588: Chapter 586 I will always remember you!

Xiao Luowei handed the blood sword over. "Benefactor, with your strength, you naturally wouldn't have spared a glance for this in your prime. However, since you haven't recovered yet, please do not refuse."

Chu Xuan's heart stirred slightly as he reached out to take the three-foot-long blood sword.

Almost the very instant it touched his hand, Chu Xuan's body shuddered violently. His eyes turned crimson in a flash, and the killing intent buried deep in his heart was triggered, erupting instantly.

"What a fine sword!"

Chu Xuan examined it closely. His eyes remained crimson, yet a trace of clarity lingered deep within them.

Most of Chu Xuan's skills were dedicated solely to slaughter.

Whether it was the [heavenly punishment overlord bow], or his Exclusive Skills like [Killing Instinct], [Fire of Nirvana], [Hundred Weapons One Heart], and so on, they were all like this.

Especially with the existence of the [heavenly punishment overlord bow] and [Killing Instinct], almost every time he killed someone, it would nurture a bit more murderous intent.

Though he had slaughtered many along his journey, he had never been blinded by killing intent. To him, slaughter was never the end goal, but merely a means to achieve it.

As this Blood-Slaying Sword rested in his hand, Chu Xuan felt the terrifying blood aura and towering killing intent contained within it.

Not only that, but a faint blood-filth also seeped out, penetrating his skin and flesh with a slight stinging pain. It made him extremely sensitive, while also causing a surge of killing intent to swell in his heart.

"This... seems to share similarities with Killing Instinct?"

Chu Xuan murmured to himself. Holding the blood sword, under the invasion of its blood aura and killing intent, not only did he not lose himself in the slightest, but he actually felt a faint sense of compatibility.

He felt an inexplicable stir in his heart, as if something was about to break out of its cocoon.

But it felt like... something was still missing.

"With this sword, every person I slay yields a trace of blood aura and nurtures a wisp of killing intent. Using the blood aura for Body Tempering and the killing intent to forge my soul, this sword is bound to my very life. It is precisely because of this sword that I was able to advance so rapidly and reach where I am today."

Xiao Luowei smiled softly. "I must also thank you, Benefactor... When we last met, I was being cornered here by the Three Sects and Four Clans. It just so happened that you arrived and unleashed your terrifying killing prowess. Watching you inspired me, allowing me to refine this sword."

Chu Xuan raised his eyelids. Though he still held the blood sword, his crimson eyes gradually returned to normal, and the erupting killing intent in his chest slowly subsided.

He quietly looked at Xiao Luowei, this woman who held absolutely nothing back, acting as if she would willingly offer up any treasure she possessed.

After a brief silence, Chu Xuan decided to try once more to verify the conjecture he had just formed:

"Have you ever considered whether the person you met those previous times was truly me?"

"Benefactor, I have already said that it is absolutely impossible for me to forget you." Xiao Luowei's expression was firm, though a flash of worry flickered through her eyes.

"Something has gone wrong with your memory... It is a pity that although I have cultivated the Tayun Sect's Divine Ability, [Tracing Cause and Effect], to Perfection, it still has its limits. Moreover, my cultivation is still insufficient, so I cannot trace past Karma with a single glance."

"I can only blame my own shallow learning. I have focused solely on slaughter and lack the corresponding techniques. If only I had a method of deduction to search for your past memories and completely reconstruct them."

Chu Xuan shook his head and said calmly, "Do you know why only a single day passes for me, while a whole year passes for you?"

"Why?" A strange look flickered in Xiao Luowei's eyes.

Chu Xuan took a deep look at her and said, word by word:

"Because we do not belong to the same era at all. You are in the past, and I am in the future. We are separated by an unknown number of years..."

"The reason I can meet you is that this place is an evolution within my Talent's dreamscape. All of you are illusions. You have simply mistaken me for someone else based on your existing memories!"

"Every time I see you, it is not the same you. I am merely encountering you at different points in time. Once I leave, this dreamscape will vanish.

"And when I come to see you next time, a new dreamscape will unfold, and I will meet a new you!"

Xiao Luowei's body shuddered violently.

Chu Xuan's expression remained calm as he continued to speak, recounting every scene that had occurred during their encounters each time he came here.

At first, there was still doubt in Xiao Luowei's eyes. She still believed that something had happened to Chu Xuan, causing cognitive errors and Confusion in his memory.

But Chu Xuan kept speaking with absolute conviction, until he clearly stated that the Tianxing Sea Area would dry up in the future, turning into a lush mountain forest, and would only turn back into a sea when the tide reappeared.

Xiao Luowei was visibly shaken, her eyes filled with utter disbelief.

And as Chu Xuan mentioned that the future Xiao Luowei would disappear, leaving The Dragon Turtle to guard this place and wait silently for her, she could not help but shed a tear.

The Dragon Turtle beneath her feet let out a whimper and gently nuzzled against her.

Following that, Chu Xuan even said that the future Cangyun World would be ruled by the Four Great Sects, where the common people would live in misery, demons and monsters would ravage the land, and not long after, they would even launch a counter-offensive back into the Cangyun Realm.

"No... Impossible... How could it be like this?"

Xiao Luowei looked lost. After a long while, she slowly closed her eyes, letting her tears stream down continuously. "So that's how it is..."

She suddenly chuckled softly. When she opened her eyes again, the desolation from before was gone, replaced by a flash of self-deprecation. "To think I would lose my composure to this extent... It turns out my state of mind still has so many flaws. No wonder I have struggled to take another step forward. Those past mental barriers propelled me forward all this way, but today, they have finally become my stumbling block..."

Xiao Luowei looked up at Chu Xuan and laughed freely. "Benefactor, what you say may be true, but in my view, some parts might not be so.

"For example, why does the future Dragon Turtle still recognize you?

"During our second meeting, you gifted me the high-grade life essence, and during our third meeting, I gave you [Tracing Cause and Effect]. Are these events that occurred between us really just coincidences?

"You say it is because of some special reason that prompted you to complete all this at those exact points in time. Since you are so certain of this cause and effect, then..."

Xiao Luowei smiled again. Looking directly at Chu Xuan, she asked softly, "Why did you choose to tell me all of this? After all, I am merely a figure existing within this dreamscape of yours."

Chu Xuan's expression remained indifferent. He did not respond, only quietly gazing at Xiao Luowei. He knew that she must have already seen through his intentions.

Sure enough, in the very next second, Xiao Luowei spoke, her tone absolutely certain:

"The reason you laid everything bare and told me as much as possible was to confirm whether, when the next dreamscape arrives, I will still remember everything that happened today—even if it is just... a few words!"

[The time limit of your Talent skill is about to expire. Would you like to spend 10 spirituality value to extend it by 1 hour? 10 seconds remaining...]

[10!]

[9!]

Having no intention of extending the time, Chu Xuan smiled faintly. "Since you already know my purpose, then... until next time!"

"Are you leaving again?" Xiao Luowei murmured softly, her expression slightly complex, but she quickly smiled in relief:

"The mysteries of heaven and earth are profound, and the Great Dao is boundless. How can you be so sure that you aren't the person I know? Regardless of what is true or false, at least right now, you are the person in my memory!

"I believe I will remember you!

"Next time, and the time after that, no matter how many times, I will definitely remember you!"

[2!]

[1!]

The System countdown ended!

Heaven and earth blazed brilliantly as an endless white light suddenly burst forth, swallowing everything in all directions and turning even Chu Xuan himself entirely into nothingness.

Only the lingering echo of Xiao Luowei's voice still resonated in his ears...

"I will definitely remember you!"