Chapter 99

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Chapter 99: Shameless Cloud Beast

If you want to shift blame, you have to do the whole set.

For example, it’s best to let the Cloud Beast finish eating things like corpses itself.

When it comes to this kind of thing, Wen Yun is not soft-hearted at all. If someone wants to kill me, am I supposed to feel sorry for them if they end up dead? She wouldn’t act like a saint in this situation.

Originally, Immortal Su Yuan was worried that the Cloud Beast wouldn’t eat people. The sword wounds on these corpses would expose them. He even thought about tricking the little Fire Dragon into taking a few bites to create the impression of being bitten by the Cloud Beast.

This suggestion ended with the little Fire Dragon biting his head off.

However, conflict erupted among the group in dealing with the four corpses from the Dongxuan World.

Of course, the reason for the conflict was not because any of them suddenly wanted to act like a saint, but because putting the bodies in the space bag would dirty the other things inside, and none of them wanted to carry the corpses.

Among them, the roar of the little Fire Dragon was the loudest.

"I don’t want to! I am the majestic Lord Fire God Dragon, the noble descendant of gods, inviolable. How can you make me carry dirty corpses? Why can’t the one who killed them carry them?"

Wen Yun pulled Ye Shubai to first shift the blame, "Our clothes are light-colored, if they get blood on them, it will be obvious and there will be a risk of exposure."

"Then let the old sword cultivator carry it, anyway they are chasing him!"

"…"

Finally, Immortal Su Yuan couldn’t resist this group of grandchildren, touched his nose, accepted his fate and carried a pile of corpses, flying into the churning sea of clouds with Wen Yun and Ye Shubai, in search of the hidden Cloud Beast deep in the cloud sea.

The Cloud Sea World is extremely vast, with Cloud Sea City at its center. The further towards the edges, the more remote and desolate it becomes, with thick clouds covering the sight completely in white.

Finding this took a whole half month.

"These birds don’t even poop… no, they can’t even find a place to rest, how did you two even get here?"

They say Cloud Sea World is crowded, but Immortal Su Yuan didn’t even catch a glimpse of a person all the way here, let alone Cloud Island.

Wen Yun smiled helplessly and replied, "After you left, Little Bai has been holding the top position on the second floor, unable to ascend to the third level. I have reached the fourth level and it’s hard to progress further. So, with nothing else to do, we decided to check the Cloud Island we have in our hands."

The little fire dragon flapped its wings, carrying a group of people steadily flying in the clouds.

The creature squinted its eyes and chuckled, saying, "It was my idea, can’t skip patrolling your territory! Look, that Cloud Island has been mostly chewed up by the Cloud Beast!"

Following the direction pointed by the little chubby dragon’s paw, everyone indeed saw a piece of Cloud Soil over twenty feet wide floating in the air, surrounded by chewed-up marks, looking very pitiful.

"Such a pity… a perfectly good island chewed up like this, these Cloud Beasts are really vicious."

Immortal Su Yuan looked at the Cloud Island with pity, then efficiently stacked the corpses on his back one by one on the Cloud Island.

He turned around with a relaxed tone, "Is it okay to leave them here?"

Ye Shubai shook his head, then swiftly swung his sword, cutting out Cloud Soil from the Cloud Island to cover the bodies of those few people.

Seeing Immortal Su Yuan looking confused, he earnestly explained, "What if the Cloud Beasts don’t eat people, only eat Cloud Soil…"

Before he could finish speaking, a white figure suddenly appeared from the white clouds nearby, moving as fast as lightning. Before Wen Yun and her friends could see its appearance clearly, it opened its exceptionally large mouth and swallowed the whole Cloud Island in one bite!

After devouring the Cloud Island like a sandwich, the Cloud Beast seemed relentless, turning towards the group and charging at them!

Immortal Su Yuan finally saw what Cloud Beast looked like.

It looked like a solid mass of cloud with facial features and limbs, except for its terrifyingly large abyssal mouth and three rows of sharp teeth, which made it somewhat cute.

He laughed heartily, "You helped me just now, now it’s my turn to show my power as an elder!"

Immortal Su Yuan swung his sword towards Cloud Beast, but to his horror, the beast remained unscathed after being cut in half by the sword qi, gradually solidifying back into its complete form.

"Our usual methods can’t kill them, and we don’t need to kill them."

Wen Yun hurriedly explained, patting the small Dragon’s head.

The Dragon understood immediately, flapping its wings vigorously as a strong wind emerged from between them and blew towards the soft white Cloud Beast. Despite flapping its small claws in the air, the Cloud Beast couldn’t withstand the strong wind and eventually flew under the sea of clouds.

Along with the traces of the four people from Dongxuan World, they all disappeared under the layers of cloud sea.

The reason why there were no signs of people in the depths of Cloud Sea World was because of the existence of Cloud Beasts.

They are hidden deep in the sea of clouds, moving quickly and extremely powerful. They usually hide in ordinary clouds and mist, even experts at the Ascension Stage find it hard to detect them. Being careless can lead to being devoured by these fierce beasts and disappearing into this beautiful white world.

Immortal Su Yuan, still frightened, sheathed his sword and looked around carefully. Only after confirming there were no Cloud Beasts around did he finally relax from the shadow of being pursued.

He smiled at his two disciples and said, "Since we have erased all traces, let’s focus on working hard in the Cloud Sea World. After this matter settles, I will bring some more people over, and our sect can flourish as it should…"

"Wait a minute!"

As they spoke, the faces of the three of them changed drastically.

"Elder, where are the people you brought?!"

Previously, they were only focused on dealing with the people from Dongxuan Sect and had forgotten about the two individuals who were brought in!

Immortal Su Yuan scratched his grey hair nervously and said, "When the people from Dongxuan Sect showed up earlier, I was worried they might be in danger, so I sent them to the Cloud Sea World early. They should be waiting for us on one of the Cloud Islands now, I believe."

Wen Yun let out a sigh of relief knowing that the people from Dongxuan Sect didn’t harm them. As long as they were in the Cloud Sea World, things would be manageable. The sword cultivators from Qingliu Sword Sect were very conscious about survival and knew to stay put when faced with danger.

Thinking about this, she asked curiously, "I wonder which two fellow disciples are here?"

Immortal Su Yuan waved his hand dismissively, saying, "Oh, it was decided by drawing lots, it’s Zhu Erchong and Shen Xinghai."

What they didn’t expect was that after he mentioned these two names, Wen Yun and Ye Shubai’s expressions immediately turned unpleasant.

Thinking that the guests were not to the liking of these two, he patiently explained, "It’s not that I don’t respect you, but those three from The Tenth Peak insisted on staying back at the sect…"

"It’s not about that, senior."

Wen Yun took a deep breath, with a bitter smile, she explained softly, "It would have been fine if only Senior Zhu Erchong was here, his luck has always been good, but when it comes to Martial Brother Shen… there’s something mysterious about his luck."

"Mysterious?"

"Yes, if I’m not mistaken, he must have encountered trouble now, and following the norm, it should be serious trouble."

*

Shen Xinghai is really in trouble.

When Wen Yun found Zhu Erchong, he was sleeping on a small Cloud Island. He quickly wiped the drool from his mouth when he woke up.

But he looked around and didn’t see another figure beside him.

Zhu Erchong looked dazed as he saw Immortal Su Yuan return. He immediately smiled and said, "Senior, you’re not dead!"

This made Immortal Su Yuan very angry and he said, "You are the one who is going to die!"

He chuckled and glanced at two other figures behind the old sword cultivator, Ancestral Master Ye and Martial Sister Wen. He was delighted and said, "Oh? Ancestral Master Ye, Martial Sister Wen, you are here too? By the way, don’t misunderstand me. I wasn’t sleeping the whole time, I was just waiting too long and wanted to rest for a bit…"

Before Zhu Erchong could finish explaining, Wen Yun rushed to the Cloud Island and grabbed him, asking, "Where are Martial Brother Zhu and Martial Brother Shen?"

"Junior Brother Shen?"

Zhu Erchong blinked and then realized, "I fell to this island with Junior Brother Shen before. We waited here for days but didn’t see you, we thought maybe you were dead, and we even cried a lot…"

Immortal Su Yuan had no expression on his face, "I didn’t die, must be disappointing for you."

"Hehe, don’t worry, it’s just because we were so worried about you, right? Look at you, safe and sound, not cursed to death, right?"

"Go away!"

Zhu Erchong quickly dodged behind Wen Yun and then explained where Shen Xinghai had gone.

As it turned out, the two of them were pushed by Immortal Su Yuan and fell straight down to this Cloud Island… To be precise, this place was no longer worthy of being called an island, it seemed more like a piece of leftover Cloud Soil.

The two had not ascended yet, they were unfamiliar with this Cloud Sea World, the winds between the clouds were constant, they couldn’t even fly, let alone fly up to save Immortal Su Yuan, they could only wait there in despair.

However, just ten days ago, a strangely intelligent white beast suddenly arrived at the Cloud Island where they were staying.

"Don’t get me wrong, the spirit beasts of this Cloud Sea World are truly adorable, that soft and fluffy appearance is much cuter than Martial Sister Wen’s spirit pig…"

Zhu Erchong’s whisper was heard by the little fire dragon, and it bit him expressionlessly.

"Oh no! I know I was wrong. Spirit Pig looks the best, did you become the best!"

Zhu Erchong, who escaped from the dragon’s mouth, wiped the dragon saliva off his head vigorously, and continued to speak in a pitiful tone, "Junior Brother Shen saw that the little beast was flying freely in the sky filled with clouds, so he wanted to tame it and ride the little beast to save the seniors. So he asked me to wait here for your return, while he took a rope and tied the little beast, not knowing where it flew off to."

Immortal Su Yuan asked three times in a row, "Although very touched, is the flying little beast you mentioned very short-legged and small? Can it swallow half of Cloud Island in one bite, is it extremely similar to ordinary clouds and mist?"

"Yes! Senior, how did you know?"

Wen Yun, "…"

Ye Shubai, "…"

Confirming her suspicions, Wen Yun knew for sure that Shen Xinghai had once again gone off to do something reckless.

*

At that moment, Shen Xinghai, who was on everyone’s mind, was drifting with the wind.

He had a very thick rope tied around his waist, with the other end tightly fastened to the neck of the Cloud Beast.

It was quite a coincidence that he only wanted to try his luck, but to his surprise, when he casually threw the rope, it actually caught the Cloud Beast!

However, what happened next exceeded his imagination.

Although this Cloud Beast was still young, it was incredibly fast, especially for Shen Xinghai who was only at the Golden Core Stage. All he could hear was the sound of wind rushing past his ears, and all he could see was the white blur constantly zooming by in front of him. As for calling for help? Sorry, every time he tried to speak, cold wind would rush into his mouth, so he dared not utter a word.

He regretted wanting Zhu Erchong to save him as soon as the Cloud Beast dragged him away. When he tried to say "Senior Brother, save me," it came out as "Ahhhhh!"

Behind Shen Xinghai, Zhu Erchong thought he had caught the Cloud Beast and was excited, waving his hands on Cloud Island and cheerfully shouting, "Junior Brother Shen, you don’t need to shout, I know you are thrilled!"

Thrilled my foot!

Shen Xinghai felt like he was being pulled by the Cloud Beast like a kite, soaring through the clouds, up and down, with nothing on his mind except dizziness from all the spinning.

As for the idea of taming the Cloud Beast? Sorry, once Shen Xinghai experienced firsthand the speed of the Cloud Beast after taking flight, he gave up on that idea.

He was giving up, but the Cloud Beast continued to run wildly in the clouds without any intention of stopping.

Shen Xinghai, with his face numb from the wind, chose to untie himself and fall into the sea of clouds rather than continue being dragged like a kite.

"Heaven is bestowing a great task upon me, what does it matter if there is cold wind and rain? Let me… Oh!"

Shen Xinghai was amusingly comforting himself in his mind, completely unaware that the crazed Cloud Beast had also tired out and accidentally ran in the wrong direction in the sea of clouds, crashing abruptly into a certain Cloud Island.

Seeing this, Shen Xinghai immediately suppressed the feeling of nausea rising within him, flipped over, and cut off the rope tied around his waist!

"Bang!"

This poor sword cultivator, propelled by inertia, shot like a bullet onto a mountain of this Cloud Island, creating a large hole in the mountain before stiffening and collapsing in the hole without moving an inch.

With the corner of his eye, he faintly saw the Little Cloud Beast grimacing and shaking its head at him, seemingly taunting but also hesitant to come closer.

Finally, it pawed the ground with its hind legs, turned around, and plunged straight down into the sea of clouds.

The untied rope around his neck floated like a ribbon, drifting further and further away.

Saved.

Shen Xinghai lay flat in the cave, unable to even move a finger, feeling the stone above his head moving and his body spinning.

Just then, his ring on his hand faintly glowed, reducing the nausea in his head.

"Thank you."

He took a deep breath, barely propped himself up and climbed out of the space bag shakily, taking out the magic wand and clumsily casting a healing spell on himself.

As the healing spell took effect, the external injuries on Shen Xinghai’s body stopped bleeding instantly. Unfortunately, his level was still too low, and the internal injuries remained severe, making every breath he took excruciatingly painful.

Trembling, he climbed up the rock wall, step by step, moving towards the outside.

He walked very slowly.

When he finally managed to climb halfway up the mountainside, he was already exhausted, unable to muster any strength, and could only lean against a red leaf tree gasping for air.

Shen Xinghai had no idea how long he had been flying dragged by the Cloud Beast, or where they had flown to.

He only knew that he had almost lost this time.

Just then, the Message Jade Slip around Shen Xinghai’s waist suddenly lit up.

Zhu Erchong’s excited voice came through when he opened it, "Connected! Connected! Junior Brother Shen must be nearby! We searched the Cloud Sea everywhere, and finally found you!"

The Message Jade Slip couldn’t be used when too far away, but now that they could communicate, Shen Xinghai must be close by!

Soon, the Message Jade Slip fell into Wen Yun’s hands.

The girl’s clear, slightly anxious voice asked, "Martial Brother Shen, where are you now?!"

Shen Xinghai weakly replied, "On a floating island…"

"What features does that island have? What can you see around you?"

Shen Xinghai looked around cautiously and answered, "There are mountains, many red trees, white grass, and clouds floating beside me, which is quite unusual."

Wen Yun remained silent.

In the cultivation world, this is indeed very rare, but these features of Cloud Sea World are not considered unique. If I remember correctly, every Cloud Island looks like this?

Well, for now, they can only search this area thoroughly to find Shen Xinghai.

"You stay put and don’t move, we will come to find you right away!"

Shen Xinghai obediently agreed this time. He had learned his lesson and didn’t want to suffer or drift aimlessly again.

If he had a choice, he would prefer to be an honest person in the future.

However, when the Message Jade Slip was cut off, Shen Xinghai looked up to see Wen Yun and the others in the distance, but he noticed something strange about his surroundings.

Why are the clouds near the island getting thicker? The sunlight at the top of the sky is almost blocked, and cold wind keeps blowing against Shen Xinghai as he holds onto a tree to keep from being blown away.

He realized something was wrong and carefully squinted his eyes to look closer.

When he took a closer look, he realized that something was amiss.

He saw the thick clouds in the distance moving, not by the wind, but quietly creeping towards him!

In the depths of the clouds, a rope was floating, half hidden.

Shen Xinghai’s face changed greatly as he angrily shouted at the Cloud Beast, "Shameless! How dare you go back and call others to gang up on me!"