Villainous Junior Chapter 68
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
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Recently, two major events in the cultivation world were being discussed everywhere, becoming the talk of the realm.
The first event was about two Immortal Realm powerhouses who emerged suddenly and engaged in a deadly duel in the Demon Realm.
The cultivation world had not seen legendary Immortals for a thousand years. Now two appeared at once, and they collapsed half of the Demon Realm during their fight. Cultivators across the world were shocked, and even many reclusive Mahayana Realm experts couldn't help but peek out to eagerly consume this fresh piece of gossip—
Wow! So these two Immortal Realm bigshots were over three thousand years old! They were their ancestors!
Wow! That bigshot surnamed Pei was actually a super villain - all those powerful cultivators who mysteriously perished in recent years were killed by him!
Wow! The reason these two demon bigshots fought was because they fell in love with the same person! And that person was even a cultivator of the righteous path!
What an exciting drama of domineering demons fighting over an innocent flower!!
In taverns, inns, immortal realms, and among common folk... wherever one went, they could hear people discussing this matter with frenzied excitement.
"If you ask me, that big shot Pei was also a pitiful person. He reincarnated four times just to win someone's heart, yet in the end still met with death and soul destruction... sigh."
"The pitiful person must have done hateful things! Think about what he did - how many innocent people did he kill for his own selfish love? Hmph, he deserved to die!"
"That's right! Stop defending him - isn't big shot Xue amazing enough!? He reincarnated time after time just to save his loved one. Tsk tsk tsk, even I, a grown man, am moved to tears!"
"Plus big shot Xue had a classic underdog story! I heard he started as just a small disciple of the Taixuan Sect, but fought his way up to become the Demon Realm's supreme ruler and won his beloved... I'm so envious tears are flowing from my eyes!"
"Speaking of which, aren't you all curious? Who is this Meng Chen that made two demon bigshots fight over him?"
"You don't know about Meng Chen? He's undisputedly the number one genius in the cultivation world! He reached the God Transformation Stage when he was just in his early twenties!"
"Brother, your information is outdated. He recently broke through to the seventh layer of Refining Void Realm, and is now attempting to reach Mahayana Realm..."
The air fell silent for a moment as everyone sharply drew in cold breaths.
"Monster."
"Freak."
"Inhuman!"
"Let's change the topic." Discussing cultivation realms was too damaging to self-confidence, so someone eagerly asked, "What does Meng Chen look like? He must be very good-looking to enchant two bigshots like that, right?"
"How can 'good-looking' even begin to describe it? I was fortunate enough to see him once before. How should I put it... only 'immortal bearing' can describe him..."
In a corner of the inn, two young men silently listened for a while, finished their last sip of tea, and walked out of the inn.
"Senior Brother Xiao?" Zhao Jingchen saw that Xiao Guan was unusually quiet and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
He and Xiao Guan had come down the mountain together for a mission. After completing it, they stopped at an inn at the foot of the mountain for some tea and rest, and happened to hear people in the inn discussing Meng Chen and Xue Lang.
Come to think of it, nearly a year had passed since Meng Chen left the mountain. Although they could hear that familiar name everywhere, they hadn't seen him in person for a long time.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jingchen's expression also became somewhat melancholic. "I wonder how Senior Brother Meng and Junior Brother Xue are doing now?"
Xiao Guan snorted and said, "What Junior Brother Xue? He's now the Demon Venerable, don't call him that casually."
Zhao Jingchen had never seen Xiao Guan being so sarcastic, and found it both surprising and amusing. "Senior Brother, are you angry?"
"Of course I'm angry!" Xiao Guan swung his long leg and kicked a small stone by his feet, saying very dissatisfied, "Ever since Xue Lang became a demon and Senior Brother Meng left the mountain, we've been thinking about them every day, eagerly awaiting news of them, ready to lend a helping hand at any moment... and what happened? A year has passed, and neither of them has come back!"
Zhao Jingchen didn't feel any resentment and comforted him saying, "Haven't we heard? Xue Lang lost his memories before, and then he was busy dealing with Pei Yuze, so it's normal that he didn't have time to return to the sect."
"He might not have had time before, but what about now?" Xiao Guan said angrily, "Pei Yuze is dead, the world is at peace, they should have free time now, right? Hmph, I think they've long forgotten about the sect!"
Zhao Jingchen was momentarily speechless.
Indeed. The Senior Brother Meng and Xue Lang of the past had now reached a realm they could never attain, and made many more powerful friends.
So it would be natural for them to forget about the sect and them.
Although thinking this way, Zhao Jingchen still felt somewhat lost and sad. He stopped talking and flew back to Taixuan Sect with Xiao Guan on their swords.
However, unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the sect, they were shocked by the lively atmosphere inside.
Ever since the incident at Tianji Peak, the mood throughout the sect had been somewhat low. Everyone was very careful when speaking, deliberately avoiding mentioning past events.
But now, disciples were hurrying back and forth, their faces bearing joyful smiles, busy slaughtering livestock and picking immortal fruits, as if preparing for some grand feast.
Xiao Guan and Zhao Jingchen exchanged confused glances. What was all this bustle about? There didn't seem to be any important celebrations recently?
Before they could ask, they saw Liu Xuanxuan and Wan Qiu walking past with baskets of fresh fruit, laughing. Seeing them, their eyes lit up and they immediately shouted. "Senior Brother Xiao, Senior Brother Zhao, good news! Senior Brother Meng and Xue Lang are back!!"
Xiao Guan and Zhao Jingchen were stunned, then delighted. They immediately followed them inside and indeed saw those two familiar figures in the center of a crowd of disciples.
The youth in white robes turned his gaze and caught sight of them. His clear eyes immediately filled with joy and warmth as he smiled and waved at them.
Xiao Guan's heart warmed, and his previous disappointment and small grievances instantly vanished. He rushed over in a few steps and directly hooked his arm around Meng Chen's neck. "I thought you weren't coming back!"
"How could that be?" Meng Chen said with a smile, "When I left, you all said you'd wait for me. I hadn't forgotten."
Xiao Guan also smiled, patting his back forcefully before looking at the other person.
Upon looking, he was dumbfounded. "I say, Junior Brother Xue, haven't you grown too fast?"
Just a year ago he was still a naive seventeen or eighteen-year-old, but in the blink of an eye he had grown so much!
Not only tall, but extremely handsome, with the kind of handsome that came from being powerful and mature. His presence practically overwhelmed all the disciples around them!
Xue Lang smiled. "Just say you're jealous, Senior Brother."
Although their cultivation levels and status were now worlds apart, the two naturally still addressed each other as senior and junior brothers, as if nothing had changed from before.
Watching this scene, Zhao Jingchen's eyes secretly grew moist as he smiled from the bottom of his heart.
Everyone at Taixuan Sect was overjoyed at Meng Chen and Xue Lang's return. Even the sect leader and many elders lost their usual serious demeanor, grinning from ear to ear. Blue Fatty and White Crane had missed their masters so much they nearly went crazy, constantly sticking to Meng Chen and Xue Lang's sides, desperately nuzzling them with their soft feathers, being extremely clingy and affectionate.
The evening banquet was very sumptuous. Everyone drank and made merry, striking their chopsticks and singing, creating quite a lively atmosphere. Although they had heard the stories countless times, the disciples' strong curiosity hadn't diminished at all. They asked questions from all directions.
"What does it feel like to be an Immortal? Can you really reverse time!?"
"What's the Demon Realm like? Did you really collapse the Xiuluo Palace?"
"Senior Brother Meng, did Xue Lang really plant you a garden full of Moon Frost flowers!? That's so romantic!!"
"By the way, Brother Xue is the first to enter the Immortal Realm through the demonic path. He might be recorded in history as the unique 'Demon Immortal'!"
"Pfft—"
Xue Lang choked, spilling half a cup of wine.
Meng Chen reached out to pat his back. "What's wrong?"
Xue Lang shook his head repeatedly, giving him a casual smile.
The title of "Demon Immortal" - better forget about it.
His first thought was of that children's magical drama from Earth called "Balala Little Magic Fairy"...
If he really got recorded in history as "Demon Immortal," would Xiuluo Palace be renamed "Demon Immortal Castle"!?
...That would be too terrifying.
Xue Lang took a sip of wine to calm himself, though this gave him another idea.
—
Meng Chen and Xue Lang stayed at Taixuan Sect for over ten days. Since the Demon Realm couldn't be left unattended for long, they temporarily bid farewell to everyone in the sect.
This time, although everyone felt reluctant to part, they were no longer sad, because they knew the two could return anytime, and their next reunion wasn't far away.
"Before returning to the Demon Realm, I'll take you to another place first," Xue Lang said mysteriously.
Meng Chen asked curiously. "Where?"
Xue Lang smiled and told him. "The world I stayed in before."
Meng Chen understood. It was that world "outside the book," a place called "Earth."
But he immediately considered an issue. "Won't tearing space make this world unstable?"
"Don't worry," Xue Lang said with a smile, "After Pei Yuze's death, I've been using spiritual power to repair the places he damaged before. Now this world is even more stable than it was three thousand years ago. It can easily handle another space tear."
Moreover, after they returned, he would repair the rift again. This wasn't difficult for someone at the Immortal Realm.
He had promised to show Meng Chen the most beautiful scenery in the world. Now that they had seen most of this world, he wanted to take him to another completely different world to see those fresh new sights.
Xue Lang held out his left palm. "There will be turbulence when crossing space, hold my hand tight."
Meng Chen reached out and firmly grasped his hand, his eyes curving in a smile. "Alright."
……
When Meng Chen opened his eyes again, he stared at his surroundings in a daze.
This was a square little room with several strange beds stacked one above another, covered with blue and white bedding, and scattered with many things he couldn't name at all.
He looked at Xue Lang beside him, his gaze even more surprised than when he first saw this strange environment.
Xue Lang... had completely changed his appearance.
His face was still familiar, but his long hair had become very short, revealing a clean forehead and nape, looking especially energetic and fresh. The black robes on his body seemed to have had their sleeves and lower half torn off, exposing long, strong arms and legs.
In short, it was very revealing, very improper, very... licentious.
Xue Lang hadn't expected that after coming back, he would automatically change into his Earth appearance.
When he entered the book it was summer, and since he was dressed casually in the dormitory - black t-shirt, shorts, and sandals, the most ordinary attire for a college student - but to Meng Chen, who was unfamiliar with Earth customs, it was something else entirely.
Xue Lang's ears reddened as he hurriedly pulled a blanket from the bed to wrap himself. "You... let me explain! I'm not being licentious! Everyone here dresses like this—"
Before he could finish, the dormitory door suddenly banged open, and three young men casually walked in carrying plastic bags. "Xue Lang, we brought food back for you! Hurry up and thank father—"
The "thanks" got stuck in their throats as the three young men stared in shock at the stranger who had appeared in their dormitory.
The person looked about their age, just over twenty, wearing snow-white robes with black hair tied up with a jade hairpin, falling to his waist. His face seemed carved from ice and jade, so white it almost glowed, with features so exquisite they were impossible to describe in words, making them want to scream internally—
Who the hell is this!?
An immortal descended from heaven!?
The three usually outgoing young men suddenly seemed frozen and silenced, inexplicably unable to say a word, only able to stare at Xue Lang with reddened faces and bulging necks, their gazes so intense they could almost burn holes in him.
Xue Lang, wrapped in the blanket, coughed once, calmed down, and made introductions for both sides.
"These are my friends and roommates, Yu Miao, He Fei, and Li Pingyan."
"This is Meng Chen." He paused, then said seriously to his roommates, "My 2D wife."
Roommates: "..."
Roommates: "?!?"