Chapter 79 Aphrodisiac Scent Upon Entry

As the sun sets in the west, golden and orange hues paint the earth in vibrant colors.

As the moonlight shone through the night, the night that everyone had been anxiously anticipating arrived, and the hustle and bustle gradually faded into the darkness.

Everything is ready.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

A couple of collisions rang out in the night, but were not clearly heard due to the noise of people.

Bai Yuheng and Pei Yuanyin, hidden among the lush and abundant flowering trees, held their breath as they watched Nan Yuezhu, who was concealed and casting a spell.

The two exchanged a glance, then went their separate ways and found Li Tiankuo, who had been waiting for them somewhere.

"Everything is ready."

Li Tiankuo nodded and said, "You have found that all the entrances and exits have been sealed off by government troops, and the formations have also been set up. As long as they dare to escape, we can wipe them all out!"

Bai Yuheng smiled and said, "You've worked hard. How's the situation at the Grand View Garden?"

Li Tiankuo pondered for a moment and said, "It's under control. The madam is quite sensible; everyone is trapped in the barrier you set up, and the way in from the outside is also guarded. Tonight, not even a mosquito will be able to fly into the Yihong Courtyard."

Bai Yuheng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling at ease: "Very good."

Li Tiankuo asked again, "That ferocious beast..."

Are you confident?

"This ferocious beast is the spirit of the Emperor of the Hehuan Sect, and it is sealed here. With the young master of the Hehuan Sect here, judging from her confident demeanor, she must have a way to subdue the beast."

Li Tiankuo nodded.

Pei Yuan said, "We should not be careless. Although Nan Yuezhu is the young master, she is still quite young and her magical power is not enough to subdue the ferocious beast."

Bai Yuheng lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "What you said makes sense. I didn't think it through. I'll go and lend her a hand right away!"

Pei Yuan said, "I'll go with you."

Bai Yuheng glanced at him and nodded: "Okay!"

Li Tiankuo: "Alright, let's work together from the inside and outside."

"Um!"

After saying that, the three of them split into two groups and went in opposite directions.

Back in the flower bushes, Bai Yuheng and Pei Yuan each took a side, watching Nan Yuezhu still casting her spell. Seeing that she was making slow progress, Bai Yuheng nodded to Pei Yuan, then quickly formed hand seals and joined forces to break through the outermost barrier.

In just a few moments, only the barrier sealing the ferocious beast remained.

Nan Yuezhu was startled to see the outer barrier being broken, wondering if her power had increased. She thought it would take a lot of hard work, but it collapsed in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

He was secretly pleased, but then he remembered that he didn't have much time left, so he calmed down, took out the old book, glanced at it, and then performed the steps he knew by heart one by one.

He then took out the Joyful Disc, suspended it in mid-air, and rapidly formed hand seals and incantations.

A wisp of blue smoke billowed from the lush artificial hill and flower bushes, instantly transforming the entire courtyard into a magical realm, with blue smoke swirling around, making it difficult to discern anything.

"Alas……"

"Alas."

Heavy, rapid breaths emanated from the ground, the sky and earth were shrouded in gray, and a gust of wind from nowhere extinguished the bright lights in the courtyard. In an instant, the bluish smoke and light, accompanied by the rough, low growls of beasts, created an atmosphere reminiscent of a dark and gloomy place.

Bai Yuheng was startled for a moment, and gripped the flower vine beside her tightly to prevent herself from being thrown off by the earthquake.

I didn't expect Nan Yuezhu to progress so quickly. She must have made ample preparations long ago, and only this final step is needed to release the Nightmare Beast. No wonder the person who made the Human Skin Lamp set up their den here. They must have known about the ferocious beast because the sealing barrier was loose, and used it as cover.

Bai Yuheng was alarmed by the group of thieves. She knew that although the Nightmare Beast only fed on dreams, it was still an extremely destructive and ferocious beast. Those people were bold and meticulous to take such a great risk, keeping company with the Nightmare Beast day and night and concealing their whereabouts here.

The footsteps swayed for a moment and then stopped, but the low moans grew louder and louder, as if they were about to break through the barrier and level everything.

Bai Yuheng and Pei Yuan were still listening to the cicadas in their ears. The man's deep, magnetic voice asked her, "Are you alright?"

"It's alright. Let's get started."

"good."

After saying that, the two of them simultaneously exerted their strength on the floating disc.

The earth shook violently again, more violently than ever before.

"roar--"

After years of dormancy, it finally saw the light of day again. The beast roared with gusto, a roar that terrified people, making them lose their souls.

"Clang clang clang..."

The sound of doors and windows being blown apart.

"Run!"

A startled shout suddenly rang out from the quiet, secluded courtyard, and several figures emerged from the crumbling entrance of the artificial rockery.

"Bang!"

The artificial rockery cracked, scattering dust that blinded and deafened people.

"ah!"

The residual force of the shattered rocks from the artificial hill effortlessly sent several defenseless ordinary people sprawling on their backs.

"Ahhh!"

"A demon, a demon, a monster!!!"

With a heavy stomp on the ground, the man lying on his back inadvertently glimpsed a hazy, monstrous beast emerging from the blue smoke. It was enormous, and could crush him with just one foot...

Unwittingly meeting those large, dark, lantern-like eyes, the man was so frightened that he wet his pants, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

A terrifying monster appeared and occupied the huge courtyard, with broken rocks, withered flowers and branches piled up haphazardly everywhere.

"Oops!"

Seeing that the situation was not right, Nan Yuezhu hurriedly made hand seals and chanted incantations, causing the disc to shoot out icy cold threads that captured the demon beast that was trying to escape. The disc suddenly grew larger, separating the two people who were having sex. The small disc in the middle split into the shape of a Bagua formation, and a deep black hole full of suction was pulling the nightmare beast in.

"roar--"

The Nightmare Beast was enraged, and its stomping caused the earth to suddenly crack open, its elephant-sized feet about to crush the floating disc.

Seeing that Nan Yuezhu was unable to concentrate on stopping the Nightmare Beast's movements, Bai Yuheng settled the people she had rescued after binding them. Without caring whether she would be discovered, she leaped out and stood on the Nightmare Beast's smooth back.

The golden snake transformed into a rope, binding the Nightmare Beast's neck and pulling it back to stop it from stepping over it.

"Master, you send the person out, I'll stay here!"

A clear, melodious female voice rang out in the courtyard. Nan Yuezhu's eyes widened in shock: "Bai Yuheng!? It's you!? What are you doing here!"

Recalling her words, he shuddered: "Pei Yuan is here too!?"

Almost simultaneously, he said, "Okay, be careful."

Nan Yuezhu had mixed feelings as she stared intently in the direction Pei Yuan was speaking.

Bai Yuheng shouted, "Concentrate! Don't get distracted!"

Nan Yuezhu pursed her lips, amplified the power she had just weakened, and stopped thinking about anything else.

"Boom!"

The Nightmare Beast crashed to the ground. Bai Yuheng glanced at it briefly, and the person who had injured the Nightmare Beast's leg leaped out from behind.

"So that's what the young master was planning to do by going down the mountain on his own."

The man's ambiguous words drifted over.

Nan Yuezhu's face was ashen as she stared coldly at the man who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, gritting her teeth as she said, "Liao Mingyuan."

"Young Master, you should save your words for when you return to Huan Sect and speak with the Sect Master!" Liao Mingyuan chuckled.

Nan Yuezhu gritted her teeth, never expecting that her whereabouts would be discovered. And to make matters worse, it was Liao Mingyuan, whom she didn't get along with!

And Pei Yuan too!

Unable to calm her emotions, Nan Yuezhu lost her focus, and the suction force weakened. The Nightmare Beast gathered its strength, overturned the two people who were restraining it, and attacked like a madman.

Bai Yuheng was thrown backward by a force.

A large, strong hand gripped his waist, reducing the impact of his backward fall and allowing him to land smoothly.

Before they could even speak, the two were forced to separate, dodging the fierce palm strikes that were about to land.

"Woohoo woohoo woohoo..."

The enormous Nightmare Beast shrank to the size of a stone lion, its eerie blue eyes glowing, its breath gushing forth, and the red horn on its forehead vibrating with ringing sounds. The blue smoke was also shaken out in circles like ripples on water, surging in all directions.

"Watch out! It's releasing an aphrodisiac!"

Nan Yuezhu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. She hadn't expected the Nightmare Beast to be so difficult to subdue, and she also felt a complex mix of emotions, such as her secrets being exposed.

Bai Yuheng covered her nose, but was still made to stagger a few steps by the stench.

My vision blurred for a moment.

Looking at Pei Yuan again, one could see him fighting the Nightmare Beast alone, the white silk flying out from his sleeves binding the Nightmare Beast's clanging horns.

The seductive music stopped, and the dizziness temporarily subsided.

Bai Yuheng also released her grip, quickly forming hand seals, and a golden light emanated from her body, enveloping the group like a dome.

"I've set up a barrier, it can't escape now, Young Master Nan, please capture it as soon as possible!"

Nan Yuezhu replied, "Okay!"

The Nightmare Beast looked gentle and cute after shrinking, and had no danger whatsoever, but the group dared not let their guard down at all.

Because they unknowingly fell into an illusion it had created at some unknown time.

As the smoke dissipated, Bai Yuheng opened her hazy eyes.

The desolate wilderness unfolded before her eyes, and a dried-up riverbed lay beneath her feet.

"..."

Bai Yuheng rubbed her sore eyes.

This is……

She reached out and gently touched the warm, soft stream.

Her mind?

Nightmare Beasts can detect the emotions and desires in people's hearts.

So her emotions and desires are her spiritual core?

Bai Yuheng looked at the desolate, withered landscape. At a glance, there was not a trace of life; everything was decaying and sparsely populated.

As she walked along the stream, she observed how to break free from the illusion.

The illusion entered her mind; was it meant to make her become obsessed with it?

But she is now devoid of emotion, desire, knowledge, and feeling, so how could she become addicted to it?

At the end of the stream stood an old, withered willow tree, its branches dry and yellow, its thin, stiff twigs drooping.

The spring flows continuously from a dry hole in the trunk of a willow tree.

But it seems that the willow tree has not been able to absorb the flowing water or get nourished; instead, it seems to be sacrificing itself to nourish the outside world.

Bai Yuheng circled the willow tree, observing it carefully, not wanting to miss any detail, and finally discovered a trace of green next to the spring.

The tender shoots growing from the side are crisp and delicate.

Bai Yuheng was overjoyed. She diverted the spring water to form a circle, and the willow tree quickly absorbed the water and grew rapidly. Then, it spewed out even more water from the cave, which flowed into the distance.

"..."

The dug ditches were restored to their original state in an instant, and even the willow trees stopped growing and quickly withered.

Bai Yuheng was unwilling to give up, so she cupped the spring water in her hands and watered the tender sprout.

Unfortunately, there was no response.

She leaned against the tree trunk, squinting as she thought.

Before she could figure it out, a black dot appeared in the distance, in the spot where she had just walked, and was approaching step by step, following the path she had come from.

The black dot gradually revealed a human shape, an extremely thin child with a stubborn expression.

"!!!"

Pei Yuan!?

Bai Yuheng was surprised and stood up to take his hand, but she passed right through his body.

This child was none other than her disciple, Pei Yuan! He looked exactly the same as when she had taken him in. His clothes were tattered, his cheeks were sunken, but his large, dark, silent eyes were clear and bright, his small mouth was tightly pursed, and his expression was stubborn and fierce, like a little wolf cub ready to fight at any moment.

He silently took out a small wooden spoon, scooped up a spoonful of water and poured it on the tender sprouts, repeating this several times.

"Pei Yuan! Can you hear me?"

Unaware of the danger, Pei Yuan silently finished watering the plants and left with his small wooden spoon.

Bai Yuheng wanted to chase after it, but the small figure disappeared in an instant.

A black dot is approaching from a distance.

Bai Yuheng hurriedly got up and tried to pull him, hold his hand, look at him, and call out to him, but there was no response.

Pei Yuan, who came this time, was a bit older. His face had become fuller, and he looked like a child with a rosy and lovely face, but he still had that cold, stiff, and aloof expression.

Just like before, he left after watering the plants and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Bai Yuheng's anxious heart was filled with anticipation for the arrival of the next Pei Yuan.

It was Pei Yuan in his youth.

Wearing the robes of a disciple of the Tianyan Sect, with his hair tied high in a ponytail, his brows and eyes were still sharp, but his aloof and cold demeanor had softened, and he also had a touch of youthful vigor.

He carried a wooden bucket to water the plants, completely unconcerned that even after watering for so long, the sprouts remained unchanged and showed no signs of growth.

People come and go, and the cycle repeats itself. He becomes more and more gentle and docile, with a slight upturn at the corners of his lips and a soft smile.

He was like a hardworking farmer, watering his plants day after day, even if there was no harvest.