Twisted Dreams-Chapter 63 - 35: What Is the Celestial Dao

Li Yang slowly began to speak amidst the expectant gaze of everyone:

"When I was very young, there was a tree outside the window."

Many members sat upright, listening to the story of the Death God in the Extraordinary World.

The childhood of the Death God, when was that?

A thousand years ago?

Or ten thousand years ago?

Perhaps even more distant?

No one dared to think in detail, nor could they imagine.

Li Yang fell into reminiscence:

"Someone once asked me if that tree would bother me, whether I wanted it removed.

I really liked that tree, so the tree stayed.

The tree grew well, its large canopy lush and vibrant.

My neighbors upstairs told me that the tree had grown too large, blocking the sunlight to their homes.

They negotiated with me whether it could be cut down, after all, the tree was of no use to me.

In truth, I was reluctant to part with it, but it indeed held no value for me.

So the tree fell before me."

The brows of the crowd furrowed, and they fell into deep thought.

What kind of divine thing could grow before the door of the Death God?

What kind of existences were the neighbors who could negotiate with the Death God?

Li Yang lifted his head, his deep eyes as serene as the bottom of a lake:

"When the tree fell, I finally understood what fate means.

The kindness of a single thought long ago allowed that tree to live for many years.

That was its fortune.

However, if that tree dared to grow to block the sunlight of my neighbors, dared to transcend that level, it would be uprooted for sure.

That was its fate.

I thought, it just shouldn’t grow so big, but that is equivalent to changing the celestial destiny.

It’s a pity it was merely a tree, how could it understand the celestial destiny?"

Li Yang merely retold an old story calmly, yet in the ears of many members, it was like a thunderbolt crashing into a field, awakening them!

They were making associations.

Associating with a divine tree in Hell.

That divine tree grew stronger due to one act of kindness by the Death God, infringing upon the interests of other gods.

Thus, the gods pressured the Death God to destroy the divine tree.

The gods were very respectful of their attitude towards the Death God, because the Death God used the word discussion, something gods disdain to lie about.

In the end, the divine tree fell.

No one would think the Death God was heartless.

That tree was useless to the Death God; there was no need to start a conflict with the gods over it.

That is the Celestial Dao.

The weak are prey to the strong, and the strong are revered.

While members lamented the divine tree, they seemed to understand their own predicament.

Aren’t they also the result of the Death God’s whim?

The Demon Club gathered many anomalies born from the Death God’s benevolence.

To them, ordinary people are like divine trees that do not understand fate.

Divine trees do not understand fate, and do they understand their own fate?

Not surpass that tier?

Have they now become extraordinary, already transcended the ordinary tier?

Either make themselves appear valuable to the Death God, or grow so much that even the neighbor of the Death God wouldn’t dare to cut them down.

The world of the Extraordinary is indeed not so simple.

Li Yang stood up:

"The meeting ends here."

The members awoke as if from a dream, quickly stood up, and respectfully bowed.

Their minds still pondering.

To grow so that the Death God’s neighbor wouldn’t dare to cut them down, perhaps it could be possible if their martial fortune flourished in the future, but it’s definitely unachievable now.

Then they can only make the Death God feel that they are valuable.

How can they make the Death God feel they are valuable?

It’s said that occasionally, the Lord Apostles will issue tasks, and those who complete these tasks can be promoted to an Intermediate Demon.

Then one must strive to become stronger, complete tasks, and ascend to the legendary position of a Great Demon.

....

In the wee hours, at the Half-Mountain Villa.

The atmosphere in the villa today was somewhat strange.

The Crow quietly stayed at home without recruiting followers, Suzu wasn’t binging dramas, and even the Three-headed Hellhound, who loved to sleep in, was outside gazing languidly at the moon. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Li Yang felt puzzled, patting Suzu on the head:

"Didn’t I buy you a membership? What’s up? Have Naruto and Sasuke ended?"

Suzu raised her little head:

"Li Yang, the big tree you talked about today, is it the poplar tree outside the window of your old home?"

Li Yang’s old home was an old, shabby apartment on the outskirts, on the first floor, and the house was sold in his third year of college.

At that time, he had already taken in the young Suzu, and she had an impression of that poplar tree.

Li Yang nodded.

Suzu was silent, slowly saying:

"I won’t become that poplar tree, right?"

Li Yang glanced at the sidelong Crow, and peered at the Black Dog with ears perked at the courtyard gate, eavesdropping.

He understood.

No wonder this trio was so silent today.

Today they went to the Demon Club, seeing that the aura of those members was comparable to theirs.

Even Zhang Shi’ai and Chen Yuqi, two Apostles, had combat power far exceeding theirs.

They realized their weakness and started feeling anxious.

Li Yang was about to speak when Suzu suddenly covered her ears:

"I’m not listening, I’m not listening! Men always speak lies at times like this!"

Suzu pointed at the Crow:

"What are you looking at, think about how to enhance your Spiritual Power, and advance sooner!

I’m off to cause humans some pain! Working hard on cultivation!"

With that, Suzu jumped off the couch, heading upstairs.

A few days ago, while surfing the tablet, she saw articles about the online scandal of Kong Qianqiu, and she learned some special tricks for causing pain, to absorb pain.

The Crow flapped its wings, flew out of the villa, also beginning to think of ways to enhance its Spiritual Power.

Li Yang chuckled, he thought it was a good thing.

Having already established some grievances with the God Creation Organization, naturally, the stronger the demons under his control, the better, to overthrow this world’s top international organization.

Who knows if the God Creation Organization would create oddities like Wolverine, Phoenix Girl, or Homelander.

The God Creation Organization might already be in the South Sea.

Strange to say.

The Demon Club’s energy in the South Sea was already quite strong, yet they still hadn’t located Kuroki Mitsusawa’s research lab in the South Sea, nor had they found any trace of the God Creation Organization there.

The God Creation Organization, a colossal entity entrenched on Blue Star for so many years, is not to be underestimated.

This product of ideology and technology far ahead of its time in the God Creation Organization sadly encountered Li Yang, who shouldn’t exist in reality.

....

South Sea City, a rental room in the North District.

Diao Haifan was the cleaner in Kong Qianqiu’s ward.

When Kong Qianqiu’s illness wasn’t as severe, he once checked his pulse.

He finished a bottle of cola, casually wiped his noodle-sauce-stained hand, and excitedly posted several photos online.

The photos showed Kong Qianqiu lying on the sickbed with a respirator.

His daughter, Kong Ruyun, bent over tidying the documents on Kong Qianqiu’s legs, while Kong Qianqiu himself struggled to touch the face of the young nurse.

The scene in the photo was originally Kong Ruyun unwilling to let Kong Qianqiu work, forcing him to rest. Kong Qianqiu was comforting the crying young nurse not to mind the online harassment.

The images were normal, but Diao Haifan added two titles to change everything.

[Shocking! Young nurse throws herself at renowned professor, indescribable acts in the ward.]

[Ethically twisted! Beastly professor with nurse, and their biological daughter cleaning up afterward.]

[What has the world come to? Scantily clad nurses like this? Please return society to clarity!]

The post exploded in less than half an hour.

"So thrilling?"

"This little nurse is shameless, damn."

"It’s normal; if you have money, no matter your age, beautiful nurses will be all over you."

"Hehe, rich people really do enjoy life."

Diao Haifan watched his post gaining more heat, grinning from ear to ear.