I Cultivate the Dao of Pure Hatred - Chapter 1

I was the young lord of the Demon Clan’s pure-hate partner.

In our previous lives, he and an immortal prodigy had entered the spirit-beast sanctuary together to choose their bonded beasts. Xie Yunzhou, blessed with excellent judgment, picked me at first sight. He contracted with me on the spot and left the frail Jade Rabbit to Yue Jingqing.

The rabbit was weak and useless in battle, but she could sense treasures and act adorable. With her help, Yue Jingqing rose swiftly through the ranks.

I, on the other hand, dragged Xie Yunzhou through one bloody battle after another, yet his cultivation always remained a step below Yue Jingqing’s.

After yet another failed ambush, Xie Yunzhou decided—with hatred deep enough to drown a man—to sacrifice me.

I killed him instead and used his hatred to break through.

To commemorate my master’s passing, I had no choice but to eat him through my tears. That way, at least his hatred could live on with me.

Afterward, I butchered the Jade Rabbit and fought Yue Jingqing for three hundred rounds, grinding down his health bar with the power of his boundless hatred. I had the advantage, too—until that scoundrel abandoned all martial honor and pulled out the divine Mirror of Reincarnation.

The mirror sent us both into the past, back to the day the spirit beasts were chosen.

At that moment, I happened to be bullying the delicate little Jade Rabbit inside the sanctuary.

I had to admit, she was an excellent leveling tool. She looked feeble, and the same blow that earned a trickle of hatred from another beast would make ten times as much spill from her.

There truly was no better training dummy for a pure-hate warrior.

Ferocious beasts cultivated mainly through battle and by absorbing hatred. I had bullied every beast in the sanctuary, large or small. Only this rabbit could keep dropping hate coins for me without end.

A violent gust suddenly swept through the cave. Xie Yunzhou and Yue Jingqing flew in.

The sight of a living, breathing Xie Yunzhou filled me with joy. I immediately took human form and threw myself at him.

To my astonishment, he went completely off script. He kicked me away, then bent down and lifted the pitiful Jade Rabbit into his arms.

“You poor thing. Have the ferocious beasts been bullying you all this time? Would you like to form a contract with me?”

Me: “???”

Yue Jingqing: “???”

Yue Jingqing’s hand was still outstretched to pick up the rabbit. He went rigid, and the two of us stared at each other in bafflement.

I was dumbstruck.

Those were the exact words Yue Jingqing had spoken to the rabbit in our last lives.

Back then, Xie Yunzhou had seen me tossing high-level spirit beasts around like toys and chosen me without hesitation. That left the half-bald rabbit to Yue Jingqing. When we exited the sanctuary, Xie Yunzhou had laughed at the sight of him cradling that mangy creature for ages.

Now, instead of scorning her weakness, he took a change of clothes from his storage pouch, tore off a strip of cloth, and bandaged her wounds. He even laid a hand on her forehead and soothed her in a gentle voice.

Tears sprang from my eyes.

In the five hundred years we had cultivated together, he had never treated me like that!

My pure-hate partner didn’t want me anymore!

Without Xie Yunzhou drawing hatred toward us, how was I supposed to advance by collecting it? A ferocious beast and the young lord of the Demon Clan were a perfect match!

Why? Why was this happening?