Chapter 5: Chapter 13

Among the people who slaughtered Zhoujia Village, there is a key (essential) person, that is the Master Yao that Ding Da spoke about .

 There is only one way to Zhoujia Village, and that is from Fulin County. Even if those cultivators use the magic weapon to fly , Lord Yao and those refugees who pretended to be the Pingnan Army must borrow it from Fulin County. They must have stayed there , which is why Zhou Yin is going to Fulin County.

 It was unexpected that there would be another problem (accident) in Ji family, which made things a little more troublesome (complicated) .

 If Zhou Yin still had the cultivation of his previous life, he would have gone to the Pingnan Army's middle military camp without saying a word, to arrest their commander without worries, but now it wouldn't work. As the commander of the Pingnan Army, Huijun is a high-ranking persona, and he will inevitably have a few guards around him to safely escort him. Zhou Yin is not arrogant enough to think that he, with the cultivation in the early stage of Foundation Building, and without any powerful magic weapon can defeat the entire Ping Nan Army.

So now he can only live in Ji's Family house, rescue Ji Rong, and then find a way to investigate the matter of Zhoujia Village.

 Ji family is a small family. For them eating is about having a lively and happy family sitting together in a warm atmosphere.

 Although Ji Rong is away at the moment and the whole family is worried, Cao Shi still made a lot of dishes to entertain this nephew of hers who she has met for the first time in more than ten years. 

 The three of them  formed a table, and the two frowned worriedly. Next to them stood the old housekeeper and maid who were also frowning. (1)

 "Cultivation on the mountain is very hard, you must have a good life for a few days, come and try this." Cao Shi vigorously took a chopstick and gave it to Zhou Yin.

 "Thank you aunt." It doesn't matter if Zhou Yin eats or not, but he doesn't want to pretend to be arrogant because of the kindness of the other person.

"Second cousin, do you think Daddy will be in danger?"

 Zhou Yin said: "I just went to the county jail, and he wasn't there."

 As soon as these words came out, Cao mother and daughter were surprised.

 "A-Yin, have you really been to the county jail?"

 "How do you know that daddy is not in danger?"

 Ji Zhenlian said, feeling a little out of place. "Cousin, don't get me wrong (2), I didn't mean that, I just..."

 Zhou Yin said lightly: "I grabbed someone and asked, and he said that together with several other criminals related to the previous dynasty, they have been sent to the Pingnan military camp for detention, and there should be no danger for the time being. I will go again in the next few days to have a look."

 Ji Zhenlian exclaimed: "Daddy is in the Pingnan military camp?"

 The egg seemed to be frightened by her and moved in Zhou Yin's arms.

 Cao Shi said with concern: "You caught (grabbed) someone and questioned him, won't you be found out?"

 "I used a little magic spell, he won't remember what I asked him about." Zhou Yin was not good at dealing with women. He was also a little impatient, and not showing his face, only said: "The other party has arrested people, it must have be for questioning. There will be no danger for a while, I will just go to save the people."

 After hearing what he said, Cao Shi finally felt relieved, and nodded again and again: "Fortunately you are here, otherwise Zhenlian and I wouldn't know what to do." Then she sighed: "It's a pity that your brother was sent to a different place to study immortal arts. Now that there is no news, if he doesn't know about what happened to your parents , he may not be so sad."

 The figure who followed him all day calling him Bao'er flashed in his mind, but Zhou Yin didn't speak.

 There weren't any news from Zhou Dalang for more than ten years. Maybe he has been bitterly cultivating in the sect and couldn't return home, or maybe he has come back, but he has not met them, and there is also a possibility that he have encountered accident.

 Since ancient times, cultivation has been as difficult as reaching the sky.

In addition to various obstacles on the road of cultivation , they (cultivators) also have to be vary of the schemes of fellow practitioners and avoid the danger of strong preying on the weak. (3) Ordinary people can only see their brilliance and power, but they will never be able to imagine and understand the cruelty and difficulty hided beneath them. 

 That night, Zhou Yin still meditated instead of sleep, but for some reason, there was a faint sense of anxiety in his heart, and he completely lost his previous calm state of mind.

 He opened his eyes, and the Demonic Beast egg was rolling around beside him, but it was different from the coquetry that it used when it wanted to attract his (Zhou Yin's) attention in the past. It looked very uncomfortable.

 Zhou Yin took the egg in his hands.

 The surface of the egg was hotter than usual. Zhou Yin's slightly cold hands seemed to make it feel very comfortable. The heat subsided a little, but it was only a little bit. In the second half of the night, the temperature was getting higher and higher, and it seemed like it was about to catch fire. 

 Is it going to be broken?

 Zhou Yin frowned slightly, but did not move his hand away. - 

 Even though the temperature is already high enough to alarm (4) people .

 The night was getting darker, and there was a sound of fighting in the distance.

 The color of the eggshell is also gradually changing.

 The original gray-black, as if being scorched by heat, is gradually fading and becoming lighter.

 The life inside seems to be dying because of the high temperature, and it is completely motionless without the usual liveness. 

 This is the most difficult time, but it is also the critical moment before hatching. There were many Demonic Beasts who couldn't stand this torture, and died in egg before their shells were broken, and they had no chance to see this world at all.

 But Zhou Yin didn't comfort it.

 "If you can't get through this, it's better to die as soon as possible, otherwise you will only become weak in the future."

 Once when a lonely and helpless young man stepped into the world of immortal cultivation, he would be in life and death crisis (5)countless times,(6) he would scheme and be schemed by others countless times, and end up facing desperate situations with almost no chance of winning countless times. If it wasn't that his heart was like a rock, his body would have already been shattered, and he wouldn't know where he died, and it would be even more impossible to retain (keep) a fragment (piece) of divine soul to say these words.

  It's also fine if the person he sees is a Demonic Beast, but t can only be a strong. It is not born to defy the sky, but he can find a way to survive no matter what situation he faces.

 The monster egg moved, as if hearing his words, and slowly, the temperature subsided.

 Zhou Yin eased (relaxed) his brows and was about to reach out and pick it up.

 But he heard a very thin sound from outside the house, as if something cut through the night sky.

 "Stay here obediently." He stuffed the egg into the quilt, placed a restriction (barrier), and got up to open the window.

 An azure (7) light flashed from the east, and then there was a ringing sound, which was pleasant and sweet to the ear.

 Zhou Yin's heart froze, and he hurriedly stopped listening , but the ringtone still came in through the other five senses.

 For ordinary people, this kind of ringtone is nothing special, but for cultivators it is no different from a magic sound.The source of the bell must be a high-level magic weapon, which can confuse the mind and make people lose their senses. The effect varies from person to person. If an expert of the Nascent Soul Stage uses this bell, it is very likely that within a few miles, cultivators with cultivation lower than his would bleed from the seven orifices (8).

 But now that person obviously has not reached that level of a skill.

 Just at this moment, a bell started ringing again.

 However, the sound was different from the previous one of extravagance, it was so solemn and graceful. He (Zhou Yin) immediately suppressed the demonic sound, blocking it from both eyes and ears.

 This is a fight between the two sides.

 "A mere Foundation-Building cultivator dares to chase alone after this Venerable One (9). It's really courageous!" A sinister voice sounded, on the roof next door to the Ji's family house.

 There was silence all around, and when common people heard this conversation, they knew that the people who were talking weren't ordinary, and they closed their doors early. They wouldn't dare to go out and watch the scene.

 "You're quite courageous (10), you dared to attack the Pingnan Army military camp. Could it be that you were ordered by your family's Lord Yao? Hmph, I didn't expect that Wanshan Sect (11) was so dignified that it would hide its head and show its tail, and dare not show its true face!" (12)

 Hearing Lord Yao mention Ping Nan Army, Zhou Yin's mind moved, and a vague clue appeared.

 The gloomy voice from before sneered: "This Venerable One can do whatever he wants, and a mere mortal is not qualified to criticize me!" (point fingers at/ accuse) .If you are not fated to come back today, remember to repent with the King of Hell (13) under the Nine Springs(14). Don't come out and try to play a hero!"

 As soon as the words fell, a thunder sound was heard, and it was the man who shot it.

 Zhou Yin jumped out of the window, used a magic trick, rose up against the wind, and appeared not far from the two of them.

The fight between the two sides is reaching a final point. 

 The one who had the upper hand was obviously the one who had just uttered the ruthless words. He must have learned how to use the spells and arts to the extent that he was able to use it freely. With the addition of the thunder magic weapon in his hand, his power was multiplied, and his opponent was struggling in an disadvantage. 

 The appearance of Zhou Yin made it difficult to distinguish between friends and foes. Originally, both sides were a little afraid, but when they saw that his (Zhou Yin) cultivation was not high and he didn't favor any of the sides, and just stood there quietly watching the battle, they didn't take it to heart.

 The gloomy middle-aged man sneered slightly while the other party was struggling, and usedanother magic spell.

 "Gods of Heaven and Earth 

  Heavenly Ding between Three and Five*

  I am ordering now 

  What is to be done,

  The wind and thunder are surging!"

  Tian Di Ling Shen

  San Wu Tian Ding

  Wu Jin Zhi Shi

  Suo Ye Yi Cheng

  Feng Lei Yong         Dong! 

 In an instant, a gust of wind blew up, and several thunderclouds manifested in his palm, headed toward the opposite side.

 The expression of the person on the other side changed greatly.

 This is just a middle-level spell. Although it is powerful, it is not difficult to resolve. It is not a problem if it is used in normal days. It is just that his hands are busy with the previous move. And he doesn't have a free hand to draw a barrier (shield) to block this blow. 

 It's too late, it's too soon.

 A water mirror appeared just a few feet away from the tip of the nose of the attacked person. Lightning and thunder hit the water mirror, and as if it all were absorbed into it, instantly disappearing into nothingness, resolving the great crisis for that person.

 At this moment, the man has also freed his hand, summoned the magic weapon Qingxin(15) Bell, and while waiting for it to start working, said to Zhou Yin: "Thank you, this Daoist Brother (16), for aiding me with a helpful hand."

 The middle-aged man looked at Zhou Yin, his eyes gloomy: "From what Sect are you, report your name and identity. "

 Unexpectedly, Zhou Yin was more pretentious than him. He (Zhou Yin) didn't even look at him, but instead said to the person who was rescued: "I saved your life."

The man nodded graciously: "I owe Daoist Brother a favor, but and as long as it does not violate the Way of Heaven(17), Yu Nuo will not hesitate to do so."

 By reporting his name to Zhou Yin, he is showing his sincerity.

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 Zhou Yin was very satisfied when he saw him on the road.

 The middle-aged man saw that the two of them didn't take him seriously, and his face changed again and again. But he was also very clear that now he has an advantage over Yu Nuo in terms of cultivation, but now there is also one more person. Although this person is only a Foundation-Building cultivator, he doesn't know the background of the sect behind him, nor does he know him. There is some powerful magic weapon on his body, so he can't help but be careful. 

 "Fellow Daoist (18), you have meddled with this troublesome thing today, that is, there is one more powerful enemy, have you thought about it?"

 Zhou Yin stood with his hands behind his back, his face calm.

 He was so calm, so calm that others wondered if he really only had only a Foundation-Building stage.

 Zhou Yin said: "Although you have the cultivation of Core Formation Stage, but when the Golden Core is just completed, the Dao Heart (19) is unstable, and you can't stand the two of us joining forces. You have the Tianmo (20) bell, he has the Qingxin bell. The magic weapon is also your enemy. Besides, do you know to what Sect do I belong. Do you know who is my Master?"

 The middle-aged man was a suspicious person, and when he heard these words, he became even more and more suspicious. He looked up and down at him (Zhou Yin), and felt more and more that this kind of temperament could not be cultivated by the small sect of the poor family. In case his master's sect is really a first-class sect and an expert from outside the world appears, even if he (middle aged man) has a strong force on his own side, he should be a little bit wary. Besides, he came here only to inquire about the truth, and if things get complicated, he is the one to blame.

 Although this world of cultivation pays attention to strength, when the gap between each other's strengths is not large, it is more necessary to know how to advance and retreat, understand proportion*, and use brains, otherwise this fight will result in minor injuries and destruction of cultivation. And then all hope is lost.

The middle-aged man was careful on every step of the way, how could he be willing to risk giving up his previous efforts to fight with these two people. He sneered when he heard those words and said with a cold smile: "Well, today, for the sake of this Fellow Daoist (Zhou Yin), I will spare your life once."

 As soon as the words fell, his body rose out of thin air, and suddenly disappeared into the darkness, ripples appeared in front of their eyes (Zhou Yin + Yu Nuo) , and the person disappeared immediately.

  Zhou Yin, he couldn't help but be moved slightly.

 The hand of the middle-aged man is really beautiful.

 Generally speaking, high-level flying magic weapons can make people travel thousands of miles in an instant. Zhou Yin may have a strong knowledge but he has never heard of one that can hide a body at the same time. This is obviously a magic weapon that can distort space. It has the same effect as the teleportation array, and it is not as complicated as the magic array.

 Yu Nuo sighed in relief and sat down.

 "Fortunately, Fellow Daoist appeared in time, and fortunately he (middle aged man) was suspicious by nature. I was afraid that your Master would come out with you, but luckily he didn't show up, otherwise it would not be so easy to pass. I'm(21) Yu Nuo, a disciple of Jinting Sect, I don't know what Daoist Friend's honorable name is. Who is the respectable Master? "(of you) 

 Jinting Sect?

 Speaking of which, when Zhou Zhang left home before him and embarked on the path of cultivation, it was because he was accepted as a disciple by Jintingmen.

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Notes:

(1) it was repeated in the raws

(2) also : do not misunderstand me

(3) also : law of the jungle

(4)惊

• to startle

• to be frightened

• to be scared

• alarm

(5) 生死关头

• the critical moment

• life and death crisis

(6)无数

• countless

• numberless

• innumerable 

(it is repeated three times in this paragraph in the raws) 

(7) ai, here we go again, so 

青 qing is a color between blue and green - azure 

• nature's color

• green or blue

• greenish black

• youth

• young (of people) 青年

(8) 七窍

the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth

(9) 本座 benzuo

(lit. This seat)

* used when the person speaking is a figure of authority and have higher status than the person they are talking to

(10) also : you have the guts

(11) 万山

万 ten thousand

山 mountains

(12) it's seems like it's polite, but it's all hidden sarcasm

(13) 阎王

In Chinese Mythology, Jade Emperor put the King Yan in charge of Diyu-Hell (realm of death, lit.earth prison) 

(14) 九泉之下

九泉 nine springs the nine springs

 the Underworld/Netherworld of Chinese mythology

the place after death / dwelling place of the dead

之下 under /beneath

*Under the Netherworld is Hell 

*Underworld (Netherworld) and Hell are two different places in Taoism

*So after death every soul is taken to the underworld and there they are waiting for the judgement 

*According to the karma (因果) and good and bad deeds of every person, they are to be sent to one of the six path of reincarnation (六道轮回) 

*One can be reincarnated as a:

-God

-Asura 

-Human

-Animal

-Hungry Ghost 

-Hell Being

*But if one has made many bad things one is sent to the hell to repent (punishment is not forever) after finishing the penalty one is going to reincarnate. 

*If the number of bad deeds is too big one will be reincarnated in the hell to suffer for a whole lifetime 

* {I literally spend such a long time trying to translate this spell and especially this } 

三五天丁

三 3

五 5

天 Heaven 

丁 Ding

~Ding 丁 (many meanings, also a surname) 

fourth of the 

Ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 (shí tiān gān) 甲 (jiǎ), 乙 (yǐ), 丙 (bǐng), 丁 (dīng), 戊 (wù), 己 (jǐ), 庚 (gēng), 辛 (xīn), 壬 (rén), 癸 (guǐ), 

- so it is between Three and Five  

{I finally figured it out} 

(15) 清心

Means: pure heart

(16) 道兄 Dao xiong

Xiong means lit. elder brother

(17) 天道 Way of Heaven

Tian Dao is the correct/orthodox/righteous immortal patg

(18) lit. Daoist Friend

(19) 道心

The Heart if the Dao

(20)天魔

Means: Heavenly Demon

*I'm not sure how to make a sentence with it

-it also means scale

~I think it should be good to translate it as:

Understand the pros and cons

(21) 在下 zaixia

*myself (me/I) - humble

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Now I realized that being a Taoist and having a lot of knowledge about philosophy have advantages when translating

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