ADAPTED FROM THE WEBCOMIC YI REN ZHI XIA
THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION.
ALL ACTIONS AND ABILITIES PERFORMED SHOULD NOT BE IMITATED
You are every bit like your grandfather!
You're both maddening!
Grandmaster,
I didn't do anything to upset you.
Very well, Zhang Chulan.
You turned the contest that shook the Outsiders' world
into a ridiculous joke!
Grandmaster,
at this point, it's not entirely my fault.
Now is definitely not the time
to accept the inheritance.
Chief Celestial Taoist, Sinister Pleasure is attacking Mount Longhu.
Everyone is getting on my nerves.
He's over a century old,
but his prowess is still so formidable.
Where is Ms. Bao?
Jiyun and Yexing said she was lured away by a sound.
Let's look for her.
GREAT JADE EMPEROR HALL
Is this the so-called Gold Brilliance Spell,
the signature of Celestial Taoist Mansion?
The millennia-old secret art didn't fail you.
You were a bunch of living failures in the first place.
You rely on a girl to save your necks.
The Four Crazies and the Four Senses
are all feared.
If you limit yourselves,
you'll amount to nothing.
What do you want?
What do we want?
I don't know about the others,
but for me,
I am obsessed
with destroying those you cherish.
That includes this millennia-old temple!
It will be reduced to nothing eventually.
Might as well let me get working.
I will never allow that!
Let me break it to you.
To reach the ultimate limits,
you must face your true nature.
Do something if you want to do it.
Only then will you improve.
That is called "no sacrifice".
I can't move!
Young man, you're quite the troublemaker.
Who are you?
"Not even the smallest sacrifice for the greater good."
That is indeed
the code of Yang Zhu, your founding master.
But there is a second part.
"Not even the smallest gain to bring any suffering."
Do you not remember that?
No sacrifice, no taking.
Disregarding the countless temptations in the world
is already an achievement.
Your founding master, Yang Zhu's goal
was to let go of the whole world.
Such an idea was shocking to the world.
Now, you and your people
only remember the selfishness
and not the selflessness.
You're a disgrace to your title.
You are only following your desires.
You're mischief-makers stirring up chaos everywhere!
Chief Celestial Taoist,
this analogy
doesn't sound right.
If they make mischief,
what does that make us?
Cursed!
How dare you speak ill of us!
Chief Celestial Taoist, I didn't say anything!
Young lady,
thank you.
You defended Celestial Taoist Mansion
from these arrogant scoundrels.
No, Chief Celestial Taoist. I didn't do anything.
But you were brave.
That matters the most.
Grandmaster, Sinister Pleasure's main force
is at the hall!
We can't hold them off much longer!
Who would've thought?
I'm already over 100 years old,
but my fight is still not over.
Never mind.
I'll consider this some exercise.
All of you, stop!
Cursed intruders!
How dare you disturb Mount Longhu!
Grandmaster.
Weaklings.
Now you're paying for your slackness in training.
Grandmaster, watch out! He has an iron head!
Ironhead Liao's head crumbled!
Is this the Gold Brilliance Spell?
It's simply unbreakable.
If we can't break it down now,
we'll try until it's done!
Chief Celestial Taoist,
I don't have much to write home about,
but I am fast!
Kids love wandering around.
Mind the slippery floor!
I shall die with no regrets
if I can fight Zhang Zhiwei,
the 99th Chief Celestial Taoist.
None of us can take him on alone.
If we must fight,
we must fight together!
Have these people lost their minds?
We are here to stir up trouble,
not to meet our end.
This old man is standing
at the top of the Outsiders' world.
I'm leaving. What about you?
Certainly.
Your Taoist robe is pretty neat.
Sadly,
this outfit makes you look old.
You carry a nice scent.
I smell Maojian tea and jasmine.
Chief Celestial Taoist,
I remember the brands of these tea leaves.
I'll send you a regular supply.
Put it back
to where you took it.
Remember to clean the room up.
I am Kun of Sinister Pleasure!
Do you take me for room service?
Do you think I won't draw my sword?
Or are you drunk?
Shut up!
Go clean the room!
Come on.
Of all people, you impersonated Zhang Lingyu.
Even I feel like punching you!
Sorry, gentlemen!
A girl with pink hair asked me to dress like this.
That's all I know!
I only joined Sinister Pleasure recently.
Please spare me!
We can spare you,
but you must give us some answers.
I'll tell you all I know!
I didn't know there would be so many people!
I saw around 100 members.
And the Four Crazies are here too.
The elders are here too!
I don't know anything else!
Xu San.
We must find Ms. Bao as soon as possible.
How long until reinforcements arrive?
Xu Si informed the office. They will be here soon.
In that case, let's split up and search
to cover more ground.
No, it's too risky.
Come with me. It's my responsibility.
Xu San!
I am not Ms. Bao.
I will run if I can't win.
Watch out for the tough ones.
By the way,
you were right about everything
except for one thing.
This isn't your responsibility.
This is our responsibility.
Xia He, stand aside. I must aid Mr. Lu.
Forget it.
You will only get in his way.
You gained some weight.
Xia He,
let's not talk about us.
Let go of me.
If you want to save Mr. Lu,
you must go through me.
Am I not a big challenge for you?
Do not force my hand.
This firm and muscular chest.
I've missed it so much.
Stop before you regret it.
Are you going to hit me?
I can't wait to do it!
Capricorn!
You actually hit me!
Give it a rest!
Not a chance.
You broke my heart.
Xia He.
Please.
Just leave.
Why you…
You still taste the same.
You asked for this!
That day,
I accepted who I was.
It was also the day
you thought you had made a mistake.
I really enjoyed watching
your battle with Zhang Chulan.
I thought you had finally found closure
and accepted yourself.
But look at you now.
How foolish of me.
Zhang Lingyu,
what's wrong with being with me?
Why must you torment yourself so much?
Because you changed.
You became a sorcerer of Sinister Pleasure.
You became…
Cheap?
Or indecent?
I expected nothing less
from the righteous heir of Celestial Taoist Mansion.
You're too virtuous
to utter such words.
Master?
Lingyu.
Is this the girl?
Xia He,
you evil sorcerer.
You see.
My master is here.
Leave Mount Longhu now
before I make you.
Drop the act already.
If you wanted to hit her,
you would have done so just now.
Xia He, what are you doing?
I see.
You're Bone Scraper.
Lass,
do you find this old man
worthy of your time?
I am Xia He of Sinister Pleasure.
Greetings, Chief Celestial Taoist.
Lingyu, go to the other side.
Clear those troublemakers.
But Mr. Lu is…
I'll take care of that.
I came here following Lu Jin's qi.
Master,
Xia He is not a bad person.
Go.
I know what must be done.
Yes.
Little lass,
I applaud your audacity.
A sorcerer of Sinister Pleasure
should run away
upon seeing me.
If you don't allow me to leave,
can I even hope to flee?
Your legs are yours to command.
You can decide whether or not
you want to flee
and which path to take.
The same goes for what kind of a person you want to be
or whether you want to be a human.
You have lived for over 100 years.
Why are you uttering this nonsense?
Most of the time,
we don't get to decide
how the world sees us.
Indeed.
The path we choose is perilous.
It's tough to be a good guy.
If you're trying to say you didn't have a choice,
that's a waste of breath.
If you don't follow your heart,
how can you make a difference?
Take care,
lying lass.
I told you
it was a bad time to get under his skin.
My toxins are completely useless against him.
Is this the power of Triple Rebirth?
This is the ideology of Trinity Sect.
When a person is born,
one's qi forms the limbs and the bones.
That is neutrality.
Neutrality is the law of nature
but it isn't spared from demise.
Neutrality is humanity.
Reversal is ascendance.
Lu Jin is planning
to go against the law of heaven
to return his body to the state of qi of his birth.
If he can reach the third state,
he won't be far from ascending.
In that case, we must wait until his qi is depleted.
The anguish and hatred are planted
deep in his heart.
Not even I am capable
of transmuting his emotions instantly.
So we wait.
We are only losing some time.
But time is of the essence.
Don't forget that we are on Mount Longhu.
Anything could happen.
Thunder Smoke Cannon?
Folks,
show yourselves.
Gao Ning!
I could feel someone prickling my meridians when I got here.
Dealing with Lu Jin might have taken some of your strength
If you're smart and want to leave,
I won't keep you.
But if you stay for the fun,
you're doomed.
Let's leave!
Yuan Tao, you almost got all of us killed!
He had every intention to take our lives.
Had we left any later,
none would've survived.
You are exaggerating.
I'm serious.
Inside my Bewitchments Array,
I can torture a person's heart
as easily as pulling a string.
But when I did the same to him,
I actually felt as if I was
holding a sturdy and refined pillar of steel!
Don't look back.
Forget about Infinite Heavenly Talisman.
Let's leave.
Go on ahead!
I've exhausted too much qi.
I must replenish it!
The Vermilion Book which is prized by all sects
is being wasted like junk.
Thankfully, you weren't from Vermilion Book Sect.
You are utterly wasting it.
You struck me with Five Thunder Vermilion Book.
Lu Jin,
that was uncalled for.
I see.
You lost control of your Liver Meridian of Foot-Jueyin
and Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin.
That left your heart undefended against the evil within you.
You are now deranged.
Lu Jin,
you're giving me a tough challenge.
Thankfully, the Founding Master left me a useful item.
Ward off evils and bind the malice.
Protect the soul and body.
Clarity and serenity.
Calmness and stillness in mind.
Eternity for the three souls.
The spirits be free, the sorrows let flow.
Lu Jin,
if my Calming Spell can't wake you,
you are destined for your demise.
Bring it on, Lu Jin!
Kill me if you can!
I'm right here.
Take my life if you can.
Lu Jin!
Kill me if you can!
Wu Gensheng, I must kill you!
Ms. Bao, don't do anything reckless.
Zang Long, run!
It's all right. Grandmaster will come.
I can hang in there.
What are you? A turtle?
You still hung on for so long
after reaching your limits.
Enough talking!
Zang Long!
I'm all right.
It's all right, Linglong.
Source of Malice,
Shen Chong.
What a loyal one.
Too bad.
However, I'm really fond
of people with obsessions.
Obsessions bring desires.
And I
can grant any wish.
I'll offer you an opportunity.
CONTRACT
Press your thumb here
and sign this contract.
I'll loan you some qi.
I guarantee you can blast them to bits.
How does that sound?
Source of Malice, what is the meaning of this?
Are you stealing our quarry?
I've exhausted a bit too much qi.
I need to replenish some qi.
What?
Are you scared now?
How about I loan you some qi?
We are from Sinister Pleasure.
Every single person does things for themselves!
That's the ideology of Sinister Pleasure.
Step aside if you're not taking a loan.
Don't get in the way of my business.
Well?
Sign this.
No.
Don't do it, Zang Long.
If you sign it you will become his puppet.
You would suffer the same fate as Hu Jie.
Linglong.
I must get you out safely.
So
I'm sorry.
No.
This time,
I must go against your will.
SHEN CHONG, ZANG LONG
I'll sign it.
The mighty Source of Malice
has stooped so low.
Even a bunch of grunts
can order you around.
Zhang Chulan,
the new champion of the Outsider Martial Arts Contest,
wants to make a deal with me.
That won't be a problem.
CONTRACT
An absolute VIP deal.
SHEN CHONG, ZHANG CHULAN
Why does my contract have so many clauses?
You're the champion.
The limitations and punishments
for breach of contract
are naturally more severe than others.
That makes sense.
Come on.
Shen Chong, we are all businessmen.
We need contracts and businesses.
However,
there are two matters at hand.
Shouldn't you make them pay
for what they did to my friend?
No need to provoke me.
I meant to finish them off.
Shen Chong, that's a nice punch!
Well done, Shen Chong!
Shen Chong, they are getting away!
No one slips through my hands!
Let's go!
Shen Chong,
those three got away.
We can't close the deal.
But there is honor between us.
See you.
You three!
You made me famished!
I'll stall him.
Leave now.
I told you!
All three of you shall be my food!
Lian.
Stop dilly-dallying.
Leave now.
Zhang Chulan, aren't you usually the shameless one?
Why are you trying to be the hero now?
I didn't ask for this.
I don't think I can defeat you.
I'm human.
I can be shameless in my daily life.
But I can't
discard my humanity.
Humanity! Well said!
I love seeing the despair on people's faces
when their humanity is lost!
Zhang Chulan,
I look forward to seeing you fight!
Zhang Chulan,
die now!
Your qi shall be mine!
Mine!
The contest was nothing like this.
I didn't even get to react.
I'm too weak.
Am I going to die here?
Sign the contract if you want to live.
Otherwise,
my obsessions
will consume every bit of you!
Is there no hope for me?
I'm totally no match for him.
Is this the end of the line?
Outsiders.
Champion.
Qi Apotheosis.
What is the point of all these?
Can I still go back?
Back to being a nobody?
To having no friends
or family
and dying a lonely, silent death?
But Grandpa,
Grandmaster,
Mr. Xu,
and Ms. Bao.
Can I leave them behind?
So what if I can't?
Everything is over anyway.
What a cruel world.
My power means nothing in this world.
Chulan?
Grandpa.
There are many powers
that normal people can't utilize.
Turn those powers into yours.
That is our special ability.
When you were little,
you loved watching this qi light.
When you threw a fit,
I showed you this light.
When you saw it,
you couldn't stop chuckling.
Contain the energy in this world
inside your body.
Then generously return it
to the world in your own way.
A cycle of in and out.
It goes on without pausing.
That is the true meaning of your power.
Chulan.
Do not be afraid.
Do not run away.
If we run away upon the slightest challenges in life,
we may be alive,
but we won't be much different from a corpse.
A cycle of in and out.
It goes on without pausing.
Zhang Chulan,
just go.
Why should I?
Everyone is risking their lives.
When I first stepped into the world of Outsiders,
I really hated it.
But deep down, I was happy.
After all, I entered a whole new world.
How can I not cherish it?
Besides,
I'm on a mission to find Ms. Bao.
I want to be with everyone.
This
is my reason to keep fighting.
You are standing up for two strangers.
Is this your reason for fighting?
What a cheap excuse to fight!
These people
are my friends.
They've given me so much.
They brought colors to my dull life.
I would love
to give the world some colors!
What a nuisance!
Zhang Chulan,
the rich will get richer
and the poor will get poorer.
There is no such thing as fairness.
Everything will go to the winning side.
It's time to pay your bill!
Friends?
How much qi are they worth?
What's wrong with becoming strong like me?
You worthless fool!
If you want death, so be it!
-A cycle of in and out. -A cycle of in and out.
-It goes on without pausing. -It goes on without pausing.
Little
White
Worm.
My qi!
In all my life,
I've never heard of anyone
who only takes and never gives.
My qi
is mine to command.
Lian. how did you do it?
My grandpa taught me that.
Do you believe me?
I now recognize
the champion that you are.
Stay safe on your way back.
I must go and find Ms. Bao.
Remember, delete the video for me.
Old man, you're impressive.
You're only one man,
but I feel as though I've fought a dozen.
Miss,
you're extraordinary yourself.
I've never seen anyone
who could start healing during a fight
after losing so much blood.
Too bad.
No cosmetics in this world
can remove this scar
from my face.
This face has never changed over the decades.
That left quite an impression on Zhang Huaiyi.
Young lady,
when I first met you,
you piqued my interest.
You reminded me of an old friend.
Many old men
have said the same thing to me.
Who is that friend?
Yes.
You are very much alike.
I can't bring myself to hurt you.
-With NDT Express, -With NDT Express,
-life is easier! -life is easier!
-With NDT Express, -With NDT Express,
-life is easier! -life is easier!
-With NDT Express, -With NDT Express,
-life is easier! -life is easier!
-Charge! -Charge!
XIAOLANZI
-Hello? Ms. Bao? -Hello?
Hello? Ms. Bao? Where are you?
-Hello? -Hello?
Ms. Bao!
See you in the hall on the other side!
Okay!
I…
I killed Chief Celestial Taoist!
Get over yourself.
Lu Jin.
Killed me, you said?
A deranged man like you?
You could've told me you were alive!
You scared the wits out of me!
You certainly scared me.
You're over 100 years old.
Yet, you still sob.
You didn't pull any punches.
I was calling for you
while maintaining Gold Aura Armor.
That took a lot of effort.
So I sealed off my Gold Aura
to protect my vital organs.
You were deranged anyway.
It was easy to see through your moves.
However,
you did break a few of my bones.
You can brag about that for some time.
SINISTER PLEASURE WREAKED HAVOC ON MOUNT LONGHU,
CAUSING MANY CASUALTIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.
NDT HAS ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR ALL ASSAILANTS.
Something is off.
What's wrong?
I didn't get any positive ID from scanning Sinister Pleasure's men.
Half of the people we arrested
never had any records in our company.
Impossible.
All Outsiders, including Sinister Pleasure,
are registered without exception.
I'll ask my grandpa to save you.
Grandpa, take a look at his wounds!
Patience. Let me have a look.
Well?
He is not in critical condition.
But he has lost his arm for good.
Not even I can heal that.
It was already a miracle
to survive Sinister Pleasure's attack.
Linglong,
you've grown stronger.
It wasn't me.
It was…
It was him.
Zhang Chulan saved us.
Ms. Bao, are you hurt?
What happened to you?
It's nothing.
I got into some minor trouble just now.
I settled it.
Zhang Chulan!
Well done.
Impressive.
You have my gratitude.
I promised to do something for you.
However, you saved my family
even before I could fulfill my promise.
Mr. Lu, I was doing my job.
No, I don't owe any favors.
You saved Linglong.
Let me
heal your wounds.
See?
Is that all?
Yes.
Don't thank me. We're even now.
Mr. Lu!
I was hoping to use the wounds to get some credit!
At least leave some for it!
As the heir of Tianshidu,
do you still dare to ask for rewards after a beating?
What a mess.
Clean yourself up.
Zhang Chulan.
Did you accept Tianshidu?