The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 164
—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————
Legend of the Evil Martial God
Chapter 164
“That guy’s source of power is yin energy. He probably went to absorb the yin energy of the nuns at Emei Sect.”
“Th-then isn’t Emei Sect in danger?”
“We need to move quickly. Before Emei Sect falls into danger.”
“Understood. I’ll immediately mobilize our sect’s Taoists…”
Jeok Wigang shook his head.
“That would be too late. We can’t delay even a moment. I’ll take only two of the people I brought with me.”
“Two people, you say?”
He could roughly guess who they were.
Among the people Jeok Wigang had brought, there were two he felt were stronger than himself.
“Well then, I’ll be going. The trading company people will impose on you for a while.”
“What are you saying? Impose? How great is the debt Qingcheng Sect owes you? You could stay for a lifetime.”
“Haha. I’m grateful for your words alone. Well then, I’ll be off.”
“May the Tao be with you. I pray for your martial fortune.”
Jeok Wigang smiled at Baek Un and disappeared in an instant.
Thud-crash-boom-.
He had merely kicked off the ground, yet the terrain changed with tremendous destructive power.
Startled, Baek Un looked in the direction where Jeok Wigang had disappeared and repeatedly chanted prayers.
“May the Tao be with you. May the Tao be with you. Great Pure True Lord, please protect the peace of the martial world.”
***
This place where red maple leaves sparkled as if burning.
It was Mount Emei.
Following the clear sound of bells echoing from afar, upon entering the mountain gate, old trees on both sides welcomed visitors.
Below the mountain gate, nuns in white robes were diligently sweeping the stairs.
This place was so peaceful.
Swish-scrape- Swish-scrape-.
When only the sound of brooms filled the air, one nun stopped sweeping and looked at something.
“Myeonghye! Stop spacing out and hurry up with the sweeping. We’re busy today.”
“Sister Sohye. There’s something over there.”
“What do you mean there’s something? Really.”
Sohye grabbed her broom and hurried over with quick steps, turning her head in the direction Myeonghye was pointing.
“Huh? What’s that? It wasn’t there until yesterday?”
“What could it be?
“A wild beast must have been rummaging around here during the night and died when something went wrong. Amitabha. May you be reborn in paradise.”
Convinced it was an animal carcass, Sohye pressed her palms together and prayed for its peaceful rebirth.
But Myeonghye sensed something strange and approached the spot.
“Don’t go.”
“If it’s an animal carcass, we should at least bury it. It doesn’t look good to have an animal corpse on the path to the mountain gate.”
“That’s true. Let’s go together!”
Sohye followed behind Myeonghye as they went inside.
Myeonghye stopped walking and stood still in front.
“What? Why did you stop walking?”
“Th-that…”
“Hm?”
“It’s not just one or two.”
“What are you talking about?”
Sohye tilted her head and moved to where Myeonghye was standing.
“Wh-what is this?”
A scream of shock burst from Sohye’s mouth.
The scream was so loud that other monks in the vicinity came running in surprise.
“What’s wrong!”
“Are you alright?”
But Sohye couldn’t hear them.
“What on earth happened…? All around is filled with animal carcasses!”
People’s gazes followed the trembling fingertip of Sohye as she shook violently.
There, dozens of deer were found blackened and rotting, with mountain birds scattered in between, their wings decayed and fallen.
Not only that, but corpses of all kinds of animals from squirrel carcasses onward were rotting away, giving off a terrible stench.
“Q-quickly report this fact to the Abbot! Hurry!”
“Yes!”
***
The Emei Sect was turned completely upside down.
Countless animal corpses had been discovered throughout Mount Emei.
Due to this incident, the high monks of the Emei Sect had urgently gathered and were holding a meeting with grave expressions.
“They say all the animal corpses died with their life force drained away.”
“They say their appearance is as if they were struck by the Star Absorbing Technique.”
“Star Absorbing Technique? Are you saying someone who learned that cursed demonic art is here on Mount Emei?”
“I don’t know. It’s merely speculation.”
“Recently, the number of sick people in our sect has suddenly increased – could that also be related to this incident?”
“Hmm. If there is a connection, doesn’t that mean someone is intentionally targeting the Emei Sect?”
“That’s possible. Without our knowledge, the Emei Sect may already be under Attack.”
“We must immediately search Mount Emei thoroughly to find the cause.”
“It’s certain that a major problem has occurred on Mount Emei. Please permit us to form an investigation team.”
The Abbot of the Emei Sect nodded his head.
“I’ll permit it. Form an investigation team immediately and thoroughly uncover every detail of this matter.”
“Yes!”
***
The scene where the corpses remained as they were.
The search began in earnest.
The experienced high monks of the Emei Sect were carefully examining the animal corpses.
“Hmm. There are no signs of suffocation.”
“There are no cut wounds either.”
“Look at the skin. The surface is completely dried up. This is the phenomenon when life force has drained out.”
“Is it the Star Absorbing Technique after all?”
“I can’t understand it. Why on earth would they come all the way Here to use the Star Absorbing Technique…?”
“Would someone who learned the Star Absorbing Technique be an ordinary person? They must be someone who learned demonic arts.”
“But why did they commit such acts against animals instead of humans?”
“They must have been practicing.”
“Master Uncle! If they were doing such sinister practice in This Place… Then, are you saying that bastard came Here targeting our Emei Sect?”
“I don’t know. I’ll need to investigate the details further.”
“Master! Look over there. The fog is yellow.”
“Corpse poison rising from decaying bodies mixed with the fog… Wait, corpse poison?”
The senior monk quickly asked the nun who was following behind.
“Didn’t you say the symptoms of those who are sick at the main temple are similar to poisoning symptoms?”
“Y-yes, that’s correct.”
“Could it be that they inhaled that fog and were poisoned by corpse poison?”
“It’s not entirely impossible.”
“If it’s corpse poison, how should we detoxify it?”
“Hmm. For the details, we’ll probably need to call an expert on poisons to confirm.”
“An expert on poisons?”
“We’ll have to request help from the Tang Family.”
Another senior monk objected to this.
“Master! What are you saying! Are you going to bring The Man into the forbidden zone for men?”
“Is that what’s important right now! Mount Emei is in danger!”
“No matter what, we cannot break the taboo! If we request from the Tang Family, we can only accept a Woman!”
“My dear fellow. Stop being so frustrating. The one I intend to call is the Poison King. Only someone of his caliber would understand what kind of situation this is.”
“Absolutely not! I cannot accept this! A man in This Place sacred ground! It would be sacrilege!”
“Are you planning to let Mount Emei die like this!”
“When did I ever say to let Mount Emei die! I said The Man cannot come. Don’t you know as well, Master! This Place is a sacred Mountain formed by the pure hearts of women. The moment The Man sets foot Here, that purity will be broken. Breaking that purity is what would truly kill Mount Emei!”
“This Mountain won’t crumble just because a few men enter! Do you think so little of Mount Emei?”
“It could happen! Mount Emei has traditionally been a Mountain with strong yin energy. If The Man’s yang energy enters there, the harmony could be disrupted and the power could become unstable.”
“Foolish! Look at these dead animal corpses Here! There aren’t only females but males too! Males are no different from men, so how do you explain this!”
“Animals don’t harbor lustful thoughts! Humans’ lustful thoughts are wicked energy, and such wicked yang energy cannot be good for Mount Emei.”
“Not all men harbor lustful thoughts! Even Samantabhadra Bodhisattva whom we serve is strictly speaking The Man!”
“That’s an illusion created by men! That being has no physical form! Also, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva’s yin and yang is dharma, but men’s yin and yang is desire! This means bringing The Man would defile Mount Emei.”
The sight of not showing even the slightest retreat was frustrating.
“Then let’s report everything that has happened to the Abbot and follow her will.”
“Very well.”
***
At the entrance to the foothills of Mount Emei.
A pale Man sat with a weary expression.
“Damn it. No matter how much I replenish my energy, the pain won’t go away.”
He shuddered as he said this.
“I never want to meet that monster again.”
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t come up with any clever plan to defeat that monster.
That monster would probably find this place soon enough.
Anxious that the monster might come bursting in at any moment, he wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible.
He looked around with a regretful expression.
“I really liked this place because the yin energy here is so strong…”
Even if it was regrettable, there was nothing he could do.
He had no choice but to find another base.
But he wouldn’t just leave empty-handed.
Instead of that damn monster, he would turn Mount Emei into hell before departing.
The necromancer went around various parts of Mount Emei, setting up formations.
When these formations were completed, the yin energy of Mount Emei would reach its peak, and eventually the balance of Mount Emei would collapse.
Mount Emei with its balance destroyed would become a mountain of the dead, filled only with death.
“Kukukuk. This is the last one. Now this place will no longer be a sacred mountain, but a mountain filled only with death.”
After creating the final formation, he took out a black crystal and placed it on top.
Ziiing-.
The crystal floated up into the air and began spinning round and round.
Light emanated from the characters carved on the ground, and fine threads of lightning connected to the crystal like threads, gradually growing stronger.
Crackle-.
Hum hum hum-.
As the lightning grew stronger, the light emanating from the characters also intensified.
“Kahahaha! Starting with Mount Emei, I will bring death to the land of Sichuan!”
While he was rejoicing like this.
“Oh my, I’m a bit late.”
Huh?
He heard a familiar voice.
Could it be already?
I turned my head thinking it couldn’t be.
Jeok Wigang was standing there.
“H-how?”
“Restore what you just did.”
At Jeok Wigang’s words, the necromancer twisted his expression and said.
“Do you think I would do such a thing?”
“Really? Then I’ll have to make you do it.”
“Kekeke. Damn bastard! You will never be able to break this formation.”
“Aren’t you being too confident?”
“This formation is a cursed formation that only I can break. Kekeke. I absolutely have no intention of breaking the formation for you. Ever.”
Drip-.
Blood flowed from the necromancer’s mouth.
He had taken his own life.
“May eternal glory be with the Heavenly Lord…”
And the necromancer slowly crumbled.
Grab-.
When I looked at the feeling of someone grabbing me, it was Jeok Wigang.
“Kekeke. Too late. I’ve severed all the energy and blood and meridians in my body. Watch carefully… The cause of all the death that has descended not only on Mount Emei but on the land of Sichuan… is because of you…”
At the necromancer’s words, Jeok Wigang said.
“Who said you could take your own life. Even if you die, I’m the one who kills you.”
As irritation seeped into Jeok Wigang’s tone, the necromancer felt pleased.
Even while dying, he smiled and taunted Jeok Wigang.
“Kekeke. Too late… No matter what you do… you can’t stop me from dying.”
“It’s not too late. If you want to die, restore this first, will you? Then I’ll kill you without pain.”
What is this crazy bastard saying.
I’m dying right now.
Seeing that I’m about to lose consciousness soon, it’s almost over.
—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
