Chinese animation: Starting with Bad Guys

"But Father, isn't the love potion in our Southern Kingdom supposed to require two people to have an emotional bond before one of them can use the love potion to imprison the other? How did Mother manage to use the power of the love potion to imprison the entire Witch Emperor Mountain?"

Huan Du Qingtian slowly opened his eyes, looked at his daughter, his eyes filled with complex and indescribable emotions, which finally turned into a long sigh:

"Because your father, I, was originally part of the beings outside the circle of the Witch Emperor Mountain."

"what?!"

Huan Du Luo Lan was struck dumb, frozen in place.

"Only because I met Xingzhen and felt her pure and selfless love and warmth, my consciousness, which should have only had the instinct to devour and destroy, was able to break free from the shackles of Wuhuang Mountain, gain a true 'self,' and become what is now called a 'demon'..."

Huan Du Qingtian's tone was filled with endless emotion and tenderness, but then it became extremely resolute:

"Therefore, once Xingzhen is rescued, the frozen state of Wuhuang Mountain will return to normal, and the terrifying existence that has been suppressed for countless years will be completely awakened and erupted! At that time, only the complete annihilation of my 'origin' can quell it again."

He looked at Qin Chuan, his tone pleading: "Mr. Qin, I am resigned to death. I only beg you, for the sake of our past relationship, to persuade Queen Tushan Honghong to arrange for my reincarnation with Xingzhen... so that we... may meet again in the next life..."

He had already planned that by utilizing his unique nature as an outsider, he might be able to transform himself into a "human" under the rules of reincarnation and continuation of fate in Tushan, in exchange for a chance to meet again in the next life.

However, just as he was about to explain his plan in detail, Qin Chuan gently shook his head.

"Why should the Poison King be so pessimistic about dying?" Qin Chuan's tone remained calm, yet it carried an absolute confidence that seemed capable of severing all shackles. "This mere remnant from outside the circle in Wuhuang Mountain, we can simply eliminate it."

After he finished speaking, the entire hall fell silent.

Huan Du Qingtian suddenly looked up, his eyes gleaming with disbelief.

Huan Du Luolan stared wide-eyed at the man in blue robes before her, who spoke as casually as if he were merely removing weeds from the roadside. Her mind went completely blank.

Slay the creatures outside the circle in Wuhuang Mountain?

Is it as simple as cutting off a dead branch?

What is Chapter 52?

Wuhuang Mountain, on the southern border.

This place is shrouded in an eerie purplish-black mist all year round. The mountains are rugged and twisted, exuding an ominous aura that makes people feel uneasy. Ordinary creatures dare not approach it.

Qin Chuan, Huan Du Qingtian, and Huan Du Luolan, father and daughter, appeared outside the mountain.

Having regained all his memories, Huan Du Qingtian looked at the sky above Wuhuang Mountain with eyes that were no longer filled with confusion and pain, but with endless longing and tenderness.

He pointed to the seemingly empty sky, filled only with distorted light, his voice choked with emotion:

“Xingzhen…she is right there…she has transformed into that lingering, illusory Gu spirit, her consciousness has fallen into slumber, and her body has transformed into the purest love Gu power, enveloping the entire Wuhuang Mountain and maintaining the solidification of that day.”

Huan Du Luolan looked in the direction her father pointed, trying hard to perceive, but she could only see a blurry light and shadow. She felt both shocked and heartbroken.

Just as Huan Du Qingtian could no longer contain his excitement and wanted to try to awaken his wife with the Love Gu resonance,

A soft click suddenly rang out, carrying a detached indifference.

A short figure appeared silently on a rock not far away, a candied hawthorn skewer dangling from his mouth. It was none other than Huan Du Luo Lan's familiar, simple-minded follower—Poison Child Gao Daqiang.

However, at this moment, "Gao Daqiang" had a cold and disdainful look in his eyes, and exuded a supreme aura that regarded all things as straw dogs, making him completely different from before.

"Poison Child? What are you doing here?" Huan Du Luo Lan asked in surprise.

"Gao Daqiang" didn't even glance at her, as if the princess of the Southern Kingdom was no different from a pebble on the roadside.

His gaze swept past Huan Du and his daughter, landing on Qin Chuan, his tone flat and emotionless: "So you really came."

Huan Du Qingtian instantly became alert, shielding his daughter behind him. He sensed a terrifying aura emanating from this familiar body.

Qin Chuan remained expressionless and said calmly, "The Third Young Master has also arrived."

Gao Daqiang, or rather, the clone of the Third Young Master of Aolai Kingdom, said indifferently:

"It is my duty to come. Qin Chuan, you should know that once Wuhuang Mountain gets out of control and the creatures from outside the circle completely erupt, if you cannot deal with it immediately, then my true form will descend to carry out the cleansing."

His tone was completely flat, as if he were stating something utterly ordinary: "Purge, that is, the extermination of all living beings in the Southern Kingdom that may be contaminated. It is not my wish, but a duty I must fulfill."

These chilling words sent a shiver down the spines of Huan Du and his daughter, as if they had fallen into an ice cave. They had no doubt that this mysterious being would absolutely keep his word.

Qin Chuan nodded: "I understand. However, I am confident in my ability to handle this matter, so there is no need for you to worry."

The Third Young Master's clone gave Qin Chuan a deep look, as if trying to discern something from him, but ultimately remained silent for a moment before saying, "That would be for the best."

He discovered that his clone could no longer see through Qin Chuan's true strength.

After he finished speaking, his figure vanished like smoke, as if he had never existed.

With the pressure suddenly reduced, Huan Du Qingtian let out a long sigh of relief, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

"Let's begin," Qin Chuan said to Huan Du Qingtian.

Huan Du Qingtian nodded emphatically, focused his mind, and circulated the demonic power within his body. Through the power of the love potion that was closely connected to his wife in the dark, he gently and firmly called out the name and consciousness that had been dormant for so long.

"Xingzhen... wake up... I'm here..."

As he called out, the illusory Gu spirit light and shadow above Wuhuang Mountain began to fluctuate violently, as if a stone had been thrown into a calm lake. The power of the love Gu that enveloped the mountain slowly receded and dissipated like the tide.

A faint, almost imperceptible murmur, tinged with endless weariness yet strangely familiar, seemed to traverse the ages, gently echoing in Huan Du Qingtian's heart.

Huan Du Qingtian was overjoyed!

However, at the very moment Huan Du Xing Zhen's consciousness fully awakened and the power of the Love Gu completely dissipated.

"Roar--!!!"

A roar filled with endless resentment, greed, and destructive desire suddenly erupted from the depths of Wuhuang Mountain!

The entire Wuhuang Mountain shook violently, and rocks crumbled!

A colossal, ghostly creature composed of pure purplish-black resentment and negative energy burst through the mountain and soared into the sky!

It has no fixed form, constantly twisting and changing, exuding a terrifying aura that is even more powerful than Huan Du Qing Tian at its peak!

Countless pained faces appeared on his body, wailing and screaming, a truly horrifying sight.

"Hahaha! I'm free! I'm finally free!"

The creature from outside the circle let out a sharp mental roar, which shook the surrounding area:

"Huan Du Qingtian! My good 'clone'! Thank you for awakening and releasing me! In return, let me first take you back, and then turn all the humble lives of this southern land into a part of me! Hahaha!"

It laughed wildly, gathering terrifying resentment enough to erode the soul of the Demon Emperor, and was about to pounce on Huan Du Qingtian's family.

Huan Du Qingtian and Huan Du Luolan's expressions changed drastically, as if facing a formidable enemy, and they unleashed their full demonic power in preparation for a desperate fight!

Just then, Qin Chuan, who had been standing quietly to the side, finally moved.

He didn't even look at the arrogant and overbearing creature from outside the circle. He simply raised his hand casually, pointed his fingers like a knife, and lightly slashed at the void in front of him.

A blade of intent, invisible and intangible yet containing the absolute will to sever cause and effect and shatter illusions, silently swept across the heavens and earth like the first ray of light before dawn.

"Hmm? What is that?" The creature outside the circle sensed something but paid no attention, even emitting a mocking mental fluctuation, "Inside the circle, you ants, your attacks are ineffective against me! I am immortal..."

Its boastful words came to an abrupt end.

The blade's intent, though seemingly slow, actually transcended time and space. In the instant it reacted, it had already pierced through its massive body, which was composed of negative energy.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no roaring collision of energy.

The movements of the creature outside the circle froze completely, as if it had become a still painting.

The next second, its ominous purplish-black body resembled ice and snow exposed to sunlight, or a burst bubble.

Starting from the point where the blade strikes, it silently and rapidly decomposes, dissipates, and transforms into the most primordial void particles, utterly annihilated.

Not even a trace or a mental imprint remained.

It was as if it had never existed.

The once bustling Wuhuang Mountain instantly fell into a deathly silence.

Only the mountain wind howled through the air.

Huan Du Qingtian, Huan Du Xingzhen, and Huan Du Luolan, a family of three, stared in disbelief at everything, their minds blank, too shocked to speak for a long time.

In the distance, the Third Young Master's clone, not yet completely gone and hidden in the void, took in this scene. After a long silence, it finally turned into a soft sigh that only he could hear:

"The Way of the Mind... is indeed profound and unfathomable... I truly know nothing about it."

It disappeared completely in an instant.

After a long while, Huan Du Qingtian suddenly came to his senses, and a huge surge of joy and lingering fear welled up in his heart at the same time.

He turned to Qin Chuan and was about to perform a deep bow: "Mr. Qin! Your kindness is immense..."

Qin Chuan raised his hand, and a gentle force supported him.

"Poison King, there's no need for such formalities. If you are truly grateful, then in the future, you should work together with the Poison Queen to contribute to the hard-won peace between the human and demon races."

After speaking, he nodded slightly to Huan Duxingzhen, the Poison Queen, who had just condensed her form and was still somewhat illusory, and his figure slowly dissipated in a blue light.

This space was reserved for the couple who had endured hardship and were finally reunited, and their daughter who was still not fully aware of the situation.

Several days later, a shocking piece of news spread across both the human and demon realms at an astonishing speed:

Huan Du Xingzhen, the legendary woman who was rumored to have died many years ago, has miraculously returned to life and reappeared in the world!

At the same time, the Southern Kingdom, which has always been the most xenophobic and closed off, issued a decree jointly by the Poison Emperor Huandu Qingtian and the Poison Queen Huandu Xingzhen, announcing the official opening of its borders to the human race and encouraging trade and exchange.

What's even more shocking is that Princess Huan Du Luolan of the Southern Kingdom personally represented the Southern Kingdom royal family by sending a large number of copies of martial arts manuals to the Scripture Pavilion on Qingyun Peak, expressing her full support for the Qingyun Lord Qin Chuan's great cause of "spreading the Dao throughout the world and teaching all without discrimination"!

This move undoubtedly sends an extremely strong signal to the world.

Even the most stubborn southern kingdoms have completely sided with reconciliation and cooperation, and the last vestige of ice between humans and demons has begun to melt away at an accelerated pace.

The future of peaceful coexistence between the two groups seems to be truly becoming clear.

Chapter 53 Ya Ya Grows Up

Tushan, beneath the Bitter Love Tree.

Qin Chuan appeared quietly, without attracting much attention.

Sensing that Ya Ya was deeply immersed in cultivation inside the Bitter Love Tree, he first sought out Tu Shan Hong Hong and Tu Shan Rong Rong, who were handling some affairs.

After briefly informing the two sisters about the events at Wuhuang Mountain in the South, Qin Chuan finally turned the conversation to the main purpose of his trip.

"What exactly happened to Ya Ya?"