Chapter 744: A New Scene

Chapter 744: A New Scene

Lin Nuo ran off, just like that, without a direction, causing a stir among Han Fairy and the three female disciples.

Lin Nuo had always been a lone wolf; no one could fathom his thoughts. While at Tianling Mountain, one could at least anticipate his next move, but once outside, he became hard to track down.

There’s nothing to be done; they had to venture out as well since the Sect Master had given the green light for their departure, freeing them from remaining at Tianling Mountain any longer.

Qin Shili and Su Kexin had bolted, and upon hearing the news, Mu Yiting from next door also dashed off. Ruo’er had waited for two days, planning to return to Zifeng Valley, but unable to part with Lin Nuo, she kept requesting to stay a few extra days. In the end, with Lin Nuo gone, she decided to head back too.

If Lin Nuo could attract a bunch of girls to stay, he could also send them running off in droves.

As for Liu Shuqin, she hadn’t left yet. She was one of the earliest to return to Tianling Mountain, intending to receive guidance from Han Fairy, so she planned to stick around for a bit longer to immerse herself in some serious training.

Sharpening one’s blade doesn’t waste time chopping firewood; there’s no need to rush.

Liu Shuqin sat cross-legged, eyes closed, as a scene flashed before her mind.

It was again that fleeing boy, crawling out from the raging river, expelling the water he’d swallowed and coughing uncontrollably, utterly miserable.

He was incredibly exhausted, crawling on the ground in a desolate wilderness, desperately hungry but with nothing to eat.

So he gnawed on tree bark, and with no clean water, all he could do to survive was drink filthy liquid.

His stomach churned painfully, and he rolled on the ground, veins popping out on his forehead. Liu Shuqin felt heartbroken, shouting “Junior Martial Brother!” but he couldn’t hear her.

For him, the only solace was that no one was pursuing him anymore. He had hidden in a cave to rest, all alone, as the cold wind howled outside, and the sound of wolves was incessantly frightening.

In the cold, he huddled in a corner, completely stripped of the youthful vigor he once had. He trembled from the chill and sometimes even cried in the dead of night.

He felt like he would die there, but he didn’t; he made it through.

He adapted to the harsh conditions of the wilderness, starting to utilize the basic techniques he had learned to hunt beasts and consume their flesh to survive.

But when he encountered fierce beasts, he got injured and sometimes nearly lost his life. But with his unyielding will to survive, he managed to escape from the clutches of the ferocious predators.

The images Liu Shuqin saw flashed rapidly before her; what seemed like just a few minutes had already stretched over ten days.

One image was of the boy narrowly escaping death from the claws of a beast and returning to the cave, covered in blood, gasping against the rock wall.

Then Liu Shuqin saw a black energy ball emerging from his body, and within that darkness were eyes that astonished her, followed by a deep voice.

“Look at how pathetic you are. Don’t you feel useless? Can’t even kill those beasts? Aren’t you supposed to be a disciple of the top sect? Don’t you think you’re a big joke?”

The black energy orb floated in front of the boy, who stared at it in silence.

“Still not convinced? You’re too weak right now; in this world where the weak are devoured by the strong, you’ll just be slaughtered.”

The orb continued to emit its deep voice, and the boy kept glaring at it, spitting at it, but it merely passed through without hitting its mark.

“Either kill me right now. Otherwise, one day, I will kill you.”

The boy’s eyes were bloodshot, filled with intense killing intent, stripped of any youthful spirit, replaced only by hatred and rage.

“Haha, good! Kill me! I can’t wait to see how you’ll do it!”

The black orb laughed dismissively. The boy ignored it, leaning against the corner to bandage his wounds.

His injuries were severe, but he didn’t scream, seemingly too indifferent to the pain.

Then, the scene shifted once more.

Liu Shuqin saw numerous Demon Disciples heading towards a sprawling mountain range, with many Cultivators also making their way there to slay the demons.

It was a chaotic massacre; blood flowed like rivers, absolutely gruesome and terrifying.

And there was the boy, also on the path to the mountain, but he was spotted by Xuanyun Sect’s disciples. After a fierce struggle, he was captured.

“Ha, Lin Nuo, you can’t escape; come back to Xuanyun Sect with us and face justice!”

He was about to be taken away. However, at the opportune moment, something shot out from his sleeve, hitting a disciple and rendering him paralyzed.

“This, you…”

The disciples gritted their teeth, but there was nothing they could do; the hidden weapon Lin Nuo fired was completely unexpected, and its paralyzing effect was far too strong compared to what they had encountered before.

Now paralyzed, Lin Nuo broke free but didn’t just run away. He pulled out a blood-stained blade.

His expression was cold, as if he disregarded everything, raising the blade to strike at the disciples.

Blood splattered, and one disciple was killed on the spot.

He had desperately obtained this hidden weapon from the Black Market to survive, but he thought it could be improved.

Liu Shuqin watched this scene with her eyes shut, unwilling to see any further.

Lin Nuo didn’t just kill his fellow disciples; he set their bodies ablaze as well.

Amidst the raging flames, the Xuanyun Sect disciples were reduced to ashes.

Lin Nuo didn’t even blink, then walked towards the mountain range as if searching for something, staring ahead, never halting his steps.

Then Liu Shuqin’s gaze followed Lin Nuo’s movements, and he ventured into the mountain.

In front of him was a spring, emanating billowing hot steam.

It seemed like a natural hot spring, strange because its waters were not ordinary, infused with a strong Demon Qi.

Lin Nuo stood before the spring, his eyes cold, pondering something deeply, then leaped into the water.

However, the bright mist obscured everything in front of Liu Shuqin, and then she opened her eyes.

Woke up.

“What is this…”

Liu Shuqin rubbed her head, now once again witnessing a scene related to Lin Nuo, but this time it was his escape, where he had killed a fellow disciple before jumping into that spring radiating Demon Qi.

She didn’t know what it was, but she sensed it was crucial, related to Lin Nuo’s matters.

She closed her eyes again, longing to see that scene once more; however, it did not reappear.

Such a pity, the next part should be key; why couldn’t she see it?

She shut her eyes tightly, and a black energy orb began to form in her mind.

Liu Shuqin recognized it; it was the black energy orb she had just seen, which had surged from Lin Nuo!

However, this orb didn’t speak with the same arrogance; instead, it was begging for mercy:

“Please, don’t destroy me, don’t destroy me…”

“What are you?”

“I-I’m a Demon Spirit, born of resentment… I know many things; I will tell you… tell you how to advance… please don’t destroy me…”

The Demon Spirit pleaded, barely a small wispy orb compared to Lin Nuo’s formidable energy mass.

Liu Shuqin felt as if she had the power to control its life or death, leading her to new thoughts.