Chapter 2665 - 2727: Killing Bunong
Thus, Aliza became the way he is now. He didn’t come every day because there were things to do in the village, and Aliza didn’t want the villagers to suspect him. After all, his cultivation would take a long time, preventing him from working, so he changed to sneaking out of the village during the quiet hours of the night. This way, people wouldn’t notice, and even if they did notice he wasn’t in his room, he could claim he had gone to the toilet.
Anyway, no one discovered anything all year, except for Li Yifei. As soon as he arrived in the village, he noticed Aliza’s abnormality and tracked it down. The critical point was that the latter couldn’t beat him, so the truth was revealed.
The cultivation method of the Fire Sect is very unique and sinister. After inheriting the lowest level corpse using a special method, Aliza could transform and gain infinite power after transforming each day. At that moment, he was invincible, able to feel this power within him, shattering mountains and breaking stones!
But this technique also has drawbacks because it involves comprehending life and death, researching death, and understanding death. Over time, a person’s mind starts having problems. If their psychological quality isn’t strong enough, more severe issues like anger will occur, followed by heart demons.
These are all recorded in the Fire Sect’s booklet and are a concern for every generation of sect leaders. They haven’t found a way to resolve them, so the end of each sect leader isn’t good, and the result of each generation of disciples practicing to the end isn’t good either.
This is fundamentally a cultivation method using oneself as both worm and alchemy furnace. Li Yifei listened with chills in his heart, no wonder there are no worm or poison insect remnants left here because these people are the most evil worms, the most poisonous things.
Returning to the technique, the more one cultivates, the easier it is to lose humanity. Hence, every generation of sect leaders dies by suicide, a seemingly traditional practice. The entire Fire Sect also hides away, not coming out. Of course, this isn’t the key point; the key issue is... when it came to the previous generation sect leader, he suddenly felt the whole Fire Sect was hopeless. So many previous generations couldn’t figure it out, and his generation couldn’t either. Therefore, he gathered all disciples and made a difficult decision: everyone—suicide, bathe, dress in fine clothes, and then start dying, batch by batch, one batch after another.
This scene sounds extremely evil and terrifying, and it was the same at the time. Those Fire Sect disciples followed orders and died, generation after generation, attempting to gain immortality after death because the sect leader at the time clearly tricked them. They pursued ’immortality’ while alive and failed, thinking perhaps only after death could they pursue it since every method tried while alive failed, only to see if after death, a way could be found.
In fact, everyone committed suicide, pursuing eternal relief after death, while that generation’s sect leader retained his corpse following past methods, hoping future generations would inherit the Fire Sect. His purpose is unknown, but he clearly wanted to survive.
Putting aside this behavior, Aliza came here to receive this inheritance, otherwise, even if he entered, he’d obtain nothing. The Fire Sect values cultivation without external force, emphasizing comprehension of life and death besides techniques; they have little else.
Aliza didn’t care about life’s death, mental issues; given a chance to change fate, he desperately seized it and quickly began cultivating, gaining occasional rewards. After inheriting the previous sect leader’s shell, Aliza instantly grew extremely strong.
Li Yifei breathed heavily after hearing this, such a sect, such a cultivation method was unheard of. The Fire Sect used reverse thinking, researching death before life, unlike ordinary cultivators who cultivate themselves, internal focus, seeking immortality.
Thinking reversely seems like a path too. From a cultivator’s perspective, Li Yifei felt inspired. Records show the last generation sect leader was during the Song Dynasty when society was relatively stable, yet the sect chose collective death amidst despair.
Li Yifei doesn’t plan to research because he knows he is far from the Fire Sect leader’s cultivation height. Exploring the secrets of death now would set a heart demon, hindering cultivation, although he knows the cultivation path is long and has an unknown distance to walk.
Can’t attempt it easily, so just pretend not to have heard, Li Yifei told himself.
Aliza confessed completely, but those booklets themselves turned to ashes after he read them.
This is about the Fire Sect, how Aliza became this way. But Li Yifei wants to know more about what he did to Bunong, so he pressured him. Aliza hesitated before shaking his head, saying, "It wasn’t me, no, it wasn’t me!"
"It was you!" Li Yifei looked sternly at Aliza, threateningly said, "There is no other suspect, and the incident happened only in recent days. Aliza, since you did it, quickly provide the worm removal method, or if Uncle Bunong has an accident, neither will you live."
"I..." Aliza’s expression was pained, shaking his head vigorously, saying, "No, it wasn’t me."
"Your breath is unstable, heartbeat abnormal, eyes evasive, your whole being is sneaky, you tell me it wasn’t you? Aliza, do you really think I won’t kill you?" Li Yifei raised his voice, angrily said.
Aliza’s emotions collapsed; actually, he did it but thought there was a reason. After changing form during cultivation, returning to the village, he acted against Bunong, using a unique method called the Death Force, a form of witchcraft, which normal methods couldn’t detect, thus couldn’t treat.
In Aliza’s view, he was right, justified because he had an argument with Bunong. Bunong aged, village affairs needed management, Miao Ethnic Group’s worm technique needed inheriting, and Aliza was a good candidate. Though it wasn’t significant, Na Yi returned alone. Aliza found her even more beautiful, mature, dressed in a pretty dress, with a delicate face. He didn’t know Na Yi wore some light makeup, but as soon as he saw her, he couldn’t move.
His dead heart revived because he wondered if Na Yi’s relationship with Li Yifei was bad, so she returned. He couldn’t ask directly, internal excitement left him sleepless for days. When Bunong discussed matters with him, Aliza hinted, asked questions. Bunong was somewhat impatient; Aliza boldly said, even though Na Yi had been defiled by another, he, Aliza, didn’t mind; as long as Na Yi agreed, he’d care for her for life, never abandoning her.
He said many such words then, but Bunong was enraged, scolded him. Aliza argued, "Must Na Yi marry an outsider, not me? Bunong, you Miao do not intermarry with Han; you violate ancestor’s teachings!"
"I violate your mother’s teachings; my daughter marries whoever she wishes, nonsense ancestor’s teachings! Now what society is this, keep the good rules, discard the bad!" Bunong said.
Aliza’s eyes glowed red; at that moment, he was normal but had evil thoughts, Bunong dead, he could inherit the village. Even if contenders existed, he could eliminate them, while Bunong agreed, Na Yi would stay. Now so strong, even if Li Yifei returned to fight for Na Yi, Aliza feared not, confident to defeat him.
If links remain, Na Yi isn’t obtainable, then use special methods to acquire, strong shall ignore weak’s lives.
Thus, that night, after transforming, he returned to the village. Though large-bodied, Aliza was agile; he then planted Death Qi into Bunong’s body. Bunong was unwell, invaded by Death Qi; immediately reacted. Only once, Bunong fell completely.
Body worsened, feeling on the verge of death within days,
this was how he framed Bunong and his reason. Li Yifei heard, murderous intent flashed in his eyes. Aliza aimed to seize Na Yi in such despicable ways, intending to kill Bunong, that’s why Li Yifei showed no mercy, utterly disappointed with him.
"The method to save!" Li Yifei coldly asked.
Aliza finished, deflated like a punctured balloon, collapsed on the ground, eyes vacant, said, "Method...I don’t know, I can only harm, haha, kill me if you want, I’ve nothing to say. I inherited the Fire Sect’s legacy, enormously powerful, yet still couldn’t beat you, so what’s left to say?"
"Aliza, how did Bunong treat you? Since childhood, treated like his own. Besides Na Yi, did he demand of you? How could you bear to kill him? How could you bear it? He’s dying, yet you claim not knowing how to save him. Are hearts truly made of flesh? You acted without shame?" Li Yifei said painfully.
Indeed, he had no effective solution to save Bunong, even knowing the cause. But how to expel Death Qi? What is Death Qi?