Chapter 149
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Chapter 149: Chao Zichong
When Yun Ye arrived at the battlefield following the sound, the battle had already ended.
The seven-person Spiritual Law team was cleaning up the battlefield.
They were all unfamiliar faces.
As the seven tidied up, they expressed their dissatisfaction, but were occasionally interrupted by their captain leading them.
Yun Ye listened for a while and understood the situation.
A year after the great disaster, things had calmed down, and chaos wouldn’t happen without a trigger.
With no chaos, the outside dangers were not high, allowing for early elimination of demons to prevent them from affecting Baishi Town.
Currently, Baishi Town faced two main threats: demons born from the great disaster and demons drawn in by demonic energy.
The town could not change the former.
But the latter could be controlled.
As long as the demons did not die near Baishi Town, the demonic energy would not accumulate, and outside demons would not be attracted.
In this context, it was only natural for Baishi Town to send out various Spiritual Law teams to clear the demons and reduce trouble.
However, after a year of battles, the unfortunate Spiritual Law masters had all died, and those who survived had exhausted their vitality.
In such circumstances, being sent out to carry out tasks significantly increased the risk of death, so it was only natural for them to voice their complaints…
Yun Ye withdrew quietly, stealthily moving around the area where this team operated, continuously searching.
He wanted to find out if there were any other Spiritual Law teams nearby.
And indeed, there were.
Though there were several miles between each team, a Spiritual Law master could quickly arrive for support!
When dealing with these Spiritual Law teams, he had to complete the elimination in a short time and make not a sound.
This was a task of considerable difficulty…
Well, this joke wasn’t funny at all.
Yun Ye launched his attack directly.
“Boom!”
The figures of the seven stiffened, showing a look of disbelief as they each had a pitch-black hole opened in their chests…
The fatal injury came too suddenly for them to even perceive, and it was all over before they could react.
All seven collapsed with vacant expressions, quickly losing their life signs.
The pitch-black hole radiated extreme heat that destroyed most of their cells; there was no hope for rescue— otherwise, their Wood and Water Spiritual Root cultivators might have survived a little longer.
With lightning speed, Yun Ye revealed himself, clenched his fist, and summoned flames that turned the bodies to dust before swiftly heading toward the next team.
Since the people of Baishi Town dared to come out, he dared to kill!
Even if they were the weakest and utterly insignificant, they still played a role in helping the higher-ups deal with trivial matters.
“Who?”
The captain of Team Two had strong instincts and sensed danger in advance, but as soon as he shouted out, he was sent flying and burned to ashes by the Azure Flame.
The remaining members met the same fate; they didn’t even see Yun Ye before being eliminated in an instant.
Yun Ye moved on to the next target.
In just a short time, five small teams in this area had been completely wiped out, including several members of the Black Armored Army.
Yun Ye casually grabbed one for questioning and received unexpected information.
The leader of this operation was a mysterious captain, who had abandoned them as soon as he arrived in the area, leaving without a clue about his whereabouts.
Something was amiss!
This was definitely a problem!
Yun Ye sensed the atmosphere of the event!
Because this captain was named Chao Zichong!
When this name was mentioned, perhaps Yun Wen and the others would know something about what he was up to, but Yun Ye had no impression of him. He didn’t even know what Chao Zichong looked like, as he had been fighting and had no chance to see Liu Wujing’s deductions.
To Yun Ye, this person felt quite mysterious.
And it was only natural for mysterious people to engage in mysterious activities.
Yun Ye didn’t know what Chao Zichong had abandoned his team for, but that didn’t hinder what he was about to do next.
Losing one captain was far more difficult for Baishi Town to accept than losing ten teams of Spiritual Law masters, making him a valuable target!
Moreover, this person might have other intentions; perhaps he hid treasures in the mountains?
So, Yun Ye didn’t choose to wait idly; instead, he followed the directions given by Chao Zichong’s team members.
As an experienced thief who had amassed vast knowledge and gathered three types of Heavenly Path Walking Laws, Yun Ye also mastered some Spirit Law.
But Spirit Law relied heavily on talent; Yun Ye had only grasped the basics and might not be effective.
He tossed out three talismans, fixing them in mid-air.
Yun Ye closed his eyes, raising his index and middle fingers, and murmured softly. As he pointed at the talismans, they ignited, assembling strange characters in the air.
These were ancient characters, even more difficult to understand than those of the Luo Dynasty, providing obscure descriptions of Chao Zichong’s location.
“Perhaps it’s this way?”
Yun Ye set off to search and constantly re-positioned himself to improve accuracy.
Without a Spirit Law tool, he would have to rely on luck.
Various Spirit Law texts mentioned that using a Spirit Law tool made understanding much simpler than deciphering complex writings.
It was somewhat comparable to burning turtle shells?
But turtle shells were one-time use, while Spirit Law tools could be used repeatedly.
…
In the blink of an eye, three hours had passed.
Despite his use of Spirit Law, after spending a lot of time, Yun Ye still found nothing; Chao Zichong was too well-hidden!
Yun Ye sighed, preparing to return.
But at that moment, he suddenly saw a mass of black energy swirling toward him, followed by a voice echoing in his heart: “So many echoes, could it be that our path has succeeded partially? … Wait, what is this?!”
“What’s happening? Can’t disperse it? Tomorrow!” Yun Ye attempted to dispel the black energy with his spirit energy but couldn’t influence it at all. He immediately drew the Dao Sword, but when he did, the black energy surged, wrapping around the sword and forming tiny chains.
Yun Ye’s expression changed as he activated the true name power, trying to sever the chains.
But it was utterly ineffective; the chains moved with the sword, and the Dual Slice Strike couldn’t cut them!
Tomorrow manifested, looking at the chains with some confusion: “Master, these things are calamity energy. How strange, it hasn’t left a mark on me but instead turned into echoes?”
“Turned into echoes?” Yun Ye frowned and opened the Rebirth Book.
Sure enough, he found the number of echoes in the Dao Tool section.
“Thirty echoes?”
“Did I really gain thirty echoes out of nowhere?”
“However, why is it labeled as temporary? Temporary echoes… could it be related to the calamity energy in Baishi Town?”
As Yun Ye’s thoughts emerged, a black-armored soldier suddenly stepped out from a distorted mountain wall nearby.
This black-armored man did not show his face and carried no weapons, only a string of water beads wrapped around his arm.
Yet from the aura, Yun Ye could immediately tell he was different from normal Spiritual Law masters.
Without a doubt, he was a spiritual realm cultivator!
Then, it could only be Chao Zichong!
He had just wanted to leave, but since the calamity energy had stopped, it was clearly not a coincidence!
“Just as I thought, the calamity energy in Baishi Town is assisting us! If I can kill this Chao Zichong, the echoes will stabilize and transform into the true power of the Dao Tool!”
Yun Ye immediately confirmed his thoughts.
Beside him, Tomorrow floated down to sit on his shoulder: “It seems so. However, if we can’t resolve this, Master should avoid using those echoes. Otherwise, you will have to pay back later.”
“Indeed, my debts are already numerous. If I add more, it would really be troublesome…”
Yun Ye opened the Moon Disk in front of him, and the formation flags and jade plates appeared.
