Chapter 353 The Hunter Who Killed Immortals (104)

Chapter 353  The Hunter Who Killed Immortals (104)

(Central Region- Virvean Plains)

(Unnamed Flying Ship- Private Cabin)

Yang Xia sat down on a chair in the corner of the room and watched the young woman who lay motionless on the mattress in front of her.

She wore a simple black robe with gold trimmings along the edges of the fabric. A long sword had been placed next to her bed and carefully attached to a strip of leather to prevent it from falling down.

A silvery grey mask covered the young woman's entire face leaving none of her facial features exposed.

The Sect Leader of the Crimson Demon Sect continued to wait quietly as she had done for the last two weeks.

She knew that what she had done was drastic… some might even call it cruel.

Forcing the future successor of her sect to face down her worst fear or trap her in a world that was too addictive to ever desire to return from.

There was a very real chance that she would never regain consciousness.

The Orb of Illuos once bound to a cultivator could not be unbound until they died or willing chose to escape the illusionary world that they were trapped inside.

It sounded like a simple task, but Yang Xia knew just how difficult such an accomplishment truly was. She had seen several promising young cultivators enter the false worlds created by the orb…

And never return.

So why. Why had she exposed the successor to such risk?

The answer was simple.

Xu Lu was a ticking time bomb. Her appearance of her face and the effect that it had on her mentality was a glaring weakness that her enemies would find out eventually.

As the future leader of one of the major demonic sects, there was a target on her back. She would have to face enemies from both within and outside of the sect.

She could not afford to have such a weakness.

Yang Xia would not feel comfortable putting the future of the sect that her ancestors had built in the hands of someone who possessed such an obvious heart demon.

It would be reckless and irresponsible of her to do so.

So, there was not other choice.

The Orb of Illuos was both a curse and a blessing. Inside the false worlds inside the orb, one would be able to see their true nature for the first time.

And seeing yourself meant that you would have the opportunity to be able to acknowledge and accept yourself.

Well… that was what she hoped would happen.

Truthfully, she did feel a bit helpless as she sat in the chair and continued to wait without any signs of life or movements coming from the young woman lying down on the mattress.

Despite her flaws, Xu Lu was unquestionably the best choice to the lead the sect compared to the other sect members from her generation.

The ship continued to sail through the air and get closer and closer to the destination of the meeting.

Yang Xia let out a heavy sigh as she turned her head and stared out of the window. She could see numerous other air-born vessels soaring through the air alongside mounts, cultivators on flying swords and other strange devices.

There was even a group of immortals floating through the air on top of a giant pink lotus leaf that throbbed and hummed with spiritual energy.

As they approached the central region, more cultivators and sects could be seen. No one wanted to miss the most important meeting held in the entire continent.

It was no exaggeration to say that would happen in this meeting would determine the rise or fall of several sect and cultivation clans belonging to the 'righteous' side.

And they were not the only faction here.

Yang Xia knew that based on her experience wild cultivators, demonic cultivators and other groups were probably also travelling in the same direction.

When powerful cultivators gathered together, there were always scraps for those looking to feast in addition to those who had more… insidious goals.

Yang Xia stretched out her palm and cracked her knuckles. The sound echoed through the room faintly and was the only source of noise except for the soft breathing coming from Xu Lu's mouth.

If Xu Lu did not wake up, then Yang Xia had already prepared several other additional plans to cause a ruckus and divide the leaders of the 'righteous' side.

Suddenly something changed inside the room.

Yang Xia's full attention immediately shifted over to Xu Lu as she waited with bated breath to see if her apprentice had succeeded and resisted the influence of the orb.

The orb in the young woman's hand began to glow with a brilliant hue and the temperature inside the cabin room slowly started to rise rapidly.

It shot out of Xu Lu's palm and rolled off the mattress before landing on the ground with a heavy thump. The orb eventually lost its luster and the glow that was emitted from its center faded away into a faint spark of light.

surroundings.

Was she in yet another illusion?

Xu Lu's breathing began to get heavier and heavier as her eyelids fluttered violently.

With a sudden gasp she shot upwards from the mattress and looked around the room in confusion.

"Where… where am I?" Xu Lu asked in confusion as she looked around the space but could not recognise her immediate surroundings.

Was she in yet another illusion?

Was this real life?

Or just another fantasy world?

She raised up her fingers to her face and gently touched the surface of her skin. She could feel the cold touch of metal and familiar sensation of the silvery grey mask that she usually wore.

Were the illusions over? But there were so many mysteries that remained unanswered… and a burning question that was still occupying her thoughts.

Who was Keya?

"Relax…" Yang Xia's coldly spoke as she approached the young woman and placed a warm hand on her shoulder. Despite her curt words, there was a faint trace of kindness in her words as if she was suppressing her true feelings.

"You have successfully faced your heart demon and succeeded. You have accomplished something that many cultivators far stronger than you will not be able to do in their lifetimes."

"It takes a tremendous amount of courage to face one's inner darkness, flaws and trauma."

"Why did you do that to me?" Xu Lu asked with a faint edge of anger in her voice that she herself did not notice.

"I think you know why… I apologise for my method but…" Yang Xia looked at Xu Lu who could see the determination in her eyes as she stared at her successor.

"I do not apologise for the results."