Capítulo 1565: Chapter 1436: Yin God
This abandoned small city is ominous, haunted by ghostly spirits!
At dawn, many cultivators flocked into the courtyard that had echoed with screams last night, only to find in horror that everyone from the small sect originally residing there was dead, leaving only human skins, looking terrifying and eerie!
The small sect that lived in this courtyard could not compare with the Holy Lands or the Wu Shang Sect, but there were two mid-stage Lord Realm strong people guarding it. However, both of these strong people were missing without a trace, neither seen alive nor found dead.
“It must be the Yin God, it must be the Yin God causing trouble!”
An old man with white hair and beard trembled while holding a limp piece of human skin, speaking in terror.
“Elder Wang, what is the Yin God?” A young man beside him asked the question on most people’s minds, as nobody had ever seen what a Yin God looked like, and there was a certain taboo about this legendary thing, though curiosity was stronger.
“Senior Zhiyuan, is it really the Yin God at work?” A burly, long-haired middle-aged strong man also inquired.
“Yes, it is definitely the Yin God!”
Wang Zhi, with a bright gaze and a solemn face, said, “According to the ancient records of our Luoxia Sect, the Yin God devours humans, turning bones and flesh into Essence Qi, leaving only the skin behind. The scene before us is so similar to that of the Yin God devouring humans!”
“Indeed, indeed, Lancang City has existed since ancient tis, with a long history, yet nine thousand years ago, it suddenly beca dead silent overnight, with all cultivators and common people in the city disappearing completely. Countless people ca to investigate but found nothing, it ultimately turned into an unsolvable mystery!”
“The scene last night, I believe everyone witnessed it. This Ancient City is not as peaceful as we imagined. Everyone, be vigilant in guarding against similar events happening again.”
The faces of the Heroic Lords who ca to investigate looked grim. They were filled with dread of this strange entity called the Yin God, wondering who it might target next.
“Elder Xuan, what exactly is the Yin God?”
Back at their quarters, Ye Fan secretly asked Elder Xuan. This thing was too bizarre, and since everyone was staying in this deserted Ancient City, they might encounter it again inevitably.
“Whether that thing is really the Yin God is still uncertain, but from the signs, it seems very much like it.”
Elder Xuan also beca cautious and said to Ye Fan, “The Yin God is actually an extrely defiant existence. It is a Supre strong person who, after death, did not undergo Transformation but left behind a corpse…”
Through the explanation by Elder Xuan, Ye Fan finally gained a systematic understanding of the Yin God, marveling silently at this magical creature.
The Yin God is an existence where a Supre strong person, at least of the Saint Lord Level, after death and with their body not decaying, was buried in a place with excellent feng shui, absorbing the Dragon Vein’s vital energy from the heavens and earth.
After several thousand years, the corpse gradually developed Spiritual Wisdom, becoming a half-dead, half-living entity, known as the Yin God, possessing extrely formidable strength.
Life is the most mysterious entity. Whether it is Earth’s high-tech research or the Xuan Realm’s exploration of life, neither has truly touched the core of life; the transformation of life is too incredible.
The ergence of the Yin God made many cultivators from small sects, clans, and so Loose Cultivators feel unsafe, prompting them to seek protection from larger powers.
In Lancang City, several distinct factions quickly ford, each minding their own business and waiting for the Beast Tide in the Immortal Mansion Ruins to end.
At this mont, a great turmoil erupted within the Immortal Mansion, with the Beast King of the Wilderness commanding hundreds of thousands of Wild Beasts and Xuan Beasts, raging like a flood. Many, harboring a fluke ntality, did not retreat and thus faced calamity.
In the past few days, blood stained cliffs and Dong Mansions, with nurous human cultivators eting untily deaths, becoming als for the Xuan Beasts and Wild Beasts, suffering heavy casualties.
It is conservatively estimated that ninety percent of those who didn’t retreat were devoured by the Xuan Beasts, not even leaving behind any bone fragnts.
Hundreds of thousands of Wild Beasts and Xuan Beasts spread endlessly, like a black cloud, or a mighty flood, leaving nothing in their wake, making any strong person flee.
At this mont, no one dared to enter, even the Supre Saints could only wait, for the turmoil of the Xuan Beasts could endanger everyone.
During these days, major forces urgently convened and decided that next ti entering the Immortal Mansion Ruins, no one is allowed to hunt or steal the young of Xuan Beasts and Wild Beasts, violators will be killed without rcy.
This ti, the Beast King of the Wilderness was enraged, blood-washing human cultivators, primarily because many captured the young of Wild Beasts, hunted Xuan Beasts for their Beast Core and inner core, violating a major taboo.
In these few days, the atmosphere has been extrely tense and charged with gunpowder, many cultivators striving to avoid discussing the Yin God’s affairs.
However, since that night, the Yin God never appeared again, as if it had eaten its fill, yet not a single human cultivator dared to relax, remaining on high alert.
So Holy Lands and Wu Shang Sect Saints even brought out their Supre Sacred Weapons, intending to suppress and kill the Yin God, to eliminate this scourge for the human cultivators.
Naturally, so Di Clan even brought out their Emperor Weapons. Although they were all broken Emperor Weapons, they still possessed supre might.
Over the years, those Holy Lands and clans possessing Emperor Weapons have spared no effort finding Immortal Materials to repair them, so even abandoning Venerable Level Holy Weapons to repair their Emperor Weapons.
On the surface, those Emperor Weapons appear broken, but whether they truly are will only be known after a fight, though no one is willing to be the first to make a move.
The previous Emperor Weapon War left an indelible shadow on them, many Emperor Weapons beca damaged, which was an unbearable weight for any clan or Holy Land.
During this period, the relationship between the Imperial Academy and Immortal Academy has entered a tense phase, with tensions running high, and a great battle could break out at any mont.
Due to Ye Fan’s pursuit of You Yunxiao, the disciples of the Imperial Academy felt disgraced and stepped out one after another, declaring they would teach the Immortal Academy disciples a lesson.
However, the Immortal Academy disciples were not willing to be outdone; instigated by Hu Fei, Shi Ye, Sikong Po, and others, they rolled up their sleeves, ready to brawl with the Imperial Academy disciples.
Although neither side had taken direct action, there was a lot of cursing. The Imperial Academy disciples called the Immortal Academy disciples bumpkins.
anwhile, the Immortal Academy disciples called the Imperial Academy disciples spoiled and a disgrace to their fathers. Neither side would back down, leaving other major powers dumbfounded.
Overall, the Immortal Academy was still at a disadvantage because many of the Imperial Academy disciples ca from major powers, with their clans and Holy Land Saints present.
“Everyone shut up! Wouldn’t it be better to save your strength to deal with the Demon Clan? Why fight amongst yourselves?”
Reluctantly, the higher-ups of both the Immortal and Imperial Academies finally stepped in, reprimanding their disciples to avoid a large-scale brawl between the two academies’ disciples.
However, not all disciples were so impulsive; so were very rational and did not participate in the verbal war.
The conflict between the Immortal and Imperial Academies has a long history; Ye Fan’s chase of You Yunxiao was just the spark. Since the timing was not yet ripe, both sides restrained themselves and suppressed the issue.
However, the deputy heads of both academies left a ssage that all conflicts should be resolved at the upcoming competition between the two academies, no need to settle it now. It’s more important to explore the Immortal Mansion Ruins and seek opportunities.
After diation, relations between the two academies gradually eased. Various major powers also temporarily established a marketplace in this abandoned Ancient City, located on a towering peak in the city’s center.
This is the most iconic feature of Lancang City, a mountain peak rising abruptly into the clouds, about a thousand feet high, smooth and steep. Ordinary people can’t access it, only cultivators can fly to the summit.
Temporarily unable to enter the Immortal Mansion Ruins, many people are exploring this Ancient City, hoping to make discoveries, as this abandoned city is also full of mystery.
Ye Fan and other Immortal Academy disciples, feeling bored, decided that continuous cultivation wasn’t good either; a balance between work and rest is the true path of cultivation.
One day, after Ye Fan, Hu Fei, Shi Ye, Gu Hao, Jin Changgeng, and others wandered around the city, they flew to the towering peak at Gu Hao’s suggestion.
The peak seed to have been sheared flat, with many cultivators bustling about, among them disciples from both the Immortal and Imperial Academies.
This is a marketplace where many cultivators exchange needed items, bartering with spiritual and divine dicines, materials from the Immortal Mansion Ruins, exchanging what they don’t need for what they do.
This free market is very quiet; even during transactions, voices are hushed. Many people place their items directly on the ground in front of them, marking what they want in exchange, waiting for traders to co by.
Ye Fan and his group wandered around and found quite a few good things: various spiritual treasures, divine dicines, and so strange materials used for alchemy, weapon refinent, or having special purposes.
For example, Netherworld Water, Netherworld Flowers—these things are effective for warding off evil spirits in ancient tombs but have no other use.
Such niche materials, unless specifically needed, are generally ignored, though they are quite expensive, requiring special materials for exchange, or purchasable with spirit stones.
On the towering peak, there were many cultivators, so negotiating deals. While many were browsing, few were actually trading.
In this Immortal Mansion Ruins expedition, many cultivators gained sothing. Thus, the trade of spiritual and divine dicines was the most prevalent. Ye Fan noticed that soone was even trading Wild Beast Blood and Xuan Beast inner cores, beast cores, and the like.
Undoubtedly, these people had hunted many Xuan Beasts in the Immortal Mansion Ruins. It’s no wonder; opportunities are rare, but hunting Xuan Beasts and collecting treasure dicines is relatively simpler.
After wandering twice around, Ye Fan stopped in front of an old Taoist wearing a ragged robe, his hair tied in a bull-nose knot.
Before this sloppy old Taoist lay a piece of yellow silk cloth embroidered with a Bagua Diagram, which seed quite old.
On this cloth were a few strange stones, so tree roots, and beast cores. Four black stones weighed down the corners to prevent them from being blown away by the wind.
“Heavenly Tao Stone, Dragon Blood Vine, Wild Beast Core, passing by, don’t miss out!”
The old bull-nose eagerly promoted his goods to Ye Fan. None of his items were marked for trade, aning they could be bought with spirit stones.
“How much for these things?”
Ye Fan squatted down, picked up the strange stone said to be the Heavenly Tao Stone, weighed it in his hand, and asked.
“You have a keen eye; this Heavenly Tao Stone contains precious treasures, with Tao marks of the Heavenly Tao. Keeping it by your side long-term helps with sudden enlightennt, absolutely a priceless Immortal Treasure for cultivators…” The sloppy Taoist rambled on, praising the stone as unparalleled in the sky and on earth, making Ye Fan suspicious. Could it be he was planning to rip him off?
Sure enough, the sloppy Taoist blathered for ages before finally saying: “This is a strange stone, at least five thousand jins of High Grade Spirit Stone, a fair price, right?”
He was dressed like a beggar, yet asked for an exorbitant price.
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