Chapter 126 Chapter 126: The Most Passionate and Sincere Fall into Mara
Chapter 126: The Most Passionate and Sincere Fall into Mara
Dan Shu gently raised her palm, adopting a thoughtful posture—she clearly knew many secrets about similar events on the Xianzhou, but it was unlikely she would foolishly explain them all to everyone.
After a moment of silence, however, she suddenly lifted her head again, as if completely unaware of the two's undercover identities, and comforted Pardo and Stelle: "Actually, there's no need to be too sad. He had already reached the age when a Foxian should pass away peacefully. Yet, he managed to extend his life by over a decade and even persisted until the day the children received the blessing of the Ambrosial Arbor."
"For him, this can also be considered a great boon from the benevolent Yaoshi, the Aeon of Abundance."
The "he" Dan Shu referred to was clearly the elderly Foxian who had recently fallen into Mara... Pardo and the others didn't even know his name, and it seemed Dan Shu had no intention of telling them.
But Pardo felt instead—clearly, this person simply hadn't bothered to remember it at all!
"Don't be ridiculous! How could this possibly be considered a boon!"
Multiple stimuli made Pardo unusually bold for once. She directly shouted at Dan Shu: "After struggling to hold on until today, he couldn't even see the moment they stood up again. This is clearly the most detestable plotline, isn't it!"
"And, and... to suffer the torment of that so-called Mara-Struck state before dying is just too infuriating!"
Only a few hours had passed, and Pardo still clearly remembered how kind the old man was when he first welcomed them, completely genuine.
Yet, after truly falling into Mara, the emotions he displayed were so extreme and painful... She couldn't even imagine how terrifying it would be if she were about to die and suddenly turned into that state, completely different from her original self.
"Mara-Struck? Yes, very few Foxians suffer from Mara-Struck symptoms because they usually pass away before that happens."
When discussing this point, Dan Shu's previously somewhat amiable expression turned exceptionally cold in the next moment: "For Xianzhou natives whose physical lifespans are nearly infinite, Mara-Struck is Yaoshi's punishment for their betrayal... but it is also the necessary condition for Xianzhou natives to evolve once again!"
"I don't know if you are aware, but within the Ten-Lords Commission, which specializes in handling Mara-Struck incidents, there is a drug called the Emotion-Severing Elixir... True to its name, it can make the consumer lose most of their seven emotions and six desires. It is also the work I regret most in my life."
Xianzhou natives like Qingque would undoubtedly know that Dan Shu, as the Chief Alchemist, is almost entirely the pinnacle among Xianzhou physicians. Not only has she led the Alchemy Commission in overcoming many difficult and complicated illnesses, but she has also restored numerous alchemical formulas lost during the Xianzhou's turmoil—this so-called Emotion-Severing Elixir is one of them.
"Occasionally, some young people with lifespans of only three or four hundred years fall into Mara-Struck symptoms prematurely due to various emotional issues... Some lose their beloved; some lose family members to old age... Since they have not yet reached the age to enter the Hall of Karma, the Ten-Lords Commission makes them take that so-called Emotion-Severing Elixir."
"From then on, the husband who once deeply loved his deceased wife will forget what love is; those children who once greatly respected their parents will become expressionless when mentioning their deceased relatives... Or to go further, they hardly show any extra emotion toward anything. They simply do whatever others tell them to do."
How is this still a living person? After completely removing the crucial element of emotions, what difference remains between humans and robots?
The more she recalled and narrated this, the more agitated Dan Shu's tone became. Perhaps this wasn't just a story but something that actually happened around her.
"The most passionate and sincere fall into Mara; those who sever emotions and desires live for a thousand years—I ask you, what calamity is Mara? What joy is a thousand-year lifespan?"
If they could truly bring their deeply loved ones back to life, I believe even if those Xianzhou natives had to abandon this meaningless thousand-year lifespan, they wouldn't hesitate for a moment.
Unfortunately, reality is... they don't have such seemingly cruel choices. There are no angels in this world, nor do any true demons exist.
Either fall into Mara under extreme suffering or completely forget all love, hatred, and grievances under the Ten-Lords Commission's manipulation, turning entirely into a walking corpse that only moves—this is the reality on the Xianzhou.
On this so-called Xianzhou, those already miserable only become sacrifices to everything and suffer even more—just like those who nearly fall into Mara due to grief, just like these children here...
After such words, little Pardo was immediately left somewhat at a loss. After finishing her narration, Dan Shu turned her gaze to Kevin. Clearly, she seemed well-informed about what happened here and knew whose words carried more weight.
"I also want to thank you for everything you did for Xiao Yu. That child can rarely see in other ways and temporarily doesn't need to be much involved with us rebels, as the Seat of Divine Foresight calls us."
Even though Dan Shu firmly believes the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus can achieve victory, this process will inevitably involve bloodshed and sacrifice. She certainly doesn't want such a pitiful child to experience all that.
At least in this regard, her feelings are very sincere.
"I do not expect you to help us... I only hope you can leave the Xianzhou, leave this troubled place of right and wrong."
Perhaps out of wariness toward Kevin's strength, or perhaps simply not wanting to make enemies of those who genuinely helped them, Dan Shu said: "I don't know how the hounds of the Seat of Divine Foresight described this civil war to you? That Lan, the Reignbow Arbiter representing the orthodox temple and true god, hunts the evil Aeon Yaoshi across the cosmos, and the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus are the claws of this evil Aeon?"
"Is that really how things are? You don't understand Yaoshi, nor do you understand Lan... But even based on what you've seen and heard now, are things really as simple as they claim?"
"...I only hope you can stay away from the Luofu, away from all this. This has nothing to do with you outsiders anyway, and I don't want to be your enemy."
"As for the children here... let them sleep a little longer. I hope by the time they wake up, everything will be over."
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