Chapter 108: A Twisted Mind of Perversion

The moment the sound came from outside the room, Li Feiyang raised an eyebrow, a faint, inexplicable expression flickering in his eyes. He scrutinized Liu Pan from head to toe once more before finally speaking, "Let him come in."

At this moment, Liu Pan himself felt a bit puzzled. Though it seemed somewhat unbelievable, he immediately thought of someone.

In fact, in Liu Pan’s eyes, the only person here who would speak of a "secret" was Wang Dadao, who had once been at Baiyang Sect before joining Yunliu Sect.

Previously, when Liu Pan had used spiritual power to scan the people of Yunliu Sect, he had caught a glimpse of Wang Dadao’s figure, but hadn’t paid it much mind.

His thoughts were simple: just check if Liu Kuang was here, then leave immediately.

He only planned to stay a short while; he truly didn’t think Wang Dadao would reveal himself.

Yet, no matter how much he calculated, he hadn’t expected a Martial Emperor-level expert to be here, nor that he would be exposed in front of everyone...

Soon, knocking sounded again. After receiving permission, a figure entered, slightly bowing in posture and wearing a respectful expression.

The moment Liu Pan saw this figure, he silently thought, "As expected." At the same time, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly—Wang Dadao was truly brazen to show up at such a time.

Glancing cautiously upward, Wang Dadao trembled slightly as he stood before Li Feiyang, then respectfully bowed and said, "Junior Wang Dadao greets senior."

"Speak. What do you know?" Li Feiyang said calmly, his face unreadable, betraying no hint of emotion.

Wang Dadao felt tense all over. It wasn’t that he didn’t know how to begin, but the invisible pressure he sensed when facing Li Feiyang exceeded his expectations.

Back when Liu Pan and Liu Kuang had teamed up to kill Li Liao, the entire Baiyang Sect plunged into chaos.

It wasn’t that Li Liao was especially important to Baiyang Sect. Though Li Liao was the sect’s only spirit array master with an unquestionable status, once dead, he was nothing.

What truly unsettled Baiyang Sect were the elder of the Gongfalou and Elder Lin of the Medicine Peak—one who cared for Liu Kuang, the other for Liu Pan. One was able to rival the sect master; the other was the sect’s sole alchemist.

It was easy to imagine how devastating the unrest caused by these two was to Baiyang Sect.

Taking advantage of that chaos, Wang Dadao quietly left Baiyang Sect. In fact, he had no choice but to leave. He was a pawn arranged by Li Liao at Medicine Peak, and with Li Liao dead, if he didn’t leave, nothing good awaited him.

After leaving Baiyang Sect, he joined Yunliu Sect. Originally, Wang Dadao thought he wouldn’t encounter Liu Kuang or Liu Pan again.

But recently, when Zhang Zu was selecting disciples at Yunliu Sect, Wang Dadao suddenly spotted Liu Kuang, which invigorated his thoughts.

In this place far from Baiyang Sect, only Wang Dadao knew Liu Kuang’s secret. If he didn’t use this to his advantage, he felt he would be wasting himself.

Moreover, back at Baiyang Sect, Wang Dadao had never gotten along with Liu Pan. And since Liu Kuang had fled the sect with Liu Pan, Wang Dadao refused to believe there was no connection between the two. This only strengthened Wang Dadao’s resolve to reveal Liu Kuang’s secret to someone.

For such a secret, the most valuable course was to disclose it to a powerful figure. Only then could Wang Dadao gain the most benefit.

Originally, Wang Dadao planned to tell Zhang Zu, but before he found the chance, Zhang Zu had already taken Liu Kuang away.

Losing Liu Kuang frustrated Wang Dadao for a while, but then he thought of Liu Pan.

Liu Pan’s performance at Baiyang Sect had been truly remarkable. Such a person might well hold some secret...

With this in mind, Wang Dadao began investigating Liu Pan’s movements within Yunliu Sect, and eventually found him.

However, by then, Liu Pan had just finished his tribulation and was recuperating in a small mountain village far from Yunliu Sect, having not returned for over a month. This stalled Wang Dadao’s plan to reveal the secret.

After all, if Liu Pan didn’t return, no matter who Wang Dadao told, he would gain nothing.

Later, Wang Dadao witnessed Liu Pan being taken away by Li Feiyang, which revived his thoughts.

He didn’t know why Li Feiyang was taking Liu Pan, nor whether the people of the Burning Heaven Sect knew Liu Kuang and Liu Pan’s secret, but he decided to take a gamble.

So, after Lü Hongqing and Zhao Huan left, Wang Dadao came alone.

Wang Dadao had intended to hint at some compensation before revealing the secret, but when facing Li Feiyang, the invisible pressure made him too fearful to speak that way.

In the end, Wang Dadao obediently recounted Liu Pan and Liu Kuang’s actions at Baiyang Sect without any unnecessary words.

"Is that all?" Throughout, Li Feiyang’s eyes held a strange glint. This time, his gaze no longer lingered on Liu Pan but fell entirely on Wang Dadao.

"Yes, senior. That’s all I know," Wang Dadao said again with a respectful bow.

"Have you told Zhang Zu this secret?" Li Feiyang’s voice softened slightly, his eyes fixed firmly on Wang Dadao.

"No, senior. Apart from you, I have not told a single other soul," sensing Li Feiyang’s seriousness, Wang Dadao quickly bowed again.

Li Feiyang nodded faintly and said no more. After a brief moment’s thought, he suddenly raised a hand and waved...

Space froze. A ball of crimson flame rose from nothingness. In just an instant, a living person vanished without a trace—no bones, nothing remained.

"The things he said just now still leave me with many doubts. Can you explain them to me?" A gentle voice sounded, and instantly, Liu Pan’s clothes were soaked with cold sweat. Seeing that handsome face masked with a deliberately harmless smile, his heart and liver trembled uncontrollably.

"Madman! This guy is absolutely a madman!" Liu Pan roared inwardly, sweat beading on his forehead.

At this moment, Liu Pan felt that his understanding of Li Feiyang was incomplete. "Inner restraint" was insufficient to describe his actions. Perhaps "psychological distortion" or "mental abnormality" would be more fitting.

Swallowing nervously, Liu Pan bowed and said respectfully, "Senior, please ask anything you wish. I will answer truthfully without reservation."

"Good. Then start by telling me about your relationship with Liu Kuang," Li Feiyang said, reclining lazily in his chair. Yet his gaze never left Liu Pan’s body, a strange emotion flickering within.

"I and Liu Kuang come from the same family," Liu Pan answered, wiping the cold sweat from his brow. "As for the exact generational relationship, I haven’t studied it carefully."

"How much do you know about Liu Kuang? Tell me everything," Li Feiyang mused.

"Although Liu Kuang and I share the same family, I don’t know much about him. I only know he has a fire-element spiritual root, has awakened spiritual power, and wields a blade..." Liu Pan spoke continuously, but most of the information could be summed up in a sentence, and he did not elaborate. He wasn’t worried about being seen as lying since these were mostly facts.

"Liu Kuang has a fire-element spiritual root?" Li Feiyang raised a brow and appraised Liu Pan with a strange look.

After Liu Pan nodded in confirmation, Li Feiyang fell silent. After a long pause, as if recalling something, he fixed his attention on Liu Pan again and said, "You must have awakened spiritual power as well, right?"

"Yes, senior. I have indeed awakened spiritual power," Liu Pan bowed once more.

"An insignificant family, yet it has produced two cultivators who have awakened spiritual power..." Li Feiyang muttered, his eyes flickering with an odd light.

After a long moment, Li Feiyang spoke again: "There was a question you haven’t answered yet. Tell me, is there anything different about how you cultivate compared to others?" (To be continued.)