Deep red eyes opened with wisps of black aura in the pupils, in the extreme darkness. There was pure darkness everywhere and nothing could be seen, except for a pair of deep red eyes. It was as if a being had been awakened from its slumber.
The Aurora in Yang Zhai's aperture was restless. However, it did not move from its place at all, it was because this Aurora was sealed and couldn't be used, except for a little bit of its aura.
Hong Mi's body, on the other hand, was trembling even after he fell unconscious. It seemed that the fear had struck his soul. His whole body was sweaty. He was panting even after he fell unconscious.
Yang Zhai controlled the Aurora to become peaceful again. It settled down and the deep red eyes closed quietly. Darkness returned and nothing could be seen again.
This Aurora had killed thousands of cultivators before Yang Zhai reincarnated. And it also used the blood of the cultivators it killed to be refined. Not just that, even Yang Zhai's death was used as one of its refinement materials, it had even experienced death. Its aura was calm and peaceful; however, it didn't mean that this Aurora was to be taken lightly.
Yang Zhai didn't release his killing intent this time, but he activated Aurora's aura this time around. But he made sure that the aura that he released contained the fighting intent. This sword was something that was uncontrollable by even the thousands of cultivators in Yang Zhai's previous life, it killed easily without any obstacles. So, if it showed the fighting intent, would Hong Mi be able to endure the pressure?
To endure the fighting intent of Aurora's aura, a strong will was required. A person needs to have a strong will. However, could Hong Mi, who had just become a cultivator and had not endured anything, have strong willpower? And it was worth noticing that Yang Zhai could not even release even one percent of Aurora's aura right now, he could only release a tiny bit. But it was enough for Hong Mi.
Nevertheless, if he had been able to release even ten percent of Aurora's aura, then Hong Mi and the kids around him would have died in an instant. Air pressure would have been released into the atmosphere.
To endure pressure, a strong will was required. Even a killing intent could only be endured with strong willpower.
The red eyes that appeared indicated that a strong power was awakened and ready to fight and pounce at its target. But Yang Zhai calmed the Aurora and made it rest again. He could not use it to fight anyway. So, there was no use.
"Take him to the healing cultivators, or he may die from fear." Yang Zhai said this to Ha Kun and turned around to leave.
"He is dangerous. We need to be careful." Ci An said solemnly. Even though she felt nothing abnormal from Yang Zhai, she had an instinct that it was definitely Yang Zhai who had done something.
"Yeah, we should be careful, ha…ha…ha," Ha Kun laughed awkwardly. He knew it before the competition even started. He felt awkward because Ci An was asking him to be careful, but he had already tried to get involved with Yang Zhai.
After a while, a few healing cultivators, who were passing by, saw Hong Mi on the ground and came to check.
"What happened to him?" One of the three cultivators asked.
"We don't know, he fell unconscious all of a sudden." Ha Kun said. He wanted to avoid making an enemy out of Yang Zhai by talking against him behind his back.
"Huh, he fell unconscious all of a sudden? But from his reaction, I can see that his mind is shaken. It seems that his mind endured a lot of pressure somehow." The second healing cultivator said after examining Hong Mi.
"Yeah, me too, I think the same. We should probably take him with us to heal properly and give him some rest." The third healing cultivation said.
"You two, go back and practice properly. We will be taking him with us to take a look at him. You should also inform his family about him." The first healing cultivator said to Hong Mi and Ci An before taking Hong Mi with him and leaving. The other two cultivators also left.
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Yang Zhai arrived in front of the Study Hall. He saw that the door was closed. He knocked it and waited for it to open.
After a while, the door of the Study Hall opened, and Hie Di appeared behind the door.
"Hi, brother Yang, what are you doing here? Do you need something from me?" When Hie Di saw Yang Zhai, he said.
"We should probably talk about this inside the Study Hall." Yang Zhai passed Hie Di and entered the Study Hall.
Hie Di didn't mind Yang Zhai's disrespect and entered the Study Hall behind Yang Zhai as well. Both of them arrived at the center of the garden.
"Brother Hie, I wanted to ask if you succeeded in doing what I told you to?" Yang Zhai looked at Hie Di's face and asked. Even though it was not possible for him to interpret others' expressions because of his waning¹ eyesight, he still had to pretend that he could see everything clearly.
"About that, brother Yang, I completed the task you requested of me. I did everything as you told me to. You can give this happy news to the elder as well." Hie Di replied. He had mentioned the elder that Yang Zhai had created in his false story. However, Hie Di did not know that the elder and the story told by Yang Zhai were self-created. However, Hie Di had thought that the task was given by the elder and not Yang Zhai.
"Good, I expected nothing less from brother Hie. However, do remember that if you made even a little bit of a mistake during the task, I won't be responsible for what the elder does to you, don't drag me into this at that time." Yang Zhai threatened Hie Di. Even though he could not examine Hie Di's expression to see if he was telling the truth or not, he could still threaten him to get his work done. After all, he had already ensnared² Hie Di in his trap a week before.
"No, no, brother Yang, I would never do this. I did everything as you told me to. And I also made sure that the task was completed without any obstacles; therefore, you don't need to worry." Hie Di shook his hands and hurriedly tried to make himself clear. After all, even a little bit of doubt in the elder's mind could destroy him
"I hope so," Yang Zhai left after saying this. It seemed that he did not ask for any objects from Hie Di this time, but had asked for something else. After all, Yang Zhai left without taking anything with him. It appeared that he was only here to confirm if the task he gave was completed or not.
"Sigh, I have made myself stuck in a difficult situation. If only the elder had not arrived at the moment Yang Zhai was going to die in the forest, then I would not have been stuck in this situation." Hie Di sighed when Yang Zhai left and shook his head.
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1-Waning: decrease in vigor or extent; become weaker, declining.
2-Ensnare: catch in or as in a trap, capture.