At Camel Peak Mountain, with a single strike of Samadhi True Fire, Jiang Wang had reduced Hai Zongming to dust. On that occasion, he had the foresight of Chongxuan Chu Liang and the aid of the Qianxiang Sword Ge Sheng Lou.

This time, he stood alone. His opponent, Granny Bi Zhu, was stronger than Hai Zongming. Yet, he had still created an opportunity to unleash his most potent divine power of fire.

The dragon-headed staff, biting at Changxiang Si, had carried her far away. Originally, a great distance separated them. But under the acceleration of the Chase Wind Secret Treasury, Jiang Wang’s hand was almost upon her; the Samadhi True Fire was already burning. Even with Granny Bi Zhu’s cultivation of the Four Outer Buildings, there was no escaping it.

However, at this critical juncture, her sole rotating vortex-like left eye suddenly leaped out entirely! That vortex, which had allowed her to see through the Mirage King Pearl’s illusion, was not a mere secret technique, but a power intrinsic to this singular eye!

After leaping from its socket, this eye spun and directly met the Samadhi True Fire that Jiang Wang unleashed. Looking closer, one realized it was not a human eye at all, but a piece of verdant fish eye!

The instant this green fish eye collided with the Samadhi True Fire, an ephemeral bubble-like shadow appeared above the eye. It was a gentle-smiling middle-aged scholar, seemingly oblivious to his surroundings. His gaze was solely fixed upon Granny Bi Zhu, a look so focused, so reverent, that he gently bent at the waist and cupped his hands, as if greeting her.

The fierce, blazing Samadhi True Fire surged, and this bubble-like shadow instantly dissipated. But the domineering, fierce Samadhi True Fire also vanished from sight. Looking closely, it had not vanished, but rather, all the Samadhi True Fire had been drawn into that piece of fish eye. Inside the green fish eye, flames of red flickered, a strangely beautiful sight.

And then, in the very next moment, the entire fish eye turned to dust, the fire vanishing along with it.

“No!” Granny Bi Zhu let out a mournful cry, heart-wrenching and tearing. Even when she had been cornered and her defenses breached by Jiang Wang’s fist, facing a life-or-death crisis, she had not reacted in such a way. Yet, after escaping death, such misery engulfed her.

For a long time now, Granny Bi Zhu had simply been Granny Bi Zhu. Few knew her name before, and even fewer knew why she was called Bi Zhu. She did not live for herself; she lived for that one green left eye!

This eye originated from a fish, named “Bi Mu.” This fish never traveled alone, always in pairs. They were a rare and divine fish. There is a poem that says: “Obtain and become Bi Mu, what resigns death? Wish to make mandarin ducks not envy immortals.”

To obtain and become Bi Mu meant shared birth and shared death.

The middle-aged scholar who appeared in the bubble-like shadow was her husband. In their early years, they had roamed the rivers and seas hand in hand, contemplating the Dao, cultivating, and witnessing the world’s myriad sights. It was a time of immense joy. In one adventure, they acquired a pair of Bi Mu fish eyes: one left eye to discern the essence, one right eye to create illusions. Combined, the two eyes could bridge life and death.

As she was skilled in illusion techniques, she took the left eye, and her husband took the right. At that time, it felt as if the sun forever shone, every day filled with happiness.

Until… the accident.

She would forever remember that day, and forever wish not to recall it. Her husband, to save her, destroyed his eye and perished. His body and soul were extinguished, leaving only a wisp of illusion before his demise, entrusted to this remaining eye. He said it was his entrustment of lovesickness.

She used this single left eye to replace her own. This way, it seemed, her husband was always with her.

She alone bore the destiny of two people, and so she wanted to live, she wanted to live better.

Why, when Zhu Suyue’s Dao Heart was almost destroyed, did she still strive for an opportunity for her, allowing Zhu Suyue to acquire the precious Tianfu Secret Realm quota? One must understand that for those from the Fishing Sea Building to obtain a Qi Country secret realm quota was no easy feat, requiring a much greater price. It was because she knew too well what love could turn people into. She knew it wasn’t that Zhu Suyue couldn’t achieve, but that Zhu Suyue had loved the wrong person, her foolish heart misplaced. If she awakened, there was still a future.

Why did she believe Jiang Wang truly wanted to save Zhu Bi Qiong and place such a heavy wager on it? Because she believed in love, she knew that love existed in this world.

But now, even her last attachment was gone. The last wisp of illusion her husband left in the Bi Mu left eye had saved her one last time. This time was a true, eternal farewell. And so, she hurt, she hurt so much she did not want to live! The pain in her heart far surpassed any physical agony.

“Damn! Damn! You damned!” she roared in fury!

But what met her immediately was a burst of blinding light, almost searing her only remaining right eye. The talisman paper representing the Fierce Light Talisman had not yet burned out, and already another Angry Dragon Talisman was torn open. The fierce dragon directly entwined Granny Bi Zhu.

Town Mountain Talisman, Profound Ice Talisman, Violent Flame Talisman, Burning Blood Talisman…

While Granny Bi Zhu mourned the loss of her Bi Mu fish eye, Jiang Wang showed not the slightest hesitation. With the Samadhi True Fire strike missing, he unhesitatingly pulled out a stack of talismans, using them one by one. It was as if he was smashing his opponent with primordial stones. These items were expensive, but being alive offered the possibility of repaying the debt.

A sky-covering attack instantly submerged Granny Bi Zhu. For a moment, the five-colored light flames exploded, rumbling with sound. Even the protective starlight leading from the distant stars was fundamentally unable to block it! In less than half a breath, it had collapsed.

“I want you to die!”

Amidst the chaotic bombardment of techniques, Granny Bi Zhu’s resentful voice still clearly transmitted. Slowing, heavy, blood burning, eyes stinging, limbs stiff…

Numerous techniques and their effects stacked upon her body, yet Granny Bi Zhu still struggled to emit a sharp whistle. Something pierced through the chaos of techniques. Jiang Wang, retreating vertically, vaguely glimpsed a five-colored, variegated small fish. An intense warning sign surged in his heart.

That fish had already darted to his front, its head striking his abdomen!

This fish had five colors: red, black, yellow, green, and blue. To receive a kiss from this fish was to die. In such a perilous moment, Granny Bi Zhu chose to counterattack rather than protect herself.

*Crack.*

The Chongxuan Victory Armor and the protective Seven Profound Treasure Clothes were directly bitten open. The five-colored fish struck again upon a layer of golden light. This was the Golden Body Talisman Jiang Wang had torn open earlier! Although the five-colored fish immediately bit through the golden light again, Jiang Wang had already reacted. He held his palm upright like a knife, and a single chop fell upon its body.

Though this five-colored small fish was only three fingers long and two fingers wide, seemingly easily crushed, Jiang Wang’s palm strike infused with Dao Yuan only managed to send it flying.

Jiang Wang did not pursue and entangle with the five-colored fish, but instead directly tore open another Golden Body Talisman. His entire person crashed into the chaotic technique light flames that had not yet dispersed. With a fist that shattered the heart, he struck Granny Bi Zhu’s chest, where her hands were busy and her feet were in disarray.

As Granny Bi Zhu spat blood, Jiang Wang’s left hand, like a palm knife, chopped at her throat, directly shattering her windpipe. Hooking her neck with his backhand, he pulled and lifted his knee high, sending her entire person crashing upwards into the sky. With both hands spread open, his fists infused with full Dao Yuan, rained down like a sudden storm. He directly struck Granny Bi Zhu’s body, which had already lost its ability to control, causing her to float empty in the air for a full thirty breaths!

Her five viscera were shattered, her Tongtian Palace along with the five inner mansions, all broken. The distant starry protective star light, the Saint Building, had long since lost contact during this process.

Those surging chaotic technique flows, although only residual waves, also shattered Jiang Wang’s protective golden light, almost twisting the Seven Profound Treasure Clothes into shredded rags. Jiang Wang had completely forced his way through the injuries to attack, not giving Granny Bi Zhu half a breath to recover. Only then, with a pair of fists, did he beat her to death!

Only at this moment did the five-colored fish shoot back from a distance. With a blood-stained hand, he grabbed the glazed water jar. With a backhand motion, he placed the fish within it.

“Obtain and become Bi Mu, what resigns death? Wish to make mandarin ducks not envy immortals.” – Lu Zhaolin, “Chang’an Ancient Intent”

Reading the Red Heart Patrolling Heaven.