Rise of Humanity

by <unknown>

  Shan Qingyang, the magnate Qi Practitioner from the Shan Shen Celestial Race, quickly nodded and added, “Agreed! Senior martial brother Xia Zhongjin, how you handled the situation was a little bit too much, so I couldn't stand aside and watch anymore. We Shan Shen Celestial Race and Zhong Yue might be enemies, but I have to say something anyhow. Zhong Yue can not be blamed for what happened.”

  Sha Qishan’s eyes rolled around and said, “This is your fault, senior martial brother Xia Zhongjin. You Zhong Li Celestial Race listed in the rules that there should be no fighting within Fiery Capital, so you are responsible for ensuring your guests’ safety. It is the mistake of your Zhong Li Celestial Race when Zhong Yue was assaulted in Fiery Capital.”

  The monster race’s Gaffer Di nodded quickly as well and added, “The Zhong Li Celestial Race failed to protect our safety and caused us to risk dying even in your capital. Senior martial brother Xia Zhongjin, you must really do something about it.”

  Xia Zhongjin’s face darkened. When he looked at Wei Shaogong, the magnate Qi Practitioner from the Gui Shen Celestial Race, Wei Shaogong quickly pushed the responsibility away and said, “These two are just some garbage from our clan. They were under no orders or missions to assault Zhong Yue. Their actions were filthy, they have embarrassed my clan, but I never thought that they would affect senior martial brother Zhongjin. Now, I must request senior martial brother Zhongjin return justice to Zhong Yue without fearing that you will offend me.”

  The Xia Clan Master then sighed seriously, “Zhongjin, this is your mistake this time, just listen to the many senior martial brothers here and apologize to Zhong Yue.”

  Xia Zhongjin looked extremely frustrated, but suddenly let out a deep breath, calmed himself and said, “Zhong Yue, I have been careless in the investigating the incident, I am sorry!”

  Zhong Yue however, smiled and replied, “Be more sincere.”

  “What did you say?” shouted Xia Zhongjin angrily, his face quickly turning red from anger.

  Zhong Yue kept smiling and said, “Your apologize was not sincere enough.”

  “That’s right!” agreed everyone around and the bystanders said again, “Senior martial brother Xia Zhongjin, if you are apologizing to someone, you must be more sincere if you really want to resolve the misunderstanding.”

  “What is wrong with apologizing to Zhong Yue and asking for his forgiveness after you tried to execute him?”

  “Zhongjin, just admit your mistakes, or the entire capital will be buried along with you!”

  Xia Zhongjin then tried his best to calm himself as he bowed ninety degrees and shouted, “Zhong Yue, I am at fault, thus, I beg for your forgiveness now! I will not get back up if you do not forgive me!”

  Zhong Yue then kept quiet as he looked at the man bowing at him.

  After quite a moment, Xia Zhongjin’s face turned red again while silence devoured the surroundings as everyone looked at Zhong Yue. Bai Zhenbei from Bai Zhe Clan quickly asked, “Zhong Yue?”

  To Bai Zhenbei’s question, Zhong Yue laughed and said, “I forgive you, Mr Xia Zhongjin. I will not dwell on this matter anymore.”

  He then flung his hand, throwing the doll into the hands of Bai Zhenbei, who quickly caught it as if the puppet was extremely hot. The old man quickly asked, “What is the meaning of this, Zhong Yue? This is not my possession so please take it back…”

  “That is just a normal puppet, not the Demonic God Contracted Puppet. That is one that I carved to look like the Demonic God during my free time. I now gift it to you, for old mister speaking up for me just now.”

  “A fake?” the stunned Bai Zhenbei blurted out as he quickly examined the puppet in his hand.

  “It’s not the real one?!” shouted many Qi Practitioners at the same time.

  Who would have thought that Zhong Yue would pull out a fake Demonic God Contracted Puppet that scared them so greatly that they actually forced Xia Zhongjin to apologize to Zhong Yue.

  In an instant, various thoughts and emotions ran wild within the minds of the many people around, while the enraged Xia Zhongjin shouted, “Zhong Yue! How dare you scare me with a fake! Die!”

  Just when Xia Zhongjin was about to plunge towards Zhong Yue, Zhong Yue turned his head and said out of nowhere, “But I have the real one with me, do you really intend to force me to use it? If not, just shut up.”

  Xia Zhongjin immediately stopped shouting, panting angrily after being played by a junior like monkey in a circus. Yet he had no other way to retaliate, and could only swallow all the anger down.

  Zhong Yue laughed, and as he glanced at the people around, he said calmly, “You people are merely disgusting characters that only play dirty in the name of justice, you really disgust me….”

  Then, Zhong Yue walked out from the palace. Everyone could only hold their anger back and watch him walk out at a slow yet stable pace.

  What Zhong Yue had done just now not only embarrassed Xia Zhongjin, but also the higher-ups of the many clans, yet they couldn't do anything but receive all the insults from him.

  Underneath the foot of Bai Zhenbei, Bai Canghai resonated with the words of Zhong Yue and said with a nod, “These higher-ups are really disgusting…”

  “Shut up!”

  The old man regretted greatly that he had stood up for Zhong Yue. If he had known that Zhong Yue was toying around with a fake puppet and thrown it to him, he wouldn't have stood up for Zhong Yue at all. Now, he worried greatly about how the others would think of him. Would they think that he was one of Zhong Yue’s companions?

  They are afraid of harming Zhong Yue now, but that does not mean that they won't harm his companions and clans….

  But what was done was done, no one would believe Bai Zhenbei if he explained anything.

  What the heck, Bai Canghai, this little rascal must also be an innate spirit body, the Comet Innate Spirit Body! I, Bai Zhenbei, have lived through many predicaments and have never made any trouble, yet two times I’ve brought him out and two times he has caused such messes. The first time was still fine, just a mouth of a crow that offended a few little juniors, but this time, he…., Bai Zhenbei thought in his heart.

  As Bai Zhenbei felt extremely worried and frustrated, Bai Canghai continued to annoy Bai Zhenbei by saying all sorts of nonsense. In the end, Bai Zhenbei stepped on Bai Canghai with even greater strength and drove him all the way into the ground.

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  Meanwhile, Zhong Yue walked out from the Fiery Saint Palace. Qiu Jin’er and the other girls welcomed him immediately. Before Qiu Jin’er reacted, Jun Sixie has already grabbed onto the Ghost Sword that was pierced through Zhong Yue’s chest, pulling it out carefully before immediately applying medicine to his wounds.

  Qiu Jin’er was confused, as this was supposed to be done by her, not Jun Sixie. After all, Jun Sixie had put on some makeup that completely changed her appearance into some stranger. From the point of view of Qiu Jin’er, it was very suspicious that a strange lady treated Zhong Yue’s wound, and he did not reject her at all.

  Qiu Jin’er measured Jun Sixie and the more she examined Jun Sixie, the more suspicious Jun Sixie became in her eyes. She suddenly asked, “May I know your name, sister?”

  “I am…” Jun Sixie once had her wounds treated by Zhong Yue, and felt that it was completely normal for her to help Zhong Yue treat his wounds, but she had forgotten that she was now in disguise. Now, she was in trouble, as her actions were very suspicious and she quickly said, “To be honest, I am the scion of the Northern Sea Remedy Valley and my name is Sun Sisi. I treated him merely because I am a doctor.”

  “Scion of Northern Sea Remedy Valley?” Bai Canghai quickly came over to her and asked, “Can you please take a look at me, then? My body belongs to the Yin element and the arts of we Bai Zhe Clan are all Yin type. With that, my body is extremely weak because of the excessive Yin Qi in my body, could sister cure it for me?”

  Chapter 389: Secret Realms in The Mortal Body |

  Jun Sixie nearly kicked
the brat away, but she had just said that she was the scion of the Northern Sea Remedy Valley and had attended on Zhong Yue’s injuries, it was not wise for her to ignore Bai Canghai now. She have no choice but to attend to him.

  Bai Canghai’s face was filled with smiles while Jun Sixie mulled and then said, “Incurable.”

  Bai Canghai’s face immediately turned pallid. Jun Sixie was after all, a magnate and the headmaster of Swords Gate. Even though she wasn’t a medical expert, she could still tell what was wrong with him as she checked his body. She informed him, “The Yin Meridian in you is strong, a few magnates would have been able to solve it for you when you were still at a young age. Adding in a Yang-elemented medicinal pellet, the Yin Meridian would have left you forever. However, too many years have passed and you again took up a Yin-element cultivation technique, worsening the situation and turning the Yin Meridian into an evil substance, we call it the Yin God. The Yin God is in your body, and the stronger you grow, the stronger it will be. For now, the Yin Meridian has evolved into the Pure Yin God, and only one who has the Pure Yang Qi can solve your problem. But … how many are there in this world who have cultivated the Pure Yang Qi? Your path is ending soon.”

  Bai Canghai was dispirited. He asked, “When I was young, I was weak and had no one, how could I ever ask the magantes for help? But after I became stronger and entered the eyes of the higher-ups, the Yin Meridian has already become a Yin God, now even the magnates can’t help anymore.”

  A thought flashed across Zhong Yue’s mind and he said, “Pure Yang Qi? I have it.”

  Bai Canghai was overjoyed!. He dashed toward Zhong Yue and tears started to roll from his eyes. He said jubilantly, “I knew the heavens would not let me die just like that! The benevolent Mister Zhong, please save me from the Yin Meridian Yin God, I will do anything you desire!”

  Zhong Yue shook Bai Canghai’s hand away from him and said smilingly, “No need for that, I have the Sun Innate Spirit Body and it is only luck that I can embrace the Pure Yang Qi.”

  Jun Sixie then quickly conducted her voice to Zhong Yue, she said, “Junior Martial Brother Zhong, there is no such need to help him, he is not a human…”

  However, Zhong Yue shook his head softly and replied, “Senior Martial Sister Jun, Bai Canghai is a living soul. The Bai Zhe Clan has always stayed neutral in their stance, they have never sided nor fought with any races. As an independant race that lives in their own world, they are not a threat to the Swords Gate. Moreover, saving his life is just an easy and simple task for me, it doesn’t cost me much energy.”

  After he explained, Jun Sixie kept quiet.

  Zhong Yue inspected Bai Canghai’s Yin God and locked his brows. Things weren’t as easy as he thought, the severity of the situation was beyond his expectation.

  The Yin Meridian in Bai Canghai’s body have gathered a strong Pure Yin Qi inside his body. Adding in the Yin-element cultivation technique he used, Bai Canghai’s Pure Yin Qi had filled his entire body.

  Not only that, but the Yin Meridian have evolved into a Yin God, coiling within in his heart chamber.

  The Yin God took the form of a snake, curling around his heart and was slowly strangling Bai Canghai as he breathed. Its head covered the top of his heart as if it was going to swallow the organ.

  It was not that strong, but it was definitely difficult to be dealt with as the Pure Yin Qi had become part of Bai Canghai’s body. Touching the Yin God and the Pure Yin Qi would be the same as touching Bai Canghai, a slight moment of inattention could remove his life at the same time as the Yin God.

  “Senior Martial Brother Zhong, how is it?” Bai Canghai beseeched him anxiously.

  Zhong Yue kept calm, thinking of how to get rid of the Yin God and not hurt Bai Canghai at the same time. Many solutions came to mind, but none would have leave Bai Canghai safe and unharmed.

  The Yin Meridian is the Yin God, any external force will be repelled by the Yin God and it could crush his heart easily. Only Senior Martial Brother Bai’s own power will not be repelled by it.

  Moments later, Zhong Yue had a solution and he said, “My solution is, I will give you a slight surge of the Pure Yang Qi. After you have control over it, I will teach you the【Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art】I’ve created. With the Pure Yang Qi as the sun and your Yin God as the moon, you can use the art and slowly get rid of the Pure Yin Qi in your body. That way, the Yin God will not repel it, and in the near future, you will be able to get rid of the Yin God already.”

  Bai Canghai heaved a long breath, and said with a smile, “You’re wounded and there is a blood-curdling battle coming in your way. This Yin Meridian has troubled me for my whole life and it is not a hurry, I can still wait for a few more days until your battle with Long Yue is finished. At that time, I will come for your aid.”

  Zhong Yue nodded and smiled back. “Alright then. I will return to Swords Gate after the duel, as the Fiery Capital is not a peaceful place to stay for long. Either will I go to the North Barren for you, or you can come to Swords Gate to look for me.”

  His wound was indeed severe but was pressed down all this time., After all, the Ghost Sword that pierced into him was a Gui Shen magnate’s soul weapon. Even after Jun Sixie had pulled it out and attended to his wound, the injury was still there, destroying his body from within.

  Bai Canghai nodded like a chicken while rubbing his hands. “I’ve been living in fear of death all my life and now, I can finally be at ease.”

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  Zhong Yue was wounded and was sent back to the Fiery Saint Palace to rest and heal while the other three ladies continued shopping for food in the Fiery Capital.

  Soon after, the three of them had somewhat arrived before the Lesser Void World. They raised their heads and looked up, staring at the Lesser Void World entrance and the Martial Divine Master’s mortal body on Lord Xia’s hand.

  The three of them walked up to the entrance. Chi Xue looked at the Martial Divine Master, mumbling, “Strange….”

  Qiu Jin’er explained, “The Martial Divine Masters have a strong mortal body that can last for nearly eternity after they die. Even more, these mortal bodies are hermetically sealed by them to lock their spirits in, giving them the strongest spirits in the world. The Fiery Capital’s spirit, which is this Martial Divine Master, has a god-level mortal body and with his spirit in it, he would be strongest spirit of all.”

  Chu Xie shook her head and said, “It’s not the mortal body I found strange, its that there seems to be some Qi Practitioners in his spirit, a notable amount of them! That is what felt strange to me.”

  A thought flashed across Jun Sixie’s mind and she asked with a smile, “You said that there are many Qi Practitioners in this Martial Divine Master’s spirit?”

  Chu Xue nodded, she confirmed, “Maybe the Zhong Li Celestial Race has the culture of cultivating in the Zhong Li Celestial Race’s secret realms? Sisters, why don’t we enter the Lesser Void World and test our limits? I want to see if I can enter the Legendary Board.”

  Qiu Jin’er nodded, but Jun Sixie shook her head and declined the suggestion, saying with a smile, “Go ahead without me, I’ve some other matters to attend to.”

  The two ladies walked into the entrance while Jun Sixie gazed at the Martial Divine Master’s spirit, rays flashing across her eyes.

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  In the Fiery Saint Palace, Zhong Yue was resting while waiting for Shui Zian’s news. He was nearly killed back there and a huge clamor was raised in the city, yet, Shui Zian never appeared. That clearly told him that the little old man was not in the Fiery Saint Palace but somewhere else, perhaps gone to search for the teleportation array formation?

  If Shui Zian has not come out, then that means the teleportation portal will be in some secret realm, could it be the Lesser Void World?, Zhong Yue thought and then shook his head, saying to himself, “There must be some other secret realms in this Fiery Capital. I’d better recover from my injuries now, and put up a good show in a fight with myself
before the world, so that no one will suspect the relationship between Long Yue and I.”

  The Ghost Sword was incredibly deadly, its power bizarre, suppressing his Yuan Shen even before it pierced into his body. Right as the sword entered his body, the suppression on his Yuan Shen was a hundred times stronger and impaired his power!

  Thankfully the Ghost Sword was not that strong, and his【Sui Sovereign Flame Order Palace Visualization Art 】 also repelled against the attack, orhis injuries would be way more severe.

  If it was another magnate soul weapon, those that had the effect of blood-shedding or lightning element, he would have been dead for certain.

  Even so, the blood in his body was infected, turning dark black, and even his Yuan Shen was infected by a cloud of dark air formed by the ghosts, infecting him in various negative ways.

  Furthermore, the powers of the Ghost Sword were still in his body, stopping his Immortal Body from coming into play. It even stopped his wounds from healing, even after medicines were applied.

  Zhong Yue had to visualize the Sui Sovereign for a long time before he could eradicate the effects, turning his blood back to a normal color, getting rid of the dark clouds, and clearing the ghosts inside him.

  His Immortal Body then came in play, recovering his wounds at a great speed.

  The Gui Shen Celestial Race has a unique way in the arts of assassination. They can hide in the dimensions due to their natural racial ability, something that no other races can do.

  Zhong Yue praised in his heart and picked up the Ghost Sword. He looked carefully at the damage caused by the Golden Feathery Peng Sword, a long gash along the sword’s body that impaired its power. It was now even weaker than ordinary Heavenly Dharma soul weapons.