Chapter 232: Joint Hunt

“Why!” Bai Yixin unwillingly shouted, his eyes bloodshot, his eyeballs almost popping out. “Brother, don’t you know how miserable I feel every day?

If Zuo Zhicheng doesn’t die, my heart won’t be at peace.”

Bai Yixin said those words slowly and firmly, truly expressing his current feelings. The reason was that he had never suffered such a big loss before. Not only did he lose the fight, but he was also disfigured and his cultivation regressed. He went from being a famous Human Phase Master to a Self Aspect level master, unable to use the Power of Mind and Spirit to attack anymore.

Especially now, whenever he closed his eyes, he thought of Zuo Zhicheng, and he couldn’t even cultivate properly. During this time of recovery, his injuries didn’t improve; instead, he grew weaker.

This kind of mental weakness was both simple and complicated. It came from a deep discomfort and displeasure in Bai Yixin’s mind.

For example, if a man was cheated on, he would feel very unhappy. If he had to hold it in, he would have no mind for work or study. Without resolving this matter, he might be trapped in this state for years or even decades.

Or if someone won a big prize, it would be hard for him to stay calm and focused on work or study that day.

These were all mental weaknesses. Such weaknesses could be big or small. Simply put, it was a discomfort in the mind, but it was very hard to solve. Because even if you knew it was a weakness, many things weren’t something you could just let go of or move on from easily.

Just like Bai Yixin now, he knew this was a mental weakness. He also knew that without overcoming this weakness, his Power of Mind and Spirit wouldn’t progress at all. But after suffering such a big loss, he couldn’t hold back or let go no matter what. The only solution he thought of was to kill Zuo Zhicheng, to seek peace of mind.

So now he said those words: if Zuo Zhicheng didn’t die, his heart wouldn’t be at peace.

But hearing Bai Yixin’s words, Ye Junxi just slightly shook his head. “Not now. Currently, the Yama Holy Son is very powerful. Xiao Tianyou has also contacted us to join forces and kill him.

According to his information, the Yama Holy Son is now at a critical moment of breaking through to the Void Training stage. Once he enters the Void Training level, probably no one in the entire New Continent could control him anymore.”

“Void Training?” Hearing Ye Junxi’s words, Bai Yixin’s eyes showed a hint of shock, as if those two words had a special magic.

Then he frowned and asked in a puzzled tone, “If the Yama Holy Son really reaches that stage, will our joint efforts even be useful?”

“The path of Void Training isn’t that easy to enter. Besides, this time the Yama Holy Son’s monkey avatar was severely injured, and three Dharma Kings of the Dìyù Gate have fallen. It’s a great opportunity to kill him.” Ye Junxi’s gaze revealed a sense of calm, and his words showed a feeling of being in control. “Moreover, besides Xiao Tianyou and I joining forces, we will also contact Qingyue Yang and Qingyue Ying of the Shadow Corps, Grand Marshal Mu of the Hidden Scale Army, Huntian Mo of the Mountain Armor Army, White Horse Silver Spear of the Cloud Feather Army, and Peerless Divine Spear of the Forest Mountain Army.”

At first, Bai Yixin’s expression was as expected, but when he heard that the ten great legions of Great Qi in the New Continent were also taking action, especially at the mention of White Horse Silver Spear and Peerless Divine Spear, his eyes became serious.

“The armies are involved? Even those two spears are called out?” This was something Bai Yixin never expected. Although the New Continent had both the military and the Patrol Superintendent systems, one dealt with external affairs and the other with internal matters. They usually didn’t interfere with each other and rarely had any overlap.

He never thought that the matter of the Yama Holy Son would bring out the four fierce dragons of the military.

“There are experts in the military.” Ye Junxi said. “But I don’t know if they will dispatch those Canonized Taoists serving in the army for this matter.”

Dao Arts were a very destructive power, and Taoist Priests were humans who mastered this destructive power. Canonized Taoists were powerful Taoist Priests recruited and trained by the Imperial Court. Each of them was registered and under strict supervision, serving only the royal family and the military.

Besides that, no local government could mobilize them.

It could be said that the Canonized Taoists in those four armies were the ultimate guarantee of the New Continent colonies, ensuring they weren’t invaded by the indigenous people from the west.

As for ordinary political struggles or Jianghu conflicts, they wouldn’t deign to participate and never got involved.

“But if the Yama Holy Son reaches the Void Training stage, it would break this balance.” Ye Junxi said. “Perhaps in the end, Canonized Taoists might really take action.”

As he spoke, he took out a square seal from his pocket. “Yixin, I know you’re not convinced, but for the bigger picture, you really can’t move against Zuo Zhicheng now.

However, your mental weakness doesn’t necessarily require killing Zuo Zhicheng to fix.

Most people think our Heavenly River Sect is a newly created sect from decades ago, but they don’t know our sect inherits the Martial Arts of the Heavenly River from eight hundred years ago.

This square seal is one of our sect’s three treasures, the Sun Moon Seal. It was made from the bones of a past Void-Training Master of our sect after his death, imbued with his lifelong Power of Mind and Spirit. If you use this Sun Moon Seal to aid your cultivation, it will be enough to fix your mental weakness.

Moreover, breaking and then fixing it will make your Power of Mind and Spirit more complete, without any weaknesses. After recovery, your strength won’t drop but might even rise. By then, the matter of the Yama Holy Son should be resolved, and you can go challenge Zuo Zhicheng again and defeat him fairly.”

Every word Ye Junxi spoke showed a unique wisdom, as if he clearly understood human feelings, cultivation, and worldly affairs.

Bai Yixin’s eyes shone with a bright light as he listened. He extended both hands and carefully took the Sun Moon Seal Ye Junxi handed to him. “Brother, you see things clearly. I was just so angry at that little beast that hatred blinded me for a moment.”

“As long as you understand.” Ye Junxi nodded. “Next, I need to go to the Northern Wasteland to hunt the Yama Holy Son with them. Starting today, you should go into closed-door cultivation. If you finish early, come to the Northern Wasteland to help me.”

Bai Yixin nodded. He knew that experts like the Yama Holy Son and his brother couldn’t decide the outcome easily. This time, with so many experts gathering in the Northern Wasteland, with all sorts of schemes and vicious methods emerging constantly, it would probably take several months to determine the real winner.

Just as Bai Yixin and Ye Junxi of the Heavenly River Sect were planning their strategies, more than ten days later in Haijing, Zuo Zhicheng also welcomed a mysterious guest he had long been waiting for.