Chapter 89 - The Demon Cultivating Pagoda (2/2)
“Hey, how are you!” Shen Ying walked toward him. “May I ask if you’ve seen my sect’s chef? He’s called… Something… Qing. He looks quite handsome!”
I haven’t eaten properly in half a month. I really miss his food!
There was silence for two seconds.
“Who are you?” the fog surrounding the black figure surged as a pair of red eyes scanned Shen Ying. “How exactly did you come in here?”
“I jumped in here,” she pointed toward the hole above her head.
Jumped in here! Did she come in straight from the outside? How’s that possible! How is there someone on this earth who could break through his Immortal Ascension Pagoda!
“So, you’ve seen my chef? He’s about this tall…” she gestured slightly above her head and continued describing Yi Qing, “he has double eyelids and long hair. He’s wearing a white robe, and- Oh yes! He’s a Sword Cultivator.”
“A Sword Cultivator!” the black figure exclaimed. The black fog slowed down, and he studied her. Then, he suppressed the surprise he felt earlier on. He smiled even more coldly than before, “So you’re on the same side as the Sword Cultivator below.”
“You’ve seen him?” Shen Ying walked forward excitedly.
“Hmph, who would have thought after waiting for millions of years, the world would give me two people who are capable enough to reach the top of this pagoda. The Heavens are on my side! Hahaha…” he suddenly laughed maniacally. The black fog around him thickened and began to fill the entire space. The well-lit room quickly fell into darkness.
Shen Ying subconsciously rubbed her arms. This figure in the black fog made her uncomfortable. “This smoke…” Is he creating special effects?
“You really have the capability to make it to the top of the pagoda. You’re still so calm and peaceful despite being surrounded by such thick demonic Qi,” the black figure exclaimed. He sounded even more satisfied than before.
“Well…” The only thing that was affected was her sight.
“You know that Sword Cultivator. You must be the so-called Sect Master of the Invincible Sect. Yu Haiheng was really putty in your hands!”
“Eh?” Shen Ying hesitated.
“Wondering how I know this?” the black figure grinned, “Awhile ago, the descendants of my Yu Family were taken care of by you.”
“Er…”
“That’s right, I belong to the Yu Family too. I am the real owner of this Immortal Ascension Pagoda, and the first-generation Master of the Yu Family, Yu Haotian.” His tone became more and more hostile and the black fog around him thickened with each sentence. “Are you surprised? Everybody in this world knows I have already achieved Immortal Ascension, but they don’t know I abandoned the Dao and become a demon. I remained in this tower, waiting for the chance to become a Perfected Demon! Even the people of my Yu Family have forgotten my existence.”
“But- ”
“Speaking of which, if you hadn’t forced this generation of family masters into such desperate straits, the curse I planted on my own descendants would not have triggered. That’s the reason my resurgence came early.”
“I didn’t…”
“Don’t be nervous. The Yu Family… may be my descendants, but their life and death has nothing to do with me.” He sounded relaxed, not at all like he had any intention to take revenge for his descendants. “I restored their cultivation because they were the reason I was awakened in the first place.”
“No, I mean…”
“I let them spread the word about the Immortal Ascension Pagoda because I wanted to attract all the cultivators into it,” he proudly declared. “As soon as they enter the pagoda, they will have to face their mental demons. As time goes by, their physical body, primordial spirit and cultivation will be absorbed by this pagoda. This way, they will provide the nutrients I need to become a Perfected Demon. That’s why this pagoda has another name – the Demon Cultivating Pagoda.”
“…”