The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 2607 - 2582: Good and Evil Are Impermanent

Lin Bai lifted the Impermanent Divine Sword he held and grinned, questioning, "Good and Evil Real Man, why haven’t I heard of this name? You seem to know quite a lot about it?"

Gazing upon the Impermanent Divine Sword, Heavenly Dog True Person declared, "I originally didn’t know about it either, but many years ago, I accidentally bought an ancient book at an auction!"

"That ancient book contained a secret technique passed down from Good and Evil Real Man, complete with a map. Using that map, I located this stone chamber and uncovered the spot where Good and Evil Real Man took his own life!"

"From that point, I began delving into the life story of Good and Evil Real Man!"

Heavenly Dog True Person chuckled, "The life of Good and Evil Real Man brimmed with legendary tales!"

"In his youth, enemies slaughtered his parents and entire family. He was merely nine years old that year..."

"Later, as his foes plotted to eliminate him too, a passing old monk saved him and brought him to the Western Continent. There, he remained at the old monk’s side, following a vegetarian diet and reciting prayers!"

"In the Western Continent, he mastered the highest Buddhist doctrines!"

"At twelve years old, he journeyed back alone to the Eastern Continent to exact vengeance on the enemies who harmed his parents and kin!"

"To track down his enemies, he infiltrated the Eastern Continent’s premier assassin group, the Faceless People!"

"He spent three years in the Faceless People assassin organization and at last pinpointed his enemies. He had the chance to avenge his parents and family, yet he lacked the necessary power!"

"In pursuit of power, he trained in the Demon Clan’s Body Refining Technique!"

"Three years on, he stormed back to the Eastern Continent and wiped out his enemies’ whole clan!"

"But right in the midst of the slaughter, his enemies revealed to him... years before, his parents had almost ruined their family over a treasure, slaying thousands of warriors!"

"And for revenge, they had targeted Good and Evil Real Man’s family!"

"Stunned by this revelation, Good and Evil Real Man couldn’t accept it. He roamed into ancient deep forests alone, discovered a Daoist temple, and meditated cross-legged there for three years!"

"After those three years, he decided to end his life!"

"In the year of his suicide, he was just twenty-one, but his cultivation had neared the Taoist Realm endlessly!"

"A mighty expert once claimed that had Good and Evil Real Man not perished, he would have ascended to the Spirit Realm!"

"A thousand years ago, this Poison Dragon Forest served as the ancient pagoda Daoist temple where Good and Evil Real Man ended it all!"

"That’s why he’s known as Good and Evil, or Impermanence!"

"Good and Evil meet their close, and the world turns impermanent!"

Heavenly Dog True Person briefly recounted the saga of Good and Evil Real Man’s existence to Lin Bai.

Upon listening, Lin Bai grasped the full picture.

Enemies had massacred Good and Evil Real Man’s parents and family; he barely escaped with his life. Yet upon returning to the Eastern Continent for retribution, his foes disclosed that his parents bore the initial guilt.

This harsh truth proved too much for Good and Evil Real Man to bear, crumbling the vengeful foundation of his childhood.

"Maybe his suicide stemmed from those three years of Buddhist practice; a thread of compassion for the world lingered in him," Lin Bai remarked steadily.

Smiling, Heavenly Dog True Person responded, "Exactly, he immersed in Buddhism for three years, turned demonic for three, played the fiend for three, and pursued Dao for three!"

"Good and Evil reach their end, the world impermanent!" Lin Bai let out a light laugh, tucking away the Impermanent Divine Sword. The Demon Body fused into his form, and he pivoted to exit the stone chamber.

However, Heavenly Dog True Person made no move to halt Lin Bai, merely observing his retreating figure while remaining solitary in the stone chamber, awaiting the fatal grip of the Life and Death Talisman.

Just as Lin Bai neared the passageway exit, he halted abruptly and inquired, "Earlier, you said warriors at Great Perfection of the Wending Realm could locate the Four Great Dharma Kings?"

"Do you possess a method to track them?"

Lin Bai posed the question with curiosity.

In despair, Heavenly Dog True Person replied, "What good does revealing it do now? The Life and Death Talisman torments me, my spiritual power remains sealed, and I suffer the agony of flayed skin and crushed bones!"

"I couldn’t even seek the Four Great Dharma Kings; I lack the might to rise."

Heavenly Dog True Person let out a bitter laugh.

Fixing his gaze on Heavenly Dog True Person, Lin Bai offered, "Suppose I could suppress the Life and Death Talisman inside you, or even destroy it?"

At those words from Lin Bai, Heavenly Dog True Person’s face burst with elation. Summoning unexpected vigor, he rose and exclaimed to Lin Bai, "Saint Lin Bai, do you truly have a means to suppress the Life and Death Talisman within me?"

"I can’t guarantee shattering it, but sealing should be feasible," Lin Bai stated.

"I’ll give it a shot, but only if you accept one condition from me..."

Without waiting for Lin Bai to complete his thought, Heavenly Dog True Person bobbed his head vigorously, "I accept! I accept! If you pull me through this, I’ll consent to anything!"

"Hear me out first!" Lin Bai insisted.

"Fine, speak!" Heavenly Dog True Person urged.

"Should I manage to seal the Life and Death Talisman in you, you’ll assist me in locating the Four Great Dharma Kings and report any Demon Sect movements to me immediately!" Lin Bai specified.

Nodding firmly, Heavenly Dog True Person assured, "No issue at all!"

"Then, Saint Lin Bai, please attempt to seal my Life and Death Talisman?"

Lin Bai approached Heavenly Dog True Person quietly, placing his fingers on the "Life and Death" inscription at his neck, probing the immense power sealed within those characters.

In that instant, two flying swords from Lin Bai’s body surged out via his fingertips and pierced into Heavenly Dog True Person’s form.

Swiftly, the pair of flying swords whirled at high speed, unleashing the Tai Chi Dual Elemental Sword Array that wove a barrier of sword qi around the Life and Death Talisman.

Concurrently, the excruciating torment afflicting Heavenly Dog True Person faded away, while his spiritual power surged back to life.

"You actually succeeded?"

Staring at Lin Bai in astonishment, Heavenly Dog True Person murmured.

Lin Bai withdrew his fingers soundlessly, recalling the two flying swords into himself. Internally, he reflected, "As expected, the Life and Death Talisman derives from the Life and Death Cursed Talisman, refined into a forbidden art!"

"Yet this art holds such overwhelming might that even the Tai Chi Dual Elemental Sword Array’s seal won’t endure forever!"

Turning to Heavenly Dog True Person, Lin Bai explained, "This seal holds for one month only. I’ll return within that time to reinforce it against the Life and Death Talisman until you eradicate it completely!"

Overflowing with gratitude, Heavenly Dog True Person proclaimed, "Thank you, Saint Lin Bai, for sparing my life. I, Heavenly Dog, shall etch this debt eternally!"

"Fear not, Saint Lin Bai—your grudge with the Demon Sect mirrors mine, a clash unto death!"

"The Demon Sect and I stand in irreconcilable enmity!"

With a subtle nod, Lin Bai instructed, "Now go track down the Four Great Dharma Kings and the Demon Sect’s next strike target, so we can set ambushes ahead and strike them unexpectedly!"

Heavenly Dog True Person affirmed with a nod, "Understood!"