Novel Full Chapter 497
Chapter 497: Chapter 23: Ah Jing’s Psychological Counseling Class Chapter 497: Chapter 23: Ah Jing’s Psychological Counseling Class “`
Ling Yunpo lay on the ground, the sensation of being on the brink of death constantly assaulting his mind.
Even though he knew it was the doing of an Illusion Domain, the feeling was still hard to bear.
Fortunately, he possessed an Innate Sword Bone, which allowed him to withstand this false, terrifying, and incapacitating sensation of near death.
Looking at Senior Sister An beside him, she had already passed out and looked as if she were in deep sleep.
As for the Long Eyebrow Immortal, after testing and killing the two under the Illusion Domain’s arrangement, he directly vanished from the stone chamber.
“I have one piece of good news and one of bad news, which do you want to hear first?” the Kunlun Mirror suddenly spoke.
“Let’s hear the bad news first,” Ling Yunpo replied without hesitation.
“Why the bad news first?” the Green Duckweed Sword asked curiously.
“Because if I hear the good news first, the bad news could be ‘that good news was actually false’,” Ling Yunpo explained.
Kunlun Mirror: ………
Green Duckweed Sword: ………
Both the mirror and the sword felt an impulse to pull his ear and complain: Who do you think would be that boring to imagine such a thing!
“The bad news is,” the Kunlun Mirror said calmly, “you can’t cultivate the Sentiment Inquiry Path like this.”
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“Even though ordinary cultivators might have some expectations about the illusions here before entering the cavern, the illusions in the Sentiment Inquiry Path are dreamlike; even the slightest wavering in your heart, the thought ‘Could this be real?’ will immediately put you to sleep.”“And you know how it is with people in dreams; even though you might realize something is very odd around you, it’s very hard to become conscious that you are dreaming.
That’s how this Illusion Domain exerts its power.”
“So what?” Ling Yunpo frowned and asked, “Because I had no doubts at all, the illusion had no effect on me?
So why did I come here to accompany Senior Sister An in this play-acting?”
“Isn’t it to win your senior sister’s favor and to test her sincerity?” the Kunlun Mirror asked in surprise.
“Of course not!” Ling Yunpo stated righteously, “How could I possibly harbor such ill thoughts towards my senior sister?
It’s only because a Shushan Sword Immortal must question their heart, so I had no choice but to come.”
“Congratulations, you’ve learned to question and answer yourself,” said the Kunlun Mirror, smiling.
“What I mean is,” Ling Yunpo wasn’t embarrassed, but corrected himself, “although it was to go through the motions, by warning me in advance that this was an illusion, it made this trip of no benefit to me at all.
Shouldn’t you explain something about that?”
“How could that be?” The Kunlun Mirror feigned incomprehension, “Didn’t you win your senior sister’s sincerity?”
“I’m talking about strength!
An improvement in strength, okay?” Ling Yunpo frowned inwardly, thinking, When did this damn mirror get so sharp-tongued?
Damn it!
Annoying!
“Forget it,” Ling Yunpo changed the subject, “then what’s the good news?”
“The good news is, ding-dong!” The Kunlun Mirror said with a laugh, “Your Senior Sister An has successfully questioned her heart and embarked on the path of the Sentiment Inquiry Path!”
Ling Yunpo: ………
So it’s only I who gained nothing, right?
“Of course not,” the Kunlun Mirror patiently explained, “firstly, the reason for questioning one’s heart before or after Core Formation is mainly because Shushan Sword Immortals, due to their obsession with swordsmanship and cultivation, tend to be naive and easily fanatical, which gives the Heavenly Demon opportunities to exploit.
Questioning one’s heart is for the Daoist Heart to become purer.”
“But you are not the usual Shushan Sword Immortal!
The Qi Refining Technique you primarily cultivate is the ‘Nine Heavens Clear Entrance True Mantra’, and you have Qiu Changtian’s Daoist Heart Clarity to switch to, so you don’t have to worry about the Heavenly Demon’s invasion, right?”
“You have a bit of a point,” Ling Yunpo nodded, “but that’s still not enough to convince me.
Why can’t I cultivate the Sentiment Inquiry Path?”
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“Secondly, the Sentiment Inquiry Path is both an aid and a bind,” Kunlun Mirror said solemnly, “To cultivate the Sentiment Inquiry Path is, to some extent, to be entrapped by emotion.”
“Consider, if what you experienced just now had not been an Illusion Domain, but reality, would you have sacrificed yourself to save Senior Sister An’s life?”
“I…” Ling Yunpo opened his mouth.
It wasn’t that he wouldn’t; rather, he rationally realized that some choices could only be confirmed in specific situations.
Just like countless lovers who truly believe they will protect each other, only to instinctively abandon one another when disaster strikes.
At this moment, Ling Yunpo had not truly encountered a situation requiring “sacrificing himself to save his teacher sister,” so naturally, he could not claim he would definitely save her-even if he swore he would, both Ah Jing and he himself would know it was a lie.
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“I understand,” Ling Yunpo sighed, “If I truly cultivated the Sentiment Inquiry Path, it would mean that in my heart, Senior Sister An’s importance would surpass that of saving the world and mending the heavens.
You absolutely wouldn’t want this to happen, would you, Ah Jing?”
Kunlun Mirror fell silent for a moment before speaking:
“Not exactly, I just think that you, as you are now, might not be able to cultivate the Sentiment Inquiry Path in the Illusion Domain.”
“You think my feelings for Senior Sister An aren’t genuine?” Ling Yunpo scoffed.
“Perhaps,” Kunlun Mirror sighed, “But what about the others?
Junior Sister Xu, Miss Shi…
Are your feelings for them genuine too?
Are you claiming you can truly love so many people at the same time?”
“Don’t forget, you have always worn a mask in your interactions with them, and in the end, you decided to discard those masks, to abandon the emotions you shared with them, didn’t you?”
Ling Yunpo fell silent.
“Ah, the illusion is about to continue,” said Kunlun Mirror, noticing his speechlessness, “Because you have not yet cultivated the Sentiment Inquiry Path, it will employ stronger methods, forcing you into more complex dreams…
Do you want to continue cultivating the Sentiment Inquiry Path, or should I help you break this Illusion Domain?”
“Break it,” Ling Yunpo sighed, “You’re right, Ah Jing.”
“Currently, Senior Sister An’s feelings for me far exceed my feelings for her-I ultimately have some ulterior motives.
If because of this, I end up not cultivating the Sentiment Inquiry Path in the illusion, but something else, wouldn’t that be a complete betrayal of my feelings for my teacher sister?”
“It’s better to wait until I’ve truly thought it through before I venture into this Heart Inquiry Cave again.”
“Very well,” Kunlun Mirror laughed lightly, “I can make some minor edits to the character template of Ling Yunpo, making them think you’ve cultivated the Sentiment Inquiry Path.”
“Mhm.” Ling Yunpo nodded, “Thank you.”
“Mirror Flower Water Moon, Silent Photographic Void!” Kunlun Mirror whispered forcefully, “Break!”
As the Illusion Domain finally collapsed with a thunderous noise, Ling Yunpo found himself lying on the cold, hard ground, holding An Zhisu in his arms.
Senior Sister’s soft body lay in his embrace, clinging tightly to his right hand as if it were her entire life.
Ling Yunpo gazed at her face for a long time, his expression wistful and confused.
“What a surprise,” Green Duckweed Sword commented softly from within the Sea of Consciousness, “I wouldn’t have thought he’d admit that he’s never truly faced these emotions.
So all that talk about running away after mending the heavens was a lie?”
“Not necessarily,” Kunlun Mirror whispered back, “He simply hasn’t made up his mind.”
“I don’t know if he can truly cultivate the Sentiment Inquiry Path if he continues to dream within the Heart Inquiry Illusion Domain.
But think about it, what if he fails?
What happens to Senior Sister An?
And what if he succeeds?
What about the other girls?
To seek the heart’s truth without understanding his own feelings is sure to doom himself.”
“It’s quite difficult,” Qing Ping Sword remarked, “Tell me, why are there only three Paths in Heart Inquiry?
Be it Extreme Emotion, Forgetting Love, or Sentiment Inquiry, none seems suitable for him.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“I’m just making a hypothetical…
Multitude of Love Path, how about that?”