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Human Sacrifice
In the Huan Shui Pavilion, the Yaochi Saintess was imprisoned, while the leaders of the Five Major Sects chose not to gather the Holy Medicine, yet they did not pursue the events of twenty years ago.
The incident involving the Book of Life and Death had never revealed its true culprit, and the Yaochi Sacred Land was completely annihilated. The Mountain Guardian Formation of Yaochi had been activated, leaving only the Yaochi Supreme and the Yaochi Saintess without anyone to interrogate them about their specific circumstances.
Now, disciples from the Five Major Sects had entered the Infinite Abyss, while an important figure remained in the Huan Shui Pavilion outside. The leaders of the Five Major Sects could not afford to ignore this matter; it concerned the Book of Life and Death, and no one dared to be careless.
"Saintess Ji Yao, we finally meet again after twenty years. I didn't expect you to look so little aged," Nangong said.
"Indeed, the Yaochi Sacred Land is a place that nurtures people. Being locked up here for over twenty years has been stifling. I thought you would scream when you saw us," Eastern Nine replied.
Jiyao looked at everyone and said, "Three of the Five Supreme Sects have come. My Yaochi has been destroyed, Nanhai Guanyin Monastery remains hidden, and now Wudang and Arched Eyebrows are trying to align themselves with the Three Supreme Sects to elevate their sects to join the ranks of the Five Great Supremes?"
The Emei Sect Leader responded, "Jiyao, my Arched Eyebrows Sect also lost our greatest disciple during the Death and Life Register Incident. Our sect's lineage has been interrupted; shouldn't I come?"
The Wudang Sect Leader added, "Wudang's Grand Disciple also met an untimely end. The Old Man is now over seventy, while my greatest disciple is merely in their twenties. If we're not careful, our sect could perish. Yet, the holder of the Book of Life and Death back then did not provide us with a reasonable explanation and threatened all sects for so many years. Do you think we can let this go?"
Jiyao replied, "The Book of Life and Death cannot be opened by human means unless all Five Great Supremes join forces. You drove Yaochi to extinction, forcing Saint Sovereign and Yang Sanqian to admit they knew the secret of the Book of Life and Death. This is the truth; do you have any further questions?"
"Are you implying they deceived us?" The Emei Sect Leader exclaimed in anger.
Jiyao said nothing more but turned back into the cave of Huan Shui Pavilion. She stated, "It's pointless to talk to greedy people like you; do as you wish."
"Jiyao, do you really think that just because there's a barrier, the Old Man can't kill you?" Nangong Dao challenged.
Jiyao's voice came from within the cave: "Nangong Master Dao Qi is unparalleled; your skills are unmatched. Killing is as simple as tapping a finger on the ground; do as you please."
"You!" Nangong trembled with anger. Twenty years ago, he had wanted to kill Jiyao but was stopped by the Supreme beings. Now, he was being forced out again.
The head of Yin Mountain said, "Nangong Master, please calm down. The leaders of the Five Sects have gathered; let us first break this barrier."
The leaders of the Five Major Sects began to act, chanting incantations as they pressed their palms against the barrier surrounding Huan Shui Pavilion. The barrier shook and gradually weakened under the immense power of the Five Major Sects' leaders, its Spirit Energy becoming increasingly frail.
Facing the leaders of the Five Major Sects, I knew I had no chance of winning. Moreover, I couldn't reveal myself in front of Nangong and Dongfang Jiu. They both knew I was Yang Sanqian and Jiyao's son, harboring the Book of Life and Death within me. Although they didn't understand how to wield the Book of Life and Death, with all the leaders gathered now, they might be able to use it like the Five Great Supremes did back then to alter lifespans. If I showed myself, they would undoubtedly try to kill me to seize the book.
The Five Great Supremes were elders to these people, all over a hundred years old. They were also in their seventies and eighties and surely wished to extend their lives through the Book of Life and Death.
My Time Walk could shift me almost instantaneously, nearly allowing me to traverse time itself, even crossing barriers. However, it couldn't penetrate mountains. If I used Time Walk to enter through the cave mouth of Huan Shui Pavilion, I would inevitably be seen by the Five Great Sect Leaders. Their powers far surpassed mine; no matter how fast I was, they would see through my speed.
An hour later, the barrier of Huan Shui Pavilion was breached. Nangong stood outside the island and called into the cave, "Jiyao, are you not coming out? Do you want me to send an old man in to fetch you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiyao emerged from the cave wearing a phoenix crown and a red wedding gown.
Everyone frowned, puzzled by Jiyao's attire. Nangong commanded, "Take her away! To Infinite Abyss."
"No need; I can walk myself," Jiyao replied.
The crowd escorted Jiyao from Huan Shui Pavilion toward Infinite Abyss. I stepped out from behind a rock, watching them leave with clenched fists.
"Master, do you know that Yaochi Saintess?" Iron Bull asked.
I replied, "She is my mother."
Under Yaochi Wuliangya, disciples from various sects gathered in a cluster. The herbs around Infinite Abyss had been completely looted. The younger generation from the Yinshan Yang Family, Serpent Cult, Sword Pavilion, Arched Eyebrows, and Wudang—these Five Major Sects—had already arrived here with their junior disciples, collecting every herb they could find.
The other sects could not understand why, when they arrived at the Infinite Abyss, the ground was bare of herbs, as if they had stepped into a wasteland.
In fact, long before, the higher-ups of the Five Major Sects had secretly united to open a hidden path within the barrier, allowing a few favored disciples to enter the mountains to gather herbs.
“How many Holy Medicines have you all collected?” Nangong asked casually. Earlier, he had announced that the younger generation would gather herbs, but he was extremely reluctant. After all, he was already over ninety years old and would soon be in a coffin. A single Holy Medicine could typically extend one’s life by thirty years; obtaining two would be equivalent to using the Book of Life and Death once. With the power of the Five Great Supremes, it could only extend life by a decade!
A handsome young man from the Serpent Cult replied, “Master, not a single one.”
“What?” Nangong's eyes narrowed in anger.
The handsome young man continued, “It seems there are no Holy Medicines in Yaochi Sacred Land; none of the other sects' disciples have found any either.”
The leader of Wudang Sect turned to his disciples and asked, “Did you all fail to collect any Holy Medicines?”
Wudang's Grand Disciple responded, “Indeed, Master. We only managed to gather a few Medicine Kings. We were just planning to head up to Infinite Abyss for clarification.”
Nangong glared at Jiyao and demanded, “What is going on here?”
Jiyao replied, “I was sealed in Huan Shui Pavilion; how would I know?”
“You don’t need to ask Jiyao,” an ancient voice interjected. “Yaochi Sacred Land indeed has Holy Medicines, but they have all been taken away by me.”
The voice came from a thatched cottage in the jungle above Infinite Abyss. The door creaked open, and a beautiful woman was helped out by an old crone.
Everyone exchanged glances, having never witnessed such a bizarre scene: a stunning woman being supported by an elderly lady. The beautiful woman wore pure white clothing; despite her youthful and lovely appearance, her eyes revealed a profound sense of weariness.
This beautiful woman radiated a white light that was visible to the naked eye, as if she were an immortal descending from the heavens.
I was filled with shock.
But what astonished me was not her, but the Big Black Cat she was holding in her arms. This Big Black Cat looked exactly like the one that had appeared at Futu Ridge.
Back then, Zhou Manman's soul was taken away by the Big Black Cat. I still vividly remember that morning when Zhou Manman said goodbye to me; the Big Black Cat was going to take her to Kunlun Mountain to seek a way to restore her physical form.
Now, I unexpectedly saw the Big Black Cat in Yaochi Sacred Land. Where was Zhou Manman?
"Are you the Yaochi Saintess?" Nangong asked the beautiful woman with a frown.
The beautiful woman nodded and said, "Looking at your attire, you must be a remnant of the Serpent Cult. Back in the day, even your master had to bow his head before me. On the surface, he showed me great respect, but who would have thought that during the siege of Yaochi, he was the first to charge in? It's truly lamentable."
"How have you become so young? Could it be that you have achieved immortality?" The Emei Sect Leader squinted and asked, a flash of greed passing through his eyes.
"Immortality?" The Yaochi Saintess chuckled. "If you cultivate my Yaochi technique, the Renewal of Withered Trees, to its utmost perfection, you can regain your youth. If you desire it, I can give it to you. I've placed it along with the Holy Medicine in the same location: the Yaochi Sacred Medicine. There are eight plants; if you can obtain them all, cultivating someone like Laughing at the Nine is not impossible."
"You old hag, what do you want? Just a useless person. Facing my Five Major Sects and the Underworld Sect, without your Mountain Guardian Barrier, do you think you still have any schemes left?" An elder beside Nangong, named Si Tu Nan, said.
As soon as Si Tu Nan finished speaking, a loud slap echoed through the air, leaving a handprint on his face.
Si Tu Nan was terrified, and everyone looked at each other in confusion, not knowing who had just struck him.
"The Yaochi Saintess is over one hundred thirty years old; even without her cultivation, she is not someone like you can insult," a hollow voice echoed from all directions.
With a smile on his face, Dongfang Jiu looked toward a certain direction and said, "Since the Divine Hero has arrived, why not come out and meet?"
At the peak that Dongfang Jiu was looking at stood a scholar-like figure with his hands behind his back. His body leaned slightly as he glided down from high above.
"Is that the Divine Hero Yang Sanqian? I didn't realize he was so young!" someone exclaimed.
Behind Yang Sanqian, an old man glided down from the mountaintop, dressed in a Daoist robe—Mr. Chang.
At the same time, a sudden voice echoed from the summit, "Five, calm down, calm down! Help! Chang Lao!"
Two screams followed, their sounds stretching out long. The crowd saw two dark figures tumbling together from the mountaintop, crashing down with a loud thud, after which there was no more movement.
Yang Sanqian landed on the Infinite Abyss and glanced at Jiyao in the crowd before turning to the Yang Family Head and saying, "Great-uncle, you’re looking well."
The Yang Family Head smiled and replied, "I’m not dead yet. Yang Sanqian, your skills have become unfathomable even to me. When Ancestor awakened earlier this year, he mentioned wanting to meet you."
Yang Sanqian turned away without acknowledging him further and bowed to the Yaochi Saintess. The smile on the Yang Family Head's face froze as one of the elders beside him pointed at Yang Sanqian and said, "Yang Sanqian, the family head is here. You don’t come to pay your respects or greet him, but what does it mean to only partially acknowledge him?"
Yang Sanqian seemed not to hear and said, "Saint Sovereign, I will help you break the chains."
The Yaochi Saintess nodded, and beside her, the Spirit Matriarch added, "These chains are forged from Xuanhai fine iron; they cannot be broken by human strength."
Yang Sanqian crouched down and picked up a golden chain from the ground. Only then did everyone see that the golden chain was fastened around the Yaochi Saintess's ankle.
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