Chapter 5

Due to the extremely bizarre situation at the time, Bu Ye had a deep impression. There was a red glow in the center, but there were six black gas clouds surrounding it, forming a perfect circle. Now, one of the black gas clouds on the far left was missing, leaving only five.

Bu Ye continued to focus his attention and carefully observed the remaining five black gas clouds.

However, no matter how many times he looked, he couldn't figure out anything. The gas clouds were formless and intangible, exuding a mysterious aura that was beyond Bu Ye's current comprehension.

Finally, Bu Ye gave up and shifted his attention to the red glow in the center. He felt that he might find the answer to his arrival in this red glow!

As soon as he made contact, his entire consciousness entered the red glow, and streams of information flowed into his mind!

"Mind, the origin of blood and qi..."

"Mind Cloud is the beginning of the three clouds..."

"Strong Blood Star means strong blood and qi..."

"The twelve major Blood Stars are scattered within the body, and the method to activate them..."

Bu Ye didn't immediately read the information in detail; he wanted to get a general idea first.

However, what he didn't expect was that the information suddenly stopped, and even the content about the Mind Cloud and Blood Star wasn't complete!

What's going on?

At this point, Bu Ye could calmly examine the information in the red glow. A quick scan revealed that the information was indeed quite limited and only related to the Mind Cloud and Blood Star.

He had hoped to find the answer to his mysterious arrival, but now he felt a bit disappointed.

However, the information about the Mind Cloud and Blood Star seemed completely different from what Bu Ye remembered in this world. Bu Ye perked up and began to read carefully.

Upon careful reading, Bu Ye immediately realized that the information explained the principles behind the awakening of the Mind Cloud and Blood Star, how they could transform the human body, and how to further enhance their power!

Just like how everyone knows that it will thunder and rain on a cloudy day, not everyone knows why the sky turns cloudy, why it thunders and rains after a cloudy day, and what the underlying principles are. After reading the information in the red glow, Bu Ye not only understood the phenomena of the Mind Cloud and Blood Star but also the reasons behind them!

This was a magical world where there might not be any scientists studying the composition of the world or the principles of phenomena. Now, Bu Ye had clearly obtained the most fundamental and core knowledge that would take countless generations to discover and summarize! Of course, it was just a little bit...

Currently, there was only information related to the Mind Cloud and Blood Star, and nothing about the more mysterious Abdominal Cloud and Cranial Cloud. However, even with this information about the Mind Cloud and Blood Star, Bu Ye could at least become a seasoned expert in this field and stage!

"Huh?!"

Bu Ye suddenly paused. When he read the last part of the information again, he saw this: "Ordinary people only know that the Mind Cloud corresponds to the twelve Blood Stars. Each additional Blood Star activated increases the body's strength by two points. When all twelve Blood Stars are activated, the blood and qi surge like a tide, allowing one to use the momentum to impact the Abdominal Cloud. However, the twelve Blood Stars are not the ultimate form of the Mind Cloud..."

As he read further, Bu Ye found the answer: in the eyes of ordinary people, the Mind Cloud corresponds to twelve Blood Stars, but in reality, there can be eighteen!

However, the additional six Blood Stars only increase the overall blood and qi by less than a third of the first twelve, and they are extremely difficult to activate. Ordinary people also lack the methods to activate them, which is why they are unknown.

However, the information in the red glow clearly stated that these six Blood Stars were not meant to increase overall blood and qi. While they do have that effect, their core function is to enhance the blood and qi in specific body parts, similar to specialized reinforcement, directly affecting the vitality, strength, and explosive power of those parts!

The information even generously provided the methods to activate these six specialized Blood Stars, and Bu Ye was truly overjoyed, immediately reading them!

The first one, the forearm of the left or right arm, depending on whether the person is left-handed or right-handed.

The second one, the calf of the leg used for support during a half-squat or single-foot jump.

The third one, none...

The information only provided methods for two of the six specialized Blood Stars, and then it stopped!

Clearly, it wasn't that the information was missing, but rather that the information in Bu Ye's mind was incomplete.

Bu Ye carefully searched from the beginning again but found no more information.

How could this be?

At this moment, Bu Ye was quite calm and began to analyze seriously.

In the end, he concluded that either the information would never increase, and what he had brought with him was all there was; or, it might be related to the black gas outside the red glow. He remembered clearly that the black gas was less than when he first arrived.

Perhaps, with the passage of time, he might discover more.

In any case, his Mind Cloud was not yet fully awakened, and he couldn't yet attempt to activate the Blood Stars, so the knowledge he had just obtained was temporarily useless. Bu Ye felt drowsy again and finally fell into a deep sleep.

...

At the village chief's house in Dongmang Village, the village chief, several clan elders, and the two squad leaders of the village defense team were having an intense discussion about Bu Ye's "possession" and punishment.

"No! Everyone present said that Bu Ye was abnormally calm from start to finish, not at all like someone possessed by an evil spirit. How can we let him off for this reason? Murder must be punished, it's a matter of justice. If we let Bu Ye go this time, the villagers will follow his example, and the village will fall apart!" said an elder in a blue robe sternly.

"But if Bu Ye was truly possessed and killed Yang Duizheng under the influence of an evil spirit, then Bu Ye is also a victim. How can we kill an innocent person?"

"If that's the case, we should kill Bu Ye and also exorcise the evil spirit!"

The village chief was a frail old man who had aged significantly due to this sudden incident. Dongmang Village was already on edge due to the southern war, and this unexpected event only added to the tension. Although Yang Yuanda was not a good person, he was a Seven-Star Mind Cloud, and his death weakened the village's defense. Moreover, one of the influential clan elders was Yang Yuanda's uncle, who was present and was determined to have Bu Ye executed. If the village chief didn't give him a satisfactory answer, the matter would not be resolved. Even though the village chief always thought Bu Ye was honest and decent and couldn't have cold-bloodedly killed Yang Yuanda, he couldn't show any favoritism now.

The village chief looked up at the squad leader Hong Zhongwei and asked, "Zhongwei, what do you think?"

Hong Zhongwei, who had been splattered with blood while trying to save Yang Yuanda, hadn't even changed his clothes. He said, "Bu Ye's reaction at the time was indeed very unusual. However, when Squad Leader Liang subdued and imprisoned him, he said that Bu Ye's eyes were very clear, not like someone possessed by an evil spirit."

At this point, Liang Xiong, who was always fair and had a fiery temper, added, "That's right. In my opinion, Bu Ye seemed to have been harboring resentment for a long time and suddenly decided to take a risk, which is why he remained very calm after the murder."

At this, Yang Yuanda's uncle, Yang Zhaocai, who was the elder in the blue robe, immediately said, "Village Chief, even Squad Leaders Hong and Liang agree. There's no need to discuss whether Bu Ye was possessed. Murder must be punished. Bu Ye must be executed before Yang Yuanda's burial to satisfy the villagers and give Yang Yuanda justice, allowing the deceased to rest in peace!"

Several clan elders who were close to Yang Zhaocai immediately echoed his words, and the room was filled with calls for Bu Ye's execution to give the deceased justice.

In reality, Bu Ye's parents had died long ago, and he had no support in Dongmang Village. Even though everyone more or less knew Bu Ye's character and found his actions suspicious, no one was willing to speak up for him. To quell the anger of the influential and vocal people, sacrificing a minor person's interests or even life was a common occurrence, especially since Bu Ye had indeed committed murder. Therefore, there was no need to investigate further; Bu Ye must die.

The only thing left to determine was the specific time and place of Bu Ye's execution.

...

That night, at Yang Yuanda's house.

In the dim candlelight, a wooden bed was placed in the center of the main room, covered with a large white cloth. The outline of a person could be clearly seen under the white cloth.

On the floor was a straw mat, and Yang Yuanda's wife sobbed intermittently, almost falling asleep. Her son was already lying on the mat, fast asleep, with a blanket covering him and tears still on his face.

The room was dim and cold, and if an outsider came, they might find it eerie.

The huge blood-red moon had already risen in the sky, grinning coldly at the earth as it had the previous night. However, today its grin was even wider, and its mocking intent was even stronger.

The red moonlight shone on the quiet Dongmang Village and on Yang Yuanda's house.

In the main room, amidst the woman's intermittent sobs, a faint white mist began to rise from the bed covered with the white cloth.

At first, the white mist seemed like ordinary smoke, but as it gathered more and more on the white cloth, it began to dance and sway, moving faster and faster, as if it were coming to life!

Finally, the white mist in the center struggled to rise, pulling the other parts of the mist upward, gradually forming a vague human shape!

Judging by the outline, it was undoubtedly Yang Yuanda!

The mist-formed Yang Yuanda, upon appearing, ignored his wife and son and rushed directly out of the house! He didn't walk or run but floated.

He quickly floated out of the door and was exposed to the red, eerie moonlight. However, the moonlight seemed to have no effect on him. He headed straight for the three houses of the village defense team.

The moonlight was not very bright, and the entire Dongmang Village was in darkness. If someone were to watch from the air, they would see a white soul silently floating through the dark village, sometimes passing through walls and sometimes deliberately avoiding houses, finally approaching the southern end of the village, which was quite frightening...

Finally, the soul floated to the house where Bu Ye was staying and stopped behind the wall.