nycdaug Chapter 236 A Boring Thought
Chapter 236 A Boring Thought
Was he willingly bound, or was he simply unable to break free from these soft shackles?
The ropes looked powerless; they didn't even pierce his collarbone, and none of the holes that went through his body were fatal.
Why not resist?
This was Yan Qifeng's first thought upon seeing him.
The second thought was, why did Yan Zhong bring him here?
An existence he had never known before, and, in front of that person, another person was standing.
A fourth person besides himself, his father, and the guides and guards.
They were looking at each other, seemingly saying something, but stopped when they saw someone approaching. At that moment, the three of them seemed to be the outsiders, interrupting the conversation between the two.
The reflection from the crystal was so dazzling that he didn't react immediately, but that person looked so familiar...
His father was the Demon Emperor, but his current cultivation level was not as high as his, yet he recognized that person before he did.
"Immortal Qing-Qing-Jun?"
Yan Qifeng's nerves were on edge; even the most glaring light seemed to soften considerably, allowing him to see her immediately, along with those words:
"Oh, it's an old friend, little fox, long time no see."
The guard who had led the way remained where he was, and the two of them stepped forward.
Liu Jun never imagined that in such a vast continent as Yuanzhou, he would encounter familiar faces everywhere.
Originally, after resolving Lu Xihan's matter, I planned to come to the demon realm to deal with the demon poison, but I haven't been able to get anywhere with it.
She searched most of the demon realm but couldn't find anyone else suffering from the same demon poison. However, the few demon coins she got back from the stall when buying medicinal herbs to refine pills reminded her of something. After asking around, she discovered that the Dragon Spine Mine was located beneath the capital city of Brahma.
After exploring the mine, they noticed something unusual, but to their surprise, they made a completely different discovery.
Who would have thought that a ten-tailed celestial fox would appear in this small demon realm ten thousand years ago?
The Ten-Tailed Celestial Fox is ranked alongside divine beasts, born with divine qualities, and destined to assume divine duties and become a deity.
The world today is very different from that time. In that era, extraterrestrial gods and banished gods were not considered gods and were not recognized.
However, as the divine realm came to rule over all worlds and re-established order and rules, the number of new gods increased and the duties of gods became more detailed. The Ten-Tailed Celestial Fox was originally the supreme god who ruled over Tushan, Qingqiu and the various tribes and corners. After each one passed away, a new Ten-Tailed Celestial Fox would be born to take over the position.
Born with a divine destiny, everyone envies them.
But how could a ten-tailed celestial fox be born in a place in the lower realm that does not belong to Tushan?
It's as unbelievable as a phoenix being born in a chicken coop.
But this "phoenix" has been trapped in this small world for ten thousand years.
Who trapped him?
The answer was already given by Liu Jun.
It was Yan Shang, the first ruler of the Yan clan who established Fandu and discovered the Dragon Spine Mine.
Back then, there was truly an abundance of talent; even Yanzhi was only a third-generation talent.
The golden ropes that bound him seemed to be products of the celestial realm, binding him since he was three hundred years old, imprisoning him for nearly ten thousand years. He had long forgotten how to break free, and even how to struggle.
He was left here like an oddball, forgotten—no, not forgotten, just occasionally someone would glance at him. But was this "occasionally" a year? Ten years? Or a hundred or a thousand years?
Or even longer, so long that he can't even remember whether he's alive or dead.
He didn't know what taboo he had violated, that they would tie him up like this and bleed him without taking a single drop of his blood. It seemed like... he couldn't quite remember.
Seems to be……
Because of boredom? Heh, it's because of boredom.
That day, he said:
Since I can't get up there, you can't either!
Try it and see. A few years from now, who will even remember that you existed?
Later, I heard that he died, and not a trace of ashes remained.
Who did you hear that from?
This... I think I forgot too. It should be his descendant, since not just anyone can come here.
Later, I gradually forgot everything, including that I was still alive.
An accident? No, it wasn't an accident. A little demon who was stealing crystals was accidentally banished here, and he happened to have an interesting item on him, which saved his life. Maybe he was just bored.
Was it "given" to him?
He got it mixed up, or maybe it wasn't. It was that little demon who was desperate and knew she was about to die, so she started taking her anger out on him, this inhuman creature.
Hit him, stomp on him, and before you know it, you've gotten yourself tainted by that "thing".
In the end, all he knew was that the little demon ran away the way it came, acting crazy, and he didn't know what would happen to him in the end.
I don't know how much time passed, but then another person came, a person who... didn't have those disgusting smells.
His, or rather, her first words were: "Ten-Tailed Celestial Fox?"
The surprise in that tone seemed genuine, and he truly realized that the person hadn't tied him up and bled him out of boredom...
But before I could even exchange a few words with that person, the nauseating smell returned, and it was quite strong.
It is that person's descendant who has arrived.
"Immortal Qingjun, what brings you to this place?"
"I was investigating something, and when I got here, what happened? Something's happened in the demon realm too?"
The two stopped when they reached a suitable distance.
"Yes, but I suddenly felt that this matter was related to this place, so I rushed here. I never expected to see an immortal here."
Yan Qifeng took two steps forward, his eyes never leaving her from the moment he first saw her.
"Why didn't Qingjun come to find us first when he came to the demon realm... so that we could help you?"
Yan Zhong chuckled awkwardly, "Haha, yes, we father and son owe the immortal a great debt of gratitude. If the immortal needs any small favors, we'll be happy to help."
Liu Jun turned to look at the bound man and smiled lightly: "The matter I'm investigating should be the same one as yours."
"Oh?"
“One of my juniors was previously afflicted with an unknown demonic poison that is incurable. It is likely that this poison condensed on his body.”
And the faint smell of blood on the demon coin must be from his body.
He had bled for tens of thousands of years but had not died. His blood had long since blended into these crystal ores. Over time, people only thought it was the natural scent of these crystals and ignored it.
"But he's been locked up here all this time. This demonic poison doesn't seem to infect people unless they get close. It's a secret, and ordinary people can't even get to this place. How did it spread?"
Liu Jun kept looking at that person: "Then we'll have to ask him."
It seemed like he hadn't spoken to anyone in a long time; even the conversation just now was just one word at a time.
It's clear he's a talkative person; he'll respond to anyone you speak to. However, he doesn't seem to care much about the two people who came later. But then again, who would want to bother with the descendants of their enemy, even if they share the same surname?
Instead of asking him anything else, Liu Jun asked, "Oh, I still don't know your name?"
He seemed to be silent for a while before uttering two words with great difficulty: "Tao, Li".
Is it "逃" (táo) in "逃走" (táo zǒu, to flee) and "离" (lí) in "离开" (lí kāi, to leave)?
“The ‘tao’ in ceramics and the ‘li’ in dawn.”
But ceramics are fragile, and dawn is hard to come by, just like himself.
"Tao Li, you're Tao Li? How could this be!"
Yan Zhong, who was standing to the side, exclaimed in surprise.
"Father, do you know him?"
Yan Zhong shook his head: "Impossible, impossible. Tao Li is a ten-tailed celestial fox born in the clan ten thousand years ago. She is also the only ten-tailed celestial fox in the history of the demon realm. Moreover, she attained enlightenment and ascended to immortality long ago. You can't be that senior!"
"That old codger told me before he left that you were just an enemy of the Yan family, a huge enemy, and you could never be Immortal Venerable Tao Li! Impossible!"
Tao Li simply watched him quietly, and this calmness seemed like a great irony.
The demon realm has changed too quickly. Only a little over ten thousand years have passed, and the younger generation now says that Yan Qifeng doesn't even know that such a person exists.
Not to mention the demon realm, on the mainland, apart from a few older people and close relatives, who else knows that there is such a person as Liu Jun?
Further back is Yanzhi from thousands of years ago, and who else besides the founding ancestors of each family would remember?
Liu Jun opened his lips and delivered another heavy blow to Yan Chong: "He is a ten-tailed celestial fox. It is probably difficult to find another ten-tailed celestial fox on the land now."