Stranger Danger

“Roar…”

At the same time, a dragon’s roar shook the sky of the Heavenly Pond Peak.

A divine dragon had shattered the Heavens’ Gate and soared into the clouds.

As the Heaven’s Gate fell apart, auspicious, rainbow-colored clouds grew out of the dragon's body and cast multi-colored light toward the earth. It looked both majestic and benevolent.

As the rainbow-colored divine dragon continued to soar in the sky, the wind blew in from the north and the south, the rain poured in from the east and the west, purple qi quickly spread across the entire sky, white clouds took the shapes of dragons, phoenixes, and other auspicious beasts…

The world itself was congratulating the divine dragon’s transformation via a plethora of supernatural phenomena.

As the phenomena took form, everyone on Heavenly Pond Peak could clearly sense that West Kunlun’s fortune was growing stronger and stronger.

It was at this moment a dark red cloud suddenly rose into the sky.

The cloud was overflowing with inauspiciousness and brutality. It was decidedly different compared to the rainbow-colored auspicious clouds above the Heavenly Pond Peak or the purple qi spreading from the east.

Not only that, as the dark red cloud spread across the sky, the rate at which West Kunlun’s fortune was growing suddenly slowed down dramatically.

Finally, the divine dragon wearing rainbow light on its body became dyed in a sheen of dark red. If it looked majestic and benevolent before, now it looked inauspicious and bloodthirsty.

“ROAR!!!”

The divine dragon roared as blood dripped from its eyes. The next moment, a rain of blood struck the Heavenly Pond Peak.

“What is that?”

“A bad omen colors the sky, and the divine dragon weeps blood… this is an inauspicious sign no matter how you look at it, isn’t it?”

“Something terrible must have happened to West Kunlun. If they don’t deal with it properly, they might be struck by a calamity in the future!”

“Seriously? What kind of calamity are we talking about?”

“How would I know? All I can say is that it’s either a natural calamity or a man-made one!”

“One thing for certain, we’re in for some exciting times ahead!”

……

All over Heavenly Pond Peak, the people were chatting among themselves and bubbling with excitement.

Mister Taozhu could not help but think as she watched the dark red cloud in the sky: I wonder if this sudden change has something to with young master.

It was because the cloud had risen from the direction of Forgotten Peak.

Jiang Yunlai had also risen to his feet. He was looking in the direction of Forgotten Peak with a serious expression on his face. He could not tell because the river of fate was currently distorted, but he could not shake the feeling that something bad had happened at Forgotten Peak.

Like a divine being’s rage or a sudden thunder in summer, Jiang Yunlai shook his sleeve and collapsed the entire space where the dark red clouds had originated from. At first glance, it was as if an invisible, gigantic pair of hands had erased the dark red clouds from existence.

At the same time, a silver-robed man with cold, sharp features landed beside Jiang Yunlai and greeted him, “Sacred Lord…”

The man saluted Jiang Yunlai before moving his lips slightly. He seemed to be reporting to Jiang Yunlai via sound transmission.

At first, Jiang Yunlai’s expression was calm. However, his eyes widened in shock at some point of the report, and the world responded to it by covering the sky with dark clouds. The wind howled, and thunder boomed.

What on earth happened that Jiang Yunlai is shaken to this extent?

The guests were stunned by the abrupt change in weather to say the least. It was clearly caused by Jiang Yunlai’s emotions.

A Sage was a transcendent who had become one with the world. Their thoughts and emotions could be reflected by the world around them.

This abrupt phenomenon was caused by a destabilization in Jiang Yunlai’s Dao heart.

As a Sage, Jiang Yunlai’s Dao heart was like the heavens’ heart—untouched and undisturbed by all external factors. Naturally, his emotions were normally perfectly concealed. But not only had he failed to control his expression, his Dao heart had become so turbulent that he could not prevent his surroundings from reflecting how he truly felt. This rarely happened for any Sage, much less one of Jiang Yunlai’s caliber.

The next moment, the dark clouds, howling wind, and roaring thunder disappeared into nothing. Jiang Yunlai’s expression had returned to normal as well.

“Apologies, but there is something I need to attend to. I hope you will forgive me for being away during such an important occasion.”

Jiang Yunlai saluted the crowd and said, “Wangchun, please take care of our guests on my behalf.”

Xi Wangchun responded with her own salute, “As you command, Sacred Lord.”

“Feel free.” Jiang Yunlai spoke one last time before a sun slowly rose out of Jiang Yunlai’s back and into the sky. For a moment, the entire West Kunlun was showered by its blinding, golden light.

Then, Jiang Yunlai slowly disappeared from view.

“See you later, Sacred Lord.”

The crowd rose to their feet and bowed respectfully as Jiang Yunlai departed for somewhere.

The weaker warriors could only feel the immense power filling every inch of space and be shocked by the Sage’s strength, but greater warriors such as Mister Taozhu, Blood Buddha, Fickle Young Master and more were blanching a little and exchanging glances with each other.

It was because they could feel that the surrounding space had been sealed by some sort of great power. Clearly, the sun’s power had sealed off the entire West Kunlun. They were effectively trapped here.

No one said a thing even though they were exchanging glances with each other. They were curious as to what had happened to West Kunlun as a matter of course. After all, not only had Jiang Yunlai lost his composure, he even went so far as to seal off the entire West Kunlun. However, they were also wise enough to rein in their curiosity and stay where they were. Jiang Yunlai’s behavior and action were all the warning they needed to see.

After Jiang Yunlai was gone, Xi Wangchun raised a glass of wine and declared, “On behalf of the Sacred Lord, I offer a toast to all of you.”

“Cheers!”

“Cheers…”

“Cheers!”

……

“Yuanqiu, I want you to gather the men and lock down the entire West Kunlun yourself. No one is allowed to leave without my express permission.”

In the sky, Jiang Yunlai was looking down on the crowd gathered on Heavenly Pond Peak like ants. “Feel free to kill anyone who disobeys.”

“At once, Sacred Lord.”

Luo Yuanqiu, a.k.a the Autumn Lord of the Four Lords of West Kunlun, responded with a salute.

“Go.”

Jiang Yunlai waved his hand before taking a single step and appeared inside the Kunlun Tomb in an instant.

“We greet you, Sacred Lord!”

“We greet you, Sacred Lord.”

A few warriors immediately saluted Jiang Yunlai.

“Let’s skip the pleasantries.”

Jiang Yunlai jumped straight into the topic. “Tell me the results.”

A man wearing a robe as white as snow answered, “Elder Tomb Keeper is utterly dead in body, mind, and soul. The sacred object is stolen. Nothing else is missing besides that.”

He was Shen Xuedong, the Winter Lord of the Four Lords.

A woman with silver hair and wearing a silver robe added, “It is clear that the thief came for the sacred object.”

She looked surprisingly young despite her silver hair. As she spoke, a semi-transparent moon floated at the back of her head and emitted waves of silvery light.

Her name was Yingyue. She was one of the two Deputy Sacred Lords[1] of West Kunlun, the Silver Moon Sacred Lord.

“Judging from the clues we’ve gathered so far, there is no error with that deduction,” Shen Xuedong answered.

“Who is the person who killed Elder Tomb Keeper and stole our sacred object?” Jiang Yunlai asked.

“Please look, Sacred Lord.”

Silver Moon Sacred Lord held out her palm and conjured a bright moon. As the bright moon displayed what looked like a fast-forwarded evolution of the planet—the planet’s geography changing, the sun and moon changing—the interior of the Kunlun Tomb began displaying all sorts of scenes as if time was reversing.

The scenes were what had happened at Forgotten Peak and inside the Kunlun Tomb earlier.

Everything—the intruders slipping into Forgotten Peak, Elder Tomb Keeper killing the intruders, Ye Qing opening the door of the Kunlun Tomb singlehandedly, Ye Qing entering the Kunlun Tomb, Ye Qing catching Elder Tomb Keeper with a clever trick and killing him, and finally Ye Qing escaping from West Kunlun—was displayed by the moon floating on the Silver Moon Sacred Lord’s hand.

“Watching The Mountains and Rivers In My Palm”. This was the Silver Moon Sacred Lord’s Magia. It allowed her to “watch the mountains and rivers of the world, reverse the sun, moon, yin and yang”.

To put it in simpler terms, it allowed her to temporarily break the laws of time and space, reverse the flow of time to a certain point, and observe past events.

1. ?? Shouldn’t it be Left and Right Sect Leaders? Well whatever… ☜

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