The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 308 - 185: Untrustworthy Part 2

Changtian was still indifferent, but Ning Xiaoxian had already been moved by the story, unable to restrain herself, she said: "You still have feelings for her, saying such things, it’s too against your heart."

Tu Jin’s face was stern as he squeezed two words out through clenched teeth: "Nonsense!"

"If you didn’t cherish the old affection, why did you come out to stop her when the woman in floral clothing in the secret realm was about to take away the golden bracelet? Ning Xiaoxian’s eyes twinkled with sudden understanding, "You clearly discarded that bracelet in the secret realm as a common treasure, intending for someone to pick it up. But when someone truly discovered it, why couldn’t you bear to part with it? That bracelet, it was the gift you gave her in the past, wasn’t it?"

Tu Jin slightly closed his eyes and didn’t look at Ning Xiaoxian. With that posture, she took it as his tacit admission.

She sighed and said: "She wasn’t truly heartless towards you. It’s just the damn principle of good and evil not coexisting that prevented her from openly being with you, right?"

The Qishou’s eyes blazed with red light, and with a voice filled with hatred, he said: "You don’t understand, so don’t talk nonsense!" He couldn’t touch this woman now, otherwise, with his past temperament, tearing her to shreds would have been a light punishment.

Protected by a restriction and with Changtian here, she naturally wasn’t afraid of him: "She was so smart, she could have found countless ways to deal with you after you were severely injured. So why did she choose... to choose the method of sacrificing herself? If she hated you, wouldn’t it have been easier to just hand you over to the Immortal Sect to deal with? Why did she go to the trouble of creating the Sealed Land?"

He remained silent. He knew all this, but within the Sealed Land, how could he have endured those long and lonely thousand years without holding onto a heart full of hatred?

Ning Xiaoxian let him slowly ponder over her words, then after a while, she asked: "I really don’t understand, why is there a rule in the secret realm that ’only five treasures may be taken at a time’?"

"You know now, those treasures are just Magic Artifacts that I carelessly tossed in the secret realm." The Qishou was originally a Holy Beast, but after being possessed by him, it was actually capable of laughing wickedly, "All the living creatures originally in this Sealed Land have been transformed by my soul energy and filled with hatred towards outsiders. But these alone were not enough! I know human nature all too well; without such rules, how could I incite them to kill each other? As you know, I can feed on souls. The Spiritual Power drawn by the Moonlight Cup over these long thousand-plus years has been far from enough. Without the replenishment of souls, how could this avatar I placed in the secret realm last so long?"

"Haven’t you noticed? So many people have died in this secret realm, yet why haven’t you seen a single skeleton from start to finish? That’s because the entire Sealed Land automatically absorbs the essence, Qi, blood, and bones of all dead things for itself; I have merely intercepted their souls."

This man was really treacherous! Fortunately, he could no longer be a threat to her.

She let out a long breath: "What about this Qishou? Why did it submit to you as soon as you left the secret realm?" He didn’t exude any commanding aura that could terrify a Holy Beast. That was something only those with a protagonist’s halo could do, like her?

Tu Jin’s eyes showed a mocking light: "Yunxiao Palace really fed its people for nothing. The Qishou they brought to be the Mountain Guardian Beast had an impure bloodline and was dull-witted. After being besieged by the Four Great Immortal Sects, I merely split off a soul avatar, which easily took over its body." He seemed slightly annoyed, scratching his head with a Beast Claw in a somewhat comical manner, "Who knew it would be of no use before I was knocked down by Su Xia, that woman. Humph, Yunxiao Palace should actually thank me. If I hadn’t erased its consciousness back then, in a few more years, it would have begun eating humans."

"Why me? In the secret realm, why did you guide me to search for the Moonlight Cup?" This was the part she found most perplexing.

Tu Jin glanced at her: "Soul Cultivators see people, and the first thing they notice is not the appearance, but the soul’s characteristics. Every time the secret realm is opened, I choose the person with the strongest and most pure soul to try to break the Barrier, but every time they fail. You are the one with the strongest and most pure soul after this opening of the secret realm. Who else would I choose if not you?"

Fine, she thought she had been chosen because of her protagonist’s demeanor. So, her soul is strong? Maybe it got refined during her transit into this world?

Seeing that she had no more questions, Changtian finally spoke to Tu Jin: "We are heading west. If you assist us wholeheartedly, there may be a day when you can regain your freedom."

The Qishou’s eyes lit up, and he said eagerly: "Lord Divine Monarch is willing to let me go?"

Changtian replied indifferently: "You’ve just come out of the Sealed Land and have lost your target for revenge. Where will you go from here? I’m sure you’re somewhat at a loss. I respect you for your extraordinary qualities. If you truly assist me, there will come a day when I set you free." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Tu Jin straightened up and said seriously: "It’s a deal!"

He longed for freedom, to find that woman Su Xia and ask what her true feelings were!

"Before that, the garden on the Fifth Floor of the God Demon Prison will be under your care for now." Changtian waved his hand and sent him up there.

Once again, in this dark and unclear bottom layer, only she and Changtian were left.

Somewhat unexpectedly, her heartbeat sped up, only to see this guy pulling out a faint smile and saying: "Now, let’s settle our accounts. I ordered you to stay in the Water Mansion, but you ran out. You almost got caught by Miluo on the way, and you almost got trapped in the secret realm."

"Tell me, how should I deal with you?"

"Uh..." Had she known it would come to this, she should have followed Tu Jin to the Fifth Floor! "I... didn’t I also obtain the Moonlight Cup and resolve our worries for the future? Can’t my merits make up for my faults?!" She stammered.

"That’s for later, we have to settle our accounts one by one!"

This man, really too petty! She wanted to cry but had no tears. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to cast your recommendation tickets and Monthly Tickets on qidian.com to support me. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)