Chapter 100: Jealousy

As if sensing something, the drought demon, Si Ying, turned towards Su Su and the others.

Everyone was scared. They had known that coming to the Devil Domain would be dangerous, but they’d never expected to see an ancient demon here.

If they were to go up against her, they wouldn’t survive.

Perhaps she didn’t notice anything unusual, because Si Ying averted her gaze again.

Someone in the hall said, “Lord Demon Emperor, is it true that there’s news of the Devil God?”

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

Devil God, an ancient figure capable of shaking the world. If Si Ying’s existence could disrupt the peaceful Six Realms, then the emergence of the Devil God could overturn them, and even the Buddhas wouldn’t be able to stop him!

Only someone with an innate evil bone could make all the demons and devils submit.

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Someone recognized the cyan devilish seal and exclaimed in disbelief, “It’s the Marrow Cleansing Seal!”

Si Ying chuckled and said, “Although the Devil God has dissipated, he left this. It’s the best among the three great ancient devilish artifacts, the Marrow Cleansing Seal. Protecting it with my life, I spent tens of thousands of years with it at the bottom of the Xunzhou Sea. Eventually, by absorbing the devilish Qi of the Xunzhou Sea, I was able to wake up.”

Relying on the Marrow Cleansing Seal’s aura also allowed Si Ying to suddenly regain consciousness one day.

But when Si Ying woke up, the world had greatly changed⁵沧海桑田 (cānghǎi-sāngtián) – lit. the blue sea turned into mulberry fields (idiom); fig. the transformations of the world. The demons and devils lived worse than rats in the gutter. It was no longer like ancient times when the Devil God could command the wind and the rain⁶叱咤风云 (chìzhà-fēngyún) – lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); command the wind and the clouds; fig. shaking the whole world; all-powerful.

She had eagerly awaited the appearance of a Devil God, but there was nothing, nothing at all!

Si Ying found it strange. The world was vast, and life was endless. So if the immortal Qi never ceased, then the evil bone shouldn’t stop existing either.

However, no new Devil God descended. She returned to the Devil Domain’s icy pool and sent the Marrow Cleansing Seal back—— this was the final way out that they had preserved for tens of thousands of years.

Under the icy pool, the Sevenfold Mysterious Returning Array left behind by the ancient Devil God was activated, and dense devilish Qi began to fill the entire Devil Domain.

Si Ying killed countless mortals and cultivators, using their blood as sacrifices to the taotie’s soul in the Marrow Cleansing Seal.

The more people died, the thicker the devilish Qi became.

The golden cores in the cultivators’ bodies were swallowed by the taotie, and the Sevenfold Mysterious Returning Array turned them into devil cores.

Once a devil core was planted into a cultivator’s body, either the cultivator would be unable to withstand it and their body would explode and die, or they would forget their past and become a devil cultivator.

“Although His Majesty the Devil God hasn’t descended yet, since we have the Marrow Cleansing Seal and the Sevenfold Mysterious Returning Array, why don’t we personally support a new Lord?,” Si Ying said. “After I killed everyone in the Taixu Sect, Jing Mie and I each gave up half of our spiritual power to the Sevenfold Mysterious Returning Array to cultivate the most powerful devil core yet. As long as we find a cultivator with extraordinary talent and plant this devil core into their body, then in the future, the more powerful the taotie’s soul becomes, the more powerful our Lord will be.”

When Yao Guang heard “cultivator with extraordinary talent”, she almost rushed out.

Su Su hurriedly pulled her back and said, “Yao Guang, don’t be impulsive!”

Yao Guang’s eyes reddened, “The person the drought demon spoke of must be Gongye Jiwu.”

Everyone’s expressions looked bad. For the Demon and Devil Realm, this was a once-in-a-lifetime⁷绝处逢生 (juéchù-féngshēng) – to come back from death’s door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger; fig. to recover from a seemingly impossible situation; to find a way out of a predica ment opportunity, as the Marrow Cleansing Seal and Sevenfold Mysterious Returning Array could continually turn immortals into devils. However, for the immortal realm, this was undoubtedly terrible news.

Su Su remembered seeing the cultivators who had been implanted with devil cores but had failed to absorb them. They had cruelly died in despair.

Meanwhile, those who survived had become weapons for the demons and devils, forgetting all about the true path of cultivation. They were turned into devil cultivators until they exhausted their value and died.

At this moment, Lord Nanyou asked, “I wonder if Lord Si Ying is referring to Hengyang Sect’s, Qu Xuanzi’s disciple, Gongye Jiwu?”

After all, over the years, this was the only young immortal lord who could be called a genius with rapid cultivation progress.

Si Ying smiled, without saying a word she clapped her hands.

Suddenly, powerful devilish Qi fluctuated on the originally empty throne.

A man in navy blue clothes appeared out of thin air on the throne. Si Ying leaned down, blew into his ear, then smiled and said, “My Lord, everyone is here at your orders.”

The man’s blue clothes were embroidered with vivid taotie patterns.

Under Si Ying’s bewitching tone, he slowly opened his eyes. The once clean, clear brows and eyes were now covered with strong devilish Qi. He frowned in pain, covering his chest.

“My Lord, do you still remember who I am?”

The man raised his gaze, his icy-cold eyes devoid of emotions. He looked into Si Ying’s eyes and said, “Si Ying.”

At the sight of the man, Yao Guang covered her mouth, choking with sobs.

Su Su’s face also turned pale. She couldn’t bear to look any longer and closed her eyes.

Before coming here, she had already considered the worst outcome. But when she really saw her Eldest Senior Brother transformed into a devil cultivator by the drought demon and Jing Mie, she was devastated.

Gongye Jiwu was such a noble, benevolent, and unparalleled person.

He was the gentlest presence in Su Su’s one hundred years of memories.

In a world full of danger, he would bring her to Hengyang Sect’s immortal mountain to see newborn rabbits. He taught her how to travel by sword and made pastries for her using the sweetest morning dew.

Why did things turn out this way!

She tightly gripped the Chongyu konghou on her neck, and the sharp strings of the harp cut her fingertips, drawing blood.

For a moment, Su Su thought similarly to Yao Guang— she wanted to kill them!

How could they turn Senior Brother Gongye into this?!

Senior Brother would likely prefer death over becoming a blade of the demons and devils, pointing towards the immortal realm and all living beings, using both the blood of mortals and the golden cores of his immortal friends to enhance his cultivation.

At some point, tears had started rolling down her cheek.

A warm hand beside her reached up to her face, wiping away the tears.

Su Su raised her eyes and saw Tantai Jin’s icy-cold expression.

His slightly rough fingertips gently rubbed under her eyes. But instead of sympathy, there was something more chilling in his gaze.

He coldly stared at her. Su Su hadn’t seen such a terrifying expression on his face since five hundred years ago.

Like approaching storm clouds⁸风雨欲来 (fēngyǔyùlái) – lit. storm clouds approach; troubles lie ahead, yet also like self-mockery after knowing the truth.

“So, it’s all for him?” His lips suddenly curved up. As if understanding something amusing, he couldn’t help but laugh hoarsely.

Out of place, his hoarse and sudden laughter frightened Zang Hai, who was standing beside him, “Junior Brother……”

Seeing the “Gongye Jiwu”, who looked exactly like “Xiao Lin”, compared to Su Su and Yao Guang’s sorrow, Tantai Jin was filled with nothing but icy and crazed jealousy.

Five hundred years ago, she’d admired the unparalleled Prince Xiao Lin.

When Xiao Lin had died, she’d wanted to take his life. In the midst of a horde of soldiers, the white-clad girl had unhesitantly drawn her bow and shot towards him.

And now, her smile and tears were still reserved for that person.

Five hundred years ago, when she went to the side of that despicable mortal hostage prince, and five hundred years later, when she went to great lengths to find a token to go to the Devil Domain for Gongye Jiwu, was it all for Xiao Lin?

He turned out to be nothing but a joke in someone else’s love story!

From a very young age, when he was still ignorant and didn’t have the String of Affection, he had envied Xiao Lin. He’d learned that person’s gentle manners and refined speech, pretending to be harmless and kind.

But although he wanted to take everything from Xiao Lin, he’d never been jealous of him.

Until this moment, when Tantai Jin’s hand that was wiping tears slid down and pinched the chin of the young girl in front of him, malice and jealousy grew crazily in his heart.

Looking at her sorrow, he felt so delighted that he wanted to laugh out loud, but at the same time, he felt so vulnerable that he wanted to cry.

Don’t you like Gongye Jiwu? Since he has become a devil cultivator, can you stop liking him?

However, after a moment, his gaze became sad and aggrieved. Don’t like him. Just look at me instead, okay?

Su Su opened her mouth. Others didn’t understand, but she did.

She originally wanted to explain, but after some thought, she fell silent.

She coldly thought, why should she explain herself to him? Not to mention she was cultivating the Heartless Dao. In the future, she wouldn’t fall in love with anyone, and even if she did, what does it have to do with Tantai Jin?

Unable to wait for her reply, the once pitiable look in his eyes gradually turned cold. 

How boring. He couldn’t distinguish whether his heart was numb with despair or clenched with pain.

Zang Hai pulled at Tantai Jin, “Junior Brother, shh, shh, don’t talk!”

Zang Hai was truly anxious. The usually obedient and amiable Little Junior Brother had changed after meeting Immortal Li. 

Tantai Jin had become sensitive, always on edge and unpredictable. Zang Hai had noticed that one early morning, within a short period, his Junior Brother had sneakily glanced at Immortal Li sixteen times. However, when Immortal Li looked up, he’d coldly averted his gaze.

Regardless of love and hatred, can we talk about it after we get back? This is the Devil Domain. Why did all three of their expressions change when they saw Gongye Jiwu? Zang Hai felt extremely bitter, but he couldn’t say a word.

Tantai Jin pulled his sleeve from Zang Hai’s hand and smiled, “But, the drought demon already noticed us long ago.”

“W-what?”

Zang Hai was about to turn around when a charming laughter sounded, “I believe you’ve all seen enough of the show, why not come out for a chat?”

With a raise of her hand, they all involuntarily flew towards her.

The demons and devils retreated one after another, and now, all eyes were on them.

Upon seeing them, Jing Mie’s face turned dark and gloomy, “It’s you!”

It was obvious that devil cultivators held grudges. Being injured by Su Su and Tantai Jin was a great humiliation for him as a Fusion Stage devil cultivator.

Seeing Jing Mie’s expression, Si Ying covered her mouth and said with Schadenfreude, “So it was them who injured you. Jing Mie, you’re really useless.”

When Si Ying’s gaze fell upon Su Su’s face, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

“You really look like…… an old friend of mine.” However, those were all distant memories. She just mentioned it casually. This woman’s beauty was rare in the Six Realms, but unfortunately, she was destined to die here today.

When Si Ying’s gaze swept over Tantai Jin, she also thought it was a shame. What a pure young cultivator. After becoming nourishment for the Marrow Cleansing Seal, those slightly arrogant and sinister eyes will lose their vitality.

Si Ying smiled as she raised her hand, and her facial expression suddenly turned indifferent as her fingers tightened.

Su Su felt an invisible hand choking her neck, suffocating her.

Zang Hai kicked his legs in mid-air, his pupils rolling backwards. He shouldn’t have come to this cursed place. He couldn’t find their Master and, instead, found such a powerful drought demon. Their lives might end here today.

When it was almost time, and Si Ying was about to dig out their golden cores, Chongyu Harp appeared in Su Su’s hand.

Su Su struggled to pluck the strings, and the sound waves from the harp rushed towards Si Ying, causing black smoke to appear on her slender and delicate fingers.

She had no choice but to release them, shielding her face from the musical waves. Seeing the Chongyu Harp in Su Su’s hands, Si Ying, besides anger from being injured, also showed a hint of interest. “Interesting, there’s actually such an impressive immortal artifact that can injure my true form.”

Given time, this little girl might grow to have the strength to fight against her. However, that moment was destined to never come. 

Since she hadn’t matured, ending her now was for the best.

Si Ying intended to kill them. Her nails grew wildly, emanating an endless cold aura, and she bared her fangs, planning to kill Su Su immediately.

Tantai Jin’s fingers moved, and the God Slaying Crossbow in his body began to get restless.

Just at that moment, Si Ying’s hand was blocked by a sharp sword.

Si Ying smiled in surprise, “My Lord?”

At some point, the previously wooden Gongye Jiwu had moved to stand in front of Su Su and the others.

His cold and emotionless eyes looked towards Si Ying and he spoke, “Let them go.”

Si Ying’s gaze slightly flickered. She smiled but remained silent.
Gongye Jiwu’s face was filled with devilish Qi, but he sternly repeated, “Let them go!”

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Edited by: Gaze

Translator’s Note: Happy Lunar New Year to those who celebrate it!!! May the Year of the Dragon bring you luck, joy, and happiness!!! Oh yeah, Happy Valentine’s Day too ❤️ Sorry for not uploading last month. Here are two chapters to make it up, hehe 🫡 Also, we have reached chapter 100!!! What an achievement 🎉🎉🎉 Thank you very much for reading this far ❤️