As Yang Mu walked, he suddenly noticed the surroundings changing, and the enormous stone statue ahead disappeared. Lowering his gaze to the little duck, it emitted a soft “quack” that carried a hint of pain. Calling out and closing its eyes, it seemed affected by the illusion.
Hesitating for a moment, Yang Mu decided to put it into the Beast Control Bag. As he did, the scenery around him slowly transformed, unfolding like a beautiful landscape painting, conveying a story to Yang Mu.
It was a tale about the beast clan.
Sitting down, Yang Mu earnestly observed the surroundings, trying to understand the story being told.
Long ago, when humans were unaware of the enhancing properties of the beastmen’s essence, they coexisted peacefully on the continent. Awakening spiritual intelligence and becoming a beastman meant reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, a level higher than humans. However, their cultivation progress was notably slower.
While humans might reach the Nascent Soul stage, the beastmen could still be in the Foundation Establishment stage. Yet, there were exceptions—beastmen geniuses, with talents far surpassing humans. These exceptional individuals progressed at a pace equal to or even faster than humans.
However, such genius individuals among the beast clan were rare, often marked with a unique symbol from birth.
He would be the future leader of the beast clan, guiding them towards a bright future. However, everything beautiful about them was destroyed by humans.
It’s unclear which humans discovered that their essence could enhance cultivation, but this news spread like a tornado, sweeping across the entire continent. One human captured a member, confirmed the truth of the circulating rumors, and witnessed a genuine increase in cultivation. Subsequently, more humans joined in.
Due to the disparity in talent and cultivation between the beastmen and humans, their essence could enhance human cultivation to varying degrees. The entire human population on the continent went mad, realizing that the cultivation boost from the beastmen’s essence exceeded that of elixirs and had no side effects.
Humans began capturing them and relentlessly extracting their essence. Initially, some humans maintained a distance from the essence, but driven by a strong desire for power, they soon abandoned their reservations and joined the large-scale capture of the beastmen.
Humans gradually normalized this cruel practice, turning it into a routine part of life. Most beastmen were innocent and kind, and their population was much smaller than that of humans. Despite their slow cultivation speed, humans with cunning minds and rapid cultivation seized the opportunity to capture them.
The more powerful beastmen attempted to save their kin but fell into an ambush orchestrated by collaborating humans, eventually being captured. The few remaining strong members were also taken by humans, leaving behind a helpless group of elderly, weak, and the sick.
At this point, their attempt to resist was already too late.
The remaining members united but were no match for humans. Thus, year after year, they endured oppression, and their numbers dwindled annually.
Humans, perhaps thinking that the beastmen was abundant and capable of reproduction, recklessly exploited them without considering the risk of pushing them to the brink of extinction.
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As the male beastman was taken away, his eyes filled with sadness struck directly at Yang Mu’s heart.
…
Until the surroundings returned to their original state, Yang Mu couldn’t shake off the impact of what he had seen earlier.
The powerful imagery seemed to infect Yang Mu with overwhelming sadness, rendering him unable to detach from the emotions. He felt as if he were experiencing the plight of the beastmen, not as a human but as one enduring this tragic fate.
After a while, Yang Mu suddenly snapped out of it, drenched in cold sweat and with a lingering sense of fear. Fortunately, he woke up in time; otherwise, he might have been immersed in that sorrow for a lifetime.
The vivid scenes he witnessed were likely the result of some kind of enchantment. Those who witnessed such scenes would be engulfed in intense sorrow.
However, Yang Mu had a question: the scenes he saw were about the past of the beastmen. So, were these visions prepared for them?
If so, why did these visions possess such potent emotional impact? Was it to remind the beastmen of their shame, to experience profound sorrow once, and then to rally their spirits for their future struggle?
Yang Mu’s intuition was on the right track.
The actual purpose of these visions is to remind the beast clan not to forget their shame, but also not to overly immerse themselves in sorrow. They should learn to adjust their emotions and strive for their future in a better state.
All the scenes Yang Mu witnessed just now were actual events.
Yang Mu didn’t know how to describe his current emotions. In his previous life, he was just an insignificant individual with low cultivation, so he never experienced such environments. He only knew that the living conditions for the beastmen were harsh, survival was difficult, but he had never seen it.
A sweet fragrance reached his nose, and Yang Mu realized that due to his evident emotional fluctuations earlier, the sweet scent on him began to diffuse again.
Taking a few deep breaths to suppress his emotions, the scent gradually dissipated with the breeze as he stood up from the ground.
He decided to check the stone statue.
As he approached the stone statue, Yang Mu could clearly see the appearance of the carved figure—it was a beastman, a wolf-like species.
The lifelike carving made the wolf seem as if it could come to life at any moment.
Standing under the statue, Yang Mu felt immense pressure from it. If even the statue could exert such pressure, how formidable must the original being of the statue be?
Examining the statue closely, Yang Mu didn’t see the presence of the original owner in the scenes he witnessed earlier. Perhaps it was an ancestor of the beast clan… maybe long ascended.
Yang Mu could now roughly guess why this illusion existed.
From the scenes depicting their past to the current statue, this illusion was undoubtedly created for the beast clan.
So, was the little duck so yearning for this place because it knew something?
Yang Mu felt like he might have discovered the truth…
Not staying under the statue for long, Yang Mu heard voices coming from nearby. Frowning slightly, he agilely turned and hid behind the statue.
The newcomers were Yushi An and Shi Dixuan.
It was unclear how these two encountered each other in this illusion.
Yushi An was talking to Shi Dixuan, who kept his head down, occasionally nodding.
Seeing these two, Yang Mu stepped out from behind the statue.
“Do you know the way out of here?” Yang Mu straightforwardly asked.
Yushi An, upon seeing Yang Mu, showed a brief surprise but then said, “I don’t know. I was led in by the beastmen. This seems to be their old nest. At that time, I was focused on chasing one and unexpectedly got led astray by it.” Yang Mu could already guess why Yushi An ended up here.
Glancing at Shi Dixuan, Yang Mu noted that he was currently lowering his head. Considering the earlier incident with the little duck, Yang Mu suspected that Shi Dixuan might have been drawn here by some unknown attraction.
“I don’t know if Elder Wen is here now or if he entered.” Yushi An surveyed the surroundings, then said, “Let’s go find a place to rest for a while.”
Yang Mu nodded.
At that moment, Shi Dixuan happened to lift his head. His complexion was somewhat pale, and his black eyes were filled with distraction, as if lost in thoughts.
He had just relived a memory in this place—the scene of bidding farewell to his parents. Returning to that moment, Shi Dixuan’s emotions were on the verge of collapse.
He wanted to save them. Transforming into the body of the beastmen, he was still powerless, watching helplessly as his mother was killed by these people, and his father was taken away without looking back.
If he hadn’t forcefully pinched himself to wake up from this illusion, he might have been immersed in that sorrow for a lifetime.
Shortly after regaining clarity, Shi Dixuan encountered Yushi An.
The three moved to a different location, arriving by a small stream. The stream flowed with a melodious sound, and the crystal-clear water revealed playful little fish swimming around.
“Shi Dixuan, go get some food. There should be fruit trees nearby.” Yushi An unceremoniously directed Shi Dixuan.
Shi Dixuan pursed his lips, nodded slightly, and silently went to search for food.
While Yang Mu was preparing to wash his hands in the stream, he suddenly heard Yushi An say something next to him. The words made Yang Mu’s heart surge with shock—
“Did you know? Your good disciple in not a human.”
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TL: I just wanted to Thank, Gentleman Pigeon and especially Mu, for giving me coffees. 🥺 Thank you so much^ 🥺 I promise to do my best in Translating this novel😤 I wuv u all^ 😘
I’m expecting more. I guess SD is the ML for our poor transmigrator, but I feel like there is far more to the story going on here. Perhaps it all comes back round in the end where SD sees him in his original life?
I hope you’re not wrong with that🥺 SD should appreciate our poor MC.
Oh no yushi an found out… What will happen now?
Waiting desperately for update.🥺
No worries. There’ll be an update tomorrow hehe
Oh no, now this scum knows! ヾ(´囗｀｡)ﾉ
Thank You for the new chapter (੭ु ›ω‹ )੭ु⁾⁾♡♡
You’re always welcome! 💓◜𖥦◝ ）
Kill him. Perfect opportunity, no one will know:) the dead can’t spill secrets:)
Thank you for translating this awesome story!!<3
So brutal hahaha (´>∀<｀)
Well, I think someone’s about to be eliminated from the story.
he needs to die now….