Chapter 586: Im Not Me (1/2)

Thanks to deterrence from the purple-clad man, the mausoleum keepers emerging from the darkness halted their butchering of foreign immortals and cultivators. Even so, those trapped inside the underworld were terrified and unnerved when they realized they could no longer pass through the barrier and return home.

“That formidable existence forbade us from killing the outsiders, but said nothing about imprisoning them… Men, apprehend all of the immortals in our domain!” coldly ordered a man in golden robes and a crop of lush, golden hair. His eyes were golden like the others, and he was a holy lord as well, one of the strongest beings among the mausoleum keepers.

A terrifying aura emanated from him as he hovered in the air, sending shivers down the spines of the immortals inside the underworld. Even the omnipresent yin spirits scattered in a panic. With a gaze like lightning, he swept each and every immortal and cultivator below.

……

Lu Yun chased after the small fox to an uncharted area, somewhere no longer among the outskirts underworld.

“Who is it?!” Suddenly on high alert, the little fox stopped in her tracks and peered back vigilantly.

“It’s me.” Lu Yun restored his true features and showed himself.

“Oh, it’s you… You really scared me there!” The fox patted her chest with fluffy forepaws.

“Where’s Jing Huaci?” Lu Yun looked at the bell hanging from the fox’s neck, a little puzzled. There was nothing else on her body, so the bell was the only thing that caught his eye.

Moreover, he was certain that this Miao was the one he knew, not the Monster Celestial Master or the monster spirit ancestor.

“She… she’s gone to Vastspace Mountain.” The fox heaved a sigh of relief. “Remember, after you go out, never, ever mention anything that happened here to me, or the consequences will be very dire!”

Despite the fox’s childish voice, there was a strangely grave timbre to her voice.

“If you don’t explain yourself clearly, I can’t guarantee that I won’t let it slip in a moment of ‘carelessness’.” Lu Yun shrugged. “Plus, if my hunch is correct, you’ve already dealt with Empress Vastspace’s soul fragment, right?”

The small fox’s big blue eyes filled with helplessness.

“I’m not me!” she explained, her voice despondent. “There’s another scary guy inside of me.”

“What’s the relationship between that scary fellow and you talking about what’s going on here?” Lu Yun was confused by the answer.

“The scary fellow’s the memory of this place!” The little fox grew increasingly solemn. “After I was buried in the celestial master tomb, the colossal resentment I absorbed here gave birth to a scary demonic existence in the depths of my spirit. It’s me, but at the same time, it’s not me either.

“The ‘Miao’ you saw earlier was, in fact, her. She… is me, and at the same time, isn’t me. You can say she’s a part of my experiences and memories. In those memories, I was an evil demon who could destroy everything in the world. To awaken her would be a terrible disaster for the entire world of immortals.”

“Multiple personalities?” Lu Yun blinked.

The little fox shook her head gently. “I am not me.”

Lu Yun blinked in even greater bewilderment.