A shichen later, at the edge of the black mist.
A scarlet fox was darting through the forest, moving with an agility and grace far beyond that of an ordinary creature.
Beside the fox, a sword pill that had returned to the size of a regular sword flew around it, with a delicate Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn attached to the hilt.
"Still sulking?"
As Xiluo leapt through the forest, she turned to glance at the silent sword pill that had been quiet for so long.
Since leaving Li Family Village, the sword pill had been silent.
Only its occasional responses allowed Xiluo to know that it could communicate with her using the Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn.
[I'm not sulking; I'm just maintaining efficiency.]
[Using the Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn consumes a lot of primordial Qi, and now that I'm separated from my main body, every bit of Qi is precious.]
[Unnecessary communication during critical times just affects my endurance.]
The voice of the sword pill was somewhat cold, completely different from the emotional tones it had when holding the Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn.
This was the characteristic of the sword pill and also its advantage.
No matter what danger it faced, the rational, emotionless sword pill could make the correct decision in the shortest time.
"How can you call this unnecessary communication?"
Xiluo, who didn't like this state of affairs, continued to argue.
"We're going to be comrades fighting side by side, and communication is a basic requirement!"
"Otherwise, if we both make different judgments, whose should we follow?"
Upon hearing this, the golden sword pill suddenly shot out, heading into the nearby black mist.
"Roar!"
With a beast-like howl.
The decaying creature hidden in the mist was instantly annihilated.
When the sword pill returned to Xiluo, its cold voice once again penetrated deep into her heart through the Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn.
[Naturally, mine!]
The sword pill's voice was devoid of emotional fluctuation, only carrying cold killing intent and confidence.
"..."
Xiluo remained silent for a long time, watching the Flying Sword wordlessly.
Because a thought suddenly occurred to her—whether she should have involved Li Boyang in this battle.
Ever since the day she made things clear to Li Boyang.
The two agreed to jointly tackle the Evil Ghost hidden in Black Cloud Marsh.
But from the current situation, Li Boyang's main body and the sword pill seemed to be two entirely different forms.
Xiluo was unsure whether this situation was good or bad for Li Boyang.
The only thing she was sure of was that she did not like this state of Li Boyang.
"Do you know?"
"You now look a lot like Nai Fu whom you killed not long ago."
Xiluo was never one to hold back her words, so she quickly spoke again.
"Same coldness, same bloodlust, even the same arrogance..."
"I kind of regret saving you now."
"Maybe what I saved was never an auspicious gift from the heavens, but a born God of Slaughter."
As she said this, Xiluo recalled the scene of the peculiar old man fighting with the golden sword pill.
Whether it was the peculiar old man or the golden sword pill...
For Xiluo, who lived in the mountains, there wasn't much difference, at most it was just fun.
Until Li Boyang stopped absorbing the Innate Qi from the source.
Even triggered Body-Protecting Sword Qi actively when Chen Yun was in danger.
Xiluo began to be curious about this guy who seemed to lack common sense and decided to help him be born.
"Do you know?"
"I'm actually not very smart, and I'm pretty lazy too."
"So even after becoming a Mountain God, I seldom make decisions that can control people's fates..."
"If not for sister's constant teaching that, as a Mountain God, you should protect the land, I'd probably still be napping in the mountains!"
After a brief pause, a rare seriousness appeared in Xiluo's eyes.
"But I want to tell you now, little one..."
"If one day you truly fall onto the path of slaughter and transform into an Evil God, I'll be the first Mountain God to stand before you."
Upon hearing Xiluo say this, the golden sword pill stopped momentarily.
The cold killing intent upon its blade seemed to dissipate a little.
[Don't worry, that day will never come.]
Under the effect of the Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn, Li Boyang's firm resolve accompanied these words and pierced into Xiluo's heart.
[To me, slaughter is always the last resort.]
...........................
[I won't let that day come; I promise you.]
Quietly opening the vertical eye on his brow, Li Boyang silently stood in place for a while.
Upon reflection, Li Boyang had actually killed an Earth Ant before he was even born.
Not long after birth, he killed an Evil God.
Now, he was joining Xiluo to slay the corrupted beings trying to hasten the expansion of the black mist.
The most crucial part was that, influenced by the golden sword pill, Li Boyang felt no sense of taking lives.
In a way, Li Boyang was even more absurd than those decisive transmigrators—because he couldn't even empathize at the most basic level.
His soul, though from the 21st century, hailing from a nation with ancient culture and universal morality.
But now, Li Boyang seemed capable of slaughter without guilt, missing the most basic respect for life.
Especially since dedicating most of his mind to the sword pill, even Li Boyang's emotions became indifferent.
[Emotionless, lacking the feel of killing...]
[This could be considered a psychological disorder caused by physiological changes in the past life, right?]
With this realization, Li Boyang's gaze inadvertently fell on Li Yu and Chen Yun, who were sleeping.
Thinking about what they had done for him.
The previously peaceful heart of Li Boyang began to stir with emotions again.
The perspective and thinking of an adult made Li Boyang clearly understand the difference between debt and vengeance.
He couldn't be sure if long-term control over the sword pill would further numb his emotions.
But Li Boyang knew, he could bind the out-of-control self of the present with the thoughts and ethics of the past life.
[Slaughter can only solve the people behind the problems, not the issues themselves.]
[If I don't want to live this life all alone, I'd best use the sword pill sparingly!]
As this belief became more apparent in his heart, the continuous influx of Evil Qi into Li Boyang's body seemed to undergo some unknown transformation.
Under the moonlit night, the formless Evil Qi quietly gathered, faintly forming a twisted and changing shadow.
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