"You're the Heavenly Demon!" Li Yun Fei exclaimed in extreme shock.
"Well, brat, now you understand why I wanted you to call me master, huh?" the old demon replied with a smirk. "You cultivate my secret art, you take my guqin, and you've been rude to me twice. As your master, what should I do to punish you, brat?"
"Wait, it's Yue Qian's guqin, not yours, you old demon," Li Yun Fei retorted.
"Damn it, brat, that's three times now. Watch your tone."
"Hmph, brat, let's talk about that later. Now, let's continue with our previous discussion."
"When I challenged that damn dao, I knew I was courting death, but I stubbornly and foolishly went ahead. As a result, my body was destroyed. At that moment, I didn't want to die, so I made my final ascension as a soul. Then, I ascended to this place."
"You mean this place is the Upper World?" Li Yun Fei asked, astonished.
"Right, brat. You're not that dumb," the old demon confirmed.
"But how is this possible? With so much impure qi, how can this world be an Upper World?" Li Yun Fei questioned, his confusion evident.
"Pfft. Let me ask you, how old were you before you died in your past life, brat?"
"Twenty years old," Li Yun Fei replied.
"At such a young age, how many places have you been to, huh? Forbidden places, other dimensions, independent worlds. With so little knowledge, don't ask me dumb questions! Listen carefully!" the old demon snapped.
"At first, I sensed the impure qi, so I thought this world might be another lower world. But then I sensed something terrifying. This world is older than any other world and holds ancient things that can destroy our previous world with a snap," said the old demon with a sigh, a hint of fear in his voice.
"What are these?" Li Yun Fei asked in surprise.
"Brat, you can only know so much for now. Other things, you don't need to know yet. In the future, you will understand," the old demon replied.
"Then, old demon, how did you get into my head?" Li Yun Fei demanded.
"I ascended as a soul, so I had no place to live. As the immortal soul of a Heavenly Demon, I can survive for more than 100,000 years. But after passing more than 30,000 years, I grew bored. I decided to possess a newborn baby. I found many babies that would match me, and then I found you. I chose you to possess."
"Unfortunately, the divine spirit from your past life blocked me from fully possessing you and used my soul power to create an inner spirit realm! That's why I was so angry back then and showed you my fangs," the old demon explained, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Hehe, I didn't expect you to suffer such trauma. Haha!" The old demon laughed heartily.
Li Yun Fei's expression darkened, but he let it go and asked, "What should I do now?"
"Well, firstly, we can't celebrate a master worshipping ceremony because of my situation. So, you have to swear by the Dao to worship me as your master. I have 30,000 years of knowledge from this world, but I will only teach you demonic techniques," the old demon instructed.
"Secondly, promise me to walk the musical cultivation path."
"Thirdly, and this request is important: Find your beloved girlfriend at any cost," the old demon said with a sigh.
Li Yun Fei felt it was reasonable, so he said, "I agree to your first request. But why the second and third requests? Why do you ask that?"
"I will tell you in the future."
At that moment, the car stopped at the old broken mansion with the board "Xue Mansion," and Xue HongMing suddenly got off the car. "Follow me," he said.
Li Yun Fei got off the car and followed him.
Xue HongMing walked into the mansion, lacking any signs of life, with a lonely and sad expression. He led Li Yun Fei to the backyard, where a huge grave with tombs stood. In the middle of the grave was a huge altar with the name "Xue" on top. Xue HongMing went to the altar and Li Yun Fei followed.
At the altar, Xue HongMing kneeled down and worshipped three times. "Kneel down and worship your ancestors, brat," he said.
Li Yun Fei recognized this as his family lineage, so he kneeled down without hesitation and worshipped three times.
Suddenly, the environment became dead silent. After a while, Xue HongMing said with a sigh, "Brat, you may not recognize me as your grandfather, but remember, an old woman named Xue Lan is your grandmother, and she is my younger sister. You can't ignore this relationship. Don't follow the path your paternal grandfather took in the past."
After saying that, Xue HongMing visibly aged and took out a box and a ring from his pocket. "This box is for you and your parents. And this ring; this is the ring of the Xue family patriarch, which is also a space ring. Do with it as you wish," he said solemnly.
Then, Xue HongMing got up and stated, "You can go back now." Without looking back, he turned and left.
Li Yun Fei couldn't decide whether to call him grandfather or not. Finally, he chose to stay silent and left the "Xue Mansion."
As he exited, Li Yun Fei felt a sense of unease settling in. "Brat, don't dwell on it too much. This matter will take time. Now, let's get back to your home quickly," the old demon advised.
Li Yun Fei said nothing and headed towards the main road to hail a taxi. Suddenly, the old demon spoke up, "Oh, I forgot to mention again. The demonic qi and murderous qi that rendered your parents unconscious are not ordinary. It will cause them to die within 24 hours. You should hurry home."
The old demon's words sent a chill down Li Yun Fei's spine, and he quickened his pace, his heart heavy with worry for his parents.
Li Yun Fei quickly ran to the road and hailed a taxi. After 30 minutes, he arrived home and dashed straight to his parents' room, not even sparing a moment to greet his uncles. Upon seeing his parents' weakening bodies, he anxiously asked his two uncles, "What happened to my parents?"
Li He replied, "I don't know. I've already done everything I could."
Li Yun Fei's voice trembled with anxiety. "Is there any other way to save them?"
Suddenly, a voice rang in his head. "You can absorb these qi with your body first."
Without hesitation, Li Yun Fei began absorbing the qi. Seeing this, Li Kun wanted to stop him, but Li He intervened, saying, "Believe in him."
As Li Yun Fei absorbed the qi, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Damn it! Don't you understand what I said? I told you to absorb it with your body, not your usual method of qi absorption! Your qi cultivation is sealed now. Do you want to die?" the voice scolded.
Li Yun Fei didn't respond and followed the instructions. As he did, he felt extreme pain and coldness engulfing him.
"Now, I will give you the technique 'Abyssal Body'," the voice instructed.
As Li Yun Fei followed the instructions from the technique, he felt as though he had plunged into the abyss of nothingness. Despite the overwhelming sensation, he endured and continued absorbing.
After 30 minutes, the qi from his parents vanished, leaving him panting heavily and unable to move even an inch. He collapsed.
Li He rushed to his side and shouted to the maid, "Quick, send the young master back to his room!"
Li Kun turned to Li He. "Brother, should we call Father?"
"No, don't call. It will only make things more difficult for our youngest brother," Li He replied.
In his room, Li Yun Fei suddenly sat up and spat out a mouthful of blood. His mind was then unexpectedly pulled into a mysterious place.