Chapter 187: Devouring Life Qi

Chapter 187: Devouring Life Qi

Hui ran back to the palace. The triplets chased after him, close at his heels. Hui glanced back a few times, but never caught sight of Ding Lao. Did it really shake him that much to see his cousin trapped beneath the tablet?

If hes that shocked, does that mean that the ordinary cultivators dont know about the sect using disgraced cultivators souls and karma to feed the trees?

Hes not chasing?

Why not?

Who cares? As long as hes not after us, were free!

The triplets paused. Hui jumped ahead one tree, then turned and looked back. Are you going?

The triplets nodded. We might as well.

Theres no reason to stick around.

Huang Yan might come to find us. Youre better off staying away from us.

Hui hesitated. He looked at the triplets. Er, Elder Brothers could you take me back to the lotus?

Why?

Shell kill you!

The third triplets eyes sparkled. Oh, I got it. You fell in love with the beauty in the lotus!

Hui blinked, taken aback. Fell in love?

The triplet patted his back. Of course, of course. Theres no need to be shy.

I Hui started to protest, then stopped himself. Wait, wait, no. The triplets gave up an entire secret realm to go after Bai Xue. If anyone would help me do something for love, its these three! Who cares if Im in love with Jingwen or not? If it gets me to the lotus so I can absorb it and the qi seeds life qi, Ill take it.

He made a bashful expression and stared at the floor, scuffing his foot. Its not like that at all.

The other two triplets circled around him, beaming.

You shouldve said so!

Well help you meet her.

If its for love, well move heaven and earth! After helping us escape Ding Lao, how could we not pay you back?The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

Helping you? Hui asked.

That illusion of Ding Bo. That was your doing, right?

Hes gone.

No longer with us.

Hui walked over and sat across from Gu Tian. Something happened. What was it?

Gu Tian twisted his lips and stared out the window. You wouldnt understand.

Was it the Lotus Pill Blossom?

Gu Tian jolted. He stared at Hui. How?

Just a guess, a guess, Hui said, waving his hand. If I hadnt seen you activating the blossoms last time in Twin Elemental City, and didnt know they had one here, I could never have guessed it!

For another few seconds, Gu Tian stared at Hui. At last, he shook his head. You really are an odd du

Hui coughed.

Are you okay?

A cold, a cold, Hui said, waving his hand.

Gu Tian sighed, slumping in his chair again. You guessed it, though. Ive been asked to activate yet another Lotus Pill Blossom, at just the right time. With the Southern Sect Conference coming up its not hard to guess what that means. I dont want to, but Im too weak to fight back! Erlan would kill me. If I want to stay alive, I

He put his head in his hands and shook his head. Im so weak, Hui. To stay alive, Ill become anyones lackey, do the dirtiest deeds. I someone as pathetic as me deserved to stay dead. Licking the boots of villains to stay alive how sad.

No! Hui declared. He jumped up and threw his hand out, adamant. Absolutely not. Theres nothing wrong with deciding to live! It takes a true man to do whatever it takes to survive, no matter what that means. As long as you stay alive at the end of the day, you always have another chance. Another route! Theres no such thing as cowardice when it comes to staying alive. Fake your death, forsake your sect, whatever you need to do to survive!

Gu Tian looked at him, then laughed aloud. I guess a death cultivator would say so. Look at me, talking away, when you chose to live even after bearing the shame of being brought back to life as an abominable being, something any righteous sect would exterminate in a heartbeat. Im still a living human, but here I am, giving up.

Thats right. As long as youre alive Gu Tian, the world is open to you. If you have to activate the Lotus Pill Blossoms now, do it so that you can survive to fight back another day. Better yet, escape to Starbound Sect when you have the chance! Hui suggested.

I cant. Im Gu Tian sighed, looking at his hands. If they knew, they would

Who cares? Dont let them! Become a rogue cultivator, if thats what it takes. Put on someone elses face. Theres always a way to survive, as long as you keep your eye on the goal!

After all this time after all these crimes, can I really Gu Tian murmured.

You can. And Huis eyes glittered. Why dont you come with me? Im going to visit the Lotus Pill Blossom tonight.

Youeh? What? Gu Tian asked.

Hui clicked his tongue and smiled mysteriously. I have deep connections within Mysterious Heavenly Forest Sect. Dont underestimate this small cultivator!

Gu Tian hesitated, then nodded. Ill do it. Ill go. Maybemaybe I can make up for everything Ive done wrong.

Thats the spirit! Hui cheered. With Gu Tian there, I wonder if I can draw out even more life qi by using his flute? Or would it be death qi? But the last lotus had death qi because they were feeding it dead cultivators. Will this one have ordinary qi, because theyre feeding it spirit stones?

One way or another, I need to destroy, or at least weaken, the Lotus Pill Blossom! Itll have life qi, too, the only question is how much. Even if its not as much life qi as the first had death qi, it should be more life qi than an average plant, given the Lotus Pill Blossoms vitality and strength. Hui nodded firmly to himself.

He stood up from his chair and walked back over to the corner to sit, this time hiding himself behind the bed. From around the beds corner, he called, Dont go far. Well head out as twilight falls.

Understood, Gu Tian replied.