TGM Vol.4 Chapter 50 – Chaos (12)

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, the demons that filled the sky, the slender and fragile-looking flame flower that seemed as if it would wither at any moment. The situation was not at all frightening, probably because it was beyond everyone’s imagination, it was not a power that should exist in the mortal world.

The demons were not afraid. Earlier, in Buzhou Mountain, the Right Deputy Hall Master had explained before they set off, there was a little girl of the Shaoyang Sect who was very strange and could release Sanmei^[1]. Although it is a heavenly fire, there may be a way to deal with it. In the past, Emperor Houtu met a Candle Dragon^[2] in Yin Mountain and was given a dragon scale, that could ward off the power of the five elements. The Great Emperor Houtu enshrined this dragon scale to the Emperor of Heaven. At that time, there was constant warfare in the heavens. This dragon scale, which could ward off the five elements, caused many military achievements. One day, it suddenly disappeared from the treasury. The Emperor sent people to search for it several times without success, so he had to give up.

This dragon scale was naturally stolen from the heavens. Because It is said to ward off the power of the five elements, so people of Li’ze Palace wanted to make it into armor, so that it could be worn for protection in the underworld. However, the huge dragon scales were finally cut apart and made into ninety-nine shields. Now these demons at the forefront lined up in front of them with these shields in their hands and drove straight in.

Xuanji held up the huge Dingkun Sword and Sanmei burned fiercely around her. The circle instantly expanded several times compared to its previous size. The ninety-nine demons who dove forward were hit by the blue coloured flames, yet they didn’t even feel it a bit and pushed the fire away. Xuanji was also a little surprised. Taking a closer look, each of them was holding a large translucent shield in front of them, with patterns like clouds on it, very beautiful.

She immediately recognized the dragon scales of the Candle Dragon, an artifact that could ward off the power of the five elements, a treasure that once belonged to the heavens, but now it is right in front her. She pursed the corners of her mouth stubbornly, an expression that made her look child-like and obstinate – she had to burn those shields!

She held Dingkun with her hands as if gently embracing, holding it in front of her chest and the Sanmei that was surging like a tide gradually gathered together and collected on top of Dingkun. The blue coloured flame flowers gathered into a pillar of fire, which could enter the Heavens above and reach the Nine Nether Realms below.

The people who had originally gathered in front of Mingxia Cave to watch the battle were evading at this time. Just now a young disciple watched the fight and couldn’t help but leaned closer to look at it. Who knew that the profound fire fell and burned him to ashes in an instant. Everyone was so surprised that they couldn’t speak, Linglong even screamed, yelling Xuanji’s name from below, but she couldn’t hear it at all – even if she heard it, she might not pay attention.

Emptiness, everything is emptiness. There was no sound in her heart, as if everything had been hollowed out, she was very dazed. The sound of everyone in front of Mingxia Cave yelling in unison, the screaming of demons, the slight hissing of Sanmei, and the sound of wind whizzing past her ears – she seemed to hear nothing.

She needs to calm down … right, she just said to go to patrol the mountain to find something to do. She needs to calm down, and she is very chaotic in her heart. She had been ignorant for many years, and wanted to find a home that belonged only to her, completely belonged to her, no one could take away or destroy it.

She thought she found it.

That gorgeous supreme beauty, she will use all her strength to protect it from being destroyed by anyone.

But it shattered in an instant.

Nowhere, she still has nowhere to go in the end. Everyone has something more important than her, but all she has is them.

Liar! you’re lying! You liar villain, you clearly said you would stay with me forever…

There was a voice in her heart that was whimpering and crying. However, she didn’t know who was calling, and she didn’t want to know.

The huge Sanmei’s pillar began to move around, like a dragon traversing between heaven and earth, and began to show its grandeur, shaking its head and tail. The demons holding the shield thought she was going to drive the fire dragon to rush over, and hurriedly raised the shield high and hid their whole body behind it. Unexpectedly, that huge fire dragon raised its head and flew straight towards the sky, almost instantly, the blue figure disappeared.

Everyone was stunned, staring blankly at Xuanji standing alone in the air. Her thin and slender figure was about to melt into the sky, without flames, without an arrogant murderous aura, she seems to be blown down by the wind almost at any time.

“Xuanji!” Chu Lei was the first to return to his senses, pushing back all the people scattered outside Mingxia Cave, then letting go of his voice and calling her. As for the reason for calling her, he himself didn’t understand. For the first time in his life, he felt deep fear and sorrow, as if he was about to lose something precious.

She moved slightly, as if she was about to turn her head, the next moment, there was a faint thunder in the sky, as if tearing it, the roaring sound became louder and louder, and finally, the blue sky wrinkled. Suddenly it wrinkled, and a huge gap was split from the middle. Inside the gap was a huge eyeball. After turning twice, it finally fixed its eyes on Xuanji.

The sky opened its eyes! Everyone screamed in horror, and Chu Lei couldn’t help it anymore, even though he wanted to bring Xuanji back, but Chu Yinghong was dragging his sleeves, and she trembled: “You can’t go! Sect Leader! That’s not something that mortals can intervene in!”

He couldn’t speak, but he felt trembling all over. If he does not bring her back, he will regret it for the rest of his life. He pulled away from Chu Yinghong’s hand and ran for a few steps, but listened to Xuanji faintly say, “Don’t peep at me…you useless things…”

She lifted her palm, and Dingkun slammed into the sky with a whirr, and pierced the eye in the sky. The cracks in the sky closed quickly, Dingkun stabbed halfway, lost the target, turned around and smashed back down, putting itself in her palm again, sinking slightly.

“Fire Rain!” She flicked Dingkun, and there was no movement for a long time. Chu Lei stood in a daze for a while, suddenly felt a strange pain on his shoulder, and slapped it with his hand, but saw that something burned a small black hole on his shoulder. The wind suddenly became extremely hot. He raised his head and looked up, but he saw that the fire dragon that had just rushed into the sky turned into countless dense blue coloured small flames, which fell like rain.

Those demons never expected her to do this, those who had a shield, they could resist it. Those without a shield were swallowed up by the rain of fire almost instantly, miserably screaming endlessly. The Sanmei that shattered into fragments would not let people die without pain. It eroded the skin little by little, and every inch of pain was clear and incomparable.

The starry pale blue flames filled the entire sky, shining, as beautiful as a dream. It makes people have nowhere to hide, powerless to resist. The previously menacing army of demons lost their momentum in an instant, burning to death, burning injuries, and many demons who were frightened by the previous visions had fled to the shadows when they saw this situation.

Xuanji stood quietly in the rain of fire, and suddenly glanced at the demons who protected their bodies with shields, and said coldly, “Can’t you be killed without fire?” She squeezed Dingkun tightly, the huge sword body retracted back to its original appearance again. Xuanji was about to lean forward and cut them all under the sword. Suddenly, someone pulled her from behind, and Chu Lei’s voice sounded: “Xuanji! Don’t kill! Come back!”

She was suddenly stunned, and slowly turned her head back, but saw that Chu Lei was burned by the small pieces of Sanmei all over his body black and white, and there was no untouched place. His hand grasped her wrist stubbornly, and said solemnly, “Come back! Don’t go!”

Xuanji froze for a long time, as if she couldn’t remember the cause and effect for a while, staring at him blankly. Finally, there was a slight expression on her face, her lips trembled, and she whispered: “Father…”

Chu Lei hugged her forcefully, turned over and jumped off the sword, and the two fell hard to the ground. He Danping and the others couldn’t care about the rain, and they all rushed out and helped them up from the ground.

“Stupid child! Stupid child!” He Danping put her arms around her husband and Xuanji with the other, crying so hard that she couldn’t breathe, and only said these words from beginning to end. Linglong hugged Xuanji’s arm and choked, “Sister! Sister, look at me! Do you still recognize me?”

Xuanji saw that their hair and eyebrows were burnt by the fire and rain, and there were many burns on their faces, but they refused to go in, her heart suddenly ached, followed by all kinds of voices. For a moment, she understood something.

“Go in first…” She murmured, before she finished speaking, many people ran out of the cave, dragging them all into Mingxia Cave.

Chu Lei suffered the most severe burns. The disciples were busy administering medicine to him, but heard him whisper in a low voice, “Xuanji, mother and father are here, this is your home. If there is anything, you don’t need to think about it.”

Xuanji nodded blankly. She is still focused on a certain voice in her heart, that voice seems to tell her something, something she never thought about, something she should understand…

He Danping hugged her but didn’t let it go, and tremblingly said: “You don’t do anything with immortals or demons! As long as you stay by our side, everything is good… it’s better than anything!”

Linglong was so emotional that she couldn’t speak clearly, tears wet her entire sleeve, and she kept chanting her name. Xuanji was stunned for a long time, and suddenly said softly: “I… Am I important too?”

“What are you talking about!” Chu Yinghong thumped her head, and she let out a cry of pain, “What do you mean also very important?! Everyone is important! You can’t just die casually and leave! You girl! I don’t remember teaching you such a lack of confidence!”

Xuanji touched her head, but what she thought in her heart was that, then why did he leave?

Linglong seemed to understand what she was thinking, so she whispered: “Xuanji, you see, we are all a whole, and everyone is important. But we will always have the most important person in our hearts, even more important than ourselves. Sifeng, He … left because you haven’t figured out who is the most important person to yourself. You have to understand that there is no conflict between loving someone and everyone else. It’s not that if you love him, you must lose us … you will never lose any of us, we will always be together.”

Xuanji looked at her quietly, and a certain voice in her heart gradually became clear.

Yes Yes! She finally understood why Si Feng was leaving. He was waiting for her to understand and for her to grow up. If he stayed with her and treated her tenderly, she would never know what is precious. What she has always wanted to guard and insist on is mostly her selfishness.

No one will leave anyone, we will always be together, that is a child’s dream.

Everyone has to grow up, but she has been indulging in the past. She doesn’t understand this, and refuses to accept that.

The wrong person has always been her.

Xuanji took a deep breath, finally showing a smile on her face, and whispered: “I understand … but I still have to deal with those demons. They can’t bully us on our doorstep.”

He Danping grabbed her hand nervously, and said anxiously, “You, don’t go! Just like that…”

Xuanji said softly, “Mother, don’t worry. I already understand. I won’t leave you.”

He Danping was still a little worried, but finally let go of her hand slightly, and Xuanji got up and walked to the entrance of the cave. Seeing that the demons had gathered again, she looked around outside, a little hesitant. She said, “Téngshé, let’s have a big fight, okay?”

Téngshé hadn’t spoken until now, he snorted, and said, “It’s up to you! Stink girl, you scared me just now…”

“What are you talking about?” Xuanji poked his nose, but he pushed her away in disgust, then smiled, and said, “I think it’s better to be a fool like this.”

Xuanji didn’t care about him, she lifted the sword and walked to the entrance of the cave. When the demons saw her, they immediately retreated, very fearful. She squeezed her sword, and no longer needed the Sanmei. The War God General was not only good at arson, she wanted to teach these demons to understand this fact.

Her body was like electricity, and pierced into the group of demons in an instant. Dingkun danced for her like a silver dragon, rustling, and the demons tried their best to hold at first, but later they were all forced by the momentum of her sword to step back. She seemed to be shrouded in sword light all over her body, they couldn’t get close at all, and in a moment she smashed a large area in the crowd.

Those demons holding dragon scale shields were truly at a loss. If she doesn’t set fire, the shields would be useless. Such a fragile thing can be kicked and smashed by her. Several shields were instantly broken into pieces.

“Téngshé, set fire!” She yelled, and before she finished her instructions, Téngshé had already opened the fire wings, and shrouded all these demons under the huge fire wings like a hen. This was an extremely beautiful battle. Xuanji was about to compliment the awkward spirit beast. Suddenly, she saw a figure flashing on the stone wall next to her. She thought it was a demon, and raised her hand to release sword energy, but she saw the face of the man. Pale, holding his abdomen tightly with one hand, staring at her blankly, it was Zhong Minyan.

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[1]:三昧 (sān​mèi) literally ‘three dark/obscure’, is another name for the Buddhist term Samadhi. In Buddhism, it is the last of the eight elements of the Noble Eightfold Path.

[2]: 燭龍 (zhu long) – 烛 zhú (candle/ literally ‘to illuminate’) 龙 lóng (dragon).

The Candle Dragon (zhu yin or ‘illuminating the darkness’ is only mentioned in a few ancient texts and one of them is the ‘Classic of Mountain and Sea’ (‘shan hai jing’), dated to  around 500 BC – 200 BC and recorded many of China’s most fantastic myths and legends.

One legend says that to the north of the Chishui River beyond the distant Northwest Sea, there was a mysterious mountain named Zhangwei Mountain, in which lived a magical god of mountain.

This magical god had a human head and a red, curving snake-like body of more than 1000 li long (1 li means a half-kilometer (500 meters), in the form of a serpent.

His slanting eyes- one of them represented the sun, the other the moon – were quite different from human eyes.

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T/N: This is the end of Volume 4! (｡⁰▽⁰｡)♡ See you all on the 29th of May with Volume 5: Blooming Phoenix!