GB Chapter 54

Chapter 54

When in the sky, it was impossible to discern direction with the naked eye. All that was visible was gray and gloomy clouds. Even using the sun and moon to tell the time was impossible. If ordinary cultivators were here, they would likely not know how to proceed. Fortunately, these disturbances were almost non-existent for demon blood. The pure black bloodline extended straight into the distance, and the other end, as if finally remembering its current master, was tightly wrapped around Qian Ren’s palm, pulling him forward to fly.

Both knew that the front was definitely the place where the Demon Lord had fallen. Although the cultivators of the world all believed that the Demon Lord had long died at the hands of the Xuanmen Ancestor, there was still doubt as to whether he was completely dead. Thinking of the Demon Lord’s brutal rumors of eating human blood and loving to kill, Zhuge Qingtian was still somewhat worried. But he knew that Qian Ren’s mood must be more complicated than his own, so looking at his hand, he tried to say something playful to ease the atmosphere, “Luckily, this line isn’t red, or I’d really be afraid of having a love rival with the Demon Lord.”

With Zhuge Qingtian around, Qian Ren could never be tense. He just glanced over, “Thank you for giving me a worse possibility than the Demon Lord’s reincarnation and the Demon Lord’s son.”

No, he was just saying it casually; he wouldn’t really be right, would he? He didn’t want to add an ancient love rival like this!

Suddenly remembering Yu Qing’s fascination with the Demon Lord, Zhuge Qingtian instantly felt that the Demon Lord might be a homosexual, and immediately grabbed Qian Ren’s hand, firmly saying, “My wife, put your heart at ease. No matter what your final identity is, I will marry you!”

However, after hearing this, Qian Ren just raised his eyebrows, “Marry?”

“If I marry, what if you run away on the way to the wedding? The bridal sedan chair can at least tie you to it.”

When Zhao Huai’an was alive, Zhao Jicheng had already exhausted his energy. He didn’t want to marry someone else and increase the number of people he had to protect. In fact, he hoped he was the one being pampered.

However, Zhuge Qingtian firmly believed that with Qian Ren’s cold nature, if he waited for this person to take the initiative to propose, his corpse would probably be cold. Not to mention, demon cultivators were naturally capricious and unwilling to make promises. In his memory, these demons could double cultivate with anyone who looked good, but when it came to serious marriage, they would run faster than rabbits. So it was more appropriate for him to tie his master into the bridal sedan chair and make it a fait accompli. As for how to do it, the technical aspects, his Great Grand Master would surely solve it for him!

The doubt in his eyes was too obvious, and without asking, Qian Ren knew what he was planning. He silently made a note of it, then coldly said, “Okay, I will make sure you experience the taste of being tied up properly.”

The meaning behind these words was too profound for Zhuge Qingtian to understand for a moment. He just blinked blankly.

Did he need to be tied up to get on the bridal sedan chair? If this ice-block master suddenly became enlightened and took the initiative to propose, he would definitely fly his sedan chair to him without any hesitation.

These two successfully put the Demon Lord behind them by fantasizing about the future. However, Lüling, who still couldn’t understand their conversation, looked left and right. He finally thought with some emotion, these young people these days joke around like it’s real. He almost believed these two were homosexual.

He Huan’s roadmap was correct. After flying for an unknown amount of time, the legendary Realm of the End of the World finally appeared in their vision. Only when he saw it with his own eyes did Zhuge Qingtian understand why this place was called the End of the World. Passing through layers of haze, a flat expanse of white clouds appeared before them. Although lightning and thunder were still rumbling behind them, the front was an endless clear sky. At the intersection of black and white, flowing clouds turned into waterfalls pouring down. The cliff below was bottomless, and even sounds could not be heard, as if this was the end of both night and day.

Zhuge Qingtian did not know whether this place was natural or man-made. If it was created by a person, the caster must have been an immortal with the power to reach the heavens and earth.

Although he was amazed by the scenery before him, he did not forget the purpose of this trip, and frowned, asking, “The Realm of the End of the World has arrived, but where is the island?”

“I’ll go down and take a look.”

The dark clouds ended here, but the black line formed by demon blood continued to extend downwards to the waterfall. Feeling them pulling him towards that place, Qian Ren did not retreat, and followed.

“Wait for me, don’t jump alone!”

This place looked unusual, and Zhuge Qingtian didn’t dare let him venture alone. He used all of his ghost god power to follow. Although his sha aura was not as profound as the God of Lamentation, it could barely be considered comparable to a Transcending Tribulation cultivator. He had thought that since He Huan, in the Nascent Soul stage, could pass through the difficulty back then, it shouldn’t be a problem for him. But who knew that he would immediately encounter a powerful resistance as he descended, and was almost directly bounced back to the clouds above.

He didn’t expect that there would be such a powerful trap here. As Zhuge Qingtian saw Qian Ren going further away, he was anxious and was about to follow with all his might, when the man’s calm voice floated up, “Don’t resist, retract all defenses.”

In such an unknown and strange place, not make any defenses?

Hearing his words, Zhuge Qingtian was instantly startled. However, in a blink of an eye, he didn’t hesitate to withdraw the sha aura from his body. Losing the sha aura to maintain flight, his body immediately plummeted like a falling leaf. Although there was no sensation, seeing the clouds flash past was still shocking.

“Hey, I don’t know how high it is here, you’ll fall to your deaths!”

Lüling’s urgent call came from behind. This was the first time Zhuge Qingtian experienced such a sense of helplessness without any power protecting him. But until he was held in an embrace, he didn’t use his sha aura to resist. The sound of surging waves replaced the howling wind. He was pulled out of the seawater by Qian Ren. When he saw the soft sand on the ground, he finally sighed, “That was close, I almost thought I was going to die with you.”

His face was already pale, and Qian Ren couldn’t tell if this person was really frightened. He could only say helplessly:

“Master said that when he entered the Realm of the End of the World, he had exhausted all of his true energy. When he woke up from his coma, he was washed ashore by the sea. I originally intended to try this method first to see if it was feasible before going back to pick you up…”

The Demonic Cult’s Great Protector had always been calm. Zhuge Qingtian naturally knew that he wouldn’t seek his own death, but seeing this man jump off the clouds, his heart still couldn’t help but tighten. At this moment, he rarely protested to his master, “If you need to test, you should have let me, a dead person, do it. Anyway, I won’t die again.”

After he said this, Qian Ren realized that it was indeed more suitable to let Zhuge Qingtian, as a dead man, do this kind of thing. But he, who had always chosen the most reasonable solution, had never thought of letting him do the experiment. Qian Ren didn’t deceive himself. He knew the reason as soon as he thought about it. Looking down at his disciple who still looked dissatisfied, he honestly answered, “I don’t want you to do something that I can’t guarantee is safe.”

When Qian Ren was young, he was the only disciple of the first cultivator in the demon path. After he came of age, he was also the Great Protector of the Demonic Cult, second only to one person. Since he was a child, he had never flattered anyone, nor did he have the awareness that he needed to coax people with words. Therefore, in the past, no matter how hard Zhuge Qingtian tried, he really couldn’t coax a love confession out of his mouth.

He had thought that even if they developed a relationship as dual cultivators, it was unlikely that he would ever hear a “I like you.” After all, everyone in the martial world knew that demon cultivators never talked about feelings. He was not a child anymore, of course, he knew that there were no perfect things in the world. As long as everyone was together and happy, it was enough. Being content was the most important thing in life.

However, knowing that this was reality, when the man’s words reached his ears, he couldn’t help but ask, “Qian Ren, you like me, don’t you?”

Oh no, he had carelessly spoken his true feelings. He would be considered as flirting now!

As soon as the words came out, Zhuge Qingtian regretted it. Now was not a good time. Even if he wanted to elicit a confession, he would have to wait for the other person to be moved. At a time like this, there was an 80% chance that Qian Ren would mock him with his personality, and a 20% chance that he would not say anything but look at him with contempt. Thanks to the analysis ability of the Sky Book Pavilion’s throne, he was already prepared to face the cruel reality, and would just treat it as a routine flirt.

Just as he thought that his master would respond as coldly as usual, although the man’s expression really didn’t change much, his response was just a light nod, “Mhm.”

The Sky Book Pavilion’s throne, who had been unerring, had actually predicted wrong? It was a beautiful mistake!

This completely unexpected response made him raise his head in surprise. After confirming that he had not misheard, although he did not know why Qian Ren was so honest today, he immediately seized the opportunity to press his advantage, and asked, “What do you like about me? Tell me so I can continue to develop it!”

Such words were somewhat beyond Qian Ren’s ability to express. He paused and thought for a long time before saying, “When you don’t talk much, you’re lovable.”

Okay, after holding back for so long, he could only come up with such an answer. He should suppress his nature more and create more likable traits.

Mourning his meager advantages, Zhuge Qingtian was about to speak when the person holding him suddenly added, “When you talk too much, you make me not so bored. That’s also good.”

So, he liked everything about him?

Instantly understanding the meaning behind the words, Zhuge Qingtian still looked at him with some disbelief, “Did you hit your head? This is nothing like you!”

“Don’t underestimate Master. I can tell when you are speaking seriously.”

Faced with his shocked expression, a trace of helplessness flashed in Qian Ren’s eyes. He then tapped the young man’s forehead and calmly continued, “Demon cultivators indeed do not believe in feelings, these things that can be changed at any time. However, I believe you.”

The living environment of the demonic path was not as good as that of the righteous path. They had no rules to restrain them, and most people had no morals. In order to fight for benefits, brothers fighting against each other, couples turning against each other, and even fathers and sons killing each other were common occurrences. Therefore, most cultivators who came from the demonic path did not believe in such ethereal things as feelings. They never believed that holding a ceremony could truly obtain another person, and they did not think that humans could give up their own desires for another person. He Huan, who was at the peak of the demonic path, was especially wary of everyone except himself.

Qian Ren knew that this was the best way to make himself flawless, and he once wanted to embark on this path. Unfortunately, before he had made up his mind, a ghost god who didn’t know death had intruded into his life. He wasn’t a cold person by nature, but as someone with demonic energy, he had to get used to acting alone. Even so, in the hidden corner of his heart, he secretly hoped that if someone wouldn’t fear him, if someone could be with him, accompanying him all over the world, that would be great.

Were these words better left unspoken?

“Actually, I…”

Hesitantly glancing at Zhuge Qingtian, Qian Ren wasn’t confident in his language ability. He was about to try to summarize his thoughts in one sentence when a purple figure suddenly fell from the sky. Along with the huge splash caused by hitting the sea, his words were also swallowed back. He said calmly, “Something fell into the sea.”

That figure wouldn’t be anyone else, but Lüling who had followed them off the cliff. Zhuge Qingtian was originally waiting nervously for the rest of Qian Ren’s sentence, but it was interrupted like this. He did not know where Lüling’s terrible obsession of following him even to the point of jumping off a cliff came from, but he was sure that the sha aura on his body had reached the peak of his life. He gritted his teeth at the sea and angrily shouted, “Old monster! What kind of hatred do you have for me?!”

“I specifically jumped down to save you, isn’t that good enough!”

Lüling didn’t know what he had interrupted. He was just happy that he “wouldn’t be ignored again this time” and floated up from the sea. Perhaps it was heaven’s will, because before Zhuge Qingtian could teach this monster the tragic consequences of interfering with a ghost god’s pursuit of a partner, he looked at the scenery on the island and saved himself with one sentence, “This… this is Xiaoyu Mountain on the edge of the sea?”

In order to see his beautiful woman again, Lüling had guarded the edge of the sea day after day these past years. He was very familiar with the scenery. Now, he immediately recognized that this place was indeed the Xiaoyu Mountain shrouded in the array. Although he didn’t know how they jumped from the sky into this array that had blocked him for dozens of years, he finally suddenly understood, “I knew I had seen it somewhere. I once risked my life to break through this array, and at that time, I accidentally glimpsed a lake inside the mountain, which was full of that pitch-black blood!”

Such a slow-witted monster like Lüling naturally didn’t have the intelligence to lie. Hearing this, Qian Ren’s eyes moved, and he carefully looked at the island covered by lush vegetation. After a long time, he lowered his voice and said, “Master said that he fished me out of a blood pool.”

Author’s note:

Lüling: I actually jumped off a cliff for you, I’m so righteous!

Zhuge Qingtian: Tell me, are you from an evil organization called FFF Group!

Qian Ren: As expected, we demon cultivators still prefer to act on impulse.