In the midst of cultivating and taking care of his son, a month quickly passed for Yang Mu.
On this day, Yang Mu, holding his son, was preparing to deliver the Transformation Grass to the Xianling Sect.
“Ready?” Yang Mu turned to look at the nearby Xiaohuang.
Xiaohuang showed a faint excitement in its eyes, “Yes.” Having recently been born and not experiencing any harm from Li Yue during the time it was raised, he quickly came to Yang Mu’s side. Therefore, it held a mild curiosity about the human world, unlike other beastmen that either feared or hated humans.
As for the other beastman, the wolf had long been taken in by Yang Mu.
During this month, for some reason, the wolf had formed a friendly relationship with Xiao Bai. Whenever Xiao Bai saw the wolf, it would reveal a sweet danger, and the wolf doted on Xiao Bai. Released from the Beast Control Bag by Yang Mu, the wolf almost never left Xiao Bai’s side, fearing that the baby might stumble or get hurt.
Was this how beastmen treated each other? Yet, Yang Mu hadn’t seen the wolf being so affectionate with other beastmen.
Even when dealing with Xiaohuang, he was only as stern as an elder, not as affectionate as with Xiao Bai.
Yang Mu didn’t dwell on it; he simply assumed it was a bond formed between Xiao Bai and the wolf. After all, who wouldn’t like such a tender and innocent baby? Even he couldn’t help but hold Xiao Bai carefully, afraid of melting in his mouth or dropping him.
“Let’s go.” He lifted his head toward Xiaohuang beside him, and nodded. The two walked out of the inn together.
…
Xianling Sect was not far from the inn where Yang Mu stayed. Even on foot, he reached the foot of the Xianling Sect’s mountain within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
Yang Mu expected to see a bustling scene, but it turned out to be unexpectedly desolate.
A massive stone stele stood at the foot of the Xianling Sect’s mountain, bearing three majestic characters—Xian Ling Sect. Not far from the stele, there was a square table, and a middle-aged man of about forty sat behind it, lazily fanning himself with a folding fan.
“Is this the place where the Xianling Sect recruits new disciples?” Yang Mu approached.
“Yes,” the middle-aged man continued fanning himself lazily, “Are you here to apply as a new disciple?”
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Yang Mu nodded, looking at the middle-aged man. He didn’t know what to say. “Am I late?” he asked, puzzled by the seemingly humble recruitment setup in such a grand sect.
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“Is the person behind you also here to become a disciple of the Xianling Sect?” Yang Mu didn’t speak, but the middle-aged man’s gaze wandered over him, then noticed Xiaohuang behind him and asked.
Yang Mu nodded.
The middle-aged man made a sound of acknowledgment and extended his hand. “Two Transformation Grass or two beastmen. As for the little one in your arms…” The middle-aged man fell silent for a moment.
Yang Mu remained silent, waiting for the middle-aged man’s next words. He only had two Transformation Grass left on him, and he couldn’t possibly take out his only beastman. If his son needed Transformation Grass to enter, he would have to find it elsewhere.
“Is this your son, or a younger brother or something?”
Yang Mu pursed his lips. “Son.”
“Oh… it’s quite rare to have a son at such a young age. Most people, for the sake of cultivation and ascension, hardly choose to have offspring at this time.”
Yang Mu stayed silent.
“Since your child is so young, I won’t make you take out another Transformation Grass. After all, it’s not easy to find them now. Come, hand over the Transformation Grass from both of you.” The middle-aged man’s outstretched fingers bent inward generously, exempting Xiao Bai’s Transformation Grass and saving Yang Mu some trouble.
However, with the recruitment place for new disciples being so simple and the person receiving them appearing not particularly skilled, Yang Mu began to suspect if he had fallen into a scam.
Thinking like this, Yang Mu still obediently took out the two Transformation Grass from his storage ring and handed them over to the middle-aged man.
After checking the two Transformation Grass, the middle-aged man suddenly remembered something and said, “I forgot to mention before, before being recruited by the Xianling Sect, your cultivation and age need to be checked. If qualified, I will give you two tokens. Hold these tokens, and you can enter the Xianling Sect directly. If you’re not qualified, you won’t be able to enter, and I won’t return these two Transformation Grass to you.”
Yang Mu: “…”
Seeing Yang Mu’s silent and speechless appearance, the middle-aged man added, “Of course, it’s too late for regrets now. After all, the Transformation Grass is already in the hands of my Xianling Sect, and there’s no reason to return it. Come on, extend your hands, both you and the young man behind you.”
Yang Mu extended his hand in front of the middle-aged man, cursing the shamelessness of this middle-aged man in his heart. This felt like outright robbery.
The middle-aged man felt Yang Mu’s pulse, then did the same for Xiaohuang. He nodded with a smile and tossed two tokens to Yang Mu. “Hold these two tokens and go report to the Xianling Sect.”
Yang Mu didn’t react immediately, letting out an “Ah.” Was that the entire examination?
“Your age and cultivation are both qualified. As for you, although you’re younger than the person next to you, your cultivation is strong, ranking among the top in the Xianling Sect. And you, although your cultivation is a bit lower, you have the advantage of being young.” He pointed at Yang Mu and then looked at Xiaohuang. “Now, hurry up and go up the mountain. Why linger here?”
Yang Mu took a deep breath, collected the tokens, held Xiao Bai, and with Xiaohuang, prepared to fly up to the Sect on his sword. He began to doubt whether coming to this Sect was a correct decision.
Just as Yang Mu took out his sword, ready to fly, the middle-aged man softly said from behind him, “Oh, I forgot to tell you one thing. You have to climb this mountain step by step. Using any means other than your own physical strength to climb will be considered a violation, and you’ll be kicked out of the sect. Of course, those two Transformation Grass won’t be returned either.” The middle-aged man seemed really fixated on not returning the Transformation Grass.
As Yang Mu was about to step onto the flying sword, he almost stumbled upon hearing this. This person always spoke in halves. Climb the mountain step by step by themselves? He lifted his head and looked at the seemingly endless mountain in front of him, then sighed silently.
So, the Sect was waiting for them here. He had wondered why such a large sect recruited new disciples so simply. Now he finally understood; just climbing up to the Sect step by step would be a challenge for many.
“Let’s go,” Yang Mu said to Xiaohuang behind him.
Xiaohuang nodded eagerly, following Yang Mu happily. For him, being able to follow Yang Mu was good no matter where they went.
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Yuan Sect, in the hall.
“We can’t just sit here waiting for death! At this rate, our disciples will be slaughtered by those damn beasts!” An elder sat on a chair, trying to appear calm but couldn’t help being anxious.
Yushi An rubbed his temples. What could he do? The disciples sent to request support from other sects and those sent to capture beastmen had not returned. The few who did return were covered in blood, shouting “save me” before taking their last breaths.
Unable to do otherwise, he led the elders to search for beastmen. The result was surprising – no beastmen were found outside, but within the sect, all the beastmen had been wiped out. On the central plaza, a large character was written in blood – “Kill.”
The vivid red “Kill” seemed like a sharp sword, stabbing into the minds of everyone who saw it, leaving a profound impact.
They now felt trapped on an isolated island.
People on the mainland probably knew that there were beastmen here, but no one could have anticipated that these beastmen would be so fierce. After all, in the eyes of humans, beastmen had always been considered weak.
“No no no, transformed beastmen have come to our sect.” Just as the hall was silent, a terrified voice broke the uneasy stillness.
“What?!” Yushi An suddenly stood up, simultaneously sensing a powerful force appearing in the plaza.
The owner of that force seemed to have no restraint, allowing the powerful energy to sweep through the sect unhindered.
“Go!” Yushi An immediately led a group of people to the plaza.
Upon arriving, Yushi An looked at the elegant figure in the center of the plaza. His pupils contracted.
Shi Dixuan, it was actually Shi Dixuan!
Yushi An suddenly understood why their sect had encountered this disaster. Shi Dixuan must have gained some benefits from that mysterious place before and had now returned for revenge, with significantly increased cultivation!
Feeling the overwhelming power emanating from Shi Dixuan, Yushi An knew he was no match.
He gritted his teeth, recalling the events of that day when he drugged Shi Dixuan, and inexplicably found himself thrown out of the passage. In that passage, only Yang Mu was left.
So…
He suddenly shouted loudly at Shi Dixuan, “That day, I didn’t harm you. The one who truly wronged you is someone named Yang Mu. This matter has nothing to do with me. Everything was orchestrated by him.”
Shi Dixuan looked at Yushi An, deep eyes calm and serene. Behind him, the long robe fluttered in the wind, and on his forehead, the character “王” (king) faintly appeared.
In that moment, everyone in the Yuan Sect almost instantly broke into a cold sweat, feeling countless murderous auras surrounding them. As long as Shi Dixuan gave the order, they would have no place to bury themselves.
Omgg yasss finally Yushi An‘s end has comeee, slayYYYY
Here‘s to hoping that he and Yang Mu will reunite soon 🕯️
Excited for their reunion!!! Tysm for tling 😀
The time has coma and don’t try to blame everything on YM, scum! ><
Thank You for the new chapter (´∩｡• ᵕ •｡∩`) ♡
what happened to the rabbit, horse, and eagle beastmen?
That’s what I’m wondering as well!!!