Chapter 41 (Part B) – Spirits

(Mustang: Hey guys, this is the first regular release of this week.)

Bi Fan had penetrated a decent distance into the area without facing any problems so far, so he gradually relaxed a bit.

Since it was the Yin Yang Lotus that had guided Bi Fan into this zone, he was sure that the Lotus would ascertain that nothing untoward happened to him.

Once he had entered about thirty meters into the zone, he could feel the real strength of the spirits. He could feel their presence against his body, and he could feel that they were trying to enter into his mind.

The black part of the lotus finally started acting; silky black threads started emerging from Bi Fan’s body and started to absorb the Spirits.

Bi Fan stood there, at the center of a whirlpool, with all the malignant spirits rushing towards him, frantically.

These spirits were formless, invisible. The humans and creatures standing outside the zone couldn’t see them, but Bi Fan could sense their presence.

The Yin Yang Lotus was absorbing the spirits and aura at a maddening rate. The Black petals were assimilating those evil spirits whereas the White petals were in charge of absorbing the Aura.

Bi Fan could sense that the aura surrounding him was now thinning out, so Bi Fan decided to walk a little deeper into the Abyss, as some of the spirits might have decided to stay away from the demons.

Bi Fan was aware, that the demons and humans, who were waiting and watching from the outside, may cause his some trouble later, in fact, he considered a fight to be inevitable and unavoidable upon his return.

Bi Fan could sense the enthusiasm with which the Yin Yang Lotus was absorbing the Aura, and he felt that it was best to let the Lotus take its time.

Bi Fan continued to walk deeper into that forbidden zone, and the ones that stood outside, looked on, in astonishment at the freak that Bi Fan was.

“Woah, that’s amazing, it’s as if those evil spirits have no effect on him.” One youngster wondered in admiration.

“Nah, nothing can stop so many spirits, he’s probably already been possessed by the spirits.” Another man argued, refusing to be convinced otherwise.

“We can’t just stand here and wait; there might be some amazing treasures inside that area.”

“I have some mind soothing Dan pellets, high price, available for purchase here.” A man yelled.

Some of the people who were in possession of these Dan pellets suddenly burst into action. They ingested the pellets and made their way towards the region that was engulfed by the spirits.

Perhaps it was the sparse density of the Spirits close to the entrance that allowed the Dan pellets to nullify the effect of the spirits and the humans that entered the region now, had already penetrated about ten meters into the region without much trouble.

“Hey you there, I’d like to buy some of those mind soothing pellets.” The people that were standing on the outside were rushing over to the ones who had these mind soothing pellets, desperate to enter the possessed region.

“Over here, one pellet for a hundred spars, how many would you like to buy?”

“A hundred spar for a single pellet? Are you serious? I have a family to feed, please can you give me one for lesser.”

There were many people standing on the edge of the possessed area who had these mind soothing pellets, but what they didn’t have was courage; the courage it took to enter the spirit inhabited region that lay in front of them.

Although, at this point of time, such people had been presented with an opportunity to make a small fortune, and to them, their fortune, was in selling these Dan pellets for a few extra spars.

“I have a mind soothing Dan pellet, the pellets goes to the highest bidder, hurry!” A youngster pulled out a mind soothing pellet as he advertised his product loudly.

In no time at all, the teenager was surrounded by a flock of humans, who were bidding for the pellet and the exchange took place quickly.

Similar scenes were seen in several other places all around and the whole vicinity was bustling with excitement.

Some people had chosen to gather a little farther away from the main scene, near the demons, choosing to remain out of this for the time being, but the glint in their eyes clearly reflected that they were waiting for the opportune moment to make their move.

As soon as a person would get their hands on the pellet, they would eat it and rush into the zone.

Bi Fan had gone further into the region and had almost vanished from the line of sight of the crowd that waited outside in anticipation. Bi Fan, at this point had already gone at least a hundred meters into that possessed territory, if not more.

The deeper he ventured, the denser the aura, the more intense the spirits. The Yin Yang Lotus was busy, absorbing the entire aura and the spirits that dwelled.

Bi Fan didn’t have much of a role to play here, and he submitted himself to simply inspect the Lotus that resided inside his body; only to find that Lotus was becoming more and more lustrous.

And the center of the Lotus seemed to be protruding a bit now, almost like there was bulge in the middle. But even then, it didn’t feel as if the Lotus was in an uncomfortable position, on the contrary, it appeared as if the Lotus was having a jolly good time, and was continually growing more radiant.

Bi Fan was really curious to see what further changes the Yin Yang Lotus would exhibit.

After reaching this point, going any further was becoming very difficult for him, mainly due to all the physical pressure.

Bi Fan had no other choice and he came to stop, so he could rest for a while, while the Lotus continued to absorb the aura and spirits in the surrounding region, and then he started moving further again.

Bi Fan had no idea how far the center of this eruption was, as he hadn’t yet had any visual contact with its source.

Those who had entered the region behind him realized that, as they ventured deeper into the region, the force of the spirits increased, along with the difficulty and risk involved in going any further. The smart ones were quick to quit and return back to the safe zone, whereas some were far too sacred to go any deeper.

The ones, who had paid a very high price while acquiring the mind soothing pellets, especially, didn’t want to give up very easily.

Ten meters…. Fifteen meters….. Twenty meters….

These people were already under a lot of pressure and some of them were still pushing themselves very hard to go further in.

“Please don’t let the devil possess me!” Many people inwardly prayed as fear overwhelmed their courageous start.

One strong and courageous man managed to venture almost twenty five meters into the region, but suddenly, he started going berserk. He started shouting like maniac as he tore his clothes apart and pulled at his hair.

“Oh my god! He has been possessed by the devil!” The people who stood a few steps behind him instantaneously stopped, looking gloomy and scared, as they watched him die a gruesome death.

A human had been possessed even after being supported by the Dan pellet. So now, not a lot of people were willing to take the risk.

One of them, however, had exchanged all of his possessions to obtain the Dan pellet and refused to return without any rewards, and so he continued to walk deeper.

He failed to learn the lesson from the mistakes of his predecessor, but managed to teach one to his followers.

He too failed to survive, and died a deranged death.

This time, without any sort of hesitation, everyone turned around and started heading back.

The people who had sold off these Dan pellets in the first place were secretly laughing at their customers.

“The man who entered the region first, who was he? Too courageous, he wasn’t even afraid of the spirits.”

“Let’s examine this situation for the time being instead of reporting this to our superiors immediately. Maybe it will stop, or it might get worse too.”

“I remember what that man looks like, if he manages to come out alive, then we must find a way to cut him off.”

Everyone gathered, was waiting to see what happens to Bi Fan, but at present, none of them could see him, as he had already faded out of their visual reach.