The moment Ninian spoke these words, Constantine’s expression changed!
Ali?
That fox tribe beauty had actually been involved with Lanling?
One must know that he, Constantine, had coveted Ali for no short time. But after all, she was his brother-in-law’s wife, and he had to consider the second wife Sisi’s feelings. So Constantine had never made a move.
He had not expected that Lanling had actually seduced her, and even murdered Gou Fu.
Constantine instantly flew into a rage!
“How did you know?” Constantine asked.
Ninian said, “Lanling told me.”
Constantine said in astonishment, “He even told you about this kind of thing? Doesn’t he want to live?”
Ninian said, “He has never cared about living.”
Constantine nodded and said, “As a member of the Foreign Legion, to actually seduce the wife of a tribal high official, and even murder Gou Fu, this is an absolute capital offence, sufficient for lawful execution.”
“Someone, go arrest Gou Fu’s wife Ali.” Constantine shouted loudly.
“Yes.” Instantly, over a dozen tribal warriors charged towards Gou Fu’s home.
“What about Lanling?” Ninian asked.
Constantine said, “I’ll go meet him first. Even if he must die, he must first reveal the secrets of the Ghost Domain World before dying.”
…
Inside the great hall of the chieftain’s castle.
Lanling was very calm. He knew that every second from now on, he would face the test of death.
However, the path of leading the Foreign Legion to revolt and establish independence would begin amidst this test of death!
In the entire great hall, there were only Lanling and Constantine, two people. Deathly oppressive and silent.
“Over these hundreds or thousands of years, countless people have entered the Ghost Domain World, but not a single one has come out alive. Why did you come out alive, and with your cultivation soaring?” Constantine said, “What did you experience inside the Ghost Domain World?”
Lanling said, “After entering the Ghost Domain World, I saw a pyramid, a pyramid tens of thousands of metres high. The sky inside was dark, and the sky frequently tore open, striking out ghastly green lightning.”
Constantine said, “From the outside, every day inside is a different season, and the scenery is magnificently beautiful.”
Lanling said, “Inside is not like that. Inside is simply a Ghost Domain World.”
Constantine said, “And then?”
Lanling said, “Then, four great gates stood before me. The four gates of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.”
“Strange.” Constantine smiled.
Lanling said, “I first entered the gate of summer. After entering, there were tens of thousands of steps leading to the top of the pyramid. I climbed step by step. With every step, the temperature rose by ten degrees. Every time I walked over a hundred steps, I was burned to death.”
“Burned to death? And then?” Constantine said.
“After dying, I don’t know how much time passed before I woke up, revived outside the gate.” Lanling said, “Then I continued to enter the gate of summer, continuing to climb. I don’t know how many times I died, I can’t remember clearly. But the highest I ever climbed was not even the two hundredth step. Then I gave up on the gate of summer and entered the gate of winter.”
Constantine said, “The gate of winter, surely every step upwards the temperature dropped by ten degrees?”
“By one degree.” Lanling said, “Because low temperature is even more terrifying than high temperature. I tried countless times, and died countless times. But ultimately I never climbed two hundred steps either. Every time I was frozen to death.”
Constantine said, “The distance to the top of the pyramid was tens of thousands of steps?”
“Yes.” Lanling said, “I didn’t even complete one percent.”
Constantine said, “And then?”
Lanling said, “Then I entered the gate of spring.”
Constantine said curiously, “What was inside the gate of spring?”
Lanling said, “Compared to the previous two gates, the gate of spring was like heaven. Inside, the spring breeze was intoxicating, incomparably comfortable. As I climbed step by step, I didn’t feel anything unusual. But when I climbed to the thirtieth or so step, I felt my body itching. When I climbed to the fiftieth step, my body began to rot. Countless microorganisms, countless bacteria bred in my body. Before a hundred steps, my entire body had completely rotted into meat paste and I died.”
Instantly, Constantine shuddered.
This manner of death, he truly had never imagined.
Lanling said, “After reviving, I never entered the gate of spring again, but chose the gate of autumn.”
Constantine said, “Then what was inside the gate of autumn?”
Lanling said, “Gravity doubled. With every step upwards, my weight increased by one fold. Basically, by the time I reached over a hundred steps, my entire person began to collapse, bones shattering, body turning into a pile of meat paste and dying.”
Constantine smiled and said, “Autumn is the season of harvest, the heavy season. Interesting. So did you ultimately climb the tens of thousands of steps?”
Lanling said, “No, I kept climbing, kept dying. At that time I was truly desperate, desperately searching for exits in other places, but there were simply no exits at all. I also committed suicide who knows how many times, but in this Ghost Domain World, even death was impossible. The only exit was the top of the pyramid. So, I could only return to the gate of autumn again, continuously climbing upwards, climbing upwards… climbing for perhaps three years, five years, eight years, ten years…”
Constantine’s eyes contracted and he said, “You were only inside for one month.”
Lanling shook his head and said, “Not one month. Ten years.”
Then, Lanling extended his arm. It was densely covered with scars, who knew how many hundreds.
“Every time I died, I made a cut on my arm. In the end, my entire arm had no space left to cut.” Lanling said, “I climbed very slowly. Sometimes it took one or two days before I died once.”
Seeing the densely packed scars, Constantine said, “So, you died hundreds of times, thousands of times?”
“Yes.” Lanling said, “So, the time I spent inside was ten years, not one month.”
Instantly, Constantine obtained an important piece of information.
Lanling had cultivated for ten years to achieve such great improvement, not one month.
Moreover, this improvement was bought at the price of countless deaths. Although that was a Ghost Domain World where one would revive after death, that was still death.
“What is your current cultivation?” Constantine asked.
“Tenth-level Demon Warrior.” Lanling said, “In these ten years, I broke through over ten levels.”
This speed was still quite astonishing, but it was no longer unique. Du Yan could also break through over ten levels in ten years, and that was normal cultivation, not this hell-level cultivation.
Constantine said, “Then how did you ultimately climb to the top of the pyramid? Tens of thousands of steps means millions of jin of weight. You simply could not withstand it.”
Lanling said, “I kept climbing upwards, climbing upwards. But ultimately I never exceeded three hundred steps. I felt that even if I spent a hundred years I would not get out. And inside, I had died countless times, already dying to the point of gaining experience. Every time I was about to die, first my body was destroyed, then my consciousness darkened, my soul extinguished. The death of the soul was always a little later than the body. So the instant my body was destroyed, I directly used the spirit separation technique, allowing my soul to detach from my body.”
Constantine’s eyes abruptly brightened greatly.
Lanling was truly a genius. This method was indeed stunning, because a soul had no weight.
Lanling said, “I succeeded. My soul successfully detached from my body, becoming a ray of light. Then I continued climbing upwards. I had originally thought a soul had no weight, but unexpectedly it did too. Around several thousand steps, my soul’s light began to compress and shrink, smaller and smaller, smaller and smaller. By the final tens of thousands of steps, it had condensed into a sphere of light. But I ultimately still climbed to the top of the pyramid.”
Constantine’s eyes widened, staring fixedly at Lanling as he said, “What was at the top of the pyramid?”
Lanling said, “It was a magnificent great hall. Countless beauties, countless luxuries of fine clothing and food. Inside was a prosperous empire. There was a monarch several hundred metres tall, sitting on the golden throne in the great hall. Below were thousands of civil and military ministers.”
“And then?” Constantine asked urgently.
Lanling said, “That monarch said I was the second person in thousands of years to climb to the top of this pyramid, so he wanted to appoint me as the empire’s second marshal, with endless glory, wealth, and honour inside.”
Constantine said, “You didn’t stay?”
Lanling shook his head and said, “No, because I saw these civil and military ministers wearing golden armour and silk capes. But in the blink of an eye, they had changed into armour woven from branches and capes woven from leaves. The fine clothing and food in their hands, with a blink of the eye, turned into wild fruits and muddy water. These civil and military ministers who looked majestic and noble turned into emaciated, dishevelled barbarians.”
Constantine said, “So, everything was fake?”
“Yes, everything was illusory.” Lanling said, “These thousands of barbarians were the people who had entered the Ghost Domain World over the decades. They were lost in the illusion.”
Constantine said, “That doesn’t make sense. You climbed to the top of the pyramid through countless hardships and dangers. Others might not be able to do it. So why were there thousands of people at the top of the pyramid?”
Lanling said, “The illusion that each person enters is different. If you want to become powerful, that is the top of the pyramid. If what you want is wealth, if what you want is beauty, they are all different illusions.”
Constantine sighed and said, “Understood.”
Lanling said, “When I saw through this illusion, everything around began to change. The pyramid disappeared. I was on a mountaintop. Before me was a natural mirror, as if split open by lightning. Then, I descended the mountain and came out.”
“And you just walked out like that?” Constantine said.
“Yes.” Lanling said.
Constantine nodded, then directly stood up and walked away, pushing open the door and entering the secret room in the back.
The second wife Sisi sat there.
“Are his words true or false?” Constantine asked.
The second wife Sisi possessed a very unique talent, that of distinguishing truth from falsehood. Even if anyone spoke a single false word, she could immediately distinguish it.
“True.” The second wife Sisi said, “If I am not mistaken, that mirror should be a Demon God relic. An ancient Demon God monarch passed by there, looked into the mirror, and left a blurry shadow. Over time, this became a powerful spiritual force. Anyone who entered would have their spirit captured and be lost within it. And the reason Lanling was able to see through the illusion and leave there was because he had seen through the prosperity of the mortal world, nearly without desire or demand.”
“Without desire or demand?” Constantine said.
The second wife Sisi said, “Having experienced everything, naturally there is nothing to seek.”
Constantine nodded, once again falling into deep thought.
According to what he said, cultivating for ten years in the illusion to break through to tenth-level Demon Warrior, this cultivation speed was not considered fast when viewed this way. But in the real world, only one month had passed. This cultivation speed could not merely be described as astonishing.
“Sisi, then do you think he should be killed or not?” Constantine asked.
The second wife Sisi narrowed her eyes and said, “Killing him would be somewhat regrettable, but not killing him may leave future trouble!”
Suddenly, Constantine’s heart skipped a beat.
Lanling had seduced Ninian, seduced Ali. What about the second wife Sisi?
For women, Lanling was practically like poison. If he were allowed to live, wouldn’t Sisi possibly be attracted to him in the future?
No, he must die!
…
When Constantine appeared again, his face was like frost as he said coldly, “Lanling, you committed adultery with Ali and conspired to murder Gou Fu. Is this true?”
The moment these words were spoken, Lanling’s expression changed drastically. He abruptly stood up and said, “Was… was it Nini who told you?”
“Who else?” Constantine sneered.
“How could she do this? She promised not to tell.” Lanling said fiercely.
“As a member of the Foreign Legion, to actually fornicate with the wife of a tribal high official, and even murder your brother-in-law, you are courting death.” Constantine sneered, “Someone, throw Lanling into the dungeon!”
Instantly, four tribal warriors stepped forward, shackling Lanling with iron fetters and escorting him to the dungeon.
“Tell Ninian to come see me, tell her to come see me…” Lanling desperately roared.
At the same time, the fox tribe’s beautiful young married woman Ali was escorted in. Her beautiful little face was pale and colourless, filled with panic.
Seeing Lanling locked in iron fetters, she did not know where her courage came from as she loudly shouted, “Chieftain, I seduced Lanling. It has nothing to do with him, nothing to do with him. Just execute me alone. Lanling is a genius, he is useful to you.”
Hearing these words, Lanling’s heart suddenly trembled violently, welling up with infinite guilt.
He truly had not expected that Ali would be so deeply devoted?
However… he had actually used her, not only using her to murder Gou Fu, but also using her to lead the Foreign Legion towards independence.
But hearing this sentence, Constantine became even more furiously enraged.
You Lanling, for women, you are practically a dose of poison. This beauty Ali, even at this point, is still willing to die for you?
This made Constantine burn with jealousy and hatred.
“Throw them all into the dungeon. Tomorrow morning, public trial, public execution!” Constantine shouted loudly.
Then, both Lanling and Ali were thrown into the dungeon.
“Chieftain, I seduced Lanling. It has nothing to do with him, nothing to do with him…” Even after being thrown into the dungeon, Ali kept shouting.
Lanling suddenly said loudly, “Ali, don’t be afraid. I will definitely save you.”
“Smack…” Constantine could no longer endure, delivering a slap that sent Lanling flying, blood spurting from his mouth, half his face losing all sensation.
“You’re already on the road to death yourself, so don’t entertain delusions.” Constantine said coldly.
Then, four warriors dragged Lanling like a dead dog and threw him into the dungeon!
…
This dungeon was built from stone blocks several feet thick. Escaping was absolutely impossible.
After being thrown into the dungeon, Lanling’s pipa bones were pierced through by iron hooks, hanging him in mid-air.
He seemed to feel no pain, closing his eyes in deep thought.
From the moment he defeated Du Yan, the path of leading the Foreign Legion to revolt and establish independence had already begun.
His and Ali’s arrest was the first step of the plan!
Next, they should immediately proceed to the second step.
And the key figure of the second step was Ninian, this woman with a heart as venomous as a snake.
…
“Word has come from Rakshasa City.” Constantine said, “The Little Savage King is willing to meet you. You will depart for Rakshasa City tomorrow.”
Ninian’s face trembled. In the end, she had come to this step, offering herself to the Little Savage King as his concubine.
“Father, Lanling will be publicly tried tomorrow, then publicly beheaded, correct?” Ninian said.
Constantine nodded and said, “Yes.”
Ninian said, “Then, I want to go see him one last time!”