Fake Demon Lord [BL]

34 - What Is Pleasure(Huan)? What Is Pain(Ku)?

Translator: THISBRO

Editor: Mimishijie

Proofreader: Bubbles

Rumour in the Jianghu had it that the King of Hell once had a beloved pet nine-tailed fox. From then on, every nine-tailed fox born in the mortal plain was naturally born with exceptional spiritual sensitivity, and even without cultivating, their fox eyes could see through yin and yang. As the most talented nine-tailed fox on the Snowy Mountains, Bai Chen was naturally the best cultivator of spirit and soul techniques. So, today, when he personally said those words, Qing XuZi was confident that the youth in front of him was his past eldest disciple.

In truth, Bai Chen wasn't lying; He Ku had really come from Bu QingYun's soul, he'd just neglected to mention that the two souls in this person's body were both Bu QingYun. Not much needed to be said, just a single sentence was enough. The stage was already set, and what followed afterward depended on how the actors performed.

Although he was still confined within their body, He Huan immediately understood what Bai Chen meant. Yes, this meticulous arrangement, which had started even before he had reached the Calamity Crossing Stage, had finally reached its finale.

From time immemorial, the demonic path's progress was faster than the righteous' and much easier. However, even though this was the case, cultivators would never attempt the demonic path unless they had no other choice. The reason behind this was the fact that all demonic cultivation techniques contained a fatal flaw; the Technique of Bliss was no exception. The Technique of Bliss was based on a Buddhist technique, and even though it had been corrupted, its endpoint was still to become Buddha and not a demon.

One wouldn't feel its negative effects in the beginning, but once the cultivator reached the Nascent Soul Stage they would realise that no matter how they enjoyed the pleasures of life, their cultivation would no longer advance. This was exactly where Feng Xie had been trapped. If He Huan had followed the usual demonic paths, he would likely also have been trapped here, but luckily, he wasn't a stereotypical demonic cultivator.

Bu QingYun's life obsession was too deep; even if he fell into corruption he couldn't eradicate the two words 'World Peace' from his heart. On the contrary, he made it the only thing he could feel pleasure from in this endless darkness. From the day he changed his name to He Huan, he kept encouraging and advising himself not to forget what pleasure meant to him.

His past dao heart became He Huan's twisted obsession. He didn't have any close relatives or friends, instead, this obsession became his only motivation to continue on living. For countless days and nights, as long as he sat on the clouds and gazed at the distant peace and prosperity, he could tell himself that even though he made himself so filthy, at least the long-cherished wish he had in his heart was already fulfilled. Nowadays, the Jianghu was quiet, so it didn't matter if it was the righteous faction or the demonic faction, they were both able to live in a way that he liked. As for whether this peace and prosperity included him, that wasn't important.

Like he had wanted in his youth, he'd single-handedly held together a peaceful era. He completed Bu QingYun's dao and was very satisfied.

Through slaughter, he stopped slaughter. He cast himself into Ashura to welcome true happiness for the world. Such conduct just so happened to touch upon the Technique of Bliss' true meaning, which is why he was able to successfully enter into the Calamity Crossing Stage. If he could continue on like this forever, wouldn't that be good? However, it was at the cusp of his breakthrough to Calamity Crossing, that he discovered that while he could easily reach the Calamity Crossing stage, he had no way to pass the upcoming final trial before ascension—asking the soul sincerely and coming away with no regrets.