The entire sect is obsessed with love, but I'm the only one who's truly insane.

"Wait...aren't these two, master and apprentice, both love-struck?"

Lin Du finished reading the entire plot and let out a deep sigh.

This was the most complicated part, and also the one that left her at a loss.

Because this is the only doujinshi in the entire storyline that doesn't have a happy ending.

Hou Cang was a slave whom Lin Tuan, the leader of the Wushang Sect, rescued while passing through the demon realm.

Because he was human, he was abandoned by wolves from a young age and suffered humiliation and torment. So when Lin Tuan brought him back to the sect, he was covered in thorns and extremely distrustful of everyone.

He thought Lin Tuan was just his second master, but she made him call her master, fed and clothed him, and even guided him into the Dao. Because of his excessive dependence and possessiveness after he softened, she promised not to take on any other disciples.

From then on, Cang became the last disciple of the sect leader, Lin Tuan.

The sharp-tongued, gloomy, and frail boy has grown into a handsome and refined young man, the most talented and privileged on the Qingyun Ranking.

Who would have thought that the wolf cub he raised would harbor rebellious intentions? After reaching the Nascent Soul stage and entering the Radiant Sun Realm, the gift he asked his master for was a love that he wanted to possess exclusively.

In Taoism, a teacher for a day is a father for life, and the relationship between teacher and student is like that of father and son.

That was Lin Tuan's answer.

"You are my child, how can I be with my child?"

Hou Cang, who was originally being groomed to be the next sect leader, angrily retorted, "Then I'll betray the sect, and you'll no longer be my elder. Does that mean I can be with you then?"

Lin Tuan replied, "If you want to betray your sect, then we will have no relationship from now on."

After stepping down, the leaders of the Supreme Sects would all go into seclusion to prepare for ascension.

Lin Tuan was the same; she spent the first half of her life busy with cultivation and sect affairs, and in the second half she only planned to focus on cultivation in order to ascend to immortality.

I have never considered the matter of a Daoist partner.

Hou Cang was unwilling to leave Lin Tuan, so he left the sect in anger and even abandoned his previous path of humanity, switching to the path of ruthlessness. His previous lineage was completely destroyed, and his hundred years of cultivation vanished, so he almost had to start cultivating from scratch.

Lin Du couldn't help but raise his hand to his forehead when he saw this. The Ruthless Path has really done too many sins. Is there really anyone who can achieve this?

Moreover, seeing Lin Tuan's state today, Hou Cang realizes that his cultivation of the ruthless path is not quite thorough.

The following plot is that Hou Cang returns to the sect and then discovers that his master has been paving the way for him in various ways. Because he changed the lineage halfway, his Dao heart was damaged. So Lin Tuan has been trying to nurture Hou Cang and pave the way for his advancement and ascension, continuously throwing resources and opportunities at him, and also tolerating the cold and aloof disciple's harsh words to her.

Until that day, when Cang received the inheritance of the Heavenly Dao in a secret realm, he discovered that he had been guided by the Heavenly Dao all along.

He was a sacrifice ordained by fate, suffering the torment of the people and receiving their favor. He entered the world and then left it, experiencing emotions and then severing them, ultimately becoming a supreme being who had forgotten all emotions.

The Way of Heaven has its rise and fall. When it weakens, in order to maintain the balance of the Realm of Enlightenment and prevent it from collapsing, a new and powerful force is needed to replenish the Way of Heaven.

Heaven does not allow people to show favoritism to any living being. All things are born of me, all things are within the rules, and all things are ants.

Hou Cang's obsession remained with Lin Tuan, and even as the Heavenly Dao weakened, he was still unable to reach the cultivation level required to sacrifice himself.

Meanwhile, the rules of the Insightful Realm began to frequently become disordered, a sign of impending catastrophe.

Lin Tuan discovers that she is the last love Hou Cang can't forget, and Hou Cang is also the last knot in her heart that she can't let go of before her ascension.

In order to overcome the calamity, Hou Cang publicly announced his betrayal of his sect and asked Lin Tuan to be his Daoist partner for seven years, after which he would completely sever his last obsession.

Lin Tuan agreed.

Over the course of seven years, the two traveled extensively throughout the beautiful landscapes, appearing as a loving couple like immortals. However, they unexpectedly obtained a secret method from a place in southern Yunnan to steal a dragon and switch it with a phoenix as a sacrifice to the heavens.

However, the so-called "stealing the dragon and switching the phoenix" secret method is nothing more than transferring destiny to another person whose talent, cultivation, and temperament also meet the requirements of the Heavenly Dao.

In the whole world, there is probably only one Lin Tuan.

Hou Cang was unwilling to use him, but he mistakenly believed that Lin Tuan had been with him for seven years for the sake of all living beings, and that he would ascend to heaven after Lin Tuan sacrificed himself to fulfill his wish to save the world.

He already resented Lin Tuan for caring for all his disciples and fellow disciples when he was the sect leader, and for having a kind and righteous heart towards everyone in the world, but never having any personal feelings. So he used a secret method to sacrifice Lin Tuan to the Heavenly Dao.

However, as the secret technique was activated, Lin Tuan seemed to have known all along, touched Hou Cang's face, and told him, "I am willing."

He was willing to sacrifice himself in place of him to the Heavenly Way.

From beginning to end, Lin Tuan never uttered a single word of love.

It's simply about always being tolerant, always protecting, and always giving selflessly.

Finally, Hou Cang stayed by the line between water and sky, the closest point to the Heavenly Dao, forever accompanying it. Whenever he missed his master, he would challenge the Heavenly Dao to a duel or make a vow to it. In the end, he finally reached the end of his lifespan.

This is the story of a paranoid individual and a selfless, eternally tolerant person.

After reading it, Lin Du wasn't even sure if Lin Tuan truly loved Hou Cang, or if he was just being love-struck, but his behavior certainly showed signs of being love-struck.

Hou Cang was probably driven by possessiveness and paranoia, and his mind was somewhat disturbed.

The entire plot was so heart-wrenching and confusing that Lin Du grabbed a handful of hair and then let out a long sigh.

The world has long been fed up with melodramatic and tragic novels and protagonists who never speak!

It's almost a thousand years away. How is she going to save them?

"What can I do to save this..." Lin Du cried out.

When love is spilled and cannot be recovered?

"A tangled web of love and hate?"

Lin Du replied, then fell silent for a moment, realizing something was wrong with the system.

Did you secretly go back to the modern era to listen to music? You listen to songs released in 02?

Lin Du sighed; the mental anguish was greater than the physical labor.

She rubbed her temples. "System, I have a question for you. Answer me honestly."

【Kiss and Say】

"You have some connection to the Heavenly Dao, don't you? Tell me, what exactly is that connection?"

The moon looks really nice tonight, why don't you go out and take a look?

"On the first day you said that Heaven was on my side, and later in the secret realm you said you were certain that Wu Xi wouldn't die. Why?"

Lin Du ignored the system and pressed on relentlessly.

Suddenly, the song "Salvation" started playing automatically in her head, with the mechanical voice of the Minions.

What can I do to save them?

When love is spilled, it cannot be recovered.

……

What can I do to save them?

Love can be deadly.

Who can bless whom?

May love last forever!

Lin Du sneered, "Damn system, I'll kill you within three days."

"Then come on, can you kill him?"

Lin Du indeed couldn't kill this consciousness whose location he had no idea.

Something's not right," Lin Du frowned. Something was wrong with this system.

Who exactly led them astray?

Can Heaven tolerate such a despicable system?

She stepped out of the cave and quickly walked up to Luo Ze.

There was always a figure sitting quietly on it, mostly in meditation. Because it was too strenuous to project one's consciousness outward, he would only wake up from his meditation, open his eyes, and project his consciousness outward if Lin Du deliberately made a noise.

"Master, the moonlight is beautiful tonight."

Yan Ye opened his eyes, his gray gaze cold and desolate. He spoke, "Release."

Lin Du hadn't come looking for him since then. He scanned the child with his divine sense and saw that there was nothing wrong with him. So the child must have been acting crazy again.

"The weather's so nice, why don't you probe my soul?"

Yan Ye turned to Lin Du with a puzzled look, "What does good weather have to do with soul-searching?"

Besides, it's not snowing today, so where did this moon come from? Is she dreaming?