Blood and Brains Splattered Across the Ground
Translator: Cinder Translations
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Xue Mei tossed a communication jade slip into the vertical hole, which fell toward Jiang Chang in the corpse pit at the bottom of the mountain.
Upon receiving the jade slip, Jiang Chang's face lit up with wild joy.
He believed that he had successfully earned the recognition of 'Yan Yiwen' and had attached himself to Elder Yan's side.
This was also why he had agreed to deliver the jade slip containing the cultivation method and the message to 'Yan Yiwen.'
Others might not understand, but Jiang Chang knew that this 'Elder Yan' had already reached the peak of the Golden Core stage. If he could align himself with her, his future cultivation would be smooth sailing.
He took the jade slip and opened it. The contents read:
"Where is the person who asked you to deliver the cultivation jade slip and message?"
"Elder Yan, I don't know where he is. However, a friend of mine has a communication jade slip from him and can contact him." Jiang Chang replied.
"Who is this friend of yours?" Xue Mei asked.
"It's Kang Jiang, the manager at the Secret Records Pavilion," Jiang Chang answered.
"When you are on shift next, go meet Kang Jiang and bring me that person's communication jade slip," Xue Mei instructed, her tone firm and unquestionable.
"Understood, I will definitely carry out Elder Yan's orders," Jiang Chang replied.
"This matter must remain confidential. Apart from you, me, and Kang Jiang, no one else must know," Xue Mei warned.
"Yes!" Jiang Chang eagerly agreed, his heart full of excitement.
The following evening.
When Jiang Chang was on shift again, he brought with him the communication jade slip from Song Wen.
"You did well."
Xue Mei casually commented, but to Jiang Chang, it felt like the highest form of praise.
"Thank you for the compliment, Elder Yan. It is an honor to serve you. I would even risk my life for you!"
Jiang Chang hastily expressed his loyalty, not wanting to miss this rare opportunity to ingratiate himself with 'Elder Yan.'
Xue Mei, originally not too concerned about Jiang Chang, smiled playfully when she heard his words.
"Oh, is that so? Well, there's something I need you to do."
"Please give your orders, Elder Yan," Jiang Chang said excitedly.
"Come to my cave through the vertical hole," Xue Mei instructed.
"I will obey," Jiang Chang replied, his heart racing.
Although he tried to remain calm, a slight smile crept up on his face. He knew that 'Elder Yan' had been cultivating here for over a century, and apart from the ancestor Tai He, no one else had entered her cave.
Now, 'Elder Yan' was inviting him into her cave, which surely meant he had become her trusted confidant.
Jiang Chang mounted his sword, flew straight up, and followed the vertical hole to Xue Mei's cave.
Inside the cave, the air was thick with the ominous aura of death, which seemed almost tangible, creating an inexplicable sense of pressure in Jiang Chang's chest.
Through the swirling black mist, he vaguely saw a graceful figure approaching him.
As the figure drew closer, Jiang Chang finally saw her clearly.
She had a face as delicate and alluring as a peach blossom in full bloom on a spring day.
Her long red gown clung to her slender figure, flickering like a flame in the black mist of death.
Her eyes held a playful smile, like ripples on a lake, her gaze captivating and soul-stirring.
Caught in the gaze of those beautiful eyes, Jiang Chang's heart skipped a beat.
He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look any longer.
"Disciple Jiang Chang, paying respects to Elder Yan," Jiang Chang said, bowing deeply.
"Lift your head, let me see."
Xue Mei's red lips parted slightly, her voice as enchanting as a nightingale's song.
When this voice reached Jiang Chang's ears, his heart trembled again, and an indescribable tingling sensation spread through him.
Slowly, he lifted his head and looked at the beautiful woman before him. A passionate heat flared in his eyes.
Without even noticing, Jiang Chang's awe and respect for Xue Mei had slowly started to fade.
Xue Mei's gaze scrutinized Jiang Chang, much like a butcher examining a lamb or pig ready for slaughter.
After a moment, seemingly satisfied, she nodded slightly.
"You just said you'd be willing to sacrifice everything for me?"
Jiang Chang, completely captivated by Xue Mei, responded almost instinctively, "Yes, Elder Yan."
"Then I'll make it happen."
As soon as her words fell, a vast amount of death energy surged around Xue Mei, thickening the surrounding aura of death in the cave.
Even though they were standing close to each other, Jiang Chang could no longer see Xue Mei's face clearly.
Suddenly, Jiang Chang's expression changed drastically, and he became filled with fear.
He felt the death energy, coming from all directions, violently rushing into his body.
His spiritual power was helpless against the overwhelming influx of death energy.
In an instant, the death energy began to corrode his physical body.
Jiang Chang froze in place, unable to move or speak.
Seeing the terrified, pleading look in his eyes, Xue Mei smiled seductively.
"It will hurt a little, but bear with it."
She swiftly made hand seals, channeling magical power into Jiang Chang's body.
His face instantly turned as pale as paper, cold sweat pouring from his forehead, his eyes filled with agony.
But his body was trapped by the death energy, and he couldn't even scream in pain.
As time passed, the energy around Jiang Chang began to change. It felt as though his very essence was being forcibly twisted and altered by an external force.
Eventually, his aura began to resemble Xue Mei's in some ways.
Tai He had placed a Soul Lock Curse in Xue Mei's sea of consciousness, which allowed him to take her life at any time. It also allowed him to vaguely sense her location through the curse.
However, to prevent Xue Mei from secretly carrying out any hidden moves, Tai He had forbidden her from setting up any formations that could block or conceal spiritual perception in her cave, so that he could monitor her at all times.
If Xue Mei wanted to escape the Nine Palaces Sect, she had to find a way to evade Tai He's occasional spiritual probes.
Thus, she devised this clever plan to deceive him.
Although Xue Mei did not have a formation capable of blocking the spiritual perception of Nascent Soul experts, she had a special array she had personally crafted—the Malevolent Qi Array.
Once activated, this array would gather the surrounding death energy. As the concentration of death energy reached a certain level, it would disrupt spiritual senses.
By using Jiang Chang as a decoy, as long as Tai He did not personally visit her cave, it would be difficult for him to detect her escape.
Before Jiang Chang arrived, Xue Mei had already cast a secret technique called the "Silent Abyss Spell" on herself. This technique was originally a defense against spiritual perception, temporarily sealing her sea of consciousness to protect it and her soul from external spiritual attacks.
With the "Silent Abyss Spell", Xue Mei could prevent Tai He from activating the Soul Lock Curse in her sea of consciousness and could also stop him from using the curse to sense her general location.
However, the "Silent Abyss Spell" was not without its drawbacks.
By sealing her sea of consciousness, she could no longer use her spiritual sense to perceive her surroundings and had to rely solely on her eyes to observe.
Additionally, the effect of this spell lasted for no more than twelve hours. In other words, for Xue Mei to avoid being detected by the Soul Lock Curse, she had to cast the "Silent Abyss Spell" on herself every day.
Jiang Chang's suffering continued as the force that was forcibly changing his aura felt like a raging storm, tearing at his body and soul, causing him to wish for death.
(End of the Chapter)
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