I’m Really a Villain - Chapter 1224: Evil Demon Tower, Hell Sea

The bound figure looked indifferently at Xu Zimei and said calmly.

“How did you enter this great hall?”

“Why can’t I go where I wish?” Xu Zimei retorted.

“This is my domain of principles; how can it be a place where others come and go as they please?” Sage Lv replied.

“I see now, it must be that avatar helping you.”

“That’s not important. Legend has it you were the first known Great Saint killed by the White Emperor,” Xu Zimei said.

“Yet, it seems you are very much alive now.”

“Living like this, what difference does it make from being dead?” Sage Lv retorted.

“What brings you here?”

“Passed by the strange city and inadvertently came in to have a look,” Xu Zimei said.

“Can you save me then?” Sage Lv said, but then his eyes dimmed as he spoke.

“Never mind, my Life and Death Soul has already been severed, so what of leaving?”

His body, bound by chains, swayed as the loose hair covered his entire face.

With a light chuckle, he said, “In former years, I roamed beyond the Three Realms, angering the Ghost God, none dared defy.

Now trapped to death in the Principles Hall, for thousands of years, no one asks.

The affairs of life, truly absurd, absurd.”

Xu Zimei slowly walked up to him; it was apparent that the once unrestrained Great Saint no longer existed.

Now standing before him was merely a struggling, miserable old man.

He looked up at Xu Zimei, who was also gazing at him.

“Do me a favor,” Sage Lv suddenly said.

“What?” Xu Zimei asked.

“Kill me,” Sage Lv resolutely said.

“Let me die with dignity and not disgrace my saintly title.”

“In the past, I fought with the White Emperor here. The White Emperor could have slain me, but due to my greed, I ruined his grand plans.

He specifically imprisoned my wasted soul here, enduring endless torture, unable to die for millennia.”

“To die like this, wouldn’t it be too disgraceful for a Great Saint?” Xu Zimei retorted.

“Are the masses imprisoned here not more disgraced?” Sage Lv countered.

“What’s with this city?” Xu Zimei asked.

“When I came in, I saw everyone was a Great Saint.”

“Are you sure those are people?” Sage Lv suddenly asked.

Xu Zimei was stunned for a moment, seemingly pondering something.

“No need to think further, those are not people, but my Great Saint Principles,” Sage Lv explained.

“My principles, are of formless nature.

Without heart or form, encompassing all things. After being decapitated, my hair turned into a bamboo grove, and my limbs forever suppressed the Evil Demon Tower.

The body sinks and floats in the Hell Sea, and my principles became this Lone City.”

“If you die, wouldn’t these principles dissipate? Isn’t that a pity,” Xu Zimei said.

The Lone City stands today because Sage Lv still exists. If he dies, these principles will naturally vanish.

“So you are after my principles, huh,” Sage Lv chuckled softly.

“Don’t even think about it. Unless you’re a Great Saint, what use would my principles be to you?”

“How would you know without trying?” Xu Zimei retorted.

“The things we pursue, if accessible to everyone, what meaning would it hold?

One must achieve what others cannot, to reach achievements unattainable for ordinary people.”

“Your words do make sense, but why should I give you my principles?” Sage Lv countered.

“That’s why I met you, to carry your principles, and witness the pinnacle of this world.

It would not tarnish your saintly name,” Xu Zimei said.

“Also, do you have any dying wishes? I can help you fulfill them.”

Xu Zimei offered two points, knowing it might be a bit presumptuous.

But he also understood, it was all he could do for now.

The principles of a Great Saint indeed tempted him; after all, it was a realm he’d never explored before.

After hearing Xu Zimei’s words, Sage Lv fell silent. After a long quiet, he finally looked up and said: “I have but one wish.”

Xu Zimei’s eyes lit up, having a wish is much easier; what he feared was someone who desired nothing.

“Tell me about it.”

“I came from the Lyu family in the Half-Ghost Domain, I severed ties with them years ago and never returned after becoming a saint,” Sage Lv said calmly.

“Later, I learned that when I was Enlightening as Great Emperor, the Lyu family offended an enemy during that period.

Not wanting to delay my Becoming Emperor, they broke ties with me for that reason.

All these years, I’ve wanted to go back to see the Lyu family, but have always been entangled in matters.

Now in such a state, there’s no longer a chance to return. Please go take a look at the Lyu family for me, and if they need any help, assist them.

This is my only wish.”

“Alright, I agree,” Xu Zimei nodded.

“I can lend you a helping hand, but these principles are always exclusive to a Great Saint. If you can’t use them, don’t blame me,” Sage Lv reminded him.

Xu Zimei nodded slightly, then looked at Sage Lv bound by chains, wielding Tyrant Shadow, intending to break it.

But at that moment, the void beside him began to undulate.

The robed man and the child servant Xu Zimei met in the White Emperor’s mausoleum appeared beside them.

“Finally willing to show yourselves,” Sage Lv mocked, “I thought you’d hide for a lifetime!”

“We’re not here for you,” the robed man replied.

Then he glanced at Xu Zimei and said, “Young lord, we meet again.”

“Not too keen on seeing you,” Xu Zimei replied directly.

“I know you want to save him, but those imprisoned by the White Emperor aren’t so easily freed,” the robed man said.

“Are you going to stop me?” Xu Zimei narrowed his eyes and asked lightly.

“No intention of being your enemy, otherwise you wouldn’t have reached here,” the robed man chuckled.

“But the White Emperor has his rules, and they must be followed.”

“Then what’s the rule for saving him?” Xu Zimei asked.

“Don’t tell me it’s about inheriting some will.”

“If you’re unwilling, there are other ways,” the robed man smiled.

“What are they?”

“Kill everyone here, become the only survivor in the Battlefield of Ultimate Confrontation, and you can make a wish.

Then you can save him, and I won’t stop you.”

Xu Zimei looked at the robed man, then turned to Sage Lv.

With a grin, he said, “This was my original purpose for coming here. Where is my comrade outside?”

“Rest assured, she’s fine,” the robed man replied.

“Then I’ll just wait here for your news.”

“Beware of the Evil Demon Tower and the Hell Sea,” Sage Lv warned Xu Zimei solemnly.

Xu Zimei nodded; for Sage Lv to specifically remind him, it seemed these two places were different.

He stepped out of the hall until Xu Zimei left.

Sage Lv then looked at the robed man and asked lightly, “What exactly are your intentions?”

Th𝕀𝕤 𝗰h𝑎pţɛr 𝘪ʂ pο𝗌𝓉ꬲ𝒹 b𝕪 𝒌𝑖ƚ𝖾ṅ𝘰ⱽꬲ|

“Just providing some nourishment for the White Emperor, don’t worry,” the robed man laughed.

“They want legacy, and we need nourishment, it’s mutual exchange.”