r18novel Chapter 143: The First Encounter with Bai Yue
Chapter 143: The First Encounter with Bai Yue
Chapter 143 The First Encounter with Bai Yue
The moment the spider demon was pinned to the ground by Fengdu, she let out a shrill scream, and her figure blurred into that of a young woman wearing a black gauze dress.
"Please, sir, spare my life!"
[Fengdu] pierced her abdomen, and its powerful spiritual energy suppressed her millennia of cultivation, preventing her from casting spells. Apart from begging for mercy, she had no other choice.
Chu Yang slowly descended from mid-air, one hand resting on the hilt of the sword [Fengdu], indifferently looking down at the wailing spider demon.
He took out a demon-eating Gu and threw it at the spider demon.
The demon-eating gu became extremely excited upon smelling the demon's scent and immediately burrowed into the spider demon's body.
"What is this?"
The spider demon turned deathly pale and let out a painful scream.
Unfortunately, apart from that silly butterfly, no one else nearby heard her shouts.
Soon, the spider demon's cultivation was completely drained by the demon-eating gu, and it was utterly annihilated.
Chu Yang held the blood-red Demon-Eating Gu in his hand. After a moment, the Demon-Eating Gu disappeared, and Chu Yang gained nearly five hundred years of cultivation.
"The loss rate is around 50%, which is a little better than last time. The new varieties reproduced this time have improved. As long as we continue to improve, we should be able to achieve perfect replication."
After killing the spider demon, Chu Yang still couldn't find the Thunder Spirit Orb. This meant that the Thunder Spirit Orb must be in Leizhou.
"Should we meet up with my senior brother first, or go directly to find the other spirit orbs?"
Chu Yang fell into deep thought.
The two spirit orbs, Wind and Fire, might be in the Nanzhao Kingdom, or one might be in the God Realm and the other in the Ghost Realm. Since it's difficult to enter and exit the God Realm and the Ghost Realm, it's best to go to the Nanzhao Kingdom to take a look.
Ideally, he could get it smoothly; at the very least, Chu Yang could eliminate two incorrect options.
Just as Chu Yang was about to leave on his sword, a butterfly suddenly flew to his front and lingered there for a long time.
"Watch out, I'm a Taoist priest, not a scholar. I didn't kill you just now only because you're not inherently bad and you're on the righteous path. If you don't leave quickly, I'll start to covet your thousand years of cultivation!"
Chu Yang reprimanded him with a stern face.
He was telling the truth. If it weren't for the fact that this butterfly spirit named Caiyi was quite affectionate, he would have already taken action.
The little butterfly seemed startled, fluttering wildly in the air before disappearing.
Chu Yang smiled knowingly and flew away on his sword. However, he did not go directly to Leizhou, but instead went to the General's Tomb, which he had visited before.
Caiyi's appearance reminded him of something: there was a monster in the Jade Buddha Temple near Baihe Village named Little Stone, whose true form was the jade prayer beads held by Bodhidharma, and who had cultivated for 999 years.
He was supposed to be subdued by Zhao Ling'er, but the plot changed, and he is still entrenched in the Jade Buddha Temple, tyrannizing others and forcing them to become monks.
Even according to the original plot, the future of the Jade Buddha Beads is not good. After Zhao Ling'er's death, he will be left unattended and will once again become a demon, or even possibly become the big boss, Zen Master Qianye, in the Legend of Sword and Fairy 2.
The thought of a future scene resembling "Little Leiyin Temple" sent chills down Chu Yang's spine.
Rather than letting the jade prayer beads wreak havoc on the world, it's better to deal with them now. Whether we refine them into a magic weapon or completely absorb their cultivation, the outcome will be much the same.
The sword light flashed and disappeared, sweeping across the sky above the capital and heading straight for Baihe Village. Chu Yang used his Observation Haki to quickly find the Jade Buddha Temple.
There are many ordinary people here who were forced to become monks, resulting in the destruction of their families, the loss of their wives and children.
For this reason alone, Little Stone must die.
Chu Yang strode into the temple, his killing intent palpable. Little Stone, disguised as the old abbot, sensed this astonishing killing aura and felt a sense of foreboding. He then summoned the monks to prepare for a desperate resistance.
"A Taoist disciple?"
Looking at Chu Yang's attire, Yu Fozhu couldn't help but sneer, "Since you're a Taoist, I won't convert you this time. I'll just send you straight to see the patriarch."
Chu Yang grinned, "Little thing, you've got quite a prejudice. If you won't help me, I'll help you, it'll be the same!"
The jade prayer beads said in a sarcastic tone, "If you're so capable, then kill everyone here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless monks swarmed out and rushed straight towards Chu Yang. Little Stone's idea was simple: since the other party was a Taoist disciple, he would definitely not kill innocent people indiscriminately, and he could find an opportunity to ambush him.
But the next second, an invisible storm swept outwards from Chu Yang, and in the distance, Little Stone could vaguely see a pale golden ocean.
The Conqueror's Haki overwhelmed these ordinary people, and the Jade Buddha Beads could only watch helplessly as they fell one by one.
As the impact struck, the jade prayer beads' face twisted and became ferocious.
When he came to his senses, Chu Yang had already grabbed his neck and fed him the Demon-Eating Gu.
As the jade Buddha beads died and their spiritual essence dissipated, the monks in the temple regained their senses and fled down the mountain, while Chu Yang gained another five hundred years of cultivation.
In the world of Chinese Paladin, cultivation level and realm are not the same, especially for the demon race.
The two thousand years of cultivation Chu Yang gained from the demon race was not enough to directly push him to the next major realm, but it could enhance his combat power.
He can use this cultivation level to improve his martial arts and thus strengthen his Origin Martial True Body.
The jade prayer beads, having lost their cultivation, have lost their intelligence, but still retain a trace of spirituality. Given time, they may re-emerge with a consciousness similar to that of "Little Stone".
Chu Yang stored it in his soul space for others to study, and then flew to the Nanzhao Kingdom on his sword.
Meanwhile, Baiyue, who had already returned to the Baiyue Cult, sensed something and silently walked out of her room, gazing expectantly at the horizon.
"Brother A-Yang is indeed a man of his word, coming to Nanzhao Kingdom to find me so quickly." Bai Yue saw that the sword light that pierced the sky did not linger at Bai Yue Sect, but went directly to a more distant place, and his expression changed from gentle to gloomy.
"Haha, it seems your little brother A-Yang has something more urgent to do."
"He doesn't care about the agreement with you at all."
"I told you long ago, you can't trust those Taoist priests on Mount Shu. I'm one of them, and I know their hypocrisy better than anyone!"
"It's not too late. Come with me to deal with them. Old Man Qingwei and the elders of Canggu can't get away because they're trying to stop the Demon Locking Tower from collapsing."
"He's just a sword saint; the two of us can easily handle him!"
The Evil Sword Immortal gloated from the sidelines, and two out of every three sentences he uttered were attempts to incite Baiyue to oppose Shushan.
Once Mount Shu is eliminated, the Evil Sword Immortal, being a life form created from the evil thoughts of Qingwei and others, can absorb their cultivation and evolve into a true extraterrestrial demon.
At that time, the number of people in the Three Realms and Six Paths who can truly rival him can be counted on one hand.
Faced with the bewitching of the Evil Sword Immortal, Bai Yue was tempted, though he had already guessed the other party's intentions.
Did he not also have the idea of using the Evil Sword Immortal to destroy Mount Shu?
Originally, Baiyue didn't care about Shushan because the other party rarely interfered in worldly affairs. Back then, when the Witch Queen and the Water Demon Beast perished together, the Sword Saint watched from the sidelines from beginning to end.
But for some reason, Shushan has suddenly changed its attitude!
He had only gotten slightly closer to the vicinity of Yuzhou when the Sword Saint suddenly appeared and warned him to leave, almost leading to a fight between the two.
This made Baiyue realize that she might need to change her approach.
"I can cooperate with you, but what will I get in return?" Bai Yue asked with a smile, her hands clasped over her abdomen.
"If you want to destroy the world, you can't bypass the Five Elemental Pearls. I can help you collect them, how about it?"
The Evil Sword Immortal confidently patted his chest and assured him.
"To break the Witch Queen's seal, the Five Elemental Pearls are essential. This deal is fair, and I can agree."
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Bai Yue nodded in agreement, then turned her gaze to the direction where Chu Yang had disappeared and asked, "Why did Brother Yang rush about so much?"
The Evil Sword Immortal chuckled, "Now that we've reached an agreement, how about we use this kid as a sacrifice?"
"That won't do. I still have many questions that haven't been answered. Brother A-Yang can't have any accidents before all my questions are answered."
Bai Yue rejected the Evil Sword Immortal's suggestion without even thinking about it.
The Evil Sword Immortal's gaze towards Bai Yue held a hint of displeasure, but it quickly vanished, replaced by a smile. "It's up to you to decide this!"
Bai Yue did not respond, but instead used a spell similar to shrinking the distance to an inch, disappearing in the direction Chu Yang had left.
Chu Yang, who had arrived at the Divine Tree Forest on his sword, searched everywhere for the Golden-Winged Phoenix. However, the forest was too vast, stretching into the endless Hundred Thousand Mountains.
"Brother A-Yang, since you've come to Miao territory, why don't you visit the Moon Worship Cult?"
Bai Yue quietly appeared behind Chu Yang.
"The sect leader's cultivation is all-encompassing, so he can naturally sense my location. There's no need for him to do anything unnecessary."
Chu Yang turned to look at Bai Yue, and the two met each other's eyes in mid-air. He saw the killing intent in Bai Yue's eyes.
"So, you deliberately lured me here?"
Bai Yue was somewhat curious.
"I wouldn't say it was intentional, I was just betting on whether the leader would come. If he didn't, it would prove that the leader still had some trust in me, and that everything was negotiable. If he did come—"
Chu Yang shook his head in disappointment and said, "This shows that the sect leader has made up his mind and wants to go against my and the Shu Mountain sect's lead."
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"The phrase 'going against the grain' is a bit too strong. I've always considered Brother A-Yang a close friend, and our thoughts and ideas are aligned."
Bai Yue spread his arms, and powerful magic descended like a canopy from the sky. He said loudly, "Brother A Yang, you are going against the way of Shu Mountain. Why don't you stay in Bai Yue Sect? I will make you the vice leader, and we can change this world together."
Chu Yang shook his head and said, "There are many ways to change the world, but disaster is the one thing we shouldn't do. I still prefer a more peaceful approach."
"You keep testing Anu and Tang Yu just to prove that true love exists in the world. They have shown it many times, and you have seen it, but you just don't believe it."
Bai Yue was silent for a while before slowly saying, "That's not true love, it's just children playing around."
"Self-deception and stubbornness—if you don't know what love is, how will you understand it when you miss it?"
Chu Yang stood in mid-air, and the [Fengdu] beneath his feet suddenly flew out, swirling around him. "If you want to force me to join your sect, then show me some real skills. Don't just dream about it!"
"Why did it have to come to this?" Bai Yue shook his head, seemingly very disappointed with Chu Yang's attitude. He then reached out and summoned his magical power, which condensed like mist and gently pressed down on Chu Yang.
In an instant, the sky and earth changed color, and a large number of ancient trees, hundreds of feet tall, in the Divine Tree Forest were crushed and pulverized, as if an unseen force was raging.
Chu Yang's entire body flashed with light as he entered the state of Origin Martial True Body. The extraordinary phenomenon of the sun and moon appearing together behind him blocked Bai Yue Haodang's magical power.
"Oh? Brother A-Yang always surprises us. I thought you were very knowledgeable, but I didn't expect you to be so skilled at such a young age."
Bai Yue became interested, and his expression turned serious. As his magical power continued to increase, the power of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning began to appear around him.
A strong wind blew by, and the trees were sliced apart as if by a blade, leaving only a pile of dust.
When raindrops fall, they create huge craters on the ground, as if they weigh ten thousand pounds.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared, stretching for thousands of miles, like a divine punishment.
Now, Bai Yue is powerful enough to control nature, and he uses nature as a weapon to attack Chu Yang.
The sacred forest suffered a devastating blow as a result.
The terrifying aura reminded Chu Yang of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the Captain-Commander of the Bleach world.
He even felt that even without the water monster, the other party could still destroy the world with his own power.
【Fengdu】stopped above Chu Yang's head, and then the yellowish-brown Yellow Spring water appeared behind him, pouring out from the void and creating thousands of waves, helping Chu Yang block the power of wind, rain and lightning.
Chu Yang rode the waves and charged straight at Bai Yue, unleashing a punch that caused the entire world to tremble violently.
Bai Yue originally thought Chu Yang would use some earth-shattering sword technique, but unexpectedly, the other party came up with a punch that shattered the natural power around him.
"Even ancient divine beasts probably can't compare to this power." Bai Yue was secretly shocked, and then mobilized a large amount of magic power to defend, but it was shattered by Chu Yang's punch.
Bai Yue realized she couldn't fight back head-on, and her figure vanished from Chu Yang's sight like a dream.
Because Bai Yue also had magical interference, Chu Yang's Observation Haki was unable to predict Bai Yue's actions, so he could only rely on his speed to catch up with her.
Both of them were teleporting; Chu Yang used the Flying Thunder God Technique, while Bai Yue used the Shrinking Earth Technique, and neither could defeat the other.
Chu Yang grasped the sunlight in his left hand and the moonlight in his right, and pushed forward with both hands. Under the interplay of the sun and moon, a millstone radiating two colors suddenly appeared.
Chu Yang pushed a millstone the size of a football field toward Bai Yue, who then used the power of nature to bombard it relentlessly, trying to obliterate the force.
Large swathes of ancient trees in the sacred forest fell during the battle, and countless animals fled in panic, only to be drawn by a clear, melodious cry.
A golden light soared from the forest, its enormous wings resembling clouds hanging from the sky, its tail shimmering with multicolored light.
"A golden-winged phoenix?"
Chu Yang turned around in surprise, not expecting the Golden-Winged Phoenix to appear at this moment.
The golden-winged phoenix hovered in the sky, staring arrogantly at Chu Yang and Bai Yue, both of whom were the culprits who destroyed the Divine Tree Forest.
After a while, the golden-winged phoenix let out a cry and resolutely rushed towards Baiyue.
Although Chu Yang was despicable, in the eyes of the Golden-Winged Phoenix, he was not as bad as Bai Yue, who was the truly heinous villain.
"Interesting?" Bai Yue said indifferently, his hands behind his back. "You think you can kill me, you beast?"
"If you were a true phoenix, I would probably have to be somewhat afraid of you. But you're just a spirit beast with phoenix blood, how dare you bark at me?"
A terrifying pressure permeated the air, and the golden-winged phoenix seemed to be gripped by a pair of giant hands, its body frozen in mid-air, letting out a painful cry.
Click click click~~~
The sound of bones being crushed rang out continuously. The divine light on the phoenix diminished, and its body shrank, transforming into the form of a woman.
Covered in blood.
In the critical moment, Chu Yang once again charged out, his countless fist imprints crushing the sky and forcefully shattering Bai Yue's magical power.
The sword light flashed and disappeared in an instant, sweeping away the golden-winged phoenix and vanishing before Baiyue's eyes.
Gazing in the direction the two had left, Bai Yue remained silent for a long time before finally turning and leaving.
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