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YNRHPCYC Chapter 54

All manifestations of nature

The shout was so abrupt, and it seemed like it stopped right after it came out. 

With Liang Yanbei in the lead, the others walked deeper into the forest.

After they walked for a while, the corpses Wu Qi mentioned appeared in front of them, lying in all directions and looking extremely miserable.

At a glance, the clothes worn by these people were not all the same, and you could tell that they were not from the same sect.

Liang Yanbei walked to a corpse, squatted down, and took a closer look. And then he said, “The wound was not caused by a sword or any sharp weapon. But rather like the claws of some ferocious beast.”

The first thing that came into Wen Chan’s mind was the monster that killed Zhong Wenjin in his previous life.

His eyes followed the corpses to the depths and said, “They encountered some kind of vicious beast. And after a fierce fight, the beast retreated. And then they must have chased after it.”

“Young Master, this place is dangerous. These subordinates……” Shu Hua looked at the corpses in that place and wanted to retreat. It was not because he was afraid, but because he was afraid that something bad might happen to Wen Chan.

Of course, Wen Chan knew what he was meaning to say and interrupted him before he could finish speaking, “I have made up my mind. Don’t say more.”

There was an unshakable firmness in his words.

Liang Yanbei glanced up at him, then stood up and said, “Let’s go in and take a look first.”

Just as the few people were about to leave, the earth quaked suddenly, and the mountains shook. A strong wind came roaring from the sky, carrying along lofty black clouds and covering the bright moon.

After Wen Chan noticed something was wrong and looked up, his scalp went numb with shock.

He saw that in the originally destitute night sky, billowing huge clouds had rolled up at some point, spreading out layer by layer at the centre, covering all the fields of vision that the eye could see.

Lightning flashed between the clouds, like white dragons shuttling among them. They were accompanied by a hurricane that pushed the branches to and fro, and their clothes fluttered. They were all puzzled by the sudden wind.

The sky and the earth suddenly changed, and suddenly a huge lightning struck from the top of the sky, passing through the rolling thunderclouds. In an instant, the land covered by the night became like the daytime, and a deafening sound exploded in the ears as if an overwhelming amount of rocks were falling.

Wen Chan’s chest felt suffocated, and in just an instant, the earth returned to its darkness.

The torch in the hand of Shu Hua was blown out by the wind and could no longer be ignited. And the surroundings were extremely dark.

“What’s going on?” Wen Chan heard Liang Shuhong ask.

“The demon practices. I’m afraid the sacrifice has begun.” Liang Yanbei replied from the side.

But before his voice fell, they heard a roar from a wild beast, followed by a dazzling light that illuminated half of the forest.

Wen Chan subconsciously looked towards Liang Yanbei, but unexpectedly, their eyes met. And although neither of them spoke, they both reached a consensus.

Liang Yanbei took a step forward, took Wen Chan’s hand without any explanation, and held his four fingers in the palm of his hand. But before he could hold it completely, he already felt a trace of struggle. So he quickly settled for the next best thing and held his wrist, shifting up his hand.

Liang Yanbei said righteously, “Everyone, hold hands in case something happens!”

Now you can’t refuse anymore.

Wen Chan, “……”

Liang Shuhong felt that it was very reasonable when he heard it. This was probably the first time in more than ten years that he agreed with his tangdi’s words. So he took the initiative to hold Shu Hua’s hand and cast a look at Shu Hua: You must protect me by all means!

Shu Hua did not receive this look. He saw that one of his hands was being held by someone. So he wanted to use his other hand to hold Wen Chan. But he saw Liang Yanbei pulling Wen Chan forward, and Shu Hua’s hand was left empty.

“Just hold hands in pairs, so it’s easy to move,” Liang Yanbei said.

“What about me?” Qin Qi was dumbfounded.

Liang Yanbei glanced at him and said, “You find a branch from the ground and hold it.”

The few of them didn’t waste too much time and quickened their pace towards the place from where the light was coming. When they got closer, they realised that the light actually came from those people from the immortal cultivation sects.

They were sitting cross-legged on the ground, with swords by their sides. Two fingers of each hand were stretched out and crossed, with their palms facing up, and placed flat on their chest. A faint white light emanated from the crossed fingers, like wisps of smoke, floating up into the sky.

The white light was also mixed with a faint black energy, which was too vague to be seen.

Seeing those people with their eyes closed, Wen Chan couldn’t help but slow down his steps. He took a few steps forward, and his entire field of vision suddenly became clearer.

Inside the forest, there was an open space with a radius of dozens of miles, and in the centre of the open space was a three-step stone platform with a person standing in the centre.

In the skies above the vast three-step stone platform was the eye of clouds, with layers of circling thunder clouds pressing down overhead, rolling brutally and restlessly. Upon closer inspection, it seemed like one could see a black-scaled back that wriggled along in the black clouds. Only a corner was just revealed, but the oppressive feeling made it difficult to breathe.

The white light emitted from everyone’s chests condensed in the air, forming the scene they had just seen from a distance. The white light pressed down around the stone platform as if fighting against a black energy in the air.

Suddenly a roar of another ferocious beast came out, and they saw a huge figure jumping out of the forest on the side. It had four legs and a long tail. It seemed to be a yellow-furred tiger, but it was much bigger than the yellow-furred tiger.

The ferocious beast landed on the ground. Although its body was huge, its movement was smaller than that of a cat. Then it threw out a man covered in blood and threw him far away.

Immediately afterward, many people from the immortal cultivation sect carrying their flying swords followed. The first few were okay, but the people behind them were all injured. The blood was especially obvious on their light-coloured robes.

“You monster! You quickly surrender without a fight1lit. to submit to having one’s hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)!” The leader shouted.

The beast wagged its tail as if making fun of what the man said. It suddenly raised its right paw and hit the group of people. Some people dodged in time and didn’t get hit. But some people didn’t react so quickly.

The hit by its palm shook the ground, and the whole earth trembled. The disciples, who were sitting, spat out a mouthful of blood at the same time and immediately got into position without even having time to wipe it.

Since the place where Wen Chan and Liang Yanbei were standing was somewhat uneven, their centre of gravity became unstable at once. Resulting in them staggering forward a few steps and stepping into the area covered with the black mist.

Strangely, just as Wen Chan’s foot stepped down, a faint trace of heat emitted from his left ankle, and some blood-red marks spread on the sole of the shoe. After spreading all around, they disappeared in an instant.

Although it only happened for a moment, Wen Chan really saw it.

While he was in surprise, he didn’t notice that the monster fighting with the immortal cultivation sect in the distance suddenly turned its head fiercely, its eyes focused on the two of them, and its pupils shrank all of a sudden.

It immediately raised its head to the sky and roared, making an ear-splitting roar.

Wen Chan found the noise hard to bear and took a few steps to the side. But he heard someone nearby say.

“Stop, stop. Don’t go any further.”

Liang Yanbei and Wen Chan turned around to look and saw a person appearing out of thin air a few steps away. This person was wearing blue and white clothes and a silver jade crown on his head.

It was Lu Shaoqing, a disciple of immortal cultivation, whom they met in the city a few days ago.

However, he was very different from the last time they met. He was fighting with his arms folded, and there was a wanton languidness all over his body. His handsome eyebrows were well groomed, and his long hair, which was black last time, was indeed more red now. Especially the tip of his hair, which was an enchanting red.

The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, adding a bit of an evil aura, and he didn’t look like an immortal cultivator at all.

Liang Yanbei, who also noticed this difference in him, pulled Wen Chan back a few steps and asked cautiously, “What do you want to do?”

“Yanbei, I don’t want to trouble you today. You guys can go in if you want, but first make him take off the thing on his ankle.” Lu Shaoqing pointed to Wen Chan with his chin.

“But I advise you both not to go in. There are big things going on inside right now.”

After hearing this, Wen Chan glanced at Lu Shaoqing with a complicated look, wondering why he was calling them as if they were really close?

“Are you in the same group as these demons and evil spirits?” Liang Yanbei asked.

Lu Shaoqing smiled even more but did not deny it. As soon as he raised his right hand, a long sword appeared in his hand instantly. He sighed, “No. But it’s still too risky for you to show up here. So to guard against the unexpected, I’ll kill you first, okay?”

Liang Yanbei just asked this question, but he revealed the person’s murderous intention.

Seeing him take out his sword, Liang Yanbei’s expression darkened. He opened his mouth and was about to speak, but Lu Shaoqing didn’t give him a chance and swung his sword to strike.

Liang Yanbei stretched out his hand to push Wen Chan aside, took away the sword from Wen Chan’s arms, stretched out his hand to block Lu Shaoqing’s attack, and exchanged moves with him.

Wen Chan was pushed so hard that his centre of gravity swayed, he stumbled a few steps, and he fell to the ground. His hand accidentally hit a disciple who was making a move.

He quickly stood up and watched the two fight with worry. He knew that Lu Shaoqing was an immortal cultivator and was afraid that Liang Yanbei would not be able to defeat him.

“How were you able to get in?” A sudden question popped up.

Wen Chan turned around and saw that the man he had accidentally injured had stopped doing the move he was doing and was staring at him in surprise.

He was very confused and asked, “Go in where?”

“The place where you are standing now.” The disciple said, “There is a barrier that was created by the evil monster. We are working together to break it, but we still can’t break it. How did you get in?”

“I accidentally stepped in when the ground was shaking just now.” Wen Chan was also confused.

The disciple was silent for a moment. And then he picked up his sword from the ground and handed it to Wen Chan, “Please do this Taoist friend a favour.”

Wen Chan looked at him puzzledly.

“The demoness on the platform is performing a sacrifice. It is a critical period now. If you go and hurt her with a sword, the barrier will inevitably weaken. At that time, we will go in to eliminate the demoness in one fell swoop.” The disciple explained.

It meant: None of us could get in. But since you can get in, please go and stab the person standing in the middle of the stage.

Of course, Wen Chan didn’t want to take on this obscure job, and he didn’t reach out to take the sword. He just said, “The person standing on the platform has something to do with the Shengui Clan?”

The person on the other side hesitated for a moment after hearing this question, but then said, “She is the leader of the Shengui Clan.”

Wen Chan was taken aback, and his heart started beating wildly. His tone was urgent when he said, “How do you know?”

“We and our shizun2teacher/master have been secretly investigating this Shengui Clan for a long time and found that except for the believers who were ordinary people, all the members of the cult are monsters. The leader of the Shengui Clan is a bird demon3Oh, the demoness from the other chapter..” After a hasty explanation, he begged, “This taoist friend is begging you to help me a little bit. Our shizun is fighting against monsters and won’t be able to hold on for long!”

Wen Chan moved his arm and lifted the sword.

He turned his head and looked towards the platform. The person standing in the middle had her eyes closed, her hands were against each other, and she was mumbling words. It seemed that she was performing a sacrifice, just as the disciple said.

Whether it was true or false, he would rather kill it by mistake than let it go.

The bloody capital appeared in Wen Chan’s mind again. It was this Shengui Clan in his previous life that turned his home into an Asura hell4malevolent spirits in Indian mythology, and caused his relatives to be slaughtered, and gave him nightmares for several years.

This hatred was difficult to be dissolved, whether it was in the past life or in this life.

Wen Chan gritted his teeth inwardly. Although his current strength was not strong, the disciple said that the person on the platform was at a critical moment. If he slashed her with the sword when she least expected it, it would not be difficult for him.

Thinking about it, he walked towards the third-staired stone platform.

With every step he took, the soles of his feet glowed with a faint red light.

Lu Shaoqing, who was fighting with Liang Yanbei, noticed Wen Chan’s movements and deflected his attack with his sword before heading in Wen Chan’s direction with his sword.

Seeing him suddenly turn around, Liang Yanbei followed him very quickly. With his excellent qingong skills, he overtook Lu Shaoqing and blocked his way.

Only then did an angry look appear on Lu Shaoqing’s face, “No matter what time it is, are you always this annoying.”

Liang Yanbei sneered, “And you are very likeable?”

Lu Shaoqing had no intention of getting entangled with him. He followed the striding Wen Chan and wanted to get away as soon as possible, but Liang Yanbei didn’t do what he wanted. He blocked him from left and right and kept him entangled.

Wen Chan over there also arrived at the stone platform smoothly. Looking at the woman standing still like a stone sculpture, the hand holding the sword hilt became tighter and tighter, and it even trembled a little.

He stepped up the stone steps and stopped opposite the woman. Even when he got there, the woman still didn’t notice him. Her eyes were closed, and she was very focused.

A steady stream of black energy was flowing out from her body and floated in the air.

She was wearing a black and white robe, embroidered with a bird that raised its head, and was screaming. This was exactly the attire worn by the people of the Shengui Clan.

Looking at the familiar clothes, the tragic scene of his previous life became vivid in his mind. A surge of hatred gushed into Wen Chan’s heart. His eyes instantly turned red. He quickly raised the sword, aimed it at the unsuspecting woman’s chest, and stabbed it hard!

Translator’s corner

Is the red-mark thingy giving him the power? 

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  • 1
    lit. to submit to having one’s hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
  • 2
    teacher/master
  • 3
    Oh, the demoness from the other chapter.
  • 4
    malevolent spirits in Indian mythology

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