Chapter 274: The Mountain of Fate


    All the Yin Gods received the jade slips, and various thoughts shed through their minds, unsure of their significance.


    At this moment, one of the Yin Gods chuckled and said, "The moves made by the Blood-Clothed Sword God within the Divine Flower Society are truly awe-inspiring!"


    His tone carried a hint of ttery.


    The other Yin Gods, who had some knowledge of the Divine Flower Society’s activities, joined in with their praise.


    "Using a divine method to attract the whole world, senior’s strategy is brilliant!"


    "This isn’t just brilliance; it’s selfless righteousness! A divine method is so precious; ordinary techniques can’tpare! The Blood-Clothed Sword God generously offers it, contributing the divine method to everyone in the world to prepare against the Cmity!"


    A group of Yin Gods ttered and discussed among themselves, making Qi Yuan feel somewhat ted.


    "Am I really so righteous and just?"


    "Turns out my actions have such profound meaning?"


    "No wonder ancient emperors enjoyed listening to praise!"


    Although Qi Yuan felt a bit proud, his heart remained calm. He recalled a story from the past about a high school entrance exam essay that described a scarecrow in the field. The question asked, "What does the scarecrow in the field symbolize?" The correct answer was, "The scarecrow represents the author’s father and expresses the author’s longing for his father." When the author found out about this, he was furious, wanting to tell the question-setter, "The scarecrow in the field is your father!"


    Qi Yuan quietly enjoyed the ttery from everyone and took note of the "profound meanings" they interpreted, thinking they mighte in handyter.


    “Everyone, why don’t you register an ount?” Qi Yuan suggested.


    The Yin Gods quickly began registering ounts as instructed by Qi Yuan.


    Qi Yuan was pleased. Without offering anything as an incentive, he had these people register ounts. If only he still had connections to his previous life on Earth, he thought. Being backed by a major world, earning money by registering ounts would be so easy.


    Following Qi Yuan''s orders, these Yin Gods all registered their ounts. They all looked forward to finding out what significant task the Blood-Clothed Sword God wanted them to undertake.


    Then, Qi Yuan casually remarked, “Well, the task I need your help with is to cut a deal... no, I mean, to boost... assist my junior sister.”


    With that, Qi Yuan used the jade slip of the Grand Master of the Divine Flower Society to send a link to help Jiang Lingsu boost her progress.


    The Yin Gods present looked at each other in confusion. Especially those familiar with the boosting mechanism were dumbfounded.


    Although inviting someone to boost wasmon among the younger generation, for Yin Gods of their stature, no one had ever dared ask them for such a favor. Thus, this was the first time they were asked to provide a "boost."


    Now, hearing that the task the Blood-Clothed Sword God wanted their help with was merely boosting his junior sister, they all felt a sense of absurdity and disbelief.


    “Blood-Clothed Sword God, I have sessfully boosted,” Yu Hua Great Sovereign spoke up. “Is there anything else you need us to do?”


    The other Yin Gods, regardless of their feelings, also boosted Jiang Lingsu. Meanwhile, they grew curious about the Blood-Clothed Sword God’s junior sister, wondering if she was a formidable expert of a Great Sovereign level as well.


    “This favor is good enough, thank you all,” Qi Yuan replied. “If you really want to help, put more effort into gathering techniques and uploading them here.”


    To him, gathering techniques was the most crucial task.


    The Grand Pce Lord of the Seeking Dao Pce was slightly taken aback. The task of collecting techniques that Qi Yuan mentioned was something they were already doing, with many already uploaded to the Origin Shared Assembly. For them, these were minor tasks. They were hoping to receive directives on how to deal with the Cmity.


    "Senior, when do you n to strike against the Cmity? We are willing to serve at yourmand!" the Grand Pce Lord of the Seeking Dao Pce asked.


    The Cmity had its wings, with forces like the Dark Sun being one of its most powerful wings. But apart from the Dark Sun, there were other wings, both strong and weak. The weaker ones could be dealt with by them.


    Qi Yuan looked at the crowd and shook his head. "You’re all too weak."


    This blunt remark fell into the ears of those present, and a mix of feelings, including a sense of inferiority, arose within these Yin Gods. They were actually being told they were too weak.


    Most of them were the overlords of various forces, and now they hade here to offer support, only to be met with such a statement. It was hard for them to ept.


    “Don’t feel bad about it,” Qi Yuan offered a bit of high emotional intelligence advice. “Even though you’re not qualified to y in my funeral band, when I go to annihte the Cmity, you can at least cheer from the sidelines.”


    Once more, the Yin Gods looked at each other, speechless. The Blood-Clothed Sword God’s funeral band was well-known. During battles, he would have a band ying music. They weren’t even qualified to y in that band?


    Yu Hua Great Sovereign felt somewhat indignant. “Senior, do we reallyck even that qualification?”


    The other Yin Gods felt the same. However, after Yu Hua Great Sovereign spoke, he also found it rather absurd that he was feeling slighted for not being allowed to y music.


    “If I fight the Cmity, the shockwaves of the battle will be intense. If you’re close by, the shockwaves alone could wipe you out. If you’re far away, even if you y with all your might, I won’t be able to hear you.” Qi Yuan exined seriously. “My funeral band is full, and they are strong. Last time the four generals of the Lei family came, I sent a few of the band members, and they took them all out!”


    In the Mortal Heart Realm, his band, the mourning team, the cooking team, and the coffin-carrying team were all well-equipped. Unless he met suitable strongmen, Qi Yuan wasn’t interested in recruiting more.


    These Yin Gods’ strength was still too weak.


    But upon hearing Qi Yuan''s words, a storm surged in the hearts of the Yin Gods present.


    “The funeral band... killed the Lei family’s four generals?”


    “The Blood-Clothed Sword God indeed has formidable subordinates!”


    The Yin Gods were shaken, and there was a deep sense of fear. If the Blood-Clothed Sword God was even more terrifying than they imagined, not fighting alone, and his band could kill the Lei family’s four generals, they truly couldn''tpare.


    “If you really want to follow me, join the Origin Shared Assembly and handle the logistics,” Qi Yuan said.


    After all, these Yin Gods represented a quarter of the powerful forces in over twenty domains. They might be weak, but they could still be useful.


    The Yin Gods were reluctant but still nodded with difficulty. Some of them even breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, they still felt a bit of fear when facing the Cmity directly. Handling logistics at least seemed safer.


    "At yourmand!" The group of Yin Gods bowed in unison.


    Their hearts were filled with even more admiration for the Blood-Clothed Sword God. If he had wanted, he could have instantly be the master of thergest force in the Cann Realm with so many Yin Gods offering allegiance. Yet, the Blood-Clothed Sword God seemed indifferent to such things.


    “Very well,” Qi Yuan nodded.


    Having gained some new subordinates, he assigned them some tasks. Mostly it involved collecting techniques and martial arts manuals and cleansing the general atmosphere in various ces.


    Especially patrolling areas and the Divine Flower Society forum. Anyone who spoke ill of the Blood-Clothed Sword God would face righteous judgment and be judged thoroughly.


    After all, if they dared to speak ill of the Blood-Clothed Sword God today, wouldn''t that mean they might betray the Cann Realm tomorrow?


    Qi Yuan casually gave a few instructions before disappearing.


    Only one hundred and twenty-plus Yin Gods were left standing in ce.


    The Grand Pce Lord of the Seeking Dao Pce couldn’t help but sigh, “The Blood-Clothed Sword God is truly a divine figure.”


    Yu Hua Great Sovereign also sighed, “He is not an ordinary person. Perhaps he is the one who can lead us to defeat the Cmity.”


    “Thirty thousand years ago…” an old Yin God Great Sovereignmented, his thoughtsplicated.


    …


    At the same time, in Qinghong City.


    Young men and women recalled the fleeting figure in the sky, theplex expressions in their eyes yet to fade. Because that figure was the Blood-Clothed Sword God.


    Just moments ago, the Blood-Clothed Sword God returned to Qinghong City. Every cultivator who saw that blood-red figure stopped their actions, bowed, and saluted, showing respect to the strong.


    At this moment, a voice sounded in Shi Rn''s ear.


    “Sister Shi, is the Blood-Clothed Sword God as wise and powerful as the legends say?” a female cultivator asked.


    Shi Rn and Shi Rushan were from another domain and had met this talkative female cultivator on their way to Qinghong City.


    Shi Rn, somewhat absent-minded, nodded, “Yes.”


    The talkative female cultivator continued, “That divine method in the Divine Flower Society was given by this lord. By the way, Sister Shi, have you helped anyone boost yet? Would you like to help me?”n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    Upon hearing this, a look of displeasure shed in Shi Rn''s eyes, and her expression turned extremely cold. "I find this kind of thing very distasteful!"


    Shi Rushan, standing next to her, also wore an apologetic look, but his eyes were just as cold and distant. "Sorry, but we need to be going."


    The two siblings left the inn quickly, their figures disappearing from sight.


    The talkative female cultivator was left baffled, unable to understand why the Shi siblings'' attitudes had suddenly turned so cold. They had seemed like a gentle and kind pair on the journey.


    Meanwhile, Shi Rushan and Shi Rn hurried away, exchanging quick, hushed words as they walked.


    "Did you get it?" Shi Rushan asked.


    "Yes, I nced at him and have already memorized his aura," Shi Rn replied.


    "Good. Such a dangerous individual must be eliminated. If he is left unchecked, who knows what disasters and uncertainties he might bring to the Cann Realm? As Fate Sorcerers, it is our duty to do something," Shi Rushan said with solemn determination.


    Shi Rushan and Shi Rn were both at the Purple Mansion stage. Their cultivation levels were not particrly high, but they were from the Mountain of Fate, an ancient and mysterious lineage. The Mountain of Fate had existed in the Cann Realm even before the Cmity began. The cultivators of the Mountain of Fate, known as Fate Sorcerers, saw themselves as the correctors of destiny in the world.


    To them, the workings of the heavens had their own rules and should proceed ording to an ordained path. Any changes or disruptions were seen as vitions of those rules and ultimately detrimental to the world.


    "This Blood-Clothed Sword God is bewitching the masses, creating countless cmities along his path. On the way here, I saw so many cultivators turning on their loved ones just to collect techniques. All of this chaos is his doing. And yet, these foolish cultivators revere him as a god! It''s absurd!" Shi Rn''s voice was filled with anger and confusion.


    "The masses are ignorant," Shi Rushan sighed. "People like us, who can see the threads of fate, are so few. If the Blood-Clothed Sword God continues to grow unchecked and challenges the Cmity, it will bring great disaster to the Cann Realm! Thirty thousand years ago, if not for our ancestors from the Mountain of Fate stepping in to save the realm, how many innocent lives would have been lost?"


    Thirty thousand years ago, the ancestors of the Mountain of Fate had foreseen a great disaster. They saw visions of the earth being swallowed by the sea, the Cann Realm shattered into pieces, and life annihted, leaving the world in dead silence. To prevent this apocalypse, the ancestors of the Mountain of Fate decided to align with the Cmity, revealing the existence of a formidable Yang God cultivator—the root cause of the disaster—to the beings behind the Cmity. To them, this act was seen as saving countless lives from annihtion and was considered a great honor.


    "Now, it is our turn to sacrifice ourselves to save the world!" Shi Rn said with a determined look in her eyes. "For the world, sacrificing ourselves is our duty!"


    Shi Rushan''s eyes also zed with fervor. Dying for the world was an honorable act.


    "We are weak, but with the Gate of Fate, we can influence him. Unfortunately, he is too powerful. Even if we use the Gate of Fate, we can''t kill him. But with the Gate of Fatebined with the Water of the Chaos Bird, we can make him go insane. An insane cultivator can''t alter the world''s flow and won''t have the strength to face the Cmity. Annihtion won''t happen!" Shi Rn dered, full of resolve.


    Shi Rushan nodded firmly. Fate had its own path, and everything was the best choice. The Blood-Clothed Sword God’s rash actions—destroying the Dark Sun, collecting techniques, and stirring chaos—had already caused turmoil in the Cann Realm. If he provoked the Cmity, it would bring a frenzied retaliation from the forces behind it, leading to countless innocent lives being dragged into a conflict they couldn''t survive.


    Thirty thousand years ago, if not for their ancestors’ intervention, half of the living beings in the Cann Realm might have perished.


    Therefore, when the Mountain of Fate sensed that the threads of fate were being disrupted, they descended from their mountain to deal with the anomaly known as the Blood-Clothed Sword God.


    Of course, given their limited power, outright elimination was not an option. The best they could do was use the Gate of Fatebined with the Water of the Chaos Bird to drive the Blood-Clothed Sword God to madness.


    A mad Yin God might cause chaos within a domain and lead to the deaths of countless beings, but inparison to the whole Cann Realm, this sacrifice was considered eptable.


    "All for fate!"


    "All for the destined path!"