Hui continued to lay there. Im dead, Im dead
Hmm if this really is a corpse, then I suppose I shouldnt waste it. Ill take it ho and refine it into a ghoul, Yunxu mused, reaching out to pick Hui up.
Hui jolted upright. He ran a hand over his hair, fixing it, and smiled, casually circulating life qi to rejuvenate his withered body. At the sa ti, he grabbed the snakeskin and pulled it off his body. In a few monts, the dried-up and cracked corpse beca a fresh-faced Hui once more. Ah, haha, what a coincidence to encounter Senior here!
Dammit, so he wasnt going to let get away. Sure, I couldve escaped as a core, maybe, but any motion with Yunxu so close hed notice it for sure! Im not even sure my soul-burning fake death would work, since hes familiar with working with souls. No matter what, the gig was up.
Yunxu smiled back at Hui. What a coincidence!
Hui finished brushing off his robes and adjusting them. He bowed to Yunxu. Truly, it is a pleasure to et Sect Lord on such a lonely road. I wonder what karma brought us together? However, I have sowhere to be
Youre paying back your mother, who sent you to the sect, Yunxu replied.
Startled, Hui took a step back. How?
I know a great deal more about you than you know. Walk with ? Yunxu asked, gesturing ahead of him.
Hui glanced ahead. If I refuse, will you let out of this space?
Yunxu smiled.
Hui sighed. Thats what I thought. Then, lead the way.
Lowering his hood, Yunxu swept along the road. Hui walked slightly behind him, glancing left and right. Should I run? I should run.
I know where your mother is. If you listen until the end, Ill take you there, Yunxu offered evenly.
Hui pursed his lips. I can find her on my own. Eventually.
Ah, well, I have to admit that I need to find her soon-ish. I can walk along for hundreds of years, but even a few decades later might be too late for her. Although I can ask for hints, I dont have much to go on, and this country is large. Without the speed of a cultivator, its not surprising if the townsfolk dont know much outside the few small towns around them. Finding a single woman amongst them is like finding a single star in the vast sky.
He bowed to Yunxu. Then, this small cultivator will accept Seniors guidance.
Yunxu humd happily and led the way. They strode down the path together, Yunxu slightly ahead, Hui a step behind.
There was once a young man who dread of more than this world, Yunxu said, almost speaking to himself.
Hui glanced up. Eh? Whats Senior talking about now?
In hopes of reaching that distant place, he joined a sect and beca a cultivator. However, even upon becoming a cultivator and stepping into Jianghu, he still failed to find that world. For a ti, he began to despair.
That world? Hui asked, rubbing his hands together.
A glorious world of tal and glass. A world where even mortals bent the wind and the earth to their whims. Infinite knowledge hovered at their fingertips, and their re voice could summon objects from the opposite side of the planet, Yunxu said, his eyes glittering.
Ah, right. He was that kid from that mansion way, way back from the first ti I encountered All-Heavens Sect and Gui Delun, the one who murdered his family over them not believing his dreams. His dreams about my world. Hui cleared his throat. You know, the grass isnt always greener on the other side. If such a world existed, Im sure it would have its own trials and tribulations.
Is that so? Yunxu said quietly. He glanced at Hui. And yet, I still want to glimpse that world.
Hui nodded sagely. Its good for one to have goals.
Have you seen that world? In your dreams, perhaps? Yunxu asked.
Nightmares, maybe. Hui shook his head, giving Yunxu an even smile. Im not sure what Senior ans. Its hard for to picture such a magnificent world. This small cultivators comprehension is insufficient, in the end.
Yunxu drew himself upright and turned a poker face at Hui. Liar.
Hui blinked. Was that ant to be an imitation of Li Xiang? Wait but Yunxu would have known the original Li Xiang. Li Xiang, before she was a sword spirit. He licked his lips. Senior, this small cultivator has been wondering for so ti now
Yunxu smiled.
Youre the one who used the soul array for the first ti, back a century or so ago. You played with Gu Tian and Li Xiangs souls, initiating the Midnight Massacre, betraying your sectmates and your Sect Master. Why? Hui asked.
No need to rush. I was getting to that, Yunxu said.
Hui snorted quietly. He shut his mouth and gestured for Yunxu to continue.
Yunxu laughed. You arent what I expected at all, you know?
I often get that, Senior, Hui replied.
After a second, Yunxu shook his head. Ah, no. Thats not the point. You know Gu Tian, Li Xiang they were rely tests. You yourself have created and adapted techniques, no? How often do you get it correct on the first try?
Hmm, although this small cultivator has been lucky a few tis, its not as though I can count on things working the first ti, every ti. It takes experintation and failure to He paused. You used them as tests, to figure out how to use the soul array?
Yunxu nodded. I needed the soul array. You see, that beautiful world I wanted to travel there, but naturally, I had to confirm it existed first. I had to confirm that it was possible to travel to it. Physical forms well, I quickly realized that short of ascending to immortality, transferring my body would be impossible. However what about a soul? Weightless, epheral, delicate and yet infinitely strong the perfect test subject to send across the unknown void. Gu Tian and Li Xiang were my attempts to utilize the soul array. Once I had it functional, I began trying to transfer souls.
The Midnight Massacre, Hui realized.
One didnt work. Two, neither. A hundred? A thousand? I dont know how many souls I sent. At the sa ti, I drew from that world, using the soul array to call out to souls from beyond. By exchanging the souls of those tens of thousands of children, I called tens of thousands of souls from that other world.
Eh, but if thats the case, then why didnt I run into other reincarnators? Tens of thousands, I wait. Its called the Midnight Massacre, not the Midnight Personality Swap. Hui looked at Yunxu. They all died. It was a massive failure.
Yunxu nodded, humming. Or so I thought. Lan Taijian discovered my cris, and he and the Sect Master expelled from the sect and tried to kill . I fled and conquered Black Asp Sect, hiding there, and I thought that was the end of it. But one day He turned up, sunlight illuminating his face. I heard a voice from the heavens.
Yunxu lifted his hands. A Heaven mark appeared on the back of his right hand. A voice
Subconsciously, Hui hid his right hand.
Yunxu turned abruptly. He smiled. So what do you think of this world, Otherworlder?
Hui cleared his throat and smiled. I have no idea what Senior ans. This is all far beyond small cultivators comprehension. However, please accept my heartfelt thanks for your gracious guidance.
I dont know why hes going on like this, but when villains start explaining things, its never good. Deny, deny, dont admit a thing! Ahhh, this small clones life might be about to end!
Healer sighed. Can we go ten seconds without ending up in life-threatening danger?
Have you t us? Rogue replied.
Ignoring the clones, Hui furrowed his brows. Im the result of the Midnight Massacre. I already suspected as much, but its still a heavy blow. So many died because of Yunxus obsession. I cant take the bla. Its not as if I wanted to co, or as if I killed them. Yunxus the one who murdered them all. And yet, I still Im not comfortable, having so much blood on my hands, so many lives ended because of .
Ahh, what if their souls survived sohow, and seek revenge? Oh no, oh no. Is that why Elder Sister Reaper always chats with ? Does she know that a horrible fate awaits in the afterlife, and so she talks with now to laugh at later?
Waitwait. The Midnight Massacre was an attempt to call soone over from my world? The mass sacrifice of thousands of innocents. Isnt that isnt that like what Han Qin has been attempting with whatever senior hes trying to summon back? Then Hui wrinkled his nose and brushed his robes off. How icky. Im the result of demonic cultivation, huh?
Hui rubbed his face, breathing deeply. Is that why the Sect Master attempted to hinder my cultivation? Or is it because he knew, sohow, that I was Yunxus goal, and he didnt want to allow to continue to exist? After all, in their minds, nothing a twisted, demonic cultivator like Yunxu creates could possibly be good. I sowhat agree, though Ill except myself here. Though Yunxu didnt create , he rely according to him, drew over to this world.
Youve thrived, havent you? Did you dream of this world, the way I dreamt of yours? Yunxu asked.
Ah, if Senior ans my cultivation level, its progressed quite smoothly. Ive been told its a bit slow, though, Hui replied honestly.
Yunxu whirled. His face contorted in anger. Youre ruining this. Stop. Tell the truth!
Even if I did, you wouldnt like what I had to say! Glass towers, tal horse machines, yes, yes, but I lived in the dirt, with my nose to the concrete! I wasnt a grand CEO, or even an ordinary high school student! I was a pathetic worm, a bug that dared to sotis call myself a human!
Hui raised his hands, desperately waving him off. No, no, Senior, please. I simply dont understand!
Yunxus brows furrowed. Abruptly, he turned away. Fine. Play your gas. All will beco clear soon.
Where is Senior taking ? Hui asked, suddenly nervous. Dammit, I shouldnt have given up. Even if I spent the rest of my life playing dead, even if he refined my body into a ghoul, it wouldve been better than whatever horrible thing Senior is about to do to ! A voice from the Heavens? Thats at least a Wandering Immortal, right? I already have one Wandering Immortal after , and whatever Chen Wuya and Zui Jiu qualify as well, suffice to say, theyre after , too! I dont need another horrifying Senior peering over my shoulder!
Exactly where I said I would. Back to your ho, Yunxu said with a mysterious smile.
A shiver ran down Huis spine.
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