Chapter 417 looks so much like that person
The night was pitch black, and the mountains and forests were gloomy.
A chilling wind swept in from the mountain gully, stirring up a cloud of dust and sand, and carrying a heavy stench of blood.
Along the gently flowing river, the pink water gradually fades as it flows eastward, but soon the upstream section seems to be replenished with new dye, making the clear water even more crimson.
At this moment, the surviving members of the aristocratic families are fighting together.
In particular, the elders of those families almost exhausted their spiritual energy and used their life-saving methods to finally kill the attacking remnant clansmen in the mountains and valleys.
When the last one in front of them died, their faces turned even paler from exhaustion.
But instead of taking a deep breath, they turned to look at the opposite bank of the river.
At this moment, a bright sword aura soared into the sky, like a full moon blooming across the heavens, its power reaching the heavens.
Pfft!!!
A remnant of the race with blood-red eyes had its neck severed, and as its head slid off, its body crashed into the river with a thud.
In their line of sight, the unremarkable young man had also killed the last remaining soldier of the remnant race.
In terms of numbers, he alone killed more people than the combined total of those killed by everyone else working together.
Huffing and puffing—
Everyone was panting, staring intently, and remained silent for a long time.
Since they still haven't figured out the other person's identity, and the shock they experienced tonight was too intense, their minds were still in a daze, so naturally they didn't know what to say.
Most importantly, after witnessing his sword kill that vanguard of the remnant race, they all felt a sense of awe and were naturally hesitant to speak.
At this moment, Ji You landed, retrieved his sword, and turned to look at them.
Although he learned about Qingyun's general situation from the old doctor and Master Chen, there were still many specific things he didn't know, so he had many questions.
"May I ask you all, what is the current situation of Qingyun?"
Gong Buyi was staring at him, and when he heard him speak, he immediately cupped his hands and said, "In response to your question, young master, five of the nine provinces of Qingyun have already been occupied by the remnants of the race, leaving our human race with only four provinces. And judging from tonight's situation, Qingzhou will soon be completely slaughtered as well."
Upon hearing that five major states had fallen, Ji You's heart tightened immediately: "Where have all the people from the five states of Qingyun gone?"
"Those who could escape fled to the three southern states. This included the Heavenly Academy and the Chen Immortal Clan, as well as the demon race. As for those who couldn't escape, the cultivators were used as food, and the mortals were enslaved," Gong Buyi answered truthfully.
The remnants of the fallen clans recovered too quickly, and the carnage came too swiftly. Qingyun is now in complete chaos, and information is flowing very slowly.
So even though Ji You acted as if he knew nothing, it wasn't strange in Gong Buyi's eyes. At most, he would think that Ji You was cultivating in seclusion and hadn't kept up with worldly affairs.
"With such a great calamity, didn't the weapon wielders of the Immortal Sect take any action?"
"In response to your question, young master, the resurgence of the remnants of the clan was too sudden. Most people did not have time to react. For example, the Heavenly Academy and the Chen Immortal Clan chose to send their disciples south first."
"Where is the Pill Sect? Aren't they repairing the rifts at the sacred site of the ancient sages?"
"After the evil thoughts of the royal family fled out of the holy land, Danzong immediately followed the people from the Heavenly Academy who were stationed at the Holy Land of the Sages and retreated to Lingzhou."
Upon hearing this, Ji You remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Since he hadn't heard any bad news about the Weapon Bearers, and he also heard that the Heavenly Academy had protected everyone and gone to Lingzhou, then Instructor Cao and Kuang Cheng should be fine. Also, with the arrogant ghost around, she probably wouldn't let Yuan Caiwei and Yuan Chen get into trouble, after all, she was the older sister.
"Young master, this is not the place to talk. Let's set off south first and find a safe place to talk."
Gong Buyi suddenly spoke up, suggesting that everyone evacuate quickly.
Ji You snapped out of her reverie upon hearing this, and shook her head after hearing these words: "You guys go first, remember to be careful on the road."
"Young master, aren't you leaving?"
"I still have things to do here."
Ji You raised her head and looked at the rolling darkness.
Having been asleep for so long, he truly missed everyone, especially Yan Shuyi and Yuan Caiwei. However, his immediate priority was not personal feelings, but rather to quickly advance his cultivation level and reclaim his physical body as soon as possible.
After his first encounter with the Remnant Clan, he was quite surprised, because at the same level, the Remnant Clan was far stronger than the Human Clan. Just the vanguard officer alone was so difficult to deal with, he couldn't imagine how powerful the higher-level beings would be.
So he went to the place where the night was most turbulent, to observe the Tao.
On the other hand, the old doctor had warned him that he must not get too close to the physical body before reaching a sufficient level of spiritual attainment, otherwise he would still be locked in a soul-locking state.
Master Chen said he had secretly attended his own funeral, and that his physical body was not buried in Fengzhou, but was taken back to Lingjian Mountain by the arrogant ghost.
This girl always calls him "strange man" and only calls him "husband" when she's being slept with. She can't even bear to leave his corpse anywhere else. But this also means that with his current cultivation level, he can't get too close to Spirit Sword Mountain.
In conclusion, staying here is the best option, which is why he chose not to leave.
When an elder of the Lian family heard that he was not leaving, he clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "Today we were in dire straits and were in dire straits. Fortunately, we were able to escape with your help. Since you are not going to return with us, may I ask your name? If there is an opportunity in the future, we will definitely repay you handsomely."
Upon hearing this, everyone around couldn't help but stare at him, even Gong Ning, who was rushing to her father's body, glanced at him with teary eyes.
They were all very curious about the origins of such a young and powerful being.
Ji You shook his head after hearing this, without answering the question.
The fact that he was still alive would be incredibly shocking news for many people. If it got out, he believed that the arrogant ghost would definitely come looking for him, as would Instructor Cao and the others. However, it was too dangerous under the cover of night. He had to stay here, but this would not benefit them.
Seeing this, the elder of the Lian family opened his mouth and said, "If that's the case, then we won't ask any more questions. However, we still want to thank you for your righteous rescue, young master."
Gong Buyi also cupped his hands in greeting: "This place is fraught with danger, and remnants of the ancient clans often appear. Please be careful, young master."
"Thank you for reminding me." After saying that, Ji You looked at the long sword in his hand: "I didn't bring any weapons with me when I came out. Consider this sword my reward for saving you."
Gong Buyi knew it was his granddaughter's sword. He nodded and said, "It's not a very good sword. You can take it, young master. We need to bury our relatives first, so we'll take our leave now."
"Be careful on the road, I need to go ahead."
"May you have a long and prosperous life, young master."
Ji You nodded, then turned and strode into the rolling night sky.
Looking down from the top, he couldn't help but gasp in astonishment, for it was the first time he had ever seen firsthand how badly Qingyun had been destroyed.
Not to mention the city, even many mountains have collapsed, and there are countless corpses of cultivators here, their bodies covered with bite marks, a shocking sight.
Before long, he arrived at the Great Wilderness Forest, which borders Liangzhou, and plunged into the dense fog covering the vast forest.
More than two years ago, he came here once because of the Dao Fruit of the Ruins. He knew that this place was very secluded and suitable for hiding. At the same time, it was also a place where the night was relatively dark and suitable for observing the Dao.
Ji You surveyed the forest, swung his sword and cut down countless branches, arranging them in formation to conceal his presence. Then he found a clearing piled with dead leaves and sat down.
Close your eyes and let your hands hang naturally at your sides.
In an instant, his divine sense began to travel towards the rolling darkness, and the endless laws of the Heavenly Dao began to pour into his mind.
Just as the old doctor said, although the Heavenly Dao of the remnant race no longer had any will, the laws of the Heavenly Dao were surging abnormally, like a scroll slowly unfolding before them.
Ji You's body began to radiate a brilliant light, and his head was adorned with countless dazzling colors.
Meanwhile, in the mountains and valleys, with the completion of several burial mounds, the surviving members of the aristocratic families quickly embarked on their journey south.
However, throughout the journey, many people were still speculating about the identity of the seemingly ordinary young man.
His swordsmanship, in particular, seems to share the same origin as Lingjian Mountain, which inspires much speculation.
In fact, when he drew his sword to fight the remnant clan, some of them vaguely felt that he resembled someone, but in terms of differences, he was completely unlike that person. However, that person was already dead, which was what left them puzzled.
After three days and nights of continuous travel, the group finally arrived at Yipin City in Lingzhou on the morning of the fourth day.
Although the sky here had not yet been completely swallowed by night, it was still dark due to the influence of all directions. Even so, they still showed a hint of relief at surviving a disaster.
However, just as they reached the front of the city wall, a magical arrow brimming with spiritual energy was aimed at their foreheads.
On the city wall, the cultivators on duty drew their bows taut and watched Gong Buyi and the others below with vigilance.
"Halt! Who are you?!"
"Gong Buyi of the Gong family in Qingzhou fled here to seek refuge after being hunted down by his clan. Please let us into the city."
"The Gong family of Qingzhou?"
The cultivator guarding the city wall changed his expression slightly, then looked at another guard holding a long spear. The two whispered a few words to each other. Before long, the man with the spear hurriedly descended from the city wall and headed into the city. However, the magic arrow on the city wall was still aimed at them without any relaxation.
"The Gong family of Qingzhou? The Moon Soul Plateau was massacred by the remnants of the tribe overnight, how could anyone still escape?"
"There are no ancient families there, and even powerful beings at the Boundless Realm are rare. The chances of anyone escaping are indeed slim."
Because people from the five northern continents flocked to the south, the entire city was overcrowded.
That is why even the slightest disturbance can attract widespread attention.
So, before long, news that some people had escaped from Dongzhao City, which had been massacred the previous night, spread rapidly in all directions, making everyone aware of the matter and causing a crowd to gather at the city gate.
The reason why the cultivator guarding the city with a gun came into the city and spread the news was actually to find some people who knew Gong Buyi and ask them to come and confirm his identity.
Although no survivors have ever been able to impersonate humans, they have witnessed the raging darkness of the night, and their nerves are always on edge, so caution is not an issue for them.
Soon, thirteen people appeared from the crowd, following the cultivator with the gun to the top of the wall and looking towards the city gate.
After careful observation, the thirteen people nodded in turn, which greatly reduced the vigilance in the eyes of the cultivators guarding the city.
At the same time, Gong Buyi and the others also looked towards the city wall.
Following him were indeed acquaintances, six of whom he had met before, several others whom he had only met once, and the last one was Yu En, the current head of the Yu family in Qingzhou. The two families had been related by marriage a hundred years ago, so they were relatives and naturally not strangers.
Before long, the city gate slowly opened, and countless people surged to the front of the city gate.
Some of them were people whose relatives had been separated in Qingzhou and wanted to inquire about them; some wanted to know the purpose and current whereabouts of the surviving clan; and some were simply curious about how they had managed to escape this calamity.
At the same time, the thirteen people who had been brought to the city wall earlier also jumped down.
"Brother Gong has suffered. Those damned descendants deserve to be punished by Heaven!"
Yu En, the head of the Yu family, stepped forward as he spoke. After looking them over, his eyes narrowed. He thought that all the people who came were from the Gong family, but when they got closer, he found that most of them were from other aristocratic families, while there seemed to be only seven or eight from the Gong family.
Yu En opened her mouth: "So...so it's just you guys left?"
Gong Buyi sighed: "Our family is all gone, and we're the only ones left in the five major cities of the entire Moon Soul Plateau..."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone looked terrified.
Although they had anticipated that no one would be left alive, the news of the destruction of five major human cities in just one night, confirmed by word of mouth, was still hard for them to accept.
The difficulty in accepting it wasn't entirely due to the dead, but more so because of the despair caused by the strength of the remnant race.
"Then how did you escape?"
"We were rescued while we were on the run."
"Someone rescued you? Was it a human?"
"Yes, someone who suddenly appeared. If it weren't for him, we probably wouldn't have been able to get back here."
Upon hearing this, the people gathered in the city looked at each other, their astonishment tinged with disbelief.
Because as early as when the evil thoughts of the remnants of the race burst out of the sacred land of the ancestors, the human race began to retreat to the south. Now, apart from those who were captured and enslaved, there should be no living people left in the five states of Qingyun.
Yu En was also astonished: "What kind of person could have saved you under those circumstances?"
“He is a very young man with an ordinary appearance,” Gong Buyi said upon hearing this. “Judging from his appearance, he is only in his twenties, but he has already reached the cultivation level of the Yingtian Realm.”
"Our human race, besides the direct disciples of the Immortal Sect, actually has a cultivator in his twenties at the Yingtian Realm? You don't even recognize him? How is that possible?"
"Old Gong, are you perhaps under some kind of hallucination spell?"
Gong Buyi stared intently: "Everything I said is true, and everyone else can testify to it. That person is skilled with a sword. Judging from his aura, he seems to be a swordsman from Lingjian Mountain. His moves are extraordinary. His sword energy is sometimes as heavy as a mountain, sometimes as swift as the wind, and sometimes extremely sharp. His extraordinary strength is quite inconsistent with his appearance."
As soon as he finished speaking, the doubts in the city suddenly subsided.
But they stopped questioning not because Gong Buyi's words were so credible that they had no more doubts, but because they all thought of one person at the same time.
In his early twenties, he was skilled in the swordsmanship of Lingjian Mountain. His sword energy was as heavy as a mountain, as swift as the wind, and as sharp as a blade, as if it could cut through anything.
It's so similar; this description is so similar to the person they remember.
Some of them even suspected that Gong Buyi was referring to the person who existed in their memories.
The problem is that's impossible, even more impossible than the bereaved families having a change of heart and letting them go.
Gong Buyi naturally knew that they were just like him; although they knew it was impossible, they still thought of that person in an instant.
"Have you heard? Ji You has been resurrected."
"ah?!"
"Don't listen to his nonsense. It's just that someone who also knows the swordsmanship of Lingjian Mountain saved several aristocratic families in Qingzhou. Everyone heard their descriptions and thought it was plausible."
"What description?"
"In his early twenties, he was skilled in the swordsmanship of Lingjian Mountain. At times, his swordsmanship was as heavy as a mountain, as swift as the wind, and as sharp as a blade that could cut through anything."
"This...this is him?"
"Really? That's too weird. I thought of him as soon as I heard it."
"Stop talking nonsense. There's no such thing as the dead coming back to life in this world. Besides, he's buried on Spirit Sword Mountain right now. He would have been resurrected from there, so how could he be in Qingzhou?"
"That's not how it works. The swordsmanship described by the Gong family is the lifelong swordsmanship of Elder Qi Zhengyang of Lingjian Mountain, which has never been passed down to outsiders."
"Yes, it was not officially passed on to outsiders, but the question is, who can be sure that Ji You and Yan Shujing, the personal disciple of Xuanjian Peak, were the only ones who learned these four sword techniques in the Sword Forest?"
The news of the arrival of the Gong and Lian families in Yipin City spread rapidly, causing much discussion.
This topic continued for several hours and was still something that could be heard everywhere.
Meanwhile, in the manor in the western part of Yipin City.
Inside the enormous pavilion, ten figures sat facing each other, each exuding a powerful and profound aura.
Seated to the south are the sect leader, deputy sect leader, and personal disciple of the Dao Asking Sect. Opposite them are the sect leader, deputy sect leader, and personal disciple of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
To the east are Yan Zhong, the junior appraiser and sect leader of Lingjian Mountain, along with the deputy patriarch of the Chen Clan and their twin disciples, while to the west are You Yingqiu and Zuo Qiuyang.
Since the resurrection of the remnants of the race, the human race has suffered repeated defeats. Of the seven remaining states, three have been lost, countless families have been wiped out, and countless people have been used as food or enslaved.
Now they have received news that Qingzhou has also been invaded.
Faced with such a vast disparity in strength, they saw no hope and did not know how to resist the remnants of the race. However, they knew that even if they did not know, they could not sit idly by and wait for their doom.
If all the major immortal sects rely on the protection of sacred artifacts and seek refuge in the mountains, the only result will be that they will be defeated one by one by the remnant clans and end up like the Xuan Yuan Immortal Mansion.
The best course of action now is for them to unite and resist together; only in this way can they have a chance of survival.
That's why they gathered here to discuss plans for the remnants of the fallen tribes to resist together.
This is a catastrophe for the entire human race, and no one can escape it by chance. Because the Immortal Sect is aware of this, the entire meeting to jointly fight against the remnant race proceeded very smoothly.
Honestly, in the peaceful times of the past, humanity never had any sense of unity, only remembering this when disaster struck, which is incredibly regrettable.
Meanwhile, Zuo Qiuyang glanced unconsciously outside the door and noticed that the guards were whispering among themselves, seemingly discussing something.
(The physical copies of "Who's in Love After Rebirth" have arrived. I'll be giving away a few autographed copies at the beginning of the month!)
(End of this chapter)
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