After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 515 The Method of Sanctification

Shen Xu walked out of the shop and came to a flower shop.

"What's the name of this flower?" Shen Xu pointed to the red flowers on the shelf.

"Esteemed guest, this flower is called 'Blood Face.' Legend has it that it was cultivated with the blood of a devoted man to please his beloved, making it the most suitable gift for someone you admire."

"I'll take them all, but please wrap them up nicely."

"okay!"

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"This outfit suits you very well." Looking at Shang Xueyi's completely transformed appearance, Shen Xu couldn't help but praise her.

Shang Xueyi's eyes never left the blood-stained hand in his hand.

"This is for you." With a light laugh, Shen Xu handed the Blood Face to Shang Xueyi.

"Why did you give me this kind of flower?" Shang Xueyi took the Xueyan flower with both hands, brought it close to her nose and took a deep sniff of its rich fragrance.

"In my hometown, there's a custom that if you want to express your love to a girl, you must give her a flower called 'rose'."

It's a flower that looks like a red jewel, and the people of my hometown have given it the meaning of love.

And this flower, called Blood Face, looks very similar to that flower.

"Are you professing your love to me?" Shang Xueyi looked at Shen Xu.

"What do you think?"

“Bloodstained skin is bloodstained skin, and rose is rose. No matter how similar they are, they are not the same thing.” There was a hint of regret in Shang Xueyi’s voice.

"You're right," Shen Xu smiled.

"But I also really like this flower, thank you Shen Xu."

This is the first time someone has given me flowers, and I will cherish them. However, I still hope that one day you will give me real roses.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xu fell silent, then smiled and replied, "If I can find it, I will definitely give it to you."

"Then I'll wait for that day."

"Xueyi, can you tell me what kind of place the Blood Fiend Palace is?" Shen Xu suddenly asked as they walked down the street.

Looking at Shen Xu, whose expression remained unchanged, Shang Xueyi replied, "You all say that the Blood Fiend Palace is a demonic sect."

It is said that the place is a place where the strong prey on the weak, and most of the people there are ruthless, cruel by nature, and bloodthirsty, killing without hesitation.

But to me, it's not much different from ordinary righteous sects. Does that mean there are fewer of those so-called righteous sects I mentioned before?

They just did it in a more respectable way, never getting their hands dirty with killing.

They separate the righteous and demonic sects so clearly, but they're all cut from the same cloth!

Hearing the witch's story, Shen Xu was not surprised. His gaze swept over the endless stream of people around him and the bustling shops and streets under the lights.

"What about the lives of the people in Guangchuan Domain under the rule of the Blood Fiend Palace? Are there any places as beautiful and prosperous as Hundred Flowers City?" Shen Xu asked.

"Do you really think Hundred Flowers City is as wonderful as you imagine?" Shang Xueyi asked coldly.

"At least it's beautiful now, isn't it?"

I glimpsed a corner of the Guangchuan Domain from Linghui's words. There were many ordinary people there, but the Blood Fiend Palace did not treat them as human beings. In their eyes, ordinary people were just consumables.

Their only value lies in spending their lives digging for bloodstone in the blood pit, and then leaving behind descendants to repeat their lives.

I am born with malice towards the world and compassion for ordinary people, but my power does not allow me to do anything for them.

After all, in this dog-eat-dog world, I can't even protect myself.

So I choose to be a coward, to turn a blind eye to the things that cause me pain, because what I can't see won't cause me pain.

But those things won't disappear just because I turn a blind eye. As long as I am still me, those things will come back to haunt me sooner or later.

I once heard a saying: "Either erupt in silence, or perish in silence."

I think if I really went to Guangchuan Domain with you, I can foresee my fate. Maybe I'll become a fleeting shooting star, or maybe I'll disappear into some deserted corner...

But he will never again pretend to be blind and eke out a living.

I admit that I do have very special feelings for Xueyi, but those feelings are not enough for me to abandon my consistent values.

I know I can't change you, Xueyi, nor do I have the right to. We are from two different worlds, so from the beginning I wanted to sever ties with you.

Forcing people from two different worlds to interact will only cause pain for both sides; there is no perfect solution to this problem.

Why not choose an option that makes things easier for us?

"Are you saying that you and I are destined to be unable to coexist?" Shang Xueyi scoffed.

"How can you assume that the people there are suffering if you have never been to Guangchuan Domain? How can you be sure that you cannot adapt to life there if you have never learned about the Blood Fiend Palace?"

How can you be sure I'm not someone you can walk hand in hand with if you've never lived with me?

All your concerns are based on your assumptions. You have no idea what Guangchuan Domain is going through, and you never care why Guangchuan Domain has become like that.

All you know is that Guangchuan Domain is the darkest and most cruel place in the entire Ningzhou, and Blood Fiend Palace is the most evil demonic sect in the entire Ningzhou.

But have you ever wondered why the Blood Fiend Palace has stood in Ningzhou for thousands of years?

Why would Ningchuan Sect allow the Blood Fiend Palace to wreak havoc in a region for thousands of years?

This time, I'm taking you with me no matter what. It has nothing to do with your will. Even if you hate me for the rest of your life, I won't change my mind.

Upon hearing Shang Xueyi's words, Shen Xu was stunned. In his previous life, he had found the Blood Fiend Palace's invasion of Xingchuan Domain extremely strange.

For a demonic sect to attack a neighboring region without authorization under the leadership of Ningchuan Sect is tantamount to slapping Ningchuan Sect in the face.

However, the Ningchuan Sect in the previous life chose to ignore this and only reluctantly stepped in to clean up the mess in the later stages of the war.

Based on Shang Xueyi's earlier account, he suddenly had a chilling thought: "The force behind the Blood Fiend Palace is the Ningchuan Sect!"

If that's the case, even if the Four Sword Saints become saints, it probably won't completely solve the problem; instead, it will only provoke the Guangchuan Domain.

He is no longer the clueless fool he was in his past life. He has read a lot of books in the library of the Four Directions Sword Alliance, so he can roughly guess why Guangchuan Domain wants to invade Xingchuan Domain.

As far as he knew, there were roughly three ways to achieve semi-sainthood: sealing sainthood through earth veins, inheriting sainthood through external paths, and breaking through sainthood through extreme paths.

The vast majority of semi-saints in the world achieve sainthood through the first method. Only those powerful forces have the ability and means to become saints through the second method. As for the ultimate path to sainthood, it only exists in legends.

According to his understanding from his previous life, the internal conflicts in Guangchuan Domain had reached an extreme point. Due to the damage to the land veins of Guangchuan Domain, too many Venerables had their paths to sainthood blocked.

Xingchuan Domain is the hope of those Venerables, and even the hope of some Venerables in Ningchuan Domain.

The Four Sword Saints achieved sainthood through the Earth Vein Conferment Method, which means they are destined to occupy one of the spots. This is unacceptable to those who consider Xingchuan Domain their exclusive domain.

Unless the Four Sword Saints can obtain the protection of the Yuancang Sword Sect!

Otherwise, Xingchuan Domain would definitely have to fight Guangchuan Domain.