Shikong Guai pinned me to the ground, its sharp claws carving deep wounds into my skin.
It opened its gaping maw and lunged at me!
The excruciating pain made me cry out involuntarily!
"Ah—"
At that moment, a flash of white light appeared!
Shikong Guai suddenly collapsed!
A beam of white light emerged from within it, slowly transforming into a human figure.
I focused my gaze!
It was Changfeng!
My eyes widened in surprise. "Changfeng, how did you end up here?"
Changfeng scratched her head. "Bao Jing, I don’t know either!"
"I was just sleeping when I heard someone calling for me."
"When I woke up, I found myself in a strange place."
"That Evil Cultivator wanted to consume my soul, but then I suddenly thought of you."
"And then I became really powerful!"
As she spoke, she waved her hand.
A golden light flashed, and miraculously, my wounds healed.
I asked in confusion, "What just happened?"
Qing Yang explained, "Changfeng is the Jade Bird Artifact Spirit."
"The soul of the Jade Bird is food for the Artifact Spirit."
"The Artifact Spirit will absorb the soul of the Jade Bird for its own use."
"Thus, the Artifact Spirit possesses powerful healing abilities."
I see!
No wonder the Heavenly Court ordered the destruction of all Artifact Spirits!
Everything was to control the immortals!
If the Artifact Spirit could absorb the souls of the immortals, then the Heavenly Court could no longer maintain its rule over the Three Realms!
How ridiculous that the immortals were completely unaware of this!
They only knew to blindly obey the orders of the Heavenly Court!
Little did they know that they had long been treated as mere tools!
Seeing that I was silent, Chang Feng took my hand and said, "Bao Jing, didn't you say you would protect me?"
"Why aren't you saying anything now?"
I smiled slightly. "Of course I will protect you!"
"But aren't you just a mortal?"
"If you can't even protect yourself, how can you protect me?"
I scratched my head. "Well... that's true!"
Qing Yang chuckled and said, "Alright, alright, stop arguing!"
"Since Chang Feng is the Jade Bird Artifact Spirit, let's give her a name!"
"Let's call you Jade Bird!"
After saying that, he winked at me.
I understood immediately.
So I nodded in agreement, "Alright! Let's go with Jade Bird!"
But Chang Feng pouted, "I don't want to be called Jade Bird!"
"What should I call you then?"
Chang Feng thought for a moment and said, "How about just calling me Chang Feng?"
"Chang Feng?"
Chang Feng nodded, "Yes! Chang Feng!"
"Bao Jing, you just said you would protect me."
"Do you know what true protection is?"
I shook my head, "No."
Chang Feng sighed, "True protection is not sacrificing yourself."
"But rather preserving yourself."
"Only when you are strong can you protect others."
I asked in confusion, "But... if I don't sacrifice myself, the Evil Cultivator will eat you!"
"The Evil Cultivator will refine my soul into a magical artifact!"
Chang Feng shook his head, "Bao Jing, do you really think that will defeat the Evil Cultivator?"
"The reason why the Evil Cultivator is labeled as such is because he walks a path of no return!"
"If everyone sacrificed themselves like you, then this world would lose its meaning!"
I was taken aback.
Indeed!
I had always thought that following the rules was the best choice.
But...
I had never considered whether the rule-makers were just!
Perhaps from the very beginning, this rule was flawed!
The way of heaven has never been fair!
It disregards human emotions and moral distinctions!
It does not differentiate between good and evil!
It only cares about its own status!
Only when someone threatens its position does it intervene!
Otherwise, it remains indifferent!
Just like last time, when the Evil Immortal slaughtered beings across the three realms, it watched coldly from the sidelines!
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