Chapter 232 - 231: Cultivation World: That Feeling Again

An unknown amount of time passed before the door to Chu Liangyu’s room was pushed open.

Chu Liangyu ended her cultivation and opened her eyes to see Lan Zhaozhao just about to close the door.

This shouldn’t have been anything unusual. But when Chu Liangyu met Lan Zhaozhao’s eyes, that unsettling feeling suddenly returned.

Almost instantly, Chu Liangyu reported the anomaly to the Heavenly Dao.

She didn’t know what countermeasure the Heavenly Dao had in store. After the last attempt to control her had failed, Chu Liangyu knew this entity was not so easy to catch.

The thought of Lan Zhaozhao having just been in Li Jingxuan’s room made Chu Liangyu’s heart leap. She stopped meditating, immediately got off the bed, and rushed toward Li Jingxuan’s room.

"Watch out!"

Chu Liangyu was already wary as she passed Lan Zhaozhao, but she hadn’t expected it to drop the act so quickly. The Heavenly Dao shouted a warning, but it was too late.

The moment Chu Liangyu inhaled the white smoke, she collapsed, unconscious.

The Heavenly Dao couldn’t arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of the Cultivation World. She was anxious at this moment, but there was nothing she could do to help.

However, Lan Zhaozhao did nothing else. Seeing Chu Liangyu collapsed on the ground, she simply sat down and began to meditate beside her.

Letting out a sigh of relief, the Heavenly Dao seized the opportunity to investigate the anomaly surrounding this person.

Meanwhile, Li Jingxuan, just like Chu Liangyu, had collapsed on the floor of his room.

But his cultivation was higher than Chu Liangyu’s, so he still had a sliver of consciousness. He tried to mobilize his Spiritual Power to dispel the drug’s effects but found it to be strange, unlike any he had ever encountered.

Before he could think of a countermeasure, his consciousness seemed to enter an Illusion Realm.

The scene here was one he was incredibly familiar with: his own courtyard in the Yunwu Sect.

He frowned. Just as he was feeling puzzled, a familiar voice came from the doorway.

"Master, I’m planning to go out and gain some experience. I came today to..."

Li Jingxuan saw his apprentice walk in from outside. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found he couldn’t move.

Not only that, but he couldn’t stop his own body from lunging toward Chu Liangyu.

"Master, what’s wrong with you?"

A terrified and frightened voice rang in his ears. Li Jingxuan wanted to get off of her, but he couldn’t control his own actions no matter what.

He clearly saw himself roughly tearing her clothes, seemingly deaf to her struggles and cries.

At this moment, Li Jingxuan realized. ’This scene... could this be what happened after I was drugged?’

Li Jingxuan’s heart was filled with a whirlwind of emotions. He didn’t want to watch his own actions, but the scene was playing out directly in his mind, impossible to escape.

"Sob... Master, you can’t do this! Don’t! I’m begging you!"

The moment their skin touched, Li Jingxuan’s actions seemed to pause. But it was only for a moment before he was completely lost.

The sensations in Li Jingxuan’s body were extraordinarily vivid. Even though he knew it was an Illusion Realm, he periodically felt as if he had returned to that day he was drugged.

He knew this was wrong, yet while unable to control his body, he found himself gradually sinking into this strange sensation.

He felt guilty, but he also enjoyed the pleasure of the moment. Even knowing she was his own apprentice, he felt no revulsion.

At this moment, the matter that had long troubled his heart seemed to have an answer.

’Just as my Heart Demon said, I’m a coward. I’m clearly in love with my own apprentice, but I don’t dare admit it.’

Just as everything ended, the Sect Leader burst in. Shock was written on his face as he subconsciously gathered Spiritual Power in his palm and struck out at Chu Liangyu.

Li Jingxuan’s heart stirred. He subconsciously moved to block the attack, shielding Chu Liangyu. He had thought it would be impossible, but he suddenly discovered he could control his body again.

"You... you two... this is an incestuous affair! Do you realize that?!"

"I saw long ago that this girl’s intentions weren’t pure! And you, you just had to take her as your apprentice, claiming it would put an end to her designs. But now, you tell me, what is this?!"

Things had reached this point, and Li Jingxuan was about to say something, but his vision suddenly blurred, and the scene changed again.

This time, he was floating in mid-air as if he were a soul, watching the subsequent events from a different perspective.

He saw her being deliberately sabotaged by her sect-mates. She should have been able to complete the sect mission but was suddenly besieged by demon beasts.

Not until she collapsed on the ground covered in blood, along with the demon beasts, did the few troublemakers walk out, laughing and joking.

After saying a few words, they took the storage bag from her body, as well as the demon beasts she had killed.

Carrying these things, they left without a shred of guilt.

Li Jingxuan’s heart tightened. He subconsciously tried to probe for her aura, only to find that she was already dead.

"She died at that time. The person by your side only looks like her. She isn’t your apprentice at all."

"After interacting with her for several days, haven’t you noticed anything unusual?"

"For example, how did she know you were at the Treasure Pavilion? And while being suppressed by the sect, where did she get so many Spirit Stones?"

Listening to these words, Li Jingxuan began to ponder them seriously. Gradually, his eyes became bloodshot.

His voice grew hoarse, raspy and unpleasant to hear. "Then, who exactly is she? Why did she get close to me?"

The person standing before him had the appearance of a child, but his demeanor was mature beyond his years.

"If you want to know, follow me."

The boy walked forward. Li Jingxuan, not bothering to think about the boy’s identity or purpose, subconsciously followed.

As they walked, the scene before them changed once more.

"The leader has ascended to godhood!"

"The leader’s true form is actually the legendary Divine Bird Golden Crow!"

...

Chu Liangyu had returned to the day she became the Beast God. She knew this was an Illusion Realm, so she didn’t let herself get immersed in it.

Just as she was wondering about the purpose of this Illusion Realm, two people who shouldn’t have been there appeared in the crowd.

Li Jingxuan and Lai San. Chu Liangyu’s gaze met theirs, and her pupils contracted sharply.

She suddenly understood. ’So this was all Lai San’s plan.’

And Lai San’s purpose in bringing Li Jingxuan here was self-evident. Her identity had been exposed.

Chu Liangyu wanted to retract her wings, but she had no control over this Illusion Realm. They were her own wings, yet she couldn’t pull them back.

"See? She has wings. She’s not a Cultivator at all."

"She’s from another world. She just happens to also be named Chu Liangyu. In that world, she had just become the Beast God. She only came here to get something, which is why she got close to you."

Demonic Qi continuously emanated from Li Jingxuan’s body. He stared at the person in mid-air for a long time before finally asking, "What is the prerequisite for her to get what she wants?"

"To resolve your Heart Demon."