Chapter 2382: Turning Back Is the Shore

Jiang Wang probably couldn't be considered someone who looks down on everything. But he believed in himself from beginning to end. No matter what he experienced or faced, he always proceeded firmly.

Originally drifting aimlessly, he was pulled into the Martial Realm by Mihu Zhiben borrowing the Heavenly Way, and witnessed Mihu Zhiben's ability to defy Heaven. He immediately also set out to defy Heaven. He didn't believe that things others could do, he couldn't! As long as someone had succeeded before, the road was there, and he could certainly walk through it. Not being able to do it only meant he hadn't put in enough effort or done well enough. Then he would just effort a bit more, do a bit more.

Now Mihu Zhiben had dived into the deep sea of the Heavenly Way, opened up a new Martial Realm, and then set an ambush inside the Martial Realm to block his achievement of the Dao today. He also wanted to clearly see how Mihu Zhiben dived and then imitate it. What was so great about it? You, Mihu Zhiben, were the first to defy Heaven. I, Jiang Wang, will also be unprecedented!

"Mihu Zhiben?" The voice of the Innocent Heaven Person held some astonishment, then it laughed. "That's a very interesting guy! Ha ha ha ha, you are too!"

"I now feel you are too," Jiang Wang said.

"Our fate is shallow, yet we meet like old acquaintances?" The Turbid Water Person emitted a voice.

Jiang Wang said, "Why must we have known each other to meet!"

"Since you and I are so congenial, meeting and regretting the lateness. Then why not go down to the bottom of the Sin Sea, find a mountain with a good view, sit down and get to know each other slowly!" the voice of the Innocent Heaven Person said. The deeper into the Calamity Water, the more power It could leak. This Lotus Flower Holy Realm was still a bit too dazzling.

"Next time," Jiang Wang said lightly. "I'm pressed for time now."

"Just the experience of Mihu Zhiben diving into the deep sea of the Heavenly Way?" the Turbid Water Person asked.

Jiang Wang said clearly and logically, "Just let me see the process. I'll summarize the experience myself."

That Turbid Water Person spun out two mud-pill-like eyeballs at the front, staring at the fire-patterned magnificent Three Flavors True Furnace for a while. "These demon intents are scattered to the ends of the world, each growing roots. It's incredible you could collect them all in such a short time."

"It wasn't difficult," Jiang Wang looked at It and said. "Jiang just followed the map to find them, and happened to have a few points of thin face."

"In this world, many people like to boast about having face, but when something truly happens, they can't even call a person's shadow," the Turbid Water Person rolled Its eyes. "This seeking a horse by blueprint, who gave it to you?"

Jiang Wang shook his head. "This I cannot say."

The Turbid Water Person was like an old master with hands behind Its back. "Whoever could give this to you won't be a good thing either. Selling him counts as upholding justice, you should have a sense of duty and not hesitate to move forward."

Jiang Wang said in surprise, "Even the fierce of the Sin Sea want to raise the banner of justice?"

"Your friend still lectures on law!" The Turbid Water Person smiled and squinted. "Today's source of Calamity Water is yesterday's sin of the Human Race. The hate of all realms, the resentment of ten thousand ages, are all tied to the Human Race. Where do you stand and gaze? How do you know we aren't saving the world?"

This kind of topic, once debated, would have no end, and Jiang Wang didn't want to continue, so he turned and said, "Whether he is good or bad is irrelevant. The most important thing is, I am a person who keeps faith."

The Turbid Water Person shook Its head. "Unless?"

"Unless you can additionally give me some methods for diving into the deep sea of the Heavenly Way. Your methods." Jiang Wang was extremely straightforward. "I just remembered, there doesn't seem to be any promise of confidentiality between us."

"Ha ha ha ha! This is the idea young people should have, your Human Race has great hope! Ha ha ha—" The Turbid Water Person swayed and laughed again, then the laughter suddenly stopped. "I acknowledge this is a fair transaction."

When this sentence from the Innocent Heaven Person fell, the transaction was already complete. Jiang Wang had already seen how Mihu Zhiben dived into the deep sea of the Heavenly Way, and also saw through the methods of the Innocent Heaven Person diving into the deep sea of the Heavenly Way. Of course, the Innocent Heaven Person also re-recognized the Seven Hates Demon Monarch.

And just in Jiang Wang's palm, inside that Three Flavors True Furnace, that black book woven by thirteen demon intents, the book's name gradually emerged. Twisted demon script seemed to want to crawl out of the book, the words saying—"Bitter Sea Forever Sink Desire Demon Art".

Boom rumble!

The Sin Sea stirred up waves, wild waves turning ten thousand times. Once a supreme demon art, it reappeared after being lost for many years. The scattered demon intents, each having grown roots in all directions, converged into the main volume of the demon art deep in the Sin Sea. In the process of losing its immortal nature, it was received by the present world's first heavenly pride. Even the Sin Sea, this place almost equal to the dark side of the present world, where every drop of water unleashed is a heavenly disaster, felt danger at this time!

Jiang Wang, however, lifted his sword finger and lightly pressed down—

Ten thousand *zhang* wild waves all fell low, and the patterns of the Calamity Water were already still.

The Turbid Water Person stood on the water surface smooth like a bronze mirror, looking at Jiang Wang like this: "Although the transaction is over. But I'm still a little curious about you."

Jiang Wang held the Three Flavors True Furnace, carefully roasting this newly revived demon art with true fire, his tone casual: "I hope this curiosity of yours can always be kept, that is a proof of self."

Demon Ape did not enter the Demon Realm through contact with the Blood Puppet True Demon, but traveled the border wilderness alone, deep into the wild tombs of the myriad realms, just because he was not at ease with the Seven Hates Demon Monarch. Similarly, it was also absolutely impossible for him to truly trust the Innocent Heaven Person. Everything had to wait until the Three Flavors True Fire had burned over it.

The Turbid Water Person laughed, the muddy water splashing. "A small Cave True, lecturing me?"

Jiang Wang corrected him. "Not lecturing, it's a wish."

The Turbid Water Person didn't laugh. "What do you understand? You little mayfly!"

Jiang Wang flipped his hand and put away the Three Flavors True Furnace, looking into the eyes of the Turbid Water Person, showing considerable seriousness: "Today I take away your demon art karma, and also hope to take away your demon thoughts. Although this Sin Sea is boundless—" He turned his body and walked straight towards the Red Dust Gate. "Turning back is the other shore."

The vast Sin Sea was only left with that Turbid Water Person standing on the water surface, with a sense of being abandoned loneliness. It quietly stood on the water surface, lowering its head, seeming to want to see itself, to see itself after an unknown number of years. But the turbid Calamity Water had no reflection of It at all. Only rolling sin force, repeatedly describing a sinister unknown to humans.

The voice belonging to the Innocent Heaven Person became more sinister and more indifferent: "Are you so confident you can subdue this demon art? Since ten thousand ages, I have seen too many so-called geniuses, like you, who think they are different from others. But in the end, they are all transformed by the demon art, no different!"

Jiang Wang walked forward step by step, every step very firm: "My road is in between."

"You completely don't understand how weak you are now. Your confidence is just a castle in the air," the voice of the Innocent Heaven Person said. "Of course, at the level of the Cave True realm, you are indeed considered strong. But only by truly breaking the present world's limits can you understand what freedom is. You can't see anything, yet you don't feel lost, don't feel panic, and still stride forward! This is exactly the expression of ignorance!"

"Are you free now?" Jiang Wang only asked. The most unfree transcended being in the world was perhaps Ao Shu Yi, who bore the shackles of his heart. But the Sin Sea Three Fierce were truly prisoners with shackles on their bodies and seals above them.

The voice of the Innocent Heaven Person instantly became furious: "An ephemera that only lives for one autumn, actually so arrogant and conceited! Truly not knowing that the world has winter? Fluttering wings cannot reach seven *chi*, wearing stars cannot walk half a *li*, even less knowing the height of the blue sky, the thickness of the yellow earth!"

Transcenders were transcenders after all, even the Sin Sea Three Fierce hiding in the depths of the Sin Sea, suppressed by the Red Dust Gate, sealed by generations of strong individuals, suppressed by the Lotus Flower Holy Realm, worn down by the Learning Sea—They also indeed knew the changes in the world situation, completely understood what Jiang Wang had experienced and was experiencing now.

Jiang Wang completely understood that the realm and vision of the Innocent Heaven Person were not comparable to his. He was very clear that every sentence of the Innocent Heaven Person had its reason. He knew he was indeed an ephemera of one autumn. But he just walked forward: "Perhaps it is you who do not know, this one autumn... how brilliant!"

The autumn wind swept over Heaven Punishment Cliff.

Wei!!!

Ceremony sounds were endless.

Jiang Wang walked with his sword on the long, climbing stone stairs. Passing through the Ceremony Stone, listening to the Law Sound. Several years ago, there was also such a person, walking up the high cliff step by step, also for matters related to demon art. Today was how like the old year.

"Where does True Person Jiang come from?"

Zuo Qingru appeared on the high part of the stone stairs, her eyes complex as she looked over. That one "Junior Brother Jiang," however, could not be called out. Today's Jiang Wang, even if he died in one autumn, was already a legend of history. She, a person who held the pen to record history, especially knew the weight of a famous name in history, and also especially felt regret.

"Senior Sister Zuo." Jiang Wang smiled and bowed: "Please inform, I wish to seek an audience with Grandmaster Wu—"

Zuo Qingru turned around without a second word. This senior sister's temper was a bit too impatient, Jiang Wang's voice quickly chased after her: "And Grandmaster Han! Grandmaster Gong Sun!"

Han Shen Tu, the holder of the Regulate Heaven Palace, Wu Bing Yi, the holder of the Measure Earth Palace, and Gong Sun Bu Hai, the holder of the Punish People Palace. The highest leaders of the Legalist School in the present world, related to the Three Punishment Palaces, related to the name of "Law"! What great matter did Jiang Wang want to do, that he wanted to simultaneously pay respects to the three Legalist Grandmasters?

Zuo Qingru couldn't understand, but she didn't use her doubt to waste Jiang Wang's time; she knew clearly that even if she knew the answer, she couldn't do anything. The only thing she could do was inform as soon as possible, and facilitate the common witness of the three Legalist Grandmasters.

By that ancient Law Stele, a door suddenly opened. That steel door, as if a manifestation of rules, was strict, regular, and neat. The rules of the whole heaven and earth seemed to collapse and then reappear. Only Jiang Wang stood there fixedly, like the still shadow of a reef within the ripples of light. When this world rejected him, he existed. When this world contained him, he existed. He existed within himself, and not with the name of any "other."

Wu Bing Yi's voice rang out from inside: "True Person Jiang, please enter the Measure Door."

Jiang Wang lifted his foot and stepped inside. Before his eyes was a high, spacious, majestic, simple, and severe great hall, typical of the Legalist style. In the middle of the hall stood the three Legalist Grandmasters. Wu Bing Yi resided to the left, Gong Sun Bu Hai to the right, and Han Shen Tu in the center.

Facing this young True Person whose Dao path was difficult, the three Grandmasters did not act superior. On the contrary, they all showed rare importance. Although there were clearly three large chairs above the hall, none of them went to sit and wait quietly; they all stood in the hall to welcome him—the Legalist etiquette was very strict. Generally speaking, only Derive Dao True Monarchs were qualified to be welcomed in this manner. One level higher, and they would go out of the hall to welcome.

Among these three Grandmasters, Jiang Wang was seeing Gong Sun Bu Hai, the holder of the Punish People Palace, for the first time. This Grandmaster, who "carried thorns and hung rulers, roping the unlaw of the world," was born with a chivalrous appearance, his features three-dimensional, ape arms and a bee waist, with a thriving spirit but not overbearing. Only in temperament was he not as broad as Han Shen Tu, nor as strict as Wu Bing Yi.

To become a Legalist Grandmaster, one's strength and cultivation must not only touch the limits of the present world. They must also truly have some openness and insight in Legalist learning, and be truly capable of opening a sect and establishing a school. Gong Sun Bu Hai wrote "Prove Law Heaven Balance," Wu Bing Yi wrote "Virtue Law Three Lectures," and Han Shen Tu wrote "Power Theory," all of which are temporarily famous articles, Legalist classics. Jiang Wang had read some, more or less, of the works of these three Grandmasters. He understood some, and of course, understood more that he didn't.

Today he walked into the Measure Earth Palace, offering a sincere and earnest bow: "Boy Jiang Wang, learning the Law to understand reason, I have gained something from the Grandmasters' works. Although not quick-witted, I have also benefited. Today's face-to-face meeting is a lifetime's fortune!"

"Gong Sun, these words are meant for you," Han Shen Tu laughed. "True Person Jiang didn't say these words when he saw me in the past." He was probably the only one among the three Legalist Grandmasters who would joke.

Jiang Wang bowed again: "Last time in Heaven Capital City, I relied on sir to uphold justice. Jiang Wang has always been unable to return the bow, please forgive me."

Han Shen Tu supported him virtually, not accepting his bow: "Since you believe that is 'justice', then it is not for anyone that I stood, and you do not need to say thanks. If you lost, you just lost, it was you yourself who won the fight. Between you and me, there is no private matter."

Gong Sun Bu Hai said: "True Person Jiang, why have you come today?"

Jiang Wang also simply took out the Three Flavors True Furnace, and called the three Grandmasters to see the "Bitter Sea Forever Sink Desire Demon Art" floating and sinking in the True Furnace: "I wish to cultivate this art on Heaven Punishment Cliff, and wish to get the witness of the three Grandmasters!"

It was as if the Ceremony Stone rang again. Jiang Wang's collection of demon intents along this road, deep into the Sin Sea, was not once concealed. But no one ever thought that he actually wanted to cultivate this demon art! The first heavenly pride of the Human Race, facing the immense pressure of achieving the Dao in one autumn, actually chose to fall to demon? The three Grandmasters were silent for a time.

Finally, Han Shen Tu slowly opened his mouth: "If you truly wanted to fall to demon, you would not have come to the Three Punishment Palaces. So what is your purpose? Accelerate the peeling of immortal nature, understand it, and then destroy it? Or disassemble this art, grasp the Demon Ancestor's life gate? Planning a great merit with great benefit to the Human Race, receiving the flood of the Human Path to achieve the Dao?"

Wu Bing Yi was already very strict, and now even more so: "If it is for the former, the position of 'Bitter Sea Forever Sink Desire Demon Art' among the eight great demon arts has already been replaced, its immortal nature is being lost. Keeping it suppressed in the Three Punishment Palaces is possible, and after some years, it will surely be easily destroyed. If it is for the latter, I want to advise you to dismiss this idea early. The Demon Ancestor's strength is unimaginable, and even less can you cope. That is not something you should consider."

Gong Sun Bu Hai, the holder of the Main Punish People Palace, then silently gazed at the Three Flavors True Furnace.

"I wish to cultivate this demon art. Of course I do not want to fall to demon, so I have come to the Three Punishment Palaces, presumptuously asking several Grandmasters to witness together." Jiang Wang looked at these three Grandmasters, serious: "If I fall to demon, remember to kill me."

His rationality, his self, his determination. All at a glance. The three Legalist Grandmasters, for a time, didn't know what to say. Jiang Wang was most familiar with Wu Bing Yi. If he were just asking a Legalist Grandmaster to supervise him alone, inviting Wu Bing Yi would be enough. But he had a deep understanding of himself—if he were to fall to demon today and derive the Dao through the "Bitter Sea Forever Sink Desire Demon Art," he would necessarily be an extremely strong Demon Monarch. Merely having Wu Bing Yi sitting nearby would not be enough to kill him. It was only the gathering of the Regulate Heaven, Measure Earth, and Punish People palaces that would be sufficient to determine his death after falling to demon!