SQLJBFDTW Chapter 87

Chapter 87: Kirin (4) It’s Sorcery!

People of the human realm enter the Yin-Yang realm after death, becoming ghosts, with the possibility of reincarnation. But for people of the Xuanzhen realm, death is the end; they don’t enter the Yin-Yang realm. Therefore, people of the Xuanzhen realm can see messengers from the Yin-Yang realm.

Chao Jianxue broke out in a cold sweat, watching the two tall, one black and one white, shadows wander into the hall. The two ghosts were extremely tall, especially with their equally tall hats. They passed through the walls upon entering, their red tongues almost dragging on the ground.

“The Yin-Yang realm is on official business, guests from other realms please make way.” The ethereal, aged voice echoed, reverberating in Chao Jianxue’s ears, instantly causing dizziness.

Daring not to directly look at the ghosts’ faces, he gritted his teeth and drew his sword, saying, “We are investigating the source of the black energy in the palace. Do you two have any knowledge of…”

Before he could finish, the two ghosts ignored the formation set up by Yu Wei and floated straight through them. With a heavy chain, the lotus spiritual bodies shattered one by one.

Yu Wei activated his spiritual power, and the formation suddenly lit up. Ming Niangniang, sensing the disturbance, cried out in terror, “What’s happening! Who’s here! Who!”

She couldn’t see the messengers from the Yin-Yang realm, only heard the crackling explosions outside, the inexplicable clanging of chains, just like most nights before.

The light flashed like thunder, occasionally as bright as day, and Chao Jianxue’s urgent shouts of “Don’t let it in” filled her with dread. Was something really coming? Before, the chains only appeared outside the hall, but today they had actually come inside!

She covered the little princess and herself with the quilt, her forehead glistening with sweat, but she held the little princess’s face, seeming to cry and smile at the same time, “Mother will protect you, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid…”

With a “bang,” the door to the inner chamber was pushed open with great force. The vibration even caused a candlestick on the side to fall, the flame suddenly flaring up before being stamped out by Chao Jianxue.

“Yu Wei!”

Yu Wei’s sword came straight at them with spiritual light, and then unleashed a barrier of spiritual power, actually blocking the two ghosts. The two ghosts finally turned their heads.

–Kakaka.

Perhaps because they hadn’t used their voices to speak in a long time, the ghost’s voice trembled for a moment before finally becoming clear: “…Should go to the Yin-Yang realm…”

Chao Jianxue said, “She has not died!” The little princess clearly hadn’t breathed her last.

Not knowing if the two ghosts understood, Chao Jianxue pressed his advantage, flying out Ming Qianli to encircle Ming Niangniang and her daughter.

Ming Niangniang revealed her eyes from under the covers, trembling, but she couldn’t see anything, only the two long swords that appeared out of nowhere, shining brightly and emitting boundless halos.

But an inexplicably cold aura enveloped her.

Chao Jianxue originally thought that his and Yu Wei’s cultivation would be enough to hold them off for a while, but who knew that they didn’t belong to the human realm or the Yin-Yang realm, so their spells had no effect on the ghosts.

Only after people of the Xuanzhen realm become immortals and transcend the Three Realms can their magical power affect ghosts; otherwise, if any random Xuanzhen realm cultivator could do it, the Yin-Yang realm would be in chaos.

Chains appeared out of nowhere and directly wrapped around Ming Niangniang’s hand, pulling her out from under the covers.

She squeezed out from her throat, “Immortals, save me! Immortals, save my life!”

Chao Jianxue and Yu Wei were not immortals. When they lunged forward to grab her, they only passed through the ghosts’ shadows and grabbed at empty air.

But the chains’ target wasn’t Ming Niangniang; after dragging her out, they turned and locked onto the little princess’s body.

Chao Jianxue tightly embraced the little princess and was dragged along, his waist hitting the table and chairs, causing him to frown instantly, “Hiss—”

In the blink of an eye, Yu Wei exchanged several blows with the two ghosts, but spiritual power was useless. He flew dozens of talismans from his sleeve, barely making the two ghosts pause in place.

Chao Jianxue raised his sword and cut the chains, then rolled out of the hall through the window with the little princess in his arms.

The two ghosts were on official business, and they couldn’t perform their duties because this place was strange. Now that they finally had a chance, how could they allow someone to interfere with their soul-reaping? They were furious, their ghostly aura soaring to the sky, forcing Yu Wei back, and charged straight at Chao Jianxue with their chains.

“Senior Brother!” Yu Wei raised his voice to warn him. Chao Jianxue had already bitten his fingertip, and Ming Qianli drew a talisman of exorcism around himself. Under the effect of the spiritual blood, the two ghosts were forced back a few steps.

Being disturbed in their duties like this by someone from the Xuanzhen realm for the first time, the two ghosts’ anger was evident, and they were about to pounce again.

Chao Jianxue was about to dodge when he suddenly saw something and pointed at it, saying to Yu Wei, “There, there!”

Yu Wei followed his gaze. Behind the two ghosts, a huge black shadow had appeared at some point. Its two long and narrow eyes overflowed with golden light, like some kind of beast. It actually bit the ghosts’ feet—or maybe not feet, but the lowest part of their bodies.

Then, it dragged them backward, and the two ghosts cried out in pain, the chains clattering.

Yu Wei reached Chao Jianxue’s side, and Chao Jianxue said in shock, “What is that thing!”

Yu Wei said, “There’s demonic energy.”

But if it was a demon, it wasn’t quite right.

The beast’s four feet stepped on golden light, and the resulting mysterious wind was immensely powerful. Compared to demonic energy, its overall aura was more like spiritual energy, pure and powerful, almost unheard of in the human realm.

“Could it be some kind of spiritual beast cultivated in the human realm?” Amidst his shock, Chao Jianxue speculated.

But looking at the two ghosts’ confrontation with it, they were clearly old opponents.

Chao Jianxue recalled the black energy he had seen the night before and understood. It was this beast fighting with the ghosts, definitely preventing them from reaping souls.

As for the fire in the hall, it was probably caused by such movements.

The two ghosts and the beast tangled and fought into the hall. The demon-subduing formation that Yu Wei had previously set up suddenly took effect. Seeing the beast cry out in pain, Yu Wei withdrew the spiritual lotus formation core.

Ming Niangniang also ran out of the hall, embracing the little princess, tears streaming down her face.

She naturally couldn’t see anything. Chao Jianxue asked, “When the sound of chains rang out before, were there any other strange noises?”

She covered her head and said, “I’ve heard it, there have been such cries!”

The cries she was referring to were the roars emitted by the beast.

Chao Jianxue suddenly understood that it was caused by the formation they had set up on the ground that the beast hadn’t appeared in the first place.

It was a demon.

But why did it want to stop the messengers from the Yin-Yang realm from taking the little princess away?

He confirmed it again. The little princess’s face was rosy, and although she was in a coma, she was indeed still alive.

But what was the true form of this beast?

The two ghosts and the beast fought, and in the blink of an eye, the bedchamber was missing a corner on the east side and had pillars falling on the right. The rumbling sounds continued, and the guards in the palace all rushed over.

They couldn’t see the fighting scene, only the destruction of the ground and the damage to the houses, and they knelt down in horror, saying, “Immortals, please don’t be offended.”

In a short while, the two ghosts were no match for it and fled into the ground, dragging their heavy chains behind them.

The beast was also injured. People only saw black blood winding onto the ground, heading towards Ming Niangniang and the little princess she was holding.

Ming Niangniang retreated again and again, almost fainting, “Don’t come over! Don’t come over! Immortals, save me!”

Chao Jianxue quickly walked a few steps forward, blocking the beast’s path.

From those golden beast eyes, he suddenly saw a bit of sorrow and couldn’t help but freeze in place.

At this moment, a very authoritative man’s voice came, “Where did these quack doctors come from, daring to run wild in the royal palace!”

The guards instantly surrounded them, drew their swords, and Yu Wei quickly came to Chao Jianxue’s side, calmly holding his sword in his hand.

The two of them, along with Ming Niangniang, were surrounded.

The person who spoke just now walked into the light, wearing black clothes and a golden crown, undoubtedly the king of this Kirin kingdom.

The king saw the surrounding destruction and snorted coldly, “Execute these two immediately!”

Chao Jianxue shouted “Hey” and said, “You don’t even ask what happened, so unreasonable?”

“Bold!” A small, hunched person walked out, and others respectfully called him “National Preceptor,” “You two deliberately damaged the palace, using some kind of sorcery! Guards! Arrest them now!”

Yu Wei’s sword rang out, instantly sending a circle of guards around them flying, with a speed that was astonishing. Everyone was shocked, and the National Preceptor cried out in terror, “Sorcerers!”

Compared to them, Chao Jianxue thought this National Preceptor was the real sorcerer, without a bit of spiritual energy. Where did he get the title of “National Preceptor”?

But he had something else to do right now.

The beast was standing right in front of him. Chao Jianxue softly chanted a spell, and the guards around him were immediately pushed away, crying out in alarm. The king was also shocked by this strange magic he had never seen before.

Chao Jianxue came to the beast’s front, and spiritual power instantly surged from his fingertips, touching its forehead.

He needed to see what its true form was.

As the brilliant light entered its body, the body that only Chao Jianxue and Yu Wei could see appeared before everyone.

This beast shadow was one person tall, and mysterious winds rose on all sides, blowing Chao Jianxue’s figure into a mess.

Where had mortals ever seen such a sight? They were all dumbfounded. The National Preceptor trembled and pointed at the king, saying, “It’s sorcery! Your Majesty! It’s sorcery!”

Golden light suddenly flared up, starting from where Chao Jianxue touched the beast shadow’s forehead. The black beast shadow gradually faded away its black aura, actually revealing a body of golden light. Its horns were like golden tree crowns, and tears flowed from its golden eyes.

And the black blood it had just spilled on the ground also turned golden, like flowing gold, flowing from its white body.

At this time, the black clouds suddenly dispersed, and moonlight shone down. The huge Kirin statue next to the palace also reflected golden light. Everyone panicked and knelt down,

“It’s Lord Kirin! Lord Kirin has appeared!”

“Kirin is above!”

Chao Jianxue was also shocked in place.

The Kirin was a mythical beast that only existed in books. How could it appear here? Moreover, why was this aura so familiar?

The Kirin gazed at him, lowered its head slightly, its eyes like a sea of gold, and Chao Jianxue heard a low sob.

These sea-like eyes then gradually overlapped with those of the past.

Chao Jianxue remembered.

In that snow forest in the Xuanzhen realm decades ago, or two hundred years ago in the human realm, it was these eyes, flashing with innocent and intelligent light, that saved him from the bottom of the cliff, and then, stepping on mysterious wind, rode away on the wind.

“It’s you?” He was shocked.

The white deer demon of that time, now the Kirin with a golden body.

It had also recognized Chao Jianxue, so it hadn’t left, waiting until now for Chao Jianxue to reveal its true form.

The Kirin responded with a low sound, but then its figure gradually dissipated. What had come here was not its true body, but only a clone.

What exactly was going on?

In his shock, a spiritual light entered his sea of consciousness through the finger of his hand on the Kirin’s forehead. He took a step back and was supported by Yu Wei, who asked, “Senior Brother, are you alright?”

Chao Jianxue’s gaze fell on the little princess, unable to regain his senses.

He understood everything the deer demon wanted to tell him.

It was being worshiped as a Kirin and trapped inside the golden statue, and the little princess was its offering.

A year ago, a human sacrifice was secretly held in the palace.

The little princess was killed in front of it, and royal blood was offered in exchange for it to extend the king’s life.

The deer was heartbroken and used its demonic power to restrain the little princess’s soul that had not yet left, resulting in the illusion of the Yin-Yang realm messengers being unable to reap her soul night after night, and the little princess being in a coma.

The pain of witnessing the princess’s death was also conveyed to Chao Jianxue. Chao Jianxue stabilized his mind and looked at the king standing in front of him, with a look of disgust.

The National Preceptor was now trembling with anger, saying, “The Kirin is worshiped within the golden statue, how could it appear here! This must be a deception used by these two thieves! Kill them!”

The people were suspicious. They had personally witnessed the manifestation of the Kirin, so were these two really just swindlers?

“Heretic…” Influenced by the deer demon, Chao Jianxue’s hateful gaze was sharp.

Ming Qianli transformed into a moon scythe, the pressure forcing everyone to kneel down, staring blankly at him.

The two figures were plated with the spiritual light that only immortals and gods possessed, actually standing in the air, steadily standing on the whistling wind.

The moon scythe was huge, and then with a bang, it slashed the Kirin golden statue standing in the moonlight in half.

A wail came from the golden statue.

The Kirin then flew out and knelt down in front of Chao Jianxue.

In the immortal light, Chao Jianxue held the golden ring transformed from the moon scythe, his eyes looking down on all beings like ants with indifference.

The guards threw away their helmets and swords, no longer believing the National Preceptor no matter what he said, kneeling down to Chao Jianxue, stammering, “It’s an immortal… it’s an immortal!”