Chapter 12: A Past Human King Physique
Mingyan walked up the mountain for a while and soon found a stone tablet.
Zhen Huang Mountain.
He was stunned. He remembered seeing a stone tablet with the same name when he had left the teleportation array earlier.
Was he still near the previous teleportation gate?
Something was wrong…
He looked inside his Qi Sea and saw the “*” symbol was still vibrating slightly.
It had been vibrating before the attack in the spatial tunnel, as if warning him of something. And it was still vibrating now. Did this mean the danger wasn’t over?
Mingyan took a deep breath. Before he had passed out, he had seen a giant bone hand in the place where the spatial tunnel had ruptured. A being that could interfere with the spatial tunnel was definitely not something he could easily deal with.
He hoped the other cultivators who had been with him hadn’t died because of this.
From the stone tablet, a small path led up the mountain. He tried to fly, but there seemed to be some kind of restriction in the air. As soon as he took off, he was pressed down by a powerful pressure. He quickly gave up on the idea of flying and continued along the path.
The aura here was very strange. There seemed to be some kind of suppression, but as a Human King Physique, he was naturally immune to many suppressions.
Zhen Huang Mountain, what was so special about this place? He observed his surroundings. Since his divine sense was useless, he had to be extra careful.
He came across another stone tablet. It was ancient and worn, but the characters on it were still clear. In blood-red characters, it read, “This is a place for suppressing evil. Do not approach.”
These characters… He reached out and touched them. They felt strangely familiar.
They were written in blood, and it was this blood that felt so familiar… Was this the blood of a Human King Physique?
He came back to his senses and found a cut on his finger, blood seeping out and illuminating the characters. A warm, gentle power emerged, and the blood merged together, becoming incredibly vibrant. He was now certain. Yes, this was the blood of a Human King Physique… Had a Human King Physique once suppressed some evil creature here?
He didn’t know which brother or sister had suppressed this evil creature…
He came back to his senses and remembered what Gu Hanshuang had said: “It was attacking the spatial tunnel with a purpose.”
Could the thing that attacked the spatial tunnel be the evil creature suppressed here?
If so, then the so-called purpose, could it be because of him?
This evil creature had been suppressed here by a Human King Physique for who knows how many years. It probably hated the Human King Physique with a passion. Could it have sensed his presence and attacked the spatial tunnel because of him?
If so, then were the other cultivators in danger because of him? He frowned. If that was the case…
He looked at the scabbard in his hand, which was still glowing faintly. If Gu Hanshuang was also here, he had to find her. He couldn’t let her be harmed because of him.
He touched his forehead.
Mingyan remembered his master had left a restriction on him when he had gone to investigate Sun Moon Village. She had said that if he was in danger, she would be able to sense it. The incident in the spatial tunnel probably didn’t count as danger, right? He didn’t know if his master could sense it…
This place wasn’t far from the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land. As long as his master could sense he was in danger, she would surely come.
But what counted as being in danger? If he stabbed himself, would that count?
He wasn’t sure, but he was certain that if he encountered that evil creature and was in mortal danger, his master would surely know.
He held the scabbard and quickened his pace up the mountain. He didn’t know if Gu Hanshuang was here, but since there was a possibility, he had to look for her. Although he didn’t want to get involved with her, if his guess was correct, then she and the others were all implicated because of him.
Whether it was her or the others, he couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.
As he traveled, he soon felt something strange. After reaching the mountainside, he felt something was following him, but when he turned around, he saw nothing.
It wasn’t his imagination… The thing behind him was too good at concealing itself.
If it was friendly, it would have shown itself already. If it was hostile, then its concealment meant it was looking for an opportunity… This meant it probably didn’t have the ability to take him down directly.
He narrowed his eyes. If this evil creature was suppressed here by a former Human King Physique, then there should be something here that could restrain it…
He hoped his brother or sister had some countermeasures…
Soon, he reached the summit.
The sky above was covered in dark clouds, and the thunder was deafening. The oppressive atmosphere made it difficult to breathe.
The summit was quite spacious. There was a dilapidated temple there. The plaque above the main gate had originally had three characters, but the first two had been erased, leaving only faint traces. Only the last character, “Temple,” remained.
The scabbard in his hand glowed more intensely. He looked up at the dilapidated temple. The main gate was partially open, and the inside was pitch black, with nothing visible.
He was silent for a moment, then walked over. As soon as he reached the entrance, he heard the sound of swords clashing, the sound of metal hitting metal. He no longer hesitated and stepped into the temple.
He couldn’t see inside from the outside, but as soon as he entered, he was blinded by a golden light. The light came from the statues of Buddha on all sides. They held strange hand seals, their gazes seemingly all fixed on him, making his skin crawl.
And at the very front, he saw Gu Hanshuang. She held her sword with both hands, her sword intent soaring, her sword shadows filling the air. And standing before her was a golden statue of Buddha, which seemed to have come to life, holding a staff, majestic and powerful.
The statue struck with its staff, and Gu Hanshuang met its attack with her sword. Compared to the statue, she was incredibly small, yet she showed no weakness, directly confronting it, not losing any ground.
“Amitabha. I didn’t expect to see such a constitution again.”
Mingyan suddenly turned and saw a benevolent-looking old monk standing behind him, watching him calmly. In an instant, Mingyan’s body tensed, and a cracking sound came from his forehead. The sun and moon phenomena rose simultaneously, hovering in the air, Taiyin and Taiyang pouring out, enveloping him.
The Human King Physique was on alert! It felt an immense pressure!
At the same time, in the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land, Yue Wu Xia, who was meditating on the island, opened her eyes. She raised her hand, and the Supreme Dao Emperor-level artifact, the Yin-Yang Concentric Pendant, flew into her hand. Then, she vanished.
