Six Sins
“You still not done, Old Geezer?”
Ximen Buxing sat down and poured two cups of tea, one for himself and one for Mu Yu. It was arguably one of the most awkward moments of Mu Yu’s life!
With the creaking from the floor distorting his voice, Xie Bulao replied, “Bushuai, buy me two potent soul recall pills from Pill Cauldron Sect’s store.”
“Only if you call me Ximen Shuai.”
Ximen Buxing already bought the potent physical augmentation pills and was fiddling with them. Men often used them when a certain part of their body needed an extra boost.
“Bring them here.”
Ximen Buxing grumbled in a nose voice and threw them over.
Mu Yu set his teacup down. Accordingly, Ximen Buxing remarked, “What are you doing? You’ll get used to it. This will help you grow up.”
Mu Yu pretended he didn’t hear Ximen Buxing and went to sit in the pavilion outside to cool his head off. Upon looking up, he saw two people doing it in the air. He picked himself up and moved to a rockery. He lied back after confirming there was nobody around, but he couldn’t stop staring in Xie Bulao’s direction.
Maybe it was thanks to the potent soul recall pills. Mu Yu ended up waiting around for nearly four hours. The entire time, Ximen Buxing commentated in the room. Mu Yu didn’t want to hear it, but Ximen Buxing’s voice would find its way to Mu Yu’s ear.
“That pose is ugly. There’s no challenge.”
“Don’t throw your back out. That’s a real challenging position. I can do it, but don’t be overzealous, old man.”
“That’s not how you do it from that position. You want a demo?” Ximen Buxing actually got up and demonstrated it…
“Hey, you can come in now,” Ximen Buxing finally called.
“Why should I see him?” Xie Bulao sounded tired.
“You’ll regret not seeing him.”
Mu Yu took a couple of breaths. Xie Bulao was no ordinary elder. He bowed his head and said, “Greetings, Elder Xie Bulao.”
Ximen Buxing enjoyed his tea as if it had nothing to do with him. Mu Yu slowly raised his head to see Xie Bulao putting on his dark-blue robe made from silk. He wasn’t an elder but a middle-aged man. Xie Bulao had his zany face sewn onto the chest portion of his robe. Correct, he was the man Mu Yu tried to wake up on his first visit to no avail.
“Y-you are Elder Xie Bulao?”
“What, is there someone who is daringly posing as me?” The middle-aged man was searching for something, and Mu Yu knew what – his shoes that weren’t on the ground.
“Um, who was the elder before?”
“Elder? Did I look old before?” Xie Bulao focused in on Mu Yu. “I remember you. You were the one who visited Melodic House a few days ago.”
“It is an honour to know you remember me. I am here to deliver an item on behalf of my shifu.”
The woman who was shaking the bed with the elder moments ago was getting changed on the bed with her face hidden. She took her time leaving once she was ready.
“Old Geezer, I suggest you keep it to a minimum from now. You age decades each time you do it. I have to give the elder from Watercloud Sect props for having the mental fortitude to do it with you, hehehe.”
“Shut up! I don’t care if I age. If it wasn’t because I enjoyed it, you’d still be getting kicked around at the brothel. It’s her honour to do it with me.”
Mu Yu: Ximen Buxing’s story is legit? What discipline does Xie Bulao practice to reverse aging?
“By the way, this innocent guy is Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s disc-“
“Name one reason I shouldn’t kill you.”
Xie Bulao sounded amiable; however, his bloodlust scared Mu Yu’s blood to the point that qi wouldn’t flow. Therefore, Mu Yu used Dustfallen Mental Cultivation to restore order to his body. He took out the container in his shirt and passed it over. “Shifu asked me to deliver this to you, and then ask for your help.”
“The last time I helped him, I cleared any debts I had. I did say everyone related to Sword Shadow Dust Gale must die.” Xie Bulao didn’t take the container. Instead, he stressed, “How shall I kill you, though? I know. I’ll start with a finger.”
Xie Bulao looked Ximen Buxing’s way. “Did you chop one of his fingers?”
“Why should I? I’m an authentic, genuine, full-fledged disciple of the unorthodox faction. I don’t do anything I don’t want to.”
“I just knew you lot wouldn’t do it for me. Which finger shall I take, then?” Xie Bulao’s gaze shifted to Mu Yu’s hands.
“Elder, will you not check what my shifu asked me to send you?”
“I don’t need anything from him.” Xie Bulao flicked a jet of qi at Mu Yu’s hand.
Rather than worrying about the item taking damage, Mu Yu was unsure he could take the blow. The jet of qi hit the brocade container, triggering a golden flash that cancelled out the attack. Xie Bulao jumped to his feet and stared intently at the piece of shabby cloth.
“He’s returning it to me?” Xie Bulao moved his stare from the floating cloth up to Mu Yu.
Mu Yu felt the tremendous pressure lift. He still didn’t know what it was about, but there was no backing out. Feng Haochen wouldn’t send his disciples into precarious situations if he wasn’t sure they’d emerge safe.
“What do you want me to do?”
“Cast a formation.”
“Which one?”
“Nine Heavens Demon Sealing Formation.”
Xie Bulao narrowed his eyes. “Sword Shadow Dust Gale has found the disciples possessing the elemental demons’ abilities?”
Xie Bulao sat back on the bed, spiritual energy contained to give the impression of a non-cultivator.
“Four of us.”
“Which ability do you possess?”
Mu Yu gave a chair a nudge with his foot, triggering branches to sprout from it and spawn green sprouts. Xie Bulao ran his hand over the brocade container whilst scrutinising the leaves on the chair. He asked, “Wood element. I guess this means he’s serious. Who’s the third person in on the formation?”
“Eternally Youthful Ku Mu.”
“Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s love rival? This is quite the team. They didn’t throw hands? Ku Mu still alive?”
The enmity between Ku Mu and Feng Haochen was a story few knew about. Despite the fact that Xie Bulao knew them well and was an elder, Mu Yu took offence to his tone and adjusted his attitude accordingly.
“Does that mean you are going to help?”
Xie Bulao had a moment to contemplate. “I was against him gambling with you five and still am because I don’t trust you five.”
Xie Bulao crushed Mu Yu under his pressure again, forcing Mu Yu to support himself against a chair and wrapping vines around him. Xie Bulao’s pressure managed to crush all of the vines to dust. Mu Yu summoned Shadow Splitter Sword and barricaded himself within a linden tree.
“The wood elemental demons’ sacred artefact is in your possession?”
“Are you trying to kill me, elder?” questioned Mu Yu, in a stern tone.
Xie Bulao dialled up the intensity and switched to a playful tone. “You know what’s in here?”
Xie Bulao revealed the patterns on the brocade container using his finger. They shone for one last time as they dissipated. A malevolent aura began to seep out of the container. Grey spiritual qi wreathed around it.
Ximen Buxing flinched. “Is that th-“
Xie Bulao undid the buckle. The malevolent qi spurt forth and filled up the room, adding a maroon glow to every item in the room. A pair of sinister eyes spawned on every item. Mu Yu discharged vitality to cut himself off from the sinister qi. Anything and anyone the evil qi came into contact with could convert them into evil itself.
“Six Sins? Sword Shadow Dust Gale returned it to you?” inquired Ximen Buxing.
Xie Bulao quavered with excitement. With a soft voice command, he erased all of the sinister qi, restoring the room to its previous state. He shut the lid and locked it with spiritual energy.
“What is that?” Mu Yu queried.
Xie Bulao raised an eyebrow. “Put your wood spirit away, Kid. Tell him I can help. We no longer have any bad blood between us since he’s returned Six Sins to me. Whether or not I decide to kill him and disciples in the future will depend on my mood.”
“What is S-“
Xie Bulao signalled for Mu Yu to leave with a wave.
“Need me to guide you out? You remember the way back, don’t you? Don’t disrupt anyone on your way out,” Ximen Buxing jested.
Mu Yu sprinted full pelt with a flush face until he was out of Hell on Earth. He wanted to save all his feelings for Tian Ran, not the women there. He then raced into a small alley and removed his mask.
There was a self-serve teleportation formation in an alleyway at the entrance of Hell on Earth that was connected to the other teleportation formations at Twenty-Five Kilometres Street. Its purpose was to teleport venerated individuals in the world of cultivation to Hell on Earth. Cultivators couldn’t magically abandon their inherit desires as human beings.
Mu Yu was going to find his way to All Roads Are Open as he didn’t know which alley the teleportation formation was in. He turned the corner and cussed to himself, “Crap! I just removed my mask, too!”
The white ape fiend king waved his mask around and aggressed, “You, you little punk!”
“What’s a fiend doing at Hell on Earth?” Mu Yu didn’t put on a pretence because nobody was allowed to fight on the main street.
“Watch your manners. I’m a fiend king at the end of the day. I could kill you a thousand times if you had a thousand lives. You humans forbid fighting here, but nobody can stop me if I drag you off to kill you.” The white ape fiend king looked quite… intoxicated. He carried on, saying, “Hell on Earth is a nice place, admittedly. I haven’t enjoyed myself in a millennium. It’s beautiful having orthodox sect’s beauties wait on me.”
Mu Yu felt sorry for the maidens, praying, Bless you all. I hope you don’t neck yourselves.
“What are you doing here? Did you just go to Hell on Earth? You are scum. Qiao Xue has been gloomy ever since, yet you’re hitting on women behind her back?”
“Don’t just go spitting garbage to prove you have a mouth! You think everyone is as shameless as you? I came here just to… settle a score with Ximen Buxing.”
The white ape fiend king squinted. “Hmph, I don’t care what you went there for, but if you let Qiao Xue down, I’ll skin you alive. Third Heaven Palace doesn’t scare me. Try it if you dare. You better marry her soon. If you expect us to cover the expenses, you can forget about marrying her.”
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