allendalepharm Chapter 105 Teacher Yin's Experience 1
Chapter 105 Teacher Yin's Experience 1
"The Spider Silk Formation has reappeared, and the thirteen families have been defeated and fled to Baizijian."
"The Son of Aolai battles the Soul Weapon, and Cai Fei of our family performs another miracle."
"Bending but not yielding, the old fox Chu Zhengshan is as upright as bamboo; dying tragically at Sushan, the thirteen families who built their foundations perished in the Iron Ball Formation."
At dawn, Jingtianfang, the northernmost part of Aolai and home to the teleportation array, was bustling with activity. Newsboys thronged between teahouses and taverns, enthusiastically hawking the front-page headlines of various tabloids.
Upon hearing that today's news was related to the "Spider Silk Array" and the "Son of Aolai," people generously donated money, throwing copper coins at the newsboy.
"They killed two Foundation Establishment cultivators and left fifty Qi Refining cultivators! With just those rogue cultivators from Rotten Peach Peak?" A fat cultivator stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"The 'Pulling Silk and Flicking Finger Formation'! Even the Heavenly Soldiers could be trapped in it back then, let alone a few bumpkins from the Thirteen Families." A tall, thin man next to him said smugly, as if he had witnessed it with his own eyes.
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The news spread like wildfire, reaching the entire city of Aolai in less than half a day.
The storytellers in teahouses and taverns improvised their routines, reviving the old tale of "The Spider Silk Array Trapping the Heavenly Soldiers," and embellishing it with descriptions of how Cai Fei trained birds high in the sky—
"It must be the Bewitching Technique! The Spider Demon's secret weapon!" The storyteller struck the gavel, and the audience cheered.
"Everyone says that Cai Fei has a special destiny, and this time it's confirmed. It must be the Spider's destiny, otherwise how could he have obtained the Spider Silk Formation and learned the Bewitching Technique?" Another storyteller spoke with certainty, as if he had already explored Cai Fei's sea of consciousness.
Everyone was talking about last night's battle, and countless people felt a sense of triumph: "It was time to teach Xingyue's bastards a lesson. This is Aolai's territory; how can we let them run rampant!"
At the height of the emotional climax following the appearance of the Great Sage, numerous anti-Star and Moon incidents broke out across various regions, spurred by the news.
Especially in the north, many shops displaying the Xingyue sign were smashed and robbed, and countless cultivators who had joined Xingyue were beaten.
The most miserable were naturally the thirteen families, as the people of Aolai loved nothing more than taking advantage of others in their time of need.
Two of the three Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Thirteen Families were killed, and fifty elite Qi Refiners disappeared without a trace. Before they could even lick their wounds, a large number of rogue cultivators from Aolai rushed to the Thirteen Families to plunder, steal, and take advantage of the chaos.
The teleportation array was still restricted from opening, and only people from the Heavenly Court could enter and exit. Although information could be exchanged between the inside and outside, people and spirit stones could not get in. The Xingyue people in charge in Aolai were in a state of panic.
Perhaps in an attempt to salvage the situation, in early August, seven days after the Battle of Rotten Peach Peak, a rumor suddenly began to circulate.
"News from the Great Wilderness - An earthquake has occurred near the Two Realms Mountain in the Great Wilderness, causing a crack to appear in the ground at the edge of the Five Fingers, making the seal of the Two Realms Mountain unstable."
Therefore, the Great Sage appeared not because of the son of Aolai, but because of the earthquake in the Great Wilderness!
The news spread very quickly among the Star Moon forces, reaching all the markets in Aolai within a day.
Those who support Cai Fei naturally refused to believe such rumors, but the truth soon became clear.
On the third day of the eighth lunar month, notices from the Heavenly Court were posted in various markets and towns, announcing that the news was true.
On the same day, Jingtianfang announced that the teleportation array was open as usual.
Meanwhile, the Nine Heavens Inspector, who had been overseeing things at Xingyuefang, also announced: "The Two Realms Soul-Suppressing Array" is scheduled...
The inspection is complete. The great formation is intact. The Star Moon Sect, responsible for guarding it, is hereby awarded 500 spirit stones!
In the evening, a grand farewell luncheon was held on Fangcun Mountain to send off the five Great Immortals on their return journey.
After the banquet, the Bodhisattva from the South China Sea raised the altar at Xingyuefang to preach and spread the Dharma, and all the monks in the hall listened attentively.
The lecture ended as dusk fell, and the Bodhisattva announced: "The Great Sage has revealed himself, and people and beasts alike in Aolai are in an uproar. Countless acts of violence and killing have occurred on the island, which is truly filled with malevolence. In order to eliminate this malevolence, the South China Sea and Lingjiu Mountain will send novice monks to Aolai to preach and spread the Dharma."
After the event, the five golden immortals returned on auspicious clouds. When they left, colorful clouds still paved the way and the sky was filled with radiant light. The five avenues of colorful clouds remained in the sky for a full hour.
While the people of Aolai were dazzled and bewildered, many also believed the story that "the Great Wilderness earthquake caused the Great Sage to reveal himself," which greatly diminished the appeal of the myth surrounding Cai Fei.
On the other side, the Star Moon cultivators, who had been busy with the "Two Realms Soul Suppressing Array" for many days, were finally freed. They flocked to the Star Moon Pavilion in large numbers to seek pleasure and squander spirit stones.
Aolai still has a limit on the number of Star Moon cultivators allowed to enter, but hundreds of Star Moon people flooded in that day. Although they were all at the Qi Refining Realm, the influx of so many people caused the anti-Star Moon voices in Jingtianfang to disappear instantly.
For a time, restaurants and shops were filled with talk of the "Great Wilderness Earthquake," the "Bodhisattva Lecture," the "Nine Heavens Standard Spirit Stone," and the "South Sea Spirit Pearl"...
However, in a small courtyard on the edge of the market, two cultivators drinking tea across from each other were still talking about Cai Fei and Sushanfang.
Where is Chun San Niang? The mystery of Chu Zhiyin's contract with the spider demon revealed.
After reading the so-called in-depth analysis printed on the paper, Yin Lianli was so distressed that he couldn't speak for a while. After eating and drinking in silence for a while, he finally looked up and asked the cultivator opposite him, "So, you just watched as the pockmarked man was smashed to death like that?"
"What else can we do?" The voice of the person sitting opposite was clear and bright; it was Xu Xiaolin, who had participated in the battle that day.
At this point, he gestured with his arms clasped together in an annoyed manner: "These are dozens of slag balls, each one this big, falling from a hundred feet in the air, who can stop them? Who dares to stop them?"
"You, go and disrupt the formation!" Yin Lianli looked at him in disbelief. "Don't you have a lot of talismans? Throw a few second-tier ones over, at least deflect the spider silk, and Pockmarked Face might be able to escape..."
"You make it sound so easy," Xu Xiaolin interrupted him, sneering. "From the moment he fell in until he was crushed to death, only a few breaths passed. I was too far away; I couldn't even fly over in time. How could I possibly save him?"
You're someone with top-tier defense; even the self-destruction of your soul weapon couldn't do anything to you. So what's the point of always staying away from the battlefield during fights?
Yin Lianli wanted to scold him, but seeing Xu Xiaolin's cold face, he opened his mouth but didn't dare to say anything more.
Perhaps the deaths of Ma Lian and the others were also part of your plan. The thirteen families will be severely weakened now, making them easier to control, Yin Lianli thought with a gloomy mood.
"Let's go. Wan Jie Bao should be arriving soon. With him by your side, your safety shouldn't be a problem. Think about what you have that could impress Bai Sun Shu. If all else fails, you'll have to go back to the Thirteen Families." Xu Xiaolin took out an hourglass, glanced at it, and stood up to leave.
Yin Lianli reached out and grabbed his sleeve, pleading, "Xiaolin, let me go to Fangcun, let me start as an outer disciple; or, I can help your family guard the mine, watch over the spiritual plants, grind medicinal herbs, feed the demon beasts... I'll do anything!"
"Do you know how hard it is to get into the academy? We've tried for a hundred years, and only a handful of us have managed to get in. And Old Bao is dead!" Xu Xiaolin coldly stared at Yin Lianli. "Once you leave Flower Fruit Mountain, you're utterly useless. What use is a piece of trash like you to my family?"
"But this Hundred-Benefit Rat killed thirteen of my families. He's insane. He even killed Steward Bao, and now he's rebelled against Xingyue. He could report me at any time!"
Yin Lianli was somewhat devastated. He had only learned about the news of the Hundred-Burning Rat's counterattack against thirteen cultivators five days ago from reading a tabloid.
Xingyue didn't even inform him about something that concerned his life!
When they came to question Xu Xiaolin, all they received were two dismissive words—"Forgot!"
This is absurd! On one hand, Xingyue didn't think to notify him, and on the other hand, Baisunshu didn't report him either, as if he were invisible.
Xu Xiaolin even said he was very important, what a load of rubbish!
Yin Lianli was on break between classes when he saw the newspaper and his legs went weak. He didn't even attend the next class. He ran away from the academy under the pretext of "an urgent matter in the clan" and hid in Jingtianfang.
To everyone's surprise, when he came to tell Xu Xiaolin, Xu Xiaolin actually wanted to salvage the situation and specifically asked Wan Jiebao to contact Bai Sunshu.
The reply was that it could be kept secret, but Yin Lianli had to ask him personally.
That's how this trip came about. Xu Xiaolin will take him to see Wan Jiebao in a bit, and then Wan Jiebao will take him to find Bai Sunshu.
But with the image of Bao Guanshi dying with his eyes wide open still in Yin Lianli's mind, he really didn't want to deal with the Three Evils of Aolai anymore.
This Hundred-Destroyer Rat was already insane, and now he's turned against us. Cooperating with someone like that puts Yin Lianli's life in the Hundred-Destroyer Rat's mouth—it's more dangerous than a thousand pounds hanging by a thread.
This must not be done!
"Either go see Baisunshu, or go straight back to the Thirteen Families." Xu Xiaolin still looked at him coldly, unmoved.