Chapter 270: Demon Cave 3

After fighting for a long time, Shen Xu became used to hardship but the road was endless.

No matter how much he fought and walked, he couldn’t seem to reach the exit.

However, he didn’t dare to give up.

On one hand, he didn’t want to die and on the other, he couldn’t bear the thought of never seeing Zhen Yuan.

For these reasons, he persevered and continued surviving even when he felt his life draining away.

“When can I leave this damned demon cave?” He asked without expecting an answer.

However, he felt a light whistle beside him and an eery voice reached his ear.

“Why do you want to leave?” The voice asked and quickly continued.

“Your parents abandoned you and left you to rot in a barren, low-level continent. What’s the point of living? Isn’t it good to die to fulfil them?”

Shen Xu was shocked when he heard the words.

Most importantly, he was surprised the words hit a chord and a suicidal thought formed in his mind.

Without meaning to, Shen Xu took the voice seriously and began thinking about his parents.

All he knew was their surnames.

His mother was ’Bai’ and his father was ’Shen’.

Because they didn’t like him, these two people abandoned him in the Canglan continent, knowing he didn’t have the talent to return to the immortal realm.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu remembered how the Shi family despised him.

How they deducted his allowance and stole his things.

The more he thought about it, the more Shen Xu felt he was a failure.

A failure who couldn’t even earn his family’s love and protection.

Without notice, a red light flashed in his eyes and his heart rate accelerated.

“Fulfil yourself and fulfil your parents. The only way to let yourself go is by letting your life go.” The voice sounded again but Shen Xu shook his head.

“Bullshit!” He shouted.

“Why should I be the one to die? Why don’t they die? What’s the use of their worthless love? If they don’t love me, can’t I love myself? If they don’t protect me, can’t I protect myself?”

“Can you really protect yourself?”

“What do you mean?”

“You haven’t reduced Xiao Weimin’s luck.” The voice said.

“You have been in the cultivation world for almost five hundred years but what have you done? What opportunities have you stolen? Aren’t you heading towards a miserable death?”

“Xiao Weimin is the child of destiny. Stealing his luck is a pipe dream that can’t be achieved. Even if you steal his opportunities, won’t the world provide him with better ones? Stop fighting. Let yourself go.”

Hearing this, Shen Xu felt the weight and pressure on him had become unbearable.

Involuntarily, his waist bent and his knees lowered.

He felt like he needed to rest.

Like he needed to let go of all the burdens and take a small rest before continuing his journey.

However, before he could put his thoughts into action, a face appeared in his mind.

The face was Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu suddenly had a thought.

Xiao Weimin was indeed the child of luck but what about Zhen Yuan?

Zhen Yuan was an extraordinary existence.

Even if Shen Xu didn’t have enough luck of his own, he could borrow his lover’s light.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu felt less burdened.

What if he didn’t steal Xiao Weimin’s luck?

Now that he thought about it, stealing luck wasn’t the only solution.

He could also try improving his own luck, especially now that he had Zhen Yuan and the dragon vein.

Recalling the good things they encountered along the way, and even his golden lightning tribulation, Shen Xu felt his luck had improved a lot.

As long as he continued in this way, he would be able to deal with Xiao Weimin and wouldn’t need to meet a miserable end.

After figuring it out, Shen Xu smiled and sighed in relief.

Unfortunately, the voice wasn’t done.

“Zhen Yuan…” It breathed and Shen Xu narrowed his eyes.

“What about him?”

“Your Taoist partner is so extraordinary. Can you match him?” The voice asked.

“Of course.” Shen Xu answered without hesitation.

“Can you really?” The voice questioned and quickly continued.

“You must know he has an unimaginable destiny. A destiny so great that powerful beings like Yang Shi and Feng Xue are born with an innate respect for him. Even the way of heaven doesn’t dare to strike him with tribulation lightning. Do you really think you can match him? Do you think you have what it takes to stand beside him?”

Shen Xu frowned.

Although he didn’t want to admit it, he sometimes worried about Zhen Yuan.

He wasn’t worried that Zhen Yuan would stop loving him and abandon him.

After all, the man’s love for him had been proven time and again.

What he worried about was that Zhen Yuan’s destiny was too great.

In the face of a great destiny, he and Zhen Yuan may not be able to resist and can only be helplessly torn apart.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu clenched his hands and his eyes turned red.

At the same time, a bloody taste appeared in his mouth and his body exuded a blackish qi.

“What are your feelings in the face of the grand scheme? Why persist and force yourself to a dead end?”

Shen Xu laughed when he heard this.

Simultaneously, his eyes returned to normal and the blackish qi disappeared.

“I, Shen Xu, am not a martyr. I will not sacrifice myself for the well-being of others. What grand scheme? I would rather watch the world burn than save it at the cost of my beloved.”

“Ayuan and I are talented but I have always felt that our pursuits are fundamentally different. In that case, I don’t need to match him. I only need to follow my own path and reach the pinnacle I dream of. Ayuan will not force me to match his path, he will be happy as long as I am happy. This is what a true match is all about.” Shen Xu said and his heart lightened.

At the same time, the world brightened and he realised he was already standing at the exit.

“Xiaoxu.” Someone called and Shen Xu subconsciously smiled, his eyes filled with happiness.

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