Although I was excited, I wasn't in a hurry to refine the shaman energy. The most important matter at hand was to deal with Grandpa Yuan.
Even though I had already forced him to retreat, I couldn't let this matter drag on. Thus, I stood up and asked Monk Ming Jue to take care of Fang Min while I turned and walked towards the black vat.
After going through so much, Monk Ming Jue naturally listened to me and immediately nodded in acknowledgment.
I leaped up and quickly arrived in front of the black vat.
Even though Grandpa Yuan had escaped from the previous battle, he had suffered a great loss. It was a good opportunity to kill him.
As I pondered, I drew the Armor Removing Sword and circulated the shaman energy in my body. Using the Nine Stars Heavenly Dipper, I slashed at the vat.
Old Master Yuan had yet to complete his transformation. As long as he destroyed the huge vat, the formation before him would dissipate, and Old Master Yuan would be able to break through it without even having to attack.
Just as everything was about to end, something unexpected happened.
A figure suddenly appeared in front of the vat. With a sweep of his hand, the Armor Removing Sword Qi was dispersed.
I originally thought that it was Grandpa Yuan who was putting up a desperate struggle, but when I lifted my head and retracted the sword qi, I saw that it was Nangong.
Originally, I had only guessed it. Now that he had appeared, it was confirmed.
After blocking the Armor Removing Sword Qi, Nangong didn't look at me but turned to check the vat behind him. Then, he frowned and looked at me.
After a long while, he said, "Do you really want to do this?"
He was very direct, so I didn't waste any more words. I nodded and asked, "Do you have a conscience to use such a vicious method?"
Nangong's expression didn't change. He shook his head and said, "To achieve great things, you naturally have to pay a price.
If you can't bear to do it, I'll do it for you. "
Even though I had already expected it, I couldn't help but feel embarrassed when I heard him say that. I couldn't help but say, "You say that you're helping me, but have you ever considered my feelings?
What's the difference between you and a man-eating demon?
Are human lives as worthless as grass in your eyes? "
I really couldn't bear it.
For a long time, many people, including Nangong, had been surrounding me. They wouldn't tell me what they were doing, but they kept saying that they were doing it for me.
I could still tolerate other things, but the demonic methods in front of me were really hard to accept.
Hearing my question, Nangong's complexion was still as calm as before. He nodded and said, "It's because of your feelings that I did this.
In the end, your strength is still too weak. If you want to fight against it … it is too difficult.
Furthermore, we don't have enough time. We need to take some measures. "
With that, he raised his head to look at the sky. His brows were tightly furrowed, and there was an indescribable worry on his face.
I sighed and calmed myself down. I walked in front of him and said softly, "I know that you are worried, but whether these things will succeed or not is up to my fate.
In the end, I still have to rely on myself to walk this path step by step. "
After I said that, Nangong stared at me intently. After a long while, he suddenly smiled. "You're right. You naturally have to walk your own path."
Originally, there was anger hidden in his expression, as well as some resentment that iron did not meet his expectations.
But at this moment, it was completely different. After he finished speaking, he laughed twice and stepped aside.
I didn't know why his attitude had changed, but his action of getting out of the way meant that he had chosen to compromise.
Thus, I didn't hesitate anymore and flew toward the big black vat.
The Dismantling Armor Sword slashed down, and the big black vat vanished in just a blink of an eye.
As for Old Man Yuan's corpse, it turned into dust with a loud bang, completely dissipating from the world.
Since the skeleton was damaged, the Tai Chi diagram lost its effect and stopped working.
The true dragon energy on the Tai Chi diagram sank into the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving only a mass of dark Yin energy floating in the air.
That mass of Yin energy contained the souls of the previous four victims.
They had lost their innocent lives because of me. With that thought, I felt a little guilty. After pondering for a while, I waved my hand and collected all the Yin energy into Xiang Liu's bag. I planned to give it to Monk Ming Jue, who would then send them to the Nine Serenities Samsara.
At this moment, Nangong hadn't left yet. He stood at his spot and watched me destroy everything he had prepared. However, he still wore a smile on his face.
I still had a lot of questions about this matter. After dealing with some of them, I went to him and asked him about them one by one.
Nangong seemed to be in a good mood. He didn't conceal anything and told me everything.
According to him, when the Heavenly Path's corpse of the Corpse Yin Sect died, he recognized that the amount of shaman energy was extremely low. If he wanted to succeed, he had to find another way.
As for Old Master Yuan, he had been following me in secret for the past few years. That was how he knew about it.
Later, when he wanted to make the Tai Sui, he remembered this matter. He decided to use an ancient technique of the Witch Clan that had been lost for a long time to do an experiment on Grandpa Yuan's corpse.
When Wen Tianxiang made the True Dragon's Vein, he had to put in a lot of effort. If Nangong wanted to make the Tai Sui, it wouldn't be easy.
Although he had the ancient technique, he didn't have much confidence. He could only do his best and leave the rest to the heavens. He had to follow the records in the ancient books.
First, he found a wisp of True Dragon Qi and a Buddha sarira. Then, he went to Grandpa Yuan's tomb.
Although the ancient technique required Yin energy to neutralize the True Dragon Qi, the amount of Yin energy in Grandpa Yuan's corpse was too small. It couldn't resist the True Dragon Qi, which was the Yang energy.
With Nangong's ability, he could remove the Yin energy in the corpse with just a wave of his hand. However, during this process, the corpse would be damaged.
Moreover, he had to be extra careful with every step he took. He couldn't be hasty.
Thus, he had to arrange a Yin Scattering Formation outside the tomb to disperse the Yin energy in the corpse.
By the time the Yin Qi had almost completely dissipated, a year had already passed.
During this time, Nangong didn't stay idle. Aside from taking time to check the tomb, he also searched for four people with a single element.
A year later, he had found the four people, but he was still missing another person with an extreme Yin element.
Later on, when Fang Min came to pay her respects to Old Master Yuan, Nangong bumped into her. She had searched far and wide, only to find what she was looking for without much effort. She had finally put together the last piece of the puzzle.
According to the time he had mentioned, it was possible that Fang Min had felt uneasy after receiving my warning. She had come to pay her respects to Grandpa Yuan, which was why she had met her end.
In other words, my kind reminder almost caused Fang Min to die.
After everything was ready, Nangong began the final arrangement.
He didn't ask Grandpa Yuan to take Fang Min's life because a person with a Yin element would have some Yang energy in her body when she was alive. That would make her soul impure.
Therefore, he had asked Grandpa Yuan to appear in Fang Min's dream every day to force her to die.
During this process, the Yang energy in her body would be forced out. When the Yin year, the Yin month, and the Yin day came, he would force her to commit suicide.
People who committed suicide had strong resentment. Coupled with her extreme Yin element, her three souls wouldn't scatter after her death. She wouldn't fall to the Nine Serenities, and her resentment would overflow.
That was how she got the extreme Yin soul. It was the last and most important part.
At this point, I finally understood why Grandpa Yuan had harassed Fang Min for half a month but hadn't taken her life yet. It was because of this reason.
I knew what happened next, so Nangong didn't say anything.
After listening to everything he had to say, I remained silent.
Although I did not participate in this matter, everything happened because of me. Regarding this, I really feel guilty.
Seeing that I didn't say anything, Nangong smiled wryly. He looked at me and said, "Do you know that after tomorrow, the living Tai Sui will be complete?
You can swallow it to replenish your witchcraft energy. When you advance to the Completion Realm, you can turn the Tai Sui into your Yang Spirit and advance to the Yang God Celestial Master. "
The Celestial Master of the Wu tribe had told me about the Tai Sui as his Yang Spirit in the Imperial Tomb of the Shang Dynasty.
Although witchcraft energy and Dao energy could be converted, they couldn't replace each other.
It wasn't difficult for people who cultivated Dao energy to advance to the Yang God Celestial Master level. They just needed to reach the Completion Realm, understand the Heavenly Dao, and refine a Yang Spirit.
However, people who cultivated witchcraft energy were different. Even if they reached the Completion Realm, they had to swallow a living Tai Sui and turn it into their Yang Spirit.
It was for this reason that, although the Wu tribe led by Shennong was the most powerful force in the world, it eventually weakened. In the end, Xuanyuan, who cultivated Dao energy, became the orthodox clan, while the Wu tribe hid in the Mountain and Sea Realm and didn't care about worldly affairs.
Later, the Mountain and Sea Realm changed. Shennong sealed the Mountain and Sea Realm, and the Wu tribe was almost extinct.
At the same time, because of the battle between Monster Emperor Mu and Emperor Ku, blood sacrifices became popular in the Shang Dynasty. Almost all the remaining Tai Sui were turned into True Dragon Veins.
Since then, witchcraft energy was on the verge of extinction.
Back to me, because of my special identity, Nangong was far more concerned about improving my cultivation than I was. That was why he had secretly arranged everything.
I could understand his bitter smile, and I could even understand everything that he had secretly planned.
However, the problem was that using such a method to harm innocent people to create the Tai Sui, even if I succeeded in becoming a Yang God Celestial Master, it was not in line with my Dao.
Therefore, even if I was tempted by the Yang God Celestial Master, I refused without the slightest hesitation.
Of course, the reason I refused was not only because it was against morality, but also because I could go to the Grand Palace in Thailand and find the Tai Sui there to break through to the Yang God level.
Nangong had killed so many innocent people. In my opinion, there was no need for him to do so.
I told Nangong what I was thinking, but after he heard it, he shook his head and told me that he didn't know why the Tai Sui was wandering in the Outer Realm, but before he could confirm it, he couldn't determine the existence of the Tai Sui. Therefore, the Tai Sui was not in his consideration.
What he said was reasonable, but in my opinion, when the black-robed Azan Alati talked about the power of the Nine Spirits, it wasn't without reason. There was a reason for everything.
Even if the Tai Sui didn't exist there, there was no such thing as a dead end in this world. Eventually, we could find the Tai Sui somewhere else.
Just like Xiao Jin and the Corpse of the Heavenly Law in the Yin Corpse Sect.
The world was too big. Even after thousands of years of vicissitudes, there were still people or things that the world didn't know existed in some corners.
Like me, Nangong, and the Sacrificial Evil Spirit.
After listening to me, Nangong sighed and waved his hand. He didn't mention this matter anymore.
Perhaps it was because I had mentioned the evil spirit sacrifice, Nangong told me with a sigh, "Including the evil spirit sacrifice, there are only five people of the Shaman tribe left, which is less than the number of fingers on one hand."
When he mentioned the Witch Tribe, my interest was piqued.
Nangong had never told me his identity. Now, I could finally confirm that he was a descendant of the Witch Tribe. Wang Can's Nine Cauldrons Family was also a member of the Witch Tribe. However, the fat father and his son were different. They could only be regarded as people who cultivated witchcraft energy, but they weren't part of the Witch Tribe.
Wang Can, his son, and Nangong, I knew that there were only three members of the Witch Tribe. As for the other two, I didn't know about them.
After asking Nangong, he smiled and told me, "Chiyou is also a member of the Witch Tribe."
After listening to him, I was bewildered. Then, I got it. According to the historical records, Chiyou was a subordinate of the Yan Emperor. So, it wasn't wrong to say that he belonged to the Witch Tribe.
However, the Sacrificial Evil Spirit said that he was a general under the command of Monster Emperor Jun.
When I asked Nangong, he waved his hand and didn't want to talk about it. "Chiyou is a member of the Witch Tribe, and he's just a follower of Monster Emperor Jun."
Since he didn't want to talk about it, I didn't ask further. Counting the Sacrificial Evil Spirit, there were only four people. "Who's the last one?"
Nangong smiled mysteriously. "I know him, too. He has a high position and has a special relationship with me. However, he can't tell me."