Chapter 431: Baiyue vs Zhang Wuji, what am I dreaming about
Zhang Wuji lowered his head, the sharp tip of the knife pierced through his body without leaving any trace of blood, and even the red lotus armor on his body was not damaged at all, as if it was an illusory blade.

He raised his sword and slashed backwards, but only heard the sound of breaking wind. Turning back, Zhang Wuji saw that behind him was Bai Qiushui who was gradually becoming illusory.

Bai Qiushui looked at Zhang Wuji with a somewhat surprised look in her eyes, her gaze was a little evasive, a hint of guilt was revealed in her eyes, her lips moved, and before she could say anything, her entire illusory body turned into crimson particles and floated away.

Zhang Wuji stopped breathing, and knelt on one knee, holding the knife and prodding the ground. He touched his chest and found no wound. The strange-shaped handleless short blade disappeared along with Bai Qiu Shui.

He took a deep breath, and the strange feeling of weakness disappeared. His magic power flowed through his body, and he could not detect anything unusual, but Zhang Wuji was sure that something was cut off by the dagger.

"Is it weird?"

A gentle and steady voice suddenly appeared. Zhang Wuji looked up and saw a figure in a black and red robe and a black cloak. He had long hair draped over his shoulders and a face that looked ferocious yet a little elegant.

"Hello, little brother, we finally meet."

The man spoke, placing his hand on his chest and bowing slightly, "No introduction yet, I am Baiyue, the leader of the Baiyue Cult. Nice to meet you, Tianmingzi."

Zhang Wuji searched his memory but could not find any relevant information. He stood up and said, "I don't like that name. You can call me Zhang Wuji."

"The name is just a code name, just like my original name was not Baiyue. But since I founded the sect, this name has become my mark."

Bai Yue smiled and said slowly, "Are you wondering why Brother Bai did that?"

He looked at Zhang Wuji and said, "I can see your doubts. I know that you have mastered some tricks to discern people's hearts. In your eyes, Brother Bai's thoughts are real. You can even detect his emotional changes. After all, Brother Bai has always been a consistent person."

Bai Yue raised his hand: "And such a person, when he reveals his thoughts in front of you," he turned his palm over, "it's as clear as looking at the lines on your palm."

"so?"

Zhang Wuji mobilized the magic power in his body and searched for any abnormalities on his body inch by inch. He looked at the man in front of him who seemed to be giving a lecture and said.

"So, you are very confident that you can control him, and even willing to keep him by your side," Baiyue said softly, "After all, how can you be on guard against someone whose thoughts are seen through? It's like people never care about the thoughts of ants under their feet, because they can crush them to death at will. After all..."

"You are so arrogant."

Baiyue looked behind Zhang Wuji and said, "Don't be in a hurry to deny it. Your outward indifference is just a cloak to cover up your arrogance. When a person lives in the world, he will have ties, blood ties, relatives, friends, lovers, and enemies. These all tightly bind people's behavior and thoughts. Of course, you can also call it cause and effect."

"But you are free from all worries, without roots or bottom, and all alone, so you never care about these things. Only when you have no worries can you ignore everything."

After listening for a while, Zhang Wuji looked up and asked, "Do you know who I am?"

Baiyue nodded: "Even though we have never met, I have been paying attention to you for a long time. You are an evil beast hiding in a gentle coat, using humility as a disguise, trying hard to imitate others and blend in with ordinary people, but this cannot change your essence, an alien who ignores everything, a demon."

He sighed, "Since I was enlightened by someone, I started to practice magic. That person gave me a subject, which is the so-called human desire and mind manipulation. In short, it is the world's emotions, hatred, and love."

"For this reason, I went to Southern Xinjiang alone, trying to deduce this topic, and trying to follow the path of desire. Most people in the world cannot get what they want. For those who want money, I will make them rich. For those who want power, I will make them the highest officials. For those who want to survive, I will provide them with food and clothing."

Baiyue stepped forward and said, "There are many poisonous insects and swamps in the southern border. I led them to reclaim the wasteland, breed poisonous insects, sow fertile fields, and build houses. Now that I think about it, it has been ten years."

"Ten years is too long for a group of people trying to survive in the poisonous swamp. It is also too long for mortals. It is so long that I led them to establish a country and a religion. They followed me closely and even..."

He stopped in front of Zhang Wuji: "You can even die for me."

"Brother Bai was a poor man whom I met by chance when I was traveling in Middle-earth. At that time, his life was quite satisfactory, but he encountered some minor difficulties."

Bai Yue opened her two fingers slightly: “For me, it’s just a small matter, but for Brother Bai, he is going to give his life to me.”

"His father was taken into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner by the demonic sect only because his birth date and horoscope were somewhat compatible with that magic weapon, which could increase its power a little bit. It's a very small amount, so small that you can't even detect it in a battle. The spiritual power contained in your breath is much more than that little bit."

"So I helped Brother Bai get rid of that demon and rescued his father. To him, I am his benefactor, so he has to repay me." Staring at Zhang Wuji with deep eyes, Bai Yue said, "You should not be able to see these from Brother Bai. After all, he was willing to let me cut off most of his memories, and endure several secret techniques to construct false memories, a very small piece, harmless, just to avoid loopholes in the plan."

"And he didn't know what the so-called plan was or what he was going to do, because he didn't have any memory of it at all."

Baiyue shook her head: "Eyes can also deceive people. What you see may not be true, just like..."

A finger pointed at Zhang Wuji's back, and that finger slowly turned into a dagger, piercing his red lotus armor. It was blocked by the divine light on the armor and fell to the ground with a clang.

"Just like, you saw me standing in front of you, but you didn't realize that I was already behind you." Baiyue took a few steps back without hurrying. "The sacrificial knife didn't hurt you, it just suppressed something else in you."

Zhang Wuji turned around, looked at Baiyue, and said word by word: "Qiyun."

"Yes, you have too much luck. Even if I were your enemy, with my current cultivation level, I could only injure you, but not kill you."

Baiyue said: "Once I have the intention to kill you, it will trigger your luck. When the critical moment comes, various variables will occur, and a few righteous people will appear, or natural disasters or external calamities will stop me from taking action."

"So I sacrificed that country and my followers to make a sacrificial knife. Once you are hit by the knife, your luck will be locked."

People of one country?
Zhang Wuji looked at Baiyue and was slightly surprised, as if he saw a madman. From Baiyue's words, he could clearly sense the feelings he had for those people, but he didn't expect that such a light sentence had become a tribute on the altar.

Baiyue's face showed a trace of nostalgia: "Yes, I killed all the people of the same country with my own hands, just to make a sharp blade. However, they died without any resentment. Instead, they asked me if I had any difficulties, whether there was an enemy that was difficult to deal with seeking revenge, and in the end they even volunteered to face my butcher knife."

He looked at Zhang Wuji with some envy: "Originally I just regarded them as my observation individuals, as samples of my desires, but I didn't expect them to be able to do this for me."

"Perhaps they have gone through too much suffering, so a little bit of warmth is enough for them to sacrifice their lives. As for me, I thought that killing them would not cause any disturbance. In the end, I overestimated myself."

"Desire is the basis, and I enter the Dao with emotion. I break the emotion and turn it into ruthlessness. This is my Dao. I didn't expect that I would end up being trapped in my own trap. The desire and emotion I manipulated eventually became my prison."

"But you are different. You are born ruthless. You are the master of the ruthless way. You would not even blink an eye if thousands of people died in front of you. The Supreme Forgetful Heavenly Demon Dao Fruit is within your reach."

Zhang Wuji was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "I already have human feelings, someone gave me a devil's heart, what you said, I have already given it up."

Baiyue was a little surprised, then nodded: "Yes, I use affection to transform into indifference, but you want to use indifference to enter affection. As for whether it will be the Supreme Forgetfulness or the Ego of affection in the end, it is still unknown."

He paused and said, "Okay, that's enough of our small talk. You've already circulated the Small and Large Circulations hundreds of times, but you still haven't found the Qi and Luck Lock. I've already said what I wanted to say, so we should move on to the next step."

Baiyue stretched out his hand, and a bead with a hazy glow and divine power appeared: "My country was destroyed because of you, the fate of the country became the nourishment for your birth, the popularity of the people of a country became your foundation, and I, the founder of the country, the leader of the Baiyue Cult, the last gravekeeper, come to seek revenge on you!"

"You must remember, the country that I destroyed with my own hands and perished because of you was called Nanzhao!"

Bai Yue raised his hands high and lifted the Water Spirit Pearl up to the sky. The Water Spirit Pearl broke into the sky, as if a lone moon was hanging high in the sky. Then, the sound of waves was heard, and a scroll of the Milky Way hung upside down and fell to the ground.

The waves created a huge pit, which washed away the ruins of Jizhou City and submerged it, turning it into a quagmire. The water level became deeper and deeper, and finally turned into a huge lake.

The water was turbulent and undercurrents were surging in the lake, gradually forming a huge whirlpool. A roar was heard and a deep black shadow was swimming at the bottom of the lake.

Baiyue walked on the waves, his toes tapping at the whirlpool's eye. His huge body broke through the water surface, revealing endless ferocity. He was a giant beast with green scales all over his body, like a fish or a snake, with eight tentacles of different lengths on the left and right, and slender scaly gills on both sides. With a low roar, it caused the waves to surge.

Above the monster's head, Bai Yue stood with his hands behind his back: "Little brother Zhang, this is my partner, and also the guardian beast of Nanzhao, the water monster. Today, either you die here, or I die on the spot. Please take it seriously."

The water monster roared, and this ferocious beast that lived from water and controlled water opened its gills. The lake beneath its body rose up, and kept surging forward and crushing forward. From a distance, a white line was seen, rolling towards Zhang Wuji like the tide of the Qiantang River.

Zhang Wuji transformed into a red martial artist and flew into the sky. As soon as he thought about it, the air was densely packed with people. They were the three thousand red flame Taoist soldiers. The air was filled with fire and steam. It was a battle between water and fire.

(End of this chapter)