Chapter 177: Regret
arts."Lin Zhengren hastily said: "Heaven and earth bear witness, my loyalty is..."Zhuang Gaoxian waved his hand, interrupting him mid-self-righteous display of loyalty.Whether it's true or not doesn't...The inherent desires of humans are neither inherently good nor evil. However, they must be governed by rules, measured, and controlled.
Indulgence often leads to negative consequences.
For example, hunger.
Hunger instinctively drives people to eat. Some choose to seize food from others, some choose to deceive others for an easy meal, and some choose to work for it themselves.
Hunger is without malice, plunder is a crime. While tilling the land with fire and sword is born from hunger, it becomes a glorious and righteous path.
Human beings are born with both divine and demonic qualities. Instinctively, they yearn for beauty, but they also inherently possess a desire to destroy.
A thought can make all the difference, between good and evil, gods and demons, reality and fantasy.
Therefore, a cage is needed to confine one's desires and prevent them from breaking through.
Taming one's desires is the process of cultivating the heart.
The so-called taming of the monkey's heart and the horse's intention, subduing dragons and tigers, sitting in an empty mountain.
Taoism cultivates tranquility of mind, Confucianism emphasizes propriety, Buddhism adheres to precepts, Legalism establishes laws, and the School of Military Strategy sets forth orders... At their core, they all aim to create a moral cage to imprison the "evil self."
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Jiang Wang acknowledged his own feelings and did not shy away from them.
He admitted to having moments where evil thoughts arose, but ultimately they were restrained by morality and his sense of personal integrity.
He had witnessed the darkness of this world, understood the complexities of human nature, but in the end, he could still calmly say, "A thought blossoms like a flower."
Thus, in this seemingly endless darkness, flowers truly blossom.
Flowers bloom along the way, and darkness retreats constantly.
This is the first spring after the Eternal Darkness.
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Flowers bloom everywhere, darkness ends at the horizon.
Then, that familiar voice sounded.
Have your heart cleansed.
After the eternal darkness, there is still spring, but by then, years have passed, and when spring grass grows, frost appears
A faint trace of doubt flashed across her face.
Jiang Wang was stunned for a moment before he slowly understood. He had just passed the test of his own heart.
This tribulation was unlike any before it. It seemed to pose no real threat, yet it was more terrifying than all the previous ones. It had happened without anyone noticing. Despite Jiang Wang having willingly entered this tribulation, he remained oblivious even while within the Heart-Seeking Tribulation.
Before, whether it was the Flying Snow Tribulation or the Covering Sea Tribulation, no matter how difficult they were, at least one knew that they were undergoing a tribulation and should strive to cope. But the Questioning Heart Tribulation makes people unaware, causing them to die without knowing how they died.
Jiang Wang was able to weather this storm unscathed largely due to luck.
First, he had already been subjected to a test of his Dao heart at the ruins of Ku Rong Academy. He had some experience resisting similar "tests of the heart."
And more importantly, at this time, Jiang Wang's Dao heart was the purest, most flawless, and most impeccable.
Just before the tribulation, all his negativity had been brought to the surface by Zhuang Chengqian's guidance, giving birth to a heart demon.
And this represents the demons of the dark side, which were just eliminated by Zhuang Chengqian.
At this time, Jiang Wang could say that his heart was as clear as crystal glass, more fearless than ever before when facing "asking one's heart"!
It was a stroke of luck, that precisely Zhuang Chengqian's attack on Jiang Wang helped Jiang Wang safely weather this storm.
In a sea of flowers, Jiang Wang could clearly feel that the soul source he had severed before was rapidly being replenished.
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That profound sense of emptiness within the soul has finally dissipated. Both body and mind are satisfied, a feeling that is intoxicating.
Just as after a long darkness, spring grass grows and flowers bloom, so too does the soul blossom within.
That was a vibrant and powerful growth, making the soul more resilient and robust.
If the previous tribulation enhanced the quantity of soul power, the Asking Heart Tribulation enhances the quality of soul power.
Even if we use the spirit snakes to directly represent it, we can still release around three thousand spirit snakes. However, each spirit snake will be ten times stronger than before.
Jiang Wang didn't have time to savor his own state, nor the inclination to observe the changes in the Hongzhuang mirror. After successfully crossing the tribulation, he immediately left the mirrored world and returned to Tongtian Palace.
He was precisely aiming to take advantage of Zhuang Chengqian passing the Tribulation of Examination before erasing his foundation in Tongtian Palace. He would join the battle between Changxiangsi Sword Spirit and Mingzhu, completely extinguishing Mingzhu!
This is the turning point!
"Spring flowers bloom, autumn moon shines white..."
A gentle female voice was singing.
That song is so pleasant to the ear, and that voice is so familiar.
Zhuang Chengqian sat casually on the ground, tilting his head slightly and gazing quietly ahead.
Ahead, in this endless darkness, is the only light.
There stood a graceful figure, clad in a white dress, with hair as black as a waterfall.
She stood by a weeping willow, seeming to be unable to withstand the evening breeze.
His singing voice was so moving, it intoxicated and bewitched the listeners, leaving them in a dreamlike haze.
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When the time came for the Flying Snow Tribulation, let alone that, when Jiang Wang entered the Mirror World with his soul for the second time, he clearly instructed Qian Xiang to supervise him.
In the known information, Zhuang Chengqian didn't know about Jiang Wang's experiences in the Mirror World, but he could clearly know two things. First, entering the Mirror World was dangerous. Second, every time he came out, Jiang Wang's soul power would grow. Therefore, it could be known that the Mirror World was definitely related to the soul and might have some kind of test for the soul.
So when he was pulled into the mirror world, he immediately activated his soul-protecting secret technique to fortify his soul.
But the ordeal didn't attack him, rather it acted like a mirror, reflecting his true self. It exposed the deepest and most hidden regret in his heart.
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He seems to have caught it too.
At this moment, gazing at that figure and listening to that voice, I'm lost in a daze of infatuation.
Who in this world doesn't have regrets
Who hasn't experienced pain, who hasn't had moments of sorrow
Even the greatest figures of our time, those who stand out as heroes, are not immune to moments of introspection and melancholy when the night is deep and all is still.
“When spring flowers bloom and autumn moon shines white, a touch of snow color, very hard to bear. It is the longing coming.”
The woman was singing.
She sang —
As twilight descends and the mirror reflects, through a hundred lifetimes of birth and death, there are mistakes in three worlds. Who dares laugh at me
The singing voice carried sweetness, sadness, affection, and longing.
Zhuang Chengqian was stunned for a moment.
How many years has it been since I last heard this little tune
He never regretted betraying the Yong Kingdom and establishing his own realm. He never regretted breaking their pact and disrupting the order of the Western Territories, bringing in Daoist forces. He never regretted all the manipulation, scheming, exchanging, and sacrificing he had done.
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From an unknown nobody, he rose step by step to become a renowned general who never lost a battle. From a general, he crossed the greatest threshold and became an emperor.
Sometimes, you have to let go of some things, and sometimes you have to make some choices.
The situation in the West at that time was turbulent, with numerous powerful factions vying for control. All resources had been depleted, and any attempt to obtain even a meager amount required seizing it from others. Establishing a new nation proved an insurmountable challenge.
If he makes even one wrong step, he will not be able to achieve the state of Zhuang.
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He walked all the way, unwavering.
But there was one thing, and only one person, for whom he truly felt guilty.
He couldn't deny it, nor could he face it.
That person was right before his eyes.
That voice was right by his ear.
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“Wànxī…” he murmured.
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The more beautifully she sang, the more he became intoxicated by her voice.
The darkness deepened, becoming more intense.
In this world of profound darkness, it seems as if the mirror is about to assimilate Chung Cheng-kian completely.
> Chuang Cheng-qian's feet vanished first, melting into the darkness. Then his torso, then his arms.
He little by little, melts into this darkness.
Darkness crept slowly upwards, crawling up her neck and onto her lower lip.
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Finally.
Zhuang Chengqian opened his mouth.
“Who in the world can be blameless To reach the bitter sea and overturn one's body.”
He slowly chewed on those words.
Then he stood up.
His body had already been mostly dissolved.
But as he tried to make himself stand up.
His torso, his legs, all appeared again.
Just like he... pulled himself back from the darkest depths of the mirror world!
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