JSCMU-Chapter 50: Spirit Beast Riot

Yun Jin’s sudden agreement left Lin Ya momentarily stunned. He had assumed Yun Jin didn’t understand the stakes and was just about to speak up.

But Zhao Wuji spoke calmly, “Lin Ya, even your own disciple is wary of this so-called evil aura. Why do you keep objecting so strongly? Though rare, if a person with evil aura does appear, they won’t just be a threat to our Tianxing Sect. Should they be allowed to cultivate and grow stronger, they would become a disaster for the entire cultivation world. Besides Yun Jin, I’m sure others are also uneasy. To eliminate such concerns, this test is absolutely necessary.”

“What Master says is absolutely right. If there really is someone with evil aura, this is the perfect time to find them. If not, then everyone can rest easy,” Gu Jinghong added.

Lin Ya looked at the other peak masters.

Some of them looked like they wanted to speak but ultimately held their tongues.

A few others even showed blatant schadenfreude.

Clearly.

Several people already knew exactly who this setup was targeting.

So what if they knew?

Right now, Yun Jin still wasn’t worth it for them to openly go against Zhao Wuji.

Lin Ya’s heart sank to the bottom.

Worry crept onto the faces of Yue Zhao and the others.

Only Yue Zhao,

Looking at Yun Jin’s utterly fearless appearance, he had a strange feeling.

With their little junior sister’s personality… could she really suffer a loss?

She had just joined the sect for a few days, and she had already offended the Sect Master’s entire faction.

Yet from beginning to end, in every confrontation, she never seemed to lose.

This time…

Could she already be prepared?

Yue Zhao couldn’t help but glance at Yun Jin.

Yun Jin had a very worried expression. “Senior Brother Gu is absolutely right! If that person carrying evil aura is allowed to grow up, they’ll definitely become a great demonic villain threatening the entire cultivation world! Someone like that must be found as soon as possible. In my opinion, if such a person really exists in the sect, we can’t just banish them lightly. We should flay them alive, strip their bones, toss them into the alchemy furnace and burn them to ashes, then cast those ashes into the Abyssal Sea! That way their existence won’t contaminate this pure world!”

Gu Jinghong nearly burst out laughing.

He looked at Yun Jin with undisguised mockery.

Listening to little junior sister complain, he thought Yun Jin must’ve been some dangerous schemer.

But as it turned out, she was just a complete fool.

Eldest Senior Brother merely lacked strategy, that’s why he lost to this idiot.

But now it was his turn.

He would make Yun Jin understand what it meant to offend the Sect Master’s faction.

Gu Jinghong hid the contempt in his eyes and smiled. “Yun Jin is right. If we do identify the person with evil aura, we’ll deal with them exactly as she said. Throw them into the Abyssal Sea, let not even their bones remain.”

“Mhm mhm.” Yun Jin nodded eagerly. “Then let’s quickly bring out the spirit beasts to identify the culprit! Just thinking that someone so wicked might be hiding among us makes me terrified!”

A barely visible smile curved Zhao Wuji’s lips. He said, “Elder Ling, we’ll have to trouble you to bring out a few of the frenzied spirit beasts so we can see what’s going on.”

“Very well,” Ling Fei replied, turning back to the Spirit Beast Pavilion.

Ye Danxia watched Yun Jin’s frightened expression and couldn’t help lowering her head.

She was afraid if she didn’t, she might laugh out loud and let Yun Jin hear.

Hahaha.

She couldn’t wait to see what expression Yun Jin would make when the spirit beasts identified her as the one carrying evil aura.

It would definitely be priceless.

Ye Danxia worked hard to hide the malice tugging at the corners of her mouth.

Yun Jin, oh Yun Jin.

Even if you don’t die this time, you’ll be skinned alive. All the humiliation I’ve suffered these past few days, I’ll make you repay it all!

Very soon.

Ling Fei returned, bringing five spirit beasts. One was at the Foundation Establishment Stage; the others were all at the Qi Refining Stage.

These five beasts were unusually agitated, their pupils glowing with a strange red light. They roared and thrashed constantly. If they weren’t low in cultivation and relatively easy to control, even Ling Fei would’ve had trouble.

As Ling Fei led them closer to the plaza, their howls grew louder.

Gu Jinghong immediately wore a worried look. “Elder Ling’s spirit beasts are usually very docile. It’s been years since anything like this happened. If they’re acting strangely now, there must be something wrong in this plaza.”

“Second Senior Brother, we should let the spirit beasts identify the culprit quickly. This is getting really scary,” Ye Danxia urged.

She really couldn’t wait any longer!

“Exactly!” Yun Jin chimed in. “Just the thought of such a terrifying person hiding among us makes my heart race. If we don’t find them soon, I won’t be able to sleep at night!”

Zhao Wuji’s gaze shifted slightly. He said calmly, “Elder Ling, let’s begin. For now, remove the restraints on the spirit beasts and let’s see how they react.”

Ling Fei nodded.

They were just low-level spirit beasts. Even if control was lost, they could be easily subdued.

If it meant identifying the one with evil aura, then it had to be done.

Ling Fei was about to release them one by one,

But Gu Jinghong quickly interrupted, “Elder, release them all at once! If it’s just one spirit beast, the result might not be reliable. But if several spirit beasts all rush at the same person, then we’ll know for sure!”

“Good idea. Let’s proceed that way,” Zhao Wuji agreed.

Ling Fei thought for a moment, then didn’t object.

He reached out and calmly patted each spirit beast on the head.

Around each spirit beast’s neck was a golden collar, beast-taming rings that kept them restrained. At his touch, the rings fell off.

The five spirit beasts’ eyes grew even redder.

In that instant, their eyes turned blood-red.

It was as if something was tormenting them, their howling grew even more frenzied.

The Foundation Establishment Stage beast already locked onto the lower-tier disciples in the crowd with a fierce gaze.

It could sense the presence of that irritating aura among them.

Where?

Who?

The frenzied spirit beasts were truly terrifying to behold.

The Qi Refining disciples being stared at were visibly afraid.

These beasts may have low cultivation, but… so did they!

If they got caught in the charge, injury would almost be certain.

And the idea of an “evil” person? That sounded terrifying.

Even though most of them were confident it wasn’t them,

They still couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.

What if it was them? That vague fear grew stronger.

Just as tension blanketed the entire square,

Suddenly,

The Foundation Establishment spirit beast seemed to have found its target.

It twisted its head sharply, locked eyes on someone, and with a furious roar, charged straight toward them.

The several Qi Refining spirit beasts also followed closely behind.

The plaza instantly fell into chaos.

Only Ye Danxia revealed a triumphant smile.

The direction in which the spirit beasts charged was exactly where Yun Jin was standing.

Soon, once Yun Jin was identified as the one carrying evil aura, we’ll see what else she has to say!

As for herself, at that time, she would probably have no choice but to kindly comfort Yun Jin a little.