Chapter 1268 The End of Time

Crack!

Gu Xiuyun couldn't remember how many times he had broken his teeth.

The repeated tortures made his consciousness more and more fragile, and his mind and will were on the verge of collapse again.

"I can't die, I can't die."

"My will is like ice... These pains are like the breeze blowing on my face. No matter how he tortures me, I will remain unmoved."

Gu Xiuyun tried various methods in his mind.

Recalling past experiences, using relatives, fine wine, and delicious food to resist pain...

Visualizing a square mountain, imagining that he is an eternal mountain, to resist pain...

Hypnotizing himself, treating everything as an illusion...

But no matter which one, pain is always real.

One or two days is fine, ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years... Endless pain is enough to make people completely crazy.

This is no longer refining the mind, this is pure torture.

Gu Xiuyun even felt that he would die of pain at any time. Yes, pain - can also kill people.

"It hurts so much, I want to die... No, I can't die, I still want to peel off the skin of the old ghost Chilin and eat his flesh."

"Miss Yan..."

"Girl..."

In the endless pain, Gu Xiuyun's mind flashed Gu Yue and Yan Suqing again and again. In the past, he always regarded cultivation as his foundation.

Love between men and women is just a joke!

As a member of the Tianming clan, he has long looked down on the joys and sorrows of life and death. Whether it is love or hate, it will eventually return to dust and earth to earth.

Gu Xiuyun is always like a god, high above, overlooking the world.

But now, he longs to see Gu Yue and Yan Suqing in his heart. The endless pain also gave birth to endless longing.

He is really like a mortal, with desire, expectation, and obsession.

"I really want to... really want to... see you..."

"So tired, so painful."

"If I can see you again before I die... it will be worth it..."

Every thought is an obsession, supporting the last strength of the mind and will.

At this moment, Gu Xiuyun finally understood Ji Wenshan's feelings.

Ji Wenshan never lived for himself.

When he was young, he lived for the hatred of his parents; after embarking on the path of cultivation, he did it to avoid embarrassing his master; later, he lived to protect the justice in his heart.

There are thousands of such people in the world.

How many people live in pain in the world just for their parents, wives, children... Every day, they go out early and come back late, unwilling to spend a penny, just to make their families live better.

Isn't this a kind of obsession with survival?

Endless pain made Gu Xiuyun really feel the taste of being a person, not just living for himself, but also for the people he missed, wanted to see, and loved...

...

Seventeen thousand years passed in extreme pain.

Even Gu Xiuyun himself couldn't understand how he could hold on for so long?

For seventeen thousand years, he was tortured by unimaginable pain every day, with no end, no rest, round after round, over and over again.

What supported him was no longer the belief in living, but the desire for obsession.

Finally, the mind and will transformed again.

The ice-like will became more dense, and even its essence changed, as if it was reorganizing its structure, from ordinary soil to steel and diamond.

"The pain has finally eased a little."

Gu Xiuyun's mind gradually calmed down, but he knew that there would be a next time, because only 17,000 years had passed.

There are four levels of the Soul-Locking Heart-Eating Art of the Red Scale Ancestor.

Now it has only been exerted to the third level.

Once the fourth level comes, the pain will surge tenfold again. At that time, can he still hold on? It really depends on God's will.

"I can feel that the mind and will have turned into a blade, comparable to black iron and fine steel. The will alone can distort the space and form a space wind blade."

"This should be the late stage of the Refining Realm!"

"One step forward, it is the legendary Fa Sui Realm."

From the Refining Realm to the Fa Sui Realm, the tempering of will is one aspect, and the perception of the rules of the living spirit is another aspect. Only when both are perfect can it be the Fa Sui Realm.

The Fa Sui Realm is more of a state than a realm.

At that level, there is no further progress. Either you break through to the idealistic realm and truly enter the ranks of the supreme, or you stay forever at the nine difficult levels.

There are no magic formulas or any evolution of levels between the law-following realm and the idealistic realm, only a moment of enlightenment and breakthrough.

Although Gu Xiuyun lacks a lot in terms of rules, he has reached the late stage of the realm of refinement in terms of pure will.

Seventeen thousand years of extreme torture is not a joke.

"According to the records of the three chapters of Guizang, among the four realms, the realm of refinement is the most time-consuming, requiring long years of accumulation and tempering, from hundreds of millions of years to dozens of Dao years. I only took a short 17,000 years to enter the late stage."

"I really don't know whether to be happy or angry."

Gu Xiuyun's heart was mixed.

If he could choose, he would never choose this path. Even if he really chose it, he would definitely not be able to stick to it.

After all, the pain to this extent is no longer tempering, but torture to death.

Every moment, my mind was on the verge of collapse. Once it collapsed, I would become a walking corpse, with no possibility of recovery.

This pain lasted for 17,000 years.

"I hope that the old ghost Chilin can't figure out the final method, at least before the three-year deadline. If so, I still have a glimmer of hope."

Gu Xiuyun whispered in his heart, and used part of his mind to comprehend the secret art of Taoism.

When he reached the late stage of the realm of refining ideas, his mind and will became much stronger, and his tolerance for pain increased several times. He could use about 30% of his mind to comprehend the Taoism.

The pain continued.

The Red Scale Ancestor never stopped. At a flow rate of 100,000 times, the secret space would

last for 300,000 years.

This also means that Gu Xiuyun has to endure the pain for 300,000 years.

…

Time is like flowing water.

After 120,000 years, the punishment disappeared, and the roar in the ten thousand feet space subsided... The Red Scale Ancestor was too lazy to waste his energy.

To persist for 10,000 or 20,000 years can be said to be strong-willed and supported by obsession.

120,000 years?

There is only one possibility, that Gu Xiuyun's will broke through again and reached a higher level.

"Young man, I really underestimated you."

The Red Scale Ancestor closed his eyes and said indifferently.

"Old dog, use whatever skills you have. If you can't kill me, I will seek revenge on you one day." Gu Xiuyun said coldly.

"Revenge?" The Red Scale Patriarch sneered, "At this point, I believe you have guessed something. That's right, the last hurdle before the weapon rack requires the help of others. The Kun sign guided me to find you and also pointed out the way to deal with you."

"The method of the Kun sign should not be to torture me, right?" Gu Xiuyun's voice was extremely cold, and every word was filled with cold murderous intent.

"Yes, the Kun sign asked me to exchange the Qian sign for twenty world-level Daoist talismans, plus the Haori Dingyang Pill and other treasures. With this as the price, and if you swear a solemn oath, I can let you get the Qian sign for me. But I think... you are not worthy."

The Red Scale Patriarch sneered, "What qualifications do you, a True Venerable junior, have to threaten me? In my opinion, you are just an ant, and I will let you live or die if I let you live."

"Even ants try to survive," Gu Xiuyun gritted his teeth, "You can destroy my body, but you may not be able to destroy my will."

"Then try it!"

The Red Scale Patriarch sneered.

...

The punishment stopped temporarily.

Twelve thousand years of torture failed to make Gu Xiuyun collapse. No matter how much pain he endured, it was meaningless. It would be better to wait until the Soul-Locking Heart-Eating Art entered the fourth level and destroy the other party's mind and will in one fell swoop.

"The fourth level of the method has a total of 7,200 variations. I have only comprehended half of it now. At this rate, it will take more than 100,000 years."

"It doesn't matter. Even if there is only the last 10,000 years left, it will be enough to kill this junior."

The Red Scale Ancestor closed his eyes and silently comprehended the secret technique.

Not far away, Gu Xiuyun was also practicing with his eyes closed, but he was not comprehending the Tao, but was sharpening his mind with the method of the Three Chapters of Guizang.

At this point, the only way to survive is to improve your will as much as possible.

The Three Chapters of Guizang record a special secret method of tempering will, which is similar to the divine power of destiny, but different. Although practicing with this method cannot catch up with the effect of the Soul-Locking Heart-Eating Art, it is better than nothing.

Time flies.

Tens of thousands of years have passed.

"Junior, let me see how you can resist this time?"

Amidst the wild laughter, the Red Scale Ancestor opened his eyes. He had already comprehended the fourth level of the method.

"Finally here!"

Gu Xiuyun's face turned pale in an instant.