Chapter 64: Shaking the World

Such a twist of events left everyone on the altar dumbfounded. Obviously, Xiao Chengqian’s sudden ‘betrayal’ was too much for these people from the holy village to bear.

They were first stunned, then all their faces turned angry, and for a time, Xiao Chengqian and I, who were “leisurely” spitting blood, became the target of everyone.

When Xiao Chengqian tore the knots on my body, my friends burst into a thunderous cheer at the same time, and the most restrained was Chengxin Ge. His trademark spring breeze smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were red and he let the tears flow inexplicably.

“Who just called me a white-eyed wolf and yellow-eyed dog? Hmm?” Xiao Chengqian and I finally finished spitting blood. I began to untie the knots on my body one by one, while Xiao Chengqian began to “question.”

“It was me. In essence, I was just cooperating with your acting.” Chengxin’s smile grew warmer, and his words were calm and natural.

“Really?” Xiao Chengqian raised his eyebrows, looking suspicious.

Cheng Xin brother put his glasses up, shook his head, and said in a tone of regret, “Gee… In fact, your design of the plot is excellent, but your acting is too bad. Perhaps your facial expressions are not in place, and your eyes are too superficial in their emotions, so you can only use coldness to hide your stiffness, and bow your head to hide your true thoughts. Seeing that a loophole was about to appear, I could only use my acting to make up for your mistakes and successfully divert people’s attention. Otherwise, do you think everything would have gone so smoothly?”

“Really?” Xiao Chengqian’s expression on his face already indicated that he was beginning to believe.

“Of course.” Cheng Xin’s smile began to be gentle and sincere, and then he said, “Don’t forget, the young fox is my ‘private pet,’ and the young fox is ‘mixed’ with which kind of food, don’t you know?”

“That’s true.” Xiao Chengqian obviously believed Cheng Xinyi’s words.

I just smiled and ignored their nonsense, tearing off all the red strings on my body and throwing them aside. It was only at this time that I realized how painful the thin knives piercing into my muscles were, and they even made it difficult for me to move, because I still felt a sense of oppression from the depths of my soul.

So, I endured the pain and began to pull out the thin knives one by one, then threw them on the ground.

Chengxin and Xiao Chengqian talked and laughed as usual, and I also looked like I was leisurely tidying up, which made everyone’s anger even stronger. Perhaps at their level, they simply could not tolerate the arrogance of the younger generation and newcomers in the circle of cultivators.

However, they were all very restrained, because the strange Dao that had been affected by the backlash was currently closing his eyes to rest, and he had not even wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He did not make any movements, so naturally these people did not dare to do anything.

I knew that Xiao Chengqian had been holding back until now, and that he must have had some kind of backup. I wasn’t worried at all. After tearing off the chains that bound me and Xiao Chengqian and throwing them away, I began to walk toward my friends in big strides. Xiao Chengqian followed behind me.

“Chengyi, if you had acted more impulsively today, I don’t know if I could have finished this.” In the process of walking over, Xiao Chengqian seemed to be “claiming credit” as he said to me.

“Impulsive? How impulsive? I really wanted to fight, but the village chief was probably even more powerful than Jenny. I didn’t even have a chance to fight, I was suppressed, and I could only keep everyone safe by being absolutely calm and not acting rashly. If you don’t have enough strength, this kind of thing is normal.” In fact, I can recognize the current situation very well. My mind is constantly turning. How can I get out of this next moment?

The remnant soul of the master in the agarwood beads? That one must not be moved, because I will not forget the so-called Penglai, and there is also a being that the master wanted to eliminate with all his might. The master made this arrangement for a reason. If I use the remnant soul without authorization…

Besides, I don’t even know how to use this remnant soul. Could it be my specious Zhongmao technique?

To break the deadlock, I would need to have enough time to perform several secret techniques that would cause me to injure myself. However, Xiao Chengqian broke the rope knot, and we were lucky to be alive. In fact, both our souls and bodies sustained injuries to a certain extent, and we needed to rest. The effect of using secret techniques was also…

In the midst of our thoughts, Xiao Chengqian and I had already walked among our companions. At this moment, we began to embrace each other excitedly. What could be more joyful than being born again after death, even though we were still in such a predicament.

“Xiao Chengqian, come here. Are you making your attitude clear?” Finally, someone spoke up, it was the elegant middle-aged man who had always been very talkative.

“So what?” Xiao Chengqian’s tone was reasonable, as if the middle-aged man had asked a nonsense question.

“The village chief has been so good to you, do you want me to personally kill you?” The middle-aged man’s expression became gloomy, and he began to raise one hand, while the other hand almost subconsciously began to rub his fingers.

“He is good to me? Or let him explain where my grandfather went? In terms of blood, I’m afraid my grandfather is closer to him and the bond is stronger.” Xiao Chengqian’s voice suddenly turned cold.

I frowned. The facts pointed to the fact that Master and his group were really here… Bloodline, could this strange road be…? I suddenly had a shocking thought, and then looked at Xiao Chengqian in shock.

But Xiao Chengqian did not have time to answer my question, but instead said to the middle-aged man, “You’d better not touch me, or else when the dear village chief wakes up, the first person he’ll kill will be you.”

The middle-aged man’s face was uncertain, and in the end, he didn’t dare to make a move. How could Xiao Chengqian be so special? Could he suppress these top-level cultivators?

“Chengyi, I can only make him afraid of the consequences, but I don’t have any ability to turn the tables. If I want to turn the tables, only you can rush out. I will do my best to protect everyone.” Xiao Chengqian said to me seriously.

“What’s going on?” I felt that Xiao Chengqian knew more than I did.

“Maybe there’s no time to talk.” Xiao Chengqian glanced at the strange Taoist who was meditating over there, and then said to me with regret.

At this moment, everyone could clearly feel that the momentum of the strange Tao was recovering, and he was about to come to his senses.

“Who is he?” I had to ask this question.

“Who? You, including your disciples of the Li family, should call him a great-granduncle, and I should call him a great-grandfather. Now, do you know who he is?” Xiao Chengqian looked at me and suddenly said this.

“What?!” Not only did I exclaim this time, but everyone behind me also started to exclaim.

We had many speculations and doubts about the identity of the strange Taoist, but we never thought that he was the mysterious younger brother of my master, the ancestor of Xiao Chengqian’s lineage—Wu Tian!

Why didn’t he take over the organization? Why did he hide here? Why did he say that I would be familiar with him when we first met?

I was still in a state of shock when Xiao Chengqian grabbed me and ran. We were running towards the edge of the altar… and beneath the high altar was the surging Yellow River.

Before Xiao Chengqian could say anything to me, why he was doing this, the strange Taoist suddenly opened his eyes!

We didn’t look at him, so we couldn’t possibly know the movement of his eyes, but his aura was so strong that if he wanted to, his every move could be felt.

He is my great-granduncle, and he is simply beyond Jenny’s existence. He… Xiao Chengqian and I turned to look at me at the same time, and he looked at us calmly. There was no anger or joy in his eyes, and it was clear that Xiao Chengqian’s behavior just now was an attitude that he simply did not want to reveal.

“Chen Chengyi, a third-generation disciple of Li Yiguang, a descendant of the Shan family. Could it be that Li Yiguang was truly blessed, and that he deliberately restrained me when he knew that Jiang Lichun would accept you?” Wu Tian, with his hands behind his back, finally walked slowly from the altar and came toward me and Xiao Chengqian. No one knew what he was going to do.

At this moment, a man came out and whispered something to Wu Tian. He said calmly, “The time has not yet come, so there is no need to delay… the situation has already been broken, so it doesn’t matter if I say a few more words.”

What did he want to say to me? Why did he say that I was defeating him?

I could only look at him in silence. I asked myself, “Am I really the best in the younger generation? There are always people better than me in this world. I don’t think I can beat him, so I’m quite confused by this statement and don’t know how to respond.

“You’d better not come over. Let him go. You know, if you use any secret techniques, he will die, and I will also be implicated. You don’t want to see that, do you?” Xiao Chengqian was very nervous, and even when threatening Wu Tian, he lacked momentum.

“Is this how you treat your ancestors?” Wu Tian smiled.

Xiao Chengqian swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and his hands were shaking inexplicably, obviously under tremendous pressure.

“You’re a waste. You’re not as good as Li Yiguang’s disciple. Otherwise, why would I go to such lengths?” Wu Tian looked at Xiao Chengqian and then looked at me and said, “Chen Chengyi, do you remember the Hungry Ghost Tomb? Aren’t you familiar with me? Everyone in the village wears a mask, and so do I.”

As he spoke, he took a mask out of his pocket and put it on his face. That face…

The past surged forward. So it started from that time?