GB Chapter 58
by VolareHe could successfully mold the underworld soil into a human shape and, relying on his experience as an assassin, created complete internal organs. However, no matter how he tried, it remained just a doll. Though its exterior looked like a living person, it was actually as fragile as the toys the Demon Lord left behind. It would break with a single touch, making it impossible to use as a body. Qian Ren believed that the Demon Lord wouldn’t be bored enough to actually use underworld soil for toys. There must have been a way in the past to turn this clay body into a living human body. In the end, with demon blood in his body, he couldn’t have contact with normal people. The only option for the Demon Lord to have a child was to use underworld soil as a cultivation partner to transfer bodies.
These days he had been pondering non-stop, without any time to rest. Zhuge Qingtian felt a great pain seeing this, and proposed that since they had to search the island anyway, they might as well bring Lüling along. If he could recover his memories, all their problems would be solved.
Though Qian Ren was unwilling to accept the bizarre idea that his own father had become Lüling, he figured he needed to verify it with his own eyes to draw a conclusion, so he agreed.
Thus, when Lüling, who was trying to find the exit of the formation, fell from the sky, he was greeted by the complex gazes of the two and a collective sigh.
Qian Ren didn’t like to talk, and Zhuge Qingtian didn’t want to talk too much to anyone other than Qian Ren. Thus, Lüling had been ignored along the way. Now, suddenly receiving this kind of treatment, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy. He subconsciously took a step back and asked, “Why are you looking at me with such strange eyes?”
Was this really the Demon Lord who could face the combined siege of the righteous sects without batting an eye, and look down on all living things?
Looking at him with increasing suspicion, Qian Ren finally didn’t ask the question, but just said, “Didn’t you want to see the Ghost Goddess? I’ll go with you.”
If Lüling had heard this before entering the Sea Corner, he would have been extremely happy. For centuries, he had been alone, never interacting with any living being except ghosts. However, the moment he saw Qian Ren on the way to Huanhun Island, he couldn’t help but come down and talk to him. Later, afraid that he was being deceived, he immediately went to the Welcoming Joy Palace to inquire about Zhuge Qingtian’s background. It was the first time since he had seen the Ghost Goddess that he had cared so much about someone. Therefore, when Qian Ren jumped off the edge of the world, Lüling also followed without hesitation, just to save him. Oh, and if he had time, he’d grab Zhuge Qingtian along.
But this feeling was different from his feelings for the Ghost Goddess. When he first saw that woman, the voice echoing in Lüling’s heart was, he had to see her, he absolutely had to see her. But facing Qian Ren, Lüling was a little afraid to be alone with him. Even when talking, he only looked for Zhuge Qingtian. He always had a feeling that he didn’t want this person to see his unreliable side.
Of course, these complex feelings didn’t stop him from immediately recognizing that Qian Ren was just a detached person by nature. Or rather, it was better that way. The less he interacted with people, the less he would get hurt. Humans were not trustworthy. It would be even better if Zhuge Qingtian wasn’t always clinging to him.
Because of this, Qian Ren’s sudden enthusiasm made Lüling feel that there was something wrong hidden behind it. He was uneasy, so he pulled Zhuge Qingtian over and asked worriedly, “Why does his tone make me feel like he’s completing a last wish?”
Ever since guessing Lüling’s origins, Zhuge Qingtian had realized that in this person’s eyes, he was just an extra for Qian Ren, and this future father-in-law seemed to really want to get rid of the extra who was leading his son astray. However, he was a magnanimous person, and at this moment he only replied leisurely, “Is there? That’s your illusion. We just feel the need to respect an old senior.”
The traditional virtue of respecting the elderly coming from a demonic cultivator and a ghost god was simply too strange! And where exactly was he old? This was clearly the face of a handsome man!
Feeling more and more that their attitude was not right, Lüling’s expression became serious, and he spoke with determination, “Did you encounter problems shaping your physical bodies? If there’s anything you need my help with, just say it.”
However, just as he adopted this “I’ll let you take advantage of me, is that okay?” attitude, the expression in Qian Ren’s eyes finally softened a little. After thinking for a moment, he only asked, “You, what do you want?”
The Demonic Cult’s protector was not really a suitable character for caring about others. These words made Lüling feel even more certain that something was wrong with this person, so he immediately shook Zhuge Qingtian and asked urgently, “What’s wrong with him? Is he about to face the heavenly tribulation and die soon? Or did you change your affections and break his heart? Tell me the truth, or I’ll strike you with lightning!”
Why was the one getting struck me? Are you an evil mother-in-law who can’t stand your son’s wife?
Helplessly realizing that he seemed to threaten him every time, Zhuge Qingtian could only comfort himself inwardly, “This is my father-in-law, this is how a man whose son has been kidnapped acts.” Then, he said with a gentle face, “If I said that he was moved by his father’s true love and decided to treat everyone around him kindly from now on…”
Although Lüling had rarely set foot in the mortal realm, he felt that the word ‘true love’ and the Demon Lord did not go well together. With a disgusted expression, he asked, “Are you sure he didn’t mistake his father?”
Then, Zhuge Qingtian replied with sincere words, “Believe me, we both wish he had.”
Looking at him silently, and then looking at him again, Lüling found that he couldn’t follow the logic of the young people these days. He could only sigh, “I already know you’re a cut-sleeve, why can’t you understand what you’re saying?”
It was strange, Lüling clearly paid a lot of attention to Qian Ren, but he rarely talked to him. When Qian Ren took the initiative to talk to him, he would still nervously crowd around Zhuge Qingtian, and then they would dislike each other because of it. It was a strange kind of fate.
However, even if he eventually confirmed that the other party was his father, Qian Ren had absolutely no intention of cooperating with their antics. Ignoring the two, he observed the situation along the way. When they reached the boundary between the yin and yang sides of the island, he sensed something was off.
This island was divided into two parts by day and night. The daytime part was Xiaoyu Mountain, where the Ghost Goddess resided, and the nighttime was where the Demon Lord’s blood pool and an unknown evil ghost were located. What was strange was that they hadn’t seen anyone else these days. Yet, the evil ghost consumed wailing souls every night. Were all the island’s residents on Xiaoyu Mountain?
All these situations were extremely strange, and Qian Ren couldn’t analyze anything for the moment. He only frowned as he looked at the dividing line on the island, “I felt it was strange before. The distinction between day and night here is too clear, as if someone deliberately cut it off.”
Naturally formed intersections usually had some gaps, but the boundary here was perfectly straight, like a sword mark left by someone who had cut off the day and night. Looking up, Zhuge Qingtian also discovered that the lack of day and night changes here was not because the sun and moon weren’t moving, but because the sky was blocked by this boundary. Even the clouds couldn’t move. It seemed to be the work of a true power.
Such cultivation was truly terrifying. He had met He Huan, and he knew that if the other party wanted to achieve this effect temporarily, there was still a chance, but it was impossible to maintain it for hundreds of years. For a moment, he could only sigh, “Splitting the sky and earth? Only immortals can do that, right?”
Although ascending to immortality was the ultimate goal of cultivators, the only true immortals who had appeared in the human realm were the two generations of sect leaders of the Xuan Sect, and one of them was the Dao Ancestor who had eliminated the Demon Lord at the End of the World. Zhuge Qingtian had said this, already believing that this must have been the work of the Dao Ancestor. Who knew that Lüling would look up at the sky and casually say, “If it’s just separating the clouds, I should be able to do it if I didn’t care about dying, but who would be so bored as to chop the sky for fun?”
According to the records of the Heavenly Master Mansion, the celestial tribulation monster Lüling only had the special ability of lightning speed. In the past, no cultivator had ever seen him fight. Zhao Jicheng, who had gained the power of Welcoming Joy, could subdue him. However, this monster who had no battle record spoke of the matter of splitting the sky in a natural tone.
The moment he heard these words, Qian Ren immediately exchanged a look with Zhuge Qingtian. Combining their previous guesses, they reached a consensus – it seemed that it was undoubtedly him who did it.
Their situation naturally could not be hidden from Lüling, and he immediately said dissatisfiedly, “Did you two do something behind my back again?”
Now, Zhuge Qingtian was already skilled at dealing with his future father-in-law. He said to appease him, “No, we definitely believe that you wouldn’t be so bored.”
However, this did not stop Lüling from instantly reading his expression, “Anyway, you’re lying to me. Can you at least make your tone a little more sincere?”
Of course, Zhuge Qingtian unconditionally agreed to his father-in-law’s request. Patting his hand, he said very sincerely, “I haven’t lied in a long time, give me some time to find my feelings.”
Of course, for their mode of getting on each other’s nerves as soon as they met, Qian Ren only chose to coldly continue forward, his whole body exuding an aura of disgust, as if he wanted to pretend he didn’t know them.
Heh, one lost his head, and the other was struck by lightning into an idiot. These two should hug each other and cry, and recognize each other as father and son.
Although this boundary blocked the sun, it had no effect on people. Once they crossed the line, their vision suddenly brightened. Following Lüling’s guidance, they flew up Xiaoyu Mountain. What first appeared in front of them was a flower field, and a thatched hut could be vaguely seen deep within the flower field.
Knowing that this should be the residence of the Ghost Goddess, Qian Ren scanned the surrounding environment. His gaze finally stopped on the green leaves in the flower field and he asked in puzzlement, “This place is actually growing Epiphyllum?”
“Growing Epiphyllum in a sunny place with no night? Wouldn’t that mean it would never bloom?”
Immediately understanding why Qian Ren had asked this question, Zhuge Qingtian instantly became alert.
Epiphyllum was also known as Ghost Child Flower. It wasn’t strange to see it near the Ghost Goddess, but these plants that bloomed at night were growing in the daytime area of the island, which was confusing.
Anything out of the ordinary was bound to be strange. This island must be hiding many secrets, and perhaps even the reason for the Demon Lord’s death wasn’t as simple as the outside world claimed.
The author has something to say: Lüling: What should I do if my son finds out that I’m having fun with an alt account? Urgent, waiting online.
He Huan: Fun what? I’m having fun with two accounts every day.
Zhuge Qingtian: Fun what? He just likes it when I have fun.
Qian Ren: Can you guys who have soared ninety thousand miles into the sky come down?