I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 49 - 40: Ruthless

Jiang Yuebai originally intended to stall for time, but unknowingly, she became captivated by the story of Ye Shiming and Lin Jingyue.

Right from the start, she had a certain feeling.

A female general of Yun Country, the undefeated War God, could it be the Wuwei Mountain Man?

"A beauty so enchanting, once seen never forgotten, a day apart feels like madness thinking of her."

Tears welled up in Ye Shiming’s eyes, filled with tragic sorrow.

"I returned victorious, but my father passed with a smile, blaming me for releasing the tiger back to the mountain. My mother followed him in death, crashing into the coffin. The vast Ye Mansion was left with only me, never forgetting her."

"A year later in spring, Cang and Yun Two Countries went to war again, and Emperor Cang ordered me to lead an army of one hundred thousand. It was that night that I received a letter sent by her, after writing hundreds of letters over a year, it was her first reply."

"The letter contained only one sentence, she wrote, ’Spring grass has bloomed, will you marry?’ Filled with joy, I led the army to prepare to surrender to Yun Country. With my parents’ deaths, a mistrustful monarch, and a court filled with strife, I had no attachment to Cang Country. But Lin Jingyue, why did she deceive me, leading me and one hundred thousand troops to be buried here?"

The thunderous cry of battle reverberated across the ancient plains, Jiang Yuebai witnessed the chaos of war, the clash of two armies, warhorses leaping over her head only to be pierced by spears from behind, blood flowing like a river.

"Lin Jingyue, come out! Come out and see me!"

Ye Shiming, while riding, slashed with his Horse-Cutting Saber, but was besieged and fell from his horse, hair disheveled, covered in blood and dirt. A long spear valiantly broke through the siege, the corpses beneath his feet piling up.

Arrows rained down, piercing through to the heart, yet Ye Shiming refused to fall until a general of Yun Country pierced his body with a long spear.

"Lin Jingyue is dead, if you seek her, then go follow her!"

Thud!

As the spear was drawn out, a spray of blood, Ye Shiming finally fell amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, looking at the setting sun on the horizon, ending with tears in his eyes.

"Lin Jingyue, I am ashamed to face the Emperor, ashamed to face the people, ashamed to face the clan, only not ashamed to face you."

With a jolt in her heart, Jiang Yuebai instinctively held onto the "Five Flavors Collection" inside her gown.

The nightmare changed and she returned to the former battlefield. The ghost of Ye Shiming, filled with resentment and sorrow, slowly looked towards Jiang Yuebai.

"I wished to search for her in the Yellow Springs after dying, to live a simple life as a mortal couple in the next life. However, the resentment of one hundred thousand soldiers is too deep, and immortals have moved mountains to suppress and trap me here."

Thick black mist emanated from Ye Shiming, carrying intense cold, pressing towards Jiang Yuebai.

A millennium-old vengeful spirit was not something her Qi Cultivation Third Layer could handle, Jiang Yuebai could only retreat step by step.

"She had feelings for me, surely she was harmed by vile people in Yun Country, which is why she couldn’t keep the appointment here. She must be waiting for me in the Underworld too."

"I have endured here for a thousand years. Finally, the seal broke through, but regrettably, I couldn’t suppress the resentment of the one hundred thousand soldiers that day, causing a snowstorm and exposing myself. It is only a matter of time before those self-righteous immortals find this place. I cannot wait any longer."

The black mist transformed into a long spear, Ye Shiming’s eyes bled tears, viciously tilting his head.

"I intended to find someone elderly and near death, but only you appear frequently here. The two by your side have artifacts for protection. I have no time left, I can only kill you to complete the count to one hundred thousand, then I will be freed and seek her in the Underworld."

In a flash of lightning, Jiang Yuebai took out the book inside her gown and held it high.

"Even if you kill me, you won’t find her!"

Ye Shiming paused in place, his blood-drenched eyes fixated on the two words "Wuwei" on the book.

"Jingyue, did you have a courtesy name?"

"Drinking the five-flavored tea in the meditation forest, the breeze dispels troubles like hemp, my courtesy name is Wuwei."

Jiang Yuebai forced herself to remain calm and quickly said, "If the Wuwei Mountain Man in the book is Lin Jingyue, then she is not dead. She has embarked on the Immortal Path, by now she has transformed and left this realm for another place, and moreover..."

Jiang Yuebai swallowed, "Moreover, she had no affection for you!"

"Nonsense!"

Ye Shiming was furious, and the corpses around Jiang Yuebai suddenly exploded, blood and flesh flying.

Jiang Yuebai, curling up and trembling, took out the copy she had read before and opened it.

"You said you were ashamed to face the Emperor, ashamed to face the people, ashamed to face the clan, but only not ashamed with her. Yet what she said to you was exactly the opposite!"

Jiang Yuebai held up the booklet, showing the line of inked words to Ye Shiming.

[In my life, I was unashamed before the Emperor, unashamed before the people, unashamed before the clan, but I owe one person. Upon questioning my own heart, I feel ashamed, yet still unregretful. The Great Dao is unfeeling, I walk alone, worldly ties come to an end...]

Each word a piercing blow, the black mist surrounding Ye Shiming quaked violently, causing him to stagger back.

"Ashamed, unregretful? The Dao is unfeeling, worldly ties... ended?"

Ye Shiming felt as if struck by lightning, his millennial persistence and belief collapsing in an instant.

Past events reappeared vividly, as if from yesterday, yet all warmth behind, was a bloody knife.

"Lin Jingyue, so the ten thousand soldiers were a gift, you even counted me among them, I was the last one."

Rumble!

Heaven and earth thundered, black clouds surged like tides.

The remaining corpses suddenly decayed into bones, flesh sinking into the earth like mud, verdant grass turning red and growing wildly.

Heaven and earth fractured, tremor unceasing.

"Ye Shiming, you deserve to die..."

"Ye Shiming, give me back my life..."

"Ye Shiming, I’m so wronged!!"

One hundred thousand vengeful souls cried blood, and surging black mist rose from the landscape of bones, transforming into swords, spears, and halberds, piercing Ye Shiming from all directions.

The sound of sharp weapons entering flesh was endless, like never-ending torture, Ye Shiming was gradually consumed by resentment, his eyes blood red, skin peeling to reveal ghastly white bones.

The cold invaded her body, Jiang Yuebai felt her blood coagulate, her Elixir Field Qi Vortex unable to spin, frost inching over her body.

"Ye Shiming, you’ve already caused the deaths of one hundred thousand soldiers, there’s no need to bury me with you. I’m not part of your grievances, let me leave!"

Against the roaring winds, Jiang Yuebai shouted loudly.

Ye Shiming showed no response, Jiang Yuebai’s mind raced.

"Ye Shiming, I too am a cultivator, I can find Lin Jingyue for you, tell her what has happened here, tell her how deep your feelings for her run, so long as you let me leave."

The blood tear-filled eyes trembled slightly, the black mist coiling like a snake up her neck.

Her feet caught by skeletal hands, Jiang Yuebai drew her hatchet and chopped, more skeletons crawling toward her.

"I will keep my word, as long as she exists in this world with me, I will surely find her for you!"

The black mist surged into Ye Shiming’s mouth, nose, and eyes, he let out a harrowing scream, uncontrollable.

Jiang Yuebai, full of unwillingness, chopped through the bones before her, stepped forward to deliver a powerful slash toward Ye Shiming.

The sharpness of Metal shone brightly, tearing a rift in the black mist.

Ye Shiming managed a short gasp, deeply gazing at Jiang Yuebai, he struggled to lift his hand, a glimmer of silver light struck her forehead, driving her out of the dream realm.

The black mist once again surged, completely engulfing Ye Shiming.

The vast land, chilly winds blowing, grass stained with blood, bones lying everywhere.

The Silver Armor General no longer existed, a long spear stood under the blood-red setting sun, the green palace lantern hanging on it swirled in the wind, finally having no place to rest.

Jiang Yuebai took a deep breath and awoke, finding herself in a cave, holding a hatchet, facing Lu Nanzhi who was pressing down on her blood-stained arm.

Blood on the blade, Jiang Yuebai asked in a trembling voice, "Did I hurt you?"

Lu Nanzhi’s brow was furrowed, "This place is dangerous, let’s leave first, then talk."

Heaven and earth trembled, boulders rolled down.

The mountain, on the brink of collapse!