Chapter 0306 – Drunkenness – Absolute Returns

“I’m not comforting you, I’m serious, the Yellow Springs Pavilion and the Antenna Pavilion, are investigating this matter.” I said.

“Really?” Drunken Devil asked.

Although I said that, the drunken devil’s face, still didn’t look any better. I couldn’t let him continue to indulge in superstition.

“Do you believe in fate, Elder Brother?” I asked.

“I believe that fate is predestined.” Drunken Devil said.

“I don’t believe that fate is in our own hands. What I say to you now will change our relationship, and how can fate be predetermined? I think that Mother Wine broke down because fate arranged for us to meet, and if it hadn’t been for this incident, I would never have known that there was such a place here. Who knows? Maybe one day I’ll be in danger and need to come here for shelter. It’s not an ominous sign, but a reminder from fate that it’s protecting me.” I said.

“You are so articulate.” Drunken Devil said.

Although he said this on his lips, his mood, it seemed, was better. On his face, a smile finally appeared.

“That’s what you wanted to hear me say, isn’t it, that you deliberately kept me waiting so long?” I asked.

The Drunken Devil nodded and said, “You’re smarter than I thought, you are.”

“Come back often in the future, customer!” I said with a smile as I put the cleaned cup, back in its place.

“A glass of wine and a senior brother who likes superstitions will suffice.” I said.

When I returned to my quarters, the night guards, had been waiting for a long time.

“You look tired.” The guards said.

Ever since I returned from the Jiangnan Branch, I’ve been meeting people non-stop. And, the people I’ve been meeting are not ordinary people.

“I’m going to rest, don’t bother me.” I said.

I walked into the room, but instead of lying down immediately, I turned on the temporal illusion.

The best way for me to cope with an ominous omen is to practice.

I’m going to get stronger, so strong that I can ignore any bad luck. I’ve tried so hard, fate, what else can you do to me?

In my temporal illusion, I once again cast the Secret Art of Celestial Regicide and changed the flow of time.

After a long period of time, I have been able to increase the flow of time in the Time and Space Illusion Technique to twice that of the outside world. I don’t have the luxury of infinite time, my goal is just to increase the flow of time, to ten times that of the outside world, so that I can have enough time to cultivate the Nine Huayu Devil Technique and break through the Twelve Heavens.

Today, I’m going to cultivate the Nine Wonders Magic Skill. My intuition tells me that I can already cultivate the second style. This is the realm I’m in now, where I can use my intuition to cultivate martial arts.

The second stance of the Nine Wonders Demon Technique:

The Great Extinction Style.

The first style, “Annihilation Style”, is an attack against a single target, while the second style, “Great Destruction Style”, is an attack against multiple targets.

I cast the second stance, and a demon, wordlessly, appeared in front of me, with its back to me.

It was the most terrifying of the four demons that appeared in the first style.

Suddenly, its body, shuddered slightly.

Swish!

The demon split and became three.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

Three demons, wielding sharp swords in their hands, sweeping across everything.

Wherever they pass, not an inch of grass grows and everything is destroyed.

As my cultivation rises, the number of demons splitting, will also increase.

Eventually, they would split into dozens, if not hundreds, and level everything in front of them, to the ground.

Of course, the amount of internal energy I consume increases with the number of demons.

How many demons can the Father split?

I will surpass him.

Where are my limits, exactly?

I fantasized about the countless demons, sweeping across everything, and my heart was filled with excitement.

I was so excited I couldn’t sleep and practiced until dawn.

I finally felt tired and it was time to rest.

I disarmed the Secret Art of Heavenly Regicide and cast the Time Illusion again. I arrived at my favorite place.

Warm sunshine, blue sea, white sandy beaches, and cozy lounge chairs.

I can finally relax.

I was lying on a lounge chair, looking at the blue sky and the sea.

Whether it was Mother Wine being bad or the conspiracy of the Szeto clan, I put it behind me for the time being.

I took the secret cabinet out of my arms and placed it on the table beside me. On the secret cabinet, I drew a pair of eyes and a mouth to make it look like it was smiling.

For all my talk about how I have to push it to open every day, I haven’t pushed it once since I got it.

“Why don’t you rest too, you must be tired from all the prodding you’ve gotten? Let’s rest together.” I turned to the secret cabinet and said.

I closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

I had a dream.

I dreamed, I was standing in the sky.

Beneath my feet was the boundless sea, and my body, wrapped in my true qi.

Suddenly, a huge shadow, enveloped my body, blocking out the sunlight. I turned around and saw a huge object, blocking me. I thought, at first, that it was a huge tsunami, but upon closer inspection, I realized that it was not a tsunami.

That’s the Heavenly Demon Soul.

It had appeared in my dreams many times before, and now it appeared again. It held its arms over its chest and looked down at me. With its back to the sun, I couldn’t see its face.

But I can feel that it is my Heavenly Demon Soul.

I wanted to see its face, but there was nothing I could do.

“Do you wish, too, that I could have found you sooner?” I asked.

The Heavenly Demon Soul didn’t answer, just looked at me quietly.

Three days later, I was in Xu Dalong’s office and listened to his report.

“We investigated Situ Sect’s property and didn’t find anything unusual.” Xu Dalong said.

“Didn’t find any money exchanges?” I asked.

“No, based on his habit of using money, it can be judged that he is not a money-hungry person.” Xu Dalong said.

“Could it be that he really wants to die at the hands of the Soul Regenerating Demon?” Xu Dalong asked.

I shook my head and said, ”The situation may be even worse than we imagined, than we thought. You also said just now that he is not a money-hungry person, so why would he risk his life to threaten the Soul Regenerating Demon? He must have some other purpose.”

“Are you saying that there is someone behind him?” Xu Dalong asked.

“We have to be prepared for anything, there could be someone behind the scenes.” I said.

I recalled the Wooden Heavenly Family – Bo Qianjing – who lurks in the Martial Arts Alliance, and in the Heavenly Devil Cult, such a person may also exist. We must always remain vigilant and not take this lightly.

“This is a record of the Situ Sect’s daily activities.” Xu Dalong said.

I took the documents and scrutinized them carefully. Situ Zong’s daily life, and other martial artists, wasn’t much different, but there was one thing that caught my attention.

“This flower garden, what’s going on?” I asked.

“He’s been going to that flower garden a lot lately, sitting there for half a day without doing anything. He used to help One Flower Sword Zun take care of the flower garden, so it’s not surprising that he goes to the flower garden.” Xu Dalong said.

“No, it’s strange; if it were me, I would never touch anything to do with flowers again. If he had gone to learn the piano instead, I wouldn’t have suspected him. The fact that he would frequent a place that everyone takes for granted is suspicious in itself.” I said.

“When you say that, I feel suspicious too. Luckily, I’m not your fellow disciple, otherwise, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to pass the Yellow Springs Pavilion.” Xu Dalong said with a smile.

I smiled and stood up.

Xu DaLong knew where I was going, he looked at the pot of flowers on the windowsill and said, “LaoSan, you’re going to have a new friend soon.”