Chapter 433 - Bei Feng
Li Huowang’s heart pounded madly against his chest at the softness that filled his arms. The Strayed One Bei Feng was finally in his arms, and she was the key to getting rid of his hallucination. Li Huowang had been dreaming of this day since he discovered the Strayed One Bei Feng's existence.
Li Huowang's mind was filled with many wild thoughts, but he remained calm on the outside.
The Shai Zis didn’t have any time to pay attention to what Li Huowang was doing, as they were too busy fighting the Imperial Preceptor and the Chief of the Surveillance Bureau.
When they were at the edge of the battlefield, the Strayed One Bei Feng finally realized that something was wrong.
“Wait, who are you?! Why are there nine Hong Zhongs?”
Li Huowang was about to explain when Bei Feng looked up and stared into his eyes.
“Please hear me out,” Li Huowang said and was shocked to realize that his voice had become feminine. He looked up and saw himself holding his own arm. He had exchanged bodies with Bei Feng!
Upon seeing that Li Huowang had been trapped in her previous body, Bei Feng chuckled and playfully remarked, “Aiyaya~ So you're Hong Zhong? What’s wrong? Did you get bored of playing as Hong Zhong and wanted to become Bei Feng for a few days? Sure, let me make your wish come true.”
Li Huowang's body had just gotten stolen away from him, but he wasn't anxious at all as he said, “Do you really think that I didn’t know about that ability of yours? My body doesn't belong to me alone. Suisui! Do it! She has taken my body away!”
Bei Feng was shocked. She was about to do something when a heart-wrenching pain shot up from her chest. Her sense of pain seemed to have been multiplied, as the pain coming from her chest was too much even for her to bear.
However, the changes weren't over just yet. Moments later, Li Sui’s tentacles burst out of the orifices of Li Huowang’s body including his eyes, mouth, nose, and ears.
Li Huowang had told Li Sui about his plan to seal Bei Feng's senses as soon as possible the moment she swapped bodies with Li Huowang. Li Huowang had learned of Bei Feng's ability from the documents in the Surveillance Bureau, so it wasn't strange that she had prepared a countermeasure against it.
Crackle!
Thunder crackled, and a stray lightning bolt almost struck Li Huowang. In response, he carried Bei Feng with him and ran away from the battlefield.
No one noticed their escape amidst the chaos, and Li Huowang was soon out of the battlefield. The battle became more intense, but Li Huowang didn't have the luxury to care about the ongoing battle. After all, he had already obtained what he wanted.
Li Huowang turned a corner and stopped to catch his breath. He looked at Bei Feng, who had stolen his body, and said, “All right. Suisui, remove your tentacles from her ears and mouth. I have to talk to her.”
The tentacles sticking out of Bei Feng's mouth retracted.
Li Huowang stared at Bei Feng and calmed himself down before saying, “I don’t care about the Sitting Oblivion Dao's plans. I will let you go as long as you give me what I want."
Bei Feng was not worried but impressed instead. “That’s amazing. I didn't expect that you'd take advantage of the chaotic battle between us and the Surveillance Bureau. You truly deserve the name, Hong Zhong.”
Li Huowang took a small flat needle from his bag of torture tools. Then, he grabbed Bei Feng's hand and thrust the needle in between Bei Feng's fingernail and finger.
Li Huowang flicked his wrist, and a grotesque noise echoed as the thin fingernail was torn away from the finger. Bei Feng bit her lips to withstand the pain, but her forehead was covered in beaded cold sweat.
“I’ve executed the Cang-Qiong Ascension three times, so my sense of pain has been heightened to the limits. Even a small scratch would hurt as much as losing an arm. I'm sure your time is as precious as mine, and I'm sure you don’t want to experience an even stronger pain than that, do you?"
Li Huowang placed his finger on the belly button of his original body. Then, he thrust his finger into the belly button before pulling out something tubular and smooth.
“Haha..." Bei Feng was trembling from the pain, but she was smiling as she muttered, “These methods are reminiscent of the Ao Jing Sect. Are you from the Ao Jing Sect? Why have you come for us instead of looking for your god?”
Li Huowang gulped a mouthful of his saliva with great difficulty. His voice was even trembling as he said, “You're a Strayed One, right? I need to know how you got rid of your hallucination.”
“Hm?” Bei Feng’s voice was filled with confusion. “You went through all the trouble to ask me that? You could have just told me outright! I thought it was something serious, but you just wanted the cultivation method to cultivate the ‘Truth’?
"There was no need for you to go this far, as I would have told you if you had just asked me outright."
“What?” Li Huowang frowned in confusion.
“Sigh.” Bei Feng sighed, and her voice was filled with sadness. “I’m a Strayed One, so I know a Strayed One's pain. The pain of being unable to differentiate between the two worlds. I'm more than happy to help a Strayed One escape that pain.
"It’s just a shame that Strayed Ones are hard to come by.”
Li Huowang’s face twitched, and he refused to believe Bei Feng.
“You better tell me the cultivation method without lying. Otherwise, you're going to suffer!"
“Fine, fine. I'll tell you. Stop pulling me. This is your body, you know that, right? You'll have to get this back later. Anyway, you need to know some things first before you can start cultivating. First of all, you have to know why we have a hallucination.”
“I already know that. It’s because of the primordial breath.”
“Oh? You know quite a bit about it. Then, I will continue my explanation. To get rid of your hallucination, you need to control your primordial breath first.
"However, you can’t do it on your own. You need the help of the primordial breath's owner, Doulao.”
“Wait!” Li Huowang exclaimed and glared at Bei Feng. “Why did you mention the Siming of the Sitting Oblivion Dao? Don't you dare attempt to fool me! Doulao Taiyin is the Siming that controls ‘Lies’!”
Bei Feng sighed and explained, “What is the truth? What is a lie? Can you differentiate it? Everyone says that the Sitting Oblivion Dao cultivates ‘Lies,’ but it seems that they've forgotten to tell you that we cultivate the ‘Truth’ as well.
"Doulao is different from the other Simings. It's like a conjoined lotus in a pond. Doulao Taiyin controls ‘Lies’ while Doulao Taiyang controls ‘Truth.'
"The Heavenly Dao of Yin and Yang are markedly different from the other Daos. The other Daos either exist or they don't exist at all.
"However, the Dao of ‘Truth’ and the Dao of ‘Lies’ exist as one. The other side of ‘Truth’ is ‘Lies.' The opposite is true as well. Without ‘Truth’ there are no ‘Lies,' and without ‘Lies,' there is no ‘Truth.' Do you understand?”
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