Cheat Cultivator's Ascension-Chapter 540: Controlling Anger

There are multiple factors that one can consider when it comes to changing the shape, the form of one's own mental landscape, those ranging from immediate, short-term factors that defines an unstable temporary change like the emotions being felt when unfolding the mental landscape, to long term factors that completely remodels the stable mental form like a definite change of heart, or even enlightenment.

The changes that take place in Liliana's mental landscape, however, are nothing similar to that, as even though it is a temporary change, it is as stable as any mental form can be, testament to that the unshakable foundation of this mental realm that won't even tremble even with the extreme high of emotions she is feeling right now.

The vast, crimson field of blood is now rid not only of rotting bodies and weapons as far as the eyes can see, but also a landscape made from these materials, rivers of blood flowing through landscapes of flesh and bones, the flowing liquid's end connecting to a sea of crimson, and its origin flowing down atop mountains of swords and bones, leading all the way to an extreme peak where a solitary sign of life stands tall and proud.

A tree, a simple, unassuming tree that doesn't look like a part of this entire realm at all, the vigorous vitality coming out from its being something that can calm anyone's soul, and yet along with this calm an odd sense of a chaotic flow of time can be felt, like the very temporal rules itself toys with one's senses to no end.

If anyone trapped within this mental realm were to look up at the skies, they would immediately understand the reaction Liliana has as she allows her own gaze to roam around this vast field of mind for the first time.

Still hung above the zenith of the heaven is the blood moon that floods everything in this field a complete crimson, and yet, now, accompanying this lone moon is a bright, golden sun, shining brighter than anything else, yet nevertheless allowing the moon to shine even more, its golden rays, seemingly working to further temper the moonlight, rather than overwhelming it instead.

Radiant golden skies, and the crimson battlefield that lies beneath, should a specific lady were to see such sight, she will immediately recall the first time she crossed her own sword with the immortal-like young man who is currently watching Liliana's each and every move, and, more likely than not, said lady will definitely smile in a mixture of impressed shock and sheer astonishment at the fact that a trace of her own will leaves itself in the immortal-like young man's very own.

And now this will also help to stabilize this fledgling of the qi cultivation path, who appears to have a particular talent regarding shaping her own will, said lady, now calmed down from the torrent of emotion she previously felt, returning to her expression of neutrality as she once again sets out to do what she has to do.

"Thank you, Xiaotian…" taking a deep, deep breath to forcefully suppress this odd, unfamiliar feeling swelling from the depths of her being, she turned around as she flashes a beautiful, grateful smile towards the benefactor who made all of this possible, the composed smile on her elegantly gorgeous face crumbling into an adorable panic as she receives a smile back from the immortal-like figure just a few meters away from her.

"Go on, do what you need to do" Su Xiaotian urges as he felt like she's about to hit her limit, the taxing state of fusing ones will with another something that definitely help stabilize her from her previous state, in fact, it even improves her will by leaps and bounds, some of this improvement will remain even after he separated his own will from hers.

Of course, all of those benefits can't come out of just nothing, and the price she has to pay for everything is the tremendous consumption of stamina and mental prowess draining her right now, the gap between her and her mentor, her teacher's will, making it all the worse for her.

"Oh right, they're right here" recalling something, Su Xiaotian then snaps his fingers, allowing something to come out of the deep river of blood flowing just beside the two of them, and from the depths of the crimson liquid, bodies, shivering, trembling and terrified for their own lives emerges, their faces painted with a mixture of horror and despair, almost as if they just suffered an experience that is far worse than death.

"Mn" Liliana mutters as she turns her attention towards the members of the Great Ones now kneeling obediently in front of her, a sight that no sane mind within the Western Continent will ever fully believe, as everyone knows just what sort of status, of power, of pride these young geniuses have for them to act like this in front of a peer.

And yet, such is the reality of the things right now, as these young geniuses at the foremost of their generation trembles in fear as they once again bear witness not only at the young vampire earl who managed to subjugate their entire ranks all too easily, but also at the immortal-like figure just standing beside or behind her from the start, a force seemingly so powerful to the point that he managed to pacify the lady whom they all thought would be the cause of a miserable death for all of them.

Now it is no longer the young vampire earl, Mira Liliana van Sanguinis, that is the greatest person of curiosity and interest to them, but rather the other young vampire that silently supports her, the overwhelming presence he commands, something that was already there before, but became all the more apparent as their intrigue towards this person rises higher and higher.

Yet shrouded in this veil of mystery, they won't even have an opportunity to see through even just a tiny bit of him, especially not now that a malicious, no, murderous intent so thick that it suffocates them starts pulling their attention towards said intent's origin, Liliana, standing just right in front of the strongest among them, an eerily cold smile hanging on her gorgeous face sending shivers down their spine.

Looking into these people of far greater influence than herself, or rather, her previous self, Liliana couldn't help but seethe in anger once more as she was reminded that these bunch of people were exactly the reasons as to why her family collapsed, fell, without even being able to defend themselves like that, with the perpetrator getting away practically scoff-free, ruining her peaceful life that she once wished to last for all her life.

Different from how she previously reacted, however, she allows this hatred and anger to calm itself down, still vast, but now flowing with the forces acting upon it, like a great ocean drowning everything in its depths, a still calmness imbues itself upon her being as she opens her mouth to repeat words that she already said before.

"Anyone who thinks they can come out of a fight against me, take a step forward and cross the line, as for those who don't want to cross this line, pay up, pay as much as you think your lives are worth."