Chapter 380.2: The Warmhearted Dong Jun, and Qi Yuan 'Losing His Temper'

Within the Land of Calamity, Qi Yuan looked at the inscription carved upon the stone wall before him.

Immortal breezes brush the clouds to nourish the cave abode; divine radiance reflects the moon to illuminate jade pavilions.

His eyes narrowed in amusement. "This place is fated with me."

Qi Qi asked in confusion, "Godfather, what does this have to do with you?"

Thunder stroked his beard. "Simple. Anything he sets his eyes on becomes fated with him."

Qi Yuan protested, "Hey, don't slander my reputation! I'm not Kong Yiji[1]. I'm merely skilled in the 327 ways of writing the same character."

He then pointed toward the stone wall. "See those words? Remember the name of my sect? Yes, Divine Radiance! Soon, I am to become my sect’s first Violet Palace cultivator in history. Isn't it perfectly normal for this place to be fated with me?"

Thunder was speechless.

Qi Qi tilted her head. "Godfather, you make a lot of sense."

Just then, a man’s warm and refined voice rang out. "You have finally arrived."

The heavenly voice reached everyone like jade chiming against jade. Everyone felt as though they had been bathed in spring breezes. All eyes turned forward. Amid countless colors, a man clad in tattered white robes slowly approached. Though covered in wounds, his eyes shone as brightly as sunlight.

He gazed at Qi Yuan with boundless affection. "A Qiao, you've finally come to see me. Do you still remember me? I am your husband, Sheng Kongming."

Endless memories flooded Qi Yuan's mind. The insights of the Martial God of Ten Thousand Paths intensified. It was as if he had become the woman within the mural, strolling beneath the stars while holding hands with Sheng Kongming.

Meanwhile, the Nascent Souls and Yang Spirits standing behind Qi Yuan stared at him with expressions of utter fascination, as though they had uncovered an enormous scandal.

"My Lord and Sheng Kongming are Dao companions?"

"They're actually a couple!"

"Could the one Sheng Kongming has been waiting for all this time truly be my lord?"

"How touching!"

"To save his beloved, he traversed foreign realms on his own, battling enemies for a million years. He refuses to depart, solely awaiting your return in the mortal world!"

Qi Qi's eyes sparkled. Clenching her fists, she nearly burst into tears. "Protecting an entire world. How touching."

Though thousands of Yang Spirits stood before Sheng Kongming. Even Yang Spirits of the Principle realm would tremble at such a sight, yet Sheng Kongming's expression remained unchanged. Numbers meant nothing to the Saint Light Clan. As long as their cultivation wasn't a full major realm above his, they were nothing more than playthings within his grasp.

Most of these Yang Spirits were at the Minor Heavenly Position realm. Only a handful had reached the Major Heavenly Position realm. Meanwhile, Sheng Kongming stood at the Major Heavenly Position realm, just one step away from the Principle realm. He considered himself invincible against anyone below the Principle realm. Besides, even Principle Yang Spirits could be manipulated through sufficient planning.

He gazed tenderly at Qi Yuan. "Although you have now become a man, my love for you has never diminished."

Qi Qi blurted out, "I told you that love transcends gender!" [2]

Dong Jianghe widened his eyes. "This is true love!"

Zhu Zhuangshi frowned. "Hey, don't compete with me for—"

Ever since Sheng Kongming's appearance, the atmosphere had completely changed.

Qi Yuan pressed down his rapidly lengthening nose and rubbed his forehead. "Could you stop disgusting people?"

The developers of this game were unbelievable! And this was supposed to be the incredible final boss? Wielding the Brush of Mountains and Rivers to paint the Mountain-Sea Scroll. Restarting the world again and again. Battling the Root Demons alone for millions of years. How cool was that? Yet somehow, "Dong Jun" had become a guy fresh out of a gay bar!

Qi Yuan blurted out, "Don't come near me!"

With a wave of his hand, he drew all his Nascent Souls into him. Though he wouldn't fall for Sheng Kongming's scheme, the same couldn't be said for his Nascent Souls. Their scandalous gazes also unnerved him.

Sheng Kongming was unfazed by his reaction. "I know you find it difficult to accept, and that society is prejudiced against us, but I'll stay by your side no matter what."

With a look of anticipation, he extended his hand toward Qi Yuan, as though encouraging Qi Yuan to bravely walk toward him.

Sheng Kongming asked gently, warm and considerate, "There are one hundred steps between us. I'm willing to walk ninety-nine of them. Are you willing to take the last step?"

Qi Yuan couldn’t help but say, "Fuck this game. I want to quit."

Meanwhile, Sheng Kongming had already walked ninety-nine of the hundred steps. Extending his left hand, he gazed at Qi Yuan expectantly. "A Qiao, can you take this final step for me?"

Sheng Kongming was full of confidence. After all, not only had Qi Yuan yet to reach the Principle realm, he had also inherited the gifts of the Martial God of Ten Thousand Paths. Those gifts had been left behind as a second layer of insurance for her. Whoever inherited the Martial God of Ten Thousand Paths's memories would become the person he believed to be her.

Qi Yuan shouldn’t be an exception. His disgust and resistance likely stemmed from temporary difficulty in accepting reality. Once Sheng Kongming soothed him with his warm, magnetic voice, Qi Yuan would surely be moved.

Sheng Kongming’s voice was warm and sincere. "If you can't accept the fact that we're both men, I can become a woman instead. If that's what you'd prefer, A Qiao."

It was the sort of voice that could move any heroine in a television drama.

"I'm not holding your damn hand! I'm chopping off your filthy paw! You disgust me!"

Under Sheng Kongming's disbelieving gaze, a crimson sword light flashed. Endless, surging power erupted forth, severing Sheng Kongming's left arm.

Qi Yuan was furious. "How about that?! Still trying to throw yourself at me?!"

He increasingly felt that mystery was charm's greatest ally. After meeting Dong Jun, all of that mystique had vanished. He was nothing more than a manipulative, thoroughly off-putting man.

1. Kong Yiji is the titular tragicomic protagonist of a famous 1919 short story by Lu Xun. He is an impoverished and pedantic intellectual, a failed scholar trapped by rigid social class, and a modern cultural meme. “Kong Yiji literature” emerged as a self-deprecating meme among young Chinese netizens who joke that their academic credentials have made them “unemployable,” too overeducated or overqualified for the jobs currently available. ☜

2. Would Qi Qi become the BL progenitor? ☜