by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
When Zi Yan had said that if Long Chen would agree to change his ways, the path to immortality or divinity would be wide and open for him, it had clearly expressed her determination and her heart. However, Long Chen had declined this lure that would drive others crazy.
“That bastard Long Chen, how am I supposed to live this down? Beautiful women only recognize you and not me. How am I any inferior to you?” cursed the man once Zi Yan left.
Everyone looked at this person curiously. His voice was very young. However, wearing a cloak and mask out in the open was a bit out of place.
“Brother, do you have any enmity with Long Chen?” probed an expert from the ancient family alliance.
The mysterious man looked at that Netherpassage expert and suddenly slapped him across the face, cursing, “Who the fuck are you calling brother?!”
Chapter 1809 The Western Wretch Appears
That Netherpassage expert of the ancient family alliance kindly stepped forward to strike up a conversation, only to receive a sudden slap in the face.
“Bastard!” The Netherpassage expert was enraged. He was just about to kill this man when he suddenly smelled the scent of rot. His face began to hurt and itch at the same time.
When the experts around him saw his face, they all let out startled cries. That Netherpassage expert’s face was starting to rapidly decay.
“This is death energy! That’s impossible!”
This man might be masked, but he didn’t look to be over thirty! How was it possible to advance to the Netherpassage realm at such a young age? How could he control such pure death energy?
The Netherpassage expert who had been slapped had chunks of his face slowly fall. He couldn’t even stop it. His skull was quickly exposed.
The corrosive energy was then starting to fade. However, before he could fully erase it, he would have to keep this frightening appearance.
“Just who are you?!” shouted the Netherpassage expert.
This kind of pure death energy was something that of all the people present, only Yan Nantian could possess. No one could have expected that such a young and terrifying Netherpassage expert had appeared in this world.
Yan Nantian looked at the masked man and sank into thoughtful silence. He silently smiled.
Now he knew why this masked man’s death energy was so strange.
“Who am I? Do you think you’re qualified to ask? If I wanted to, other than this senior from the Martial Heaven Alliance, all of you would be crushed!” sneered the masked man.
The death energy surrounding his body grew denser and stronger, shocking everyone. They hastily retreated. This death energy actually possessed a powerful corrosive power, forming its own death domain that even Netherpassage experts didn’t dare to get close to. This death domain possessed a corrosive aura that was very strange. They didn’t want to touch it.
“Little fellow, I don’t mind telling you that the death energy on your face isn’t as simple as you think. It has imprinted onto your skull. If you look carefully, you’ll find that your longevity is currently wasting away,” said the masked man indifferently.
That Netherpassage expert immediately sensed it carefully, and his expression completely changed. He was shocked to find that his longevity was truly shrinking. Although the process was very slow, it still terrified him.
The masked man continued, “This is just the start. This death poison has branded your skeleton. In three days, the poison will erupt like a volcano. At that time, you’ll be losing a year of your life with each breath you take until you’re dead. So, do you still think you’re qualified to call me brother?”
The Netherpassage expert from the ancient family alliance looked at the masked man uneasily. The other experts were also intimidated, afraid that the masked man would set his sights on them. That death energy was something Netherpassage experts in the Life realm couldn’t resist.
“Senior, I was rude to you. I hope you won’t find trouble for this junior.” The ancient family alliance’s Netherpassage expert lowered his head and begged.
The masked man smiled and nodded. “In all my years of roaming the continent, that was the first time someone dared to call himself my brother. The youngsters these days are all rude. Well, due to your youth, I won’t be too hard on you. I’ll give you a chance to make up for this. Open the life and death channel for me to the Yin Yang World, then I’ll accept your apology.”
“But… senior? That’s the Yin Yang World…”
“Do you think my realm is something a child like you can comprehend?! That Yin Yang World is just a fart in my eyes. I can come and go as I please! Are you opening the gate or not? If not, just wait for your longevity to dry up!” The masked man snorted and turned to walk into the Yin Yang World himself.
His words shocked everyone. The Yin Yang World was its own unique world. Only Soul Transformation disciples could enter, and Life Star experts and above would be annihilated by its laws.
No matter how strong a person was, they were still nothing in front of a whole world’s power. But this masked man still dared to enter the Yin Yang World.
Yan Nantian smiled faintly. He didn’t say a word, but inside, he was thinking that the youngsters these days really knew how to play.
“Senior, please wait! Junior will immediately open the gate!”
That Netherpassage expert of the ancient family alliance clenched his teeth. Life and death energy surged out of him, and a channel opened in the air.
The channel had just formed when he began to sweat. He had already exhausted most of his energy opening the channel for his disciple. Hence, opening it again was incredibly taxing, but he had no choice if he wanted to live.
“Count yourself sensible.” The masked man jumped into the channel.
“Senior… can you… please go faster… I can’t hold on…” The Netherpassage expert’s aura was growing unsteady.
“Useless thing, you can’t even do something so insignificant?” scolded the masked man, but he quickened his steps.
He quickly reached the end of the channel and was right in front of the mist. One more step and he would enter the Yin Yang World.
Everyone was holding their breath. If the masked man could enter, then perhaps there was hope that they could also enter. They were starting to wonder if the laws of the Yin Yang World had changed without anyone noticing.
They saw that the masked man was standing right in front of the mist, but the mist was still completely steady. There were no intense fluctuations.
At this time, the masked man turned back to the ancient family alliance’s Netherpassage expert. “I keep my word. I’ll tell you the way to cure your face right now.”
“Many thanks, senior!” cried that Netherpassage expert.
“All you need to do is see my face and the poison will be cured. Look closely.”
The masked man slowly took off his mask, revealing a young and handsome face with a slight double chin.
His face still had a bit of baby fat to it, and normally, this kind of face was quite kind and nice. However, now it was covered with a wretched expression.
“Mo Nian!”
When the mask fell, that Netherpassage expert’s eyes opened wide. Blood almost poured out of his eyes, and he clenched his teeth furiously.
“Hahaha, not bad, after traveling far and wide and excavating countless tombs, I’ve finally gained some recognition. Little fellow, many thanks for your effort. I’ll leave first, but because you’re so obedient, I won’t rob your ancestral tomb.” Mo Nian laughed magnanimously.
“Fuck your mother, you robbed my family’s ancestral tomb a year ago!” roared the Netherpassage expert.
“Oh, is that so? I’ve excavated countless tombs, so I can’t remember them all. That’s fine, then I promise not to excavate your ancestral tomb a second time. Alright, goodbye!”
Mo Nian stepped into the mist, vanishing from sight.
Although that Netherpassage expert had immediately dispelled his c
hannel upon realizing it was Mo Nian, the gate that was stuck onto the mist still stayed for a few seconds before vanishing.
Most hateful of all, this mist was condensed by the laws of the Yin Yang World, so he didn’t dare to attack it. If the Yin Yang World counterattacked, he would be annihilated.
Pfft!
The Netherpassage expert coughed up a mouthful of blood, almost fainting.
At this moment, he realized that his face had recovered.
After thinking about it for a moment, he realized that Mo Nian’s death energy was not the death energy that Netherpassage experts controlled. He had been fooled.
This kind of energy came from ancient tombs. It was a corrosive death poison that had infected Mo Nian after staying in tombs for too long. After a long time, he had managed to learn how to control this kind of sinister power.
This kind of energy was fundamentally different from a Netherpassage expert’s death energy. One was a law, while the other was a kind of poisonous qi. If he had been calm, he would have noticed the clues.
However, this bastard Mo Nian’s acting had been too good, duping him and everyone else. Thinking of how he had actually called Mo Nian senior, bowed to him, and even opened the channel for him, he almost exploded in anger. Most hateful of all, Mo Nian had once dug up his ancestral tomb.
Of everyone present, only Yan Nantian had seen the clues and guessed Mo Nian’s identity. That dense death air was something only Mo Nian who had spent a great deal of time frequenting ancient tombs would possess.
Mo Nian and Long Chen had become good brothers in the Eastern Wasteland. Yan Nantian naturally wouldn't expose him.
Seeing Mo Nian slap his enemy in the face and then con him into respectfully opening a path for him without the slightest effort, Yan Nantian supposed that the name of the Western Wretch was not undeserved.
Once Mo Nian had muddled his way into the Yin Yang World, Yan Nantian turned and left. He trusted that when the Eastern Madman and the Western Wretch were reunited, the Yin Yang World would become truly lively.
Chapter 1810 Entering the Yin Yang World
The mist before him gradually faded. Long Chen found that he and Ye Lingshan had entered a new world.
They were standing in the sky, overlooking an unfamiliar land. He saw an unending mountain range, a huge towering forest, and vines as thick as dragons. This world was thrumming with vitality. In fact, it was even greater than the Spirit World.
The mountain range continued beyond the horizon. In the end, he saw the peaks of mountains piercing into the clouds.
The sun hung high in the sky. It didn’t look any different from the Martial Heaven Continent. When he looked back, he saw that the mist had long since vanished. He had no idea where exactly he was.
The first thing Long Chen did was activate his divine ring. The dense life energy in the air was summoned by the divine ring. It poured into the primal chaos space, and the withered World Trees were quickly nourished.
“Long Chen, don’t make such a ruckus as soon as you enter!” Ye Lingshan jumped.
This place was a danger zone, a place forbidden to life. There were countless dangers, and the slightest carelessness would cause you to lose your life. However, Long Chen acted indifferent to all this as soon as he entered.
“It’s fine. I’ll just wait for those fellows to get in here. We can kill each other happily,” said Long Chen.
Long Chen had never possessed a good temper. Seeing them want to kill him had provoked his killing intent.
“Don’t foolishly wait. The mist seems to be rapidly revolving around this whole world. If you enter at different times, you’ll appear in different places. Even if two people enter at the same time, they are unlikely to end up together. The reason we weren’t separated was because the Grand Elder used his supreme power to block the power of the laws here,” said Ye Lingshan.
So there was such a thing? Long Chen was disappointed. He had been prepared to have a large slaughterfest here.
“Long Chen, the Grand Elder told us to go search for precious medicines that can extend a person’s life. Do you want to come with me?” asked Ye Lingshan.
“Do you have a map?”
“No. There is no map of the Yin Yang World. Each time it appears, its terrain changes, so maps are useless. We’ll need to investigate it ourselves and then exchange information with others to get a more complete picture. However, even that will be useless the next time the Yin Yang World opens.”
“Then how are you going to find those medicines?”
“I don't know either. The Grand Elders need them though. Although they didn’t say it was a must, it’s still very important. As long as I can obtain some kind of life-extending medicine, I don’t mind missing out on other opportunities. I heard you’re an alchemist? Shouldn’t you have some way of locating precious medicines?” asked Ye Lingshan.
“The Grand Elders know that finding such a rare treasure would be up to the karmic luck of the Martial Heaven Alliance. Their existence supports the entire Martial Heaven Alliance, so if the alliance’s karmic luck has not yet come to an end, the life-extending medicine will appear on its own. If not, do you think a few medicines would be able to change the future? In the end, we’ll be relying entirely on luck. You know, let me put it to you this way. If you go roaming around to test your luck, based on your karmic luck as the future heir of the Martial Heaven Alliance, you will definitely have a chance of finding the medicine. But if you stay with me, hehe, let alone finding it, I don’t even know how many dangers you would encounter on your way. So I won’t implicate you. You should go on your own before you’re brought down by my bad luck. I’ll look for it as well. I have some experience when it comes to snatching treasures from others.”
Long Chen was telling her to go on her own. If she found it then good, if she didn’t then he would see if he could snatch it from others. In any case, they were all his enemies. He didn’t even need to come up with a reason to take their treasures.
“Alright then. Be careful. You have a lot of enemies,” warned Ye Lingshan.
Just at the entrance, practically everyone was Long Chen’s enemy. It was unknown just how many other enemies had entered from different openings to the Yin Yang World.
“Don’t worry, I’ve long since gotten used to it. I’m more worried about you. You’re strong, but you aren’t ruthless enough. You should remember that if anyone targets you, no matter what their reasoning, you have to have the determination to kill them. Your life is no longer just your own. It belongs to the alliance head and the Martial Heaven Alliance. Compared to before… you are no longer the same.”
Ye Lingshan was truly powerful. She even had a paragon art now. Even if she encountered powerful enemies, she should have the power to protect herself. Long Chen was just worried that she wouldn’t be decisive enough.
Before, Ye Lingshan hadn’t had the confidence to act like that. She had to have misgivings about who she was fighting. However, she didn’t need to worry about that now. She had to be tough.
Ye Lingshan nodded. Picking a random direction, she suppressed her aura and rushed off.
She definitely didn’t want to be like Long Chen and practically broadcast her location. She hid herself to avoid drawing attention.
With his divine ring active, Long Chen was basically telling the entire Yin Yang World that he was waiting here.
Once Ye Lingshan left, Long Chen didn’t immediately set off. Instead, he sat in the air, keeping his divine ring active to absorb the dense life energy in the surroundings.
The will corresponding to the divine ring forced even the Yin Yang World to give him its energy just like it forced the Martial Heaven Continent.
The World Trees were starting to revive from their withered state. In three days, there was a thrumming forest in the primal chaos space. They had been fully restored.
Long Chen took a deep breath. With his primal chaos space restored, he wouldn’t need to worry about being injured. If he h
ad possessed such an ability in the outside world, perhaps he would have already beaten those fellows.
However, wasting three days like this was painful. The very reason they had all entered ahead of time was to get a headstart. At this time, there were fewer people and many treasures. It was the best time.
Fortunately, Long Chen still felt good. In any case, his luck wasn’t good enough to find treasures. Raising his power was what truly mattered.
After three days, Long Chen had grasped the essentials of the Yin Yang World. The Heavenly Daos here were not that different from the Martial Heaven Continent.
He could still unleash the same magical arts here. Their power wasn’t lower or greater.
The only curious thing was that the sun in the sky always hung in the same spot. It was daytime here all the time. He had to rely on his own sense of time to calculate how many days had passed.
“Although my luck’s not good, I should still look around. What if I do run into something?”
Long Chen looked around and decided to go in the opposite direction from Ye Lingshan. However, he suddenly had a strange urge. Looking in a certain direction, he decided to go that way.
“You’ve also sensed it?” asked Evilmoon.
“Sensed what? I just feel like there’s something that belongs to me. It’s very strange.”
“I feel the same. Go and take a look. Suppress your aura. There’s a nest of Heaven Devouring Ants to your right. That kind of ancient species is extremely tough. Their defensive prowess is so great that even twelfth rank Magical Beasts would be in danger if they encountered them,” warned Evilmoon.
“They’re so powerful?” Long Chen was surprised. Even twelfth rank Magical Beasts could be killed by a nest of ants?
Just as he was startled, an angry roar came from the distance. The sky darkened.
Long Chen immediately found a tall tree to conceal himself. Through the leaves, he saw a terrifying scene.
There was a wall of giant black ants with a pair of wings, shining with a metallic luster. Their wings flapped rapidly, releasing an ear-piercing sound.