Free Web NovelChapter 1673: Chapter 169: The Ambition of the Thunderflame Sword Body
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The sky quickly darkened.
Lee Yun’er was in a very bad mood.
It wasn’t because she had lost the person she loved, but rather, Lee Lianqing’s actions suddenly made her feel that all her efforts were in vain.
All her wishes were simply for the childhood sweethearts to be together forever, while she could stay by Lee Lianqing’s side, along with Lee Sha.
Throughout this year, from having no cultivation, Lee Sha began to cultivate, reaching the Sword Soul Third Layer Heaven Realm, enduring so much hardship in the process, which Lee Yun’er witnessed.
Sometimes, she truly couldn’t bear it, really hoped Lee Sha wouldn’t push himself so hard in cultivation, wouldn’t squeeze his potential so desperately, yet Lee Sha never ceased his hard cultivation.
Such rigorous cultivation, Lee Yun’er herself managed only for half a day before she couldn’t persist any longer.
But ever since Lee Sha wasn’t so foolish anymore, he never stopped persevering.
Originally, Lee Yun’er didn’t have much hope for Lee Sha, but wished to see change. Later, upon witnessing his talent and effort, she was almost certain that Lee Sha and Miss Lee Lianqing would end up together.
But now, seeing Lee Lianqing intimately conversing with Xiao Tianlun, witnessing Xiao Tianlun’s arrogant demeanor, and catching the gloomy undertones deep in Xiao Tianlun’s gaze, Lee Yun’er was equally disheartened.
Thus, words upon words turned into nothing but a helpless sigh.
Then, she silently supported Lee Sha’s arm, helping him up, saying, "Fool, let’s go back."
Lee Sha remained silent, saying nothing.
Yet, the blood within his body had been activated, and the originally absent soul began to emerge.
Although young, although tender, it was already incomparably robust.
"Let’s go."
After a long while, Lee Sha softly said.
The injuries on his legs, Lee Sha didn’t heal, allowing the blood to flow freely.
It seemed that the flowing blood also represented his broken heart.
"Fool, I’m sorry."
Lee Yun’er apologized with guilt.
"If you don’t mind, I, I will take care of you for a lifetime."
Lee Yun’er hesitated for a moment, then said.
"Sister Yun’er, it’s not necessary. You introduced me to the cultivation path, for which I should thank you. Life in this red dust is but a fleeting dream. When the dream is over, it’s time to move forward."
Lee Sha calmly refused Lee Yun’er’s kindness.
Lee Yun’er’s feelings for him were just a sisterly concern similar to familial affection, but not love.
Compassion is not love.
Pity is not love.
Guilt, even more so, is not love.
In this setting, Lee Sha no longer wanted to invest any emotions, so he even refused Lee Yun’er’s confession.
Lee Yun’er was momentarily stunned.
"Sister Yun’er, the Lee family’s Lee Yifan treats you well, and I know you do like him. When you go back, be with him."
Lee Sha contemplated for a moment, then spoke.
"No, I don’t like him at all, fool, please don’t leave me, okay? I will do my duty and definitely won’t be unfaithful!"
Lee Yun’er panicked, immediately said.
Lee Sha sighed, laughed self-mockingly, saying, "Sister Yun’er, we have no relationship, so your liking Lee Yifan isn’t unfaithful. And Lee Lianqing liking Xiao Tianlun isn’t doing me wrong, after all, I’m ultimately insignificant. We never had anything to begin with, so how could there be betrayal?"
After speaking, Lee Sha added, "You needn’t worry anymore, I lack a good constitution, my talent seems to be just average, but my comprehension isn’t bad. After returning this time, I don’t want to stay in the Lee family any longer.
I heard that within the Cold Ice Sword Sect territory, in the Southern Territory, there’s a Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, rumored to be related to the Thunderflame Sword Body.
I’ll go there to cultivate and see."
"Fool, are you crazy? That place, that place is dangerous for even the powerful Saints, how could you go there?"
"Why must you do this, fool, truly, truly don’t give up!"
Tears of urgency filled Lee Yun’er’s eyes.
"Because Lee Lianqing wished for me to kneel, the childhood bond over the years also vanished in that kneel. This memory, if possible, I would erase, I don’t want to remember. I don’t know who I ultimately am, but I know that in that kneel, I lost my dignity."
"And to regain this dignity, I must surpass Xiao Tianlun. Perhaps my comprehension is good, but my capability and strength are poor. To surpass Xiao Tianlun, the difficulty will undoubtedly be immense. In this life, growing as I am now, surpassing Xiao Tianlun holds no hope."
"Therefore, I must change my talent, only by becoming like Xiao Tianlun with such ancient constitution, can I have the hope to surpass him."
After contemplating for a moment, Lee Sha fully expressed his thoughts.
This manner of speaking, and such complete articulation, left Lee Yun’er completely dazed.
Although she already knew that Lee Sha was no longer foolish, his words now clearly contained profound truths and an indescribable aura.
This gave Lee Yun’er an extreme sense of shock.
This sense of shock even momentarily made Lee Yun’er forget her feelings of loss and confusion, forget the emptiness and helplessness within her heart, and she was completely captivated by Lee Sha’s words.
"Sha, you, you, have you already made up your mind? As long as you don’t mind me, I will forget him, will wholeheartedly be good to you, I’ll ensure I’ll treat you even better than he treated Miss!"
Lee Yun’er hesitated for a long time, then came to her senses and spoke with utmost sincerity.
In truth, she didn’t know what to say, but instinctively wanted to make Lee Sha stay.
Lee Sha shook his head and said, "Sister Yun’er, I know you mean well, but by doing this, you’re not helping me, rather you’re pitying me, which is a trampling on my dignity and utterly unnecessary. Sister Yun’er, I know you’ve treated me very well, and over the years, without your care, I, Lee Sha, would be nothing, perhaps even met a tragic end in a foreign land.
So, Sister Yun’er’s happiness is Sha’s happiness.
And after Sha leaves, Sister Yun’er can pursue her own happiness securely, wouldn’t that be better?"
"Moreover, though I spent the first half of my life in a daze thinking Lee Lianqing was my sky, my earth, my everything, placing all I had on her. Now I realize, it might not have been genuine affection, merely a kind of attachment. I need to ask the Dust, ask Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, I want to change my constitution, change everything about myself, then retrieve the dignity I abandoned."
"Sister Yun’er, if you truly pity me, then let me go, this way, Sister Yun’er is well, and I am well."
Lee Sha spoke sincerely.
As he spoke, he looked at Lee Yun’er with clear eyes, which revealed a genuine expression.
"You... Sha, I’m sorry. If the things Yun’er did before hurt you, then--"
"Sister Yun’er, no need to apologize, really. With our relationship, it’s like we’re siblings, isn’t it? So Sister Yun’er, make sure to live well and be happy."
"Mm, Sha... no, little brother, you must also take great care."
"I will."
...
Lee Sha ultimately did not return to the Lee family, when he was nearing the Lee family’s territory, he and Lee Yun’er parted ways directly.
Afterward, seeing Lee Yun’er return to the Lee family, Lee Sha turned and left, heading towards Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain.
There, was the only opportunity for change, to condense the acquired Thunder Flame Sword Body, achieving the Sovereign of Thunder, this was Lee Sha’s decision.
And this decision, did not exist because of Zhou Yan’s own will, nor did it undergo changes.
Zhou Yan existed within Lee Sha’s brow, Lee Sha’s soul, now once again produced the Immortal Evil Soul, but the soul was very weak, merely a budding sprout, to grow up, it’s still difficult.
And once it grows up, Zhou Yan is likely to lose himself, he will experience a brief state of confusion, what will happen in this state, Zhou Yan himself cannot control.
Therefore, what he can do is grow stronger himself, then influence the growth direction of the Immortal Evil Soul.
And as long as he awakens at the critical moment, this plan, would truly succeed.
And if he still doesn’t awaken at the critical moment, the outcome will lead to the final scene, to the scene of original destruction.
At that moment, the core hub of the Ancestor Dragon Warship won’t appear again, then Zhou Yan will thoroughly perish, the plan of the Emperor Soul Clan will ultimately succeed.
This is the most crucial moment, also the most crucial factor.
Zhou Yan knows.
Lee Sha does not know.
And now, Lee Sha is the body, the Origin, Zhou Yan is merely an influencing factor.
Thus, this process is the most critical.
Zhou Yan within Lee Sha’s brow, after sixteen years of sinking, sixteen years of bitter cultivation and deduction, let him grasp many matters more deeply, and his comprehension of many Taos more profound, especially mastery of Heavenly Mechanism Skill, and through the connection with Zhuge Wuwei, formed a whole, achieving the ultimate.
This Heavenly Mechanism Skill needs to be severed at Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain, completely entrusted to Zhuge Wuwei for future convenience.
And all this needs to be accomplished within Thunder Flame Breaking Path Mountain.
This is a very arduous task.
However, temporarily Lee Sha knows nothing.
...
Outside Cold Ice Sword Sect, snowflakes danced in the air, heaven and earth were draped in silver.
In this piece of heaven and earth, rarely did any cultivators pass by, and tranquility pervaded the land.
Fierce northern winds howled, the whimpering sounds echoing between heaven and earth.
Wind swept the white snow, pieces of white shuttled through heaven and earth.
And in this cold, stern silver world, a slender and tall man walked silently.
His appearance was elegant and handsome, his chiseled face covered with traces of wind and frost, bright eyes slightly sunken, with a very evident feeling of having grown thin and weary.
This man, was none other than Lee Sha who had come to this place.
