Chapter 39: The Legendary Hero's Final Road

  The calm and clear lake surface suddenly surged, and everyone didn't know what happened. They all accompanied the smartest water fairy with a pale face, staring blankly at the lake surface. Unexpectedly, in no time, dark red bloodstains spread across the river surface, and a gigantic three-headed snake about 50-60 meters long floated up!

  "Look at that ball, it can't even be completed with just these two moves!" Xiaodou stood at the front of the team, shouting loudly: "Do you see? Do you see what's so scary about it? It's big and fierce, but once you start fighting it, it's nothing...

  "Little master, you are truly invincible and unmatched in the world..." Meanwhile, Du Jiao was still holding his smelly feet in a dog-like manner.

  Upon hearing Xiao Dou's boastful shouting, the younger disciples immediately relaxed with silly smiles!

  Dissecting the corpse, she showed a small evil grin on her face, directing the male disciples to fly their swords in unison, stripping off the snake skin, taking out the inner dan and snake gallbladder, and collecting all the precious snake blood and materials. Then everyone immediately returned along the original route!

  On the way back, except for encountering a large turtle blocking the road and a wild boar that was quite troublesome, with several people injured, everything else passed by without any major incidents. After all, having had one real battle experience, everyone knew what to do the second time around.

  When everyone was carrying big bundles, lifting carrying poles, holding bamboo baskets, and dragging animal carcasses, a group of over ten people were carrying precious materials wrapped in giant snake skin. This bunch of guys looked just like ordinary humans, each wearing tattered clothes, led by a young master who was bare-chested, barefoot, and wearing torn pants, they all entered the Jiuhua Mountain...

  If one says a person becomes famous, it's actually quite simple, what's important is that you're worthy of it - the word "legend"!

  In the two years from the Qi Refining stage to the Sword Cultivation stage, no one among the disciples could surpass the reputation of Senior Brother Xiao Dou!

  No one can help themselves and 225 fellow disciples reach the Sword Emperor stage without a master, guidance or any assistance. Now they are starting to close their doors and collectively charge towards the formation of the Golden Elixir, it's really arrogant!

  Back to the small house, after taking a bath and having dinner, because too many fellow students came to cry poor at his doorstep, he was both unwilling to refuse and unable to give away the materials that had been obtained at the risk of his life, so he could only avoid them. At this time, Xiaodou, who had been sleeping for two days, was suffocating under the quilt, shouting like a ghost:

  "Stop knocking on the door, aren't you annoying? Didn't I say so? Don't come in, nobody comes in, don't disturb my sleep."

  "Bai Xiaofei is gone too, huh? Well, I'll just let her go then!" Xiao Xiao laughed mischievously outside the door.

  "Others... others..." Xiaodou quickly put on her clothes and rushed out with a silly smile: "Xiaofei is here? Where, where is she?"

  "Cheated you!" The crowd of junior brothers and sisters collectively gave a bitter laugh at him!

  Suddenly, a cold and stern voice came out of the crowd, a small figure with an angry face said:

  "Little stinker, how come except for Xiaofei, even I, the eldest, can't be found?"

  Xiao Dou said with a disheartened expression: "Boss, you have something to ask Shui Xian about, what else can I do besides helping you eat and getting into trouble?"

  "Ah, you little scamp! You're really letting down the younger disciples who look up to you. As a hero now, shouldn't you be standing by my side and helping me save face? You've made me lose face for so many years!"

  Xiao Dou's eyes rolled around and he grinned foolishly, "Right! I promised Xiao Fei to come back and find some fun things for her. Boss, let's go to Zhen Zhong Peak in a bit!"

  At this time, Xiaodou's face turned serious and he said in a bad mood: "Xiaoxiao, don't be stingy, for the girl I like, I'll fight with you, quickly hand over all the fun things ~"

  Xiao Xiao was about to blow up, but under the overwhelming support of his fellow disciples, he immediately retreated in defeat. With a painful and regretful expression, he handed over two boxes to him.

  Leng Han Ming's face twisted into an awkward, bitter smile as he said, "Xiao Dou, don't think about playing around for now. I'm here on orders from the sect to rob you guys, so let's figure out how to minimize our losses."

  Xiao Dou waved his hand and said: "I don't care about this kind of thing, Boss. You go discuss with Shui Xian, after you're done, we'll go find Xiao Fei!"

  The cold and gloomy voice shouted in a bad temper: "Little stinky tofu, wait until your yellow flower dish is cold, say what good things you want, take this opportunity to speak quickly!"

  Xiao Dou said listlessly: "Me? My lifespan is over, I'm going to die. Can the sect give me something that will let me enter the Dan formation stage? ~Uh~ Elder, why does your face look so pale?"

  Leng Han Ming shook his head and said with a choked voice, "There are still 40 years to go, and I have to advance three layers in a row! Xiaodou, can't you not make people so heartbroken?"

  Shuixian let out a dazed sigh: "Everyone on this side is going to die, yet the other side's sect still treats us like this. It's only right, after all, everything has its own rules and etiquette. This is the helplessness of being from a prestigious family. Xiaodou, what do you want to play with? What do you want? Just say it, don't make us worry, okay?"

  Xiao Dou shook his head and said quietly to the more than 200 junior brothers and sisters in the small valley:

  "As for you all, I, this senior brother, have done my best and can ask for no more. As for the road ahead of everyone, just go as far as you can. I'm at peace with that. As for myself, apart from wanting to spend some time with Xiaofei, there's really nothing else I desire!"

  "No, no, no..." The younger brothers and sisters cried out in unison: "Big brother, we won't let you go, you can't die! If you die, what will we do? What kind of adventure is this, where nine out of ten people die? If big brother wasn't here with us, we would have died long ago. Yeah, big brother, you can't abandon us! We can't bear to part with you, we want to live and die together with big brother..."

  Seeing more than 200 junior brothers and sisters all kneeling in front of him, Xiao Dou scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously:

  "Oh no, what are you doing? Hurry up! Oh, right. If it really doesn't work out, I'll...Oh, if it really doesn't work out, I'll ask Bing'er for help and become an invincible zombie to be with all of you forever. That should be okay, right?"

  "Ah~ah~ah~" Everyone was shocked at the same time, and Qi Qi kicked him back to sleep in the house. Then, with the help of Lord Leng, everyone found Bing Er...

  That night, Bing Er followed everyone with a gloomy face, carrying a large coffin, and walked into the Xiao Nei Valley. Meanwhile, that guy was eating his fill, doing nothing, not practicing or cultivating, but rather sipping tea and chatting with birds! Looking at his childlike innocence, straightforwardness, and purity, the younger disciples couldn't help but feel a deep pain in their hearts.

  Xiao Dou saw them and strolled over with a nonchalant expression, laughing: "Good Ice, I was really forced to desperation by them, it's truly a helpless situation that made me summon you, they didn't bully you, did they?"

  Bing Er's face was absent-minded as she muttered: "They didn't make things difficult for me, they just repeatedly asked me twenty-nine times about everything!"

  "Hmm, you guys are bullying Xiao Bing again! *sigh* Ah, just in time, I was still undecided. You all say something... Hmm, no one is saying anything? Alright, then I'll just speak for myself. After all, it's all the same whether we die or not. Might as well try, and if it doesn't work out, I can always kill myself. Xiao Bing said she could help me get rid of my sin, right? Alright, nothing to worry about!"

  "Little Bean, for someone like you who doesn't have the qualifications to cultivate immortality, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. At least you won't have to worry about your lifespan anymore. You can just be a free and easy, carefree and guiltless little zombie. After all, our Jiuhuashan has gathered the strengths of many families, and there are also many people who cultivate zombies to fight against enemies, so it's not like we would reject you. It's just that now that you've recognized Bai Xiaofei, taking this path is equivalent to your body dying. Do you understand?"

  "Who would have thought that my own brother would end up on this path? It's also a testament to my own uselessness as the eldest. But anyway, I'll take this opportunity to help you obtain the Demon Saint King's decree. Heh~ after this, you little brat will truly be invincible!"

  "Magic Holy King's Order!" Xiaoxiao jumped up and down, shouting: "Ling~lingbao, top-grade Lingbao Magic Holy King's Order! Heaven, is it destined that Xiaodou will become a zombie? How can everything about him be so coincidental? It's really exaggerated!"

  Xiao Mei hastily said: "Leng Young Master, I think it doesn't matter if Xiao Dou is fierce or not in the future. What's important is that we can't let him go crazy and suck people's blood. Although everything is under our control, I still think it would be better to have the Blood Relic of Brahma. This way, Xiao Dou won't have to drink such disgusting blood in the future!"

  Shuixian, Xiaoxiao, Xiaomei and Leng Hanming have always been the ones that Xiaodou relies on, but now they also can't do anything about it, which means they are all telling her to take the path of a zombie!

  But in his heart, he didn't want to be invincible or powerful; all he wanted was a simple identity, occasionally spending time with Bai Xiaofei, giving her a toy that could make her smile, or just watching her from afar. That would have been enough for him, but this way, he would lose all hope and become an ice-cold corpse, a detestable ghost, an outcast abandoned by the six realms!

  But what else can he do? He has no qualifications, and he has learned two of the most difficult ancient martial arts. It's already too late to practice other martial arts, being able to reach the Sword Emperor stage is already a myth, below that, only death and half-death await him!

  This road is his only way, everyone looks at him hesitantly, feeling equally distressed in their hearts, tears welling up in their eyes. Xiaodou keeps reminding himself in his heart not to let his fellow disciples worry, to cheer up and be happy, but he can't do it!

  He couldn't even find the courage to speak up about becoming a zombie, but suddenly a strong desire surged up from the bottom of his heart. He yearned for someone to stand up at this moment and tell him to hold on, not to become a zombie. But... no one did, there was no one standing up!

  They gazed at their own helpless eyes, which could have killed Xiaodou. Enough, it was time to make the next decision. Only, couldn't do it?

  Good! Very good! Extremely good! At this moment, there is only one way to make oneself decide, that is - to be determined!

  There was one thing he had thought about for hundreds of years but didn't have the courage to do. Now that he's going to die, what is there left to fear?