Chapter 256: Hiding the Mystic Realm
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"It's the Yin River of the Underworld!" Zhu Ming exclaimed. The Yin River of the Underworld had no form or figure, and was omnipresent. It did not affect the ghosts or ghost immortals in the Underworld, but it would swallow every other soul whole. "Please be careful, everyone. This Yin River is changing every second. Sorcery cannot detect it."
When he finished speaking, he tossed a weird look at the lazy woman standing behind Yi Qing on the sword. "This Fellow Daoist... can see the Yin River?"
"Her eyes are different from ours!" Lonemoon gave an unexplainable look to Zhu Ming. One had to take time to get used to the cheat's eyes. "Let's hurry along. It's so dark in here, we'll never know what else is hidden!"
"We're not far – it's just ahead." Zhu Ming pointed in front of them and they carried on flying.
Shen Ying, however, hesitated and looked around. Was it that dark in here? It was all golden to her, and even kind of blinding! Of course, apart from that black river that was floating in the mid-air.
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The group did not fly for long before they saw a house floating in the middle of nowhere. All around was thick Yin Qi. The cave was much smaller than Long Zhen's palace on the Wu Qi Mountain. It stood as a lone house.
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They did not know why the Yin Qi was so strong. For some reason, there were also fewer travelling souls around. It was so quiet that they could hear footsteps of the few people below.
"This is it." They landed in front of the house. Zhu Ming seemed to be very familiar with the surroundings. He waved his hand and the door to the hall opened. He helped Mother Feng, who was still staring blankly into space, onto a seat in the hall.
The hall was empty. They could see every corner of it. Apart from fur chairs, there was nothing else.
"There is a little yard at the back. The two of you can go there and take a look," Zhu Ming suggested.
"Yi Qing, go to the back and take a look. I'm going to set up an array to look for Shortie's aura," Lonemoon instructed.
Yi Qing nodded, turning around and walking out the back door of the hall. Lonemoon walked to the middle and released his divine perception. Immediately, the entire cave appeared in his perception. He activated his immortal Qi and began to set up an array.
As if wanting nothing further to do with them, Zhu Ming did not offer any help. Instead, he remained seated beside Mother Feng.
Shen Ying was the only one who had nothing to do. She sat down on another chair. Since she was bored, she pulled a fruit out and began to chew on it out of habit. Except, she retrieved it with a little too much strength, so that another fruit fell out. It rolled on the floor.
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She bent over to pick it up, but a pair of pale hands that had no sign of any life picked it up before she could. Mother Feng, who had been sitting on the chair staring into space the entire time, stared at the fruit in her hands, then looked at Shen Ying. She reached out and handed the fruit to Shen Ying, grinning. "Heh heh..."
Shen Ying tilted her head and received the fruit. "Thank you."
Mother Feng continued to stare at the fruit in Shen Ying's hand with her bleeding eyes. Shen Ying heard the sound of blood dripping onto the floor and shivered.
She took a bite of her apple and said nothing.
After thinking for a second, she retrieved the greenest fruit from her storage bag and handed it over. "Do you want to eat it?"
Mother Feng hesitated and glanced at the fruit, then glanced back at her. She reached out and took the fruit. Mother Feng grinned even wider and then stuffed the entire fruit into her mouth.
The next moment, there was a plonk. The fruit dropped through her body and fell to the floor. Mother Feng, who had no physical body, looked dumbfounded.
"Hey, you dropped it!" Shen Ying picked the fruit up and handed it over again. "Here, I still have more."
Mother Feng took it again and swallowed it whole. Again, there was a plonk as the fruit hit the floor.
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Heh heh heh... She can't eat it, can she!
Shen Ying seemed to be addicted to this game. She picked the fruit up and handed it over again.
The ghost immortal still regarded the fruit as some kind of treasure. She hurriedly took it and... dropped it on the floor again!
They kept repeating this process.
Zhu Ming, who watched the entire thing: "..."
She was doing this on purpose, right? She must be! He was still watching them!
"Master." Yi Qing finally returned from the backyard and rushed toward her, shaking his head. "She's not there!" The backyard was cleaner than the front – there was not a single chair in the yard. Apart from Yin Qi, there was nothing else in there.
Zhu Ming's expression darkened. As long as they could not find the girl, Mother Feng would remain under suspicion. After pondering for a moment, he suggested, "Why not... I go along with you to look in the forest where the girl disappeared? I'm familiar with ghost immortals' aura. Maybe I can get some clues?"
Lonemoon, who had been setting up the array, stopped. His expression was as dark as Zhu Ming's. "Shortie is not here indeed."
"Oh." Shen Ying narrowed her eyes, but she did not respond to any of them. Instead, she kept the fruit, causing Mother Feng to reach for thin air. Suddenly, Shen Ying smiled. "I'm not giving it to you anymore. I gave you so many – why don't you return one to me?"
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Lonemoon: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
Zhu Ming: "..."
Where's her shame? She just gave Mother Feng the same fruit again and again. Was she bullying a ghost immortal for her lack of a physical body?
o(>_<)o
Mother Feng paused. It was obvious that she did not understand what Shen Ying had just said. Her bleeding eyes stared directly at the fruit in Shen Ying's hand, yet she did not dare to reach out for it again.
Lonemoon pursed his lips. "Hey, are you almost..." He began to reprimand her.
Mother Feng pulled a rectangular sign out of nowhere and threw it at them. Then, she returned to staring at the fruit in Shen Ying's hand.
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"Master!" Yi Qing exclaimed.
Lonemoon re-focused his energy as well. He looked at the sign. "What is that?"
"Is it a token?" Zhu Ming looked confused as well. Why did Mother Feng possess something like that? What's more, the token had some God Power in it.
"I think it's an array formation!" Shen Ying answered. She finally gave the fruit to Mother Feng, who by now looked elated. Then, the fruit dropped on the floor.
Shen Ying did not help her to pick it up his time. She picked up the token instead and walked to the center of the hall. Then, she knelt down and pressed down on the ground. Suddenly, the entire cave it up with a red light. An array appeared in the hall.
The ground collapsed inward inch by inch, especially the flooring in the middle where the red light was the most blinding. After a few moments, the array twisted and another scene appeared underneath it. They could not see quite clearly into the scene.
"That is... the entrance to a mystic realm!" Zhu Ming exclaimed.
Lonemoon was shocked as he asked, "How did you know that there's an array that can open a mystic realm here?"
"I can see it!" Shen Ying answered. There was golden light everywhere – only that part of the ground was black. There was also a rectangular image on it. Anybody would be able to tell that there was something suspicious there.
Lonemoon: "..."
They watched as the red entrance became bigger and bigger, until it filled the entire hall.
Lonemoon nodded at his two companions and gestured to them. "Go in!"
They mounted their swords and flew into the mystic realm. Zhu Ming tugged Mother Feng, who was still looking for the fruit, along with him and entered the mystic realm as well.
With a flash of red, they found themselves in a different space altogether.
Chapter 257: Soul-Splitting Array
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
This was an especially small mystic realm – it was more of a mystic room. There was only a huge stage in the room, and there was a strange ancient array on the stage. Even Yi Qing, the dragon heir, had never seen it before.
As soon as they landed, there was a red flash of light. The quiet stage lit up with many arrays of different sizes. Lonemoon felt his heart jump and he felt uneasy right down to his primordial spirit. He felt as if something was trying to break out of his body./ Updated by vipnovel.com
"Father Niu!" Shen Ying picked him off the ground. Yi Qing also felt something weird. The moment he touched the ground, he flew into the air again.
"How are you feeling?"
Lonemoon gasped for air, trying to regulate his immortal Qi. Finally, after much effort, he managed to suppress the feeling of his primordial spirit jumping out of his body. "That array down there can capture souls." Even immortal souls are no exception!
All of them started and retreated a little. The array on the stage was fully activated by now. The entire stage had become red. Out of nowhere, they heard ear-piercing wails. Inside the array, many ghostly figures suddenly appeared, and they looked like they were in extreme pain. They struggled and cried out from inside the array, doing their best to fight the red light that was trapping them. Every time they tried, their souls would grow fainter. Yet, they did not seem to notice this. They continued to struggle.
"What... What is all of this?" It was obvious that the group was shocked into silence. They could say that it was travelling souls inside the array, but it was obvious that those souls were even weaker than travelling souls. Even their shadows were faint.
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"Immortal soul... My immortal soul!" Mother Feng, who had been staring blankly, suddenly shouted. She became agitated and began to act maniacally again. She turned around and flew toward the array.
"Mother Feng!" Zhu Ming exclaimed, blocking her with Yin Qi.
Yet, she wanted to go over extremely badly. She began to attack Zhu Ming. "My immortal soul... Return it to me! Return it to me!"
"What's the matter?" Lonemoon looked down at the array and the crazed Mother Feng. Zhu Ming had clearly sealed her divine perception and five senses. Why was she still behaving this way? Could it be the array?
"Do you feel..." Shen Ying suddenly spoke, pointing to the ghostly figures in the array, "that all the ghostly souls down there look the same?"
"What do you mean, the same?" Lonemoon looked closer into the array and specifically at the figures inside it. Suddenly, his eyes widened. "Holy shit!" They did look exactly the same – their bodies and their faces. How did this array find two or three people that looked the same?
"How could it be?" Yi Qing was obviously confused. "Although some people do look alike, there aren't two people who look exactly the same. Unless..." He paused mid-sentence and sucked in a deep breath.
The two of them exchanged glances and exclaimed at the same time, "The Soul-Splitting Array!"
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This was an array that could split one's soul. Those people who look exactly the same must be parts of the same soul.
"Mas..." Yi Qing was just about to call out to Shen Ying, but she had already jumped down. She stepped hard on the side of the stage. There was a loud crash and the corner of the stage caved in.
The Soul-Splitting Array became dimmer almost immediately. The hundreds of ghosts inside of it floated out. The split souls began to gather together so that the number of souls halved. There was no more wailing. Perhaps because they were seriously injured, several souls did not seem to have any consciousness left. Instead, they floated around aimlessly.
The few people floating in mid-air finally landed on the ground again.
"These souls are missing some parts. Only the power of reincarnation would be able to complete their souls once again," Zhu Ming sighed as he watched the ghosts around him. "I'm afraid that they will only be able to be retards for a few lifetimes."
"Shortie is not among these souls." Yi Qing heaved a sigh of relief after he finished scanning all of the souls. "It seems like the person who captured Shortie only planned to bring Shortie's soul here to be split after extracting it from her body somewhere else." The only thing was that they could not figure out why exactly that person wanted to collect primary souls.
Lonemoon frowned and glanced at Mother Feng, who was still crazed despite being held back by Zhu Ming.
This array had clearly been around for a long time. From the looks of it, Mother Feng's primary soul was taken away by this very array. That was probably the reason why she became agitated upon seeing it. But why was this little mystic realm containing the array hidden in her abode? And why did she have the token that opened it?
When they entered the mystic realm, apart from the divine Yi Qing, Zhu Ming's and Lonemoon's primordial spirit nearly got caught in the array. That proved that even ghost immortals could not control the array. This array was not set up by Mother Feng.
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"What's that?" Shen Ying asked as she pointed to the center of the array.
They paused and turned. There was a transparent ball standing in the center of the array. It seemed to be trapping something inside of it.
"It looks like shards of remnant souls. Zhu Ming leaned closer for a better look. Then, he conjured a seal, causing the remnant souls to float out from inside the ball. They condensed into a little figure. The figure sat down and hugged her knees immediately. She looked not more than two years old and was slightly familiar.
"Shortie," Shen Ying suddenly called.
Lonemoon and Yi Qing's chests tightened. "This is Shortie's remnant soul? Are you sure?"
"Yes." Shen Ying nodded. This was the same ghost she saw when she was sleepwalking the last time.
"That's not right." Lonemoon frowned and continued, "Even if Shortie's soul has been split, it should look like an adult. This remnant soul is clearly still a child. Unless..."
His voice trailed off as he exchanged a meaningful glance with Yi Qing. The both of them had the exact same thought at the same time. "This remnant soul already left her body before she reincarnated!"
Yi Qing's expression fell as he recalled something. He immediately began looking around. A moment later, he pointed to the array beside him and said, "Master, quick, look! There's a Realm-Attracting Array here. Shortie must have been lured here by this remnant soul. That was how she got pulled into the Divine Underworld all the way from the Invincible Heavenly Palace."
But the realm gates that were opened by the Realm-Attracting Array were not stable. That was probably why it did not manage to transport Shortie into this mystic realm directly.
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"We have to find her quickly," Lonemoon muttered anxiously, his expression darkening. It looked like the person who kidnapped Shortie was not willing to settle for just any soul. He clearly plotted to get Shortie's soul specifically.
"My friends..." Zhu Ming suddenly spoke. "You have found the remnant soul of the person you're looking for. This part of the soul is connected to the others. Why not make use of this connection and employ geomancy to check her location."
The few of them stared blankly back at him. That's right! They almost forgot that they could employ that technique.
Although the remnant soul was not exactly a big part of a person's soul, and faded with time, it was still connected to the rest of one's soul. The remnant soul would be able to sense what the rest of the soul is experiencing. If they employed geomancy, they would be able to locate Shortie.
Chapter 258: Searching at Thousand Feet
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lonemoon quickly conjured a seal and connected it to the remnant soul. A moment later, two images appeared on top of the remnant soul. One was the location of the remnant soul – where they were at the moment. The other was a place with very little immortal Qi. There were multiple huge transparent peaks floating around that looked like they were made out of crystal. Each of them seemed to have a temple on the top.
"This is... Thousand Feet Mountain!" Zhu Ming exclaimed.
"Where is Thousand Feet Mountain?" Lonemoon asked.
"That is where the Supreme Divinity Qian Yue lives – it's on the east of the Divine World." Zhu Ming frowned. "Although Supreme Divinity Qian Yue's personality is cold, he is someone of respectable standing in the Divine World. I don't think he would have set up such a cruel array. Why is the person you're looking for there?"
"We'll only find out when we get there. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhu." Lonemoon nodded toward him in thanks. Then, he turned to his two companions. "Let's go! We're going to find her!"
Yi Qing did not hesitate. He immediately drew his flying sword. Shen Ying picked up the ball that contained Shortie's remnant soul and mounted Chef's sword. Together, they flew out of the mystic realm.
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When the three of them arrived at Thousand Feet Mountain, they realised why it was named as such. Everywhere around were crystal mountains floating in the air. It looked like sharp blades that caught the sunlight and reflected it into passerby eyes. Those crystals were moving too. Altogether, the place looked like it was covered in some gigantic array.
What's more, the mountains were half see-through. It was very easy for one to get lost among the mountains.
Lonemoon subconsciously glanced at Shen Ying, who was beside him. Then, he turned to Yi Qing and instructed strictly, "Watch her! We are only here for Shortie. We cannot get lost again. According to Zhu Ming, that Supreme Divinity Qian Yue must be of a high cultivation level. We're not sure as of now whether he's friend or foe and he has Shortie in his hands. Before we find her, let's not be rash."
After he finished speaking, he added, "Do you have the Aura-Concealing Talisman?"
"Yes." Yi Qing retrieved a few talismans from his robes.
"Give me two!" Lonemoon took them and gestured for Yi Qing to take two for himself. "Let's try not to alert anyone, understand?"
"Yes, yes, yes." The two of them nodded profusely.
"Let's go!"
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"Wait, Father Niu!"
"What's the matter now?"
"Are you sure..." Shen Ying scanned him from head to toe. He was dressed in a red bridal gown. "Are you sure you want to wear that in?"
"Shit!" He was so mad at the two of them that he actually forgot to change back into his true self. He conjured a seal and started to cast a spell on himself so that he could turn back into a female. He turned and glanced at a certain foodie, as he held his hand up for a second. A moment later, his form changed. His face was familiar yet strange – it was Shen Ying's!
The two of them: "..."
"What are you looking at?" Lonemoon glared at them. "It's better for me to change into this than use any other Aura-Concealing Talisman."
Yi Qing: "..." That's true. He had nothing to say in retort.
Shen Ying: "..." Son of a b*tch!
"Let's go!" Lonemoon continued flying on his sword around the floating peaks. He used all his might to release his divine perception and take note of his surroundings. The strange thing was that during the entire way here, they did not see another divine being.
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What's more, the crystal peaks did not seem to be under any array. Apart from floating around before their eyes, they did not do much else.
On top of the clear crystal peaks, a temple appeared.
Lonemoon retrieved the transmission amulet that he previously left behind for Shortie. He transmitted some immortal Qi through it, but there was still no reaction. The crystal peaks seemed to have the ability to suppress signals. They had no way of contacting Shortie at all.
"Shit!" He muttered under his breath. "There are too many crystal peaks here. The transmission amulet is of no use at all."
"Let's knock a few of them down!" Yi Qing instinctively drew his sword.
"You must be crazy!" Lonemoon rolled his eyes. "Do you still want to save Shortie?" Can the two of you think of better solutions other than resorting to violence? What if they triggered the other party and got chased out of the territory immediately? The Invincible Sect would lose their only sword cultivator disciple.
"What should we do then?"
"We can only keep looking." Lonemoon looked around the ground and waved at the two of them. "I've been observing the way these crystal peaks move. I think they're all floating toward the west. There's no array in the middle that controls them, and the deeper in we get, the more temples there are around us."
He pointed ahead and continued, "That's why I'm guessing these crystal peaks are spinning around something circular. I think it's a natural maze. Shortie must be deep inside. Although flying right in would be the quickest way to get there, the crystal peaks must have some sort of relationship so that there's no way for us to get to the centre immediately..."
"Master, watch out!" Before he could finish speaking, Yi Qing suddenly grabbed Shen Ying and retreated toward the left.
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Crash!
A moment later, there was a loud crash and a huge aura charged toward them, brushing the right side of Lonemoon's body. The peaks in front of them looked like they had just exploded. The glass shards began to drop down from the sky.
On the right side, a wide road appeared. They could faintly see the temple on the innermost of the territory.
"There's a direct route!" Shen Ying pointed to the path.
Lonemoon: "..." Son of a b*tch!
Would they have died if they grabbed him before they retreated?
凸(艹皿艹)
The next moment, two terrifying suppressive forces headed toward them, down the pathway. Even Yi Qing could not help but frown. The rest of the crystal mountains around them cracked apart.
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Lonemoon set up defensive arrays all over his body. "There are people battling ahead of us. By the looks of this suppression, their cultivation levels must be..." Before he could finish speaking, his eyes widened. "I... feel Shortie's aura. It's right there!"
Yi Qing paused. On closer inspection, he did faintly feel a familiar aura. The two of them exchanged meaningful glances and flew down the path. The further down the path they got, the more shards of what once were crystal peaks there were. They saw remnants of temples on the way down as well.
From afar, it looked like the two figures were battling. One was dressed in green and the other was white. It was not clear how far away they were from each other, but their aura was frightening enough. Compared to the battle between Long Zhen and Feng San, this battle looked far more aggressive. The moment their frightening force brushed past him, Lonemoon felt like his immortal Qi dissipated. He raised his head to look at the two people in the sky.
Huh?
"Chef, don't you think that person in white looks a bit familiar?"
Yi Qing looked up and nodded. "Hey, I think so." But he could not recall who it was.
The next moment, they heard an impatient voice saying, "I already said this. I don't know the person you're looking for. You can ask an infinite amount of times but my answer will remain the same."
"..." The other party did not respond.
The voice spoke again, this time sounding more heavy than before. "I've already saved the person you wanted me to save. It's been so many years – why are you still hounding me?"
A moment later, a cold voice replied, "She also said... you know!"
"You..."
"Where is she?"
"Stop pushing your luck!"
The two of them began to fight again.
Why did they feel like... The latter voice sounded so familiar?
Chapter 259: Finding Shortie
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Before Shen Ying and the rest could think carefully, an even stronger suppressive force charged toward the group, followed by another series of crashes. All the crystal peaks around them turned into smithereens immediately. Yi Qing quickly released his dragon force to protect the two people beside him.
Shen Ying, however, stared blankly. She pointed toward her right and said, "Eh, isn't that Shortie?"
The two of them paused, turning to look in the direction Shen Ying was pointing. Indeed, there was a girl flying on the right in a pink robe, surrounded by a defensive array, and who was looking anxiously at the two people in battle.
Yi Qing's and Lonemoon's hearts jumped. They were just about to go forward when Shen Ying raised her hand and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Hey, Shortie!"
Those words echoed throughout the Thousand Feet Mountain. The two people in battle suddenly paused.
Yi Qing: "..."
Lonemoon: "..."
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Lonemoon felt the sudden urge to choke Shen Ying. They agreed to be stealthy – how was this stealthy in any way!
Xuan Tong's body stiffened. She turned around, as if not daring to believe it. Elation flashed past her face as she mounted her sword and flew toward the group immediately. "Sect Master!"
She was going to jump on Shen Ying, but then came a flash of white light. The person in the white robe who was originally in battle suddenly charged toward them and reached them before Xuan Tong could.
Yi Qing and Lonemoon finally managed to recognise the figure and they all stared in shock.
"Bai Ze!" They shouted.
The next moment, the man appeared before their eyes, clearly agitated. He did not seem to be able to believe his own eyes. Then... he hugged Father Niu!
Shen Ying: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
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Father Niu, who was being hugged: "..."
(゚Д゚≡゚Д゚)
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Then, Bai Ze's cold and trembling voice sounded beside his ear. "Shen... Shen... Shen..." He kept repeating "Shen" but could not bring himself to continue. Bai Ze's ears began to flush red.
"Sect Master!" Shortie finally landed in front of them and buried herself in Shen Ying's arms. Her elation turned to utter sadness as she cried out, causing the ground to vibrate. "Sect Master, you're finally here... I knew it, you would come back for us. Wah..."
Yi Qing: "..." Little bastard!
"Yes, I'm here." Shen Ying patted her shoulder. "Stop crying." My robes are new.
Bai Ze, who was still hugging Lonemoon, stiffened. He looked at the person in his arms, then looked at the person next to him, who had the exact same face. There are two Shen Yings?
(⊙_⊙?)
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"Shen..."
"Shen your ass!" Lonemoon exploded when he finally managed to respond. "Look closely at who you're hugging!"
Bai Ze then realised and quickly pushed Lonemoon aside without hesitation. He ran to Shen Ying instead and acted like nothing had happened.
"Shen... Ying." He finally managed to say her full name. "I really... really..." Really really missed you.
Shen Ying finally got rid of the bug who was dripping mucus all over her robes and looked into Bai Ze's eyes, which were twinkling. "Who are you?"
Bai Ze: "..."
Yi Qing: "..."
Lonemoon: "..."
There was the faint sound of a heart breaking.
The light in his eyes went out!
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***
"Bai Ze, is this the person you're looking for?" A question came from the sky. The person who was battling with Bai Ze earlier landed beside them and the group finally managed to get a good look at him.
He was dressed in a green robe. His hair was to his shoulders and he had a wide-set face, like that of a champion. His entire body emanated a familiar Spirit Cleansing Qi. Apart from his black eyes, and the lack of a smart and mischievous twinkle, he looked exactly like...
"Father Niu!"
Yi Qing and Shen Ying called out at the exact same time.
Lonemoon: "..."
What the hell is going on?
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Thousand Feet Hall.
Lonemoon had turned back into his original form. He looked at the person in the main seat and felt uncomfortable. He really looked exactly the same. If not for the fact that they were in different clothes, he would have thought he was looking in a mirror.
"Father Niu, you have an older brother?" Shen Ying could not help but ask.
"Get lost!" Lonemoon rolled his eyes. Who has a brother?
"I did not think that there would be someone else just like me in this world," Qian Yue said as he looked at Lonemoon strangely. He frowned out of habit, giving him a very strict demeanor
"Supreme Divinity Qian Yue, you really aren't Elder Lonemoon." Xuan Tong looked slightly troubled. She looked at Qian Yue, then back at Lonemoon. They did not just look similar – even their auras were identical. The only difference was one had God Power and the other had Immortal Qi surrounding his body.
"So all of this happened because you were mistaken of my identity," Qian Yue tutted. He said angrily, "Bai Ze, what do you have to say now."
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Ever since he got to know Bai Ze a few years ago, Bai Ze had been asking him where his sect master was. No matter what he said, the other party did not let the matter rest. He remained at Thousand Feet Mountain for several years and forced Qian Yue to a corner. Without saying more, he also initiated battles with Qian Yue. Thousand Feet Mountain had been destroyed and rebuilt countless times. From the looks of it, Qian Yue had been terribly wronged. "I already said that I don't know who you are looking for, yet you kept coming after me for her whereabouts. Now, you can finally believe my words."
"All these years, at my Thousand... Eh? Bai Ze? Bai Ze?" Qian Yue called out and found that Bai Ze was not even listening to him.
His cold eyes were twinkling as they fixed on the woman beside him. His pupils were filled with the reflection of Shen Ying's figure. From time to time, he would even hand something over to her.
"Fruit..."
"Oh."
"Tea."
"Yes."
"Pastry."
"Thank you."
Bai Ze's eyes brightened up each time Shen Ying received what he handed her. His ears began to flush red again and this time, his hair began to turn red as well. A moment later, he spoke in a low voice. "You're... you're welcome."
The group faintly saw red bubbles appearing in the surroundings.
Xuan Tong: "..."
Qian Yue:: "..."
Lonemoon: "..."
Yi Qing, whose seat had been stolen, had an extremely dark expression on his face. He suppressed the urge to draw his sword, and could not help but think that the kick he gave Bai Ze a few years ago was far too light. He stepped forward in frustration and said, "Supreme Divinity, you don't have to worry about Master."
"You are..." Bai Ze paused. He took a closer look at the person's aura and recognised who it was immediately. His expression turned cold. Why was this annoying person still around? Bai Ze frowned, but did not put the plate he was holding down. He turned back to Shen Ying.
You're still looking at her!
Yi Qing pursed his lips and took a step forward, attempting to stand between the two of them. Yet, because of his height, he was unable to block their view of each other. So... he climbed on the table.
He was one entire head taller than Bai Ze. Yi Qing stared down at him.
What are you looking at, bastard!
Suddenly, the two of them were engaged in a stare-down in this weird position.
Lonemoon: "..." F*cking retard!
He really wanted to act like he did not know either of them.
Lonemoon frowned and nudged Xuan Tong, who was seated beside him. He whispered, "Shortie, what happened? Didn't I ask you to wait for me in the forest? How did you get here?"
"Elder, I was waiting for you there. But the ghost immortal suddenly appeared and I could not fight him. Thankfully, Supreme Divinity Bai Ze happened to be passing by. I said I was a disciple of the Invincible Sect, so he saved me and brought me here."
Chapter 260: Paying for the Damage
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lonemoon pondered for awhile. Back at the forest, they had been too concerned with the remnant Yin Qi. They forgot to take note of the other God Power surrounding them. They were near Wu Qi Mountain afterall – he thought it was normal for them to feel God Power around.
"After I woke up, I mistook Supreme Divinity Qian Yue for you. That was why I kept pressing him for Sect Master's whereabouts," Xuan Tong explained. "In the end, Supreme Divinity Bai Ze and Supreme Divinity Qian Yue began to fight. Then... you came!"
So that was what happened. Was Bai Ze the one who saved her then?
He turned to look at the person seated at the head seat. Qian Yue's expression was so dark that it was beginning to look like ink. He looked like he was suppressing the urge to take action.
Bai Ze obviously mistook Qian Yue as Lonemoon and pressed him for Shen Ying's whereabouts as well.
From the looks of his expression, Bai Ze had been harassing him profusely over the past few years.
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The corner of Lonemoon's mouth twitched. He lowered his voice and said, "Since we have found Shortie, we shall not hold you up any longer." He stood up. This was so embarrassing – they had better make their leave as soon as possible.
"You're leaving?" Qian Yue's anger heightened. He tutted. "No one is permitted to come and go from my Thousand Feet Mountain as they please. You've destroyed so many of my crystal peaks. Are you not intending to make up for it at all?"
Lonemoon's heart sank. He knew it would not be so easy to get away.
"Supreme Divinity Qian Yue, you're overstating things. We are not the sort to do that. My Invincible Sect is a respectable Sect and we are always fair in the way we deal with matter. We would never do that to you," Lonemoon explained in a serious tone. "So... every debt has a debtor. You should look for whoever destroyed your peaks." He pushed the blame aside as quickly as he could.
As long as the few of them could escape, he would be happy!
The others were not his responsibility.
Everybody in the room turned to look at a certain figure in white robes.
It was him, it was him! He's our scapegoat!
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Bai Ze: "..."
Bai Ze's expression darkened. Finally, he turned to face Qian Yue. Perhaps he knew he was in the wrong, and that was why he stepped forward and said, "This was indeed my fault. I will compensate you." After he finished speaking, he turned and walked out.
Everybody exchanged glances and followed him.
Bai Ze stopped at the stage in front of the hall. With both of his hands, he conjured a series of strange seals. A moment later, a huge array appeared beneath his feet. It began to expand. A moment later, it filled half the sky, illuminating it with white light.
Then, everything on the ground began to shake. The shards of crystals rose, as if being pulled up by a certain string. They gathered together and formed huge crystal peaks once again. It was just like time was turning backward. All the crystal peaks in the sky re-formed around them. It did not even look like they had ever been broken.
Everybody present stared in amazement. There were plenty of arrays that could fix broken things, and apart from Shen Ying who knew no sorcery whatsoever, everybody including Shortie knew that it was easy to fix things. But the peaks were so huge. Bai Ze's array managed to fix them in a blink of an eye. This was the first time they were seeing an array like that.
"You really are an ancient divine beast," Qian Yue sighed in amazement. His eyes were wide.
Bai Ze had already turned around and walked over to Qian Yue. He flicked his wrist and a blue pearl appeared in his palm. He handed it over to Qian Yue and said, "This is the Soul Stabilising Pearl that you wanted. From now on, we are even."
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Qian Yue received the Soul Stabilising Pearl, his eyes twinkling. A moment later, he nodded and said, "Since you've done this, I will not pursue the matter any further." He turned to survey the peaks in the air. As if recalling something, Qian Yue said, "But... while the crystal peaks are restored, at least ten of my Thousand Feet Mountain's 9981 temples have been destroyed. You must restore them as well."
Bai Ze nodded and said, "Alright!"
He turned around and flew toward the various peaks. Then, he began to restore the temples one by one. Thousand Feet Mountain's temples were different from others. Although most of them were not big, they were situated on top of the crystal peaks. Some of them were even hidden in the caves and were unable to be detected. That was why Bai Ze's array earlier was not able to restore the temples.
Yet, these were temples after all. Compared to crystal peaks, they were much easier to restore. Ten temples were completed in less than four to five hours.
However...
Why did they have to fix the temples as well!
Lonemoon glared at Bai Ze, who was still fussing about Shen Ying. He really did kick Bai Ze too lightly that time.
Wait a moment!
"Shen Ying, what are you doing? Put that wooden beam down at once!"
"I'm helping?"
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"Helping my ass! The beam has already been broken. Just eat your food and drink your water, can't you?"
"Oh."
"And Bai Ze, stop stealing Chef's seat! This place was ruined by you. Can you please have some shame!" Did he not hear Qian Yue say that not one of them could leave if he did not fix the temples!
"..."
Motherf*cker, did he even want to leave this place!
Father Niu felt extremely worn out. Apart from Shortie, all of them were cheaters who liked to drag their feet.
"Shortie, come here for a minute." Bai Ze was finally left with the final temple. Lonemoon heaved a sigh of relief and gestured toward Xuan Tong.
Xuan Tong flew over. "Elder what are your instructions?"
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"When I saw you conjuring the seal earlier, you looked much slower than before. Are you injured?"
Xuan Tong's expression darkened. She looked down and said, "Yes... I am injured."
"Stick out your hand and let me see."
Lonemoon checked her meridians first, then activated her immortal Qi. He touched the center of her forehead and checked her primordial spirit. He was surprised to find that there was not a single injury in her body. Yet, for some reason, her primordial spirit was very unstable. It looked like it would come out at any moment.
"You call this an injury?" Lonemoon's face fell. Why was this happening? When they parted ways, she was fine. "Did the ghost immortal do this?"
Xuan Tong nodded.
"I told you to take care of yourself and run away if you couldn't fight, didn't I?" An injury in the primordial spirit was different from a physical injury. It would be extremely difficult for her to recover after this. It did not look like much but her soul could leave her body at any time.
The others looked at Shortie worriedly.
Xuan Tong lowered her head even further. She apologised, "I'm sorry Elder Lonemoon, your disciple's cultivation was so low. That's why..."
"Why are you apologising? This isn't your fault!" Lonemoon exploded.
"She must have had a Soul-Transferring spell cast on her before she got sent into the Blood-Soul Array," Yi Qing muttered after checking her injury. "This body is not hers. Now, it's even been injured by the ghost immortal's Yin Qi. That's why her primordial spirit is unstable."
Lonemoon fell silent. He glanced at Xuan Tong. Why was this unlucky kid always getting herself into near-death situations?
"Do you have any solutions?" Shen Ying looked to the person beside her.
Suddenly, Bai Ze lit up. His eyes brightened as he answered, "Yes!" In a speed faster than any of them could achieve, he nodded his head and fixed his eyes on Shen Ying's face for a split second. Then, he flushed fiery red before saying, "But you... you all must come back with me to Bai Yun Mountain."