Chapter 425: Yu Zong Tragedy
Chapter 425: Yu Zong Tragedy
"Has the entire Qin Mansion fallen into that unknown void state?"
"This form...?"
Jiang Yan took off the jade bell, put his palms together and pressed them against his chest. He closed his eyes and carefully felt all the energy on it, not missing a single bit.
After a long time, it suddenly opened!
"Thousand Feather Sect..."
He remembered clearly that Shen Ming had been in contact with him before he lost contact. At that time, Shen Ming had already passed through the Qianyu Sect's external restrictions and arrived at the sect, and was lurking in secret.
Because he was afraid that Shen Ming would be distracted, Jiang Yan didn't mention it any more and hung up the contact. Then Yin Li came to visit, the root of the seven emotions erupted, and he was imprisoned.
Everything seems to be just right?
I didn't feel anything unusual at the time, but now it seems...
"Is there a possibility... that the Seven Emotions Roots' riot wasn't caused by Yin Li?"
"After all, no matter how special Yin Li's magical powers and physique are, they can only condense an image of the Seven Emotions Mark, and that is the image of the most familiar self. How can they penetrate the soul and directly reach the Seven Emotions Mark of such a state?"
"Suppose... suppose it wasn't Yin Li who came, then... I'm the only one left?"
"What's so special about me..."
Jiang Yan was lost in thought and walked all the way back to Jinxiufang.
Along the way, street vendors were hawking their wares, tea stalls were full, and children were playing. Everyone was busy with their own things.
It seems that everything is full of vitality and everything is flourishing, but only Jiang Yan, who knows the inside story, understands that these are just illusions and cannot withstand real scrutiny. Everything that seems lively, prosperous, sad or happy is all facts that have been determined long ago.
Their fate had already been played out decades ago and would not change in the future, just like puppets, simply re-enacting the images of the past.
"destiny……"
Jiang Yan paused, then looked up as if realizing something. The sky was azure blue, a clear blue sky that was refreshing to look at.
"Yes... fate... everyone follows their predetermined destiny, and I am no exception."
"But... my fate was not supposed to be involved in such a disaster. The reason I suffered this disaster was entirely because of... Shen Ming..."
After figuring out this problem, Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel helpless.
It turned out that long after he faked his death and met Shen Ming again, he had been tricked by a series of "packages" by his own "good disciple", which not only caused his physical condition to change strangely.
Moreover, the fate line also "mysteriously" merges with it and becomes inseparable from it.
In this way, his fortune merged with Shen Ming, and Shen Ming's disasters were also taken on and shared by him.
It was also because he had been at ease for a long time and had lost his sense of awe, so he didn't take this matter seriously.
"That's right... With my personality, there's no reason to be on guard against thieves all day long... The changes in my fate and constitution are subtle and subtle, with no immediate impact. How could I possibly pay attention to it for so long..."
Jiang Yan murmured softly as if he was talking to himself.
"I was wondering why I suddenly became so unlucky. It turns out it was spread by that little girl Shen Ming! As expected, nothing good will happen when you run into this unlucky girl."
"But this isn't a bad thing. The bad luck is originally shared by two people, so Ming'er should feel a little relieved..."
Jiang Yan shook his head, and the intelligence he had already obtained had almost been changed back.
It is now known that the Qin Mansion, Jinxiufang and Qianyu Sect are in different but similar situations.
If Jiang Yan's guess is correct, he should find a hole when looking from outside Jingming Mansion!
It is similar to the effect presented by the Qin Mansion at this time.
The Qianyu Sect should be similar.
The place where they are at this moment has been cut off from the objective world and has formed its own structure.
But Jiang Yan speculated that the Qin Mansion should be safer than theirs.
Because the abnormality was caused by him and Shen Ming, and the roots of the seven emotions in the Qin Mansion were only passively involved, and could not even be regarded as an activation, but rather as passive defense.
Moreover, that strange courtyard clearly showed goodwill towards Qin Xiangling. To sum up, Jiang Yan was actually not worried about the safety of Qin Xiangling and Li Qiaoer.
Besides, if something really happened, it would not be Jiang Yan's business now, but the business of the Ancient Immortal Sect's Field Affairs Department. He was an "abandoned disciple" of the Ancient Immortal Sect.
"But, if Ming'er and I were in the same predicament, how would she break out of it?"
Jiang Yan thought about it for a moment and then laughed and shook his head:
"I'm afraid he's just like a reckless person, rushing around like a fool..."
.........
Time goes back to one day ago, in the northwestern border, the Broken Jade Snow Mountain.
It is covered with silver armor all year round, and the peaks are towering like swords piercing the sky. A cold gale sweeps across the mountain ridges, rolling up thousands of snow waves, cutting the top of the mountain into angular jade blades, which glow coldly in the sunlight.
Beneath it grows a staggered array of vigorous pines, rooted in the crystal clear mirror-like lake formed by the melting snow, stretching for thousands of miles.
In an uninhabited place halfway up the snow-capped mountain, hidden by clouds and mist, there stands a magnificent building complex built against the mountainside, with flying eaves and brackets, majestic and imposing. It is none other than the Qianyu Immortal Sect!
But at this moment, the Qianyu Sect, which should have stood majestically and was on high alert, was now depleted in personnel, with only two or three big cats and small cats left, and a lack of high-level cultivators.
Even the main hall, which originally represented the face of the sect, was now in ruins, with a mixture of burnt and bloody smells everywhere.
The gilded eaves were broken into two parts, with half of them embedded in the rubble in front of the steps. The cranes that used to float on the roof of the temple, symbolizing good fortune, were now plucked out and reduced to bare feathers.
The corpses of disciples were lying all over the ground along the way. Those with high cultivation levels kept their bodies intact, while those with lower cultivation levels had nothing left, not even ashes left, and all returned to dust.
Among them, only the most core rear hall survived and retained its complete appearance.
But now, it seemed to be crumbling, with occasional rumbling and exploding sounds emanating from within! It was as if a monstrous beast was shaking the mountain with its own body! The earth was shaking, and the survivors felt a sense of sympathy.
"Ahem... Bah! What... what kind of monster is that! Even the Thousand Feather Sect's twenty-eight formations couldn't stop her! I simply spotted her sneaking in and scolded her, but she attacked without a word!"
Ling Yu will never forget this day.
A terrifying woman suddenly appeared in the originally peaceful and tranquil Qianyu Sect!
In her astonished eyes, he spoke tender words with an apologetic look, while at the same time slaughtering his own master, fellow apprentices, and sisters as if nothing had happened...
"Alas~ My hiding failed, I was discovered~"
"Then I have no choice but to... please die~"
"Just run! Just try running a little bit! Who among us dares to stop you? You came right up and ripped out my master's heart, and what else do you have to say? You have such a dark heart!!"
Ling Yu bit his lower lip tightly, pretending not to notice the bleeding, and stared at the back hall with his bloodshot eyes.
There, the sect leader and several supreme elders were using unknown means to trap the witch!
But feeling the violent tremors coming from time to time, I'm afraid that method won't last much longer...
Ling Yu was crawling on the ground, one of her legs had been twisted into a knot, but she still tried to support herself, using her sword to support herself, wanting to go into the back hall and work together to kill the witch.
"Master... Junior Brother... Senior Sister... I will definitely... I will definitely help you get revenge... I will definitely..."
At this moment, a figure wearing a dark black robe with a dark golden dragon pattern suddenly appeared! In an instant, he passed by and rushed straight to the back hall!
"Wait! There's danger inside..."
Ling Yu subconsciously reminded him, but the man did not stop at all, and it was as if ants were jumping under his feet as he passed by, which made him look back, and this look went straight into his heart!
What a pair of eyes those are!
His ordinary dark eyes, though not domineering at all, contained an air of arrogance and self-centeredness. There was not a trace of compassion or warmth in them, and they were so indifferent as if all things in the world were but straw dogs.
Looking directly at him was like looking directly into the boundless universe! Even she, who should have been furious, felt her anger subside greatly after this glance, leaving only a stone-like indifference.
If she continued to watch, she would probably turn into a stone, without even a trace of consciousness or thought left.
Fortunately, the man only glanced at him for a moment before looking away. Ling Yu's mind froze for a moment before he regained consciousness, and then a chill ran down his spine!
"Who is this!?! When did such a person appear in my Jinglan Territory?"
Ling Yu watched helplessly as the other party rushed into the back hall and disappeared into the darkness, unable to sense him anymore...
At this moment, she, who was originally furious, calmed down. She had originally planned to rush into the back hall to fight to the death with her master, but after experiencing what happened just now, she calmed down.
The terror and fear of the witch gradually surged in her heart. Even someone as strong as her master was powerless to die tragically at her hands. This despair made her tremble...
"I'm half-disabled now. Even if I force myself on you, it won't work. On the contrary, it might even be a burden to the elders."
"So the most important thing I should do right now is to go down the mountain and try to stay away from here..."
"Because my cultivation is so low, the aftermath of the elders' attacks could kill me right now, so I should get down the mountain as soon as possible! Even if the elders are defeated later, I can still leave behind the last lineage of the Qianyu Sect and preserve the sect's flame!"
"Yes... yes! I'm not afraid. I want to preserve the fire, so... go down the mountain, go down the mountain!"
As if to convince himself, Ling Yu gathered strength from nowhere, dragging his broken body and swaying in the wind as he rushed down the mountain!
No one tried to stop them because, except for her who was still able to move, everyone else in the Qianyu Sect had either turned into ashes or was seriously injured and unconscious.
So, he actually managed to get down the mountain safely?
When she left Qianyu Sect far away and came to Jinghu Lake, she sensed a terrifying and heart-pounding aura!
Rumble!
Ling Yu turned around suddenly, but saw a scene that made her eyes bloodshot!
I saw the place where the Qianyu Sect was located, which was originally on the mountainside shrouded in clouds and mist.
With a loud bang! A flash of intense, dazzling light erupted! The roar distorted the very air, evaporating the surrounding clouds to reveal a clear, blue sky! This extended for a thousand miles! The violent energy ripples were like scalding steel needles, blinding everyone who saw them, regardless of whether they were a spirit or a mere pawn, and losing consciousness!
Even Ling Yu's eyes were bleeding at this moment. He covered his eyes tightly, which were constantly bleeding. His vision was distorted and extremely blurry.
After the white light passed, Ling Yuqiang opened his eyes and tried to look, but he saw that the place where the Qianyu Sect was... had turned into a huge hole!
The entire Broken Jade Snow Mountain, a thousand-mile-long snow-capped mountain, suddenly had a huge gap!
From a distance, it looked like a glutton had opened its huge mouth into the abyss and bitten a hole in it!
This horrifying scene was deeply engraved in Ling Yu's heart, and she would never forget it for the rest of her life...
...............
Time goes back to just now.
In the back hall of Qianyu Sect, the Sect Master and the Grand Elder were both covered in wounds, with their clothes torn.
The leader Fen Yuan was holding a ring-shaped magic weapon and panting heavily. There were countless spirit stones with exhausted spiritual energy scattered around him. Even at this moment, he was still recovering his magic power.
Although he was trembling in his heart, he still maintained the responsible demeanor of a sect leader.
On the side, a frightened old man said in a trembling voice:
"Trapped...trapped?!"
"She won't be trapped for long! Even though she was attracted by your Happy Soul Butterfly and went in on her own initiative, she definitely won't be trapped for long! We have to think of a solution quickly! Otherwise... by the time she sees through us, it will be our death!"
"Head!"
Another child's voice was heard hurriedly, and it was from a Taoist boy who looked like a five-year-old child. But upon closer inspection, on that delicate face there was a pair of eyes as big as ancient ponds, which did not match his age.
Sect Leader Fen Yuan was aware of this, but what could he do? He had already exhausted all possible methods, whether it was direct confrontation or covert tactics, and even resorted to the "Seven Minds Heart Source" that the master had strictly forbidden to use.
But...what's the use?!
"Ahem... Don't worry... We've been studying the Seven Thoughts Heart Source for years, and it's not so easy to crack... Even if that being wanted to get out, it would take him a quarter of an hour, and this time... is enough for him to rush here..."
The gaunt old man breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"That's good... That's good..."
After the relaxation came the fear and palpitations. The gaunt old man stroked the brocade bag in his hand with heartache, carefully took out one of the glass butterflies with broken wings, carefully examined its injuries, and then felt even more heartbroken.
"My Happy Soul Butterfly! I cultivated it with great difficulty!"
The Taoist boy grinned: "Haha, don't cry, it's just a mere Happy Soul Butterfly. As long as there are demon seeds, it can be cultivated at any time. Why are you crying?"
The gaunt old man glared back, "What do you know? I've spent countless efforts raising this Happy Soul Butterfly from a demon seed to hatching and then transforming into a butterfly! Who would have thought that this battle would have crippled it to this point..."
It was rare for the Sect Leader Fen Yuan to relax a little.
"Your Happy Soul Butterfly has performed a great service this time. If it weren't for the blissful miasma it spawned, that witch would have already broken free from the shackles of the Seven Minds Heart Source and slaughtered us all..."
"After this battle, that person will be rewarded!"
Upon hearing this, the gaunt old man put the Happy Soul Butterfly away again, with a smile on his face, no trace of sadness from before.
"In that case, thank you, Master~"
The Taoist boy gazed deeply outside the hall and sighed softly, "But this time, I'm afraid the Qianyu Sect is not worthy of its name..."
Sect Leader Fen Yuan smiled calmly, "Haha, just a few disciples, just consumables. Do you and I really regard the Qianyu Sect as a legacy?"
"Ah...after all, after running this business for decades, how can I remain indifferent when it collapses?"
"Ha ha……"
Sect Leader Fen Yuan was about to offer some words of comfort, but his heart suddenly tightened! It felt as if someone was gripping him tightly! Then, a sharp, piercing pain slowly came...
Fen Yuan opened his mouth, but no sound came out. His entire body's energy was tightly suppressed within him! His magic power was like a drop in the ocean, with no movement at all!
He lowered his head tremblingly, only to see a hand as white as jade passing through from behind, accurately grabbing his heart and playing with it.
"Not bad~ a very good little trick~"
Shen Ming tilted her head slightly to reveal her snow-white goose neck. Her charming eyes were slightly narrowed with a layer of misty watery light in them. There was a seductive arc at the end of her eyes. These eyes alone were extremely charming.
At this moment, her blood-red lips were slightly opened, her head turned slightly, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
The whole person... seems to be still wandering in some special memories, with a trace of attachment and greed.
"What a wonderful experience... I can't resist it even if I'm lucid... My dear Master... Hmm~"
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