bullyxtreme Chapter 130 Five feet away, six relatives are disowned
Chapter 130 Five feet away, six relatives are disowned
Mei Shiyu's eyes lit up instantly, and she exclaimed with unexpected joy, "It's you! Brother Yun!"
Just by hearing the name Yun Songxuan, you can tell that he is of the same generation as Yun Songhe, the sect leader of Yunlan Sect.
He is Yun Songhe's cousin, and there is a several hundred years age difference between them.
Yun Songhe was a womanizer with a notorious reputation, while Yun Songxuan was a cheerful, straightforward, and extremely family-oriented man.
Because Yun Songxuan's branch is not the direct line but a collateral branch, in a cultivation sect like Yunlan Sect that places great emphasis on bloodline inheritance, their background does not give them a special advantage, and their status is relatively low.
However, Yun Songxuan's medical skills are superb and his abilities are remarkable, so he still carries a lot of weight in the Yunlan Sect.
He was considered an elder of the Yunlan Sect.
Mei Shiyu had previously sought his advice on the Golden Silkworm Gu.
Yun Songxuan and Dao Xuanzong were quite close. According to seniority, it would be a bit disrespectful for Mei Shiyu to call him "elder brother," but their friendship was special. They were at least friends despite their age difference, so calling each other brothers didn't bother anyone at all.
Now things were even worse, and Mei Shiyu felt even more ashamed—he had actually forgotten about his elder brother!
However, he would never admit that it was his fault, and retorted skillfully, "It was clearly you who disguised yourself, otherwise how could I not recognize you? I would definitely have seen you at first glance in the vast sea of people!"
"Oh, right, I disguised myself. It would be strange if you could tell!"
Yun Songxuan laughed heartily, "After all, your eyesight has never been very good... How did your master describe you again? He couldn't distinguish male from female beyond three zhang, couldn't recognize family beyond five zhang, and couldn't tell humans from animals beyond ten zhang..."
Mei Shiyu was both amused and exasperated. "What a pointless remark! How could I be that scary? Master always jokes about me. Brother Yun, if you take it seriously, it won't be fun."
Yun Songxuan smiled at him, "At first, I didn't take it seriously, but now... I'd rather not."
He made a few jokes, then looked past Mei Shiyu's shoulder and saw the giant spirit array behind him, as well as the enormous creature locked within it. An ominous premonition immediately arose in his heart.
Yun Songxuan hurriedly asked, "Thirteen, did you see a lone cultivator dressed like us just now?"
"Yes, I've seen it."
Mei Shiyu revealed the truth: "Unfortunately, he has been devoured by this evil spirit. I'm sorry, I couldn't save him."
As soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of the young cultivators following Yun Songxuan changed drastically. They all tried their best to suppress their grief and clenched their fists in unison.
Some of them drew their swords, determined to settle scores with the evil spirit, but were stopped by Yun Songxuan, who also wore a sorrowful expression.
"Uncle-Master! Junior Brother... he's just gone like that?!"
"I don't believe it. Maybe we can use some kind of soul-summoning spell to save my junior brother's life?"
"Even if all else fails, I must avenge my junior brother! Why is my uncle stopping me?"
Yun Songxuan, however, shouted at them all, "You're acting rashly! Do you know the details of that evil spirit? Do you know if you're its match?!"
“Going up there is just throwing your lives away. Even if you give up five more lives, you won’t be able to bring one person back. Do you understand?”
The younger generation, young and ignorant, simply saw that the evil spirit had been subdued and assumed it wasn't a big threat, thinking they could handle it themselves! Little did they know how much cultivation was required to support the spirit array that trapped the evil spirit.
Yunlan Sect is not a martial arts sect. Cultivation and combat are not their strengths. Even Yun Songxuan himself has to admit that his strength is not as good as Mei Shiyu's.
But at the very least, as a senior, he has seen more of the world than the children have ever known, and his insight and knowledge far surpass theirs.
Yun Songxuan could tell that Mei Shiyu's use of such a powerful technique as "blending with the world" meant that this evil spirit was extraordinary and could not be dealt with by ordinary people. It was almost impossible for a few juniors of the Yunlan Sect to kill it quickly and avenge their humiliation.
Looking at the grief and indignation on their faces, Mei Shiyu's eyes darkened, and she said, "I'm really sorry. At that time... it was only a step away. If I had been one step faster, perhaps this tragedy wouldn't have happened."
Yun Songxuan patted his shoulder, "Little Thirteen, it's not your fault, why are you apologizing? On the contrary, it's thanks to you that we were able to catch this evil spirit and avoid disaster."
Mei Shiyu sighed, "This evil spirit is inexplicably terrifying. Any living thing it devours will have its soul and body destroyed, becoming part of it."
The implication is that even if a soul-summoning ritual were performed, it would be futile; the person could not be brought back to life.
Yun Songxuan also sighed, turned to look at the juniors, and asked, "By the way, so much time has passed, has the sect leader sent any message? Please don't let anything happen."
The young people looked at each other, and finally one of them stepped forward and said, "Uncle-Master, why would the Sect Master...why would he think of contacting us?"
They were just a group of outer disciples.
The young man spoke clearly and continued, "Even if something happens to the sect leader, you will definitely be the first person he contacts."
He has a knack for being sarcastic and unpredictable.
This cannot be blamed on his narrow-mindedness and sarcastic remarks.
Their journey to this territory was fraught with danger, especially since they were there to find a way to break the curse on their beloved disciples, who were afflicted with the Yin-Yang Curse.
The thankless and arduous work could only be done by the outer disciples!
Yun Songxuan knew, of course, that these young people were feeling very unbalanced along the way.
Especially since they got themselves dirty while cleaning up other people's messes, the deep-seated conflicts finally erupted after their junior brother's death.
Yun Songxuan also came from a collateral branch and had been suppressed in the Yunlan Sect. He was well aware of the younger generation's thoughts, but while he was understanding, he could not allow them to engage in internal strife.
His face immediately turned cold.
He shouted, "You lot, take the sect's tokens and compasses, and go to the northwest Qian position to form an array using spirit talismans. You must make contact with the sect leader. If you can find him, search; if you can't, search even more! Do you know how we will explain to the sect if the sect leader is harmed?!"
The young people were brought to their senses by his reprimand, and they all lowered their heads and agreed, then went together to find a suitable feng shui location for drawing trigrams and arranging formations.
They didn't go far, but they weren't close either.
Yun Songxuan turned to look at Mei Shiyu. He felt embarrassed that the sect's discord had been seen by outsiders. Fortunately, the other party was Mei Shiyu, who wouldn't say a word and wouldn't gossip about others.
Mei Shiyu sensed something amiss from their conversation. "Could it be that Sect Master Yun... is also in the mortal realm at this moment?"
Yun Songxuan frankly said, "Yes, my cousin is here too. Thirteen, you can probably guess why the Yunlan Sect would take this action."
The group of cultivators in Yongjie Town who were afflicted by the Yin-Yang Curse were from their Yunlan Sect, and each of them had quite a reputation, being at least direct descendants of the Yun family, and some even from the main lineage.
Therefore, the Yunlan Sect attaches great importance to this matter.
They spared no expense, burning tens of thousands of spirit stones to set up an array in the ruins of Eternal Calamity Town, recreating the scene and reconstructing what happened.
To their surprise, Mei Shiyu was actually there.
Who is that willful and suspicious-looking boy beside him...?
Yun Songhe, the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, sensed that this matter might not be as simple as it seemed on the surface.
He simply took matters into his own hands and handled the matter.
In fact, before they arrived at the territory, they had already visited Taiji Palace and Sixiang City.
Fortunately, the Lord of Taiji Palace was not staying in his lair at all; he seemed to have not shown his face for a long time.
Unfortunately, even so, obtaining the snow lotus seeds from the Nether Pool outside Xuanwu City, north of Taiji Palace, remains a considerable challenge for outsiders.
Li Tingyun wasn't present, but the four men under him were all formidable.
Among them, Xue Rendong, the city lord of Xuanwu City, is considered the most formidable.
He is a mermaid.
Legend has it that they are descendants of Zhuanxu, an ancient god.
That's right, Zhuanxu was the god who severed the connection between heaven and earth, cut off the link between the upper and lower realms, and ultimately laid the foundation for the three realms of heaven, earth, and humanity.
Emperor Zhuanxu ended the era of humans and gods living together, restored order to the world, and ensured that the upper and lower realms did not disturb each other, allowing each to follow its own path.
He himself did not return to the Thirty-Third Heaven before the rift in the sky closed.
Therefore, he became the last god to fall to earth.
After Zhuanxu died, a strong wind from the north caught his body and carried it into the waters of the Northern Sea.
The north wind howled, the sea surged, and a giant fish leaped out, merging with the divine body to become the "Fish Woman".
Legend has it that this fish was Zhuanxu's wife on earth.
Later, the Northern Sea Merfolk clan came into being.
Xue Rendong's true form is that of a mermaid.
Enormous in size, comparable to a Kunpeng, capable of stirring up towering waves in the ocean and diverting rivers to flood the land, its stereotypical image is usually—
A very fierce piranha that loves to play in the water.
Unfortunately, the Yunlan Sect has provoked this piranha.
Even more terrifying is that this piranha... seems to have followed them into the underground.