Chapter 60: Do You Have a Heart at All?
Ning Xiaoxiao watched Gao Ze leave.
Her hands resting by her sides clenched tightly.
The reason she cared so much about Ning Ke.
There was another reason which was… she felt Ning Ke somewhat resembled her brother.
Even though this was the first time meeting this Yao Venerable, she just vaguely felt a sense of familiarity.
Could it be her illusion?
…
“You guys are no good.” Ning Ke held the bone fan, his long hair dancing in the wind, a mocking smile fully displayed on that overly exquisite face.
Forests and mountains were destroyed, wild beasts fleeing in all directions.
With four Tribulation Crossing Stage mighty figures fighting, dark clouds gathered over this sky, lightning flickering.
Hong Yao: “Don’t smile too early!”
The sound of the pipa emerged from under the clouds.
Thick fog rose, enveloping Ning Ke within.
It was Hong Yao’s signature Fog Illusion.
“This old monk will also come to trap you, evil creature!”
Golden light appeared on Abbot Wu Jue’s staff, adding a sealing array to the illusion.
Pill Sect’s Wei Qinghai drew talismans in mid-air, a thousand talismans surrounding Ning Ke.
“Now this is somewhat interesting.” Ning Ke smiled, waving his fan to block a hundred attacks appearing in the illusion.
Nether-blue Fox Fire condensed on the surface of his clothes for protection, leaving him unharmed.
He acted as if the illusion array was his back garden, strolling leisurely and comfortably.
Until…
“Lou Yunxiao” appeared before him.
The young man stared at him.
His eyes soaked with endless sorrow.
Asking him: “Ning Ke, is lying to me fun?”
“You murdered my family, ruined my eyes.”
“Yet you played the role of my benefactor, played my Junior Brother, offering everything you had, making me live every day in guilt and agony.”
“Does doing this give you great pleasure?”
“Lou Yunxiao” had bloodshot eyes, roaring in emotional collapse:
“Making me fall in love with you, only to discover the person I love is my enemy—does that make you so happy?!”
“Ning Ke!”
“Do you! Do you have a heart at all?!”
The sound of the pipa entered his ears faintly.
Ning Ke knew this Lou Yunxiao must be a manifestation of the illusion.
Yet, strangely, he couldn’t move his feet.
He just froze in place.
“I…” The protective Fox Fire weakened. Ning Ke’s lips trembled slightly; he wanted to refute but couldn’t utter a single word.
He could only watch helplessly as “Lou Yunxiao” approached with his sword.
It wasn’t until the other swung the sword that he finally snapped back to reality, only managing to dodge the vital points.
His shoulder was pierced by the attack, blood soaking his purple clothes.
The pain sobered Ning Ke up. He blocked the attack with his bone fan and waved again, causing the manifested “Lou Yunxiao” to disappear.
But before the smoke completely cleared, the Red Cloud Sword and Blue Silver Sword closed in simultaneously.
Slashing down from above!
Ning Ke looked up.
He realized that it was actually Lou Yunxiao who had barged into the illusion alone, seizing the moment of his distraction to get close!
Ning Ke’s bone fan was knocked away, clashing with Cangyin. With his other hand, he grabbed Red Cloud barehanded.
Demonic energy corroded his palm.
Piercing pain.
Fox Fire ignited to counter the demonic energy.
The Red Cloud Sword let out a mournful cry.
But it wasn’t a cry from being burned by Fox Fire.
Instead, it cried because it recognized Ning Ke and grieved for harming him.
At this time, Lou Yunxiao was already overwhelmed by hatred and unwillingness.
He didn’t realize anything wrong with Red Cloud.
Staring intently at Ning Ke’s face, he said through gritted teeth, “Ning Ke, with your magical artifact disarmed, today is your death date!”
Ning Ke was now completely clear-headed.
At such close range, he could clearly see Lou Yunxiao’s expression.
Hating to the point of losing all reason, leaving only the obsession to skin him alive and pull his tendons.
Ning Ke suddenly smiled.
The hand holding the Red Cloud Sword thrust upward directly, fiercely gripping Lou Yunxiao’s wrist.
Snapping it forcefully!
Bones fractured.
The Red Cloud Sword dropped.
Ning Ke grabbed Lou Yunxiao by the neck and stomped down hard!
The array set up by Abbot Wu Jue and the talismans drawn by Wei Qinghai shattered instantly upon impact.
Lou Yunxiao was thus slammed heavily onto the ground by Ning Ke.
“Cough—”
His back smashed a large crater into the ground.
Even with spiritual and demonic energy protecting his body, Lou Yunxiao still broke a few ribs, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood.
And the yao demon half-kneeling beside him, holding his throat.
Smiled with breathtaking beauty, yet extreme cruelty.
Said: “Kid, did no one tell you I’m actually a body cultivator?”
“Want to kill me?”
Ning Ke sneered, mocking.
“Overestimating your capabilities.”
When Gao Ze rushed over, this was the scene he saw.
He immediately shouted: “Yao Venerable, show mercy!”
Ning Ke didn’t intend to kill Lou Yunxiao in the first place.
While choking Lou Yunxiao’s neck, he also sent a sliver of divine sense into the other’s sea of consciousness, helping him balance the demonic and spiritual energy.
Allowing Lou Yunxiao’s reason to return, preventing him from being controlled by the demonic energy.
Now hearing Gao Ze speak, he smoothly stepped back and beckoned, his bone fan returning to his palm.
He said: “Alright, I’ve always been magnanimous. I’ll do you a favor this time.”
As he spoke, the four Sect Masters had all gathered around Lou Yunxiao.
Except for Gao Ze, the other three looked at Ning Ke with increased horror.
Clearly, they hadn’t yet recovered from Ning Ke breaking their illusion, array, and talismans so easily.
Gao Ze said: “Yao Venerable, I have learned the truth from the villagers of Ning Family Village, knowing you came this time to eliminate the demon.”
“It was our misunderstanding.”
He said: “This time, consider it we owe you a favor.”
“But a favor is a favor. What you did to the Liuyun Sect, we will definitely settle with you one day.”
“This time, you may go; we will not stop you.”
The other three Sect Masters had varying expressions upon hearing Gao Ze’s words.
But they didn’t pick fights with Ning Ke anymore.
After all, Ning Ke’s strength was truly displayed there.
Even if they continued to gang up on him, they wouldn’t determine a winner without fighting for half a month.
And spending half a month fighting, wasting men and resources, it would be better to put it aside for now and talk later.
Ning Ke glanced at them.
Nodded: “You all still have some self-awareness.”
Unfolding his bone fan, Ning Ke’s fox eyes curved in a smile, “Then we part ways today. Someday, I’ll play with you all again.”
After saying that, he flew up into the air, his final glance resting on Lou Yunxiao.
Pursing his lips.
Wrapping his voice in yao power, it echoed in mid-air.
“Lou boy, I’ll be waiting for you to seek your revenge.”
Translator’s Note: What an intense showdown! Ning Ke really knows how to play the villain to perfection while still looking out for our dear protagonist.
- Body Cultivator (体修): A path of cultivation focused primarily on strengthening the physical body to an extreme degree, rather than relying heavily on spells, spiritual energy manipulation, or magical artifacts. Ning Ke’s physical strength is absolutely monstrous!
- Sea of Consciousness (识海): The spiritual space within a cultivator’s mind where their divine sense and soul reside. Invading it is highly intimate and usually dangerous, but Ning Ke uses it here to save Lou Yunxiao from demonization.
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