Chapter 1375: Beyond Salvation in the Animal Path, No Distinction Between Human Saints and Living Bodhisattvas

What is right?What is wrong?Who defines what is right and what is wrong?

Cen Qiaofu watched as Wang Dachui fled in panic, a flicker of anger in his eyes.He knew Wang Dachui had more strength than that; what he saw was ingratitude and shamelessness.“Ungrateful traitor!”

As lightning struck, the Pan Xian Axe, infused with the true intent of “Zhan,” was hurled by Cen Qiaofu with a backward lean and full force from a great distance.“Boom!”The flying axe shattered through the air, breaking the sound barrier, and overtook Wang Dachui in an instant as he desperately fled.“Save me—”Wang Dachui roared in the Tian Zu combat channel, complaining that no one worthy had come to help after so long, while he flipped through the air and glared back like a hyena, his eyes fierce.He couldn’t expose his back to such a lethal strike.But the Pan Xian Axe, glowing with murderous light, offered no chance for escape.This strike even enveloped Ling Yuan, followed by the Sheng Jie lightning; anyone hit would die instantly, beyond what the Eight Gates could withstand.“Huff…”The world seemed to slow for a moment as Wang Dachui let out a long breath, his entire body suddenly radiating intense light.“Shu Sheng Dao!”His blood-red eyes sank into his protruding brow bones, and his body grew patches of brownish-yellow fur with irregular black-brown spots.His nose and muzzle extended forward, transforming his human-like head into something more canine.Wang Dachui had turned into a half-human hyena!“Woo—”A high-pitched howl with a gritty undertone echoed.Wang Dachui leaned forward on all limbs, clawing at the space and shattering the void.The Pan Xian Axe sliced through his head but only hit a shadow.Before the Sheng Jie could descend, Wang Dachui pounced toward Fangfang, who was left with half her body, biting her in his long maw and then kicking back with his hind legs to tear through the air.“Sizzle!”Thunderous sparks scattered everywhere.His razor-sharp claws shredded the Sheng Jie lightning into pieces!“Gu Wu, Liu Dao?”Cen Qiaofu’s heart tightened.If Wang Dachui could use Liu Dao, even just one of them, why had he fled earlier?He could have torn through the Sheng Jie right in front of Cen Qiaofu!Fortunately, Wang Dachui’s first strike after activating Shu Sheng Dao wasn’t aimed at him. Cen Qiaofu could see from that pounce that Wang Dachui’s state was off.His vital energy was burning rapidly.This condition wouldn’t last more than twenty or thirty breaths before Wang Dachui collapsed from exhaustion and died.“Woo!”Wang Dachui, who had bitten Fangfang, seemed to have lost most of his reason.But instead of swallowing the flesh in his mouth, he flung it into the air.Then, he pounced again!Cen Qiaofu realized he could barely keep up with Wang Dachui’s speed and instinctively turned to block.“Boom!”The hyena-like form burst from a spatial rift, its claws tearing at Cen Qiaofu’s back, buttocks, and thighs, shredding his protective Ling Yuan.With a rip, the flesh on Cen Qiaofu’s buttocks was mangled.Pain surged through him, but Cen Qiaofu didn’t dare hesitate. With a fierce glint in his eyes, he used the recoil to withdraw temporarily.“Woo!”Another eerie howl rang in his ears.In his hyena form, Wang Dachui moved so fast that after tearing apart another Sheng Jie above Fangfang’s head, he was already at Cen Qiaofu’s side.Defending and attacking without pause.“You mongrel!”Cen Qiaofu was furious.This vile dog dared to charge into the heart of the Sheng Jie to rip him apart. Even without releasing Ling Yuan, it would be locked onto by the Sheng Jie afterward.No risk, no gain?That was Wang Dachui’s thinking, and Cen Qiaofu was no weaker.He pulled another axe from his ring, swinging it back while kicking out with his foot.“Thud!”The axe was caught and shattered by Wang Dachui’s claws in hyena form.Cen Qiaofu’s powerful whip kick was also bitten by the recklessly charging Wang Dachui.Rip!The tearing sound echoed as Cen Qiaofu’s right leg was torn off mid-air, blood spraying everywhere.“Ugh!”The pain was excruciating.Cen Qiaofu grunted; he wasn’t a body cultivator, and the agony of a severed leg nearly made him lose focus and control of the battle.But with his experience, he suppressed the pain and reached out—first bait, then the killing blow.“Pan Xian Zhan!”A faint whooshing sound pierced the air.It didn’t alert the nearly mindless Wang Dachui.As Cen Qiaofu’s leg was severed, the Pan Xian Axe he had thrown earlier reversed course, slicing the hyena-formed Wang Dachui in half at the waist.Clean and decisive!“Woo…”Blood and entrails flew as the agony pulled the berserk Wang Dachui back to reality:The ancient Gu Wu inheritance he controlled was far too incomplete.The fragmented Liu Dao he had studied for half his life could never be perfected.An incomplete Gu Wu Liu Dao was uncontrollable; even a god couldn’t master it.This desperate counterattack could take down most enemies, but it couldn’t finish off a powerhouse like Cen Qiaofu.And the cost of this flawed Liu Dao was devastating.Shu Sheng Dao turned him into a hyena, greatly boosting his combat power, but it made him lose his mind the longer he fought.As a glimmer of sanity returned to Wang Dachui’s red eyes, regret and resentment filled him.Once Shu Sheng Dao was activated, there was no turning back.He thought it might be better to die with dignity now than to go mad and rampage, only to be cut down by the Sheng Gong people later.“It’s just a pity…”Wang Dachui looked at Fangfang, who was stunned and collapsed on the ground, speechless, and slowly closed his eyes.No escape.No turning back.Who could resolve this situation?The Sheng Jie thundered down, targeting both the bisected Fangfang and the waist-severed Wang Dachui.Cen Qiaofu, with his rear injured and leg gone, was in no condition to interfere and focused on his own Sheng Jie.He swallowed a Fu Qu Dan, gripped the Pan Xian Axe, and shattered the surging lightning with one strike.“Boom!”“Boom!”Two explosions erupted nearby.As expected, it was Fangfang and Wang Dachui struck by the Sheng Jie.Cen Qiaofu closed his eyes briefly.He felt nothing for Wang Dachui’s death.But Fangfang—thinking about it now, it was truly regrettable. What a promising talent!The lightning scattered across the ground, and when Cen Qiaofu released his Ling Nian, he trembled.What he saw wasn’t the two Si Bu Shou Zuo dead under the tribulation, but a sacred light shield protecting them below.Void Sheng Wei descended.Cen Qiaofu looked up sharply and saw Wei An standing in the air nearby, radiating righteousness.“Wei An, the Sheng Shou?”“The Sheng Gong’s Sheng Shou lineage, a Ban Sheng, stepping in to protect the Sheng Shen Dian Tang’s two Si Bu Shou Zuo?”Cen Qiaofu’s brows shot up in surprise.The Sheng Jie in the sky expanded, clearly sensing the Ban Sheng Wei An’s presence.The danger intensified, evolving to a new level.“Enough.”Wei An, standing in the void, spoke solemnly, not mentioning what had happened before but addressing what was to come.Cen Qiaofu glanced at the Sheng Jie, then at Wei An, also bathed in holy light, and laughed in disbelief: “What do you mean by ‘enough’?”“Enough means it stops here. Let bygones be bygones, but you should cease as well, to avoid unnecessary sacrifices,” Wei An replied.“Ha ha ha ha…” Cen Qiaofu laughed uproariously, holding his axe and confronting the Ta Xu with the aura of a Bi Sheng, not backing down.He smirked, shaking his head: “You little one, do you even understand what ‘enough’ means, or what ‘unnecessary sacrifices’ are?”Wei An’s expression remained unchanging, silent.By age alone, Cen Qiaofu was indeed from his grandfather’s generation.“This old one is sealing sainthood here without harming the innocent or threatening any of your Sheng Gong trial participants,” Cen Qiaofu said firmly.“That’s because I, as a Ban Sheng, cleared all trial participants from the scene in advance,” Wei An responded.“No, it’s because this old one knew you’d clear the trial participants from the scene, leaving the battlefield to your collaborators, the Sheng Shen Dian Tang!” Cen Qiaofu sneered. “This was your Sheng Gong’s choice from the start, so don’t blame others for the consequences!”Wei An narrowed his eyes and said no more.Cen Qiaofu’s words seemed unreasonable but hit the core truth.Amid the rumbling thunder, the Sheng Jie struck again.Yet the lightning couldn’t penetrate the glow around Sheng Shou Wei An, nor break the light shield over Fangfang and Wang Dachui.After withstanding one tribulation, Cen Qiaofu unleashed his Ling Nian fully, covering the area.He saw crowds of red-robed and white-robed figures beyond the Sheng Jie’s range, and even farther, the many trial participants.Exerting all his Ling Yuan, he projected his voice across the entire Si Xiang Secret Realm:“The Sheng Gong knew all along that the Sheng Shen Dian Tang planned to use the Ran Ming ruins to target some people, like this old one.”“This great battle involves disputes over the Great Dao and Sheng Dao, which would naturally affect the Sheng Gong trial process.”“But why, disregarding the trial participants’ lives, did you choose to collaborate?”Cen Qiaofu spread his hands, his voice cold:“This old one doesn’t know what agreement the Sheng Shen Dian Tang reached with your Sheng Gong.”“But since you knew a war was coming and still set the trial in the Si Xiang Secret Realm, you must have made thorough preparations.”“And now, Wei An, you stand before this old one spouting nonsense?”A hint of irritation flashed in Wei An’s eyes, but Cen Qiaofu raised his voice:“Enough?”“This is just the beginning, and you tell this old one it’s enough?”He scanned around, chuckling: “This old one knows restraint—I only broke that Tian Ji Array, didn’t harm a single Sheng Gong trial person or thing, not even striking your so-called trial gold tower.”“So isn’t protecting the trial participants your duty, young Wei?”“But look at what you’re doing now?”Cen Qiaofu pressed on:“You want to draw a line with this old one, but I’ve stayed within bounds while you’ve overstepped, interfering in matters outside the Sheng Gong trials.”“Who has had enough?”“Who should stop?”Thunder boomed, striking down as Wei An was left speechless under the Sheng Jie, unmoving.Cen Qiaofu struggled against the evolving tribulation and swallowed more pills, his gaze fixed on Wei An.His voice echoed through the entire Si Xiang Secret Realm.Everyone, including trial participants, trial officials, and the prepared red-robed and white-robed figures, heard it all and fell into deep thought.Wei An was silent for a long time, glancing at the divided Fangfang and Wang Dachui, and said gravely: “Rats in the streets, everyone wants them dead. My words are not amiss.”“Good one, ‘rats in the streets, everyone wants them dead’!”Cen Qiaofu slapped his thigh and laughed, then straightened up, his expression serious as he looked at Wei An, bathed in pure holy light and waving the banner of justice:“The height you stand at, the position you hold, everything you possess—it blinds wretches like us completely!”“So, who defines the rats in the streets, defines right and wrong, defines black and white?”Cen Qiaofu raised his hand to shield his eyes: “This old one can’t even see your face clearly; you’re so dazzling!”Wei An’s heart burned with anger, about to speak, but Cen Qiaofu lowered his voice and then raised it again:“But is all you worry about justice?”“Is everything you see the truth?”“Did the Sheng Gong give you the ability to discern right from wrong when they trained you saints?”He pointed at Fangfang and Wang Dachui:“Does the Sheng Shen Dian Tang lack a Ban Sheng that they need you to save them?”“They’ve been calling for help for so long—why is it only you, Sheng Shou Wei An, who can shield them from disaster?”“Use your head, young one!”Cen Qiaofu mocked:“Dao Qiong Cang has played you, and you don’t even know it!”“Today, you can stand up for your false sense of justice and save their lives.”“Tomorrow, that unfathomable Dao Dian Zhu can drag you in with a hundred other excuses that even you’d think are reasonable.”“You dare to tell this old one ‘enough’ now, but can you speak for the entire Sheng Gong and say your actions are ‘enough,’ and that you won’t become a blade in Dao Qiong Cang’s hand, destroying the Sheng Gong’s accumulated fortune over hundreds or thousands of years?!”The Sheng Jie thundered down, its words like enlightenment.In the Si Xiang Secret Realm, the dim sky briefly lit up.The Sheng Gong’s trial officials, the Sheng Shen Dian Tang’s red-robed and white-robed figures, all felt their hearts quake and thoughts boil.They kept telling themselves that Sheng Nu Cen Qiaofu’s words were just divisive tactics.Yet they secretly questioned: Why didn’t the Sheng Shen Dian Tang send a Ban Sheng?This battle ended with Sheng Gong’s Wei An cleaning up, and Wang Dachui waited forever for Tian Zu’s Ban Sheng support…What was that unfathomable Dao Qiong Cang thinking?Wei An said nothing.He vaguely sensed he had been used, just as he had said to Dao Qiong Cang on Gui Zhe Sheng Mountain: The Sheng Gong trials are for Sheng Gong, the Sheng Shen Dian Tang fights are for Sheng Shen Dian Tang—keep them separate.But when he saw the sixteen-year-old Ta Xu Fangfang about to die under the Sheng Jie, Wei An’s compassion stirred.He acted, using his power to protect this prodigy—it was effortless, just a casual move.Wei An felt something was off but didn’t think much of it.Until Cen Qiaofu’s words exposed it, he realized with shock that he had taken the bait!He had called it a “foolish delusion” to Dao Qiong Cang, and the man had agreed.Yet he crossed the line himself, meddling in the war between Sheng Shen Dian Tang and the Sheng Nu, completely unaware.Was this Dao Qiong Cang?Cen Qiaofu looked at the young Wei An, his face full of doubt and shock, and slowed his voice, still laced with sarcasm:“The Sheng Gong is just a base for nurturing saints, not meddling in worldly rights and wrongs—this rule has endured for a reason.”“So, young one, don’t be self-righteous.”“You haven’t even figured out how to live as a person; don’t think that reaching the saintly realm in cultivation means you can play the role of a worldly bodhisattva.”“Now, it’s you who’s overstepped—it’s you who’s had enough and should stop, not this old one!”With a wave, Cen Qiaofu glanced at the two below:“Take them if you want. Bring them back to your Sheng Gong and train them well!”“But if you dare interfere further, this old one might not beat you now, but I can’t guarantee that if your Sheng Gong fully enters this, you’ll escape unscathed.”Cen Qiaofu chuckled, showing no fear of Ban Sheng Wei An.He saw it clearly but chose not to say the final truth:The Sheng Nu don’t want to make enemies of the Sheng Gong, so they always give them a way out.But once Dao Qiong Cang pulls in Wei An, he won’t let go easily!Wei An remained silent.His silence shifted from disdain to unwillingness to explain, and now to having nothing to say.He glanced at Fangfang and Wang Dachui, his fingers twitching slightly.He had intended to take them away, but now, deep down, he didn’t want to save them anymore.“Clap! Clap! Clap!”Just then, crisp applause echoed from the horizon.Moonlight cascaded down, and under the Sheng Jie, a handsome man in red robes, chest bare and open, strolled through the air.Yue Gong Li, with his fox-like eyes narrowed in a smile, eyes long and captivating enough to enchant thousands, walked into the battlefield while clapping and curiously asking:“Confusing right and wrong, silver-tongued… Is this the Sheng Nu tradition?”“Your people are all so good at sophistry, even leaving our young master Wei An speechless?”