Chapter 1149: Everyone Has Their Own Dao
Xu Qing had taken over the body of the Young Lord Aurora. So far, he had spent seven days being strung up at the Scourgebolt Cliffs. In six hours, he would be released. During those six hours, the lightning got even stronger than before, and the thunderous booms were audible far beyond the confines of the Scourgebolt Cliffs. That was intentional, so that everyone would be convinced of the power and majesty of the Scourgebolt Cliffs.
However... though the figure being punished by the lightning seemed to be in very bad shape, during the final six hours, there was something nourishing concealed within the falling lightning. It was a case of loud thunder but a small storm. The crashing thunder was just a show for those on the outside. What was really happening... was that the lightning contained profound nourishment for his soul. It was... soothing him after the seven days of punishment.
No outsider would have any way of knowing about this. But upon searching the memories of his host, Xu Qing came to the realization that it always happened this way. Whenever he got punished, the very last part would be beneficial. After all, there was no way the body and soul of the young lord could truly be forced to suffer. He was the only son of Immortal Lord Aurora, after all.
Li Mengtu glanced over, and though he had a look of concern on his face, inside, he was snorting coldly. Though no one else knew what was really going on, there was no way that he could be unaware of the truth. A kind father often spoils his son!
However, he maintained his concerned look as he cried out, “Young Lord, please, just hold on a bit longer. There are only six more hours to go, sir! Li the Chosen is already at the dueling stage. He’s waiting for you!”
His delivery was perfect in both intonation and facial expression. Xu Qing couldn’t help but open his eyes and look at Li Mengtu playing the role of Zhong Chi. He had recently come to the conclusion that Li Mengtu was a natural-born actor. He was so good that, if Xu Qing hadn’t been aware of his true identity from the beginning, he would never have guessed.
When Li Mengtu noticed Xu Qing looked at him, he worked harder to maintain the proper facial expression. It almost looked like he wanted to outshine the lightning. Of course, that wasn’t possible.
Lightning crashed, filling the Scourgebolt Cliffs with flickering light and booming thunder.
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The Scourgebolt Cliffs wasn’t the only place where lightning crashed. In the north of the immortal palace was a sword furnace.
The north was famous for its furnaces.