QT- I’m Almost Died
Chapter 227. Irreparable
Although the Tianshui Sect is the foremost sect in metaphysical society, its criteria for accepting disciples are extremely stringent. Individuals of flawed character or limited innate talent are invariably turned away, leaving behind only the elite of the elite. As a result, the Tianshui Sect has very few disciples, even if everyone in the entire capital city and surrounding areas were gathered, there would only be twenty-one.
Having learned Taoist art and wielded a formidable power that ordinary people could scarcely imagine, even over the course of an entire lifetime, these disciples were all arrogant. After arriving, they did not obey the police’s orders, and did not even look at Chief Yan. They simply gathered around Chang Sheng and waited for him to speak.
Chief Yan’s impression of the Tianshui Sect plummeted further. After holding his breath for a while, he said, “Let’s go. I’ll take you to the place where those girls disappeared. Ma You’s space was originally immovable, so the missing people would definitely be trapped in the place where they disappeared, we just couldn’t see them. But now it’s different. Ma You seems to have mastered the method of moving space during his escape, and can transport the bodies of people he killed elsewhere to Xingfu Square. So we don’t know where those girls are now. He’s grown to this level thanks to Master Chang Sheng.”
Chief Yan couldn’t help but make a sarcastic remark. He was a former soldier, and what he hated most in his life were people who lacked a sense of the big picture and discipline.
Chang Sheng and Lin Nianci’s reckless actions truly violated his taboos, turning a case that could have been solved smoothly into a tragedy of the century. Now, the entire capital city is shrouded in a terrifying cloud, with various speculations and rumors circulating online, causing widespread panic.
Because of this, Chief Yan was frequently reprimanded by his superiors, and the heavy burden on his shoulders was almost crushing him. Even a tough man like him couldn’t help but cry after arriving at Xingfu Square. Therefore, when he saw Chang Sheng and the others who indirectly caused this tragedy, the disgust on his face was impossible to hide.
Chang Sheng silently endured his sarcasm, but one of the Tianshui Sect elites, unable to stomach the insult, immediately retorted, “What the hell does Ma You going mad have to do with my ShiXiong? To put it bluntly——it’s your damn good fortune that we even showed up, if we hadn’t wanted to come, you could have begged us on your knees and we still wouldn’t have budged! If you keep up with that snide, passive-aggressive bullshit, I swear to God we’ll walk out of here right now! My ShiXiong was kind enough to try and save someone, and *this* is the thanks he gets——you people turning around and resenting him for it?”
The Tianshui Sect is known for its tough style within metaphysical society, so its disciples were all incredibly arrogant. They don’t consider themselves ordinary people at all, but rather a more detached existence, so they will curse anyone they want, regardless of whether the other party is a high-ranking official.
Chief Yan didn’t need to argue with a junior. Firstly, he felt that these people were both arrogant and apathetic, and discussing the big picture with them was like casting pearls before swine. Secondly, there were still many people in need of rescue, and he couldn’t waste his time on such a meaningless matter.
He merely twitched his face before falling silent, but his eyes held a fierce glint. This Tianshui Sect was nothing short of a malignant tumor. Once Ma You’s matter was settled, he would definitely give the Tianshui Sect’s secular strongholds a thorough overhaul!
Chang Sheng knew he was in the wrong and stopped his junior brother, but he didn’t explain the reason clearly. It was obvious that their master hadn’t told them the specifics, only that they were to clean up the mess for the police, without telling them that the mess was actually caused by the disciples of the Tianshui Sect.
As the head disciple of the Tianshui Sect, Chang Sheng valued his reputation. After pondering for a moment, he ultimately said nothing. Since he didn’t explain, the ashamed Chang Zhen, Lin Nian’en, and Lin Nianci also chose to remain silent.
To rescue everyone as quickly as possible, Chief Yan deployed a helicopter. When he brought the group to the nearest location where a woman had gone missing, the liaison officer called, his voice urgent, “Chief, the video of Ma You’s murder has spread across the internet. The public is panicking, rushing to supermarkets to buy food and daily necessities. Some supermarkets have been vandalized and looted, chaos has broken out outside! Chief, should we activate a wartime emergency?”
The government only activates a state of wartime emergency and imposes city-wide control in the event of a large-scale terrorist attack or an extremely serious incident involving death. However, such control can only prevent people from entering the city, it cannot prevent the elusive Ma You from escaping unpredictably.
Knowing it would be futile, Chief Yan still agreed. Unable to deal with Ma You, he could only make some arrangements for the public to prevent further unrest. He reported the situation to his superiors, who approved it. Then, after he hung up the phone, sirens wailed throughout Beijing.
There was no smell of gunpowder in the air, yet the atmosphere was tense enough to suggest an imminent battle. Walking in this atmosphere, Chang Sheng’s back grew increasingly hunched, until he couldn’t even lift his head. Only then did he realize the terrifying weight that Fan Jialuo’s words, a sinner throughout eternity, truly carried.
Chang Zhen kept glancing at his senior brother, his eyelids trembling. Lin Nian’en and Lin Nianci supported each other as they walked forward, their faces calm, but their eyes were already brimming with tears. Still so young, they simply couldn’t withstand such inner torment and trials.
Chief Yan quickly walked to the entrance of a residential area, pointed to the steps in front of him, and said, “One of the women disappeared here. Can you see if she’s still here?”
Lin Nianci had no spiritual power left, so she could only look at her senior brother, who was also a cultivator. That person was the elite disciple who had previously confronted Chief Yan.
“She’s still here, hasn’t moved yet.” The disciple reached out and sensed for a moment, his tone full of arrogance, “I’ll draw an array, and I can rescue her in less than an hour.”
Chief Yan nodded and sincerely thanked him. He was willing to set aside his pride at any time to save lives.
The disciple took out a piece of yellow paper and began to draw the formation on the spot, with several fellow disciples assisting him. Their movements were swift. After the formation was finished, their foreheads were covered with sweat, and their eyes showed signs of fatigue, demonstrating that even just drawing lines was an extremely demanding task.
Seeing that the disciple had just put down the cinnabar brush and was about to input spiritual power, Chang Sheng immediately reminded him, “Activating this kind of formation requires a huge amount of spiritual power. The cultivation of the four of us has been drained. You need several people to work together to support it.”
The disciple shook his head, his tone arrogant, “ShiXiong, let me start it first and see. If it doesn’t work, they can fix it.”
Chang Sheng gave him a deep look and said no more. He suddenly realized that pride, arrogance, stubbornness, and obstinacy had become the prevailing values of the Tianshui Sect. He was like that, Chang Zhen was like that, and Lin Nian’en and Lin Nianci were also like that. Although these junior brothers and sisters were not good at cultivation, they were no less arrogant than them.
When did the Tianshui Sect become like this? Chang Sheng lowered his head, lost in thought. At the same time, the disciple threw the yellow paper with the array drawn on it into the air, and activated the formation with a flick of his palm.
A blinding white light flashed, causing everyone to instinctively raise their hands to shield their eyes. When the light softened and everyone lowered their hands, the disciple was found to be emaciated, with snow-white hair, and trembling as he knelt down.
How long does it take to raise and lower a hand? At least a second, at most two seconds. Yet, in those brief two seconds, this once robust disciple became weaker than a frail old man, lacking even the strength to cry for help. A disciple standing behind him immediately rushed over, placing his hand on his shoulder to offer his full support.
But that wasn’t enough. The two of them together only managed to hold out for five or six seconds before the formation, radiating brilliant white light, began to flicker, as if it were about to fail at any moment. Then a third person joined in, stabilizing the nearly extinguished formation, but that only lasted for a dozen seconds. Then came the fourth, the fifth, the sixth……
Chang Sheng and his three companions were very strong, but the others were not bad either. Six of them went up at once, surely that would work? Just when everyone thought they could definitely open that alternate space this time, the door formed by the lines of the array began to fade slowly again, as if it was about to disappear.
“A few more go up.” Chang Sheng’s voice trembled.
Two more disciples joined in, but they only kept the door in mid-air and did not solidify it further.
“Go on!” Chang Sheng’s throat sounded like it had been branded with a hot iron, every word cracking.
Two more disciples placed their hands on it, only to have their cultivation drained instantly. The disciples who remained standing looked at each other, too terrified and afraid to go forward again.
Lin Nian’en exclaimed in disbelief, “This isn’t right! Are the cultivation levels of those ten people really lower than the four of us? The four of us were able to open the door, so why couldn’t they?”
“Can’t you see? The murderer has become stronger!” Chang Sheng said through gritted teeth.
He had barely finished speaking when Chief Yan received a phone call. The liaison officer reported in a somber tone, “Chief, we just discovered the bodies of twenty-two adult men in a workers’ shed at a construction site. All were strangled, and the body parts were very neatly arranged, confirming that Ma You was responsible. Thirteen women are also missing, one of whom is named Du Shasha, a social media influencer with 40 million Weibo followers. She has a huge following and considerable influence. She was abducted by Ma You while livestreaming herself singing on the street, and 200,000 viewers witnessed the incident. Chief Yan, our public relations department can no longer suppress public opinion. What do you suggest we do?”
Chief Yan was about to explode. He roared into his phone, “If you can’t suppress it, then stop! First, calm the public down! Issue a notice immediately, telling citizens to stay home as much as possible and not go out until the murderer is caught!”
The person on the other end readily agreed. Chief Yan forcefully hung up the phone and dialed another number. His tone, which had been sharp and aggressive just a second ago, softened into a gentle and persuasive one, “Hello, is this Teacher Fan? How’s the progress on your end? Okay, okay, I understand. Of course, we need to find out the truth. Only by finding Ma You’s weaknesses can we capture him. I understand that. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle! I understand, don’t worry, we’re still in control of the situation. Okay, okay, goodbye, you’re busy.”
Chief Yan put down his phone and saw the Tianshui Sect members still struggling to hold up the seemingly real door, and couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.
Chang Sheng also had a splitting headache. Seeing that the door was almost completely solidified, he hurriedly urged, “One more person up! The formation is about to be fully activated!”
The remaining disciples stood hesitant, undecided. Their current strength was the result of unimaginable tears, sweat, and even blood. No one’s cultivation comes easily, even a slight loss is painful, let alone being completely drained in an instant. If one’s mental state is perfect, three to five months of meditation can restore it, if one’s mental state is flawed, progress may stagnate for three to five years. Three to five months is already precious, let alone three to five years?
Upon realizing this, the remaining disciples fell silent.
Glancing at Chief Yan, who was shaking his head repeatedly with disdain, Chang Sheng’s pale face slowly turned purplish-red. He had never felt so humiliated. The sect that had once brought him endless glory now shamed him. No, it should be said that he had first shamed the sect, and then these people had smeared even more humiliation and disgrace upon the sect’s prestigious plaque. From now on, what would the Tianshui Sect use to govern the metaphysical society? And what would it use to establish itself in the mortal world?
“Go! Go quickly!” A few drops of blood splattered from Chang Sheng’s throat as he roared almost desperately, “One more of you go up there——otherwise, every single one of you will be immediately expelled from the Tianshui Sect!”
Chang Zhen clenched his fist in anger, but was restrained by the sect rules from hitting these people in the face.
Lin Nianci couldn’t resist taking a step forward, wanting to join the group, but Lin Nian’en grabbed her sleeve. He shook his head and said silently, “You can’t go anymore, you’ll die if you do!”
Having killed so many people, Ma You’s strength has become unimaginable even to cultivators like them.
The disciple who first activated the formation coughed up blood. His once young and handsome face withered away, and he was on the verge of being annihilated and shattered to pieces. Two disciples who were close to him finally rushed forward and joined the ranks of those activating the formation.
With the help of these two people, the seemingly real door finally opened a crack, revealing a dark, green space. The space was narrow, cramped, and rusty, trapping a woman inside who was crying uncontrollably. Seeing the crack in the door and the people outside, she immediately rushed towards them, calling for help.
The door opened incredibly slowly, as if it weighed a ton, and a tremendous force seemed to be pushing against the dozen or so people behind it. The disciple at the back of the line shouted hoarsely, “It’s bad! Ma You seems to have noticed our movements! He’s closing the space! Quick, quick, a few more people come to help!”
Chang Sheng swayed slightly for a moment, as if he was about to faint, but he managed to stand up straight by holding onto Chang Zhen’s shoulder and decisively ordered, “All of you, go together and push the door open in one go!”
Most of the disciples standing by and watching harbored selfish motives. They didn’t participate at first, they didn’t participate later, and now they’re even less willing to participate. The situation has already deteriorated to this point, what use would they be if they went up? It would only be a waste of their cultivation!
One of them immediately offered an excuse to cover up, “ShiXiong, if we all perish here, who’s going to catch Ma You? You have to leave a few people to help, right?”
“I don’t need backup, I just want to save people! Get them!” Chang Sheng completely erupted, spitting out a mouthful of blood as he shouted these words.
Chang Zhen cried out in fright, while Lin Nian’en and Lin Nianci rushed forward to support their swaying senior brother. Just as they were talking, the door slammed shut with tremendous force, and the formation of white light abruptly went out. The Tianshui Sect disciples who had been supporting the scene with all their might collapsed. The one at the front was on the verge of death, several in the middle had completely white hair and faces etched with deep wrinkles, the last few looked alright, but had lost all their cultivation.
Before even opening a single door, the Tianshui Sect had already lost twelve elite disciples. Taoist Zhifei had only sent out twenty-one disciples in total, and the remaining nine were either weak, cowardly, or selfish, making them unsuitable for any important task.
Chang Sheng looked at the yellow paper hanging in the air, gradually burning to ashes, then at his junior brothers and sisters whose cultivation was completely destroyed or whose lives were in danger, and finally at the group of fellow disciples who refused to lend a helping hand. His heart ached.
Lin Nianci hid behind him and looked around in a panic, covering her mouth with her hand to stifle the sobs that almost escaped her lips.
But that wasn’t the end. As the yellow paper with the array drawn on it fell to the ground and gradually burned to ashes, a torrential rain of blood suddenly fell from mid-air, extinguishing it completely. The girl who had just been shouting for help through a door was now a neatly arranged pile of body parts.
Ma You knew they were resisting him, so he gave them a profound warning with life and blood.
Upon seeing this, Chang Sheng finally coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground. Lin Nianci, who hurriedly caught him, burst into tears and repeatedly apologized.
However, the most useless words in the world are probably “I’m sorry” after making a mistake, because they can’t undo anything.
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