Chapter 418: Chapter 418 - 118 Sinister Demon Lord

After leaving the room, Lin Jing and Li Qingqing did not go far; instead, they waited just outside the door.

During this period, Li Qingqing was beside herself with worry—it was only Lin Jing’s consoling that prevented her from losing her patience and bursting into the room.

After all, she had only just reunited with her brother when he encountered such a predicament; how could she not be anxious?

Like this, a full hour passed before Li Tangyu finally spoke up and called them in.

Hearing Li Tangyu’s voice, Li Qingqing, already impatient, pushed the door open and entered.

Lin Jing followed closely behind her.

Upon entering, they saw Li Tangyu sitting cross-legged, his face pale as death.

At that moment, Li Tangyu seemed as though he was drained of strength, appearing listless.

Just then, Li Qingqing, who approached to help Li Tangyu up, couldn’t help but exclaim:

“Brother…”

“Why are you so wet?”

Lin Jing quickly walked over as well, and even before reaching Li Tangyu, he could smell the odor of sweat.

When Lin Jing came to Li Tangyu and prepared to help him up, he found that Li Tangyu’s entire body was soaked with sweat.

As if he had just been fished out of water.

Even the ground beneath him was stained with a large patch of moisture.

At this time, Li Tangyu weakly said:

“First help me up…”

Then, Lin Jing and Li Qingqing, one on each side, helped Li Tangyu up and brought him to sit in a chair by the table.

And Li Tangyu slumped in the chair, leaning against the backrest, resting…

At this moment, Li Qingqing hurriedly leaned in and asked with concern:

“Brother…”

“What happened to you, why are you like this?”

Lin Jing also furrowed his brows, asking Li Tangyu:

“Brother Li…”

“What exactly is going on here?”

Li Tangyu gave a wry smile and said:

“It’s nothing serious, just that someone has placed a constraint within my body…”

Hearing these words, Lin Jing was immediately shocked, blurting out:

“A constraint…”

Li Qingqing, meanwhile, became frantic and quickly asked:

“Brother…”

“What on earth happened?”

“Why were you subjected to a constraint? And how can it be broken?”

Li Tangyu shook his head and said:

“It’s no use…”

“The person who placed this constraint is too high in cultivation; relying on us, we won’t be able to break it.”

Lin Jing’s brows tightened, and then he seized Li Tangyu’s wrist, channeling his spiritual power to probe into Li Tangyu’s body.

Because Li Tangyu was a demon cultivator, there was a difference from Lin Jing’s spiritual power; as Lin Jing’s spiritual power entered Li Tangyu’s body, he felt a repelling force.

However, Lin Jing did not direct his spiritual power into the meridians, hence the repulsion was not very strong.

Thus, Lin Jing bore the repelling force and slowly probed deeper into Li Tangyu’s body.

As Lin Jing’s spiritual power delved further within Li Tangyu, he finally located the abnormality near Li Tangyu’s dantian.

Beside Li Tangyu’s dantian, there was a strand of demonic Qi that was incompatible with Li Tangyu’s own, continuously coiling around Li Tangyu’s dantian, lingering persistently.

Even as Lin Jing’s spiritual power reached this point, the strand of demonic Qi seemed to react.

It dispersed immediately, blending into Li Tangyu’s meridians.

Lin Jing’s expression grew more troubled, then he decisively maneuvered his spiritual power into Li Tangyu’s meridians.

However, because of the repulsion from the demonic Qi in Li Tangyu’s body, Lin Jing’s spiritual power had barely entered the meridians before it was expelled.

Despite the brief incursion, Lin Jing nevertheless detected something amiss…

Afterward.

Lin Jing withdrew his spiritual power, lifting his head with a serious expression, and said to Li Tangyu:

“Just now, when I examined your body, aside from that strand of demonic Qi, there seems to be something else in your meridians.”

“What is that?”

Li Tangyu sighed helplessly and replied:

“It’s a poison gu…”

“Just like the constraint, it’s used to control me.”

At this point, Li Qingqing became quite agitated, hastily grasping Li Tangyu’s hand, asking:

“Brother…”

“What on earth is going on?”

Li Tangyu gently soothed Li Qingqing, then turned to Lin Jing and asked:

“Brother Lin…”

“Do you know about Wan Mo Island?”

Lin Jing nodded, then spoke:

“I’ve heard a bit, but don’t know much…”

“As I understand, Wan Mo Island, like Yue Tian Island, is one of the three major islands in the Thousand Islands Domain, and it’s said that the island is entirely populated by demon cultivators.”

“Moreover, the island master of Wan Mo Island is said to be extremely dangerous, his true face has never been seen by anyone, and he is known as the Demon Lord Wan Mo.”

“His cultivation must be at least at the late stage of Divinity Transformation, right?”

Having said this, Lin Jing looked towards Li Tangyu and asked:

“Could it be that the constraint on your body was placed by that Demon Lord Wan Mo?”

Li Tangyu shook his head and said:

“It’s not him…”

“But it is his fifth disciple, the Demon Lord Yin Ye.”

“My current condition is all thanks to him.”

Lin Jing frowned and said:

“Brother Li…”

“What exactly happened back then? And how did you end up being targeted by that Yin Ye Demon Lord?”

Li Tangyu lifted his head, then slowly began to speak:

“Initially, when I came to the Demonic Monster Sea with that Elder from the Qingyuan Sword Sect, everything was fine at first…”

“It was only after we separated that something I stumbled upon changed everything…”

…

…

Li Tangyu then started to recount…

Meanwhile, Lin Jing and Li Qingqing silently listened to Li Tangyu’s narrative.

…

…

Only after quite a while did Li Tangyu finish telling everything,

and both Lin Jing and Li Qingqing understood the whole process of the incident.

Actually, the matter, when really getting down to it, was quite simple.

After separating from the Elder of the Qingyuan Sword Sect, Li Tangyu intended to traverse the Demonic Monster Sea alone, gaining experience while continuing towards the Eastern Spirit Realm.

However, during this process, he happened upon a deeply pitiful and severely injured young girl.

It was this pitiful young girl that led Li Tangyu into the greatest ordeal of his life.

This girl had been prey that the Yin Ye Demon Lord had taken a fancy to, using her to experiment with his Demonic Techniques, but she had managed to escape accidentally.

And yet, she just so happened to be encountered by Li Tangyu, a newly initiated swordsman filled with a sense of justice.

Thus, Li Tangyu stepped forward to rescue her.

This rescue was no trivial matter; it was followed by the Yin Ye Demon Lord’s formidable henchmen capturing both of them after a persistent chase.

Originally, the Yin Ye Demon Lord had taken the girl to experiment with his Demonic Techniques…

But Li Tangyu’s actions had angered the Yin Ye Demon Lord.

Subsequently, the Yin Ye Demon Lord took both Li Tangyu and the girl back to Wan Mo Island.

What followed was…

Li Tangyu endured countless torments, and his original cultivation was all transformed into Demonic Techniques for the sake of that experiment.

Fortunately, Li Tangyu was lucky and extremely resilient; he withstood the immense pain and ultimately managed to hold on.

The experiment with the Demonic Techniques on Li Tangyu was a success.

As for the young girl, she had vanished without a trace ever since.

Seeing the success of the Demonic Techniques on Li Tangyu, the Yin Ye Demon Lord was unwilling to destroy his own experimental results.

Therefore, he placed a restriction and a poisonous curse on Li Tangyu, firmly controlling him.

From that moment forth, Li Tangyu became a subordinate who would never betray the Yin Ye Demon Lord.

Because the restriction and the poisonous curse made it impossible for Li Tangyu to leave his side.

This restriction would burst forth at intervals, and the poison needed an antidote at regular times as well.

Otherwise, the agony when the restriction erupted was so intense it was unbearable.

Now that the restriction on Li Tangyu had erupted, it indicated that it was time for him to return.

Originally, when Li Tangyu came to Black Xing Island, he was on a mission, but he happened to obtain the auction list and saw Li Qingqing in the catalog.

Thus, he delayed his return, causing the in-body restriction to erupt.

After hearing Li Tangyu recount his story, Li Qingqing’s face was already covered with tears…

Although…

Li Tangyu had skipped over most of the experiences on Wan Mo Island.

But Lin Jing and Li Qingqing knew that the pain was something ordinary people couldn’t bear.

Seeing such a weakened Li Tangyu, Lin Jing furrowed his brows and asked:

“Brother Li…”

“How can we remove the restriction and poison from your body?”

Li Tangyu gave a wry smile and shook his head, saying:

“This restriction was personally imposed by the Yin Ye Demon Lord, one either must surpass his cultivation or find a way to break it.”

“And the poison is exclusive to the Yin Ye Demon Lord; to remove this restriction and the poison, one must figure out a way to deal with the Yin Ye Demon Lord.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Jing’s frown deepened even more…

It seemed that, to help Li Tangyu remove the restriction and the poison, one would still need to find a way to confront the Yin Ye Demon Lord.

But the Yin Ye Demon Lord was a Nascent Soul True Monarch…

This matter, to remove the restriction and poison from Li Tangyu, was not going to be easy.

Li Tangyu, seeing Lin Jing’s deep worry, hurriedly tried to comfort him:

“Brother Lin, you do not need to be so nervous.”

“At the very least, I won’t be in any life-threatening danger for quite a long time.”

“Furthermore, although I am currently working for the Yin Ye Demon Lord, I am also trying to gather information about the poisonous curse and the restriction.”

“Once there’s a chance, I will break free from the control of the Yin Ye Demon Lord at the first opportunity.”

Lin Jing then said:

“Brother Li, you must be extremely careful…”

“Those Demon Cultivators are not easy to deal with, especially the Yin Ye Demon Lord who has cultivated to the Nascent Soul Stage. His methods are by no means simple.”

“While you are by his side, you must be very cautious…”

Li Tangyu smiled slightly and said:

“I understand…”

After speaking, Li Tangyu continued:

“Brother Lin…”

“I can’t stay here for too long and will leave to return to Wan Mo Island.”

“Now that the in-body restriction has erupted, I’ve already exceeded the time limit. If I don’t return now, I might arouse suspicion from the Yin Ye Demon Lord.”

“By then, Qingqing will be in your care.”

“You must be cautious, and avoid letting anyone from the Black Shark Gang catch a hint of anything.”

Lin Jing nodded and said:

“Don’t worry, Brother Li…”

“Qing Qing will definitely be safe with me.”