blueteamnovel Chapter 274: The Mountain Of Fate
Chapter 274: The Mountain Of Fate
All the Yin Spirit cultivators accepted the jade slips, pondering its implications.Just then, a Venerable stepped forward with a cheerful smile, praising Qi Yuan, "Senior, your feats at the Divine Flower Society are truly astonishing!"
The other Yin Spirit cultivators, who had also heard of the Divine Flower Society, quickly chimed in.
"Using one Divine Method to draw techniques from across the world is just ingenious!"
"More than mere brilliance, it’s also great righteousness and selflessness! Divine Methods are precious treasures. No ordinary techniques could ever compare! Yet, Senior Blood-Clothed Sword God generously shared them, all for the sake of resisting the Great Calamity!"
The Yin Spirits kept heaping praises on him, to the point that even Qi Yuan felt slightly light-headed. Am I really so righteous and noble? Is there a deeper meaning behind my actions? No wonder ancient emperors loved flattery!
Though somewhat carried away, Qi Yuan remained calm. He even recalled the time he took a college entrance in his previous life on Blue Planet.
Question: What does the scarecrow standing in the field symbolize?
Answer: The scarecrow represents the author’s father and his longing for him.
When the author found out, he reportedly cursed loudly, wanting to tell the examiners that the scarecrow in the field was not his father at all.
Qi Yuan quietly enjoyed the flattery, mentally noting these "profound interpretations" in case they proved useful in the future. "Everyone, please register an account."
The Yin Spirit cultivators hurried to comply. Qi Yuan was quite pleased that he didn’t even have to offer anything as an incentive. How nice would it be if I still had contact with Blue Planet. With an entire world paying to register accounts, the profits would be unimaginable.
Under Qi Yuan’s instructions, the Yin Spirit cultivators all created accounts. They were full of anticipation, eager to know what great undertaking they were helping with.
Just then, Qi Yuan said casually, "Alright, I will give you a link. Go and assist my junior sister."
He sent Jiang Lingsu’s assistance link through the president’s jade slip.
The Yin Spirit cultivators exchanged puzzled glances. Those who understood what "assistance" meant were especially stunned. It was common among juniors to invite others for assistance, but no one had ever dared to invite Yin Spirits before. This was the first time they had ever encountered such a request. Did he gather them solely to help his junior sister? They felt an absurd sense of unreality.
At that moment, Youhua remarked, "Senior Blood-Clothed Sword God, I have already completed the assistance. Is there anything else you require?"
Regardless of their thoughts, the other Yin Spirits also assisted Jiang Lingsu. At the same time, their curiosity about the Blood-Clothed Sword God’s junior sister, the so-called Spirit Maiden, grew. Could she also be a Great Venerable powerhouse?
Qi Yuan replied, "This really helps me out. Thanks. You may also help collect cultivation techniques and upload them here."
To him, cultivation methods were the most important thing.
The palace master was slightly taken aback. Collecting techniques was a trivial task and something they were already doing. Many had even uploaded them to the sharing society. What they had hoped for was an order, to be assigned roles in resisting the Great Calamity.
He couldn't help but ask, "Senior, when will you launch an attack on the Great Calamity? We are willing to serve you with utmost loyalty!"
The Dark Sun was one of the strongest forces under the Great Calamity. Beyond it, there were both powerful and weaker forces, the latter naturally requiring people like them to eliminate.
Qi Yuan shook his head. "You all are too weak."
The Yin Spirit Venerables felt both embarrassed and frustrated at his blunt words. Most of them were rulers of powerful factions, yet after offering their support, they were rejected for being too weak! It was hard for them to accept.
Qi Yuan then comforted them with his high EQ. "Don’t feel inferior. Though you’re not even qualified to play the suona in my funeral band, you can stand nearby and shout ‘666’ when I go destroy the Great Calamity."
The Yin Spirit cultivators stared at one another again, speechless. They were familiar with the Blood-Clothed Sword God’s music troupe. Whenever he killed someone, his musicians would play the suona. And yet they didn’t even qualify to play?
Youhua felt unsettled. "Senior, do we truly not even qualify to play the suona for you?"
The others felt likewise. Yet after he spoke, Youhua found the situation absurd. He was upset that he wasn't qualified to play the suona?!
Qi Yuan explained seriously, "If I fight the Great Calamity, the shockwaves will be immense. If you play music too close, you'll be killed instantly. But if you play too far away, I won’t hear the suona no matter how hard you blow. My music troupe is already full and they’re very strong. Last time, when the Four Generals of Lei Clan came, I casually sent a few members of the troupe. They killed them all."
Back in the Mortal Heart World, Qi Yuan has a complete music troupe, a funeral band, a chef team, and a coffin-carrying team. Unless he encountered particularly suitable experts, he had no intention of recruiting more. These Yin Spirit cultivators were still too weak.
Upon hearing his words, the Yin Spirits were inwardly shaken, filled with fear.
"The music troupe killed the Four Generals of Lei Clan?"
"The Blood-Clothed Sword God truly has powerful subordinates!"
The Blood-Clothed Sword God and his subordinates were even more formidable than they had imagined! Compared to that, they truly fell short!
Qi Yuan added, "Since you wish to follow me, then join the Yuan God Sharing Society and handle some logistical work."
After all, these Yin Spirit cultivators represented nearly a quarter of the major forces across more than twenty domains. Though weak, they were still of some use.
The Yin Spirit cultivators felt somewhat unhappy at being assigned support roles instead of fighting. However, they had no choice but to agree. Some even felt relieved because deep down, they feared facing the Great Calamity directly. At least, handling logistics felt safer.
"We will obey you!"
The Yin Spirits bowed respectfully, their admiration for the Blood-Clothed Sword God deepening.
With so many Yin Spirit cultivators pledging loyalty, Qi Yuan could immediately become the master of the strongest faction in the Canglan World. Yet he seemed completely indifferent to such power.
He merely nodded, "Mhm."
Having recruited some Yin Spirits as followers, Qi Yuan assigned them tasks like gathering cultivation techniques and martial manuals. In addition, they were to monitor all areas, including the Divine Flower Society online forum.
Anyone found speaking ill of the Blood-Clothed Sword God was to undergo a righteous trial, including a review of their past deeds. After all, if someone dared to slander the Blood-Clothed Sword God today, wouldn't they dare betray the Canglan World tomorrow?
After giving a few instructions, Qi Yuan vanished.
Only the one hundred twenty-odd Yin Spirits remained where they stood.
At that moment, the palace master could not help but sigh. "The Blood-Clothed Sword God is truly divine."
Youhua also sighed. "Perhaps only someone extraordinary can lead us to defeat the Great Calamity."
Another Great Venerable murmured, his thoughts complicated, "Three hundred thousand years ago..."
***
Meanwhile, in Qinghong City, the young men and women still recalled the figure that had just streaked across the sky. Complex emotions lingered in their eyes, for that figure was the Blood-Clothed Sword God.
Moments earlier, when Qi Yuan returned to Qinghong City, every cultivator who saw him stopped what they were doing and bowed in respect.
At this moment, a female cultivator asked beside Shi Rulan, "Elder Sister Shi, is the Blood-Clothed Sword God truly as wise and heroic as the legends say?"
Shi Rulan and Shi Rushan had come to Qinghong City from another domain. Along the way, they had met this rather chatty female cultivator.
Shi Rulan nodded absent-mindedly. "Mhm."
The female cultivator added, "That senior even released the Divine Method in the Divine Flower Society! By the way, Sister Shi, I don’t think you’ve assisted anyone yet. Would you like to assist me?"
A trace of displeasure flashed across Shi Rulan’s eyes as her face turned frigid. "I really dislike such things."
Shi Rushan showed an apologetic expression, though his gaze also carried a distant chill. "Sorry, my sister and I must be leaving."
The two quickly left the inn.
The talkative cultivator was left standing there, completely baffled. She could not understand why the siblings’ attitude had suddenly turned so cold. On the road earlier, they had seemed gentle and friendly.
Shi Rushan and Shi Rulan chatted along the way.
"Did you record it?"
"Yes. I looked at him once and have already memorized his aura."
Shi Rushan had a pious expression. "Good. Such a dangerous individual must be eliminated before he grows stronger. Otherwise, who knows what kind of disaster he may bring upon the Canglan World? As fate cultivators, it is our duty to help this world."
The two siblings were Violet Palace cultivators. Though their strength was not particularly outstanding, they came from an ancient lineage of Mountain of Fate.
Mountain of Fate itself had already existed even before the Great Calamity first appeared in the Canglan World. Fate cultivators regarded themselves as the correctors of the world. To them, the operation of the Heavenly Dao followed its own laws and should proceed according to its natural course. Any deviation was a violation, one that could bring harm to the world.
Shi Rulan’s voice trembled with anger and incomprehension. "This Blood-Clothed Sword God spreads demonic words to mislead the masses and has caused countless disasters. Along the way, I’ve seen cultivators harming even their own relatives just to gather cultivation techniques. He is the root cause of all this! And yet those cultivators revere him and worship him like a god. How absurd!"
Shi Rushan sighed. "The people in this world are foolish and ignorant. Those like us, who can glimpse destiny, are exceedingly rare. If the Blood-Clothed Sword God keeps growing and challenges the Great Calamity, only immense disaster awaits. Three hundred thousand years ago, if not for our ancestors turning the tide and saving the world, who knows how many innocent lives would have perished?"
Three hundred thousand years ago, the ancestors of Mountain of Fate had foreseen a great catastrophe. They saw a vision of continents sinking, the Canglan World shattered into fragments, living beings slaughtered and all life reduced to silence.
In order to prevent the apocalypse, they took the initiative to approach the Great Calamity and revealed the source of the disaster—the terrifying Yang Spirit powerhouse. In their eyes, they had saved countless lives. This was their glory.
Shi Rulan said firmly, "Now, it is our turn to sacrifice ourselves and save this era! For the sake of the world, such sacrifice is our duty!" [1]
Shi Rushan’s eyes also burned with passion. To die for the world was a noble honor!
"Our strength is insufficient, and he is far too powerful. Through the Gate of Fate, we can influence him, but not kill him. But if combined with the Water of the Chaos Filth Bird, we can drive him into madness. That way, he could no longer alter the course of the world or confront the Great Calamity. The destruction of the world can be averted."
Shi Rulan nodded resolutely.
Fate had its own path. Everything was the optimal outcome. If the Blood-Clothed Sword God provoked the Great Calamity further and triggered its full retaliation, countless innocent people could suffer. Had their ancestors not intervened three hundred thousand years ago, perhaps half the living beings of Canglan would have perished. Thus, after foreseeing the disruption of destiny’s trajectory on the Mountain of Fate, they descended the mountain to eliminate the anomaly.
Of course, they couldn’t kill him outright. At most, they could use the Gate of Fate in conjunction with the Water of the Chaos Filth Bird to drive him mad. A mad Yin Spirit could bring disaster to a single region and cause countless deaths, but compared to the entire Canglan World, the sacrifice was worth it.
"All for fate!"
"All for the destined path!"
1. ***E/N: How to trigger Qi Yuan’s anti-Bright Palace radar 101 ☜