Worldwide Class Change: An Invincible Swordsman

Chapter 565: Chapter 564, Path of Redemption_1

Just now, Jiang Chen made a bold claim, "Anyone who stands in my way shall be killed! Even Bai Yun cannot stop me. If Bai Yun tries to prevent me, then I will kill him!"

Damn it... isn’t that just like Qi Sha himself...

What if someone else tried to stop him? Angelina, for example, or Daphne... To kill or not to kill? Damn it...

Watching Jiang Chen fall into deep thought, Qi Sha said, "It seems you have understood. Proving one’s way through killing is not the best method. Rather, it’s the Path of Yin Yang. One should achieve Realization of Yin Yang, Realization of redemption, and transform all Killing intent completely into the Path of Redemption."

"That is the highest Realm, and once you comprehend this relationship, your Realm shall be further Upgraded."

"It’s not True Qi, but one’s own Realization of the world."

Jiang Chen looked at Qi Sha with a calm expression.

"Why tell me this?"

Qi Sha said, "I am redeeming you, so the second half of my life is the Path of Redemption. Besides, the relationship between you and Master must be deep; otherwise, he wouldn’t have passed on the Heaven Cutting Swords Technique to you."

"Master only had eight Disciples, but his judgment of character was very accurate. Everyone took Master as a role model, striving to surpass him by following their own paths."

"’Everyone has their own path.’ This is what Master often told us, and I am also walking my own path. My eldest senior brother, second senior brother, third senior brother... they are all inheriting Master’s way of the sword."

"Unfortunately, simply comprehending the way of the sword is not enough to comprehend the Sword Principle."

"I am different. Though I have inherited the essence of the Heaven Cutting Swords Technique, I have my own path, just like you. You collect Martial Arts from all over the world to achieve Realization of your own path."

"But I’m afraid you will kill everyone around you before you achieve that Realization."

"I am someone like you, who entered the path through killing. To fully comprehend it, one must achieve Realization of the Path of Redemption."

Jiang Chen nodded. "I understand. Hearing your words, I have learned a lot."

Qi Sha laughed. "In fact, you could have achieved Realization yourself. I am merely letting you know in advance, just saving you from taking some detours."

"Then how can one achieve Realization of the Path of Redemption?"

Qi Sha said, "When you encounter someone you want to kill, just let them go. That’s the Path of Redemption. It can slowly change your state of mind."

Damn it...

Let them go?

Someone wants to kill me, and I’m supposed to just let them go? Am I sick in the head?!

Am I supposed to become some kind of saint?

Jiang Chen disagreed, replying, "The Path of Redemption is not about letting go, but about redeeming. Killing is also redemption. If one day you encounter a heinous criminal, would you kill him or not?"

"Of course not," Qi Sha replied.

Jiang Chen decisively responded, "No, kill him."

"If you do not kill him, he will kill more people in the future. More will die by his hands. So, killing him is also the Path of Redemption."

Qi Sha was utterly bewildered.

Killing is redemption? Why does that sound so awkward?

However, it seemed there was some truth to it, and Qi Sha fell into deep thought.

Jiang Chen smiled. "Whether it is the Path of Killing or the Path of Redemption, both exist within one’s nature. If one’s heart harbors the intent to kill, then it is killing. If it harbors the intent to redeem, then it is redemption."

"Everything follows one’s true nature."

Qi Sha looked astonished.

Damn it, I came to enlighten you, but instead, you have enlightened me...

Jiang Chen continued, "River water flows with the current. Yet, you wish to make it flow in reverse. Isn’t that putting the cart before the horse?"

"It’s like what happened just now. The Sword Sect Elder wanted to kill me. If I had spared him, that would not be the Path of Redemption, but foolishness. Killing him is also redemption. Though his nature may not be inherently evil, his intent to kill me is evil."

"Redemption is not for others, but for oneself."

"If he grows stronger someday, wouldn’t he try to kill me then? So, my path is to use killing to stop killing—to redeem myself."

Qi Sha’s eyes widened.

What a twisted and heretical argument! You might as well just admit you want to kill people!

Is there any difference between redeeming oneself and redeeming others? It seems there isn’t!

As soon as Jiang Chen finished speaking, his spirit felt liberated, as if he had entered another Realm. He could now control his Killing intent at will, no longer influenced by it.

This was an epiphany, a profound and mysterious state.

In that instant, Jiang Chen attained enlightenment.

At that very moment, a new power emerged within Jiang Chen: the Power of Laws.

Destruction.

The Law of Destruction.

The Law of Destruction, once stripped from him by the Continent of All-Gods, had reemerged within Jiang Chen.

That wisp of power once again elevated Jiang Chen’s Realm.

He had regained control of the power of Destruction.

Qi Sha sighed. "I intended to enlighten you, but it turns out you enlightened me. I’ve learned a valuable lesson."

"That’s not quite it," Jiang Chen replied. "If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have achieved Realization of the Path of Redemption."

"We’ve validated each other’s understanding. Just as you said, everyone has their own path, everyone has their own way. Your path isn’t suitable for me, and my principles aren’t right for you."

Qi Sha nodded.

Indeed, that was the case.

But at that moment, Qi Sha understood that redemption wasn’t for others, but for oneself.

If one cannot even redeem oneself, how can one redeem others?

His Realization of his Realm deepened a bit more.

Qi Sha left, seeking his own path.

「Meanwhile, in the tavern...」

Many Wanderers came to exchange for the Divine Spirit Sword Technique. Jiang Chen rejected no one, as long as they presented their Martial Arts insights.

Jiang Chen made the exchanges directly.

Within an hour, several hundred people had come to exchange for the Divine Spirit Sword Technique.

「Taiyi City. The conference room.」

SMACK!

An Elder, furious and embarrassed, exclaimed, "Damn Jiang Chen! Spreading our Taiyi Association’s Divine Spirit Sword Technique! He’s seeking death!"

"Strange. How did he acquire the Divine Spirit Sword Technique? Could it be that a Disciple leaked it?"

"It must have been Pan Tianli who gave it to him. Pan Tianli has been missing since he went after Jiang Chen. Now that Jiang Chen has reappeared, it indicates he got the Divine Spirit Sword Technique from Pan Tianli."

"That idiot Pan Tianli! Knowing full well what kind of person Jiang Chen is, yet he spread the Divine Spirit Sword Technique!"

"Now is not the time to discuss this. The question is how to eliminate Jiang Chen, that damn cur!"

"I heard this man single-handedly challenged the Sword Sect’s stronghold, Poxiao City, killed eight Sword Sect Elders, and countless Sword Sect Disciples died at his hands."

Everyone fell silent.

The Sword Sect Elders were all Sixth-stage and Seventh-stage Experts. Yet, eight of them combined were no match for Jiang Chen.

Just how fearsome is this man?

Although the Taiyi Association was powerful, if it came to a real contest, they might not be a match for Jiang Chen!

Everyone was puzzled.

How can this man be so strong?

An Elder stood up. "Jiang Chen? Could he be the God of Swordsmen from the Continent of All-Gods?"

The others looked at that Elder.

"What do you mean?"

"Have you forgotten? In the Upper Realm, on the Continent of All-Gods, a Swordsman once appeared. We all know that Swordsmen are a profession evolved from Wanderers Martial Arts."

"This man was also named Jiang Chen and was incredibly formidable—a Hero of the Continent of All-Gods. I heard he has been stripped of his Swordsman status. It seems this man is indeed that Swordsman from the Continent of All-Gods."