Inner Demons

Chapter 82: Transcending Tribulation

As he said this, he stood by the window with the wind and rain behind him.

The candlelight in Qionghua Tower was dim, and his sleeves flapped violently in the strong wind.

A flash of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, turning him and the background black and white.

It was at this moment that Shi Kuizi suddenly felt that this Li Yunxin looked... not human.

More like a demon...

It was also because of this flash of lightning and the words he had just said, "used up, killed"... Shi Kuizi suddenly felt a chill run through her body. She was already cold from sitting by the window and the wind, but this chill originated from her bones—

Explaining these things to them now...

Is he also going to "use" them?

He didn't even spare a teenager!

But this thought only lasted for a moment before it was interrupted by Lingkongzi's voice."Ah, these are worldly treasures. Hmm, not bad."

Lingkongzi looked at the painting for a while, then straightened up and sat upright.

As soon as she stood up, the others didn't dare to look anymore. Although they had only seen a bit of the surface and hadn't grasped the true meaning, they could only retreat one after another. The attendant next to Pei Juezi pulled his master to sit down at Lingkongzi's table, and the others took their seats in order.

After everyone was seated comfortably... Old Daoist Liu finally found his seat.

He looked a little uneasy, and even reached out to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

His seat was at the end, which was reasonable. However, what made him feel uncomfortable was that he was stared at by almost everyone. Xuan Chengzi was certainly staring at him, and the other several people also cast a few glances. Not to mention the rogue Taoist priests by the window - with various expressions.

After the host was seated, the attendants went over again to serve.

The young Taoist boy scurried over to Xuan Chengzi and whispered something, looking a little hesitant. Although he was stubborn, he was still a teenager and was easily influenced, and at this moment he was a little worried about Li Yunxin's "harsh words".

But when Xuan Chengzi heard it, his face, which had been gloomy, suddenly smiled slightly. He glanced at Li Yunxin, then stopped looking at Old Daoist Liu, turned his head and chatted cheerfully with the Prefect next to him.

Li Yunxin understood that this was because in the mind of the Intent Realm Grand Artificer, he and Old Daoist Liu were already dead. They were not worth any more attention.

The wind and rain were still heavy.

Everyone was unclear what was wrong with Pei Juezi today, but there had to be someone to liven up the atmosphere. Xuan Chengzi had something on his mind, his status was high enough, and his identity was appropriately between the secular and the Taoist, so he was duty-bound.

He cleared his throat slightly and said: "We have admired this 'Painting of the Old Fisherman Angling', and all of us have broadened our horizons. Fairy Lingkong comes from an immortal sect, so her vision is naturally higher than ours, the mortals. To be deemed 'not bad' by a fairy is already a great blessing!"

The others applauded and agreed one after another. Lingkongzi's face showed no joy or sorrow, only a slight nod.

But this attitude immediately made everyone feel relaxed and happy. Thus, the scene gradually became lively.

Someone suggested composing poems to commemorate this grand event, and others followed suit. Several officials were scholars, so they naturally loved such things and became interested, saying they would provide brushes and ink. Lingkongzi watched them fuss for a while, then looked at Li Yunxin.

He found that he was saying something to Old Daoist Liu, and the old man's expression changed unpredictably, making it impossible to tell what he was feeling.

After the officials had composed a few poems, Lingkongzi spoke again: "The wind and rain are a bit heavy."

Everyone had been staring at the fairy's face from beginning to end. Hearing her speak again, they hurriedly said: "Yes, the wind and rain are a bit heavy. It's also time for the banquet to begin, and for us to drink some wine to warm ourselves up. Fairy Lingkong is a cultivator, does she drink wine?"

"No need for a banquet. I don't like those." When Lingkongzi said this, she glanced at the cultivators by the window.

Then she said: "You are also suffering from the cold, so take a rest."

After speaking, she raised her hand and pressed it slightly downward. Just as everyone was about to carefully ponder the meaning of Lingkongzi's words "take a rest", they suddenly found that the entire world had become quiet.

Before, their ears were filled with the sound of wind and rain, and their bodies were battered by the humid strong wind. After Lingkongzi said this sentence, the sound of wind and rain suddenly disappeared. The strong wind also disappeared.

The heavy rain outside the building was still pouring, but neither the wind nor the rain could penetrate into this hall.

After a brief moment of astonishment, there was a chorus of praise in the hall. Most of this praise was sincere - the rogue Taoist priests had never expected that Fairy Lingkong would care about their feelings and use her supernatural powers to stop the wind and rain - truly compassionate.

But only Li Yunxin let out a soft "Eh?"

Xuan Chengzi mentioned the "banquet", and Lingkongzi subconsciously glanced towards the window. Li Yunxin felt that if his previous experience and experiences were correct, this was an associated reaction.

Because of the "banquet", she looked towards the window.

There were two things by the window, one was people, and the other was the fruits in front of the people.

Li Yunxin couldn't clearly see the expression on Lingkongzi's face, but he could see her neck. Her true face should be extremely fair. Because the skin on her neck was white and delicate, without a single wrinkle or blemish. Just now, the sides of this smooth, snow-white neck slightly tensed up.

An extremely difficult to detect swallowing action. Just as this action began, it was forcibly suppressed.

This could be an illusion produced by Li Yunxin.

But her subsequent two sentences were spoken in a slightly lower tone, and she made a downward gesture.

These three things combined have already clearly shown that this Lingkongzi is subconsciously suppressing a strong desire. And her casually stopping the wind and rain was just to explain her action of "looking at the window" - she didn't need to establish her authority like secular people, if she really cared, why wait until now to pay attention to those cultivators "suffering from the cold"?

This Lingkongzi...

Is lying.

She doesn't "dislike" banquets, but for some reason cannot have them. She acts ethereal and is a cultivator completely different from mortals, but she actually tells a small lie about such a matter.

Thus, her image in Li Yunxin's mind became clearer and more distinct.

The wind in the hall disappeared, and Lingkongzi said again: "The truth is, I have another matter for coming to the Treasure Blossom Assembly today."

At this point, she straightened her upper body and looked around at the people in the hall: "I want to Transcending the Killing Tribulation."

As soon as she said this, the reactions of the various people were interesting. However, it also made Li Yunxin slightly startled.

The faces of the nine people besides Pei Juezi and Old Daoist Liu all changed slightly, and their emotions were extremely complex. He only glanced and realized...

These members of the Weicheng upper class society all knew about it.

They all knew that the Sword Cultivator of the Lingxu Sword Sect would find people to abduct and kill them to Transcending Tribulation.