Chapter 1003: Weighing Myself Against the World (Grand Finale)

Yunluo sacrifices to the world, all beings in fear, the entire world is perishing, the Celestial Palace falls, the Holy Land and Famous Mountains collapse.

And the major forces of the celestial realm finally made their move, singling out the only hope: Li An!

Not only the forces of Daluo Level, but also renowned Holy Lands and Famous Mountains came, with at least a hundred people in sight.

They were all courteous, their words filled with respect for Li An, yet they invited Li An to… face death.

Li An stood in the small courtyard, calmly raising his eyes to look at these faces: Yunxi, Ye Cauldron, Ye Tiancan, etc… all once familiar faces, and many that were unfamiliar.

But it didn’t matter.

“I’ve said it before, I don’t want to die.”

He said.

“Brother Li, at this point, the world is going to perish, whether you want to or not, the end is inevitably death… You, as the Supreme of the Dao Sect, being concerned for all beings, I believe you will make the right choice.”

Ye Cauldron bowed and said, “Please, Brother Li, face death, the great favor will be remembered by us forever, from now on, Brother Li will be the Great Saint of the Human Race, respected for generations!”

Beside him, Ye Tiancan and others directly shouted: “Please, fellow Daoist, face death!”

“Please, fellow Daoist, face death!”

“Please, fellow Daoist, face death!”

Voices vibrating throughout the city. So many Daluo Golden Immortals and Taiyi Golden Immortals shouting together, the pressure in their voices truly makes it hard for anyone to muster a thought of resistance.

Yunxi also stepped forward, a complicated look in her beautiful eyes, and said, “If you don’t want to, Yunluo will kill you; if you want to, you will also die, but you can save all beings, allowing the Dao Sect, Shangguan Xiaoxiao, Purple Fairy, Xiang Yuntian, An Li, and the others to survive. Why not do it willingly? Why be so stubborn?”

But Li An just smiled and said, “So, in everyone’s view, the majority can sacrifice the minority, right?”

“If my death can benefit all beings, then whether I want to or not, I must die… But, why should I?”

He seriously questioned.

“Always talking about righteousness, always talking about all beings, but what relationship do I have with all beings? To me, they are no different from ants on the roadside. What benefit does saving them bring me?”

“For the sake of the majority, sacrificing the minority without questioning the reason, isn’t that a form of tyranny?”

He smiled, showing his white teeth, looking at these old acquaintances, and said, “I’m a very selfish person, so I want to ask a question.”

“If in this world, not one person considers me more important than the world, what meaning does this world have to me? Why should I save this world?”

His words left the crowd in a slight silence, but it lasted only a moment, as Ye Cauldron stepped forward, earnestly and righteously saying, “Brother Li, we are definitely not exploiting your generosity; if sacrificing Ye can save all beings, Ye would not question it and would die immediately!”

“If Brother Li feels we are morally coercing you… then, I can accompany you in death, truly.”

After speaking, he suddenly destroyed his life-bound cauldron with a punch, spitting out a mouthful of vital essence.

Other cultivators were shocked and quickly stepped forward to support him, but Ye Cauldron waved them away, pallid-faced, looking at Li An, “Brother Li, when you face death, I will certainly be at your side!”

His determination was unquestioned!

Even others admired him greatly.

Ye Cauldron… indeed was not one to watch from afar.

Li An, however, smiled and looked at Ye Cauldron, “You truly want to save all beings, it’s apparent; you resent not being me, and resent that I have such ability but lack your courage.”

“Yet I still ask, why?”

“You like facing death, you’re willing to sacrifice yourself, but that has nothing to do with me; your lofty morals shouldn’t influence my desires, your greatness and my insignificance are unrelated, I just want to die here quietly, with my beloved.”

Ye Cauldron was speechless, exhaling a long sigh.

“Do you think saying all this can spare you from death?!”

At this moment, an elder with a face full of anger stepped forwards and said, “You possess the power to save all beings, yet are so selfish, solely for this, you should die!”

“Why listen to him any longer, just kill him!”

“For the majority, it is justice, no need to argue with him about it!”

Others also took action!

Yunxi glanced at Li An, sighed, and said, “Sorry.”

After speaking, she waved her hand.

“Kill!”

“This person is selfish and contrary to the will of all beings; he should die!”

“Act according to justice!”

At this moment, many experts couldn’t wait and directly took action.

Although not everyone who came to encircle Li An today had the determination and courage to sacrifice themselves like Ye Cauldron, people like Ye Cauldron were already rare; most people… as Li An said, as long as it didn’t affect themselves, with righteousness to exploit, why not just take action.

They are all just selfish individuals hidden under the guise of righteousness; when numbers are great enough, they can claim justice.

Li An did not resist.

Nor was there any need to resist.

He, as a mere Immortal, facing these people, indeed could not resist.

So just die.

He was curious, when they discovered after his death that Li An saving the world was merely a lie, how splendid their expressions would be? Would they regret for even a moment?

No, they would only curse Li An for deceiving them even at death…

Heh.

Li An closed his eyes.