The Dispute Within the Myriad Stars Sect

"Aren't you leaving?" Li Xue asked, looking at the clone of Shen Ge who called himself Shen Linfeng.

Shen Linfeng smiled and shook his head, saying, "Why would I leave? It's so safe here, of course I'm not leaving. After all, I'm still being watched."

"Are you the escape route he left behind?"

"What talk of a way out?" Shen Linfeng chuckled. "From the moment I opened my eyes, I became independent. You can think of me as the past me, and him as the present him. We are one person, but we are not one person either."

"If he dies, I can live; if I die, he can live too." Shen Linfeng raised his hand, and a small door the size of a fist appeared in his palm, emanating a faint aura. "As long as I want, I can't die, I can never die, because you have no idea how many backup plans I've left behind."

"So that means..." Li Xue's eyes flickered as she looked at Shen Linfeng, "That you are Shen Ge, and there is no difference between your original body and your clone."

Shen Linfeng felt a little uncomfortable under Li Xue's gaze, and after slightly averting his eyes, he replied, "It's not that there's no difference. At least his soul is much stronger than mine, but that gap can be bridged. Once my soul is stronger, I'll be completely independent."

Li Xue suddenly stepped forward, forcing Shen Linfeng onto a stool and looking down at him. "So, you're no different from him? In that case, it'll be the same if I take you down, won't it?"

A flicker of panic crossed Shen Linfeng's face, but he quickly regained his composure and looked at Li Xue with a half-smile. He said softly, "You can try, but I don't want him. I'm a very open-minded person; I don't care about anything like reverse seduction or passive acceptance."

"Really?" Li Xue asked slyly, then moved closer. Now the two were only a palm's width apart, and their breaths mingled together.

However, Shen Ge was only good at talking; he wasn't very good at practical skills, so he eventually lost somewhat embarrassingly.

"Well, how about we forget it? I'm just an avatar, not the original. As an avatar, you have to be prepared for the consequences. Let the original do this kind of thing."

"Although I don't really mind, what if the main body suddenly has a brain fart and kills me? That wouldn't be worth it."

"Why can't you be the original and he be the clone?" Li Xue said softly, "Didn't you say that you are essentially the same person? Besides, from the current perspective, you have an extra physical body compared to him, so why can't you be the original?"

"Well, he's definitely stronger, so if I can't beat him, I'll just become a clone." Shen Linfeng pushed Li Xue away a little, looking slightly embarrassed. "Really, don't get so close to me. I can't withstand any tests."

After this test, Li Xue gradually formed a guess in her mind, so she asked for confirmation, "What are your thoughts on Mu Wan?"

Shen Linfeng was taken aback, then fell silent for a moment before finally saying, "You shouldn't have brought her up. Whether it's him or me, this is always the most sensitive wound. Even if he didn't share any feelings for her with me, we are still the same person. Even if I'm a bit more unconventional, some things will always be the same for us."

Li Xue nodded to indicate that she understood, then fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.

After a long silence, she suddenly asked in a soft, quiet tone, "Shen Ge, can you tell me about your past? We've known each other for so long, but I feel like I haven't really gotten to know you yet."

"Of course," Shen Linfeng replied, and then began to talk about his childhood, but the childhood stories he talked about were about Shen Ge, who had already passed away.

On the other side, Shen Ge, whose physical body had been reconstituted, stepped into the teleportation array. His destination was the Myriad Stars Sect, after all, some things needed to be settled!

After so many years of patience, so many years of waiting, and so many years of being late, it's finally time.

Within the Myriad Stars Sect, in a courtyard atop a mountain.

An elderly man with white hair frowned as he looked at the four ancient bronze lamps on the table. After an unknown amount of time, a white flower drifted down and the old man sighed softly.

"So be it, we've faced this matter." With that, Xuanguang waved his hand and put away the four bronze lamps.

A moment later, a purple figure suddenly appeared opposite Xuanguang.

Ziyang nodded slightly to Xuanguang, then sat down and asked directly, "Master, you're not really planning to wait for him here, are you?"

Xuanguang chuckled softly, took out a teacup, poured two cups of tea, handed one to Ziyang, and said slowly, "Ziyang, you know what kind of person your master is. Since I was wrong in this matter, I'm not afraid of the consequences."

"Looking back now, I regret making that foolish mistake."

"Perhaps I'm about to die. I don't want to die. I'm terrified. I... have become a slave to immortality."

"Now I regret it, but what's done is done, and there's no use in regretting it."

"Fortunately, I've managed to escape that confined space, so even if I die now, I can be content."

"Master," Ziyang interrupted, "You may have made a mistake, but you should still leave. Go, leave this place, travel, and see the mountains, rivers, and lakes of different places. After all, living is always better than dying."

"Furthermore, regardless of which of you dies, what will your junior sister, caught in the middle, think? How will she cope?"

At this point, Ziyang's tone became stern. "Master, let's avoid him."

Xuanguang didn't answer, but just quietly drank his tea, seemingly not planning to leave.

After waiting a while, Ziyang slammed his fist on the table, his face contorted with rage, and roared, "What exactly do you want?! Back then, to prevent you from clashing with your junior sister, I had Fenghuo Brother Fenghuo take Shen Ge overseas. I didn't even get to see him one last time. Now, Shen Ge is back, and he's already broken through to the Spirit Severing Realm. He's coming to kill you, so what's the point of you just running away?!"

"Master! I'm begging you, please let us go!"

Faced with Ziyang's reprimand, Xuanguang was slightly dazed. After a long while, he put down his teacup, sighed softly, and said, "Yes, Fenghuo is gone, and I didn't even get to see him one last time. What a pity."

"Is this the time for remembrance?!" Ziyang roared, "Master, how can you stay and face Junior Brother Fenghuo's sacrifices? How can you face him?!"

Xuanguang shook his head gently, his expression somewhat forlorn and reminiscing. After a long while, only sighs could be heard.

"Fine, fine, as you wish, I'll leave."