In the quiet secret chamber, Ji Liusheng stepped toward the center one pace at a time. As he looked at the puppets arranged all around him, flames seemed to dance ceaselessly in his eyes. He slowly raised his head toward the chamber ceiling, gazing at the spider woman hanging upside down from the wall, his throat bobbing.
This was also the first time Li Yueqing had seen Ji Liusheng's deepest-hidden secret. Her pupils suddenly contracted, and her face was filled with shock.
"Back then, a Divine Mountain emerged. I led an army to compete with several prodigies from the Dao Sect for the Mountain God Seal, and a fierce conflict broke out."
"Unfortunately, I was young and hot-blooded then, and I hadn't yet entered the Integrated Body Stage. In that battle, I suffered a crushing defeat."
"But it also gave me a fortuitous encounter far more terrifying than the Mountain God Seal!"
"I was knocked into an abyss, yet there I saw another essence of this world."
"The mural suppressing the Heart-Devouring Evil Emperor—the great war between the Evil Calamity Clan and cultivators seemed to unfold right before my eyes. Within those ruined remains, I found her: the Evil King who had fortunately survived after the Heart-Devouring Evil Emperor's fall."
"I call her 'Ya'!"
Ji Liusheng let out a heavy breath, his eyes full of icy coldness.
"When I first encountered Ya, as a human cultivator, my first thought was how to kill her."
"But I soon discovered that she possessed a special ability—she could completely control a person and inherit a portion of their cultivation."
"After learning that, I hesitated. In the end, I sealed her away and secretly brought her back."
"These years, I have secretly transported death-row prisoners out of the Heavenly Prison, using Ya's ability to