Chapter 112: Lotus (20)/trantingnovice


    I will kill him.


    I will kill that creature.


    Fiercely, savagely, I will shred his body into ten thousand pieces and kill him.


    Swoosh!


    As I fly through the air, kicking the void, swarms of ck curses pour out around me like ants, leaving their mark.


    I follow his trail with the demon senses active.


    It isn''t hard to track him down.


    The spiritual energy of the ces he had passed through are all unstable and flickering, and the scent of blood is tantly strong.


    Whoosh!


    I absorb the Yin Soul Ghost Incantations swirling around me. I turn them into spiritual power, converting that spiritual power into internal energy for my Formless Sword, and then elerate the Formless Sword even further.


    Boom!


    The sound of breaking air rumbles, and the impact of me rushing through the void causes the surrounding sand to scatter and turn into a sandstorm.


    With bloodshot eyes, I run towards an area with a strong scent of blood.


    "..."


    Its a desert tribe located south of Cheon-saek City.


    This tribe too has turned into a sea of blood.


    Yuan Li is continuing his blood sacrifice, gradually regaining his Nascent Soul cultivation, and his speed is starting to increase.


    I won''t be able to catch up at this rate.


    He is likely to keep getting faster.


    What should I do?


    As I ponder, a brown flying dharma treasure zooms towards me.


    Boom!


    I block the dharma treasure with my Formless Sword and re at the person who shot it.


    "You... Is it you! Are you the one who massacred this tribe under the Gongmyo n?"


    He looks to be an elder of the Core Formation stage of the Gongmyo n.


    His face bloodshot, beholds the massacred tribe and shouts at me.


    "You! Answer me!"


    I swing my Formless Sword without a word.


    Kugugugu!


    Although weaker than when I was fully prepared for facing Yuan Li, Im still a formidable Core Formation level force.


    The elder of the Gongmyo n is startled by my power and withdraws his dharma treasure, ring at me.


    I look at him with empty eyes.


    "If you saw what just happened, you would know. The energy of the blood sacrifice in this city and the energy of my strike arepletely different... I am also chasing the monster responsible for this. This creature killed all my dear ones."


    "But, but... There''s no proof that you''re not involved in this! Do you know how precious these resources are? Compensate immediately..."


    Kuaang!


    I send another Formless Sword attack towards the annoying elder of the Gongmyo n.


    A small valley forms right next to him.


    "Noisy, shut up. Before I kill you."


    Swoosh!


    Every time I open my mouth, hundreds of curses gush out, filling my surroundings.


    The curse spells are countless, filling the area around me, appearing akin to ck mist surrounding me.


    "Ugh, how can I trust the words of a devilish cultivator like you who practices such devilish arts...!"


    "...This is not a devilish art."


    Cough, cough!


    Feeling a tightness in my chest, I cough, and more curses flood out of my mouth.


    "Its a method... a method of curse incantations that only realizes one''s own pain to understand pain. Yes, a method that sacrifices no one, a method that doesn''t need to sacrifice anyone... This is not a devilish art...! I didn''t sacrifice anyone...!"


    I scream, clutching my head.


    Hack, hack!


    ck curses continue to cascade every time my mouth opens.


    "But why...! Why are they taking them from me...! Why...! Why! Why!"


    I cry ck tears mixed with curses, holding my head, emitting a ck mist of curse spells from my whole body.


    "Why!!!"


    Its then that the elder of the Gongmyo n, who has been watching me go mad, flinches.


    sh!


    From far away, in the direction of Cheon-saek City, a blue light shes, and someone flies over.


    "Who!!! Who killed Ryeong! Who!!!"


    Cheongmun Jung-jin.


    The head of the Cheongmun n.


    He seems to have rushed over in a hurry after hearing Cheongmun Ryeong''s message, but it was already toote.


    His eyes meet mine amidst the ck mist.


    "You are... You! What is this about! Exin!"


    "Ah, the head of the Cheongmun n. Do you know him?"


    "A friend of Cheongmun Ryeong."


    "I suspect this person is the monster behind this massacre. That ck thing... If that''s not devilish arts, then what is?"


    "...I will vouch for his identity. Ryeong who was in Cheon-saek City is also dead. This person was Ryeong''s friend, so it can''t be him."


    Cheongmun Jung-jin vouched for my identity, and I exined the situation to him with empty eyes.


    "So, you''re saying a Nascent Soul old monster pretending to be of Core Formation in the Heaven-Treading Desert has started this massacre now that the Heavenly Being seniors have ascended...!"


    I nod, and both Cheongmun Jung-jin and the Gongmyo n elder''s faces grow serious after hearing my exnation.


    The elder of the Gongmyo n says gravely,


    "We must catch him! If what this person says is true, then this Yuan Li, the Nascent Soul old monster, is not only regaining his power by collecting his Blood Spirit but also absorbing the lives of each city, bing stronger than his original cultivation! Now is the weakest he will be, we must catch and kill him!


    But Cheongmun Jung-jin looks unwell.


    "What do you intend to do? That Nascent Soul old monster is gradually regaining his Nascent Soul strength and bing faster and stronger, while we can barely match up, let alone catch him!"


    The elder of the Gongmyo n takes out amunication device.


    "I will contact the elders and n head! You too, contact the elders of the Cheongmun n and gather the Core Formation cultivators! If that Yuan Li went to the Northern Grasnds as well, the Core Formation cultivators of those tribes must be urgently chasing him by now!"


    He deres,,


    "We must immediately gather all the Core Formation cultivators of the continent and kill that Nascent Soul old monster!"


    The two Core Formation cultivators sent messages to their ns.


    Do you have any idea how that Yuan Li, the Nascent Soul cultivator, might move?


    I shake my head.


    I can follow the traces, but his speed is increasing, widening the gap.


    Then, I remember the location of the castle where Yuan Li resided.


    ...I don''t know where the old monster will go, but I know where he will return.


    What! Really?


    I recall the ck castle I had seen and the corresponding location, and share this information with them.


    Yes, then lets inform the elders of the n and the head of the Byeok n. The whole continent should know that a Nascent Soul old monster has started his rampage. Ill also send messages to the Jin n of Yanguo and the Makli n.


    "Shengzi will be informed by the ns of Yanguo, and the Gongmyo n will contact the lords of the Eastern States beyond the Heaven-Treading Desert. I dont know if the Nascent Soul old monster has already visited there, but at least we can warn them."


    The Cheongmun n will also get in contact with the chiefs of the Northern Grasnds.


    Cheongmun Jung-jin and the elder of the Gongmyo n, with serious expressions, took out theirmunicators and made contacts.


    After a while, both nodded.


    "With this, the whole continent should be informed. Let''s go east to the coordinates this person has given, where the Nascent Soul old monster will return!"


    After speaking, the elder of the Gongmyo n flies towards the Heaven-Treading Desert using the Flying Escape Technique.


    Cheongmun Jung-jin looks at me.


    "You should go back and take care of the remains of those who left. You were a friend of Ryeong, and his remains too"


    "Let''s go together."


    I gaze at Cheongmun Jung-jin.


    "I also have business with that creature."


    You dont understand, do you? With your skill, merely at the Qi Building stage


    Boom!


    I swing my Formless Sword, showing my true strength.


    Cheongmun Jung-jin stares at me in surprise.


    "I apologize for hiding my strength. I am of Core Formation prowess. Please let me take part in avenging Cheongmun Ryeong."


    Understood.


    Cheongmun Jung-jin nods, and I fly with him to Yuan Lis castle.


    Whoosh!


    Theres a formation here.


    Me, Cheongmun Jung-jin, and the elder of the Gongmyo n observe the giant sandstorm in the middle of the Heaven-Treading Desert.


    "Seeing this formation, it''s likely that within is the residence of the Nascent Soul old monster."


    I dont know much about formations


    Both look a bit perplexed, and I silently step forward to start analyzing the formation.


    "Ah, do you know how to handle formations?"


    "Its fortunate indeed. After all, you did research formations with Ryeong"


    Thinking of Cheongmun Ryeong, Cheongmun Jung-jin clenches his fists tightly.


    Days pass.


    Boom!


    In the middle of the Heaven-Treading Desert.


    Here, Core Formation cultivators began to gather.


    Core Formation cultivators from the Northern Grasnds, dressed in the attire of their tribes.


    Core Formation cultivators from beyond the eastern direction of the Heaven-Treading Desert, ruling as lords.


    The Three ns of Byeokra.


    Cheongmun Jung-jin, head of the Cheongmun n, and his six Core Formation elders.


    Head of the Gongmyo n, Gongmyo Ryeong, and his six Core Formation elders.


    Head of the Byeok n, Byeok Cheon-gi, and his five Core Formation elders.


    The Two ns of Yanguo.


    Head of the Makli n, Makli Hwang-cheon, and his seven elders.


    Head of the Jin n, Jin Yeo-woon, and his five elders.


    The Seven ns of Shengzi.


    Head of the Jinlu n, Jinlu Yeon-cheon, and her eight elders.


    Head of the Ha n, Ha Ryeon.


    Head of the Geo n, Geo Bok-won.


    Head of the Jun n, Jun Je-yeol.


    Head of the Yeoljeon n, Yeoljeon Ri.


    Head of the Ori n, Ori Cheon-ryeong.


    Head of the Jeon n, Jeon Chil-seon.


    49 Core Formation cultivators from the Western Three Countries of the Heaven-Treading Desert.


    43 Core Formation cultivators from the Northern Grasnds of the Heaven-Treading Desert.


    54 Core Formation cultivators from the Eastern States of the Heaven-Treading Desert.


    And three rare Core Formation loose cultivators.


    Over 100 Core Formation cultivators densely surround the formation.


    One of the tribal chiefs from the Northern Grasnds shouts angrily,


    "This is outrageous! We cant even count how many tribes that Nascent Soul old monster has massacred!!!"


    "Our Byeokra as well! That Nascent Soul old monster hasmitted massacres in dozens of cities! We cant let such a devil roam free!"


    "He hid his cultivation waiting for the Heavenly Being seniors to ascend. Nobody knows what vile intentions that old monster harbors! We cant let that Nascent Soul old monster roam free!"


    Many Core Formation cultivators outside the formation are seething with anger, and a few formation masters among them began to dismantle the sandstorm formation with my help.


    "We must wait here for that old monster, ambush, and kill him!"


    Among them, one of the three Core Formation hermits, an old man wearing a bamboo hat and gray robes, raises his voice angrily.


    "He killed my great-grandson! I will kill him! I will grind his bones and eat his flesh!!!"


    Just like me, those who have lost loved ones.


    "That old monster massacred a tribe under the Gongmyo n! How precious are the ores mined from that tribe! That Nascent Soul old monster must pay!"


    Those who seekpensation.


    "To massacre the bloodline of the grasnds, what a disgrace! I will tear his flesh and restore the honor of my fallen tribes!"


    Those who sought honor.


    "That creaturepletely destroyed our state''s city! Such a dangerous being cannot be left free. He must be eliminated quickly!"


    Those who want to eradicate Yuan Li before he bes stronger.


    Many opinions are exchanged, but the conclusion is one.


    Yuan Li, the Bloodwood Practitioner.


    This murderous old monster must be killed.


    Boom!


    Thanks to the efforts of me and several Core Formation masters, the sandstorm formation disappeared, revealing the ck castle inside.


    "First, let''s invade his headquarters and destroy any dharma treasures or formations that might aid him!"


    "Yes, good! We need to be fully prepared to face the Nascent Soul old monster!"


    Silently, I fly among the Core Formation cultivators towards the ck castle.


    I approach Cheongmun Jung-jin and inform him regarding the ability of the castle.


    Cheongmun Jung-jin shouts to others,


    This castle is a kind of dharma treasure. The Nascent Soul old monster can elevate his cultivation by one level inside it! If he recovers his early Nascent Soul cultivation, he can wield mid-Nascent Soul strength inside. If he recovers his mid-Nascent Soul cultivation, he can wieldte Nascent Soul strength inside! We must pulverize this castle before the old monster returns!


    Cheongmun Jung-jins words quickly gained trust and spread among those present.


    Numerous Core Formation cultivators took out their dharma treasures from their storage devices and began to strike the ck castle.


    However, a kind of barrier appeared over the dharma treasure.


    The barrier blocked the attacks of the Core Formation cultivators and protected the castle from crumbling.


    Ugh, it seems difficult to prate this barrier without a Nascent Soul level attack.


    "Then..."


    The Core Formation cultivators quickly convened for a meeting.


    "It''s an ancient formation. Even if formation masters rush in, dismantling this ancient barrier is a remote possibility. There''s no other way than to break it by force."


    "What should we do then..."


    Numerous discussions are exchanged, and we, on the Heaven-Treading Desert, discuss strategies to confront Yuan Li with serious expressions.


    And a few dayster.


    Kugugugugugu!


    From afar, beyond the horizon, a blood-red cloud rises.


    The faces of the more than a hundred Core Formation cultivators darken.


    "Early Nascent...... Peak...!"


    As Yuan Li approaches within the red blood cloud, the Core Formation cultivators grit their teeth.


    Yuan Li''s momentum is much stronger than when I had faced him, and his malice is beyond description.


    [Haha, the bugs are quick with rumors. Have youe thinking you could handle me?]


    Kugugugugu!


    Yuan Li, enveloped by the blood cloud, looked around the audience and spoke calmly.


    "Even if it''s you, do you think you can defeat so many Core Formation cultivators...?"


    Cheongmun Jung-jin shouts, stepping forward and ring at Yuan Li..


    Kugugugugu!


    Yuan Li, amidst the blood cloud, looks down at us calmly and speaks,


    [Just because there are many fireflies, does itpare to the light of the sun?]


    The killing intent of many Core Formation cultivators are directed at Yuan Li, who has regained the strength of the peak early stage of Nascent Soul.


    [Come at me, insects.]


    Then.


    Im the first to step forward, drawing my Formless Sword.


    I have fully recovered my spiritual power and internal energy over the past few days.


    Definitely. This time for sure.


    I will kill this monster.


    Trantor Notes: Well Prepare yourselves everyone.


    On that note, Sir Chang-ho turned out to be a title instead of a name. The author didnt give the hanja/chinese characters so idk what it means exactly but could be Blue Tiger Person if tranted literally.


    I made the mistake in my misunderstood bias cuz my friend''s name is also Chang-ho. The guys real name appearster in this arc so youll find out anyway but its gonna be a pain in the butt having to make all the changesThe author barely uses his real name anyway.


    ***


    Discord:https://dsc.gg/wetried


    Link to donations in the discord!