Twisted Dreams-Chapter 306 - 375: The Source of All Evil?

Li Yang had a dream.

He dreamed of Su Manman’s Jinmu Cafe.

In the seat by the window, sat a young man.

The young man was slender, wearing a black hoodie and sweatpants, looking like a sunny big boy.

Li Yang felt he looked familiar, wanting to see who he really was.

At this moment, a warm big hand rested on his shoulder.

Li Yang turned around and saw a rather plump, white-robe-wearing, kindly looking old monk.

The old monk clasped his hands:

"Amitabha, Benefactor should not look at him."

Li Yang frowned:

"Who is he? And who are you?"

The old monk wore a mysterious smile like an enlightened monk:

"That’s not important; what’s important is, who are you?"

Black flames burned in Li Yang’s eyes, expressionless, he said:

"If you keep pretending, I’ll definitely kill you."

The old monk was stumped and pondered for a moment:

"Benefactor, I know your identity, the source of all evil."

Li Yang sneered:

"Source of all evil?

Have I done terrible, wicked things?"

The old monk lowered his gaze and said:

"Benefactor, enslaving the free is not considered evil?"

Black flames emerged from Li Yang’s body, revealing his Demon Body.

A skeleton dressed in a black suit, draped in a black cloak, wearing a round hat.

He stretched out his bony hand, holding the Desire Magic Jar, and sneered:

"Is it really me enslaving them?

What enslaves them is their own desire."

Looking like Mara discussing philosophy with Buddha.

The old monk frowned:

"But, Benefactor, you enchant minds and lead people astray.

You have ignited many people’s desires, and you have fueled many people’s excessive desires."

Igniting many people’s desires refers to the Desire Exchange.

Fueling excessive desires refers to the Demon Club.

Li Yang queried:

"Is this a bad thing?"

The old monk spoke in a preaching tone:

"Benefactor, human desire is endless.

How many mortals drown in an ocean of suffering due to desires?

Only by controlling one’s greed and self-discipline can one attain purity of the mind."

The Soul Fire danced in Li Yang’s eyes:

"Do you think, desire is the root of suffering?"

The old monk nodded seriously:

"Desire is a heavy chain.

Like a king’s handful of earth, like a beauty’s decaying skin, like a miser’s repellent odor of coins.

Only by abandoning desire can one ascend to bliss early."

After speaking, the old monk clasped his hands humbly:

"Please Benefactor, stop early, don’t stir the winds of the mortal world."

The old monk’s voice was loud, like a compassionate Bodhisattva, sincerely advising through his body.

Li Yang slightly lowered his head, the brim of his hat covering half his face, making the old monk unable to see his eyes.

Slowly, his body trembled slightly, with increasing intensity.

"Hehehe..."

Li Yang couldn’t suppress his laughter, the Death God’s skeleton body shaking in mirth.

"Abandon desire and find happiness, hahahaha..."

Li Yang suddenly raised his head, Soul Fire burning fiercely, black runes emerging.

He stared at the old monk, a hoarse, dry voice rich with magnetism came from his mouth:

"Without desire, where’s bliss?"

Eight short words, full of sinister aura, obliterating human ethics.

The old monk was stunned, sighing softly.

Li Yang turned and reached out, his bony hand grasping at the sunny youth by the window:

"Let me see who you really are, acting mysterious!"

The old monk’s voice sounded again: 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"You’ve already seen him, haven’t you?"

The youth slowly turned his head, revealing an elderly face.

It was the Scavenging Elder!

White tears were dripping from the corners of the elder’s eyes.

Li Yang suddenly felt inexplicably uneasy.

...

"Wake up, wake up! Look at this! Look at this!"

A girl shook Li Yang’s body.

Li Yang opened his eyes, Suzu’s little face filled his entire world.

Turns out it was just a dream.

Why is he having such messy dreams lately?

Is it the aftereffects of Suzu’s spell?

He pushed Suzu to the ground, rubbed his groggy head, and casually said:

"No cats on the bed."

Suzu stood up from the floor, rubbed her small waist, surprisingly indifferent to Li Yang’s roughness.

She took out her phone and handed it to Li Yang:

"Quick, look, the Big-chested Enchanting Demon is on TV!"

Li Yang glanced at it, it was a TikTok-like short video poster.

On the poster, Zhang Shi’ai smiled sweetly, very friendly.

There were two lines of text on the poster.

"On the 18th of this month, reveal Spiritual Energy Revival."

"Hosted by the Imperial City Public Security Bureau."

Li Yang hurriedly took Suzu’s phone and opened it for a closer read.

The content was that the Imperial City Public Security Bureau was hosting an online broadcast event, inviting internet influencer Zhang Shi’ai to explain Spiritual Energy Revival.

Li Yang’s lips slowly curved into a smile.

This promotional announcement has two meanings.

First, the authorities have decided to fully acknowledge Spiritual Energy Revival.

From now on, Spiritual Energy Revival will fully integrate into Xia Country’s people’s lives, possibly becoming the next big trend after real estate and e-commerce.

Second, on the 18th of this month, this Spiritual Energy Revival online broadcast explanation will start.

The authorities believe that the Blood Moon will appear on the 9th of this month and want to use the Blood Moon anomaly to enhance the broadcast’s publicity.

These two messages are excellent news for him.

The authorities’ acknowledgment of Spiritual Energy Revival helps its normalizing, indirectly supporting him to gain Spiritual Power, and reach Ascension to Divinity sooner.

Because of the Scavenging Elder’s matter, Li Yang is now more motivated than ever to enhance his strength and expand his influence.

The most immediate good news is the authorities’ attitude towards the forum.

The authorities have acknowledged the forum; won’t the Extraordinaries almost reach a superstitious belief level toward the forum?

"Must gather the Apostles back, the ’Blood Moon’ begins.

Can’t let the authorities do all the work for this big drama for nothing."

The seven Apostles are almost all domestic, only Chen Yuqi and the Tree of Human Essence are not.

Chen Yuqi is in Huaqi, spreading faith while secretly assisting Su Yutang.

As for the Tree of Human Essence, it’s like a child full of curiosity and exploration for this world.

Even though it’s a collective entity built from a hundred human souls, equivalent to having the memory of a hundred humans, like an elder who has experienced a hundred lifetimes.

Suzu blinked her eyes:

"Can the Little Crow come back?"

Li Yang asked back:

"You miss him?"

Suzu giggled:

"I just want to know if the Little Crow has had little Little Crows in the Demon Race."

Li Yang was taken aback.

A crow having babies, how did Suzu come up with that?

Li Yang had never thought of it.

Suzu continued:

"If Little Crow had babies, would you give little Little Crows gifts?"