NFBE Chapter 1183: Turning the Master into a Taoist Companion (13)
Chapter 1183: Turning the Master into a Taoist Companion (13)
Qi Xing took out the Past Mirror and replayed everything he had done in Chaos City and the Netherworld, showing it to Yun Shen.
"Shen Shen, this is all a misunderstanding. I really only came here to find you."
Yun Shen released his hand that was pressing on Qi Xing's vital point with a complicated expression.
Qi Xing sat up and asked, "When did Master find out that there was something wrong with me? Did I reveal any flaws?"
Yun Shen gave him a meaningful look and said, "I suspected it from the beginning."
"There is a barrier set up by me personally on Moon Watching Peak. Anyone who can penetrate the barrier and spy on me with his spiritual sense must have a cultivation level not inferior to mine."
"There are only a handful of people with such cultivation in the entire cultivation world. Although I don't know who they are, it is not difficult to eliminate them one by one."
"But there is another possibility. Someone can use his spiritual sense to spy on me without going through the barrier."
Qi Xing smiled, "That person is me who was at Wangyue Peak with Master."
"So Master deliberately entered the Cloud Sea Secret Realm with me to test me?"
Yun Shen nodded, "The Cloud Sea Secret Realm has restrictions, and only cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage can enter. At first I thought you were trying to trick me into suppressing my cultivation so that you could attack me when you had the chance."
Qi Xing continued: "Unexpectedly, not only did I not attack you, but I put myself in danger."
Yun Shen was silent.
"If that's the case, why did Master sacrifice himself to save me?"
"I didn't want to save him, but..."
"I just don't want me to die."
"It's just that I don't have solid evidence to prove your identity. If my suspicion is wrong and you are really just an ordinary cultivator, then I have committed a sin of killing you. I will be bound by karma and will be punished by heaven when I ascend. I can't just stand by and watch you die."
"Then when did Master confirm my identity?"
"When we were practicing dual cultivation, I discovered that you were carrying demonic energy."
Qi Xing understood, "When you forget about love, the evil spirit is bound to be out of control."
"But since you already know that I'm a demon cultivator, why don't you just expose me?"
Yun Shen hid his selfish thoughts and said, "Of course, it is to thoroughly confirm your identity and purpose. A demon cultivator who can hide his demonic energy and is not afraid of the Demon Slaying Formation is definitely not an ordinary demon cultivator. He is very likely a Demon Lord."
"So, Master agreed to become my Taoist partner just to keep me steady and find an opportunity to test whether I am the Demon Lord?"
"Yes."
"That sound-transmitting paper crane was also arranged deliberately. Master, did you expect that I would follow you with my spiritual sense?"
"Yes."
Qi Xing's fingertips gently stroked Yun Shen's eyebrows, "If I were not the Demon Lord, and Master suspected someone else, would Master also practice dual cultivation with him?"
Yun Shen subconsciously denied it: "No."
If the other party was not Qi Xing, he would not practice dual cultivation with him.
From the first time he met Qi Xing, he had an indescribable feeling, and he was always inexplicably soft-hearted towards Qi Xing.
Yun Shen had to admit that perhaps he really fell in love with Qi Xing at first sight.
Even though he knew that the other party's identity was questionable and might even be the Demon Lord, he still used the excuse of testing him and condoned Qi Xing's aggressive dual cultivation behavior.
Qi Xing was very satisfied with Yun Shen's answer, "Master really has feelings for me."
Yun Shen changed the subject and said, "Since the Netherworld and the Qingxu Realm are at peace, then you should also..."
Qi Xing interrupted him, "Since Master has finished asking questions, it's my turn to ask."
Yun Shen: "What do you want to ask?"
Qi Xing asked curiously, "If I hadn't gone back to the Netherworld and completely exposed my identity, when would Master have planned to expose me?"
"Of course, I will wait until I find out your true purpose."
"Now that Master knows that I am here to look for my husband, what do you plan to do with me?"
Yun Shen was silent.
Qi Xing took the initiative to suggest: "Why not let me atone for my sins? Master can use me to control the movements of the netherworld, as long as Master is willing to continue to feed the demon with his body."
Yun Shen was silent for a long while before he spoke: "The Netherworld and the Qingxu Realm have always been at odds with each other. As a demon lord, you are so reckless. Aren't you afraid that the Netherworld will be dissatisfied?"
"Master, you are so considerate of me, but are you worried about me?"
Without waiting for Yun Shen to answer, Qi Xing put his arm around Yun Shen's waist, leaned his head on Yun Shen's shoulder, and explained softly, "It is the destiny of successive Demon Lords to allow the Netherworld and the Pure Void Realm to coexist peacefully."
Yun Shen was puzzled, "What do you mean?"
Qi Xing sighed, "This matter has to start with Hua Qing and Xuan Ying."
"Ten thousand years ago, the spiritual energy of the cultivation world was weak, and only a few people were able to ascend."
"Hua Qing and Xuan Ying are rare cultivation geniuses. It is precisely because of this that they were able to sense the way of heaven and glimpse the will of heaven before ascending."
"It turns out that the reason why cultivators in the cultivation world have difficulty ascending is the lack of magic cultivators."
"The world of cultivation is made up of chaotic energy, and chaotic energy is a mixture of spiritual energy and demonic energy."
"Ten thousand years ago, cultivators in the cultivation world only knew how to rely on spiritual energy to cultivate, and there were few cultivators who relied on demonic energy to cultivate."
"It's conceivable that if the monks only absorb spiritual energy, they will naturally be short of spiritual energy in the long run."
“Although the Chaos Energy is endless, the spiritual energy is weak and the demonic energy is strong. Ascension will only become more and more difficult.”
"So, Heaven needs someone to guide the cultivators to practice with demonic energy, and Hua Qing and Xuan Ying are the guides chosen by Heaven."
"In order to establish the Netherworld and guide the cultivators to become demonic cultivators, Hua Qing and Xuan Ying deliberately acted out a scene of ungrateful people in public."
Yun Shen pondered and said, "If that's the case, then why is there no more Demon Lord in the Netherworld after Xuanying ascended? If the Qingxu Realm goes to war with the Netherworld, won't all their efforts be in vain?"
Qi Xing played with Yun Shen's fingers and explained softly, "Of course it's because Heaven has been slow to choose the next Demon Lord."
"After all, this is a matter of great importance. If someone with bad intentions learns this secret and spreads it, it will cause unrest in the cultivation world."
"Then how did you become the Demon Lord?"
"Because I can directly rely on the energy of chaos to practice, the way of heaven chose me."
Yun Shen understood, "No wonder you can disguise yourself as an ordinary cultivator without any flaws."
Ordinary cultivators cannot absorb the energy of chaos, and must either rely on spiritual energy or demonic energy to practice.
The demonic energy on a demon cultivator cannot be hidden, and ordinary cultivators cannot hide the spiritual energy on their bodies.
Qi Xing smiled, "Although I rely on the energy of chaos to cultivate, the demonic energy is stronger than the spiritual energy after all, so I can only be considered a demonic cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. If we only talk about spiritual energy, I am indeed only at the Nascent Soul Stage."
Yun Shen thought of Qi Xing's frivolous character and ability to talk nonsense, and said sincerely: "Being a demon cultivator is more suitable for you."
Qi Xing didn't know what Yun Shen was thinking, so he echoed, "Master and I really have a tacit understanding. I also think it's better to be a demon cultivator, so I can ascend to heaven with Master."