novelraw Chapter 619 - 257 Old Dao’s Path_3
Chapter 619 - 257 Old Dao’s Path_3
Level: S.
Quality: Radiant.
Primordial Embryo Quality: 60.8
Super Spirit Limit: Ninety-nine percent.
Talent Skill: Fire Lotus Sword Spirit, Fire Lotus Birth, Fire Lotus Furnace Sword, Fire Lotus Body-Protecting Sword Light, Fire Lotus Sword Intent.
Li Xiu looked astonished; these are attributes that can advance to Light Base at any moment, and it embodies all five skills.
The old knife glanced at the Fire Lotus Sword and said, "You’ve hit the jackpot, kid. The primordial embryo quality of this sword is quite impressive."
Li Xiu strapped the Fire Lotus Sword Disc to his waist and said to the old knife, "What’s going on with you? That Evil Ghost King said you would die, is it true or false?"
"I’ve been living with old wounds for ages, dying is not surprising at all." The old knife said indifferently.
"What’s the deal with your knife? Your body hasn’t reached Light Base level, but your knife..." Li Xiu could clearly see that the old knife was just a Super Spirit Tester, but his knife was even more terrifying than the Light Base level.
"Choosing a different path, while others integrate the Contract Foundation Establishment, I simply took another route." The old knife joked, "This path is a bit hard to tread, but I like it. Even though I may not live as long as those guys, I’ve walked further than them. Do you have any interest in taking my path?"
"Not interested, I want to live a bit longer." Li Xiu replied.
A trace of disappointment flashed in the old knife’s eyes; he was not merely joking but genuinely hoped Li Xiu would walk his path.
"Knife Elder, if you’re willing to teach, I’m willing to take your path." Beside them, Jing Li suddenly spoke.
The old knife was slightly stunned, scrutinizing Jing Li, he said, "You can advance to Light Base at any time, why bother taking this path?"
"I am myself, and the knife is the knife; I don’t want to become the knife." Jing Li replied.
"Haha, you don’t want to abandon the Path of Forgetting Emotions, but you also don’t want to truly forget emotions, you want to distinguish between material and self, right?" The old knife laughed as he looked at Jing Li.
"Indeed, I hope the Knife Elder will grant me this." Jing Li bowed.
"Well, though it’s not what I wish, it seems I have no choice. If I don’t teach you, this path will be severed for good." The old knife pondered for a moment then said, "You won’t need to apprentice under me, I only have three days to teach you, how much you can learn depends on your own fate."
Jing Li nodded, not saying anything more.
"You all go out. I need to teach him the Demon Blade Technique. If you don’t have any business, clean up Weng City, it looks quite unsightly." The old knife shooed Li Xiu and the other two out.
The three of them entered Weng City, cleaning up the bodies and bloodstains on the ground.
These bodies were of the Demon Kingdom’s people possessed by Evil Ghosts. They appeared indistinguishable from humans; if you didn’t say they were from the Demon Kingdom, you couldn’t tell they were different from Earth’s humans.
Jiuxiao Yun said while cleaning, "Li Xiu, you missed a golden opportunity. Even though the Knife Elder’s Demon Blade takes a different path from normal Light Base, it stands uniquely on its own. Not a single person among the Four Great Clans dares say they can withstand the Knife Elder’s Demon Blade. If this method were to complement your Light Planting Technique, you wouldn’t need to integrate with the Symbiotic Contract to Condense Vein. Why not do it?"
Li Xiu glanced at the gate tower, shook his head slightly, sighed, and said nothing.
The three of them spent a great deal of effort, finally cleaning up the inside of Weng City, burying all the bodies in a large pit within the inner city, covered by collapsed building bricks.
For two or three consecutive days, neither Jing Li nor the old knife emerged from the gate tower; on the third day when it was about to end, Jing Li walked out alone and came to Li Xiu, saying, "Commander, the Knife Elder wants you to come over."
Li Xiu nodded, briskly walked up the gate tower, and pushed the door open to enter.
Li Xiu saw the old knife leaning against the Demon Refining Furnace, his body thin beyond recognition, his face almost devoid of flesh, like a layer of skin stretched over the bones, with no hint of color.
Beside him, the Demon Blade was thrust into the ground, not reverting to its broken blade form even without being in the old knife’s hand.
Li Xiu noticed the faint bloody aura emanating from the Demon Blade, causing him to frown unconsciously.
"Kid, do you really not want to try my path?" The old knife puffed on his tobacco pipe, exhaling smoke as he spoke slowly.
"Why not cut off your path? You can start another one." As soon as Li Xiu said this, the Demon Blade beside him emitted a piercing knife sound, its blade shaking violently, turning toward Li Xiu as if it was about to fly out and slash him.
The old knife pressed down the hilt with one hand, smiled and said, "Old friend, don’t be angry."
After a moment, the Demon Blade ceased its knife sound, but its edge remained pointed at Li Xiu, clearly displeased with him.
"This old man doesn’t care for the name Symbiotic Contract. To live and die together, what a precious feeling that is. If one can casually sacrifice the other, how can it be called living and dying together? I die, the knife stays, and that’s quite good; it’s what I wish." The old knife murmured, stroking the Demon Blade.
"Is it really more important than your life?" Li Xiu couldn’t fathom the old knife’s sentiments.
"My life is life, its life is also life." The old knife shook his head and sighed, "I understand why you won’t take my path; well, differing philosophies can’t be imposed."
After a silent moment, the old knife seemed to mutter something to himself.
"Old knife, why are you doing this? Jing Li has already inherited your legacy." Li Xiu smiled bitterly.
"I’m saying what I want to say. You can choose to listen or not." The old knife said and continued to murmur.
Li Xiu listened as the old knife sat down, hearing him recite word by word.
His memory was naturally impeccable; after hearing the old knife recite once, he memorized it completely.
When the old knife was about to recite a second time, Li Xiu said, "No need to repeat, I’ve already memorized it. Let’s talk about something else."
"Memorizing it is good." The old knife smiled.
"Is there anything you need me to do?" Li Xiu asked.
"I have no children or family, a lonely old man; there’s nothing left for me here. If I say I have anything I can’t let go of, it’s only this." The old knife said while stroking the Demon Blade.
"How do you want to handle it?" Li Xiu inquired.
"When I die, the knife stays; afterward, only the Heavenly Gate can be guarded by it, how else can you handle it?" The old knife sighed, "Visit him when you can; if one day... I mean if there’s such a day... when it’s no longer needed here... find a way to take him away... this place is too dull..."