Longzang

Chapter 213 Getting into trouble

Looking at the girl standing gracefully in front of him, Wei Yuan didn't want to look at her any longer and left his sea of ​​consciousness in a state of irritation.

The room was exactly as it had been when he left. A ray of sunlight streamed in through the window, with specks of dust floating in the beam. The sunlight was warm where it shone, but the shadows were chilly. Wei Yuan instinctively shivered and moved into the sunlight, which made him feel a little better.

On the desk lay a piece of bronze. Wei Yuan casually picked it up, gently stroked it twice, and the bronze was polished into a smooth bronze mirror by his Dao power. Wei Yuan picked up the mirror and looked at himself.

The mirror showed a completely withered face, flesh clinging tightly to the bones like a skeleton, with blood constantly flowing from two empty eye sockets!
Wei Yuan turned his face, and the image in the mirror turned with him.

Wei Yuan put down the bronze mirror, plucked a few strands of his hair, and lit them on fire with his Dao power. The hair burned very slowly, the flames were a ghostly blue, and the rising smoke was tinged with a bloody light.

Wei Yuan watched silently as his hair burned away, then waved his hand to brush the ashes away. On the table lay a tube of divination sticks and two irregularly shaped wooden boards used for tortoise shell divination. These divination tools were always readily available; before any major undertaking, Wei Yuan would carefully divine his fortune.

However, Wei Yuan now felt there was no need to calculate anymore, as the result was already obvious.

Wei Yuan steadied himself and re-entered his sea of ​​consciousness, gazing at the quietly standing girl. The girl's eyes were tightly closed, even her eyes, which had degenerated into two small black dots, were shut.

She was much taller than when she was captured, but still considered short for a human, only reaching Wei Yuan's chest. However, her appearance was unimportant; what mattered was her essence.

She is merely a girl who looks like a human, but in reality, she is a special Dao Foundation, a humanoid Dao Foundation.

There are tens of thousands of Dao Foundations among humans, but humanoid Dao Foundations are extremely rare. Even if they exist, they are only similar in appearance and are not real people at all. However, the girl standing in front of Wei Yuan gave him a very special feeling. If he did not look closely, Wei Yuan would sometimes mistake her for a real person.

She herself seems to be a special existence between the primordial spirit and the foundation of the Dao, but now she is like an empty shell, without her own consciousness.

But what made Wei Yuan's scalp tingle was that she actually had her own Dao foundation!

Just behind her brow, two thin streams of energy, one black and one white, were swirling around each other, slowly rotating.

Upon first seeing it, Wei Yuan left his sea of ​​consciousness to calm down. After checking his own fortune, Wei Yuan was mentally prepared before returning to his sea of ​​consciousness to carefully observe the two faint auras.

Yin and Yang energies!

Throughout the long history of the human race, countless Dao Foundations have climbed upwards, reaching the highest level where they once possessed the complete forms of the Four Sacred Beasts, and ultimately each of them became a powerful Immortal Lord.

Further attainments can be made in pure Yin or pure Yang, but these are all legendary and lack concrete records. Lesser Yin and Lesser Yang are relatively more common and have clear records, but their foundation is actually slightly inferior to that of the Four Sacred Beasts.

But now the complete Yin and Yang energies appeared before Wei Yuan!

This foundation of Dao is already infinitely close to the Great Dao. If it were placed in the Myriad Forms Hall of the Primordial Palace, it would not even be enough to fit in the center of the starry river. It would have to be placed on the entire starry river.

If someone can achieve such a foundation, as long as they grow smoothly, it is a certainty that they will dominate the world, and they may very well be the first person in the history of humanity.

The problem is that this girl, who possesses both yin and yang energies, was transformed from a sorcerer that Wei Yuan captured from the Netherworld.

The Great Dao has its own balance; a pheasant can never magically transform into a Vermilion Bird—this is an eternal truth proven since ancient times. In ancient times, cultivators were obsessed with turning stones into gold, only to discover that the Dao power expended was far more valuable than gold itself.

Wei Yuan originally only intended to capture a few ordinary witches and priestesses. In fact, he thought he had captured an ordinary witch, who was at most a minor genius, just a little more talented than Tianyu and about seven or eight times smarter.

But now, seeing the Yin and Yang energies that have been transformed, Wei Yuan's consciousness would go blank from time to time, realizing that he was terribly wrong.

As the undisputed top student during the intensive training period, Wei Yuan, who scored almost full marks in every subject, knew very well that even if all the witches, humans, and even all living beings within a radius of 100,000 miles were sacrificed together, it would be impossible to transform Yin and Yang energies, let alone an ordinary little witch who was not even a great witch!

Wei Yuan scratched his head in frustration. Even with Tian Yu's brain, he could tell that the little witch's identity was anything but simple, so simple that Wei Yuan didn't even want to think about it!

At this moment, even the usually arrogant laurel branch remained motionless, as if it were merely a fake tree. Everything around the girl was changing very slowly, but no one knew what it would ultimately become.

Wei Yuan was originally fearless, but at this moment he deeply regretted that he shouldn't have stretched out that claw from underground.

The most terrifying spell of the Witch Clan is not the Bloodline Curse that can curse all those with blood ties, but a Karmic Curse that can kill all those with karmic ties to the target.

During the intensive instruction, the teachers explained the Great Mantra of Cause and Effect by saying that this is the difference between killing nine generations and killing ten generations. The Great Mantra of Cause and Effect goes even further than killing ten generations, killing even one's enemies.

Wei Yuan knew that his luck and foundation were very special. If the Great Curse of Cause and Effect were to fall on him, he might not die completely. However, the next target of the curse would definitely be Zhang Sheng, and even Wei Youcai would have to take a backseat.

Wei Yuan left his sea of ​​consciousness, pushed open the door, and went to Zhang Sheng's room, where he gently knocked on the door.

"Come in." Zhang Sheng's voice rang out from inside the door, calm, warm, and pure.

Wei Yuan pushed open the door and entered, just as Zhang Sheng was sitting by the window, holding a book on the history of Tang. Seeing Wei Yuan enter, Zhang Sheng put down the book and smiled, "You've had quite a haul this time?"

Wei Yuan stood ramrod straight, head bowed, and whispered, "Teacher, I... I've gotten into trouble."

Zhang Sheng asked, "Is it because of that great shaman? Which sorcerer's son did you kill?"

Wei Yuan smiled wryly: "It might be more serious than that."

Zhang Sheng raised his eyebrows, his eyes burning with fighting spirit, and said, "Is that the son of the Heavenly Witch?"

"It might be... even more serious."

Zhang Sheng became serious and said, "Tell me in detail."

Wei Yuan recounted the entire story, but he dared not manifest the girl, fearing that she might be sensed by some powerful beings in this world skilled in divination. He only took a small piece of soil influenced by the yin and yang energies and placed it in front of Zhang Sheng.

Zhang Sheng stared intently at the patch of soil, motionless for a long time. Only when the sunlight began to slant did Zhang Sheng say, "Actually, to be honest, this isn't really anything..."

Hearing Zhang Sheng's words, Wei Yuan felt instantly at ease. His teacher had always been his greatest support and pillar of strength.

Seeing Wei Yuan breathe a sigh of relief, Zhang Sheng remained expressionless and said calmly, "...After all, it can't get any worse."

Zhang Sheng got up and paced back and forth in the room, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper. Seeing him like this, Wei Yuan's heart sank again.

If it were just him, Wei Yuan would have nothing to fear. However, the Wu Clan's Great Curse of Cause and Effect was truly unreasonable; everyone, whether related or not, would be implicated by Wei Yuan. Not only Tianqing Palace, but also Bao Yun, Ji Liuli, Xiao Yu, and others would be hard-pressed to escape. As for the entire Wei family, they were all mortals and would die silently.

After walking around in circles for what seemed like forever, Zhang Sheng finally stopped and said slowly, "You have literally reversed the fate of two clans. If this matter is not handled properly, it will not just be a matter of cleaning up one's own sect, but rather the very sect of the Azure Heaven Palace may be cleaned up by you."

Seeing Wei Yuan staring in disbelief, Zhang Sheng suddenly smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? With your master here, I will naturally ensure that nothing happens to you."

Wei Yuan, however, did not believe it. Even if Zhang Sheng had become a True Lord, he probably couldn't withstand the Great Curse of Karma from the Witch Clan. His teacher was good in every way, except that he would never lose an argument, even in death.

Zhang Sheng naturally knew what Wei Yuan was thinking, and said calmly, "What are you thinking? Of course, your teacher is not omnipotent."

Wei Yuan suddenly understood that Zhang Sheng actually meant that when Wei Yuan was really in trouble, he probably wouldn't be able to see it.

(End of this chapter)