Free Web NovelChapter 403: Chapter 212: Winds Rise in Cangmang, Paving the Way for All Beings
Xuan Qing gritted his teeth:
"Master, let me be the one to activate the Celestial Thunder Talisman. It’s nothing to lose a little blood essence."
Yun Yin said:
"Your cultivation is too shallow. Activating the Celestial Thunder Talisman would drain you completely dry. Enough, stop fussing. I’ll use the Celestial Thunder Talisman now!"
He took a talisman from within his robes. It was yellow with white script and was engraved with a Thunderbolt Seal that seemed to boom with the sound of thunder!
Just as his blood essence surged, ready to activate the Celestial Thunder Talisman.
HUMMM!
An inexplicable ripple washed over them.
Yun Yin could feel the power of the Evil King before him weakening at an astonishing rate.
In the blink of an eye, its power had plummeted to around the Second Layer of Dao Entry.
"ROAR!"
The Evil King had evidently noticed the draining of its yin energy. It let out a wail of anguish and, no longer daring to linger, turned to flee the courtyard.
"Trying to run? It’s not that simple! How could I let you go and harm innocent people?!"
Yun Yin immediately activated his Peach Wood Sword, slashing at the fleeing Evil King.
He knew that after losing so much yin energy so suddenly, the Evil King would surely attack humans to absorb their Yin Souls and replenish its power!
If that happened, everyone in Osmanthus City would be in grave danger.
He had to eliminate this threat!
ZZZING—
Urged on by Yun Yin, the Peach Wood Sword unleashed waves of Thunder Power that slammed into the Evil King.
POW!
In that instant, the Evil King exploded in mid-air, dissolving into motes of yin energy that vanished without a trace.
’Is it dead?!’
Yun Yin recalled his Peach Wood Sword, finding the whole thing unbelievable.
’How did the Evil King, so overwhelmingly powerful just a moment ago, become this weak in the blink of an eye?’
’Could it be that this Peach Wood Sword, passed down from the ancestors, has some other hidden power?!’
As Yun Yin was lost in thought, Xuan Qing suddenly tugged on his sleeve and gulped nervously:
"Master, look! The Holy Infant... why is he still floating?!"
Only then did Yun Yin turn to look. He saw the infant they had dubbed the "Holy Infant" floating in mid-air, assuming a meditative posture with his palms and soles facing the sky.
"Hm? What’s going on?!"
Yun Yin’s brows furrowed, his expression just as confused.
’I didn’t use the Floating Technique. How is this baby floating?!’
As Yun Yin puzzled over this, a voice suddenly resounded in his mind:
"If you don’t want to die, leave now. This Evil King isn’t some stray creature; someone is deliberately raising it."
"I managed to obscure our tracks for a moment, but it won’t last long. If you don’t leave now, you and your disciple will be dead for certain when the Evil King’s master arrives!"
Yun Yin’s eyes widened. He stared at the infant before him and swallowed hard:
"W-Was that you speaking?!"
Wang Xiao spoke:
"Yes. Go, quickly. My power won’t last much longer."
Just now, he had used a portion of the Death Great Dao’s power to dissolve most of the Evil King’s yin energy!
Moreover, he discovered that after being converted by the Life Great Dao, this dissolved power could be used to temper his own physical body and Yin Spirit.
In just that short time, his strength had recovered to nearly the level of a Tier Two Life form.
And through the power of the Cause and Effect Great Dao, he had also sensed that this Evil King was not an independent entity, but was being controlled by someone.
That was why he had risked revealing himself to urge Yun Yin and his disciple to leave.
After all, the Sixth Layer of Dao Entry was equivalent to a Tier Three life form.
To control a being of that level, the Evil King’s master had to be immensely powerful.
Since Wang Xiao had yet to fully recover his strength, it was not wise for him to confront such an individual.
Fortunately, he had used the power of Cause and Effect and Time to shield their presence from the surroundings.
It would likely take the Evil King’s master some effort to find them.
"Yes."
Yun Yin quickly called out to Xuan Qing, and the two of them woke up Wang Chuan and the other unconscious townspeople.
Then, Yun Yin said:
"Landlord Wang, I have dealt with the evil spirit for you. However, a great disaster is about to befall this place. You should leave as soon as you can, or your life will be in danger."
After offering this warning, he led Xuan Qing away from the Prince’s Mansion without a backward glance.
Whether or not they believed him and moved was out of his hands.
He had given his warning; his conscience was clear.
"Senior, which way should we go?!"
Yun Yin looked at Wang Xiao, who was being held by Xuan Qing.
"Master, who are you talking to?!" Xuan Qing asked, startled.
Wang Xiao silently extended his senses for a moment before speaking:
"Leave the city first. I’ll tell you where to go after that."
"Yes."
For some reason, despite not knowing the infant’s origins, Yun Yin felt a natural inclination to trust his words and found himself complying unconsciously.
Not long after, Yun Yin led Xuan Qing out of Osmanthus City. Following Wang Xiao’s directions, they began to sprint forward.
They changed direction frequently, at times plunging into the forest, at others using an Earth Escape Talisman to travel swiftly.
Soon, they were dozens of miles away from Osmanthus City.
There was a saying in the Cang Mang Domain: Never go out after dark!
It meant that dusk was the dividing line between the worlds of men and ghosts.
Once night fell, all manner of evil spirits and monsters would emerge.
However, by following Wang Xiao’s guidance, Yun Yin and his disciple surprisingly didn’t encounter a single ghost or evil spirit along the way!
An hour later, Yun Yin and his disciple had already fled for hundreds of miles.
Yun Yin was so exhausted he could barely walk. Panting, he said:
"Senior, we should be safe now, right?!"
Wang Xiao silently extended his senses for a moment before replying:
"Mm. For the time being, that person won’t be able to find us."
Using a fraction of the Destiny Great Dao’s power, he sensed that Yun Yin and his disciple had temporarily escaped a fatal threat.
Xuan Qing asked curiously:
"Master, are you talking to the Holy Infant? Why did you call him Senior?!"
Yun Yin said:
"What Holy Infant? Don’t be ridiculous! This must be some senior who has been reincarnated!"
He had already guessed that the reason the Evil King’s power had drained away so rapidly had to be related to the infant in front of him.
’An infant who can suppress an Evil King at the Sixth Layer of Dao Entry... I don’t even have to think about it. He must be some old monster who has possessed a new body or reincarnated to cultivate again!’
Although this world didn’t have a system of Reincarnation via the Underworld, some mighty figures could still manage to be reborn through certain methods.
Wang Xiao spoke:
"Let’s go. Find a safe place. There’s something I need your help with."
Yun Yin nodded and said:
"Yes. By the way, I still don’t know your name, Senior."
"Wang Xiao."
...
「Three hours later.」
「Osmanthus City.」
A figure holding a White Bone Banner slowly descended into the city.
His divine sense swept out. After a moment of silent perception, he narrowed his eyes.
’So my White Bone Ghost Soul was destroyed here. And they even managed to block my perception.’
’Hmph. Did you really think you could escape?!’
He immediately formed a hand seal, and a vast wave of Magical Power erupted from him.
In that instant, black whirlwinds surged out from his White Bone Banner, blanketing the area as they rushed out in all directions.
Thousand-Mile Soul Locking Technique!
In the next moment, any living being caught in the whirlwinds, whether human or beast, had their Yin Spirit violently plundered!
...
"What? Senior, you want us to lure all the evil spirits in Zhushan County over here?!"
In a dilapidated old temple.
Yun Yin stared at Wang Xiao, stunned and in utter disbelief.
’Most people can’t hide from evil spirits fast enough, but this Senior wants to deliberately provoke them?!’
Wang Xiao said:
"Mm. I will give you a Talisman. With it, you should be able to attract the evil spirits."
Right now, his most pressing task was to increase the strength of his physical body and Divine Soul as quickly as possible to recover his power.
With no other resources available, these evil spirits were his best form of nourishment.
Relying on the power of the Death Great Dao, Wang Xiao could suppress and refine the evil spirits.
Then, by using the Life Great Dao, he could transform their power into a continuous stream of life force to nourish his physical body and Divine Soul, thereby recovering his strength.
Yun Yin said with sincere admiration:
"Senior, you must see how all living beings suffer at the hands of these evil spirits and wish to forge a path for them by eradicating this scourge."
"For you to have such a noble heart, Senior, this junior will gladly give his life to assist you!"
Wang Xiao hadn’t expected Yun Yin to invent such a heroic narrative on his own. He didn’t bother to explain and simply said:
"Mm. There’s no time to lose. Go now."
’I don’t know how long my tricks can keep the Evil King’s master in the dark.’
’If I don’t recover my strength quickly and he finds me, it’s a dead end!’
