Chapter 81 Doesn't Senior Brother Dislike Me? (23) "Senior Brother..."
On the way back to the peak, Fu Li wrote a talisman for Chongjing Pavilion: "I have important matters to discuss; return immediately."
He thought about it for a while, and finally changed it to---
I have important business to discuss with you at Thousand Miasma Cliff. Come quickly.
"If you're going to do it, go all the way," Fu Li muttered to himself, turning the tip of his sword and flying it in another direction.
Chongjing Pavilion was waiting outside the courtyard. After two days and two nights of rescue and spiritual vein channeling, Xiao Qinghe was out of danger, but he had not yet regained consciousness.
Just then, a message talisman flew down from the horizon and landed in front of him, slowly unfolding a line of text.
Because it was an encrypted talisman, only he could see it. After reading it, Chongjingge turned to Li Weiyan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground beside him, and said:
"Junior brother, I'll be leaving for a moment. If anything happens, please let me know."
Li Weiyan opened his eyes, nodded, and then the young cultivator transformed into a streak of white light and flew away.
"Is it Junior Brother looking for him at this hour?" She closed her eyes again, not bothering with the couple's affairs.
Thousand Miasma Cliff.
Fu Li stood on the edge of the cliff, with a bottomless abyss below and a vast expanse of miasma swirling at the bottom.
Her jet-black hair fluttered in the wind, brushing against her jade-carved face and the long sword at her waist.
A faint blemish seemed to linger in her bright, sparkling eyes, preventing any light from penetrating them.
He heard the sound of boots hitting the ground behind him and turned around. His eyes reflected Chongjing Pavilion's tall, straight figure, as upright as a pine tree.
"Ah Li," the young man called softly.
"You said you needed to see me, what happened?" He walked forward. "These past two days, Elder Meng summoned me to the sect leader's place to protect him and help him heal his injuries. I haven't been back to see you. Are you angry, Ali?"
His cool eyes gleamed with subtle light and shadow as he gazed intently at the boy.
Fu Li lowered her eyes slightly, then raised them to look directly into the other person's affectionate eyes.
"Senior brother, you said you would do anything for me, right?"
Although Chongjingge didn't know what it was about, he nodded without hesitation.
"Yes. Everything I have said is true."
A bright smile appeared on the boy's face.
"Today I read in a dual cultivation text that the pleasure is a hundredfold increased by spiritual union. We've only ever had physical union before, but never spiritual union. I'd like to try it with you, Senior Brother." His tone was as sweet as honey. He had never been so affectionate towards Chongjing Pavilion before.
Chongjing Pavilion was slightly taken aback: "Here?"
The boy nodded.
"Don't you think it's exciting here, senior brother? And no one will bother you."
As she spoke, her slender, jade-like arms wrapped around the young man's neck, and she offered her pink lips for a sticky kiss.
Chongjingge obediently caught the boy's body, his hands firmly supporting his supple waist.
He always unconditionally fulfilled Fu Li's requests without asking why.
Without a second thought, he opened his sea of consciousness, allowing the boy's spirit to roam freely within it.
Fu Li's body trembled involuntarily from the intense mental shock, but fortunately, the young man held her tightly so that she wouldn't fall off the cliff.
"Mmm..." Their rosy lips met tightly, releasing a craving that was not satisfied, yet they were also deeply entwined in their spiritual sea of consciousness.
Nevertheless, Fu Li did not forget his purpose. Until, within the vast sea of consciousness of Chongjing Pavilion, he found that golden, infant-shaped object—
The next instant, Chongjingge suddenly opened his eyes. He sensed Fu Li's killing intent, but it was too late.
Almost without warning, a silver sword light pierced the sea of consciousness. The Qintian Sword Qi was vast, fierce, and unstoppable, possessing the ability to destroy all life. Even when it was pointed at its owner, there was no room for retreat.
To the astonishment of the young man, he watched helplessly as the golden nascent soul was pierced by Qin Tian's sword energy and expelled from his sea of consciousness.
Fu Li held the sword in one hand, a splatter of blood on the side of her face. Her watery eyes still held a hint of alluring color, a red streak appeared at the corner of her eye, and a resolute glint shone at the bottom of her pupils.
"Ah... Li..." The young man's eyes were still blank, unable to believe that his future Daoist partner, whom he trusted so much, would do such a thing to him.
However, Fu Li's expression remained unchanged as he watched the nascent soul pierced by the sword tip gradually shatter and dissipate, and he indifferently opened his lips and said:
"Senior brother, I'm sorry, but I care more about my own life than you."
After saying that, his fingers trembled slightly, and he resolutely gripped the hilt of the sword. He then swiftly pierced Chongjingge's eyes with the tip of the sword and severed his tongue tendons.
With the Nascent Soul of Chongjing Pavilion destroyed and its Sea of Consciousness shattered, it was unable to condense spiritual power in a short period of time and thus had no power to resist.
The last thing he saw was the boy raising his longsword without hesitation, the tip still stained with blood, and the silver light shooting into his eyes.
The sword of Qintian trembled incessantly, emitting mournful cries, expressing its deep reluctance to harm its master.
However, life is so absurd and unpredictable. Chongjing Pavilion could never have imagined that one day he would be pierced through the nascent soul by his beloved junior brother's natal sword, and his eyes would be gouged out and his tongue cut off.
He didn't even have a chance to ask "why".
After doing all this, the young man looked at the blood-covered, swaying man, raised his foot, and swiftly kicked his Daoist partner, who had just been entangled in a spiritual communion with him, off the cliff.
The miasma below the mountain enveloped the falling figure, and not even a sound could be heard.
Immediately, a system crashing scream echoed in Fu Li's mind: [Aaaaaah! Host, why didn't you follow the script?! You only needed to dig out his nascent soul! Now, is the male lead even alive?!]
"Only the blind and the mute can keep secrets from being revealed. Yue Fuli cares most about his life and his reputation, so this is just in line with my persona."
【This is clearly unnecessary!】
Fu Li stared at the spot where Chongjing Pavilion's figure had disappeared, and said to the system with a hint of contemplation, "Tell me, even though I've gone to such extremes, do you think the male lead can still climb up here?"
system:......
[Damn it, you just want him dead!]
After standing on the edge of the cliff for a while and getting enough of the cold wind, Fu Li wiped the blood off her hands, her body trembling.
He turned around and saw Zhongli Qianye standing not far away, his eyes narrowed, revealing a half-smile on his face. He must have witnessed the whole thing.
"Well done. I didn't expect you to be so ruthless, and you even did a better job than I expected." Zhongli Qianye clapped his hands.
Fu Li walked up to him and said expressionlessly, "Where's the antidote?"
The other party kept his word, took out another porcelain bottle from his sleeve, poured out a blood-red pill, and held it between his fingertips: "This is only a month's supply. After a month, I will give you a new one."
He stretched his hand out in front of Fu Li.
The latter took it, his hands still bearing traces of Chongjing Pavilion's blood, but he didn't. He spread the pill in his palm, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it whole. His pale face was expressionless and empty, like a lifeless puppet.
A drop of bright red blood settled at the corner of her eye, like a tear of blood slowly streaming down her cheek.
Seeing his expression, Zhongli Qianye even teased him with interest, "Are you planning to tell your senior brothers and sisters in the sect, or shall we leave now?"
Fu Li glanced at him silently without saying a word.
They used spells to conceal their presence and were not detected by anyone along the way.
Half an incense stick later, Fu Li followed Zhongli Qianye back to the deep pool in the back mountain.
The man made a water-repelling gesture, signaling Fu Li to follow.
After entering the water, they swam to deeper water for a while and found a deep cave beneath the rocks, where the current became much stronger. Zhongli Qianye transformed into a small snake, the same form Fu Li had seen in the water before, and nimbly slithered into it.
Fu Li quickly cast a transformation spell and followed.
The two entered an underground river and traveled upstream for about five miles before emerging at the foot of the mountain.
Behind them, the majestic Dragon Gate Mountain stood tall, its protective array emitting a faint, pale light. Unbeknownst to them, the human and the demon had successfully escaped, evading everyone's notice.
Fu Li hadn't expected there to be such a secret passage leading out of the mountain from the back, bypassing the protective array. Its secrecy was probably unknown to anyone in the sect. It was likely that Zhongli Qianye had been able to sneak in without alerting anyone by taking this route.
But how did he know?
He was startled and couldn't help but ask, "How did you know about this road?"
Zhongli Qianye turned around and smiled mysteriously, saying, "Naturally, someone told me. You'll find out soon enough."
"Let's go, we still have a long way to go."
The Western Sea is located in the far west of the Western Continent. Once you go there, you may never be able to return in this lifetime.
Fu Li understood this clearly, and he also knew that the reason Zhongli Qianye made him kill Chongjingge with his own hands was to cut off his own escape route and eliminate any thought of returning to Longque Mountain.
But what about him? Does he have any other options?
Fu Li glanced back at the towering green mountains standing under the sunlight, her eyes darkening slightly, before turning her head away and never looking back again.
Zhongli Qianye possessed profound cultivation, and in just two days, he led Fu Li across the border to the far west.
The floating island, nestled on the sea, boasts numerous palaces and magnificent pavilions, their coral-colored exteriors gleaming in the sunlight. Above the main hall hangs a dazzling plaque inscribed with "Dragon Crystal Palace."
This island is the Four Seas Immortal Palace, and the Dragon Crystal Palace is Zhongli Qianye's bedroom.
When the demon servants in the palace saw that the demon lord had returned with his entourage, they all knelt down to welcome him.
A beautiful and scantily clad maid stepped forward with a graceful smile: "Welcome back to the island, Demon Lord."
His gaze then fell on Fu Li's face behind Zhongli Qianye, lingering on the red mole between his eyebrows. "This must be the person with the naturally alluring body that the Demon Lord mentioned last time. Congratulations to the Demon Lord on acquiring a furnace cauldron."
The demon servants behind them also said in unison, "Congratulations, Demon Lord, on acquiring a furnace cauldron!"
Fu Li didn't feel any joy or dislike; she just felt incredibly embarrassed, her face turning red and then white.
Zhongli Qianye raised his hand and casually instructed, "Hua Jing, arrange a place for him."
A maid stepped forward, smiling warmly, "As you wish. May I ask where the Demon Lord intends to use him?"
Upon hearing those two words, Fu Li trembled. He clenched his right fist.
Zhongli Qianye said nonchalantly, "Let's just find a house in the backyard."
"Yes." Hua Jing bowed her head and watched the other person walk away. Then she turned to Fu Li and said, "Young master, please come with me."
Knowing she had no other choice, Fu Li followed behind her.
The maid led him through a side gate of the Dragon Crystal Palace into a long sky street. The palace walls were painted red and the roof tiles were like those of a real palace, except that the top was carved with dragon and aquatic patterns.
On the way, Hua Jing chatted with him:
"May I ask your name, sir?"
“Yue Fuli,” the young man said calmly.
To everyone's surprise, Hua Jing said, "I know you. You are a disciple of the immortal cultivation sect, Dragon Gate Mountain."
Fu Li was somewhat surprised: "You know me? Who told you that?" He didn't think Zhongli Qianye would have the time to talk about him with his servants.
Hua Jing smiled enigmatically, "Of course... I heard it from someone. But it's not about the Demon Lord. You'll understand in a moment..."
Fu Li frowned. Why did all the demon cultivators here like to play riddles with people?
Hua Jing changed the subject, saying, "I am the head maid of the Dragon Crystal Palace. If you wish, you can call me Sister Hua Jing from now on."
Fu Licai refused to call a demon cultivator "sister" and turned her head away in silence.
Hua Jing, who had originally wanted to ease the tension, slightly changed her expression, but still maintained a faint smile.
Soon they brought him to the backyard of the Dragon Crystal Palace, which could also be called Zhongli Qianye's "harem".
Upon seeing them, the demon servants on the road stopped what they were doing, squatted down, and bowed, indicating that Hua Jing held a very high status here.
Before long, the two stopped in front of a small courtyard. Two maids who were sweeping the floor immediately put down their brooms and knelt on the ground upon seeing them, saying, "Greetings, Steward."
Hua Jing then led Fu Li on a tour inside. The courtyard was neatly maintained, and although the decorations were simple, they were all complete. There was also a shallow pool at the back of the courtyard for bathing.
"This will be your residence from now on, young master. It's getting late, the Demon Lord will definitely be here tonight, young master, you should prepare early." A faint glow appeared on the woman's charming face.
Fu Li couldn't stand it any longer and stopped her to ask, "Can I ask Zhongli Qianye why he insisted on me being this furnace? Also, what's with him saying I have a naturally alluring body?"
She regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth. Hua Jing looked like a servant; what could she possibly know?
But to my surprise, she actually knew all of this.
Turning around, she smiled gently and said, "It seems you don't know yet, young master. But since you've already taken the Nine Fragrance Life-Extinguishing Pill, it won't hurt to tell you."
"My master is of demonic dragon blood, the last black dragon in this world. Since ancient times, the dragon race has had a tradition of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage while condensing the dragon pearl. There is a prerequisite for condensing the dragon pearl, which is to find a furnace to cultivate with, pouring the primordial yang into the furnace, and harmonizing yin and yang. Until the dragon pearl is condensed, one can become a Nascent Soul cultivator."
"Those with naturally alluring bodies are the best choice. Using them as a furnace will not only make the process of condensing the dragon pearl smoother, but the final quality will also be exceptionally good. After that, their cultivation will be unimpeded."
"But naturally alluring bodies have long been extinct in the cultivation world for ten thousand years. Originally, the master did not intend to find a vessel for dual cultivation, after all, it is the primordial yang of a true dragon, how could it be given to someone else? If so, refining the Xu Kun Pill and consuming it could also achieve the effect of yin and yang harmony. But you just happened to appear, which made the master change his mind. It can be seen that this is a heaven-sent opportunity. The master is very lucky, and the young master is also quite lucky."
Looking at her smiling face, Fu Li didn't think she was lucky at all; in fact, she thought she was incredibly unlucky.
He sneered and said, "You told me to prepare in advance. Is it because he's coming to use me tonight?"
Hua Jing nodded: "Yes. Master is about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and this period is the most crucial. It would be best if you took a bath and changed clothes first. I have already had the things you need prepared and placed by the bath. You can prepare in advance to avoid suffering too much later."
Her smile was fixed on her face like a mask, leaving no room for criticism.
He then gave a slight bow, turned around, and left.
Fu Li walked coldly to the bathing pool behind the courtyard. She saw a plate of items placed beside the pool, including an almost transparent light-colored gauze robe, several jars, a dual cultivation manual, and a crystal-clear jade sponge. She felt utterly absurd, but at the same time, a deep sense of sorrow welled up within her.
He dismissed the demon servants who wanted to help him undress, and sat alone by the pool for a long, long time. In the end, he resigned himself to his fate, slowly removed his clothes, and submerged himself in the pool.
The jar contained a slippery liquid with a faint osmanthus scent. Fu Li roughly knew what it was for, but instead of using it, she tossed it aside. She didn't even touch the dual cultivation manual or the grotesquely shaped jade object.
Even now, he still seems unable to accept his fate of becoming a furnace cauldron. He closes his eyes, immerses his entire face in the warm water, and refuses to hear any sound, as if this is a way to temporarily escape reality.
After an unknown amount of time, he vaguely heard a hurried call through the water, the voice sounding somewhat familiar. Fu Li emerged from the water and saw a figure shrouded in a black robe stumble in, surrounded by visible black mist.
Fu Li's eyes widened, and she quickly got up, put on her coat, and walked barefoot out of the pool.
The deep yet bright eyes peeking out from beneath the black robe revealed a joyful and eager expression as they reflected the boy's figure. Several black lines were etched along the edges of his eyes, most of which were hidden within the mask, leaving only a pair of still young and handsome eyes visible.
"Ah Li!"
Fu Li opened his arms in surprise and caught the person who stumbled and fell towards him.
"Fourth Senior Brother?!"
The person who arrived was none other than Xiao Yue, who had been missing for several days.
At this moment, he was covered in evil and demonic energy, and he was no longer the spirited and dashing genius cultivator he once was.
"How did you end up here?! We've been searching everywhere for you since you disappeared. Our sect leader even went to the Western Continent alone to look for you. Are you... are you alright?"
Xiao Yue's entire weight was almost entirely supported by Fu Li, and a faint smell of blood emanated from under his black robe, indicating that he was seriously injured.
The sound of boots pounding the ground came from not far away, and then a figure they all loathed appeared—
“I didn’t force him. He chose to stay on his own.”
Zhongli Qianye walked over with a noble and languid gait, lightning faintly appearing in his palms, and a hint of impatience showing deep in his purple vertical pupils.
The visitors were hostile and clearly targeting Xiao Yue.
Upon seeing him, Xiao Yue's pupils constricted, and her anger erupted immediately.
"You lied to me! You lied to me! This wasn't the deal we agreed on at all! How could you bring Ali here? I only asked you to injure Chongjing Pavilion so that the marriage ceremony couldn't proceed. And you went back on your word!"
Fu Li was shocked.
However, Zhongli Qianye simply said lazily, "Who said I went back on my word? Now that Chongjing Pavilion's Nascent Soul has been destroyed and its body and soul have vanished, and Yue Fuli has also betrayed his sect and come to Dragon Crystal Palace with me, the joint registration ceremony is over, isn't it?"
"I have fulfilled your request. From now on, Yue Fuli is my furnace. As for you, you have become a demonic nightmare and should also fulfill your promise to serve me at my beck and call. Otherwise, go and stay in the dungeon." A contemptuous glint flashed in his eyes, as if mocking the other's incompetence and ignorance.
Fu Li didn't understand at first. Xiao Yue, however, shouted hysterically, "Our deal isn't like that at all! Who gave you permission to use Ali as a furnace?! You liar! If I had known you were going to do this, I wouldn't have told you about the secret passage in the first place!"
As he became agitated, the dark lines around his eyes seemed to come alive, shifting and shimmering with a dim light, making him appear mysterious and eerie.
Fu Li's eyes widened in disbelief: "Fourth Senior Brother, you...you made a deal with the Demon Lord of the Four Seas?"
"No, Ah Li, I was deceived by him. I didn't mean to hurt you..." Seeing her junior brother's strange expression, Xiao Yue quickly turned her head to explain.
Zhongli Qianye was already annoyed. He raised his hand and extended a finger. A purple chain shot out from his fingertip and bound Xiao Yue tightly.
He tried to struggle, but his cultivation was no match for the Four Seas Demon Lord, and he was also injured. He was immediately bound like a dumpling.
The mask covering his face fell off, revealing his true appearance. The boy's once fair and handsome face was now covered with winding, twisting lines, dark in color, with jagged, menacing lines that made him look eerie and ghostly.
Seeing Fu Li staring at her in shock, Xiao Yue quickly turned her face away, panicking, and said, "Ah Li, don't look at me! Don't look at me!"
Fu Li never expected this. In just a few days, the once cheerful and sunny young man had turned into this.
Glancing at Fu Li's expression, Zhongli Qianye said calmly, "He has completely transformed into a demon, no longer human. However, this is the first time I have seen someone transform from human to demon so quickly. Perhaps it is related to his previous entry into the illusion of the Illusionless Flower Demon."
These words contained a surprising amount of information. But Fu Li had no time to care about the truth; she turned to him with a stern expression and said, "Let him go first!"
Zhongli Qianye's gaze fell lightly on him, scrutinizing him with apparent interest:
"What, now you're putting on that show of deep brotherhood again? Don't forget, not long ago you personally destroyed your senior brother's nascent soul, and to prevent him from revealing it, you gouged out his eyes and cut out his tongue. Your cruelty was so extreme that even I, a demon cultivator, could hardly bear to watch. Now you're putting on this righteous act. Who are you trying to fool?"
Fu Li lowered her eyes and clenched her back teeth tightly, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Behind her, Xiao Yue was still cursing Zhongli Qianye for being shameless and despicable, but the man cast a silencing spell on her with a wave of his hand.
"Since you care so much about your junior brother, you might as well watch him serve as a furnace cauldron on his first night," Zhongli Qianye said with a sneer.
He disliked having his things touched by others, and the scene of Xiao Yue escaping from the dungeon and throwing herself on Fu Li just now made him uneasy, and his patience reached its limit. So he decided to find a way to teach these two "deeply affectionate" fellow disciples a lesson.
After saying that, he ignored Fu Li's terrified look and threw him into the pool to soak in the water.
Looking down at him with a disdainful gaze, she said, "All washed up? Now it's time to fulfill your duties."
Immediately, he grabbed Fu Li by the collar and dragged him into the house.
Hua Jing, understanding the situation, ordered the demon servants to retreat to a distance, while she stood at the doorway, head bowed, quietly waiting.
Xiao Yue knelt in the courtyard, listening to the sounds of clothes tearing, a man's deep growl, and a boy's panicked screams coming from inside the house. The screams quickly turned into helpless gasps, until the moon was high in the sky.
Author's note: I'm late, but it's a very long story.
Senior Brother is going to wait at the bottom of the cliff. Next up is the Demon Lord's show. Watch how Li Bao, imprisoned, tames the dogs. It'll be very exciting, hehe.
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