71 Day 70: The Scum Is A Traitor (1/2)

”Let's talk about this when this is all over. For now, help the others.”

Yu Sheng remembered what his master told him. He looked at Mu Jun who's looking at Mu Jie.

”The rebellion happened hundreds of years ago.” Mu Jun said as they flew towards the Demonic Land. ”You've been asleep until 15 years ago.” He told him.

”What do you mean?” he asked.

”... you truly woke up 15 years ago.” Mu Jun said.

”How about my memories the past 18 years?” he asked.

”...” Mu Jun looked at him. ”... It was all made up.” he told him.

Yu Sheng gritted his teeth. Mu Jun... he thought. What the hell have you done?

”Yu Sheng.”

Yu Sheng blinked and turned when he heard Zu Zhe's voice. He saw Zu Zhe's looking at him. ”... Zhe.” He called.

”Sheng – ge!” Xi Ling called and half-ran half-walked towards Yu Sheng. ”Sheng – ge... you're really fine!” he said and smiled.

Yu Sheng looked at him, then forced a smile.

”Who's that?” Fei Lin asked and looked at Zu Zhe.

Zu Zhe immediately hid. Fei Lin's forehead knotted.

”He's my ...” Yu Sheng said, then glanced at Zu Zhe.

”Is he from BaiLong, too?” Luo Shi asked. He and Ming Ye are now healed.

”No.” Yu Sheng answered.

Their eyes went wide. ”Then...” they said, their face went serious. ”... from HeiLong?” they asked.

”No.” Yu Sheng answered.

They looked at him.

”It was Mu Jun that's from HeiLong.” He said and looked at Mu Jun who's single-handedly defeating Mu Jie.

Their eyes went wide and looked at Mu Jun. The moment they first met him, they already sensed something different from him.

He's all shrouded in mystery, this man formerly called 'Old Lao'.

”So it really exists...” Chen Shen said. Mu Xin is helping him walk. ”BaiLong... and HeiLong...” he said.

”Where do you think the Demonic Sect is from?” Mu Jun asked.

Mu Jie is unconscious, beaten half – dead. The modified bodies, since they're made up of pure qi, are afraid of the malevolent energy to touch them.

That's why they fear Mu Jun.

”What do you mean?” Mu Xin asked.

Mu Jun turned to him. ”Kid, you should know your roots.” He told him. ”Even though HeiLong has malevolent energy, it isn't enough for us demonic cultivators.” He said. ”The Demonic Land may be rich in malevolent energy, but where do you think the malevolent energy is coming from?” he asked.

Silence fell. They just know the Demonic Land is rich in malevolent energy because it was a given. As to where the malevolent energy is coming from... maybe the demonic cultivator themselves don't know it, too.

”Like the malevolent energy, I came from HeiLong, too.” Mu Jun continued as he adjusted the unconscious Fei Huang in his arms.

The others looked at the Upright Sect leader. They just knew that Mu Jun accompanies Fei Huang. As to how the two met...

”Say...” Mu Jun said, calling their attention. ”Would you like to hear an old story?” he asked.

They looked at each other, dark lines covering their face. Should this be the time to chitchat when the enemy is still around?

Newfound Sect.

Li Shan cried as he slowly gets up. His body felt like it was crushed by ten elephants. He felt his bones are broken and his head is heavily bleeding.

He turned when he heard footsteps. His eyes went wide when he saw it was Chen Sheng, walking towards his sect that's now ruined.

Li Shan wanted to move, but his body doesn't permit him to.

”Brother Li... 'brother'...” Chen Sheng called as he looks at Li Tian and Chen Han. ”Brother Lei... Wen Yan...” he said as he looked at Lei Ling, his head bleeding.

Wen Yan is covering Lei Ling.

”Senior Brother Sun... Senior Brother Wu...” he muttered and sighed when he saw the two are the most wounded.

The Promising Sect may be helping them, but this is too much.

”Feng Mo... Wu Bai...” he called as he looked at Wu Bai hugging Feng Mo, both unconscious.

There's no need for him to confirm that these two are his past subordinates. He could feel the energy of BaiLong from them, and around the area.

Wu Bai and Feng Mo must've used their power to protect everybody.

”Yin...” Chen Sheng called when he saw Fei Yin is lying on the floor, unconscious and wounded, like the others.

”Hou... Sheng...” Li Shan called when he finally managed to stand. The malevolent energy supporting him.

Chen Sheng turned. ”... you're dying.” He told him as he looks at the qi energy – both life and malevolent energy, inside Li Shan's body. His qi is all in disarray for unknown reason. ”... your life qi is almost burned out.” He said. ”And when the malevolent energy is only left on you, you – ” he said and looked at Li Shan. ”... you'll be a living corpse.” He told him. ”You're about to die.” He added.

”Hmph.” Li Shan scoffed. ”If I am, then you'll be.” He said and glared at Chen Sheng as he evilly grinned, malice flashed across his eyes. ”I'll be dragging you to hell with me - !” he said, then lunged at Chen Sheng.

Just as he's about a step away, his whole body froze in air.

Chen Sheng spoke. ”I can't die.” He said. ”I'll never die.” He looked at Li Shan. ”No matter how much you'll kill me, I will never die.” He told him.

Li Shan's eyes went wide, shocked. ”What do you – ” he said, struggling to move.

Chen Sheng didn't answer and said instead. ”Why don't you spend your remaining hours left with the one you love?” he asked and looked at Li Shan in the eyes.

Li Shan's eyes went wide when he saw something flashed in Chen Sheng's eyes.

”Sh... Sheng...” Fei Yin called when he heard Chen Sheng's voice. He tried to stand up, but he can't.

Chen Sheng didn't look at him. Fei Yin raised his head with much effort. He saw Li Shan and Chen Sheng, just in time when the two of them suddenly vanished.

”Sheng...” he called, his eyes slowly closed.

He lost consciousness again.

Demonic Land.

”Once there were three different realms.” Mu Jun started and waved his hand when he saw Mu Jie tried to stand up.

Mu Jie fell to the ground again. The others grimaced. The modified bodies that beat them earlier are now kneeling.

”The lowest realm, you may call hell.” Mu Jun said. ”It's a realm full of negative energy, what you call malevolent energy now.” He told them. ”Negative energies such as anger, envy, greed, wrath... the worst is resentment.” He said. ”The people, if you still could call them, are crazed. Not a day passed they didn't kill their own kin.” He said, his eyes dimmed. ”Only those who are sane enough, even the least, managed to escape the realm and climbed to the upper next realm, the second realm.” He said.

”That's...” they said, listening.

Mu Jun nodded. ”The middle realm.” He said. ”The malevolent energy there are just little. And the malevolent energy come from the people who feel negative.” He explained. ”I escaped there, together with my brother and his family.” He told them.

”You mean...” Mu Xin said.

Mu Jun nodded. ”Your grandfather.” He said. ”Mu Xie.” He answered.

Mu Xin fell silent.

Mu Jun continued. ”He and his family lived here, and then his family grew.” He said. ”But... the people here noticed they are different from them, and so they are shunned. They were then called demonics, or what you now call demonic cultivators.” He explained.

Nobody dared to speak.

”And so, to help them, I went to the highest realm.” He continued. ”I wanted to find cure for us, to remove the malevolent energy inside our body.” he said.

”What happened, then?” Fang Wen asked.

”I...” Mu Jun said, then lowered his head. He waved his hand again and Mu Jie fell on the ground again.