Before James could say anything, Biefren lifted his hands and pushed his palms forward in the direction of the cauldron. The blazing fire heating the cauldron changed from the color red to purple. The blue liquid inside turned into a shade of purplish-blue. Blue vapor rose from the cauldron as the temperature of the liquid increased steadily. James knitted his brows. “Mr. Biefren, what are you…” At that moment, Biefren opened his mouth. A core glowing with a purplish-gold light came out of his mouth. It was as big as the size of a fist. “Mr. Biefren!” James shouted anxiously, “I donʼt need to learn the Chaos Yin-Yang Eyes if this is the only way to do it!” James rushed forward to stop Biefren, but he was shoved backward by a burst of reddish-blue power. James steadied himself in the distance and coughed up some blood. He was caught off guard by the immense force. In that split second, Biefren had dumped the purplish-gold core into the hot cauldron. “No!” James yelle
No one knew how cruel and calculative Yukha could be, but Yrian did. Unlike her beautiful appearance, Yukha was a cold-hearted, highly intelligent Eight-Star Combat Power cultivator. She knew about James’ personality well too. Yukha probably did not inform James about the rare and precious materials required to learn the Chaos Yin-Yang Eyes. Instead, she used a sly and indirect method to guide him into achieving their goal. When he found out Yukha had led James to the Leviathan Forest, Yrian had been getting a foreboding feeling that Yukha was up to something. Yrian thought that Yukha would at most instruct James to kill some spirit beasts. Then, James should injure Biefren and Zenithal Roc Matron, who came looking for James to get revenge for their people. With the Ying Worldʼs power and status, they would be able to resolve almost any issue with the spirit beasts anyway. Shockingly, Yukha seemed to have plotted for James to eliminate Biefren. This was a bad move in ever
Biefrenʼs smile broadened. “So, you’re a human?” James sighed softly and nodded. “That explains a lot.” Biefren gave a slight nod. “Humans have emotions and desires. They can be affected by both evil and kind thoughts. “Although we are meeting for the first time, I can see that you are a loyal and caring person.” James remained silent. “You and I are mere strangers. We donʼt bear any grudges or ill feelings for the other person.” Biefren continued, “It might have been strange for me to do this when we had only met briefly for the first time. “However, I had no other options. I wasnʼt forced to do it because of you. It is simply my fate that I have to meet my end here.” James knitted his brows. “Who decided on this? Why must you give up on your life like this?” “Most of the time, a person’s fate has been set in stone.” Biefren sighed. “At first, I thought I could change my fate. “Yet, when I heard about you surviving Tai Chiʼs Upper Three Calamities, I knew I wouldn’
James had a puzzled look on his face. “We, the spirit beasts, are oppressed by Tai Chiʼs governance.” Biefren was infuriated as he recalled those memories. “She only allowed regular beings to learn and assume the human form. Those beings were also given equal rights to train for their cultivation. “Yet, the spirit beasts were denied the right to assume the human form. She even deemed us to be cultivation resources. “Tai Chi wasnʼt a human being, to begin with. “She was formed from a black fish and a white fish which had succeeded in their training. How could she do this to us, considering her origin?” Biefren let out a deep sigh. “In the Tai Chi World, other cultivators would hunt us for our cores. “Once they take a core, the spirit beast will disappear forever. We wouldnʼt even have a chance to be reborn again.” James narrowed his eyes. “It happens to the monsters too.” “It’s different for monsters.” Biefren shook his head. “Once the monsters devour up to a certain a
Biefren furrowed his brows. “The Forladtt Land is an exotic space?” James nodded. Then, he briefly shared some details about the Forladtt Land and the bet. After listening to James’ explanation, Biefren mused, “That means you have reached a certain level of power to take Tai Chi on for a battle.” “That’s why you should do it now, Mr. Biefren.” James said firmly, “Take back your core. Even though the core may be damaged and you may lose part of your powers, it is still sufficient to keep you alive. “I’ll bring you all to the Forladtt Land, where the Law of Tai Chi will no longer be in power. “With the abundance of various energies in that space, it’ll be easy for you to achieve the Daeclon Rank there.” As Biefren paused thoughtfully, James swiftly lifted his hand and channeled a beam of black and white light. Jamesʼ light pushed the purplish-black light beam toward Biefren. In a flash, Biefren radiated a tremendous amount of energy, sending the purplish-black energy back
“Listen to me.” Biefren began in a soft voice, “I didnʼt do this on impulse. This is for you, our children, and all spirit beasts. “James is a trustworthy man. That is why I am willing to give up my life in exchange for his protection over our kind.” The Zenithal Roc Matron argued, “If we enter the Forladtt Land, we can still…” “It’s not that simple. We were destined to be other cultivatorsʼ training resources.” Biefren cut her off. “Do you really think we can change our fate so easily if we just learn how to assume the human form and feel human emotions?“James is a kind-hearted man. He was willing to give up learning the Chaos Yin-Yang Eyes to save our lives. “However, do you think all of the Ying Worldʼs cultivators will agree with his stance? You mustn’t forget. The Chosen One is also their one last hope. “If James won’t do it, Yukha will come for us instead. Even if we managed to ward off Yukhaʼs attacks, could we hold up against the Yin Ancestral God, Hadorʼs attack?
Coincidentally, James had finished absorbing the purplish-black lights. He teleported and re-emerged in the spot where Biefren stood earlier. Then, James quickly unleashed a black and white energy that extended toward the sky. The energy caught all of Biefrenʼs broken body fragments swept away by the wind. Just then, countless purplish-gold sparks appeared in the air. Those sparks started flying away swiftly in different directions. James furrowed his brows. He immediately performed the Dawnblaze Form and the Terrastride Step to catch up to the purplish-gold sparks. Unfortunately, the sparks seemed to be traveling at a faster speed than James had expected. He swiftly took six steps, halting time and the sparksʼ movement. Then, James collected all the purplish-gold sparks by performing the Dawnblaze Form. The Zenithal Roc Matron had a look of bewilderment on her face as she watched James move across the sky for the sparks. When James was eventually done and reappeared befo
James fell silent. Biefren willingly offered up his core, and nobody forced him. Therefore, revenge was not an option.Yukha was the most despicable of them. It was clear she had been secretly instigating, but nothing could be done against her.Yrian looked at James and said, “The road of cultivation is full of thorns. Not only does one need a strong will, but one must also be decisive enough to make hard decisions…”James interrupted him, saying, “More like decisiveness to do whatever it takes for your interest. I just met Biefren, but he gave me his life. I’m afraid nobody would believe that he did this willingly.”Syrian sighed softly, “Yukha is a wise guy. He sacrificed his life, knowing it would kill two birds with one stone.”James looked at Yrian and said, “I just want to confirm one thing. If I didn’t want his core, would he still have died?”Yrian nodded, saying, “Yukha and the Grand Patriarch would disagree. After all, you’re the Ying World’s hope.”After a brief pause