Chapter 663: Our Paths Are Different

"By the way, have you made contact with Master Shen?"

"Reporting to you, sir, not yet!" Chen Xing's subordinate shook his head at him; seemingly sensing the urgency in Chen Xing, the subordinate also felt somewhat helpless.

"Sir, Master Shen's whereabouts are uncertain. He can travel thousands of miles in a single day; even the Black-Clad Guards and Capture Gate in various regions find it hard to pinpoint his location."

"Even if we could find him, he would have already left before we could even send him a message."

"Moreover, is Master Shen truly willing to be confined to the Capital?"

"Yes, you are right. A person like him would never be confined to one place!" Shaking his head, Chen Xing also knew he might be engaging in a futile effort. But for some things, how would one know the result without trying?

If Shen Yu could be made to guard the Capital, then the Capital would truly be worry-free. With his natural talent, perhaps it wouldn't take long for him to catch up to or even surpass those old monsters.

If things went well, they might even have a chance to counterattack.

If one day they, the prey in the eyes of those old monsters, could actually counterattack and turn those hunters into prey—just thinking about it made one's blood boil.

Unfortunately, such thoughts could only remain thoughts for now.

"Continue to contact Master Shen. Ask him if he has any interest in coming to the Capital. If he doesn't come, we cannot force him!"

"This subordinate understands!"

"No, it seems someone has entered the Capital's Great Array?" Suddenly, Chen Xing's expression changed drastically, and he ran out the door, somewhat losing his composure.

At present, the Capital's Great Array was not fully activated, so the Capital could still be entered and exited freely, and generally, it wouldn't cause the Great Array to react.

But for the Capital's Great Array to issue a warning, it was clear that an enemy had arrived, and only someone harboring intense hostility and possessing terrifying personal strength would cause the Capital's Great Array to issue such a warning.

The Great Contention Era had only just begun, and already an old monster had set its sights on the Capital!

With a bitter smile, Chen Xing then walked outside. The Capital was currently at its most chaotic and weakest. His old bones would have to hold up the sky for this place.

However, just as Chen Xing was preparing to exit the main gate, a figure had already arrived near him.

This person, dressed in hempen clothes like an old farmer, had a gaze that seemed to contain pity and benevolence; looking around, he exuded a sense of kindness and goodness.

At first glance, one could not possibly place him together with those cruel and cold-blooded old monsters; it would not be surprising if one said this was a person with a compassionate heart.

Yet, the hostility and killing intent on the other party were real and present. This killing intent was diametrically opposed to the other party's gaze, making one feel an extreme sense of dissonance.

"May I ask who you are...?" Looking at the other party, Chen Xing did not think the other party was here to chat or pay a visit.

Killing intent cannot deceive; the person had already clearly told you that he was here to kill.

"Are you the strongest person here?" Quietly watching Chen Xing, the killing intent on the old man in hempen clothes grew a bit more intense, as if he might burst into a killing frenzy at any moment.

"This old man is merely a decrepit, aging person; I am unworthy of the title of strongest!"

"No, your surface strength is average, but you contain another power within your body, a power that makes one wary! Since you are the strongest here, then I will kill you first, and then kill the others!"

"The Great Array is actually ineffective against you!" At this moment, Chen Xing was also somewhat shocked. Just now, while stalling for time with this person, he had secretly been trying to activate the Great Array.

Yet he had not expected the Capital's Great Array to fail him at this moment; no matter how he tried to activate it, it was powerless.

"Are you communicating with this Great Array outside? This Great Array is indeed exquisite, but when I entered, I had already temporarily sealed the Great Array here."

"Your Great Array has not been fully activated yet, so sealing it was not difficult!"

"What exactly do you want to do?" He hadn't expected that they would have already lost half the battle before it even began; the methods of these old monsters were truly impossible to guard against.

His previous thoughts had been a bit wishful; could the Capital really be defended by this Great Array alone?

While trying to find a way to stall for time and communicating with the Great Array again, the Capital's Great Array seemed to have fallen into a deep silence, without the slightest reaction. It seemed he could only rely on himself to resist!

"I have come to kill, and I have come to initiate a chaotic world. This world is once again due for a cleansing!"

"You want to commit murder in the Capital? This old man will never allow a villain like you to harm the people of my Imperial Court!"

Even though the other party had only revealed the tip of the iceberg, the extent of his terror was already evident. But facing the person before him, Chen Xing did not dodge or evade.

He had millions of people behind him; if the Capital's Great Array could not be used, then he would use his flesh and blood to block the way. It is only death, what is there to fear?

The world all thought he, Chen Xing, was already decrepit and old, but who knew that all these years he had been gathering his Qi and nurturing his spirit, sharpening a sword for three years, never daring to slack off in the slightest!

The Haoran righteous energy on his body shot straight into the clouds, upright and vast like the mountains, rivers, sun, and moon illuminating the world. Above the sky, light seemed to burst forth, and the entire Capital was shrouded in this aura.

Everyone in the city seemed to feel it as they looked toward the sky, toward Chen Xing's direction; an inexplicable sense of respect rose from their hearts.

Whether they were open-hearted or treacherous villains, at this moment, they all seemed to be infected by this aura.

They seemed to see an indomitable spirit, saw perseverance, and saw unyielding courage.

"It is this kind of power—vast and grand, making one wary, yet making one respect!"

At this moment, the old man in hempen clothes looked at Chen Xing, but his gaze was not one of wariness, but of appreciation. "Why not join me? Let us maintain this world together!"

"Delusion! This old man walks the straight path; how could I ever wallow in the mire with you!"

"Why is your vision always so shallow? In this world, what is right and what is evil? To you, I am evil, a sin. To me, are you not also a sin!"

"You don't understand. How could a vulgar person like you understand?" Shaking his head, a look of compassion seemed to appear on the face of the old man in hempen clothes, his eyes revealing what seemed to be a love for heaven and earth.

"Heaven creates all things to nourish man, but how do people repay heaven and earth? Greed, endless greed; people only endlessly demand resources, just as the greed in the human heart can never be filled."

"The world's demands on heaven and earth have no end. When there is no food to eat, they think of demanding as much as possible to be full. When they are full, they think of enjoyment, thinking of all sorts of ways to please themselves."

"The world is greedy beyond measure, demanding more and more; one day, it will cause the world to collapse."

"Think about it: when the world expands to a certain degree, it will crush this world. Therefore, someone is needed to cleanse this world."

"By slaughtering the majority of the redundant people, the world can slowly recover. When the population slowly recovers to a certain degree, slaughter them again, repeating the cycle. Only in this way can the two exist in balance!"

Speaking to this point, the old man could not help but sigh lightly, "I also have love in my heart, but mine is a great love—love for heaven and earth, love for the world!"

"A pack of lies! Don't you dare try to shake this old man's heart!"

Walking step by step toward the old man in hempen clothes opposite him, with every step, the Haoran energy on Chen Xing's body seemed to intensify.

"I remember when I first entered officialdom, seeing the sycophants and corrupt officials running rampant in this world. I once vowed to change all this, yet I surrendered to reality time and time again."

"This world may be dark and cold, but there are always people forging ahead. The world may be greedy, but there are always bottom lines to constrain it!"

"This old man is willing to use this aged, broken body to protect the world. I only wish that there will be no more pain in this world, no more sorrow in this world, and I only wish that you old monsters will never appear again!"

"Truly incorrigible. I thought I could find a like-minded person, but I did not expect your breadth of mind to be nothing more than this. In the end, our paths are different!"