49: Chixiaoming

A roar echoed throughout Qingwu City.

The golden light barrier of the Demon Trapping Array gradually faded.

Lin Yu looked up at the sky in disbelief. The dissipation of the Demon Trapping Array meant that the Green Scabies Spider had been slain.

In Qingwu City, the only one capable of such a feat was Fang Huai, who was being carried by Mortals in a sedan chair.

Noticing Lin Yu's gaze, Fang Huai thought that this brief moment of heroism should come to an end.

He immediately flew out of the sedan and landed steadily in front of Lin Yu.

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"Fellow Daoist Lin, this crimson heavens cry, is it yours?"

He shouted, "Catch!" and threw the crimson heavens cry back into Lin Yu's hand.

Lin Yu's fingertips traced the mottled Yao Beast bloodstains on the crimson heavens cry, his heart filled with shock.

Heroes emerge from the young. Fang Huai, with a Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivation, slaying a Green Scabies Spider that had fallen from the Foundation Establishment realm, was truly unprecedented.

Seeing Lin Yu staring intently at him, Fang Huai said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, does This Fang have any valuable Magic Treasures on him that have caught your eye?"

"Did you kill that Green Scabies Spider?" Lin Yu asked again for confirmation.

"Yes and no."

Fang Huai said, "That Green Scabies Spider's Origin Life Qi was already depleted by the Demon Trapping Array, and after your continuous fierce attacks with my Senior Brothers, it was already at its last gasp.

I merely walked it around a few times, and it collapsed and died on its own.

Lin Yu naturally didn't believe him, but it was inconvenient to continue probing Fang Huai's background, so he asked:

"Fellow Daoist Fang, how do you plan to deal with the Mortals of Qingwu Town?"

Fang Huai's eyes flickered. Finally, it was time to fleece them: "Fellow Daoist Lin, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

"Fellow Daoist Fang previously said that if This Lin offered eight hundred Spirit Stones, these Mortals would be handed over to This Lin."

"If Fellow Daoist Lin can produce eight hundred Spirit Stones, you can naturally take them away."

"I can't afford it. I only have three hundred Spirit Stones."

Lin Yu looked at Fang Huai: "But today, I must take them!"

Fang Huai's heart sank, thinking this was bad.

Pu Renan and the others were dead, leaving him alone from the Corpse Fiend Sect. Lin Yu was going back on his word!

Thinking this, he emphasized, "Fellow Daoist Lin, cultivators value integrity the most. If you go back on your word, your Dao Heart will surely develop cracks in the future."

Lin Yu shook his head and sighed softly, "Fellow Daoist Fang has misunderstood. You risked your life to save so many common people, how could This Lin do something that would make you disheartened?"

With that, he threw the crimson heavens cry to Fang Huai and cupped his hands, saying, "The Grand Elder bestowed me the crimson heavens cry back then, saying my pure heart was worthy of this sword.

But in my opinion, Fellow Daoist Fang is more suited for this sword!"

Fang Huai took the crimson heavens cry, his heart shaken, and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, this crimson heavens cry is worth far more than eight hundred Spirit Stones!"

Lin Yu smiled, "No matter how precious the crimson heavens cry is, it cannot compare to Fellow Daoist Fang's benevolent heart.

Fellow Daoist Fang, I have already severed the blood pact with this sword. You only need to inject your essence blood into it to become its new master."

Fang Huai had always had a question: why, when Lin Yu injected Spiritual Qi into the crimson heavens cry, was the sword body enveloped by violent lightning power?

But in his hands, no matter how much Spiritual Qi he poured in, the spirit sword remained as silent as a dead object.

Now he finally understood that this spirit sword needed to acknowledge a master to unleash its true power.

"Fellow Daoist Lin," Fang Huai said solemnly, "Once the spirit sword acknowledges a master, I cannot return it to you. Do you truly not regret it?"

Lin Yu laughed heartily, "A precious sword has always belonged to a hero. Fellow Daoist Fang is worthy of this sword, and This Lin will never regret it!"

Fang Huai no longer demurred, cut his skin, and urged his essence blood to pour into the crimson heavens cry.

In an instant, a large amount of Spiritual Qi was stripped from his body, and he established a profound connection with the crimson heavens cry.

The crimson heavens cry immediately flashed with a fierce light, interwoven with blue and red, and its blade was enveloped in Evil Qi, like a demonic sword descending.

And Fang Huai, holding the crimson heavens cry, was even more like a Reincarnation of a God of Slaughter.

Fang Huai said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, do I still look like a hero now?"

Lin Yu smiled, "I know Fellow Daoist Fang's Evil Qi is awe-inspiring, but cultivating the Dao through slaughter is not necessarily unheroic!"

Fang Huai cupped his hands in thanks, "This Fang will remember the kindness of gifting this sword. You can take these Mortals now."

Fang Huai hadn't expected Lin Yu to be such a pure person.

He had originally thought his contribution points were only enough to exchange for two hundred Spirit Stones, and had planned to extort Lin Yu's Spirit Stones as well.

But seeing Lin Yu's actions, he felt a bit embarrassed instead.

He thought that if he continued to trick Lin Yu, the other party might regret it, which would be bad. It would be better to borrow three hundred Spirit Stones from the Ascension Society people after returning to the sect to cover the cost.

As soon as he finished speaking, the group of Mortals became displeased.

"Immortal Master Fang, we don't want to go with Immortal Master Lin, please take us!"

"That's right, the Profound Sword Sect raised such a Yao Beast in the city and killed so many of our relatives. We are irreconcilable with the Profound Sword Sect!"

"Immortal Master Fang, you are the Immortal who saves from suffering, you are the great hero!"

...

Praise was endless. The common people of Qingwu City unanimously knelt before Fang Huai, begging him to take them to the Corpse Fiend Sect.

Fang Huai was speechless. Although the Profound Sword Sect had used their Life Qi to suppress the Green Scabies Spider, they had indeed protected these Mortals for a hundred years.

Now, because of his heroic actions, the Demonic Path had become the Righteous Path, and the Righteous Path had become the Demonic Path instead.

The right and wrong in this world had flipped so quickly.

If Pu Renan were still alive, he would surely laugh until his stomach hurt seeing the Mortals willingly leave with them.

Fang Huai swung the crimson heavens cry, and a sword light composed of Evil Qi cut across the ground, emitting a harsh roar:

"Since you all are willing to come with me, then I'll tell you my rules: each of you must provide me with a bowl of essence blood every day to aid my cultivation. Can you all do that?"

The kneeling Mortals immediately looked at each other, falling silent.

Seeing this, Fang Huai used the Netherworld Claws, grabbed the Mortal who had been shouting the loudest, and said:

"Can't you even do this small thing?"

The Mortal's face turned beet red, and his lower body involuntarily released urine out of fear, a smell of urine wafting out.

He stammered, "No... spare me... Immortal Master Lin, save me!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Fang Huai threw the man down and laughed, "Now, does anyone still want to come with me?"

No one answered, and the scene was utterly silent.

Fang Huai, holding the crimson heavens cry, smiled at Lin Yu, "Fellow Daoist Lin, it seems these people still want to go with you.

But you must hurry, my Senior Brothers might be arriving soon."

With that, he took out a kite, leaped onto it, and soared into the sky, simultaneously transmitting a message to Lin Yu:

"If you are reluctant to be rough with this group of Mortals, then they will surely die here."

Lin Yu's eyes flickered as he looked at the bewildered common people of Qingwu City, pondering for a long time.

And the common people of Qingwu City, seeing Fang Huai depart, stood up and cursed the cruel Demonic Cultivators, saying the Profound Sword Sect was still trustworthy.

Lin Yu suddenly chuckled softly and took out another spirit sword.

The spirit sword suddenly swung down, and a scorching flame mark split the ground.

He roared fiercely, his voice echoing throughout Qingwu City:

"Everyone listen! You have one quarter of an hour to gather at the city gate and evacuate Qingwu City with me!

Those who fail to arrive by then will be killed without mercy!"