Chapter 23 Let me out, I want to repay you

A rocking chair had appeared in the cave at some point, and a boy of about eleven or twelve years old was sitting on it. He was dressed in a white Taoist robe and had a handsome face like a fairy child. However, his left eye was covered by a black eye patch, making it unclear whether he was good or evil.

In a place like the Chaotic Realm, the appearance of humans is far more eerie than the appearance of demons.

Ye Li immediately stood up, pointed at the boy, and questioned him sharply, "What kind of monster are you, daring to act so presumptuously in my Heavenly Gate Sect!"

The young man casually glanced at her, then smiled and said, "I think between the two of us, you're more like a devil."

Ye Li belatedly realized that she was using the appearance of Da Hei.

A large black bird pointed at someone with its claws and called him a monster; the scene was indeed too bizarre.

Ye Li felt somewhat embarrassed. She dismounted and looked suspiciously at the boy who had appeared out of nowhere. "Who are you? Why are you in the Chaos Realm?"

The boy smiled kindly. "I was born here. My parents are Dao cultivators who guard the Chaos Realm. My family lives over there."

He pointed outside as he spoke.

Ye Li looked in the direction he pointed and realized that the blizzard had stopped, and a six-sided, eight-story golden tower stood prominently in the center of the Chaos Realm.

Upon seeing this building that appeared out of nowhere, Ye Li's suspicions deepened.

Last time, she wandered through the Chaos Realm for a long time in order to find a place for Big Black to stay, and at that time she did not notice this tower at all.

Is this just a smokescreen?

"The first rule of the Tianmen Sect is that disciples of the Tianmen Sect are not allowed to step into the Chaos Realm. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without exception. Since I joined the Tianmen Sect, I have never heard of any disciple guarding the Chaos Realm. Who exactly are you?"

The boy showed no remorse, instead spreading his hands and saying, "How many years have you been at the Heavenly Gate Sect? Twenty years? Or thirty years? My parents have been here for over a thousand years. It's perfectly normal that you haven't heard of them."

millennium?

The Tianmen Sect Master Ouyang is only a little over a thousand years old, yet he already possesses the body of a demigod, and is only one step away from ascending to immortality.

If what the boy said is true, then his parents must have attained great spiritual cultivation, so how could they be willing to live in this place?

However, judging from the boy alone, he had no evil aura and did not seem to be any kind of demon.

Ye Li believed her to some extent, "Are your parents still alive?"

The boy shook his head. "They're gone."

"Feel sorry."

The boy seemed unconcerned, saying, "It's okay."

He looked at Ye Li and smiled, "Anyway, you're going to die soon, so you can apologize to them in person."

"What did you say?"

“Every year, the Chaos Realm will shatter and reorganize, and the living things inside will be torn to pieces. Today marks exactly one year.”

Ye Li's heart tightened. She was a soul, but Da Hei was a mortal. How could she resist?

Something occurred to her, "Then how did you survive?"

"I can go home."

"You mean that tower is immune to external attacks?"

"More or less."

The boy suddenly looked at her, his smile widening. "Will you come home with me?"

Even though he was smiling, Ye Li felt a chill run down her spine.

Just as he was about to refuse, the stable ground suddenly trembled.

Immediately afterwards, the earth shook violently, cracks appeared all over the snow, and a fierce wind howled out from underground.

The wind and snow started blowing again, as if it were the end of the world.

The boy glanced outside and said regretfully, "You don't have much time to think about it."

It couldn't get any worse than this, Ye Li gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll go home with you."

The boy wasn't too surprised. He got up, brushed the snow off his clothes, and led the way for her.

Just now, the distance to the Golden Pagoda didn't seem too far, but in reality, Ye Li had a very difficult time getting there.

Big Black's injuries were too severe, and the medicine from last time didn't have much effect.

Ye Li squinted and tried to keep up with the boy's pace. The wind and snow were getting stronger, but he seemed completely undisturbed, walking as if on flat ground amidst the violent shaking.

Suddenly, she stopped.

"etc."

Just as the boy turned around, Ye Li tossed him a duck leg from her storage pouch.

The duck leg went straight through his body.

Her suspicions were confirmed, and Ye Li coldly questioned, "You're not human! Who are you?!"

The boy clicked his tongue. "It's no fun that it was found out so quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the wind and snow suddenly stopped, and even the cracked earth stopped shaking.

Such devastating power...

A terrifying thought rose in Ye Li's mind: "Are you the evil spirit in this Chaotic Realm?"

"Evil spirits?"

The boy seemed to have heard something interesting. "So that's what people outside call me."

He raised his hand to touch his covered left eye. "However, what they said isn't entirely wrong either."

When he said the last three words, his voice suddenly changed, transforming from a clear, youthful voice into a magnetic, playful man's voice.

The white Taoist robe transformed into a black robe, and not only that, the boy's bones also began to change.

He grew taller and taller, his facial features became increasingly sharp, and his eyebrows and eyes were extremely flamboyant. The only thing that remained unchanged was the playful smile on his lips.

The man's gaze swept over her, "Should I call you Big Fat Bird, or should I call you, Little Kid from the Heavenly Gate Sect?"

Ye Li realized that he had seen through her and realized she wasn't the real Da Hei. Then, recalling the duck leg that had just passed through him, she asked, "You... are you also a spirit?"

The man reverted to his original demeanor, appearing much more casual. He sat down in mid-air, seemingly without any support, exuding a relaxed and carefree air despite the emptiness beneath him. "Pretty much," he said.

After their identities were revealed, Ye Li looked at the golden pagoda that was only a few steps away and asked, "You want me to go in with you so you can help you break the seal?"

The man raised a finger to his temple and turned to look at her. "You think the seal of this Chaos Realm is so simple that just anyone can break it? You really don't take me seriously."

"Then why do you insist on making me come into this tower with you?"

"As for my background, it's a lie, but the truth is that the outside world is about to collapse. If you don't come in soon, you and that big fat bird will be torn to pieces."

So he meant well?

Seeing him like this, Ye Li couldn't help but feel that he didn't seem like such a kind person.

"The Tianmen Sect has suppressed you for over a thousand years. You hate the Tianmen Sect so much that you wouldn't even think about saving its disciples. Speak! What exactly is your purpose!"

He wasn't angry; instead, he smiled and said, "I'm too lazy to save the disciples of the Heavenly Gate Sect, but as for you, I still don't really want you to die. After all, you're the one who released me."

"I?"

Ye Li was surprised. How could she have released this evil spirit?

"You forgot, it was you who used the Endless Fire to burn a hole in here for me, otherwise how could my soul have come out?"

Ye Li regretted it deeply when she thought about the endless fire she had lit to keep Dahei warm. Even if she was no longer a disciple of the Tianmen Sect, she should not have released such an evil spirit to wreak havoc on the world.

The man seemed to be able to read her mind and kindly advised, "Don't be so bitter and resentful. I'm not as evil as you think. On the contrary, I want to repay you."