Chapter 0179 – I’ve Never Felt Lonely – Absolute Returns

“Have you ever cooked before?”

“Do it occasionally.”

I couldn’t believe my ears.

“Could it be that, in the Nine Wonders Magic Skill, there are still moves for cooking? You are joking, right?”

“Nonsense!”

How could I not be surprised that he could cook?

“You didn’t kill the cook, did you? Is that why you’re cooking for yourself?”

“I’m a much better cook, than he is.”

“Do you …… you really know how to cook?”

Father didn’t explain any further, but started cooking. His movements, skillful as they were, looked like someone who cooked often. Instead of roasting the whole piece of meat, he cut it into small pieces, stir-fried it with vegetables and mushrooms, and made a pot of soup.

What surprised me even more was that his cooking, surprisingly, was pretty good.

“How is this …… possible? You couldn’t have secretly put in some kind of elixir, could you?”

At the corner of his father’s mouth, a small smile appeared, the first time he had smiled since he had been on the mountain.

I suddenly realized that I knew nothing about him, surprisingly.

As it turns out, the sky devil can cook too.

In the evening, we sat by the fire and talked. Mostly, I asked questions and my father answered. I couldn’t help but ask about the Demon Zuns.

“As you know, my supporters are the Blood Heavenly Demoness, the Extremely Evil Evil Demon, the One Flower Sword Venerable and the Drunken Demon, while Big Brother’s supporters are the Demon Buddha, the Poison King and the Fist Demon. As for that little brat, the Soul Regenerating Demon, we will not consider him for now. Do you think that I have a good chance of winning?”

“Evenly matched.”

“We have one more than them and we’re still just evenly matched?”

“Exactly.”

In other words, amongst the Demon Buddha, Poison King, and Fist Demon, there was at least one person that possessed enough strength to rival the two Demon Elders. Just who was it?

“Looks like I’m going to have to kick that slacker on our side, out.”

My father ignored my jokes, he just wanted me, to experience and feel it for myself. Who exactly was he referring to?

“Why did you become a Heavenly Demon?”

Because, this is my mission, the only mission I have ever had after going through so much hardship and being reborn. In order to fulfill this mission, I am willing to give everything, even my life.

“Because, I want to cultivate the Jiu Hua Demonic Skill.”

“Why are you so obsessed with the Jiu Hua Demon Technique?”

“I am not obsessed with the Nine Wonders Demon Technique, but rather with power.”

“You’re strong now, how much stronger do you want to get? What do you want to do?”

“I need to get stronger so I can protect the people I want to protect.”

I want to protect my father, my big brother, and everyone in the Heavenly Demon God Sect.

Perhaps I have more people to protect, those Demon Lords who have fought alongside me.

But the father’s attitude, it was firm.

“The Jiu Hua Demon Technique can only be practiced by the next Heavenly Demon.”

“Then I will become a Heavenly Demon.”

My resolve, too, is just as strong.

My father took one look at me and turned to sleep.

Even if I become a Heavenly Devil, I will still be a different Heavenly Devil, a Heavenly Devil who is free and at large. Of course, this will require me to put in more effort.

On the third day, we went to the top of Big Green Mountain.

On the way up, we encountered tigers twice, but I pretended not to notice. I wanted to leave an excuse to come back and hunt next time.

I am sure, my father must have spotted the tiger too, but he didn’t mention about it either. Perhaps he was looking forward, too, to the next hunting trip.

“The view from here, it’s beautiful.”

Standing on the top of the mountain, looking around, you can see the mountains surrounded by a sea of clouds, which is breathtakingly beautiful.

“When I was young, I used to come here to practice.”

It was as if I could see, as a young man, my father, standing at the top of a mountain, facing the wind with great vigor.

“In the future, I’ll come here to cultivate more often as well.”

“Come here.”

“Yes.”

My father sat down on a boulder and began to explain the “Flying Sword Technique”.

I have already cultivated the “Flying Sword Technique” to a great level, what I need to learn now is the Wind God Steps, but my father is still explaining the “Flying Sword Technique”.

Perhaps, he believes that all martial arts, are interconnected, and as long as one martial art, is practiced to the extreme, one can learn by touch and learn by example.

An expert of the Grand Completion Realm explaining sword techniques to another expert of the Grand Completion Realm, this was truly a rare scene.

I realized that there were still a lot of things I didn’t understand. Although we had both practiced the “Flying Sword Technique” to the Great Achievement Realm, our understanding of the sword technique was very different.

When I didn’t understand something, I would ask my father for advice, not pretending to understand or acting stupid on purpose. We were like friends, talking freely about everything.

This discussion about swordsmanship lasted for three hours, four hours, and even, for three whole days.

We ate, we discussed, we drank tea, we discussed, and even, on the last day, the wine that we were going to use to celebrate, we took it out and drank it. We hunted while discussing, roasted meat while discussing. We were all immersed in the sea of martial arts, enjoying ourselves.

We talked from the “Flying Sword Technique” to other martial arts, to cultivation tips, to life lessons. This is a peak dialog about martial arts between heavenly devils and heavenly martial arts wizards.

Three days later, I suddenly stood up and performed the “Wind God Steps”, and I finally understood how the wind god walked.

I excitedly said to my father, “My Wind God’s Steps, it’s also a great accomplishment!”

My father seemed to have anticipated this scene, and instead of being surprised, he pulled me, by the hand, to his side.

I fell to my knees and kowtowed to him, “Thank you, Father, for your teachings!”

“Get up, we should get back.”

“Yes.”

I want to run, I want to experience the speed of the wind, I want to see, the Wind God Steps of the Grand Completion Realm, just how fast it is, how fast I can withstand it, how small this world, in my eyes, is.

“Father, how about we have a competition to see who returns to the Heavenly Demon God Sect first?”

I’m finally qualified, to challenge him to a flight of heavenly demons.

My father gave me a contemptuous look, and I liked that look in his eyes.

“What are you betting against me?”

“Bet my honor.”

“Good.”

Even if I lost, I had nothing to lose, it was a sure bet for me. Father, however, still agreed to my request, he must have wanted to win me and then mock me properly.

We stood side by side, and I rarely had the chance, to observe him at such close quarters. The side of his face, still so handsome, so majestic. I felt immensely blessed to be able to run alongside him.

“Ready? We’ll start on the count of three. One, two ……”

I jumped ahead of him and rushed out.

When I win, my father will have nothing to say.

The two figures, transformed into two bolts of lightning, disappeared into the mountains and forests, and to their ears, came the sound of gusts of wind and thunder.

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