Chapter Thirty-Fifth: Huayang Sect

  "Excuse me, sir, could you please help us out..." Xiaochen stepped forward, he couldn't wait any longer. He had to beg the person in front of him for help, as long as he was willing to lend a hand, Yuè Chán would be saved.

  "What..." He was shocked after listening to Xiao Chen's rapid account. He simply didn't dare believe that Huang Liang would actually be taken down by this young man in front of him.

  "This brother, have you awakened the Haoyue Stone Warrior?" asked the Taoist, probing. The strength of Huang Liang was something he understood best. And to defeat that guy, at least one had to possess the strength of a Haoyue Stone Warrior.

  "Xian Chang, I am nothing, and don't even mention the awakening of the Fantasy Sea. Now, I don't even have a Dawn Stone." Xiao Chen shook his head. How could he be bothered with the Dawn Stone and Fantasy Sea again? He didn't have the energy to continue entangling himself in such matters.

  "There is no awakening of the fantasy sea, not even a hint of the dawn stone? Young brother, do you know what the consequences are for deceiving Huayang Sect?" The Taoist's face immediately fell. Although it was his first encounter with this young man in front of him, he couldn't quite grasp how much weight the other party held. However, as for Huang Liang's strength, probably no one here knew better than himself. Huang Liang, although not a terrifying existence in this world, to take him down would require at least the same level of strength as his own, that of a dawn stone warrior.

  What a ignorant and arrogant little brat, how dare you deceive someone from Huayang Sect? Are you tired of living?

  "Master Xian, what Xiao Chen said is not wrong at all. He and we are ordinary people who have not awakened to the Fantasy Sea, nor do we possess a Ling Stone." Nearby, Liu Lan, Ling Yun, and Lan Yun also hastened to prove it. Xiao Chen may not know how terrifying Huayang Sect is, but that doesn't mean they don't know either.

  The Taoist didn't say a word, but silently shifted his gaze from one person's face to another, and then the next. Finally, the Taoist made his own judgment - these people weren't lying, and this young man named Xiao Chen was indeed an ordinary young man who couldn't be any more ordinary.

  "Daring evil spirit, daring to wreak havoc everywhere. Young man, you've done a great job, a great job indeed!" The Taoist said with gritted teeth, "Xiao Chen little brother, I should really thank you for ridding the people of this scourge. Don't worry, I'll definitely help you with this small favor!"

  "Thank you, Master Xian!" How could the innocent and simple Xiao Chen guess what was truly on Dao's mind?

  "Little brother, please lead the way!" The speaker waved his hand lightly, and the fierce light in his eyes flashed again.

  "Master Xian, follow me!" Xiaochen hastily turned around with a burning anxiety.

  "Xiao Chen, be careful!" Just then, Liu Lan's terrified voice rang out.

  "Darkness descends, demon slays!" The Daoist's voice also rang out at this moment. Along with the diffusion of the dark fog, a powerful and violent force burst forth, heavily striking Xiao Chen's upper back. Caught off guard, Xiao Chen's entire body was sent flying by this strong and fierce power.

  Xiao Chen, who was blown into the air, finally crashed down to the ground after a long time. Fresh red blood gushed out of his mouth. "Dao Zhang, what are you doing?" Xiao Chen still hadn't figured out what had happened until now.

  "You dare to hurt Xiao Chen, I'll fight you to the death!" The miserable state of Xiao Chen made Liu Lan's eyes redden with rage, and her deep concern for him finally overcame her inner fear of Huayang Sect. Liu Lan charged at the Daoist without hesitation, but the Daoist merely sneered and waved his hand lightly.

  No awakened fantasy sea, no曜stone guy, all are rubbish in front of me. A formless gust of wind blew Liu Lan flying again. Poor weak girl, her ending is even more miserable than Xiao Chen's.

  "Immortal Master, what are you doing?" The sudden change of events made even the usually calm and composed Ling Yun's mind spin momentarily.

  "Get out of my sight, you scoundrel!" As soon as he saw Lingyun, Daozhe was furious. Three years of hard work, three years of waiting, all down the drain. He would never see the person he had been longing for day and night again.

  Although it was a casual wave of his hand, Lingyun's robust body also involuntarily flew out horizontally.

  "Immortal Master, please tell us what's going on?" The only one still standing, Lan Yun, had a faint sense of unease in her heart.

  "What the hell?! That bastard actually dared to kill Huang Liang, unforgivable!" The speaker glared at Xiao Chen who was lying on the ground with a gaze full of hatred, murderous intent rising.

  "You fools, since you already know the person you killed is called Huang Liang, do you know what my name is? I'll tell you, my name is Huang Shan! I'm the older brother of that Huang Liang you killed!" Huang Shan's face revealed an extremely sorrowful and indignant expression.

  What happened to Huang Shan and Huang Liang was similar to Yuexian and Xiuwei. In a fight against their enemies, younger brother Huang Liang sacrificed himself to protect his older brother Huang Shan's escape. The death of his younger brother made the older brother feel like he couldn't live on, but fortunately, they met Shangguan Yunlong, the powerful and mysterious leader of Huayang Sect, Shangguan Yunlong.

  Shangguan Yunlong used the Huayang Sect's ultimate technique, An Hun Ding Po, to fix Huang Liang's soul on a spiritual headrest. He also hinted to Huang Shan that if he could absorb enough of a living person's vital energy, it might be possible for his brother to re-condense his flesh and come back to life again.

  Hearing that his brother still had a chance to revive, Huang Shan was overjoyed and immediately knelt down at the feet of Shangguan Yunlong, from then on joining Huayang Sect. However, Huang Shan understood even more clearly that in order to let his own brother revive, the required spiritual energy would not be just a little bit. In order to obtain enough spiritual energy, Huang Shan bid farewell to Shangguan Yunlong and took the pillow with his brother's soul to travel around the world.

  To win people's favor, Huang Shan also did many good deeds. And in front of those who were grateful and tearful, Huang Shan inadvertently mentioned that he had a very memorable pillow that he always carried with him, which was really inconvenient for himself who traveled the world, hoping to ask someone to temporarily take care of it.

  Due to the great kindness of Huang Shan, all the people entrusted with it did not dare to refuse and treated the pillow as a sacred object. Huang Shan was also a very clever person, he knew that sooner or later people would discover the strangeness of the pillow. He usually made an agreement, at a certain time, he would come back to retrieve his own pillow.

  Huang Shan used this method to travel the world, gathering enough spiritual energy for his younger brother. During one of his travels, Huang Shan finally arrived at Pingquan Village and met Ling Yun, who was eager to improve his strength. This foolish and simple-minded person immediately became Huang Shan's next target.

  Huang Shan easily achieved Ling Yun's wish with just an ordinary shampoo, and even moved him to tears. When Ling Yun asked Huang Shan if there was anything he needed his help with, Huang Shan simply said: "A year from now, I'll come see you again, and by then, everything will be clear."

  Huang Shanlin handed the Huang Liang pillow to Ling Yun again before he left, pretending to be casual. He had calculated it clearly, and was afraid that this would be the last time he did such a thing. A year later, his younger brother must have accumulated enough vital energy and could finally be reborn.

  Huang Liang had always used a subtle approach to collect people's essence, as it was less likely to arouse suspicion. However, with success within reach, Huang Liang became impatient and caused many deaths. Since the unfortunate incident involving Yuexian and Xiangru sisters, Lingyun had been vaguely sensing that something was off about Huang Liang.

  But Lingyun thought that Huang Shan gave himself a great benefit, and he felt like he was being taken advantage of. Lingyun didn't tell anyone about his thoughts, which made the people in Pingquan Village think that there was something strange about the house. It wasn't until Xiao Chen's appearance that Lingyun realized his thoughts were actually true, but he still held onto a glimmer of hope, maybe the immortal master who gave him such great benefits didn't know either!

  "All of this is your doing, it's you who made my three years of hard work go down the drain. Do you know how important my brother is to me?" Huang Shan rushed in front of Xiao Chen and gave him another vicious kick.

  "You bastard, can you just arbitrarily harm the lives of innocent people for the sake of your brother's resurrection? You're simply a beast, utterly shameless!" Lan Yun couldn't control her anger anymore upon learning the truth.

  "Little girl! Get out of my way!" Huang Liang, furious, slapped her with a loud smack.

  "This little brat, dare to kill my brother's closest relative, is unforgivable, he must die. And you, as his accomplices, cannot be allowed to continue living either, and all of your village people will also have to follow my brother to the grave!" Huang Shan bellowed with a ferocious face.

  "Master, master, it's all because of me. If you want to kill someone, just kill me, don't implicate others!" Lingyun, who was severely injured, struggled to crawl to Huang Shanfei's side and hugged his leg, begging bitterly. In Lingyun's heart, he now regretted that if it wasn't for his own momentary mistake back then, perhaps today's events wouldn't have occurred.

  "Damn it! You'd trade one life for another? How nice. What do you think you are? Are you worthy of that?!" Enraged, Huang Shan kicked Ling Yun flying once again.

  "You sanctimonious beast, you're not even as good as a beast! At this point, Xiao Chen could no longer control his anger. This bastard, for the sake of his own brother, didn't hesitate to do harm to others and still showed no remorse, and he even dared to want to kill everyone here. Is such a guy... is he even human?"

  Invisible flames of fury were burning fiercely in Xiao Chen's chest. His heart was racing again due to this uncontrollable anger, and the flow of blood seemed to have accelerated as well. The unbearable scorching sensation spread throughout every corner of his body once more. Under this scorching sensation, the wounds on his body seemed insignificant.

  "Ah!" Xiao Chen shouted loudly and jumped up suddenly.

  "What? Having suffered such a heavy injury, he can still stand up?" Huang Shan was visibly shocked. He didn't expect that someone who didn't even have a Yuan Stone would be so physically robust. After being hit by his own powerful blow, he could still stand up as if nothing had happened. This is truly rare!

  Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and took a big step forward, throwing a punch straight at Huang Shan's chest. Due to his own brother's tragic death at the hands of this person in front of him, Huang Shan no longer dared to be careless. Seeing the opponent's right fist coming straight for him, Huang Shan hastily crossed his arms over his chest. 'Peng!' Huang Shan only felt his chest tighten, and his body retreated rapidly backwards.

  "What a huge power!" Huang Shanqiang pressed down the suffocating feeling in his chest, nodding repeatedly. Without Yao Shi and Jue Xing Huan Hai, he already possessed such great strength, indeed not simple. Fortunately, he knew that Huang Liang had died at the hands of the other party, so he was on guard. Otherwise, he might have followed in his younger brother's footsteps.

  "Kid, you've got some skills!" A purple crystal slowly emerged between Huang Shan's eyebrows. The crystal radiated light in all directions and gradually enveloped his entire body. The purple crystal was the mark of a Crystal Warrior. With the purple glow surrounding him, Huang Shan's aura suddenly increased.

  "Darkness Descends, Demon Destroyed!" Huang Shan bellowed, and under the shroud of dark mist, a wild and brutal power rose again.

  "Ah!" A miserable cry came over, and Xiao Chen was once again overturned to the ground by a huge force.

  "A useless trash who hasn't even awakened to the Illusory Sea, dares to be arrogant in front of me? You little brat, even if you have thick skin and were hit by my Dark Magic Destruction twice, you will still die without a doubt!" Huang sneered with disdain and turned his back. Without awakening to the Illusory Sea and having no Star Stone, no matter how strong one's power is, they are just a brute.