Chapter 227: 227 Daoist Muhuang
Translator: 549690339
Gu Yang and his companion followed behind Steward Han, maintaining a certain distance.
The cultivator whose body seed like it might spawn a monster at any mont had a cultivation level of the Mana Realm.
Through another perspective, Gu Yang could see that his internal energy was violent and chaotic, as if it could explode at any mont, yet sustained a strange balance.
It seed more sinister than the energy of the corpses refined by the Nether Sect.
If they had encountered this creature in the wild, Gu Yang would have drawn his sword and killed it without hesitation.
Once inside the city, Gu Yang looked around.
The houses were very old, with broken parts hastily repaired.
There were many simple huts made of wood and thatch, looking disordered and resembling a slum.
The pedestrians on the street, ordinary individuals without cultivation, seed normal.
However, the cultivators, from their looks to their ntal states, gave off a very eerie impression.
The higher their cultivation, the more abnormal they appeared.
There were those with multiple eyes, three legs, tentacles growing from their bodies, and most absurdly, soone with a boar’s head, complete with tusks, on top of their own….
This style was overwhelmingly sinister.
Yet, strangely enough, the other pedestrians seed oblivious to it all.
What kind of world was this?
If not for Gu Yang’s prior simulation, which indicated a ten-year-long, danger-free existence here, he would have turned and left imdiately.
Eventually, Steward Han led them to the largest structure in the city.
It seed that it used to be a governnt building, the entrance still guarded by a half-remaining stone lion.
Once inside, they quickly arrived in front of a door.
“Please co in.”
Steward Han paused and gestured for them to enter, “Elder Mu is inside.”
Gu Yang pushed the door open to reveal an empty Great Hall. At the back of the hall, against the wall, sat a “person”.
Half of this “person’s” body was a monster, covered in black-red scales, with a sharp claw for a left hand and half of his face contorted hideously.
A sword was embedded into the left side of his chest, pinning him against the wall.
The right half of the “person’s” body, however, maintained a human appearance, that of a middle-aged man.
He was holding a book in his right hand, reading it.
This half-human, half-monster appearance was eerie to the extre.
“Esteed guests, your arrival brings great joy.”
The “person” put down his book at the sound of the door opening, his voice steady, “My health confines and prevents from properly welcoming you. Please forgive .”
Seeing his courteous manner and clear eyes, Gu Yang couldn’t help but admire him.
Despite being in such a grotesque state, he still managed to maintain optimism, which was sothing an ordinary person couldn’t achieve.
This “person’s” cultivation level had already reached the Unleaking Realm. His internal energy was starkly different from others, half black, half white, clearly delineated.
Clearly, he had used so special secret thod to isolate the contaminated portion of his body.
Gu Yang bowed and said, “Gu Yang greets the Daoist.”
“This humble one is Muhuang. I apologize for the modest conditions.”
That “person” looked at Gu Yang and Xi Huang, his eyes brimming with envy. “Seeing you two Daoists, I can’t help but recall past events.”
Gu Yang asked, “Daoist, may I know why you summoned us here?”
“I wouldn’t dare order you. I am rely presuming. Are you two by any chance from Great Zhou?”
His words alard Gu Yang. The Daoist actually knew of Great Zhou.
Seeing Gu Yang’s surprise, Daoist Muhuang seed pleased, his face revealing a slight smile. However, his face was so repulsive it made one’s skin crawl.
“Please, Daoist, there is no need to be nervous. About a hundred years ago, another Daoist visited Muhuang City. From him, I learned of Great Zhou.”
To think, soone had visited this pocket world before.
Gu Yang curiously asked, “Who was that person?”
“The Frosty Radiance Sword!”
Suddenly, Xi Huang, who had been silent until then, spoke.
Ever since she entered, she had been eyeing the sword stuck in Daoist Muhuang’s half-monstrous body. Finally, she confird that it was indeed the Luo Family’s legendary divine weapon.
Daoist Muhuang laughed, “Since you recognize the Frosty Radiance sword, I assu you knew Luo Daoist from over a hundred years ago.”
Xi Huang asked, “Was his na Luo Dongyue?”
“No, he introduced himself as Luo Kun.”
Xi Huang simply nodded, and then didn’t speak again.
By this ti, Gu Yang had already begun to form so theories in his mind.
In the past, the Luo Family had a figure at the peak of the Unleaking Realm, who discovered the existence of this pocket dinsion and decided to try to break through to the Celestial Being realm here.
But why did this Frost Flower Sword end up here?
If he didn’t understand, he would just ask. “Why is this sword in your possession, Elder?”
This was a divine weapon. That Luo Kun… surely he wouldn’t just hand over a family heirloom like this.
Daoist Muhuang replied, “Luo Daoist already passed away, leaving behind only this divine weapon.”
“What?”
Gu Yang was taken aback. Had he guessed wrong?
Daoist Muhuang explained, “At that ti, Luo Daoist used an abnormal treasure to forcefully open a passageway to this Yellow Springs dinsion. That abnormal treasure shattered in the process.”
“He was unable to return to the Great Zhou. After just twenty years, his mind and original spirit were completely corrupted, and he died in madness. A real pity.”
Gu Yang was looking at the sword that was currently lodged in Daoist Muhuang’s chest. He asked the most critical question, “Why has this world beco like this?”
“I don’t know.”
Daoist Muhuang sighed, “Five hundred years ago, everything was normal. Then one day, the sun fell into the abyss. Since then, the world’s vitality has changed dramatically and strange creatures began to appear.”
“At that ti, my cultivation level was quite low, so I wasn’t aware of what had happened.”
“Ever since then, this world has beco more and more polluted, and the number of strange creatures has increased. We cultivators have slowly transford into this bizarre, neither human nor ghostly state.”
“As the vitality of heaven and earth has been contaminated, the higher a cultivator’s level, the more severe the corruption within their bodies.”
“Daoist friend, try to conserve your true essence as much as possible. Once exhausted, absorbing vitality will lead to contamination.”
Gu Yang could hardly imagine what kind of catastrophe this world must have endured to beco the way it is now.
A pocket dinsion should typically contain Celestial Beings.
Thinking about a disaster that not even a Celestial Being can stop is truly terrifying.
Daoist Muhuang asked, “What do you plan to do next?”
Gu Yang naturally wouldn’t reveal that he had the key to entering and exiting this world. He cautiously replied, “We’ll figure it out step by step.”
“Why not stay with ?”
Gu Yang declined, “No need, we have our own place.”
Daoist Muhuang didn’t insist. He nodded and said, “That’s fine, if you need any assistance, feel free to ask.”
“Actually, we do need sothing.”
“Please, tell .”
“We’re unfamiliar with this world. Could you help us find a ntor who understands it?”
“That’s easy to arrange.”
“Thank you.”
“Now that you are in Muhuang City, we should help each other like family. Also, unless it’s necessary, I suggest you two don’t leave Muhuang City to avoid any accidents.”
It was not until the next day that Gu Yang and Xi Huang bid their farewells and left.
After spending a day there, Gu Yang had gained a basic understanding of the surroundings of Muhuang City, and a plan began to form in his mind.
They couldn’t stay in this world for long. They must leave before their True Essence was depleted.
If they were contaminated, who knew what the consequences would be.
Before their True Essence ran out, they should kill as many of these strange creatures as possible.
Although this world was not suitable for cultivation, it was teeming with these weird creatures. Killing them was an ideal way of gathering energy.
Gu Yang was sowhat wary of Daoist Muhuang. The eerie, neither human nor ghostly appearance of the man made it hard for him to trust him completely.
He visited Wei Hu’s house to learn more about Muhuang City and its surroundings.
Weigh Hu, who dared to go outside the city alone to dig for things, must be familiar with the area. He would know where the stranger creatures were more frequent.
After another day, Gu Yang and Xi Huang prepared to leave the city and hunt those weird creatures.
As soon as they set foot outside, several figures imdiately started to follow them.
“Three in the Golden Body realm, three in the Mana realm. You just have to deal with the three in the Golden Body realm.”
Gu Yang said to Xi Huang beside him.
As they say, an innocent man commits no cri, but carrying a jade does. It was not surprising at all that they attracted attention since they were clearly outsiders.
That’s why Daoist Muhuang advised him not to leave Muhuang City that day. His warning was indeed out of goodwill.
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