Free Web NovelChapter 190: Chapter 183: This Student Is Willing to Lead the Immortal Elder’s Horse and Hold His Stirrups
As all the curses were completely devoured by the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, the entire eerie space seemed to fall silent.
Not far away, Wang Xiedi lay spread-eagled on the ground. His eyes were shut tight, his face deathly pale, and a trace of white foam hung at the corner of his mouth. His body twitched from time to time—the aftereffects clearly hadn’t worn off.
"Hsss..."
Su Ling’er sucked in a sharp breath, taking in Wang Xiedi’s miserable state. Inside, she was absolutely losing it.
’It’s over! It’s all over!’
’Don’t tell me Eldest Brother swung our Junior Brother into a complete idiot?!’
’Okay, he wasn’t that smart to begin with!’
’No, wait, doesn’t that make it even worse?!’
’This isn’t "reasserting his dominance"!’
’He nearly scrambled the poor guy’s brains!!!’
’From now on, if anyone asks about the Guixi Sect’s Sword Technique, are we supposed to tell them we swing people around like human flails?!’
She looked around in terror. The mother and son were huddled together, trembling, their eyes fixed on Lin Qingfeng with the kind of awe reserved for an unknown and terrifying creature.
’Yep, that look is spot on!’
The scholar, on the other hand, snapped out of his stupor, his face flushing with a sick, fanatical worship.
He scrambled over, falling with a THUD before Lin Qingfeng. With tears streaming down his face, he pleaded earnestly:
"Immortal Master! Your divine might is unparalleled, your Magical Power boundless!"
"Today, I have been blessed to witness your immortal presence. It is like the clouds parting to reveal the sun—I am suddenly enlightened!"
"Only now do I understand the vastness of the world and the profound mysteries of the Celestial Dao!"
As he spoke, he even began to sway his head and recite dramatically:
"I am willing to be your humble servant, to lead your horse and serve you tea, if only I can follow you and catch a glimpse of the Celestial Dao’s profound secrets!"
Lin Qingfeng felt a little troubled.
’Are you kidding me? I’d love to take you back as free labor for the sect, have you do some mining or farming.’
’But the instance mechanics won’t allow it!!!’
’Oh well.’
A flicker of regret crossed Lin Qingfeng’s mind, but his face remained a mask of profound mystery as he said coolly:
"My Guixi Sect prioritizes a steadfast heart for the Dao when accepting disciples. Your heart is too full of worldly ambition, your mortal ties are yet unbroken, and your foundation is unstable."
"On the path to the Celestial Dao, one wrong step will lead you astray forever. Go back. Only when you have settled your mortal affairs may you knock on the gates of immortality."
However, seeing this scene, Su Ling’er was screaming internally.
’Seriously, you actually dared to ask?!’
’Do you have a death wish or something?!’
’Do you have any idea you were just applying for the express lane at death’s door?!’
’Lead his horse and hold his stirrups?’
’If you went with him, you’d probably end up as raw material for Eldest Brother’s heretical techniques!’
’If you’re lucky, you’ll be used as workout equipment like our Junior Brother.’
’If you’re unlucky, you’ll be treated like a consumable and tossed right into a furnace as "soup stock"!’
’You won’t even get a chance to regret it!’
’And Eldest Brother has the nerve to talk about having a heart full of worldly ambition?’
’The nerve of him to criticize someone else for it!’
’You’re the one swinging your junior brother around like a human flail! You’re the most ruthlessly pragmatic one here!’
’Luckily, Eldest Brother refused him for some reason. It must be because you, scholar, don’t have a Spirit Root, so recruiting you would be pointless.’
’Sigh, count yourself lucky.’
Meanwhile, the mother and son finally recovered from their shock. The woman, holding her child, carefully bowed deeply to Lin Qingfeng.
"Thank you... thank you, Immortal Master, for saving our lives. We will never forget this immense kindness."
"Mm. We Cultivators walk the earth to slay demons and eliminate evil, restoring clarity to the world. This is the cycle of the Celestial Dao, and it is also the founding duty of my Guixi Sect. There is no need for thanks."
Lin Qingfeng nodded nonchalantly, casually spouting a few lines of nonsense.
Su Ling’er felt like she was going to cough up blood.
*Pfft—!*
’Restore clarity to the world?!’
’I think you have some kind of colossal misunderstanding of the word "clarity"!’
’Keep pretending! Just keep up your act!’
Just then, Wang Xiedi, still on the ground, let out a painful groan and slowly began to wake up.
He felt as if all his internal organs had been rearranged, and his head was buzzing as though hundreds of monks were chanting and striking wooden fish inside it.
He opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was a field devoid of even a single ghostly shadow, and his completely unscathed Eldest Brother putting away the banner.
Wang Xiedi’s brain short-circuited for a moment.
’What the hell—!!!’
’You could have clearly gotten rid of all those things with a single wave of your hand!’
’So why did you insist on swinging me around like a flail, a shield, and a freaking mace?!’
’Was it just for fun?!’
(Lin Qingfeng: "Yes!!!")
Lin Qingfeng paid no mind to the turmoil raging in Wang Xiedi’s heart.
He withdrew the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which transformed into a streak of light and vanished into his sleeve.
[Yin Spirit Atlas has been updated]
[Yin Spirit Atlas]: Shen Jieye (Collected)
[Name]: Curse Spirit Shen Jieye
[Type]: Earth-Binding Curse
[Cultivation]: Roughly equivalent to Early-stage Core Formation
[Yin Spirit Talisman - Gaye]
Love letters turn to talismans of death; a devoted heart given to the wolf in her bed.
Her body a vessel for evil, her hatred the flame; a house of dry bones awaits his claim.
Once, a woman of good standing met a wicked man and died holding a deep grievance.
Because his Cultivation Technique was flawed, Shen Gang found it difficult to produce an heir. Heeding the slander of a mysterious Daoist, he gradually grew suspicious of his wife.
Later, when his wife discovered him practicing a heretical technique, the thought of killing her arose.
Her husband’s family fed her a cursed artifact to be used in a vile ritual. On the altar, her soul was unable to disperse, instead becoming bound to the ley lines of the estate, turning her into an earth-bound spirit.
Her resentment was so profound that she eventually became a curse at the level of Core Formation.
All who enter her home are killed by her and turned into spectral minions, never to be reincarnated.
This is the fruit of suspicion and the calamity of heretical arts, a warning to the world that even the person sleeping beside you can become the soul that comes to claim your life.
"Oh... so that’s what happened."
Lin Qingfeng nodded in understanding after reading it.
’Nice, another entry unlocked.’
「In another corner of the instance, within a narrow crevice in the wall.」
Li Chunfeng was curled up, panting heavily, his clothes drenched in sweat.
"CLANG... SHING... CLANG... SHING..."
He kept comforting himself.
’Are my arms sore?’
’This is my fated immortal opportunity cleansing my meridians and purifying my marrow!’
’Am I drenched in sweat?’
’This is just the impurities being expelled from my mortal body!’
’They are waiting, testing my heart for the Dao!’
’As long as I can persevere, I will surely ascend to the heavens in a single step!’
However, fantasy is beautiful, but reality is cruel.
He was, after all, just a mortal man over fifty years old.
"CLANG... SHING... CLANG..."
The speed at which he drew and sheathed the sword grew slower and slower, and the sounds became faint and weak.
Outside the crevice, a twisted curse finally noticed him.
A pair of deathly pale claws slowly reached toward him!
’It’s over...’
However! "BOOM—!!!"
A pitch-black coffin fell from the sky, crushing the curse beneath it and leaving behind nothing but a black stain.
The coffin lid opened with a CREAK, and Senior Brother Ji stepped out nonchalantly.
Ji dusted off his clothes, looked at the stunned Li Chunfeng, and flashed his signature smile:
"Don’t panic, Junior Brother. I was just rescuing Mr. Dong. It’s time to go!"
Without waiting for a reply, he grabbed Li Chunfeng, tossed him into the coffin, slammed the lid shut with a BANG, and shouldered it before heading off in Lin Qingfeng’s direction.
