Chapter 86 Misunderstanding

"Name: Ye Se Liming."

"Realm: Xiantian First-Class."

"Guijing (Bizarre Realm): Blood-rank High-tier."

"Root: Gui Linggen (Bizarre Spiritual Root)."

"State: Gui Curse [Wu Yu] (Bizarre Curse [Black Rain])."

"Health Points: 7000/7000."

"Inner Force: 6000/6000."

"Gui Points (Bizarre Points): 6000/6000."

"Control: 6170 [Base: 6150] [State/Bonus: +20]."

"Deflection: 6140 [Base: 6120] [State/Bonus: +20]."

"Comprehension: 7.9. [Special Attribute]"

"Talent: Night Breathing [Human-rank Upper-tier]."

"Gui Gift (Bizarre Gift): Still World."

"Human-rank Martial Art: Analytical Eyes [Human-rank Low-tier]."

"Xiantian Martial Arts: Xiantian Qi Shield [Xiantian First-Class], Qi Field [Xiantian First-Class], Shadow Step [Xiantian Third-Class], Dark Moon Saber Technique [Xiantian Third-Class], Night Flow Heart Sutra [Xiantian Third-Class], Pan Shu Heart Sutra [Xiantian Third-Class]."

"Acquired Martial Arts: Nine Cycle Linked Saber [Incomplete], Starfire Saber Technique [Acquired Third-Class], Water Sky Saber Technique [Crude Martial Art], Blazing Fire Heart Sutra [Acquired First-Class/Ninth Layer], Starfire Heart Sutra [Acquired Third-Class/Third Layer]."

"Lifespan: 3 years 1 month."

After escaping Green Silk County, with the help of [Night Rain], Fang Yue barely managed to kill quite a few bizarre creatures.

But having reached this level of strength, the attributes gained from killing them were not significant.

Even with a large number of kills, the improvement was limited.

Also, there was the issue of lifespan. After narrowly escaping the Black Green Mountains, Fang Yue's lifespan was reduced to this little.

Fang Yue had a deep impression of the horror of Dan Du (pill poison).

If he hadn't had a long lifespan, he would have been burned to death by the pill poison on the road.

He couldn't mess around like that next time. Without [Night Breathing] suppressing it, the pill poison was terrifyingly explosive. No wonder the natives rarely dared to take medicine while withstanding the [Dan Du (pill poison)], because they really couldn't bear it.

Looking at the back of his hand again, the mark of the Gui Curse [Wu Yu] (Bizarre Curse [Black Rain]) was quietly staying there. After being frightened away, it had not moved since.

If he didn't know how terrifying this thing was, and the mark had always been there without fading, Fang Yue would have thought it was really well-behaved.

In addition, he hadn't seen the [Yin Messenger] come to claim his life for two days. Although Fang Yue couldn't see it, he could still feel the Yin Messenger's hand inserted into his heart.

If nothing happened to him, it meant that the Yin Messenger hadn't come.

It wasn't good to keep guarding against it, not to mention that Fang Yue didn't have any defensive measures against the [Yin Messenger] at all.

That thing was eerily creepy, with no way to deal with it.

Since that was the case, he might as well relax and make good use of his time.

He definitely couldn't practice heart sutras in the wild.

Without a reliable guardian, practicing heart sutras outside was suicide.

So, he could only practice martial skills. After thinking about it, Fang Yue chose the Dark Moon Saber Technique.

Time passed quickly. Fang Yue tried to immerse himself in cultivation, but for some reason, he was always restless and unable to wield his saber smoothly.

He endured it until late at night, when he suddenly regained his usual feeling. His saber strikes became smooth all of a sudden, and he became immersed in cultivation.

When the next morning arrived.

Fang Yue discovered that Shui Mei and Pi Sanzai were dead.

They died silently and peacefully.

He couldn't even find any traces.

It was as if... they were killed by the [Yin Messenger].

A chill climbed into his heart.

Fang Yue gripped his two-meter-long black saber, tensed his nerves, and observed his surroundings, but to no avail.

So, he fled.

Without even packing his luggage properly, he left the place directly.

This time, Fang Yue was extremely nervous, traveling day and night.

Even though there was nothing around him, he always felt that the [Yin Messenger] was nearby, lurking in the corner, waiting to reap his life.

In extreme tension, he encountered a large caravan.

"Young Miss, this person is usable."

Seeing Fang Yue walking alone on the official road from afar, Butler Hai immediately reported to the young miss.

"Why is he usable?" A girl wearing casual clothes, sitting cross-legged on the carriage, gnawing on an apple, looked at the person in front and tilted her head to ask.

"The wilderness is dangerous. Even on the official road, one person can't just闯 (chuang - venture out alone). If this person dares to do this, he is either crazy or extremely strong. We can test him to find out his strength."

"Okay, I'll test him."

After speaking, the young miss jumped out of the carriage, weighed the apple in her hand, and threw it hard at Fang Yue.

"Young Miss, you can't..."

Butler Hai was about to dissuade her, but it was already too late.

The apple left the young miss's hand and flew straight towards Fang Yue.

"It's okay, it's okay, Jianghu (martial world) people are just joking..."

Just as the young miss said this, the apple was about to hit Fang Yue.

Buzz!!

In the next instant, the violent black saber suddenly struck.

The apple was instantly reduced to powder, and the force that followed directly cut the carriage at the front of the caravan, along with the horse, in half!

Blood splattered, chaos spread, and the crowd surrounded Fang Yue.

Butler Hai and the young miss were both dumbfounded as they looked at the person who had wielded the saber.

"...So strong!"

...

"Are you also going to Chu Nuan City?"

Fang Yue tried his best to steady his breathing.

The [Yin Messenger] incident had made him suspicious and almost drove him crazy.

If it hadn't been for that ignorant young miss throwing the apple, allowing Fang Yue to suddenly strike and release the suppression in his heart, something might have really happened.

"Is Lord Ye also going?" Butler Hai asked respectfully.

"Yes."

Fang Yue didn't say what he was going to do, and Butler Hai didn't ask. He simply said, "Then please travel with us, Lord Ye. We are willing to pay a reward."

The price didn't matter. Fang Yue just wanted to calm down.

After quoting a price at random, Fang Yue had his own carriage and independent space.

Fang Yue recalled the deaths of Shui Mei and Pi Sanzai, and the situation when he kept watch that night, and suddenly seemed to realize something.

Could it be... that he was too sensitive?

Maybe those two weren't killed by the [Yin Messenger]!

Fang Yue recalled that night. In the first half of the night, he was practicing the Dark Moon Saber Technique, inexplicably feeling restless, but at a certain point in the second half of the night, he suddenly became smooth, and there was no difference from his usual cultivation.

At first, Fang Yue thought it was because he hadn't entered the state.

Now it seemed... that the moment he practiced the saber smoothly, it was the moment the bizarre creature left.

And Shui Mei and Pi Sanzai may have been killed by a powerful bizarre creature that he didn't even notice.

Fang Yue realized that he had entered a misunderstanding.

That was... thinking he was very strong.

But in reality, the dangers of the wilderness were not something his strength could handle at all!

Fang Yue had been feeling good about himself ever since the battle in Green Silk County.

Because he used power beyond the norm to defeat enemies beyond the norm!

But what was the reality? That was the power of the parchment! That was external force!

The real him, his strength was only at the Xiantian First-Class realm, not even Human-rank!

With such little strength, why did he have such inexplicable confidence that he could see through other bizarre creatures' methods, and attribute other bizarre creatures' methods to the [Yin Messenger]'s methods?

This way of thinking was too arrogant!