses, the bell rang again, three times in a row.

This made them immediately realize that both children had received extraordinary good fortune! They had both been bestowed with seals by the Dao Ancestor!
"They all have three-character seals, while we only have two-character seals," Xiang Yan and the others remarked with smiles.

Their Daoist ancestor bestowed their seals upon them after they became true disciples and entered the Junzi Temple.

The Dao Ancestor seized the power of heaven and earth and all things, transforming it into three thousand Dao Seals, which he left to future generations.

Each Taoist disciple who enters the Gentleman's Temple will have the opportunity to receive a seal from the Taoist Ancestor.

Each generation of the abbot of the Gentleman's Temple can also be bestowed with an additional seal, which must be a three-character seal!
"I just wonder, what three characters did Chu Huaixu and Han Shuangjiang each receive?"

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