“Finally...” when the situation returned to normal, Ye Canghai went back to his room. He put out a Recording Jade and started to pour his energy into it.
Then a sound that was so familiar to him could be heard from that jade. When the matter had finished, Ye Canghai entered a secret room that he had never seen before, finding the jade in the process and also some of the things from the past.
“How many times I should tell you two the tale? You two are already young men but still want to hear it.”
The voice that sounded from years ago reminded Ye Canghai about his own past.
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“Heaven and earth shook to its very core! Two cultivators exchanged for more than 108 techniques, turning the earth into a wasteland and the clouds in the sky dispersed. Not only the fight increased but the intensity of the energy they released make the entire land watched the spectacular color in the sky.”
The still young and full of youth spirit Ye Canghai and Ye Guhan listened to the tale.
“Then as a result, the high heavens send both its tribulation and retribution! It turned out that the two cultivators were trying to get their chance at ascending to the higher stage. But their fight caused collateral damage that exterminated the lives of hundred thousand living being. That was why there was also retribution descended.”
At that time, the world was still in ignorance of the existence like Universe Gate so they had never heard any other world.
“That is the rule of the heaven and the world. There is tribulation to test your worth and retribution as a result of your own doing.”
It was all said by Ye Shui.
“Then, Father, does that mean everything we have done so far can return to us? Like when we help someone that we met and in the future, if we have a problem then that exact person help us to repay the debt?”
Ye Canghai felt his curiosity increased when hearing that there was retribution for anything that he had done. But of course, he still did not think about the negative effects of it as well.
“Yes, what you say is a good example of that. Hmm...” it was so peaceful and even the cultivation Ye Shui had reached Nirvana Body early stage! As for Ye Canghai and Ye Guhan, both of them were at Foundation Establishment mid-stage.
A sudden roar made the world turned silent. Then a strange gate appeared above in the sky!
The gate then opened but then a heavenly lightning hit the gate as if something that it did not want will appear from it. Not only lightning but there were also heavenly flame, the mist that formed from celestial water, a human-like statue which used its fist to prevent the gate from opening!
“It’s the power that the ruler of the world wields!”
But the gate still opened regardless and the humanoid species that the inhabitants had never seen before appeared one by one, carried their banner with proud and dignity. They floated there while a large looking dragons flew around them.
“Listen to this announcement! Today, whoever you are or what position do you have will not matter! Surrender or face the consequences!”
It was the dragons that spread its wings and four legs while opening its mouth. The dragon actually speaking the language that all of the inhabitants of the world understand.
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“I don’t want to remember the rest.” Actually, the appearance of the invader was not recorded in the jade but Ye Canghai clearly remembered that day. The day where the heavens and earth turned upside down.
“What are you thinking about? Is it about the forest or something else?” it was at the moment where he placed back the jade that Yu Feng came.
“Part of it is right. I still don’t know who is behind the incident years ago, not only that but I really worry about the safety of us all now.” The heavy burden on his shoulders now increased as a result and he thought over it for a long time.
“It’s fine. But we still have to let them go, set them free to the outside world. If we confine them for too long then they will not have much development. You should take your brother as an example, even if he knows that the danger for his only son is great and even this time, your nephew suffered from it but I see the growth in him.”
What Yu Feng said really came from her own experience and observation. Then Ye Canghai remembered the look when Manstein strikes Ye Qingcheng’s face.
‘And I think he lacks experience in killing. Who would have thought that someone with that kindness has such a side to him?’
But Ye Canghai knew that the person himself was not someone that like killing or some mass murder but seeing that lifeless eyes still mad him worry if something would happen. Although that was true, there was also an advantage for both his sons.
“Hmm, I suddenly remember our first meeting. If I’m not wrong, I was retreating to my family’s camp when I first see you, right?”
Ye Canghai also remembered what had happened after he heard those stories from his father. He was ordered by Ye Shui to only patrol the perimeter of their camp when he saw large army from another world moved towards the camp!
“Bad, from my sight there is a man with pointy ears, carrying with him a bow. Even the world itself rejecting them but it is suppressed to an extent. Better to tell the camp...damn!”
Ye Canghai was still young and he forgot to bring his communication talisman and he remembered that only he was tasked the area around here.
After heaved for ten seconds, he put out his sword from his bag of holding and using the sword as a mean for him to fly in the sky. But he afraid that his movement would be detected by that pointy-eared man.
‘If I’m not wrong, they called themselves Elves. They have good affinity with archery so I don’t know if my move will escape from his eyes.’
That was why he moved at the maximum speed that his cultivation allowed. But he suddenly saw a young girl that was trapped by some animals. Ye Canghai could feel the world also rejected them but could not completely render their power useless!
“You! I will not let your plan works!”
The girl was shouting even though she was trapped from the vein that grew from the ground around her. Then the animal turned to some men with green clothes and some trunks with a staff that leaves grew in it.
Then Ye Canghai felt something from outside increasing his power. He obviously feared it because...
‘The world....asking me to fight!’ when the world’s law clashed, they would bestow the beings in their world with part of themselves.
‘What should I do? Should I help her or tell the news about the army first?’ Ye Canghai had to come to a decision fast. His heartbeat increased as well but it all changed when he heard about the men that talked to the girl.
“We must quickly silence her and proceed to infiltrate enemies’ camp. There is a camp near here and we will mark them so the Elven Archers can shoot them down from the safe distance without those annoying cultivators interfering.”
‘What!?’ Ye Canghai felt that their presence was thin enough to escape the detection from cultivators from far and only when the distance close enough that they could detect them.
But after hearing those words, Ye Canghai knew that the law of the worlds made him a piece of chess in the war. And only because that his family was there as well that Ye Canghai came to them.
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‘They’re...’ Ye Canghai only remembered the intelligence that showed the men characteristic.
“Stop!” Ye Canghai dropped himself from the swords and the sword returned to his hand. After took a defensive pose, Ye Canghai then slowly closed his distance to the girl.
“What is this young man want? Did he want to reenact the story of the knight that saves the damsel in distress?” one of the men sneered when he saw the scene but soon his eyes showed interest.
“Seven against one, he really courting death too much. Or are you don’t know our power?” another said.
“Wait, guys. The law of the world, it ordered us to fight this man.” When that man said those words, all of them then looked to Ye Canghai.
Ye Canghai, using his small knife released the girl from the vein that tied her.
‘They’re Druids as expected. Fortunately, I have Absorbing Knife that was crafted specifically to deal with them.’
“You! Why did you save me?” the girl asked. But she felt that both of them will be killed anyway without no one know. That was why she asked the young man in front of him the reason why he saved her.
“Do you think I want to sacrifice myself? I will make them feel pain!” Ye Canghai was afraid. But when he recalled the face of everyone he cared, he had to stop those men from succeeding at all costs!
Then using his energy link, he told her “Go to the camp that is five kilometers from here.”
Then all of them could see that an invisible wall was between the druids and the two cultivators!
Ye Canghai, who only had the power of Foundation Establishment suddenly rose up to the late stage before temporarily reached Culture Core and formed a core that was formed from the law!
But it also included the seven druids as their body strengthened too. Ye Canghai already calculated the possibility of him winning the battle.
The girl then clicked her tongue and saw Ye Canghai prepared himself for the exchange. But her thought was in chaos. Actually, she was half naked that time but because Ye Canghai released her, she quickly put the clothes back and wore a new one.
“I’ll help you! And did you see that!?” the girl asked him. Then a revelation hit Ye Canghai when he first sees them. He also saw that white skin exposed but he did not care. Because he had seen it but just did not care did not mean he had not seen it.
“But we still had them to fight. Why are you asking something unnecessary?” Ye Canghai did not want to tell her that he had seen her half-naked body. Fortunately, he came there purely to save her.
“Alright, I’ll ask you after this!” the girl then prepared her stance with her fist clenched. Ye Canghai surprised that she was using her fist as a weapon. He could see that the girl also turned red, maybe due to anger.
They had to take the defensive stance because they were outnumbered.
“Attack them! We will surround them and slash away their strength and hope!” then the seven of them used some strange power that Ye Canghai and the girl completely did not know.
Then a large bear that one of them turned into attacked Ye Canghai. Ye Canghai used his energy to repel those strikes and in turn injured one of them. He swung the swords like flowing water, hard to predict. The swordplay that Ye Canghai had done caused an injury to the eyes which was crucial!
“Damn! We underestimated him. Good that he is still not strong enough or else we cannot leave this place intact!”
All of the six then used their power to change the ground that previously only a small forest into a muddy swamp. The footing of Ye Canghai was unstable but he managed to stand still.
“Ha!” a fist descended to another one of them and then a silhouette reappeared near Ye Canghai.
“If they did not sneak attack me using those vines..” obviously, the girl moved faster but she only acted after seeing the technique that Ye Canghai used.
“..the vines, it sapped your power away even the physical strength. Be careful.” The girl warned Ye Canghai.
“Not bad. But you injured him and the result is obvious, right?” there were several sights that made Ye Canghai terrified. One of them send something to the skies, made the signal that could be seen from far away.
‘They have a backup plan after all!?’ facing the unexpected situation, Ye Canghai could only place his hope on someone. It was because he was sure that the signal was probably for that army he had seen and now he had been chosen by the law itself to fight, he could not refuse.
He still remembers that some of the cultivators that refused to fight while bestowed with grace from the law ended up dead, crippled or even worse than that.
“You..better go to the camp that I previously told you about.” If he only faced those seven druids then he would have a chance but now that they probably send a signal that they were detected, the army might come to his position as soon as possible!
“Why!? It’s better for you to do it! I don’t have anything else to live for.” Both of them using telepathy communicated.
Then the three of them released a ball-shaped green energy before firing it to Ye Canghai. Each attack was parried by Ye Canghai but then another three turned into four-legged animals that he had never seen before.
They struck with their ferocious claws, ripped the robe that Ye Canghai wore. But Ye Canghai only heard the girl asked him a question.
“What’s your name?”
Ye Canghai who already absorbed into battle, that received an injury to his right arms while taking the opponent’s entire left leg said, “Ye Canghai.”
Then Ye Canghai tried to use his temporary cultivation base to let out his core. The core came out and it supplements the power that Ye Canghai had.
‘I hope that she can reach the camp faster.’ Ye Canghai then realized that the druids he faced now had some advantages and disadvantages.
They teamed up like some melee fighter and ranged attacker. This made Ye Canghai could understand more about them. But the seven of them also received the same grace from their own world’s law.
But then Ye Canghai felt a cold sensation from his left side. Even though Ye Canghai used his swords to deflect the attack but the one that he injured earlier had another intention.
‘This kind of strike...that girl!’ Ye Canghai then used another technique that he knew. It could pull the opponent to his position. It was because the person wanted to distract him from noticing the real intention behind his attack yet Ye Canghai could notice it.
But that strike made a grave hole at Ye Canghai’s left side and he did not care anymore!
“Pull them all! Attraction Force: Pull!”
Ye Canghai spun his sword vertically as fast as he could and with all of his energy poured into the technique, the execution of that technique succeed and even amplified its effect!
This made the balance between ranged attacker and melee attacker went down and rendered them useless. But Ye Canghai also got the strike hit at him, increasing the severity his condition was.
‘I have some energy left!’ Sadly, the energy he had expended on that move take a large price to pay. His sight blurred and the druids also using their last attack!
For every move that Ye Canghai made to make them die also made him lost a limb. One of them had his throat stabbed by his sword and he dropped his staff but as for the beast-like form, they were harder and Ye Canghai could not do it any longer!
He dropped down, kneeled with his left arm gone completely because it had been bitten by one of the druids.
‘The only way is to explode my temporary core. Looks like that is the only way possible for me.’ Could not defeat them all and his body full of injuries, Ye Canghai prepared to explode his core when he saw the terrified expression from the men.
That was his last sight before entering the world of darkness.
When he woke up, he returned to his familiar room. It was his own room in the camp. But unexpectedly, he also lost the power that he previously had. After all, that was only borrowed.
He then changed his position from lied on the bed to sit. He turned his head, only to find that there were his father and brother waiting for him in the room.
“Why are you here too?” he felt warm when his father and brother even fell asleep waiting for him to return but there was also that girl he had met. But his little sound woke them all.
“Brother!” Ye Guhan also became a soldier but he waited here for him. They hugged each other but Ye Cnghai realized that his left arm had lost even though most of his limbs were returned now.
“I’m glad you are fine. And please don’t worry about your lost limb.” Ye Shui said while wearing his gauntlet. Ye Shui at that time wore golden armor decorated with a mythical beast.
“Yes, Father!” but then Ye Guhan asked Ye Canghai about the girl that now stood beside his bed, lowered her head.
“Who is she? She first came here, saying that someone with the name of Ye Canghai had seen the army from enemies’ side toward the camp. She even insisted that she had to meet the acquaintance of that person.”
Ye Guhan told the story.
“Yes, Son, she even forced me to personally send a unit to the place where we found you lying on the ground. There, your condition was no different from a corpse but you still survived until now.” Said Ye Shui.
Ye Canghai then glared at the girl. ‘Forcing my father to personally send a unit!?’
“What do you mean who is she? I think that Brother and Father know about her, right?” Ye Canghai had never heard about the girl so he, of course, did not know about her.
“She is from that Yu family. You had heard about them right?” Ye Guhan told Ye Canghai.
“That Yu family! No way...” Ye Canghai then looked again at her, feeling sympathy for her. It was because that family was famous not because of their large influence but rather their determination to fight the invaders!
“It was only due to that I dare to send a unit. You better thank her.” Ye Shui said.
“Thank you.” Ye Canghai said, facing to the girl that still lowered her head. But to their surprise, the girl then opened her mouth.
“Then..then he has to take responsibilities!” the girl lowered her head so much that they could not see her expression.
“Canghai!” Ye Shui roared and even shook Ye Canghai while the person in question became confused.
“Brother!” even Ye Guhan wanted to know more about this so he also joined the fray. But Ye Canghai had never do something that requires his responsibilities...wait a second.
“What did you do!? Tell me!” said Ye Shui anxiously.
“Father, I...I just see her...” Ye Canghai then remembered something important. He had seen her naked body but he did not care actually. But if he thought about it from her perspective then...
‘I really should take responsibilities. Actually, I want to marry someone properly, not ended up like this! Ai, why I have to suffer like this.’
As a young man, Ye Canghai had a really ambitious dream that was to see the most beautiful girls in the world which was not realized.
Due to the revelation, Ye Canghai was unable to take the sudden blow and returned to the world of darkness. This made all of them surprised!
“Well, that is really interesting to remember. After that, Father tried to pair me up with you. Do you still remember that?” Ye Canghai then returned to his sense and seeing that Yu Feng pinched him hard on his hand, he grabbed her waist.
At that time, the world slowed down in time and felt like as if the entire day like an hour.
“Of course I still remember that.” Said Yu Feng. Both of their faces now faced each other at a close distance.
“Today, I saw another people from the great background. As I had agreed to deal anything that may harm the citizen, I move to their location and...”
Ye Canghai did not want to say anything. But this was noticed and Yu Feng suddenly hugged him. This surprised him and Ye Canghai could only reply the act with the same reaction.
“It’s alright. Do you already prepare for anything that will come for you?” this was what worried her the most.
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“Hmm...” when Luo Mang opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the bed. He looked around, seeing the similar bed that was arranged neatly with many of another disciple from another sect.
“You awake.” As someone who had to take care of them all, by the request of Li Dian of course, Han Lang had to look for them all. They might have to fight him because of their sect but nevertheless, he still treated them all.
“Am I now a hostage?” seeing that his entire team was destroyed, Luo Mang sighed really hard before a tear came down from his eyes.
“Do you really want to become one?” Han Lang was surprised but not by how Luo Mang reacted. Rather, it was the reason why Wang Yu had left this man alive while killing the majority of them.
“What do you mean!? I lose right? So it’s normal to think like that though.”
Both of them then turned silence before someone opened the door. Several people came from the door and they were full-equipped themselves with several armors and weapons.
“Pardon us for disturbing you and your patients.” Whispered Ye Xiaobai.
“It’s fine already. I wonder what will you all do with that equipment? Do you want to explore the forest that located near the city?” Han Lang knew there was a forest, a forest that filled with beasts.
“Yes. That’s why we have to ask you if you have some healing paste?” there was Manstein who had to come as well.
‘Uncle Canghai really make me a guide. What does that mean? He even asked me about teaching Ye Yingyuan and Ye Qingcheng the dark side of life. Looks like only his sons that never get out from the city.’
Manstein did not really like teaching them about the dark side of life but because it was a fact, he had to. As for his own cruel side, Manstein really hoped that at the least, he would not use it.
“Oh, I have some of it. Thanks to Sister Wu Qing, I’m able to create this modified healing paste. Take this.” Han Lang then gave them some healing paste that was contained inside a jar.
“Thank you.” Both Ye Xiaobai and Manstein gave their thanks.
“Brother, will this be alright?” Ye Xiaobai asked about their journey to the depth of the forest. But Manstein already sure that they had to go there due to an important reason.
“Don’t worry. Alice said that the journey there will benefit both you, me, and the entire city.” Manstein said softly.
“Really?” Ye Xiaobai did not believe what he had just heard and felt that his way to becoming stronger and more mature now available.
‘He started to have a goal, a real and achieveable goal.’ Manstein viewed this as a positive change. But he kept the urge to cultivate to unravel the mystery behind everything this world possessed.
“Yes. That’s why we need to gather anyone that wanted to follow us.” Manstein calculated that there would be a lot of people that joined. The cause of this journey was to investigate the reason behind the incident three years ago.