Chapter 315: Chapter 161: Qin Mengyao (Part 2)
"You only share this quality of being sentimental, that’s the similarity between you and him."
Chu Xuan didn’t respond. Even if it’s the same person, under different circumstances, they will naturally show different mental states.
A cultivator unable to practice from childhood, growing through numerous hardships and battles; compared to a cultivator who started with a high starting point, smooth in the path except for emotional turmoil, do they really seem the same?
Yet as the memories gradually revived, Chu Xuan’s character was quietly undergoing some sort of change, or more precisely, unification.
Fortunately, there was a base template from Earth, so Chu Xuan didn’t struggle painfully like Pei Shurou, merely reclaiming everything he once possessed.
After a long silence, Li Xingchuan slowly said, "Can I ask for a promise?"
"What kind of promise do you want?" Chu Xuan looked at him coldly.
Li Xingchuan replied seriously, "If you truly return to the peak one day and want to achieve great things, you can come to find me."
"Having been trapped in these mountains for many years, I always feel that this leisurely and quiet life doesn’t suit me."
"Maybe I am not inherently brutal or violent, but unlike Floating Cloud, wandering about idly, I’ve cultivated such great skills that need a goal."
Chu Xuan merely nodded without saying anything.
Li Xingchuan seemed relieved, a confident light appeared in his eyes.
As Chu Xuan was about to leave, he added a couple more sentences, "Lastly, I have two reminders you might want to consider."
"One is regarding Li’an Demon Sect, have you met Li Chengfeng?"
Chu Xuan looked puzzled, why suddenly mention him, "Met, what’s wrong?"
"Don’t you think, his experience is very similar to mine?"
Chu Xuan’s eyes slightly focused, "Are you saying Ancestor Youxu has plotted on him, this great-grandson of his?"
Li Xingchuan showed a mocking, sarcastic expression again, "Just a guess, these years in Dao Palace, although not cut off from the outside world, I’ve heard some rumors."
"Ancestor Youxu doesn’t have much longevity left, Li Chengfeng is an extremely rare [Profound Nether Nine Nether Body], highly compatible with his cultivation technique and his direct bloodline descendant; the difficulty of seizing his body is greatly reduced."
"If I were him, I would be very tempted; not to mention everyone knows Ancestor Youxu greatly loves this junior... Tut tut, the more I look, the more it reminds me of my past experiences."
"I’ve noticed you are quite close with Duanmu Qing, so you should be cautious of her and those around her."
Chu Xuan remained silent, he wasn’t worried about Qingqing.
If even an outsider like Li Xingchuan could speculate this, Yao Yufei probably already figured it out, and might even encourage it, to stabilize her rule after Youxu falls.
As for Li Chengfeng... forget it, we’ll see how destiny unfolds for him.
"One more thing, last time when your senior sister went down the mountain, I saw her from a distance."
Li Xingchuan hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Her condition seemed off... although I’ve already informed your master, it’s no harm in telling you as well."
Chu Xuan’s eyes dimmed briefly, nodding in agreement, "I’ll make sure to pay more attention."
Watching Chu Xuan leave, Li Xingchuan muttered to himself, "Based on that murderous aura, this lass is indeed good material for cultivating demonic arts..."
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Near Biyun Mountain in the Southern Territory, there’s an underground black market opened by evil cultivators, built within the mountain itself.
Transactions not daring to open in ordinary markets exist here, including fencing stolen goods, hiring assassins, and selling living beings (both cultivators and mortals); various evil demons’ magical artifacts and blood sacrifice techniques are easily obtainable.
Those visiting this market may not necessarily be evil, even disciples from righteous paths frequently come, yet everyone cloaks and masks their identities, unaware of who the opposite person is.
Qin Mengyao was also among them, though her descent down the mountain was said to be for altering her path, in truth it was more about escaping.
Just like her junior brother once told her: escaping may be shameful but useful.
Qin Mengyao tried forgetting Chu Xuan, yet couldn’t no matter how she tried, and thus she focused on the saying, "Only by being extreme in emotions can one be extreme in the sword," hoping to truly comprehend something.
While on the other hand... she began killing.
Always one for swift acts of vengeance, after visiting Ruo Wood Secret Realm, some deeply buried qualities were ignited and uncovered.
Thus, Qin Mengyao traveled from the north, killing along her journey.
Thankfully, taught strictly by Floating Cloud from a young age, Qin Mengyao only killed evil people, mostly cultivators.
To prevent indiscriminate slaying, Qin Mengyao intentionally ventured into territories of evil and demon cultivators; of course, she considered herself rational enough not to provoke those beyond her capacity.
This time in the underground black market, she tracked down two evil cultivators, sure she could outmatch them both.
As for the broken wedding, news hasn’t spread quickly, and Qin Mengyao headed away from Dao Palace without looking back, deliberately avoiding anything "wedding" related, naturally unaware of the situation.
Her mental state seemed off, the more she killed, the more obsessed and yearning she became, a peculiar red glow gradually emerging deep in her eyes, making her resemble a demon cultivator more than demon cultivators themselves.
Stealthily tracking the two men, she watched them purchase a pair of shivering, blindfolded Qi cultivation sisters, following them out of the black market.
As for that pair of "goods," the black market would later deliver them to the designated destination, as living beings are tricky to fit into storage artifacts, this aspect of their service is quite considerate.
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