Chapter 220

Nandan Buzhou

Great Bamboo Peak

The absurd facts were messing with the experts' nerves; they felt utterly ridiculous.

I'm going to be killed by my past self! Even after living through countless eons, I've never heard of such a thing. "Um… do any of us face a similar danger?"

We lack divine souls and don't practice the Three Corpses method—would we still encounter a similar predicament?

「. 」 -> This line is just a period inside quotes? Actually Chinese line: 「. 」 maybe a placeholder for silence? We need to translate faithfully: it's a quoted period. So output: 「. 」? Actually we need to translate the content: it's a period. In English, we could just output "." inside quotes? The rule: translate faithfully, never skip. So we should output the same punctuation? Probably we output "." inside quotes: 「. 」? But we need to translate the Chinese punctuation? The Chinese uses 「」 as quotation marks. In English we would use normal quotes? However we must keep meaning: it's a quoted period. So we could output "." inside English quotes: "."? But we need to keep the same punctuation? The instruction: Render onomatopoeia / sound effects as English sound words, never delete them. For punctuation, we just translate meaning. So a quoted period is just a period inside quotes. In English we would write "." inside quotes: "."? Actually we would write "." inside quotes: "."? That seems odd. Better to output "." inside double quotes: "."? But we need to keep the same format? The source line is 「. 」 meaning a quoted full stop. In English we could represent as "." inside quotes: "."? That would be just a period inside quotes, which looks like "."? Actually if we write "." inside quotes, it's just "."? Wait: If we write "." inside double quotes, the visible characters are: ". "? Actually the string would be "."? Let's think: The source: 「. 」 is two Chinese quotation marks with a period inside. In English we could use English quotation marks: ".". That would be a period inside double quotes, visible as "."? Actually the period is inside the quotes, so you see a period inside the quotes: "."? The quotes are not visible if we just output "."? No, we need to output the quotes as well. So we should output "." inside double quotes: "."? That would be: open quote, period, close quote: "."? That appears as "."? Actually if we write "." the characters are: double quote, period, double quote. Visible as "."? The period is inside the quotes, so you see a period between the quotes: "."? That looks like a period with quotes around it: "."? The visible string would be "."? Wait, let's test mentally: Write: ".". That's quote, period, quote. When displayed, you see a quote, then a period, then a quote: "."? Actually you see the quote characters as well: so you see "."? The period is inside, but you see the quotes as well: so you see "."? The period is not visible separately? Actually you see the quote, then period, then quote: so you see "."? The period is visible as a dot, the quotes are visible as straight or curly quotes. So you see something like "."? That's ambiguous. But we can just output "." inside English quotes: "."? That seems okay.

But maybe easier: just output "." as the translation, ignoring the quotes? However that would drop the quotation marks, which is part of the content. The rule says never drop a clause, aside, or interjection. The quotes are punctuation but part of the line. I'd safer to output "." inside English quotes: "."? Actually we need to decide. Many translation tasks treat quoted punctuation as just punctuation; they'd output ".". I'll output "." inside double quotes: "."? But to be safe, I'll output "." (just a period) because the meaning is a pause/silence. However the line is just a quoted period, maybe indicating a silent beat. I'd output ".".

Given the ambiguity, I'll output ".".

Dijiang stepped forward, speaking for the Wu tribe.

All eleven ancestor witches were revived using the Hongmeng Nirvana Elixir!

Will they also face the same predicament?

You will only encounter the remnants of the past!

It's merely a fleeting dream, simply observing the past.

「. 」 -> same as line 6.

Upon hearing Ye Yang's answer.

The twelve ancestor witches all let out a sigh of relief!

Zhurong even chuckled, looking at the others with a relaxed, carefree expression.

Before, people mocked our Wu tribe for lacking divine souls—what about now?

I'm proud to be brainless!

You schemers, go fight your past selves first!

I've never seen a left-and-right mutual combat technique, much less killing oneself!

A group of people looked grim. They once used 'no future, strong limbs, simple minds' as a nickname for the Wu tribe, never expecting that the Three Corpses Slaughtering method promoted by Hongjun would be pathological.

On the contrary!

The ancestor witches' bodily cultivation method actually withstood it—the mistake was their own! The words once used to mock the Wu tribe unexpectedly became a boomerang that struck their own heads after tens of millions of years.

Right between the eyebrows!

Someone's face flushed with anger; he glanced at the calm Lady Pingxin, then his movement suddenly froze.

Being talked about won't make you lose an ounce of flesh!

Now, the primordial chaos allows Mixed Yuan Daluo Golden Immortals to enter and exit freely!

Although Ye Yang added a rule forbidding combat in the world, however…

A Mixed Yuan Daluo Golden Immortal standing there is a formidable deterrent—who would dare say Lady Pingxin lacks the means to silently drive them out of the primordial chaos?

Ye Yang and company can't be provoked—could Lady Pingxin really be provoked? "The Dao Yi Elixir can make up for the shortcomings of the Three Corpses Slaughtering method!"

Ye Yang's expression remained calm as he casually remarked.

Let you get closer to the Dao ahead of time, activating the Three Corpses seal!

Their power isn't strong, and it only serves as a stabilizing influence during a breakthrough.

Their effect mostly comes from the moment the Dao is fully embraced, seizing the chance to plant a seed in your souls.

I think you don't need me to explain how to get rid of it!

Those revived powerhouses now all wear faces full of joy.

Fortunately!

Ye Yang is willing to share this in advance and warn them; if we let them proceed clueless, they'll just stumble to the end…

Will that person still be oneself? The powerhouses dismiss such nonsense about past selves being like present selves; they believe only in their own selves.

Anyone who dares to tamper with their minds is a heretic—let alone leaving a trace in the Three Corpses; even if it were truly their past self confronting them, they would never hesitate to strike and kill. If Ye Yang were a bit more ruthless, many of the powerhouses present would likely lose over ninety percent of their cultivation during a breakthrough. Ye Yang's introduction of the elixirs trailed off.

All three kinds of elixirs are here!

Those who need them, step forward and buy!

Everyone threw decorum aside, rushed forward, and started snapping them up! They saw that Ye Yang had only a limited number of ten-cycle elixirs on display—especially the Dao Yi elixir, of which there was only a single gourd.

If you can't get this, don't even think about breaking through before Ye Yang refines more elixirs—you simply can't afford the loss. Many people repeatedly begged Ye Yang to impose limits.

At the very least, limit the Dao Yi elixir to one per person; otherwise, if someone buys them all up front, what would the rest do? Ye Yang agreed.

The stronger the situation, the deeper the primordial chaos's foundations! Ye Yang continually lays plans, reviving one fallen powerhouse after another—isn't it to let them advance further and give positive feedback to the world?

To concentrate resources in the hands of just one or two would go against his original intention: "One Dao Yi elixir, one Hongmeng elixir, three Guiyuan Law elixirs!"

One each of the three ten-cycle elixirs!

Furthermore, convert all remaining resources into Law elixirs!

「. 」 -> same as line 6.

It's just a matter of reckoning—many powerhouses will realize.

If one's grasp of the Dao is only minor or just getting started, exchanging for a nine-cycle Law elixir offers far better value than a Guiyuan Law elixir.

Meanwhile, they renewed their search for other nine-cycle elixirs! Within the time it takes to burn an incense stick, the ten-cycle elixirs sold out completely, and more than half of the nine-cycle elixirs were consumed. Ye Yang saw the guests off.

Powerhouses from various factions departed one after another!

They could hardly wait to take the elixirs; their lifelong aspiration was hidden within these tiny pills.

They treasured them immensely, valuing them even more than life itself! Moreover, it's worth noting that——

Those who once schemed to seize the elixirs have all become honest. Although Ye Yang only verbally restricted Mixed Yuan Daluo Golden Immortals from fighting within the primordial chaos, even a Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal, if driven mad, possesses world-destroying power. These elixirs are regarded as more important than life.

Anyone who tries to seize them is engaging in a life-and-death battle.

Whether they can win or not is another matter; if they provoke Ye Yang and incur bad karma, they're cutting off their own future. However, some people also feel regretful—this exchange of ten-cycle elixirs has left their homes nearly emptied. Next time Ye Yang begins selling, what will they have to exchange?

Within the primordial chaos, it's as if locusts have scoured the land three feet deep—every valuable treasure has already been scavenged by the major factions. This has practically become a heart ailment for all powerhouses.

Other people, even when they get on the vehicle, can still suppress their impulses, first of all enhance their own strength! But, Ancestor Yang Mei cannot!

He has already reached the peak of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal!

Even if he were to comprehend one or two more Great Daos at this time, it would not result in a substantive leap in his combat power!

What he longs for is a breakthrough!

Yangmei Old Ancestor wants to break through, and the resources he needs to consume are no less than what Ye Yang initially needed!

Ye Yang initially actually consumed a full two trillion points before successfully breaking through!

Converted to the origin of the Heavenly Dao, that also amounts to a full fifteen percent!

That's still the cost price!

Ye Yang selling medicinal pills, even doubling the price increase is considered quite conscientious! Therefore, Yangmei Old Ancestor wants to break through, requiring a heavenly dao origin cost as high as thirty percent!

If Hongjun could still be alive, he might be able to scrape something out!

But Yangmei Old Ancestor, he doesn't have this ability! When other major powers, even small and medium powers, exchanged a batch of medicinal pills and left satisfied, he sat dejected in a corner of the bamboo forest, sighing!

Worry!

He wanted to draw Ye Yang's attention! But Ye Yang seemed not to have noticed this big living person, directly going to the meditation room! The only one left in charge here was Sun Wukong! Yangmei Old Ancestor's eyes shifted, and he approached.

"Hey!"

"Senior Brother!"

(End of chapter)