That’s right combining the current situation with what he just said, the “Main Plot Boss” is Min Yue, and Min Yue is the Main Plot Boss.
Main Plot Boss: “That’s right, I am your Master. The master of the entire Wangxian Mountain, the War God rumored in the outside world, Min Yue!”
Lan Tian: “You really are the Big Boss… Tell me, won’t you be struck by lightning for introducing yourself like that?”
Main Plot Boss: “…… How did you know that?!”
Lan Tian: “……”
Lan Tian: “Are you really okay just chatting with me like this?”
Main Plot Boss: “My settings dictate that I am a person of few words, so I am free to chat.”
Lan Tian: “……”
Lan Tian: “Boss, you should probably go finish your mission.”
Li Zi was still narrating how he had first seen Lan Tian, and how Lan Tian had immediately started killing before subduing him. Naturally, the content of his story was half-true and half-false.
After listening, Min Yue supported his head with one hand and massaged his temple slightly. A few seconds later, he said, “Hand him over to me.”
Li Zi had intended to hand Lan Tian over to him, but he hesitated. “Are you certain you want to suppress him alone? If we hand him over to everyone, with our combined strength, we should be able to temporarily seal him. Then… we just need to find the Immortal Fated One, and…”
Min Yue did not continue listening to his subsequent words. He simply replied, “I am certain.”
Li Zi looked at him, opened his mouth as if to say more, but seeing Min Yue’s expression, he knew that the latter would not back down. He sighed. “Fine, then I will leave everything to you.”
However, Li Zi did not know that he would come to deeply regret this concession, so much so that he would almost fall into a cultivation deviation…
Yu Shengyan had previously lived in a dormitory with four others, but now that he had ascended in status, he naturally had his own private room.
He began organizing his things in the dormitory when his roommates happened to return. These four roommates used to often despise him for his poor family background. Moreover, Yu Shengyan had no powerful backing, and they didn’t know how he had managed to enter the Wangxian Gate in the first place, so they bullied him from time to time, treating him as a source of amusement.
However, they never expected that his status had now risen exponentially, far surpassing their own.
“Oh my! Isn’t this Yu Shengyan!” The roommate who loved to bully him the most exclaimed upon seeing him. He walked over to Yu Shengyan with an exaggerated, swaggering gait. When Yu Shengyan raised his head to look at him, he immediately bent his waist and leaned in with a sycophantic grin.
“Brother Shengyan, look, this is a Golden Jade Ring I brought for you. It must have been exhausting catching spiritual beasts; this ring can instantly restore your physical strength…”
The other three saw this, and seeing the Golden Jade Ring emitting an attractive golden light, they secretly sighed that “ginger is still spicier when old”—he had started trying to bribe him so quickly.
Yu Shengyan was in no mood to play along; he just wanted to finish packing and move out quickly.
“No need.” Yu Shengyan looked at him indifferently, accelerating the pace of packing his bag.
The roommate was so shocked his jaw nearly dropped. He wondered if Yu Shengyan didn’t know the value of this Golden Jade Ring. Its power to restore strength was comparable to a spirit stone! Yet he had refused it so easily.
“You, you, are you sure you don’t want it?”
Yu Shengyan had already finished packing and threw his bag over his shoulder. “No need.”
The roommate thought to himself that he had acted out of benevolence for once to give him something good, and he didn’t even want it? He became somewhat annoyed and shouted at him, “Don’t think that just because you’ve entered the Main Courtyard, you’ve reached the sky in one step!”
Yu Shengyan felt a bit annoyed by his chatter, but he thought about how his own impulsiveness had harmed that person… He deeply felt that impulsiveness was a devil, so he dared not act rashly anymore and thought thrice before doing anything. Thus, he said nothing and did nothing.
He took a deep breath, looked straight at him, and said, “I don’t think that way; I am just in a hurry to move out. Please move aside. As for what happened in the past, I won’t hold it against you, so don’t worry.”
The roommate had wanted to say something about how Yu Shengyan was just engaging in wishful thinking that even though he had entered the Main Gate now, the Master would surely demote him soon but his indignation was extinguished by the phrase “I won’t hold it against you.”
That’s right, he was indeed afraid afraid that as soon as he returned, he would report him to the Master or the Second Senior Brother. He still didn’t understand why the Master and the Second Senior Brother had suddenly promoted him, and he felt he needed to prepare early, which led to today’s display.
But Yu Shengyan hadn’t even cared, and even told him directly that he wouldn’t hold it against him… It just made him seem like a petty, suspicious person. He felt that Yu Shengyan seemed to have changed significantly in some way.
Seeing the roommate still standing in front of him, Yu Shengyan just frowned slightly, walked past him, and strode toward the door. The people waiting at the door were all startled by the drama. They didn’t block Yu Shengyan’s path, but rather opened their eyes wide and moved aside to make way for him…
Yu Shengyan whispered a “thank you,” stepped out of the wooden threshold, and slowly walked away.
“Hey, do you feel like his temperament has become more steady?” a thin roommate by the door nudged the person beside him.
The person beside him squinted his eyes and said solemnly, “That’s right, there is a feeling of the First Senior Brother about him…”
Bang! The roommate who loved to bully Yu Shengyan most smashed the Golden Jade Ring in his hand and turned to glare viciously at Yu Shengyan’s retreating back. That’s right that temperament was indeed very similar to the First Senior Brother…
A thought suddenly flashed through his mind… That’s right… He remembered that Yu Shengyan had slandered the First Senior Brother, and the First Senior Brother had gone missing a few days later. Now that he had suddenly ascended… could there be some connection?
After walking for a while, Yu Shengyan soon saw his exclusive large dormitory. However, before he could enter, he suddenly sensed a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy. He was surprised—this energy seemed to be the Master’s…
But how could the Master come here directly? He shook his head gently and pushed open the door of his room. The first thing that came into his sight was not the furniture in the room.
“Master?!” He knelt down quickly to perform the disciple’s salutation. He was still a bit confused why would the Master come to his place?
“Lan Tian has already been sealed in the Bottomless Cave. Go over and take a look at him…” Min Yue stood with his hands behind his back, his expression cold as he looked at Yu Shengyan.
Upon hearing this, Yu Shengyan’s body shuddered violently. The First Senior Brother… has he really returned?
“Thank you, Master.” After finishing the salutation, he threw his bag by the door and dashed toward the Bottomless Cave. He hadn’t even had time to think about why the Master had asked him to go see him.
He ran all the way to the Bottomless Cave. The cave was located in the center of the Immortal Realm, rich in immortal energy, which was just right for suppressing Lan Tian’s demonic energy. This was one of the reasons why Li Zi was willing to hand Lan Tian over to Min Yue.
“You’re here.” Yu Qiu was already waiting outside the cave entrance. Yu Shengyan did not speak but just nodded at him.
“I’ll go in with you.” Yu Qiu managed a strained smile at him, then turned and used the Wuyuan Token given to him by the Master to unlock the cave door.
Rumble, rumble. The cave door opened quickly. Yu Qiu led the way in, and Yu Shengyan glanced into the cave, still feeling hesitant and a little afraid. However, after a few seconds, he followed Yu Qiu in, because he knew he had to face it eventually.
Just as Yu Shengyan’s entire body entered the cave, the door slammed shut with a whoosh. He was already feeling uneasy, and this gave him a small fright.
“Third Junior Brother, don’t be afraid; this is a protective measure set up by the Master.” Yu Qiu turned around and smiled slightly at him.
Yu Shengyan murmured an acknowledgment, secretly reprimanding himself for being so easily unsettled.
They walked deep into the cave, and at a single glance, Yu Shengyan was so shocked his mouth fell open. Unlike the outside, the cave contained a vast and spacious area. Many thick, black iron chains were hung on the cave walls, all of which were connected to one place—the center of the cave.
Yu Shengyan looked carefully, and when he saw the center, his pupils shrank sharply.
The thick, black iron chains suspended Lan Tian’s entire body in mid-air. A total of eighty-one chains wrapped around him completely, leaving only his head hanging to one side. His hair was no longer messy as before but was combed neatly behind his head.
Lan Tian’s eyes were closed; his red pupils could not be seen, and his facial features had become much clearer. However, his eyes were tightly shut, his brows were furrowed, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly, showing that he was clearly in great pain.
Both Yu Qiu and Yu Shengyan remembered the elegant, steady, and reliable First Senior Brother of the past. Now, he had become this defeated and pitiful sight.
Yu Qiu’s nose grew sore, and his eyes turned red. He looked away, unable to bear watching any longer. Yu Shengyan, however, was different; he stared straight at him, wanting to etch every bit of the suffering he had endured into his own memory, then tell himself: You are a sinner.
“Don’t spread word of this for now.” Yu Qiu’s voice trembled.
“I understand.”
Yu Shengyan understood. If the Immortal Gate Academy knew that they were suppressing a Demon Lord who could potentially destroy the world—even if this person was their First Senior Brother they would inevitably feel fear and disgust. The entire academy would fall into chaos.
Lan Tian: “Little Mengmeng, why do I have to be hung up like this…”
Little Mengmeng: “Oh, go away! Why are you asking me such a question?”
Lan Tian: “…Are you acting up again?”
Little Mengmeng: “That’s not it! I just took advantage of the gap to watch a horror movie. It was so exciting!”
Lan Tian: “Is that the reason you hung me up?”
Little Mengmeng: “Of course not! It’s the plot. The plot felt that this way would have more of a vibe!”
Lan Tian: “But I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable…”
Little Mengmeng: “Hmm? Didn’t I turn off the pain sensation? Wait, let me press it again.”
Lan Tian: “Hey! Wait!”
After finishing their look, Yu Qiu wanted to leave and called to Yu Shengyan. Yu Shengyan came back to his senses, and the two turned to leave. Suddenly, a miserable scream came from behind them.
“Ah”
They turned back immediately. Both were shocked by what they saw: Lan Tian had suddenly shouted. He seemed to have woken up, trembling violently in the air while emitting heavy, ragged breaths. What shocked them even more was that tears were streaming down Lan Tian’s face!
Lan Tian: “Little Mengmeng! I meant that being blown by the wind in mid-air is uncomfortable! That press of yours wasn’t turning off the pain—it was turning it on!”
Just as Little Mengmeng turned on the pain sensation, Lan Tian felt as if his entire body was in agonizing pain, as if all the pain he hadn’t experienced before was being returned to him all at once. It even forced tears out of him!
Little Mengmeng scrambled to turn the pain sensation back off.
Little Mengmeng: “Why do I feel like that was just now kind of refreshing…”
Lan Tian: “Huh?”
Little Mengmeng: “Ahem, nothing. Watched too many horror movies.”