MJWCATFPITWOC Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Bai Gu Chen

After Baili detached from Shen Yucheng’s body, he transformed back into a spirit, devoid of consciousness, and could only drift aimlessly in the mortal world, like a wind without direction.

But just as he turned into white light, a voice suddenly rang in his ears, repeatedly telling him not to leave, that they should have a good chat.

He remembered nothing, only feeling that the voice was strangely familiar. The moment he heard it, his body subconsciously wanted to get closer. But strangely, though his heart wanted to listen, wanted to stay, his body drifted further and further away.

How strange.

He really wanted to hear him speak again.

He didn’t want to leave.

…

Bai Gu Chen was controlling Baili, using his moves to incite the disciples to hack at each other. Originally, the disciples were only harming themselves, only suffering one-sided injuries, but now that they were fighting each other, they might actually kill each other.

Fu Lingxuan stood to the side, watching the chaos, and said coldly, “When it comes to talent in hurting people, Senior Brother, you are far inferior.”

Mo Yifeng, wielding his crimson longsword, frowned. “If this continues, it won’t be long before more than just people die. It might also damage the foundation of the entire cultivation world.”

Below, the fighting was already a mess. The controlled disciples didn’t distinguish between friend and foe, hacking at anything alive. Golden Core disciples were desperately trying to hold them back, while the elders were dodging everywhere, dozens of thousand-year-old men forced to scamper around like fleas, looking quite pathetic.

Yun Yan stood high up, watching the spectacle, tears streaming down his face from laughter. He pointed at the elders, laughing so hard he couldn’t breathe. “Look at them now. Where’s the high and mighty demeanor they usually have? If they knew we were standing here laughing at them, they’d definitely be furious.”

His three disciples: “…”

Shen Yucheng couldn’t help but complain, “Shifu, has anyone ever told you that your personality is terrible?”

Mo Yifeng: “His sense of humor is also absolutely hopeless.”

Fu Lingxuan wanted to say something but was afraid of being dragged into it, so he refrained from complaining.

Yun Yan, however, didn’t care at all and laughed even harder.

Shen Yucheng glanced at Yun Yan, thinking that he couldn’t rely on this guy. With his habit of going into seclusion for thousands of years, he simply didn’t care about worldly affairs.

He turned to his two more reliable senior brothers. “We don’t need to fight the disciples head-on. The key is to control the casualties. As long as we stabilize that, we can focus all our efforts on dealing with Bai Gu Chen and, by the way, rescue Baili.”

Fu Lingxuan looked at Bai Gu Chen, who was standing on the blood formation, not moving an inch. “Judging from this, he has no intention of leaving.”

Shen Yucheng’s eyes lit up. “I’ve thought of a way.”

The group immediately gathered in a circle to discuss. Yun Yan watched quietly from behind, not interrupting, just looking at the children with gentle eyes.

His children had really grown up. Each of them had experienced the most difficult moments in their lives, and now they could reunite and work together to save the cultivation world. This scene made his heart ache.

“Right, and then here—Shifu, you…?” Shen Yucheng turned around to call Yun Yan over, only to see him standing there alone, his eyes red, looking like an old father moved to tears.

The sight was too bizarre. Even though Yun Yan was handsome, his actions at this moment detracted from his image.

Shen Yucheng looked disgusted, not even bothering to call him “Shifu.” “What are you doing?”

Yun Yan wiped away his tears and sniffled. “It’s nothing, I’m just too moved. You guys continue, don’t mind me.”

Shen Yucheng was speechless and directly dragged him over like he was picking up a chick. “Continue what? Come over and listen!”

The four of them gathered in a circle again.

Shen Yucheng: “I’ll distract him, and then Senior Brother, you charge into the blood formation.”

Fu Lingxuan nodded. “I’ll see how to break the formation.”

At this moment, Mo Yifeng suddenly spoke. “Wait, this method…”

Shen Yucheng looked at him. “What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”

Mo Yifeng shook his head. “There’s no problem with the plan, but Shen Yucheng, do you still have that much spiritual power and stamina to carry it out?”

“…”

Shen Yucheng was so focused on planning that he completely forgot that his spiritual power was almost exhausted.

Mo Yifeng saw his expression change, the corner of his mouth curving into a smile, his tone like a devil’s whisper. “It’s okay, Shen Yucheng, you still have me. I can unconditionally replenish your little mouth…!”

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yucheng elbowed him in the stomach. “Don’t say such disgusting things.”

Mo Yifeng didn’t give up. “But do you have a better way now? The fastest way to replenish spiritual power in a short time is me.”

Shen Yucheng’s mind raced, but then Fu Lingxuan patted him on the shoulder from the left. “Just give in to him.”

Yun Yan also sighed from the right. “I never thought the heroic Shen Yucheng would have this day.”

Under the three’s repeated persuasion, Shen Yucheng finally surrendered.

The next second, Mo Yifeng, in full view of everyone, kissed Shen Yucheng’s lips directly and refused to let go.

Yun Yan: “…?”

After a long while, Mo Yifeng finally released him, looking like he had “eaten his fill.”

Shen Yucheng was expressionless, his heart already dead. He knew that he could transmit spiritual power with his hand, but Mo Yifeng was just a pervert, insisting on using his mouth.

Although he was disgusted, Shen Yucheng’s spiritual power rapidly filled up, and with his constitution, which recovered quickly, he soon returned to his peak state.

He ignored Yun Yan’s expression as if the sky had fallen and turned to say, “So, Shifu, you and Mo Yifeng improvise, and I’ll distract Bai Gu Chen. If all goes well, we can break the Soul Summoning Formation that’s trapping Baili, and then…”

He stopped halfway.

If everything really went so smoothly, the medium that maintained Baili’s existence would disappear, and he would disappear from this world again.

This should be a good thing, but after experiencing these things, especially those memories in the Time Dao, it felt like he had personally experienced them. All the joys, sorrows, and angers were engraved in his heart, and he couldn’t just forget them.

The scene was silent.

Yun Yan said softly, “That’s good. Let’s follow this plan. This is the best result for everyone.”

Shen Yucheng lowered his head.

.

The cultivators on the ground were still fighting, but because the disciples who still had consciousness were deliberately holding back, the scene, though chaotic, wasn’t as tragic as expected.

Bai Gu Chen stood high up, coldly looking down at everything, his eyes full of disdain. “Foolish. Do you think you can avoid the worst outcome like this?”

He raised his hand, and Baili immediately increased his control over the disciples. The controlled disciples seemed to suddenly be infused with a huge amount of spiritual power, and their strength soared. The previously stalemated situation was instantly broken. With a wave of fierce attacks, the conscious disciples were knocked down one after another, and the battle situation clearly tilted for the first time.

The corners of Bai Gu Chen’s mouth curved into a smile. “That’s right, continue to increase…”

Before he could finish speaking, a golden thread suddenly wrapped around his wrist. He didn’t even need to turn around to know who had come.

“It’s you again.” His voice was low and cold. “Useless. As long as these humans are in my hands, the Futian Sect cannot threaten me in the slightest.”

Shen Yucheng’s voice came from not far away, his tone calm but provocative. “Are you really that sure?”

Bai Gu Chen was getting annoyed by his entanglement and snorted coldly. “What do you want to do? After I clean up these people, I will naturally ‘take care’ of you properly. After all, you are my most important guests.”

Just then, the situation suddenly took a sharp turn.

Those controlled disciples originally raised their weapons to deliver a fatal blow to their companions, but at that crucial moment, the edge of the blade suddenly changed direction, cutting through the air and flying towards the sky.

To be precise, it was pointing directly at Bai Gu Chen’s location!

Bai Gu Chen’s expression changed. “What’s going on…?”

He looked sharply to the side, only to see Shen Yucheng manipulating the golden thread, his expression calm and unhurried. He gritted his teeth and angrily questioned, “How did you do it? That’s Baili’s Puppet Dao. How could you possibly overpower him?”

Shen Yucheng’s eyes were indifferent. “Because I taught Baili the Puppet Dao.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the disciples’ attacks rushed into the blood formation, leaving a few not-so-light wounds on Bai Gu Chen’s body.

Bai Gu Chen sneered, his tone gloomy. “Are you crazy? You haven’t even been reincarnated clearly from the events of a thousand years ago, and you dare to challenge me? Then let me teach you what true despair is. I let you go a few times before so you could live a little longer, but now you won’t have such good luck.”

As soon as he finished speaking, his left arm suddenly changed, as if it had been petrified, turning into a grayish-white, hard texture, yet it was flexible and curved, as if it had long become a part of his body.

Shen Yucheng’s eyes turned cold, and he flashed away, neatly dodging the blow, and in turn, he cast out “Puppet Shadow Remnant Mirror”, returning the attack along the same path.

Bai Gu Chen retracted his arm and coldly mocked, “Old tricks, no creativity.”

The next second, his petrified arm grew again, but this time it wasn’t just one, but countless stone arms that grew out of his body, twisting and entangling, looking horrifying. At this moment, he no longer resembled a human being.

Shen Yucheng frowned and said coldly, “No wonder you can control demon beasts… you’ve become a demon.”

Bai Gu Chen grinned, his smile twisted wildly. “What does it matter if I’m a human or a demon? To live, you have to be strong. Demonic power can make me stronger, and my cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds. I can finally do what I want to do. You geniuses spoiled by talent will never understand me.”

Shen Yucheng’s eyes changed, and he suddenly remembered something, asking in a cold voice, “Back then, when you were secretly learning the Crimson Puppet Art at the Futian Sect, and the Sect Leader caught you on the spot… what exactly were you doing?”

He had kept this question in his heart for a long time. Although the Crimson Puppet Art was not accepted by the orthodox sects, it wasn’t to the point where they had to be killed upon discovery. Shen Yucheng never understood what the Sect Leader saw back then that made him so resolute.

Bai Gu Chen must have done something that truly violated the bottom line of human ethics.

When Bai Gu Chen heard these words, his movements paused, his expression instantly changing, becoming terribly gloomy, as if a scab had been ripped open.

“You actually know about this?” His voice was low, his gaze sweeping over Shen Yucheng. The next second, he sneered, “Yun Yan must have told you, right? But it doesn’t matter…”

His tone changed, and he said lightly, “I had just learned the Crimson Puppet Art back then, and my hands were itchy. I wanted to find a test subject to practice on.”

At that time, he had wandered around the Futian Sect, unable to find a suitable inanimate object to practice on. His young eyes swept over, landing on the small gatekeeper disciple who was slacking off in the grass.

Excitement flashed in the young Bai Gu Chen’s eyes. “Found one.”

The Sect Leader happened to be looking for Yun Yan that day. When he pushed open the door and entered the hall, the first thing he saw was that the gatekeeper disciple’s face was covered in blood, his eyes rolled back, his body stiffly walking forward step by step, like a broken puppet being manipulated.

And Bai Gu Chen, standing to the side, was clapping his hands, his face full of joy.

He was applauding his “work.”