After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 825 The things left behind by Qin Zhou, the treasures of Shennong Sect!

The sky gradually darkened.

"Can we talk properly now?"

Chen Yang stood in front of Ke Shaohua, and could only see a silhouette, like a demon.

Ke Shaohua said, "As expected of evil heretics, killing someone is nothing more than a beheading. Killing me with one palm would be enough, what kind of skill is it to torture me?"

"You keep spouting heretical and demonic phrases; it seems you still haven't learned how to speak properly!"

Chen Yang held a silver needle in his hand, infusing it with his true essence. The silver needle stood straight and emitted a buzzing sound.

"Don't!"

Ke Shaohua cried out immediately, his face turning pale; he was truly terrified.

This person used some kind of evil magic; with just one needle, his true energy reversed, his meridians tore, and he experienced unbearable pain.

"Can you speak properly now?" Chen Yang asked.

Ke Shaohua nodded, clenching his teeth, afraid that he would not be able to help but say those words again and touch the taboo of the person in front of him.

He truly did not want to endure the pain he had suffered before.

Why are you convinced I'm a heretic?

Chen Yang looked at him calmly.

The only way to get someone who only talks about fists and not reason to talk to you in a calm and reasonable way is to beat them into the ground and crush their pride.

Ke Shaohua paused for a moment upon hearing this, but then his face became righteous again. "You have calamity energy in your body. This is something that only those who have been punished by heaven have. If you were not a heretic who had done all sorts of bad things, how could you have been punished by heaven?"

That logic actually makes a damn good point.

You have been punished by Heaven, so you are a bad person. What we, the Northern Emperor's faction, are to do is to punish you on behalf of Heaven. Since Heaven's punishment did not kill you, it is naturally our turn to eliminate evil and subdue demons.

"Does being punished by heaven necessarily mean you're on the wrong path? Who told you that?" Chen Yang asked.

Ke Shaohua said, "They've been punished by heaven, so what else could they be but heretics? Do you think good people would be punished by heaven?"

Have you ever seen an evil cultivator whose entire body is radiating golden light?

Chen Yang immediately activated his golden body and summoned his Dharma form.

A nearly three-meter-tall phantom image of a Dharma statue suddenly enveloped Chen Yang.

It is gleaming with gold and has a solemn and dignified appearance, like a god or Buddha descending to earth, making people involuntarily worship it.

Ke Shaohua sat on the ground, staring blankly at the scene before him. The enormous and majestic Dharma image seemed capable of killing him with a single, casual slap.

The next second, Chen Yang withdrew his Dharma form. "Tell me, am I a heretic?"

"The calamity energy within you..."

"You only know that I have calamity energy within me, but have you ever asked about the origin of this calamity energy? You conclude that I am a heretic based solely on your own conjecture. Heh, I knew the Northern Emperor Sect was tyrannical. I used to think the rumors were a bit exaggerated, but now it seems the rumors were too conservative. Judging by your style, I'm afraid quite a few innocent souls have died at your hands..."

"No!"

Ke Shaohua interrupted Chen Yang, he couldn't listen to it anymore.

If someone had said that to him in the past, he would have taken action immediately. What's the point of reasoning with evil spirits and heretics? Saying even half a word more would be a waste of time.

But things are different now. He can't beat his opponent, and now he's just a fish on a chopping board.

He wanted to say something, but found he couldn't find any words to refute it, because everything Chen Yang said made sense.

He looked at Chen Yang and asked, "Who are you?"

“A lay disciple of the Emei Sect, whose Dharma name is Dingyang.”

At this point, Chen Yang gave his temporary Buddhist name.

"Emei Sect?"

Ke Shaohua paused for a moment, seemingly quite surprised that the person in front of him was actually an Emei disciple.

"Replacement guaranteed."

Chen Yang nodded calmly. "So, do you think the Emei Sect is an evil sect?"

Ke Shaohua's face twitched slightly, "Emei has a thousand-year-old heritage and a deep foundation, so it is naturally not an evil sect..."

As he said this, he had lost some of his confidence. "But where does the aura of calamity on your body come from?"

See, after being thoroughly beaten down, he will finally ask you questions instead of immediately shouting for a fight.

Chen Yang explained to him the reason why he was punished by heaven and why he was burdened with calamity.

Upon hearing this, Ke Shaohua stood still.

"I merely picked a spiritual fruit, and in your eyes, that makes me a heretic?" Chen Yang asked, his voice like a soul-searching question.

This……

Ke Shaohua was speechless for a moment, and had no idea how to answer.

Chen Yang said, "Furthermore, do you know that there is a Golden Body Technique in the Xuanmen called the 'Myriad Tribulations Dao Body Technique'?"

"Of course I know."

Ke Shaohua responded. As a successor of the Northern Emperor Sect, how could he not know about this divine skill?

"You must know that cultivating the Myriad Tribulations Dao Body Technique requires tribulation energy as a guide, right? If, as you say, anyone with tribulation energy is considered a heretic, then doesn't that mean that anyone who cultivates the Myriad Tribulations Dao Body Technique is an evil practitioner?"

"This……"

Ke Shaohua was speechless.

He clearly knew he was wrong, but something called dignity was telling him that he was not wrong.

Everything he did was simply to eliminate evil and uphold justice; what wrong could he have done?

However, upon closer reflection, he realized he couldn't refute what the other person said.

Before this, my reasoning was absolute; if I said you were on the wrong path, you were on the wrong path. But now, this approach doesn't work in front of Chen Yang. The other party is forcing him to reflect with his fists.

"You say you are a disciple of Emei, what proof do you have?" Ke Shaohua asked.

"Ah."

Chen Yang chuckled lightly, "I don't need to prove your background. Believe it or not."

"you……"

Ke Shaohua was speechless; the other party really wasn't giving him any face at all.

As a disciple of the prestigious Northern Emperor Sect, when have I ever been treated like this since I came down from the mountain?
Chen Yang stopped arguing with him and turned to walk towards the peach wood Seven Star Sword stuck in the ground.

He reached out and grabbed the hilt of the sword.

"Bah!"

An arc of electricity shot out and instantly struck Chen Yang's hand.

The sword's core seems to be fiercely protective of its master, bordering on tyranny.

Chen Yang immediately activated his thunder technique, channeling the thunderous power from his thunder meridian into his palm.

A few crackling arcs of electricity flashed as he grabbed the sword hilt.

The sword trembled slightly, trying to struggle, but to no avail, and was quickly pulled out by Chen Yang.

"You, you also know thunder magic?" Ke Shaohua looked at this scene in surprise.

Is it that strange?

Chen Yang gripped the hilt of the sword and swung it a few times.

With his physique, he felt somewhat lightheaded and had little sense of separation.

Moreover, he could clearly sense Kenshin's resistance towards him.

"That's my sword, give it back to me!" Ke Shaohua said urgently.

"Ah."

Sensing Kenshin's resistance, Chen Yang snorted coldly in disgust, "Trash, only you would treat it like a treasure!"

Ke Shaohua was so angry he almost vomited blood.

He actually said my Seven Star Thunderclap Sword was trash?
Just as he was about to retort, he saw Chen Yang walking over with his sword.

"you……"

Before he could speak, Chen Yang grabbed him and hoisted him onto his shoulder like a sack.

"What are you doing? Put me down!"

Ke Shaohua shouted anxiously.

"Noisy."

Chen Yang inserted a needle directly into his neck, hitting the mute acupoint, and the world instantly fell silent.

By this time, it had already gotten dark.

Chen Yang called Wang Yuanchao, explained the situation, and then carried Ke Shaohua down the mountain.

……

When they arrived at the parking lot, Chen Qiaogu and Qian Huai'ren had already taken a taxi and left.

Chen Yang threw him to the side of the road.

Under the streetlights, Ke Shaohua struggled to sit up and tried to stimulate the blocked acupoints in his body.

"Don't waste your energy, it's useless."

Chen Yang shook his head, squatted on the curb and played with his phone. "Someone will come to pick you up in a while and take you to Emei for further studies. There will be eminent monks from Emei to reason with you. You questioned my identity, didn't you? You'll know whether I lied to you or not then."

Ke Shaohua opened his mouth, wanting to speak, but no sound came out.

Chen Yang said, "It's already 2025, and you're still trying to be a chivalrous hero, but you can't even do it properly. In the end, you just make a fool of yourself. What the hell is this 'punishing on behalf of heaven'? Being a chuunibyou is a disease, and it needs to be cured..."

These words made Ke Shaohua's breathing quicken, and he almost fainted.

The mighty Northern Emperor Sect, with its immense prestige, who wouldn't tremble at the mere mention of it? How could you possibly find it so laughable?

"There are plenty of bad people in this world. If you're feeling a bit delusional, you can ask Chairman Wang of the association to introduce you to some business. They catch quite a few fugitives every year..." "Over in Raojiang, there's an evil sect called the Gu God Cult. They're all bad people, and they've been holding some kind of gathering recently. If you have strength to spare, go there and exterminate evil spirits..."

"Anyway, don't get involved with me. This is just a warning. I'm telling you this now: if you dare to cause me trouble again, it won't be this easy to talk to you this time."

……

Not long after, a car stopped in front of Chen Yang.

Several people got out of the car; they were all staff members of the association assigned to the provincial capital.

He was assigned by Wang Yuanchao to come and hand over the reins to Chen Yang.

After putting Ke Shaohua in shackles, Chen Yang gave him an injection, causing him to faint.

The crowd quickly lifted him into the car.

Because a colleague had been injured by this person, these people were clumsy and careless when moving him, completely unaware of the concept of handling him gently.

"Send him to Emei Mountain and hand him over to Chairman Wang. This man is quite capable, so be extra careful on the way."

After closing the car door, Chen Yang said something to the middle-aged man who was leading the group.

Ke Shaohua has been given acupuncture, so he should sleep for at least four or five hours. They have plenty of time to send him there now.

The middle-aged man didn't hesitate, responded, hurriedly got into the car, and drove away.

"call!"

Chen Yang stood under the streetlight and let out a long sigh.

What the hell is this?

Hopefully, this person will change after experiencing this setback in their life.

Let the eminent monks of Emei teach him how to be a good person.

Chen Yang was only being lenient with Wang Yuanchao this time; if Wang Yuanchao dared to come looking for him again, given his consistent style of doing things, he certainly wouldn't handle it the same way he did now.

The Northern Emperor's faction?
Chen Yang shook his head repeatedly.

If even the apprentices are like this, then one can only imagine how the elders of this sect are.

If they're all like this, it's no wonder they were historically besieged and wiped out by various sects.

He died without cause.

……

-

Night, Yulin Road, the moonlight is bright.

In the room, Chen Yang took out the box he had retrieved from Phoenix Mountain Cemetery during the day.

A black lacquered wooden box with a silver lock hanging on it.

Chen Yang took out the key that Qin Zhou had left for him. The old man was being mysterious; he didn't know what he had left behind.

He held the key up to the keyhole a few times.

The size is just right.

He simply inserted the key and gave it a gentle twist.

Click.

With a crisp click of the mechanism, the silver lock sprang open.

Chen Yang removed the lock and carefully opened the box.

There was another cardboard box inside, which wasn't locked, so Chen Yang opened it.

What appeared before him was a jade cabbage the size of a palm.

Chen Yang was slightly taken aback.

He reached out and carefully picked up the jade cabbage.

The carving is exquisite, perfectly matching the color and texture of the jade itself, making it look lifelike. From a distance, it looks exactly like the real thing.

"antique?"

Chen Yang was somewhat surprised. What did that old man from Qinzhou mean by leaving him something like this?
"Old Tree, Old Leaf, do you recognize this thing?"

He immediately inquired about the Three Corpse Divine Tree and the Five Thunder Immortal.

The Three Corpse Divine Tree remained silent, but the Five Thunder True Man, with his broader knowledge, said, "A hundred years ago, there was a short-lived sect in the Central Plains called the Shennong Sect. Within the sect was a treasure called the Shennong Jade Cabbage. However, I've only heard of it; I've never seen it in person and don't know what it looks like..."

"This jade cabbage is unlike ordinary antiques. Even my primordial spirit cannot probe its interior. It must be a treasure. I just wonder if it might be the treasure I mentioned earlier..."

"Shennong Jade Cabbage? What's it used for?" Chen Yang asked, puzzled.

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "I am not quite sure about its specific uses, but I have heard that boiling this in water and drinking it can prevent all diseases and make one unaware of hunger and thirst."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang raised an eyebrow slightly.

Boil water?

So magical?
Could this jade cabbage in front of me be the Shennong cabbage that the Five Thunder Immortal spoke of?
"What is the origin of Shennong Sect?" Chen Yang asked.

The Five Thunder Immortal said, "A sect suddenly appeared a hundred years ago and once had a great influence in the cultivation world. However, this sect appeared suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly. There are rumors that it went into seclusion, and there are also rumors that it perished..."

Chen Yang looked into the box and discovered that there was a registered letter envelope at the bottom.

He quickly took out the envelope.

Open the envelope and take out the letter.

The letter unfolded, revealing Qin Zhou's handwriting—a short essay of several hundred words.

The old man's handwriting was very messy, and Chen Yang had some difficulty reading it, but it didn't affect his reading too much.

"Chen Yang, by the time you read this letter, I may already be..."

Having written the first sentence, Qin Zhou perhaps felt it was a bit ominous, so he immediately crossed it out.

"Getting back to the point, let's get down to business. If I don't come back this time, help me with two things. First, find a way to let Chen Jingbang and his mother return to their hometown..."

"The second thing is to help me guard this jade cabbage. It is a keepsake from an old friend of mine. If you encounter anyone from the Shennong Sect in the future, please ask him to guide you to return it to the Shennong Sect..."

"..."

"Don't look for me, I'm going back to Taiwan to settle a personal grudge..."

……

The messy handwriting gave Chen Yang a headache, but he still endured the headache and finished reading it.

It looks like a suicide note, but it doesn't quite look like one.

There were many revisions and corrections in the middle, which shows that Qin Zhou had some complicated feelings when he wrote this letter.

From this letter, Chen Yang learned a general idea of ​​the cause and effect.

When Qin Zhou was in Taiwan, he made some friends on the mountain roads, including some with whom he had a deep friendship.

One of them was named Miao Long. His father, Miao Chunsheng, was a disciple of the Shennong Sect who protected the treasures. He came to Taiwan decades ago and then lost contact with the sect.

This jade cabbage was a sect treasure that Miao Chunsheng was responsible for guarding. Unfortunately, he was unable to contact the Shennong Sect again before he died.

More than forty years ago, an ancient tribe in the Arirang Mountains set their sights on the treasure in Miao Chunsheng's possession and attempted to steal it.

Miao Chunsheng died in battle, and the treasure was stolen.

When Qin Zhou was in Taiwan, he unexpectedly met Miao Long, and the two became very close. Upon learning of this, the two friends got carried away.

In 09, he and Miao Long invited a group of friends and, under the guise of Panshan, ventured deep into Arilang Mountain, where they found that ancient tribe.

Qin Zhou may not be good at much else, but he's incredibly skilled at petty theft.

After a series of maneuvers, they actually managed to steal the jade cabbage.

However, they were discovered during the retreat, and Miao Long was seriously injured while covering their escape.

When they escaped from the mountains, Miao Long was on the verge of death. Before he died, he entrusted the jade cabbage to Qin Zhou, asking him to find a way to return it to Shennong Sect and fulfill his father's dying wish.

After burying Miao Long, Qin Zhou soon packed up his properties on the island and returned to Shu, rarely going back.

A major reason was the fear of being retaliated against by the ancient tribes in the mountains.

More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I thought this matter was long over.

However, a phone call from an old friend a few days ago forced him to go back.

After that incident, he simply packed his bags and ran away, but several of his friends who participated in that operation were subsequently purged by that ancient clan more than a decade later.

Two people have already been captured by that ancient clan, and even their children and grandchildren have not been spared.

Upon learning this news, Qin Zhou knew that the other party's target was definitely him, or rather, the jade cabbage in his possession.

Back then, I was only at the first-grade realm, so it was one thing for you to bully me. Now that I'm a master of the Spirit Realm, how can I still be bullied by you?
Qin Zhou was also furious. "I didn't go looking for you, but you came looking for me instead?"

The decision to go back was made immediately.

This was his personal grudge, so he didn't think to tell Chen Yang beforehand, lest Chen Yang follow along on the journey.

The jade cabbage was a keepsake from an old friend, and he certainly couldn't take it back with him, so he left it behind just in case, which led to this letter to Chen Yang.

……

"Old man, he's actually pretty loyal."

After reading the letter and understanding the cause and effect, Chen Yang still cursed in annoyance.

After all that commotion, it turns out that's what happened.

After breaking through to the Spirit Realm, this old man became arrogant and forgot how he slunk back. At his age, he still causes us so much trouble.

He then called Chen Qiaogu, explained the situation, and asked her to contact the Tianmen Sect's influence in Taiwan.

Now that we understand the cause and effect and know the whereabouts of Qinzhou, finding the person is simple.

(End of this chapter)