Chapter 183: I Am Fei Yun!

Chapter 183: I Am Fei Yun!

The monster struggled, but Shen Lian still dragged him back.

He clawed frantically at the chain around his neck, and at that moment, rustling sounds came from not far off—it sounded like many people were returning.

Shen Lian caught a flash of resentment and panic in the monster's eyes.

He clutched Shen Lian's robe.

"We need to leave now."

Shen Lian sensed his fear and, out of the corner of his eye, glanced at the approaching crowd, saying calmly, "If you don't tell me, I'll just have to throw you back in."

The monster's face darkened, and he blurted out, "I'm Fei Yun!"

Hearing this, Shen Lian and Chen Xue both froze.

Shen Lian disappeared with Fei Yun just before the footsteps arrived.

Meanwhile, the villagers were about to toss the cultivators' corpses into the well when the village chief suddenly raised his hand. "Wait, the flesh lotus is missing!"

Hearing this, the other villagers' faces changed. "What's going on?"

But when they went to look, they spotted three figures.

It was Ye Junhe and his two companions. Ye Junhe narrowed his eyes at the villagers, then at the corpses of the Shuihua Sect disciples on the ground.

Shen Lian cast a barrier, shielding himself and Fei Yun inside.

Then he dumped Fei Yun on the ground. "What happened? Didn't you ascend?"

Fei Yun opened his mouth, and Shen Lian, seeing his severed tongue, produced a pill.

But Fei Yun shook his head. "It's useless. I was cursed with a silence spell—if I speak, my soul will scatter."

"Then we'll just have to communicate like this."

Seeing Shen Lian's icy stare, Fei Yun didn't dare pull any tricks.

"I was just in secluded cultivation. I don't know who spread the rumor that I'd ascended."

Fei Yun stared in the direction of the village, a cold glint in his eyes. "I'm sure you know I once obtained a legendary artifact left by an ancient god—the Myriad Dharma Lotus Platform."

"Because of that artifact, my cultivation advanced at lightning speed. But later, I slowly realized it was trying to take over my body."

"Moreover, I discovered that my body had completely merged with the lotus platform."

Chen Xue said, shocked, "How can that be called a divine artifact? It's clearly an evil thing."

"Later, I learned that the Myriad Dharma Lotus Platform was actually a dead person's corpse."

Fei Yun felt sick to his stomach just mentioning it—he had been meditating on a corpse for decades.

"But it wasn't just any cultivator's corpse." Fei Yun paused.

He didn't say it, but Shen Lian and Chen Xue had already figured it out.

Chen Xue's breath caught. "It couldn't be an ancient being's, could it?"

Fei Yun said slowly, "It was an ancient being's corpse. By the time I realized it, it had almost completely merged with me."

"I had no choice but to cut off my cultivation and separate from the lotus platform. But I was furious, so I stole the lotus seed. Because I cut off my cultivation, my realm dropped significantly. My lifespan was already almost up—only a breakthrough could extend it. After surviving this ordeal, I didn't have much time left, so I decided to go all out and destroy the platform."

"But I accidentally absorbed the lotus seed."

"Then I had a brief revival—I suddenly looked young again. Many memories of the ancient times flooded my mind, and I realized the lotus seed was the corpse's heart."

"Before I could even celebrate, I ran into those villagers."

At that point, anger flashed in Fei Yun's eyes. "I thought they were just ordinary folks—no signs of cultivation at all. They said they were refugees, and I wanted to do a good deed by sending them somewhere nice."

"Who knew they would capture me and lock me under that dry well for over a thousand years!"

Fei Yun gritted his teeth. "I don't know why, but my cultivation was completely sealed. For a thousand years, they fed me all kinds of disgusting things."

Shen Lian frowned. "You said those villagers have been around for a thousand years? But they have no spiritual power at all—how have they survived?"

Fei Yun said, "They eat my flesh and blood, and that keeps them immortal."

As he spoke, Fei Yun held out his arm, showing Shen Lian the various scars carved into it.

Shen Lian didn't buy his story. "How did you know I was looking for Yan Huaixuan?"

Fei Yun went quiet, hesitating.

For some reason, unease stirred in Shen Lian's chest. He grabbed Fei Yun by the neck. "Talk!"

Fei Yun still wouldn't talk.

Shen Lian snarled. "You think I won't kill you?"

He slowly tightened his grip.

Fei Yun finally said, "Fine, I'll tell you!"

"Actually, I figured out that outsiders had come in. To grab a chance at survival, I..."

He pulled a worn incense burner from his sleeve. A thin wisp of incense smoke was rising from it.

And when Shen Lian caught the scent, he felt Yan Huaixuan's presence all around him, as if in a daze.

Fei Yun said with effort, "This incense is my last trump card. When it burns, it's colorless and odorless, but it can subconsciously draw in people with deep obsessions. I thought I'd take a gamble—maybe I could attract an outsider. And as luck would have it, you were outside."

Shen Lian watched Fei Yun's shifty eyes, his expression darkening by the second.

"You deserve to die."

If Yan Huaixuan got hurt because he was led in the wrong direction...

Murderous intent crept across Shen Lian's face. His hand tightened, and in the next instant, he was about to snap Fei Yun's neck.

Fei Yun waved his hands frantically.

"Your friend—he might have been captured by the Myriad Dharma Lotus Platform."

Shen Lian's hand loosened.

Fei Yun gasped for air. "It's probably because I swallowed the corpse's heart, so I can somewhat sense what that corpse is doing."

"It seems like just a little while ago, an extra aura appeared on that corpse. Your friend's probably trapped by that corpse. You need to hurry—your friend's aura is growing weaker."

The moment he finished, Shen Lian tossed him to the ground. "Where is the corpse?"

Fei Yun said, "It's somewhere in this secret realm. I'll take you there."

Fei Yun got up, and Shen Lian followed behind him. But they hadn't gone far when Shen Lian spotted a blood-red barrier up ahead.

Without a second glance, Shen Lian raised a hand and shattered the barrier effortlessly.

Fei Yun glanced at the overwhelming murderous aura radiating from Shen Lian, thinking he'd gone and summoned some kind of demon.

He picked up the pace.

Before long, Fei Yun brought Shen Lian to a spot.

"It's in there, but I don't dare go in. I'm afraid that if I enter, I'll be caught by the Ten Thousand Dharma Lotus Platform. Right now, I can already feel it getting restless."

Fei Yun planted his feet, making it clear he wasn't going in.

Shen Lian cast a glance at him, and after Fei Yun finished speaking, he immediately established a heavenly oath beneath both Fei Yun's and his own feet.

The content of the oath was also quite simple.