Miss Luo Yan’s Feet Are Buried With Corpses v4c27

The God of Malice is Watching the Land: Chapter 27 Return to the Sanctuary

Within the sealed Sanctuary.

After returning from the peak of the Holy Mountain, the four “Destruction” level ability users had been trying to break through the Sanctuary’s seal, but without any success.

For some reason, the two Primordial Demons, also sealed within the Sanctuary, didn’t seem to notice their actions, still locked in their confrontation.

Roaring ghastly shadows and blooming black Manjusaka flowers filled the entire Sanctuary. Even powerful “Destruction” level ability users could only huddle in inconspicuous corners, trembling.

Fortunately, this didn’t last long, and a turning point arrived.

Perhaps influenced by the weakening of the Calamity Tide outside, the contamination that had accumulated in the Sanctuary for over a thousand years was also gradually fading, and even tender green sprouts emerged from the surrounding ground.

More importantly, with the fading of the contamination, the Sanctuary’s internal seal also weakened.

The purification domain left by the Saint was quite ingenious, combining a portion of “Ember” energy, and even boldly utilizing some of the power of “malice.”

Under these circumstances, the more severe the contamination, the stronger the purification domain’s seal.

However, the consumption of “Ember” would also be greater, so if it continued, New Noah, which relied on the “Ember,” might collapse.

Of course, all this was resolved with the weakening of the Calamity Tide, and the four “Destruction” level ability users finally saw a glimmer of hope in breaking through the Sanctuary’s seal.

“Let’s give it another push…”

The old Sword Saint said weakly.

He was actually the most severely injured among the four. While the others went to the peak of the Holy Mountain, he was the only one who launched a suicidal charge against the Witch of Absolute Death.

If it weren’t for the Witch of Absolute Death holding back, and the Demoness of Terror distracting most of her attention, the old Sword Saint wouldn’t have survived.

However, although the injuries of the other three weren’t severe, they hadn’t bathed in over half a month… the smell was imaginable.

They were ability users, not cultivators. They didn’t need to eat because the energy contained within “Destruction” level ability users was abundant, but cleaning their bodies…

Su Qinyin’s ability could achieve it, but she was, after all, Lin Qingfeng’s wife, she couldn’t just bathe in this cramped space, could she?

So, they could only endure, taking turns attacking the Sanctuary’s seal.

“I wonder how the situation is outside…”

Wu Jianming sighed inwardly. He knew that Dawn’s First Leader, his older brother, had died in the Calamity Tide, but this news hadn’t been spread yet.

Besides worrying that something might happen to Dawn at this juncture, he also didn’t trust the Free Federation.

Indeed, the Free Federation and Dawn had reached a human common defense treaty, jointly establishing a defense line against the Calamity Tide.

But this was under the condition that Dawn was united.

What if Dawn disbanded?

He believed that after learning about First Leader Ronner’s death, the Free Federation would push for Dawn’s dissolution; this was undeniable.

Regardless of whether this was humanity’s most dangerous moment, such actions would still occur, because the Free Federation wasn’t an entity that could be described with “personality.”

It was a complex organization, with many different voices, many different actions.

Dawn was the same.

For Dawn’s future… Wu Jianming agreed to this risky trip to the Sanctuary. Everyone knew that this journey was a near-certain death.

If Wu Jianming was there for Dawn, and the old Sword Saint for the Sword Saint Sect’s obsession, then Lin Qingfeng and Su Qinyin’s reasons were much simpler.

No other reason, because they were from Dragon City.

Dragon City always believed that it was equal to Noah, so it should bear equal responsibility.

When the Sanctuary’s invitation arrived, Dragon City didn’t hesitate to send two “Destruction” level ability users, even though they could have sent just one.

After all, this matter was extremely secretive. Even the Noah Church didn’t know about it; only a few human pillars received the message from the Twelve Saints.

Now… it was all about to end.

“A crack has appeared in the seal!”

Lin Qingfeng shouted, and the other slightly dispirited “Destruction” level ability users immediately perked up.

They had been waiting for this moment for far too long.

They had to send the information about the situation inside the Sanctuary to the outside world as soon as possible; any further delay might lead to accidents.

“Let’s attack together!”

The “Destruction” level ability users stood up, their spiritual energy circuits activating.

The days of depression and oppression were swept away at this moment. Soon, they could break through the encirclement and return to the present world.

But just then, Su Qinyin suddenly shouted,

“Wait!”

Everyone’s movements froze, and they all looked at Su Qinyin.

Su Qinyin stared intently at the crack and said tremblingly,

“Look… the crack, it seems to be expanding…”

At this moment, none of the four were attacking, and the Sanctuary’s seal wasn’t so fragile that it would collapse on its own after a single crack appeared.

The crack repairing itself would be the normal situation.

The current situation could only mean…

Someone else was tearing open the crack!

It wasn’t because of their continuous attacks over the past few days!

Everyone’s gazes fell on this inconspicuous crack in the seal, which was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye, their breathing gradually quickening.

This wasn’t an ordinary infiltration. Using some special methods, one could indeed enter the Sanctuary from the outside, just like the four “Destruction” level ability users.

But not by tearing open the seal like this.

Who exactly was on the other side?

Was it Saint Shadow?

Or another “Destruction” level ability user?

Or was there an even more terrifying possibility, could it be that the Calamity Tide had already submerged Noah…

Under everyone’s increasingly nervous gazes, the crack expanded at an even faster rate. Almost instantly, the crack shattered, revealing a hole about the size of a ventilation duct.

Shortly after, a small figure, hunched over, emerged from this crack—or rather, hole—and because the hole was too small, she reached out and pulled away a few more fragments of the seal.

It was a young woman, a stunningly beautiful young woman, whom they all recognized.

Very simple, because this was the original target of their trip…

“Miss Luo Yan?!”

Four voices sounded in unison, filled with indescribable surprise. The silver-haired girl, who was pulling at the hole, looked up, her face full of confusion,

“…Eh?”

Under everyone’s gaze, Luo Yan finally pulled open a hole large enough for a person to pass through, patted the dust off her nun’s habit, and walked in gracefully, asking in surprise,

“Eh, did you know I was coming? Were you waiting for me here?”

“Wait, waiting for you…”

Everyone was momentarily speechless, mainly because of the suddenness of the situation, they didn’t know what to say.

And tearing open the Sanctuary’s seal with bare hands… this was the first time they had seen such a thing…

The Sanctuary’s defense being weaker from the outside only meant that one could use special methods to bypass the seal from the outside, not that forcibly breaking through it was easier.

The strength of the seal was the same, inside and out.

“Old sir, long time no see,” Luo Yan looked at the old Sword Saint and greeted him politely with a bow, “Qin Wen is doing well, you don’t have to worry.”

“Good… good…”

The old Sword Saint was also too shocked to speak, and the others weren’t much better.

Luo Yan raised her eyes slightly, her gaze sweeping over all the “Destruction” level ability users present. A heavy pressure, no less than that of the Witch of Absolute Death, fell upon them, making their hearts pound.

Wasn’t Miss Luo Yan’s own strength very weak, not even at “Peril” level…

How could she not be “Peril” level? In their perception, the current Miss Luo Yan could probably even rival a Primordial Demon!

Just then, Luo Yan sensed that Lin Qingfeng seemed to be carrying something with her mark on it.

Luo Yan frowned slightly, and with a thought, before Lin Qingfeng could react, she retrieved the item.

Lin Qingfeng’s heart pounded violently after he came back to his senses. He deeply felt the power of this Miss Luo Yan.

If Luo Yan wanted to kill him in this situation, he wouldn’t be able to resist at all.

Luo Yan looked at the retrieved item, her expression turning strange, and asked,

“You… how did you bring this out?”

It wasn’t anything else, but the words Luo Yan left on the Saint’s remains.

Luo Yan hadn’t thought that anyone would see these words, nor did she expect the Saint’s remains to sense them. She had just carved them on a whim and then forgotten about them.

She didn’t expect that someone ascending the mountain would actually dig them out…

Honestly, Luo Yan wasn’t angry, just a bit amused.

But it was completely different for Lin Qingfeng. If the Miss Luo Yan before him was still the ability user below “Peril” level as mentioned by the Saints, digging out a few words wouldn’t be a big deal.

But the current her was probably comparable to a Primordial Demon…

The price of offending such an existence…

Lin Qingfeng gritted his teeth and stepped forward,

“Apologies… it was me…”

If he took all the responsibility, perhaps the others could survive.

Actually, Lin Qingfeng’s estimation was still conservative. In reality, there wasn’t a single God who was a match for Luo Yan now.

“It’s fine, it’s fine, but you can’t keep this.” Before Lin Qingfeng could finish apologizing, Luo Yan waved her hand. “Besides, my handwriting isn’t very good, why would you collect this…”

Everyone: “…”

Was this a matter of good or bad handwriting… and it definitely wasn’t for collecting!

Of course, these words weren’t spoken aloud. Even the old Sword Saint didn’t dare to be certain whether the Miss Luo Yan they saw now was still the Miss Luo Yan he once knew.

Even though she had just greeted him.

“Wait, are you all leaving?” Luo Yan asked curiously, “It doesn’t seem like you’re waiting for me.”

The old Sword Saint hesitated for a moment, suppressing the words “Of course we’re not waiting for you,” then nodded and said,

“Indeed.”

“Then why don’t you just leave directly?”

Luo Yan was even more puzzled. Why were they all gathered here?

“…….”

These words stumped the “Destruction” level ability users.

Leave directly?

If only they could!

The hole Luo Yan pulled open was already gradually closing, indicating that the purification domain was quite stable and still functioning normally.

This also meant that without Luo Yan, even if these “Destruction” level ability users tried their best for another year or two, they might not be able to create even a small crack.

“Miss Luo Yan, you returned to the Sanctuary, are you planning to…”

The old Sword Saint mustered his courage and asked Luo Yan.

The Twelve Saints only told them to bring Luo Yan back, they didn’t say what to do afterwards.

Now Luo Yan had come out on her own, and her strength had already reached a level they couldn’t reach. Even they, at the peak of humanity, were powerless to interfere with Luo Yan’s choices.

But no matter what, whether out of their own responsibility or for the safety of humanity, the old Sword Saint felt it necessary to understand Miss Luo Yan’s purpose in returning to the Sanctuary.

Luo Yan didn’t hesitate to answer this seemingly taboo question,

“To stop a fight, and save a little girl.”

Luo Yan had sensed that Cecilia’s body was occupied by the Demoness of Terror when she left the peak of the Holy Mountain.

She hadn’t encountered the Demoness of Terror before and didn’t have much of an impression of Her, but since It threatened Cecilia’s safety, she couldn’t let It go.

As for the life link with Cecilia, this wasn’t a threat to Luo Yan at all.

The Witch of Absolute Death’s worries were completely unnecessary. Luo Yan could sever the link at any time, and with her current life force, forcibly maintaining Cecilia’s existence wasn’t difficult either.

Luo Yan’s answer was a bit difficult for everyone to understand, and seeing that Luo Yan didn’t seem to intend to explain, they didn’t ask further.

An existence on the level of a Primordial Demon, if she decided to do something, even all of human civilization combined might not be able to stop her.

“Alright, I should get going.”

Luo Yan shrugged and walked past everyone, intending to go deeper into the Sanctuary.

But after a few steps, she stopped and patted her head,

“Oh, I almost forgot.”

Before everyone could react, they met a pair of pale red eyes.

Even as “Destruction” level ability users, they couldn’t help but be drawn into the deep gaze of these eyes, unable to struggle.

Their “Destruction” level strength allowed them to clearly sense that their memories were being tampered with, erased at will, but they couldn’t stop it from happening.

“I almost forgot… if I let you leave like this, it would ruin everything…”

The girl’s soft murmur echoed in their ears, and then their vision plunged into endless darkness.

……

Not long after, the Noah Church discovered four unconscious, unidentified individuals near the Sanctuary.

After being rushed to the Noah Church Hospital, they suddenly became top secret, and no one in Noah ever saw these four again.

…As “Destruction” level ability users, being carried onto an ambulance under everyone’s gaze was truly embarrassing, a humiliating experience no one could bear.

However, the four had no memory of what happened in the Sanctuary. Even Shadow, acting personally, couldn’t find a single clue.

But Shadow inexplicably felt that what these four experienced was closely related to the memories she lost.

“Within the sealed Sanctuary… what exactly happened?”