Chapter 161: Pink Lotus, Purple Lotus (1/2)

With my newly-obtained skill: Air Step. I began my ascension towards the Tower. Compared to my descent, going up proved to be so much faster, courtesy to White defeating the lot of the Spirit Beasts and Monsters that resided in this Void Tower. Honestly, even though he was already out of commission, he was still helping me by paving the path when we went down. And I also shouldn't forget the Platinum and Titanium Rank Spirit Beast Cores I got after he defeated all of them. I'm fairly certain that some of the Spirit Beast Cores I got would prove useful in the near future.

By the way, Spirit Beast Cores are just the Cores gotten from the Spirit Beast. If a Spirit Beast drops a core when killed, then there's a huge chance that the Spirit Beast Core contains the spirit of the spirit beast.

Well, that's a topic for later, right now I need to get to the top as soon as possible and clear this cursed tower before I get teleported into someplace unknown.

It didn't take long before I reach the entrance level of the Void Tower. Who would've thought that the most basic skill of the Gravity Element would be this useful. And also, compared to all the other skills I have, the skill Air Step doesn't expend a lot of Qi Energy. With my current level, I think I'm capable of using Air Step without rest.

Once I reached the first floor of the Void Tower, I looked up and I immediately saw the noticeable difference towards the top of the tower. Before we went down, there was only a slab of concrete from the ceiling upwards. But now, the slab of concrete turned into a flight of stairs that led from the ground up.

When I noticed the flight of steps, a smile spread across my face. I knew that with my Air Step Skill, I wouldn't have to climb the boring way. I could just use Air Step and start climbing through the center of the Void Tower. The flight of stairs was probably just there for cultivators who don't have any sort of Flight Skill.  As for me, I don't need it.

<Air Step Activated>

<Air Step Activated>

<Air Step Activated>

Now, this is real progress!

Just to make sure that I'm not missing anything, I decided to use spread my Qi Energy all over the Void Tower so that I can be aware of traps. To my relief, there weren't any traps so I made my way upwards even faster. The only thing that bothers me was the super-condensed Qi Energy that was on top of the tower. But then again, I remembered the System telling me about a Memory Fragment. If that's not a memory fragment then I don't know what is.

And now that I'm on the topic, what exactly is a memory fragment? Is it an important memory of Hui-ying? Or is it the knowledge that came straight from the original System that Hui-ying had? Or maybe it was the memory of both of them? Whatever it is, I hope it's not the first one. If it were the first one, then I'd just not open it and have the System scan it.

I mean, even though Hui-ying is literally inside my head, I think it wouldn't be ethical to just look into one of her special memories. What if it was about her loved one or her 'loved one'? That would be weird and awkward at the same time.

”Yongrui, what are you thinking?” Hui-ying half-hissed and half-squealed in my mind, probably reading my mind right at that moment. ”What are you talking about?”

”What? I mean, am I wrong? Wouldn't it be weird if I looked into your special memory? You wouldn't want that, right?” I defended myself. Look here, even though Hui-ying constantly reads my mind, I don't hold that against her. As expected of a Sect Master. That's how respectable I should be when it comes to everyday living.

”I-I-I mean, it's fine. You don't have to think about my special memory or whatever. Just looked at it no matter how embarrassing it may be. It might very well help you in defeating this entire outbreak.” Hui-ying continued.

”B-besides... it's not like I have a 'loved one' or anything. I've never had the luxury to have someone I cherish and everyone else was weaker than me so I couldn't really rely on anyone. Why do you think I was the only one left behind when the System showed you a part of my life?”

I didn't even need to answer that. Of course, everyone was already dead! Why would you be the only person in the whole wide world if there's another person still alive? Simple arithmetics.