Chapter 98: 115. Illusion Master Qian Xunji
The Evil God found me and offered me an irresistible temptation—creating a god!
She hopes to cultivate a successor through me.
Though the final price of this god-making plan is my life, so be it. From the moment we Angels are born, we are prepared to sacrifice ourselves for the birth of a god.
But unlike my father and grandfather, who serve the Angel God, I serve any god — even if she is an Evil God.
I accepted the temptation of the Asura God and awaited the chosen successor to appear before my eyes.
Until I met Bibi Dong. From the moment her name appeared in my vision, I knew the god-making plan had begun.
A god will be cultivated by my hands — oh, what an honor!
Qian Xunji's eyes regained their glow. Recovering his composure, he looked at the dazed Bibi Dong before him and realized his memories had been read.
Bibi Dong came to herself. "So, from the moment I entered your vision, you had already begun arranging my life?"
Seeing his plan revealed, Qian Xunji ceased hiding and said frankly, "Exactly. I took you as a disciple. Although you possessed two evil martial souls, I taught you all the virtues until Yu Xiaogang's arrival. Do you know why?"
Bibi Dong shook her head.
"Asura God is a god of evil thoughts, unlike the Angel God. Its requirements for successors are the extent of their wickedness," Qian Xunji explained.
"Then why didn't you nurture me towards malevolence from the start?" Bibi Dong asked.
"Simply corrupting you wouldn't guarantee ultimate evil," Qian Xunji said.
"Arrogance at its extreme is actually insecurity; extreme kindness can harbor evil. Human personalities fluctuate around the middle. Only the wicked become good when facing change, and the pure-hearted may turn evil. Such reversals are worse than pure evil itself."
Bibi Dong angrily asked, "Then why Yu Xiaogang?"
"Because he's suitable," Qian Xunji laughed. "A level 29 useless trash with almost no threat to me. His closeness to you wasn't love but selfish manipulation. Someone so lost attempted to kidnap the sacred maiden of Spirit Hall. He is selfish, and that's exactly what I need."
"Think about it. From childhood, I kept you isolated—revered and feared in Spirit Hall but without friends. Then one day, a schemer approached you, your first friend in life."
Bibi Dong fell silent. Qian Xunji continued:
"I used the soul bone of the Angel God's head to influence you and him. I allowed you their contact, fully knowing his intentions. He never loved you—only used you. Naive, you fell into the illusion I crafted, blinded to his true nature."
Qian Xunji sneered: "Of course, I'm no generous master. I gave Spirit Hall's genius away to his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. After your bond was confirmed, I changed my attitude toward you. You saw your most respected master sabotage your relationship with Yu Xiaogang, and you saw Yu Xiaogang swear eternal love moments before pursuing another woman."
"You saw the two most important people betray you at once. Your resulting hatred is richer than any evil I could have planted from the start."
"But I never expected your hatred for me to surpass that for Yu Xiaogang. Or rather, you refuse to accept even his betrayal. What you clutch onto is only the illusion of him I built for you—like a drowning man clutching a straw."
At this, Qian Xunji grew wild. "Dong'er, you disappoint me. Your fine body bore my outstanding successor, Qian Renxue, chosen by the Angel God. The evil born in you satisfies the Asura God. Now the path to godhood is open—pierce my heart with your spider spears. Devour my soul, let the evildoing of matricide be your beginning."
Bibi Dong stepped back two paces and looked at Qian Xunji with complexity. "So, everything you've done was to create a god?"
She shook her head. "Now that I know your purpose, how can you be certain I must inherit this divinity?"
Qian Xunji sighed. "Some truths are better unknown. At least your thoughts for Yu Xiaogang keep your madness in check. Knowing it would only make you uncontrollably furious."
"I know you have secretly endured these years, waiting for the right moment to take revenge. Now you have that chance—but you overload yourself by seeking the truth."
"You sought the truth yourself. It's right before your eyes. I used the environment to enable his pursuit and manipulation of you."
"I used illusions to cover up his plagiarism, making you see an erudite master in Yu Xiaogang."
"I used illusions to mask his selfishness and usage of you—showing only his feigned love."
"Ha ha ha ha." Qian Xunji laughed and then asked, "Satisfied now? This is the Yu Xiaogang you've loved so long."
"A level 29 useless fool, whose cultivation was artificially boosted after delaying Yu Yuanzhen decades. His soul theory is wholly plagiarized from Spirit Hall's archives. You don't love a single real part of him—if not for me, that useless man would never have come near to win your love."
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