While Others Cultivate, I LVL UP In My Sleep Using The Dungeon System

Chapter 456 - Conflicting Feelings Part 2

Adam had conflicted feelings about his aunt after reading about all the things that she had been involved in and caused over the past year.

He felt slight guilt and respect, blaming himself for not being strong enough to save her sooner, but he knew that what he was feeling wouldn't help the situation.

Staying calm and making sure that his mind was clear, Adam was ready to complete his end of the deal with Nathaniel, before following his aunt's trail.

His aunt moved across the world without using much transport and hadn't used any planes either until she reached Russia.

For unknown reasons, she stayed there for quite a while and was likely to have left there recently in order to continue her journey.

From the direction and area she was last seen, she seemed to be heading to China and Adam knew that it was likely that she would be heading there, since it was where she was born and grew up.

All the information and records that were in the folder were not official or public, which meant it was information that was privately collected by the US Cultivator Defence.

[Just how powerful is Nathaniel and how powerful has my aunt become] he wondered.

However, no matter how strong they were or grew to become, Adam was not planning on letting them be stronger than him for long.

He vowed to find his aunt and do all he could to save her, while he also promised himself that if it came to it, he would fight her with the intent to kill, not willing to jeopardise the safety of others because of his own selfish feelings.

Seeing what Adam had finished reading through the folder, Nathaniel began speaking with Adam again.

Their flight wasn't going to be long since they were moving at speeds that surpassed Mach 5, which is 5 times the speed of sound.

However, sitting in silence would be boring and Nathaniel had some things he wanted to tell Adam and speak to him about.

Placing the folder in his inventory, Adam could see that Nathaniel wanted to continue their conversation and sat up, curious to hear what else he had to say to him.

"I am sure you have figured out that the Blood Demon Group were responsible for the coma that Jannet was placed in, but what about the state she is in. How much do you know about it?"

Nathaniel knowing the truth about his aunt didn't surprise him any longer and there was no point hiding anything from him.

Instead, it was a good chance to get more information from him as he seemed to know much more than Adam did, and with his connections and power, would be able to find out much more than he could.

"Well, she seems to be possessed by an Evil Soul and it awakened when she was on the brink of death. From what I estimate, her soul will be consumed within around 6 months from now, which is why I want to find her so urgently,"

"Hmmm. What else do you know about Evil Souls? And do you know anything about the one within her and how long it had been within her for?"

It was clear to Adam that he was merely testing him and was likely to know all the answers to the questions anyway, so he answered to the best of his knowledge.

Adam was willing to do anything to save her, so if he needed to work with Nathaniel in order to do so, he would do it without thinking twice.

"Evil Souls are souls that cultivate negative/evil energy. They retain their consciousness in most cases and feed off negativity and have all sorts of ways of growing stronger by leeching or feeding off others."

"As for the one within Jannet. I believe it had been dormant within her from a very young age or even birth. It also seems to be an intelligent and powerful Evil Soul that was looking for a suitable host to gain a physical form. When she was on the verge, it pounced on the opportunity to take over her body and that is all I know,"

Nathaniel took a moment, before responding to Adam's answers, but Adam couldn't tell exactly what Nathaniel was thinking or feeling.

"What you said isn't wrong, but isn't completely correct. She isn't being possessed and you should think of the Evil Soul as a part of her. If you were to take the Evil Soul out of her body, you would essentially be killing her. It would be like cutting the roots of a tree and leaving the bark of the tree. Expecting it to live after that wouldn't make sense," revealed Nathaniel.

How he knew that was unknown and whether it was the truth was also unknown, but if it was the truth, it changed everything for Adam.

"What is more important? Your morals and being a hero, eliminating all the evil beings or protecting the life of your loved one. I wonder what you will choose," said Nathaniel, seemingly enjoying the confusion and doubt that Adam was experiencing.

[He doesn't seem to be lying, but can you confirm what he said is right?] 

{Adam, I advise you not to get too close to him. What he said is true to an extent and eliminating the soul without killing your aunt isn't impossible, but is very difficult? However, how he knows this and who he is make getting close to him too risky.}

"You are probably feeling conflicted right now, but there is always hope. I didn't think you would be one to be pathetically defeated so easily," said Nathaniel.

Adam smiled and had experienced too much to allow much to get to him anymore.

"You seem to know an awful lot. And yet you claim to be a mere affiliate of the ancients that is controlled by them. To me, you seem more like a dangerous being hiding in plain sight,"

"You're not wrong, but I am no less a dangerous being than you. I am just a little better at hiding my tracks,"