TBOUMTBDK Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Did he want to kill him? With his own hands? …

A figure appeared out of thin air within Yun Xia’s sea of consciousness. The Demon Lord stood silently in mid-air, gazing at the deepest scenery of the man’s heart.

He hadn’t expected Yun Xia’s sea of consciousness to be like this.

The sea of consciousness is the place that reflects a person’s most real thoughts, just like the Demon Lord himself. He’s gentle with Yun Xia, often smiles at him, and has an appearance of warmth and tolerance, but—

His sea of consciousness is a dark, sunless, hellish world, with countless terrifying volcanoes either dormant or erupting, bottomless dark abysses, and vast expanses of cracked earth.

The depths of his heart are barren and terrifying, and those winding cracks are like the Devil Markings that forever exist on his body.

It was a magnificent scene of hell.

Many people are like this. On the surface, they appear friendly and polite, or occasionally do some out-of-line bad things, but overall they are still considered good people. But only they know what their sea of consciousness is really like.

Almost everyone is like this, including those who cultivate immortality.

But the current realm of the sea of consciousness is so pure.

Blue sky, white clouds, grass, breeze, and occasional petals floating in the air, carrying vitality.

Clear and romantic.

The Demon Lord slowly descended, as if afraid of disturbing the peace of this place, and stood on the grass.

When the wind blows, this place is more like a green ocean, illusory yet condensed.

The Demon Lord closed his eyes and quietly felt the incomparably real scent of green grass.

Time passed by, and he seemed to have turned into a statue and merged with this grassland.

Again, very abruptly, because he was dressed in black and was in a piece of green, it was a black dot that could not be erased.

Until something flickered in the distance.

The Demon Lord suddenly opened his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, that thing appeared in front of him.

The man’s pupils trembled slightly, and his originally peaceful expression changed.

He slowly said, “Spirit Transmission Seal.”

He flew directly from the grass to mid-air, and vast spiritual power surged out from his Divine Consciousness. Soon, he forcibly gathered the Divine Consciousness scattered throughout the sea of consciousness and condensed it into Yun Xia’s appearance.

Yun Xia was wearing the same clothes as in the outside world, his eyes tightly closed. The discomfort of being forcibly condensed made his brows furrow deeply, as if he wanted to open his eyes and wake up.

Unfortunately, his consciousness was firmly imprisoned, and he could only helplessly continue to sleep.

The Demon Lord looked at the person in front of him and said softly: “Spirit Transmission Seal, an item from the Immortal Realm. Little liar, you came from the Immortal Realm.”

Yun Xia didn’t move.

“A person from the Immortal Realm has already entered the Demon Palace and lurked by Esteemed Lord’s side. How interesting. Little Yun Xia, tell me, what do you want to do to Esteemed Lord?”

The Demon Lord’s voice was gentle, but a terrifying aura continued to spread, and all the visible space around him was shaking and swaying. The clouds in the sky shattered into snowflakes and fell down, and the originally clear and azure sky suddenly became gloomy.

Not only that, but incredibly huge shields suddenly appeared in the air. The shields were simple and thick, each one more than ten meters large, forming a huge ball, trying to isolate the dangerous person in the middle.

This was the sea of consciousness’s instinctive response to danger, formed according to the master’s subconscious.

The Demon Lord glanced at the shields indifferently and withdrew his aura.

It wasn’t that he had a sudden burst of kindness and let Yun Xia go, but that he was genuinely curious.

Otherwise, if he allowed the sea of consciousness to resist, Yun Xia’s Spirit would easily make mistakes due to fear.

So the Demon Lord temporarily withdrew.

He had long suspected Yun Xia’s identity, but now that he saw the Spirit Transmission Seal from the Immortal Realm, he was still very surprised.

The Spirit Transmission Seal isn’t an ordinary immortal artifact. It’s a bit of an over kill to give it to a spy, unless this spy’s identity is unusual, or the mission is unusual.

As the Demon Lord dissipated his hostility, Yun Xia’s sea of consciousness also returned to its original peaceful and tranquil appearance. Then, Yun Xia’s Divine Consciousness opened his arms and floated towards the Demon Lord.

He was about to answer the question the Demon Lord had asked earlier.

In the sea of consciousness, when one side is in an absolute position, the other side has no privacy at all.

The Demon Lord narrowed his eyes and watched him, letting him act, and didn’t even worry that Yun Xia would hurt him.

In reality, Yun Xia couldn’t hurt him, but the Demon Lord still wanted to know what he would do, and was even a little excited.

As Yun Xia got closer and closer to him, his fingers slightly bent, as if holding something, and rushed straight towards him.

Did he want to kill him? With his own hands?

Compared to those traitors, the person in front of him’s actions made the Demon Lord even more excited, excited about the fact that Yun Xia was trying to kill him.

There was also a sigh, lamenting that the little liar had done so well on the surface, so well that he was occasionally deceived.

There was also a trace of an indescribable, slightly suffocating feeling.

He didn’t distinguish what that emotion was, and just looked at the person in front of him, waiting.

Finally, Yun Xia groped and floated over, opened his arms, and unexpectedly gave him a light hug.

His movements were very slow, and the Demon Lord had enough time to judge what he was going to do, but until Yun Xia hugged him tightly, there were no other actions.

The Demon Lord was stunned and slowly lowered his head to look at the top of Yun Xia’s head.

The young man in front of him was smaller than him in stature and had a smaller frame. He tried his best to circle his waist, and unknowingly, the tense expression on his face relaxed a lot, and the corners of his mouth even had a faint smile.

It was as if the Demon Lord was the thing he loved and treasured most, and he was just hugging him like this, with no intention of letting go at all.

…

The Demon Lord hadn’t had such a feeling in a long time.

It was as if he had clearly prepared to fight a great battle with the enemy, but the other party lightly and weightlessly came over and put a warm cloak on him.

Warm and soft, so real.

Those surging violent auras dissipated completely.

The man’s slender fingers scratched Yun Xia’s chin and said, “Aren’t you afraid of Esteemed Lord?”

Yun Xia tilted his head and raised his hand to stroke his back a few times.

The Demon Lord raised an eyebrow.

Before he could ask, another him appeared in front of him.

One who looked exactly like him, but was covered in wounds.

The Demon Lord looked at the one that was clearly made by Yun Xia, and chuckled, “What do you mean?”

Yun Xia “heard” and let go of the Demon Lord in his arms, and instead floated towards the embarrassed, blood-stained, and tattered fake Demon Lord, and then hugged him.

His hands also gently stroked him one by one, the same as what he had done to the Demon Lord before.

“Esteemed Lord, your heart is injured. Yun Xia is not afraid of Esteemed Lord.” Yun Xia’s Divine Consciousness said with his eyes closed.

The Demon Lord was silent.

After a long time, he suddenly snorted coldly, “Self-righteous.”

Seeing that he didn’t agree, Yun Xia became a little anxious and pointed back.

Another “Demon Lord” appeared beside the Demon Lord. This time, not only was there the Demon Lord, but also Yun Xia himself. The phantom Demon Lord was holding the phantom Yun Xia, and the posture showed they were Flight (lit. Controlling the Void).

Then, a fire flashed over their heads, and in an instant, the sea of consciousness space darkened, and only the fireworks blooming in the high sky were clearly visible.

This was… the scene of Yun Xia learning Flight (lit. Controlling the Void) that day.

Almost exactly the same, except for the Demon Lord.

In reality, the Demon Lord didn’t smile, and didn’t even look much at the fireworks that Yun Xia had painstakingly and deliberately made in the sky.

But now, in the scene created by Yun Xia in the sea of consciousness, the Demon Lord and Yun Xia looked up together at the fireworks that were constantly exploding, revealing a light but real smile.

The light reflected in their eyes was even more brilliant than the fireworks.

The Demon Lord didn’t know Yun Xia’s train of thought, but he understood.

As a little spy from the Immortal Realm, he didn’t want to kill him, but instead hoped that he would be happy, genuinely happy.

Happy. When the Demon Lord said this word himself, he felt extremely strange.

Did this thing have anything to do with him?

If the little liar saw what kind of hell his sea of consciousness was, would he still fantasize about him being happy?

Emotions and desires were all false to him.

But, looking at the slowly falling embers of the fireworks, a voice quietly said, “You may not be able to experience other happiness, but the happiness that belongs only to you may be right in front of you.”

Right in front of him?

The Demon Lord looked at the person who was hugging the scarred “Demon Lord” and raising his head to close his eyes and feel the fireworks.

Was it?

–

Yun Xia got permission to leave the Demon Palace and stroll around the Holy City, but they hadn’t reached an agreement on the time yet.

The Demon Lord told him to go in a few days, and there was no answer when he asked again.

Yun Xia had no choice but to wait.

So these days, he began to cultivate his Divine Consciousness, because he found that he was too easily depleted of spiritual power, like a few days ago, he actually fell asleep while reading a book.

Which immortal cultivator or demon cultivator was like this?

He used the methods he learned from books and sat there with his eyes closed all day long to cultivate.

And the Demon Lord didn’t say anything to him either.

Thinking of Esteemed Lord, Yun Xia’s Divine Consciousness created a Demon Lord in his sea of consciousness, deliberately making him very solid, with very little illusory feeling.

The sea of consciousness was really too convenient. He could see the person he wanted to see immediately. Esteemed Lord’s face was really amazing, hehe.

Relying on the fact that it was very secretive in his own sea of consciousness, Yun Xia directly reached out and poked Esteemed Lord’s cheeks and played with Esteemed Lord’s hair.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t experience it realistically, and even the touch he felt was imagined by himself.

However, he just played like this, and wouldn’t do anything more.

He made a few lewd modern human laughs, coughed twice pretentiously, and dispelled the illusion of the Demon Lord.

Just when he thought that everything would be fine until he left the Demon Palace, unexpectedly, on this day, he received a message from the Male Lead Mo Jun Zhou again.

At that time, he was sparring with Wei Ying in the Demon Guard’s training ground, and the sidelines were filled with Demon Guards.

“Not bad, Yun Xia, you’re so powerful. You’re beating Wei Ying back repeatedly. Not bad, not bad. Eh, eh, Wei Ying made a mistake. What’s going on, Wei Ying? You’re a Demon Guard and you can’t beat a Demon Servant?”

“What are you saying? Yun Xia isn’t an ordinary Demon Servant. He’s received Esteemed Lord’s personal guidance. So what if he beats Wei Ying? Hehe, how about I come and compete with Yun Xia later?”

“Hahaha, that depends on whether Yun Xia is willing. Yun Xia, what do you think?”

These Demon Guards were all familiar with Yun Xia. They spoke very casually and didn’t care much. They were very lively amidst the laughter and jokes.

Originally, not everyone was so convinced by Yun Xia at the beginning. After all, Yun Xia was just a small, lowest-ranked Demon Servant. They couldn’t see anything amazing about him, and his behavior was particularly outrageous. He dared to say anything in front of Esteemed Lord.

But gradually, after spending more time with him, they discovered that Yun Xia’s personality was really good. He didn’t care about trivial matters, was optimistic and sunny, and was very good at talking.

The Demon Race disliked hiding things the most. They always liked to express their emotions directly, so they liked people like Yun Xia very much.

It was also at that time that they were able to understand a little why Esteemed Lord had kept him all along.

“Okay, you guys line up and I’ll teach you a lesson one by one.”

“Yo, how majestic. Okay, we’ll wait.”

At this moment, a somewhat familiar voice came from the top of his head: 【Yun Xia, junior brother, there is a task that must be completed by you. Don’t worry, it’s not asking you to contact the Demon Lord. Find a chance to go to the Soul Shadow Pavilion and retrieve an immortal sword. That immortal sword was accidentally lost by an elder many years ago during the war between the immortal and demon realms. You find the immortal sword, and then find a chance to go down the mountain. I have already sent someone to the Holy City to meet you. By the way, that immortal sword has been transformed into an ordinary jade pendant, with the words ‘Phoenix Rainbow’ engraved in the middle of the jade pendant.】

【Yun Xia, this task is not difficult. The Soul Shadow Pavilion only stores unimportant items, otherwise I wouldn’t ask you to find it. As long as you are careful, nothing will happen. Also, the Phoenix Rainbow Sword is that elder’s beloved item. There has been no chance to retrieve it before. If you succeed, it will definitely be a great achievement, and you may be able to leave the Demon Realm and return to my side sooner. Five days later is the Demon Race’s Netherflower Festival. As long as you say you have someone you admire, the Demon Palace will let you out.】

【Yun Xia, senior brother is waiting for you to come back here.】

Yun Xia: “…”

His first reaction was that he was originally happy, but a task had to fall on his head, right? Didn’t he say he wouldn’t take on tasks anymore!

The second reaction was, was Esteemed Lord talking about the Netherflower Festival five days later when he said he would go down the mountain in a few days?

Since he could go down the mountain as long as he had someone he admired, then did he not need to specifically ask the Demon Lord for it?

Tsk, what a waste of a good opportunity!

Yun Xia’s face turned unpleasant like a working dog who was suddenly told to work overtime when he was going out to play.

After he stopped, Wei Ying seized the opportunity and was about to attack. Several swift demonic energies flew straight towards Yun Xia’s direction. Halfway there, he saw Yun Xia standing straight in place and immediately realized something, forcibly dispersing the demonic energies.

“Hey, hey, what are you doing? I knew there was something fishy. It turns out you’ve been holding back all along, Wei Ying!” A Demon Guard immediately shouted.

Wei Ying ignored them and walked towards Yun Xia: “Yun Xia, what’s wrong?”

Yun Xia said painfully, “Your Yun Xia has received a secret order. If he doesn’t complete it, he’ll die. Sorry, I’m not in the mood anymore. I’ll teach you a lesson next time.”

“What order?”

“Was your brain eaten by Gray Pupil? I already said it’s a secret order. Can I tell you?”

“You’re stupid. Gray Pupil is a wolf demon, not a dog. It doesn’t eat shit.”

“??? Are you calling the shit in my brain your grandpa? Come up here and let’s fight!”

Gray Pupil was lying on the side, boredly watching the show. He didn’t expect to be shot while lying down innocently. He was so angry that he immediately jumped up and pounced on the others, and the scene was immediately chaotic.

…

“Yun Xia, go ahead. Don’t delay Esteemed Lord’s affairs. Don’t bother with these embarrassing things,” said a Demon Guard captain.

Yun Xia nodded, said hello, and hurriedly jumped off the high platform.

There were only five days left, but he hadn’t been to that Soul Shadow Pavilion, or even knew such a place existed.

Although Xiao Nanli said that the things stored inside were not important, they were all things brought back from the Immortal Realm battlefield. It was impossible to open the door and let people take them at will.

He was a Demon Race Demon Servant. What reason could he use to go in?

After entering, he had to steal the thing out.

Damn Xiao Nanli, he only knew how to pua people. He even said senior brother was waiting for him to come back, as if he was still the one who admired him before.

If the imprint of this Spirit Transmission Seal wasn’t connected to his life, he would have told Xiao Nanli long ago that he had already fallen in love with someone else and didn’t love him anymore, and that he should find someone else to be a spy.