bullyxtreme Chapter 11 Eternal Calamity, Rebirth Inn
Chapter 11 Eternal Calamity, Rebirth Inn
"As your teacher, I cannot be a burden to you."
Mei Shiyu pursed her lips and said softly.
"Am I actually the one who's a burden?"
Li Tingyun shrugged.
"Master, how confident are you that you can retrieve the Fenjing Sword from the Emperor of Fengdu intact?"
Mei Shiyu misunderstood his words for a moment and laughed, "The Dividing Scenery Sword is a supreme treasure of the Divine Clan. No matter how others fight over it, it will not be easily damaged. Are you afraid that I will hesitate to act against it?"
"I'm talking about you! Not that broken sword."
Li Tingyun's tone was somewhat agitated, but he calmed down and said quietly, "What are the chances of Master defeating the Ghost King? What are the chances of successfully escaping from the eighteen levels of hell?"
After a long silence, Mei Shiyu asked in return, "Do you want to hear the truth?"
"Yes."
"Less than 50%"
Mei Shiyu said calmly, "Indeed, just as you said before, 'This disciple will come at your beck and call, even at the cost of my life,' so is my heart towards the sect leader. As long as it helps him overcome his tribulation and ascend to immortality, I will do anything you ask."
"You want to save your master, and I want to save my master too."
Li Tingyun said, "You have no reason to stop me from going to the territory."
Mei Shiyu's mind raced, "Yuan Che..."
Li Tingyun said unhappily, "Master, you've forgotten again. From now on, you have to call me 'Yuanbao'."
"Alright, Yuanbao, with your current cultivation level, if you go, you'll only be harming your master."
"That's not necessarily true. Although I don't know magic, I understand the land better than you do."
Li Tingyun said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated."
"Oh?"
Mei Shiyu lightly tapped the table, causing a few scattered candle flames to fall from the candlestick. She casually said, "Tell me, what do you know about this place?"
"For example, the Gate of Hell is not a real, tangible barrier; it is completely invisible to the naked eye. Cultivators have exceptionally keen senses, but even if they open their Heavenly Eye, they still cannot find it. They will go around in circles and miss the best time, midnight."
Li Tingyun pressed on, "Master, do you have any way to quickly find the Gates of Hell?"
Mei Shiyu did not answer, but smiled and said, "Continue."
"For example, if you want to go to the eighteenth level of hell and find the Demon Abyss that devoured the Dividing Scenery Sword, you don't need to go down level by level. There's a fast passage. Master, do you choose to go or not?"
"It seems you had extraordinary experiences and broad knowledge in your past life."
Mei Shiyu chuckled lightly, "But I want to ask you, when did you go to Fengdu, and where did you learn about this information?"
Li Tingyun said calmly, "In my previous life, after my master left me, I guarded Hidden Sword Peak by myself. I read books and practiced martial arts every day. Even if I sneaked down the mountain, I wasn't afraid of being punished by copying the sect rules or facing the wall of reflection on the cliff, because no one cared about me anymore."
"Several senior uncles and senior aunts of the Dao Xuan Sect are making a fuss about splitting up the family, so they don't have time to pay attention to me. The fellow disciples from the other peaks all have their masters leading them out to train. Sometimes they go to search for immortal abodes and ruins, and sometimes they go to subdue demons and monsters. All I can do is watch them happily go down the mountain and then watch them happily return with a full load of treasures."
"So, I set myself tasks and found things to do. My first decision was to go to Fengdu alone and brave the gates of hell. At first, I couldn't even find my way, but later, I was able to come back alive from the clutches of the Ten Kings of Hell..."
“I thought that if one day I could be like Master, qualified to fight the Ghost King and return to Hidden Sword Peak unharmed, when I become a true strongman and no longer need anyone’s protection, perhaps I could come to find you… Don’t you think so, Master?”
Li Tingyun's final question completely stumped Mei Shiyu. As before, he didn't offer any further explanation, but simply said in a slow voice, "I understand... perhaps I shouldn't have stopped you."
"I still can't get used to the fact that you've grown up, especially seeing you as a boy of only eleven or twelve years old. It feels like the apprenticeship ceremony in my past life was just yesterday..."
"But in reality, you've grown up, and as your teacher, I should listen to your thoughts instead of trying to dictate your decisions."
Mei Shiyu's voice was slightly somber, but mostly gratified.
Li Tingyun moved her lips, unsure of what to say to him.
His hands, resting on his knees under the table, clenched into fists. He felt a pang of resentment, realizing that this master-disciple relationship was something he had stolen.
He's always been unlucky, and he doesn't have any understanding people around him who would take such good care of his feelings.
If Mei Shiyu really is his master, how lucky that would be.
But he's not the main character; he doesn't have any special aura.
And so, such luck did not exist.
"Master... I, I think... I'm a little hungry again."
Li Tingyun resolutely cut off these wild thoughts.
He raised his head and looked at Mei Shiyu expectantly, begging for food.
"You should learn to fast before you leave this area."
Mei Shiyu casually put away his Qiankun bag, and the things on the table disappeared instantly, leaving only two pills.
"This is a disguise pill. We both need to take it to make things easier."
Near Fengdu, hundreds of ghosts roam in groups, and people mingle among them, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.
In Eternal Town, as night falls, no one can guarantee whether they will encounter a human, a ghost, a demon, or a deity.
In such a chaotic place, no living being would willingly reveal its true self.
Fabricating appearances and identities at will, and speaking and behaving with a mixture of truth and falsehood, has become a common practice.
Since you've set foot here, you must abide by the rules of this place.
Li Tingyun followed closely behind Mei Shiyu.
The disguise pill could last for at least ten days. After swallowing the pill, he removed the tattered cloth from his head and felt completely relaxed.
The main street beneath my feet leads nowhere, but I see shops lining both sides, with flags fluttering in the cold wind.
As dusk fell, every household lit up with a dim, yellow light, as if by prior arrangement. One house after another, one household after another, the light and shadow spreading from one end of the road to the other, creating a rather eerie scene.
The street was bustling with people, yet everyone was completely silent. Li Tingyun could even clearly sense the chilling breath exhaled from the mouths and noses of those passing by.
He didn't look up at anyone, but cautiously observed his surroundings.
Similarly, he could also feel the gazes of others secretly watching him.
Looking up, you can see a strange blood moon hanging in the sky, much like a prop used to decorate the street scene.
Eternal Calamity Town... Eternal Calamity means Avici Hell.
When Li Tingyun walked out of the inn with Mei Shiyu, he paid special attention to her.
The inn is called "Rebirth".
interesting.
Li Tingyun stopped in front of an open-air noodle shop, and the chef, who was vigorously pulling noodles and putting them into the pot, looked up at him.
A dead face was even paler and more eerie than the layer of flour spread on the cutting board.
A smile slowly spread across the ramen chef's face.
Please make yourself at home, sir.
Seeing his apprentice standing in front of the stall and not moving, Mei Shiyu naturally stopped as well.
I noticed that there were only two tables and chairs next to the stall, and people were already sitting down. There were few seats available, so we had to share a table.
He said softly, "Let's go to another one."
Li Tingyun tugged at his sleeve, "No, right here."