Chapter 201: Witnessed by Heaven and Earth

“How can this sacrifice be completed?” Lü Yang frowned. He had a bad feeling that this sacrifice could not be very simple, and it might require a great price.

“To make a sacrifice to the Mountaintop Demon, a virgin boy or girl is needed. They must lie naked in the human-shaped pit on the altar and offer their body to the Mountaintop Demon. After receiving the sacrifice, the Mountaintop Demon will recall all the Wanderers, and your classmates will come back to life…” Gu Zheng went on explaining.

“How do you know about this?” Lü Yang asked Gu Zheng again.

“Because, I and… them are all together…” Gu Zheng answered Lü Yang only after remaining silent for a while.

“Those Wanderers?” Lü Yang knew who Gu Zheng meant by “them,” but he still confirmed it with him.

“I am a bit different from them. I have always moved between the human world and the Mysterious Domain… Unlike them, who wander aimlessly in the Mysterious Domain, you can trust me. I recognize your soul. Last night, I was the one who saved you from them.” Gu Zheng continued speaking.

“You know about the Mysterious Domain!?” Regarding the Mysterious Domain, Lü Yang had many things he wanted to understand. Gu Zheng had always moved between the Mysterious Domain and the human world and was quite old, so he could surely answer many of Lü Yang’s questions.

“I know.” Gu Zheng nodded.

“Is Han Cheng with you all? He has the ability to change faces, just like you…” Lü Yang instinctively asked Gu Zheng about this matter. He had just heard about Faceless Persons in the previous Mysterious Domain and did not expect to encounter so many of them in this one.

Their actions were very secretive. Lü Yang wanted to take this opportunity to learn more about them, so that in the future, he would not unexpectedly meet them again in some Mysterious Domain.

“Most of us have always wandered in the Mysterious Domain and are called Wanderers. The bodies of Wanderers are buried in large magnetic mountain veins, absorbing the energy of iron and stone, making them indestructible, but they have no thoughts, are muddled, and only have a certain chance of awakening their intelligence after changing faces…”

“Some people, like me, guard the border between the Mysterious Domain and the human world and are called Guardians… But a very few, by chance, are reincarnated and mix into the vast human world… We call them Betrayers… Han Cheng, whom you mentioned, might be a Betrayer?” Gu Zheng seemed not to know Han Cheng and only gave Lü Yang a general explanation.

“You Guardians and those Betrayers live in the human world; aren’t you afraid of the noisy sounds in the world?” Lü Yang tried to probe Gu Zheng. Screaming only provided a temporary solution for dealing with these Faceless Persons. Lü Yang wanted to know their weaknesses more thoroughly; otherwise, he would still be helpless when facing them next time.

“Only Wanderers are sensitive to sound. Guardians’ bodies have already become soft, with a face fully fused to the body, and they have normal vision, smell, and taste. Their hearing has degraded to be no different from ordinary people’s. We can blend into the human world very well and will not be noticed at all…”

The Ancestral Hall suddenly shook. Lü Yang was caught off guard and almost fell to the ground but was supported by Gu Zheng’s outstretched hand.

“What happened? An earthquake?” The girls began to talk among themselves.

“After Betrayers are reincarnated, they don’t have this problem at all… Time is running out! I can’t explain more to you! The mountain is starting to tremble; this is the Mountaintop Demon getting angry! If we don’t start the sacrifice soon, you will all die on Millstone Mountain!” Gu Zheng anxiously urged Lü Yang several times.

“You said the sacrifice needs a virgin girl’s body?” Lü Yang confirmed with Gu Zheng again. He finally understood why those Faceless Persons… the Wanderers… stripped the girls’ clothes one by one and examined their private parts: it was to find a virgin body that could be sacrificed to the Mountaintop Demon.

Those who were not virgins had their faces cut off and were thrown into the Ancestral Hall. Those who were virgins would suffer a worse fate: they would be sacrificed to the Mountaintop Demon.

Earlier, Lü Yang had checked the private parts of most of the girls in the class and found not a single virgin. No wonder the sacrifice had not started yet. He had heard before that there were basically no virgins in university, but he had not quite believed it. This time, he personally verified it.

Well, except for Lin Yin…

Yi Ya… uh… he hadn’t checked, so he didn’t know… She should still be one, right?

“Yes! But it doesn’t necessarily have to be a virgin girl; a virgin boy will also work. The Mountaintop Demon must always remain a virgin; otherwise, it will be swallowed by darkness…” Gu Zheng answered Lü Yang’s question.

“What will happen to the person who offers their body to the Mountaintop Demon?” Lü Yang then asked Gu Zheng. At that moment, the Ancestral Hall shook violently again, and the women screamed as they ran over.

“This… should… be equivalent to… death, right? Only the sacrificed one would know…” Gu Zheng hesitated, seeming not very sure.

“Is that so?”

Lü Yang felt quite troubled now. If everything Gu Zheng said was true, then to end this Mysterious Domain, the sacrifice to the Mountaintop Demon must be completed. However, the sacrifice meant that one of these people must give up their life.

And it had to be a virgin girl or boy.

A girl’s virginity could be checked, but how could a boy’s virginity be verified? Wasn’t that nonsense?

He definitely couldn’t let Yi Ya be sacrificed…

But… let Lin Yin be sacrificed?

Lü Yang could not make that decision for Lin Yin.

“If no one is willing to be sacrificed! Once the Mountaintop Demon gets angry, the entire Millstone Mountain will be destroyed! None of you will leave here alive!” Gu Zheng’s face was full of worry and anxiety.

As soon as Gu Zheng finished speaking, the entire Ancestral Hall and the ground shook even more violently, making it almost impossible to stand steadily. The women screamed loudly; it seemed Gu Zheng’s words were not false.

“Quick, leave this place!”

With a loud shout, a big hand, a very strong arm, supported “Lin Yin’s” body, forcibly pulled “her” out of the Ancestral Hall, and pushed “her” to the open ground outside.

It was Gong Jian. After forcefully pulling “Lin Yin” out, he turned and rushed back into the Ancestral Hall, but the others had already run out screaming one after another.

“Decide quickly! There’s no time!”

Gu Zheng shouted to “Lin Yin.” He seemed to know that among this group of people, “she” was the real leader, the one who could make the decision.

“I’ll go! I… am still a… virgin…” Lü Yang had to grit his teeth and make a decision. In the urgency of the moment, he almost said “virgin boy” instead of “virgin girl.”

There was no other way. He had to choose between Lin Yin and Yi Ya; he couldn’t let Yi Ya go, could he?

He wondered if the strengthened soul of an Intermediate Gui User could overcome the powerful Mountaintop Demon…

“Does it absolutely have to be a virgin offering their life!?” Gong Jian’s voice rang out. He pulled Gong Xue as he ran back from the Ancestral Hall entrance and loudly asked Gu Zheng.

“Yes! If you want the others to survive, this is the only way! Someone with a virgin body must sacrifice themselves!” Gu Zheng loudly replied to Gong Jian.

“What… are you all talking about?” Gong Xue, who was pulled over by Gong Jian, looked at Gu Zheng with a confused expression.

“Yinyin, I love you!”

Gong Jian suddenly rushed in front of “Lin Yin,” grabbed “her” hand, and knelt on one knee before “her.”

“Xiao Jian, what are you doing?” Looking at Gong Jian’s expression, Gong Xue seemed to realize something.

“Yinyin, I love you! From the first moment I saw you, I deeply fell in love with you, for no reason!”

“Don’t say these things…” Lü Yang replied very awkwardly to Gong Jian, trying to break free from his grip, but it was held too tightly and he couldn’t break away.

This was the first time in Lü Yang’s life that a boy had grabbed him and confessed his love. It was utterly embarrassing.

Yi Ya was much prettier than Lin Yin; why hadn’t he fallen in love with Yi Ya at first sight but instead fell for Lin Yin? It seemed that things like “love at first sight” really existed in this world.

“No! I must say it! If I don’t say it now, there will be no chance! Whether you believe it or not, my heart for you is witnessed by heaven and earth! I’m not good at expressing myself, and I know you will likely reject me! But I will prove to you now that in this world, I am the one who truly loves you and loves you the most! For you, I can give everything I have! Even… including my life!” Gong Jian did not wait for “Lin Yin” to speak and continued shouting, giving “her” no chance to reply.

Gong Jian’s emotions were very intense at that moment; his voice was somewhat hoarse and slightly choked. The rain drenched his face, making it hard to tell if there were tears mixed in.

“Xiao Jian, are you crazy!?” Gong Xue came over and quickly reached out to pull Gong Jian.

“You don’t have to do that; maybe there’s another way…” Lü Yang also spoke up to stop Gong Jian. He was not Lin Yin; he could not accept Gong Jian’s sacrificial love on Lin Yin’s behalf.

“Sis! Look! What’s happening over there!?” Gong Jian suddenly pointed behind Gong Xue and shouted loudly.

Gong Xue instinctively turned her head…

Gong Jian deeply kissed “Lin Yin’s” hand, then stood up, suddenly pushed Gong Xue away, turned, and ran toward the altar…

“Sis! I’m sorry! Take care of Mom and Dad for me! Take care of Yinyin!” Gong Jian’s voice was even hoarser.

“No!!!”

Gong Xue was pushed to the ground. After managing to get up, she chased after him like mad. Everyone else also chased after him, but Gong Jian ran very fast. As he ran, he took off all his clothes, quickly climbed onto the altar, and lay down in the human-shaped pit.

All the Wanderers seemed to sense something at the same time and moved together toward the altar.

A lightning bolt as thick as a bucket struck down from the sky. The air smelled burnt, and the ground shook violently. For a moment, the mountains crumbled and the earth split; no one could stand steadily anymore, and everyone fell to the ground together.

The altar rose into the air, instantly leaving the ground and reaching a height of over ten meters…