Published: March 8, 2025
Chu Yang felt a deep pain in his heart, as if it were being twisted by a knife.
"So, as I understand, after the nine calamity heavenly restoration, the nine calamity sword master is still alive. Moreover, he will live for a few more months or even longer before mysteriously disappearing... what is going on?" Chu Yang asked in a low voice.
"After the nine calamity enters the passage, they are protected by grudge power, but the passage isn't stable; therefore, they have to wait for a while until they have all undergone the baptism of the gale before the sword master's flesh, blood, and soul can come into play," Snow Tear Cold explained. "Thus, after he has killed all his brothers, he still needs to wait for some time."
Chu Yang forced a bitter smile, feeling as if his heart were being cut.
No wonder the rumors say that all nine calamities have been restored; no wonder every nine calamity sword master mysteriously disappears after the nine calamity heavenly restoration... no wonder!
He himself is the nine calamity sword master.
Moreover, he is the last nine calamity sword master. Though he no longer has to make such choices, he can deeply empathize with the helpless feelings of the seven nine calamity sword masters.
With the pain in his heart.
He walked alongside his brothers through storms and hardships. At the last moment, he had to make such a cruel choice.
Choosing is not difficult; one can easily make the choice to sacrifice oneself for the sake of his brothers. Furthermore, even if burdened with infamy, the heart can still find solace.
But the biggest issue lies in... having to personally destroy the bodies and lives of his brothers.
Even though he knows that they will have a new life over there and will receive a good reward because of his sacrifice, he still cannot see it with his own eyes. But it is he who has personally torn apart the bodies of those brothers he has shared all joys and hardships with for a lifetime!
Moreover, the cruelest part is that after each nine calamity sword master kills their brothers, they must still live for a while before they can shatter into pieces. So, how does one get through this period?
How to endure?
Perhaps a heart that is already full of wounds? But he still has to hold on, holding on until those brothers who resent him need him, before he offers everything. Closing his eyes.
The pain in his heart. Who can understand?
Chu Yang thought of himself: if one day he had to personally kill Gu Duxing and Dong Wushang, along with Mo Tianji and others... what would his heart feel like?
If he had to hold on for a while after killing his brothers...
Chu Yang suddenly felt a chill.
"The first generation nine calamity sword master did not do this, so you pressed him down into Desperate Lake?" Chu Yang forcibly suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and asked calmly.
"Yes. That was also a test for the nine calamity sword master," Snow Tear Cold did not hide it and straightforwardly admitted.
"How many passed that test?" Chu Yang closed his eyes. Tears were in his eyes, as if wanting to flow.
"Three passed, and four chose the way of indifference," Snow Tear Cold sighed and said, "Although they initially chose the way of indifference, when it truly came to the final moment, they walked the path of affection."
Chu Yang let out a bitter laugh: "Human hearts and human nature. How can such a simple distinction between the way of affection and the way of indifference be made? Can it be erased?"
"Indeed," Snow Tear Cold acknowledged.
"In the end, the nine calamity sword masters who chose the way of indifference all regretted it," Snow Tear Cold said lightly. "They regretted their choice of the way of indifference at Desperate Lake. If they had chosen the way of affection, then over the long years to come, they could have enjoyed many happy moments with their brothers."
"If it were me, I would also regret it," Chu Yang said quietly.
Suddenly, his heart recalled Wuzhuo City.
Wuzhuo City had been troubled by this matter for tens of thousands of years!