Journey to the End of the Night
Chapter 46 - 46 46 Demon Detection Talisman

46: Chapter 46: Demon Detection Talisman 46: Chapter 46: Demon Detection Talisman A youth with furious eyes as if Baili An had slain his own parents, unsheathed a broken sword from its scabbard, its spirit suddenly visible, thrusting straight toward Baili An’s heart.

A disciple from a Righteous Sect, actually made his move without hesitation, without inquiring about the cause and consequence, set out to kill with his first strike!

The small deer beneath Baili An’s feet bared its teeth in anger.

A pillar of golden light directly shattered the youth’s broken sword into pieces.

Lin Guiyuan had, at some point, removed the gold vine hairpin from his hair, and in the twinkling of light, it transformed into a magnificent golden spear.

The spear tip pointed slightly downward, and a few loose strands of hair fell on Lin Guiyuan’s cheeks, his dark eyes not retaining their previous warmth beneath the falling strands.

The youth whose broken sword was destroyed looked up angrily, his hand gripping the sword hilt and about to throw it to the ground when he wished to speak.

The Gale surged!

The cold-gleaming spear tip was already pointed at the skin of his throat.

Following this, Lin Guiyuan’s unique stuttering speech started to sound, “Within…

within the Mountain Realm, no killing is allowed!”

Cold sweat slid down from the youth’s forehead, and he swallowed hard before saying, “It was he who first took a life, and this happened within Kongcang Mountain; will the Mountain God not intervene?”

Lin Guiyuan replied, “If…

if the father did not interfere, then…

it means…

the person wasn’t killed by him…

him.”

Yang Zhao’s eyes suddenly turned cold, not giving Lin Guiyuan any respect due to his status as a Divine Envoy of the Mountain God, instead speaking with an unfriendly tone, “From your voice, it seems I’ve wronged a good person.”

Lin Guiyuan looked at him and then very seriously nodded.

He gave no reverence for his status as a disciple of the Xijian Sect and said with utmost sincerity, “Yes…

yes, that is so.”

Faced with such provocation, anger surged within Yang Zhao’s eyes.

Beside him, his companion Huang Kang let out a low chuckle and took out a Red Paper Talisman from within his clothes; drawn upon it was a Demon Detection Talisman.

This talisman was not intended for attack but served a special purpose; once it touched a demonic presence, it would inevitably burn to ashes.

It was a common talisman for Cultivators to carry when traveling outside to discern demons and evil spirits.

And there were five types of talismans.

Yellow, red, blue, purple, black.

The deeper the color of the talisman paper, the more powerful it was.

Common disciples used yellow paper talismans but he had started off with a red one.

He sneered as he used his own spiritual power to attract Baili An’s essence, drawing it out to entwine with the talisman paper.

Hiss!

At the center of the red talisman paper, a ball of fire burst forth, devouring the entire talisman at a speed that left the onlookers stunned.

The faster the Demon Detection Talisman burned upon detecting deeper malevolence.

But never before had it happened so…

that the entire talisman instantly burned so completely clean, not even leaving ashes behind.

Even a millennium-old demon could not achieve such a degree.

The Red Paper Demon Detection Talisman could not even withstand a hint of his essence.

Huang Kang’s fingers trembled slightly, and eyes above the mask filled with shock.

Clearly, the situation had surprised even him.

“Indeed…

Indeed he is a monstrous being!

What do you have to say now?” Inside the crowd, the silence that Lin Guiyuan had suppressed exploded once more.

“Kill him!

Kill him!”

“This person hides among us, surely with some schemes in mind!”

Ridiculous—it was clear Baili An had originally suggested leaving this place, yet they were the ones who insisted on not letting go.

“Everyone calm down.” Meng Zifei appeased the crowd’s fervent reactions, speaking still unhurriedly,

“Right or wrong, good or evil should not be judged solely on the basis of a single talisman.

As everyone knows, the Demon Detection Talisman doesn’t just identify evil spirits.

This talisman used on a person from the You Dynasty will also elicit a great reaction, and I see this young man’s cultivation contains an abundance of yin energy, his aura does not resemble that of the Demon Sect, rather it bears a resemblance to that of the You Dynasty.”

Upon these words, the indignant voices around came to a sudden halt, looking at Baili An with hesitation and suspicious gazes.

“This lad is a person from the Central Netherworld?

He doesn’t look the part?”

“What would a person from the You Dynasty be doing at Kongcang Mountain?

Also, didn’t I hear that the You Dynasty has always been on good terms with Tianxi?

If he truly is from the You Dynasty, why would these two disciples of the Tianxi Sword Sect…”

He didn’t utter the rest of the sentence regarding why their hostility was so deep, but it was evident on his face.

“You believe rumors from the pugilist world?

Your information is too outdated.

It’s true the Central Netherworld once had a good relationship with Tianxi, but that’s just the past, maybe now…

enemies meet particularly with eyes of red?”

“So if he truly is from the Central Netherworld, do we still need to…”

No one answered that question.

Even though the You Dynasty did not rank within the three major sect forces, it did not mean that its power was much weaker than Tianxi’s.

The You Dynasty was established in the Central Netherworld, at the intersection of the Yin and Yang realms, guarding a Barrier within the Imperial Palace that leads to the Netherworld year-round.

The existence of the You Dynasty bears a great mission in this world, within the Netherworld lies millions of resentful spirits…

The purpose of the You Dynasty is to suppress these resentful spirits to prevent harm to innocents and avoid catastrophic consequences.

The strength of the You Dynasty is not to be underestimated, even the Tianxi Sword Sect had to tread carefully around them.

For within the Underworld, besides the million resentful spirits, also dwell Heroic Spirits with profound resolve that do not enter the cycle of reincarnation.

The Emperor of the Central Netherworld, Emperor You, is blessed with the unique ability to Summon Yin Realm Heroic Spirits for his own use.

Heroic Spirits possess immortal bodies; during the great battle between the Righteous and Demon paths five hundred years ago, numerous casualties fell from the Three Sects, and swords were shattered in grievance, but only the Heroic Spirits of the Central Netherworld, after a brief slumber, could wake up once again.

Everyone present knew well enough not to offend someone from the Central Netherworld, and their emperor, Emperor You, was an extremely protective character.

No matter how insignificant a person coming out of the Central Netherworld might seem, if provoked…

It’s possible they could be of Royal Bloodline, and the consequence would be a sky-full of terrifying Fierce Ghosts seeking vengeance, with no place to escape when the time comes.

Baili An glanced at Young Master Meng without a noticeable change in his expression, initially thinking this Young Master Meng who had stopped him from leaving might harbor ulterior motives, yet at this moment unexpectedly spoke up to clear his name.

Was this genuine kindness?

Or was it calculating an even bigger scheme?

Baili An did not know at the moment.

He looked around at the people that Lin Guiyuan had gathered into the Mountain Realm, feeling a trace of cold in his heart.

He had been asleep for hundreds of years.

What had become of this Mortal World nowadays?

He was not averse to those who detest evil and act impulsively, for although such people mess things up easily, they still have a spirit of righteousness within them.

But these people before him were merely wielding the guise of justice, to gain profit by accusing others.

Whether he was a demon didn’t matter to them.

They even forgot that their pursuit was originally based on the possibility of him killing sixteen innocent people.

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