met free Chapter 1045 [The Untamed 19]
Chapter 1045 [The Untamed 19]
Lan Wangji bowed respectfully when he saw Lan Yi. Wei Wuxian had also heard of this senior and knew that she was the creator of the String Killing Technique and the only female head of the Lan family. There had been rumors that she had passed away long ago, but he didn't expect that she was still alive.
Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian came this time mainly to ask about the Yin Iron. After hearing this, Lan Yi was silent for a moment, then took out a piece of Yin Iron from his arms, stared at it, and seemed to be immersed in deep memories.
Hundreds of years ago, the Yiling mass grave was not as desolate and horrifying as it is today, but a beautiful fairy mountain. At that time, Xue Chonghai was highly respected by the world as the most powerful national master. However, he had evil thoughts and used Yin iron to absorb resentment and performed inhumane sacrificial rituals with living people as sacrifices.
Not only that, Xue Chonghai also controlled an ancient demon beast, the Slaughtering Black Tortoise, and let it wreak havoc everywhere, slaughtering all the sects of the immortals. This demon beast was extremely ferocious, and wherever it went, all the lives were destroyed and the place was in a mess.
Faced with such a tragic situation, the five great families finally could no longer bear it and decided to unite to fight against Xue Chonghai. After a thrilling battle, they finally succeeded in killing Xue Chonghai and ended this terrible disaster.
However, this war brought a devastating blow to the Yiling Fairy Mountain. The once fairy mountain has since turned into a desolate mass grave and a gathering place for resentment and wronged souls.
What's even more terrifying is that the Yin Iron itself has spirituality, and because it has devoured the spiritual consciousness of a large number of living people for a long time, it has deep resentment and is difficult to eliminate. Faced with such a difficult situation, the five major families, after careful consideration, decided to take an extreme method to suppress the Yin Iron.
They tore the Yin Iron into countless pieces and placed them in the places with the most abundant spiritual veins in the four directions. The purpose of doing so was, on the one hand, to use the powerful force of the spiritual veins to suppress the resentment of the Yin Iron, and on the other hand, to prevent the fragments of the Yin Iron from gathering together again and causing a greater disaster.
In order to prevent future generations from repeating the same mistakes, the five great families reached an agreement: from now on, they would never mention the matter of Yin Iron to anyone again. This secret was deeply buried in the dust of history, as if it had never existed.
However, fate is always full of drama. Lan Yi, who has always pursued innovation, accidentally learned about the existence of Yin Iron while chatting with his close friend Baoshan Sanren. This news was like a flash of lightning that broke through the night sky, instantly igniting the fire of curiosity deep in Lan Yi's heart.
Unable to suppress her desire to explore the unknown, she immediately returned to the Lan family and searched for information about Yin Iron. After some hard work, Lan Yi finally found a key clue in the family's ancient books: a piece of Yin Iron was sealed in the Lan family's Hantan Cave.
Lan Yi was overjoyed, thinking this was a great opportunity to purify the Yin Iron and eliminate its resentment. However, her close friend Bao Shan San Ren expressed concern about her decision and tried his best to dissuade her from touching this taboo. But Lan Yi was so overwhelmed by her passion for exploration that she simply ignored any advice and resolutely went to Hantan Cave to unlock the seal of the Yin Iron fragment.
However, the development of the matter was completely beyond Lan Yi's expectations. The moment the Yin Iron fragments came into contact with the outside world, they suddenly erupted with a powerful backlash force, like a ferocious beast, opening its bloody mouth and pouncing on Lan Yi. Lan Yi was caught off guard and was severely injured by this force, and his life was in danger.
At the critical moment of life and death, Lan Yi showed amazing willpower and determination. She did not hesitate to use her spiritual consciousness to reseal the fragments of Yin Iron to protect herself and the people around her from harm. Although she successfully contained the backlash of Yin Iron, Lan Yi also paid a heavy price for it - her spiritual consciousness was closely connected with Yin Iron, and she could not leave Hantan Cave for the rest of her life.
Lan Yi said slowly: "For many years, I have guarded this place with my spiritual consciousness, and no one has been able to easily set foot in the Lan family's forbidden area since then." Her voice was calm and firm, as if she was telling a long and difficult history.
When Wei Wuxian heard this, his heart was moved. He knew that Baoshan Sanren was the master of his mother Cangse Sanren, and he had always been curious about the ending of this master. So, he couldn't help but ask, "Then what about the master..."
Lan Yi seemed to have guessed Wei Wuxian’s question, and couldn’t help but sigh: "Time flies, I didn’t expect that after so much time has passed, Baoshan Sanren actually has a disciple." There was a hint of melancholy in her words.
Wei WuXian nodded and continued to ask, “Then where is the Grandmaster now?”
Lan Yi was silent for a moment, then said slowly: "Unfortunately, ever since I caused such a disaster, Baoshan Sanren has lived in seclusion, and I have no face to look for her anymore." Her tone was full of regret and self-blame.
Lan Wangji was listening quietly at the side, and suddenly interrupted: "Then is it because of your summons that we can enter this place this time?"
Lan Yi shook his head and explained, "That's not the case. For the past hundred years, my spiritual power has been suppressing the Yin Iron and maintaining the barrier of the back mountain. However, in the past ten years, the Yin Iron has shown signs of restlessness, and my spiritual awareness has become weaker and weaker. I'm afraid that the resentment of the Yin Iron has infected the water."
Wei Wuxian's face turned serious when he heard this. He realized that the Yin Iron's unusual movement might bring unexpected consequences.
Lan Yi continued to speculate: "In my opinion, the reason why Yin Iron is so eager to move is probably because other Yin Iron fragments have appeared in the world."
Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji looked at each other, and the doubts in their hearts instantly dissipated. It turned out that the cultivator whose soul they saw last time was made into a puppet by someone imitating Xue Chonghai's method!
Lan Yi said slowly, since the seal was unlocked, the Yin Iron fragments seemed to be awakened and resonated with each other. And this Yin Iron is a natural spiritual thing, the power it contains is extremely strong and difficult to completely eliminate. What's more difficult is that once the Yin Iron breaks into pieces, the resentment in it will overflow, making it inevitable that demons will emerge in the buried place.
The only way to completely resolve this hidden danger is to retrieve all the scattered pieces of Yin Iron fragments and suppress them forever in the cold pond.
However, Lan Yi showed regret. She knew that her time was up and she could no longer complete this difficult task in person. Seeing this, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji knelt down and kowtowed, solemnly assuring Lan Yi that they would fulfill their mission and complete Lan Yi's request.
Lan Yi looked at the two people in front of her with a relieved smile on her face. Her figure gradually became blurred, and finally turned into a wisp of smoke, slowly drifting in the air. At the same time, a piece of Yin Iron fragment fell from the smoke and lay quietly on the ground.