Chapter 357 - Death Is Not Scary. We Have Friends In The Underworld.
Chapter 357: Death Is Not Scary. We Have Friends In The Underworld.
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Someone said, “Miss Yun. You’re the only person left from the Yun family. We don’t want to make it hard for you. Give us the treasure and you shall live.”
Yun Yiyi glared at them coldly. Her tone was filled with violence as she said, “My family was destroyed partly because of you. Today, none of you shall live!”
Vroom!
The intensity of Qi around her strengthened. In the wind around her, there was a groaning of the dragon. The wind started to change in colors, engulfing her. The flames entangling the wind instantly dissipated and blended in with the wind knives, turning into flaming wind knives! They were lashing out in all directions.
Sizz!
Like a cannonball, they lashed out continuously, covering up the world.
Sizz!
Those cultivators who had no power and who were merely watching the drama were instantly slashed by the knives. They had flames all over their bodies. Before they could moan, they had already died and vanished.
The surrounding buildings were severely destroyed as well. Everything was a mess.
“She’s a demonic woman! Kill her for the sake of everyone!”
The elder with a whisk squinted. He waved the whisk in hand and instantly, countless white strings lashed out like snakes, circling Yun Yiyi!
The elder with a fan gently waved the fan. Instantly, there was a glow. Three gigantic flaming dragons launched at the wind knives!
The others attacked as well. Instantly, spells were all over the sky flying in all directions. Wind, fire, and thunder were flashing, causing different effects.
Nanan was watching with excitement with her little fists clenched up. She stared at the battlefield and asked through gritted teeth, “Brother Nianfan, do we help out? Sister Yun’s so sad.”
Dragin nodded. She added, “Yeah, this bunch of people are so mean!”
Li Nianfan only wanted to watch. He felt that these effects were so amazing. He asked, “How likely is it for Miss Yun to win this?”
“In theory, it’s quite difficult.” Daji analyzed. “She’s only in the Distraction Realm but the attacking crowd consists of two Combination realm cultivators. It’s not easy for her to have endured the fight up until now.”
“I see.” Li Nianfan nodded. He sighed and said, “Let her let out her rage. Watch closely. If she can’t take it anymore, go and help her out.”
He watched the battle as Yun Yiyi moved in red. She exuded a strong temperament in the windy air. She no longer had a smile on her face.
The carefree look of her in red was unlikely to be seen again after today.
It took merely half an hour for her to look completely different from the person she was before.
Humans could be so weak and vulnerable.
Meanwhile, fresh blood oozed from the corner of her lips. However, they curled up into a mocking smile. She raised her hand and a lotus leaf appeared, glowing strangely. At that moment, the world seemed to have stopped.
“If you want to know what treasure it is, I’ll show you!” Yun Yiyi’s eyes turned so dark as she exuded an air of extreme chill around her. Her tone was dark, totally unlike herself. It was a high-above scoffing tone.
The lotus moved slightly, its rhizome had turned black.
Vroom!
The wind around Yun Yiyi not only powered up, they even turned into black wind, swirling outward!
The black wind was like knives, cutting through everything they touched. The roof had turned into powder and vanished into thin air. The spells all around her were instantly cleared out!
Dragin asked with curiosity, “Brother Nianfan, what if they can’t hold it anymore?”
Li Nianfan touched his nose, “Erm…just pretend as if you didn’t see it.”
“This… This is…”
The bunch of cultivators looked shocked. They wanted to escape but the speed of the wind was too quick. Once they were touched by the wind, they instantly died and vanished without a trace.
The faces of the two elders in the Combination realm sank. They were terrified and wanted to run away.
Meanwhile, Yun Yiyi’s red dress was even redder, like blood. With a point of a finger, two black swirling winds lashed out at an extremely quick speed.
The two elders looked shocked as the black engulfed them. They vanished along with it.
“Cra…crazy!”
The woman and many other cultivators felt their scalps almost cracking open. They almost could not believe their eyes. They were so terrified that they felt their souls leaving their bodies.
These were two cultivators in their Combination realm. Yet, they died just like that! That was completely out of everyone’s imagination.
However, Yun Yiyi did not give them time to think at all. She exuded an air of frost so violent as if they were in solid form.
The attacking cultivators were soon all wiped out!
Yun Yiyi floated in the air as she glared at the ground. Her chills were so strong that nobody dared to meet her eyes.
Her violence was as unstable as boiling water. With a wave, she floated toward a family.
The family was instantly terrified. They knelt on the ground. “Miss…Miss Yun.”
“How did my family die?” Yun Yiyi’s voice was so calm that it was terrifying.
“The Yunlan Sect, Luochen Sect, Tianhu Sect, and Xingyue Sect joined forces,” one of the younger men said with a trembling voice. He quickly added, “It has nothing to do with us.”
Yun Yiyi’s ice-cold face remained the same. “How did the news of the Yun family getting hold of a treasure spread out?”
“It’s…it’s…”
Whoosh!
Yun Yiyi made a gesture. A tornado instantly engulfed the group of people like thousands of knives, completely wiping out the entire family.
It only took a little effort to turn the originally prosperous Qingyun City into hell in the ordinary realm. There were dead bodies everywhere. Everyone was trembling and they did not dare to breathe loudly.
However, Yun Yiyi still did not stop. She marched forward and appeared before another family.
“Miss Yun, we don’t know anything. This has nothing to do with us!”
Yun Yiyi did not speak as her hair flowed in the air. She could not hold back her violence and was ready to kill them.
“Amitabha.”
Jiese, whose eyes were closed, finally walked forward to block her. “Miss Yun, that’s enough. Every crime has a source. This family’s innocent, don’t get trapped too deeply and let your desires control you!”
“Jiese, I can’t marry you!”
This was the first sentence Yun Yiyi said. She was shaking all over and her eyes darkened as she exuded an air of violence. However, her tone was strangely calm.
“In merely an instance, I lost everything that I owned. Who can tell me why?”
She was glowing in red as her eyes had a cold chill in them again.
“My Yun family has always been friendly and kind for generations. This bunch of people benefited from our kindness. Half their lives belong to my Yun family! Now that my family has been violently destroyed, they’re keeping themselves out of it without trying to help? I’m merely trying to take back what they owe us! Get out of my way!”
She waved her hand, and instantly, countless wind knives appeared. They rushed forward, leaving Jiese alone as they killed the others.
Jiese had no emotion on his face. He exuded a golden Buddha glow that spread to his surroundings. He was blocking the wind knives.
“Miss Yun, this family did make a mistake, but they don’t have to die. Let go.” Li Nianfan could not help suggesting as he walked over with the crowd.
“Mr. Li, humans are heartless creatures who don’t return favors. Even if you save them today, they won’t remember your kindness. Who knows, they might even harm you in return!” Yun Yiyi suddenly smiled. She looked at Jiese and said pitifully, “This is how humans are. How’re you going to save them? Why not just kill them all? Kill them until they’re scared and terrified. Only when they’re all afraid of you, they’ll stop harming others!”
Jiese frowned and said, “Miss Yun, you’re in too deep.”
“Ha-ha, as Mr. Li said, Buddhism’s a path, Demonic practice is also a path. Now that I’m forced to take this path, I have no choice!”
With that, Yun Yiyi looked at the crowd and took a step backward. With a turn, she turned into a red orb of light and flew away. Crystal water droplets were floating in the air.
Sigh.
Li Nianfan shook his head and sighed. He felt sympathy for Yun Yiyi. He was instantly emotional.
He witnessed a kind and energetic young lady turning into this.
“Amitabha.”
Jiese chanted and gradually walked to the street. He sat on his knees as a golden glow circled him. A wave of sacred Qi rushed into the sky, covering the Qingyun City.
As the golden glow shone down, one could see with their naked eye that the souls were coming out. Following that, a powerful suction was felt, sucking all the souls toward Jiese.
“If I don’t save them, it’d be a crime. Not killing the demons is yet another crime. I should be responsible for this wrongdoing.”
With that said, the golden glow was gradually absorbed back into his body along with the souls, mixed together in Jiese’s body.
“Jiese, you…”
Li Nianfan was stunned. He felt that this was not the way to do it.
“I’m calming the souls that died with hatred and grudge. I’m paying the debt, Mr. Li, don’t worry,” Jiese clasped his palms together and said calmly.
How could he not be worried? He sucked in so many souls, they would feel so bad!
Furthermore, the debt he mentioned. Was he paying his own debt or Yun Yiyi’s debts? Li Nianfan did not understand, but he could vaguely guess.
“If I was more stubborn, I could’ve gotten that lotus,” Jiese said with regret.
Daji said, “The lotus is indeed problematic. The rhizome actually turned black.”
“In the beginning, I already sensed that there was a terrifying demonic power coming from the depths of the lotus leaf. It seems to be a demonic treasure. Unfortunately, it’s now too late to say it,” Jiese halted.
Suddenly, he said, “Mr. Li, perhaps I won’t be able to go to the Spiritual Mountain with you.”
Li Nianfan instantly waved it off, “Don’t worry, we’ll go ourselves. Do what you need to do.”
“Everyone, goodbye for now.” Jiese lowered his head and bowed. He then headed in Yun Yiyi’s direction.
Li Nianfan and the rest looked at the direction he went toward for a long time without speaking.
Nanan and Dragin were sobbing, their tears streaming from their eyes.
Daji and Fire Phoenix did not feel too good. They had become friends along the journey. Seeing that they were about to have a happy ending when this abrupt change happened, they somewhat felt as if they were involved in the story.
Li Nianfan looked around and realized that everyone was looking at them with an uneasy look. He could not help shaking his head.
He walked out and approached the gate of the Yun family. He said to the crowd, “Fix this board and hang it back up. If not, when she comes back again, nobody will save you all.”
The crowd was too scared to speak. They simply nodded with understanding. “It must be, it must be. Thank you for reminding us.”
Walking out from Qingyun City with the pair missing, the team was less joyful than before. The crowd was rushing through the journey without speaking as much.
Dragin bit her finger and cried. She said innocently, “Brother Jiese went over, is he trying to stop Sister Yun?”
Li Nianfan shook his head. “Obviously not, perhaps it’s just like before. He’s going to pay Miss Yun’s debt.”
“What’d be the result?” Nanan was more concerned.
“A body can only contain one soul. Jiese used his body as a container, and the souls that he sucked bore a lot of hatred and grudges. If there was an accident, he won’t make it,” the Fire Phoenix said calmly and coldly as usual. However, there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
“Huh? He’d die?” Dragin’s tears increased. It became a stream as she spoke with sympathy, “Brother, can you help him?”
Li Nianfan could not help rolling his eyes. “I’m an ordinary man with Deluxe Merit. How can I help? With an ax?”
He clicked his tongue and said, “However, the sight of the souls did remind me of something. If his soul went to the Underworld, I can go over to look for Black and White Impermanence. Since we’re friends, perhaps they can help out.”
This was the benefit of having many friends. Death was no longer scary since he had friends in the Underworld.
Dragin wailed softly. She was surprised. “Right, wow, brother! You’re so clever!”
For the rest of the journey, nobody made any more delays. They traveled on clouds and soon arrived before the Spiritual Mountain.
There were many mountains there as well as an ocean with waves, rippling over and over.
Looking from afar, it looked like the statue of a Buddha either lying, reclining, or sitting. Although the location was not ideal, it caused no harm to the cultivators. The atmosphere was alright. One had to admit that Yuecha was good at picking locations.
Upon arriving, lights were flying in the air. Those who came were bigshots from all over. They all exuded a strong temperament. Someone was riding on a gigantic owl. As it flapped its wings, the owl hooted loudly as if afraid that the others did not know it was an owl.
Someone was riding on a luxurious horse carriage. With horses pulling it, it was shining with a gorgeous and incomparable glow.
Those who attended this gathering naturally showed off their wealth. This was their public image. If they came in normal lights, they would look bad.
Li Nianfan looked from afar and mumbled, “It seems that we can’t walk anymore.”
The temple was located in the deep end of the Spiritual Mountain. Facing the mountains, it was impossible to climb each mountain on foot.
“Sit tight, the plane’s about to fly!”
He smiled without making any movement. The Deluxe Merit automatically popped out like a tsunami. They gathered into a gigantic golden cloud that was so eye-catching and bright. The crowd was gradually lifted off the ground.
Instantly, they stabbed the eyes of countless people…